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I drove Eli to school in the morning ignoring his protest.

I ran patrol for the rest of the school day and picked him up again when it was over.

"So how was you day?" I asked when he climbed in my car.

"Enough with the small talk, Leah," he said with mock seriousness, "You owe me an explanation."

"What do you want to know?"

He thought for a minute before speaking. "So there are vampires in town?"

"Yes. The Cullen family. Carlisle and Esme, Jasper and Alice, Emmett and Rosalie, Edward and Bella, and Nessie."

"Wait, Nessie that Jake always hangs out with?"

"Yup. He imprinted on her."

"He imprinted on a vampire?"

"Nessie's not full vampire."

"Then what is she?"

"She's half vampire and half human."

"How does that work?"

"Edward and Bella are her parents. Edward got Bella pregnant when she was still human. Bella carried and delivered Reneseme as a human- it nearly killed her. As soon as she was out, Bella was injected with venom and changed into a vampire. Nessie will be fully mature in about six or seven years, then after that she will stay the same and live forever."

"That sound complicated."

"You'll get used to it."

"Did they all get changed by the same person?"

"How 'bout I let them answer all your questions?" I said, pulling up to the big white house.

Eli gulped loudly.

"Don't worry, they don't feed off humans."

I nearly dragged him up the front porch steps. I figured the sooner he got to know the Cullens, the sooner he would get over his fear of them. I knocked softly on the door.

I heard Esme calling, "Come in," from somewhere inside the house.

I twisted the unlocked doorknob and pulled Eli inside the large house, closing the door behind us.

His hand was sweaty against mine.

The Cullens all appeared at the doorway suddenly. This made Eli's already abnormally heavy breathing pick up even more.

All of the Cullens stood before us. "This is Carlisle, Esme, Bella, Edward, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, and Nessie," I told him, pointing them out as I said their names.

"It's so wonderful to meet you Eli," Esme said politely.

Alice danced over and hugged him lightly around the waist. I felt him stiffen at her cold touch. I squeezed his hand reassuringly. Alice then hugged me too.

"No, Alice won't bite," Edward murmured, hearing Eli's thoughts.

"I never bite guests," Alice said sweetly.

Eli looked at me questioningly.

"I think it's time to explain things," Emmett said, slinging his huge arm over Eli's shoulders and wheeling him to the living room. Rosalie sighed dramatically.

It was surprising, but I'd actually grown to like Rosalie. We understood each other. We were both bitter about what we were.

Just then, the door swung open and Jacob walked in.

"Hey guys," he greeted us. He then chuckled as he took in Eli's horrified expression where he stood next to Emmett's massive figure.

Jake loped over and scooped up Nessie- who looked to be about five now, but was really just as smart as any of us.

We all got seated in the living room. I held Eli's hand as the Cullens told there stories.

They each told of how they'd become vampires without much detail- probably trying not to scare him. Rosalie refused to tell him any thing other than the fact that Carlisle bit her 'cause she was dying. In fact; that's exactly what she said. I understood why; her story was personal- she didn't share it with anyone who didn't have to know.

Jasper told of how he was changed by a different vampire who then used him to fight others- his past would have definitely scared Eli. Alice said, "I woke up and I was a vampire. I had visions of the Cullens here a lot. I had a vision of Jasper and I went to find him. Then we came here together."

Emmett told of how Rosalie had saved him from the bear and begged Carlisle to change him. The whole time he was looking down at Rose affectionately.

Edward's tale was about having the Spanish Influenza and Carlisle changing him before he could die from it like many others had.

Bella's story was much simpler. "I fell in love with Edward. We got married had Nessie, and he changed me." she said with a smile, "I've only been a vampire for a little over a year now."

"How old are the rest of you?" Eli asked, speaking for the first time since we sat down.

They went around the circle telling him their various ages. Eli's eyes widened as he found out that Carlisle was over three hundred years old.

"So, all of you were changed by Carlisle except Jasper, Alice and Bella?" Eli asked.

"Yes," Carlisle responded simply.

Eli thought about this for a moment, gnawing on his lower lip.

"Maybe we should go now," I said after a minute of silence, "I can answer any other questions he might have."

I pulled Eli off the couch and headed for the door- the Cullens followed silently behind us.

I drove him home silently- glancing at him every couple seconds to make sure he was still breathing.

"I don't want to go home," he said when I pulled up in front of his house.

I pulled back out and continued down the road. "Where do you want to go then?"

"The beach, your house. Somewhere we can be alone."

I drove to the beach and got out of the car. We walked silently down the sand, holding hands.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Great," he said with a smile, "Leah... that was.... the coolest thing ever. Your world is so much more interesting than the normal world!"

I smiled. "I'm glad you think so."

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A/N: I personally don't like this chapter very much but... Thanks for reading! I promise the next chapter will be better! REVIEW!!!