BPOV
That night, Jasper stayed with me. I made him tell me in more detail about his early years as a vampire in the south during the war. He was reluctant. Thinking I'd hate him for being how he had, but that fact that he walked away from that life just made me love and respect him more. He informed me that he'd be leaving the next morning for a weekend long hunting trip which disappointed me, but I knew he had to hunt. He promised to be back as soon as possible before kissing my lovingly and dashing out my window. Dad had left for a weekend long fishing trip with Billy Black earlier this morning, so I had no idea what to do with myself. I made myself some pancakes for breakfast and ate them slowly, trying to waste as much time as possible. It was a pretty nice day out, partly sunny with a slight breeze, so I laid my blanket in the backyard and relaxed while reading my battered copy of Wuthering Heights. Before I knew it, I'd drifted off into light sleep, only to wake up as the sun was setting. I rose slowly from the ground and gathered my things, trekking back inside to make heat up some leftover pizza. After I ate, I tried watching some TV. I found an old vampire movie and entertained myself with comparing the fake vampires to the ones I knew. I also got a kick out of all the myths that I now knew were totally fake. By the time it was over, it was 10:00 so I took a quick shower and went to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up around 11:00 and quickly got dressed in some skinny jeans, my black converses, and a light, blue sweater. It was nice out again, even nicer than the day before, so I decided to go for a little walk in the woods. I ran a brush through my hair and grabbed a granola bar was a quick breakfast. I went out the back door and followed the little trail into the woods behind our house. I found a fallen tree than made a good bench and sat down, just enjoying the complete silence. Occasionally I would hear the ruffle of leaves, for the sound of some little animal scuttling along the ground, or a bird flying out of a tree, but they were all calming sounds. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths, just listening to the world around me. A flock of birds hurriedly took flight out of a nearby tree and I saw a deer leap away swiftly, though I hadn't moved, and had seen nothing that could've scared it. I heard the rustle of leaves, but saw no animal and felt no wind. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the flash of something run around me. I was too informed to not be suspicious of some kind of supernatural being. I was already guessing from the speed of the creature, it had to be a vampire. Probably one of the Cullens trying to scare me. I caught a flash of something brownish and immediately guessed it was Emmett goofing off. They probably got back early and Rose saw that I'd decided to come out here. I saw another flash of color, but this time it was black. My heart fluttered. None of the Cullens had black hair. I could tell whoever it was, was coming closer and tensed, unsure if my guess was correct. I heard he rustle of leaves and knew the person was behind me. I slowly turned and my eyes fell upon a beautiful young man. He was tall, though shorter than Jasper and Emmett, with hair in an odd shade of bronze and black eyes, rimmed by gold. I instantly knew he was a vampire, he was a vegetarian, he was hungry, and he was hunting when he smelled me, which meant danger I was sure.
"Hello there." He said in the signature smooth vampire voice.
"Hello." I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking too much. He came closer to me, slowly, though threateningly. His eyes got even darker as he got closer and before I could blink, he was in front of me. I knew what was coming and closed my eyes as I felt his cold breath on my neck. I was waiting for his razor sharp teeth to pierce my skin, but they never did. Instead, I heard what sounded like two boulders colliding and he was thrown away from me. I heard a deadly snarl and opened my eyes to see Jasper with his back to me, crouching menacingly at the stranger. Rose and Emmett quickly came into view, followed by a tiny female vampire with short, spiky black hair and gold eyes. She looked at me, before turning to watch the two men, growling and snarling at each other. The stranger seemed to snap out of his blood induced daze and straightened up.
"Jasper?" he asked, surprised. He knew Jasper? Jasper also snapped out his protective attack and stood straight.
"Edward? Alice?" he said, looking at the tiny girl.
"You know each other?" I asked, clearly confused. Jasper turned to me and pulled me into his arms.
"Bella, this is Edward and Alice Masen. Guys, this is Bella, the love of my existence." I smiled shyly at the two new vampires. Edward looked surprised and slightly frustrated. Alice waved excitedly.
"Um, sorry about the whole hunting you thing. I was just in the middle of hunting and smelled you and well…yeah. Sorry." Edward said, awkwardly and ashamed. I smiled, feeling a little more at ease.
"It's okay. I get it." I shook his hand and Alice's as well.
"So I take it you two are together?" I said indicating Edward and Alice's intertwined hands.
"Yes, Edward is my husband." Alice said happily.
"So how do you know the Cullens?" I asked, genuinely curious.
"Well, I was Carlisle's first son." Edward said. "He changed me 1918. I was dying of the Spanish Influenza. A few years later, we were hunting and found Alice in the middle of the woods, going through her change, completely alone. We stayed with her until she woke up and invited her to join us. We became close and eventually fell in love and got married." He finished by smiling and kissing Alice's forehead lightly.
"Edward and I have always loved traveling, so after Carlisle had Esme. Rose, Jasper, and Emmett to keep him company, we left to explore the world. We've been living as vegetarian nomads for a few decades, though we do come back and visit. Hence our appearance today." Alice finished.
"Well, why don't we head back to the house? I'm sure Carlisle and Esme would love to see you." Rose said eagerly. They agreed and we made our way out to their cars. I rose with Jasper on his bike while everyone else had their own cars. We pulled up to the large Cullen house and Esme sprinted out the door, greeting Alice and Edward with fierce hugs which they eagerly returned. Carlisle came out a little more calmly, but I would tell he was just as happy as Esme. We sat down in the living room, with me in Jasper's lap as they all got caught up. I learned that Edward had the power to read minds, though he informed us that he could not read mine, and Alice had a power similar to Rose's but she couldn't sense the emotions of those in her visions. At the same moment, Alice and Rose got the same blank look on their faces. I knew immediately that they were having visions. They both snapped out of it and smiled hugely along with Edward who'd seen the vision through their minds.
"There's going to be a thunderstorm tonight." Alice said, bouncing in her seat. Everyone else immediately livened up. I however, was confused.
"And that's good because…?" I said, trailing off.
"Because it's the only time we can play baseball!" Emmett exclaimed happily.
"You're welcome to join us Bella." Esme said kindly. I nodded. They had peaked my interest.
"I'm gonna take her home to feed her and get her dressed appropriately, then we'll be back" Jasper said, lifting me with ease. We got on his bike and booked it to my house.