Chapter Nine, The Triplets

Masen:

We (Theo, Bailey, Grandpa and I), were playing on the Wii. It was fun, though Bailey and Theo kept tripping each other and us up, at least Theo was doing it accidentally unlike Bailey. Sue was watching for Bella out the window, I think Grandpa would be there too if we weren't distracting him. I think only Bailey and Theo were the ones worried about mom not bringing Aunt and Uncle home. Everyone else- it was obvious that the pack was outside, I don't know how the others didn't hear them,- knew that the Cullens were coming.

Mom has always worried about us meeting them, but in the same way longed for it. She got a weird look on her face when she spoke about them in passing; a really twisted look of anger and sadness and regret. I don't want them here; I don't want mom sad again, or for half of the Cullens to be here and mess with our family. Mom's stories are good; it's nice to hear about family; but I don't know what to think of them, they hurt mom.

Sometimes, when mom's out hunting; (usually leaving Jake or someone on Skype so we can't get into too much trouble. Despite being part vampire she worries. Understandable since we have the body of a 5-year-old human at home, but still); we talk about them, among ourselves.

Bailey thinks they must have had a reason, she always sees the best in people. She isn't sure what to think of dad, but she reckons that the way they acted when mom spent time with them means they can't have been acting. She uses aunt Rose's dislike of her, while Emmett loved her; Alice and her having trips, while Jasper and her read. All the times Esme cooked.

Theo has the same opinion as Bailey about dad. He wants to meet the others, but a part of the meeting would be yelling and asking why. He doesn't think they could have been acting like they like mom the whole time, though. His opinion of this comes from his gift. Before we really worked it out we were broadcasting whatever we were thinking across the link, until we learnt how to be more concise. Even with several decades of practice he doesn't think they could act the way they did.

I don't know what to think. There's a little of me that wants to be like Theo, but I know I won't know how I feel until I meet them. Which at the moment I don't want to.
Even if they're the part of the family mom thinks she can get the best answers from, I'm a kid. I think I'm allowed to hate my absent family.

Just a little.

Bailey

Masen thinks too much. That's why I shoved him... well, why I shoved him the first time. He needs to relax. Mom and Jake aren't gonna bring them back if there's a problem; but there isn't gonna be a problem. Maybe they aren't the nicest, but I doubt they'd hurt us. And anyway, the pack would protect us, they'd transform for us, Jake always says that and so does Sam and he hasn't phased for years.

Sure, I think that there must be a reason they were stupid and left, but mom's not even gonna mention us if she thinks there's a problem. She's sooo overprotective. The pack says it cause we're young and I guess, we're sort of five. But strength and speed are on our side. Even with them being vamps themselves, I bet we'd be unexpected; not to mention we'd have help from the pack. I think it'd be cool to meet them. I dunno if I'll like them, but that's a different matter isn't it?

I think it's better to hear what they have to say now though, instead of worrying we might run into them further in the future. Maybe dad left mom cause of Jasper. Mom said he was self-sacrificing and always worried about her getting injured. Maybe he really didn't like her and his family for a century decided to listen to his wishes of leaving her. Maybe it was entirely unrelated to anything and nobody knows what happened except dad. Maybe it was the family, not dad. Maybe they're all terrible and I'll never want to see them. Maybe, maybe, maybe.

Even with all these 'maybes' it's probably best that Aunt Alice and Uncle Jasper are the first people mom meets. 'specially Uncle. Even though mom doesn't know what to think, she's always thankful for all the times Uncle made her feel worth it. She knows other people think that, but I guess the nomad thing and all the times she could sit and read and just be herself with him were good. I think mom knows how to read them, and perhaps Uncle Emmett best.

Anyway, I'll always have Jake and mom and my brothers. So, maybe I'll run into them in a century or so if we don't meet them now, just means I know they aren't really the cool family mom loved so much.

Theodore

This game is cool. Grandpa is cool too for buying it and playing it with us. I reckon we have the most awesome family out of all the kids at school, even if our dad isn't around. I don't know if I want to meet him. I really want to meet Uncle Jasper and Aunt Alice though. I don't know if that's cause I want to meet my Uncle or cause I'm named after him.

Names were a long process, mom didn't really know names and we were one surprise after another, so mom's list went from a boy and girl name to two of each, to three of each until she discovered our genders. Bailey's name was a given. mom had always wanted to name a girl Bailey, through searches she came by Elora. Nice and easy.

Masen was different. Mom had Charles for a boy from Grandpa; she said she wanted to name him that so he knew a good father figure in life, that us kids would remember our Grandpa and cause she loved her dad. His first name though was going to be something like Henry or Chase or Timothy; (actually probably not, I have no idea what mom would have chosen, just that she had lists upon lists of names). When he was born though she decided on Masen. The fuzz of bronze hair on his head and thoughtful look made mom decide that our father should have a slight connection to us, as it was obvious that we were his children; apparently, you know, since I've never met him or seen a photo.

Anyway, my first name came through searches too Theodore. She decided that went well with Whitlock as a subtle way to honour Uncle. Apparently she wanted that so if she died, he knew that she cared for him and didn't blame him for trying to eat her 'cause it wasn't his fault; also cause he looked after her during the James incident and cause she thought they got on well and a few other things. While Sue said it seemed to be mainly for mom, which was a little selfish mom said it was also in case she died and we never found out about our relatives. She wanted a connection so that someday in the future we will have a connection that would hopefully be believed.

I don't think I would have minded though; (being named after him for a selfish reason, not mom dying), cause mom has told us a few very heavily edited stories that Uncle told her that were edited by him. That's why I think he's a totally cool Uncle to meet.

Even if I'm not sure about it all.

...Masen would probably think I'm really crazy to want to meet someone because of our names.

...Probably Bailey too.

...Maybe it is a little.

But it's kinda like being named after a superhero or something and then getting to meet them. Cool, but for a ridiculous and weird reason.

Note 1: I thought putting in the triplets thoughts before them meeting Alice and Jasper would be cool. Hope you like the character. I tried to make it a bit scattered because they're a weird age, being 5 and 10 at the same time, and then add in the fact that they're vampires= very odd thought process. Hope you guys all like this.

Note 2: Next chapter is Bella: The Meeting