Lots of people asked how old Bella is . Bella was changed when she was fourteen, and she was only changed a few months ago. Thanks for the reviews!

I stepped out of my car, and looked down at my beat up, high top converse. They were black, and went well with my black basketball shorts. For a shirt I had layered two, white, tank tops. I squeezed my eyes tight shut, and took a deep, unneeded, breath. I lifted my head and opened my eyes. In front of me was the only place that had ever come close to be being home to me. Though, it hadn't been the house, but the people in it, I still loved this house. The plush carpet under my toes, and, of course, I remembered getting lost in it, also.

After a while of thinking of all the good times in that house, I looked up at the sky. It looked like it was about to storm. I used to be able to tell you what I thought made that sky beautiful. But that was when I was young , when I had the hope of finding a family, and when I found that family I would stay with them forever, now, I was a hopeless girl. A girl who, in my opinion, had seen to much of life for her fourteen years of age. I was still fourteen. My fifteenth birthday was not for a few months, but it didn't matter anyway. I was forever frozen at fourteen.

I squinted at the sky, knowing it wouldn't help, trying to see something that I thought was beautiful. Something that would make this day slightly better. When I looked the only thing I noticed was how the darkened sky and gray clouds blended together in an unpleasant way. I sighed and ran a pale hand through my long hair.

I was trying to decide whether or not I should go into the house or not, when it started thundering. It didn't sound like thunder, though. To a human it might, but to a vampire it sounded completely different. It almost reminded me of two vampires collided. I remembered when Matthew and I had wrestled. We were just goofing off, but if we accidentally collided too hard, it would make a sound similar to the one I was hearing, right now.

After a moment's hesitation, I followed the sound. I ran through the woods, a bit slow or a vampire because I was nervous of what I might find. I continued on, trying to push away my anxiety. I ran until I saw a clearing up ahead. I stopped.

There were seven vampires in the clearing. Seven all too familiar vampires were in that clearing. The Cullens were all so caught up in the game, they didn't notice me. Well, not until I decided to walk into the clearing, that is. As soon as I picked up my foot to take another step, Alice gasped and whirled around. Edward soon mimicked her actions. The Cullens looked slightly confused, but looked to where Alice and Edward were staring, anyways. Where they were staring, just happened to be into the woods where I was standing. I guess that wasn't surprising, I mean, if I can see them, they should be able to see me. I took that as my cue to continue into the clearing.

I stopped a few feet into the clearing. Emmett, who was standing just a few feet away from me, dropped the ball, which just happened to be in his possession, at the time. The ball hit the ground and rolled all the way to my feet. I bent and picked it up. I looked at it for a moment, then, I tossed it up in the air and caught it with the same hand. "Can I join the game?" I asked.

I looked up at the faces of all the Cullens. As I looked at each, in turn, I saw that they looked completely baffled. Even Alice, the psychic, looked like she had no idea as to how I got here, or got to my current form.

Jasper, always calm, cool, and collected, glanced at Carlisle, and said, "Sure. You can join Esme, Carlisle, and Emmett's team." As he said their names he pointed each one out. It was like they recognized me, but thought that they were all seeing things and decided to act like they didn't know me; that way, if I didn't turn out to be the person they thought I was, they wouldn't look stupid.

The game began we were batting first. Emmett was first up to the plate. He hit it way out, and it went far. Way farther than the boundaries of the clearing. I thought it was an automatic home run, but Edward surprised me. He retrieved it, and, then, collided with Emmett, causing a sound like thunder.

Carlisle said I could go next. I stepped up to home plate. Jasper, the pitcher, said, "So, what's your name?"

I smiled at him. "Bella," I said, and positioned myself to show him that I was ready for him to pitch the ball. But he didn't pitch it, he just stood there. I sighed and straightened up. As I looked around I noted that all the Cullen's faces were disbelieving. "Do you have a problem with the name Bella?" I asked.

Ignoring my question, Carlisle asked, " How long have you been a vampire?"

"Oh, about four months," I said. The Cullens had now come in from their various spots on the field, and had gathered around, listening to our conversation.

"You have a lot of control for a newborn," He mused. I only nodded my head. "How old are you, then?" He continued to probe.

"Fourteen," I said. I wondered when they were going to drop the pretenses and realize that I was the seven year old they had fostered so many years ago.

"No wonder your she's as small as Alice," Emmett muttered. Alice smacked him on the back of the head. He glared at her. He turned to look at me. He tilted his head to the side, and examined me, closely. "Squirt," He said, simply. My nickname. It had been a really long time since I had heard that name.

I grinned at him, "I always knew you had some brains in you somewhere, Brother Bear." That's all it took for me to be squished in a hug. Emmett had ran forward and wrapped his muscular arms around me in a tight hug.

It took the others a little while longer to react because of their shock, but soon Alice was squealing into my ear with her arms wrapped around me in a tight embrace. She talked of how we were going to have so much fun shopping. I groaned, internally. Jasper came forward next, "I am so sorry, Bella. I feel so guilty. I never meant to-" But my glare had silenced him.

"I haven't seen you in seven years, and the first thing you say to me is that you're sorry. No ' I've missed you, Bella', or, 'It's nice to have you back, little sis'? Thanks that means a lot to me," I said the last part sarcastically.

He looked at me for a moment, and, then, said, " I have really missed, little sis'."

I hugged him, and murmured, "By the way, if it will give you any peace, the past is forgotten."

I hugged Esme next. Her hug rivaled Emmett's tight grip. "I have missed you so much, Bella," She had said. I guess that explained the fierce hug.

Carlisle hugged me next, "It is good to have the family back together."

Rosalie pulled me into a hug next."It looks as if I am going to have competition in the beauty department, Bella," She smiled.

"I seriously doubt that, Rose," She just rolled her eyes and shook her head at my last comment.

Edward was last to hug me. No words were spoken. The hug had said it all. I had missed him, like I had the others, and he had missed me. But there was something slightly different in our hug than my hug with the others. It was like a slight flow of electricity where our skin had touched. Maybe, it was that, or I was imagining things.

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