~Recap~
"Ha Bella you don't want to compare what my brothers would approve of with what you and Edward will approve of." I laugh just remembering one of the gifts they got me.
"What did your brothers get you?" Jasper asks walking around till he could sit down beside Renesmee.
"Well for a long while I was fascinated by leopards. So, my brothers got me one for my birthday." I explain.
"Yeah okay bad comparison. Well it's not anything like that, is it?" Bella ask about to give in.
"Oh no, they haven't even bitten or burned me. Should be totally safe, and hey you guys are vampires. I am positive that you can handle these little guys. Renesmee could handle them just fine to." I say winking at her.
"Okay you've made me curious. Open your hands please." Alice says leaning over the table.
I nod at Alice and slowly open my hands to show two palm sized dragons curled up. One was a black color with blue spikes, horns and wings, and the other one was white with gold spikes, wings and horns.
"Aw cute little figurines." Rosalie says looking down at them.
The white one moved first and lifted its head before letting out a breath of fire with a yawn.
"They're not figurines." I say grinning as the black one wakes up.
"They're alive." Jasper says reaching over to run his finger down the white one's back.
I could feel her purr in my hand, and laughed when she tried to get up only to stumble into her mate.
"These are for Renesmee?" Edward asks as Bella reaches over to pet one just as Jasper did.
"Yeah. She was the one who dreamed them up." I explain.
I set the little dragons in her hands and they look up at her with the cutest little faces.
"I love them. Thank you." Renesmee grins moving to wrap her little arms around my waist.
"Your welcome sweetie." I say returning her hug.
"You know Aurelia, with you around this family will be entertained for life." Emmett laughs patting me on the back.
I roll my eyes at him and slap his hand away from me. Renesmee goes over to her mom's side of the table to show her new pets. I smiled softly at the image they presented, then got up taking mine and Renesmee's empty plates. Taking the dishes into the kitchen, I almost run into Kate and Garrett. Who has joined her coven just to be with Kate.
"Hi, you two are missing the fun out there." I say setting the dishes in the sink.
"Ah maybe you're missing the fun in here." Garrett says.
"Touché." I nod about to slip back outside.
"Aurelia, there you are. Come in here for a minute dear." Esme says standing in the doorway.
I excuse myself from the two of them and follow Esme into the living room. It's just Esme and Carlisle there standing and looking serious. I falter in my steps and worry that I overstepped my boundaries with those dragons. But I'm sure Edward, Rosalie or someone else would have warned me. Well I would hope that's the case, but then again, they don't really know me. Esme beckons me more into the room and gestures to the couch in front of them.
Slowly I sit down and look up at them unable to keep the worry from my expression. Esme smiles gently at me, and that helps to easy my worry a little, but not by much.
"While everyone is outside, we have something we want to discuss with you." Carlisle speaks placing his hands behind his back.
"Okay." I whisper trying hard not to bit my lip.
"Oh, dear you're not in any trouble, so don't you worry. Carlisle stop being so serious." Esme scolds looking at him affectionately.
"Sorry Dear. No Aurelia you're not in trouble, quite the opposite in fact." Carlisle says moving to join me on the couch.
Esme sat down on my other side and took my hands in hers.
"We were wondering if you would like to move into Edwards old room, instead of living so far in the forest." Carlisle asks looking right at me.
I'm speechless at the moment and look between the two of them surprised. I never expected this in my wildest dreams. I'm not even sure how to answer them.
"You don't have to dear. It was just a suggestion if you ever want to." Esme says after she sees me not saying anything.
"Oh no Esme I would love that. I was just speechless and didn't know how to answer." I explain squeezing her hand to keep her from pulling away.
Esme smiles brightly at that and pulls me into a loving hug. I've only ever had these types of hugs from my brothers. It felt really good to be accepted into this family with open arms. Carlisle pulls me into a hug next and laughs when he sees the tears in my eyes. Esme lightly hits his shoulder, then turns to me and whips the stray tear that escapes my eyes.
"Come on dear, I'm sure everyone outside already knows the news." Esme chuckles helping me stand up.
Carlisle follows us out of the house to the yard where everyone is either standing around talking or goofing around. The first person who noticed us walk outside was Jasper. Once he saw us a smile came over his face and he started toward us.
"Aurelia." Alice squeals running up and picking me up before Jasper could walk over.
"Alice." I squeal as she spins us around.
"I'm so glad you said yes, I've had your room ready for a year now." Alice exclaims after setting me down.
I'm a little bit dizzy once she sets me down, and try my best not to stumble around. Someone steady's me though and I can tell its Jasper just by the feel of his hands on my waist.
"So that's why you wouldn't let anyone in the room after Bella was changed?" Jasper asks looking over at Alice.
"Of course. I knew that was going to be her room and I didn't want anyone to mess it up." Alice replies.
I feel Jasper shake his head from behind me and Esme laughs, hugging Alice to her side. Bella and Renesmee joined us then and so did Jacob and some of his pack members.
"So, I hear your moving in already." Jacob says grinning.
"Oh, hush Jacob, you're going to make her change her mind." Alice says glaring at him.
Jasper's grip on me tightens a little at that and I look back at him while placing my hand on his.
"I don't think that's going to happen." Edward announces walking out of the trees with a couple of suitcase.
"Yep she doesn't have a choice." Zachariah says walking out behind Edward with a couple more suitcases.
"Is that my stuff?" I ask pointing to the familiar bags.
"Yes, it is and don't worry, I didn't let the guys touch anything." Rosalie assures me walking out with Emmett.
Emmett had the most bags on him and looked like he was weighed down. Carlisle walked over to him and grabbed some of the bags relieving the weight from his arms.
"Shame on you guys. Making Emmett carry the bulk of it." I scold Zachariah and Edward.
"Hey he insisted." Zachariah says defending himself.
"Boys you can just put that stuff up in Edwards old room. Thank you." Esme says opening the door for them.
The guys all march inside and up the stairs to place my bags in my new room. I thank Rosalie for bringing my stuff over, but I still need to check my house to make sure they got everything. After the guys come back downstairs everyone splits off and goes to do their own thing. The Denali Coven leave for their home soon after that and so do the packs. Well all except for Jacob, he stayed and helped us clean up the decorations and the food. Everyone then went their separate ways once the yard and house was clean. Jasper ended up being dragged off by Edward and Emmett for something. So, I decided to use that time to sneak away and drive back up to my house. No one stopped me when I went out to my truck, and no one was at my house when I had arrived. So, I figured that all was fine and dandy. That is until I walked into my house to see the backdoor wide open and a bear standing in my kitchen.
"Oh shit." I mumble backing up slowly.
Small animals and medium sized animals I can handle on my own. Bears and other big things like that I don't have a chance against. I almost made it back outside to where I could close the door. When the stupid bear had to look up and spot me. I froze mid step as his black eyes watched my every move. I was too afraid to move or even think of anything to stop the bear.
I don't know how much time passed with the bear and I staring each other down. But once it moved its paw to take a step, I turned and bolted out of the house. I could hear the bear right behind chasing me. It was probably a stupid thing to run, but hey I wasn't thinking. I almost made it back to my truck before I could feel its breath on my back. The next thing I knew I was on the ground with the bear growling over me.
I screamed then and yelled out the first name that popped in my mind.
"JASPER"
Cliffhanger!
So sorry to do this to you all, but I just had to. Yes everyone was right, it was a dragon, except it was two dragons. Well please review and let me know your thoughts!
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