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"Belle?"

I looked up from my computer and saw Jake standing at the door.

"Yes Jake?"

"Ness and I are going to go on a hunt. Do you mind babysitting?"

I smiled, closing my laptop.

"Sure Jake. Go and enjoy yourselves."

"Thanks!" he said running down the stairs. It has been a week since he came back. I had never said anything, but I guess he figured out that I forgave him for blaming me. As Carlisle had said, it was his first instinct to blame me. So now he didn't mind if I babysat the boys for him.

We had had a quiet birthday dinner for Ness. And Bella and Edward had gone to a cabin they had in the mountains for her birthday.

They had just come home today. As always Emmett teased them about broken furniture.

I went to find the babies and found them crawling in their play area. They were like Ness in some ways. Though they weren't quite as fast growing as she had been. Nessie always compared her charts to their's. They were taking after her, in the physical aspect of things. They all crawled, and ate soft foods now. No first words yet, though Jake always insisted Paul was always saying Dada.

I picked them up and we went outside to the garden. I sat under a tree. Emmett followed with their blanket.

"So, any progress on the BDay bash?" he asked me as he made sure the blanket was smoothed out.

"Well everyone's in agreement with it. It's just going to be us, the Denalis, you guys and Mom, Sue, Charlie and Phil. And their two babies. I mean that's if Sue's comes before then. She's due at the end of October, so he or she should be here by then." I said sitting in the swing as Emmett flopped onto the blanket. The boys crawled over to him and used him as assort of obstacle they could crawl over.

"That, Ma, is outstanding! Will there be cake?" I laughed.

"Emmett, you won't even eat the cake, silly."

He grinned back. "I know! But someone's gotta ask."

"Well yes, of course there'll be cake. Bella and I are going to bake it."

"Bet the wolves will eat it all in one night."

"I'm sure they will." I said smiling.

"Emmett babe! Come hold this up for me please?" I heard Rose call from near by. Probably from the garage.

Emmett got up and went to help his wife. Angel crawled over to me and started babbling to me while trying to reach up for me. He fell every time, but it was cute. I scooped him up and kissed his chubby little cheek. The other two started fussing, so I got on the blanket and lay next to them. They all came and lay next to me. I watched the sun shine through the leaves on the trees. As they mumbled quietly I started humming to myself. I didn't notice that they had gotten quiet till I stopped and they started fussing again.

I started humming again, and before I knew it, I was humming a song from a Disney movie I'd seen ages ago, when I was a bit younger. I didn't remember the words, but the boys seemed to like it anyways.

After a minute or two, I started singing quietly to them. It was a song I'd heard on the radio a couple of days ago. I smiled as I sang.

"People fall in love in mysterious ways, maybe just the touch of a hand. Well me I fall in love with you every single day. And I just wanna tell you I am. So honey now, take me into your loving arms, kiss me under the light of a thousand stars. Place your head on my beating heart. I'm thinking out loud. Maybe we found love, right where we are."

"You know, I love that song too." I looked up and saw Alice standing on the other side of the blanket.

"And you know, you should so sing that at the BDay bash!"

I blushed.

"You think I should?" I asked, feeling unsure.

"Of course you should Belle. This song is so yours and Carlisle's song! We could make this like a little surprise you know?"

I smiled. "You think?"

She clapped her hands. "I already saw that he'd absolutely positively love it! So yes!"

"Alright then. I'll do it."

"Yay! I'll go jot it down." Alice ran off and I went back to watching the boys.

"Belle!"

I looked up and saw Seth a few feet away with something behind his back.

"Yeah?"

"How fast are your reflexes?" he asked grinning.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I was just wondering."

"Seth. Why?" I asked again. I knew he was up to something.

"Because… catch!" he threw a water balloon at me. It was like slow motion as it came flying toward me. I didn't even have time to protect the babies. It exploded upon impact, on my forehead. Paul, who was closest got showered in water. But I was completely soaked.

"Seth Clearwater!" I shrieked. "You are so dead!"

Bella came from inside.

"What on earth? Why is there water on the blanket? Why is Paul drenched and you too, Annabelle?"

Seth looked sheepish.

"Seth. What did you do?" Bella asked sternly.

"I was testing her reflexes and hand eye coordination! How was I supposed to know she wouldn't catch the balloon?" he said still grinning.

"You should have asked me Seth." Alice said running toward us with clothes in hand.

Bella and I took the kids inside and I went into the bathroom and changed.

"Well Seth you started Paul's bath early. But next time be careful with your toys, okay?" Bella said smiling.

"Sorry Belle."

"It's okay. Just be careful around them."

He nodded and I went into the kitchen where my phone was ringing from where I had left it on the counter.

"Hi Mom!"

"Sweetheart, hi. How are you?"

"I'm good. How's my four day old brother?"

"He's doing wonderful. It's so weird having a new baby here again. But it's so worth it. Phil's so good with him."

"I'm glad to hear that Mom." I said sitting in a chair.

"We can't wait for you to meet him. We got the okay to fly with him. We have gifts for Renesmee and Bella for their birthdays. How does this Friday sound?" she asked me.

Bella came and sat next to me.

"Yes!" I said excitedly.

We talked for a few more minutes before she had to go and feed Andy.

I was so excited and couldn't wait to meet my new little brother.

Monday, September 15: 2014

Today our biology teacher, Mrs. Logan, decided that it was the perfect day for our first lab. We had to extract DNA strands from strawberries. She said it was going to be tons of fun.

So I got up at six and got dressed. I was out the door by seven thirty after breakfast, loading the dishwasher and stopping to fill my car's tank with gas.

Noell had asked if I could give her a ride and I told her I would.

I pulled up to her house at seven forty five. The class didn't start until eight thirty.

She waited for me in front of her house. She was just about my height with red hair. She dressed fashionably. And I knew that if she and I became friends, Alice would absolutely love her sense of style.

She ran forward and opened the door.

"Hi!" she said cheerfully as she slid in and closed the door.

"Hi!" I said smiling at her. Her house was pretty big. It reminded me a little of our house back in Forks.

"Normally I wouldn't ask for a ride, but my car's in the shop. My cousin recked it."

"Not a problem." I said as I pulled out of the driveway.

"I love your car."

"Thank you."

"Your parents are awesome for getting you this car." she said smiling at me. She had big green eyes and light skin. Freckles were dusted across her cheeks and on her nose. And she had an oval shaped face.

"Yeah, they do." I said chuckling.

"So you came from Washington?" she asked me as I drove.

"Yep. My family and I packed up, and came here in June. We all like it here."

"That is so awesome! So are you the youngest?"

"Second youngest." I said.

I was really hoping Alice had seen this conversation so that hopefully, she could fill my family in on the story I was going to conjure up.

"Wow, how many of you guys is there?" she asked.

"Well just my older sister Bella and her husband Edward, and his brother and sister, Alice and Emmett. And their significant others, Jasper and Rosalie. And his other brother, Carlisle. And I must not forget my cousin Renesmee and her fiancee Jacob and there three sons. And Leah and Seth, Jake's brother and sister."

She looked amazed.

"That isn't just you and your sister! That's like a huge, huge family!"

"Yeah, but to me, it's small."

"So you said second youngest, so you have a younger sibling?"

"Oh yeah. My Mom just had my half brother Andrew a couple of days ago."

"Oh Wow! How awesome!"

"Oh it is. My stepmom's having a baby too. In October."

"Oh so you have stepparents?"

"Yes. My stepdad is a coach for a baseball team. The Florida Gators. My mom's an interior designer. My Dad's the police chief of our town back home. And his wife does community work and volunteers at events."

"Wow, that's awesome!" she said grinning at me.

It was just nearing eight fifteen when we got to school. There had been traffic on the main road and of course the usual long line of cars pulling into school.

"It is. You should see birthday parties. They're pretty big and exciting."

"Wow!" she said amazed as we got out of the car and I locked it.

"So is Carlisle Edward's younger or older brother?"

"Older."

"And he's not married?" she asked me.

"No. He isn't."

"Aw." she said. "Maybe he will be one day."

I smiled then. "Yeah, he will, I just know it."

"And you?" she asked me and I was surprised as a group of girls passed wearing big, fluffy dresses. Like the kind you saw at like proms, or at royal events.

"Um… I like someone, yeah." I said nonchalantly, hoping she wouldn't ask any other questions. She was a nice girl, but I couldn't tell her about Carlisle at least not yet. Not until I knew that I could trust her for certain.

"I bet he's cute." she said grinning at me as we walked to our lab.

Once there, we met up with Cameron, a tall, athletic blond boy with green eyes. He was good looking. In the quarter back of the high school football team kind of way.

Next to him, sat who I assumed was Emali. She was a petite girl with dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. She looked at us and smiled. She had big brown eyes.

"Hi you must be Annabelle and Noell! I'm Emali."

"And I'm Cameron." the boy said sticking his hand out for us to shake. We shook hands and sat down.

"Nice to meet you guys!" Noell said smiling.

"I did this lab in high school." Emali said pointing to the papers that were neatly stacked next to the necessary tools we would use during our experiment.

"I did too." I said as I read the instructions.

"It'll be easy." I said.

Cameron smiled at me. Noell studied the paper and nodded.

"Looks easy enough."

Mrs. Logan came over and introduced herself.

"I'm glad all of you are getting along alright! And I hope you like the lab!"

"It looks cool." Cameron assured her. She smiled and went to greet the others.

The room was filled in no time.

She gave the instructions and rules of the lab.

We began working and I had fun mashing the strawberries. We added the cold rubbing alcohol to the mix in the flask, with dish soap, and let it sit. It was fun picking the strands of DNA out of the flask with the skewers.

We got a good score and were released at around ten. I had just enough time to drop Noell off and get home for lunch before math.

Cameron was parked next to us, so he followed us to my car. When he saw it he whistled.

"Nice ride."

"Thanks." I said.

"No problem. See you guys in Anatomy." he said.

We were on the road a few minutes later.

"Thanks so much for the ride Annabelle." Noell said as I drove down the street to her house.

"It was no problem at all." I said.

As I pulled in my phone rang, Alice's ringtone letting me know it was her.

I answered it. "Hello?"

"Belle, don't repeat anything I say. Bring Noell home with you. Okay?"

"Okay."

"Noell's house is going to be broken into. By a vampire. A non vegetarian. If she's there, they'll kill her. Get out of there, honey. Bring her here."

"But Alice…"

"Her parents will be home when that happens, but trust me, we can't leave her. She's more important than you know. I just saw it. You have 3 minutes to get out of there."

"Yes. Okay. See you then."

I hung up the phone and turned and saw that Noell was already headed for the door. I beeped the horn and she turned around, surprised.

I rolled down the window.

"Actually, Noell, want to meet my family? That was my sister in law, Alice. She's making lunch. I thought it would be neat for you to come."

She smiled. "Really?"

"Yeah, come on!" I said plastering a smile on my face.

She came to the car and got in.

I drove away feeling guilty. I was taking her away from a place she'd never be again.

And as she made the call to her parents, I felt my stomach twist.

"I love you Ma. Tell Dad I said I love him too!"

She hung up and smiled. "Thanks, Annabelle."

"No problem."

"So who will I meet right now?"

"Everyone but Carlisle and Edward. I think she invited some people."

"Oh okay." she said.

I turned the radio on, and the song I had been singing to the babies was on.

"Take me into your loving arms. Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars. Put your head on my beating heart. I'm thinking out loud. Maybe we, found, love, right where we are."

I smiled slightly. That was mine and Carlisle's song.

When I got home Bella was on the front steps with Alice and Rose.

Noell took one look at Rose and gasped.

"Wow."

"I know." I said grinning.

We got out and they greeted her. I excused myself and went upstairs. Alice followed.

"So, Sis, how'd the lab go?"

"Alright. I'd better call Carlisle. You know, to let him know we aren't together, until further notice."

She grinned.

"Already taken care of. You'll have to act like how you did in Forks. You know, hiding away until nightfall." she said winking. I smiled.

"Oh right. When will she…"

"You and Carlisle will take her home. And hey, y'all don't have to act like acquaintances, I know you told her you like someone. At least let her know you like him."

"Yeah, good idea." I said giggling. It was going to be odd. But enjoyable. At least the flirting part. Taking her home to the worst part of her life? Not so much.

We went back downstairs and found Emmett talking to Noell.

"Belleroo!" Peter shouted running in from the back door, brown contacts concealing the reddish gold of his eyes. Since he went between human blood and animal blood they never quite stayed one color.

"Pete." I said as he caught me and spun me around. I turned and introduced him to Noell.

"This is my other cousin Peter, and that's Charlotte." I said gesturing to Charlotte who stood by the counter Angel in her arms.

"Hi." she said.

"Nice to meet you." Peter said letting me go.

A few minutes later, we ate lunch. Bella and the others slipped away while Ness, Jake, Leah Seth Noell and I sat to eat.

Leah ate a smaller portion than usual. The boys ate half of their normal intake of food.

"So you guys are brothers and sister?" she asked looking at the wolves.

"Yep. All born a year apart from the other." Seth said proudly.

"And you're Renesmee?"

"Yes. This big lug's fiancee." she said looking adoringly at Jake who grinned back at her.

"Wow Bella's a great cook." she said.

"Oh absolutely!" Seth exclaimed.

"Without a doubt." I agreed.

"But you haven't lived till you've had Belle's amazing snicker doodles." Seth said grinning at me.

"Oh come on, Seth." I said blushing faintly.

"It's true." he said. And I smiled.

I cleaned up and at one I was doing math. I had papers on the table and my calculator. Mr. Carter was impressed with my work and was happy that I wasn't struggling with what he was teaching, so far. I knew I'd probably piss him off one of these days. So for now, I enjoyed the praise.

When algebra was over, I found Alice in my room.

"You can take her home at around six. The damage has been done. Annabelle, I am so glad I called you. Or she'd be gone too."

"I know." I said swallowing the lump in my throat.

"Why is she important?" I asked.

"She's somebody's mate."

"What?"

"Yeah, you'll see. He's not here. Just wait."

"Who?"

"Oh you'll see." she said putting a new blouse in one of my drawers.

"So when we get there…"

"It'll be noticeable right away. You'll see. Jasper and Emmett will be nearby. They happen to drive by and see that one of our cars is in the driveway. By the time they get there, the police will already be there, so it won't look suspicious at all."

"Okay." I said running my fingers through my hair.

"Where will she sleep?"

"I've already set a room aside for her. It's the one right by the stairs."

"The one Rose didn't want?" I asked.

"That's the one. Eventually we'll have to decorate it how she wants it, but for now it'll stay as is."

"Okay."

Carlisle and Edward came home an hour later. Noell was having fun playing with Karissa and playing Mario Cart with Emmett. Carlisle saw me and we exchanged a smile before he and Edward walked into the living room. I waited a few seconds before running into the kitchen. They had just introduced themselves.

Noell had just said hello to Edward.

"Hi guys." I said cheerily.

"Hi Annabelle." Carlisle said smiling at me.

"Hi Carlisle." I sad smiling back at him. He winked at me and I felt my cheeks flame.

Noell either hadn't seen that, or pretended to be distracted by Emmett's score on the screen.

At dinner the vampires sat with us. Rose and Bella had made stuffed chicken breasts and macaroni salad.

It was delicious. I was happy Noell liked it too.

We had ice-cream sundaes for dessert. Jake added so much whipped cream to mine, that half of it ended up on the table. I cleaned it up as we all laughed.

When we cleaned up, I knew my vampires had to get rid of the food, so I told Noell that I would show her what my room looked like. Carlisle shot me a relieved smile as I led her upstairs. I heard the door close as they ran into the woods.

When I closed the door, she grinned.

"Annabelle, I saw what was happening between you and Carlisle. And don't deny it. He's the one you like isn't it?" she asked her green eyes dancing.

I sighed. "Yeah. It's him."

She clapped her hands. "I knew it! And I think he likes you too! Why haven't you guys gotten together yet?"

"I dunno." I said pulling out a set of PJ's for later. I set them on my pillow and sat on the edge of my bed.

Noell was looking at my collection of romance novels that sat on my bedside table. The one at the top of the stack was the one Carlisle was reading to me at night.

"Wow you must be a hardcore romantic. I am too!"

"No way?" I asked, genuinely excited.

"Yeah! I have all the romance books you could ever dream of! I'll have to share some with you!"

"That would be awesome!" I said wondering just how huge her collection was.

At six she said she'd better get going. I got up grabbed my keys and purse and we went downstairs. The wolves were watching a movie. Seth paused it when he saw me.

"I'm gonna drop Noell off guys." I announced.

"Okay. It was nice meeting you." Jake said.

"Thanks, it was nice meeting you all, too." Noell said.

"Want someone to go with you?" Leah asked.

"Sure. Any volunteers?" I asked pretending to sound hopeful as I looked at all of them. I heard the door that led to the garage close. Carlisle and Rose came in Rose wiping her hands on her jeans.

"What's going on?" Carlisle asked.

"Taking Noell home. I just asked if there were any volunteers to tag along with me. You know, so I don't drive back alone."

Carlisle smiled. "I'll go."

"Cool. Off we go." Carlisle led the way to the garage, where Emmett or Bella must have moved my car. Carlisle opened the door for me and I got in. Noell got in the backseat. We were off soon after.

"I had so much fun guys. Thanks."

"Anytime!" I said.

"We're glad you had fun." Carlisle added.

"I really did. You guys have a full house. And that's awesome. And you guys have all those adorable babies!"

Carlisle and I both laughed. "They're quite a handful though." I said as we neared her street.

I rolled my window down and when we turned onto her street I gripped the steering wheel tighter. When my headlights shone on her house I heard her gasp. I quickly pulled over and we got out.

The door was completely torn off it's hinges. Potted plants were thrown everywhere. Glass was littered all over the walkway and the windows at the front of the house were shattered. I was afraid of what would be inside.

"What the… what happened to my house?" she ran forward but I stopped her.

"Wait. I think we'd better call the police." I said leading her back to the car. Carlisle made the call and they showed up a few minutes later.

They asked us what we saw, how long we'd been there, why we were there, and who's house it was. Noell looked scared. "I think my parents were home. Where are they?"

I heard a car pull up behind us. I turned and saw Jasper and Emmett get out of Rose's BMW.

"What the hell happened here?" Emmett asked looking at the house. The police were already inside, investigating.

"It looks like somebody broke into her house." Carlisle said as Emmett nodded, knowing full well what it really was.

One of the police officers walked out, spotted Jasper and Emmett and questioned them.

"We just saw our sister in law's car here, so we thought she was in trouble." Emmett said looking at me.

"So none of you are related to anyone in this house, except for that young lady over there, correct?" the officer asked looking at Noell.

"Correct." Carlisle said.

"In that case, could you all step away for a minute?"

I opened my mouth to protest, but Carlisle gently took me by the elbow and we walked to the edge of the driveway. Far enough that they wouldn't hear us talk.

"Was it really just one?" I asked. I heard the officer talking to Noell. Jasper and Emmett stood with us making sure no surprises came at us.

"Alice said it was. It could have been more than one."

"They're still out there, aren't they?" I asked scooting closer to him. "Unfortunately, they are."

"Does this mean we have to be on the watch at night again?" Emmett asked.

"Yes." Carlisle replied.

"I'll take tonight." Emmett said.

"Quiet Emmett." I warned.

"Oh right." he said grinning.

"Should we maybe go over and see if she's okay?" I asked.

"She'll come to us." Jasper said sighing sadly.

And that she did. A couple minutes later Noell found us. She stumbled and Carlisle caught her before she fell. She clung to him, sobbing uncontrollably.

"They're gone." was all she said.

One of the officers told us she could get her things out of her room. Carlisle told him she'd stay with us. I went inside with her. Emmett followed me. Two tarps covered her parents' bodies in the livingroom. Blood stained the carpet and the sofa. We walked up the stairs, Noell gripping my hand tightly in hers.

I let her sit on the bed, and Emmett watched her. Carlisle came up with a paramedic that they had called to make sure she was okay. But since they now knew he was a doctor, they asked him to check on her.

I took all her clothes out of her drawers and put them in the suitcases I found in her closet. I knew Alice would get her more anyway, so I didn't get the ones in the closet.

"Is she okay?" I asked closing the last bag.

"She will be." Carlisle told me.

She was unable to speak and she was shaking.

Jasper and I took her things to my car and loaded them in the trunk.

We left an hour later. The police had boarded up the door and put a padlock on it. The windows were boarded up, too.

Her book bag and computer and her books sat next to her.

She didn't say a word when we took her home. Alice met us in the garage.

She helped me take her things to the room she had set up for her.

Carlisle brought her in. She looked pale and she was unsteady. He carried her to her room and Alice pulled the covers back for her.

Seth peered in at her and frowned.

"That really sucks." he said turning to look at me.

"I know." I said yawning. I was tired.

"You'd better go to bed." Bella said. "It's almost ten."

"I'll be okay." I said yawning again.

Carlisle and Alice came out of Noell's room looking somber. Alice was pulling the door closed when we heard Noell scream.

"No! Please, don't leave me! No, no!"

Carlisle went back inside and gestured for me to follow him.

She was clutching the covers and looked scared and pale.

"What's wrong?" Seth asked.

"Maybe shock." Alice answered.

"I… I can't feel my feet. What's wrong with me?"

"It looks like it." Edward said walking in with Carlisle's bag. I went and stood next to Noell.

"Annabelle? Don't let those people who killed my parents near me. Please? They're right outside."

I was surprised.

"No no, Noell. It's okay. They're not here. You'll be alright." Carlisle said soothingly. Jasper stood at the door and I felt him calming us. She visibly relaxed but then she started shaking again.

"What if they come for me? I can't let them. I've gotta go. Get away from here. I have to leave. Let me." She suddenly sat up, and kicked the covers off.

"I need to kill them. I want them gone. I've gotta go." She stood and almost hit the ground. I caught her and held her by the shoulders.

"Noell. Look at me. It's Annabelle. I'm here, Carlisle's here with Edward, and Jasper. Remember them? They won't hurt you. And nobody's going to get you. You'll be okay. We've got you. You'll be safe."

"No, no. My parents… They… they always said that. They promised I'd be safe… But they're dead now. I'm not safe." She started struggling. Carlisle pulled a syringe out of his bag.

"Edward. Hold her down." he said.

Edward gently pushed her onto the bed and held her while she tried to get away. She started screaming again.

"Let. Me. Go!" she shrieked. Edward didn't let go and that agitated her further.

"Dammit let me go!" she kept screaming until Carlisle stuck the needle in her arm.

After a few seconds the sedative took effect and she quieted down. Edward and I helped her lay down and she was out.

"Jasper, we may need your help for a while." Carlisle said sighing as he put his things away.

"I figured as much. This is quite the ordeal to go through. I'll stay with her tonight if you like. Just to make sure she doesn't wake the people who sleep up with her screaming." he said looking down sadly at Noell.

"I think that's best." Edward said.

"I put another dose on the dresser. Use it if absolutely necessary." Carlisle said standing.

"Got it." Jasper said.

I walked out of the room and went to mine. I changed into my PJ's brushed my teeth and got under my covers. Carlisle came in and took me into his arms.

"Just like Forks, remember?" I said giggling.

"But you know we can't do this forever angel." he reminded me before kissing me.

"Mmm… yeah, that's true." I said smiling at him.

"Eventually, I'll have to tell Noell I was lying."

"I think we all have to do that, Love. She's living in a house full of vampires and werewolves now."

"I hope she isn't scared." I said worriedly.

"I think she will be at first. But when she realizes that we aren't dangerous, and that we aren't going to harm her, she'll probably warm up to the idea."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"Now get some sleep. You look tired. Don't make me stick you with something too." I laughed, and yawned.

"Fine. I'll go to bed. Night Carlisle. I love you." I said resting my head on his shoulder.

"Good night. I love you too Angel." he said kissing my temple.

A/N Thank you so much for reading. I so very much appreciate it. :) I have up to chapter 18 written. So I'll be updating for the next 8 weeks without fail! I feel so happy about this!

Until next time!

—RoseNEmmettForever—