A/N: I've been pondering a rather involved crossover. Anyone think they would read it?

I do not own Twilight, I just play with the characters.

BELLA

I really missed Emmett and all his glory. Who else would just burst out of the seams like that? I can't help but roll my eyes at his antics.

"What do you mean?" Alice interrupts Emmett's happy dance.

"It is not the safest thing in the world to be associated with me," I explain as little as I can get away with. Now is my chance, if I really want to leave. I turn to start towards the door.

"Please don't leave yet," Alice pleads. I always had problems saying no to Alice. Before I thought it was a little of Jasper's doing, but he can't affect me now. I must just have a soft spot for her. I turn back to face her.

"Perhaps we should move this to another location," Carlisle suggests. He is very observant.

"That might be a good idea," I agree. No need to draw Death to me by lingering.

"I'm going with Bella, to make sure that she sticks around," Alice says as she comes over to me and grabs my hand. Edward still looks stunned.

"Where are we going?" Emmett suddenly asks.

"I have a place that we can go," I answer. Won't Charlie be surprised when he sees who is with me? It would be worth it, just to see the look on his face.

We all make our way to the house that I am sharing with Charlie in Volterra. Edward seems to have come out of his speechless with surprise stint and is holding my right hand while Alice stays firmly attached to my left. If they really had any say in whether or not I stayed with them, I would not be going anywhere. The rest of the Cullen family is not far behind us. I get the use of both hands, miraculously, when we get to the door.

"Hey Charlie, we have company," I call out as I enter the foyer.

"Charlie? Surely you don't mean the Chief," Esme voices the question that I know they are all thinking.

"One and the same," Charlie says as we go in to the living room.

"Can we possibly get a few answers?" Rosalie sneers out of confusion.

"I'm heading out now," Charlie announces.

"See you in a few days then. Travel safely," I respond. He heads out the door as the Cullen family gapes after him.

"What are you?" Edward repeats himself then looks ashamed that that is the only thing that he has said to me so far.

"I'm a Reaper and so is Charlie. We meet people at their end. Their dying calls to us and we know where to go," I explain a little more now.

"You said you were a messenger of Death when you took care of Aro," Jasper comments.

"At the time, I was. I no longer work for him though. We had a difference of opinion and he is an idiot," no need to go into the politics of the situation.

"Is it a genetic thing then?" Carlisle asks the question I figured he would.

"Being a Reaper is not genetic. When a reaper is dying, they pass on their powers to the first person that they come into contact with. It just so happens that both Charlie and I were the first to come across Reapers at their end. It's very unusual for more than one generation to be a Reaper" I answer truthfully, but omit about my special status as a multiple generation Reaper. I don't know why, but that seems like it should stay quiet. Charlie didn't tell Death of his parent being a Reaper. If he knew, that would only make him hunt harder for me. Saying it out loud is not worth the risk of being overheard, even in my own house.

"So a Reaper can die," Alice seems surprised by that.

"A Reaper can only die at the hands of another Reaper," I tell her.

"Did it hurt when the powers transferred to you?" Esme is so kind to ask.

"Not really, the painful part was leaving behind my life. I was told that I had a week to tie up loose ends before my ability to drain life would affect all those around me. But, because I am not the first Reaper in my family, the affects took place in two days. It wasn't until much later that I learned that I also have a greater control over my powers than other reapers because of that same thing. Before I met with Aro, Death had made some comments about one of my parents being a Reaper and that was why he kept watch on me. It wasn't until Charlie showed up at my door after our first little run-in that I knew which one," my mouth runneth over because she was always so kind to me.

"You didn't know Charlie was a Reaper?" Emmett's disbelief is shared by a few of the Cullen family.

"I did not, but Rene did. That's the real reason why she left him. They were sweethearts before he became a Reaper. After I was born, Charlie wanted to hide me from the world that seemed to hound his every step. He confessed to Rene about his true nature and she simply could not handle it. Charlie went rogue to try and keep me safe. Death didn't expect Charlie to stay in one place, especially the place that meant so much to him, so Charlie lived undetected there until I left. Charlie said that his tie to me and Rene is what kept him from becoming like so many Reapers, a mindless follower of Death. The only way you can go rogue is if you have that kind of tie to the world outside of Reapers," they seem to mull that over for a minute.

"Why didn't you come back when you went rogue?" Edward sounds so forlorn.

"Death wants me, and Charlie, to join the ranks of the mindless. We have greater control and greater power reserves. We still have to help people meet their ends, but we do it in a different way now. We are more impulsive with our targets so that we become unpredictable to Death. I have to finish the job that I started though or else it will haunt me for the rest of my life. Marcus has to go. That was the last mission that Death gave me, to take out the Volturi for being ridiculous. I'm sure you saw Death hanging around for a long time after the Aro thing. I managed to hold out longer than he thought I would, so he left to look elsewhere. Good thing that I am not the only rogue he is searching for. It would be too dangerous for me to be with you guys. I won't put you in that kind of position. Death, while completely idiotic, is a powerful enemy," I knew he would ask me that, I had just hoped that he could let me go after I answered him.

"What's with the blood collecting thing?" Emmett looks like he was fit to burst.

"Call it poetic justice, I guess. We only drain vampires and other immortals. Their blood is the most valuable to the mortals, so we keep it in check that way. A Reaper has power over blood and we can use it to do a lot, but you will have to take my word for it as I am not going to give you a show," I give Emmett a knowing look to show that I really do know what he wanted to ask.

"Awww," Emmett whines.

"Come on, be an adult for once," Rose rolls her eyes, but grins just the same.

"I have to hunt anyway, I guess," all of their eyes are rather dark.

"That would be a good idea for all of us to do, perhaps we should say goodbye for today," Carlisle seems to know that this might be an uphill battle for him.

"Will we see you tomorrow?" Alice sounds like a lost little girl.

"I'm not planning on moving for awhile," I respond.

"Bella, if any of us were to decide that the risk was worth it, would you let us stay with you?" Edward asks quietly.

"…maybe…" is all I can give him now. I don't know for sure yet.

"That's enough for today, then. See you tomorrow," Carlisle gives me a hug.

The rest of the Cullen family follow suite and say their goodbyes, even Rose. She seems to like me better now, I wonder why. Both Alice and Edward give me puppy-dog eyes as they leave. They are really going to do their best to get me to agree to stay with them. I don't know if I can hold my ground about the danger factor and I'm not entirely sure that I want to.

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