Rosalie Point of View
The next day, Emmett came by to pick me up to meet his family. I didn't actually know where the reclusive Cullen family lived so for just this once I was happy to let him drive.
On the way there, he warned me that Jasper was still having trouble controlling his thirst for human blood and he'd be wary of me and that he'd try to keep his distance. He also added that if he did, he'd protect me. I just told him it probably wouldn't come to that, but thanked him for warning me. When we arrived at their gorgeous house, I got out quickly as Emmett opened my door. I stared up in amazement at the large house.
"Wow. This is amazing. It's light and open, you know?"
"You were expecting coffins and dudgeons and a moat?" he asked, amused.
"No," I said, chuckling. "Not the moat."
He laughed. "This is the one place where we don't have to hide. Where we can just be ourselves and not worry." He said as we walked through the living room. A noise from the door to the left made him frown and groan. "I told them not to do this. But do they listen to me? No."
I followed him through the door to the kitchen where her family was cooking some huge meal. I mentally winced. Now I knew why he was upset. I'd already eaten because I didn't think they'd have supplies for a human. I had seen all of the Cullen's but their mother before but was surprised to see Bella in their holding a bowl for Edward to throw what he was chopping up in. I threw a quick smile to Bella but she just turned her head.
"Rosalie," said a caramel-haired female vampire, smiling. "We're making Italiano for you."
"Rose, this is Esme, my mother for all intents and purposes," said Emmett.
"Pleasure to meet you, Mrs Cullen," I said.
"Just Esme dear" the endearment sounded very natural on her lips and it made sense now why she was thought of as the mother of the Cullen's.
"You've given us an excuse to use the kitchen for the first time," said Carlisle, smiling.
"I hope you're hungry," said Esme.
"I'm starving," I lied, it was hard to say no to such a face.
"She already ate," said Emmett.
There was silence and then the bowl Bella was holding shattered in a million pieces. But she didn't take any notice of it. She just sighed angrily and said, "Perfect. We went to all this for nothing."
I began to feel uncomfortable and sighed. "I knew you didn't eat. So, I was just trying to be polite. I apologize if I've offended you."
"You didn't," Esme assured me. "You've been very thoughtful and considerate, Rosalie. Thank you."
"Just ignore Bella, I do," Emmett said.
"Yeah," said Bella, angrily. "Let's just keep pretending like this isn't dangerous for all of us, including her." What was her problem with me!
"I would never tell anyone anything," I assured them.
"She knows that," said Carlisle.
"Yeah, well, the problem is you two have gone public now so…" Edward was cut off by Esme, who said, "Edward."
"No, she should know," said Bella, not taking her eyes off me. "The entire family will be implicated if this ends badly."
"Badly, as in I would become the meal."
A few of them laughed and then Alice and Jasper came in, balancing perfectly on a slim tree branch until they walked in through the open window. "Hi, Rose," she said. "I'm Alice." And then she hugged me before pulling back. "Oh, you do smell good."
I didn't know what to say. Fortunately, Emmett said it for me. "Alice, what are you doing?" she asked.
"It's okay. Rosalie and I are going to be great friends," said Alice, smiling.
I just nodded and then I noticed Jasper's eyes on me. I remembered what Emmett had told me about his thirst. Everyone else noticed where I was looking too.
"Sorry," said Carlisle. "Jasper's our newest vegetarian. It's a little difficult for him."
"It's a pleasure to meet you," said Jasper, sounding almost forced.
"It's okay, Jasper," said Alice. "You won't hurt her."
I didn't know what else to do. Emmett, however, did. He looked at her family oddly and then turned to me. "All right, I'm going take you on a tour of the rest of the house. Excuse us, please."
"Nice meeting you," I said, as I walked away with Emmett.
"Was that as weird for you as it was for me?" he asked.
"Ah…" I shrugged. "It was okay."
He chuckled and led me back through the living room. He took me up to see everyone's room but told me if I wanted to see inside I'd have to ask his family themselves. The library quickly became my favourite room and I mentally swore that if I ever came back to visit the Cullen house that I would spend a lot of time in there.
We made our way back downstairs and he pulled me into a room that I hadn't seen before just behind the staircase, there was a piano, CDs, books, and a lot of expensive other stuff Charlie and I could never afford. But my eyes were on the piano.
"You play?" I asked.
"Just a little, it's mainly for Edward and Bella" he said. "Do you?"
I shook my head.
He showed me the rest of the room and told me about the CD collection and his favourites. He and I mainly liked the same music—classical. To be more specific, Debussy's Clair De Lune.
When he turned on the CD, we ended up dancing together and were so closer I could've kissed him, but I just rested my head on his chest. We went on talking until he said he had something planned for me. Before I could ask what, he grabbed me and put me on his back and then he leapt out of the window and latched onto a tree.
He didn't stop leaping or jumping until we were at the highest point on a very tall pine tree miles from his home. The view was simply amazing. I couldn't believe this. I laughed at the sheer impossibility of the moment.
"What?" he asked.
"This isn't real. This kind of stuff just doesn't exist," I said.
"It does in my world," he said, smiling. Before tilting my chin up and softly pressing his lips to mine for the first time.
I had one of the best times of my life that day and I never wanted it to end. As long as I was with Emmett, I could do anything and I was happier than I had ever been in my entire life. I could see Emmett felt the same way.
Hey people sorry for the late update but I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If you want pictures of the Cullen house and he different rooms then go onto the other story I've started for just links.
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