Based off of the reveiws I got, I decided to change a few things and repost this chapter. Thanks Bookworm! XD

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Chapter 11: Can't live with them, can't live without them

Lydia walked back in the kitchen followed by four familiar faces.

"Nahuel?" Nessie's face lit up as soon as she saw him. She jumped down from the table and ran to hug him and his sisters. Well not really to hug his sisters because they were still afraid of being out in public. Andi's golden hair was almost down to the floor now; she used it as a sort of protection. The sun streaming through the window couldn't strike her through her curtain of hair. Shelly was more outgoing than her sister but still shy. She was standing just behind Nahuel and smiled when Nessie came near. It was just something about being near a familiar person that calmed her.

Nessie touched there hands and sent them a mental picture of being very glad to see them, because Shelly was still nervous about speaking in public.

"Huilen." Carlisle addressed the oldest member of the clan. Oldest she may have been but she was only a few inches taller than her nieces and nephew. "This is certainly unexpected. What brings you so far from home?"

"Do we need an excuse to drop in on friends?" Huilen asked, a little hesitant. "We were in the region and caught your scent. You can't blame us for being curious Carlisle."

"Of course not, it's always a joy to see friends." Carlisle replied with a worried look to Edward, then Jasper. The atmosphere in the room almost instantly turned calm. Nessie got a feeling that the adults needed to have a serious conversation without interference.

"Come on guys." Nessie told Nahuel and his sisters. "Let's go hunting. I'm sure you're hungry." Nessie turned to Jake. "You want to come Jake?" an adult vampire conversation was going to be bad enough without an adolescent werewolf involved, thank goodness Cho was visiting family this week. Jake looked at Edward, who nodded.

"Ya, I guess I'm in." he stretched as he followed the younger group outside. "Why don't we make this interesting? Hide n' seek. You guys hide and I'll try to find you, and I'll give you a head start. Start running and I'll catch up." Nahuel and Shelly took his challenge and ran at top speed and disappeared into the trees. Andi stood awkwardly and uncomfortably in the middle of the little yard. Nessie seized the opportunity.

"You want me to show you the secret of not getting caught?" Nessie approached her cautiously. Andi didn't say anything but she nodded. "Come on, I'll show you." Nessie extended her hand and Andi took it.

They sprinted through the trees at a frightening speed.

"So what's the secret?" Andi finally asked. This surprised Nessie because she had never heard the girl speak before. Nessie stopped running and they hid behind some bushes.

"Ok, the trick with Jake is that he goes by scent. If you confuse the scent he won't be able to find you. But if he happens to find you don't make any sudden movements. He has sharp eyes but they only catch movement." Nessie explained as she picked some of the berries that were hanging off the bushes. "Here rub these on you and we'll start in the trees. As long as we make it back to the house without being seen were safe."

"Thank you Nessie." Andi said after a moment's silence.

"You're welcome Andi."

They started climbing the tree and waited.

Andi and Nessie made it back to the house in record time.

"Not fair!" Shelly shouted. Just then she, Nahuel, and Jake came barreling out of the forest. Jake snickered as Nahuel and Shelly rolled off his back.

"Hey, how did you two get back here so quick?" Nahuel asked as he came to a stop in front of them.

"Oh, we just know a secret that's all." Andi laughed, it sounded like a thousand tiny bells, Nessie and the rest joined in just as the others came out of the house.

"Nessie, Nahuel, can you come inside for a moment?" Edward asked.

The laughter died out as soon as they saw his expression. It was weary, like he had been in dispute for a losing argument. Nahuel and Nessie followed behind, leaving a confused Shelly, Andi, and Jake behind.

"What's going on Dad?" Nessie asked.

"We just need to talk to the both of you that's all." Edward said in a relaxed tone. "It seems that we have had a misunderstanding." They went upstairs, Edward hesitated at the door. "Maybe you should stay out here for a moment."

Edward closed the door tightly behind him. Nessie and Nahuel took their seats on the bench.

"So what do you think they're talking about?" Nessie asked after a couple of minute's silence.

No answer. She tried again

"I'm so glad that you guys came to see us. It was a nice surprise."

Nahuel fussed with a spare thread on the edge of his t-shirt. He had cut his hair since the last time she had seen him. It was cut emo-style, with half of it hanging in his face. Nessie leaned over to tuck most of his hair behind his ear. Then she rested her hand against his and showed him an image of impatience. He smirked a little then sighed.

"It's my aunt. Huilen has been acting… strange lately."

"Strange how?" Nessie asked.

"She has it in her mind that she wants us all to find our 'soul mate' as it were. She loves the life that you and the Cullen's have here and in America. I think she's trying to set us up."

"What?" Nessie laughed at the shear idiocy of the matter. "Why would she think that?"

"You're the only one of our," he emphasized the 'our' by pointing to the two of them, "kind that isn't related to me."

"But what about your sisters?" Nessie asked. "I mean, I don't have any brothers that I know of."

"Well Huilen decided to start of with the eldest, namely me. There are some of our kind in our homeland but we haven't been able to locate them. The ones that we have found are harder to convince to change."

"Nahuel, I love you like I love Emmett and Jasper, your family to me Nahuel, you, Andi, Shelly, and Huilen." Nessie told him.

"I know, but others might be harder to convince." He replied just as Edward opened the door. He motioned for them to come in.

"But Carlisle! She's the only-" Huilen began.

"We don't care what she is! He's not marrying her!" Rosalie hissed. Then they noticed Nessie and Nahuel standing in the doorway behind Edward.

Bella, being the diplomatic one, spoke up first. "Nessie, why don't you and Nahuel join me over here?"

"Yes mother." Nessie pulled Nahuel towards the South end of the room where her mother was sitting beside Jasper. They were staying out of the fight along with Alice, Hector and Lydia.

"Huilen what is going on?" Nahuel spoke up.

"Your aunt is under the delusion that you and Nessie are getting married." Carlisle was the first to answer him.

"Delusion is a perfect word to describe her." Rosalie nearly growled. Emmett put a restraining hand down on her shoulder.

"When did I ever say that Huilen?" Nahuel stood up and approached his aunt. "That is your dream. Not mine. I love Nessie like I do Andi and Shelly, like a sister."

"B-but Nahuel-" Huilen started to say.

"That's enough Huilen." Nahuel said in a voice that sounded older than the fifteen year old boy they saw. "I think we have trespassed on the Cullen's for long enough. It's time to go." He walked out of the room and was followed by Huilen after she gave Nessie a hopeful glance. After a few moments the Cullen's had unfrozen and all stared at Alice.

"Well I'm glad that's over." Nessie smiled at her mother. Her smile faded as soon as she took in the other faces. Something told her that the worst wasn't over yet.

"That wasn't the only unexpected news that Huilen told us about." Alice explained. "The Volturi are looking for us."

From one cliffy to the next! Bringing the Volturi in sounds so cliche I know, but it was inevitable right? Hope you enjoyed!