"Singer?" I asked him in a curious tone as he let go of my wrist gently. I kept my eyes on him as he scratched the back of his neck. He looked like he was trying to find the words to tell me.

"La tua Cantante means 'singer'. When a vampire comes across a scent of blood that is so powerful, it makes it so hard not to get the blood, that's when a vampire find his singer. The scent is so powerful that it hurts to be close to the human." Emmett explained a he saw me take in a deep breath. I never knew how much of a effect I would have on him. There wasn't anything special about me at all, I was pretty much ordinary.

"And you think that's me?" I asked in a confused and dumb tone. Emmett cocked his eyebrow as he took my hands in his, giving me a serious look on his face.

"I don't think Evangeline, I know." He replied to me and I bit my lip, "I've been waiting 70 years for you. No one has intrigued me like you have."

"I'm sorry for having you wait for so long." I teased at him and heard him laugh softly. He reached out and traced my hearing aid with one of his massive fingers, making me shiver.

"You look at my face instead of my hearing aid.....and that means the world to me." I whispered aloud as his finger went to my neck, being followed by the rest of his hand. We stood there for a moment of silence, breathing in the situation and how this was affecting us, mostly me. I've only known Emmett though glances down that hall before this year, but when I ran into him everything changed. I was drawn to his smile, his tone of voice, the feeling of his cold skin and his security towards me.

I felt his lips on my forehead and I close my eyes, feeling how cold his lips were against my skin. I could tell he was struggling when he kissed my forehead and held it there, not wanting to snap and kill me. But with his arm around my middle and his hand on my neck with his lips on my forehead, I knew I was safe in the arms of a vampire. The moment was too real for me to ruin now.

"I hope I'm not dreaming." I whispered aloud. I felt him smile against my skin as his hold of me tightened a bit.

"Me neither. Your scent is intoxicating me too much so this can't be a dream." Emmett murmured to me as he looked down at me.

"I'm glad I showered then." I joked, breaking our intimate moment and he laughed. He then looked up and towards the direction where we ran from, back to his home.

"I think Carlisle wants to talk to you." Emmett said in a smile, looking down at me. I gave him a confused look.

"I need to get used to how you guys hear very well." I muttered as I realized that he was listening in on his family. He laughed and picked me back up again, holding me close to his chest as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Ready?" He asked me, smiling down at me and I nodded my head. He grinned a wicked smile, looking up in front of him and started to run. Once again I saw the forest flying past us and the wind hitting me in the face as we ran through in a quick pace. Emmett dodged the trees and rocks as if it was child's play when they came at us so fast. We suddenly stopped in our backyard and Emmett placed me gently on the floor. Suddenly the back door opened and the whole Cullen clan came out to us. Carlisle and Esme were calm and collective, Jasper and Alice looked rather scared and Edward was about to hurt something, or someone. His eyes were on Emmett as I felt Emmett push me gently behind him, blocking me.

"Edward..." Emmett started off in a quiet tone.

"Do you know what you're doing to our family? You're putting our lives in jeopardy here over her!" I flinched as he said her in a rough tone. Emmett looked back at me slightly and back to his family, a low growl coming out from his lips.

"Edward, Emmett, please. Evangeline, you can come around honey." Esme urged me with her soothing tone. I took in a deep breath and moved around Emmett to face the family. Carlisle, Esme and Alice smiled at me, leaving the brothers with cold stares. Edward looked so angry and Jasper remained calm.

"I understand you know about us and our lifestyle?" Carlisle asked me in his polite tone. I dumbly nodded my head and I heard Alice sigh.

"Great job Edward, you scared her out of her poor mind." She said in a cold tone to Edward, to just crossed his arms in front of him.

"And I do hope you understand how critical it is for our existence to be a secret." Carlisle added to me, never loosing his tone of voice or composure.

"I won't tell anyone, I promise." I said aloud, finding my voice. Alice smiled at me as I saw Esme place a hand on Carlisle's shoulder. I looked up at Emmett and saw him keep his eyes on Edward, who was still harboring anger.

"We know you wouldn't do that. We just haven't had this kind of encounter with a human before, so this is relatively new to us." Carlisle said to me.

"I'm rather surprised you're taking this at a positive note." Jasper added, cocking his head to the side. Alice took his hand in hers as they looked at me.

"Well, we don't need to press her anymore on this discussion. She's been through a lot these past couple of days and she doesn't need a family of vampires to confront her." Esme said aloud as she looked at her family then at me with a reassuring smile.

"I made you some soup to drink." Esme said in her soothing voice as I smiled, thinking about soup. That was something I needed from all that was going on with me the past couple of days. Emmett took my hot hand in his cold hand and we both walked towards the house. Alice smiled and took Jasper's hand, the both of them walking behind me as we followed Esme. Carlisle stayed behind as I looked back over my shoulder, seeing him walk to Edward with his calm look on his face. Edward was still angry and I looked back down in front of me.

"Don't worry, Edward's like this normally. He doesn't hate you." Emmett said to me as he pressed his lips in my hair. I looked up at him, seeing him smile reassuringly at me as a sudden wave of calmness went through me in a mere seconds. I gasped suddenly from the quick mood change and Emmett squeezed my hand.

"Jasper, too much soothing." Alice said to Jasper as we entered the house and towards the kitchen. I sat down at one of the chairs at the table as Esme went to the stove to heat up the stove. Emmett took a seat next to me as I looked over to him.

"I still don't understand some things. I know you explained it out there Emmett, but I thought vampires fed on human blood and not animal blood. Are they....more hostile?" I asked in a croak as Esme placed a hot bowl of soup in front of me.

"Yes. We call then Normads, and they are even more of a danger than we are." Esme explained to me as I drank some soup slowly to have the warm feeling go down my throat.

"Do you encounter them on a regular basis?" I asked again as I felt Emmett take my hand, sensing I was a bit hesitant.

"It's very rare we see other vampires coming through out territory. They would be able to catch our scents and leave us at peace." Jasper explained as Carlisle and Edward walked back into the house. Edward went straight up the stairs as Carlisle walked over to us in the kitchen.

"You'll have to excuse Edward for his rude behavior. He's very protective of our family and he doesn't like that much human contact with us." Carlisle explained as he looked over at me, seeing how uneasy I was. I was never one for being hated, but it felt like a kick in the gut.

"He wasn't like this to me before." I muttered and Emmett squeezed my hand.

"It's a bit different now. Don't worry, he'll come around." Alice reassured me as I finished the last of the soup. My phone suddenly rang in my pocket and I took it out, flipping it open and saw a text message from my dad.

Evvie-

I'll be running a bit late tonight. My boss wants me to meet with some buyers from San Francisco so I'll be having dinner with him and the buyers in Port Angeles. Stay in touch if you go anywhere

Love you

Da

"I guess I'll be home alone for some time now. My dad just got a offer on one of his paintings from some buyers in San Francisco." I said to Emmett as I felt him nudge me while I was reading the text.

"Well you don't have to be home alone you know." Emmett said to be in reply as I looked up at him. He smiled at me and I nodded my head. Being home alone at my house did not sound like a good idea.

"I'll take you home and stay with you there. I think Edward doesn't want to inhale anymore humans for the rest of the day." Emmett joked with me and I smiled, nodded my head. I heard giggling behind me as I look to see Alice giggling next to Jasper. At least they approved of me, all but Edward.

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"You should eat." Emmett whispered to me as he sat on my bed and watched me as I painted my current piece. I was finishing the gray eyes on my dad's face, making them so intense. This was going to be my art piece for the art show coming up soon at Forks High. I pushed some of the hair away from my eyes and backed a bit away from the painting, see how it looked. Cocking my head to the side, I heard Emmett chuckle and I looked back at him.

"What are you laughing at?" I asked in a smile as he smirk at me.

"You're just...odd is all." Emmett replied and I placed my paint brush down on the easel. I walked over to him and crawled on the bed, sitting right in front of Emmett, never loosing my smile.

"I'll take it as a compliment thank you." I said to him in a tease as I felt him take both of my hands in his once again. I felt my heart flutter once again as I looked up at him, seeing how gold his eyes were in my dim room. I always had a good feeling when we were in a moment like that, it was quiet but filled with noise. I heard how fast my heart was beating, how my breathing was getting faster as we were getting close.

"Can I do something without you slugging me?" Emmett asked me in a mere whisper. I nodded my head, not saying a single word. I then got scared, afraid something was going to go wrong. Maybe I was afraid that something so good was going to be taken away from me. That's how I was growing up, afraid to take a jump into the deep in and close me eyes, letting the thrill take over me.

But it all went away when his lips pressed against mine so gently and so softly, I jumped in and closed my eyes, getting lost.....