Hi all!

Rose might or might not be a vampire soon, but right now she isn't in case anyone's wondering.

I haven't died...entirely, just started summer courses. Tomorrow is my birthday, I'll be a whole whooping 19 years old. Soo...I won't be updating for a little while. Please do drop a note if theres something you're interested in seeing play out, plot wise. It's fairly flexible right now!

Oh, and since the fourth of July is in two days, happy independence day to the Americans.

Goldielover: Still haven't quite decided that bit! But if she is changed, the baby will definitely make it easier. That seemed to be Meyer's main issue with her in canon.

serenaonthestar: She doesn't have to be yet I've got the set up for her to be changed but it could still go either way.

S.H.E.I.K: Thank you for the kind words. x) I'm glad it made you laugh!

Guest: Thanks very much, I've been told I'm rather choppy in stories so I'm glad to hear that it flows fairly well!

I have no idea if I've told you guys yet or not but Jasper and Alice will NOT be a pair. Instead Jasper will paired up with an OC of mine from another story called Catharin Woods. Their story will be expanded on when they arrive around the 60s.

Enjoy!


"Lottie?" Carlisle's voice beckoned me a little closer from upstairs. I put down the bowl of odd smelling banana mush in my hands onto the counter and went up the stairs to see Carlisle frowning down at Emmaline.

We'd named her that after no one showed up at our door step looking for the child after 3 months. Carlisle said her growth rate seemed to be double that of a human. At 3 months she looked like what a 6 month human child did, I was trying to distance myself from the child out of fear that she'd die with half the lifespan of a human. It'd be only 15-20 years with her and I wanted so much more.

"What is it?" I grabbed Pluto up from around my ankles as I went up the stairs. It was much easier to just carry the cat than it was to let him trail around my feet 24-7.

"She's...apparently got your hair?" He looked back at me with a bit of confusion and wariness. I furrowed my brow as I took a few steps closer to look at the sleeping infant.

"Shit. You're right." I was a little gobsmacked as I stared down at the child's flaming red hair. That was definitely something that had just come around in the past few days. We'd seen wisps but it seemed that she now had actual hair. I'd only ever remember Ralph's mother having hair that shade outside of me.

"Edward! Come have a look at this." I called for what considered himself to Carlisle and I's other child. It felt odd thinking of him that way, I felt more like he was a nice flatmate here but Carlisle welcomed the thoughts.

"You do realise that I can just see what you see in your head right?" He checked as he opened the door. Emmie was a deep sleeper we'd noticed. At one point she'd had Pluto sitting on her face and somehow the child never batted an eye, just kept on sleepin'. Slept like a rock, that one.

"It's not the same as seeing the real thing, Lady-Muck." I teased with a small smile as he leaned over the railing to look at the babby. I thought about calling Garrett over but recalled he'd left a week or two prior to Carlisle finally getting a job in the hospital in town. It'd been sad, sad for me anyways.

I missed Garrett's presence during the days more so than at night. When Carlisle had finally gotten his job, he was never home during the day so it left me with a moody teenager, a needy cat, and a baby to deal with.

"Interesting. She's dreaming." He tilted his head, running a finger down her cheek. I pursed my lips before curiosity got the best of me and I touched her skin.

"Ralph!" It's warm in here but I can barely hear him yelling back at her now. Momma sounds upset, I don't like her upset.

I remembered this scene, Momma wasn't moving anymore and I couldn't find anyone else so I waited with her. "Kill it!" I don't want to die. This women looked pretty but she was scared. Why was she scared?

"We have to kill her." I knew what kill meant. He was taking steps closer to me, his teeth polished. This isn't how it went, why-

"Love?" I was startled, stiffening as Carlisle's hand ran over my shoulders. I blinked a few times, looking at him as I realigned myself with reality. He was concerned, reaching to place his hand on my jaw when I turned back around to face Emmie. She was crying. Something tugged in my chest forcing me to lean down and hold her against my front. I started to lightly shake her, trying to wake her up.

She awoke with a start looking terrified, Carlisle's hand drifted towards her which seemed to only scare her more. I didn't realise it until after that she'd bitten me, two tiny shark canines dug into my shoulder making me freeze. I could practically feel the venom being pumping into my system, burning everything in it's path.

This was a new discovery to add to the list. Despite the fact that she looked like us, her skin tore much more easily and apparently her venom was quite strong. When I did finally realise that she'd bitten me, Carlisle had already pulled her away and handed her to Edward in a short growl.

"Lottie?" Carlisle's worry pushed through the burn. It seemed his protective instincts won out over the fatherly bond he'd build with her. I honestly hadn't expected that so it was quite the surprise all around

"Holy feck." The words felt garbled in my ears but I still recognized it as my own. Carlisle's head disappeared from my view before I felt cold lips fall on her bite. The sting seemed to dissipate as I realised he was literally sucking the venom out of my wound.

"Does it still hurt? Did that help? Is there more?" I stared at him for a tick as his questions were fired rapidly, his hand grasped the corner of my jaw tightly.

"Love, you need to talk to me." He was worried but I didn't quite get why outside of the bond we were connected through.

"It feels better actually." I responded after another second had passed. He blew out a bit of air as he leaned his forehead over mine, pulling me closer to him and inhaling.

"What just happened?" He sounded exasperated as I looked around to find Edward and Emmaline were gone. A streak of panic flew over my mind when the thought crossed my mind that she was out of my sight.

"Where is she?" My eyes darted back to Carlisle as he frowned at me, pulling back slightly. He was thinking about something, analysing it and turning it over in his head for meaning. I'd seen him do the same thing with the odd books or a song he felt particularly connected to. The last song had been Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G, we'd gone to see it as a date away from home. It was also a test to see how long Edward could be left alone under Garrett's eye.

"She's perfectly fine. Edward took her out of the room after I pulled her teeth out of your shoulder." His tone was guarded as he watched me still.

"She didn't mean to do it. Shes a child. Ho-" I began to defend her as he held up a hand.

"She's a dangerous child." He finished plainly as I scoffed.

"Shes a child, Carlisle! She just had a bloody nightmare." I threw up my hands, beginning to feel a slight tantrum start.

"And? She'll always have nightmares. She sleeps. She'll always have to sleep. That doesn't mean she can snap at her mother every time she does, and she's growing. What happens when shes twice this size and I'm not here?" His voice was stern enough to force me into silence while I pursed my lips angrily.

"Edward's here." My chin went up ever so slightly in a defiant position as I dared him to argue with that.

"We don't know what that will do to you if it's left in there for too long. In fact we don't know anything about what she could hurt you with." I felt my eyes roll so hard, they could possibly fall out the other side of my head until he held up a finger again.

"I'm not saying it was on purpose, Lottie. We both know it wasn't, but she can't be allowed to think its okay." He continued, looking at me expectantly for a aye or nay to his statement. I pursed my lips as I realised he was just trying to have me co-parent with him.

"Alright." I nodded, letting out a sigh. He seemed to be a little relieved as he pulled me towards him again and pressed a small, chaste kiss to my forehead.

"Good. I didn't enjoy that." He hugged me a little tighter before letting go and taking my hand to pull me out towards Edward and Emmie.