Chapter Eleven: The Cullens

~Cullen's House~ Saturday

EJ's PoV

Maddi surprised me by knocking on the door, she had no car so I grabbed the keys to the truck. She told me the directions quickly and I instantly knew where to go.

She seemed slightly surprised when I turned on the side road that would lead to the house. I knew the house from past trips to Forks, it was a big white mansion, the back wall was all windows and it seemed like it could be in the Victorian era.

"How you know where I live? Do you like stalk me?" she asked somewhat surprised.

"No, but I've come across this house many time before," I answered, as I pulled up into the front yard.

"You sure you don't stalk me?" she asked, and I couldn't stop myself from laughing at this.

"Yes," I answered.

"Sure, sure," she said, then she grabbed my arm and pulled me into the house.

I had never been inside of the house so I was surprised to see it was all white, the walls, furniture, and the carpet. Several people were in the living room, Edward, Dr. Cullen, and the one Cullen I hadn't met yet, Esme Cullen.

What really surprised me though, was the piano, it was beautiful. Maddi's eyes followed mind and she smiled, but she didn't seem to be the only one to notice.

"Do you play?" Esme Cullen asked me, as she walked over to me.

"No, but I've never seen one this nice," I said, then, "my names EJ Swan by the way." I held my hand out and she took it in her own.

"Esme Cullen, dear. Its nice to finally be able to meet you, I've heard very much about you," she said, and then smiled at me in a way that made me miss my mom.

"Its nice to meet you Mrs. Cullen," I said.

"Please just call me Esme," she said.

"Its nice to see you again EJ," said Dr. Cullen, from behind Esme. "How has your head been?"

I smiled, "its fine Dr. Cullen."

"Just Carlisle," he corrected.

"Where's everyone else?" I heard Maddi asked her father.

"Hi Maddi," I heard a voice call, I turned and saw Alice run down the stairs. Jasper was just behind her, but he walked. I smiled at this, Alice was doing what was natural for her.

"Hello Aunt Alice," she said, smiling.

"You must be EJ," Alice said to me.

"Like you wouldn't already know," I smirked, Alice just smiled and laughed.

"Actually its been very hard to see you, with Maddi's shield always on you, its like your never there," said Alice.

"What about when I'm not around Maddi, like last night?" I asked, "I was hanging out with some friends."

"Hmm…" she mused.

"Umm…," said Maddi, "I'm going to show you around." She grabbed my arm, and pulled me up the stairs.

'That was awkward,' I thought, she gasped.

"How you do that?" she asked me as we went up another flight of stairs.

'Its my power, didn't I tell you this?' I asked her as I touched her hand.

"Oh well I don't have that good of a memory if you did tell I don't remember," she said, as she opened the door to another room.

The room was all dark colors or it seemed that way, the walls were dark blue and purple, though everything else was white expect for the bed set which was also dark purple. The walls were bare, it seemed so much more different than mine.

There were what looked like several bookcases filled with CD's and then one with books. By one of the cases was an expensive looking stereo system that I was afraid to touch as I had a feeling I would break it if I did.

Maddi walked over and pressed a button turning it on, I smiled as I recognized the song. "Muse?" I said as she turned it down.

"Yeah, ahh…do you like Muse?" she asked, uncertain.

"Its fine," I reassured her, "I'm not that into music, but I do have my standers, nothing older than the 50's."

"Same here," she said, then, "can I show you something?"

"Sure," I said, and she disappeared.

She appeared with her guitar and walked over to her window, she motioned for me to follow. She jumped out the window and into a tree, I did the same and we then went farther into the forest.

She stopped and dropped down when we came to a small meadow, I followed her and sat down next to her in the middle of the meadow.

"Is this what you wanted to show me?" I asked.

"Yeah, and can you listen to a song I wrote?" she asked, then blushed.

I smiled at her and then nodded, "I would like that."

"Yeah, yeahYeah-eah, yeahYeah-eah, yeahWhy do you look so familiarI could swear that I have seen your face beforeI think I like that you seem sincereI think I like to get to know you a little bit more," she started off softly.

"I think there's something more, life's worth living forWho knows what could happen. Do what you do, just keep on laughingOne thing's true, there's always a brand new dayI'm gonna live today like it's my last day

Yeah, yeah, Yeah-eah, yeah, Yeah-eah, yeah," she seemed to get more confident as she continued to sing, her voice getting stronger."How do you always have an opinionAnd how do you always find the best way to compromiseWe don't need to have a reasonWe don't need anythingWe're just wasting time I think there's something more, life's worth living forWho knows what could happen. Do what you do, just keep on laughingOne thing's true, there's always a brand new dayI'm gonna live today like it's my last dayWho knows what could happen. Do what you do, just keep on laughingOne thing's true, there's always a brand new dayI'm gonna live today like it's my last day," she started to smile, as she seemed to realize that I wasn't going to laugh or make fun of her.

"Find yourself, cause I can't find youBe yourself, who are you?Find yourself, cause I can't find youBe yourself, who are you?Who knows what could happen. Do what you do, just keep on laughingOne thing's true, there's always a brand new daySo you go and make it happenDo your best just keep on laughingI'm telling you, there's always a brand new dayWho knows what could happen. Do what you do, just keep on laughingOne thing's true, there's always a brand new dayI'm gonna live today like it's my last day," she finished singing, with a bright smile on her face.

"That was great Maddi," I said, smiling brightly back at her.

"Thanks," she said.