Hey guys, I'm so so so so so so sorry it is taking so long for me to update lately! I mean in December I updated about every 3 days, but so much is coming up lately. (all of my teachers are springing projects up on me, just last week I lost 10 hours that I could've been writing to babysit my baby sister, and my evil friend has issues with the fact that twilight was the first vampire book I ever read so I'm being educated on "real vampires" and I can't find any good books to teach me about that!)

I am not bailing on you guys! I swear. I'm just… I don't know wht the hell I'm doing, but I am giving you guys permission to yell at me for ditching you and taking so long to update. I'm having issues sleeping so I need to go to sleep earlier, cuz my family keeps waking me up. Normally I stay up later then my parents would let me to write, so please bare with me. As a Thank You I'm trying to improve the chapters, give them some more substance, make them longer, but any comments, questions, demands for sooner up dates, a suggestion of a good vampire or fantasy book or just plain reviews, let me know I'm doing my best. =]

I don't own twilight or the quote from twilight (with minor changes) in this chapter or the song, or McDonalds, or BMW, or the book mentioned by Carrie Jones, or High School Musical (Cuz that's sure what I think of when I think of Vampires =P)…

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"Bel-la! Ed-ward!" Alice's voice rang through the entire mansion, but it wasn't enough to gain my attention.

I was upstairs with Edward. The two of us were a little busy at the moment, not busy like Em and Rose almost always are, but as close as we could get with out shedding any clothing.

You'd think that when you're immortal, and you're off from school you'd always have plenty of free time, time to play the piano, go for a walk, talk to(or make out with)your soul mate, re-read a book. Well, that's the way it used to be, but it seems that my family has made it their job to never let me have any time to my self.

Don't get me wrong I love my family to pieces, and I wouldn't trade being a Cullen for anything, but it is too much to ask for ten minutes alone with Edward?

And that's not even the weirdest part. You'd think that my aunt and uncle would be the ones trying to keep us busy, but they're not. Jasper, Rose, Alice, and Emmett are the ones. I mean normally you think your parents or guardians would be the ones, but no, those two are trying to force us together, Aunt Esme in particular. I had asked Edward about it last week.

"They're both happy to see us happy." He had explained. "Esme especially, you see all this time she's been worried about me, afraid that there was something missing from me essential makeup, that I was too young when Carlisle changed me.... She's ecstatic. Every time we touch she just about chokes with satisfaction."

That was the last decent conversation we'd had since school got out. We're on winter holiday break, thank god. I think it's the twenty third of December, but I'm not sure. We're off from school, there's no reason to keep track any more.

"Where are you two!?" This time Rose's voice filled the hallways.

I didn't respond, neither did Edward. Well, I did respond in one way, I just strengthened my hold around his neck, there's no way the evil pixie or even my beauty queen cousin was going to get me off of him.

'Should we go see what they want?' It's effortless for me to share my thoughts with him when we're this close together.

He pulled his lips off of mine just long enough to speak.

"They're just going to separate us again," He panted "and there's no way in hell I'm letting them." And then his lips were urgent against mine once more.

He's right, every time we've kissed or even just been alone for more then twenty minutes his siblings have interrupted us. So far I've been pulled out of the house Rosalie and Alice to go shopping daily and when ever I wasn't off with the two of them the guys stole Edward. I mean stole him in the literal sense, they've been of doing god knows what.

On our little shopping trips (or torture session as I'm referring to them as) Rose and Alice have been teaching me what we call 'cullenisms'.

They're basically the guide lines to our way of life: Don't get into fights with humans. Only harm humans if they earn it. If your man screwed up, watching you flirt with male humans is great payback. Humans are friends, not food. That sort of thing.

The guys, mainly Jazz, with Em's comical input, have made it their job to teach me the history of the Cullen family, not my ancestors, but the current vampire Cullens. They've taught me everything, other then everybody's personal story, having decided it was more considerate to let the story's owner tell me themselves. Ever since the week after Tyler's car crash Saturdays night had become story night. I've learned everything from the time Alice and Emmett ended up in the local asylum, to the story of our 'cousins' up in Denali.

That particular story had led to another, of the now frequent, girl's night out.

"Bell-la!" called banging on my bedroom door. "You're a vampire, for god's sake, how long does it take you to get dressed!?"

Honestly I wasn't getting dressed, I had already gotten dressed, twenty minutes ago. I really was reading Wuthering Heights, but Alice didn't need to know that.

"Isabella Marie Swan Cullen Hurry up!" I sighed in exasperation before placing my bookmark it its rightful spot, then skipped to my bedroom door.

There was no other way to describe the way I crossed the floor. I had an extra spring in my step lately. The happiness that filled was so excessive that I couldn't just walk.

The one downside of my 'bouncing', as Emmett liked to call it, was that it didn't go well with my lack of grace and coordination. Which meant a ridiculous amount tripping. On the other hand it meant Edward caught me even more, and being in his arms makes it all worth while.

I pulled open my door to find a frowning golden eyed pixie, dressed in a simple pink dress, with black leggings, and matching pink ballet flats.

"Seriously Mary Alice Brandon Hale Cullen, did you have to use my full name?" I asked irritably.

Alice smiled before answering.

"If it gets you to come, then yes, I do."

I rolled my eyes and she stuck out her tongue in response.

'So where are you and Rose taking me today?' I tried to place the thought in her head, unsuccessfully. I brushed the tips of my fingers along her hand and tried to place the thought again, this time it worked.

"She grabbed my hand and started to pull me down the hall before answering.

"We're going on a little road trip.'

"Alice," I moaned "I don't want to-" But I was interrupted.

"Don't worry Bella, we'll be home by five. I know you and Edward can't keep your hands off each other that long." She giggled.

I sighed

"Alice, how many times do I have to tell you, we didn't-"

"Sleep together, the two of you are still virgins, blah, blah, blah, we get it."

"You just don't believe it." I accused.

Alice bit her lip to keep from smiling. She thought for a minute before replying.

"No comment."

"Alice what's taking you two so long?" Rosalie asked in the distance. I could hear the purr of her M3 at the edge of the drive way.

"Patience is a virtue." I called, well being pulled out the front door.

The weather was amazing when you consider the fact that it's the middle of December in the middle of Forks. It was slightly breezy, and even though the sun wasn't shining it was just warm enough to leave your jacket home, at least it was for the humans that actually need to wear them to keep warm.

"I guess that means I have no virtue." Rose retorted as I slid into the leather backseat.

"I think every one knows that." I reminded her.

Rosalie smiled deviously.

"Somebody's jeal-ous." She sang.

"Jealous, me? Yeah right." I rolled my eyes. "I'm not jealous, I'm just impatient, you two still haven't told me where you're taking me."

"Patience is a virtue." Rose quoted.

I sighed. Why do they keep kidnapping me?

"Do you two know how annoying it is when your cousins keep kidnapping you and they don't even tell you where you're going?" I spoke slowly, trying to keep my voice from rising.

"I like being kidnapped, it can be loads of fun." I think Alice is just saying that, besides, who would kidnap her? She cut answered my question before I could even open my mouth.

"I've been kidnapped by loads of people, like when our cousins come down to visit during the holidays, and there was this one Valentines Day when Jasper-"

"Yeah, I don't think I want to know where this is going." The two of them erupted in a chorus of high pitched laughter.

"C'mon Bella, let us have our fun." Alice whined.

"You two are worse then Emmett!" I exclaimed.

"Fine we'll keep out dirty mouths shut." Rose mumbled turning up the radio.

"Hey, Alice can you pass me that-"

Alice had the CD in Rose's hand before she could finish asking the question.

"Thanks," Rose slipped the CD into the stereo and turned up the volume.

When first song came on I was shocked I didn't think they were in to this kind of music.

"Seriously," I snorted. "Muse?"

"If you won't let us harass you, then we pick the CD." Alice reminded me. That was one of the many rules that had been drilled into my head in the past few weeks.

"I'm not complaining, just shocked" I explained lying back against the back of my seat. "Seriously, I didn't know you two liked muse."

"Well, I kinda mighta stolen your CD, sorry." Alice smiled.

They stopped talking until the chorus of the song, when the three of us simultaneously started to sing.

I thought I was a fool for no one
Ooh baby I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
But how long before you tell the truth
Ooh you set my soul alight
Ooh you set my soul alight
(You set my soul alight)

We were having so much fun we all stared to giggling uncontrollably.
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super-massive
(You set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the super-massive
Like a super-massive black hole
Super-massive black hole
Super-massive black hole
Super-massive black hole

When the first song was over, and we had stopped giggling, we all shut up and let the quiet fill the car, well other then the CD, but I wasn't going to complain about that.

I let my mind drift and probably blanked out for about two or three hours…

"Alice, tell me again, why are we leaving the state? I thought you guys were just kidding about the road trip, that this was just another night of you two teaching me more Cullenisms?" I asked about and hour later as we drove over the state border to Oregon.

"Bella," She called over the wind, her tone of voice seemed to question my sanity. "Would we take you out of state for that?"

"No," Rose answered for me. "We're going to tell you a story."

"I thought yesterday was story night?" I went heavy on the sarcasm. Why on earth can't we do that in Forks?

"It was, but this is not a story for everybody else's ears." Rose explained.

"Is that supposed to make me feel better or worse?"

"Neither," Alice said grinning wickedly. "But I'm assuming you have at least ten ideas and none of them are right,"

I sighed

"Will you at least tell me how long until we get there?"

"Nope." Rose smiled the same smile as her sister. "Right Alice?"

"Right." Alice agreed.

"Then what am I supposed to do while you two take us to some far off location?" I wasn't normally this difficult, but come on, five kidnappings it 5 days!? This is ridiculous.

"Find a way to entertain yourself, or better yet think of theories to why your future keeps disappearing." Rose suggested.

"Fine, I'll think about who is planning my murder for the next five hours." There's no way I'm going to just drop dead or die of old age. I'm a vampire for Volturi's sake! So there's only one option. I'm going to be murdered, there goes my good mood.

I'm terrified, naturally, but for different reasons then my family think. My family won't let anything happen to me with out a fight, they've assured me of it, so the only way I'll die is if something happens to them and I just can't bare it. Just when I find my family, we might lose each other.

"Three hours tops." Alice corrected me. That must mean we're going to…California!? "And don't think about your disappearing future, that's depressing think of something happy, try to read my mind."

Alice and the rest of the Cullens agree with Edward, they think I have the potential to read their minds. But if I had that power you'd think I knew about it, wouldn't you?

"Alice," I whined "I don't think I can."

"Don't think, just try." Rose suggested.

"Fine, I will." I pulled my legs up to my chest and lie against the back seat. I placed my left arm around my legs, and my right against Alice and Rose's shoulders….

"Bell-la! Wakey wakey!"

"Alice, she's not human." She can't sleep therefore she can't wake up.

"Well, duh, Rose. I know you're blonde and all-"

"Hey!" I'm the smartest blonde in that human school! Okay, Jasper beat me on that Civil War review test, but c'mon he lived it!

"Just kidding, you know I have nothing against blondes…"

"Don't think about Jasper! What if she's found out how to get into your mind and that's the first thought she hears!? She'll be traumatized for existence!" Thank god I picked Rose's mind. Seriously. Thank You God!

"Bella! Rose, do u think it's possible for vampires to pass out or somthi-" Oh god, Alice you can't be serious. Rose thought.

I decided to take advantage of the current situation.

"Boo." I whispered.

Alice screamed, like actually screamed, rather loud and at a pitch I doubt anyone other than a werewolf, bat, or vampire could hear.

"Bella what the hell was that for!?" She yelled.

"It's called payback, and it's rather entertaining. You should really try it." I explained.

"That was so mean!" Alice crossed her arms across her chest and Rose giggled in the passenger's seat.

"Have you ever heard the human saying 'Payback's a bitch'?" I asked crossing my arms across my chest too.

It was then that I noticed that the car was parked in the middle of the rain. It looked like we were in a…McDonald's parking lot? What the heck? We came to California to sit in a McDonald's parking lot? There is no bloody way this has to be a joke, maybe the car broke or something.

"Bella Swan did you just curse?" Alice asked in mock horror.

"Alice, Rose, why the hell did you steal me out of our home, drag me off to California of all places and park in a McDonald's parking lot!?"

Rose sighed in exasperation, well her thoughts made it seem like exasperation. "We already told you."

"We need to tell you a story." Alice repeated. "One that Edward would kill us if he knew we told you."

"You guys have no secrets, we don't hide anything from each other." Well I have one thing, but that's different.

"Well, this is the only one." Rose explained.

"Yeah, this and what we do on Valentines Day, but that's so Edward can keep his sanity." Alice rolled her eyes.

"But technically this isn't a secret."

"It's more of a …" Alice trailed off looking for a good word.

Jeez you'd think a psychic would know what she was gonna say. –Rose, of course.

"…Fact, one that has never been shared with anybody."

"Will you two just get on with it!?" I screamed.

"Fine, we'll just skip to the point, sound good?" Alice turned off the radio and she and Rose turned around fully to talk to me.

"Actually, that sounds great."

"No stalling, no prologue, no-"

"Alice, Rose, get on with it!"

"Fine, Bella the reason for this whole kidnapping, and this story is it's something you might want to know in the coming weeks."

"Alice," I growled, I mean really growled, not like an angry human, but an angry animals.

"Up until we met you in November we thought Edward was gay."

"Okay, number one that was rather random, number two what the heck? Number three what gave you that impression, and number four why are you telling me this?"

"Listen Bella, hear us out and never repeat this information?" Rose begged. Seriously Bella can't repeat this information, he'd kill us, the four of us, like re-kill us, as in end our existence. Rose is exaggerating, kind of a drama queen. I wanted to roll my eyes, but decided against it.

"Okay fine, I'll keep my mouth shut, but only if two you explain." I agreed. "Now."

"Okay so um, where to start…" How do we explain, just jump out and say it?

"No pretences, no prologues, pure fact, just jumping into the story like the New Years Eve party at the ski lodge in High School Musical-"

"Alice." I growled "Get on with it or so help me god, I will run home and ask Edward myself."

"Okay!" She yelled hastily. "Jeez, so basically when we were up in Denali, with Tanya, Carmen, Eleazar, Kate, and Irinia. Kate basically well, attempted to seduce Edward."

"WHAT!? What happened I mean… SPILL!" I practical commanded.

I pulled away from Rosalie's mind, I didn't want to hear the unedited version, well I did, but I didn't…does that make any sense? I think it makes sense. Oh my god I'm talking to myself again-No don't get distracted, listen to your cousins.

"Yeah, well, it was Singles Awareness Day-"

"Sad day for short," Alice cut in.

"And well, Edward looked a little, well I don't know, but they we're hanging out, 'cuz you know, that's what cousins do, but then again vampires are definitely a totally different story…anyway, he like totally blew her off!" THANK GOD! No previous relationships, no reading Tips For Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend, no complicated histories, I had enough of those to- no don't think about it, don't fall to pieces, don't cry, don't think about it, just forget, forget it, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT!!

"Bella, are you okay, you're trembling." Alice whispered.

"I'm-I'm okay just give me a second…" I breathed. "Just don't mention this, please, please don't,"

"Bella," They whispered together, before climbing into the car's back seat with me and pulling me into their arms in a hug.

I ended up sobbing into their arms for about twenty minutes. They didn't mention it, didn't say anything, or give me any looks, of protest when I tried to change the subject.

"So tell me more?" Not the smoothest option, but hey it work.

"Basically we told you this for two reasons: we thought you would want to know, and you're the only person he's ever shown any emotion towards, he really, really, really-"

"Alice!" I whined

"Really loves you." The two of them finished

***************************************************************************I haven't told anyone about finding out how to read their minds yet, it just wasn't the time, yet, and the two of them haven't brought up my mental break down, and I'm still alive, and I hear on his couch for lack of a better word snogging the hell out of Edward Cullen.

"BELLA MARIE SWAN CULLEN, EDWARD ANTHANY MASEN CULLEN GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN HERE IT'S CHRISTMAS MORNING AND WE HAVE PRESENTS TO OPEN, WE'RE A FAMILY AND WE'RE GOIN TO ACT LIKE IT."

'Basically that's code for Alice and Emmett want to open their presents, right Edward?' That's when it hit me.

Holy crow! I forgot! She means the whole family.

Kill me, just rip me up and burn the bloody pieces.

Reviews guessing the correct reason for Bella's mental break down get a surprise, I don't know what, but I'll think of something! BTW snogging is British for making out, tonsil hockey, ect.

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