Thank you to all of you that reviewed - you guys made my week!

Sorry I didn't update sooner, its just that my internet was down for like the whole spring break (spring break for me, that is.) and I could write. I don't really know what happened, all I know is something was up with my cable company, so once again, I am so sorry for not updating sooner.

So I already have the next two chapters of this written, and they should be typed, edited, and up soon. I think some of you will like what is coming. (;

Well anyway, I would like to dedicate this chapter to my best friend Nicole, because she gave me the wonderful idea's of what emm should say. I LOVE YOU NICOLE!

Now, on with the story!

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Previously:

When his heart stopped beating, the room went completely still, and Rosalie was practically shaking with nerves. We could all see the man squeeze Rosalie's hand, and then sit up, opening his bright red eyes.

The first word out of his mouth was "Sweet."

We all just stood there as still as statues, staring at him. He sat up straighter, and then turned his head to the sides, looking at the room. "I could swear I was in hell just minutes ago. Where am I?"

I looked at Carlisle, pleading him with my eyes so that I could answer, and Carlisle nodded his head yes. I instantly perked up, and opened my mouth to talk. "You are at our home, and no, technically you are not dead." I summarized his question, wording it specifically for him to ask what I knew was coming.

He slowly shook his head. "I don't understand. How am I not dead? I remember burning, and now my skin feels fine. It was like I was on fire! What is happening?"

I sighed, not wanting to answer that question, and stepped back towards where Edward was sitting. Carlisle stepped forward, taking my place, and started to explain to him what he was now. I didn't want to really listen to this again, so I went to sit by Rose, and tuned out what they were saying.

I was thinking about taking Rose to the beach when it was rainy, when something Carlisle said brought me out of my reverie. "Please, let me talk, and then you can ask all of the questions you want." Carlisle was saying, glaring slightly at the man who was trying his hardest to keep his mouth shut. Carlisle continued to talk, and then finally let the man ask his questions after about ten more minutes of explanations.

I was in the middle of spinning a piece of my hair in-between my fingers, when he asked his first question. "Wait, so you are saying that I can jump off a cliff and not die?"

Carlisle shook his head at him, with what seemed to be disappointment. "Yes, I guess you can, but you would have to be careful to not break anything when you land."

"Okay, so if I am strong, I can have an arm wrestling match?"

"Of course. Why?" Carlisle asked.

"just wondering." he grinned, and then turned to Esme and Edward. "So she is my new mother now?" he asked, pointing a pale finger at Esme.

"Yes." Carlisle answered in an amused tone. "She is."

"Great. And so all of these freaks are my family?" he asked jokingly, skimming his eyes over everyone that was sitting down. I hissed at his comment, and forced him to take it back, even though he wasn't serious. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. What I really meant to say was that I love my new family, and look forward to spending time with them." he said, with confusion written all over his face when he was done talking.

Everyone was silently chuckling as I smiled at my work. Carlisle just sighed. "That was Isabella. You seem to have irritated her." Carlisle answered his unspoken question.

"Which one is she?" he asked, turning back to where Rose and I were sitting. Edward smirked and pointed his finger at me, earning a soft growl from me in return. The man directed his gaze on my face, and then stepped forward. "Hello Isabella. I'm Emmett. I can see I like you already." he said, smiling.

I laughed, and then flashed a look at Edward. "I know."

He followed my gaze back to Edward, and then looked back questioningly at me. I just smiled, and watched as he looked back at Edward again. After a minute, Edward spoke up. "No, Emmett. I am not a vampire that does witchcraft. I am a mind reader."

"Well." Emmett said, pausing for a minute. "That seems to make sense." Emmett continued to stare at him, and at times Edward would nod his head and smile. They continued on with their silent interrogations, so I turned to look at Rose. She was staring at Emmett with admiration I her eyes. She seemed to be dawn to him, and I knew it must be love. I could tell - just like I could tell with Carlisle and Esme. She had that same look on her face that Edward has while looking at me. It must be love!

Edward suddenly cleared his throat, staring at me with what seemed to be expectance. I raised my eyebrow at him, so he spoke. "Emmett would like to go hunting." he stated.

I continued to stare at him with my eyebrow raised. Why would I want to know that? "And?" I prompted.

"He would like you to take him. Considering you have done that with everyone else for their first hunts, he thought you would be a good choice. He also likes your power." Edward said, staring my face down, looking for any signs of me saying no.

Why me? couldn't…"Rose is coming too!" I screamed happily, saying my thoughts out loud.

Rose shifted positions, snapping out of her little daze with Emmett, and glared at me. "And why would I do that?" she hissed, her eyes suddenly turning darker then they already were.

I just rolled my eyes at her. "You are still young, and that was too much blood for you to be comfortable right now. I know it has been three days without you hunting, and with your exposure to the blood, your throat must be on fire. Besides, your eyes don't match your dress. They are too dark." I said, staring at her light pink dress. Her black eyes really didn't go with that dress.

She sighed. "I see your point. I'll go." she said lazily, and then took my hand off of her arm before walking to the direction of the stairs. I couldn't help but smile at how gullible she was being. There was no way that that was my real intention of having her come!

After smiling at the empty hallway for a few more seconds, I turned back to the rest of my family. Edward looked confused - for probably not knowing what was going on with my plans - Emmett looked excited, Esme looked hopeful, and Carlisle was furrowing his brow in concentration. For what? Im not entirely sure.

"Thank you Bella." Emmett said, smiling. I just groaned. Edward already told him my new 'name.' Great.

I put on a fake smile, but then that soon turned into a real smile when I saw the mischievous glint in Emmett's eyes, and Edward's frightened face. "Anytime Em." I said, responding to his thank, and then returned to my mindless thoughts on the couch, waiting for Rosalie.

"So are you up for it?" Emmett said, turning to look at Edward. I sat up straight to get a better view on whatever was going on in Emmett's head.

"You are a newborn Emmett," Emmet scolded. I looked over to see that Esme had gotten up and that Carlisle had the same look on his face. "That is not fair at all." Edward continued. "And you should know that, with what Carlisle has told you."

"I know." Emmett grinned. "but will you?"

"No Emmett. I will not have an arm wrestling match with you." Edward said sternly, revealing Emmett's little plan.

"I will!" I jumped up excitedly. I knew I could beat him, newborn strength or not.

He just smiled. "Lets go." and then he walked out the back door with us trailing behind. He stopped at a large rock on the edge of the forest, and propped his elbow up, waiting for me. He had a big grin on his face, and his eyes were dancing with excitement

I confidently walked over behind him and also put my arm up, and grabbed his hand. "One. Two. Three."

I could immediately feel the force he was putting on me, pushing my arm an inch closer to the bottom of the rock. I held my arm there, though, waiting for him to think I was giving up. Sure enough, his push became even stronger, and I let my arm inch down another two inches. When I looked down I saw I was maybe two inches away from losing, so I did what I knew I would do.

Stop pushing. I ordered him, smiling when he stopped and the pressure was relieved. He looked confused for a minute, but then his eyes narrowed at me. I just grinned at him, and slammed his arm down.

He growled at me as I walked to where Edward was standing. "You know its not fair when you do that love. That is cheating." he said in an amused tone.

I just grinned. "I know. But you could have warned him. We have done that before." I said, in the same amused tone he was using.

"Emmett, BELLA! Lets GO!" Rose screamed from inside the house. I just rolled my eyes, and started to walk back into the house. "Lets not keep her waiting, since we waited for her." I mumbled, my voice laced with sarcasm. From the laughs I got from behind me, I knew that it wasn't quiet enough. Oops.

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Rose and Emmett were holding hands in the breakfast room. It was very sweet, and I knew from the beginning that Rose loved emmett. They finally got together a month ago, and emmett has been very gently since then. Ever since he found out about Royce, he has become like Edward - the perfect gentleman. I never knew emmett had it in him.

We still haven't talked to the Denali's since Tanya's little scene, and it has been over two months. Esme has become worried, but Carlisle keeps assuring her that it will be fine. Christmas came and went, and now it is 1935. I've been working on my new found shield, and can project it over myself, and another person if they are standing next to me. Its progress.

"Bella?" Edward asked from beside me. Sure enough, when I looked over, I was staring into his beautiful topaz eyes. He had a small smile on his lips, and immediately had me suspicious. I know that look. That was the look he gave me when he asked me to mess around with Emmett during the wrestling match that he challenged emmett too. It was amusing, but I would rather of not had my eardrums ringing after Edward won.

"Yes?" I asked, letting the suspicion run through my voice.

"Oh, nothing really. You just seem so out of it. Is everything alright?" he asked, looking straight into my eyes. I just nodded my head slightly and smiled. He sighed. "I wish I could know what is going on in your head."

I just laughed. "You know, I could always tell you. Like just a few minutes ago I was thinking of Rose and Emmett, Christmas, and well…..the Denali's." I said, my voice growing quieter at the end. I'm not sure when the last time was that someone mentioned them.

Sure enough, seconds after the last word slipped through my lips, I was suddenly facing four other vampires, all looking at me with sorrow in their eyes. "I'm dreadfully sorry for bringing that up." I said, looking at mainly Esme. "But Edward wanted to know what I was thinking, and it just blurted out. I really am sorry." I was now studying the rich brown hardwood floors.

Esme sighed. "Its alright dear. I have been actually thinking of them lately also. But I still think it's best to give them their time. I know how Kate is, she will call when the time is right." she stated confidently, smiling at me.

I smiled back, and then sighed. "I wish the time was sooner though. I feel awful for what I said." I've always been regretting what I said to Tanya, but lately it has been more then ever. Esme has been less lively lately, and I cant help but feel that it is because of what I said to Tanya.

Edward squeezed my hand comfortingly, and I sighed again. "Okay kids, I am going to go to the gardening store. I'll be back before evening." Esme said, and then walked out of the room humming a tune I had no name for.

"Yes, I should be getting to the hospital now. You know when I'll be back." and with that, Carlisle also left the room, leaving the four of us alone. As soon as we heard the front door shut, Emmett was up on his feet.

"So what do you guys want to do today?" he asked excitedly. I just rolled my eyes at him. Who knows what is going on in his mind for what to do today - except for Edward, that is.

Edward groaned from beside me, and was shaking his head at Emmett. "No, absolutely not. I would rather just play my piano than do that. Besides, what if you got caught? I don't think Esme would be happy to hear what you were doing." he said, saying that in disgust. I looked up at him curiously, and he just shook his head.

I turned to emmett and smiled. "Let me hear it." I was always curious when it came to emmett. I've only known him for two months, but he is the most entertaining and amusing guy out there.

"We go swimming In the ocean and tip the little sail boats over." he stated proudly.

Rose slapped him. "No Emmett! That is just cruel! And anyway, the water is to cold for us to be tipping humans into it."

I nodded my head. "I agree with Rose. Normally your ideas are fun Emmett, but that is just cruel. There is no way that I am going to be doing that." I stated, keeping my voice blank of the emotions I felt. For example, amusement, disgust, annoyed, and anxious, to name a few. Though I was more anxious to hear Edward play then anything else.

He groaned. "Fine. I'll go with option number two."

I was curious, yet again. "And what might that be?"

He just smiled again. "Cards!" he shouted. I just shook my head at him. You would think that his second option would be to dig a tunnel to China, but no, it was to play cards. That is Emmett for you.

"Rose, how do you deal with him?" I asked, as Emmett ran out of the room to get his deck of cards from his bedroom. I heard Emmett say "Hey, I heard that." but just ignored it.

"Well, I've learned that smacking him will stop him sometimes, and if not, to just ignore him." she said lazily, staring at her fingernails.

I stifled a laugh, and kept the conversation serious. "I see. Those are some very good pointers. Thank you, Rose." I said, and then walked out of the room to find Emmett sitting on the dining room table with a deck of cards in his hands.

He looked up at me, smiling brightly. "Want to play go-fish with me? Playing with myself is boring." he said, causing me to laugh at how childish he really was. (I know, I know, go-fish didn't exist back then, but just picture Emmett, of all people, playing go-fish.)

I just shook my head no. "sorry Emmett, im actually going to go read a book or something. Maybe later?" I said, making the end come out like a question. Before he could respond, I was running up into my room and closing my door behind me. I could hear the soft notes of Edward's piano coming from down the hall, and smiled to myself. I loved hearing Edward play, even if he wasn't in front of me playing. It was just comforting to hear the familiar notes, no matter how far away he was from me.

I smiled again, and then walked over to my bookshelf I had that was right to the side of my bed. I quickly selected my worn out copy of Romeo & Juliet and settled onto my armchair. The book flipped open to where I had left off, and I started reading from there. When I thought about it, I realized how dramatic these people were. And Paris really did get on my nerves.

"I'm home!" Esme said, slightly raising her voice as she walked through the front door. I put my book down on the chair, and walked down the stairs to meet her. When she saw me, she smiled and then asked "So what did Emmett break?"

I laughed. From the dining room, emmett screamed "Hey!" but continued his card game. "Nothing surprisingly. He has been keeping himself occupied by playing go-fish." I stated, laughing quietly at the image of emmett sitting on the dining room table with his legs crossed, talking to himself about his cards. It really was a sight to see.

She just sighed. "Well, at least he didn't go bother any humans."

I nodded my head. "Yes, but he does have outstanding self control." I stated, thinking of Emmett's perfect record with human blood.

"Maybe it's his love for irritating them." Esme suggested, taking off her shoes and pea coat.

I laughed quietly and nodded. "Yes, but it could be all of the grizzly bears he loves to agitate." I also suggested, thinking about all of the hunting trips we have taken when he would wake them up from their hibernation, and bother them before killing them. It was always entertaining, watching him fight with the animal that almost killed him a few months ago.

"Stop talking about me like I can't hear you! I'm right here you know!" he shouted, but then started to mumble something about threes and go-fish.

Esme just sighed. "Very well Emmett. But please, get off of the dining room table." she said, not even looking at him to know where he was sitting.

Emmett muttered something incoherent, but we could hear his shuffling, and moving of the cards. I just smiled. This was my family, and I love them for their odd ways.

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