A\N: Hey, thanks for all the reviews, you know I love you all for it. Hope you enjoy this chapter. I know it was a bit of a surprise when Victoria came along…but she had good intentions (not). But that's what she's making the Cullens think. When she found out Bella was pregnant, she got a trick up her sleeve that will destroy the Cullen family. BWA-HA-HA-HA!! It's going to be so evil, so terrifying, so awful…that you're going to cry. Cry hard. And I hope you do. LOL. JK. But it's going to be bad, you're going to hate me for it. If you're wondering she going to kill the twins, don't worry you're wrong. She's going to do something else…something horrible. It is going to redefine the word, "terrible".

Chapter 21: Explanations

Bella's POV

"…and that's how I ended up here." Victoria said as she crossed her legs and smiled warmly. She had just finished telling us of her journey to the south.

"We didn't ask you where you came from," Edward hissed. "We asked you why you're here."

She frowned for a moment before the smile returned, "I'm here to ask for forgiveness."

"Well, I'm not sorry to disappoint you, but you're not getting any." Rosalie sneered.

"That's not entirely up to you is it?" Victoria snapped back. "Which reminds me…Bella? Did you let yourself go?" She laughed a little at the end.

"No, you bitch she's pregnant!" Rosalie stood up to protect me from Victoria.

"Rosalie," Carlisle cautioned. "Victoria, what brought all this on? I thought you hated us."

"I did. It was only until I realized my mistake. If you would be so kind, you'd except my apologies for helping James hunt Bella. I didn't do it intentionally. I couldn't deny James anything, and hunting humans was my second nature. Not anymore though. I was ignorant and foolish, and I know that I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I'll ask for it any way." She looked down at her hands rested on her lap. "Also, I was kind of hoping you'd accept me as…part of your coven?"

"No. Carlisle say no." Edward.

"Carlisle! You'd be mad to accept that!" Alice.

"I absolutely refused to be under the same roof as her." Rosalie.

"Aw, man. I don't wanna be near this bitch." Emmett.

"Carlisle, I don't trust her." Jasper.

"Carlisle, you should think over this." Esme.

"I don't think I feel comfortable with her around." I said quietly, hoping no one would hear me. I swallowed hard when Victoria turned to glare at Rosalie who was shielding me away from her.

"Victoria, for you to be a apart of my coven, you'll have to change your diet." Carlisle proclaimed calmly.

She smiled and said, "I already have." She had also changed the way she dressed. No more leather, nor fur coats. Just plain jeans and a grey hooded sweatshirt. "I started three days ago." You could tell she was telling the truth because you could see a gold lining circling her pupils in her red eyes.

She sighed and began speaking again, "Do you want to know how I became a vampire?"

Carlisle hand gestured for her to continue.

"It was the late eighteen hundredths…in Florence, Italy." Her eyes became clouded as she told us her sad tale. She was engaged to a man named Gregory, who loved her and gave her the most finest gifts. She was happy. But she was kidnapped by James and forced to be his mate. She had grown to love him, but she never really liked him fully, though. She had become evil because he told her it was the only way to live, with what they are. She was so used to James telling her what to do, that she lost herself in the process. She wanted revenge, she admitted, for taking away the only person she had in this world. I was in tears at the end of her tale.

"Bella," she addressed me, "Will you ever forgive me?"

"Of course." I whispered, not knowing what else to say. Rosalie snorted and rolled her eyes. I gave her a sad look and turned away.

Carlisle spoke, "Victoria, do you still have ill will towards us?"

"Not anymore." Victoria's shoulders lumped in shame.

"Well then…I guess…you could stay with us. If you promise this isn't some kind of treachery."

"Oh, no sir. I swear." She stood up and offered to give Carlisle a shake of the hand, but instead, he pulled her in for a hug and whispered in her ear:

"Welcome to the family, Victoria."

A\N: I think this is so messed up right now. I'll update today again, so check in the next hour. Leave me some love: REVIEW.

-Alice

P.S. My best friend Adri told me this morning that Rob dumped Kris for Emilie. It took her like, half an hour to convince me it was true, but then I said, "I still don't believe that they were dating any way." Just because he was making out with Emilie, doesn't mean there together or that he dumped Kristen for her. This is al so messed up right now. So much drama! Seriously, this is worse than high school.