A/N: I'm very sorry for the delay. Everything may not match with Twilight perfectly, however this is how I want it done.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything affiliated with the Twilight saga; it all belongs to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer.

Bittersweet

both pleasant and painful, or regretful

Chapter 21: Justin & Change

Carlisle's Point of View

I sat in my office contemplating the events that had been occurring. Justin had come back, and he left peacefully. As I sat thinking things over, I pulled out a letter he had written me several years prior.

Carlisle, my brother, my friend,

Through the years you have always been there for me. I've made many mistakes, but you always forgave me, and you never once pushed me away. However I realize that I've made a huge mistake now. One in which you may never forgive me for. Whether you believe it or not, it was an accident. I didn't mean to take their lives. It just happened. We were arguing, and things got out of control…

I was pulled from the note, when there was a light tapping on the door.

"Come in." Edward walked in, and looked at me seriously.

"What's wrong?" He asked, his voice filled with concern. I shook my head, in attempts to clear my mind.

"Don't worry about it. What do you need?" I continued to clear my mind, and attempted to relax my facial expression.

"What I need can wait. Carlisle, what's going on?"

I took a deep breath.

"I was reading a letter I received a very long time ago, before you were even part of the family."

"Who's the letter from?" I paused for a long moment, and Edward looked at me curiously.

"Justin."

"Was he a friend of yours?"

"Edward…" I started.

"Carlisle, if he was, just tell me. It's not like I hold his actions against you."

"Edward." I stated more sternly. "Justin is my brother." Edward's eyes seemed to bug out of his head.

"What?" He asked in shock. "Like…you changed him, and called him your brother?" Edward was trying to make sense of what I had revealed to him.

"No Edward. My parents had me, and then they had another son, Justin."

"I don't understand." Edward stammered.

"Justin was changed the day he was born. He wouldn't have made it out of the hospital alive, the nurses all knew that. One of the nurses happened to be a vampire, and she changed him. The doctors told my parents that Justin was in critical condition, which he was. Three days later my parents were allowed to take Justin home."

"But he was a newborn…wasn't that dangerous?"

"Justin was special. He was in complete control. It was very bizarre, however when he turned fifteen, he became dangerous. It was like the first fifteen years of his life weren't real vampire years."

"So basically he went through the new born stage, fifteen years late?"

"That's exactly what happened."

"So what did your parents do?" Edward questioned. I stared at the ceiling for a while, trying to decided how much I was willing to tell Edward, but then I realized, I'd already started the story, and I needed to finish it.

"One day my parents came home from work, and found the house trashed. A plumber had come by to do some work on the kitchen sink, and Justin had been home. Justin attacked the plumber, and in the process made a mess of the entire house. Somehow the plumber had escaped from Justin, but my parents obviously wanted an explanation as to why the house was in pieces. Justin tried to make up excuses, but my parents didn't buy any of it. They argued for a while, but Justin got so enraged…" I trailed off, as Edward looked at me curiously. "Justin killed my parents, and I walked in as he was finishing them off."

"Oh my god." Was all Edward could manage to say.

"I had always known something was different about Justin, I just never realized it was like that."

"So what did he say to you?"

"He simply explained himself, he explained what he was. He had done some intense research, and had been planning to visit the Volturi to make more sense out of who and what he was. Since I knew his secret though, he changed me. After that I went in my own direction. I left him, and I hadn't seen him until just now, when he approached you and Bella."

"So you hold a grudge because he killed your parents?" Edward asked.

"I know that may seem harsh, and I have thought about forgiving him, seeing as I have now felt the urge to take a life, but I can't. He took my parents away from me, and he knew that he was capable of that. He should have left in my opinion. He put our family in grave danger."

"I'm not judging you Carlisle. You need to do what is right for yourself."

I took a deep breath, and decided I had spoken enough about this particular subject.

"Now Edward, what did you need?" Edward cleared his throat, and looked me in the eye.

"Bella has decided that she would like to be changed. She seems to think that this is what is best. She claims she has thought it over."

"I see. And what do you think?"

"I think she's young and still has things she should do with her life…but honestly, I want her. I want her so bad."

"Then I think a change would be ok. We will prepare her, and try to make the transformation as easy as possible."

"Do you really think it's the right thing to do?" Edward asked me, concern thick in his words.

"Yes. I actually do. It might make things easier for her."

"When should we do it?"

"How about next week? Within that weeks time we should discuss things with her. Make sure she understands what being a vampires entails."

"Sounds like a plan…Carlisle, are you alright? I mean honestly."

"I'll be just fine Edward. I'm going to go watch a movie with Esme for a while. You should let Bella know the plan."

"Ok Carlisle." Edward stood up and walked away.

Bella's Point of View

Edward came back downstairs, and plopped down on the bed next to me.

"So?" I asked.

"How does next week sound?"

"Really?!" I asked surprised.

"Yeah really."

"It sounds perfect." I pressed my lips to Edward's gently, and then looked up at him. "Thank you Edward."

A/N: Ok review please! You should only expect about one more chapter.