Today was the day where I finally meet the rest of the Cullen clan. I'm nervous but eerily calm, I wonder why that is? But I will happily embrace that feeling. But I think it's because I've thought of a reunion for so many years with different outcomes that right now I have no idea how to approach it. No, I do know how to approach it, in a calm manner like adults, because we are all adults (technically no but you understand what I mean). I got ready, put some light eyeliner, some lip gloss and I let my hair fall with a black and blue band on top. I put on some black jeans, and what I should I wear for a shirt, oh I know this nice blue shirt that I have. I remember he always liked me with blue and that's what he gets for being such a stalker. I put on some blue flats and I'm all set, and I'm nervous again.
It's 3:45pm and we agreed at 4pm. Oh my gosh, I'm going to have a panic attack, no, no I'm not, I'm fine, it's been six years and I'm okay, I'm with someone that is caring and understanding. I told him I wasn't able to see him today because I had plans with the girls, I hated lying to him but I promised myself I was going to tell him after I settled things with the Cullen's. That's not too much lying right?
Knock on the door. Oh my gosh! My heart started beating and I'm completely sure that they can totally hear that, sigh, how embarrassing. I open the door and I see Carlisle and Esme smiling and of course Esme is carrying a tray of food of some sort. Since I'm the only one that eats I never understood why she always brings me big portions of food, as if I'm going to eat the whole thing at once. Then I see Alice and Jasper come in, Alice hugs me and Jasper nods at me. Then it's Emmet and Rosalie, she actually smirks a little and Emmet gives me those bone crushing hugs that I've missed so much.
"Ok Emmet, you're going to kill me." I told him while chuckling.
"Yea but it will be because I have missed my little sister." He stepped away and had his big teddy bear smile, I just smiled back. Until finally the one I was dreading to see, the one I had to prepare myself to see after so long came into that door like the Adonis god that he is and always took my breath away and of course everybody noticed the erratic way my heart started to beat; I tried to mask it by talking.
"Thank you for coming, I hope everyone is well." I said while I put Esme's food away.
"Yes thank you."
"This apartment is bad ass." Emmet said.
"Why thank you, I try." I said while smiling, "please, you can all sit down, I'm sorry I don't have any more chairs or sofa."
"Don't worry, we don't need to sit down, we can be standing up for days and weeks and we won't get tired." Carlisle informed me while smiling.
"That's right, sorry it's been awhile since I've been surrounded by vampires." I answered smiling.
An awkward silence followed until Jasper spoke.
"Isabella, I was told to inform you that Mr. Robles is excited for your coming back to work this Monday. He's glad you are recuperated."
"Thank you Jasper. I'm looking forward to going back to work. I've been gone for too long, I miss it. I'm sorry Alice and Esme, I enjoy your company but I need to get back to work and do something productive." I said smiling.
"That's okay Bella, no offence to us." Esme said, "We're just happy we've been able to spend time together after so long." Alice and Esme smiled in accordance.
"So what has everybody been up to, Emmet, Rosalie?" I asked, we needed to get this thing going, because if not, it's just going to be all awkward.
"We've been travelling; we decided to go somewhere new. I can't believe I was able to convince Rosalie to go with me to Africa and stay in the wild. It was totally bad ass! We were able to hunt in the jungle and wrestle with the animals." Emmet told me happily.
"Yes he did convince me after endless begging. I didn't really have much of a choice; I needed to get out of the house. I couldn't stand everybody's mood." She informed me without a second thought; I felt as if I knew what she was referring to.
"Rosalie!" Esme chided her.
"It's true Esme, I'm sorry but I can't be here and lie, that's why we're here right, to get everything out in the open." She stated.
"It's ok Esme, don't worry about it, it's true what she is saying. That's good to know. Why was everybody's mood sour?" I asked, I got mad at Rosalie for being so imprudent but it was true, and I need to be strong, I am strong and I'm not going to let myself be influenced by her moods.
"Well, we left Forks and everybody was sad by leaving you and by Edward being gone for so long, I couldn't stand it. We needed a distraction." She informed me.
I knew this was coming. I had prepared myself for this but this was different news.
"Where was Edward?" I asked, and he answered to my surprise.
"I left and I hunted Victoria for a while until I lost her trail completely. I wanted to keep you safe by killing her." He informed me.
"By the looks of it you lost that battle with Victoria." I said smirking while everybody stared at me with a questioning look.
"Oh sorry, I forget you haven't been back to Forks. Victoria came back to Forks months after you left, I'm assuming after you lost her trail Edward. She came back and it was when I was dating Jacob" I heard hisses and words not appropriate, "oops, forgot to mention that, umm I dated Jacob Black, and yes he's descendant of Ephraim Black, and while I was dating him Victoria came back with a vengeance." I informed them.
"What do you mean with a vengeance?" Carlisle asked scared.
"What do you mean you dated Jacob Black?" Edward asked.
"I'll answer your question first Carlisle. She actually started making a vampire army. To my surprise one day Jacob informs me that there's a red haired vampire that kept evading them and I instantly knew who she was and what she wanted, ME. I explained to him how I knew her and I told her that evasiveness was her talent. He also informed me that there were a lot of vampires rising in the Seattle area and that's when I thought of an army. I remember being told how vampires are so strong and how only a group of vampires can slaughter thousands of humans. I put them together and I told Jacob of what I thought, he went to his pack and decided to head to Seattle and kill them all, including Victoria." I informed them and everybody was just staring at me with wonder.
"How did they kill Victoria?" Jasper asked.
"They cornered her in a warehouse where she was surrounded by a group of newborns, and you know how strong they are" everybody nodded in unison "so the pack devised an attack and attacked her in the daylight because I told them too" I said smugly " because Victoria wouldn't have thought an attack would be made during day light because of the whole vampire night myth thing." I informed them.
"Wow! I wish I was there to fight with them." Emmet said and Rosalie smacked him on his head.
"To answer you Edward; didn't you leave so I can live a normal life? So I can actually be with human people? You always said that I was making a mistake being with you. You have no right to demand or ask anything of me. You made your decision to leave me and to take my family with you, knowing that I loved them as well. In return, I made my choice, my choices, and if I decided to date a werewolf, that is my choice and mine alone. Just as me dating another werewolf at the moment is my choice and mine alone." I told him with certainty and for some reason full of courage. Everybody was just staring in awe and Rosalie had a smirk, I guess she approves, and Edward, oh his face is unmistakable.