I remember the day Edward came home. I was so glad he came home safe and sound to our family again. We decided to move back to Forks, Washington since Edward wanted to be with Bella again. That made me more than happy, knowing we were going to go back to Forks, plus I could introduce Jack and Lily to Forks. It would be hard for them to be around more humans than before, but I know they'll be just fine.

There was a rift between Rosalie and Edward, because of the miscommunication of Bella's death. Edward was sore at Rosalie for tell him Bella committed suicide, but I knew they were going to get over it, all they needed was time.

I opened the door for Lily to jump out of as we arrived at our old Forks home back in WAshington. Oz turned off the car as Jack came out the same door as his sister, both looking at the large house in awe. THe rest of our family joined us as Esme talked to the movers who were finishing up placing our furniture back in place. Edward was off with Bella, talking to her about what happened between them and making sure they were still okay.

"This is a big home mom." Jack said aloud as he walked over to the house a bit more to see more of the house. I smiled as Oz took my hand in his, giving me a kiss on the cheek and looking at our old house.

"Great to be back." He replied to me as Lily came over to me and tugged at my open hand.

"Was this your home mom?" She asked me, already sounding more mature than how she looked. I smiled and nodded my head to her.

"THis is where I first met your mother." Oz told our daughter aloud as he pushed some of Lily's hair behind her hear, the same way he did to me before. Then I saw Emmett come over and scoop up Lily in his arms and twirl her around.

"You'll like it here little missy! Lots of room to run around and play." Emmett told her and he tickled her. Lily giggled in delight and I could see the lights in the house flickering in time with her laughter.

"Emmett, careful." Jasper warned him as he walked by with some things in hand. Emmett stopped tickling her and placed her down on the floor.

"Oh come on now Uncle Jasper, the movers already left a minute ago. Don't be a worry wart!" Emmett teased him as Lily ran over to Alice who was opening the front doors with Jack and Esme. It felt nice to come home and see our home again, breathe in the pines from the trees and feel the moisture in the air. The only downside was being back with the werewolves, but that was something I would have to get used to in order to provide a happy and safe life for my family.

Bella called for a meeting with the whole family at our house, wanting to put her future to a vote. Though Edward was fuming about the subject of Bella becoming a vampire, I felt for Bella. I knew how it was to be a part of a family who was going to protect her, provide for her and help her. So as we sat around the table and while every person casted his or her vote, I knew my vote already.

"Harper?" Bella asked me aloud as I snapped out of my tab on my twins. They were playing upstairs, occupying themselves since they were old enough. Lily was playing with her dollhouse whereas Jack was drawing at his new desk Alice gave him. I cleared my throat and looked over at Bella. Her eyes were on mine, looking so determine and strong and I smiled at him.

"Yes." I replied, seeing some smiles and only two frowns, thanks to Edward and Rosalie. Bella smiled at me and looked to my fiance, who was looking at her with uncertainty.

"I have only know you for a very little amount of time Bella..." Oz warned as I took his hand in mine, feeling the similar warmth in our pale skins.

"I know that Oz, but you are apart of this family that I'll be joining soon." Bella told him in a strong tone. I looked to Oz, seeing him nod his head and give a small smile.

"Then I say yes." The rest of the table said yes for Bella, not including Edward and Rosalie who said no. I knew Edward wanted to protect Bella and keep her from being one of us, but Rosalie's no was startling to me. As Oz went to put the kids to bed I went to stand outside to breathe in some air. I didn't hear the door opening and closing, but I knew who it was that came over to stand next to me, his scent of honey and lemon grass: my brother Edward. I looked over to him slowly and saw him stare out into the forest with a certain stare in his face and eyes. He looked over to me and I saw his golden eyes pour into mine.

"If you ever take off like that again, I'll rip your head off like I did to Jakub." I said to him in a cold tone and I saw him keep staring at me.

"I'll try and refrain from doing something stupid next time." He replied to me in a small smile and I smiled back, "I heard his family came back from some revenge."

"Must you believe everything that comes out of Emmett's mouth?" I asked him and he shrugged, looking back up at the sky.

"Why did you vote yes for Bella?" He asked suddenly and I stared at him with disbelief. He looked to me with a fierce look in his eye, as if he was going to be angry with me from my answer.

"I knew where she was coming from. I was in her shoes once, Edward. She wants to be with you, be with this family whom loves her." I explained to him in a calm tone, "I know how she feels."

"All I want to do is protect her and give her a full loving life." Edward said to me in a softer tone and I nodded my head, knowing where he was coming from.

"But this is one choice she needs to make herself, you can't choose for her." I reminded him and placed my pale hand on his shoulder, seeing him nod his head.

"I know, Harper. I know."

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Things got hectic very fast around April and May. Jacob Black was coming in and out of Bella's life, Edward picked up a scent of another vampire in Bella's room and Victoria coming into Alice's vision. I remembered Victoria very well from the baseball incident and I tried to keep a firm tab on her, but she was took quick for me to get a hold on her. Attacks have been happening all over Washington, and Jasper feared it must be from new born vampires such as myself.

By the time June came around things were suddenly coming in effect. The wolves decided to make a alliance with our family in order to fight off Victoria and her new born family. At first I was scared for being around the wolves, but I knew they wanted to protect their land as much as we wanted to protect our family. So we were putting our difference aside in order to protect not only each other but Bella as well. We even had a small get together with the wolves and practice our fighting skills. I stayed behind with the children at the house and had the rest of the family to meet with the wolves. At first Oz was hesitant with the situation, but he went as well.

That night Jack was practicing on the piano a piece he received from Edward in the living room. It looked so complicated for a child to perform, but Jack having the mental age of a older child played it with ease. Lily was reading one of her books on the couch, old enough to handle a book by herself. I was painting a portrait of Oz by using a picture I took of him when we first met. But as I painted I was thinking of my family and the wolves, hoping things were going very well with the training.

As soon as I painted a downstroke along the back round near Oz's face, there was a knock at the front door. I looked over to the front door with a puzzling look on my face, knowing we weren't expecting visitors around this time at night. Jack stopped playing the piano and looked over to me as Lily did the same thing. I smiled at them and walked over to the front door, ready for any kind of attack on me or the children. Call me crazy but I was suddenly getting used to putting myself first in front of my children.

I opened the front door to see none other than Quil. His black rimmed glasses shined in the darkness as he gave me his genuine smile. I couldn't help but smile back at him, feeling relief wash over me.

"Hey Harper." He said aloud to me in a bit of a shaky tone, eyeing me from his spot at the front door on the porch. I knew he was scared to seeing the new and improved me, even more pale and more beautiful then when I was a human. But I could tell he was excited to see me and I was as well. I smelled a bit of a stench on him. At first I wondered what that was but then I knew it was his werewolf side coming through, so his scent was a bit worse for me to handle.

"Hey Quil." I said to him in my bell tone of a voice, seeing him take in a breath from hearing my new voice. He was fiddling with his jacket in his fingers, trying to find something to say.

"You want to come inside?" I asked him in curiosity. He looked around me at the house without moving, as if there was going to be some kind of trap waiting for him when he stepped on our wood floor.

"Who's that mom?" Jack asked as I heard him move the piano stool back and his feet on the floor. He was suddenly at my side, his vampire side of speed coming into play now that he was getting older. He looked up at Quil while he took his hand in mine gently. Quil looked down at Jack and his eyes went wide, having the look of seeing a alien specimen for the first time in his life, that or seeing a vampire.

"Jack this is my good friend Quil. Quil, meet my son Jack." I introduced them both and saw Jack hold out his hand for Quil to shake.

"Nice to meet you." Jack said in a polite tone. I felt my heart melt for a slight second, knowing I would have to thank Jasper and Carlisle for teaching my children proper manners. Quil, though hesitant at first, reach out his hand and shook my son's hand. As he pulled away I moved aside to have him come into the house. He walked in with extreme hesitance, looking around at our entrance hallway and then back at me.

"Do you think I should be in here? I mean, I would leave a scent in here for your family to catch." Quil questioned and I shook my head.

"Once they know it's you, they won't mind." I reassured him and he smiled, looking around some more.

"I wanted to come back and say hi, since I haven't seen you since our last little incident with Sam and all." Quil explained as we walked over to the kitchen. Lily was gone, leaving her book open on the couch she was sitting at. At first I wondered where she was, but then again she was old enough to know not to leave the house without me or Oz. She must of been around somewhere.

"Everyone else is meeting with your family, but I decided to come over and see how things were going for you. Though from the looks of things, it looks like you have things going good for you." Quil explained as Jack went to the kitchen. I saw Quil keep his eyes on Jack as Jack disappeared from view.

"Yeah I was going to write to you about what happened. I got pregnant a little bit after me moved to Alaska and had Jack and his twin sister Lily." I explained to him calmly, seeing his eyes go wide in shock. He was about to question me but I held up my hand to stop him.

"It's a bit of a long story." I warned him but he shrugged.

"I like long stories." He replied back and I smiled. So we sat down and I told him about all that happened to me and my family since our move to Alaska. The birth of my two children who were half vampire and half human, Oz proposing to me, my near death experience and so on. Quil listened with instensity and didn't say a single word as I told him the story. As I finished, Quil nodded his head and ruffled his hair.

"It's still a bit of a shock to see you like....well..."

"Dead?" I finished his thought and he gave a nervous laugh.

"Well yeah. Ive heard stories of vampires being monsters and all, thanks to Sam." Quil explained and I bit my tongue, not wanting to have a fight with a old friend.

"Some of us are like that. Oz's old clan were very much monsters, but I hope you know we arent that way." I told him in reassurance and he quickly nodded his head.

"Oh I don't think you and the rest of the Cullens are like that at all. It's just hard to convince the others that you guys are okay." Quil told me in a stammer, and I knew he was thinking I was going to snao his neck if he said anything wrong about me or my family. I then struck up a idea. I quickly got up and grabbed a wedding invitation Alice finally got in from the mail and I sat back down in front of Quil.

"Here." I told him, handing him the invitation. Mostly it was blue with some white lining along the borders, "It would mean a lot to me and to Oz if you came to the wedding."

"I would love to come, I really would. But you know how Sam is." Quil warned me and I just smiled. I knew it was going to be hard for him to get away from the pack and come to a wedding of vampires.

"That's okay, I completely understand if you can't make it." I reassured him and saw him smile, looking down at the invitation with wonder.

"Well, at least I have a good excuse now to get old tux out." Quil joked and I laughed. We sat down and talked for another couple of minutes or so when I saw my family coming back from my ability. Quil suggested that he should leave so that it wouldn't be a awkward situation that oculd go horribly wrong. He left out the backdoor as soon as I heard the front door open and my family walking in. I heard Edward's voice outside the house talking to Bella, he must of been going to take her home.

"Ah, Quil was here." Carlisle said aloud in a humorous tone. I walked over to the group, seeing them sniff the air. Rosalie, in contrast to everyone else, had a horrid look on her face. Oz walked over to me and kissed my forehead. I could smell some of the werewolf on not only him but the rest of my family.

"Oh come on Rose, it's not that bad." Alice said aloud to her as she walked by me and up the stairs, "Now if you excuse me, I need to put my niece and nephew in bed."

"How did you know it was Quil?" I asked hin curiosity.

"Since he was not pleasant at the gathering we were just at, and it smells like...well..." Esme started.

"Dog?" Rosalie snorted out and Emmett held in a laugh.

"We had a feeling he would come by and say hello." Jasper ended Esme's thought.

"I invited him to the wedding." I said to Oz, who gave me a warm smile.

"I'm glad you did, I hope he comes." Oz said aloud to me as Rosalie sighed aloud in defeat.

"Great, I'll have to put up with that stench even more now." Rosalie muttered as she went upstairs, being followed by Emmett and the rest of the family.