The house was beautiful, three stories tall completely opened the walls were made of glass tinted of course but with no light, it wasn't too hard to see within. the back of the house was a river and the garden was amazing with the colors of flowers.

He pulled up the drive and there wasn't any other car insight.

I didn't think that was right his family had left school before us.

I bit my lip again.

What if they didn't want to meet me?

"What do you think?" He asked.

"It is lovely." I smiled at him.

He smiled back and it calmed me.

I can do this.

He was gone before I could blink and my door was being opened.

"Ready?" He smirked at me.

"No." I laughed lightly. As I got out of the car. I ran my fingers through my hair nervously.

"You look beautiful." He took my hand.

We walked up to the door.

I took a deep breath.

He opened the door for me.

Their stood Dr. Cullen with his arm around a woman I didn't know which meant this was Edwards Mother She had the same pale, caramel-colored hair, and she was slender.

They smiled but made no move to approach.

"Carlisle, Esme," Edward's voice broke the short silence, "this is Bella."

Carlisle Cocked and eyebrow at that but otherwise no other changes.

"Welcome, Bella." not missing a beat he stepped toward me and held out his hand.

I smiled as I shook it.

He would know me as Anna.

most everyone would just another reminder that I was lying.

"It's nice to see you again, Dr. Cullen," I said trying to sound light.

"Please, call me Carlisle."

"Carlisle."

Esme smiled and stepped forward he whole face looked light up he eyes were such a light gold it was like liquid and she had this aura around her that made me want to hug her.

she looked at me as if I was her long lost child come home.

I blinked quickly and looked to Edward so I didn't cry.

I missed my mom.

Edward looked to me and smiled softly but I saw the question in his eyes.

I squeezed his hand to reassure him.

I looked at his mother then.

"It's very nice to meet you," she said sincerely.

"Im happy to meet you, too."

"Where is everyone?" Edward asked.

Then they all just appeared at the top of the wide staircase.

"Hey, Edward!" Alice called enthusiastically. She disappeared and then was right in front of me.

I smiled.

I saw the looks everyone shot her.

I laughed.

"Hi, Bella!" Alice said then hugged me. "We are going to be great friends."

"I bet we can be the best of friends if you tell me how to get out of biology," I said as she pulled away. "Im not happy about it now."

"No can do. I looked into it cause Edward wanted out too and sadly it's not possible your dads all for it." Alice looked to me apologetically "Edward can't get out of it either. It's a very big part of your grade and the school board is pushing it."

"Dang. Okay then. I won't hold it against you but don't hide that from Edward a warning would of been nice. I said the giggled "Hi Alice."

Then a bombing laugh came from the stairs.

I looked up to his other siblings.

The laugh came from Emmett of course.

He was down the stairs and beside Alice in a streak of white.

"Hey, Bella. I'm the awesome brother Emmett."

I smiled. "Hello, Emmett."

"She only thinks your awesome she doesn't know you yet." Edward said. I grinned thinking of all the stories I heard him tell me about his family Emmett is a comedian and I had an idea.

"it's just I know Jasper his favorite brother, I thought someone should like you," I said.

"WAIT WHAT! No way!"

I laughed out as Emmett looked to Edward with wide eyes.

"You fit in just perfect," Alice said.

I looked at her.

"Don't think that's a good thing as Edward keeps saying there is something wrong with me."

"Edward, you don't say that to her?" His mother scowled.

"No, I mean kind of I mean I can't read her mind and she never does anything I expect. She just well like this shes so calm shes in a house filled with vampires and she is laughing and making a joke."

"Would it make you happy for me to scream or cry?" I asked.

"I'm not good at crying on queue but I could try..." I paused looking to jasper and Smiled. "You could hit me with some fear, right? Would that work? Jasper can have me run away scared."

I looked to Edward.

"No."

"You're impossible to please." I shrugged.

I heard a snort from the stairs.

I looked to see Rosalie without a glare just a stone face.

"He's just plain impossible."

I nodded " and Stubborn."

"Hello, Bella," Jasper said then and walked down the stairs. He didn't get to close.

"Hello, Jasper." I smiled at him.

Rosalie walked down the stairs and walked over to Esme and Carlisle she turned to me.

She was beautiful he hair was flowing and framed her face like soft pillows she looked me up and down.

"Rosalie." She stated narrowing her eyes.

"Hi."I said a bit uncomfortably.

I looked to them all then avoiding her eyes. "It's nice to meet you all — you have a very beautiful home,"

"Thank you," Esme said. "We're so glad that you came."

I looked around the room and my eyes landed on a piano.

"Do you play?" Esme asked, inclining her head toward the piano.

I shook my head. "Is it yours?"

"No," she laughed. "Edward didn't tell you he was musical?"

"No." I glared at his suddenly innocent expression with narrowed eyes. "I should have known, I guess."

Esme raised her delicate eyebrows in confusion.

"Edward can do everything, right?"

Jasper snickered Emmett and Rosalie snorted.

Esme gave Edward a reproving look.

"I hope you haven't been showing off— it's rude," she scolded.

"Just a bit," he laughed freely. Her face softened at the sound, and they shared a brief look that I didn't understand, though Esme's face seemed almost smug.

I smiled.

He glared at Emmett.

I looked to see he was grinning widely and was wagging his eyebrows.

"Well, play for her," Esme said.

"You just said showing off was rude," he objected.

"There are exceptions to every rule," she replied.

"I'd like to hear you play," I volunteered.

"It's settled then." Esme pushed him toward the piano. He pulled me along, sitting me on the bench beside him.

He gave me a long, exasperated look before he turned to the keys.

He played it was a beautiful melody. too soon it came to an end.

"It was lovely what was it called?'

"Its Esme's favorite." I blinked then looked to him.

"You wrote it?"

He nodded.

"You inspire this one." He said as he started into another song.

I was lost and I didn't know my eyes had started to water.

til a tear has slipped down my cheek.

I wiped it away.

The song finished.

"What do you think."

"It was beautiful." I breathed.

"Come let me show you the house." he stood and covered me his hand.

We walked up the stairs he pointed out the closed doors.

"Rosalie and Emmett's room… Alice's workshop…" He gestured as he led me past the

"Workshop?" I asked.

"She likes to design clothes."

I smiled and nodded.

He continued " Jasper and Alice's room...Carlisle's office…"

I stopped.

Edward chuckled at my look on my face.

I looked to the large wooden cross."It must be very old," I guessed.

"Early sixteen-thirties. It belonged to Carlisle's father. He carved this himself. It hung on the wall above the pulpit in the vicarage where he preached."

My brain soon caught up to what he was saying.

"How old is Carlisle?" I asked quietly.

"He just celebrated his three hundred and sixty-second birthday," Edward said.

I had so many questions.

I looked to Edward.

"Carlisle was born in London, in the sixteen-forties, he was the only son of an Anglican pastor. His mother died giving birth to him. His father also believed in evil. He led hunts for witches, werewolves… and vampires. If you know the history of Salem its almost the same, They burned a lot of innocent people. Carlisle was just as competent and kind then as he is now he investigated the accusations hourly before moving forward. He was clever and found a true coven of vampires that were living in the sewers. He lead a mob of people armed with pitchforks and torches they waited where they new the monsters come out of and soon one emerged. Carlisle in the lead and the mob behind went for him. The Vampire must of been very old and hungry he could of outrun them but choose to attack."

"He got Carlisle since he was in the front but with the mob close behind him, he let go and attacked killing 2 and taking one. Carlisle was bitten he knew what his father and everyone would do. The two bodies and he would be burned. To save himself He crawled away from the alley and He hid in a cellar, buried himself in rotting potatoes for three days. It's a miracle he was able to keep silent, to stay undiscovered. It was over then, and he realized what he had become."

"Come I'll show you. the rest of the house"

There was a staircase at the end of the hall we walked up to a door.

"My room," he said to me, opening it and pulling me through.

His room had one large window wall that faced the back of the house. I could see the river and the woods it was beautiful.

his other walls held shelves I looked on in awe with shelves filled with music. There was no bed, only a leather sofa.

I looked and saw speakers n the corners of his room.

I smiled.

"You have so much music." I breathed.

He picked up a remote and turned the stereo.

I looked to him he was watching me with a wide smile.

"What?" I blushed.

"I was prepared to feel… relieved. Having you know about everything, not needing to keep secrets from you. But I didn't expect to feel more than that. I like it. It makes me… happy." He shrugged.

I looked away as a sting of pain shot through me.

He was showing me his world who he was and me.

I was lying he didn't know who I really was.

I mean I told him the truth, for the most part, my favorite color, favorite foods but not about my childhood hood, and growing up I used stories I heard from Jake to tell Edward about my childhood.

Why didn't I tell him. I should tell him.

What if he didn't want me?

What if he does want Anna and not I?

What if he gets mad when I tell him saying I should of told him long ago?

"Bella?"

I looked to him.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes sorry lost in thought."

"What were you thinking?"

"It was nothing." I smiled

"Its so incredibly frustrating not knowing." He groaned.

"Thats how most feel." I smirked

"You really okay?"

I thought for a minute I should tell him, right?

"Well ther..."

There was a knock on the door then.

"Hello?" A high bell-like voice came from the other end of the door.

"Go ahead." Edward was looking to me confused.

Alice opened the door and she walked to the center of the room.

Jasper, however, paused at the door. He was looking straight at me.

I assumed he was using his gift and was feeling out my emotions.

I bit my lip.

"You have hogged her enough. Esme made dinner."

I looked at the stereo it was 5.

I was glad I had told dad I was going to a friends house after school.

He never commented and didn't ask who which surprised me but that's alright.

We walked down the stairs Rosalie and Emmett sat in the living room we passed them I waved.

Esme and Carlisle were in the most amazing kitchen I had ever seen.

"Are they all stainless steel appliances?" I said

"Yes."

"This would be my dream kitchen, my god." I breathed.

"It is nice to be able to use the kitchen for the first time." Carlisle smiled as he looked to me.

"Thank you, you didn't have..."

"It was our pleasure," Esme said. "I hope you like Italian."
"Of course." I smiled. "It smells amazing.

"Does it?" Edward asked.

"Cant you smell it?" I looked to him confused.

"To us, it smells awful." He said.

I looked on wide-eyed.

"You didn't have to make anything if it would make you uncomfortable." I looked at His parents.

I felt a way of calm overtake me.

"Sorry," I said looking to Jasper.

"Why are you apologizing?"

"I know how strongly I felt that so you felt it too. I mean Edwards power would be awful to hear everything and not be able to turn it off. Yours though to feel what everyone is feeling it's not bad if their happy calm or content but in a high school." I flinched "Teen boys, depression, stress and anxiety." I shook my head.

He smiled softly at me. "I have had years of practice handling it."

"So..."

"Bella food will get cold." Edward stopped me.

I looked to him as he gestured to the table that had a plate.

"Yes thank you." I said looking to Esme and Carlisle.

"I sat down and looked to Edward.

"Is this going to be like lunch." I frowned

"Yes."

I bit my lip.

I shot my head up to my left at the sound of chairs screeching on the floor.

His siblings had sat down.

Alice was to my left Jasper beside her a bit farther down the table.

Edward to my right Emmett beside him and to my surprise Rosalie.

"Umm, so we just going to watch and make fun of the human as she eats or?'

"We won't make fun of you Bella."

"right." she didn't say they weren't going to watch.

"They just wanted to talk to you." Edward sighed as he glared at them.

"That's fine." I said slowly.

I picked up a fork and spoon and began to twirl my noodles on to the fork.

I took a bit and moaned.

Which caused Emmett to laugh.

I blushed.

"It's really good.' I said as I swallowed.

"I'm glad you like it dear.

"No children do not embarrass Bella."

"We won't," Alice said.

"So Bella as we will be best friends I think we should make time to go shopping."

"Um shopping? Like as a bonding thing?"

"Yes." Alice squealed "See you get it."
I nodded.

"Im not a big shopper but okay."

"You have doomed your self Bella." Emmett shook his head.

"How?"

"Alice is a big shopper."
I bit my lip unsure now.

"Dont listen to him Bella." Alice said as she glared at Emmett.

I eat but watched as it seemed Alice and Edward had a silent conversation.

after about 5min I was very curious and annoyed.

"Do you two do that a lot?" I asked.

"Yes all the time its awful," Emmett wined.

"You noticed that?"

I rolled my eyes.

"You weren't that subtle moving your eyes slightly move of the head it might go noticed by someone that doesn't know that you can sit still as a statue and it not bother you."

Emmett laughed.

"You are extremely observant." Edward shook his head.

I shrugged "I've been told Im hyper-aware of my surroundings."

"Really?"

I nodded.

"So what were you talking about?"

Edward looked to Alice.

Alice glared at him as he narrowed his eyes.

"Alice since we are best friends Best friends don't keep secrets," I said quickly but felt guilty right after.

I notice Jasper smile at me.

To him might seem like I'm feeling bad about playing that card if only he knew.

I sighed.

"I know your birthday is coming up." I chocked on my food.

I wasn't expecting that.

I coughed.

Edward looked worried and handed me a glass of water.

I took a sip.

"I'm sorry umm." I coughed again "What... what about my birthday."

"Well, we should have a party." Alice smiled

"Um I'm not really a party kind of person Alice I mean it's just another day." I shook my head.

"Bella you'll be 17 its not just another day."

I frowned.

I shook my head.

"Did you have plans?" Edward asked.

I shrugged. "going to La Push for a barbeque they do it every year." I said.

I remember Jacobe telling me yesterday.

My birthday falls on Sunday.

"Charlie and I will be going about noon on Saturday."

"So you're free on your Birthday." Alice clapped.

I looked to her, then Edward.

"We can play spin the bottle, Eddie."

I froze at Emmett's comment "No." I said.

"Dman he a bad kisser." I blushed bright red.

"I..no..I mean...I...we won't play that right?"

Emmett laughed.

"No, he's joking."

I sighed.

"It will be fun," Alice said.

"I can see it."

I bit my lip then.

"Bella if you don't want to then just say the word," Edward whispered to me as Alice and Emmett started to talk.

"It's okay plus you said never bet against Alice she already sees it. how bad could it be?" I said.

"Your the best Bella you will love it."

With that, we talked about things I liked and didn't like Alice asked me about my clothes and Emmett wanted to hear about my summer of pranking.

I told him everything well besides that the Anna I talked about was the real Annabell Swan.

It was getting late and soon I was telling them a good night.

Esme gave me the leftovers. I smiled I knew Charlie would love it and I could heat it up for him tomorrow.

She hugged me and I melted.

Once in Edwards car, I smiled.

I did it.

"Well?" Edward said as he started the car.

"I love your family," I said. "Your so lucky."

"I know." He grinned and we took off toward my house.