AN: I very quickly want to say thank you for the interest in this fic, this chapter is a bit strange if you've ever read my other fics I rarely use the Cullen's but I honestly like this dynamic I've created and am probably going to bring back this character as well as introduce a few of the Cullen's throughout the duration of this fic. And for clarification I'm going to leave the ages of the character's here so none of us(especially me)forgets. Bella, Rachel & Rebecca Black 19, Paul, Jared, Embry 20, Quil and Leah 21. Jacob and Sam are 23 (Jacob was the first to phase because its in his blood and whatnot)and Seth is still a youngin at sweet 16. I realize there will be many people who don't agree with this dynamic or with all the changes(there are sooo many changes) and thats fine, you can quit here and I wont be offended, for those of you who stick it out I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

2. The Road Back.

Bella could not believe her luck when she was seated next to the same moody guy from the first flight. "Are you fucking kidding me." She said under her breath, he laughed loudly in the small space when he looked up and saw her again. "Bella was it?" he smiled brightly at her. She frowned for a moment and he looked like he'd been caught. "I'm sorry it's Marie right?" She nodded and sat down feeling unsure about him. "I've just been on a lot of flights lately and I can't say why but you don't really seem much like a Marie." Bella smiled tightly at this strange guy and she just gestured to her earbuds, she didn't have to be polite to anyone, he frowned and then put his own headphones on. At some point she had fallen asleep, she dreamt about being home with her father and Sue and the guys she hoped she could call friends someday and suddenly it became very dark, her mother had found her and began to sever her new ties and drag her away kicking and screaming. Bella twitched and began to cry, her neighbor had woken her up. "Are you alright?" She sat up straighter looking around at the concerned faces, around her. "Yea, sorry bad dream." She had said, it didn't seem to ease anyone around her any and especially not her neighbor as he eyed her skeptically. "Really, I'm fine, thanks again for the concern." She hadn't meant to sound so...rude but it was really just a dream. Bella pulled out her book and began to read, she couldn't seem to focus because she could feel what was his name, Edward? She could feel him watching her. Sighing loudly she looked at him. "Can I help you Edwin." She said, he smirked at her. "Its Edward." He said and she shrugged her shoulders. "It really doesn't matter does it?" This was just an odd coincidence that we happened to be seat mates again. I mean what are the chances we are going to see each other again?" He didn't seem to be offended by her tone and she felt a bit bad about being so harsh with him. "Ugh, sorry but I really hate forced interaction, like I could not think of a more awkward scenario right now." She told him honestly. He chuckled, nodding in agreement. "That's true, it was just nice to see a somewhat familiar face again. We definitely don't have to talk though, we probably have nothing in common anyway." She smiled despite herself, he was very charming she would give him that. "What brings you back anyway." She decided she may as well learn some new stuff about him, who knows maybe she would bump into him again. "Well my family lives in Forks and I've been back and forth from the East Coast for a while." Well then she supposed she would run into him again at least once or twice more. "And what about yourself." He asked her, she wondered if he may have known somehow already. "I came back to visit my father." She knew her tone had changed and that he had probably picked up on it. She continued before he could tell her how sorry he was. "You may know him, the Chief of Police." Edward seemed to understand. "Your father is a very kind man, he had been very welcoming to my family when not many others cared to give us a chance." Bella smiled a real smile at Edward. "I am Bella by the way, not sure how you would have known that." Edward laughed. "I actually overheard your friend at baggage." Bella rolled her eyes, of course he had. There was still something that seemed off about him but she decided it didn't matter he seemed nice enough. The plane landed and they exited together, she was meant to switch over to the next flight but a familiar face had stopped her.

The guy she had referred to in her own mind as clumsy was there. "Paul?" she called him hesitantly. He seemed to move quickly toward her, she should have been alarmed at the speed he moved but for some inexplicable reason she was rooted to that spot watching him glide toward her. He looked agitated and she wasn't sure why, until he reached her and sniffed at her. "What the fuck…" She whisper yelled at him. "What are you doing." He grabbed her and hugged her and it was like her arms moved on their own and she was hugging him back. Like they had known each other their whole lives. "Paul I hope you're going to tell me what's going on because I feel like a crazy person right now." He sighed heavily and let her go, she had to admit holding him had made her feel strangely secure. He nodded. "I'll explain when we get you back home." She tried to shake that odd feeling of ease, she did not know him well enough to be this comfortable around him.

Instead of even questioning him, like a normal person Bella found herself just being led out to his SUV after they retrieved her luggage, she didn't think he would hurt her or anything like that but she just felt so weird about the whole situation. He helped her into the passenger side, she was a little disappointed to not see Leah or anyone else but she didn't say anything. Paul took a long look at her before starting the car, he looked as though he had missed her but how could that be possible when he barely knew her. She thought about the way he sniffed her, the too quick movement at the airport, how had no one else even noticed that? "Paul, why does it feel like I've known you my whole life, like we are connected in some way but we've barely spoken since I met you?" He shrugged and remained quiet, she wanted to press him because she wanted answers but she started to think maybe the answers wouldn't be something she wanted to hear. So as they drove, she stared out at the endless green, she watched until it blurred together and then something caught her eye. Bella tensed up and Paul noticed, she was going crazy, there was no way she had seen what looked like a man running along side them. It was not possible. "You alright?" He looked over and just as he did so a figure appeared on the road ahead. Paul slammed on the brakes, his right arm instinctively locking across her chest so she didn't get whiplash. Bella blinked and shook her head, the figure moved closer to the vehicle. "Fucking nosy Leech." Paul spat out. He got out, and approached the figure, Bella blinked trying to figure out how the fuck it was possible for her to be seeing the guy from the plane. Like did he just materialize out of thin air or what? She watched as Paul and possibly Edward from the plane chatted, like just in the middle of the highway. Edward took that moment to look at her and wave, she felt herself pale. Perhaps she passed out and dreamt it all because when she came to he was back in the SUV and they were driving again. Except she could hear Paul talking and then another voice she recognized. Edward.

Bella jolted upright, turning to the back, Edward simply smiled at her and continued talking to Paul, they sounded liked they had known each other for quite some time. Edward stopped talking, looked at her and nodded. "We have." Bella was freaking the fuck out because she was positive she had not said that out loud. "Yo, can you keep that freaky mind fuck thing you do to yourself please." Paul had asked him, they both looked at her and chuckled. What the fuck. Bella had no idea what was happening. She started to try put together pieces with what she had known so far. So apparently Edward could read minds, he nodded. So that was not normal. He scoffed. "Its a curse is what it is." He said bitterly. Paul rolled his eyes. "So are you some sort of cult or something." she couldn't even take herself seriously, like how would that give them these freaky abilities. They both seemed to move at extraordinary speeds, as she had witness Paul do at the airport and Edward on the side of the car. Paul sighed. "Not a cult, think Transylvania and Full moons" That made Edward laugh. Bella looked between the two of them. "Please be serious." Bella did think about it though Transylvania was known for what, Dracula but that was strictly myth. Edward glanced at her and smiled she gasped when fangs, actual fucking fangs seemed to emerge from his upper gums. Paul barked out a laugh. "Did you really just show her your fangs?" Edward's mouth had morphed a more human shape now. Bella tried not to panic, it was all so weird though. She looked at Paul, "Does that make you a vampire too?" He shook his head and she wasn't sure why she felt relieved that he wasn't because it didn't change the fact that he was also something inhuman. "Nah, you're going to have to guess though, I cant tell you. It goes against everything I am." Edward gave him an odd look just then. "Does it? I assumed since she was your...what do you guys call it." Paul was giving him the 'shut the fuck up' look but Edward continued on anyway. "Imprint! That you would be able to tell her." Paul was quiet for a few moments. "Yea I guess you're right." He pulled the vehicle over. "Its probably best I just show you, its pretty fucking freaky but please do me one favor." Bella felt like her chest was tightening, she was suddenly terrified. "Whatever you do, don't get out of this car okay?" He didn't wait for her to answer, just stepped out and shut the door. She thought about his words, 'freaky' but what could possibly be scarier than a Vampire?! Edward smiled. "I agree, its really not as terrifying as he'll have you believe." Paul stepped out of his shoes and began to undress. Bella's face instantly turned four shades of red. "Oh just get on with it." Edward said. Paul just laughed before turning toward the trees and as he was mid air his body began to transform. Bella wasn't sure what to make of what was happening. In a matter of seconds a giant grey wolf stood where Paul had been. Bella blinked and opened her mouth to say something but closed it again. There were no words. "Pffft, hes just a pile of fur." Edward had said, he seemed amused by her reaction. Paul transformed and began to dress again. Edward had caught her watching and couldn't help but say something. "He will probably tell you a lot of negative things about his shape shifting abilities but I must say to be built like that at 20 years old, hes got it made and apparently now so do you." Bella blinked and then laughed, this had to be some sort of weird dream. She was not sitting in a car with a vampire while a werewolf, shapeshifter guy stood outside putting his clothes back on. Paul climbed back in and buckled up, looking at her. Bella had calmed down somewhat but she still couldn't just believe this was real life, she was 19 years old, god what if the years of Renee's hippy medicines were catching up with her and she was finally just permanently in the state of hallucination.

"She doesn't think its real." Edward had told Paul. Bella thought of something, weren't vampires and werewolves like mortal enemies or something? These guys just hung out? "If you're what you say you are then why are we just hanging out like the Adams family?" Paul shrugged. "The Cullen's have been around a lot longer than we have and we sort of worked out a deal, since they know much more about being a cold one than we ever could we do this thing, where we help each other out. They help us keep the ones who are trying to kill our people or any people out of the area and we let them come and go as they please." She decided that was actually very reasonable. "What about other places though, are there more shape shifters?" Paul and Edward looked at each other. "We are working on finding out right now, the Cullen's have been following what we think might be a shapeshifting family." Bella nodded. "So does this have to do with why I feel like I suddenly cant live without you." She had asked boldly. Paul kept his eyes on the road but nodded. "Yes, its happened with just a few of us." Bella sat quietly, trying to absorb all this information, so did that make Paul her soul mate, she wasn't sure how to feel about any of it. Bella needed to clear her head of all this, she remembered what Edward had said on the plane about Charlie accepting his family, did that mean he knew as well? Bella looked back, she assumed he could hear her thoughts anyway. Edward nodded, "A lot of people in Forks suspect it and even know it but continue to deny what their instincts tell them about us." He smiled sadly. "Your father has known for quite some time and he is surprisingly very good with weird." She smiled, it made her feel something, maybe pride that her father had been so accepting like that. Bella decided it would be interesting to know just what about Vampires she had read came close to being true.

"How can you be out in the sunlight?"bella had been wondering. Edward shrugged. "My family and I have discovered a lot of things since we stopped drinking human blood, for instance, there are animals which are much richer in nutrients than many modern day humans."He scrunched his nose. "The diet of what we eat affects how we survive, since animals continue to keep the most balanced diets, we continue to thrive as a species and are able to adapt to our environments much like the animals we feed from." He looked very normal but she remembered that feeling she had gotten on the plane. "So apart from being out in the sun like any normal person, eating a balanced diet of animal blood, running super fast and mind reading what else can vampires do?" He laughed. "I am the only one of our species I know at this time who can read minds, my sister Alice can sometimes predict the future but it doesn't seem to be a very reliable ability. We, like our friends the shapeshifters, have hyper senses, we can see and hear what most people can not." Bella nodded along, it was so interesting, she looked at Paul, the corner of his mouth had turned up.

Edward had told her a few stories about his "youth" as they drove on and Bella was beginning to accept this was her new reality, it was strange and a little bit scary but she had to admit with the two men who were currently teasing each other as she listened on, she felt comfortable. As they approached Forks Edward hopped out, she felt a little sad to be saying goodbye. "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around, Paul will have to bring you by to meet the rest of my family, I'm sure they'd love to be able to have someone to tell their stories to." She smiled and nodded, she really did want to meet them all. "I would really like that, it's been an interesting journey home." Bella chuckled and both men grinned at her.

Edward gave a polite nod and just like that he was gone. "That is really unnerving." Bella hadn't meant to say out loud and she was afraid she had offended Paul as the silence stretched on. Finally he looked up at her and she could see the uncertainty in his eyes, the feeling was so strange, this overwhelming need to touch him, to reassure him of what, she wasn't quite sure yet. Bella's hands trembled as she fought that odd sensation to just reach over, Paul noticed. "I know its weird and maybe it'll just get weirder, I'm sorry I dragged you into this." He sounded like he really believed this was somehow his fault. Bella took a steadying breath and reached for his hand, the sudden jolt of what she assumed was fire coursing through every single cell of her body was almost too much. Almost not enough, she had no idea how it happened but she was suddenly being pulled from the car into the arms of Paul, he held her and she melted into him and suddenly she was sobbing. Home... she had never felt so at home in her life, so whole and so loved, how though? She wanted to question how he knew but instead she just let him hold her, she cried until she couldn't anymore. When she had finally fallen asleep he carefully placed her back into her seat and drove back to Charlie's, he had been hoping so hard that she would come back and now she was here and he was sure he wasn't going to be able to let her go. Maybe it was strange to her, all these feelings she had so suddenly developed for him but for him it was so natural, like everything else he had just adapted, he didn't ever question why her, she was meant for him and he accepted that knowledge easily and happily, no doubt about it. Paul sighed, he had been restless as soon as she left, although he'd been able to keep a distance and give her space at the beginning he wasn't so sure that was an option anymore, he was content for now his heart and mind had been afraid she would reject him but now he felt whole, as though she had accepted him, he could feel she had. Paul drove, he would peak over at her every now and then, she seemed relaxed, he was relieved she knew, he would have to give Edward shit later for springing it on her so suddenly, then again he had been able to read her thoughts so he must have known what she had suspected anyway. What mattered now was that she knew, he could deal with everything as it came.