When we had gotten back to the house, Edward went with me up to my room, and we talked. The vampire had confessed to watching me sleep. It had unnerved me a bit at the thought, but it didn't scare me away. We laid there in my bed talking for a while. He was cautious about each and every move he made, but he seemed much happier than he had on all of the other days we had spent in each other's presence.

Charlie came home that afternoon, and I went downstairs to eat dinner while making my presence known. Edward remained upstairs, waiting patiently for my return. Some strange part of me wanted to climb up those stairs and never leave him. I shook my head internally. When did I get so clingy? Elena was never like that with Stefan, was she? No, but she was with Damon. Once they were together, it was passionate, even when they were apart. The two kept getting pulled back together.

"What has you in a rush?" Charlie asked suspiciously.

I looked down and blinked in surprise to see my food was nearly gone. I had scarfed it up like I was a starved child that was dying from hunger. Maybe I was a little too eager. I shook my head and looked over at my uncle. "Nothing. I'm just hungry. Really hungry apparently. "

Charlie eyed me suspiciously but nodded. It wasn't as though he was my father. He was just my uncle and a temporary guardian. Technically I was a legal adult, so I didn't need one. But I missed Uncle Charlie greatly over the years, even though we hadn't talked. He was rather quiet, reserved like I was. I may not seem like it since I have a lot of friends, but I don't talk to people a lot. Not normal people anyways. Part of me wondered how Uncle Charlie would react to this. Then I shook it off. It was far too dangerous for him to know,

I washed the bowl out before heading upstairs and going to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth thoroughly and changed clothes into a pajama outfit Caroline had bought for me months ago. It was simple, but it beat t-shirt and sweats. I gave my hair a quick brush before heading to my room and walking inside. I saw Edward Cullen in my bed, a novel opened in his hands. He looked deeply engrossed. Or so I thought before he closed the book and looked at me. His beautiful bronze hair looked as perfectly groomed as ever. His butterscotch eyes watched me curiously before he smiled. I took that as a better sign and approached him. Sitting down beside him, I gently took the now closed book and looked at the cover.

I questioned curiously, "Wuthering Heights?"

"You had it on your nightstand," the cold one explained as he turned to face me.

"Oh" I blushed a brilliant red. "I had planned to reread it, but I have been getting distracted"

"I'm sorry" Edward apologized, seeming to think he had caused me a problem.

"Don't be. I needed it. I've reread that about 14 times now."

Edward laughed, his tone melodic. "That's quite a lot of times for a human"

I shrugged lightly and looked over at him. "I could have read it more than that"

We were comfortably silent for a moment before Edward spoke up again. "I had an idea while you were... doing human things as you put it" He chuckled softly as he looked at her. "How would you feel if we went to visit my family tomorrow?"

My eyes widened a bit as I looked at him. "What if they don't like me?" I questioned, worried at the thought. I was just a human invading their lives. It was different when Stefan got involved with my sister. There was only Stefan and Damon then by the time we had figured it out. This was a large family. Not to mention my boyfriend's family.

"So you're worried, not because you will be in a house full of vampires, but because you think they won't approve of you?" Edward questioned, amusement obvious in his tone as a small smile played on his lips. "You're incredible"

I couldn't help but snort in amusement. "It's not the first time I've been in a house full of vampires, remember? Just because several things are different, it doesn't mean you don't have several similar traits as well."

"Well, Alice is already quite fond of you. Esme looks forward to meeting you, and Carlisle became fond of you when he treated you at the hospital, despite worrying about what would happen to the family."

"And Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie?" I raised an eyebrow. I didn't need to be a genius to know Rosalie was not fond of me.

"Emmett thinks you're hilarious. He's heard of your gym incidents" Edward laughed fondly. "Jasper, he likes you, but he struggles with his hunger more than the rest of us"

"And Rosalie? She doesn't seem to like me" I pointed out

The vampire let out a sigh. "She doesn't know you. She thinks what we have is dangerous. She doesn't trust you yet, but she will eventually"

I nodded. "Okay. I would be happy to go meet your family officially" A smile formed on my face as I spoke.

"Excellent." His voice sounded pleased. He hesitated before slowly wrapping his arms around me. "It's a little easier now, after today. I at least know I can handle it"

I closed my eyes and relaxed in his arms. It felt good to finally have someone know things about my home. About my family and friends. I had thought I would spend the next two years alone until I graduate or until it was safe to come back. And then I met him.

The next day, after some talking and sleeping on my part, Edward walked with me downstairs since Charlie was gone. I grabbed a poptart and ate it relatively quickly, not wanting him to have to wait on me.

"You don't have to rush" he told me once I was half way through. "I can wait."

Once I was through, we headed out of the house, and he bent down, expecting me to climb on.

"I thought we were using the truck" I said, a bit warily.

"This way is much faster" he replied. "Nobody will make fun of you if you feel a bit faint once we arrive. But if you'd rather drive there, we can do that"

"No, it's okay" I said after a moment and climbed on, hoping that I didn't get too light headed once we arrived.

It was a few seconds later that we arrived at the Cullen house. I looked at it in awe. The Salvatore house was definitely larger, but this place had classing and modern elegance. "Your home is beautiful" I breathed out.

"Thank you. Esme would be delighted to hear that. She designed it herself" Edward said with a chuckle as he let me down. I let go slowly before stepping away from him and looking at the house. "Ready?" he asked, opening my door.

"Not even a little bit - let's go." I laugh slightly, though it sounded nervous, but it seemed to get stuck in my throat. I smoothed my wavy brown hair.

"You look lovely." He took my hand easily, without thinking about it. "Come on," he said, his melodic tone gentle. With that we walked inside.

Waiting for us, Dr. And Mrs. Cullen (Carlisle and Esme) stood on a raised part of the floor near the grand piano, prepared to meet me. "It's wonderful to see you again" Dr. Cullen- Carlisle said as he approached with a kind smile. He kept his distance a bit, not wanting to pressure me. His wife remained by his side. "I'm pleased it is under better circumstances than the last time"

My face flushed as I remembered what happened last time that had caused us to meet. As terrible as the hospital visit had been, it made me more suspicious of the vampire. Otherwise, I might not have looked into it as much.

Edward chuckled as he noticed and pulled me closer to him. "This is Carlisle and Esme" he introduced his adoptive parents.

Esme took a step closer and held out her hand for me to shake. Her grasp was cold and her hand stone like. "It's very nice to meet you."

"Thank you. i'm glad to meet you both as well" I said with a smile as I looked at them.

"Hey, Edward!" Alice called enthusiastically. She ran down the stairs, a streak of black hair and white skin coming to a sudden and graceful stop in front of me. Carlisle and Esme shot warning glances at her, but I didn't feel that surprised. After all, my home town was full of vampires, and I saw multiple of them use vampire speed, even though it appeared differently.

"Bella" she said, a pleased smile across her face as she kissed my cheeks. "It's great to finally meet you" She hugged me before narrowing her butterscotch eyes at Edward as though it was his fault we hadn't met sooner.

Towards the back of the room stood Jasper, his face neutral and closed off, an expression I noticed of when vampires are struggling with their thirst. I smiled over at him. "Hello, Jasper. It's nice to meet you."

"Hello, Bella" Jasper said, his voice sounding a little strained, but he managed a small smile towards me.

"Edward tells us you have heard and lived around another type of vampires" Carlisle said with a smile as he looked at her. "I would be quite interested in learning more about them sometime. However, I need to stop by work soon, so we will have to discuss it at a later date if you do not mind informing me about them"

"I do not mind at all" I replied with a small smile towards him. "I will answer as many questions of yours as I can"

After a few minutes, Edward led me upstairs through the large house. He showed me some rooms along the way, and Carlisle allowed us into his office. Edward shared Carlisle's origin story while the older vampire went to work, and I listened curiously, invested in every word, trying to interrupt as little as possible. I couldn't believe Carlisle had tried to kill himself several times. However, I realized as Edward finished the tale, strongly religious people are much more likely to try this if they became a vampire. And that was precisely what Carlisle and his family were.

Afterwards, Edward led me up to his bedroom, which did not have a bed but instead a daybed to read on along with several books and cds. I looked around curiously, tucking the loose strand behind my ear before reading some of the titles of the novels. "You have a lot of books" My eyes shifted over to his before returning to the books on the shelves.

"It allows me to have something to do during the night while the rest of the world is asleep" Edward replied from behind me. "Do you see any that interest you?"

"I have read some of them" I replied before listing a few. I enjoyed modern and older literature. That was what I focused on for months after my parents died. I had hardly left my room unless it was to go get some more books from the library (that was surprisingly large for such a small town). It was how I had distracted myself from the pain of losing my parents.

We talked about literature for a while as well as music that he seemed to thoroughly enjoy. It was peaceful talking about something else other than the problems that come with being involved in the supernatural world. He did not bother keeping his distance, having found that he had much more control after the previous day. Eventually, we began talking about my past a bit and everything that had happened. Despite not wanting to share it with anyone, it made me feel much better after letting some of it off my chest. However, I did not tell him everything in detail. He already seemed concerned with the overview of the events.

"So a vampire- werewolf hybrid wanted to break a curse to unlock his werewolf side, but that involved killing your sister?" Edward questioned, looking at me with interest.

I nodded as I let out a sigh, remembering the result of the sacrifice. Elena and I may have survived, but Aunt Jenna and Uncle John were still killed because of it. Not that I cared too much about Uncle John, but he did sacrifice himself for us. "Yes, his name is Klaus."

"Your brother is a vampire hunter' Edward repeated what I had said during my story. "How can he stand to be around your sister if the Five is as serious as you mentioned?"

"Professor Shane" I said. "I was not given the full details of what happened, but he helped Jeremy get through to the part of him that wanted to care for Elena, despite her being a vampire. Things have been quite complicated lately" I said, resting against Edward while I thought.

He seemed to stop breathing before slowly relaxing and wrapping an arm around me. "I wish you could have gotten a better life, the life you deserve"

"While part of me wishes the same, I am also glad I got introduced into the world of the supernatural. For one, at least I am aware of the different threats that are out there. I am also glad I get to experience all of this. Even though it is quite dangerous" I said. "Besides, I am supernatural as well, even though I am human in every way that counts. Doppelgangers are a supernatural occurrence running through families. I do not know why it exists in mine, perhaps because of the spell used to create their type of vampire. Either way, it classifies me as a supernatural doppelganger that is human." I shrugged lightly and closed my brown eyes for a moment, remembering what being a doppelganger has caused for my sister and me.

Finally I opened them again, feeling comforted by his hold. I felt as though it was a bit of a disgrace to be here happy and caring about Edward Cullen while everyone else is fighting for the cure, their lives, and my sister's humanity. However, I could not help but be glad, for once, to be away from the action that never seems to cease in Mystic Falls. If I had not come to Forks, Washington to live with Uncle Charlie, I would not have been able to learn about the Quileutes and the Cold Ones, knowledge that I am grateful for and not just because I now have a boyfriend.