Disclaimer – I do not own the Twilight Saga. I only own Mary Swan. Now on to New Moon. This is where I am hoping to change things and for better.

Today's the day of Bella's eighteenth birthday and she asked for us to buy us no presents. But of course I lied by agreeing to her not wanting everything. So I bought her Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Inside joke, she may either really like it or throw it at my head. Either way it should be good. I met dad in the hallway and we went to Bella's room. He knocked the door "Happy Birthday Bells" he said coming in and me in after him.

"Guys, I told you no presents" she said looking at the two of us. We looked at each other and then I began to sing

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear sister; don't hate us for buying you presents because we love you, Happy Birthday to you" I think she enjoyed it. She looked at me through with a pink face, I embarrassed her. Not that that's hard. We then gave her, her presents.

"Well mines doesn't count because it's not wrapped" dad said as he gave her the camera that he bought her with a sticky bow on top. "This is from your mother" he said as he gave it to her and she unwrapped it to reveal a scrap book. "Your mum and I coordinated, well she coordinated with me" dad told her.

"That's actually pretty great. Thanks dad" she said appreciatively.

"Right now my present!" I cried as I couldn't wait any longer. I was so excited when I first saw it and I knew that I had to get it for her. I gave it to her and she unwrapped it. She looked at me with an expression of really? "You know you love it" I teased her.

"Yeah I do. Thanks Mary" I smiled in triumph.

"Ah senior year. When did you get so old?" dad asked her

"I am not" Bella said

"I don't know is that a grey hair?" my dad said leaning over to her and pointed at her hair, she got up exclaiming no way.

"Very funny" when she realised that she was just kidding. Dad just held his hands up in surrender as he walked out of the room. I looked at my sister as she finished looking at dad for the joke he made. She turned to me.

"So why so freaked out about a grey hair? If you say it's because you don't want to look older than Edward then I will slap you" I told her and the facial expression proved my assumption right.

"Really Bella? You are getting freaked out because you turned eighteen and therefore are older than Edward. The dudes a hundred years old, you have a long way to fret about that misses" I told her as I flopped on her bed sick of her foolishness.

"I know you don't like that I think this way Mary. I had a dream last night where I thought Edward was to meet Gran and yet it was actually me looking in the mirror and Edward looked so young and beautiful whereas I was old and ugly" she explained to me. I think we have a stage of psychological problem here, well that ship has sailed she is going with a Vampire.

"Bell's you shouldn't have to worry about it. You most likely won't change much in physical appearance anyway in the next few years. Hence why you get a passport every ten years" I told her.

"I know I'm being silly by thinking this way. Anyway we have to get to school" Bella said.

I noticed that she was right. "You are being silly. But you are right about school. See you in the truck!" I called as I dashed from her room to mine. I pulled out some leggings, ankle boots and a dark green skater dress with matching cardigan. I let my hair out of its braids so it was nice and wavy. I picked up my black hair band and scraped my hair back to keep my hair out of my face. I put on my diamond studs in two of the piercings in either side of my ear and put rose quartz heart dangly earrings in my first lobe piercing. I put on my hematite dolphin necklace as well as my star sign hematite and rose quartz necklace. I put on my rose quartz and hematite bracelets as well as my charm bracelet that I got from dad and clear quartz bracelet.

So that was me ready to go, I put on my hooded coat and rucksack and was ready to go. Bella didn't take that long to arrive to the truck to drive us to school. "Mary remember..." I cut Bella off.

"Not to tell anyone that it's your birthday. Yeah I got it" I told her as I got out of the truck. Mike, Jess, Eric and Angela were there. "Hey guys" I greeted them.

"Hey Bella it's the big day" Mike said as she passed. Jess would have asked me too but last night we had talked about it. It was quite funny though seeing the look on Bella's face. "Huh?" she asked startled and confused.

"R and J essay due today" Jessica elaborated for her, I stifled a laugh about what happened out of fear of Bella chewing my ear off later if I told anyone that it was her birthday. Bella looked relieved and that is when the faces of our friends feel stating that Edward was here and waved goodbye to us. They greeted with a passionate kiss and so I went to look anywhere but them. That's when I caught sight of Jacob. What's he doing at Fork's high school?

He was looking at Bella and hugged her as they ran to each other. I watched the exchange next to Edward. Jacob was giving Bella a dream catcher for her birthday. That's nice of him making sure that she doesn't have nightmares. Edward looked at me. "Stay out of my head. I know I have issues when it comes to Jacob" I told him whilst playing with the dolphin necklace that Jacob had gotten me.

He eventually noticed me and came up to me hugging me. That was me happy, to feel his warmth and he's certainly be filling out more. I could just stay in his arms forever. But he pulled away "How's you Mary?" he asked me.

"A little tired, just pushing through school really. Yourself?" I asked him looking into his brown hazel eyes, they were so nice. "I have been okay. You need to go to the Rez this weekend, maybe stay over. It's been a week" he said. That is how I know that he loves my company. He always gets whiny if I don't stay over once a week. It is as if he's a sad little puppy begging at the dinner table.

"Alright I will come over this Saturday" I told him, his eyes danced with glee. I needed to help anyway so that Billy has a decent meal as he only has me and Sue and we are pretty much weekly. Jacob isn't that great at reminding himself to cook plus he's not that great at it. Bella is better than me but mines tastes good and is edible which it is meant to be. The bell rang so Jacob and I went our separate ways. Jacob left the premises and I went to class. The joys.

The Evening

It was a birthday party for Bella at the Cullen's this evening. Alice picked out a green lace skater dress paired with black tights and my black bow flats. I kept my hair the way it would as it was fine for the occasion. Edward picked me and Bella up to take us to the house for the party. I sat with Rosalie drinking a glass of orange juice whilst waiting for Alice to finish up decorating the room for the party. Alice came and got us fairly quickly. Rosalie and I went through and it was beautiful. The room was covered in white candles, it held a nice glow and then we were dressing very formal for a birthday party I thought. But it was nice.

Bella appeared at the top of the stairs and looked really happy yet shy. She walked down the stairs and hugged Esme whilst Alice took a picture of them with her camera. "I got it from your bag" Alice explained. As Bella looked at her looking kind of upset. "Right sister photo" Alice said as she pushed me and Bella together.

We put our arms around each other's waist and leaned to each others said so that our head met in the middle so Alice could take the picture. Then after a picture of Bella and Edward it was present time. Rosalie gave Bella a necklace, telling her what it was before she could open it. Emmett installed a new stereo in her truck. It was Carlisle and Esme's turn and that it when it went wrong. As Bella being the klutz she is got a paper cut. Jasper lost it and was charging at Bella. Edward pushed her away and pushed Jasper towards the piano.

Carlisle and Emmett were trying to hold Jasper back. Alice got in front of him, getting Bella out of her line of vision. I looked towards my sister and Edward must have pushed her to hard as she cut her arm and most of the Cullen's had to leave before they lost control. Carlisle went to Bella to check on her arm."Edward, go talk to Jasper. I am sure that he is very upset with himself and would listen to no-one but you right now" Carlisle said as Edward left the room. I helped Carlisle take Bella upstairs, not that he needed it.

"I am going to check on Jasper" I said, patting my sister on the arm before I left to go and find Jasper.

I found him near a tree. I walked up to him "Hey, how are you feeling?" I asked him.

"Why are you coming near me I almost killed your sister" Jasper said

"You are an empath and can feel what everyone else feels. The reason why you reacted that badly over everyone else and may be the reason why you have never dealt with blood all that well in comparison to other Vampires is that you feel their bloodlust as well as your own" I told him looking him in his golden eyes.

"But I still nearly killed her, I should have tried better to control myself" he said ashamed. I knew that there wasn't that much that I could say to him.

"Just remember what you feel from others and how that impacts you" I told as I walked away to stand by the truck.

Edward and Bella didn't take long to arrive at the truck so that we could go home after this disaster of a night. This is why we should bag presents around Vampires, so that there is less risk of a paper cut. I left the truck as soon as we arrived at the house knowing that the lovebirds are will want to talk.

"Hey dad!" I called as I got in the house.

"How was the party?" dad asked appearing in the doorway. I sighed as I put my handbag down on the floor. "It was good until Bella slipped and fell breaking a glass vase as she did so. Luckily Carlisle was there to patch her up" I told him.

"Is she okay?" he asked me

"Yeah, I think so. She will be in a minute. I am tired" I said yawning "I think that I will go to bed" I hugged my dad goodnight. "Goodnight Mary" he said as I pulled away to go upstairs. I changed into my nightie and grabbed my bear that I had since I was a baby and went to sleep.