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So, anyways this is a short chapter, they will start getting longer the next chapter, I promise. This one had to stand alone before we get into Bella's story. I'll need all of you Edward fans to hang with me for the next few chapters after this one because to get where we need to be we have to find out how Bella got here which will be very, very imporatnt in the plot later on, KAY! Well enjoy and I'll post the next chapter up soon, maybe by the end of the day.
I forgot to mention this but Itaicized words are thoughts or emphasized words.
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BPV
Meeting the Parents
I followed the Cullen's home. Charlie had given me an old beaten up Chevy truck to drive when I got here so I'm pretty sure they were keeping pace with me in their fancy sports cars. I'd bitten the bullet and finally gave into this to get them off my back, getting involved with them wouldn't fair well with my plan and to be honest even though they seemed nice enough I didn't entirely trust them.
Alice was friendly but a little too hyper, Jasper was somewhat stand offish like he was waiting for me to flip or something, and Edward was…..confusing.
I had no idea why I had opened up to him the little I had in class today. It was like I had no control, I had to constantly hold back and cipher through what I was about to say before my whole life story came tumbling out. It didn't help that he was beautiful, so much so that I had to look away before I lost all rational thought, and his voice, that sweet smooth velvety voice, was calming. His stare though was penetrating, the amount of concentration in his face when he looked at me made me feel self-conscious. But who wouldn't feel that way when they were sitting next to perfection.
As I walked into the Cullen's home I was in awe, its was breathtaking, like nothing I'd ever seen before. I didn't have long to take it all in though because I was promptly greeted by four more beautiful vampires.
Edward stepped up and introduced them, "This is Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett." I nodded at them giving them a timid grin.
"Bella it is so very nice to meet you, please come in and have a seat," Esme said. Her voice was warm and motherly.
I sat down in a rather large, white arm chair while the Cullen's flanked me on both sides sitting down on matching couches. By the way they were sitting you could tell that the family was partnered off. Carlisle had his hand intertwined with Esme's on his lap, Rosalie, who's beauty rivaled a super models, sat on Emmet's lap, who I must say was rather large and he would have been quite intimidating if it wasn't for the goofy smile plastered on his face, and Alice sat curled up with Jaspers arm protectively wrapped around her small frame. I felt a pang of jealously knowing I would never have anything close to what I was seeing and tried averting my eyes forward but they landed directly on Edward, who was sitting straight across from me in a chair much like mine. He however was not coupled off and I wondered how that could possibly be but I quickly rationalized that just because she wasn't here at this very moment didn't mean she didn't exist. The jealousy returned ten fold and Jasper shot me a confused look, that was strange!
" Bella, Alice called me on the drive home and told me a little about you. You've been like us for a little over a month you say?" All eyes were on me filled with disbelief and concern and I felt like a science experiment that had gone horribly wrong.
I nodded my head yes suddenly not being able to find my voice.
"Would you mind telling us a little about yourself, who changed you, how you came to be here?" Carlisle questioned.
I looked up and was met with Edward's eyes again. He gave me a warm smile and I somehow mustered up the courage to tell my story. A story I had decided weeks ago to bury deep inside me, that only escaped when I let my guard down. I wasn't sure why I was about to divulge my secrets to a room full of strangers. Maybe it was because for the first time in over a month I didn't feel quite alone. I was in a room full of people that maybe could understand.
So I sat back and braced myself. " If you really want to know I should start from the beginning."
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