p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Turn it up!" Alice chirped from the back seat./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Emmett grumbled and turned the music up higher. He then turned his attention back to driving the jeep, trying to not run into any other cars that were pulling into the high school./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice began to bounce to the music, earning a grin from Jasper and a roll of the eyes from Rosalie. Just when the lyrics began to come in, Alice stopped and noticed that something seemed off. She noticed Edward sitting on the other side of Jasper, his face resting against his hand, his elbow resting on the sill of the window. He was staring out the window with his piercing golden eyes, a faraway look in his eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Edward?' she asked through her thoughts. 'you okay?'/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head just enough for Alice to notice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Something on your mind?' she thought/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Again another nod./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice pursed her lips in thought. How could she get a decent answer without him speaking?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Something about school worrying you?'/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"This time Edward shrugged and Alice smiled. Of course, Emmett noticed when he looked in the rear view mirror and he rolled his eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""If you two want to talk, you can do it aloud so we can all talk," he remarked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice groaned and all eyes turned to her and then to Edward. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Let me guess, something's on your mind," Rosalie remarked sarcastically./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice shot her a warning look before turning to her adopted brother, "Really Edward, what's wrong?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shrugged, "You guys are never nervous or anxious when starting back up in school...Because when you go in you already have someone at your side... someone you know..."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You know us," Alice pointed out but Edward shut up. His face darkened but only Emmett knew why./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey Edward, sorry... we didn't think of that," he whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Think of what?" Jasper whispered to Alice who seemed just as confused./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rosalie seemed to catch on too and her face at once showed compassion, "Look Edward...I know you still haven't found your soulmate but maybe this year you'll be lucky. Maybe you'll finally meet her."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""After over a hundred years of searching?" Edward asked, losing his patience. "What would make this year different?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Emmett sighed as he pulled into the parking lot. They knew that the conversation was done, even though it seemed to have ended in a stalemate. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice and Jasper climbed out one side door while Rose and Edward climbed out the other. Emmett of course climbed through the open roof of the jeep and jumped down, trying to not show off his vampire abilities to the world of humans./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jasper grabbed their backpacks from the back of the jeep and tossed each to their respective owners. He had just tossed Rose her's when his eyes caught sight of something./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey guys, does that car look familiar?" he inquired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"All eyes turned as a large family fifteen passenger van pulled into the parking lot. It was a dark blue family van with black tinted windows and large jeep size wheels. They couldn't make out anyone inside, not even the driver but they could faintly make out the shapes of people inside the van. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, a small face squashed it's nose against the window and they could faintly make out a head full of bright red curly hair and piercing blue eyes. Jasper and Emmett both had a right mind to point out that the little girl who had pressed her nose to the window was incredibly attractive for a human when Rose beat her to it./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I didn't think humans could be so beautiful," she whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward and Alice shared knowing looks. The only time Rose complimented someone on their looks was if she was really close to them like family or if it was a child. However, they all had to admit that the red haired little girl was incredibly beautiful./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Even through the dark window of the van they could tell that her pale skin reflected the sun perfectly, her blue eyes were brighter than the sky and her perfectly shaped mouth was a deep ruby pink and her face perfectly shaped./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, the car pulled up into an empty parking space and the five Cullens held their breath. They were glad that there were people walking from the parking lot to the school so that no one noticed them staring at the van./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first door to open was the driver's and out stepped a tall man with jet black hair. There were few people who came within the same height as Emmett, Jasper and Edward who were the tallest of the Cullens but this man was without a doubt, at least as tall as Emmett who stood at least 6'5''./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He had the bluest eyes that the Cullens had ever seen but there was something about them that seemed otherworldly. While the little girl in the van had perfectly bright blue eyes, his almost seemed halfway between natural blue and unnatural blue. For a split second his eyes passed towards the Cullens and they were sure that they saw his eyes glimmer... like stars. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His features were finely chiseled even under the neatly trimmed jet black beard that he had. His nose was straight and slightly long but it suited him. His face was slightly long with a sharp jaw, firm chin and stern brown. His height came mostly from his legs which were long for a human but not too long that he looked unbalanced. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His hands were firm and strong but what really caught the Cullens was his pale, untouched skin. While there were a few humans in the world who had perfectly features and practically untouched, perfect skin, none of them had the absolutely perfect proportions, features and fairness of vampires... but this man did.../p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jasper seemed to tense as the man walked around the front of the van to the side door. None of his siblings knew why except Edward who read his thoughts. Jasper had noted the outfit that the man was wearing which gave a sense of determination... but also mystery. Edward found nothing suspicious about the man's outfit: dark blue jeans, black shoes, black t-shirt underneath a leather jacket... however Edward knew that Jasper was experienced with all kinds of people./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He couldn't tell what really ticked Jasper off about the outfit but made a mental note to ask Jasper about it later. He turned his attention back to the man who had unlocked the van and had opened the large sliding door./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Every single one of the Cullens jolted either obscurely or inwardly at the sight that poured out of the van. The van was packed to the brim with kids and there was no doubting that they were related. Almost every single one of the kids had bright fire red hair except for three of the boys and one of the girl who had dark brown hair. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was also no doubting that the man was their father for many of them shared his perfect, not to mention that every single one of them had perfect features, pale skin and piercing eyes. Most of them had his perfect blue eyes and while they were a natural bright sky blue... there was still something about them that seemed too perfect. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first child to leap out of the car was the small girl who had pressed her nose to the window and Edward heard Rose suck in a breath. Now they could get a good look at the little girl who couldn't have been more than seven...and now in the light, it was evident that this girl was beyond beautiful. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl wrapped her arms around her father's neck with a bright smile, earning a chuckle from her father which surprised the Cullens. When they had first laid eyes on the man, their first impression was that he was a cold, hard man... but that laugh was so bright and light hearted that all their first impressions disappeared... at least mostly./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why can't I go to high school daddy?" the girl inquired, putting on a pouty lip./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The man chuckled and kissed his daughter's cheek, "You're not old enough Nevaeh. In a few years. Dale, help your sisters get their backpacks from the back."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy, Dale, jumped out of the car and rushed to the back of the van to pull out his older siblings' backpacks. The boy looked to be about ten with the brightest red hair that the Cullens had ever seen which covered most of his forehead and his eyebrows. His eyes were bright blue and while his features still looked human, it was like every single one of the children was perfect./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward caught a sense of Rose's thoughts and looked at his adopted sister to see her squinting at the car. He read her thoughts and smirked, realizing that she was looking for the mother./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Considering how otherworldly the kids look Rose," Edward remarked in a low voice, "I'm sure the mother is the same."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose rolled her eyes but nodded in agreement./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Just then, Jasper elbowed Edward and he turned his attention back to the van. Right then and there, Edward felt his whole world freeze. Seven of the children had filed out of the van. They were all teenagers, the oldest probably about Emmett's age and the youngest about thirteen if that. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two oldest boys had dark brown hair and held striking resemblance to their father. the three youngest were girls and all looked like they could be triplets but they weren't. The twelve year old had straight red hair pulled up in a loose bun. The thirteen year old had wavy auburn hair and a rare eye color that they had never seen. it looked like she had shades of blue, amber and green all mixed together. The fourteen year old girl had golden wavy hair and truly was a beauty./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Above the three girls was a boy with bright blond hair, arching eyebrows like his father and firm lips and pointy nose. The only thing he didn't inherit from his father was the blond hair. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"However, Edward hadn't taken any notice of them (Rose had of course). His eyes had fallen on one person and one person alone...the eldest girl. She was no doubt at least seventeen with long red hair that billowed about her pale shoulders and almost to her waist. Her eyes were so pale that for a moment, Edward thought they were pale blue or grey... until he realized that both her eyes were different colors. While her right eye was a pale green, her left was a pale amber color. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt his eyes widen slightly and his mouth part as he took in every feature of the girl. Her pale skin was pale like her father's but still had a tint of color to it just like her siblings, making her seem human... but not quite human. Her eyebrows were thin but full of expression like her father. Her nose wasn't long and straight like her father's but petite and small but perfect. Her chin was slightly pointed and upturned just slightly with a dented upper lip. Her lips were perfectly shaped and not too full nor to thin nor were they too red or too pale... but a perfect rosy, warm color./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As Edward took in the rest of her features, he felt his head spinning and his legs began to feel weak. She was of slender build and wasn't tall nor short but about Alice's age, probably exactly the same height. Her slender, long legs (which she got from her father) were garbed in slender black jeans and a pair of high brown leather boots with a slight heel. She wore a white tank top that brought out her perfect curves, slender waist and perfect sized upper body while over that she wore a matching leather jacket similar to her father's but hers was decorated on the sleeves with embroidered roses./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Holy," Emmett whispered. "SHe's something."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose was too busy staring as well to box Emmett but even if she did, everyone knew that Emmett only had eyes for Rose but there was something about that girl that refused to let any of the Cullens look away./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They watched as the father reached over and hugged each of his children, shaking his sons' hands and kissing his daughters on the head before they headed off across the parking lot towards the school./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The father hustled the rest of the kids back into the van, closed the door and drove off. The CUllens had been so busy watching the teens that they didn't notice the van drive past them until Edward turned and his eyes caught sight of the man. He was looking in his direction./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first thing that popped into Edward's mind was to read the man's mind...but he couldn't...the man's mind was blank... it was like something was holding Edward back from reading his mind. he tried reading the minds of all the kids in the van...but all he got was a soft singing voice and the sound of whistling trees...why couldn't he read their minds?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His eyes played on the man who was looking at him through the window. He was frustrated that he didn't know what the man was thinking when a smile appeared on the man's face and he turned, driving off. Edward felt annoyed. After not being able to read the man's mind, he didn't know if that smile was nice, mean, knowing or curious... and it annoyed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Edward!" Alice shouted just as Emmett clopped him on the head./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Yeah?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You zoned you," Jasper remarked, "We were calling you and screaming our thoughts at you. What's up?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't, "Nothing... it's nothing..."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The Cullen family split up to go to their separate classes. This ended in Emmett and Alice going to one classroom while Jasper, Edward and Rose headed to Chemistry. Edward had taken Biology the year before so to make sure no one was suspicious, he had taken Chemistry./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose and Jasper entered the room ahead of him but Edward froze the moment he closed the door behind him. The room was swimming with a scent that completely blew Edward away. It wasn't the smell of blood that usually met his nose. That scent was still there but it was drowned out by a soft, forest scent. It was soft and gentle like flowers and the breeze, not hard and firm like cedar wood and smoke. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward tried to not make it look like he was sniffing the air but he couldn't help it. He glanced at Jasper and Rose to see that they had also smelt it for their minds were swimming with it. Rose, however, having the strongest smelling of them all was the first to notice where the scent was coming from. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward moved his eyes to the front of the room where two unmistakably familiar teens were seated. It was the younger of the two boys and the eldest girl. The boy was smiling, whispering something to his sister who was beaming at what he said and trying to stifle a laugh. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Not realizing that he had been standing in the doorway for some time, Edward made his way over and sat down across the aisle from the two, a row back so he could watch the back of their heads without anyone noticing./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As he sat down, he tried to figure out what they were thinking but it was like there was a sound machine in their heads. He settled on the boy but all he heard was a soft purring, guttural purring sound like that of a large mammal... but the girl...all he could read was what sounded like a gentle wind chime somewhere in the distance... the sound of trees waving in the wind...birds singing...squirrels chattering...why couldn't he read her thoughts?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello Edward," a sickening voice said from his left./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward barely had to turn to know that the voice belonged to none other than Bella Swan. There was a time not long ago when Edward had found her attractive and her blood scent had almost intoxicated him. However, after getting to know her a bit and dating her for awhile, he soon discovered that Bella was nowhere near the person he needed in his life./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward had sensed almost every boy in Forks' obsession with Bella but after Bella discovered his secret, met his family and they managed to protect her from James. However, after a while, Edward started to realize that there was something about Bella that just screamed at him to stop. There had been a time where he had admitted to loving Bella but then when Bella began asking weird questions about his virginity, dating past and so on, he started to realize that Bella didnt love him for who he was... but what he was. He was a man, attractive and intoxicating and shestrong wanted/strong him... and that was something Edward didnt want. if he ever found someone to love, he wanted her to love him back... not covet him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey," he remarked, turning his eyes back on the new kids./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella sat down next to him and after drawing out her school books, she pressed her thigh against his jeans in the hopes of getting his attention. Edward just scooted further away which earned a glare from the girl next to him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When he had broken up with Bella, she had at first thought he was joking but after all the Cullens began to help Edward avoid Bella at school, she got the hint and began to hate all the Cullens after that, especially Alice who would give Edward a heads up whenever Bella would try to confront him. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose of course was the happiest when Edward broke up with Bella because she had hated Bella from the start. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella seemed to sense that Edward's attention wasn't on her at all and made it her mission to find out what his mind was on. it wasn't long before she realized that Edward was watching the two new students for whenever the girl got up from her desk to walk over and talk to her eldest brother who sat on the other side of the room, Edward's golden eyes followed her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""WHat's got your pants in a twist?" Bella asked, placing her hand on his knee under the desk, "New kids annoying you?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head and roughly pushed Bella's hand off his knee, "They intrigue me is all."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella rolled her eyes. When the new kids had pulled into the school, just like every other girl, she had drooled over the two eldest boys who of course were the cutest things ever. Bella even admitted to Jessica that both came within matching Edward for looks./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Even though this wasn't fair to her ex boyfriend, Edward could care less about who Bella was interested in now. Even hearing all the male thoughts (minus Emmett's) in the classroom raving about Bella didnt affect him in the slightest. On the contrary, he was glad that most of the boys were still raving about Bella because he had a new problem./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When some more boys entered the classroom, Edward recognized them as boys who had tried flirting with Bella her first year. Now, he held no loathing to them... until he heard that their thoughts weren't on Bella...but on the new girl. Now, a cold hand clutched Edward's heart and he felt a deep fury. He had been angry when he had liked Bella and boys had thought about her...but this was nowhere near the same... it was ten times worse and it was just two boys, not the whole school!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I dont know why. They annoy me!" Bella remarked. She was glad that Edward couldn't hear her thoughts because at present, she was thinking about how her term 'they' was really mean to be 'her' because the girl was the only one who annoyed her while the boys of course intrigued her, "I ran into the girl in the hallway and she was chatting with those two boys who are apparently her brothers. They were raving about their mom having another baby. I mean, it was cute how her brothers were really excited but it made me sick how the girl seemed so excited."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What's wrong with her mom having a baby?" Edward asked, "her family is obviously very into large healthy families."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I know that," Bella snapped, "But then they started discussing names! Then her eldest brother asked what she would name the baby if it was hers and they began talking about how when they're married, they'll want to have a lot of kids too!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is wrong with that?" Edward asked, still not seeing why that made Bella upset. In fact, it made him smile inside./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella rolled her eyes, "It's one thing to have a guy interesting in having kids because that's normal. Most guys want to have a kid of their own when they're married. But for girls, it's just sick!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why is it sick?" Edward asked in a soft voice, still having his eyes on the new girl, "I would think it's the other way around. Most girls nowadays don't want kids or they just want to pleasure themselves and get pleasure if they are married or dating." He said giving her a pointed look./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Because when you have kids, you're no longer the way you were before! Don't you notice how different women who haven't had kids are compared to women who have had kids?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shrugged, "They don't look as happy."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Whatever," Bella remarked rolling her eyes, "There's no way I'm having children. I would never be the same."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward looked up long enough to spy the oldest new boy toss a perfect paper airplane to his sister who caught it deftly and unfolded it. Even though Edward couldn't hear her thoughts, he could see what was on the paper and it was a name suggestion: strongRenesmee Faith Vicasi or Roderick Quincy Vicasi?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward saw the girl turn and smile at her brother, her face showing one of agreement before she whispered it to her brother who sat next to her who seemed intrigued by the names as well. However, as their teacher came in and started class, Edward's mind drifted to the names on the paper. Vicasi... their last name was Vicasi./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""How was school!?" Esme called the moment the front door closed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Instantly, the Cullen kids hung up their coats and bags but instead of taking off vampire speed, they walked calmly to the living room where Esme was. Carlisle was still at work and Esme was sitting on the sofa, a laptop in her lap an headphones in./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice sped over to look at what Esme was watching. She let out a girlish squeal and plopped down next to Esme, "Isnt that Mashiroiro Symphony? It's my favorite!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rosalie groaned as she headed upstairs to change, Emmett close behind. Jasper went off to change into hunting attire, leaving Edward alone in the living room with Esme and Alice. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward sped upstairs, changed into normal clothes as fast as possible which was incredibly fast for a vampire. He sped back downstairs, carrying his laptop and plopped down on the chair at the kitchen table. He opened the laptop and clicked onto Google./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice and Esme were too wrapped up in their anime film to notice as Edward hastily typed in: Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Much to Edward's shock, he at once got several sites. None of them looked too helpful for they were almost all about hunting and hunting reserves. However, a name popped up which immediatly caught Edward's attention./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He clicked on the site and he felt his heart stop. At the top of the page was a headline from a newspaper: strongTop Skilled Mountain Hunter Isaac Vicasi Awarded for Saving Comrade from Giant Wolf./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward lowered his eyebrows at the last two words: Giant wolf... werewolf maybe? /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He scrolled down and he almost choked on his own saliva when he saw a painting that was posted of Isaac Vicasi. it was an old painting... looking at least several decades old. it was black and white but there was no denying the resemblance... it was shocking! The jet black hair, piercing eyes, stern brown, thin lips, pale skin and high cheekbones... he looked just like Mr. VIcasi! They must be related!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He skipped over the article about the wolf attack until his eyes fell on a name: David Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward paused and read the last paragraph:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongIsaac Vicasi was out in the woods with three other hunters and his ten year old son: David Vicasi. They were out hunting the migrating deer when they got separated by a pack of giant wolves. Isaac had his son scale a tree to steer clear of the wolves while Isaac went in search of their comrades. Isaac found them cornered by the lead wolf. He managed to kill the wolf using five bullets, all to the heart before the wolf finally fell./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned. There was nothing else about David...hm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He kept scrolling till his eyes fell on another headline and his eyes bulged:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongIsaac Vicasi's son: David Alexander Hamilton Vicasi goes missing on his twentieth birthday./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward scrolled down a little further till he saw a paragraph of the article where Isaac spoke about his son./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strong"David was a wonderful child. I never understood him completely but he had his way with people and animals. Everyone loved him. Most children teased him about how he would inherit my stern features and he would eventually scare people off. That was partially true but it never seemed to frighten the animals. When David had been with me in the mountains and I had told him to scale the tree, I came back after finding the others to find that he was no longer at the top of the tree. He was on the lowest branch, about eight feet from the ground, a look of calm wonder on his face. Below him on the ground was another giant wolf! A huge bright red wolf. It looked like a female which explained why she didn't act aggressive towards David. The wolf ran off after we approached but after that I noticed a change in David. He would wander into the woods whenever he could and when I found him, he was alone but he looked like he was windblown. He began to show an interest in the law and refused to go on any hunts with me again, unless I went hunting in the mountains. When he did come, he refused to even hold a gun. This always disappointed me for I had hoped he would show at least a similar love for hunting but as far as I could tell, he hated it with a deep furious passion. David began to change. He became happier even though I rarely saw him. His mother's death had weighed on him heavily since she died when he was five but he had seemed to recover nearing the end of his high school days. he expressed an interest in enrolling in the law school in New York. however, he never even applied to the school before he completely up and went missing. I contacted the school but they said that no one by the name of David Vicasi or with his traits had attended the school."/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned. This was interesting...it seemed as if the wolf in the woods had a connection to David's disappearance. He read further where a news article spoke of the police investigation:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongA missing person's report was sent out all over the country. It didn't seem like the lad ran away for all his clothes were still at home, however his father did notice a backpack and a few personal things gone so there is a possibility. It's hard to miss a six foot young man with jet black hair, sharp features and piercing blue eyes but no one has seen anyone to match those features. On May 2nd, 1745, a peculiar stranger brought in the body of twenty year old David Vicasi who had been shot in the chest. He said he had found him on the road in Wisconsin. His body was infested with parasites so he was cremated. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward stopped scrolling and he squinted at the page. wait... did that say May 2nd, 1745? Opening another window, Edward typed in: David Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Immediately a painting popped up that was centuries old...it looked just like the Mr. VIcasi from the school! Edward scanned his personal information and found that he was born: 1715...so wait...if he died at the age of twenty...how could his body have lasted another ten years? He would have been twenty in the year 1735...but that was ten years before his body was found. Hm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward closed the new window and opened up the other one. The stranger...who was the stranger? He scrolled further and his heart began to pound./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongAfter the cremation, Isaac Vicasi expressed an interest in keeping his son's ashes but when the ashes were found, it proved to be impossible since the termites that had taken over his body had left little to burn. Isaac Vicasi's heart was broken at the notion that he couldn't keep his son's ashes./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was something fishy about all of this. Edward thought. He quickly grabbed up his cell phone and rushed outside. When he got onto the front porch, he opened it up and called the school office. luckily, he had never done that before and the school didn't have his phone number so they wouldn't know who was calling./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello? Forks High School, how may I help you?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward quickly changed his voice so that it sounded deeper, "hello, this is Mr. VIcasi."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Oh hello Mr. Vicasi!" the woman replied cheerfully, "is everything alright?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Everything is fine," Edward replied. "I just wanted to check in to see how the kids did on their first day."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The woman chuckled, "Oh they did great! They are wonderful kids Mr. Vicasi."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just call me by my first name," Edward said, crossing his fingers./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Very well Hamilton," the woman remarked, "Thank you for checking in. Anything else?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No that was it," Edward replied and soon hung up./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He rushed back inside and switched on his laptop. He quickly searched: Hamilton Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Sure enough, a site popped up...about the lawyer Hamilton Vicasi. Edward clicked on the site and almost fell out of his seat. It was the Mr. Vicasi from the school! He quickly read the single paragraph about the man./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongthirty-two year old Hamilton Vicasi is from northern Canada where he studied law. He attended the law university in Chicago before moving to Canada with his wife: Charity Uley who was a competitive gymnast until she married at the age of 28 and lives with her husband and their five kids in Canada. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Five kids? That's not right! The VIcasi family Edward knew had at least ten children...Then he noticed a small red band at the bottom of the page that read: strongAll other information on Hamilton VIcasi and Charity Uley has been deleted./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward let out a grown. There was something that they were hiding...but what was it? /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey Edward," Carlisle said as he stepped into the kitchen, having returned, "What are you working on?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Nothing," Edward replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Carlisle came over and read the paragraph quickly, "Huh...why does the name Charity Uley sound familiar?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward got the strange sense that Carlisle wasn't surprised...and it was like his adopted father was hitting at something. Edward looked at him but Carlisle averted his eyes. Edward tried to read his mind but Carlisle began to hum a song in his head. UGH!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What do you know about them?" Edward demanded./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That is something you have to find out for yourself," Carlisle replied, "Though I would look into that name."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As Carlisle left, Edward squinted at the name: Charity Uley...huh...it did sound familiar but why...OH YOU"VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Uley! As in...SAM ULEY! THE LEADER OF THE DOGS!/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Emmett grumbled and turned the music up higher. He then turned his attention back to driving the jeep, trying to not run into any other cars that were pulling into the high school./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice began to bounce to the music, earning a grin from Jasper and a roll of the eyes from Rosalie. Just when the lyrics began to come in, Alice stopped and noticed that something seemed off. She noticed Edward sitting on the other side of Jasper, his face resting against his hand, his elbow resting on the sill of the window. He was staring out the window with his piercing golden eyes, a faraway look in his eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Edward?' she asked through her thoughts. 'you okay?'/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head just enough for Alice to notice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Something on your mind?' she thought/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Again another nod./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice pursed her lips in thought. How could she get a decent answer without him speaking?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"'Something about school worrying you?'/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"This time Edward shrugged and Alice smiled. Of course, Emmett noticed when he looked in the rear view mirror and he rolled his eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""If you two want to talk, you can do it aloud so we can all talk," he remarked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice groaned and all eyes turned to her and then to Edward. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Let me guess, something's on your mind," Rosalie remarked sarcastically./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice shot her a warning look before turning to her adopted brother, "Really Edward, what's wrong?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shrugged, "You guys are never nervous or anxious when starting back up in school...Because when you go in you already have someone at your side... someone you know..."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You know us," Alice pointed out but Edward shut up. His face darkened but only Emmett knew why./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey Edward, sorry... we didn't think of that," he whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Think of what?" Jasper whispered to Alice who seemed just as confused./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rosalie seemed to catch on too and her face at once showed compassion, "Look Edward...I know you still haven't found your soulmate but maybe this year you'll be lucky. Maybe you'll finally meet her."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""After over a hundred years of searching?" Edward asked, losing his patience. "What would make this year different?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Emmett sighed as he pulled into the parking lot. They knew that the conversation was done, even though it seemed to have ended in a stalemate. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice and Jasper climbed out one side door while Rose and Edward climbed out the other. Emmett of course climbed through the open roof of the jeep and jumped down, trying to not show off his vampire abilities to the world of humans./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jasper grabbed their backpacks from the back of the jeep and tossed each to their respective owners. He had just tossed Rose her's when his eyes caught sight of something./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey guys, does that car look familiar?" he inquired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"All eyes turned as a large family fifteen passenger van pulled into the parking lot. It was a dark blue family van with black tinted windows and large jeep size wheels. They couldn't make out anyone inside, not even the driver but they could faintly make out the shapes of people inside the van. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, a small face squashed it's nose against the window and they could faintly make out a head full of bright red curly hair and piercing blue eyes. Jasper and Emmett both had a right mind to point out that the little girl who had pressed her nose to the window was incredibly attractive for a human when Rose beat her to it./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I didn't think humans could be so beautiful," she whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward and Alice shared knowing looks. The only time Rose complimented someone on their looks was if she was really close to them like family or if it was a child. However, they all had to admit that the red haired little girl was incredibly beautiful./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Even through the dark window of the van they could tell that her pale skin reflected the sun perfectly, her blue eyes were brighter than the sky and her perfectly shaped mouth was a deep ruby pink and her face perfectly shaped./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, the car pulled up into an empty parking space and the five Cullens held their breath. They were glad that there were people walking from the parking lot to the school so that no one noticed them staring at the van./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first door to open was the driver's and out stepped a tall man with jet black hair. There were few people who came within the same height as Emmett, Jasper and Edward who were the tallest of the Cullens but this man was without a doubt, at least as tall as Emmett who stood at least 6'5''./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He had the bluest eyes that the Cullens had ever seen but there was something about them that seemed otherworldly. While the little girl in the van had perfectly bright blue eyes, his almost seemed halfway between natural blue and unnatural blue. For a split second his eyes passed towards the Cullens and they were sure that they saw his eyes glimmer... like stars. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His features were finely chiseled even under the neatly trimmed jet black beard that he had. His nose was straight and slightly long but it suited him. His face was slightly long with a sharp jaw, firm chin and stern brown. His height came mostly from his legs which were long for a human but not too long that he looked unbalanced. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His hands were firm and strong but what really caught the Cullens was his pale, untouched skin. While there were a few humans in the world who had perfectly features and practically untouched, perfect skin, none of them had the absolutely perfect proportions, features and fairness of vampires... but this man did.../p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Jasper seemed to tense as the man walked around the front of the van to the side door. None of his siblings knew why except Edward who read his thoughts. Jasper had noted the outfit that the man was wearing which gave a sense of determination... but also mystery. Edward found nothing suspicious about the man's outfit: dark blue jeans, black shoes, black t-shirt underneath a leather jacket... however Edward knew that Jasper was experienced with all kinds of people./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He couldn't tell what really ticked Jasper off about the outfit but made a mental note to ask Jasper about it later. He turned his attention back to the man who had unlocked the van and had opened the large sliding door./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Every single one of the Cullens jolted either obscurely or inwardly at the sight that poured out of the van. The van was packed to the brim with kids and there was no doubting that they were related. Almost every single one of the kids had bright fire red hair except for three of the boys and one of the girl who had dark brown hair. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was also no doubting that the man was their father for many of them shared his perfect, not to mention that every single one of them had perfect features, pale skin and piercing eyes. Most of them had his perfect blue eyes and while they were a natural bright sky blue... there was still something about them that seemed too perfect. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first child to leap out of the car was the small girl who had pressed her nose to the window and Edward heard Rose suck in a breath. Now they could get a good look at the little girl who couldn't have been more than seven...and now in the light, it was evident that this girl was beyond beautiful. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl wrapped her arms around her father's neck with a bright smile, earning a chuckle from her father which surprised the Cullens. When they had first laid eyes on the man, their first impression was that he was a cold, hard man... but that laugh was so bright and light hearted that all their first impressions disappeared... at least mostly./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why can't I go to high school daddy?" the girl inquired, putting on a pouty lip./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The man chuckled and kissed his daughter's cheek, "You're not old enough Nevaeh. In a few years. Dale, help your sisters get their backpacks from the back."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy, Dale, jumped out of the car and rushed to the back of the van to pull out his older siblings' backpacks. The boy looked to be about ten with the brightest red hair that the Cullens had ever seen which covered most of his forehead and his eyebrows. His eyes were bright blue and while his features still looked human, it was like every single one of the children was perfect./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward caught a sense of Rose's thoughts and looked at his adopted sister to see her squinting at the car. He read her thoughts and smirked, realizing that she was looking for the mother./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Considering how otherworldly the kids look Rose," Edward remarked in a low voice, "I'm sure the mother is the same."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose rolled her eyes but nodded in agreement./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Just then, Jasper elbowed Edward and he turned his attention back to the van. Right then and there, Edward felt his whole world freeze. Seven of the children had filed out of the van. They were all teenagers, the oldest probably about Emmett's age and the youngest about thirteen if that. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two oldest boys had dark brown hair and held striking resemblance to their father. the three youngest were girls and all looked like they could be triplets but they weren't. The twelve year old had straight red hair pulled up in a loose bun. The thirteen year old had wavy auburn hair and a rare eye color that they had never seen. it looked like she had shades of blue, amber and green all mixed together. The fourteen year old girl had golden wavy hair and truly was a beauty./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Above the three girls was a boy with bright blond hair, arching eyebrows like his father and firm lips and pointy nose. The only thing he didn't inherit from his father was the blond hair. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"However, Edward hadn't taken any notice of them (Rose had of course). His eyes had fallen on one person and one person alone...the eldest girl. She was no doubt at least seventeen with long red hair that billowed about her pale shoulders and almost to her waist. Her eyes were so pale that for a moment, Edward thought they were pale blue or grey... until he realized that both her eyes were different colors. While her right eye was a pale green, her left was a pale amber color. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt his eyes widen slightly and his mouth part as he took in every feature of the girl. Her pale skin was pale like her father's but still had a tint of color to it just like her siblings, making her seem human... but not quite human. Her eyebrows were thin but full of expression like her father. Her nose wasn't long and straight like her father's but petite and small but perfect. Her chin was slightly pointed and upturned just slightly with a dented upper lip. Her lips were perfectly shaped and not too full nor to thin nor were they too red or too pale... but a perfect rosy, warm color./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As Edward took in the rest of her features, he felt his head spinning and his legs began to feel weak. She was of slender build and wasn't tall nor short but about Alice's age, probably exactly the same height. Her slender, long legs (which she got from her father) were garbed in slender black jeans and a pair of high brown leather boots with a slight heel. She wore a white tank top that brought out her perfect curves, slender waist and perfect sized upper body while over that she wore a matching leather jacket similar to her father's but hers was decorated on the sleeves with embroidered roses./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Holy," Emmett whispered. "SHe's something."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose was too busy staring as well to box Emmett but even if she did, everyone knew that Emmett only had eyes for Rose but there was something about that girl that refused to let any of the Cullens look away./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They watched as the father reached over and hugged each of his children, shaking his sons' hands and kissing his daughters on the head before they headed off across the parking lot towards the school./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The father hustled the rest of the kids back into the van, closed the door and drove off. The CUllens had been so busy watching the teens that they didn't notice the van drive past them until Edward turned and his eyes caught sight of the man. He was looking in his direction./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The first thing that popped into Edward's mind was to read the man's mind...but he couldn't...the man's mind was blank... it was like something was holding Edward back from reading his mind. he tried reading the minds of all the kids in the van...but all he got was a soft singing voice and the sound of whistling trees...why couldn't he read their minds?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"His eyes played on the man who was looking at him through the window. He was frustrated that he didn't know what the man was thinking when a smile appeared on the man's face and he turned, driving off. Edward felt annoyed. After not being able to read the man's mind, he didn't know if that smile was nice, mean, knowing or curious... and it annoyed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Edward!" Alice shouted just as Emmett clopped him on the head./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Yeah?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You zoned you," Jasper remarked, "We were calling you and screaming our thoughts at you. What's up?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't, "Nothing... it's nothing..."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The Cullen family split up to go to their separate classes. This ended in Emmett and Alice going to one classroom while Jasper, Edward and Rose headed to Chemistry. Edward had taken Biology the year before so to make sure no one was suspicious, he had taken Chemistry./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose and Jasper entered the room ahead of him but Edward froze the moment he closed the door behind him. The room was swimming with a scent that completely blew Edward away. It wasn't the smell of blood that usually met his nose. That scent was still there but it was drowned out by a soft, forest scent. It was soft and gentle like flowers and the breeze, not hard and firm like cedar wood and smoke. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward tried to not make it look like he was sniffing the air but he couldn't help it. He glanced at Jasper and Rose to see that they had also smelt it for their minds were swimming with it. Rose, however, having the strongest smelling of them all was the first to notice where the scent was coming from. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward moved his eyes to the front of the room where two unmistakably familiar teens were seated. It was the younger of the two boys and the eldest girl. The boy was smiling, whispering something to his sister who was beaming at what he said and trying to stifle a laugh. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Not realizing that he had been standing in the doorway for some time, Edward made his way over and sat down across the aisle from the two, a row back so he could watch the back of their heads without anyone noticing./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As he sat down, he tried to figure out what they were thinking but it was like there was a sound machine in their heads. He settled on the boy but all he heard was a soft purring, guttural purring sound like that of a large mammal... but the girl...all he could read was what sounded like a gentle wind chime somewhere in the distance... the sound of trees waving in the wind...birds singing...squirrels chattering...why couldn't he read her thoughts?/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello Edward," a sickening voice said from his left./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward barely had to turn to know that the voice belonged to none other than Bella Swan. There was a time not long ago when Edward had found her attractive and her blood scent had almost intoxicated him. However, after getting to know her a bit and dating her for awhile, he soon discovered that Bella was nowhere near the person he needed in his life./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward had sensed almost every boy in Forks' obsession with Bella but after Bella discovered his secret, met his family and they managed to protect her from James. However, after a while, Edward started to realize that there was something about Bella that just screamed at him to stop. There had been a time where he had admitted to loving Bella but then when Bella began asking weird questions about his virginity, dating past and so on, he started to realize that Bella didnt love him for who he was... but what he was. He was a man, attractive and intoxicating and shestrong wanted/strong him... and that was something Edward didnt want. if he ever found someone to love, he wanted her to love him back... not covet him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey," he remarked, turning his eyes back on the new kids./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella sat down next to him and after drawing out her school books, she pressed her thigh against his jeans in the hopes of getting his attention. Edward just scooted further away which earned a glare from the girl next to him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When he had broken up with Bella, she had at first thought he was joking but after all the Cullens began to help Edward avoid Bella at school, she got the hint and began to hate all the Cullens after that, especially Alice who would give Edward a heads up whenever Bella would try to confront him. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rose of course was the happiest when Edward broke up with Bella because she had hated Bella from the start. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella seemed to sense that Edward's attention wasn't on her at all and made it her mission to find out what his mind was on. it wasn't long before she realized that Edward was watching the two new students for whenever the girl got up from her desk to walk over and talk to her eldest brother who sat on the other side of the room, Edward's golden eyes followed her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""WHat's got your pants in a twist?" Bella asked, placing her hand on his knee under the desk, "New kids annoying you?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head and roughly pushed Bella's hand off his knee, "They intrigue me is all."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella rolled her eyes. When the new kids had pulled into the school, just like every other girl, she had drooled over the two eldest boys who of course were the cutest things ever. Bella even admitted to Jessica that both came within matching Edward for looks./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Even though this wasn't fair to her ex boyfriend, Edward could care less about who Bella was interested in now. Even hearing all the male thoughts (minus Emmett's) in the classroom raving about Bella didnt affect him in the slightest. On the contrary, he was glad that most of the boys were still raving about Bella because he had a new problem./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When some more boys entered the classroom, Edward recognized them as boys who had tried flirting with Bella her first year. Now, he held no loathing to them... until he heard that their thoughts weren't on Bella...but on the new girl. Now, a cold hand clutched Edward's heart and he felt a deep fury. He had been angry when he had liked Bella and boys had thought about her...but this was nowhere near the same... it was ten times worse and it was just two boys, not the whole school!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I dont know why. They annoy me!" Bella remarked. She was glad that Edward couldn't hear her thoughts because at present, she was thinking about how her term 'they' was really mean to be 'her' because the girl was the only one who annoyed her while the boys of course intrigued her, "I ran into the girl in the hallway and she was chatting with those two boys who are apparently her brothers. They were raving about their mom having another baby. I mean, it was cute how her brothers were really excited but it made me sick how the girl seemed so excited."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What's wrong with her mom having a baby?" Edward asked, "her family is obviously very into large healthy families."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I know that," Bella snapped, "But then they started discussing names! Then her eldest brother asked what she would name the baby if it was hers and they began talking about how when they're married, they'll want to have a lot of kids too!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is wrong with that?" Edward asked, still not seeing why that made Bella upset. In fact, it made him smile inside./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella rolled her eyes, "It's one thing to have a guy interesting in having kids because that's normal. Most guys want to have a kid of their own when they're married. But for girls, it's just sick!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why is it sick?" Edward asked in a soft voice, still having his eyes on the new girl, "I would think it's the other way around. Most girls nowadays don't want kids or they just want to pleasure themselves and get pleasure if they are married or dating." He said giving her a pointed look./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Because when you have kids, you're no longer the way you were before! Don't you notice how different women who haven't had kids are compared to women who have had kids?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shrugged, "They don't look as happy."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Whatever," Bella remarked rolling her eyes, "There's no way I'm having children. I would never be the same."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward looked up long enough to spy the oldest new boy toss a perfect paper airplane to his sister who caught it deftly and unfolded it. Even though Edward couldn't hear her thoughts, he could see what was on the paper and it was a name suggestion: strongRenesmee Faith Vicasi or Roderick Quincy Vicasi?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward saw the girl turn and smile at her brother, her face showing one of agreement before she whispered it to her brother who sat next to her who seemed intrigued by the names as well. However, as their teacher came in and started class, Edward's mind drifted to the names on the paper. Vicasi... their last name was Vicasi./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""How was school!?" Esme called the moment the front door closed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Instantly, the Cullen kids hung up their coats and bags but instead of taking off vampire speed, they walked calmly to the living room where Esme was. Carlisle was still at work and Esme was sitting on the sofa, a laptop in her lap an headphones in./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice sped over to look at what Esme was watching. She let out a girlish squeal and plopped down next to Esme, "Isnt that Mashiroiro Symphony? It's my favorite!"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Rosalie groaned as she headed upstairs to change, Emmett close behind. Jasper went off to change into hunting attire, leaving Edward alone in the living room with Esme and Alice. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward sped upstairs, changed into normal clothes as fast as possible which was incredibly fast for a vampire. He sped back downstairs, carrying his laptop and plopped down on the chair at the kitchen table. He opened the laptop and clicked onto Google./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Alice and Esme were too wrapped up in their anime film to notice as Edward hastily typed in: Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Much to Edward's shock, he at once got several sites. None of them looked too helpful for they were almost all about hunting and hunting reserves. However, a name popped up which immediatly caught Edward's attention./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He clicked on the site and he felt his heart stop. At the top of the page was a headline from a newspaper: strongTop Skilled Mountain Hunter Isaac Vicasi Awarded for Saving Comrade from Giant Wolf./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward lowered his eyebrows at the last two words: Giant wolf... werewolf maybe? /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He scrolled down and he almost choked on his own saliva when he saw a painting that was posted of Isaac Vicasi. it was an old painting... looking at least several decades old. it was black and white but there was no denying the resemblance... it was shocking! The jet black hair, piercing eyes, stern brown, thin lips, pale skin and high cheekbones... he looked just like Mr. VIcasi! They must be related!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He skipped over the article about the wolf attack until his eyes fell on a name: David Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward paused and read the last paragraph:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongIsaac Vicasi was out in the woods with three other hunters and his ten year old son: David Vicasi. They were out hunting the migrating deer when they got separated by a pack of giant wolves. Isaac had his son scale a tree to steer clear of the wolves while Isaac went in search of their comrades. Isaac found them cornered by the lead wolf. He managed to kill the wolf using five bullets, all to the heart before the wolf finally fell./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned. There was nothing else about David...hm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He kept scrolling till his eyes fell on another headline and his eyes bulged:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongIsaac Vicasi's son: David Alexander Hamilton Vicasi goes missing on his twentieth birthday./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward scrolled down a little further till he saw a paragraph of the article where Isaac spoke about his son./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strong"David was a wonderful child. I never understood him completely but he had his way with people and animals. Everyone loved him. Most children teased him about how he would inherit my stern features and he would eventually scare people off. That was partially true but it never seemed to frighten the animals. When David had been with me in the mountains and I had told him to scale the tree, I came back after finding the others to find that he was no longer at the top of the tree. He was on the lowest branch, about eight feet from the ground, a look of calm wonder on his face. Below him on the ground was another giant wolf! A huge bright red wolf. It looked like a female which explained why she didn't act aggressive towards David. The wolf ran off after we approached but after that I noticed a change in David. He would wander into the woods whenever he could and when I found him, he was alone but he looked like he was windblown. He began to show an interest in the law and refused to go on any hunts with me again, unless I went hunting in the mountains. When he did come, he refused to even hold a gun. This always disappointed me for I had hoped he would show at least a similar love for hunting but as far as I could tell, he hated it with a deep furious passion. David began to change. He became happier even though I rarely saw him. His mother's death had weighed on him heavily since she died when he was five but he had seemed to recover nearing the end of his high school days. he expressed an interest in enrolling in the law school in New York. however, he never even applied to the school before he completely up and went missing. I contacted the school but they said that no one by the name of David Vicasi or with his traits had attended the school."/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned. This was interesting...it seemed as if the wolf in the woods had a connection to David's disappearance. He read further where a news article spoke of the police investigation:/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongA missing person's report was sent out all over the country. It didn't seem like the lad ran away for all his clothes were still at home, however his father did notice a backpack and a few personal things gone so there is a possibility. It's hard to miss a six foot young man with jet black hair, sharp features and piercing blue eyes but no one has seen anyone to match those features. On May 2nd, 1745, a peculiar stranger brought in the body of twenty year old David Vicasi who had been shot in the chest. He said he had found him on the road in Wisconsin. His body was infested with parasites so he was cremated. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward stopped scrolling and he squinted at the page. wait... did that say May 2nd, 1745? Opening another window, Edward typed in: David Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Immediately a painting popped up that was centuries old...it looked just like the Mr. VIcasi from the school! Edward scanned his personal information and found that he was born: 1715...so wait...if he died at the age of twenty...how could his body have lasted another ten years? He would have been twenty in the year 1735...but that was ten years before his body was found. Hm./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward closed the new window and opened up the other one. The stranger...who was the stranger? He scrolled further and his heart began to pound./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongAfter the cremation, Isaac Vicasi expressed an interest in keeping his son's ashes but when the ashes were found, it proved to be impossible since the termites that had taken over his body had left little to burn. Isaac Vicasi's heart was broken at the notion that he couldn't keep his son's ashes./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"There was something fishy about all of this. Edward thought. He quickly grabbed up his cell phone and rushed outside. When he got onto the front porch, he opened it up and called the school office. luckily, he had never done that before and the school didn't have his phone number so they wouldn't know who was calling./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hello? Forks High School, how may I help you?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward quickly changed his voice so that it sounded deeper, "hello, this is Mr. VIcasi."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Oh hello Mr. Vicasi!" the woman replied cheerfully, "is everything alright?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Everything is fine," Edward replied. "I just wanted to check in to see how the kids did on their first day."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The woman chuckled, "Oh they did great! They are wonderful kids Mr. Vicasi."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just call me by my first name," Edward said, crossing his fingers./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Very well Hamilton," the woman remarked, "Thank you for checking in. Anything else?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No that was it," Edward replied and soon hung up./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He rushed back inside and switched on his laptop. He quickly searched: Hamilton Vicasi./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Sure enough, a site popped up...about the lawyer Hamilton Vicasi. Edward clicked on the site and almost fell out of his seat. It was the Mr. Vicasi from the school! He quickly read the single paragraph about the man./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongthirty-two year old Hamilton Vicasi is from northern Canada where he studied law. He attended the law university in Chicago before moving to Canada with his wife: Charity Uley who was a competitive gymnast until she married at the age of 28 and lives with her husband and their five kids in Canada. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Five kids? That's not right! The VIcasi family Edward knew had at least ten children...Then he noticed a small red band at the bottom of the page that read: strongAll other information on Hamilton VIcasi and Charity Uley has been deleted./strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward let out a grown. There was something that they were hiding...but what was it? /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hey Edward," Carlisle said as he stepped into the kitchen, having returned, "What are you working on?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Nothing," Edward replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Carlisle came over and read the paragraph quickly, "Huh...why does the name Charity Uley sound familiar?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward got the strange sense that Carlisle wasn't surprised...and it was like his adopted father was hitting at something. Edward looked at him but Carlisle averted his eyes. Edward tried to read his mind but Carlisle began to hum a song in his head. UGH!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What do you know about them?" Edward demanded./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That is something you have to find out for yourself," Carlisle replied, "Though I would look into that name."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"As Carlisle left, Edward squinted at the name: Charity Uley...huh...it did sound familiar but why...OH YOU"VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Uley! As in...SAM ULEY! THE LEADER OF THE DOGS!/p
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