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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was seated on her bed, cross-legged. She had dimmed the lights so that it wouldn't wake up her siblings across the hallway. She had a black kitten stuffed animal cuddled in her lap and she was flipping through a book she had obtained from the library about bites, scars and other such things./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She flopped back against her pillows and sighed, hugging the stuffed animal to her chest, "Now I know why Glynn decided to not study law! Why is everything so complicated!"br /Just then, she heard the slightest of thuds by her window but with her enhanced hearing, she heard it. Sitting up straight and getting into a defense pose on her knees, her eyes widened. Squatting on her sill was Edward. He had a backpack on his back which was something new and he had a smirk on his face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry if I startled you," he said, "Please don't jump me."br /Kamber chuckled softly and sat back down on her feet, suddenly relieved he wasn't a burglar but also slightly embarrassed for she wasn't expecting him and she happened to wear a blush pink sleeping shirt and pale blue pants… and pink and black polka dot socks. It wasn't that Kamber was one for fashion or looking nice all the time, but her outfit didn't match and clashed with her red hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward smirked at how the girl's cheeks enflamed at her slight embarrassment and she ducked her face behind her hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry to barge in but I got the photos of the corpse from my dad."br /"Oh goodie!" Kamber said, perking up, "I was just looking over different wounds and scars."br /Edward sat down on the end of Kamber's bed and sat cross-legged just like she was. He held out a yellow envelope to her and Kamber opened it, spilling the photos on the bed between them./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She shifted through them till she came upon the photo of the major wound. She grimaced at the sight and looked away a moment./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay…. That doesn't look like anything that I saw in here…."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward noticed how the blood drained from her face. He was puzzled at first, wondering how a vampire was affected by gore but then he remembered that Kamber was more human than him, eating human food and besides that, her morph was a deer… a vegetarian!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Does it make you uncomfortable?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl nodded and Edward quickly flipped the photo over, so she didn't have to look at it. Kamber let out a sigh and smiled at Edward as a thank you, the color reappearing to her face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""See anything else that could help?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl scanned slowly over the photos before her hands fell upon one which was a picture of the man's left and right arms./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's weird," she muttered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What?" Edward asked, leaning over to look at the photo, "The blood on his hand? Couldn't he have just touched the wound?"br /The girl shook her head, "I didn't need to look at that wound long to know that it would have killed him instantly. Besides… there is blood going up his arm too... but what is even weirder is his creases."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Huh?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""The creases on his fingers. For normal humans, their creases go perpendicular to their fingers… but his go parallel… almost like his fingers were stretched then pushed back in," Kamber explained. "That is so weird."br /Edward frowned, "Anything else?"br /the girl nodded and held up the photo, pointing to a small name embroidered onto the man's shirt: Winston's./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""A company?" Edward asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber peeked over the top of the photo and smiled, "From the look of it, he was killed on his way back or to work. He was dressed nicely, and time of death was 7 in the morning. In that case, we can locate more information on him through the company."br /"We already have his address though," Edward pointed out./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled, "Who says that is his only address?"br /Before Edward could ask her what she was up to, she had jumped up and grabbed her cell phone. She quickly looked something up before holding out the phone to him. Edward took it and saw she had pulled up the Winston company's website, had located employees and had pulled up Jason Bounds!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That was fast!" Edward pointed out./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's what you get for having a dad as a lawyer. Now, look at the address."br /Edward nodded, "Same address your dad obtained. What about?"br /"Now look at the secondary address."br /Edward looked at it and frowned, "Wisconsin?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber nodded, "And according to dad, the only family he has are his parents who live in Florida, a sister who lives in Kentucky and a few cousins who live in Texas. All of them way out of their way from Wisconsin."br /"Strange," Edward whispered. "We should probably go investigate this address."br /Kamber jumped slightly on her knees and clapped her hands like a little kid. Smiling, Edward left her with his phone number so they could decide a time to journey to Wisconsin. As Edward headed back to the window, Kamber followed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'll give you a heads up before I barge in next time," Edward told her, smirking down at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled and jumped to give him a hug but this resulted in the photos being knocked out of his hands and falling to the floor. Kamber went to grab them but Edward beat her to it. Just as Edward was rising back to his full height, he realized that their faces were inches apart. Kamber was looking slightly down at him with her eyes wide and cheeks tinted red./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward slowly rose to his height but kept his eyes fixed on Kamber's not letting his intense gaze waver. The girl was looking up at him with startled, confused and rather shocked eyes. Edward's instincts were telling him to hug her or kiss her… but something deep in his gut told him to cherish the girl before him and not make her uncomfortable too fast./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Reaching forward, the boy brushed his ice-cold fingertips across her cheek, earning a soft gasp from her before retracting his hand slowly and smiling at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""See you later."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"br /And with that, he was gone. About three minutes later, Calliope was walking down the hallway on her way to get a glass of water when she heard a noise in her older sister's room. Pressing her ear to the door, she heard the bed creak loudly as Kamber jumped on it and she heard a muffled squeal of joy. Sisters!/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So, you're going to need at least a pair of heels," Alice muttered to herself./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Alice," Kamber pointed out, chuckling softly, "it's just a day trip! We won't even need to stay anywhere! I don't even need to pack a suitcase."br /Alice looked up from the list she was writing of the things Kamber needed to pack for her Wisconsin trip, "Says who? I might just have Jasper 'accidently' lose your plane tickets back so you two have to spend the night!"br /Rose's head perked up right away at that. She was seated at the counter with Hermione and Nevaeh sitting on either side of her, drawing with crayons (which she had forced Emmett to run to the store and get) while Vanessa sat on her lap. The little girl's long hair was half braided into pigtails and Rose was halfway through braiding the second one when she looked up./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""As much as I second the vote for ensuring Kamber's future as our sister-in-law, I think that is a little much Alice."br /Kamber looked between the two girls in puzzlement. She wasn't quite sure what was going on and didn't really understand what they were talking about until Eustace spoke up from where he was playing chess with Jasper./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're getting married to Edward sis?"br /Kamber's face at once turned a beet red and she began to sweat, "What? When did you… I never… what?"br /There was the sound of chuckling and everyone turned to see that Emmett, Vince and Glynn had appeared in the doorway, all three of them looking like they had been thrown against a few things but all three of them laughing./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just a joke sis," Vince told the girl, wrapping his arms around his sister, "Just a joke."br /"That might be a joke," Jasper spoke up from his spot on the floor, "But are Edward's eyes black?"br /Everyone spun around to see that Edward had descended the stairs. He was standing on the bottom step, one hand on the rail with a perplexed look on his face. However, it was clear as day what Jasper was talking about. Rather than the golden or pale brown color, his eyes were jet black./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Edward, you need to feed!" Emmett said, closing the front door, "You cannot go to Wisconsin without feeding!"br /"We're leaving in an hour for the airport Emmett," Edward pointed out. "It's fine. If I try to feed before we leave, I won't have time."br /"Then just cancel the trip to Wisconsin and go in a few days," Alice suggested. I'll refund the tickets and schedule another flight in three days!"br /Edward shook his head, "the only hotel within fifty miles of the address won't have another opening for a week."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Then I'll go alone," Kamber remarked aloud, "I don't have to feed."br /Edward was across the room in a manner of milliseconds and had grabbed Kamber by the arms and was looking into her face intensely./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""NO!" he cried, "Kamber you can't!"br /"Why not?" the girl asked, completely puzzled at his outburst, "We'll refund one of the tickets and…."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No!" Edward replied again, almost urgently, "You cannot go alone."br /Kamber at first thought that his reasons were because he didn't want to be left out but then she realized that he was merely concerned about her going to a strange place alone. Smiling sweetly, she nodded and Edward at once relaxed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well," Esme said, clapping her hands and announcing her and Carlisle's appearance, "Now that is all cleared up, since you two will not be traveling this week, Mr. and Mrs. Vicasi invited us on a double date tomorrow night."br /A smirk appeared on Rose's face and placing Vanessa on a chair, rose to her feet and stood next to Emmett, "Jasper, Alice. We have a surprise for you."br /The two exchanged knowing looks before Rose held out an envelope. Alice opened it and gasped./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Tickets to Alaska!" Rose cheered, "It's you and Jasper's anniversary this weekend! We're leaving in the morning! WE invited Vince and Glynn to come along!"br /"NO WAY!" Alice chirped, rushing over to hug her two adopted siblings./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Just then, Zayne's eyes widened, "But… tomorrow we're going over for a sleepover with Jacob."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That do…." Rose started but Emmett cut her off with a peck on the cheek./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Who does 'we' imply?" Kamber inquired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Me, Calliope and Antigone," Zayne replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Everyone present began to do the calculations before Rose's eyes fell on Edward and Kamber./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So!" she chirped, "You two will be on babysitting duty!"br /Edward looked over at Kamber, not sure what to say at that moment but the girl smiled, "That works with me. That will give us time to work on investigating Harrison Gerasimov anyway."br /Edward stared at the girl in wonder. Tomorrow, they would be alone for at least four hours together. Not like they didn't spend time together but since Edward's first excursion into her room, they hadn't been alone together at all…./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The next evening, Edward was standing on the stairs in stunned amazement. The parents had been gone for about an hour, Rose, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Vince and Glynn had left that morning and the other three teens had been at the Black's since noon. Now however, the Vicasi kids were drooping off to sleep one by one like dead leaves falling from the trees. Whenever Kamber finished getting one comfortable on the couch or in one of the bedrooms upstairs, another one was falling asleep./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward had meant to help but even if he could move, he wouldn't know what to do. However, he was frozen to the spot in wonderment and astonishment. Kamber came flying down the stairs on silent feet but instead of going down the last eight steps, she jumped over the railing and landed lightly on the ground next to it, grabbing Kenelm who had come out of the bathroom but was nodding off to bed where he stood./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy let out a soft purring sound as he cuddled up to his sister's chest and threw his arms around her neck./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled sweetly at him before trotting over to the only empty couch and placing him there so he didn't wake up. She covered him with a blanket and fondled his wavy hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl let out a sigh and plopped down on the kitchen counter. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's everyone," she sighed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward chuckled softly and approached her, finally out of his trance./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're used to that?" he asked, leaning his elbows on the counter next to her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber nodded, "Usually though the others are here to help but there have been times I've had to do it alone. When the others are here, we make it a game to see who can put how many of the little ones to bed."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward chuckled, "You're a natural."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled, "I've always had a love for family. Before we moved here, I would babysit our werewolf cousins. One day I wish to have a family of my own."br /Edward looked up at this and frowned, "But… as a vampire, cannot you not have kids?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That is what I thought for a while," Kamber pointed out. "I was afraid that I hadn't inherited my mother's ability to bear children. But I still have my cycle."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt his ears go red from hearing that. He had learnt what a woman's cycle was before he got turned into a vampire and honestly, when a woman was on a cycle it was sometimes hard./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So… you're able to bear… children…" Edward whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled and nodded, not quite sure why Edward's eyes seemed to be shining. "Yeah."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward swallowed, not realizing his mouth had gone dry. Kamber let out a sigh and hopped off the counter. However, Edward spun around the moment he sensed her stumble./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Reaching forward, he grabbed her around the shoulders to stop her fall./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry," the girl sighed, her eyes closed and pressing her face against his chest, "I didn't get enough sleep this week apparently."br /Edward smiled, "well rest then. I'll keep watch."br /Kamber nodded and letting out a content sigh and smile, she nestled against Edward's shoulder and neck and closed her eyes. Edward's heart jumped as she clutched her hands to her chest like an innocent little child./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Smiling, Edward sat down on the floor and leant against the couch since all the couches were occupied with sleeping kids. Kamber shifted slightly and sighed as she resituated herself against Edward's side. He ran his fingers through her hair and marveled at how silky yet fluffy it felt. br /The girl smiled in her sleep and cuddled closer to his chest. Edward felt his heart pound when her cheek pressed against his chest and her breath hit his neck./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What are you doing to me?" he whispered in a barely audible voice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber didn't move but what Edward didn't know was that the girl's heart was pounding a mile a minute./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kambi?" a soft voice whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was up in an instant, pushing Edward away, "Oh… Vanessa."br /The little girl stood on the bottom step, her eyes blurry from sleep and dressed in a pair of PJ's she had obtained from Alice's room which pooled at her feet because they were so long. br /"I had a weird dream," the girl whispered, rubbing her fist against her eyes sleepily. "I saw mommy and daddy."br /Smiling, Kamber held out her arms to the girl and Vanessa waddled into her sister's lap, resting against Vanessa's chest just like Vanessa had been to Edward not moments before./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Want to talk about it?" Kamber asked her little sister./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Vanessa nodded and leant her back against Vanessa's chest, "I saw mommy and daddy at their wedding."br /"Who's wedding?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Mommy and daddy's," Vanessa replied, puzzled as to why her sister wasn't understanding./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Huh?" both Edward and Kamber asked at the same time. "But you weren't even born then…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Then I saw Glynn's birthday…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber slowly glanced over at Edward then back at her sister, "Which one?"br /"His fifth…. He was so chubby!"br /Kamber slowly lifted her eyes to Edward's and all the color drained from her face, "Vanessa… were you really asleep…."br /The little girl pressed her finger to her chin thoughtfully, "No… I was in the bathroom getting a drink when it happened. It was like a daydream."br /Edward was still trying to comprehend what was going on when Kamber got up from the floor, placing the half asleep Vanessa in Edward's lap. br /The girl was across the room in seconds and had grabbed her cell phone and quickly dialed a number. Soon the girl's face showed complete relief when a voice came on from the other side./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hi dad…. No everything's fine… but something weird is happening with Nessa."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward looked down at the girl who was now half asleep in his lap while Kamber continued to talk to her dad over the phone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well she came down and said she said she had a daydream…. No I know but…. This was weird... Dad, she said she said she saw you and mom's wedding day…. Yeah and Glynn's fifth birthday…. I know! I wasn't even born….Yeah…. she's asleep right now…. Okay…. See you later. Bye."br /The girl hung up and placed her phone in her back pocket. She walked back over to Edward and lifting Vanessa off his lap, she placed the girl on the couch and covered her with a blanket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Can you help me out? Dad wants everyone out of the living room except Vanessa. He doesn't want to startle the others. He said they'll be back pronto."br /Edward nodded and soon, the two were silently running up and down the stairs, carrying the still sleeping kids to Alice, Rose, Emmett and Jasper's bedrooms. Soon, every bed in the house had either one or two kids asleep except Vanessa who was still asleep on the couch./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was just sitting down when she shot back up again with a cry of pain and clutched her head./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber?" Edward cried, rushing to her side, "What's wrong?"br /"I don't know…" the girl gasped, "But my head is pounding…. It hurts… so bad!"br /The front door of the house flew open and the rest of the Cullens and the Vicasi parents charged in. Edward took quick note that Emmett and Jasper were both supporting Vince and Glynn who were both clutching their heads just like Kamber was and seemed weak. Rose, Alice and Esme were carrying Antigone, Zayne and Calliope who looked like they were writhing in their sleep, all three sweating and whimpering in pain./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""When did this happen?" Carlisle asked, rushing to Kamber's side./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just a moment ago," Edward replied, "We just finished putting the kids upstairs when…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Without letting the boy finish, Mr. Vicasi flew upstairs and the sound of doors slamming could be heard before he rushed back down./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That will only hold them for a few minutes…" he explained./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What?" everyone but Mrs. Vicasi asked in confusion./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"MR. Vicasi didn't have to explain for at that moment, Vince, Glynn, Calliope, Antigone and Zayne woke up. At the same time, Kamber lifted her head and all of them opened their eyes…. They were white!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hold them still!" Mr. Vicasi warned./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward wrapped his arms around Kamber to pin her down while everyone else rushed to restrain the other kids./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is going on?" Rose demanded, helping Alice hold Antigone still./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""We need moonlight," Zayne hissed in a voice that was not his own./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is wrong with them!?" Jasper cried./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, just when everyone thought they couldn't hold the kids anymore, they all crumbled to the ground. Edward grabbed Kamber before she fell and scooped her up into his arms bridal style./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What happened?" the girl whispered, looking up at Edward with exhausted and confused blue eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""IT's the pre apocalypse," Mr. Vicasi sighed, "It's my fault that I forgot it was today."br /"The apocalypse?" Everyone asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Mr. Vicasi nodded, "The day the two of us got engaged," he said, motioning to himself and Mrs. Vicasi, "In one week will be the day the two of us were wed… and will be the day when the kids almost die."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was seated on her bed, cross-legged. She had dimmed the lights so that it wouldn't wake up her siblings across the hallway. She had a black kitten stuffed animal cuddled in her lap and she was flipping through a book she had obtained from the library about bites, scars and other such things./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She flopped back against her pillows and sighed, hugging the stuffed animal to her chest, "Now I know why Glynn decided to not study law! Why is everything so complicated!"br /Just then, she heard the slightest of thuds by her window but with her enhanced hearing, she heard it. Sitting up straight and getting into a defense pose on her knees, her eyes widened. Squatting on her sill was Edward. He had a backpack on his back which was something new and he had a smirk on his face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry if I startled you," he said, "Please don't jump me."br /Kamber chuckled softly and sat back down on her feet, suddenly relieved he wasn't a burglar but also slightly embarrassed for she wasn't expecting him and she happened to wear a blush pink sleeping shirt and pale blue pants… and pink and black polka dot socks. It wasn't that Kamber was one for fashion or looking nice all the time, but her outfit didn't match and clashed with her red hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward smirked at how the girl's cheeks enflamed at her slight embarrassment and she ducked her face behind her hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry to barge in but I got the photos of the corpse from my dad."br /"Oh goodie!" Kamber said, perking up, "I was just looking over different wounds and scars."br /Edward sat down on the end of Kamber's bed and sat cross-legged just like she was. He held out a yellow envelope to her and Kamber opened it, spilling the photos on the bed between them./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She shifted through them till she came upon the photo of the major wound. She grimaced at the sight and looked away a moment./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay…. That doesn't look like anything that I saw in here…."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward noticed how the blood drained from her face. He was puzzled at first, wondering how a vampire was affected by gore but then he remembered that Kamber was more human than him, eating human food and besides that, her morph was a deer… a vegetarian!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Does it make you uncomfortable?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl nodded and Edward quickly flipped the photo over, so she didn't have to look at it. Kamber let out a sigh and smiled at Edward as a thank you, the color reappearing to her face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""See anything else that could help?" he asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl scanned slowly over the photos before her hands fell upon one which was a picture of the man's left and right arms./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's weird," she muttered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What?" Edward asked, leaning over to look at the photo, "The blood on his hand? Couldn't he have just touched the wound?"br /The girl shook her head, "I didn't need to look at that wound long to know that it would have killed him instantly. Besides… there is blood going up his arm too... but what is even weirder is his creases."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Huh?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""The creases on his fingers. For normal humans, their creases go perpendicular to their fingers… but his go parallel… almost like his fingers were stretched then pushed back in," Kamber explained. "That is so weird."br /Edward frowned, "Anything else?"br /the girl nodded and held up the photo, pointing to a small name embroidered onto the man's shirt: Winston's./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""A company?" Edward asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber peeked over the top of the photo and smiled, "From the look of it, he was killed on his way back or to work. He was dressed nicely, and time of death was 7 in the morning. In that case, we can locate more information on him through the company."br /"We already have his address though," Edward pointed out./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled, "Who says that is his only address?"br /Before Edward could ask her what she was up to, she had jumped up and grabbed her cell phone. She quickly looked something up before holding out the phone to him. Edward took it and saw she had pulled up the Winston company's website, had located employees and had pulled up Jason Bounds!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That was fast!" Edward pointed out./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's what you get for having a dad as a lawyer. Now, look at the address."br /Edward nodded, "Same address your dad obtained. What about?"br /"Now look at the secondary address."br /Edward looked at it and frowned, "Wisconsin?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber nodded, "And according to dad, the only family he has are his parents who live in Florida, a sister who lives in Kentucky and a few cousins who live in Texas. All of them way out of their way from Wisconsin."br /"Strange," Edward whispered. "We should probably go investigate this address."br /Kamber jumped slightly on her knees and clapped her hands like a little kid. Smiling, Edward left her with his phone number so they could decide a time to journey to Wisconsin. As Edward headed back to the window, Kamber followed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I'll give you a heads up before I barge in next time," Edward told her, smirking down at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled and jumped to give him a hug but this resulted in the photos being knocked out of his hands and falling to the floor. Kamber went to grab them but Edward beat her to it. Just as Edward was rising back to his full height, he realized that their faces were inches apart. Kamber was looking slightly down at him with her eyes wide and cheeks tinted red./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward slowly rose to his height but kept his eyes fixed on Kamber's not letting his intense gaze waver. The girl was looking up at him with startled, confused and rather shocked eyes. Edward's instincts were telling him to hug her or kiss her… but something deep in his gut told him to cherish the girl before him and not make her uncomfortable too fast./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Reaching forward, the boy brushed his ice-cold fingertips across her cheek, earning a soft gasp from her before retracting his hand slowly and smiling at her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""See you later."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"br /And with that, he was gone. About three minutes later, Calliope was walking down the hallway on her way to get a glass of water when she heard a noise in her older sister's room. Pressing her ear to the door, she heard the bed creak loudly as Kamber jumped on it and she heard a muffled squeal of joy. Sisters!/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So, you're going to need at least a pair of heels," Alice muttered to herself./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Alice," Kamber pointed out, chuckling softly, "it's just a day trip! We won't even need to stay anywhere! I don't even need to pack a suitcase."br /Alice looked up from the list she was writing of the things Kamber needed to pack for her Wisconsin trip, "Says who? I might just have Jasper 'accidently' lose your plane tickets back so you two have to spend the night!"br /Rose's head perked up right away at that. She was seated at the counter with Hermione and Nevaeh sitting on either side of her, drawing with crayons (which she had forced Emmett to run to the store and get) while Vanessa sat on her lap. The little girl's long hair was half braided into pigtails and Rose was halfway through braiding the second one when she looked up./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""As much as I second the vote for ensuring Kamber's future as our sister-in-law, I think that is a little much Alice."br /Kamber looked between the two girls in puzzlement. She wasn't quite sure what was going on and didn't really understand what they were talking about until Eustace spoke up from where he was playing chess with Jasper./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're getting married to Edward sis?"br /Kamber's face at once turned a beet red and she began to sweat, "What? When did you… I never… what?"br /There was the sound of chuckling and everyone turned to see that Emmett, Vince and Glynn had appeared in the doorway, all three of them looking like they had been thrown against a few things but all three of them laughing./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just a joke sis," Vince told the girl, wrapping his arms around his sister, "Just a joke."br /"That might be a joke," Jasper spoke up from his spot on the floor, "But are Edward's eyes black?"br /Everyone spun around to see that Edward had descended the stairs. He was standing on the bottom step, one hand on the rail with a perplexed look on his face. However, it was clear as day what Jasper was talking about. Rather than the golden or pale brown color, his eyes were jet black./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Edward, you need to feed!" Emmett said, closing the front door, "You cannot go to Wisconsin without feeding!"br /"We're leaving in an hour for the airport Emmett," Edward pointed out. "It's fine. If I try to feed before we leave, I won't have time."br /"Then just cancel the trip to Wisconsin and go in a few days," Alice suggested. I'll refund the tickets and schedule another flight in three days!"br /Edward shook his head, "the only hotel within fifty miles of the address won't have another opening for a week."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Then I'll go alone," Kamber remarked aloud, "I don't have to feed."br /Edward was across the room in a manner of milliseconds and had grabbed Kamber by the arms and was looking into her face intensely./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""NO!" he cried, "Kamber you can't!"br /"Why not?" the girl asked, completely puzzled at his outburst, "We'll refund one of the tickets and…."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""No!" Edward replied again, almost urgently, "You cannot go alone."br /Kamber at first thought that his reasons were because he didn't want to be left out but then she realized that he was merely concerned about her going to a strange place alone. Smiling sweetly, she nodded and Edward at once relaxed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well," Esme said, clapping her hands and announcing her and Carlisle's appearance, "Now that is all cleared up, since you two will not be traveling this week, Mr. and Mrs. Vicasi invited us on a double date tomorrow night."br /A smirk appeared on Rose's face and placing Vanessa on a chair, rose to her feet and stood next to Emmett, "Jasper, Alice. We have a surprise for you."br /The two exchanged knowing looks before Rose held out an envelope. Alice opened it and gasped./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Tickets to Alaska!" Rose cheered, "It's you and Jasper's anniversary this weekend! We're leaving in the morning! WE invited Vince and Glynn to come along!"br /"NO WAY!" Alice chirped, rushing over to hug her two adopted siblings./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Just then, Zayne's eyes widened, "But… tomorrow we're going over for a sleepover with Jacob."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That do…." Rose started but Emmett cut her off with a peck on the cheek./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Who does 'we' imply?" Kamber inquired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Me, Calliope and Antigone," Zayne replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Everyone present began to do the calculations before Rose's eyes fell on Edward and Kamber./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So!" she chirped, "You two will be on babysitting duty!"br /Edward looked over at Kamber, not sure what to say at that moment but the girl smiled, "That works with me. That will give us time to work on investigating Harrison Gerasimov anyway."br /Edward stared at the girl in wonder. Tomorrow, they would be alone for at least four hours together. Not like they didn't spend time together but since Edward's first excursion into her room, they hadn't been alone together at all…./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The next evening, Edward was standing on the stairs in stunned amazement. The parents had been gone for about an hour, Rose, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Vince and Glynn had left that morning and the other three teens had been at the Black's since noon. Now however, the Vicasi kids were drooping off to sleep one by one like dead leaves falling from the trees. Whenever Kamber finished getting one comfortable on the couch or in one of the bedrooms upstairs, another one was falling asleep./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward had meant to help but even if he could move, he wouldn't know what to do. However, he was frozen to the spot in wonderment and astonishment. Kamber came flying down the stairs on silent feet but instead of going down the last eight steps, she jumped over the railing and landed lightly on the ground next to it, grabbing Kenelm who had come out of the bathroom but was nodding off to bed where he stood./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy let out a soft purring sound as he cuddled up to his sister's chest and threw his arms around her neck./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled sweetly at him before trotting over to the only empty couch and placing him there so he didn't wake up. She covered him with a blanket and fondled his wavy hair./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl let out a sigh and plopped down on the kitchen counter. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That's everyone," she sighed./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward chuckled softly and approached her, finally out of his trance./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're used to that?" he asked, leaning his elbows on the counter next to her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber nodded, "Usually though the others are here to help but there have been times I've had to do it alone. When the others are here, we make it a game to see who can put how many of the little ones to bed."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward chuckled, "You're a natural."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled, "I've always had a love for family. Before we moved here, I would babysit our werewolf cousins. One day I wish to have a family of my own."br /Edward looked up at this and frowned, "But… as a vampire, cannot you not have kids?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That is what I thought for a while," Kamber pointed out. "I was afraid that I hadn't inherited my mother's ability to bear children. But I still have my cycle."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt his ears go red from hearing that. He had learnt what a woman's cycle was before he got turned into a vampire and honestly, when a woman was on a cycle it was sometimes hard./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""So… you're able to bear… children…" Edward whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber smiled and nodded, not quite sure why Edward's eyes seemed to be shining. "Yeah."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward swallowed, not realizing his mouth had gone dry. Kamber let out a sigh and hopped off the counter. However, Edward spun around the moment he sensed her stumble./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Reaching forward, he grabbed her around the shoulders to stop her fall./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Sorry," the girl sighed, her eyes closed and pressing her face against his chest, "I didn't get enough sleep this week apparently."br /Edward smiled, "well rest then. I'll keep watch."br /Kamber nodded and letting out a content sigh and smile, she nestled against Edward's shoulder and neck and closed her eyes. Edward's heart jumped as she clutched her hands to her chest like an innocent little child./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Smiling, Edward sat down on the floor and leant against the couch since all the couches were occupied with sleeping kids. Kamber shifted slightly and sighed as she resituated herself against Edward's side. He ran his fingers through her hair and marveled at how silky yet fluffy it felt. br /The girl smiled in her sleep and cuddled closer to his chest. Edward felt his heart pound when her cheek pressed against his chest and her breath hit his neck./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What are you doing to me?" he whispered in a barely audible voice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber didn't move but what Edward didn't know was that the girl's heart was pounding a mile a minute./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kambi?" a soft voice whispered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was up in an instant, pushing Edward away, "Oh… Vanessa."br /The little girl stood on the bottom step, her eyes blurry from sleep and dressed in a pair of PJ's she had obtained from Alice's room which pooled at her feet because they were so long. br /"I had a weird dream," the girl whispered, rubbing her fist against her eyes sleepily. "I saw mommy and daddy."br /Smiling, Kamber held out her arms to the girl and Vanessa waddled into her sister's lap, resting against Vanessa's chest just like Vanessa had been to Edward not moments before./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Want to talk about it?" Kamber asked her little sister./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Vanessa nodded and leant her back against Vanessa's chest, "I saw mommy and daddy at their wedding."br /"Who's wedding?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Mommy and daddy's," Vanessa replied, puzzled as to why her sister wasn't understanding./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Huh?" both Edward and Kamber asked at the same time. "But you weren't even born then…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Then I saw Glynn's birthday…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber slowly glanced over at Edward then back at her sister, "Which one?"br /"His fifth…. He was so chubby!"br /Kamber slowly lifted her eyes to Edward's and all the color drained from her face, "Vanessa… were you really asleep…."br /The little girl pressed her finger to her chin thoughtfully, "No… I was in the bathroom getting a drink when it happened. It was like a daydream."br /Edward was still trying to comprehend what was going on when Kamber got up from the floor, placing the half asleep Vanessa in Edward's lap. br /The girl was across the room in seconds and had grabbed her cell phone and quickly dialed a number. Soon the girl's face showed complete relief when a voice came on from the other side./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hi dad…. No everything's fine… but something weird is happening with Nessa."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward looked down at the girl who was now half asleep in his lap while Kamber continued to talk to her dad over the phone./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Well she came down and said she said she had a daydream…. No I know but…. This was weird... Dad, she said she said she saw you and mom's wedding day…. Yeah and Glynn's fifth birthday…. I know! I wasn't even born….Yeah…. she's asleep right now…. Okay…. See you later. Bye."br /The girl hung up and placed her phone in her back pocket. She walked back over to Edward and lifting Vanessa off his lap, she placed the girl on the couch and covered her with a blanket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Can you help me out? Dad wants everyone out of the living room except Vanessa. He doesn't want to startle the others. He said they'll be back pronto."br /Edward nodded and soon, the two were silently running up and down the stairs, carrying the still sleeping kids to Alice, Rose, Emmett and Jasper's bedrooms. Soon, every bed in the house had either one or two kids asleep except Vanessa who was still asleep on the couch./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was just sitting down when she shot back up again with a cry of pain and clutched her head./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber?" Edward cried, rushing to her side, "What's wrong?"br /"I don't know…" the girl gasped, "But my head is pounding…. It hurts… so bad!"br /The front door of the house flew open and the rest of the Cullens and the Vicasi parents charged in. Edward took quick note that Emmett and Jasper were both supporting Vince and Glynn who were both clutching their heads just like Kamber was and seemed weak. Rose, Alice and Esme were carrying Antigone, Zayne and Calliope who looked like they were writhing in their sleep, all three sweating and whimpering in pain./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""When did this happen?" Carlisle asked, rushing to Kamber's side./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Just a moment ago," Edward replied, "We just finished putting the kids upstairs when…"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Without letting the boy finish, Mr. Vicasi flew upstairs and the sound of doors slamming could be heard before he rushed back down./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""That will only hold them for a few minutes…" he explained./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What?" everyone but Mrs. Vicasi asked in confusion./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"MR. Vicasi didn't have to explain for at that moment, Vince, Glynn, Calliope, Antigone and Zayne woke up. At the same time, Kamber lifted her head and all of them opened their eyes…. They were white!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Hold them still!" Mr. Vicasi warned./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward wrapped his arms around Kamber to pin her down while everyone else rushed to restrain the other kids./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is going on?" Rose demanded, helping Alice hold Antigone still./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""We need moonlight," Zayne hissed in a voice that was not his own./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What is wrong with them!?" Jasper cried./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Suddenly, just when everyone thought they couldn't hold the kids anymore, they all crumbled to the ground. Edward grabbed Kamber before she fell and scooped her up into his arms bridal style./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What happened?" the girl whispered, looking up at Edward with exhausted and confused blue eyes./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""IT's the pre apocalypse," Mr. Vicasi sighed, "It's my fault that I forgot it was today."br /"The apocalypse?" Everyone asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Mr. Vicasi nodded, "The day the two of us got engaged," he said, motioning to himself and Mrs. Vicasi, "In one week will be the day the two of us were wed… and will be the day when the kids almost die."/p
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