A/N: Oh, geez, it's been a long time! I just wanted to say I'm sorry for the delay in posting this chapter up. I had been busy with final essays and other college work related. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

I do not own Twilight and Harry Potter. All characters of both stories, along with their storyline, belong to their respective owners, Stephenie Meyer and J.K. Rowling. However, all unfamiliar characters and storylines do belong to me.

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Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Gardner Home

Year 2000

Wednesday passed by quickly for the others.

For Kaylee though, in her mind it was moving as fast as the pace of a snail. In other words, she despised how prolonged it seemed to be. After hearing about her father, all she wanted was for Saturday to come so she could floo to St. Mungo's. She wanted, no needed, to see if he would respond to her. She longed to see him move even if just for a bit. Two years without any reaction from the previous potions made her desperate for a change. It was wishful thinking, but she hoped he would wake when she gets there. What daughter would not want their father to wake up from their comatose situation?

Although, Wednesday did go by slow it had been bearable with her time spent in school with her cousin, the Cullens, and Tanya and Kate. Otherwise, without their presence in her life as a muggle high school student, she would have long suffered from the long days.

On Thursday morning, Kaylee woke up from the sound of her phone ringing. She groggily uncovered herself from under her blanket before reaching for her phone from her nightstand. A spike of annoyance surged in her veins when she saw who was calling her.

"This better be important, Daniel. It's not even seven yet." Kaylee complained as she laid back on her bed, staring at her ceiling.

"Good morning to you too, cousin." he replied, teasingly.

Kaylee grumbled. Why did Daniel have to be so awfully bright first thing in the morning? "What do you want?"

"Pack a bag, we'll be picking you up soon. We're going on a trip!" and then, he hung up on her.

She stared, blinking, at her phone for a few more seconds before she shrugged and threw it on the side of her bed. Ignoring the purpose of her cousin's call, she happily snuggled back under her blanket and went back to sleep, catching more rest before she had to get up for school in an hour. She did not know how much more she slept, but luck was definitely not on her side. And instead of her phone, it was her doorbell that was going off this time. Kaylee groaned and restlessly climbed off her bed, staggering towards her bedroom door and towards the front door of her house.

"Daniel, if this is some kind of prank—" she stopped when she opened the door and saw who stood on the other side. "…Alice? Rosalie?"

The spiky haired pixie grinned. "Hi, I hope you're not angry, but we didn't want to leave you out. That would be so mean of us if we did."

Rosalie read the confusion in Kaylee's eyes and made it clear for her. "What my dear sister meant to say is that we didn't want to go to Denali without bringing you along for the trip. Your cousin is coming with, considering this getaway is for him."

"Oh."

"Yeah, and I can see clearly that you haven't at all packed up since he called you." Alice said, eyeing her dishevelled appearance.

Kaylee ignored that remark. "This trip… what is it for? Who else is coming? And how did you know where I live?"

"Well, since Daniel's got his very first A mark in English—believe it or not—we wanted to do something to celebrate it." Alice replied.

"Em, Edward, Jasper, Tanya and Kate are also coming," Rosalie added. "And your cousin sent us your home address since he wasn't bothered to come and get you."

"But since you haven't done anything to prepare, we might have to be delayed. Don't worry though, we'll help you pack."

Five minutes later, that's how Kaylee found herself sitting down on her bed, watching the pixie and the beauty, aka Rosalie, flit about her bedroom, taking a handful of clothes to fold and pack in a bag or to admire. They were both so occupied over her clothing that they did not notice her just watching them, the complete opposite of what they ordered her to do. Which was to get herself ready. Alice, in particular, was beaming widely at Kaylee's sense of style as she looked through her dresses with Rosalie beside her, oohing and ahhing.

When they finally realised that Kaylee was only lounging and not moving a single muscle, the pixie and the beauty glared at her in annoyance. "What are you doing? You have to get dressed now or we'll never make it in time." Alice told her.

"I thought we were already late." Kaylee mentioned but, nevertheless, stood up.

"We have a chance that we could make it since most of us Cullens drive faster than the average speed." Rosalie replied, and inwardly said, by a hundred percent.

Kaylee took this information in with delight, taking enjoyment over this small a thing to hold over them. "So, your family is a bunch of rule breakers, aye?"

Alice and Rosalie glanced at one another and smirked. If only she knew.

"You could say that," Alice said before hollering, "Now, no more chatting and just get dressed. We're already late enough. The guys will start getting restless."

"All right, all right, I'm going."

"Here, wear this." Alice handed her her outfit for the day. She chose a casual outfit which consisted of a brown parka coat, a black long sleeve dress that reached the mid-thighs and black leggings, and she paired them all with a deep brown boots.

Kaylee raised an eyebrow at the pixie while the beauty hid a smile behind a raised hand to her mouth. "I didn't realise I had become a barbie doll?" she turned to the blonde. "Rose, tell me, was I either drunk or drugged when Alice forced me to agree to her terms, and when?"

The blonde bombshell let out a laugh but it was Alice who answered, "Since today! And as I see it, you're neither hungover nor undergoing the effects of a drug. So, now go!" and gently but with a little force pushed me to the direction of my bathroom.

While Kaylee went in and turned the shower on, Rosalie and Alice were left alone in their friend's bedroom. They proceeded to fold the clothes which they have chosen for Kaylee to bring on their trip and brought back the ones that were not needed back in her wardrobe. Afterwards, they explored her room which contained things and other knick knacks that made up Kaylee's personality. For one, there was a connected room to this which stored floor-to-ceiling bookshelves of the world history, novels and plays, and there was also a space for an easel stand and painting equipments within a shelf on the other side of the room. In front of her books, a seating area was arranged. Alice and Rosalie got a distinct feeling that this was where Kaylee spends most of her free time after school.

As they wandered further into the room, Rosalie noticed an opened album lying on top of the table. She walked forwards with the intent to discover what it held, but for a moment, she wondered if doing this was a breach of Kaylee's privacy. Would she want her and Alice to go snooping around her home? The answer came to her not even a second later. She knew Kaylee would not be impressed, just like how she would if someone were to go searching through her stuff. Although this thought came to Rosalie's conscience, she could not resist the temptation. She just had to peek. So, with only a few quick strides towards the album, Rosalie stopped before it and carefully grasped it with her very capable hands, her golden eyes immediately being drawn to the illustrations within.

"What's that, Rose?" Alice questioned with curiosity opposite from where she stood.

"It's-it's a photo album… but not quite so," Rosalie responded, lifting her eyes from the small family the images depicted to meet the identical ones of her sister. "The pictures…they move, Alice."

Alice, for the very first time in her immortal life, wondered if Rosalie had somehow become insane. Pictures have never been able to move and never will be. "Are you hallucinating, Rose?" she asked, half serious and half jokingly.

Rosalie rolled her eyes. "Vampires don't hallucinate, Alice. Or have you forgotten that?" she replied. "If you don't believe me, simply see for yourself."

The pixie eyed the item which Rosalie held out for her before meeting her sister's eyes again, holding her gaze for a moment. Finally, she walked forwards and reached for the album to quench her curiosity. And she gasped. For Rosalie was not lying. Neither was she insane. The photos did move.

The picture which Alice focused on represented a family of three. A young Kaylee in her baby years and what she guessed were her parents. In it, Kaylee's mother—who had long wavy blonde hair and a model's physique—and baby Kaylee herself was having a small moment together. The woman was looking at her baby with adoration, a smile forming on her lips. From the way her mouth moved, Alice came to the conclusion that she was talking to her baby. Whereas baby Kaylee's arms were outstretched, one arm reaching for a lock of her mother's tendrils which tickled her small angelic face. Off to the side, Kaylee's father—an exact replica of his daughter's appearance now, except in a more feminine way—whose arms wrapped around his wife was looking off away from the lens towards someone else, smiling handsomely and then laughing after.

It was a beautiful picture altogether. Yet, the viewers were still left confused.

"How is this possible?" Alice breathed. "What does this mean?"

"It's not, but somehow it is." Rosalie said, pointing out the obvious. "This can only mean that our friend is not exactly a human than we thought she was. It makes sense though, since I've always felt as if there was some otherworldly presence about her. Do you feel it too, Alice?"

"I did, but I didn't want to focus on it because it did not make sense to me before." Alice admitted. "What do you think she is?" then with a sudden thought, she looked to Rosalie with fearful eyes. "Do you think Kaylee's dangerous?"

Rosalie smiled gently at her, placing a hand on her shoulder. "No, I don't believe that," then she paused, contemplating. "But I think she can be when a situation calls for it." she replied, sincerely.

Before anything else could be said, both girls snapped their heads to the doorway when they heard the showers turn off. They glanced at one another, then with very fast reflexes made possible due to their vampire abilities, Rosalie took the album from Alice's hands, and rearranged it to the way it was before she touched it. Together, they sped towards Kaylee's sleeping area, separating to do different things to make it less suspicious they had been snooping around. While Alice went back to Kaylee's wardrobe, Rosalie sat on the bed and looked to the pictures which adorned her friend's walls.

However, by looking at them, Rosalie's thoughts went back to the moving pictures. Other than the fact that they were impossible, she found them amazing. It was like a short recorded version of a video except unlike videos, these had the ability to be captured within a scrapbook. Admittedly, she wanted to go back and look through all of them. They were the baby pictures of her friend and because she adored children, she wanted to see more of how Kaylee had looked like during her younger years.

Rosalie smiled. From the four pictures that she had the pleasure of seeing, she found that Kaylee as a baby had been cute and adorable, the dimples on both sides of her cheeks adding towards her babyish appeal. Though, truthfully, it had been Kaylee's wide, innocent Bambi-like eyes, small nose and her smile that highlighted the angelic features of her as a baby. It was really no surprise to Rosalie that Kaylee would grow up to be beautiful what with the genetics she acquired from both her parents, whom were both attractive in every way. Her mother, for one, were of grace and rare natural beauty. As for her father—and though Rosalie did not like longer hair on males—she had to admit that it suited him just fine, especially the way in which it framed his sculptured face.

Rosalie broke out of her thoughts upon hearing the bathroom opening, then Kaylee came out, a towel wrapped around her wet hair. Alice walked out of the wardrobe and grinned when she saw how the outfit she and Rosalie chose for her looked on her figure. But just as she was going to compliment her, her eyes became unfocused. A telltale sign of a new vision which the pixie was pulled under.

Her sister caught on and distracted Kaylee from her. "You look beautiful," she smiled.

"You really do." Alice's voice suddenly appeared. "And as much as I'd like for you to sit down so I can do your hair, we really have to go. The boys have probably become impatient by now. Oh, and your grandmother and aunt wants to see you before we go."

And so with that, Kaylee unwrapped the towel from her head and quickly brushed her hair. Afterwards, she and the Cullen sisters walked out of her house. While Kaylee locked her door, Alice and Rosalie, with Kaylee's camping bag on her shoulder went to their car.

"We can't let Edward read our thoughts about what we've found out today." Alice was saying to which Rosalie nodded.

"No, that wouldn't be smart." she agreed. "If Edward knew, he'd go to any lengths just to figure out what Kaylee is."

They both looked towards the human girl who they already loved and would protect at any cost, whom they easily welcomed into their lives for making their brother feel happy and alive. Though, they realised that even though she was not the mate of Edward, they would have befriended her either way just because she was someone worth being friends with. Kaylee belonged with them, that much was clear. And as Kaylee opened the car and smiled at them, the sisters both vowed that no matter what happens now or in the future, they will always be by her side whenever she needed them.

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"Yes, finally! They're here!" came the obnoxiously loud voice of Daniel.

Kaylee rolled her eyes, but smiled at her cousin as she stepped into the house. "Congrats on your A, Danni." she said, hugging him and patting his back. "Although, you really should feel honoured that I am here. If it were anyone else waking me up at that time, I would have had their head."

"Is that Kaylee I hear?" she heard Tanya ask from the living area before appearing in the doorway of the room, smiling widely at her. "You were so cute when you were a baby!"

Kaylee's eyes widened as she stepped back from hugging Daniel. "How would you know that?" she asked. "Unless…unless.."

"A baby album of Kaylee? Where?" Rosalie asked, alert.

"The boys are looking at them in the living room," Tanya replied before turning back to Kaylee with a smirk. "You didn't think your grandmother would have pictures of you, did you?" she said with a question of her own as Alice and Rosalie disappeared for the album.

"I…"

"Yes, dear, your grandfather and I captured all that we could of you as a baby. You are our only granddaughter so we had to stage every moment of your life. It was only a shame we could not get any more taken after you turned one." Kaylee's grandmother came into view with Kate following from behind.

She smiled and hugged her grandmother. "It's okay, gran. Andromeda made copies from the time she took me in. I'll have her send them over, and I'll give them to you."

"Thank you, my little dove."

When Kaylee joined the Cullens in the living room, she expected to find them chatting quietly amongst themselves, sharing and passing the album with one another after one was done with it. But what she envisioned, she did not receive. Therefore, when she saw them all at once, she gaped. For in front of her, their usual composure was forgotten as the Cullen children almost toppled over each other just to see the pictures within the album that lay on the coffee table. They surrounded it with such an enthusiasm that was not lost to her. Like someone who was devoid of water, thirsty and parched. Yearning for something to satisfy their needs. And once, the very first glass of water was consumed, one craved for more.

Like how the Cullens were currently surrounding her baby pictures. Just one look, one photo, led to their desired state to finish to the end. One image was simply not enough. They needed more.

Daniel, who had followed and stood behind her watched the Cullens with shock. Were they not aware that Kaylee had walked in? They were vampires, for goodness' sake! With an increased hearing that let them hear a from a one mile radius, any type of sound would have been possible for them to catch. Including the soft footsteps of his cousin.

Alice suddenly giggled. "I love that! She was so cute in here."

Even Jasper had let loose his awareness, Daniel thought as he watched his friend look over Alice's shoulder, a smile forming on his face.

"It's clear that Kaylee had been one of the most endearing baby that I have ever seen in my life!" Rosalie agreed, her voice alight with joy as she examined the baby photos of her friend, who was quickly becoming a sister to her.

Kaylee cleared her throat, and Daniel averted his gaze to look at her. Her cheeks were a light red from embarrassment, not due to the compliments itself—Merlin knows how much that had been a daily occurrence in her life back in the Wizarding World—but for the reason that they were spoken from two beautiful girls that outshines even the most stunning models in history to date.

The Cullens smiled at her, looking at her in a new light.

"Hey, seeing my baby pictures doesn't mean anything. I grew out of those chubby cheeks." Kaylee said, abashedly.

One by one, like a domino effect, they all raised an eyebrow as if to say 'so what?'.

"Your dimple is still there though. I've seen it when you smile." Edward mentioned, smiling lightly at her.

"Oh, of course, Eddie-boy would notice," Emmett teased. Kaylee and Edward broke gazes and stared at him. While Kaylee stared in confusion, Edward threw him a scathing look that only made his brother snicker in amusement.

However, before anything more could be said Kaylee's and Daniel's grandmother called them from the hallway. "If you want to make it to Denali before lunch, sweethearts, you would have to go now." Just like that, everyone was moving and she was pulling her granddaughter by her arm and leading her to the kitchen. "I saved some breakfast for you, little dove. I knew you would not be able to eat with Alice and Rosalie coming after you." she winked playfully.

Kaylee chuckled and accepted the bag from her. "Thanks, grandma." she hugged and kissed her soft cheek before rushing out to the front door where everyone else were getting in in a car designated for them to go to. There was Emmett's jeep parked out and Kate's car, which Alice and Rosalie used to pick Kaylee up from her house. Said pixie and her beau was getting inside Kate's car where she and her sister were already sitting on the front.

Edward was standing beside the jeep, and Kaylee knew he was waiting for her if not for the fact that he was looking right at her. "You're with us. Me, Emmett, Rose and Daniel." he announced as she made her way to him.

Kaylee handed Daniel her breakfast before getting in with the help of Edward, placing herself down on the middle seat between him and her cousin. As she settled, she could not help but be a little fearful of this massive vehicle in which she was currently in. Never before had she got in in a jeep, it was only ever small cars that she was comfortable with. Anything else was out of her zone. She blamed the muggle news she watched where bigger vehicles crashed onto another, sometimes another of the same size or smaller, and how grievous the injuries of a person received after the collision.

Her eyes connected with Emmett's through the rear view mirror, and he raised an eyebrow. "You look a little nervous, shorty." he pointed out.

Rosalie turned around, eyeing her carefully. She noticed that Kaylee's hand was gripping the bag a little too tight than normal, and her smile that she sent Emmett was forced. It did not reach her eyes and Rosalie knew from those signs that she was bothered about something.

"What's wrong?" Rosalie asked her.

"It's nothing, Rose." Kaylee's eyes flicked over to hers.

"You aren't fooling anybody, cousin." Daniel said from her left.

She felt Edward's icy hand resting over her own, and she looked meekly at him. Kaylee realised her fear of a collision was silly as she met his gaze. Slowly, she looked back down and stared at the hand which was over hers for comfort. This fear was that of a little child, she thought. She tried to toughen up, but found that her fear was overpowering her determination to be stronger.

The Cullens and Daniel saw her struggle by the changes in her expression.

"What is it?" Edward pried.

She did not reply instantly as she tried to figure out what to say. In the end, the truth went out and she wondered how they will take it. Will they look at her differently? "Well, it's just…just that I have never been in a jeep before. And, Emmett, your vehicle is too big!" she said before looking to Rosalie. "I don't know what to expect. I'm scared. What if we crash?"

Rosalie smiled softly in empathy, understanding her fear. "Don't worry, Kaylee. We won't drive fast. Emmett won't drive fast. Right, sweetie?" she glanced at him, glaring lightly. Emmett nodded in reply. She turned to look back at Kaylee, leaning over to squeeze the hand that was not held captive by another. "It will be okay. We'll be safe."

At this moment, Rosalie did not see the girl with the strong personality that she admired. She saw in her a replica of an innocence befitting a child, and she grew even more protective of her, wanting to shelter her from the harm and danger this world is capable of. It was unusual for her to already love someone so deeply in just the matter of days but she did. This occurrence was rare as the last time she felt so strongly for someone was when her mate had been human and mauled by a bear, and she already felt quite deeply for him in the span of an hour. But she did, and did not regret it at all. Just like she knew she would not when it comes to Kaylee.

Kaylee felt better at her words. "Thank you," then she said. "Sorry, Emmett. I know how you like to drive faster than the speed limits."

"No problem, shorty. Anything to make you feel better." he flashed her a genuine smile.

She smiled back and sent one as well to Edward, who still worried for her by the frown on his face. "I'm fine." she murmured to him, then announced, "But I am hungry."

Her statement immediately lightened the atmosphere within the jeep. And so, as Kaylee dug into her breakfast, she and the others waved a goodbye to Laurelia Gardner until their return before leaving and starting their trip to Denali.