Chapter 4 – Meeting the Cullens

AbPOV

I heard the sound of two cars pulling into the driveway. They were here. Edward was here.

I stood at the front door with my hand on the knob. I could feel Edward's confusion as if it were my own. As soon as I heard him on the steps of the porch, I swung the door open.

There he was. For a moment all I could was stand there and stare at him. He was still the same height he had been the last time I had seen him. The year before I had "died" he had had a major growth spurt that had left him gangly, but the two years in between our conversions had filled him out a bit. His bronze hair was still a complete mess, I gift we had both inherited from our mother. His features were more refined but whether that was from time or vampirism was undecided, probably a bit of both. Gone were his stunning emerald eyes that I had always coveted, but the topaz that marked him for what he was suited him.

I took a tentative step towards him. I wasn't sure if he knew who I was. It was then that I realized I could hear his thoughts. Abigail. He took his own small step forward. I flew across the porch the same time he did and pulled him into my arms. I would never again let anything bad happen to him, I promised myself.

After a few minutes of holding him and dry sobbing, I noticed that the rest of him family was on the porch. I pulled away for Edward and ran my fingers threw the back of my hair. I was a nervous habit my mother used to always lecture me for.

I took a moment to take in everyone. With my quick vampire mind, it didn't take long. Alice was holding hands with a tall blonde man. Judging by the array of bite scars on him I could tell he was a capable fighter. It was hard to fear him, however, with the way he looked down at his very tiny mate. Alice was literally hopping in place and I could tell he was hoping she would explain what was going on.

Next to them was another couple. A tall blonde woman who looked like she belonged on a runway and a big muscular type. The blonde was looking at me with a mix of confusion, hesitation, and bit of hostility. The big one had this goofy grin on his face that made his sheer size a lot less intimidating.

The only two besides Alice who seemed to know who I was, was another blonde man and a brunette woman. Both were looking at me in shock.

The man was very good looking in a profession sort of way. He was older than the rest, probably around my age when he was turned.

Then it was the other woman who grabbed my attention. Her long brown hair fell in waves down to her waist, and she had face that not only was beautiful, but indicated that she was incredible sweet and kind. As she came up and place a hand on Edward's shoulder, I realized that she was Edward's mate. I couldn't help but smile at her.

Obviously hearing my thoughts, Edward waited until I was done appraising everyone before he spoke up. "Everyone, this is Abigail, my biological sister."

The three that had no idea who I was were totally in shock. I was sure someone was going to have to help the big one scrape his jaw up off the floor.

"Abigail," Edward said. "This is my family, Carlisle, Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, and you already met Alice." The he turned and brought his mate to his side. "And this is my wife Bella. Since we didn't actually know were we were going, Carlisle's wife Esme stayed at the hotel with mine and Bella's daughter, Reneesme."

At the mention of her name, Edward brought up an image of her in his mind.

She's beautiful, I thought.

You can read minds?!

Not well and not often, but yours comes in clear as a bell.

Edward turned to Carlisle. "She can read my mind," he said.

Carlisle turned to look at me and I quickly explained how my mind reading ability worked.

"It's not her only power either," Alice said.

"May I inquire as to what your other power may be," Carlisle asked. Everyone else beside Edward and Alice were looking at me with the same questioning expression.

"I can just show you," I said. "Won't you please come inside?"

I led the family into the living room and waited till the all took their seats. Then I waved my hand in the direction of the fireplace and the fire instantly roared to life. Once again a few jaws hit the floor.

I took my usual seat in my black chaise lounge by the fire place and looked around at everyone. I knew everyone wanted to know my story but with so many new faces, I was a bit nervous. Edward picked up on this.

"How about we all tell Abigail our stories before she tells us hers," Edward suggested. So for the next two hours I heard everyone's story. I found myself in awe of Carlisle and all his accomplishments. Emmett had me practically rolling on the floor with laughter. He was like a big goofy teddy bear. Rosalie gave me a very slimmed down version, but I could tell it was brutal and hard for her to tell. I didn't hold it against her. Alice had me in figurative tears for her lost memories and Jasper had me having a whole new level of respect for him. When it came to Bella and Edward, I could barely form a thought. Their story was both tragic at some points and utterly beautiful at others. I felt an instant love for the girl, she had given up so much for my brother and I could tell she regretted not a moment of it.

All too soon it was time for me to tell my tale. I took an unnecessary breath to center myself. I was going to have to tell Edward that I had deceived him all those years ago. Here it goes…

I know this is short, but I'm heading right into the next chapter tonight. I wanted to split it up so that I can have the whole chapter as a flashback. It seemed easier to tell it this way. So, don't worry about reviewing this chapter, there isn't much too review. The next one should be up here in an hour of two.