Edward's Point Of View
It took five hours to get everyone gathered in the main room.
'Why?' you may ask… Well, Carlisle didn't want to be bothered, he was 'working' (playing Scrabble). Esme was cooking… even though none of us ate… Emmett and Rose were otherwise occupied (playing Scrabble). Jasper and Alice were playing chess.
Bella and the baby-vampire were the hardest to get down. I have a feeling the baby would have come willingly enough if Bella had let her go… but Bella refused to come down because apparently we were all conspiring to steal her baby away from her. I finally had to break down the door and literally drag her out kicking and screaming, while the baby just walked down with her arms crossed, scowling at us all.
Finally, we were all seated.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting with our secret handshake!" Carlisle said.
"Um… we can't. The baby will see. Then it won't be secret anymore." I said to him.
He frowned, "I guess you're right… I just love that handshake…"
The baby growled and said, "I AM NOT A BABY! I am two hundred and eighty nine years old! I am NO LONGER a child!"
"Two-two-two hundred and… oh… my goodness…" Esme sputtered.
Bella wailed, "Oh, my baby! My baby is all grown up! I can't believe it!"
"QUIT CALLING ME BABY!" the baby screeched.
"Well then, you should tell us your name." Jasper said calmly.
She glared at him and said, "My name is Delilah."
She had barely finished speaking when Emmett got a huge smile on his face and shrieked, "HEY THERE DELILAH!"
"NO! Don't you dare! I hate that song!" she yelled at him.
"Fine, fine…" Emmett said. He was still smiling, though.
"Can I ask you something?" Alice asked.
"I guess…" Delilah answered warily.
"How were you changed? What cruel person would bite a baby? Not that you're still a baby! But, you know…" Alice said.
"I was bitten, not by a human, but by a… rogue kitten." She answered solemnly.
We gasped.
"No way!" Rose cried.
"Yes way… it was a dark and stormy night…" she began, but was interrupted by Emmett saying, "Hey, Delilah, can I ask you something?"
She growled quietly, "I suppose…"
He grinned and asked, "What's it like in New York City?"
We were not expecting what came next…
She got angry. Very angry… if she had been human she would probably have been a dark purple color…
"I…TOLD…YOU…I…HATE…THAT…SONG!" she fumed.
She opened her mouth to say something else, but instead, she exploded.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP!
The loudest burp I had ever heard came from her tiny baby mouth.
Then the room was filled with butterflies.