Chapter 24:
I didn't know how I should feel about meeting the family. I was excited, nervous, and a little worried. I wanted to get Charlie out of here.
The next morning before the got here I decided I would drive Charlie to the airport.
"So soon." He breathed.
"I know, I wish you could stay longer, but the town of Forks can live forever without the Chief."
"I know," he said getting into the car. I drove him slowly to the airport. I couldn't stop thinking about the fact that the vampires from Denali would be there almost as I got there.
When we reached the airport I hugged Charlie and I thought he was about to cry. I didn't want to see that so I didn't prolong the good-byes longer than necessary. If I could cry I would have been.
On the drive back to the house I went as fast as I had ever gone. When I got to the house the vampires weren't there yet.
"Bella," Edward said pulling me close, "they will me here in less than a minute."
"I'm excited."
"Me too. I am very excited." He smiled down at me and kissed my forehead.
"Here they are." New scent filled my nose. They were strange and unfamiliar.
The knock on the door almost snapped me. I felt the need to jump really bad.
Carlisle opened the door and I almost screamed with happiness.
"Carlisle," breathed a voice from a face I couldn't see. Just then the vampires stepped in.
The first one was a man, Eleazar. He had inky black hair and was younger looking. He had a calm face, and he wasn't really smiling. He looked around and then he smiled. He looked at Esme and Alice, and when he reached Edward and he smiled wider. I had a chill go down my spine.
"Hello everyone, this is my, daughter Irina."
The second to come was a delicate looking girl, not really tall, but taller than Alice. She had inky black hair like Eleazar, and noticeably small hands. She looked at us with a warm smile she looked at us like she wanted to run and give us all a hug.
"This is, my wife, Carmen."
She had a shocking bleach-blond hair color with black undertones, pitch black eyes, and she was tall like a super-model. She had a look like she had heard a joke.
"And these are my daughters Kate and Tanya."
Kate was smiling a big bright smile and she had a childish appearance. I felt sick picturing her, against one of those…wolves.
Tanya followed her and she didn't look happy at all. Kate turned around and looked at her. Her unhappy appearance made it look like they had had a joke outside the door and it didn't please Tanya. Her eyes narrowed and she looked normal again. She had strawberry blonde hair as Edward described. She was a normal height and normal features, and she had a rounded face.
"Hello, Edward," said Eleazar slowly. "Bella, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie. And of course Jasper and Carlisle." He smiled and nodded in each of our directions. We nodded.
"Hello everyone." Said Irina smiling.
"I do believe we were invited for a reason?" asked Eleazar.
"Yes," said Carlisle clearing his throat, "we do have quite a problem."
"So I have heard."
"The werewolves are posing a threat, and they must be," he paused, "eliminated."
"Irina is pleased."
"I would assume so."
Irina's thought went wild and she froze tightly. I would kill him if it were not for Carmen…She sounded serious, but Emmett might have thought the same about Jasper if he ever told anyone about his accident…
"When will they arrive?"
"I have seen," said Alice, I stared at her. Why had she not told me this? "he will make an attempt to kidnap Bella tomorrow."
"Kidnap a vampire?" asked Irina incredulously, "Is he an idiot?"
"Yes," mumbled Edward and Tanya looked at him.
"Kidnap a vampire; I have never heard such a thing!"
"There are nearly twenty of them with their newest editions."
"Easy," she smiled. She reminded me of Emmett with her attitude toward violence. I felt silly comparing the two based on size.
"That's what I said," agreed Emmett.
"Tomorrow you say?" mused Eleazar.
I decided to read thoughts and get a feel for who they were. I sometimes fear for him, thought Carmen, he can agree so quickly to Carlisle. I fear especially for Irina, so small… I listened to Tanya, I want to speak to Bella. I don't see anything special about her. She has Edward, now she had dogs chasing her on all four paws? Ridiculous. I noticed something else. I couldn't help looking at her. I knew I had a hurt expression. I noticed also, Rosalie knew exactly what was going on.
"I do have a few extra rooms," said Carlisle, "so you can spend to night."
"Esme would you help me show them the rooms?"
Esme and Carlisle showed the family the extra rooms, and then everyone went their ways.
"Bella?" asked Tanya from behind me, "Mmm." She thought.
"Yes?"
"I don't know. Edward loves you?" I knew where this was going.
"Hello Tanya," said Rosalie from beside me. "How are you? Great, I thought that you might be getting used to your new room? Not here, talking so kindly, I'm sure, to Bella?"
Tanya was shocked. Rosalie was very good at undermining confidence with her beauty alone. Tanya stared at her for a moment and turned away.
"Thank you." I said turning to face her.
"Not a problem. I would do my best to avoid her, she isn't a very agreeable person."
"I believe I have noticed that." I smiled and looked down.
"If she gives you any trouble, be sure to tell me?"
"Sure, thanks again." She nodded and went to scold Emmett for getting animated while talking about how he would finish off the pack himself.
Everyone sat talking and getting caught up for hours. The girls went up to their room and decided to read and relax.
"Alice, why had you not told me about the vision?"
"I had only just had it when you returned from driving Charlie to the airport."
"Well, if any thing new is discovered-." She cut me off.
"You will be the first to know, I promise." She gave me a tight hug and I went up to the library and read.