Chapter Five, Bella.

Forks. I never thought I'd be worried about going back there, as by the time the Cullen's were ready to return everyone I knew - they knew -, excepting perhaps Jake would be dead. I wouldn't return, unless necessary, as there would be a high chance of them returning. That was all changed now, and perhaps it was a foolish thought anyway; after all, I'd always known I would introduce the triplets to the rest of their family... I just didn't expect it to be this early.
The triplets sang along to the radio when songs were on and grumbled together when the ads and shows were on. Road trips didn't seem to bad with them, maybe they had more patience than full-human kids, as they didn't need bathroom breaks and were more advanced and able to entertain themselves, they were more intelligent than a ten-year-old in many ways, I suppose. Maturity wise they were definitely the age they looked, (at the moment).

The trip was over by late afternoon.* The kids were bouncing in their seats excited to see the pack and dad again -well, Masen wasn't literally bouncing, but for him the large grin and wide eyes, with his head craned to the window were nearly a 'whoop!' in excitement. I really had been too long. I pulled up by dads house. He still lived, according to him, alone in Forks. According to everyone else, Sue should just move the rest of the furniture in. He must have been listening out for us as they were standing outside waiting. The kids were out nearly before the car stopped and bounding up to dad, after greeting Sue.

At once Masen was on his shoulders and Bailey and Theo were in his arms. They all chattered away eagerly to one another as dad gave me a look and headed indoors with them, ducking so he wouldn't knock Masen off on the door frame; or knock him out, though, I'm not sure if it would have. Masen has a hard head. Dad had gestured at Sue, looking at her I knew she wanted to discuss The Cullen's.

"Hi Sue," I said, "Has Jake been talking to you?"
She nodded, "Hello Bella. I know that it's your decision and I won't stop you, I just want to caution you. I was with you through your pregnancy, remember?"
"Of course. I wouldn't have made it to the birth if not for you." I really respected Sue, for they way she treated me normally. Despite my longing to be one of her tribes worst enemies, and how I was, as we thought at the time, pregnant with twins and she treated them as babies rather than monsters; even though they were slowly killing me, she treated me as a human. She worked out I needed blood and got it- humans do drink blood, it just depends where you're from. She worked out the kids could understand us, that got them to be more gentle than they had been. She was there for the birth, messy and horrible. Me almost dying. She was the one who told the kids to bite me, not just instinct on their part. I called them my three miracles, but Sue was extraordinary. She never gave up on me.

Sue smiled, well, more grimaced, "I just remember all your plans for if you died."
I nodded, "I trusted Alice and though Jasper and I spoke rarely, he always important to me... he had the best advice. Edward didn't trust him around me, otherwise we would have spoken more.* They're the best two to tell and Jake said nobody else had been scented around here. Those are the two who were going to look after them if I died, if I can't trust them, who can I?"
Sue nodded again, "Jake explained all your reasoning. It makes sense, I just wanted to be sure, and hear it from you." She broke into a true smile now, "Let me help you with the bags, we should go in, I haven't seen the little monsters for ages."

We grabbed the bags from the boot and lugged them inside, stacking them in the living room for now. Dad looked up from the Wii* they had set up, "these three are geniuses, you know that?"
"Of course, I live with them," I looked at the pile of games and accessories, "They also love the Wii."
"I know, you said so, so I got one. I just couldn't set it up," he looked at me, "I thought it'd be a good group activity for us," he gestured to the triplets who were fiddling at the back of the TV. "You know, for when there's too much rain, instead of just reading or puzzles or something. They get that done too fast."
"It's great, grandpa," Masen said, having inspected the games, "could we use this one first?"
"Sure," he ruffled Masen's hair.

I grinned. Dad was really something, after the triplets were born, about a year, the Elders came to the conclusion that since dad had been friends with Harry and Billy forever, was dating Sue and practically grew up on the res, as well as having an aunt marry Old Quil, who was still alive, he could be let in on parts of the secret. As I said, dad knew there was more to it than there seemed; I just told him that it was a deadly secret and he went along with it. That's why he wasn't pleased with me, he doesn't understand how I could get involved in that. He wasn't impressed about wasting his time on wolf hunting when it was just the pack either.
"Dad," I started hesitantly.
"Jake spoke to me as well," he said, "Go find them. You deserve more of an explanation. They should grown up with a dad as well as an amazing mum. Even if that 'dad' is an honourary title and he's just an Uncle."
Dad has opinions on family because of everything that happened to me. If he could change time I'm sure he'd find a way to spend more time with me.
"Thanks."

With that I kissed the triplets goodbye and went to pick up Jake.
I was going to see the Cullen's.

Note 1* I have no idea where Bella could live if it takes about seven-eight hours to arrive at Forks. Please make this up yourselves as I will never describe an area, perhaps just her house in a future chapter.

Note 2* Jasper and Bella had a slightly closer relationship than in the books. Edward, mostly, but all the others in different ways stopped them spending too much time together. The two spoke when they could though. There will be mentions in future chapters.

Note 3: Sorry that this is more of a filler chapter than one with anything happening. The next chapter will be 'Off to See the Cullen's' ...I should have named this 'follow the yellow brick road'

Note 4: I was planning to have this mostly Bella POV with several from Edward later on. Would anyone mind a Jasper/Alice POV chapter next? Bella will have a view of the same situation.