OK, I admit, the first chapter was sad, but hopefully this one won't be!

Disclaimer: Don't own 'em.

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I drove through the trees for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, after what must have been a couple miles, I found a clearing with a house in it. Carlisle and Esme were standing by the door, ready to greet me.

I jumped from the car -quickly changing into a vampire while getting out- and ran up to meet them. I gave Esme a hug first, and then moved onto Carlisle.

"Hey! You should have told me you were so close sooner! I could have come down to visit."

Esme looked slightly ashamed. "We were going to, but Alice told us about your mom, and we decided you needed to spend the time with her. After all, we're going to be alive as long as you."

I laughed. "Good point. Now, who's this mystery girl?"

Carlisle opened his mouth to respond, but didn't get a chance, because Emmett came rumbling into the doorway to sweep me up in a bear hug.

"Rach! Good to see you, little sister. It's been a long time!"

I awkwardly hugged him back. "Okay, Emmett, you can let me go now. I missed you too." He put me down. "Besides, I'm not that little. I'm twenty-eight!"

He laughed at me. "You're little. Now get over it."

Behind him was Rosalie. I gave her a short hug and breathed in her scent –perfect, just like her looks. "Hey Rose. You're looking great as always."

She smiled proudly. "You make it sound like it's easy. You're not looking too bad yourself."

"Thanks. Oh, and keep Emmett on a tighter leash, hey? He almost strangled me."

She just laughed and went back inside with her husband.

I looked at my adopted parents again. "I vote we go inside before it starts to rain."

Esme agreed, as did Carlisle. We got into the living room, where Jasper and Alice were sitting on the couch watching some sort of horror movie.

"Little bit early for blood and gore, isn't it?" I asked as Jasper reached for the remote to turn it off.

Jasper looked at Alice and shrugged. "Never too early for blood, and Alice finds the gore oddly amusing. Bad acting I guess."

"Really bad acting." She got off the couch and gave me a quick hug, then moved so Jasper could do the same.

"Man, I missed you guys." I said. "I'm sorry for losing touch with you for so long. I promise it won't happen ever again."

Esme sighed from beside me. "It's alright, dear, we understand. Come with me and see your room."

We ran vampire-speed up the stairs to the top floor, where we stopped outside a door half-way down the hall. "I know you don't like being spoiled too much, but I needed an excuse to redecorate."

She opened the door and I couldn't believe my eyes. The walls were a baby blue colour. The entire back wall was glass, and a huge skylight lit up the room from above. There was wood flooring that looked antique, and a few navy-blue carpets scattered around the room. A bed covered in blue patterned covers was pushed against the left side wall, and a shelf with picture frames lined the right wall. A black leather couch was by the window wall, with a teddy bear on it.

Esme spoke from behind me. "Alice said that you had brought lots of pictures. She helped me pick out the frames so you could display them."

"Esme, this is amazing! You said that you only started this after a called?"

She ducked her head with embarrassment. "Well, Alice gave me a couple hours prior notice that you would call…"

The only thing I could say was, "Esme. You. Are. Amazing. Thank you so much." I wrapped her in another hug, this one of gratitude.

"It was no big deal. I wanted to give you a bit of a welcome back present." She replied when I let her go. "Let's go back downstairs, I think Edward is going to be back soon."

I heard Alice downstairs, "He'll be here in two minutes."

I have enough time to unpack before he gets here. The next second I was downstairs calling Emmett to help me unload my things from the car. All I had to do when he got to me was load his arms up with boxes, and he ran them up to my room.

"Thanks big bro," I called after him. All I got as a reply from him was a grunt.

I went back to the living room to sit with Alice and Jasper. "So do I get any hint about this girl before she arrives? Background history? Date of birth?"

My curiosity took a nosedive and I suddenly didn't want to know about her. I turned to the only guy who could have done that, because it definitely wasn't natural. "Jasper, that's not fair! I have a right to feel these things, you know."

Jasper grinned at me cruelly, "If it helps, she isn't too tall."

I found myself getting a temper. "I don't care about her height! I just want my feelings back. If you don't give them back, I'll take them myself."

Alice giggled. "Good delay Jasper. You might want to lighten it up a bit, or else she might just attack you. She's still deciding, though." She turned to me, "They'll be here in 5... 4... 3... 2..."

At the last second, I felt Jasper pull back his influence. I became calm, and with just enough time to compose myself, the door opened. Edward stepped in with a girl who looked about the same age as him. She had long dark hair, and was a bit on the short side. Not much shorter than myself, though.

I got up, and Edward came straight to me. What's her name? I thought to him. He winked at me, and then gave me a huge smile followed by a hug. "Nice to see you Rach. It's been boring here without you."

"You too, Edward." Now, what's her name?

Edward sighed then turned to the girl, who was waiting patiently beside him. "Bella, this is Rachel Racine." He turned to me, "Rach, this is Bella Swan, my wife."

Wait, wife? Why wasn't I invited to the wedding? I gave him a quick look, the turned to Bella. "Nice to meet you, Bella."

She gave me a nod, "I've heard so much about you these past couple days."

"I wish I could say the same about you, but these guys have been keeping you a surprise. When I found out I had a new sister, I was a bit anxious to see who you were."

Bella smiled. It really was a very nice smile, but I got the feeling she didn't know that, judging by how much she was holding it back.

I walked to the couch, and the two of them followed me. Alice and Jasper had fled as soon as Edward and Bella had arrived, probably afraid I would pound on them for not giving me any information.

I sat in the high-backed chair, and the two of them sat in the loveseat. Oh goodness, I feel like a parent interviewing her daughter's first date. I gave Edward a look that said 'don't even bother commenting', and instead asked, "So, Bella, what's your story?"

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That's it for tonight. I'm feeling extremely tired, and I thought that would be a good minor cliffhanger for you wonderful reviewers to think about.

~Maux