Thanks to everyone who is sticking around for these chapters, and the fave stories and story alerts. This story has over 3000 hits. Sorry for the wait. Here is chapter 6. Disclaimer is on my profile because it's just SO annoying to write every time. And FYI, this story is ALWAYS BPOV unless it says otherwise.

"So Bella, was I right? Are you actually a tired vamp?" Rosalie asked.

"Sadly Rose, yes I am almost tired. There was always a reason that I didn't like shopping. And I think that my current reason is Alice with unlimited credit cards and endless energy." Alice and Rose laughed along with me when I called Alice out on her crazy shopping ways.

During those six hours I had learned a lot about both of them. Rosalie told me her story (Alice's and Rosalie's stories are the same as S.M wrote them) and it had to have been one of the saddest I'd ever heard. No girl should ever have to go through that. But at least Rosalie got her revenge.

Alice's story was more similar to mine. She didn't know who changed her. But sadly for her, she doesn't remember anything from her human life. All she knows is what she found from searching articles on the internet. She assumes her family put her into the insane asylum because of the visions.

It was hard for me to tell them my own story for more than one reason. First of all, it was the first time I'd ever told someone. Mostly though, I think it was because I took down my walls, I'm letting myself become friends with the Cullens and I can't stop it; I don't think I want to.

After all, now they have technology. I have a cell phone. And I have MSN. They have such things as webcams. What's the worst that could happen if I made some friends?

But the only thing is… I might not be able to stop at friends with Edward. I know I haven't spoken to him much but for an unknown reason I want to get to know him. Something about him just, dazzles me, makes me want to know what he's thinking. If I didn't know better I'd say that it was a true case of Romeo and Juliet syndrome. Or, I guess you could just call it love at first sight.

As long as I'm being honest with myself it really wouldn't be that hard to fall in love with Edward. He's gorgeous, nice intelligent and dazzling. No wonder he said girls at school think things that he doesn't want to hear.

I was broke out of my thinking by a greeting.

"Hello, you must be Bella, I'm Carlisle." Carlisle was one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. His hair was wavy and golden, and his eyes – like the rest of them – were only a shade darker than his hair.

"Hello Carlisle, it's nice to meet you."

"I hear that you went shopping with Alice and Rosalie. Let me be the first to say sorry; I never should have let them have unlimited cards." Carlisle joked. His laugh, like all the other Cullens' was musical.

"Like that would have stopped us." Alice said, entering the room with who I knew – from the stories – to be Jasper. Rosalie was following behind her with Emmett.

"Actually it would have, he is your guardian remember?" Said Esme, who was now standing next to Carlisle, looking lovely as ever.

Alice just rolled her eyes at Esme's comment. I'm not sure if I could stand living here if I were Edward; all three couples were so blatantly in love. Speaking of Edward….

"So, how did your first torture session go?" Anybody could tell that Alice and Rose didn't like the way Edward described their shopping habits.

"It was… long, but it was still fun. I'm guessing that they've dragged you along once or twice." I joked.

"Well, not as many times as Emmett or Jasper, but still enough to know it's horrible." I suddenly felt bad for Jasper and Emmett.

"Well, I guess that's one of the perks of not having a shopaholic mate." I looked around and noticed that the other Cullens had left. Now it was just me and Edward standing in the Cullens' foyer.

"I suppose you're right. Although, sometimes I'd be willing to have a mate twice as bad as Alice and Rose combined, just to have somebody. Speaking of the Valentino devils, Alice was thinking about your conversations. It's not a pleasant thing to hear their stories is it?"

"No, not really. But honestly, none of us have very happy endings. Your family is very lucky to have found each other. They told me Japer's and Emmett's stories as well. What about you? What's your story?" I was extremely curious to hear how he came to be a vampire. And maybe – and only maybe – I wanted to figure out if he has ever had a mate.

But then again, if he has had a mate, do I really want to know? Like I said, I have a crush. I can admit to that much. But I refuse to go any deeper than a crush. It will be hard – and totally going against the flow as I said I would – but it's for the best.

"My story, well, if you want a run down of my 108 years, perhaps we should go up to my room. After all, we'd look kind of strange standing here in a foyer having a conversation."

"That would make more sense."

Edward's room was the only bedroom on the third floor. One wall was all one window, and another was full of CD's. Even though we don't sleep he still had a king sized bed. Everything was different shades of gold. I could hear the river behind the Cullens' house and the music that Edward had playing in his stereo; Linkin Park. On the wall opposite of the CDs, there were two doors that I assumed went to a bathroom and a closet.

"Why didn't you just take a room on the second floor with everyone else?" I asked.

"Sometimes, it's nice to escape all the couples; it really makes you feel lonely sometimes."

"I can see how that could happen. So, now are you going to tell me your family's story? Or you life story?" I asked, moving to sit on his bed.

Edward sat down beside and said, "I guess I'll start from the beginning. I was born on June 20, 1901. My parents' names were Elizabeth and Edward Masen Sr.

"I remember wanting more than anything to join the army and fight for my country. As you can imagine, my parents weren't too happy about that.

"In 1918 the Spanish influenza came to Chicago. My father became ill first; he lost consciousness and never woke up. My mother contracted it soon after, and so did I. Carlisle just so happened to be in Illinois at the time.

"He has told me that my mother somehow knew that he could do something to save me that no one else could. Before she died she asked him to do everything in his power to save me." I could see the sadness in his eyes as he thought about his parents.

"Back then, Carlisle was alone. So when he changed me, he wasn't certain that it was the right thing to do. He had been thinking of finding someone else to change but never acted on it.

"The next to join our little coven was Esme. She had tried to kill herself by jumping off of a cliff when she lost her child. They took her straight to the morgue, thinking that there was no way she would survive. Carlisle changed her, and they've been together ever since.

"Then came Rosalie. You already know her story so I won't repeat it. What she probably didn't tell you was that Carlisle intended her to be to me, what Esme was to him. I offended her in the beginning by not chasing after her, but she did get over it.

"She found Emmett one day when we were hunting. He had been doing his own type of hunting and got mauled by a bear. When he woke up from his change, he saw Rosalie and that was that. His favourite meal has always been grizzly and he thinks 'the more irritable the better'. I think this is only because he has a personal vendetta against them.

"Alice and Jasper were the last to join us. Alice had had a vision of us and decided she wanted to live like us. As you know, she doesn't know who changed her. Jasper was living in the south when he was changed. You will probably hear his accent come out at times. He and Alice found each other because of one of her visions. It was love at first sight."

I sat there quietly taking it all in for a moment. I finally said "Wow. You're lucky to have more than a coven; you have a family. I can't even remember the last time I had a friend."

"That's not true. You must consider Alice and Rosalie to be your friends if you told them your story."

"Well, I guess when you look at it like that." I suppose he is right.

"You need to look on the bright side – not that I do that often – my family is here until I graduate. That means that we'll be here for another two years here. And speaking of you telling Alice and Rose; I do believe that it's your turn now."

Damn that crooked smile.

"I guess I'll start at the same place as you; the beginning…"

I know you probably all hate me for ending there, but I wanted to get this chapter out before Tuesday because I won't be able to write for a week. I will try extremely hard to get the next chapter out this month. Please bear with me.

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