Carlisle and Alice looked at me like I was some kind of ghost, for all they know I had to be dead by now. "Hi Carlisle, Alice" I said in a polite voice. Alice looked at me with frustration, anger and surprise in her eyes, her visions had let her down. I chuckled at her expression, I never thought I would see the day I surprised Alice Cullen. Carlisle just stared at me, like he didn't trust his own eyes. "Bella? Is it really you?" Alice spoke, unsure of herself. "It's not possible, is it?" "Yes Alice, it actually is possible and you are not seeing a ghost or something like that." I told her. Then all of the sudden a white flash was visible and someone was hugging me so hard that it was a good thing I wasn't human anymore. As Alice hugged me I felt relief, happiness and warmth, I was home. As soon as Alice let me go Carlisle was right in front of me, smiling, I didn't think and just jumped in his arms. Even though I loved Tyler, Carlisle was my true second father. Charlie would always be in my mind and I still loved him, even after al these years the memories I had of him were still as clear as water. It felt so good to be in Carlisle's arms, I became a little ashamed for being in his arms this long. Alice coughed to let us know our hug went on long enough, so I let him go. "How is this possible?" Carlisle wanted to know. "Well isn't it clear? I became one of you, a vampire" I answered. I watched Carlisle face as a smile broke through his lips, and I smiled back. "Yes, well that is clear, but how did you become one and what have you been up to all this time?" he replied. "I will tell you everything you want to know, but lets continue this conversation down stairs with the rest of the family" I said, I didn't feel the need to repeat my story over and over again.

As soon as everyone, except Edward, was sitting around the massive, white dining room table I started talking. Some of them already knew, like Emmett, but still they listened patiently to me. I told my story exactly as it was, without leaving anything out. I told them what Edward had said to me that day in the forest, that he didn't love and that they were moving on without me, its over. After that I told them that Sam Uley had found me in the woods that night and took me home. I decided to also tell them about my catatonic state and made sure Esme didn't blame herself for that. Then I told them about how I got changed, why I got changed and about my family. Esme immediately told me to invite my family over some time, she would love to meet them. I told her I was going to deliver the message and I was pretty sure they would love to meet the Cullens as well. Of course they had a lot of questions to ask me, Alice asked me about Charlie and Renee. I explained that Renee had died about 30 years ago, a month after Phil, due to a broken heart and cancer. Charlie died sometime before that, he got killed in the line of duty. He happened to be on a holiday with Sue Clearwater when some supermarket got robbed and of course, being a cop and all, Charlie couldn't just let that pass. I got their condolences, which I truly appreciated. It surprised me that Rosalie wanted to know what had become of the rest of my friends, she never really had any contact with any of them. Mike and Jessica got married eventually and got three kids, Mike junior, TJ and Jocelynn. Alice and Ben broke up and moved out of Forks. The last I heard was that Angela moved to New York to study and Ben ended up in LA. Lauren went to college but dropped out after she got knocked up by some guy in a bar, she moved back in with her parents and had a boy. She started a job at the local supermarket. Rosalie laughed at the thought of Lauren working in a supermarket and she actually looked sad when I told her about the break up between Angela en Ben. Most people liked Angela, it just came natural with her.

Alice wanted to know if I had been dating recently and I told her I had have some dates but nothing serious. There really wasn't much choice for our kind and I was kind of picky. Alice looked pleased with my answer so I decided to tell her that there was no chance I would ever get back together with Edward. Not after what he did to me, he left me and if I was a little less stabile he would have been the cause of my death. But luckily I was stronger then I thought and I coped with things better then expected. All Alice had said was that she knew, but she still had that freaky little smile on her lips. I didn't trust it for even a minute, she knew something that was about to happen. I made a mental note to myself that I should not forget to ask her when we were alone. As I looked around the table, absorbing their faces, I felt really happy and more at home then I had ever been with Janice and Tyler. Don't get me wrong, I truly loved them but this was my real family, the one that introduced me in to their world. Rosalie looked happy that I was there, I think, she smiled at me and even Jasper looked happy. I could feel the relief coming from him, I felt bad that he had felt guilty al those years. It really wasn't his fault what had happened, he purely reacted the way his instinct instructed him to. After a while of answering their questions I thought it was time for my questions, and I had some big one's. First I started with some easy ones, like were they had lived and what they've been up to this last 87 years. I learned that they went to Alaska, after he left me, and spend some time with the Denali clan and after that they travelled to all of the wettest places on the continent. They actually spend some time in England and visited some places from their past. Carlisle was still practicing medicine and was currently working as a family doctor in Stanbridge, the place we lived at the moment, and Esme was still decorating, she actually took a job as an indoor decorator and she was great at her job. Jasper had been to college a few times and majored in Economics and History while Alice had recently decided to go to medicine school, she wanted to do some good in the world and her shopping bills became a little to big. I thought it was great that Alice wanted to do something like that, she would be great at it to because she was a really caring person. Emmett tried college, but he had some trouble keeping his attention on his lessons so he had a few jobs here and there working as a bouncer in clubs and stuff. I pictured Emmett in a dark pants and some tight black t shirt, he must have looked good, really good. I was shocked by my own imagination, I shouldn't think of my brother that way. Rosalie had done some modelling, but for short moments of time because if she would become famous their secret could be exposed, I knew how she felt because I had the same thing with singing.

After that I decided that it was time for the more personal questions, so I asked Jasper why he was kissing Rose at the club that night. They explained to me that Alice never truly had a clear view of their future together, until she had a vision of Jasper and Rose together. Though Alice had handled it very brave, Emmett was completely devastated by the news. He saw Rosalie as his true soul mate and would have never expected her to be with his brother. He actually left the family for some time, but when he accepted the fact that Rose en Jazz were meant for each other, he came home. Alice and Emmett remained single though Alice was positive that they would meet someone to. Well, who would bet against Alice? I surely wouldn't. I decided it was time to ask them about Edward, what had he been up to this past years? He left the family after leaving me and stayed away for ten years or so. It had really hurt Esme that he wasn't around so one day Alice and Rose decided to look for him and drag him home. He supposedly left me for my own sake, he wanted me save and away from his world. Even if this was true, it still didn't change my feelings. I had to much self respect to allow him in to my heart once again, although I was sure I would survive a second break up. I just wasn't sure if he would survive after I got finished with him and besides that, there were simply none of the old feelings left that I cherished for him.

During some small talk with Rose and Alice I suddenly felt something vibrate in my pocket. I quickly took out my cell and saw that Chrissie was calling. "Hey sis, what's up?" I said when I answered. "coming home anytime soon? We really need to go hunting." She explained her phone call. "Yes sure, I could use some as well. It has been a while since we all went together. I'll be there in 5 minutes." And with that I hung up. "So guys, its been really great talking to you and all but I have to get going. My family and me are going hunting together, but I will make sure to invite them over sometime Esme." I announced my leaving. "That would be great Bella, we loved to meet your other family." Esme gently replied. Then Alice had something to say, "We should go all together, we could use hunting as well." I cant believe I hadn't told them about my eating habits, how could I forget something like that! What would be the best way to say this, I thought to myself. "Yeah, guys, uhm.. I really need to tell you something. We don't share the same eating habits." I spoke. Before I knew it I saw 6 vampires staring in to my dark red, almost black, eyes.

Is it a kind of dream,
Floating out on the tide,
Following the river of death downstream?
Or is it a dream?

There's a fog along the horizon,
A strange glow in the sky,
And nobody seems to know where you go,
And what does it mean?
Oh, is it a dream?

Bright eyes,
Burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
How can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes,

Is it a kind of shadow,
Reaching into the night,
Wandering over the hills unseen,
Or is it a dream?

There's a high wind in the trees,
A cold sound in the air,
And nobody ever knows when you go,
And where do you start,
Oh, into the dark.

Bright eyes,
Burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
How can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes,