Here is another up date. I hope you like it. It took me ages to write it up.

Chapter 7- Family Reunion

Alice's POV

The Volvo drove up to a house that I had no memory of. The last I had remembered of the house was a little stone house but now, the house before me was breath taking beautiful. It was open and free; it was made of glass, wood and stone. I fell in love with it immediately. Gosh I had missed so much. I was going to make up for all the lost years of my life, in which I had stayed away from my family. I smiled and watched as Rosalie, smiled back at me.

"How is it?" Rosalie said as I got out from the Volvo and stared at the huge warm house before me.

"It's the perfect home." I said. The whole house was surrounded by trees and vines and I knew there must be a back garden somewhere. I loved green and this was like a dream home. I danced my way to the house and Rosalie followed me. At the porch of the house, I stopped. As the house neared me, a small fear gripped my heart and I stared at the glass door before me. Esme and Carlisle were nowhere to be seen. My worst fear was finally raising its head and my heart cowered under it. I stopped breathing completely.

"Alice?" Rosalie's voice was on guard and she hesitantly touched my shoulder. Her hand was freezing, I tensed at her cold hand and she immediately took away her hand. I couldn't move, I stood there staring at the door knob before me. Now, that it was finally time I couldn't muster up the courage. I was rendered speechless.

"Alice?" Edward's voice reached my ears. He was tensed up too. I knew it. It was there on their faces, their voice and the way they stood away from me. I slowly turned to face them and whispered, "I am scared."

Edward's face fell while Rosalie took a step away from me. I stared at them for a long time and slowly I lowered my gaze down at the ground. I could feel tears brim up on my face and I tried to hide it. A moment later, Edward moved up to me and said softly, "Alice?"

"I am scared that they wouldn't want me." I said out my biggest fear aloud.

Rosalie sighed and took me in a warm sisterly hug. She said, "Oh Alice, it's not true. Esme and Carlisle loves you the most. You don't know how much they love you. They want you to stay with them. We all want you to stay with us. We all love you, Alice."

Tears rolled down my cheeks at her soft declaration of love. The dykes of my tears broke down before her and she looked at me kindly. She was a bit frustrated, as if she didn't know what to do in the situation. Her hug was turning awkward too but I needed the assurance. I didn't let her go.

"Alice?" a soft feminine voice reached me. I looked back to find Esme and Carlisle at the porch. My heart stopped breathing for a moment. This was the moment that I was dreading. Will they reject me? I stared at them – my parents.

They shone in the light from the porch and they seemed the most perfect couple, I had ever seen. They seemed to belong to each other. Esme and Carlisle didn't look a day older then the last time I had seen them. Esme was soft and beautiful, she had dark brown hairs and her pale skin shone like pearl. Carlisle had an arm around her, trying to comfort her in this awkward moment. He was tall and handsome. He had pale blonde hairs and honey coloured eyes like the rest of my family.

As I stared at them, through tears stricken eyes, Esme smiled as if she was hurting inside and then, she raised her arms for me. I ran down into her arms and I knew then that my fears had all been in vain. They would have always accepted me. I was a part of the family.

My tears slowly left me and I looked up to find Esme giving me an adoring look. I smiled back at her. Carlisle took my hand and I disengaged myself from Esme's hug to hug him. He tensed for a fleeting second and then he hugged me back warmly. It was an awkward but sweet family reunion.

"Welcome home, Alice." Carlisle said. I smiled and my heart warmed up again. Yes, I was finally home and they all loved me.

"Carlisle," Edward said and we broke off from our father-daughter hug. Carlisle nodded the slightest bit and then he said, "Let's go inside. It is quite cold outside."

I smiled and said, "Yeah, you guys definitely have taken to the weather. You are all so cold."

For a moment nobody said anything and I stared at them as they stared at each other, hesitantly. I stared at their faces one by one. Carlisle smiled finally and nodded towards the house. "Did you get the fire going, Esme? I am sure I would freeze in this weather."

"Me too," I agreed with him and then we slowly moved into the house. There was a lot of tension and it was clear as I sat down in the living room. Rosalie and Esme stood far away from me and they kept checking on the door or looking at Edward and Carlisle. Edward and Carlisle had moved into a corner where they seemed to be discussing something. I was not trying to eavesdrop but I had a feeling that they were talking about me. I shifted in my place and then looked over at Rosalie.

Rosalie smiled her perfect smile as I stood up. "Where is the washroom?" I asked her. I needed to pee. I hate going to the washroom at the planes or the airport.

"It is down the hallway, first door at the left." Rosalie said. She looked up at Esme and said, "I should check up on Emmett." She left the house hurriedly and I walked down to the hallway slowly. It was strange. There was a tensed air about the whole place. I couldn't help but feel that something was going on and I had no idea about it. I got into the bathroom and leaned into the door as soon as I locked it. I let out a sigh.

Everything seemed so perfect yet there was something wrong; something that I couldn't pinpoint and tell out loud. They all had welcomed me so warmly; they had made me feel at home immediately. I was sure that they all loved me but there was something amiss; something that they seemed to be keeping away from me. They kept tensing around me; they all seemed to be on some kind of guard. It was not visible at first glance but it was there. I could feel it.

The more I thought about it, the more it jumbled up in my head. There were signs about it. They seemed perfect yet they seemed cold – it was in their nature, their hugs and the way they seemed wary about it. They all had tensed at first and Carlisle had almost flinched when he had hugged me. The tension had not disappeared either, though they all were trying their best to hide it, but it was there. It seemed as if they were waiting. Waiting for me to state it but I had no idea what it was. I could just feel it and there was no denying the fact – all was not perfect with my perfect family.