Chapter 2: It's Gonna Be a Long Night.
Tabitha POV
"Come on Laura!" I shouted up the stairs. "Maggie's gonna be here any minute!"
"I'm coming." She replied as she bounced gracefully down the stairs.
"Is everyone ready?" Toby asked as he checked his watch nervously.
"Yup." I responded.
"Definitely." called Kat as she strolled in from the living room.
"Let's get this show on the road!" shouted Laura, raising her hand up for a high five. I smacked her hand just as Maggie opened and the heavy, wooden front door and entered the foyer.
"You guys good to go?" she asked with a reassuring smile. We all nodded silently.
"Alright. Tabby, Kat … do your thing."
I reached for my sister's hands and helped form a small circle. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I soon felt a familiar rush of air against my face.
I opened my eyes and found myself facing a large expensive looking white house.
"Wow." I said in awe. "That's huge."
"Holy Mother of God!" Laura exclaimed. "That is one freaking huge house!"
"Thank you." Said a velvet voice from our far left. We all turned to be faced with eight vampires, five werewolves and what I assumed to be a half-vampire.
"Welcome." A beautiful man said. "I am Carlisle Cullen and this is my family." He gestured to the small crowd of people.
"Hello." I responded, my voice shaking slightly. "My name is Tabitha Morgenstern and this is my family: Laura, Katja and Tobias." I motioned to each of them in turn. "Thank you for having us on such short notice." I added, smiling.
Carlisle stepped forward and extended a hand, I shook it firmly.
"Let me introduce you to everyone." He smiled back. "This is my wife; Esme, and my children; Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Edward and Bella. And this is my granddaughter; Nessie."
My eyes stopped on the last three people he had named. They were the most beautiful and the youngest; the Halfling was smiling at me with nothing but sincerity in her big brown eyes.
"Hi." I said to her. "You must be like us."
"Hello." She replied, still smiling. "Yes, I am. I love your hair!"
"Oh, thank you. Its quite noticeable isn't it?" I laughed, running my fingers through my long red hair.
"Your eyes too, they're my favourite shade of green." She complemented me.
I felt my cheeks heat up.
"They're nothing compared to yours." I replied. "I love that shade of brown."
"Me too." Said a tall man to her right. He was tall with russet coloured skin and shoulder length black hair. He was gorgeous.
"This is my boyfriend; Jacob. He's the Alpha of one of the wolf packs here." Nessie gushed, not hiding her affections for him in the slightest.
"Nice to meet you Tabitha." He said shaking my hand, he was boiling.
"Oh please, call me Tabby. It's easier to say." I said.
"You can call me Toby." Chimed in Toby.
"And I'm Kat." Said my sister.
"I'm just Laura." Laughed Laura.
"Come and meet the Pack." Jacob ushered us towards the other four Native American wolves.
"This is; Quil, Leah, Seth and Embry."
The last wolf's eyes locked on mine. A sharp jolt of electricity zapped my spinal chord and I found I couldn't look away.
"Hello Tabitha." He said his voice like satin.
"Hi." I stammered as I forgot to breath.
"Uh, Jake?" Nessie called.
I broke eye contact with the gorgeous wolf to see that, Leah was staring at Toby and Seth at Laura.
"Oh God! It's gonna be a long night!" moaned Quil as I turned my attention back to Embry and grinned like a moron.