A/N: Okay, what do you think? Do you like it that Edella will probably be with Nahuel? Thanks ScorpiusRoseLover for giving the suggestion and Alice Cullen-Alibean Loves Ya for the continuous support!

Chapter 6

Edella POV

Did I want Nahuel this way? But I still loved Jake…

Another fact was that I didn't want my best friend Nahuel to get hurt because I rejected his feelings. If I could see Nahuel in another way, a way in which he wouldn't be my big brother but my…lover? I wasn't sure.

Nahuel was going for my lips now. I didn't have the strength to fight him, but I didn't want to. Half of my body felt that it was okay to be with Nahuel, and forget about Jacob. He would always be by my sister's side, never with me. But the other half thought that this newfound relationship with Nahuel just wasn't…right. Come on, Edella, you've only met him for a week… But the other half, the half that wanted Nahuel as a lover, tried to counter by saying: No, you've known him since you were a baby. It's just that he was still in South America then. Now he's finally in Forks. Nobody's aging around here. You can have your forever now.

I didn't know which half to obey.

Nahuel found my lips now. Without warning his lips parted and I felt his venomous breath in my mouth. (Note: Nahuel is venomous but Nessie and Edella are not)

"Nahuel, please…" I mumbled against his lips.

Nahuel pulled away to look at me, his face pleading. "Why not? Your werewolf is with your sister Renesmee. There's only us…Isn't that what you wanted? Forever! The only difference is, at the time, you wanted your forever with Jacob Black!" He spat out Jacob's name like it was fire on his tongue.

"Don't talk about Jake like that!" I shot back, offended. "I only thought you were my best friend! My elder brother! All this is so sudden; I don't think I can-"

Nahuel cut me off. "But I love you, Edella. Very, very much. More than Jacob can love you. Think about it. I could give you so much more." His voice was rich and delicious and velvety now. Hard to resist. It reminded me of when Mom and Dad had told us Their Story, with Jake in it. Nahuel sounded like Jake when he was trying to win Mom. "More than Edward can give you"

"Nahuel. Listen. Give me some time. If you really love me, you will let me think…a couple of days, at least. Please." I needed to be alone. And this time, really alone. Not even with Nahuel. Especially not Nahuel.

I went home. Mom was crying-okay, as far as a vampire could cry. She ran over and hugged me before I was even through the door and carried me in, to the couch. Nessie perched on one end on the couch and Aunt Alice was on the other. Jake was behind Nessie, one hand on her shoulder. Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Jasper were on the floor in front of Aunt Alice. Uncle Emmett was seated on one end of the adjoining couch. My parents were behind the couch as well, but they kept their distance from Jacob and "the smell". My whole family was around me, and I had never felt more wanted before.

"Where's Nahuel?" Uncle Emmett asked. The others chimed in with "yeah" and "how is he". Obviously they'd all read the letter and I was touched.

"He…I left him for awhile to come back. I told him I needed some time to think about it." I replied. After the words came out of my mouth then I realized that none of my family members knew that Nahuel wanted me (not only as a best friend).

Before I could add to inform them of my story, Nessie looked at me, her lovely face serious and confused. Her full lips were strained into a tight line. I could have sworn I saw Uncle Jasper and my father tense as he sensed her feelings and he read her mind. Then Nessie's lips parted and she inhaled deeply. "Edella, think about what?"

"Nahuel…" I leant towards my sister on one end of the couch. Aunt Alice slid down the side of the couch and next to me. "He told me that he loved me."

Mom gasped. Dad took her hand and squeezed it comfortingly. "Ohmigod," Mom gushed. Maybe you could call this overreacting. "Nahuel is in love with you?" she mouthed. I nodded.

"He seemed nice the last time we saw him," remarked Aunt Rosalie. Typical of her to be concerned about matters of the heart. She didn't like it when Jake officially announced that he was dating Nessie. They were old enemies…oh, well, you could say so.

Aunt Alice smiled at me. "I agree. He seems a good choice to me. Another half-vampire, how nice."

"B-But…" I stammered. "He…he…kissed me!"

Mom gasped again. Jake sighed. "Bells, face it. Your daughter is a teenager already-well, physically and mentally, at least. Almost the same age as you, give or take a couple of years. She gets her first kiss by a wooer, and he's a nice guy, sort of. Why the overreaction?" I'd been right. She was overreacting.

"Well, Edella said it like she didn't like it!" Mom protested. Funny that Jake called my mother 'Bells' or 'Bella', when she was her future mother-in-law. Well, I suppose it would be natural for him, because before Nessie and I were born they were best friends. Maybe even more. I'm surprised that Nessie deals with that just fine, though she was quite appalled in the beginning.

And, they were talking about me like I wasn't there.

So I decided to speak up. "Yes, Mom, I didn't like it. Too sudden."

Mom didn't say anything, but she glanced over at Jake smugly.

Then Nessie said, very quietly, "I think Nahuel is in the wrong. Edella, you were right to come back. Even if you weren't…well, I'd still miss you. Though it's good now that you've Nahuel so you won't-"

I cut her off with my fiercest basilisk glare. Few people could continue with whatever action when I used this glare, which I called my "killer look". I hissed. Talking about Jake, her and I in front of everybody…over the line.

"Okay, okay. Chill," Nessie said warily. Jacob was poised like a coiled snake and he moved to stand beside her.

I swallowed. Then Aunt Alice clapped her hands and said, "Right! Now let's give Edella and Nessie their presents!"

I was speechless. Somebody growled softly at Alice, but I didn't know who. It was probably Dad, anyway.

"Alice, don't push your luck too far. I know my daughters. Edella's got that trait of her mother-she hates parties. Whilst Nessie is all like you." Dad was fighting a smile.

"Parties are fine," I muttered under my breath. I was sure they could all hear me pretty clearly. "Just not okay when they're about me."

Alice took a flowery pink blindfold and tied it over my eyes. I groaned. "Aw, don't be such a spoilsport, Edella Rayne Cullen! It's your seventh birthday! You'll stop aging just like us!"

I heard the whisper of air as someone-probably Alice-flitted across the room. By the sound of it, it looked like she blindfolded Nessie too.

"Mine first," Alice chirped. She took both Nessie and I by the hand and led us outside, to the garage. Then she untied the blindfolds and tossed them aside.

"Nessie, this red Lamborghini is yours; since you like cars built for speed. And Edella, this black Jaguar is yours; since you enjoy the comfort of the luxury cars." I ran my hands over the length of the glossy black Jaguar. I couldn't believe it was mine. So beautiful. Nessie was doing the same thing. She looked up and our eyes met. "Wow!" she breathed. I grinned from ear to ear.

"Want to go for a test drive?" Alice offered, her eyes sparkling.

Then somebody walked through the gates of the Cullen house. My blood froze. Everyone's breathing stopped. All was quiet.

It was Jane. Jane from the Volturi.

Closely following her were Demetri, Felix and Renata. And behind were the dreaded. The deadly.

Aro.

Caius.

Marcus.