* This chapter is mainly a filler, because I have writers block as well as road block and can't get from point A in this story to point B without confusing not only you all but myself as well. I also want to apologize if you don't like the chapter, it isn't one of my best in my opinion. Hope it ain't too bad, enjoy.

She'd been there for two weeks now, and honestly she didn't know why she had moved to Forks. It was nothing like Phoenix had been, after breathing the dry air this wet and humid ozone smelling air was clogging her throat as she breathed. She should have just gone with her mother and Paul to Jacksonville, Florida that would have been better. Charlie was practically drooling at the thought of her being there and wouldn't leave her alone. She wasn't a child, she had virtually raised herself and took care of her hare-brained mother, and does Charlie really think she needed a father now.

Isabella Swan was aggravated and grumbling under her breath as she jostled her books in her arms. Her new friend Jessica Stanley was already out the door and leaning against the wall with another girl and two boys one of them having already introduced himself as Mike Newton. It turned out that the girl and boy was Angela Weber and Eric Yorkie two friends of Mike and Jessica. They had planned for her to seat with them at lunch, which was fine because Isabella didn't know anyone else in the school. But she really wished that Jessica could go a minute without gossiping about something,

"I can't believe that Edward Cullen dropped biology."

Mike grumbled under his breath, Isabella figured that he was jealous of this "Edward Cullen" whoever he is.

"I heard that he replaced in Biology IV instead of Biology II, of course he had to take a placement test like all the others who wanted out of one class." Angela's voice was soft and quiet, a voice that Isabella didn't mind hearing unlike Jessica's loud and grating voice.

Jessica flipped her hair over her shoulder, "I still think he got some sort of special treatment, I mean all those others who took a placement test didn't jump two classes. That's just ridiculous."

Isabella took a bite of her apple and let her eyes drift around the lunchroom, trying to ignore Jessica's gossip, Eric's camera clicking, and Mike's pitiful attempts of flirting with her. Like she needed a boyfriend, especially one who probably wouldn't get out of this little town, she wanted to roll her eyes at that.

Then her eyes got a look at them. She was dumbfounded and was only glad that her mouth didn't drop open with food still in it. Their beauty was unnatural and ethereal that much she could tell. There were five of them, three boys and two girls, and the way they moved gave them a look of a predator. She wanted to know who they were, she wanted to be one of them, and she was captured by them. She was also caught staring. She blushed a brilliant red—as red as her apple—shade when Jessica nudged an elbow into her stomach.

"Keep staring and you'll start drooling."

Isabella discreetly check her chin for drool, "who are they?" while tilting her head to the 'fabulous five' as she called them in her head.

Jessica wasn't looking so Isabella asked her again.

"Oh them! They're the Cullens."

"The Cullens? They don't look anything alike…well the two blondes do but still…"

A sly smirk was plastered to Jessica's face, it was a smirk that simply screamed "gossip".

"Oh they aren't related by blood. They're all adopted. The big bulky one with curly brown hair is Emmett Cullen, next to him is his girlfriend Rosalie Hale. Then there's Rosalie's brother Jasper Hale, the little pixie looking one is Alice Cullen and the bronze haired one is Edward Cullen."

"So only Emmet and Rosalie are in a relationship?" Isabella wasn't holding out for them to look at her but it would be nice if that did happen since THEY did look like they were going somewhere unlike Mike.

Jessica only continued smirking, "Nope," she popped the "p", "Jasper has a girlfriend that stays home with the kids. But Jasper and Rosalie are like Mrs. Cullen's niece and nephew or something like that. I swear that they adopt so many because Mrs. Cullen can't have children. The couple's only in their early thirties tops."

Isabella only stared at her, "wait, back up, kids? Jasper and his girlfriend have kids?"

"Yeah, rumor has it that the kids were the only reason they agreed to take his girlfriend in when her parents kicked her out for getting pregnant," Jessica's smile was more of a shit-eating grin, "but I don't actually think that rumor us true. Dr. Cullen is just too nice a person to want to steal his adopted grandchildren."

"So Edward and Alice are singular," Bella wanted—no needed—clarification before trying to put the moves on him.

"yup," what was with that girl and popping the 'p' on her words, "but I wouldn't try. He seems to be looking for something none of us can give him." Jessica's tone sounded bitter, probably remember her own rejection, Isabella decided.

She also decided that she would find a way to get Edward Cullen. If it was only to find out his secret to that beauty.

"oh great," Rosalie complained, "another storytelling about Esme's incapability to have children and the reason behind our adoption."

Emmett tried to sooth his wife, he knew she loved Esme and hated how these fickle humans looked down on her because of the fact she didn't have any babies. Alice only smiled at her sister and began trying to calm her down. Usually they would ask Jasper but she was in one of his 'must-go-home-to-see-wife-and-kids' mood.

"can you get anything on her thoughts, Edward?" Alice asked, she was exasperated with her mate. He'd been denying their bond for about three years now and she couldn't go much longer without snapping at him or someone else. Which was fine with her, as long as it wasn't her niece and nephew.

Alice was startled when Edward's brow puckered, "no, there's nothing there."

Just what was it about this human girl that made Edward's facial expression change almost as natural as a human's? But then when Edward seemed to come to some sort of decision, Alice had a vision. It broke Alice's frozen heart, Jasper sent her a confused-worried glance in her direction. It made her feel a little better, knowing he was worried about her. Since the twins birth, Jasper had been more open and compassionate with them. He had grown into the role of protective older brother, which was a role she had given him when she first met Cassie and Jasper.

She only gave him a smile and thought of happier things to get rid of the vision that showed Edward kissing Isabella Swan. She was trying not to push the issue of the mating but a human, especially his singer; she had to figure out a way to convince Edward to get his head on straight. Maybe Cassie could help her.

"Come one, the bell's about to ring," she stood up, humming an old ballad so Edward didn't see or hear her thoughts, but from the look on his face he wasn't much attention to anyone. He was probably trying to figure out why he couldn't hear Isabella's thoughts.

"Come on baby," Cassie motioned with her hands for the little one to move forward, "that's it Sia, come to mama and bubba."

The little ebony haired girl was standing on wobbly legs with one hand on the coffee table, she was looking around with her sharp deep golden eyes. Looking back at her mother, Celosia "Sia" took one tentative step forward before gaining more courage and cruised to the other side of the table where Cassiopeia was crouched down with her little brother Anubis or "Bi", who was looking on with their mother's emerald green eyes.

Cassie's face broke into a huge grin as her small daughter fell into her arms, "oh, baby girl, just wait until her daddy gets home and you can show him."

Seeing her mother so happy, Sia worked her mouth into a giggly smile. Bi, vying for his mother's attention, began squealing in laughter causing Cassie to look back at the little boy and start laughing with him as well.

Esme looked on happily, and proudly that her grandchildren were coming along beautifully. She poured some deer blood into a bottle for their next feeding, which was in ten minutes.

"Mama," Sia clapped her hands, "lookie, lookie."

Cassie watched as Sia pointed at one of the sitting chairs shadow. It fluctuated and flowed like flames in a campfire. If she were human, Cassie knew she would be gapping like a fish in stunned astonishment, now she just looked on her daughter proudly. She planted a kiss on her little one's cheek,

"I knew there was a reason I named you burning shadows, love."

She set Sia down next to her brother and gave her little boy a kiss as well to stop the pouting. She knew that the both of them were gifted, she could feel it. But her son's gift seemed to be taking a while to manifest but she could see his determination from the way her two year old's face was scrunched in concentration on something that she couldn't see.

Cassie picked her little baby boy up, "don't worry about it Little Man. Your gift will come when it's ready, okay?"

Her dead frozen heart melted a little when Bi looked up at her with a big smile.

"Now come on my babies, mamaw has your bottles ready."

"Deer, mama?" Sia was by far the more talkative one of the two, even if they weren't talking in big sentences and only small words.

Cassie nodded her head, "yup, but I think I might be able to find a mountain lion for dinner. Would you like that, baby?"

Bother her children nodded their heads enthusiastically, they both love mountain lion. They wanted it for a month straight when they were just starting to distinguish between the different bloods, and refused to drink any other blood except mountain lion. Cassie sat them in their booster seats at the table, making sure that each of them had a secure hold on the bottles before letting them tilt the bottle up and begin feeding. Cassie sat there by them running a finger through soft ebony and thick honey blond hair.

No one knew just how proud she had been when her children had full control of their motor functions and could hold themselves up without help when they were fourteen months old. But then again none of her family knew that the children shouldn't have been able to do those things until they were eighteen months old.

"Mama's so proud of you little ones," Cassie mumbled to her children.

She turned as Esme rested a hand on Cassiopeia's shoulder, "all of the family is proud of them, dear."

Distracting her enough for Bi to sneak a hold of his mother's wand which was resting on the table, waving it wildly around, the plates and other dishes were in the air flying around them all. Cassie shook her head in amazement, the first burst of magic that she had seen from Bi. She gently lowered his arm and the cutlery and dishes was set back down on the surfaces. Well she actually noticed how it wasn't accidental like Sia's had been two weeks ago when she wanted her toys, but that only made it more surprising. No matter what her children did she would always be proud of their accomplishments.

"Baby, you can't take my wand like that. Mama might need it if there is an attack of some kind." She chastise gently, she didn't want them to think that doing magic was wrong or would make her or their daddy angry with them.

"I sorry mama, I not take your wand 'gain." Bi lowered his bottle slightly and frowned, he didn't like it when he upset mama.

Cassie smiled at them and ruffled his hair while soothing Sia's hair down, "it's okay little one but you need to be careful." Bi smiled at his mother before going back to his bottle.

"Mama, where dada?" Bi asked lowering his bottle after finishing it this time. Cassie smiled softly when she saw the red coating of his lips from his meal.

"He's a school, Bi. He'll be home soon, you know that sweetheart," Cassie soothed her son.

"Mama, I sleepy." Sia rubbed at her eyes, after setting the bottle between her legs with one hand still holding it.

They had discovered that the twins need only about three hours of sleep which wasn't a problem with a family of vampires who are all more than happy to babysit while Cassie and Jasper get some time to their selves.

A flick of her wand had the bottle going off to the sink to wash themselves and Cassie lifted both her children from their booster seats. And began slowly bouncing them on the way up the stairs to their bedroom though they both stared over her shoulder to watch the magic make the bottle wash themselves, it made her chuckle. It would be a few years yet before she stared training them in magic. Probably after they learned how to control their gifts, once Bi's show since Sia's already showed itself.

Looking into the twins room Cassie thought on the fact that Rosalie had yet to renovate the room with toddler beds but that would change in a couple months when the twins did hit that mark. Though the only thing that they would be taking out was the cribs and possible the changing table depending on when they feel ready to start potty training.

Tucking the kids in, Cassie sat back in the rocking chair just humming a soft tone to help them fall asleep. That was one thing that would be weird when they went through their inheritance, not having to use the restroom anymore, well it had been weird for Cassiopeia but she hadn't had vampires as an example and didn't know that not feeling the urge to relieve oneself was natural for vampires. She planned to give her kids everything she didn't have. But now that she had three hours of not handling growing children, Cassie wished her husband was home.

Jasper lent down slightly, "I'm going to ditch my last lesson and head on home, the twins should be down for their nap."

A lecherous smile stretched across Emmett's face, "Gonna grab an hour or two with the wife-y huh. Have fun, bro. I'll let the others know if Alice hasn't already."

"Thanks," watching the clock, Jasper was out the door checking out early within two minutes.

Jasper took to the woods off the side of the road, it was within seconds that he was coming up on the open door of his home where his "mother" and wife was with their two children. He was always frustrated with leaving them five days a week for seven and a half hours. It played on his instincts to be near and protect them against any sort of predator especially the shifters and that strange girl, Isabella Swath or Lizbeth Swat or something like that, was even more dangerous with Edward not able to hear her thoughts. Jasper was able to get close enough to feel her emotions and they were something else, she had an obsession and craving to find something. Jasper just didn't want to know where those intense feelings lead to.

"She's upstairs, she took the twins up not thirty minutes ago." Esme was such a dear, Jasper thought as he took to the stairs two at a time, opening the twins' door quietly and was struck dumb by the picture before him.

The sun was refracted lightly by Cassie's black hair but it didn't reach her face making her looking like she had a halo or sparkles in her hair, one hand was resting on the arm of the chair and held her chin as she gazed at Bi softly.

Jasper was behind her in an instant and resting a hand on her shoulder, one of her own came to rest lightly atop his, "how have you been darling?"

Cassie laughed softly, "Good, I've been good. Sia has something she wants to show her daddy when she wakes up."

"Oh, has she now?" Jasper smiled, no matter what it was he was always proud of his children. He pressed his lips into her neck and mumbled, "What does my baby girl need to show me?"

Cassie shook her head, "no way. She can show you when she wakes up."

She laughed when he pouted against her neck, "you can always take me somewhere else and not think about what Sia has to show you." Jasper had her up and in his arms bridal style before she could finish her sentence.

"Esme can you watch the kids?" Cassie called as Jasper headed to their room.

Esme's jingling laugh was her only answer as Jasper threw her on the bed and she put up a silencing ward up.

"Would you stop staring at that girl, Edward?" Rosalie's voice was filled with contempt and showed a strain in suppressing the growl that she wanted to let loose.

Edward glanced over at Rosalie and sighed. He knew that this was a little weird for him, as he never looked at anyone with interest, not even his mate. Edward growled at himself, she wasn't his mate! Besides that girl who Edward couldn't get a read on was interesting enough to get his attention as well as smell appetizing and make him want to drain her dry. Though the fact he could also smell want and lust wafting off of her made him slightly wary but everybody else had the same scent when they first saw them.

He averted his eyes, he should probably be glad that Jasper had gone home to his wife or else he would probably have a fight on his hands. Jasper had become so much more protective of Alice.

'Seriously, Jasper did a lot worse than I did and he found his special someone. Why can't I?" Edward snuck a look between Alice and Bella Swan. He'd be the first to admit that Alice was a lot better looking than Bella, and smarter, and wittier, not to mention fun but there was something calling Edward to Bella.

Besides Alice should be with someone who loves her, not a monster without a soul. At least Edward thought that about them, it was definitely a good thing that he was the only natural mind reader because if Cassiopeia found out he thought that about them and by extension her little angels she would have set him alight herself.

Filing into his silver Volvo, Edward was really lucky that Cassiopeia didn't read their thoughts without just cause.

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Rosalie was grumbling to herself. Her idiot of a brother was ignoring his mate, her sister wasn't doing anything about the bozo, her adorable little niece and nephew is at home and anyway from her and those damn shifters are all over the place. Rosalie couldn't stand those freakin' shifters, they got them selves involved in things that they don't need to be involved with. They posed a threat to her sister's little ones, and one of them seem to have a thing for that new girl if the scent wafting off of her was anything to go by. 'But,' Rosalie thought looking at Edward out of the corner of her eye, 'he seems too enamored to smell that.'

Rosalie only thought about how this human posed a threat to her family and she wouldn't let that happen. No matter how bitchy she had to act to get Edward to forget about that damn little girl and remember the family that he had, and the mate that was patiently waiting for him to come to his senses.

Rosalie snorted at the thought of how even Esme was getting fed up with Edward and him ignoring Alice. And everyone knew that Esme never got angry with anyone, Rosalie couldn't wait for the blow-up to happen. It would prove to be hilarious.