Authors Note: I do not own any of Stephenie Meyer or her glorious characters or books. However, as stated before, in order to keep my stories as 'Stephenie Meyer-ish' as possible I am using her information for the Denali's. This is taken directly from the Twilight Lexicon so I do not claim it at all!

"The Denali coven keeps getting cut out of the story. For the record, they are Tanya, Kate (Katrina) and Irina–originally Slavic, and they think of themselves as sisters, though they are not biologically so. They are all almost a thousand years old. It was just the three of them for many centuries, and then Carmen and Eleazar joined them, attracted by their peaceful lifestyle. Tanya, Kate, and Irina had an interesting path that led them to "vegetarianism": they are the originals behind the myths of the succubus. Their fondness for human men eventually led them to feel remorse for their victims, and they slowly trained themselves to resist human blood. They still like men, though. Kate and Eleazar are "talented" like Edward and Alice, but I'm not saying more than that. (Tanya gets a brief cameo in my Twilight-from-Edward's-perspective). Eleazar is a man. He and Carmen (his true love) are both Spanish, only three to four hundred years old, and they joined the succubus sisters later on. Eleazar has quite a history, which, right now, only shows up in Forever Dawn."

Therefore, this is the information that I know and so these characters and parts of their history and such are Stephenie Meyer's and not mine. Websites I recommend for information are www . stepheniemeyer . com and www . twilightlexicon . com which are both amazing! Note: Octavia is mine; I lay claim to her :-P hehe! She will be introduced in the next chapter. Oh! In addition, for those that don't know (courtesy of dictionary . com)

Succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

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Eleazar and Carmen

I squirmed slightly on the couch next to Edward. Alice had finally forgiven me, but with a catch of course. She forced me to wear a pale blue sundress that she had bought that didn't quite fit her as well as she liked. It fit me perfectly, thus the predicament I as in. Dresses were always awkward for me, but I didn't exactly hate them. I was just more comfortable in my blue jeans. Not to mention it was a little too low cut for my taste.

"You look gorgeous," Edward whispered in my ear, his silky voice seductive as always. "Good enough to eat…"

"Then bite me," I couldn't help retorting. The circumstances were making a little anxious, therefore a bit grouchy. I frowned as he held back a laugh, sensing my distress.

"Marry me first," he shot back, his golden topaz eyes sparkling.

Marry me. The words caused my hear to flutter every time I heard it. I knew it was impossible to even think about, but lately it had been growing on me. I found myself writing Mrs. Edward Cullen on my papers at school, just to see how it would look. Even while simply shopping with Alice I'd find myself glancing at the wedding dresses in store windows. It was complete and utter madness. I forced a weak smile at Edward, not wanting to break his happy mood. He was so excited at seeing the Denali's again, as was the rest of the family.

"So, when are they coming?" I asked, changing the subject.

He played with my hand absent-mindedly, which shot my heart rate up. I struggled to keep my mind from wandering.

"Well, Eleazar and his wife Carmen are flying, but the sisters are running. They insist on it, Kate doesn't enjoy planes. So Eleazar and Carmen should be here any minute, but we don't know about the girls…" his voice trailed off.

I nodded, staring down at my feet. Edward stared at me and gave me one of his heart-stopping smiles.

"They'll love you, don't worry…"

I smiled weakly. I had heard that expression before. Like when Jessica had first introduced me to Lauren.

"Oh trust me, she'll love you to pieces," she had gushed. Yeah right.

Alice pranced into the room, spinning around happily.

"Carmen and Eleazar are here!" she announced.

Jasper followed her in, laughing.

"There almost here, actually. Basically when we walk outside they'll be pulling up."

Alice smiled and gave Jasper a quick kiss on the cheek. He followed her out of the room, an adoring smile on his face. I couldn't help but smile at their love; it was different than any I had ever witnessed. Edward rose out of his seat and extended his hand to help me up.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

I nodded and took his hand. Grinning, he pulled a little harder than I expected and I toppled against him.

"Hey!" I said in surprise.

Edward grinned mischievously and pressed me in close to him. I was aware of every contour in his body as he held me ever closer. He brought his mouth down towards my ear, to kiss the skin just underneath it. I felt my face burn up as he nuzzled my neck.

"Edward," I said, blushing furiously, "They'll be here any minute…"

He merely continued to trail his lips down my neck, towards my low neckline. I pushed back at him modestly, although secretly enjoying every minute of it.

"Edward Cullen!" I said, startled at his sudden boldness. "What brought all this on?"

He stopped to look back at me, his eyes shining oddly.

"I just keep remembering how beautiful you are… and what an idiot I was for leaving you…how I could I have left, knowing that I would miss all of this?"

He gestured to my body and me. The heat from my face, which had just begun to fade, came back with a vengeance. He pulled me in again and my heart began to race. Even before his lips got close to mine, I began to feel dizzy. Running his fingers my hair; he pulled my face closer to his, his lips suddenly urgent against mine. I kissed back eagerly, forgetting my own self-control. I grabbed his back, pulling him towards me. Too soon, it was over as he pushed me away gently. He was breathing heavily, his eyes closed.

"I'm sorry," he said, instantly repentant.

"I'm not," I said, all too aware of the goofy grin I had on my face.

"Hey are you guys coming?" I heard Emmett call from outside. "They just pulled up!"

Edward extended his arm, which I took awkwardly. I wasn't used to be escorted in such an old-fashioned way. We walked outside just in time to see them get out of the rental car they were driving. I made sure to lock my jaw in order to keep it from dropping.

Carmen was the first person I noticed. Her hair was long and black and her skin had a darker tint to it then the Cullen's. Her form reminded me of Alice's, lean and like that of a dancer. I was surprised to see that she was undoubtedly of Spanish descent, like her husband. Eleazar was undeniably handsome. His hair was also black, but much shorter. It fell just below his ears and danced around his thick black eyebrows. His skin was also a bit darker, but he was built much stronger than his wife was.

"Buenos Tardes!" Eleazar called out. He had a slight Spanish accent, but not one that was not understandable. "Carlisle!"

Carlisle and Eleazar embraced like that of brothers. Carmen and Esme exchanged kisses on alternating cheeks. I smiled shyly; they seemed nice enough.

"The ladies are coming soon enough," Carmen said, taking Esme's hands in hers, "So we shall spend out time with you until they take you away!"

Esme laughed and gave Carmen's hands a squeeze. Eleazar and Carmen made their ways around exchanging hugs with the rest of the family, before coming around to Edward and me.

"Eduardo!" Eleazar said, pulling Edward into a rough hug. "It's been too long!"

"Indeed," Edward said, grinning broadly. "How is Alaska?"

"Cold," Carmen said, squeezing in between the two to embrace Edward. "It is much warmer here."

She then turned to glance curiously at me. I swallowed hard, looking into her topaz eyes.

"Ah," she said, as if suddenly recognizing me, or perhaps my scent. "A human… your own personal demon?"

I glanced startled at Edward for an explanation. He immediately looked abashed.

"No… not anymore!" he assured her, "I didn't realize it at the time…"

He rubbed his neck awkwardly, grinning sheepishly at me. I realized then that he was talking about when he first met me. When my smell was… overbearing and he fled to the Denali's in Alaska. I smiled back at him, reassuring him that I was not angry at the personal demon reference.

Carmen merely smiled, "Well good. She is far too pretty to be a demon, even though she does smell very good."

I blushed and straightened my dress, wishing that my blush was not so fervent.

"I am Carmen," she said, breaking the ice as she extended her hand.

"I'm Bella," I said, grateful for the distraction. I took her ice-cold hand, smiling. I liked her already.

"And I am Eleazar," he said, with a bow.

Taking my hand, he looked stared into my eyes, as if searching for something. I felt as if he was examining my very soul.

"Strange… very strange…" he said, almost to himself.

Carmen looked between Eleazar and me. She too seemed confused.

"Eleazar has a gift as well," Edward explained to me, "Simply by touching you he can see the kind of person you are. The things that you have done, good or bad. Staring into the soul, he calls it. He reads your mind to find these things though."

Edward laughed and nudged Eleazar, "Find anything?"

Eleazar shook his head, still holding my hand. "Do you have a soul?"

I was startled by the question.

"I… I don't know…" I said, unsure of how to answer.

Edward frowned, "Of course she does!" he said, indignant. "But Bella has a gift as well—"

"But she's human!" Eleazar said, turning to stare at Edward.

"Yes but…" Edward shrugged, "Her mind is closed... even to me…"

"You cannot read her mind?"

Edward shook his head, putting an arm around me. Eleazar dropped my hand and looked at Carmen with a smile.

"How refreshing! I may actually be able to talk to someone without knowing his or her character first! Extraordinary! I may have to study this, with your permission of course."

Carmen laughed and took her husband's arm, "Eleazar is something of a scholar."

I nodded eagerly, "Oh if you could find out why I'm like this that would be amazing!"

Eleazar flashed a dazzling smile at me. "I may not know why, but I shall see what the limits are. You are a very interesting person, Bella. I look forward to getting to know you."

I smiled back and turned to Edward. He smiled back, pulling me next to him.

"Rosalie!" Carmen said, her attention taken from us. She rushed over to discuss something with Rosalie while Eleazar walked over to talk to Jasper and Alice.

"They like you already." He said, grinning at me.

I smiled back and looked towards the driveway, eager to meet the sisters.