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Chapter 8

Seth knocked on the door, though I guessed he wasn't used to. His calm and assuring manner suggested he was a frequent guest and very comfortable with the house and it's occupants. The first thing I noticed when the door opened was the light and space of the room inside. The back wall was made up of glass windows and the openness of the interior was modern, simple yet had a kind and lovely feel to it. It was then that I noticed the person who had opened the door. Nessie's face was a-glow with happiness and I smiled back. To my astonishment she skipped lightly forward and hugged me around the middle. I hugged back without thinking and Seth face was as amazed as mine.

"Ellie, I'm so glad you came!" Nessie beamed as she backed away from me. "Come and meet my family" She took my hand and I stared at Seth for reassurance. He just smiled at me and gave me a little nudged in the back to get me to move forwards. Nessie walked,( no that's the wrong word) glided forward and around a magnificent grand piano that was mounted on a small platform to the left of the door. Seated on a white (expensive looking) sofa was who could only be Nessie's parents.

Shock, I think, was the first emotion. They looked ever so young, to young to have a 10 (8 maybe?) year old daughter, and if Nessie was anything to go by, there immense beauty didn't surprise me. There skin was very pale and looked very marble like. The man (more godlike) was the most handsome male I had ever set eyes on. His bronze hair was wavy, his golden eyes surveying me in a strange way and I saw his mouth flicker slightly. Next to him, Nessie's mom, Bella Cullen, who I was apparently, similar too. They couldn't of been more wrong. She was beautiful, gloriously so, her smooth skin and body immaculate. She too had golden eyes though not as bright as her husbands. I could sort of see the likeness in the hair but only slightly. Her nose twitched, her eyes widened and she drew in a small sharp breath. It was quick but I noticed. They where both dressed in subtle clothes that hinted at designer, simple but effective.

Only a second had passed but it felt like hours. Nessie's soprano voice filled the brief silence.

"Mom, Dad, this is Ellie" They smiled, like their daughter, a dazzling smile, and stood up, but didn't come forward, as though being close to me would be...difficult.

"H-Hi" I found I could speak, though my mouth was dry.

"It's very nice to meet you. I am Edward Cullen and my wife Bella" Her wave was friendly.

"Nessie has told us so much about you" She smiled lovingly at her daughter.

"Nothing bad I hope". I smiled slightly. Nessie's laugh was like tinkling bells.

"So what did you drag us here for Nessie?" Seth asked teasingly.

"Well, I wanted Ellie to see my home and family" She answer slowly, thinking about it. "And I was wondering if you wanted to go to the river or something" This was directed at me and I grinned.

"Sure, sounds great, though are you sure there are on crocodiles?" I said with mock horror. Seth laughed next to me.

"You won't get any up here, too cold" Said a voice from behind me. I turned to see another beautiful (I assumed) relative of Nessie's. His blonde hair was shiny and his golden eyes warm and kind. Beside him was another beautiful person, a woman with auburn colored hair. She smiled at me, dimples in her cheeks. Her eyes also where kind, reassuring.

"Granddad, this is Ellie. I told you about her, Seth bought her to first beach yesterday when me and Jacob where there." Nessie smiled.

Granddad??!!

Her mother and father stared wide eyed at Nessie, as though she had let slip some kind of big secret. I controlled my face as best I could and it must of worked because no one stared at me.

"Nessie, people will get confused if you call Uncle Carlisle granddad." Her father said chuckling, though I assumed he was somehow trying to save the moment.

"Its a nickname she has for my brother-in-law." Edward explained.

"It's a long story" Nessie's mom winked at me.

"Come on Ellie, I'll show you the rest of the house and outside." She gestured through the window (my eyes widened. There was a lot of outside) as she grabbed my hand and pulled my gently towards the elegant staircase.

"Are you coming Seth?" Nessie asked.

"Give me a minute I'll come and find you in a sec." He called back smiling at me. Nessie tugged my hand lightly and I followed her up.

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BPOV

When I was sure they where safely upstairs and I turned to the open window and let go of my breath. As soon as Ellie had walked in the room, her scent overpowered me. It was like nothing that I had smelt before, a strong flower like smell, so lovely, so mouthwatering... But I was on control of myself, my shield was not my only skill, my self-control was very good for a vampire less than two years old. I turned to round again, knowing that every other non-human would have smelt her too.

"Interesting" Edward said with a small smile. "Her scent...Its not nearly as powerful as yours was Bella, well not for me anyway, but it was still strong" I remembered her face as she came in and the way she had stared at us. This wasn't unusual, but the way she had stared was. It was as though she was reading me. It kind of reminded me of Renee, the look in her eye was the same...watching, perceptive. I wondered what went on in her mind...

"Edward, what was she thinking?" Me and Seth asked at the same time. Surely, anything we could know from her head would help us understand her, which I very much wanted to do. There was something so..intriguing about Ellie. Edward paused before answering my question. There was a look of amazement and puzzlement on his face.

"Edward?" Seth prompted. Carlisle and Esme moved in closer with curiosity.

"Well," Edward began slowly "I'm sure she has a very interesting mind"

It took a 60th of a second for me to get the gist of his sentence.

"You couldn't hear her thoughts?" I found that my voice was full of admiration.

"No, there was nothing"

"Wow, She's even more like you than I thought, Bella" Seth chuckled.

"Amazing" I breathed. I had always assumed I was the only one, that there was some glitch in my brain. Or in Edwards words, my mind ran on a different frequency to everyone else. When I had become a vampire, I found out differently, but it still found it weird. But now, here was this girl, so like my human self, it was almost scary. But of course, I was beyond believing that there was such a word as impossible.

"Well this shows you are not the only one who Edward cannot hear.." I could see Carlisle mind was off speculating, wondering, ready to research it. "Its almost as if...but no...and her eyes..."

I couldn't make any sense of these words and most of my mind was focused on the words and footsteps and I could hear upstairs. They where coming to the end of the long, wood paneled hallway, same color as the floorboards, on the first floor. Past Rosalie and Emmett's room, Carlisle's office, Alice's room, Ellie's steady pace and Nessie's dancing steps. I heard Nessie point out each one, but Ellie, to my surprise did not ask who the people where. Then they stopped. I guessed they had come to the ornament hanging up on the wall. It reminded me of the first time I had walked down that hallway, a distant yet distinct human memory....

'"You can laugh" Edward had said. "It is sort of ironic"'

The large wooden cross, its dark patina contrasting with the lighter, honey-colored tone of the walls, would be what they where looking at.

"Wow" I heard Ellie breath. "That looks so old! Is it an antique?"

"Yes I think so," Came Nessie's reply. "Early sixteen-thirties apparently."

"You're house is so beautiful."

"Thank You. Esme designed it herself."

"Who's Esme?" Ellie asked tentatively.

"My..umm..Auntie. The lady with Carlisle."

"She's very good...."

I noticed Seth go upstairs at this point (Carlise and Esme had gone out).

"Hey, you finished the tour yet, Nessie?"

"Well yes...Unless you want to see the rest of the house Ellie?"

"No that's fine. Lets go find some crocodiles!" There was laughing. I smiled warmly at Edward. I knew he was thinking what I was thinking. Maybe Nessie really had found a friend...

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