I walked up to the porch of the house and when I turned back around Jasper was gone. I was in a state of shock from learning about what Bella's life was really like behind the normality. I had a feeling the two of us really needed to talk, what was next? She was a morlock?

I opened the front door and shut it gently behind me hoping Charlie wouldn't hear me come in so late. By the time we made it back down the mountain the sun had set and darkness had settled in. Jasper ran me right up to the house and we had a wordless goodbye, but we each knew what the other was thinking.

"So, where were you?" I heard Charlie's voice call from the sofa. I cursed lightly under my breath and walked over to find him casually reading a magazine, waiting for me.

"I went out with a friend after school, I figured Bella would spread the word." I said. He stood up and crossed his arms.

"A friend, eh? What friend is this?" he asked. I had no idea how Charlie felt about Edward so I gulped loudly.

"Jasper Hale, he's Edward's brother. We're in the same biology class so we got together at the library after school to work on a project. No big deal, dad, you don't have to worry so much." I smiled. I was a very convincing liar—what I meant to say was 'hey dad! I was actually in the woods with this guy I barely know and he's actually a blood sucking vampire, but don't sweat it, he only drinks animal blood!'

"Oh no, not another one. Whatever, I'm glad you're making friends at least. Head upstairs, I know your sister's been waiting for you to return." He said. He put a hand on my head and I said goodnight to him, he had to have had a long day; I felt guilty for keeping him awake.

I ran up the stairs and barged into Bella's room to see her sitting Indian-style on her bed with Edward sitting across from her, deep in conversation. When I opened the door, she jumped up thinking it was Charlie and Edward just laughed.

"Calm down, it's just me." I looked at Edward and grimaced. "You couldn't tell I was coming by reading my mind?" I asked with disdain. His eyes lightened with my new knowledge and he smiled sheepishly.

"Actually to be honest, I have the same problem with you that I do with Bella. I can't read your mind at all either."

"It's a twin thing." Bella said. She ushered me over to sit down next to her and fill her in on everything that happened with Jasper. After I had finished regaling my story I turned to her.

"So you've been living this secret life the entire time and never cared to share it with me?" I asked.

"You would have thought I was insane if I had sent you a letter explaining everything. It also wasn't my place to tell you, it had to be one of them. I was nervous that Jasper chose to be the one to do it though since he tried to kill me when I went to their house to celebrate my eighteenth birthday. That wasn't a good time, but I feel like he shows very high self- control around you for some reason. But that's why I never told anyone about you, I wanted to keep you safe from this crazy life as long as possible." Edward grabbed her hand and held it. "I know you saw me write Edward that note one day, and it said that you would need to be filled in eventually because you're way too smart to not notice that something is up." She said.

"Well I'm just happy to be in the loop now. Does this mean I can come to family functions?" I said with a laugh. They both returned it and Edward sighed.

"Believe me, you'll be a more important part of this family sooner than you think." He said looking almost annoyed. Bella and I both stared at him but he shook his head. "You'll find out soon enough, I can assure you." We both shrugged it off. I turned to Bella with a playful grin.

"So, anything else you would like to tell me? Are you secretly a witch and you have a side-kick who can fly?" I asked. She twiddled her thumbs and bit her lip.

"Well, actually…" she started, but before she could finish my phone rang. My brow furrowed when I didn't recognize the number and I excused myself from the room to take the call.

"Hello, who is this?" I asked into the receiver. I heard someone clear their throat on the other end.

"Demetria? Is that you?" the stranger asked.

"Yes, but again I ask, who are you?" I asked again.

"It's Embry. Jake's friend you briefly met the other day." He said.

"Oh yeah! I remember you; you're the one who ran off almost immediately. I hope I didn't do anything to insult you or something." I said.

"No, it wasn't you. I'm sorry about that; something just kind of…came up. But I was calling to ask you a question." Embry said.

"Of course, what's up?"

"On behalf of the pack…I mean, the people of La Push, we were wondering if you and Bella would join us tomorrow night for a bonfire on the beach. Jake said he promised you one so I figured I would ask you two." He said. His voice cracked a few times, was he going through puberty? He looked older than I was! There was no way he could be the same age as Jacob…

"Yeah, that actually sounds fantastic. Bella and I would love to." I said. I heard him sigh in relief.

"Great! I'll spread the word." He said.

"Sounds like a plan, then. I'll go tell Bella I just booked her Saturday night." I said with a laugh.

"I'll see you then." He said. The receiver clicked and I wandered back into Bella's room.

"Who was that?" she asked. I sat down back on the bed and through my legs up next to Edward and lay back.

"Embry. He invited us to a bonfire on the beach and I accepted—hope you didn't have plans tomorrow night." I said while closing my eyes. I heard a small growl escape from Edward and opened them again. "What is it?"

"Edward's family…doesn't particularly get along with Jake's side of the town." Bella said while putting a hand on Edward's leg.

"Don't tell me they're vampires too, they look nothing like you guys!" I said.

"They're not vampires but…I feel like you'll be finding out what exactly is going on over there tomorrow. I think Embry is going to want to take you on a walk and explain some things." Bella said.

"Why do you say that?" I asked.

"Because Jake did the same with me when I visited the first time. Embry seems to like you, you're both pretty similar." She said. I shrugged and closed my eyes again.

"We'll see. I just want to cook a hot dog on an open fire!"

Bella and I stepped out of the truck and moseyed over to where we saw the raging flames of the bonfire. I was a little nervous about meeting new people and spending more time around Jacob's friends, but this place was just so welcoming I couldn't resist the smile on my face when I saw the boys rolling around in the sand, punching the crap out of each other.

I walked over to Billy and gave him a hug while Bella walked over to Jacob and was enveloped in his arms. Their relationship made me a little uneasy; I didn't trust Jacob with her.

"Demetria, it's so nice of you to join us!" Billy said.

"I'm more than honored to be invited! This sure is a party." I said with a smile. I felt someone sit down on next to me on the log. I turned to the right and was met with a smiling Embry.

"Glad you could make it." He said.

"Of course, I was honored when you asked." I said with a smile. I had to admit, he was absolutely stunning to look at. He suddenly jerked his head up and looked over to Jacob. They exchanged looks for a while; Jacob turned to Bella and whispered something in her ear and she looked at me. She nodded at him and he locked eyes with Embry again. Embry turned back to me.

"Would you like to go on a walk with me? I'll show you around." He said. I nodded and stood while locking eyes with Bella. She looked a little worried again and shot me a weak smile. Embry led me away down the beach, toward yet another destiny. What was I getting myself into?

A/N: Thank you to everyone who have rated! It really means a lot to get so much feedback on a story that's only 6 chapters haha! I'm addicted to writing it, so expect many more updates to come I have a lot planned for this :)