A/N: Hey sorry about the wait, here's chapter 4!!

Chapter 4 – Prudhoe Bay

What should have been a long journey was over in a few hours, thanks to Emmett's insane driving. Before we knew it, we were in the small fishing town of Prudhoe Bay, Northern Alaska. Rainy and cloudy, with a thick forest nearby and plenty of wildlife. Perfect.

I stepped out of the jeep which had skidded to a halt somewhere in the forest. I was about to asked what we were doing here, when I noticed our new accommodation.

"Wow," Rosalie breathed, her mouth hanging open.

"I knew you'd love it!" Alice was ecstatic; it had been her job to find us somewhere to live.

The house that Alice had picked out wasn't really a house. It was more of a chalet. The wood was a dark russet colour. It had plenty of windows and a bright, crimson front door. But that's not what had shocked me the most. What had shocked me and I guess Rosalie too, was the sheer size of this place.

"Um, Alice? How many rooms does this place have?" I asked, not sure that I wanted to hear the answer.

"I'm not sure. I lost count," she replied.

Lost count. Who ever heard of a vampire losing count? I mean come on; she could see the freakin' future and she lost count! No one else seemed to be bothered by this statement. Emmett and Jasper were unloading the luggage. Esme and I started to unpack the mountainous pile of boxes from the Mercedes. I had a funny feeling that 75% of these boxes contained Alice and Rosalie's clothes.

"Bagsy the biggest room!" Emmett cried suddenly, running inside.

"Second!" Alice called, sprinting after him.

"Third!" Carlisle yelled.

Great. Absolutely fantastic. Edward and I had the box room.

"Guys, wait!" Edward and I followed them inside and into the enormous space that was the living room.

"What Edward? Not a sore loser are we?" Jasper smiled, an innocent look on his face.

"Where are Nessie and Jacob going to go?" Edward asked Esme, ignoring Jasper. "And Seth and Leah for that matter?"

"Ummmm... actually Edward, we were thinking, well, what with Nessie and Jake being newlyweds and all, that they might want a little privacy."

"Yeah and Alice didn't want a house this pretty destroyed so quickly, if you know what I mean," Emmett laughed.

A low growl rippled its way through Edward's chest. "I'm not happy about this."

"Emmett, pack it in. It's okay Edward," Esme smiled. "They'll only be down the road."

"And Seth and Leah?"

"Living with us, of course."

"Oh, great! Now this house is going to smell like dog too!" Rosalie looked disgusted.

"You're not used to it yet Rose?" I asked my least favourite sibling. The smell no longer affected me in the way it should. I was used to having Jake around.

"Bella, I don't think I'm ever going to get used to a smell as repulsive as that. It was bad enough with Jacob hanging around all the time, but now there's going to be three of them!" she moaned as Emmett dragged her upstairs.

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Seth and Leah joined us the next day. Seth was delighted that he was living with us. He and Edward had becoming very close friends. Leah on the other hand... Let's just say she wasn't thrilled to pieces to be here. It wasn't like she'd really had a choice. She was part of Jacob's pack and wherever he went, she went.

That afternoon, as Alice was about to haul me to the nearest shopping mall, Carlisle called us into the dining room. All ten of us sat down around the large, oval, mahogany table that we never used.

"Now, I've called this family meeting to explain how we're going to stay inconspicuous," Carlisle told us. "I don't think the residents of Prudhoe Bay would be very pleased to find out that they have a coven of vampires and a pack of werewolves on their doorsteps."

"Just get on with it, Carlisle." Alice was impatient. She hadn't been shopping for more than a week.

"He does this every time we relocate, Bella. The whole 'we're good vampires, let's not forget this' speech," Jasper explained.

"Can we stay focused please? Listen, I've managed to find a job at the local surgery and of course, I've enrolled you all at Prudhoe Bay High, so really..."

"WHAT?" the eight of us shouted at him.

"Didn't Esme tell you? Tomorrow, you're going back to school," Carlisle smiled.

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