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"Crap," Alice muttered under her breath. I looked at her in shock, and she just shook her head and led me towards the door slowly.

"Esme, Rose, I've missed all of you so much!" An unfamiliar voice was speaking from inside the house. "Where's Edward? Is he still mourning after that human Bella girl?"

I raised my eyebrows at Alice. She knew what I was thinking, and shook her head. Edward had no interest in the girl inside.

We stayed outside for a few moments listening.

"Yes," Rosalie was saying. "He still loves her, and misses her. He always will. I hadn't been able to see how much he loved her before…I feel awful for supporting him in the decision to leave her. He's in such pain now…" Her voice drifted.

Wow. Rosalie wasn't saying anything mean about me? Maybe we'd get along a little better now.

"Well I don't see what he sees in her. Bella Swan was a human for crying out loud. She probably wasn't that pretty. He always wanted to kill her. He left you guys because he couldn't even be around her! And he came to ME. He was too good for her, he still is. I hope she's dead now." Who the hell was this girl?!

Alice opened the door when the rant was over, and the entire family gasped as they saw me. I smiled warmly.

A strawberry blond girl looked towards me. Tanya: I remembered Edward had mentioned her before. "Oh, Esme, you didn't tell me you were having company!" She reached her hand out towards me and introduced herself in a sweet voice with a smile to match. "Hi, my name's Tanya."

I returned the gesture with obvious insincerity. "Bella Swan," I said with a smirk on my face.

She dropped her hand as if I had burnt her.

"Bella?!" Emmett asked. He was quiet…that was a first.

I nodded, and the nerves came back.

"Who did this to you?" Esme spoke now.

"Laurent," I whispered. Emmett hissed, and Tanya was in my face in a minute.

"YOU'RE the one that the wolves killed Laurent to save?" She asked me incredulously. "I can't believe this."

Everyone stared at her uncomprehendingly. "Laurent was Irina's mate," she explained. "I guess you could say she's a little bit upset with the wolves."

I could tell by her tone that she wanted to kill the pack. I growled at her. Sam had stopped morphing into a wolf so that he could live a normal human life with Emily, and Jacob had stepped up to Alpha. He'd be the first one she'd have to go through.

Carlisle stepped in then. His eyes widened at the site of Tanya and me standing in defensive positions next to each other, but he pretended nothing out of the ordinary was happening and bent to kiss Esme softly. I flinched at the affection – It reminded me too much of Edward.

"So Bella, I see you've met Tanya?" Carlisle asked me cautiously.

"Oh yes, we're going to be great friends," Tanya told Carlisle.

"The best," I agreed coldly. She turned on her heel with a huff, and plopped herself down on the couch. She called for Rosalie to come with her, but Rose was too busy hugging me. I didn't see Tanya's expression, but I had a good idea of what she probably looked like.

"Bella!" Rosalie squealed. "I can't believe this happened, and I can't believe you're back! I'm guessing you read Edward's book?" I nodded. "So then you know how sorry I am for how I treated you?" She asked.

I nodded again, this time with a smile. "Don't worry about it Rosalie. I understand."

Then it was Emmett's turn. "I've missed you squirt! I hope you're still clumsy, it's been so BORING these past fifty years!"

When he released me from the tight hug he'd pulled me into, I laughed and shook my head. "Sorry Emmett, I'm not that clumsy anymore."

Esme kissed me on the forehead. "I can't believe this is happening! Our Bella's back," she said, smiling at the thought. "Now we can get the family back together!"

Alice dragged me upstairs, while I looked around everywhere for the last member of the family. The one I desperately needed to see. The one that meant the entire world to me; that I couldn't live without again.

She frowned at me. "I don't know where he is, Bella. He heard me reading your letter and he left. He didn't know what was going on – he just heard me think your name and he was furious. He's coming back, but he hasn't decided when."

I attempted a smile, but it was a vain effort. Alice hugged me yet again and told me everything would be alright. She kept saying we'd find him. I tried to agree, but I kept thinking about what I'd do if we didn't find him. I don't know how I'd be able to go on after giving myself all of this hope.

She stopped in front of a door that I knew was his. The door was closed, but I recognized the scent. It was the same one that still existed in my room after Laurent got to me.

Alice put her hand toward the door knob, but I grabbed her arm. "I can't," I whispered. She nodded in understanding. She seemed to see that I was on the verge of a mental breakdown, and brought me to her room.

As soon as I was through the door, I cracked. Sobs shook through my body and I clutched at my stomach to keep myself in one piece. Alice held on to me until I calmed down.

"I can't even begin to imagine how hard all of this is for you Bella," she began. "But I'll be here as much as you need me. If I ever lost Jasper, I don't know what I'd do with myself. And then after fifty years, for THIS to happen... You're so strong for being able to put up with all of this. Whatever you need, I'll be here. Just ask."

I couldn't help but smile. Alice was the truest of true friends. "I love you Alice," I said.

She smiled immensely at me. "I love you too Bella. It's the greatest feeling in the world to have my sister back."

Emmett barged in the door then. "Bella! Alice! Let's play Twister! Rose and I need more people, and Jasper's trying to get Tanya to calm down," he added with a chuckle. "Plus Bella needs something to do until Edward gets home."

I winced as Emmett said Edward's name, and Alice held onto me so I didn't need to hold myself together.

Emmett realized what happened and joined in the embrace. "Sorry Bella," he said in a low voice, suddenly serious. "I need to think before I talk. I didn't consider how much it must be hurting you right now. I know Alice already said she'd do anything you needed, but you have a big brother here, too!"

Looking for the Cullens was the greatest decision I had ever made. After a few more tearless sobs, I thanked them both earnestly and we went downstairs for some Twister.

A/N: Normally I leave Tanya out of there things…but I felt the need for some sort of drama, haha. Review for more chapters!