As the door to the house opened, light burst into the dark, dusty room. While a hand found the light switch, six individual slowly walked into the place they used to call home. Everything was still in its place, while the furniture was covered by sheets. The smallest one of the group was a woman with caramel colored hair. She moved towards the kitchen and sighed as she thought about the last time she used it. Thanks to their advanced hearing, the others heard her sigh.

Esme looked around the kitchen and said, "Well we're here."

For once Emmett was being serious when he asked, "What do we do now?"

As Carlisle lifted hi arm to glance at his watch, everyone turned to look at him. "Well I have to head over to the hospital. The director quickly accepted me back to my old position. I'm guessing they haven't found a surgeon that matches up to my skills. He even offered me higher pay!" Carlisle then turned and left.

Edward turned his cold black eyes to the rest of them and stated in a dead voice, "I'm going to my room." Not waiting for a reply he raced towards his bedroom.

Esme watched his retreat with sad eyes before turning to Alice. Alice read the question in her eyes and shook her head somberly. She then turned to Jasper. "Come on Jasper. Let's go see about our room." The two left hand in hand.

A blonde goddess started her trek up the stairs as well when a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She turned and looked at her husband, Emmett. Seeing the look in his eyes, she smiled sadly.

Glancing at Esme, she asked both of them, "You want to go now?"

Emmett and Esme looked at each other before nodding their heads yes. "Ok."

Rosalie grabbed her husbands hand as Esme jumped on his back. This way they'll move faster.

Rosalie led the way as the three of them raced through the woods. Although much has changed in the past fifteen years, Rosalie, Emmett and Esme still recognized the familiar path to a familiar house. Coming to their destination, they gasped at what they saw. The house looked the same, yet it had changed so much. The paint was worn and peeling. The grass was waist high and there was trash in some spots. The stench of old dried blood that hadn't been cleaned up lingered in the air.

As they looked around searching for something that hadn't changed, Emmett spotted a clear patch of grass 20 meters from the house. He quickly ran over, with Esme and Rosalie following in pursuit. What they saw brought venom tears that would never fall to their eyes. On this well-maintained section of grass, two headstones lay side by side.

Charlie Swan Bella Swan

1966-2008 1990-2008

Beloved Chief Loving Friend

Devoted Father Beloved Daughter

Cherished Sister to All

Emmett fell to his knees as his body wracked with tearless sobs. This big, tough, bear like of a man was now crying shamelessly as the ripped hole in his chest became bigger than before. He could not have been comforted, as Rosalie and Esme were on their knees with their arms wrapped around their bodies as they sobbed.

"Oh Bellie-bear! I'm so sorry. I never should have left!" Emmett cried. "I miss you so much Bellie-bear. It's like a hole has been ripped into my chest. As soon as we left I wanted to come back. I needed my lil' sis. But I didn't. I listened to fuckward instead. Sorry ma." he whispered. But Esme just put a hand on his shoulder and said that it was ok.

Emmett took a deep, unnecessary shuddering breath before continuing. "When we left I couldn't function. I was driven with grief. I just wanted to die. There was nothing that could make me smile again; not video games or even "wrestling with Rosie" as you used to call it." Emmett then smiled before he continued. "But then one day, I was sitting on the top of a tree looking at the sunset when I remembered something. I remembered the day we made our promises to each other."

17 Years Ago

Bella woke to the sound of knocking on her window. Groaning she threw the blankets off of her body and padded to the window. As she looked out and recognized what or rather WHO was at her window, shock, confusion, and annoyance flicked across her face.

"Emmett! What are you doing? It's" she turned to look at the clock and her eyes bulged at the time displayed. "Three o'clock in the morning! I understand you vampires no longer need to sleep, but we humans still have to!"

"Whoa there Bella. Put your claws away!" Emmett chuckled, trying not to act as if he wasn't intimidated. But it was a known fact to him and two others, Esme and Rosalie, that besides them, Emmett was deathly afraid of Isabella Swan's wrath. No matter how human she was.

Seeing Bella's glare, Emmett glided past her into her room, found her shoes and jacket, placed them on her, grabbed her and put her on his back, then jumped out of the window before she could blink. When Bella realized she was no longer in her room, she started to curse and scream at Emmett. Luckily for him, they were already miles from her home and deep within the woods.

After realizing that screaming wasn't getting her anywhere, Bella held on tighter and resigned to waiting to see what was going on. Emmett smiled victoriously and sped up. Two hours later he slowed to a stop and Bella saw that they were on top of a small mountain overlooking its edge. She hopped down and was awed by what she was looking at. They were standing in a clearing that they gave them an amazing view of the valley below. She could see for miles, as the sun was slowly rising. The hills and valleys were vast. The grass, a luscious green with small patches of brown. In the distance she could see some horses roaming the land.

Without turning around, Bella whispered, "This is beautiful! Where are we Emmett?"

"Montana. My dad used to take us here when we were kids."

"Us?"

Emmett walked up next to Bella as she continued to stare into the valley. "Yeah. My little sisters and I. They were twins. Elizabeth and Annabeth."

"I didn't know you had twin sisters."

"Well you never asked!" Emmett bit back jokingly. They both chuckled. Bella waited patiently for him to continue.

"We lived here in Montana. After the first war, dad moved mom and I up here. We originally came from Pennsylvania. Philadelphia to be exact. Dad was a carpenter. He hand-carved furniture form all types of wood. He actually taught me the craft. But none of us, especially mom liked the city life. So in October 1920, Dad packed us up and moved us onto a ranch in Montana. A year later Lizzie and Annie were born."

"How old were you?" Bella asked.

"Eleven. Eleven years later I left the ranch to work in Nashville. Pop didn't want me to go, but I did. Mom was beside herself in tears and Lizzie and Annie were hysterical.. I promised to come back and visit all the time." Emmett's eyes filled with venom tears as Bella grabbed his hand, knowing what was coming next.

"I met a couple of guys and we all quickly became friends. We decided to go hunting and made a bet on who would bag the biggest game. All four of us split up in the forest and agreed to meet back together at one. But, as you can see that never happened."

"The bear." Bella stated rather than asked.

"Yeah. My mind is actually fuzzy as to how I even ended up in an altercation with a grizzly. The only thing I remember was seeing the bear and a whole lot of pain. I remember thinking how I was going to die before an angel appeared. She was beautiful, I though I was in heaven."

Bella smiled, "That was my first thought when I first saw Rosalie as well. Now she's just a warrior goddess." Emmett grinned at that.

"The first year of my vampire life was very difficult. Between the thirst and the lust," Bella grinned, "I know if I didn't have the help and support of Rosalie, Esme, or Carlisle, I'd probably be a human-eating nomad right now."

Bella grimaced. "What about Edward? Didn't he help?"

"No," Emmett quickly answered. "I didn't have the pleasure of meeting until five years later. When we did meet, we instantly disliked each other. Although we have matured through the years, there is still discord between us. I'd be surprised if you've noticed."

"I have." Emmett looked at Bella surprised.

"Really?"

"Yeah, and I know why too."

"Why? I mean everyone else has noticed, but we can't seem to figure out why." Bella sat down on thee edge of the cliff and sighed. Emmett sat down next to her.

"It's because of me." Sensing Emmett was about to interrupt, Bella put up her hand to stop him. "Ever since the events with James and Victoria, Edward and I have become strained. It seems as if he's trying to keep a strong grip on me as if I'm going to leave him and it's starting to become a big problem. He also knows I have better relationships with the rest of his family, excluding Rosalie of course."

"It's a working progress though"

"Sure!" she replied sarcastically. "Well after Esme, the strongest and best relationship I have is with you."

"Me?"

"Yup. Unlike the others, you and I actually click. We fell into our roles easily. You are my big tough teddy bear of a brother, and I'm your little spitfire sister that you would do anything for. It's like we were made for each other. I think it's easy for you because I remind you of Lizzie and Annie right?"

Emmett pondered this. "Now that you mention it, you really do. After I was changed, I missed my family so much, but I waited ten years to search for them. Turns out dad went to fight in the second war, but was killed in action. Mom and my sisters moved to Kentucky to live and find jobs. Elizabeth and Annabeth were twenty-one. Lizzie went to college to become a science teacher and Annie took after mom and started her own clothing line. Six years later, Lizzie got married. She had three kids, two girls and a boy. He was named EJ after me. Her husband fought in the war to the end in 1945. They were married two years later. Annie didn't get married until she was thirty. Luckily, neither of their husbands fought in the Korean or Cold War, but Annie's husband died in Vietnam in 1966. She had four boys. Lizzie's husband was an innocent bystander and was shot during a gang war. Since mom had already passed, the two both took their children and moved to California. Lizzie's eighty-eight now but Annie died from a heart attack five years ago. All seven of the kids are grown up and Lizzie has twelve grandkids and fifteen great nieces and nephews."

"Wow. That's amazing! At leas they were able to live long happy lives. I'm pretty sure they have never stopped thinking about you."

"They haven't. I have eight boys named after me and three girls as well." Emmett boasted proudly.

Bella laughed and turned to him. At first she was mesmerized by the way in which Emmett sparkled in the sunlight but she quickly continued. Looking into his eyes she said, "I'll always be yours Emmett. No matter what, you'll forever be my big brother. I love you my Emmie-bear."

Emmett smiled and pulled his little sister into his lap. "Same for you Bellie-bear. I promise to protect you and never leave you. You're my lil' sis now."

Emmett smiled as he remembered that day. He then turned to Charlie's grave. "Charlie, we didn't know each other very well, but I always saw Bella as my little sister. I promised to keep her safe and I failed to do that. But now I'm going to make up for it. Instead of moping around, I'm going to find out who did this to you and Bella. I won't stop until I find them and they're dead." Emmett growled, truly looking like a deadly creature he was. He kissed his hand and placed it on Bella's tomb, then went to hold Rosalie.

50 miles away, a scream pierced the woods.