Chapter Nine

Flashback

"Fine. Dad the Cullens', Darci, Edward, and I are..."

"Are what?"

"Vampires."

Bella's POV

"Your kidding right?" Charlie looks at me desperately.

"No I'm not kidding."

"Do you drink...blood?" He choked out.

"I don't but Edward does...he doesn't drink human blood...he drinks animal. He's a vampire vegetarian..." I try to break the tension in the air...

"What about the sun..."

"We sparkle in the sun...We can't sleep...I eat food, and so does Darci..." I explain.

"Okay, let me process all this...Okay you're a vampire. You" he points to Edward "drink blood. And you two" points at Darci and me "don't? You can sparkle in the sun, and you can't sleep. Is there anything I missed?"

"Well, we have super strength, we can run really fast, and some of us have powers..." Edward says peeking over at Charlie.

"What kind of powers?" Charlie looks straight in Edward's eyes.

"I can read minds...Bella can have any power she wants...Alice can see into the future...and Jasper can change your feelings..." Edward says, straightening up.

"Does Darci have a power?" Charlie asks, picking up Darci.

"Not that we know of. But we wanted to tell you this because we are going to be in Italy for a while..." I say, watching him with Darci...He might not have a baby for very long but he sure knows how to handle one.

"Okay...hello little cutie!" He coos at her.

"Grandpa...hehe!" She says back. She sounds like a 3 or 4 year old...

"How old is she again?"

"Well she was born...today." I peek over at him.

"Then why does she look and sound like a 3-4 year old?"

"It's because she's half-vampire..." Edward says before I could.

"When are you leaving for Italy?"

"We're leaving tonight."

"Are you taking Darci with?"

"Yeah we sort of have too."

"Why?"

"We'll tell you when we get back..."

"Okay..."

"We should get going..." Edward says.

"Okay, well I'll see you guys when you get back...I guess."

"Bye Dad. I love you. Remember that."

"I love you too." He gives me a hug after he gives Darci to Edward.

"Bye Charlie."

"Bye Edward."

When Charlie and Edward said their byes' I took Darci from Edward.

"Hello, my baby girl." I coo.

"Mama!! Yay!!" She says clapping her little hands together.

"We're going on a plane!"

"No plane! No it-al-y!!"

"It's okay. Everything's going to be okay." I say cuddling her closer to me.

"Why don't you two lay in the back so you can sleep." Edward suggests.

"Okay, Daddy!" Darci says in her cute little voice.

I lay down on my back and pull my knees in a little. I set Darci on my stomach. I fall asleep to someone humming my lullaby.

Edward's POV

Darci hasn't even heard Bella's lullaby...how is she humming it?

"I love you two. You're my girls..." I say softly. I look back and see Darci and Bella asleep but their both smiling. Just the sight of them together, if I was human, would make my heart stop.

When we got to the air port Bella was still asleep, so I carried Bella on the plane and Darci walked by me, holding onto my hand. One of the joys of being a parent. When you get to see your day old baby walk by herself.

Darci found us some seats when she stepped on the plane. She sat down by the window and I sit in the outside sit. I put Bella in the middle. When I sat her down she woke up.

"What's going on?"

"We're on a plane mommy!" Darci whispers.

"You don't have to whisper, silly girl." Bella tells her.

"Yes I do. Everyone's sleeeeepppinnng! Gosh mommy!" She says rolling her little eyes.

I hold back a laugh. "Just go back to sleep."

"I can't...I'm hungry..." Bella says.

"Me too!!" Darci whispers.

"Hold on, I'll get you two something." I say rolling my eyes and hitting that attendant button.

"What can I do for you?" asks a women fight attendant.

"Do you have any cereal?" Bella asks.

"Yes we do. What kind would you like?"

"Umm...how about some Special K?"

"Okay I'll be right back." She says eyeing Edward.

"Oooo, Daddy! She wants you!"

"Darci Rose!" Bella tries to be mad but she's trying not to laugh.

"Were did you get that idea?"

"I used my power duh! Gosh! And you told Grandpa Charlie I had no power!" She did the shame, shame finger thing.

"What is your power?" I ask curiously.

"I can sense what people are feeling but I can't change the way they feel. And I can interpret their facial expressions. Gosh!"

"Where did you learn such big words?" I ask.

"My brain is growing faster then a average day old! I think I look older then a day old too! And I'm much prettier then a 6 or 7 year old!"

"Yes you are. And I couldn't love you more!" Bella says.

Bella's POV

"Mommy, can you share your cereal?" Darci asks eyeing my Special K.

"Of course. Anything for my baby."

"Thank you." she says giving me her biggest smile.

Edward looks at us together and he looks kinda sad.

"Daddy?"

"Yes?" He snaps back in reality.

"Why is it when you smile it doesn't touch our eyes anymore? Are you sad?"

"No I'm not sad. I'm happy. I love you two."

Edward's POV

Darci took me off guard when she asked that.

"Then why do you look sad?"

"Come here, sit on my lap. I'll tell you then." I say motioning her to come.

"Okay." She says then runs the 5 steps. "Tell me now."

"I'm just missing your aunts and uncles." I say making up an excuse.

"Well you don't have to miss them. Turn around!"

I turn and I see Jasper and Alice then behind them, Emmett and Rosalie. "Now look in front of you!" I face forward and I see Esme and Carlisle turning to see me.

"How..?"

"They were supposed to come with remember?" Bella tells me.

"No. How did they...?"

"Good thing Darci has the power to change peoples appearances..." Esme says.

"She has more powers?!?"

"Yes I do Daddy!!"

"Now come on the plane has landed lets go!" Emmett says getting a little mad.

"We're going Emmett! Gosh!" Darci says to him.