Chapter 5

Emmet, Alice, Rosalie, Jasper, Edward and Bella sat around the island in the kitchen talking. Emmet looked up and saw Zach and i walk in. I remember the first time i brought Zach home, we had been dating about a month and he asked to meet my parents, My brothers and sisters had met him at school.

My family usually gave me a ride to and from school,but Zach brought me home that day. We pulled in the drive way just after my family. They got out and greeted us at the car. Emmet pulled Zach's hand and shook it. "So.." he smiled down at him. "Your the 'boyfriend'?"

"Yes i guess i am" he smiled at me.

"Well you better be nice to her.." he leaned down and whispered to Zach, though i heard him. "Or i will hunt you down and pull your heart out your thoart, shes my baby sister" then he smiled the largest smile in the world and let go of Zach's hand.

The others headed for the house but Zach was unable to move. "Your. Brother. is. Very .Very . scary" i stood on my tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek.

"Hes not that bad i promise" i giggled and pulled him into the house.

Now as we walked into the Kitchen, 9 months later, Zach stepped ever so slightly behind me. Edward smiled when he noticed us.

"Hey Zach. Hows it going?" Emmet laughed.

"Emmet be nice." i smiled at Bella.

"whose your friend" She asked.

"this is..."

"Thats her boyfriend Zach" Emmet said, giving me a quick smile. I started to blush watching as Bella smiled.

"Nice to meet you Zach" she smiled.

"Ya...Same..." he turned to me. "whose that?"

"This is Bella,"

"And this is Edward" Emmet laughed again.

Zach pulled me close, i could feel him tensing up. "its okay" i whispered "they aren't really going to hurt you." as i spook though Emmet winked at Zach.

I faintly heard Edward say something that sounded like "he's scared I'm another Brother" they both boomed out into laughter. Zach looked at me confused. "I just wanted you to meet Zach" i smiled to Bella. Then grabbed Zach's hand and pulled him out of the room.

I woke up, when i felt the warmth of very unusual sun leaking throw my window. I stretched trying to prolong getting up. I pulled the blankets off, slipped into my slips and headed down stairs to see if mom, Esme, would make me breakfast.

I turned the corner and walked into the kitchen, i smelt something amazing. "Wow that smells good what is it." i asked, i figured it was Esme, seeing as she loved to cook for me.

"Its a carrot Breakfast cake" Bella smiled placing a steaming piece on a plate.

"OH?"

" i thought you would like it." she smiled as i took a bite.

"Wow it's...its amazing" her smiled grow as i took another bite.

"Zach called for you" she said offering another piece. "i told him you were still sleeping off last night. He wants you to call when your up" i looked up and smiled. "I like him by the way. I know it probably doesn't matter" she spoke quietly at the last part, if it hadn't been silent i wouldn't have heard her.

Thats when i realize it was uncharacteristically quiet in the house. "Hey where is everyone?"

"Oh they went hunting, it's beautiful outside today. Emmet thought you might like to go for a hike later, but Carlise doesn't think you are ready for the..."

"for what?"

"Well you see, our skin kind of sparkles, in the sun, like crystal."

"Really? And Carlise doesn't think i will react while to that?"

"He thinks you should just you know see it first, take us all in, in small doses" she kind laughed at this.

"why aren't you hunting?"

"Esme wanted to stay here to make sure you ate, but she hasn't hunted in a few weeks where i hunted last night while you were sleeping. So i offered to stay here, they will be gone for the weekend."

"Oh, well you didn't need to stay if you had wanted to go... I can feed my self, i am sixteen you know" i smiled so she knew that i wasn't being mean.

"i thought we could spend sometime together" she smiled weakly.

"that sounds great" i smiled too her.

"But i do need to do some shopping there isn't much to eat here. And i figured you would want to spend sometime with Zach just the too of you." thats when i remembered he called.

"ya, we are pretty close." I smiled.

"I can tell, you look so happy with him."

"is that how you felt, feel with Edward?"

"When i met Edward, well first met him, he enjoyed the smell of my blood but didn't want to hurt me. It drove him crazy, but once we started to talk i knew we were meant for each other" she smiled and leaned on the counter.

"And what about my dad?"

"Your dad, that was something i had never felt before. I was very angry with Edward one day, he had over reacted and it made me really mad so i left. I went to Florida where your grandmother Renee lived and we were on the beach one day, when i saw this guy, he was gorgeous. He was listening to music and didn't notice the tree in front of him. When he came too he noticed i had his dog. It was kinda like love at first sight. We spent the whole day together." she smiled. "Most of us don't really remember our lives before the changed but i remember mine so clearly. Edward thinks its because of you. He think i want to remember in case you ever ask me anything. So what about Zach?"

"What do you mean, like when did i know that i was going to be happy with him?" she nodded. "Well, we have moved so much, i tried hard to keep to just the family not really letting anyone get to close, because i knew that in a few years we would move again. And in most places people didn't really try to get close to me. But here Trish and Sam and i just clicked. On my first day of school they smiled and welcomed me with open arms, i still hung out with the family but i was pretty popular, and really happy. Then about a year ago almost, this really scary thing happened." she sat up a little straighter.

"i don't know if anyone told you about the accident, but it was pretty bad, Emmet and i were coming home from concert and the ground was really icy, and im sure you know Emmet, he loves to drive fast. He took a corner a little too fast and the car flow off the road, Carlise said he doesn't know how i survived, i know now that Emmet ran me to the hospital, but the way the car flipped and flipped i should have died that night but i didn't. I wasn't allow to go to school for about a month, Esme was so scared." Bella looked very angry, some one was going to be in a lot of trouble when they came home. "when they let me go back to school i was so careful i watched every step i took, scared that god might take my life at any moment knowing that i should not still be here. I tried to keep my friends away, i was depressed, Trish and Sam were so concerned. I would sit with them but i didn't talk."

"Know one ever told me about this."

"they were probably scared you would take off and try to comfort me or something" she looked so angry. I took her hand. "I'm ok now, mom. Besides the story is about to get happy. I promise"

she loosened up but i could still see her eyes staring at the phone "you can call them when im done" i smiled

"Oh i will" i laughed but her eyes stayed on the phone.

"Anyways, i was sitting in my math class, just staring at the bored not really listening to the teacher, when the door opened. And i guess it was out of habit, my eyes shot over and standing at the door was the most gorgeous human being i had ever seen. I tried to look away but i couldn't and once our eyes met i just knew. He has the most beautiful green eyes. I didn't talk to him tell lunch though. He was a real gentlemen he asked if he could join me and well we have been pretty much dating ever since and i have to say that even though im only sixteen and he's my first boy friend i really think im in love"

Bella reached out her hand and took mine "i really don't know what i would have done if i had never met Zach. He kinda put me together." she pulled me close to her.

"I'm really happy you met him too. If something had happened to you, that night i don't know how i would have reacted. I was so sad when i had to leave you." she stroked my hair. "but I'm not going anywhere now." she pulled me back a little and smiled "your suck with me, now go get dressed and Call Zach."

i smiled and headed up the stairs i wasn't even half way up when i heard Bella on the phone. "Edward you have a lot of explaining when you get home" she yelled. "How could you not tell me that i almost lost my daughter or that she was depressed for almost a month!... GOODBYE...i love you "