A/N: Ok, most of the time they don't eat, but sometimes they have to and obviously puke it up later… Bella's not really that observant about that stuff so usually they can get away with the first… and I know this Chapter is going to be the worst for this story, but I had to get it over with and it was really one that I did not under any circumstances want to write…Read. Enjoy. Review…

Trip Around the Sun
Chapter Six: Old Legends Never Die

"Bella, wake up!" called Alice, very irritatingly the next morning.

It wasn't really her voice or method of waking me up, in truth it had very little to do with her and everything to do with the dream she had interrupted. Carlisle and I had just managed to sit down to a nice picnic in some field somewhere. I doubt my subconscious had placed us in Forks, because it was sunny, and Carlisle had just turned to kiss me when I had been awoken by Alice's voice. I kept my eyes shut for a few seconds before opening them, and took a deep breath before responding.

"What?" I asked, as I sat up and retied my hair up into a messy bun, then lifted myself up on my crutches.

"Dad's making breakfast," Alice said with a smile, "Dad's making breakfast."

"What's he making?" I asked curiously before following her into the kitchen.

"Eggs," she replied over her shoulder as Carlisle came into view.

My really annoying heart started flying as I propelled myself over to the table and sat down. Alice and I just watched Carlisle as he cracked the eggs on the side of the frying pan and watched them sizzle. My heart was just starting to stop pounding so hard when Carlisle turned around, causing it to speed up again, and set a plate full of eggs down in front of me.

"Thanks," I said as he handed me a fork.

"You're very welcome, Bella," He said with a small smile and he winked at me before turning to Alice, setting her plate in front of her, "Where's Jasper?"

"I don't know," said Alice shrugging and taking the fork from him, "Isn't it technically your job to make sure he get off his video games and eats once in a while?"

Carlisle chuckled, and then rolled his eyes.

"Video games then?" He asked, dropping his shoulders, and Alice nodded, "Jasper!"

"Yup, coming," said Jasper, sounding a little disappointed, "I'll eat later, I just got to a new level!"

"Fine," said Carlisle and he sat down with a disgruntled look.

"You cannot let him out of this!" said Alice making a face as she shoveled a bite into her mouth and Carlisle just gave her a warning look, so she shut up.

"Enjoying your breakfast?" Carlisle asked politely and I nodded as I swallowed the last of my eggs.

"It's good," I said.

"Dad's done more cooking this week than I think he ever has," said Alice and Carlisle smirked a little as he shuffled his eggs around his plate.

He got up and took my plate from me as my phone started to ring. I gave him a questioning look, asking silently if it was ok if I answered it at the table.

"Go ahead," He said reassuringly as I took it out of my pocket and flipped it open.

"Hello?" I answered, looking down at the table.

"Hey, Bells," said Charlie, "Hey, I know you were planning on hanging around with Alice and the Cullens today, but Billy's having a cookout down at the beach. He seemed really disappointed when I said I didn't think you'd be coming. Could you come with me please?"

"Yeah, sure, Dad," I managed to get out as Carlisle leaned against the counter, holding a dishrag, and smiling as my heart beat spun out of control.

"Ok, be by to pick you up in a minute," He said, and Carlisle's eyes sparkled in the light.

"Ok," I said, trying not to sound breathless, but I was sure I had failed.

"You ok, Bells?"

"Fine," I said and I cleared my plate, well tried to, on crutches it was kind of hard and Carlisle took it when I was halfway to the sink.

"What'd your dad want?" He asked as he put the dish into the sink.

"Me to go with him to some family cookout thing," I said, I knew that Billy was the closest thing Charlie had as a brother, and I treated him like an uncle when I saw him, it worked.

"Sounds fun," said Alice with a smile, though I could tell she was a little disappointed we wouldn't be hanging out today, but Carlisle shot her a look.

I packed up, got ready to go, and was waiting for dad when he pulled up their obnoxiously long driveway. He whistled a under his breath and his eyes went wide as he pulled up, and I threw my bag in the backseat before getting settled in the passenger's seat of the cruiser.

"Nice place," He commented.

"Yeah," I said distractedly as he pulled away from it.

"Have a nice time?" Charlie asked as he turned around, clearly not wanting to even attempt to back down the wooded driveway.

"Yeah, good time," I said, biting my lip nervously as he pulled onto the road.

The rest of the ride was silent, and I had expected it to be. I just couldn't get Carlisle and I's conversation from the night before out of my head. It was the prime center of all my dreams last night, but it was still there. They way he had looked at me, the way he treated me all the time, the chivalry that was Carlisle. He was full of it, whoever said chivalry was dead had obviously not met Carlisle. Why did he have to be the exact type of guy I had been picturing in my mind? Why did HE have to fit all the requirements of Prince Charming?

"Here we are," said Charlie as he pulled up to first beach, I had forgotten how many people showed up for Billy's barbeque.

"Bella?" A teenage boy called from the beach as I got out, and I smiled like I knew him, he seemed familiar.

"Jake, Billy's boy," Charlie reminded me under his breath and I smiled as memories of sitting in a pile of mud with a younger version of the kid on the beach came back to me.

"Hey, Jake," I said as I propelled myself on my crutches down to stand next to him, he was two years younger than me.

"Hey," He said, "Haven't seen you in forever, since we were probably about eight."

"Yeah," I said as a kid threw a Frisbee at him and he threw it back, "Keep it, Embry!"

"Gotcha, Jake," He said with a little whistle and Jake blushed.

"Don't mind him, he's pretty much a moron," said Jake and I laughed as we headed over to our fathers, who apparently had just met up with each other.

"Sorry, Billy," Charlie was saying as we approached, "We're a little late because I had to pick Bella up, she spent the night at the Cullens' last night."

The whole crowd went silent at the mention of the name. It was like Charlie had just screamed something obscene, and now everyone was staring at us reproachfully. Rather than become embarrassed like I usually did I instantly became annoyed with all of them. Charlie seemed a little annoyed to and he rolled his eyes.

"Sorry I mentioned it," He grumbled at Billy, "I forgot."

"I'm gonna go for a walk," I said as everyone continued to stare and started to propel myself away from the crowd.

"I'll go with you," said Jake loyally as he gave his father a look then followed me, catching up within seconds.

"What the hell could they possibly have against the Cullens?!" I snapped at him the moment we were out of the hearing ranges of the tribe, he shrugged, "Have they even met them? They're the nicest people I have ever met."

"I doubt it," said Jake calmly, and I felt bad about snapping at him, "The tribe's pretty serious when it comes to their legends."

"Legends?" I asked, in a considerably nicer tone, "What legends can you have about them, they just moved here."

"I know," said Jake, "Well, did you know that we're, the tribe that is, is supposed to be descendants of Werewolf type creatures."

"Really?" I said, surprised, but wondering what that had to do with the Cullens.

"Yeah," said Jake with a little nod, "Anyways, the legend goes that while we were out hunting hundreds of years ago, we came across a familiar enemy to the pack. We were to try and destroy them, but they promised to be something different, they promised that they didn't eat humans, and we let them go."

"And you guys think that the Cullens are descendants of the non-cannibals?" I asked, trying to link it to the Cullens, but not having much luck, it didn't seem like it made sense really.

"No," said Jake, "Because that explanation kind of sort of makes sense, the real one doesn't. They think they're the same enemies that my grandfather supposedly met in the woods that day. They think they're vampires, Bella."

"That's crazy," I said immediately, "I just slept over there last night, Jake. I think I would have noticed if they pulled out coffins to sleep in. They wouldn't hurt a fly, any of them."

"I believe you," said Jake, "They probably wouldn't, I told you the whole tribe's crazy. Just don't mention them, and you'll be fine."

"They're not," I said and he nodded.

"Obviously," said Jake, "I've never met them because, well I'm not allowed, but from what everyone outside the tribe says, they're a little odd, but they're the nicest people you'll ever meet."

"It's true," I said and he nodded again and I pushed all thoughts of them being vampires out of my head, though I had to admit imagining Carlisle biting into my neck wasn't something I was to eager to rid myself of.

"Ok," said Jake, "You wanna head back?"

"Am I going to keep getting stared at?" I asked and he shook his head.

"Well, probably, but they'll have other things to do now so they won't solely be staring at you, like before," said Jake and I nodded.

"Sure let's head back," I said and we went to rejoin the party.

Jake was right, they were all still staring as we went back over to the grill, but they had all learned at least a few manners in our absence and were talking amongst themselves. Billy made me a burger and then I sat down in the sand with Jake and couple of his friends. We stayed on the cloudy beach all day and stayed for a little bit of the bonfire before Charlie ushered me back over to the car.

I didn't think about Jake and I's conversation again until I was in my pajamas and sitting on my bed. I was staring at the ceiling when all the mental pictures I had managed to avoid all day came to my head. Were they just keeping me around for a snack or something later? Why would they go through all the work of hiding it from me if they were just planning on eating me?

I caught myself shortly after going onto this mind set. This was ridiculous, there was something different about my new friends, but they weren't vampires. Even the contradictory statement made me sound insane, even to myself. I was being an idiot, vampires didn't exist, and I had seen Dracula enough times to know how to recognize one. I was being ridiculous, there was no way that sweet family was a group of stupid bloodthirsty vampires.

A/N 2: Yeah, I'm a liar, I know I said Mondayish, but I just wanted to get this out of the way, I didn't think I would have it done by then, and I just figured the heck with it, so hope you liked it though I know it wasn't really the best way I could go about things…. Understand I avoided planning out this chapter at all costs, but it was necessary… Review???? :)