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I stared at the teenage brunette in absolute shock. She was lying. She looked nothing like Izzy. Her face was heart shaped and long, Izzy's was round with puffy, rosy red checks. Izzy was incredibly short, but this women was well over Izzy's little 4 feet. Izzy was my baby sister, this women looked like she could take care of herself. I looked at her from her feet up. There was no way this girl, who was practically an adult was my little Izzy. I eyed her hair it went to her waist. Izzy's hair only ever went to her shoulders. Her smile, that was slowly turning into a frown wasn't small teeth, but the large, strong teeth of an adult. Her eyes... were chocolate brown. My mother's eyes. Izzy's eyes. Those eyes were unforgettable, I looked her over, all of her features looked about 10 years older. I mentally kicked myself for being so stupid. I came here to find a 18 year old, not the little 9 year old I remember.
"Izzy?" I asked her with my arms open to her.
She ran up and hugged me, "Emmy..." she trailed off, breathing in my scent. "I missed you."
I haven't heard her voice call me "Emmy" in years. Of course I've heard her voice in my head, but it was always "Emmett" never "Emmy."
"Isabella," I whispered her full name. "I've missed you so much you don't even know. I'm never letting you out of my sight again" I finished giving the top of her forehead a kiss, but not letting her out of my arms.
I had my Izzy back. All was good as long as I had her, Rose, and my baby.
"Izzy," I said loosening my grip on her. "This is my wife, Rosalie." I put my arm around Rose's waist, resting my hand on this side of her stomach. "Rose, this is Izzy, my baby sister"
Rose smiled, "It's nice to meet you, Izzy. You have no idea was much you mean to your brother, he was a mess for years."
Izzy glance at me blushing. I just smiled back I wasn't embarrassed, she was my sister. There was no shame in missing her. Especially now that I am with her here. Where is here again?
"Where did you say we were again?" I questioned the man called Eddie, who seemed to have many questions but was trying to my sister and I a small reunion.
Eddie sighed, "We don't know, we don't even know how far it is until we hit land, hence why we have never left."
I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose before speaking, "what about Rose? She's due in a couple of weeks."
"Well," Eddie started. "Before my family and I came here I was a doctor, so I know a bit about giving birth. Also about two years ago a women by the name of Sally landed her while pregnant and gave birth to twins."
I frowned, "Where is she?"
Eddie sighed, "She died while giving birth, there was nothing that I could have done."
Rose gasped and her eyes teared up. I tightened my grip on her hand.
Eddie quickly continued though, "Her pregnancy was high risk anyway though, it would have been hard to save her even with the modern medication. You should be fine, Rosalie, as long as your doctor said your pregnancy wasn't high risked."
Rose shook her head and smiled, I smiled too. "But remember," he continued, "Without medicine it will be much more painful."
"I don't care," she said through her tears. "As long as me and my baby will be alright."
Eddie nodded, "but even though the chances of you dying are smaller then Sally's were there is still risk involved.
Rose nodded and stayed silent after that. I rubbed her back in comfort.
Eddie seemed to fell like Izzy and I had a good enough reunion already and turned to her and asked, "Bella?" her head whipped towards him. Only now did I realize that everyone here called her 'Bella.' "Could you explain here? I'm a little confused."
Izzy opened her mouth to speak but then closed it.
The one called Edward finally spoke, "Father?" Eddie turned towards his son. "Maybe we could do this back home, as I am sure Mom would like to hear this as well." He finished as he put a protective arm around my baby sister's waist, and she sank into his chest. I'd have to look into that later.
Eddie nodded and headed towards the woods.
I set my hand on Rose's stomach and followed Izzy, Eddie, and Edward. Tropical woods are different then I was used too, there were mostly tropic trees, palm trees if you will. There was no trail of any sort, so the ground wasn't very well cared for. There were sticks, rocks, and needles everywhere. The sun's undying head seemed to be as endless as the jungle in front of us. Every step we took seemed to take us to the same palm tree that the last one did.
What seemed to take a lifetime, we finally saw the house. It was small and made out of tree trunks, sort of like a log cabin.
There was a women with bronze hair, like Edward's, who stood in the doorway with her arms crossed.
"Eddie?" she started. "what's going..."
Izzy interrupted her, "Elizabeth, this is Rosalie and Emmett... my brother." She whispered the last part. This women's green eyes filled with confusion just as Eddie's had. Why didn't Izzy tell these people about me? Was she embarrassed by me or something?"
Two pairs of tiny eyes pried out from behind Elizabeth.
"Edward," the girl cried drawing out the "a's." She ram out from behind the women in the direction of Edward and my sister.
The little boy followed her out. Izzy pick up the boy as Edward picked up the girl.
The boy turned to me, "Hi!" he exclaimed.
Rose walked over to him and said, "Hello, sweetie. I'm Rosalie and this is Emmett," she said pointing to me. "What's your guy's names?"
"I'm Ryder," the little boy said into Izzy's shoulder, now embarrassed that all of the attention was directed at him. I remember Izzy would do the same thing as a child.
The little girl peeked out at us and then back at Edward.
Edward sighed, probably realizing she wasn't going to talk, "Raven."
I smiled at her along with Rose and followed Eddie and Elizabeth inside. It was actually a fairly nice place, considering the lack of supplies here.
Elizabeth smiled back at us and lead us to what I assumed was the living room. Everyone sate down and looked at Izzy.
She took a breath and started, "My full name is Isabella Marie McCarty," she said mostly to Eddie and Elizabeth. "I was the second child born to Alexandra and Nathan McCarty, their first child being Emmett," she smiled at me then turned back, "When I was about nine our parents died."
Elizabeth gasped, "oh, you poor kids."
Izzy smiled, thanked you, and told her it was okay. I just blushed, probably turning tomato red.
She continued, "anyway our parents decided that we would go to their friends, Carlisle and Esme Cullen. Well, they decided that to take some of the stress off us that we would take a cruse ship to get to to them instead of a plane." She opened her mouth to keep going, but no sound came out.
Being the amazing big brother that I am I saved her by jumping in, "On the last night we were on the ship, Izzy asked me if she could go and look at the dolphins. I let her go, but shortly after the ship started to sink. I got off thinking that she was probably already off. But I go in a safety boat I couldn't find her."
Izzy stopped me, "I ended up swimming to this island, and have obviously been here ever since."
Elizabeth stood up to give us a hug. I hardly new the women, but, yet, her hugs made me feel so loved and comfortable. I struggled with feeling this way for years with anyone, even Esme. But after being with this women a mere two minutes, I already felt like I could poor my heart and sole out to these people. I felt loved so soon. Maybe it's Izzy. I glanced at her and squeezed her shoulder. She smiled at me, her brown eyes sparkling.
When we finally all let go and sat back down,, I realized that I still had a question. "Izzy?" she glanced over Edward's arm, now around her shoulder.
"Hmmm...?" she asked clearly content with everything.
"Why do they all call you Bella here?"
She blushed, and Edward's lips formed a line as if her was holding back a laugh.
"When I first arrived here I was so young and stupid." Izzy started. "I thought if I went by something else it would somehow keep me safe. And once I knew I could trust you all, Bella was just who I was, who I am." she blushed harder. "That... and at the time I didn't know any of you very well, and Eddie scared me a little, so I thought maybe you were dangerous or something, hence why I also never told anyone but Edward about you, Emmett." She turned to me, then back to Eddie. "I'm really sorry for not trusting you, all those years ago. But believe me when I say I truthfully trust and love you now."
He smiled at her. "It's me who should be apologizing, Bella, as you were just a young child at the time, and I should've known better. I thought you would have been nothing but trouble for my family. But truthfully you have brought more happiness and love into it, especially for my son," he nodded at the two.
Edward kissed her forehead as she smiled back at Eddie. I'd have to look into how serious their relationship was later.
I placed an arm around Rose's waist as the awkward silence started. Izzy broke the silence by asking Rose, "So, how far along are you?"
Rose's beautiful, while smiled shined just as it also did with anything baby related. "About 8 1/2 months."
"Do you know what it is?"
I shock my head, "No it's a surprise."
Elizabeth questioned us next, "Any names picked out yet?"
Rose answered, "If it's a boy Royce Daniel, for a girl Cassandra Isabel."
Izzy's head whipped towards me, "After me?" a light blush crept upon her checks.
I nodded, "Cassandra Isabella was just too much, so we shortened it to Isabel, but yes, after you."
Izzy's blush deepened.
"Emmett, Rosalie," Eddie said. "You two must be starving. How about we all go and prepare dinner?" We both nodded and everyone got up to go and help.
The food was very, plain, but because I was so hungry I could hardly notice. There was fish, some type of green leaves, and berries.
After dinner Rose and I went to sleep. They let us sleep in Edward's room, as he was going to share with Izzy- which I was anything but please with- until they could build another room for us.
As I walked past Izzy's room I heard through the door her and Edward having a quiet disagreement.
"I still don't understand why you aren't happy about this, Edward. I mean he's my brother!" Izzy whispered angrily.
He sighed, "Exactly, Bella, he's you brother, and he is here."
Izzy was silent for a few seconds. "I... don't understand..."
"Emmett's your brother, Rosalie is you sister-in-law, that baby is your niece or nephew. Your family is going to be here, just like us, forever. Why would I be happy about something so depressing." he finished.
I sucked in a breath and froze. I hadn't thought about that...
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