The house was just as she remembered; spacious, clean and bright, despite the night sky outside. Her last visit had been around eight years ago, but to her, it felt like yesterday. The only difference was Renesmee. The once small child of Edward and Bella Cullen had developed and blossomed into a stunning young woman, whose appearance was a mixture of both human and vampire, yet frozen at the age of seventeen. Kate smiled widely as she embraced Renesmee first from the group of beautiful creatures before her.
"Nessie! I can't believe how much you've changed!"
"It has been eight years, four months, since your last visit! I almost forgot who you were!" She teased, her chocolate brown eyes widening and a large smile playing upon her rosy lips.
"You could always come and visit me!"
"Well… Jacob is slightly over protective and I didn't think you'd want a werewolf stinking out your territory…"
"You and Jake are always welcome."
Renesmee's cheeks flushed crimson as she brushed her long, bronze curls from her face.
"Love, eh?" Emmett winked at Kate, his arm draped around the shoulders of his wife, Rosalie, who was smiling softly.
"Rose has finally accepted that no matter how hard she tries to avoid the fact, Jacob Black is now part of our family." Edward emerged slowly from the kitchen, hand in hand with his wife, Bella, their lips upturned. Rosalie's eyes flashed with resentment, but her expression quickly altered when a low growl escaped Edward's lips. "She's still the same old Rosalie though, don't be fooled by the mask."
The room was then filled by stifled laughter as Rosalie's eyes narrowed towards her brother.
"Things never change, do they?" Kate smiled and surveyed each vampire before her. Suddenly, she realised that not everyone was there. "Where's Alice and Jasper?"
"They should be back soon." Carlisle reassured her, apprehensively resting his hand upon her shoulder. "They were both desperate to hunt, and I thought it'd be easier for you to face this lot first, opposed to the entire clan."
"They're the two that are probably the easiest to face!" Kate mumbled, yet her voice was still musical. "And Carlisle? I know better than to shock family." She chuckled softly and continued to greet the rest of the Cullen in turn, asking the questions about the past few years. Carlisle was still working shifts at the hospital, Esme was still playing the mother figure, resolving arguments and cleaning up after them all and Emmett and Rosalie were now travelling a lot more, although Rose was still very uptight and Emmett still carefree. She discovered that Edward and Bella now lived in the cottage built for them on the Cullen land, and Renesmee occasionally stayed with them, although she preferred to spend her time with Jacob Black. All in all, not much had changed in eight years, but Kate felt as though she was looking at seven very different vampires.

"Now that you know what we've been up to, tell us what you've been doing!" Renesmee questioned, her eyes bright and eager.
"I think she has more news than we think. Maybe we should wait for Alice and Jasper to return." Edward interrupted, trying to hide the smile lingering on his lips. "Just be patient."
"You know patient isn't a word I fully understand." Nessie complained. She folded her arms noisily and fell into the soft armchair, making more racket than necessary.
Edward chuckled loudly, his hand still linked with his wife's, as they both stood still and statuesque. Bella looked lovingly at her daughter and husband, her golden eyes full of happiness, clearly more than content with the consequences of becoming a vampire. Hearing her thoughts, Edward met Kate's eyes. He held her gaze for a few minutes before smiling widely and softly nodding his head.
"Alice and Jasper are back, I can smell them!" Nessie exclaimed loudly, breaking the long silence. She rapidly turned towards Kate and beckoned her forwards to take a seat on the adjacent sofa. "Now you can tell us what you're really here for seeing as everyone is keeping me in the dark!" She glowered at her family, yet her beautiful face remained angelic.
"Nessie, Alice and Jasper already know ab-" Bella started, moving towards her daughter. However, she was interrupted by the entrance of the two vampires in question. Nessie raised her eyebrows, and a small smirk formed upon her beautiful face.

The greetings begun once again as Kate embraced two more members of her family, asking them questions about how they had been, but never responding to the questions directed at her. In fact, she had no choice as Nessie continuously interrupted, eager to hear the entire story for herself from Kate's own mouth, and so she took control of the situation.
"Now, everyone, sit!" She gestured towards the many open seats with one hand, whilst she held Kate's wrist with the other, desperate to hear exactly what was going on. However, she was met by laughter and a loud grumble from Emmett.
"Nessie, hun, we'll stand." Bella rested her hand upon her daughter's shoulder and smiled reassuringly.
"Fine! But I'm sitting, and so is Kate!" she stated, pulling Kate down beside her on the large, cream sofa. "Now, tell us… well, me… what's going on!"