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Chapter 22

The angels

This could not be happening… Two people were standing right in front of us. One was small with black spiky hair, a beautiful childlike face, a white shirt with blue jeans and a beautiful set of white feathered wings that hung from his back. The other was much taller than the first, probably in the six feet or something. He had dark blond hair that went under his ears. This guy had shaggy hair—which was cute on a guy like him—but his hair was no match for his light royal eyes. He wore the same outfit as the first man, white shirt with blue jeans and white feathered wings on his back. But… they couldn't be…

"Jeremy…? Justin…?" I asked sheepishly as I approached them. "Is… Is that you?"

"What? Don't even recognize your own brothers? That's low Juli." The tall man said. I gasped. Only one person called me Juli… And that was Jeremy. The Cullens were all confused, especially Edward. Edward knew about my past, that Jeremy and Justin had died but how could they be here right now?

"Jeremy, it is you!" I said as Jeremy opened his arms wide so that I could give him a hug. I could feel a tear forming on my face but I didn't care. I was just so happy right now. I set my guitar case down on the wall and ran over to him and found myself in a bear hug that still took my breath away… literally. "Jer… can't breathe…" I tried to say as he let go of me, noticing that I couldn't breathe.

"Same old Jules." Jeremy said as he put his arm on my shoulder and dragged me to him in an arm hug. I saw Justin with his big smile on, like he always used to when he was a kid. He was two years younger than I was and he was only ten when he died.

"Oh Justin! You haven't changed a bit!" I said as I went on one knee to hug my little brother. He came running and he seemed happy to see me. And so was I.

"Well, you don't really change when you're dead." He said as we separated. It made me shiver when he told me that he was dead. It brought back bad memories from years past. I rubbed his head like I used to when I was eleven and gave him a weak smile.

"Yeah… Thanks for the reminder…" I said as I got up and looked at the Cullens. They all seemed confused.

"Um… Jules? Who are they?" Rosalie asked utterly confused.

"Guys… these are my brothers. Jeremy and Justin." I said as Justin came to hug my leg—since he wasn't tall enough to reach my stomach—and Jeremy put his arm around my shoulder.

"But… aren't your brothers supposed to be… um…" Alice started but wasn't able to finish her sentence. She might have thought that it would have hurt me.

"Yeah… I thought so too! Why are you guys here?" I asked as I got away from their embrace and went towards the Cullens. Edward put his hand on my waist and brought me in a one-arm embrace.

"When you sang today, the Big Guy thought that it would be a good gift that we would be your guardian angels. He said this would be your Christmas gift." Jeremy said.

"We wanted to surprise you!" Justin said all happy.

"Well, that sure worked! But how can they see you guys?" I asked.

"Since we're not part of the living, we can see creatures from other worlds, such as angels and demons." Carlisle informed.

"Yeah, what he said." Justin said.

"Whenever you want us, you just have to sing and think of us. When you do that, we'll be there in a flash." Jeremy explained. "Well, literally."

"So, did you guys start planning for—" Jeremy started saying but I don't want him to spoil anything.

"Alright! Why don't we catch up on old time, eh? I haven't seen you guys in a while!" I interrupted as I went to take them towards the kitchen. I didn't want anyone to know that it was my birthday in a few days. They would have to get me gifts and that would be too much to ask them. Now, I couldn't a certain decision in my head or else Alice would see it in one of her visions. I had to be discrete about my birthday or else Jeremy or Justin would go blabbing to the Cullens.

"Jules, why did you just stop me there mid sentence? Don't you want them to know it's your birthday coming up?" Jeremy whispered in my ear as the Cullens followed us behind. Hopefully, they couldn't hear us whispering. Although, I wasn't ready to take that chance.

"Follow me…" I whispered to them as I pushed them towards the hallway. "Um… I'm just going to show these guys around the house. Be back in a few minutes." I tried to say as I walked towards Jeremy and Justin.

I raced to find my brothers up the stairs and lead them to my room. I liked the fact that my room was right next to Edward's but Rosalie wasn't too happy that it was next to hers. As I closed the door behind me, my brothers weren't too happy I pushed them inside.

"What did you do that for?!" Jeremy asked, seeming irritated.

"The Cullens have super hearing. They can hear us even if we're whispering. And don't you think a single thing!" I said as I pointed to both of them as a warning.

"Why?" Justin asked.

"Edward is a mind reader. I don't want him to hear a word of this!" Jules said.

"Don't you want them to know that it's your birthday on Wednesday?" Jeremy asked.

"No! They've already done so much for me that I don't want them to worry about this! Just please don't say anything to them! Please!" I begged.

They didn't seem to buy it at first but Jeremy was the first one to give in. He sighed. "I know I'm going to regret this but… fine… I won't say—or think—anything to the Cullens."

"And don't decide anything either. Alice can see into the future by what people decide." I warned. "And trust me, she's very nosy." I said as I rolled my eyes. Alice is always in people's affairs so; it would be a miracle if she didn't do it.

"Aye aye, captain!" Justin said as he saluted me like a soldier. He was always trying to be the smart guy in the family, even when he made jokes.

"Very funny, wise guy! Now, let's get back down there before they figure out something's up." I said as I opened the door but Jeremy and Justin were stunned when I opened the door without taking my eyes off of them.

"Um… I think that plan's already dead Juli…" Jeremy said as he pointed to something behind me. I was really confused now… What was he trying to say? I turned around and was face front with Edward and the rest of the Cullens behind him. Oh drat! I thought I could have hidden it from them… Guess not when you're in a house full of vampires.

"Um… hi there." was all I could say. I was shocked to see them in front of me. Edward looked a little disappointed.

"Why were you trying to hide something as special as your birthday from us?" Edward asked worriedly.

"Yeah! It's the best time of the year to give presents!" Alice said with her cheerful voice. Even though her voice was cheerful, she seemed sad.

I sighed and gave in to Edward's face. It looked so unhappy that to ease their pain, I would tell them. "Look, I didn't tell you because you've done enough for me already. You've let me stay here, and helped me out when I was missing, and more stuff like that—"

"We did those things because you are now part of the Cullen family. We love you Jules." Esme explained. "Edward is happy when you are with him. We would never want to take that happiness away from everyone." Her sweet voice said as Edward pulled me in a hug and kissed the top of my head.

"So, when's your birthday?" Emmett asked.

"Wednesday." I admitted as I gave into Esme's little speech. I guess she was right. Although, I didn't want any gifts from them. The only gift that I wanted—which I already had—was good friends and a sweet boyfriend. "But I don't want anything. I already have what I want for my eighteenth birthday." I said as I snuggled more into Edward as he tightened his embrace.

"Are you kidding me?! You're going to have the best party ever!" Alice said as a smile grew on her face. Oh no… What did she have planned?

"Alice, what are you thinking?"

"You don't want to know love…" Edward whispered in my ear. His sweet scent was filling my nostrils.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some preparations to do." Alice said as she skipped through the house happily. I don't even want to know what she's planning… I thought as the Cullens went back downstairs. Edward kissed my forehead and followed his family.

"I'm sorry Jules, but the Big Guy needs us up there." Jeremy said as he hugged me and then Justin did the same.

"Already? But you just got here." I complained. I had just received new that my brothers were my guardian angels and they were already leaving.

"I know but we're needed elsewhere right now. But remember what I said before. Just sing and we'll be here." He said as he put his cold hand on my face. I closed my eyes and felt his hand leave my face. "We're never far." I heard Justin say. I opened them again to see them light up and disappear in an instant. Well, at least they weren't gone forever, like I thought.

I exited my room and went to find the Cullens in the living room. They seemed happy to see me but I didn't find Alice with them.

"Where's Alice?" I asked but I already knew the answer. There had to be two possible reasons why Alice wasn't somewhere to be found… Option one, she had a vision and wanted to check it out. Option two—which was probably the best one—she was doing something for my birthday that I didn't want to know about.

"She went out to buy a few things." Carlisle explained. Probably a few things for the birthday… God, I hate parties…

"Where are your brothers?" Rosalie asked.

"Um… they had to go. Other business to attend to, I guess." I said as I sat down next to Edward on the couch. "Um… Rosalie, could I talk to you for a second? In private?" I said as I eyed Edward. I knew that he wasn't too happy that I wanted to talk to Rosalie alone but I had to know why she was being so nice to me all of a sudden.

"Um… sure." She said as both of us got up and headed towards the hallway to the "bedrooms".

"Play nice, you two!" I heard Emmett's voice boom through the hallway as we didn't turn back. Rosalie directed me to her bedroom. It was so beautiful. Her room was coloured with a beautiful shade of bright blue with a shelf full of books. Either it was for pleasure or for education, I couldn't tell. She had what appeared to be a king size bed with drapes that fell down to the front of the bed. Just like the house, her room was filled with beautifully lit large windows. Those must take hours to clean! She indicated for me to take a seat at the little table that was put close to a part of the wall that had no windows but I wasn't looking for a place to sit… I was looking for answers. She sat down on one of the chairs and looked at me with an expression I couldn't read.

"What's up?" She asked.

"Look, I know what's going on."

"Which would be?" Apparently, she didn't have a clue what I was talking about.

"What is it? A change of heart or very good acting?" I asked; my tone a little edgy.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"How come all of a sudden, you're being nice to me?" I asked. She didn't answer. I knew I hit a soft spot. I didn't waste any time. "At first, you don't even want me around. And now… you just… you're acting all nice ever since you guys found me with Frederic. I want to know why." My eyes were fixed in her dark golden topaz eyes. It looked like her eyes would go black soon. She needed to go hunt very soon.

She looked away from me and looked out one of her many windows. Apparently, I really did hit a soft spot. "When Edward found your car burnt and demolished, he was ready to go to the Volturi and get himself killed. Of course, we tried to stop him. After Esme and Alice talked to him and persuaded him to stay, he decided that it would be best to look for you. He was so worried that you had actually died in the car crash." Now, she turned to look at me. She looked so sad.

"At first, everyone thought that you died. But, as time went by, we caught your scent at a small river. But we didn't just get your scent; we found some of your blood. That got Edward to freak out. And frankly, it got me worried. Alice couldn't get good visions on you and Esme was dry sobbing on Carlisle. Even Jasper couldn't control their emotions. I tried looking for you at a certain point but I didn't find anything. That got me frustrated. I knew that losing you would mean sadness to all the family." Rosalie said with a sad voice.

"So, what? That's why you started being nice to me? Just because you knew that it would upset them?" I asked.

"Not exactly... I envy your couple. I would have wanted to be human, like you. It would be nice to stay in one place for as long as I wanted. Ever since 1933 I've been like this. Edward hasn't found one person for him ever since I've known him. Now that he has, he'd be devastated if he lost you. I've never seen Edward so happy before… I suppose it was a change of heart. I guess I was wrong to push you away from him. I'm sorry. I shouldn't—"

I didn't want her to continue. "You don't have to apologize. I was worried myself when the car kept rolling. I wondered if I wasn't going to see Edward again. You know… my mom was jumping with joy when I told her that Edward and I were dating. She told me that she hasn't seen me this happy in a long time. And she likes my new friends." I couldn't help but chuckle at that. I found that pretty funny but apparently, so did Rosalie. "But, I never thought that you and I would get along, until now."

"To tell you the truth, neither did I."

"Well, I guess that I better head back." I said as I started to head out of the room. Suddenly, I felt something cold resting on my wrist and it stopped me in my tracks. I turned my head to see Rosalie holding my wrist. "What's wrong?"

"I just wanted to know if we were on good terms now." Rosalie asked with an uncertain voice. I could tell she wasn't quite used to liking me yet. "Are we?"

"I believe so…" I answered, uncertain myself.

Suddenly, I felt a cold whiff of air run in the room. Something wasn't right here… As soon as I looked at the open window, I saw a hooded figure with a menacing grin on its face. This definitely wasn't going to be pretty. Rosalie put her hand on my arm and motioned me to go behind her. I was now behind her and I heard her snarl at the enemy. Suddenly, the figure raced at vampire speed and was now behind me. I felt its breath on my neck and I shivered. Suddenly, Rosalie turned swiftly around but a cold hand grabbed the back of my shirt and flung me to the wall in a rushing blow. When I struck the wall, I felt as the wall crumbled behind me. I felt my vision fade slowly. I heard my name ring through the room but I felt something trickle down my neck.

I tried to make my vision focus on what was happening but it was hard. I could hardly see the battle in front of me but it looked like Rosalie wasn't doing too well. I could see the figure waving an object that reflected in the light. It must have been a knife or something. Suddenly, the figure knocked Rosalie behind the head and she fell to the floor swiftly.

"No…" I tried to say but it came out gargled. I heard some voices call our names but my vision was fading faster now. All I saw was the figure coming closer to me. Its grin was still on its face and suddenly, I heard something open furiously that the walls shook. Suddenly, I lost balance and fell on my right side. My head hit the floor and my vision faded. All I could see was black.

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