Chapter Three

CPOV

My family was miserable. Over the past two hundred years, Alice has stopped shopping, Emmett hasn't cracked any real jokes, Edward just sits in his room and mopes, Jasper blames himself and Esme keeps thinking about her lost daughter.

When Alice buzzed out of the house without a single explanation, I thought nothing of it.

"Where do you think she is going?" Esme asked, not even looking up from her blue prints. I laughed and said, "I have no idea. You'll have to ask her when she gets back. Our residential mind reader has stepped out".

I could hear that Emmett and Jasper were playing Wii Sonar. A new version of Wii that just came out a few weeks ago. They were seated on the coffee table, calmly playing. It has been two hundred years since they argued, cursed at the TV or threw the controller at the TV while playing video games.

It was a few minutes later that we heard Alice step in. We could also hear someone walking behind her. The second person had not heartbeat and was walking far too lightly to be human.

"Everyone, I'm home! Come and see who I brought with me!" Alice shouted happily up the stairs.

Esme and I stood up and ran downstairs. I could see a vampire standing nervously behind Alice.

She had long, brown hair and bright red eyes. She was extremely beautiful, even for a vampire. Though there was something about her that was familiar. Then I heard a gasp behind me and my own realization hit me.

EPOV

Ever since we left Forks, I have thrown myself into my work. Designing house after house. It was the one thing I could do to forget my daughter.

I heard Alice run out the house. Hmm, I don't think she needed to hunt. She just went yesterday.

"Where do you think she's going?" I asked Carlisle. I heard let out a slight laugh. "I have no idea. You will have to ask her when she gets back. Our residential mind reader has stepped out".

I continued to focus on my blue prints. I was designing a four bedroom Victorian for our next move. It was going to be nice.

I was so focused with the blue prints, I didn't even look up when I heard Alice and someone else walk in. I didn't look up until she called us down to meet whoever she dragged with her.

I got up and followed my husband downstairs. Stand there was a face I'd recognize anywhere. Even with the huge bright red eyes. A mother never forgets a face! I let out a gasp and I could see realization hit the rest of my family.

EmPOV

Video games weren't as fun without Bella around to make sure I always win. Jasper was playing a game with me and I didn't even care if I won or lost. Heck, I don't even know if I won the last last two rounds or not. Jasper's face wasn't a victory face or the face of a loser. But then again, neither of us has been especially motivated by video games. He got up at one point and ran to join Edward in a hunt. But then again, neither of us has been especially motivated by video games.

I was about to set the controller down and go hunting for the heck of it when I heard my tiny little sister step inside the house. She announced that she had someone with her for us to see. I stood up and made my way into the front room.

Standing beside Alice was a vampire. She had bright, red eyes and long brown hair. She was clearly quite nervous. She was biting on her lip like Bella used to…

Hey, wait a minute… Could it be? I thought to myself, excitement boiling in my stomach.

RPOV

I sat on my bed, reading a book. Believe it or not, I was actually missing Bella myself. It wasn't until she was gone that I noticed the spark she added to the family was gone and without that missing spark, the family seemed blank.

Jasper and Emmett were playing video games, Edward was hunting, Esme and Carlisle were talking and alice had disappeared. I continued reading until I heard the door open and what sounded like two people walk in.

Suddenly, Alice's voice called through the house to get everyone downstairs. I had nothing better to do, so I joined my family downstairs. I noticed right away, a very nervous looking red-eyed vampire standing behind Alice.

I heard a gasp come out of Esme's mouth, so I took a closer look. That familiar brown hair, biting of the lip and… Oh My GOD!

My family coursed on word that crossed our minds.

"BELLA!"

I know it took a while for this chapter to come out and I promise, to update each of my stories once a week. Please review and tell me what you think. Next chapter, Edward and Jasper meet the new Bella.