Dia Cullen

She's 15. She's half-vamp. And she's running with the Cullens.

"You guys will never guess what happened today!" I squealed as I met up with the rest of my family.

They all had a funny worried mask over their pasty vampire faces.

"What's wrong with all of you?"

"Oh nothing," Rosalie shrugged and leaned on her car's hood.

"Uh-huh. Really?"

"Nothing at all, Dia," Alice chimed in.

"Bella?" I asked the only person I knew who could never lie.

"Yes, Dee?"

"There is something the matter, isn't it?" it was more of a statement.

"Just, er, tell us what you wanted to tell us earlier, Dia. We just had sort of a rough day and uh, hmm ... Tell us about yours. Sounds like good news," Edward piped in.

He was pinching the bridge of his nose again. What a bad habit.

But nothing was funnier than the look Alice just shot at Edward. What was that about?

"Well, I got a leading role in the school's production of the Phantom of the Opera!" I screamed again.

They didn't look happy for me. What's wrong with all of them?

I was always this one person who would forever be the sunbeam of their ... er-lives?! Yeah. Because I'm the youngest. The baby in the family. Unless they pick up someone younger in the long run ... (shivers).

"Ugh! She's really going to have a harder break," Alice grumbled.

"Hey, I was only trying to make her feel better!" Edward growled back.

Jasper's eyes flitted from his wife's face to his estranged brother's.

"Stop that, Jasper!" Alice snapped.

"I was only trying to help," he said in a low voice.

Bella exchanged looks with Jasper and Emmett and Ro-hold that thought. Bella and Rosalie?

Whoah. This must be really serious.

"Just tell me what's going on!" I complained.

"I most certainly am not breaking the news to her," Emmett muttered before anyone else could say something. He leaned next to Rosalie who told him to get off her 'baby'.

"Ehem Mr. I-Was-Only-Trying-To-Make-Her Feel-Better Ehem," Alice erm ... you could picture that.

"Dia, we're leaving."

"No!" was the first thing that came out.

Why was everything spinning all of a sudden?

"Edward, why?" I gasped.

"A lunatic family moved into town this afternoon. Alice here-"

"Hey!" Alice snapped.

"Well, who's the other tiny freak who could see visions, anyway? The point is Dia, we're in grave danger," Edward warned but Emmett didn't take it seriously.

"Grave. Lolz!"

Rosalie shot him an exasperated look and continued to look away from my expression. Everyone was doing the same except for Edward.

"You never leave before the school year's over. Not in my 30 years of living with you guys ..."

"But sometimes we do. This was all too sudden. Maybe the vampire-slaying family made a snap decision to come here," Alice said in a much soothing voice.

"But they can't kill us! They're pathetic! They're no threat!" I sighed.

"Yeah but they can spill the beans, Dee. Alice saw them do it. The sooner we leave, the better."

I sighed again. "Perhaps. If you all know what's best."

I was silent inside the car. There were casual eyes in my direction. I stared outside, pretending to be totally oblivious.

"Don't you dare read my mind, Edward!" I warned him with all the acid I had.

"You wanted to be a broadway star?" he asked seriously.

The question seemed teasing but his tone was not. What game is he playing now?

"Who doesn't? Except you guys?" I asked, a bit more quiet this time.

I didn't wait for them to answer. I sighed. "I was only thinking of my role. You don't have to worry too much. I'm just, nah, it'll pass. And I'd appreciate it if you don't mention this to Carlisle or Esme."

"But they would be so proud-"

"Alice."

"Okay."

"I swear that vampire isn't a good example," Edward sang just before Rosalie killed the engine.

"Who?" Bella asked him.

Everyone was looking at him, by now, but he just smirked.

I rolled my eyes and stepped out of the door immediately.

I knew exactly who he was talking about. I was thinking about his glitzy fictional career for the rest of my ride back to the house.

"Seriously, stop handing her those Anne Rice books."

Author's Note : Hey hey regular readers! And new readers, same goes to all of you. What do you think of this chapter? Please please review. And if you've read any of the Anne Rice books, please include that in the review, too. I'm currently reading the Queen of the Damned. But I'm still Stephenie's girl, of course. I just think both books are equally awesome.