Wow thanks guys! See more responses do really motivate me to write! Haha But honestly, thank you a lot of really nice things were said and I greatly appreciate them! Sorry if it seems like the paragraphs are short I just find it easier to read on the website if there are more breaks.

Just want to address one thing, a lot of people think Bella's giving in too easily but she's just agreeing to go over to the Cullen's, not be back with Edward. Trust me, they have a rocky road ahead. But she's been alone for years and does still love the Cullens as her family so she does want to see them.

*disclaimer: all Stephenie Meyer's world I just play in it :-)

BPOV

As I pulled up to the house I was taken back to blurry 17 year old memories. It was so similar to the house in Forks. There were wall to ceiling windows, a beautiful front porch and the house itself was huge. There was delicate shrubbery, Esme's touch I'm sure, surrounding the mansion. I inwardly sighed at the amount of money the Cullens have.

It took everything for me to get enough money to find a place and nearly three years after I was turned. It was too suspicious to dip into an account of a girl who supposedly died three years prior. Luckily I came across two other vegetarians, Camille and Lucas. They supported me for a while in England, gave me enough to get me on my feet and the connections to get legal papers.

I was now Isabella Charlie Scott. I couldn't take Isabella Swan so I settled for my mother's maiden name and took Charlie as my middle. I cut them out of my life so completely I found some comfort in writing their names from time to time.

I hesitantly took the first few steps towards the house. I never imagined I'd actually be here. I've thought about the Cullens every day since I changed. I prayed for this very moment, where I could be back with my almost family. But when I was finally there I was terrified. What if they didn't think of me as family anymore? What if Catherine was family? There was logically only one way to find out.

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EPOV

We all heard Bella walk up the steps but she was hesitating at the door. After about 30 seconds Alice of course lost the little patience that she had and swung the door open. Within half a second she had Bella in a tight embrace, I glanced over at Jasper, he nodded acknowledging that he did in fact feel the surge of jealousy rush through me.

Bella looked surprised at first but eventually relaxed herself in Alice's arms.

"Bella! You're finally home! I can't tell you how much I've missed you! It took all my will not to tear Edward apart a few times…I wouldn't have set him on fire of course but a missing limb or two for a couple days would've sufficed!" Alice through an angry glance my way and Bella just looked wary, not understanding Alice's tyrant.

"Hello Alice, I missed you too, all of you," she almost whispered looking around the room.

Esme stepped forward next giving Bella the motherly reassurance she hasn't had in years, "My dear Bella, I'm so happy you're safe."

Carlisle walked over and gave her a short but tight embrace, "I'm so sorry it had to turn out this way Bella, but we're so glad you're okay, and terribly sorry for the pain we've undoubtedly inflicted." Classically Carlisle to take the guilt that should fall fully on my shoulders, crushing to me the ground, and distributing it across the backs of my family members and himself. Rosalie noticed this too and for once agreeing with me scoffed. She stayed in her seat next to Catherine as Emmet rose.

"Bella!" He picked her up in an Emmet hug that would've left her gasping for air in her human days. He set her down suddenly and she stumbled just slightly, "Ha! Even clumsy as a vampire I see." He said as he ruffled her hair. I could almost picture the blush that would have colored Bella's cheek.

Jasper stayed behind the couch, "Hello Bella, I can't tell you how sorry I am."

"It wasn't your fault Jasper, Alice saw it forever ago, it was going to happen in some way." Bella shrugged off the subject of her death and I cringed at the thought of it. She was most likely alone, writhing in pain without me there to hold her.

If I was lucky enough to be given eternity with Bella it wouldn't be long enough to make up for everything that transpired. Bella's gaze went right past me and fell onto Catherine who was sitting as still as a human could. Her eyes wide at the site of her sister.

"You're beautiful. Even more beautiful than I imagined." Bella's eyes displayed her confusion and her modesty. She didn't know the words to respond but seemed to be measuring the distance between Catherine and me. I knew what it looked like at the restaurant but how could she think I'd ever love anyone else? Oh right, cause I basically told her that…Idiot.

"Bella this is Catherine, maybe you should take a seat so we can explain." Carlisle spoke calmly, I couldn't imagine what my voice would sound like right now.

"We?" Rosalie finally spoke with disdain of course. "Don't you think Edward should do the explaining? This is all his doing after all." She said as she glanced over infuriated. I could see in her thoughts she was really just afraid of Bella taking Catherine away. Always the selfish one.

"To be fair we did all comply with his request to leave Rosalie, I didn't see you begging to stay behind to protect her like the rest of us." Alice shot back, even Emmet shied away from Rosalie's glare.

"I don't care who explains, I'm just a little confused. You all seem to be so happy to see me but didn't even say goodbye all those years ago. Why the sudden change?" Bella was so soft spoken it was almost as if she didn't mean to say it out loud.

My family looked at me and I knew it was my turn. I took a deep unnecessary breath. "Bella, my family didn't want to leave, I didn't want to leave. But I believed we had to leave." Her eyes finally met mine and I took the seat next to her, for this moment we were the only two people in the room. I saw how she leaned away from my touch earlier so I kept some distance but was close enough to become lost in a trance with her now golden colored eyes. They were even more beautiful, just as curious.

"After what happened at your birthday party, I couldn't bear to put you in anymore danger. You were attacked at my own house. And it wasn't Jasper's fault, it's our nature. Your safety was no longer intact. Remember when I told you I loved you more because if it was the right thing to do I would leave?" She nodded, processing, "So that's what I did. I left, I made my family leave. I wanted you to have a normal life, so I said those things, I said I didn't care anymore because I thought that if you knew I still did, if you knew I'd always love you, that you'd look for us, that you'd put yourself in more danger."

She broke our eye contact and collected her words, "So you broke my heart, told me you didn't want me, and left me alone because that's what you thought was best? Even your entire family disagreed but because you thought it was right you did it."

Her words tore me apart; hearing her speak what I already knew was my biggest mistake was even more painful than leaving, "Yes."

"And as a result, I was changed into a vampire, the one thing you never wanted to happen. My parents, and a sister I never knew were killed, I was alone for seventeen years, because you thought you were protecting me?" Her voice was rising with each word.

"Bella," I reached out my hands to grab hers, she pulled away immediately.

"Don't touch me Edward. I can't even look at you right now, I have to go." She got up from the couch and made her way towards the door.

"Wait!" Catherine exclaimed. I forgot anyone else was in the room. Bella turned slowly. "Don't go. Your sister wasn't killed, the Cullens saved her from Victoria, she's alive."

"How do you know that?" Bella spoke confidently, not believing her.

"Because I'm your sister."

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BPOV

I surveyed the girl, she was strikingly similar to my human form. She had the same hair, the same eyes, the same pale skin. I knew that after I 'died' my parents got back together, reunited through grief I guess. It was the one thing that comforted me after leaving Charlie. I knew Renee would be okay because she had Phil but Charlie had no one. Hearing that they got remarried made me so happy and when I heard they had another child I was ecstatic yet at the same time so jealous of the girl who got to relive my life, only with both parents.

Then the news of the fire came. I couldn't believe it, how had such misfortune fallen on my family? It wasn't for another year, when I met Camille that she told me she was stopped a few years back by a vampire by the name of Victoria who assumed because of her eye color that she knew me. Victoria demanded that if she knew any other 'golden eyes' that she put her in contact with them. She wanted to kill me and anyone close to me to avenge James' demise.

It all fell into place. Victoria killed my family, my family who was supposed to have the happily ever after that I couldn't. I immediately began to search for her but heard through some newborns I encountered who she supposedly changed that she was killed the same day of the fire. I never looked back, never wanting to think about the surely horrific night that my family was slaughtered. I wouldn't let myself imagine the sister I never knew and here she was five feet from me.

I could hear her heart beat accelerate and I saw the tears streaming down her face. I realized I hadn't said anything. I took a step forward slowly, being careful not to scare her and pulled her into a tight embrace, making sure not to hurt her. She was so warm, and shaking with sobs.

"It's okay," I whispered.

"You must hate me," she choked out. Had I given off that impression? Well sure, when I thought she was dating Edward, but she was my sister, and because of me her parents were killed and she was forced into a world of horror. She should be the one that hated me.

"I could never hate you," I pulled her off my chest and looked her in the all too familiar eyes, "But I did just realize I know nothing about you." I displayed a small smile, in hopes of making her feel comfortable.

"I could show you my room. I could tell you all about me," she seemed to be getting more excited by the minute, "And maybe you could tell me about our parents? I never really got to know them."

In that moment my life was restored. It wasn't just because I was back with the Cullens, it wasn't because I was in arms reach of Edward; I had a reason to live again. I had a sister to raise, "I would love to." And with that I followed my sister to her room.

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EPOV

I was sitting on the porch going through the events of the day and eavesdropping on Catherine and Bella's conversation. I could listen to her voice all night. I took comfort in the fact that I knew she wouldn't leave now, I knew she'd stay because of Catherine. But, I still was put off by her reaction to me. She undoubtedly hated me. There was a slim chance I could ever see her forgive me.

Alice skipped out onto the porch, "I'm taking Bella and Catherine shopping tomorrow so maybe you and the boys want to go hunting?"

"Sure Alice," I wasn't too happy with her at the moment.

"What's your problem? You should be on cloud 9 right now." She looked at me skeptically.

"I haven't been this happy with life in nearly twenty years but I'm not too happy with you at the moment." I knew I was acting childish but who cared. Like Alice hadn't had her moments.

"Spit it out Edward." She said placing her hands on her hips.

"You said it would be okay, you said we'd be okay. When you said that I thought you meant me and Bella, together. Which obviously isn't happening." I stated with an embarrassing pout.

"Ugh Edward you are such a twit sometimes! Did you expect her to jump in your arms and all be forgiven? This is going to take a while but you and Bella will be together, forever, eventually." I scanned her thoughts for any visions.

"Then show me that." I said begging for reassurance.

"I can't, I haven't seen it yet." She said cavalierly.

"Then how can you promise me that?!" I said suddenly angry at her false assurance.

"Because Edward I don't need to see it to know it. It's you and Bella, subconsciously you both know it too. There's no way you're living this life without each other. You just need to give it some time."

"How much time?" I whined, willing her to have a vision.

"Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, since when did you become such a baby!? How long would you wait for Bella?"

"Forever and a day," I said honestly.

"Then it shouldn't matter big brother," she leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek, and ran upstairs to Catherine's room. Tomorrow I would start, tomorrow I would start winning Bella back, I would get her to trust me again, even if it took forever and a day.

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