Chapter 6

When I got home Esme was knitting and Carlisle was still at work. I sat down at the dining room table-no one used it anyways- to do my homework. I had Science, Social studies, Math and Art homework. I got it all done in less than 30 minutes. After that I sat down by Esme. I started knitting with her.

"So Alice how was school?" Esme asked me as she got a new ball of yarn to start knitting something else. It looked like she was making mittens.

"It was fine. Everything was really easy and all the humans were very tempting but I'm very proud to say that I didn't give in to temptation!" I was didn't realize I was jumping up and down until Esme placed her hand on my shoulder and lowered me back down to the sofa.

"Well that's wonderful dear! I've been knitting mittens and hats all day. I'm donating some to an orphanage in Seattle. Poor little dears. They'll be freezing in winter." She said. She sounded so sad. It made me feel bad for them too. I wonder if I was an orphan. Did I have parents? Did I have a brother or a sister? No! Bad Alice. Don't think about your family. That only puts you in denial.

"What do we do at night when we're not hunting?" I was starting to get bored with knitting. I saw Jasper by the TV channel surfing. I heard a loud thump.

"Well dear, I guess you can hear what Emmett and Rosalie do." I heard another loud thump and Rosalie moaning Emmett's name.

"Well that's… interesting. What do you and Carlisle do." I felt kind of like I was invading their privacy asking this but Esme just turned to me and smiled.

"Well I like to knit some nights. Carlisle is gone until midnight, then we do what Emmett and Rose are doing now." I was surprised at how she was perfectly comfortable with telling me this. Suddenly Edward was standing next to me.

"Well you'll hear it so it really doesn't matter Alice." For a moment I had forgotten that Edward can read minds. Jasper got up and took my hand. He led me upstairs.

"What are you doing Jazz?" I asked.

"Well I have something I'm going to do because it will be very entertaining." He smiled at me.

We walked up to Emmett and Rosalie's door and banged on it.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT!" Emmett's booming voice said.

"Could you keep it down. We're trying to have a conversation downstairs. I know you two are kind of busy but you're very loud." He laughed.

"Emmett what are you doing to her? Rose you sound like you're going to have a heart attack! Your room sounds like it's going to come crashing down!" I was on the floor laughing by the time I finished the last sentence.

"Get lost!" Rose said. We rushed downstairs before they decided to come out and kill us.

I turned to Jasper and said, "Jazz, this is truly where we belong. This is our home."

"I couldn't agree with you more Alice." He leaned down and kissed me.

-sigh- A home!