A/N Two updates in an hour? What is this? Seriously though I was hit with a burst of inspiration and had to do it.
Disclaimer: My name is not Stephenie Meyer, therefore I do not own Twilight.
When we pulled up to the Cullen house I was too nervous to really take in the sight in front of me. Emmett was about to find out that I was his sister. What if he doesn't like me? OK. I know he likes me, but what if he doesn't like me as his sister? All he's known is Alice and Edward. They didn't even know he had a sister. My breathing was coming out in pants now as I was practically hyperventilating.
"Relax Bella." Relax! Relax? That's easy for him to say, he's always known his siblings! When we finally made it up that ridiculous driveway my butterflies turned into dragons and I'm pretty sure I stopped breathing. "Breathe Bella." That's easy for him to say.
I was just sitting there snapping my knuckles the way I do when I'm nervous, but when Edward came around and opened my door I had no option, but to get out.
When we walked through the door I thought I was going to faint, but Edward held me steady with his arm around my waist. We entered the kitchen and I noticed a very pretty woman with caramel colored hair and gray eyes. "Mom where's Emmett?"
"He's in his room sweetheart. Is this Bella?" She asked, but before she could make it across the room Edward cut her off. "No time mom."
"Edward what is this about? I'm sure Bella would like to sit down. Look at her she's shaking like a leaf." Edward just ignored her lead me upstairs. "Edward Anthony! Would you listen to me!" She called following us up the stairs.
We made it up to what I assumed to be Emmett's room and Edward pounded on the door. There was a groggy "Go away".
"Emmett open the door!"
"Go away"
"Edward what is this about?"
"Sorry mom, not without Emmett. We're coming in!"
"Better hope I'm not naked." Silently I wondered what the odds of that were. Edward didn't care though he just opened the door and went in.
"Emmett Swan! Would you get up and talk to your sister!" Edward yelled at the huddled mass of blanket that was Emmett.
"Swan? If Alice wants to talk to me… since when has she had a problem barging in my room?"
"Not Alice Bella."
"What did you and squirt tie the knot while you were out? Way to make a man out of him Bella."
"No Emmett. You and Bella are brother and sister. Biological brother and sister." Edward explained making Emmett sit up.
"Don't fuck with me man!" Emmett said looking deadly. Edward handed him my picture and Emmett's face glowed. "Sister? Squirts my sister? What are the odds?" I heard Mrs. Cullen in the doorway crying. Edward let go of my waist and went to her, hugging her, telling her it was alright.
"Emmett had a sister? Edward how?" She asked holding on to her son. "They never told us. We didn't know. Why didn't we know?" He voice had gotten closer and I felt a warm soft hand on my shoulder. "If we had known Bella we would have taken you too." She wiped the tears from my eyes, tears that I didn't know I was shedding.
She pulled me to her and wrapped me in an embraced that I had never felt before, I felt so warm and safe. Before I could get used to the feeling I felt a strong chest pushing into my back and realized Emmett had joined in. He said "unbelievable" before I felt another pair of warm hands on my shoulders and signaling that Edward had joined our group hug.
I heard a throat clear from the doorway; we all looked to see Dr. Cullen and Alice staring at us with an amused expression on their faces.
W stood there looking at them and them us for a few minutes before Dr. Cullen broke the silence. "Um…so…what's going on here?"
"Oh Carlisle you won't believe it! Remember when we adopted Emmett and asked his social worker if he had any siblings?" He nodded "They lied! Bella's his sister!" His eyes popped right out of his head and Alice squealed. I can't help but feel she does that a lot. "Are you certain?" He asked looking at me, but Edward was the one to answer. "She had this picture dad. It was their last family picture."
He took the picture looking at it. "Well this changes everything. Hello Bella it's very nice to meet you, even under the most unconventional of circumstances." He held his hand out to me and when I went to shake it her pulled me into a hug. "It's very nice to meet you too Dr. Cullen."
"Call me Carlisle Bella. I'm only Dr. Cullen at the hospital."
"And I'm Esme dear." Esme said pulling me in for another hug. "I think we should leave Bella and Emmett alone, they haven't seen each other in the sibling capacity in almost sixteen years."
When everyone left the room Emmett sat down on his bed and patted the spot next to him silently telling me to sit. There was so much to say, so much to discuss, but we weren't sure how to start. We sat there in total silence for a quarter of an hour before Emmett stepped in.
"You're my sister?" He asked trying to wrap his head around this.
"I guess so. If you have the same picture that I do, how didn't you know about me?" I asked and he reached into his night and pulled out a picture. This picture though was only of him, mom, and dad. There was a burn spot where I should have been.
"I knew something had been burned away, but I wasn't sure what. Now I know it was you." Emmett smiled and put his arm around my shoulder. "I have a sister." He smiled like the Cheshire cat and continued on. "I always had Alice, but this is different. You know?" I shook my head. I didn't know. All I had was a first initial, I didn't have substitutes.
"Where have you been Squirt? Where did you grow up?" I told him about foster care and group home, about Ohio and Arizona. I opened up and told him everything. What it was like growing up lonely and afraid, how empty it felt knowing you had no one. I told him about the abuse and neglect about the dejection and how unloved I was. I told him that I knew he was out there, but all I knew was that his first name began with an 'E' and was entirely sure of even that.
He didn't understand why we had to grow up apart, neither did I for that matter. What good had come of this? I was crying the entire time and Emmett just held me like any brother would. I knew he would deny it, but he was crying a little too. I felt the sobs rip through my chest, but no tears could come from my eyes, they were all cried out.
After sitting there just crying together for over ten minutes Emmett finally spoke. "You're life will be so different from now on Squirt. I promise." He pulled me tighter to his chest. We just sat there together staring at the wall in front of us, neither of us knowing what to say.
A/N I would just like to thank you too melissamary55 for reviewing my story and encouraging me.
