BPOV

"Yes Jennifer took care of me. She knew I would need blood so she caught some rabbits and drained their blood into cups for me. The first time she brought blood to me she told me I almost gave her a heart attack. My fangs came out and scared her but she still gave me the cup. She said after I was full that my fangs went back in. Jennifer told me that I never tried to bite her. I could eat human food as well. Jennifer moved to a different town with me. Claiming me as her daughter. I aged like a normal human until 16. That's when I stopped ageing. No one ever found out I was anything other than human. I never had a desire for human blood, only animal. We had found out years after my birth about other vampires. Well I did. I loved the woods and I taught myself how to hunt. I ran into a vampire named Laurent. He wanted to eat me at first but he gave me a chance to tell him about myself. Well I found out about turning a human into a vampire. My aunt asked me to change her one day. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. But she finally talked me into it about 2 years later. But I tried and nothing ever happened. So she stayed human." I paused to look at everyone. The rest is quite boring actually. Well let me get this over with.

"After Jennifer passed away, I well kind of just found a small cottage in the woods and stayed their for a few years. I mean I had plenty of money but I didn't want to be around anyone. I had no one left that was family or anyone that knew about me. Well I started to travel the world. That's all I've been doing since Jennifer died. I did go to school a few times. I even went to college 2 times. But its hard passing for some one of 19 or 20 when I stopped ageing at 16. You found me in the woods. I was sleeping but I didn't wake up when you came because I hadn't slept in a week. My body just shut itself down. I normally sleep every other day or maybe go 2 days without sleeping and I'm fine. I've never gone a week without sleep thought. I'm sorry if I had you worried." I told them, looking at Esme. She had looked worried ever since I opened my eyes.

"That is quite a story Bella." Carlisle said

"So you've been alone a long time?" Esme asked me

"Um…Yeah?" I said not sure that I wanted her to know. I've been fine on my own.

"Not anymore your not." Jasper stated and stood, grabbed my hand and pulled me up into a tight hug.

"That's right dear. Your going to stay with us. After all your family." Esme stated.

"I couldn't do that." I told them when Jasper let me go.

"Oh yes you will Isabella. I wont have my sister staying any where I'm not. You are staying with us. Do I make myself clear?" Jasper said in a tone that sounded fatherly.

"Fine." I said.

I sat back down and thought over what has all happened the last couple of hours. And I knew I needed some questions answered of my own.

"Why did I act the way I did upstairs?" I asked no one in particular.

"What happened upstairs?" Emmet asked looking at Carlisle. So Carlisle explained what happened to them and none of them seemed surprised which shocked me. I've never acted like that before.

"None of you seem surprised by that. Is it normal for a vampire to attack another vampire like that without the intent of killing them?" I asked.

"Well for some" Carlisle started "Well have you ever heard of vampires mating?" Carlisle asked me.

"I haven't really hung around many vampires." I told him honestly. I didn't know much about my vampire half.

"Well when a vampire meets their mate, its in their nature to claim their mate and they do that by marking them as theirs by biting them." He told me.

I went into shock. I have a mate? What does that exactly mean for me? And I don't even know Edward. Is he mad that I bit him? Does he feel the same way?

"Bella calm down or I will calm you down." Jasper said to me.

"But what exactly is a mate? I'm sorry but I don't know much about my vampire half." I told them truthfully and felt the blush come to my cheeks.

"It's like a soul mate. You know that you belong together for eternity. Don't be frightened. Its natural." Carlisle told me in a soothing voice.

"But Edward you didn't respond like that. You didn't bite me. Am I not your mate?" I asked shakily.

"Well I didn't bite you but I did get possessive. Esme was washing your face off and you whimpered, I jumped beside you and pushed Esme away and growled at her." Edward told me looking into my eyes.

"Oh." was all I could say.

"Oh Eddie got a love bite! Finally!" Emmet boomed. I had to giggle at that. Apparently so did everyone else. Edward growled at Emmet, while Rosalie smacked him in the back of the head.

"I'm still confused. We don't know each other and why would we bite our mates?" I didn't understand why we would bite our mates if we loved them? This is so confusing.

"Well when we bite our mates we put some of our venom into them and any vampire would be able to smell it and know that that person is already claimed. They would know who claimed that person if the mate was with them by their sent." Carlisle explained.

"But I don't have venom." I told them. How would they know I claimed anyone if I don't have venom?

"Well your venom doesn't change others but you do have venom. I can smell you on Edward." Jasper spoke up before Carlisle could and Carlisle nodded in agreement.

I turned to look at Edward to see how he was reacting to all this and he still had the crooked smile on his face. Maybe he wanted to be my mate? We'd have to talk about all this and get to know each other but I think I'd like to have him around. Jasper seems ok with this whole thing.

"Is it ok if Bella and I have some time alone so that we can talk about all this and ask each other questions that we may want answered?" Edward asked. They all nodded in agreement.

Alice got up and gave me a hug telling me we were going to go shopping soon. I agreed, I liked shopping. Rosalie just waved bye and she was actually smiling at me. Emmet grabbed me up in a big bear hug saying we would have to hunt together later. I agreed knowing I'd be thirsty soon. Jasper gave me a hug saying he was happy to have a real sister and happy we had found each other and that we would talk more later. Esme and Carlisle each gave me a hug telling me welcome to the family. Then it was just Edward and myself.

I turned to look at him and had to catch my breath. He chuckled at my reaction.