Isabella & Abrielle

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Chapter 13: Our Side of the Story

Many hours after Edward laid down the law and stole me away to a private room did he decided that we should venture downstairs.

"Edward, I am pleased you and Abby have come down now. I thought we might discuss more on what we were talking about yesterday. I also thought we could let Abby know what is going on with her family and what they think happened."

"I am not so sure Carlisle. I think it may still be to soon. Maybe we should..."

I cut Edward off because I was curious as to what happened. I have been thinking on some of this since our exile to the bedroom. "I like to hear about that. Please I think I am ready."

"You sure? I don't want have you getting upset if it is too much for you."

"I would like to try. Please."

"Of course." He leaned over and kissed my head again and brought me into him as he sat on the sofa.

"Let's start with your family. You were declared dead after your hat and blood were discovered. This was after they did a through search of the area and found no other leads other than more clothing. It was assumed that you were killed by a wild animal. There was a service. As far as we can tell there was no connection between us and your disappearance. You went missing during a game of hide and seek. We were asked if we had seen you when you were not found. It was a long shot hope that you some how left and came to visit us. We started our own search because their visit. Edward originally found your hat. To help your family have closure we planet the hat for them to find. The hat was put on our property we figured as an attempt to get us to come find you. It was obvious you were nowhere on the trail of the person who planted the hat. Edward and Jasper followed that trail and tracked the vampire but was unable to get to them. Emmett and Rosalie came across another trail but it passed over into our land only for a short distance before it went back on the reservations side of the treaty line we were not able to follow it.

"The saving grace in our search was Alice. She was able to see flashes. Because your abducted kept changing his plans we were unable to get a feel on you. That all changed . Alice was able to see you. Alice kept these visions private not letting Edward see. I guessed they were gruesome and wanted to save us from further pain. I suggest you talk to Alice later if you want to know what she saw. She maybe able to tell you what you don't remember to help trigger your memory. There is no rush to do this since I am sure that this will be a very painful experience. I hate to have you exposed to what you have forgotten, but I wanted you to have a choice. This is after all about you." I want my memories back but from the one that returned I can imagine it was similar forms of torture. Am I strong enough to find out what else happened. I will have to think on it later. I am a bit hesitant. Carlisle stopped speaking while I was off in my thoughts. When he knew I was back he continued. "Edward was trying to gauge on where you could be from the report Alice did disperse. Things became clearer when you were in the forest and Edward to a chance and started up north. He is not a superior tracker, but he put everything he could to be able to pinpoint your location. Alice had the vision before the call was placed to me of your arrival in Denali. When Edward heard the information from Alice he left Alice behind and ran as fast as he could to reach you. My call to Edward was almost unnecessary due to Alice's knowledge. But Alice being Alice did had her reasons for wanting to get to you first. She stole a few cars along the way in order to beat Edward since he is a faster runner. I know this because she contacted me. She said she needed to get there before Edward. She said things would be better if she did. She must have seen your amnesia."

"I am sorry to interrupt but I have a few questions that I am curious about."

"That's fine dear. We keep no secrets from you."

"You mentioned Alice seeing things. Can you explain this?"

"I will give you a brief overview. I think everyone would rather be able to tell you about themselves as a way to get reacquainted with you until you either remember or find there is not need to try. Alice has a few of our family are gifted. Alice will got into detail on how her visions work, but for a quick explanation she can see the future to an extent. It was her visions that kept us in the know so we were no kept in the dark of you disappearance. If that were to happen, I think the family would not have been able to hold together like we did. Our love for you is more than you knew. We were severely affected by your abduction. I am not sure if we would have ever been the same if we were not able to find you."

Wow. Finding out that these people feel this strongly about me makes the it more upsetting my lack of memory. Even without the memories to guide me I can feel a pull to Edward and I have similar feelings of safety and trust with Carlisle and Alice.

Again Carlisle was kind enough to wait for me to return to the present for further information.

"I am afraid this part will be a little hard for you. I like to bring up your family. Your mother, step-father, father and sister all believe you to be dead. This is how it should stay as you can probably guess. Becoming a vampire, and a newborn one at that, makes it dangerous for them to be anywhere near you. From your past experiences you can now fully understand the draw to human blood. The call will not stop just because the person in front of you is someone you love dearly. The thirst does not distinguish between the importance of a person and your person feelings. The newborn stage is one of learning and you do not have the strength and will power to overcome such an obstacle. Maybe later when you learn control we can let you see them to say your farewell. We as a family will be happy to keep you update with news of their lives if that is something you wish. For the time being we will stay in Alaska to help in you adjust to your new life. I am not sure if this will help you recogncile, but Alice saw you becoming one of us. She said in her visions your were happy. Even after your abduction she still see you happy being a vampire. You can ask her more on this and I am sure she will give you every detail even down to the shoes you are wearing." He stopped and smiled at this thought.

"I like to say from what I have seen and hear you already show that you have great control. Vampires in the newborn stage can be volatile and have a tendency to break things due to advance strength. For all you have gone through you are surprisingly calm and patient. Those are not usual qualities of a newborn. I am so proud of your assistance in following our diet. After tasting human blood, it must have been hard to switch. You did it. You did it without guidance from anyone, but figured it out on your own. I am proud not only because of all of this to call you my daughter. I hope that you will still want to be apart of our family." I felt such warmth at his words. I already do what to be apart of the family. Will they still really want me if I am not the same. I will have to ask Alice how much I have changed. The last I remembered, I was a loner for the most part. I never had the interest of a boy. Already I have had more affection place upon me from Edward than from my whole life. I wonder what my role is in this family. Carlisle called me his daughter. Would I be Alice and Edward's sister? I guess the affection I received could be classified as brotherly. Another thing to ask Alice. After all would not want to start crushing on someone that is suppose to be a brother. Because I could see that happening.

"I think we should end the talk for now. If you have any questions for me Edward can always call. I need to get to Forks and finalize the move. I will keep Edward updated so Abby he is here to help you. Esme is already at the house with Rosalie and from what I have been told it will be ready tonight. There was not much to do before our things arrive. The boys will be bringing up the stuff and then retrieving the cars that are still at the house. Rose is going to help them. Abby, Esme is looking forward to helping you create your bedroom. You have one but she wants to make it somewhere that would comfortable in." He walked over and placed a kiss on the top of my head. He left the room after having what looked like a silent conversation with Edward. Alice came down the stairs to give her father a hug and kiss goodbye.

"Edward, why don't you take Abby hunting. I think it will help her be able to sift through her thoughts later, plus I plan on stealing her for the night."

"What! Your taking her for the night? Why? I wanted to spend the evening with Abby."

"That is why I suggested that you take her hunting. I could always come along, but I thought you would rather do it alone together. As for why I am stealing her, I thought it was obvious. Carlisle suggested Abby talk to me about what I saw. I think she will be able to handle it better later after a hunt rather than now. Don't you agree?"

"Well I see your point. Can I join you both tonight for your talk?"

"Nope. We are going to have a sleep over and have a little girl time why we talk. I think it will be easier that way. You can always go help the guys bring the cars. After all do you want them driving the Aston Martin?" I think I saw a look of fear cross his face.

"It is only a car. Abby is more important. I like to be around in case she needs me."

"I think it goes beyond that. I know you don't want her out of your sight. I also think you rather know about all the events I saw that I did not tell you about."

"Alice. I think it would be helpful so I could understand what happened. I understand why you did not tell me then. It would have pushed me over the deep end and I would have found it hard to keep hope in finder her." It is remarkable that people can have a conversation about you and not include you. I almost wanted to laugh. It was humorous seeing them argue.

"You better not be near when she starts asking personal questions. If there is a moment tonight when I tell you to go you better. If you don't then somethings that need to be addressed will not be if you are near by. Do you agree to my request?"

"Yes." He looked defeated.

"Oh knock it off Edward. It is nothing bad just personal. Give the girl some space. No I am off. I got things to set up for tonight. Have fun on you outing." With that she gave me a hug and was off like lightning.

Edward stood up and helped me up. He smiled at me. "Would you like to go for a hunt with me?"

"Yes, that would be nice. I like to see someone else do it so I can see if I am doing something wrong."

He lifted his left hand and cupped my chin letting his fingers lightly touch the skin of my jaw in slow movements. " Nonsense, I can't imagine you doing anything wrong. I would still be happy to show you my way. Each of us has our own styles. You will probably enjoy watching Emmett the most. It is quite comical."

He lead me out of the house towards the forest for what probably be an interesting expereince.