thanks guys, for all of your reviews, i really appreciate it! sorry for the long wait on this chapter, i've had a lot of guitar, piano, drum, and flute lessons recently, and my brothers formed a family baseball team, cuz twilight inspired them!!! lolz its so weird, but my mom and dad are making me be their stupid coach, so i've been busy. and i was suffering from extreme writer's block, but it went away and i got a totally awesome idea for this chapter from my sister, so props for this chapter to lindsay!!!! but keep on reviewing and enjoy the chapter!

annabelle's POV

i woke up after what seemed like days, and groaned a bit. my head was throbbing terribly, but it passed after a few minutes. i was awake, i could tell, because i heard voices around me, but i felt so weak, i just laid there with my eyes closed.

i felt a pair of hands stroking my hair for a while, and then i heard dad talking to mom. mom was here!?!? oh man, she was going to kill dad! it wasn't even his fault, i was stupid for running after a grizzly all by myself. that thought reminded me that i was thirsty.

i never got to hunt while we were out, and my throat burned terribly. then mom spoke.

"did she hunt at all?" she asked dad, who sounded extrememely close. that thought made me groan a little. i peeked through my lids just enough to see him shake his head. mom sighed.

"well, she'll be crabby and thirsty after she wakes up." mom sounded so calm. dad on the other hand, seemed the exact opposite. i could just feel the guilt rolling out of him. mom and dad carried on a conversation, and i continued to lay there, until i finally couldn't take it anymore.

"dad?" i asked. my voice was hoarse, probably from not moving or talking for about a day. dad was at my side in an instant, and i heard footsteps running up the stairs shortly after. "i'm here." he said quietly, patting my head very gently, like i was a fragile little human or something.

a blonde man who looked like what mom described as dad's father, named carlisle, felt around my head and i winced a little, it was a little touchy. he helped me stand up, and i was a little wobbly at first, but i steadied myself soon enough. i went over and hugged my mother, and she hugged me back gently, kissing my hair. then i turned to dad.

he stared at me uneasily, like if he touched me, he'd hurt me again. i walked up and hugged him hard, just to prove that i wasn't that fragile. but he still lightly hugged me back. i sighed, exasperated, and looked up at him. his eyes were a coal black and the shadows under his eyes were like stormclouds.

"i'm fine dad, calm down." i told him, and he sighed with relief, like he was glad i was able to speak. i turned around to face everyone else. emmett and rosalie were in the doorway, hand in hand, and smiling hugely at me. i walked over and gave rosalie a light hug and she kissed my forehead. i really liked her.

i turned to emmett, and he pulled me up into a bone-crushing hug. i gasped for air, and he let me down after dad snarled at him. then i turned to alice and jasper. they were about 3 feet away, jasper winked at me, and i hugged him hard. i really took a liking to him, he was quiet, just like me. then i turned to alice, who was grinning the hugest of all, hopping up and down.

she pulled me into a tight hug, and kissed my cheek. she pointed to carlisle and a caramel haired woman, who must be carlisle's wife, esme, and told me to say hi. and that was hard for me.

i'm the most shy out of everybody, so meeting new people, especially vampires, is hard for me. i walked up shyly and smiled. esme gave me a very maternal smile and a light hug, and carlisle hugged me and shook my hand.

when i turned back to mom, she wrapped her arm around my shoulders. "how are you feeling, sweetie?" she asked. i shrugged. "i feel confused!" i replied, and everyone laughed. alice stepped forward.

"come on, ananbelle, you might want to change your clothes," she said, and i looked down at myself. my shirt was covered in dirt, and my jeans had grass stains. "let's go see if i can find you anything to wear." she said, leading me out of the room and down the hall to a lightly-colored room.

bella's POV

after annabelle woke up and said hello to everybody, alice took her to find something clean for her to wear. i walked up to edward and patted his arm. "see, carlisle told you she'd be fine." i pointed out, and carlisle nodded. edward just sighed.

"it's still my fault. and when she comes out, i'm going to apologize." he said seriously, sitting down. esme came over and sat next to him. "edward, it's not your fault. she made a mistake, and she ran ahead of you. and she came out alright, so do me a favor and calm down." esme enunciated the last few words and left. everyone but jasper followed her out.

"bella, do you think i could talk to you for a second?" he asked. I nodded, and we ran into the forest, out of everyone else's hearing range.

"bella, annabelle really seems to like me. we seem a lot alike. so do you think alice and i could take her out for a day, for some bonding time?" he asked quietly. i was shocked silent. was jasper really this loving towards his neice?

"sure, jasper, i'm sure she'd love that! and she's told me before that you seemed interesting, so you don't have to worry about her not liking you." i told him, patting his shoulder. he gave me a puzzled look. "what has she said about me?" he asked, and we sat on a rock.

"well, i've told her about all of you, and given her descriptions before, and she thinks you are a lot alike, and you are. you are both very quiet, you're both into history, and she has your cheekbones." i finished. jasper looked at his feet, and i'm sure that if he could blush, he would have.

"well then, when she comes back, i'll ask her and alice when we should go." he said, and we hugged for a minute, and ran back home. when we got back into carlisle's medical room and sat down, alice and annabelle walked in.

"alice! wow, she looks great!" i exclaimed. in the 5 minutes that they had been gone, alice had given annabelle a total makeover. her long bronze-colored hair had electric blue streaks, and was pulled up so that the top was up and the bottom was down.

she was wearing a pair of faded distress jeans and a blood red spaghetti strap top with red and white striped converse. but what was dangling from her ears was the most shocking.

she was wearing 2 pendant earrings, and when i looked closer, i saw that the pendants were the cullen family crest. rosalie gasped and grinned. "i love the earrings, alice!" she said, giving alice a dainty high-five.

edward stood up and walked over to annabelle, and i followed. he gave her a light hug and began to talk. "i'm sorry, annabelle. i shouln't have let you get hurt yesterday. please forgive me." he said sullenly. annabelle laughed her twinkling laugh that makes me smile (heard that before?) and hugged him tight. he chuckled and kissed her head.

"i'm the one who should be apologizing. i shouldn't have ran ahead. i should have stayed with you. i'm sorry. will you forgive me?" she asked, and edward's chuckles got louder and harder.

"annabelle swan cullen, you are my daughter. of course i'll forgive you!" he said. she laughed and he held up her head and examined her earrings. "so i guess you're officially part of the family now, huh?" he asked, and she nodded. then jasper stepped in.

"alice, annabelle, can i talk to you for a moment?" he asked, and the girl nodded and followed him into his and alice's room.

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