sorry it's been so long since i've posted any new chapters, my sisters have given me a makeover, from my tomboy look to a stupid barbie-girl. but here i am, and here's another chapter!

annabelle's POV

my brothers and sisters and i were playing an awesome game of baseball, and right after i slid onto home plate, someone stepped into the clearing from the trees.

it was dad. our dad.

i gasped and ran at full speed towards him. everyone else was completely frozen in shock behind me. well, at least they weren't following me.

i was running so fast, i had trouble stopping, and a pair of firm hands caught me. i stared up at him, and he smiled down at me.

"dad! what are you doing here!?" i hissed through my teeth, gesturing towards the others with my head. he chuckled.

"calm down. your mother sent me. she decided it was time to tell them." he said in a loud voice, and that set everyone off. i heard gasps and shocked whispers and "oh my god" at least 10 times.

he turned and gave a small, kind smile at my siblings. all of their beautiful faces stared back at him, and i noticed that everyone was frozen in a position that they were at before, austin had a baseball in his hand, casey was still at home plate, bat in his hands.

he turned back to me, beaming. "they all look so much like bella." he laughed, and i couldn't help but join in.

"and they are sooo much like their aunts and uncles." i giggled, and kissed his cheek. "wait here!" i said over my shoulder as i ran back to them. then everyone felt it was free to ask their questions.

"is that dad? what is he doing here, annabelle? how do you know him? is he staying? are we gonna meet him?" everyone yelled at me at once. i held up a hand, and everyone shut up.

"yes, that is dad. i met him at school a few days ago. he's staying. we're moving in with him and mom." i answered as many questions as i could at once. the girls clapped and hopped up and down, and the boys high-fived.

"alright, don't overwhelm the poor man, he can't take a stampede." i said, kissing alecia's forehead. they all nodded, and we turned to him.

he was staring at us, and gave a feeble wave. i waved back and ran over to him. he bust out laughing.

"your uncle emmett's gonna go mad!" he managed to choke out. i laughed with him and i heard some chuckles from the field.

once we calmed down, i stuck out my hand, and he took it. i lead him over to everyone else slowly, and cleared my throat.

"yeah, everyone, this is...um...dad." i muttered. i was at a loss of words. i wish mom was here. apparently, she answered my prayers, and she was at our side in an instant.

"mommy!" my little sister allison yelled, running up and leaping into her arms. she laughed and kissed her hair, turning to dad.

"so, what do you think, edward? there's 23 more of you, now." she said, giggling. he laughed.

"yeah, i guess so." he said, and i could tell he was shocked.

i might just be modest, but i think my brothers and sisters are soooo much more beautiful than me, because mom was barely a newborn when i was born, and so i resulted much, much, MUCH less cooler than them.

i mean, my sisters had flowing bronze hair, and the boys had perfectly cut brunnette hair, like mom. and i was a bronze-ish brunnette-ish hair color with hair longer than my back. i was the freak.

mom stepped forward and stood in front of everyone else.

"could you all react a little more? you just met your father, and all you can do is stand there?" she demanded, and i knew she was trying to sound stern, but her demand came out jokingly.

"nice to meet you! my name's lindsay!" my headstrong sister lindsay exclaimed, sticking out her hand eagerly. that's lindsay, always first to get excited about something. dad shook her hand and kissed her head. she beamed and went back to stand with the others.

it went like this for everyone else, but nobody was near as outgoing as she was. most of us are pretty shy, so that explains it. after everyone finished their introductions, thich took about 2 hours, dad turned to me and mom.

"shall we go to my house and see everyone's new rooms?" he asked calmly, but his eyes were excited. mom was shocked.

"they really finished enough rooms for 24 people in 2 hours?" mom asked. dad nodded.

"when you have 2 interior decorators for a mother and sister, and a brother who works wonders with tools, you could built a city in a day." he joked, grinning from ear to ear.

mom, along with everyone else, nodded eagerly, and we ran off into the forest.

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