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annabelle's POV

after dad and mom stopped talking, the visions of krystal came back to haunt me, as i assumed. but i couldn't hold the damn venom tears back anymore, i just had to let them go. when dad noticed i was crying, he just held me tighter.

i cried like this for at least 2 hours, because when i stopped, dad finally spoke.

"are you alright?" he asked, pulling back to look me in the eye. i nodded slowly, and he wiped away the last tear. i stood up and followed dad downstairs, to find everyone reacting sort of like i was: sitting silently, staring blankly at the walls.

only aunt alice looked up, and soon i found out why.

"annabelle! your hair is a mess! come on, let's go fix it." she said, pulling me back upstairs, through her room, and into her cream-colored bathroom. she picked up a brush from out of the medicine cabinet and started running it through my hair.

"are you alright?" she asked after a while. i shrugged. she smiled sympathetically at me, and i smiled half-heartedly back. uncle jasper came in after a few minutes.

"hello, ladies. how are you feeling, annabelle?" he asked, leaning against the doorframe. i gave him a look, and he shrugged.

"as if you don't already know." i said, and we laughed. wow. i actually laughed. hmm. maybe i was starting to get over this. then aunt alice finished, and pulled my hair up into a loose ponytail.

we all went back into the living room, and i layed against dad's chest again. aunt alice sat beside me, with my feet in her lap. we all stared at each other blankly, lost in our thoughts. soon, though, the doorbell rang.

grandpa carlisle went and got it, and i stayed behind, praying that it wasn't another vampire seeking my death. but that worry disappeared instantly when i heard grandpa carlisle speak.

"oh, hello, bella. come in." he said, and stepped aside to reveal mom, holding my suitcase. she came over and kissed my forehead.

"here, annabelle. your sisters were nice enough to clean out your room for you, here's your things. you should go and unpack." she told me. i nodded and stood up, as did aunt alice and aunt rose.

"we'll help you, annabelle." aunt rose said, taking my suitcase and following me upstairs. we got to my room, and i unzipped my suitcase. they helped me put clothes away, and i plugged my laptop in at the desk in the corner of the room.

when i turned it on, i noticed the photo of my family and smiled. they noticed and flopped down on the couch next to the desk. aunt alice turned on the t.v. and they started watching a romance movie on starz.

i checked my email, and noticed one that stood out, from aunt rose. it was something she had forwarded me, from the "forks washington community stage". it had a huge banner, that said "upcoming act, next sunday night, annabelle swan cullen, singer." what in the world?

then it hit me.

that's what aunt rosalie meant when she said "great! it's set for next sunday!" when she went into the skyscraper. she set me up for a performance! i turned in the swivel seat to face them, and saw them looking at me anxiously.

i looked at aunt rose and she shrugged. i squealed and hugged her tight. when i pulled back, she spoke up.

"the guy at the office said you could do 3 songs for your first performance. which ones are you going to do?" she asked, and i thought for a moment before going into my mini-recording studio and picked up my songbook.

they looked over my shoulder as i flipped through pages and pages of songs, until i found 3 good ones:

butterfly

love story

decode

i wrote butterfly and love story, but decode is by paramore. (just a quick disclaimer, i don't own any of the songs.)

i pointed them out to my aunts, and they nodded. we came back into my bedroom and resumed what we were doing. after i finished checking my email, i watched the rest of the movie with them, and when it was over, we went back downstairs.

mom was sitting next to dad, and i sat at her feet. she kissed my hair.

"hey, you got new hair! it looks great, annabelle." she observed. i nodded and looked towards aunt alice, who smiled proudly.

we all watched random things on t.v. until mom stood up.

"i think it's time i head home. edward, annabelle, are you two coming?" she asked, and we looked at each other and nodded. i said goodbye to everyone and we left.

a short 5 minutes later, we were home, and i went around to everyone's room to say hi. i stopped at austin and casey's room and sat down on the couch next to them, watching casey kick austin's butt at some space invasion game.

i sighed and took the remote from casey.

"it's all about speed, dude. i emailed you the cheat code, didn't you use it?" i asked. casey shrugged and i sighed again. i pressed a bunch of buttons on the controller, and "player 2, winner" flashed on the screen.

austin groaned, and i smirked and left the room. i went downstairs to look for mom and dad. i found them in the computer room, mom was on a real estate website, and dad was leaning against the wall.

"hi," i said, sitting in the desk next to her. she waved without looking up. then my throat burned.

"i think i'm going to go for a hunt. see ya later!" i said, running out of the back door. dad came out on the back porch and called after me.

"don't go after any bears!" i heard him chuckle, and i did too.

"sure thing!" and i ran off into the forest.

--2 hours later--

after i went hunting, i felt energetic and rejuvinated. i dashed back home and through the house, back to the living room where mom and dad were.

"hi guys!" i said, plopping down on the sofa. they waved, and dad stood up.

"i'm heading back to my place. you wanna come?" he asked me. i nodded, and stood up. then mom did too.

"it looks like everything with selling the house is set in stone, i think it's time for us to go meet the others, edward." she said, and dad nodded. i clapped and called everybody down.

when they were all down, we explained the situation, and we went towards our new house.

when we got there, mom told everybody but me and dad to go to the backyard, and they obeyed. i ran inside and sat down next to uncle jasper on the couch. when mom and dad came in, they told everybody that the rest of us were in the backyard waiting.

aunt alice and aunt rose hopped up and down, and we all went in the back to meet them.

when we got to the backyard, i stepped aside so the others could step forward. everybody stared back and forth at each other for about 5 minutes until uncle emmett broke the silence.

"oh my god, edward! there's like a million of you!" he yelled, and aunt rose smacked him upside the head. everyone laughed, and that seemed to break the ice.

everyone filtered around, like a meet & greet, talking to everybody, and soon we all split up, some of the girls going with aunt alice and aunt rose inside, some of the boys going with uncle emmett to play video games, and some going with uncle jasper and our grandparents.

soon it was just mom, dad, and me.

"that went well." i mused, and mom and dad nodded. soon after, i heard screams coming from the third fourth and fifth floors of the mansion, and i laughed, knowing it was everyone seeing their rooms.

we eventually went inside, visiting everyone's rooms, seeing how things were going. some of the girls were enjoying gardening with grandma esme, and uncle emmett was getting beaten to death at video games.

some 5 hours later, uncle emmett came in my room, where i was practicing a song for my performance on sunday.

"annabelle, i want to play a game." he said, and i stood up and went with him downstairs.

well, there's another chapter, one that i must admit was one of the most anticipated. i hope you enjoyed it! go on, push that little green button down there. go on, push it. i promise you, the volturi will not jump out and eat you. stay tuned!