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annabelle's POV

i turned back to aunt alice and aunt rose.

"okay, before you guys start, she's a newborn, and she's completely confused, she doesn't know who she is, or where she is, or anything. she was changed just today!" i said, and they exchanged looks.

"annabelle, we don't have a problem with this, but it's your parents who have to make the decision." aunt rose said, and i nodded.

"yeah, i know. but i'm sure they won't have a problem with it. i've already told her she can share a room with me, and i'll take her hunting and everything, she'll be fine, she's just shy, that's all." i said, blowing them a kiss and bounding up the stairs.

i went in my room and sat down on the bed next to her. she looked up at me, and i took her hand.

"it'll be fine, i promise. my parents will be fine with it, it's not like i won't take any of the responsibilities you cause." i assured her, and she nodded.

i sighed, and decided it was time to tell her about the others.

"i have some brothers and sisters who i'm sure will be fine with it, too." i said, and she perked up a little.

"really? how many?" she asked. i bit my lip nervously. she was in for a shock.

"23." i mumbled, and she went googly-eyed. i nodded, and we laughed.

"hold on, i'll go get them." i said, and went door to door, telling them to come to my room. 5 minutes later, we were all in my room, and they were staring between cassidy to me.

"okay, guys, this is cassidy. i met her when i went out hunting. she's a newborn, and she'll be staying with me for a while." i introduced them all, and they seemed to get along pretty well. actually, now that all of us were in my room, i fully realized how big it was, all of us could be in here and it wasn't even crowded.

"okay, now you can leave." i said once they had all been introduced.

"thanks for being so hospitable." ron joked. he kissed my forehead and left with the others. i turned back to cassidy.

"well, now that all that's out of the way, we can settle in." i said, and we laughed. i happened to see the calendar hanging on the wall and gaped. cassidy noticed.

"what?" she asked. i pointed to the calendar, and she shrugged.

"so what?" she asked.

"it's saturday night! i have to go to school on monday!" i groaned, and she laughed.

"yeah, i hate school, too." she said, and we laughed again.

"will i have to go with you?" she asked quietly. that brought me back. i had no clue.

"no, you're just a newborn. i think it's best if you stay away from humans as much as possible until you can get used to being a vegetarian." i explained, and she gave me a questioning look. oh, right, i forgot to explain our way of life. well, there's no time like the present.

"my family and i live a "vegetarian" life style. it's kind of an inside joke. we only drink the blood of animals. it helps us, in a way, because we can live among the humans and live fairly normal lives." i explained. she nodded, and seemed pretty content with it.

i don't think it will be too much of a temptation, as long as she never tastes human blood. well, it was always easy for me. i realized i've never really known the feeling where i absolutely HAD to kill a human.

"your brothers and sisters seem nice." cassidy commented casually. i nodded, and smiled. they were. but a knock on my door interrupted my thoughts.

"come in!" i said, and dad opened the door. he and mom looked between me and cassidy, and smiled.

"annabelle, could i talk to you for a moment?" he asked, and i nodded. i followed him and mom upstairs and into their room, where i sat on the bed.

"your aunt alice told us about cassidy." mom started, and i nodded, preparing myself to be disappointed.

"evn though, she's a newborn, we think it's in everyone's best interest if-" she continued, but i cut her off.

"come on, mom! she's just a newborn, and she doesn't have anywhere to go, and no one to see-" i begged.

"annabelle," she said, but i cut her off again.

"she's practically helpless mom, she's still learning how to hunt!" i went on, and she tried to stop me again.

"annabelle, we-" but i was on a roll.

"what do you want to do, throw her out on the streets? she'll kill every human, the temptation will be too much, and-" but apparently she was fed up.

"ANNABELLE!" she yelled over me. i stopped talking, and stared at her blankly.

"we've decided that you're responsible enough to take on the responsibilities of a newborn." she said, and i screamed. i jumped up and hugged them both tight, and went back into my room, where cassidy was waiting for me.

"you can stay!" i yelled, and we hugged. YAY! i was screaming over and over in my mind. wow, my life is awesome.

when we were settled down again, i turned on a hugh grant movie, music and lyrics, and watched it for a while until there was a knock on my door.

i went and got it, to see alecia standing there, holding a stack of clothes.

"hi, alecia. what's up?" i asked, letting her in. she sat the clothes on the edge of the bed and smiled at cassidy.

"aunt alice wanted me to give you these, cassidy. there's enough clothes for quite a while, and she says she'll have to take you shopping to get more." she said, and cassidy thanked her. she turned to me, and i hugged her.

"thanks, 'lecia." i said as she left.

"THANKS AUNT ALICE!" i shouted down the stairs, and she yelled back a "your welcome, sweetie". i shut the door and we finished the movie. when it was over, sometime around 4:45 in the morning, i went up to mom and dad's room.

dad was playing his piano, and mom was reading wuthering heights...again. when they saw me come in they stopped what they were doing.

"so, are you ready to go back to school?" mom asked. i shook my head, and she sighed.

"it's not that bad. you'll live, trust me." she tried to assure me, but i shrugged. dad looked up from his piano and spoke for the first time.

"your aunt alice is thinking of taking you and cassidy shopping today, so prepare yourselves." he warned.

"well, at least there will be something to distract me from school." i said cheerfully. they nodded, and i went downstairs to the living room.

"oh, annabelle, i was just about to come up and get you. your uncle emmett has something for cassidy, would you mind bringing her down?" grandma esme asked, and i nodded. i tried to see what uncle emmett was doing out the windows, but he was behind the trees.

i went into my room and sat on the bed next to cassidy.

"my uncle emmett has something to give you, cassidy." i said, holding out my hand. she took it, and followed me downstairs.

"cassidy, emmett has something for you, out in the forest. annabelle, you can go with her if you'd like." she said, and i nodded. we went out into the forest until we saw emmett waiting for us, grinning.

"cassidy, this is my uncle emmett. uncle emmett, this is cassidy." i said, and they shook hands. he led us a bit farther into the forest, until we came to a small cabin.

"TADA!" he said, flinging his arms toward the cabin. i didn't get it at first, but it clicked pretty soon.

"oh my gosh, uncle emmett! you built cassidy a house!" i thanked him, and hugged him. cassidy smiled, thanked him, and went inside. i stayed behind.

"uncle emmett, thank you so much. it'll really help her to have a house of her own, in an area where she can go hunting easily." i said, kissing his cheek. he beamed and left me to check it out with cassidy.

the cabin was amazing, with a very cozy atmosphere. there was enough room to be easy to live in, yet small enough to be cozy. cassidy loved it, and so did i.

aunt alice came soon, and we turned to face her eagerly.

"time to go shopping!" she yelled, and we all laughed and climbed into her car.

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