Guys, I can't thank you enough for your reviews! They have been very helpful and kind. I have to say, I've been crying while writing these chapters. They give me the chills. Now for the much anticipated introduction to the CULLENS!!! Yay! Here you go, Chapter Four!

-Mary Alice-

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Chapter Four-The Cullens

Bella's Point of View

My dad was in shock, and I knew he wouldn't take it well. He held me in his arms repeating my name, "Bella. Bella," over and over. Both our shirts were soaked with tears. My strong daddy, my hero, was distraught and scared. I had to admit, I was surprised. I knew it wasn't true, but I always pictured my dad as the brick wall that didn't cry, that never was shaken.

After my dad left, I went upstairs to my bedroom and cried. I didn't even remember Edward was in my living room, until he knocked on my door.

"Bella? Bella, can I come in?" I just sniffled, unable to answer. He slowly opened the door, and sat beside me on my bed. My face was buried in my pillow, so I didn't even look at him, but he started to rub my back, comfortingly. "It's okay, Bella. Shh, you're okay," he muttered the words softly. Even the soft velvet in his voice wasn't calming me down. But I did run out of tears. And Edward was there, the whole while I was crying. He didn't tell me to stop, he only comforted me, and, for that, I was thankful. When I was calm again, Edward asked me,

"Would you like to meet my family?" Truthfully? I'd had enough of family matters today. But being the brainwashed, obsessed person I was, I said yes. He brought me to his silver Volvo and drove, at very fast speeds, toward his house. It was raining, and very gloomy out, in my opinion, but he chose today to meet his family. On the way, I asked him as many questions as I could.

"What are their names?"

"What do they look like?"

"Will they like me?"

"Do they know…about me?"

Edward answered each question with detail, never avoiding the questions. But he did have a mysterious way of talking about them. Like, when I asked about their ages, he seemed to laugh to himself about some inside joke I was clearly missing. Or when I asked about Edwards's birth parent, he said they died a long time ago. I immediately regretted asking, because he seemed really upset, but I did know how he felt. My mom had died only a few years ago.

It wasn't too long before we reached a long driveway, which took us to the Cullen residence. The house was, to sum it up, beautiful. No…that didn't sum it up at all. That was like saying Edward was beautiful! No, words couldn't describe it. There were windows covering most walls, which I assumed would let the sun shine through on less cloudy days. It had this extravagant look that was beyond spectacular. Edward came around and opened my door, taking my hand. I blushed, and he smiled.

"The blush on your cheeks is lovely," he stated, dropping my hand. I blushed deeper at that move. Did he not want to hold my hand? I didn't know why I cared. He shouldn't want to hold my hand—we were only friends after all.

We were at the door quickly—Edward walked quickly. He opened the door, and then I screamed!

OKAY! That's all for the chapter! Just kidding…that would be to short!

I screamed! Suddenly, I was in the arms of a short, black-haired, pixie-like girl. She held my shoulders, still, but leaned back to look at me.

"Hi! I'm Alice! We're going to be great friends!" I looked at her strangely. Was she insane?

"Alice, please. Calm yourself…" Edward trailed off. I collected my self and smiled at Alice.

"Hi, Alice. I'm, err, glad we'll be friends?" It came out as a question.

"Bella, this is my sister, Alice," Edward informed me. I smiled again, awkwardly. Then others came into the foyer. There were two other girls. The first was young, but not younger than I. She must have been in her mid 20s. She had a warm smile. She was rounded and not as skinny as the others, but she was slim and fit, nonetheless. The other girl could be described as a goddess, I suppose. She had blonde hair that rested nicely on the middle of her back. She had the same topaz eyes as the others, but she seemed less…friendly. She wasn't frowning, exactly, but she didn't smile, or seemed pleased that I was here. She was standing next to a large boy; he was abnormally large. He was big and burly, with brown curly hair. He wasn't exactly smiling, either, but he did have a welcoming air about him. Now there was a boy standing next to Alice, my apparently new best friend. He was tall and muscular, but not as large as the other boy. He had blonde hair, and he seemed to be fighting himself, and he looked in pain. I wondered why. The last was next to the round woman. He had blonde hair, and I recognised him as Dr. Cullen.

Dr. Cullen stepped forward, along with the rounded woman, whom I decided was his wife.

"Hello, Bella. I'm Carlisle, and this is my wife, Esme. Edward has told us all about you," Carlisle said. All about me, huh? Well that's great. More people to pity me. I smiled, reluctantly. Esme greeted me also, and hugged me. I hugged her back. The blonde girl and the burly one stepped forward next.

"Hey, human! I'm Emmett! This is my girlfriend, Rosalie," said the boy. I saw Rosalie kick him, and at first I wondered why. Then it sunk in. He called me human. Why did that matter? We were all human, right? Silly me, of course we were. I guessed it may have been a joke. I tried to be funny back.

"Hi other humans," it sounded dumb out loud, but everyone laughed. I didn't know why. It was like the inside jokes Edward told himself.

Alice came forward with the other boy.

"Bella, this is my boyfriend, Jasper!" She smiled too widely, and Jasper forced a smile also.

"Hi, Jasper!" I tried to be enthusiastic. Everyone said their good-byes to me, and Edward led me to his room.

Edward's room was nice. It was cute, and then I noticed—there was no bed. I asked Edward, but he didn't answer. Instead, he said,

"It's going to be a clear night. Want to camp in my back yard tonight in the stars?"

"Sure, I'd love that!" I said, getting excited! This was going to be great!

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-Mary Aly-