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Chapter 31

Bella POV

I had a pretty peaceful dream last night considering what happened yesterday. For some reason, Emmett was in a rabbit suit eating brussels sprouts while trying to make me eat some. He promised it was ice-cream afterwards and I frowned because I knew he was lying.

After my particularly bizarre dream, I woke up, once again cuddled against Edward's side which made my heart flutter. This whole 'keep feelings a secret' thing was getting harder. I tried to stretch, only to realize that I was extremely sore. Police. Jane. Walk. Be strong. It all came back to me in full force as me eyes automatically flickered to the photo frame beside my bed. I took a deep breath. I will no longer cry; if I can't be strong physically, I will be emotionally.

"Bella?" Edward's smooth voice captured my attention.
"Are you hungry?" He asked bluntly.
"No, not really…" I trailed off, confused by his different behaviour.
"Come on, you need to eat." He took my hand and led me downstairs while supporting most of my weight. He wasn't as patient as he usually was, he was… fidgety.
"Is something wrong?"
"No." He answered curtly. I started to panic. What else could have gone wrong? What else can I lose? The Cullens. It struck me in the face. Were they sick of me? Edward took in my expression and immediately the concern I knew so well re-appeared.
"I'm sorry. I promise everything is fine." It was now my turn to be curt as I simply nodded once and headed to the kitchen where all the Cullens sat. Esme place French oast before me and I picked at it lightly. Carlisle cleared his throat.
"Bella, there is something we need to tell you." Whenever Carlisle spoke in this tone as the head of the family, something serious was going on.
"Another secret?" I squeaked and Emmett chuckled half-heartedly.
"It's the last one- promise." He said.

"One thing we haven't told you about vampires is that we are immortal." Jasper began and I nodded for him to continue, instead, it was Rosalie.
"You remember how you told us a family found you on the street when you were a baby and just put you up for adoption?" I nodded puzzled.
"It's a lie." How would she know?! "They were forced to give you away. They really wanted to keep you." Rose whispered the end and I gasped.
"You, you – you?" I stuttered like an idiot.
"We found you Bella." Esme said softly. I stared at her through bleary eyes for a moment before I said the first thing I could think of,
"Mom?" Esme beamed and stepped forward to embrace me.
"Oh Bella! I am so terribly sorry we left you!" Faded images passed through my mind of long ago and I turned to look at a hurt Rosalie incredulously.
"You too! You TOO! You were also a mother to me!" I wept remembering soft and gentle touches. Rosalie became euphoric.
"You remember." She sighed.

"I always have." I said confidently. "My dream. It always started with you- all of you." I said bewildered. It was abnormal for a human to have memories from such a young age, especially when they are all mixed up together. However, mine weren't mixed. I had clear stages in my childhood and each stage gave me memories, even if they were murky.
"You called me Bellsy." I said looking at Emmett. "And you honey." I shifted my gaze to Jasper. They both nodded with a small smile.
"Wow." Was all I managed to say. Years of unanswered questions had finally been solved and I definitely felt overwhelmed.
"Bella, I know this is a lot to take in. Just calm down darling and we will explain the rest." Carlisle said softly.
"Okay." I whispered.

"You w-wanted to keep me?" I asked uncertaintly.
"Of course we did! You were taking away by this social worker, this Sharon." Esme spat the name. " And we tried to find you and then you just disappeared! And when Carlisle finally found your new name-" I cut her off.
"You found me? As in, moving to Forks wasn't a coincidence?" I asked unbelieving and slightly mad.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Rose looked at me pleadingly.
"We wanted to, really! But we were so afraid you would reject us or not believe us and it was so obvious that you just needed some friends!" I mulled it over and couldn't deny that it made sense.
"It's okay, I understand." I sighed.

"You are just 'okay' with it?" Edward spoke for the first time since the conversation began.
"Yes."
"How?" He asked incredulously.
"Well, I mean sure, it is a bit strange. But I feel relieved above anything else. During the past few years, it seemed that your faces in my dreams was the only thing keeping me safe. The only thing keeping me sane. When I first saw you in the cafeteria, when I saw my 'angels' I could have died from shock. Bu now, I have really found you and I know what you are. It didn't bother me that you were vampires who could kill me by simply blowing in my direction so why should it bother me to know that you actually are family?" Edward looked at me in awe as Esme and Rose sobbed.

"You are amazing." Edward muttered and I blushed.
"Just one thing." I asked, suddenly extremely vulnerable.
"Anything." Jasper said confidently and the stupid tears started rolling down my cheeks. Only this time, they poured straight from my heart.
"Please don't leave me again." I cried pathetically. They all seemed too upset to answer with Edward looking as some one was burning him. Emmett eventually crouched before me and took my chin gently so that I looked at him.
"We promise." He said simply and sincerely. He didn't try to deny or defend their departure, he just accepted it. I lurched forward into his arms and clung to him needily. I needed him as a proof of reality. I needed him as my big brother.
"Thank you." I whispered and Alice hugged me from behind followed by Edward and Jasper and pretty soon the whole family.
"Group hug!" Alice exclaimed happily and I laughed at the situation.

Here stood an orphan who lost her birth mother followed by her adoptive mother. She also lost her father and she mourned that loss, because she lost him long ago. This orphan lost her father when she was merely a few months old before he lost himself. This same orphan now stands at the core of a loving embrace from no other than seven vampires, but not only that; she stood with her family.

There was only one thing left to do, only one thing left to say.

"Will you adopt me?"

Voila les cheris! Aww, some nice brotherly love ;) Sooo what do you think? Thanks for reading and just keep doing your thing!!! =)