Chapter 5

Once again I felt weightless…floating through the air until I landed on a cloud…soft and sweet until I recognized the smell. Ugh, vampires, I thought as it tore through my dreams and I sat up quickly only to fall backwards as my world went on a tilt and started to spin.

"Is she going to be alright?" a light voice asked.

I felt something cold on my forehead and throat that made shiver from the contact.

"Well she's warm but I'm not sure if that's because she's sick or because her internal temperature is just warmer than normal," said a male voice. "All we can do is wait and see."I heard movement around me and a different smell entered my senses. It was different than the others and I felt warm. It reminded me of the earthy scent of outside, the crisp, clean scent of a spring morning and a husky scent that only had one meaning: male.

I slowly lifted my eyelids and looked into the depths of a pair of warm, brown eyes looking back at me. My eyes adapted to the light quickly and I nearly gasped in awe when I saw the owner of those beautiful eyes. My gaze drank him in with excruciating detail: from the definition of his chin, the swish of his hair and the soft, sexy curve of his mouth all the way down to the ripple of his abdominal muscles and the curve of his sculpted calves. It was almost enough to make me sigh in admiration but something about those eyes looked familiar. Where have I seen those eyes before? It's going to drive me insane!

Mr. Sexy looked from me to the bronze-haired man that I think I fell on. His head was turned but I could still feel the burn of his gaze on my body. It made me feel all tingly when his eyes returned to mine and then he began to speak.

"Edward, there's something that we need to talk about," he whispered to the man.

Then it struck me. The huge, mutant dog appeared in my mind and the voice that I heard in the forest was returned to me...only deeper and more alluring.

His eyes widened as he realized what I knew and I put my palms above my head, flipping backwards to land on my feet. I stumbled a little because I was slightly light-headed but as Mr. Sexy headed towards me, I picked up the couch and hit him with it...sending him flying through a wall and into the next room.

Seconds later, a giant dog with a reddish brown coat jumped through the gapping hole his body had created in the wall. He growled in anger and snapped his teeth.

What the fuck is wrong with you!! He thought.

"I dunno, what the fuck is wrong with you?" I said.

You just used me as a damn baseball and knocked me through a fucking wall!!!!

"Its not my fault, it was a reaction and anyways you're the one who knocked the shit outta me in the damn forest. We'll call it even."

He growled at me viciously. I'm going to kill you.

I smirked. "I'd actually like to see you try."

He crouched and that's when I realized that the room was filled with vampires, all with amused expressions on their faces.

"Alright, that's enough," said the bronze-haired man, Edward...I think. "Jacob quit acting childish and phase back already."

Mr. Sexy or shall I say Jacob, looked from me to Edward and back. This isn't over.

All I did was smile sweetly. I'll be waiting.

He growled one more time at me before he exited though the giant ass hole.

I looked at Edward and smiled apologetically. "Sorry about that."

Edward was about to reply when this muscular vampire busted out laughing. "Holy shit, that was awesome," he said with a smile. "I'm Emmett."

I smiled at him. "Kasey."

"What are you?" asked Edward.

"Edward, that's not how we greet our guests. Hi, I'm Esme, how are you feeling?" said a beautiful woman with gorgeous wavy brown hair.

"Oh, I'm alright. Thank you for asking."

"That's good," she replied with a smile. "You gave us quite a fright when you passed out."

I scratched the back of my head nervously. "I'm sorry about that too...I just really hate thunderstorms. I don't know what came over me."

"You probably had a panic attack. Did your heart race unexpectedly and it was like the world started to collapse on itself?" asked the tall, blonde-haired man that stood beside Esme.

I nodded.

"Then you had a panic attack. If that ever happens again, you need to take slow, deep breaths...it should calm you down and if not then you might need to consult a doctor."

I nodded. "Thank you but I can't go to a doctor," I said on a laugh. "I'd be shipped off to a hospital faster than you can say 'Damn'."

His golden eyes lighted in interest "Explain."

I sighed. "Well...for first my internal temperature would say that my brain should be fried by now and my heart rate is too slow to do any good for my body, so there is literally no reason why I am still alive right now."

He nodded. "I see and I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I'm Dr. Carlisle Cullen and this is my family."

"Doctor huh?" I said on a laugh.

He smiled. "Yes and you already know Esme. The two standing over there are Jasper and Alice."

I turned to see a short girl with brown, pixie-like hair beside a tall, lanky male with blonde, wavy hair.

"And over there," Carlisle continued, "is Emmett and Rosalie."

I turned my head to the left and saw the muscular vampire smile and the tall, beautiful blonde give me a look that made me want to say "What you looking at bitch?"

"Don't forget us Grandpa," said a little girl with chocolate brown eyes and bronze hair, being held in what I guess was her mother's arms.

Carlisle smiled. "That's Renesmee and the woman that is holding her is her mother, Bella."

I smiled at each of them and looked at Renesmee. I squinted my eyes as I walked over to her. She looked up at me as I leaned over and sniffed. It was beautiful and delicious. "What are you?"

"She's a half-breed...part vampire and part human," said Edward. "And that's my daughter you're sniffing."

I leaned back and smiled nervously at him. "Sorry...its just that her scent was unusual. I haven't smelled a half-breed in a long time."

"What the hell are you doing?" asked Jacob, standing in the entrance of the hole. "Get away from Nessie!"

"Nessie?" I repeated slowly as I turned to Bella. "Like…The Loch Ness Monster, Nessie?"

"Yeah," she replied. "It wasn't my idea but the name stuck."

I smiled and tried to contain my laughter as I looked at Nessie. "Well, I'll make sure not to get on your bad side if you are being compared to the Loch Ness monster."

Nessie smiled. "Good idea," she said before she laughed.

I turned to look at Jacob and his eyes narrowed. He walked over to the door, opened it and slammed it behind him. Another boy came out of the hallway and looked at the hole in the wall.

"Dude, I go to sleep for about ten minutes and all the good stuff happens. What in the hell did I miss?"

My smile widened at his comment. He was muscular but wasn't as built as Emmett but had the same scent as Jacob. "I took a couch and hit your friend with it and knocked him through that wall right there," I said as I pointed towards the mess I made.

He looked at me in awe. "Wow. Where did Jacob go?"

"He took a walk."

He nodded at headed towards the door as well. He opened the door and turned to me. "The name's Seth."

"Kasey."

"Cool," he said before he went outside and closed the door behind him.

I yawn and looked around. "What time is it?"

"About two o' clock in the morning," said Alice.

"Is it ok if I stay here for the night? I'll clean up the mess in the morning."

"Why of course you can sweetheart," said Esme.

I smiled sweetly at her. "Thank you for everything."

"Well, we should let you sleep," said Emmett and he left the room with Rosalie close behind him. "Good night," I heard him call out from down the hallway.

"Goodnight Kasey," said Alice as she bounced up to me and gave me hug.

I hugged her back and as she left, Jasper nodded at me and he followed. I heard Carlisle and Esme bid me goodnight before they left. Now all that was left was Edward, Bella, Nessie and I.

"Well thanks for letting me stay here and sorry about falling all over you earlier," I told Edward.

"It's okay," as her held Bella's free hand and led them out of the room. Nessie looked over her mother's shoulder and stared at me.

I smiled and waved as they disappeared from the room. I lifted the couch and put it back in place and was about to lie down before Esme suddenly appeared with a pillow and a blanket.

"I thought you might need this," she said with a smile and handed over the materials.

I took them from her and said thanks before she disappeared once again. I put the pillow down and got myself comfortable on the couch before I slipped the blanket over top of me. I closed my eyes for a moment and as I finally relaxed, I could of sworn I smelled the earthy scent of the outdoors before I drifted off into sleep.