I flipped through the channels, bored. There was nothing on and it was getting late. I hated the hours between 10pm and 9 am, there was nothing on. I sighed, leaning my head back on the couch. Esme's footsteps caused me to turn to the stairs. She was dressed for bed, not that she ever slept. She smiled and approached me.
"I'm going to miss you while I'm gone." She said, softly.
"I'll miss you too." I responded as she hugged me.
"Promise me you'll protect her while we're away." She motioned towards Kambri.
I had forgotten she was there. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing had slowed. She was sleeping. She looked to angelic and fragile. I definitly wouldn't let anything happen to her.
"I swear on my life, she'll be in one piece when you get back. And if she's not...it's Jasper's fault." I grinned.
Esme laughed softly, "Maybe we should get her to bed."
"I'll get her." I carefully stood, not wanting to wake her.
She was light as a feather in my arms as I carried her up the stairs, Esme not far behind. She opened the door and I carried her to her oversized bed and lay her down gently. She shifted a bit, but finally settled in a comfortable position. Esme covered her with a blanket and brushed her hand over Kambri's cheek. After watching her for a second, Esme kissed her forehead and leaned down.
"Goodnight Kambri, I love you." She whispered softly.
I stared at Kambri as she slept. She was unaware of anything going on around her. Someone could come in and take her...or worse and she wouldn't even know what had happen. What if the moment I took my eyes off her ....what if something horrible happen? What if...oh stop it Emmett! You're acting like Edward! Bella lived through her clumsy life just fine before Edward came along. The only real danger to her came after she met him! Kambri can take care of herself!
"Emmett...are you coming?" Esme's voice wrecked my train of thought.
I shook the thoughts out of my head and followed her into the hallway.
"What's wrong, Emmett? Why were you looking at her like that?" Esme asked, concerned.
"Oh...I was just having a moment...I'm just worried about her now." I shrugged.
"Worried about her? Is something wrong? Is she sick? Carlisle can check on her if he needs to!"
"No, no! It's nothing like that!" I laughed, "I guess I'm just a little over protective..."
Esme smiled, "You've always been that way."
But now it was different...sure I was over protective of Alice, Jasper, Edward, Bella and Nessie...but it was differnt some how. I was sure how...but it was.
"Well, I'm going to finish packing."
"Okay, good night." I smiled, hugging her.
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KPOV
I grabbed my back pack as the door opened, Esme and Carlisle stood smiling.
"Oh, hey!" I smiled.
"Good Morning Kambri." Esme smiled, walking closer.
She held a small box in her hand. I wondered what it was.
"We just wanted to give you this,everyone in our family has one."
Esme slowly opened the box and held it out ot me. Inside was a small ring with a picture engraved on it. I stared, It was gorgeous.
"It's the Cullen Crest. It's like the boys wrist bands and Esme's braclet and Alice's necklace. We wanted you to have one so we had it made for you." Carlisle smiled as I took it from the box.
"It's gorgeous! I love it!" I slid it onto my finger and stared at it.
I couldn't believe they had done this! I was officially part of their family. This was amazing. I couldn't speak.,,,I guess I was speachless...
"We wanted you to know how much we love you, even though you've been here a short time." Esme beamed.
"Thank you." I said.
"KAMBRI! LET'S GO!" Emmett's voice boomed from down stairs.
I'm almost positive I heard the frames and trinkets on the wall shake.
"I better go." I said, hugging both of them, and heading down the stairs.
Emmett stood holding my jacket as we headed to the garage. I followed him down to the end where a truck was parked.
"Um, aren't we taking the jeep?" I asked, pointing back to it.
"No, we're taking this. It's really icy and the jeep is meant for off roading, not ice. This truck on the other hand is ice safe!" Emmett laughed, getting in.
For once I could get into it by myself and did so. I sat quietly stairing at the ring on the way to the school.
"You like it?" Emmett asked.
"Yeah, it's awesome. I love it!" I smiled.
"It was Alice's idea. She's smart like wanted you to feel at home."
"Well she did an awesome job."
I looked up at Emmett as he drove. Every now and then he'd look back at me and smile. I loved him smile. His dimples were the cutest thing about him.
"Why do you keep looking at me like that?" He asked, laughing.
"I don't know." I shrugged, looking out the foggy window.
He just smiled and watched the road.
"So Christmas is coming up, what do you want?" I asked.
"What?"
"Christmas! You do celebrate Christmas right?"
"Well of course! But...I hadn't really given it much thought. And because it's your first christmas with us, I'm pretty sure you're off the hook on buying the others presents!" Emmett smirked.
"No! I love giving people presents!" I responded, "I saw this really cute dress I want to get for Alice! I hear she really likes to get dressed up!"
"Oh she she does! And she'll do the same to you if you're not careful!"
I laughed. It wouldn't bother me if Alice dressed me up. I actually liked getting all prettied up every once in awhile.
"Like next week for Carlisle's hospital Christmas party. We go every year. She'll probably put you in fancy dress and heels."
"Well I migh have to let her do my hair to!" I grinned.
"Oh no, not another one!" Emmett groaned. "Just kidding..."
He winked at me as we pulled up at the school, I grabbed my backpack and hugged him.
"I'll pick you up this afternoon." He said as I stepped out.
"We'll see about that." I laughed, closing the door.
I turned to see everyones eyes on me. My eyes searched the parking lot for Tammy. She was on the far side of the parking lot talking to another girl. I made my way to them as fast as I could with out falling.
"Tammy!" I called.
She looked up and waved. I felt a wave of reliefe as I reached them . The other girl had short straight black hair that came down to her chin. She was about 4 inches taller than me, and a few inches taller than Tammy.
"Kambri, this is Liz Whitlock! Her dad just transfered to work at the hosptial." Tammy smiled. " Liz, this is Kambri Cullen, Dr. Cullen's daughter."
"Hi, nice to meet you!" I waived.
"Hi, same here! I've heard a lot about your dad! He's one of the best!" :Liz smiled.
"Was that Emmett that dropped you off?" Tammy asked, excitedly.
"Um, yeah!" I nodded.
"Oh my God! His brother Edward is gorgeous! He married Cheif Swan's daughter right?" Tammy questioned.
"Yeah...they had a little girl named Renesmee."
"You'll get to meet them at the Christmas party!"
"Oh, sounds fun!" Liz nodded.
The bell ran off in the distance.
"I guess that means class!" I sighed.
"Well, we dont' have any classes with Liz, but we'll meet for lunch!" Tammy said as we made our way to class.
"Um, yeah, sure." I nodded.
The day seemed to drag on as I became more and more hungry. I had skipped breakfast and my stomach was beginning to growl. Finally the bell for lunch rang and I made my way to the cafeteria.
Tammy and Liz were already at a table when I got there. I sat across from them where a tray of food had been placed.
"I got you some of everthing." Tammy said.
"Thanks, I'm starving!" I responded, eyeing to food.
I took a bite of celery as a group of girls passed.
"She's obviously a Cullen. That's the same table her brothers and sisters sat at while they were here." One of them said.
"She's just like them, look at her. She's weird." Another chimed in.
I leaned forward so my hair would cover my face as it burned red. Tammy and Liz looked at the girls, glaring. I bit my lip, trying to distract myself for murdering them all. I had the vision in my head of ripping their heads off.
"Just ignore them, they're stupid." Liz said, turning back to me.
"Yeah, you're not weird, you're just not like them and that's a good thing!" Tammy reasurred me.
"No, you're not weird at all!" Liz agreed.
"Thank's guys." I said, softly.
"No problem, do you need another ride home today?"
"No, Emmett said he'd be here for sure." I shook my head.
Sure enough when the final bell rang, Emmett was waiting. I waved bye to Tammy and Liz as they continued to her car.
"New friend?"
"Yeah, her name's Liz Whitlock. Her dad works with Carlisle."
"Whitlock?" Emmett almost yelled, surprised.
"Yeah, why?"
"That's Jasper's last name..." Emmett thought for a moment.
"Jasper's last name is Hale..." I corrected him.
"No, tha'ts Rosalie's last name. Jasper's is Whitlock." Emmett shook his head.
"Rosalie? Who? I'm seriously lost? What are you talking about?"
Emmett sped off down the street on his way to our house. I was extremely confused. Who was Rosalie? And why would Jasper have her last name? We arrived at the house and Emmett almost tore the door of the hinges trying to get to Jasper.
"JASPER!" Emmett yelled.
I ran to catch up with him. He opened the door to Jasper and Alice's room and entered with out looking.
"Emmett!" Alice screamed.
"You're both clothed, it's fine! You!" He pointed to Jasper.
Jasper raised an eyebrow, lookig at Emmett as if he were crazy. And at this point I wouldn't have doubted him.
"What?" Jasper asked, slightly annoyed.
"You said you had a sister! What was her name?"
"What? Why are you asking me this? Who cares!" Jasper responded, rolling his eyes.
"What as her name?"
"SHE DIED EMMETT! WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?!?!?" Jasper glared, angrily.
"What as her name?" Emmett asked.
"Emmett, you know he doesn't like to talk about it! Please stop!" Alice almost begged.
"Eliza, her name was Eliza! Can you leave it alone now?!?!?!" Jasper said, visibly upset.
"Did she go by Liz at all?" Emmett pushed for more information.
"You think that Liz is related to Jasper? They look nothing alike!" I shook my head.
"Liz? Who is Liz?" Alice raised an eyebrow.
"She's a new girl at school. Her name is Liz Whitlock...her moved here so her dad could work with Carlisle." I shrugged.
"Liz died in 1890. I watched her die!" Jasper growled.
I felt a wave of rage and anger as Jasper walked closer to Emmett.
"Drop it. It's a coincidence. My sister died. Leave it alone now." He said lowly.
"Okay..." Emmett nodded. "I'm sorry."
Jasper nodded and Emmett grabbed my arm as he turned to leave. I looked back as Alice held Jasper. Emmett dragged me down the stairs and into the living room.
"I still don't think I'm wrong." Emmett sighed, falling onto the couch.
He lay there for a moment and looked at me.
"I'm sorry." He smiled.
"It's okay. I was confused the entire time. You said 'Rosalie'...who's she?" I asked.
Emmett's smile faded quickly. It was as if he was upset now.
"My ex-wife." He said, softly.
"Oh..."
He had been married. I wasn't sure how to process that. I sat in an oversized chair and thought for a moment.
"She left me about 10 months ago. I haven't heard from her since." He said, crossing his arms and looking away. "I guess she wsn't happy.'
"I'm sorry to hear that." I said.
"It's okay, I'm fine. I'm ready to move on." He said softly.
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A/N: OH THE EXCITMENT! :p I'M STILL NOT SURE WHERE THE JASPER/LIZ THING IS GOING BUT I'M DETEREMINED TO MAKE IT WORK FOR MY LIZZIEBEAR! ANY SUGGESTIONS? I'M OPEN FOR IDEAS! :D AND I'M SKIPPING THE SONG PART UNTIL KAMBRI AND EMMETT'S RELATIONSHIP PROGRESSES.
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