Phew. Alright. This chapter was written very VERY late at night, due to no sleep. I could not sleep and everytime I tried, images of things I don't want to think of came to me. Now that it's done, I think I may be able to hit the lights out. Hope you enjoy ,and sorry if there's mistakes.

All characters and original story belong to Stephenie Meyer.

R&R!!!!

-L-

P.S. The book Bella's talking about are "Why Girls Are Weird" by Pamela Ribon (which, by the way, IS a great read-go buy a copy right now) and "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.

Bella

I was lying comfortably in my new bed as we all awaited sunrise. Alice and I were reading from my new collection of timeless books while Edward and jasper had a game of chess. Emmett and Rosalie were off doing who knows what.

Edward had actually fought earlier with everyone else so that it would be just the two of us, but there were too many against him. In the end, he succumbed, after I told him that I wanted them to be there. As much as I loved to be with him, and only him, I also missed these people far too much. Everyone was in here for an hour or so, even Rosalie. She was going through my books, suggesting some that she'd read herself. Right now, I'm actually reading one of them. It's hilarious, and well written. The book was released in the year 2003, which is actually quite a long time ago. Still, I have come to really like it, and if all goes well, it may become one of my favorites. Alice was lying next to me, her feet in the air as she was absorbed in her own book. Something about Death narrating in the telling of a girl during the Holocaust.

Esme and Carlisle are coming in and out; asking if we were doing okay, if I needed anything. Carlisle even asked if the room was to my liking. After I'd practically thrown myself on each and every one of them, yelling 'thank you' at the top of my lungs, I couldn't believe he would ask such a question!

I had just finished the last chapter when Carlisle came in again. Jasper was somehow managing to be closer to check mate than Edward, to my surprise. Edward didn't look too happy about that.

"Bella, I need to have a word with you, if you don't mind." He said. Edward began to stand, though I was about to refuse. Carlisle didn't seem to be bothered by his intention to come along, so I didn't refuse him either.

We both walked out of the room, Edward leaving one last check on Jasper. I smiled, knowing Jasper wouldn't have been ahead for too long. He scowled, but Alice laughed.

Edward closed the door behind us and walked beside me as we headed to Carlisle's study.

"Did you really like it? There isn't anything more that you need, or something you don't want in there?" he asked all of a sudden.

I turned to face him in disbelief, stopping in my tracks all together. He waited for an answer.

"Edward Cullen, if there is anything more added to that room, I fear death of a heart attack may come far too soon for me." I replied. He smirked, impishly.

"Well, I hope that was a crude joke, love." He says as he places a kiss to my collar bone. I glare at him from under my lashes.

He looks back at me innocently before breaking out in laughter. "Bella, it's only a small canopy. None of them could convince Alice not to get it." He explained. I was about to charge back to the room, but we had reached the door to the study.

We entered, Edward with ease, but I was cautious. I didn't know what to expect. Carlisle was leaning on the edge of the desk, his posture reminding me how young he actually was. He smiled at us when we came in.

"Don't worry, Bella, I won't bite." He assured. I must have been expressing my worry on my face. I turned away briefly, feeling like a dog with its tail between its legs.

"You're in no trouble at all, I'm sorry if I frightened you." He soothed. "It's just that we need to discuss your stay." He explained. He arched an eyebrow and glanced at the two of us. "You are staying right? Did I judge too quickly?" he asked.

I nodded, still not really able to speak on behalf of their generosity. "Of course I'll stay. I couldn't possibly thank you enough for this." I said in reply. He waved it off as if it were no big deal.

"Well, then, what I need to know is what you'll want to be." He said casually. Only then did I remember the whole 'adopted' story that the rest of the world knew. Would I also become a Hale? A Cullen?

"You could be an adoptee, first cousin, second cousin, etc." he offerd.

"Can't she just go with Hale? Why go through this the hard way?" Edward asked.

"Well, we should respect it if she would wish to remain Swan or make up something of her own." He said. A playful grin spread as easily as butter. "Depp and Ulliel are open for all." He laughed.

I'd almost forgotten that during the summer of the year Edward had left, Carlisle had caught Angela and me talking about actors. It was all for show, since the only man I ever truly cared about was the vampire next to me. Though I had to admit, after Edward had left, Gaspard Ulliel was the closest to Edward's beauty that I thought I would ever get. Still, Isabella Marie Ulliel sounded too funky.

Edward turned to me, his eyes a piercing black that meant I would have to explain that. He really did suck sometimes.

Carlisle laughed knowingly, but he became serious again in an instant. "So, what will it be?" he asked.

I thought it over a while, not knowing if I wanted to give up a part of m y previous life. My last name was insignificant when I was human, but now it felt as though I were shredding off a piece of skin, like an onion. Edward seemed to understand.

"Well, I think Alice had said that Bella had already registered as Swan when she got her a couple of days before us." He cut in. Carlisle nodded.

"Well then, adoptee it is." he replied. "You'll officially be part of our family in no time." He assured.

After that, Edward and I headed back. There was about an hour until school doors opened, so we went to our separate rooms. He seemed hesitant at first, but Emmett dragged him away.

I turned to my new room and entered to find Rose and Alice going through my closet. I noticed then that my clothes had been brought as well. Even undergarments, which caused an eruption of invisible blushing.

Alice turned to the canopy and raised her eyebrows. I smiled, wanting to smack her and return them to the store, but they were beautiful. They matched my new room perfectly; thin silky purples, reds and golds coming down around the bed. It looked royal somehow.

Rose saw me enter and turned away from me slightly. At first I thought maybe I had judged her too soon in thinking that now she had changed, but then she turned back to me holding up two different outfits that had never been in my closet before. Now I wanted to smack Edward.

"Which would you like?" she asked. One was a red spaghetti strap with a cute white button shirt over it. Its companions were a pair of jeans and white flats.

My other option was a purple baby-doll shirt and a skirt that would possibly stop a little over my knees. I pointed to the first, uselessly.

Though I tried to put up a fight, they shoved and giggled their way into forcing the outfit on me. I looked at my reflection in the mirror inside the closet and admired it. Though my hair was a mess from the struggle, I did look cute. It always was strange how Edward seemed to know my figure and colors so well. Better than I knew, even.

Still, I skimmed through what was in my closet; new and old. After some time of complaining at all the fact that there was now more new than old than I'd hoped, I found a white little sweater to go over the shirt and exchanged the skirt for some denim capris. Alice scowled, but Rose nodded in approval. I had just noticed that they were ready. I feared that I might delay them from arriving at their usual time.

Quickly, I ran some lip balm over my lips and a little lipstick called 'blush' that was almost the exact color of my own lips. Instead of messing with my hair to fix it from its disarray, I grabbed a hairclip and fixed it in a way that seemed as though I'd meant it to be that messy in the first place. All in all, despite the shirt, I was happy with my look.

I had a feeling that Edward would be just as pleased too.

We heard a knock on my door as the guys entered. Jasper was wearing a black shirt and denim jeans so similar to mine, that I almost ran in to get a different pair. Emmett was wearing a green shirt and normal jeans. It was actually kind of scary, because Rose was wearing a green shirt and jeans as well. She frowned at this and shoved her way to her room. Alice was fine the way she was. It was a navy blue shirt and a plaid skirt that Jasper was eyeing, not despite, but because of how good she looked in them.

Edward was eyeing me up and down, his eyes lingering on every inch of me for more time than necessary. I began to fidget in my place, thinking of running to hide in the closet until he left.

Thankfully though, Rose came back in a red shirt, a white skirt and black flats. She looked gorgeous, as usual. And so we headed off towards the Volvo. Emmett joked, I hope, that we would need a car with more space now. They had fit perfectly before, but now that there was me in addition, I had to sit on Edward's lap. He seemed to enjoy it; playing with stray strands of hair and running his hands down my spine. I can't say I didn't like it, but again, it caused a panic for what may come later on.

Still, as we arrived to the school and went to our separate classrooms, it felt like an eternity until the period where I'd have Edward. The worst part was that P.E. still followed after that.

I hadn't gone to school in a while, but I dreaded the possibility of still being just as bad.