It started to rain early that night, I could hear it from my room where I was sitting on the couch. The window was open slightly, since I loved the sound of the rain. It was a soothing sound, and so was the sound of the water in the ocean crashing on the shore. I enjoyed certain sounds ever since I changed, only because my hearing was intensified.

I got up from the couch and walked over to the window, leaning against it slightly and looking out into the darkness of the forest. The mere sound of the rain pattering against the roof and windows was so soft, it make me think of back when I was with Wendy in the first few years of my life, in a small house deep in the Canadian Rockies. I missed that time, when I was with Wendy and she was safe, when we both were safe.

The Cullens were already keeping us safe, not that I was concerned about it. However, for how long can they keep us safe from the two vampires. Were they after us, I knew they for certain. Did they know where we are? That thought killed me, thinking that I was being watched. Should I just give up, have them come and find me, in hopes that they would release Wendy, if they were holding her hostage. They might be, to draw myself or Sam out.

There was a knock on the door, and I turned to see that it was Sam, poking his head in and smiling at me. His room was across the hall, almost directly to be precise. After our conversation on the porch, we both went to our own rooms and stayed there for awhile, thinking to ourselves. At least, I thought that's what happened.

"I'm sorry, I was bored in my room was all." He replied, coming in and closing the door behind him. I just smiled at him, nodding my head as he walked over to me.

"I was bored too, just thinking." I replied back to him with a smile, seeing him in front of me right by the window.

"Thinking of Wendy." He added for me, and I nodded my head.

"It sounds childish, but I've never been away from her before." I said to him in a honest tone, and his nodded his head showing he understood what I was talking about. Wendy alway knew what to do if we were stuck in a situation, but now that I was without her, I felt lost. Now the top was sour on my tongue.

"I saw you looking over at the piano once or twice, the one in the living room." I heard Sam say aloud and I looked over at him, seeing a small smile on his lips. So, he's been watching me when I wasn't looking.

"Do you play?" He asked me, his hands now behind his back. I shook my head.

"Wendy does, but I play Cello. I learned after my first couple of years as a hobby. I was a positively bored newborn." I joked with him hearing a chuckle coming from his lips.

"Do you still play?" He asked me.

"On occasion. Sadly I don't own one, I had to borrow whenever I wanted to play." I answered back to him.

"Perhaps soon I will be able to hear you play." Sam replied back to me, having me be still for a moment or two to drink in what he just said. He wants to me hear play, me! Now I was feeling more like a little school girl than a young adult, how silly of me.

"Do you play an instrument?" I asked him in curiosity. He shook his head.

"No, though I wish I could. My maker, when he was alive, wanted me to learn a practical trade in order to be successful in this life." He explained to me.

"Which is?" I asked him, hearing a small chuckle coming from his lips.

"I learned how to sail." I was surprised at his answer. Sailing? It was a unusual trade for a vampire to have under his belt. I have heard of learning many languages, and even knowing money, but sailing? But who was I to judge Sam and what he knew what to do. I could picture Sam out on a small sail boat, out in the Atlantic Sea and away from the fears and concerns of the world.

"I think that's great." I replied back , sounding genuinely interested, "You must be very good."

"My maker did teach me plenty of things that I do remember." Sam countered back at me an I felt my fingers playing around with the hem of my dress, all by themselves without my own accord.

"Perhaps you can take me out sailing sometime in the future." I said to him in a suggestive tone, almost in the same way he did when he asked me hear me play. He nodded his head.

"Of course." He replied, his voice was deep and smooth, almost like silk was being rang against my granite skin. It was chilling, but in a good sense. I then hear the door being opened and we both looked over to see Esme poking her head in. She was wearing a lovely pale yellow dress, her hair was arrange perfectly to frame her face and she wore white heels. it was as if she was going to the theater or out to dinner.

"Emma, Sam, I was hoping to talk you two for a moment." She said aloud as she walked into the room and closed the door. After facing us then, she had a smile on her lips and her hands folded in front of her, that look gave me the impression that she was hiding something and was going to reveal it.

"Tonight, our family is going to go into town and interact with the humans. We think it's better to be amongst the humans rather than to be completely isolated and away fro them, the last thing we would want is to draw attention in a negative way." Esme explained to the both of us. It was true, the last thing they would want is attention, but in a bad manner. The humans would find out and then we would be in a big predicament

"We would like the two of you to accompany us into town, if you'd like." She said in her light tone and a smile was still on her lips.

"Is that a good idea?" I asked her aloud, seeing her eyes on me and her nod her head.

"Carlisle and I want to include you both, since you are going to be staying with us for awhile. And we don't want the two of you to stay here without us to help you, if you were to be encountering the two vampires." She did have a point, the two vampires are looking for us and this would be a perfect opportunity. I nodded my head, thinking it as better to be with Carlisle and his family as company. The only problem was if they wanted me to come.

"Does Edward mind? And Rosalie, I don't want to intrude and all..." I started, thinking of the two of them and how they hated me. At least I thought they hated me. Esme shook her head, her carmel hair was shaking with her head in the process.

"They won't mind at all. Plus this will be a goo opportunity for us to get to know the both of you." She replied back to me, and who was I to say no to her.

The streets of the town, lit up with lights from the street lamps and windows. Humans flooded the streets, talking and walking with each other like they had no care or worry in the world. Some of them were laughing, hanging on each others arms and joking. I stayed close to Sam, who was just as curious and quiet as I was as we walked with the Cullen family. Carlisle and Esme, holding hands in a loving way, were in the front of us and smiling at the humans passing us by. Then there was Edward, walking with his hands stuffed in his pockets and having a bored look on his face as I saw women swooning over him as they passed us. Rosalie and Emmett were in front of us, Emmett's arm was around Rosalie's waist as she did the same with him. They seemed more public about their status compared to Carlisle and Esme. Sam and I were in the rear, just staying close and quiet as I saw people staring at the both of us with curiosity. Was he feeling the same anxiety as I was?

"Hello Dr. Cullen, Miss Cullen! It's a pleasure to see you out tonight at our street party." I looked to the front of our group and I saw a human woman talking to Carlisle and Esme. She had a bright smile on her face, her black hair was pinned back and up in a bun, a few of her friends it seemed were right behind her and looking at us.

"Hello Rachel." Carlisle said aloud to her with his warm smile.

"I'm glad to see all of your family out here tonight. Are these your relatives?" She asked aloud, poking her head around and she was looking at both Sam and myself. I felt a hand on my arm, which was clothed now since I was wearing a light jacket, and I knew it was Sam. Rosalie, Emmett and Edward moved out of the way slightly, looking at us to see our reactions as Carlisle smiled at Rachel.

"This is my niece Emma. She's here from New England and is going to stay with us for awhile." Carlisle explained to Rachel as she walked over to me, holding out her hand for me to shake. I shook it, not wanting to be impolite to her. Her hand was hot against my granite cold skin, very hot indeed. She smiled as she shook my hand and pulled away.

"Very nice to meet you Emma." She said in a sweet tone, showing her teeth with her thin lips. I smiled back at her.

"The same to you, Rachel." I replied back to her in a sweet tone. She then looked over to Sam. I immediately assumed he was going to panic, to not know what to do or how to handle having a human in front of him. However, he clearly proved me wrong as Rachel held her hand out for him to shake. He shook her hand with one hand and the other rest on top of hers, a welcoming smile was evident on his face. This made my own smile widen a bit.

"I'm Sam, a friend of Emma's from school." Sam explained to Rachel, who shook his hand and pulled away, her smiling never leaving her face. She seemed like a very happy person. Rachel then walked back over to Carlisle and Esme as I looked up at Sam, seeing him look down at me and have the same smile on his own face.

"Nicely done." I whispered to him, hearing him chuckle in return and shrug.

"It's not my firs time interacting with humans." He said in a joking tone to me. I then knew Sam and I will forever have a unique friendship.

Unique, that's the word.