It's been three years, and it only felt like yesterday since Sam and I met the Cullens for the first time. The three years we spent with the family felt more like a blink of an eye, being wrapped up in small tasks with each member of the family, learning new things and growing myself as a vampire and a being. I learned how to speak speak Spanish, how to play, somewhat, the piano, and how to properly take care of a garden. I was proud, and I felt like I was becoming a part of the family officially.
That mere thought I had in my head became a reality, after spending a good year with the Cullen family Esme and Carlisle wanted to talk to both Sam and I, along with the rest of the family. At first I was concerned on why they wanted to talk to me, and if something was wrong.
We all were sitting around the dining room table, and Carlisle sitting at the end with his hands neatly folded on the table. Esme was on his left, having a small smile on her face that she would usually harbor, Rosalie and Emmett were holding hands on one side of the table, Edward alone on the other side looking at both Sam and myself. Sam and I were on the other end of the table, Sam holding my sleeve since my power was going to kill him from my emotions at that moment. He was holding it tightly to see why we were summoned there in this kind of manner.
"Emma, Sam." Carlisle said aloud in a warm tone, a small smile on his face as he looked at the both of us. I nodded my head, feeling Sam's hold on me tighten slightly from just hearing our name from Carlisle, "Esme and I having been discussing a matter that we feel is needed to be presented to the both of you."
"Have we done something wrong?" Sam asked aloud, worry was in his tone of voice as I looked over at him. I saw instantly how he looked like his world was about to collaspe from the news he has not yet heard. I squeezed his hand with mine, feeling like he must of been feeling so horrible for some reason.
"Of course not, Sam. You two have done absolutely nothing wrong." Esme said in reassurance, and from where I was I could see she was a bit heartbroken from what she saw with Sam. Almost like a real mother to her son, seeing her son break would make her break.
"We only wanted to talk about your future, both of yours." Carlisle explained to the both of us. I looked from him to Sam, seeing Sam look at me and nod his head once. I smiled back at him, the both of us looking back to Carlisle and Esme.
"Sam and I were discussing about where we can go from here, and we were thinking of going up to Canada for awhile. There's plenty of game for us to hunt, and we can find a nice place away from human contact." I explained to the both of them, hoping there would be some sense of approval from the family. However, I got some stolen glances, some of them were of sadness and not the ones I was looking for. Then I was confused, not knowing if they liked the idea or not.
"That's good, that you too had a plan." Carlisle started, but I knew something else was going on.
"However?" I asked, trying to end his explanation. He looked at Esme for a mere moment and then back at me. I knew something big was coming, and the whole family was looking to the both of us to see our reactions.
"We want to have you as a part of this family, officially." Carlisle explained to me aloud in his calm tone. I felt like I lost my voice when he said that, and I knew Sam was feeling the same. He wanted us in his family? Officially? OUr names would be Cullen, we could call them our family, and we could stay with them?
"You want to adopt us?" Sam asked, disbelief in his tone of voice, and also pure shock. Esme smiled widely, nodding her head as Carlisle smiled as well. I looked to Rosalie and Emmett, seeing them smile and nodding her heads. Then I looked to Edward, the only one of the bunch who I knew hardly smiled and kept to himself. Would be want me as a sister, and Sam as a brother? He smiled slightly at me and nodded once.
"You have become a part of our family, and Carlisle and I want be our adoptive parents. Well, to the humans we would be your parents, and Emmett, Rosalie and Edward would be your brothers and sister." Esme explained to us both, and my smile widened from the mere thought of having Esme as a mother, something I needed since Wendy was killed.
"It would be nice t have someone to spar with, Edward's no fun since he can read my mind." Emmett said in a joking tone to Sam, and Sam smiled from that reaction.
"And I would like to have a sister to play dress up with." ROsalie said in her cool tone to me, making my insides burst from her compliment. She was never one to compliment, but that made my day.
"If you were to let us adopt you, I think you would pose as Edward's fraternal twin, since you both look similar." Carlisle explained to me and I looked over to Edward who smiled at me. It would work, we both had the same hair color and just as tall as the other, being twins would be a walk in the park with Edward.
"It all depends on the both of you, whether you would like to be a part of this family officially as Cullens." Esme said aloud, some hint of hope in her tone of voice. I thought about it only for a mere moment or two, looking at Sam and seeing the glee in his eyes and smile. We both needed a place to call home, and ever since we met the Cullens, they made us feel like we did have a home.
"I'll do it." Sam said first, looking back at Carlisle and Esme, a warm smile on his face as I wrapped a arm around him.
"I never felt like I belonged anywhere, mostly like I was going to be alone for the rest of eternity and never have a place to call home. You have been nothing but warm and welcoming to me, and I would be glad to call you my family." Sam explained aloud, and I could see Esme clutching Carlisle's hand showing she loved what she was hearing. I then saw some eyes on me, waiting for my answer. I wasn't going to deny that opportunity to belong somewhere, and having a family. So I said what I've been wanting to say to them for awhile.
"I would love to be a part of this family."
So it being three years later, sitting out in the middle of the forest with Sam with me, having our own time together for the afternoon, and I felt like being a part of the family has made me feel warmer on the inside, more loved and appreciated. Not that I didn't feel that with Sam. Sam treated me like I was the only thing in his world, which could be true. He was all of my world, making me smile everyday, bringing me flowers whenever he was in town or from the garden, taking me out on the sailboat and having our own moments on the sea. I never asked much from him, since I never really needed much in life apart from already having immortality. But Sam gave me all that he had: his knowledge, his kindness, his grace, and mostly his love and devotion.
"I overheard Edward talking to Carlisle last night, after we went on our hunting raid." Sam said to me as we were both sitting up on the blanket he had sprawled out on the forest floor. I smiled as I kept his lips against my neck and giggled from the cool touch of his lips on my skin. AFter three years, his kisses were still giving me chills, and since I was stronger with my ability, our touches were longer and bolder.
"How bold of you." I replied back to him, his smile against my neck widened from my remark. He pulled away to move some of my hair away from my face, one of the gentler moves he would do me on occasion.
"They were talking about moving." He said to me in a bit of a serious tone. I snapped our of the dream-like state I was in and looked over at him with some concern in his eyes.
"Moving?" I asked him aloud, still disbelief about it. He nodded his head, no longer smiling and looking more serious about it as he leaned back to rest on one elbow on the blanket.
"Carlisle explained it to me the other day. We can't stay in one place for too long, the humans will find out that we're not getting older, physically that is, and that can get us exposed." Sam explained to me, which made my heart sink a bit. I was getting used to living in Washington, the cool air and the high green trees. To move somewhere else would be hard, but then again it would be like how I was with Wendy, not having one permanent home but moving place to place.
"Does he know where we're going to go next?" I asked him aloud with curiosity. He sighed, and rested his hand on my lower back as he thought about it for a moment or two.
"Any place where it's cloudy like here I believe." Sam replied back to me as I looked up at the big trees surrounding us the the forest. They were so big from where I was, but I could see every branch, and every pine needle in the trees. It would be hard not to see them anymore on a day to day basis, being able to breathe in the cool scent of the pines or fee the rough touch of the bark under my fingertips.
"I'll miss this place." I said aloud, without even thinking about it. I looked back down at Sam who was nodding his head. I leaned down to be at his level, resting on one elbow and feeling his arm going around my waist in a protective manner.
"I will too. But I think we'll be okay in a new area, and Carlisle says that since we're old enough, we can go to college and take courses with humans if we wanted to." Sam said with a hint of excitement in his voice. I smiled, thinking of how nice to would be to do something outside of the house. Going to school was going to be a challenge, for one I didn't want to kill any students. it would look bad on my part and my transcripts.
"You could study languages, since you know so many." Sam said to me, planting a gentle kiss on my shoulder and I smiled, feeling how his hold on me tightened slightly.
"And you can study architecture, since you love buildings." I replied back to him, the both of us sitting up and looking at each other. I still loved seeing his face in front of mine, still giving me the chills that I once felt when I first met him three years ago. His almond shaped eyes were filled with knowledge, protection and devotion and how yellow they were if the sun hit them just right. Sam tilted his head at me, tracing the side of my face gently with one finger, the chill was following his finger down to my neck.
"Are you happy?" He asked me aloud, as if I was never happy and he wanted to make me so. I smiled at him, taking my hand in his finally and mentally fighting off the powers kicking in. I was getting better at it everyday, being able to hold a person's hand for a couple of minutes or so. It wasn't like before, where a simple touch could lead to weakness or even death. I was stronger now, only for Sam's sake.
"Very much so." I replied back to him, seeing him smile and bring our joined hands to his lips, kissing the back of mine with his cool lips.
"It's makes me happy to see you happy, Emma." He said to me in warm tone of voice. I felt warmth coming through me in a fast pace, damn him for having that ability.
"Rosalie and I were talking this morning, and she wants to marry Emmett." I explained to him, seeing his eyebrow raise at my explanation.
"Aren't they already married?" He asked me. I laughed and nodded my head.
"They are, yes. But Rosalie and Emmett want to get married a second time, just to have the thrill and excitement all over again." I replied back to him and nodded his head. I then thought about marriage myself, if I was ever going to be married. Carlisle and Esme were, so was Rosalie and Emmett. Would it happen to me, well to Sam and I?
THose thoughts came to a halt when I saw overheard the sun coming through the high pine tress and down upon us. The sun was warm on my skin, so very warm and I looked down to see my arm, toes under my dress and my skin all over was covered in tiny diamonds now, giving a glow like feeling to my skin as I moved my hand around under the sun. It never stop amazing me how my skin would look like this whenever we were in sunlight, making me almost want to go under the sun on purpose just for see a glimpse of real beauty.
I looked over to see Sam and saw how he was shimmering in the sun as well, making him even more beautiful, if there was ever a word to describe it. His jet black hair was lighter in the sun, and so was the yellow in his eyes, reminding me of sunflowers. I felt the need to kiss him, and that need was going to eat away in my chest until I fullfilled my need. So I went with my gut and kissed him squarely on the lips.
He sighed against my lips, his hand now on my neck, making me kick in the ability ten times more as he kissed me back with a hint more passion. His hand on my neck tightened slightly as I felt his tongue press against mine, making a new surge of love towards him evident. But before we could make it go even further, We both heard something to my right and deep in the forest.
The both of us moved apart from each and onto our feet within a second, both crouched down slightly and looking in the same direction of the sound. At first I was only focused on the sound and who made it, but then I realized we were still in broad daylight, still exposed.
"We need to leave." I said aloud, looking at Sam and seeing him look at the direction in the forest where the sound was. He looked rather angry, like he picked up something, but I grabbed his arm and he snapped out of it to look back at me.
"We need to find Carlisle." I said aloud to him in a rushed tone. we both bolted in the opposite direction, running as fast as we could and trying get home to our family. Carlisle would know what to do, how to handle it. Were we watched by humans, that would of been bad enough to be exposed to humans who were hunting and stumbled upon Sam and I.
Rosalie was outside the house, reading a book on one of the chairs on the porch and we heard Edward on the piano through a open window. Rosalie looked up as we approached her on the porch and he put her book down gently.
"What is it?" She asked with concern in her voice.
"Someone was watching us in the forest, and it didn't seem human." I explained aloud to her, and I heard the piano playing stop immediately and within a mid second Edward was outside next to Rosalie. His look was of pure concern and fear.
"Where were you, I mean how far away were you when you caught the scent?" Edward asked the both of us aloud, sounding more like Carlisle in his hospital mode then ever.
"We were about 8 miles dues west by the coast line." Sam replied aloud and before I could say anything to add in, we heard a knock at the front door. We all looked over in fear, in curiosity, and mostly in confusion, wondering who would want to be at the front door of a group of vampires. I could hear Esme's heels on the hardwood floor, walking over to the front door and the door opening, the rest of us outside frozen on our spots to see what was going on.
"Can I help you?" Esme asked aloud in her sweet tone of voice. I then breathed in the same scent from the forest moments before, it was sweet and almost pure, but it wasn't human at all. No, this was a vampire.
"Hello, my name is Alice, and this is Jasper."