"Emma. Sam." I heard Carisle say aloud in both relief and in confusion. All of the family was there in, the living room of their home, and they looked at us with both disbelief and joy on their faces. I thought we came in at a wrong time, since they all looked as if they were on eggshells. Edward was the only one missing, and that made my heart ache knowing that he wasn't there to see me. But within seconds, I saw Esme walk over to me and hug me tightly. I hugged her back, breathing in the same sweet scent of Esme and as she pulled away, I saw she looked just the same: motherly and filled with love.

"You're a sight for sore eyes!" I heard Emmett said as he hugged Sam, his voice was light and cheery. Just how I remembered. Alice walked over to me, well, glided over to me as she always does. She hugged me as well, having me bend down to hug her since she was so small. But I missed her as well as the rest of the family, seeing her pull away from me and have the look of relief in her eyes.

"We didn't think you would come tonight, why didn't you warn us like you usually do?" Esme asked aloud as she hugged Sam.

"We wanted to surprise you all." I said aloud, still seeing Alice's eyes on mine. I then knew that she was not her usual self, since she was in fact being more secluded from me. Something happened to her, and the family, "But I think we came at a wrong time."

"Did something happen?" Sam asked aloud as he shook hands with Jasper in a friendly way. I looked away from Alice and at Carlisle, seeing a grave look on his face. I then knew something terrible did happen to the family, and I immediately went over to Carlisle. He wouldn't hide something from us, since we were family.

"When we moved here to Forks, two years later Edward met someone." Carlisle started to explain to the both of us, having me raise a eyebrow at him, "Her name is Isabella Swan."

"She's a human." Rosalie said to us, having me look over at her. Just seeing her mention that name made her grimace. I was shocked, the fact that Edward met a human being who was female. I knew that they family wanted to be in communication with humans, but this sounded a bit too far from what has happened in the past.

"Edward and Bella fell in love with each other over time." Carlisle explained to me, having me go into shock for a moment or two. He then started to explain their relationship with me, how Edward at first wanted to stay away from her but her blood was too sweet and intense for him to ignore. It all sounded surreal to me, how a vampire could fall in love with a human being, and the human falling for the vampire in return.

Sam and I sat down and listened to the entire history of Bella and Edward. Edward saved her from 3 nomads who wanted to kill her for sport, one in particular was killed by the Cullen family and other two ran off. Then he explained about a nasty incident at her birthday party they threw for her, in which she cut her finger and Jasper lost control. Edward then decided to leave Bella in order for her to have a normal happy life, breaking her heart in the process. The Cullen family left for the Denali Clan for awhile, though Edward went off on his own still in grief over what he did to Bella. When Carlisle said this, I looked over at Jasper. Jasper had his head down slightly, having me see that it was still painful for him to think about what he did to Bella. He was still new to the diet, and no matter how long he was alive, it was all about strength. And even those who were once strong could fall at any second.

Carlisle went on with the story. Earlier that month, Alice saw a vision of Bella committing suicide by jumping off a cliff into the cold waters in Washington. Rosalie told this news to Edward, though Alice couldn't see that Bella turned out to be alive after all. Edward, thinking that Bella was dead, decided to go to the Volturi and request to end his life. This did not grant him his request, so he placed matters in his own hands by exposing himself to the humans on a day of celebrating in Italy. Luckily, Alice and Bella stopped him just in time.

"Now the Volturi want Bella to be a vampire, since she knows too much about our world. She's a liability." Carlisle explained finally, sitting down across from us. I clutched Sam's hand in mine, feeling waves of guilt and sadness flooding over me and over towards Edward.

"Where is he now?" Sam asked me, and I could tell he was just as scared for Edward as I was.

"He's with Bella, and he's bringing her over here to discuss something with the family." Esme explained aloud as I nodded my head. I never knew the girl, yet she knows the family very well. Just from seeing in their eyes, all but Rosalie's, that she was well loved by the family. She must have a profound effect on Edward.

"She wants to discuss her mortality with us, putting it to a vote." Alice explained to me, having me see Rosalie roll her eyes behind Alice. I got up slowly, Sam following suit and I looked from Alice to Carlisle.

"We will leave you to talk with her." I said to her aloud, having me see Esme said a hesitant step over to me with pleading eyes for me to stay.

"No, please stay with us. You just arrived." Esme said aloud to us.

"She's right. It wouldn't be fair for you just to leave now." Emmett said to protest, having me look at all of the family. I knew they were in a pickle: They wanted us to stay with them yet they had to deal with Bella.

"We'll wait outside until it's safe enough for us." Sam explained aloud as I looked up at him. He wrapped an arm around my shoulders and I wrapped my arm around his waist. I was glad we both were on the same page when it came to the conflict at hand.

"Besides, we don't want to scare her off." I replied to the group, seeing Carlisle nod his head in agreement. I then heard the car outside the house pulling up on the driveway, then turning off. Immediately I could smell her blood, and I cringed from breathing her in. Sam clutched my shoulder tighter, breathing her in as well. I knew no why she was different, since there was a part of me that wanted to go up to her within a flash and kill her for her blood. It was sweet, so sweet that I felt my mouth watering. I moved away from the family to the back doors, wanting to get away from the scent .

"Come, we need to leave." Sam said to me as we both went for the back door.

"Stay close by, we'll send for you when we're ready." Esme said to me, having me look back at her and see her smile at me. I nodded at her, then hearing the front door opening and closing. She was closer now, having both Sam and I run out the door and into the open air. I felt better then she was no long close to me. I breathed in not only her now faint scent, but the trees and the cool air around us. Sam and I ran to the edge of the back yard area, thinking that it would be better for us to be farther away.

We said nothing for a moment or two, before Sam looked down at me with his worried golden eyes.

"We've been away for far too long," Sam said aloud, thinking that this was a bit of a bad night to come back to out old family.

"It could of been if we came sooner." I countered back at him, seeing him think for a moment and then nod his head.

"What confuses me, is how he would go to the Volturi like that." I said aloud, thinking to myself as I looked out into the deep forest in front of me, "He was willing to do that in order to be happy."

"He was convinced that the human was no longer alive, and that broke his heart." Sam said aloud to me, taking my hand gently in his, "Edward is headstrong, and stubborn. Edward lets things down so easily, and this is no exception."

"Well, just hearing what he could of done scared me." I said to him, "I'm beyond grateful that he didn't go through with it."

"So am I. And thankfully, both Edward and Bella came away from the Volturi alive." Sam said in agreement.

"Now the question is, is whether she will be changed." I said aloud, now more intrigued by the human girl who has made a name for herself in our family. Edward was willing to stay with her throughout the while process of their relationship, but the fact that she was also in love with him also meant that she wanted to be a part of our world as a vampire. I have never heard of a human wanting to have their life taken for a vampire life. It was new to hear, new and usual. But before we could talk about it any longer, I saw Jasper walk over to us. Both Sam and myself turned around and faced him, seeing him look at the both of us with his typical strong yet genuine look on his face.

"Edward wants to see you now." Jasper said to us both as we looked at him. We both followed him and before we reached the house, I could still smell Bella from just being outside. Yet this time, I was accustomed to her scent and it was no longer a huge threat to me. But before we reached the porch, I grabbed Jasper's arm and pulled him back. Sam went into the house and closed the door, hang Jasper look behind me with both confusion and wonder as we faced each other.

"Jasper." I said to him in a hushed but loving tone, seeing him look back at me, "I know what you did in the past with this Bella girl was beyond your own control."

Jasper merely nodded his head and I smiled at him. Jasper and I never had the best relationship compared to the others, but we respected each other and we knew each other well enough for trust and protection.

"But I know you are far better than that, far better." I explained to him some more, "Believe me, since you have been in this family I know you're better than others." Jasper then genuinely smiled at me and gave me a small hug. I was surprised me hugged me, since I knew he was once to stray away from physical contact with others who were not Alice. He pulled away from me, the smile was still on his face.

"You've always been so kind to me, Emma." He said to me simply, and I knew he wasn't going to say anymore since he was never one for having a emotional talk with others. I smiled back, squeezing his shoulder in a loving way as we both walked to the back doors. Jasper held the door open to me and I walked in, seeing the rest of the family once more. But my golden eyes went over to Edward, who was standing a bit away from the group. As soon as his eyes went on mine, I know he was fine and alive. I missed him so, the fraternal twin brother that I've grown to love and support. I smiled widely at him and he walked over to me and hugged me fiercely. Breathing in his unique scent was thrilling, having me firmly believe, that he was alive again.

"You pull a stunt like that again, I'll rip your head off." I said to him in a fierce tone, seeing him pull away from me a chuckle. I smiled, ruffling his wild auburn hair.

"I'll remember that next time I do it." He said to me, then moving out of the way and having me see the human he was infatuated with. I saw her fully, having a small smile on my face. She was smaller than Edward, but taller than Alice. Her brown straight hair framed her pale face, having a widow's peak and chocolate brown eyes. She seemed rather plain, but I knew it was her blood that won him over. How could it not, since I breathed it in and smelled nothing but inciting food. But at that point I was better acquainted with the scent and I no longer wanted to kill her. Not yet at least.

"Bella, this is Emma Chang Cullen. Sam's wife. Emma, Sam, this is my girlfriend Bella Swan." Edward introduced Bella to me and having me see Sam come over to take my hand in his. He was clothing my hand tightly, trying not to kill her himself. Bella's eyes went wide as she saw the both of us together and I smiled at her politely.

"It's a pleasure to meet you."