"Hello." Was all that Bella could say aloud to us. I found her to be quite fascinating since she was in a room filled with vampires, yet she was not scared one bit . She was different from other humans, very different.

"Emma and Sam lived with us in the past." Edward explained to her, a smile was evident on his face. I watched as I saw his eyes on Bella, it was same kind of eyes that Sam would have when he would look at me: Love.

"But you don't anymore?" Bella asked the both of us aloud, having me shift my weight. She wondered why we weren't with the family anymore, and that was a bit of a situation. How would we explain it to her, how would she understand.

"We chose to be on our own for awhile, though we do visit once or twice a year." Sam said to her, having me grin at him for answering her in a cool tone. Bella, from what I saw just nodded her head once as she looked at both Sam and myself. I could tell she was very scared just meeting us for the first time, and I looked over at Edward, thinking of what else we should talk about.

"Why don't you take Bella back to her house, Charlie must be a bit worried." Esme said aloud to Edward and Bella. Edward nodded his head, bless him for knowing the awkwardness that was in the room. Edward took Bella by the hand and they started walking to the front door.

"I'll be back later." Edward said aloud to the family. We all said goodbye to Bella, though I could tell Rosalie said nothing as they drove off in Edward's car. As soon as I knew she was long gone, I walked over to Rosalie, giving her a genuine hug and feeling her hug me back. I puled away, seeing her beautiful face and radiant smile.

"I see you haven't changed when it comes to meeting new people." I said to her in a warm smile. She just rolled her eyes and I could tell she did not like Bella as the rest of the family did.

"I have no interest in the girl." She replied to me, having me see Emmett smirk from his spot and walk over, having a hand on her shoulder.

"She hates Bella." Emmett said in a grin, having Rosalie roll her eyes once more and I giggled from my spot.

"Oh come on, she can't be that bad." I said to the both of them aloud. I saw Sam from the corner of my eye walk over to me and sling a amy over my own shoulder.

"She seems rather nice." Sam said aloud to the group, though I knew there was nothing that was going to change Rosalie's mind.

"Don't mind Rosalie. I'm thinking it'll take her awhile to warm up to Bella." Alice said in a grin as she joined the group.

"More like a decade." Emmett said in a joking tone, Rosalie in return playfully slapping him on the arm. I laughed from my spot, thinking back to when we would hang out together some fifty years prior.

"So, does this mean that you guys are staying for awhile?" Jasper asked both Sam and myself in a friendly tone. Sam looked over at me, wondering what my reaction would be. I wanted to be there for the family, yet there was someone that was new to the family and new for me to get used to. It was going to be a new challenge for both Sam and myself, but I knew we could handle it. Since we were already apart from the family for so long.

"Do we have a choice?" I asked the group, seeing big smiles on their faces. Alice rushed over and hugged me fiercely, as if I was about to disappear.

"No you don't!" Alice said in a rushed tone. I laughed as I hugged her back. When she pulled away from me I smiled at her with a big grin.

"Then I guess we will stay here." I said to her, seeing everyone smile in agreement. Being with the family once more made me feel like I was back with the regular life. I missed this family too much when Sam and I roamed the countries. No matter what laid ahead, I knew that this family would be there for both Sam and myself, and vice versa.

Esme provided our own room for us, which was located on the second floor near Edward's room. Sam and I walked into the room, seeing that it was mostly set up with things that we used back in the fifties. I saw my old cello that I missed playing, Sam's old books that he read, and new furniture to match the home. But all the things that were found in there, they were things we used before. It was as if Esme was waiting for us to come home and stay permanently.

The room had dark red walls with black furniture, though the furniture itself was a bit old fashion. Esme has a record player set up that used to be Edward's, with plenty of records that were either classical or oldies that Sam and I were interested in. There was a reading chair, with a bookshelf that only had a couple of books already propped up and ready for reading. There was also a love seat, a coffee table and a beautiful red rug over the black carpet. In reality, it was our escape from the family, since the room itself was the size of the kitchen: quite large.

"Esme went out on us." I said in a grin as I saw Sam walk over to the window, which showed the deep forest. I walked over, joining him as well and seeing him peer out into the abyss of the wild forest.

"She knew we were coming back." Sam said to me, a small smile on his face as I stood next to him. I looked out as well, seeing the dark green contrasted with the dark blue skies above the house. It reminded of me of the countless hunting sessions in the past fifty years that Sam and I went on together. The forest itself was dark, filled with both mystery and curiosity. I've grown in the woods, how to run in the woods and how to hide. Wendy raised me to be a part of the woods, to weave in and our faster than most vampires who would rather be in isolation and caves.

"I'm glad we came back." I said in a simple tone, leaning by head on his shoulder and seeing him look down at me and smile as well. I knew that I placed him in positions that made him travel with me, though I knew he wanted to stay behind with the family. I thought of times in which that I did not deserve him and his love. He was far too good for me and my past of grief and pain. But then again he brought me safety from the grief, and love through the pain.

"I'm glad too." Sam said back to me, kissing my hair and then having me take his hand in mine. We were at peace once again with the family, and we were going to be stay for a while longer. Fifty years have gone by in a flash, but now that we were home, it was going to be much slower.

I threw down Edward onto the forest floor in ahead and grinned over him, perched over his body like a coy cat on its prey. It was late April and I was bonding with Edward in the outskirts of the home. He was inseparable with Bella, which I knew that was going to happen since they both were involved with one another as a couple. But today we were bonding together to make up lost time while I was on the run.

"You've gotten slow, brother." I said to him in a teasing tone. He smiled below me on the floor, pushing me off from him and having me fly back in the air from his strength. I landed on my feet perfectly, sliding back slightly on the ground. BUt Edward shot up from his spot on the floor and faced me, about 20 feet away.

"And you've gotten weaker, sister." he replied back to me, making me raise a eyebrow at him as he ran towards me. I smiled widely as I ducked from his grab to my upper body. I slid down to the floor, my body booming horizontal with the floor as I swiped my leg under his feet. He jump over me as I flew up and faced him once more.

"How is it that I can't read your mind?" Edward asked me aloud as he threw out his arms to catch me in his hold. But I flew down and around to be behind him.

"What, you don't like me humming tunes in my head to block you?" I asked him in a coy tone, hearing him chuckle in front of me. He threw out his amy to swing behind him, in order to hit my head. I ducked and grabbed his arm as it swung, throwing him over my head and having him land back on his feet.

"When it's the songs that I hear and despise, then I do have a problem with it." He replied to me, having me smile widely at him. I released his hand as he straightened out his jacket and ruffled his own hair. Our sparing was over, which was fine by me since I did need the exercise and the practice on fighting. Jasper was the best one in the family, but he was off with Alice for the afternoon. Edward was the second best one in the house, and since he could read minds, I would tune him out with music in my head or thoughts of Sam to throw him off. Most of the time it would work, but he had his moments where he would slip through.

"How's Bella?" I asked him in a casual tone, seeing him look over at me and shrug. I knew that she was grounded, or forbidden, from seeing Edward for a long while. Bella's father, who was the chief of police in Forks, was scared when she ran off to Italy to see Edward. And since she was not allowed to see him, Edward would have to sneak over to see her.

"She's doing fine, still grounded. I saw her last night." Edward replied back to me as we both started walking back to the house. It was nice to walk side by side with my brother once again, reminding me of the times that we walked together some time before.

"She seems really nice, Edward." I said to him, seeing a small smile on his lips when I mentioned her to him. I could tell the effect she had on him. I then scooted a bit closer to him and thought of something I wanted to ask him since I met her.

"Now what worries me, is that you did almost get killed because of this girl." I explained to him, seeing him look at me and start to explain himself, "And I am not gaming her for what could of happened to you. I'm just curious as to how big of an affect she has on you."

Edward paused for a moment, having the both of us stop for a moment until I touched his bare hand. We both looked down, having me hear him take in a breath sharply. His hand was growing the black veins in the area where I was touching him. I could feel his energy coming onto me and then I felt something else snapping into my head. A new feeling, like I was as light as a feather. I then heard it, the small voice that was going off in my head. But it wasn't a voice that was a stranger.

It was Edward's.

She means everything to me. I heard in my head as I saw Edward looking at me with intense eyes. I was mimicking his ability, my power going to work on Edward. I looked down once more, seeing the black veins spread to his upper arm and the contrast of the black on his pale skin.

Bella is the only light in my world. I see nothing else that is worth living than her. Hearing his voice in my head as clear as day made me go into shock for a moment. But then I felt him tremble against my touch. I snapped back to reality as I heard him say in my head: Emma, you're hurting me. I pulled away from him quickly, hearing him breath deeply and take a step back to get his strength back. I felt horrible since I did harm him a bit, yet I knew this would be one of the only ways that I could get an answer out of him. He breathed in one more time before looked at me directly once more.

"I'm sorry." I said to him, seeing him shake his head as He finally spoke out to me.

"It's okay, I had to tell you one way or another." Edward said aloud as he walked back over to me with a tired smile on his face. Even though I felt more alert and more energized, Edward became a bit weaker, "Now I know how Sam feels when you hold hands."

"You should see him after we kiss, he twitches." I said in a laugh, hearing him chuckle and shake his head. I then fell silent, thinking back to his thoughts that were being poured into my head.

"But you really would do anything for her?" I asked him, shoving my hands in pockets of my jacket. I saw the seriousness come back on his face, though he started walking back to the house.

"I wanted her to have a happy normal life, and somehow I felt like she won't get that being with me," He explained to me, having me nod my head to show that I was understanding him, "This life with me, and our family, is not what I wanted for her."

"But what does she want?" I asked him, seeing him look off in the distance, "I know you well enough to know that you place others before yourself. You've always done that with our family, but somehow it's different with this girl that you met."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked me, sounding a bit defensive. I smirked at him before we approached the backyard of the house.

"It means that you are absolutely willing to make sure she is safe, even if it means hurting her in the process." I replied back to him, seeing him drill his eyes into mine and then realize that I was telling him that truth.

"I never wanted to hurt her, Emma." Edward said to me, sounding a bit hurt from what I told him.

"And what is what I love about you, Edward. You would protect those close to you. But your flaw, is that you can't see what the other person wants." I explained to him in a softer tone, then walking away from him and towards the house. Edward followed, and I felt bad for jumping down his throat from what I told him about Bella.

"Sam and I are going to go and visit the Denali Clan, you're welcome to come and visit with us." I said to him over my shoulder, seeing him from the corner of my eye. I looked behind me once more at Edward.

"No, I'll stay here for Bella." He replied, having me smile at him once more. It was nice being back with my brother once again in our home. But I knew I had to visit the cousins of the family, to see what they were up to.

Time to go to Alaska.