Well sorry for the long update. I'm on holiday right now, so maybe if you're lucky I'll update sometime next week. I hope you like this chapter. Oh, yes, thanks to everyone that has reviewed, added me to fav authors, fav stories and alerts, it shows people like this story.
Anyways. Read on :)
Bella's POV
An hour and half after we had all got home, there was a loud honk and Andrea's car slid down the drive way. I was soon in her car and we were driving at top speed towards Paris, where our dance lessons would take place in the best dance studio in all of Paris.
"So, what did Victoire and Arthur say when you guys told them about the Cullens?" asked Andrea quietly. I looked at her with a look of 'I-am-so-gonna-kill-them-first-chance-I-get-because-they-went-and-ruined-my-life-more-then-it-already-was!' and took my time answering:
"Well they didn't seemed shocked at all, it turns out Carlisle works at the same hospital as Arthur and that Esme had bumped into Victoire in the 'centre ville' today. They even invited them to come meet the family, later on tonight! I nearly killed them when I found out! They both know who and what they are to me and they still did it! Their excuse as to why they did it is that 'it's about time you sort out your problems, let everything out.'!" I answered in one long angry breath.
Andrea just sighed and said: "It's for the best."
"You'll be there for me, right?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
She gave me a large grin and said in a voice that portrayed shock:
"Huh! How could you even think I wouldn't stand by you the whole time?! Of course I'll be there, I'll even do all of your dirty work for you if you want me too!" We both giggled at this and stayed silent for the rest of the drive to the studio.
Andrea's POV
I pulled my leg over my head one last time, stretching was always boring, and then laced up my Irish dancing shoes and soon Bella, myself and a number of other people were all doing a very animated dance with lots of tapping on the hard wood floor, creating our own music to go with the music. (AN: If any of you have ever seen "The lord of the dance" or "River dance" picture something of the sort)
We went over different dances for a while and soon, before we knew it, two hours had gone by and it was time to leave. Bella and I got into my car and in no time we were driving up her long drive way. Once we were at the top of it, I cut the motor and both Bella and I sat in the car, not wanting to go in the house and face what was sure to happen. Three shiny, new cars were parked near ours and we didn't have to be geniuses to guess whose they were. Finally Bella spoke:
"Well I suppose we should go in there and save everyone before Bailey blows up and does something really stupid."
I glanced over at her and nodded and whispered, quietly enough that the people in the house would not hear us, to her as we both got out of the car:
"I'm here for you."
We stepped into the house, closing the door loudly behind us, dropped our bags in the entry hall and looked at each other one more time. I gave her a reassuring smile and then she pushed the door to the living room open. Inside the Parkins living room were all 10 of the Cullens and the 4 Parkins. They all turned to look at us as we came in, Bella moved and sat on the couch next to Bailey. I sat on the arm rest on the 'fauteuil' Teo was sitting in. There was silence for a few minutes but it felt like hours to everyone in the room and then Arthur spoke.
"Well, here are the last two members of our coven" He said gesturing to Bella and me and then as an afterthought added: "Although, Andrea isn't technically a member, but that doesn't matter." The Cullens all nodded in our direction and then Bella spoke, her voice cold and hard:
"What are you doing here?"
Although she said this politely, we all heard what was between the lines. 'Why are you back in my life?' Everyone in the room visibly flinched at her tone and before anyone could get over the shock of her cold voice, Alice had stood up and was bouncing over towards Bella, a mixture of sorrow, confusion and happiness on her face.
She only stopped bouncing once she was right in front of Bella and then she said:
"Bella. Why? Why are you mad at me? At Jasper, Esme, Carlisle, Emmett, Rosalie? We didn't do anything to hurt you, except follow Edward's orders. We love you, I love you! You're like a sister to me!" Bella didn't blink or even breathe as Alice said this. When Alice was done, she tried taking a hold of Bella's hand but Bella moved it out of the way before Alice could grab it.
"Alice, go sit down. Now, before I tell you anything, Andrea will introduce herself and tell you all about herself." It was an order, not a suggestion so I stood up, did a little bow and then said:
"Hello, I'm sure all of you" I said gesturing to the 'teenagers' "remember me from school. I'm Bella's best friend, my name is Andrea De Boncoeur, I'm French and Canadian, I've lived in Maisons Laffitte for three years now, I'm 17 and I'm a vegetarian vampire." I gave them all a half smile and sat down.
Esme asked the question I knew every Cullen wanted to ask:
"How old were you when you were changed, you look 17, but you're definitely not a newborn." I frowned; I didn't like answering this question, and then said:
"I was changed when I was three years old." I heard gasps coming from them and looked at their confused looks. I wasn't about to go into details unless they asked, so I waited patiently for them to get over the shock and ask me the next question.
Emmett spoke next:
"How on earth is that possible? I mean, man, you definitely look like a hot 17 year old, not like a small stinky three year old!" I raised my eyebrows at his expression and watched as the blonde next to him, Rosalie I guess, smacked him on the back of the head.
"I don't know how it's possible, apparently it's that the aging chromosome in the blood stayed in my body when I was turned, because of the young age I was. So I have kept aging, and will keep doing so until my 20th birthday." I explained with an exasperated sigh. Carlisle looked very interested by this, while Edward hadn't looked away from Bella the whole time and it seemed he hadn't even realized that I was talking.
Jasper asked the next question:
"Do you have any powers?" I nodded and then said:
"Yes, I have two, firstly, I can eat human food, I still need to drink blood but not as much as you other vampires, the human food fills me up. Secondly, well actually instead of telling you, I'll show you."
I stood up, held out my hands, closed my eyes and concentrated. I felt the electricity surging through me, felt the buzz in my body and felt the unnatural perky happiness it brought me as I caused all the electricity in the Parkins large home to accumulate inside of my body. When I opened my eyes again, the whole house was in the dark and my body was vibrating slightly form all the static energy. I'm sure that all the vampires could see the energy coming off my body in waves. When I was sure they had all had a good look and had understood what my power was, I released all the energy and with a loud fizz the lights in the entire house came on.
As I sat down, Emmett's loud voice was heard throughout the house:
"WOW!!!! That was soooooooooo cool, do it AGAIN! AGAIN!" I just smiled at him and watched as he was quieted by Jasper and 'Red Cullen', whose name I still did not know.
When everyone was settled Bella spoke:
"Well I guess I should tell you what happened to me."
"Yes I think that would be best." Said Carlisle.
Bella was just about to start explaining when Edward spoke for the first time:
"Bella."
Although he said just her name, it was obvious he was apologizing for everything. Bella stared at him for a while, I could tell she was debating with herself on whether to forgive him then and there or whether to make him suffer, for a large part of her did hate him, although I believe there is an even bigger part in her that still loves him. She shook her head slightly, as if to get rid of her thoughts and then started the long story of what had happened to her in the last 90 years.
"I was changed only a few days after you left me. I spent the first three years of my new 'life' away from people and then I met Arthur. He was touring America; he was already a vampire. We became friends immediately and soon we had a father daughter relationship. He told me that he was in love with a vampire back in France, Victoire, and that he was going to go back to her and that they were hoping to start a sort of family coven. He asked me to join, I, of course said yes and that it how I became part of the Parkins family and how I have come to live in Maisons Laffitte. A few years later we came across Bailey and Teo, they were the weirdest twins that I had ever met, but that's why we love them so much…"
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.St.Joan.d'Arc.
