I DON'T OWN ANYTHING TWILIGHT RELATED.

Hey guys……………………….you get chapter thirteen today.

Now…………..in this chapter I have a HUGE surprise for you. Are things heating up? Probably;) But you have to read it to know. Secondly Bella is getting a piece of the pie but what pie am I talking about and are they still in Forks? If not where the hell are they? Read and find out.

But before you get to the chapter, I would like to apologize to those of you who were disappointed with the last chapter. I assure you that baby Bella was a one time deal in the last chapter. She was broken and hence child-like but she's gone and never coming back.

You see, I love writing and I love each and every one of you who take the time to read my story. As a result, I write to please you all more than anything. I hope and pray that redeem myself with this chapter.

THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS……………………….LOVE YOU and on with the chapter.

LITTLE BLACK FILE.

Chapter Thirteen

Bella's POV.

God is it morning already?

Yup it is. The sun that is beating down on my back is proof enough.

Sighing I bury myself further into the chest of my vampire pillow. Emmett.

"Beeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa," he sang.

"Not now Emmett. I'm sleeping here." I said trying to slip back into the peaceful abyss that comes with sleep.

"Okay, but we'll be arriving at the hotel in about five minutes."

"Okay, wake me when…………………………. HOTEL!!!!!!!!" I screamed after registering what he said.

"AH UH!"

Quickly I jumped up only to hit my head on the roof of a car.

"Easy Bells, you'll damage yourself," Alice chirped from the front seat next to a smug looking Jasper.

"Emmett, where are we?" I asked as I looked at the many hotels that we were zooming by.

"We're in the continental U.S." He said pulling me back to his chest.

"Which part of the continental U.S?" I asked.

"We are presently in Las Vegas, Bella," Jasper answered from the front, "and morning, darling"

"Morning too you to Jazz and why are we in Vegas?" I asked; sleep still heavy in my voice.

"Well, while you were sleeping last night, Carlisle and Marcus decided to go to Volterra to speak with Aro. Esme obviously went with Carlisle as did Demetri and Alec. Since Alice already 'saw' that the 'adults' would be going to Italy, she planned a little sibling bonding time with Sangeetta and Varsha so here we are now. We are in Vegas." Emmett answered while gently playing with my hair. Sighing I leaned into his shoulder more and turned to meet his gaze.

"Emmett did YOU KIDNAP ME IN MY SLEEP?!?!?!?!?" I screamed.

"That is why we didn't tell her before." Alice sighing, while exchanging a smug smile with Jasper.

"Chill Bells. You need this. And yes we did kidnap you in your sleep but on a technicality, it's not really kidnapping since everyone except you knew."

"What do you mean everyone but me knows."

"Well, Bells," Alice said turning to face me in the back, "Charlie says to have fun and not get into any trouble since he and the chief of police here are friends. Your mom said pretty much the same thing except she didn't say anything about trouble. Esme said that by the time we get back we would be heading to our new home and Carlisle said to give you this." And with that she passed me a sleek black case.

"What is it?" I asked curiously.

"Open it and see, silly." With that she turned back to face the front but not before giving both Emmett and Jasper identical winks.

"Conspirators," I grumbled.

"Maybe we should check in first?" Jasper suggested as we arrived at the hotel.

Smoothly Emmett and Jasper slid out of the car and offered their arms to both myself and Alice. Still grumbling I took Emmett hands only to have felt my jaw drop in shock.

"Alice," I seethed, "what in heavens name am I wearing?"

"Relax Bella. You look lovely."

"Lovely? I look like a hooker." Huffing I leaned into Emmett's chest. This outfit was beyond ridiculous. I was in a red sun dress that stopped a little above the middle of my thigh but that was not the problem. My problem was the plunging neckline that was showing a bit too much cleavage for my liking. It made me so uncomfortable that I did not even mind the heels that the she-demon put me in.

"Bella, you okay?" Jasper asked probably feeling my discomfort.

"I'm fine Jazz. She might not be though. Mentally that is" I said pointing at Alice.

"I heard that Bella." Alice scowled.

"That was the point."

"BELLA, BELLA, BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Instantly, I turned to face my best friend in the male species.

"Hey Jake," I said while hugging him, Seth and their imprintees.

"Hey Bells," Sangeetta laughed, "So tell me, how is it like to be kidnapped by a bunch of vamps in your sleep," She said with a smirk.

"Were you involved in this?"

"Of course we were. We made Varsha keep you unconscious for the entire plane ride."

"We were on a plane?" I asked

"Of course Bella," she answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world which it truly was.

"Wait how did you get tickets so fast?"

"We didn't need them. Not if you have a private jet?"

"A private jet?"

"Yup. We borrowed one from my dad since he has two. Don't ask me why and Uncle Carlisle, Aunt Esme and dad went back to Volterra with the other." Sangeetta answered as she made her way over with Alice and Varsha to the check in counter leaving me with the boys.

Suddenly out of nowhere, Jasper growled.

"Jasper, what is it man?" Emmett asked tightening his grip on me.

"Lust man. Tons of lust directed solely at Bella. None of the other girls are getting the same amount. God man. She's my sister for crying out loud."

"Well, it's not my fault that your wife dressed me like a shank." I huffed while placing my crossed arms on my chest.

"Hey sexy," some random stranger called, "leave muscles over there and come have some fun with me."

Instantly, the boys closed ranks. Jacob and Seth growled menacingly and loudly while holding back a livid Jasper. Emmett crushed me to his chest with his teeth barded.

"If you like your life, I would suggest you back off." Emmett spat through clenched teeth.

"What? Aren't you up for some healthy competition?" The imbecile sneered.

"There's no competition," I replied coldly pulling Emmett closer to my side.

"Well, why don't you give me a call when you're ready to leave hulk there," he said while being stupid enough to try to hand me his number.

"Not a chance, darling," I smirked, "I like it big," winking at Emmett how howled with laughter.

"Thank you Bells." Emmett responded as the dummy walked off.

"Anytime big bro. I was just defending miniscule Emmett."

"Bella," he mourned as the boys tried to hide their laughter.

After what seemed like an eternity, my sisters were finally back and ready to distribute the room keys.

"Well," Alice chirped, "we got the penthouse suites as requested and we are coupling of: Jacob and Sangeetta, Seth and Varsha, Jazz and me and well Emmett and Bella …………….so scat."

With that we separated. It was only that I realized that I was still holding the folder that Alice had given me.

"Emmett." I asked as the bell boy took our luggage, "what's in this?"

"Bella, you just have to see for yourself. All the Cullen children got those but I can't tell you. You'll understand soon enough. I promise you that it's nothing bad. Actually, it's pretty good." He said reassuringly placing a tender kiss on my forehead as we stepped into the elevator.

"Are you sure?" I questioned uncertainly.

"Isabella," he said firmly and seriously, "I will never lie to you nor would ever allow anyone to give you anything to hurt you. You mean a lot to me even more than Alice and Jasper, or Varsha and Sangeetta and the wolves. Hell, you mean more to me than my parents so for me to allow someone to hurt you will be after my death. I will never hurt you Isabella Marie, never and I will never let anyone do that to you."

"I'm sorry Emmy. It's just that since…………….." I trailed of.

"I know Bells," he said as he lifted me up to cradle me to his chest, "but you have to realize that we are nothing like them. We will always want you and will always protect you. Okay?" He said looking into my eyes.

"Yes," I mumbled as I buried my head n his chest. There was something comforting in the way that Emmett held me; something comforting in just his touch.

A soft chuckle alerted me to someone else's presence. Standing behind us was an elderly couple. They both looked so pleasant and calm.

"My dear," the woman said to her husband, "is she not a beauty?"

The elderly man nodded his agreement with his wife before turning to us and directed his words at Emmett.

"Hold on to her sonny. She is a beauty but I can see that she has a fragile soul. Protect and love her. After all, she is all you've got."

Smiling, they both turned and left us stumped as the elevator doors opened on their floor. As the door closed I began to laugh.

"I don't think that they knew we were siblings." I said through my giggles.

"Yeah," Emmett respond in a soft, detached voice that instantly caused me to worry.

"Emmett?" I asked while placing a comforting hand on his check as he still held me.

"It's alright," He said with a smile.

"Are you sure?" I said with raised eyebrows.

"With you, I'll always be fine."

"You too, Emmy bear." Gently I placed a kiss on his cheek as the elevator reached our floor.

As the doors opened, I could hear the distinct giggles that came from a particular little pixie: Alice.

Before I even had time to turn my face away from Emmett, I was blinded by the flash of a camera.

"I'M FRAMING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" was all she screamed as she ran down to her room.

"What in the land of flying unicorns was that?" I asked Emmett, who like me, was still frozen in shock.

"That…………………….. I think it was a pixie." He said with a chuckle.

"Come on, let's get to our room so that you can go through your file." With that he stepped out of the elevator and made our way to the room.

"Emmett you do know I can I walk right?"

"I know but I just love holding you. I feel you'll fall and break something and I don't want that. I just want you to have fun and forget everything."

"Over-protective much?"

"Just doing my job. Oh, here we are." Skillfully, he slid the key into the door and with a flourish, he opened the door to relieve the most beautiful room I had ever seen.

"Oh my jelly beans. This is absolutely stunning. I wonder if I could get Esme to style my room in the new house like this."

Firstly the room was HUGE. The walls were painted a soft beige color that instantly helped you to relax. The massive structure was divided into different rooms. Presently, where we stood, there was a Roman styled couch that was a tasteful blood red in color.

The floor was carpeted in the same beige color that was covering the wall. Of course there as a massive entertainment system that I knew Emmett loved. A tastefully vanished table was placed on a raised area of the room close to the windows.

Gently, Emmett lowered me to the floor giving me an opportunity to explore the room better. Squealing I ran to the double doors that I assume led to the bedroom. I was not disappointed. The bedroom was painted a deep red in color. In the center on the room was a huge king size bed that was covered in white bedding. Instantly, I ran forward and jumped onto the bed, sighing in delight as I melted into the softness of the mattress.

I had no idea how long I just laid on the bed but eventually and reluctantly I pulled myself up only to see Emmett standing at the door with the most unreadable expression on his face. What is going on with him?

I was about to push for answers when Emmett stopped me by lifting his to show me the black file that I most likely dropped when I was playing Bella the explorer. Smoothly, he walked forward and placed the file on the bed with me before he turned to leave.

"Wait," I called, "stay with me."

With no verbal answer, he simply nodded and sat back against the headboard of the bed. Gently he pulled me in between his legs and pressed my back to his chest.

"Go ahead now," was all he said before he closed his eyes and became lost in his own thoughts.

With trembling hands, I pulled open the strings that held the file closed.

The first thing that greeted me were two letters. From the elegant script on the envelopes I knew that they were from Carlisle and Esme.

Stunned, I ripped the envelope that held Esme's letter first.

Dearest Bella,

There are no words that I could us to express the amount of joy I felt when you came into our family. For so long, I looked on as my family struggled to fill the incompleteness that we all felt but then you came and suddenly all was well.

This is not a long letter because I know that I will have eternity to express my joy and the love I have for you. What I do want to tell you is the same thing I told Alice when she came into our family so many years ago. It is the same thing that my mother told me and I, in turned, chose to tell my daughters. My mother said and I quote, "A woman is not defined by what she wears, how she travels or even by whom she associates herself with. What she is defined by is her morals and her ethics. With that let patience, kindness, love and compassion fill you. They will protect you from the harshness that is life."

My mother was a wise woman Bella. Now listen to those words but before I end this letter, there is something that I wanted you to have. It is also a Cullen womanly tradition.

In the folder there is a small brown envelope. In it was a charm bracelet that Carlisle first bought for me two years after he changed me. Alice also has a bracelet like that. I give it now to you. Add you own memories to it. It is yours now Bella Cullen.

Goodbye for now dear and please do not drink excessively and do not feel bad if you suck at gambling. It will, in no way, affect the Cullen fortune.

Sealed with a kiss,

And with a mother's love.

Your mother,

Esme Platt Cullen.

Silent tears began to stream down my face. What did I ever do from them to love me so much? Weakly, I lowered myself on to Emmett's chest in hopes of regaining my composure. Without opening his eyes, Emmett gently wiped away my tears before bringing both his hands around to hold me to his chest.

"You are one sensitive creature Isabella Marie Swan."

"Oh hush! You know you love me."

"That I do Bella. That I do."

After several minutes of a comfortable silence, I reached out for Carlisle's letter.

Bella, my daughter,

I am so proud to call you daughter. You are an angel and there are very few gems, such as yourself in this world.

The reason I write this letter is to explain what is in this file to you. Had we been having this conversation face-to-face, this letter would not be in existence but life has unfairly made things this way.

As your father, it is my duty to ensure that all my children are well set in life be it financially or otherwise. It is my duty to protect you all from everything. Since the day that I changed Edward, I knew that, most definitely, there would be a new addition to our family in the form of his mate. I knew that someday that I would have a daughter. That day came when you came into our lives.

With that, I give you all that is rightfully yours. I know you have never had a love for money or wealth but as a Cullen it is inevitable.

In this file are all the documents to the bank accounts that I recently had changed to your name. There are a total of fifteen in all, each carrying approximately ten million dollars. There are also a lot of real estate I had bought for you. When you return home, I will give you the specifics of all the addresses and such. Also, on Alice's advice, you have twenty percent shares in a drug manufacturing company as well as ten percent shares in a fashion company. If you combine all of the bank accounts, real estate and company shares, your entire estate is worth about three hundred million dollars.

Please don't get upset by the amount of money that I have given you. In no way has this affected the family fortune since this money has been waiting a long time to be handed over to its rightful owner.

Encase in this folder are several bank cards. Please use them. Also there is the key to the safety deposit box in the bank which you might want to visit. Alice and Esme both have the same thing, just in different colors.

So now Isabella, please have fun in Las Vegas.

With all the love a father's heart can possess,

Your father,

Carlisle Cullen.

"Three hundred million," I chocked out.

"Is that all?" Emmett asked, finally opening his eyes.

"What do you mean 'is that all'?"

"When I came into the family, I got one hundred million. He saved up for me just like he saved up for you."

"Emmett are you serious? I can not accept this. I did not become a member of the family so that I can get into the money. No! I can't accept this."

"You can Bella and you will. They are not going to remove your name from those documents there on your lap. It's not happening Bells."

"But Emmett, it's…………."

"Ridiculous, over-the top?" He interrupted.

"Yeah." I said lowering my gaze to the fall.

"Bella," He said softly, "You are a Cullen now. You had better get use to it. We are going to be spoiling you a lot more now especially me."

"Thanks Emmy. I guess I don't have a choice. But hey, what's in the safety deposit box?" I asked as I pulled the key out of the file.

"Do you want to go and see? It won't take long to get to the bank."

Slowly I nodded.

"Alright," he said jumping out of the bed and lifting me up to throw me unceremoniously over his shoulder.

"Emmett, what are you doing?"

"Getting ready to travel at vampire speeds."

"Wait," I screeched, " I can't leave the documents here. What if someone comes into the room?"

"We'll leave it by Jazz and Pixie."

Before, I could even respond, we were out the door and standing patiently as we waited for Alice for open their room door. Okay it was more like, Emmett standing patiently and I getting an upside down view of the door.

"Hey Emmett. Hey Bella." Alice chirped as she opened the door.

"Could you keep this here Pixie?" Emmett asked while shoving the file at Alice.

"Of course…………… oh and Bella why don't you let me put on your charm bracelet. You already wear the locket Carlisle give you with the Cullen crest so why not the bracelet?"

"Sure Ally." I said as I offered her my hand while looking at her from the ground.

Chuckling, she pulled the envelope that contained the bracelet and quickly fastened it to my wrist were I knew that it will always be.

"Okay, we're off to bank." Emmett said.

"Okay and Bella please don't freak. All the Cullen women have them. Even Rosalie had one."

"O-o-o-Kay," I stuttered instantly terrified.

"Okay bye," Emmett screamed as he sped down the corridor.

Several seconds later all movement stopped and we were now in, what I assumed was the bank. Timidly, a middle age man, who wore a crisp black suit, approached us.

"Mr. Cullen, it's so wonderful to see you again. To want do I owe the pleasure?"

"Mr. Williams. Well my little sis," he said strangely chocking on the sis, "would like to visit her safety deposit box."

"Certainly. This way."

Mr. Williams led us into the back glaring at anyone who dared to approach anyone of us. It was clear that the Cullens had so serious power here.

"In here. Now what's the number?" Mr. Williams asked as we stepped into a room which was more of a high security vault.

"435." Emmett responded.

"Well here it is. I'll leave you now." And with that poor Mr. Williams hurried to leave the room.

"Do you want me to leave?" Emmett asked noticing my hesitation.

"No!" I shouted, "I was just wondering if you would?" I asked holding up the key.

"Of course Bells." With that he took the key from the key and opened the box and placed the contents of it on the table that was now between us.

"Well, here goes nothing." I said as I raised the cover of the box only to gasp in shock and close it back down.

"Are you guys serious?" I yelled- whispered. "You guys could feed a third world country with the money you could get from selling that."

"We could but we already give so much charity. It was a joint decision when we bought those. Four stones. All the same. Exactly the same. Only different colors." He replied with a chuckle.

"Emmett, it's just so huge."

"I know. Do you what to wear it?"

"Can I wear it?"

"It is yours."

Gently, I lifted the lid and removed the diamond necklace from the box. It was beautiful. The chain was a simple thin line of small clear diamond but the true beauty can from the massive diamond that rested as the pendant of the diamond. It was a massive blood red diamond that fell right in between my cleavage. I was never one for expensive things or gifts but something about this diamond drew me in.

"Red," Emmett whispered in my ears as he hooked the link on the chain, "the color of passion."

WHAT THE FUCK DID EMMETT JUST SAY TO ME?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

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Okay guys, I don't normally put any notes at the end of a chapter but I wanted to give you guys a gift of sorts. I know everyone is excited for the moment when Emmett and Bella finally get together and from this chapter, as I am sure many of you have realized, things are heating up.

So here is my gift and you'll continue to get them.

Today you are going to get the song that is going to be included in that chapter. The song and lyrics are below. Please take a couple of minutes to listen to it. Now, if we get up to 170 reviews with this chapter, you will get another gift in this form. If not, it will solely depend on the mood I am in. Okay? Love you and bye………………..for now.

SOMEWHERE BY: WITHIN TEMPTATION

Lost in the darkness, hoping for a sign
Instead there is only silence,
Can't you hear my screams?
Never stop hoping,
Need to know where you are
but one thing's for sure,
you're always in my heart

I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever has happened,
The truth will free my soul

Lost in the darkness, try to find your way home
I want to embrace you and never let you go
Almost hope you're in heaven so no one can hurt your soul
Living in agony 'cause I just do not know
Where you are


I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever's happened,
The truth will free my soul


Wherever you are, I won't stop searching
Whatever it takes me to go


I'll find you somewhere
I'll keep on trying until my dying day
I just need to know whatever's happened,
The truth will free my soul