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CPOV
"And this man……?", Carlisle trailed off.
"Vampire", Bella mumbled into Edward's chest.
"What did you say, Bella", I asked, I could've sworn I heard Bella say……but it wasn't possible, was it?
Bella looked up her eyes wide, she seemed afraid that I was angry for some reason.
She glanced nervously from the stairs to me and shifted in Edward's arms.
Was she scared, I didn't mean to scare or upset her.
"Edward what's going on, does… does she know", I asked.
"WAIT, what, she knows oh my god she knows" Emmett yelled.
"Emmett calm down", Esme said as she watched him.
He was tugging on his hair yelling "She knows, she knows".
Now he was pulling on his hair frantically jumping up and down on the couch screaming "Oh my God, Oh my God".
We watched in amusement as he slowly rocked back and forward mumbling to himself.
Then I heard a quiet sound, growing louder.
What could that be?
We turned to Bella trembling in Edward's arms, giggling.
Her cheeks pink, mouth round and eyes bright with humour.
I couldn't help myself; the absurdness of this whole situation caused me to laugh with her.
Emmett pouted, hands on hips and hip cocked to one side, mumbling something about it not being fair.
"Edward, was Carlisle right, does she know", Esme asked quietly, putting a sudden end to our laughter.
That's right there had been a point to Emmett's little fit.
"Yes she does", he said in a quiet undertone.
Everybody's faces were identical masks of shock.
It seemed we'd been getting a lot of surprises today.
"You idiot, what the hell were you thinking, are you trying to get us all killed, including Bella", Jasper bellowed.
"Jasper calm down I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation", I said.
I certainly hoped there was.
"Don't be mad at Edward, it isn't his fault", cried Bella.
"Well why don't you tell us Bella, why did you say that word just now, vampire", Rosalie asked kindly.
I smiled to myself, I had always known Rosalie was a good person, at heart but sometimes her tenacious personality aided you in forgetting it. I could see now Rosalie would be an excellent mother.
"Because that's what the boogeyman is, a vampire isn't he Edward?", she said simply peering up at my young son who nodded solemnly.
"It took me a while to figure out though, but when I asked Edward he said so. He said that there were bad vampires like the boogeyman and good vampires like Edward who don't want to hurt anyone, right Edward?", she said peering up at Edward again.
He nodded again but said nothing, he seemed troubled.
"But Bella weren't you scared, to find out that Edward was like the boogeyman", Alice asked leaning towards Bella.
"Of course not silly, Edward's good and the boogeyman's bad".
Of course things would be that black and white to a six year old.
"There not alike at all, I don't like the boogeyman, he scares me but I like Edward and he doesn't scare me at all, he's my best friend", she continued.
"Wait does this mean you're all vampires too", she asked innocently.
I stared at her in awe; even a six year old would usually be horrified.
"Yes we are", Jasper said simply.
Bella opened her mouth to reply when her stomach grumbled, she was hungry.
Edward chuckled softly "I think you're ready to eat Bella".
Edward walked, with Bella still in his arms, under the arch joining the kitchen and living room.
The rest of us followed.
He sat down with Bella in his lap, as she couldn't have reached the kitchen island other wise, on one of the spinning metal stools lined with back fabric.
Bella squirmed in Edward's lap trying to see every inch of the kitchen.
She seemed fascinated with every thing she saw from the light oak cabinets and dark marble counter top to the stainless steel cooker and fridge.
I watched Bella getting used to her surrounding and finally truly understood Esme and Rosalie's pain, how could you not want a child like Bella to be a part of your life.
"What would you like Bella, we have pretty much everything imaginable", asked Esme, wringing her hands nervously, eager for Bella to like her.
I smiled to myself. I knew there was no foundation for Esme's nerves, Bella was going to love her, supposing she didn't already.
There wasn't a single person who couldn't love my Esme, she was perfect.
JPOV
"But you don't eat", she stated, confused.
Bella couldn't possibly know how crazy Esme, Rose and Alice had gone, shopping for her. Alice had already bought her about a hundred outfits and we still hadn't voted yet.
The vote………
"No but we wanted to make sure you didn't starve", Esme said smiling.
Bella smiled back and pondered what she was going to eat.
"I know what I want", she exclaimed "COOKIES".
"Not yet Bella, you can have cookies after you've eaten", Rosalie said in a motherly voice as Bella's face fell.
"AND THEN WE CAN PLAY", yelled Emmett.
Bella's face brightened, she was excited. She scratched her forehead trying to think what to have.
"Can I have pasta?", she asked with a wide smile.
"It's on its way", she jumped at the task ahead, immediately slinging an apron on and busying herself in one of the cupboards.
"So Bella, what are you and Emmett going to play?", Rosalie asked, smiling as Bella nestled snugly back into Edward.
I didn't really understand it, the connection they had, it was so…. Strange.
She shrugged "I don't know", she said happily.
"Let's play soccer", Emmett suggested, thrilled at the prospect of playing with someone who wouldn't call him a baby for his antics.
"But you'll get your pretty dress all dirty", Alice pointed out, horrified at the thought.
Bella's mouth formed a round little o.
She looked down at the dress and frowned those adorable creases forming.
"I'm sorry Emmett, I guess we'll have to play something else".
She was so disappointed I wanted to comfort her.
I was glad that her scent was weaker since she was a child.
I might get to be like a proper brother to Bella.
I knew she felt guilty because as she watched Emmett's face fall, and smile fade, she suddenly threw her arms around his neck and hugged him with all her might.
"It's ok Emmett, we can play soccer some other time", she said, comfortingly.
But I saw Edward frown at her words.
Everybody's feelings were happy, doting, protective.
While Edward's emotions contained all these there was something else there wariness and what I was sure was disappointment.
I couldn't possibly explain the reasons behind his feelings.
But I had a feeling of my own that there was something troubling him.
Just a hunch really.
"Well maybe you can play soccer, I think I might have some clothes upstairs for you", my darling wife said grinning.
I snorted at her words, I knew for a fact that she had about three wardrobes full of clothes for Bella, and these weren't any normal wardrobes either, these were Alice sized wardrobes.
"Here you go, sweetie and careful it's hot" Esme said smiling warmly and placed a steaming bowl of pasta in front of her and a glass of milk.
"Thank you Esme", she said sweetly.
She finished quickly and Edward helped lift her down off the stool.
She carried her plate and empty glass to the sink, stumbling twice.
She was absolutely adorable as she firmly tugged on Esme's apron to get her attention.
Esme turned and smiled down at Bella.
"Thank you very much Esme, the pasta was very yummy", she said politely.
"Well I'm glad you liked it", she took Bella's plate and started washing them. "Why don't you go play", she said smiling at Bella.
Emmett and Bella both jumped up and ran towards the door.
"WAIT"
We turned to see Alice holding a small dark denim jeans and purple t-shirt with princess printed on the front in glitter.
"Bella needs to get changed first and I did not pick out the perfect outfit for it to go to waste", she said tapping her foot.
Bella's eyes widened and she opened her moth to speak before Alice interrupted her.
"Let's play dress up", she chirped.
"NOOOOOOOOOO", Bella wailed and ran to Edward hiding behind his legs.
Edward chuckled and leaned against the kitchen arch.
"She's not going to hurt you, you know" he said softly.
She shook her head "No don't make me, please don't make me", she begged, tightening her hold on his leg.
"Mwahahahahaha" Alice cackled playfully.
"Run Bella she's going to get you", said Emmett leaning against me for support as he laughed.
Bella actually did try running but stumbled and fell, luckily Edward dived and caught her before she came in contact with the ground.
"You my little Bella, are going to have to be more careful", he said carefully setting her back on her feet.
She blushed as he gently kissed her forehead.
Suddenly Alice sprung forward, grabbed Bella and swung her into her arms and ran up the stairs at a supernatural pace with Rosalie hot on heels, shouting warnings to be careful with Bella.
I shook my head at my wife's antics.
They were back down in ten minutes Alice skipped along with a pair of trainers in hand and Bella in tow.
She sat her down and kneeled before her to help Bella pull on her trainers and Alice began lacing them up.
Bella watched her for a while until she finally opened her mouth to speak.
"You're really short", she stated matter of factly.
"You got her there Bells", Emmett guffawed.
Alice pursed her lips and said nothing but I knew she was actually amused.
Alice stood Bella up and Bella and Emmett immediately bolted for the door.
"Wait", called Rosalie, they both groaned and turned back to Rosalie.
"Bella needs to put her coat on or she'll get cold", she said holding out a yellow raincoat.
"Rosie", Emmett whined.
"Sshh". She helped Bella put her coat on.
They ran to the door again when suddenly,
"Wait", Bella called, Emmett groaned again and spun around.
Bella ran, stumbled towards Edward.
She grabbed his hand and tugged on it.
"You have to come play with us too, and Jasper", she said pulling on Edward's arm.
I smiled. She was such a sweet little thing.
Surprisingly though Edward started laughing.
"What?", Alice asked.
"I think you're going to have to take that coat back off Bella", he said chuckling.
He nodded his head in the direction of the window where it was pelting rain.
We all laughed including Esme and Carlisle who had just come in from the kitchen.
Everybody but Emmett and Bella who huffed and flopped back onto the couch that was.
If it hadn't been so funny I would've felt sorry for them.
Bella pulled off her coat and kicked off her shoes.
"I know Emmett, let's draw some pictures", she said smiling widely.
"Yeah", the cream couch sagging under his enormous weight "I'm gonna draw the best picture ever, you'll ever see", he said jerking a thumb at his huge chest.
I rolled my eyes at my child of a brother.
Esme reappeared holding out paper and crayons.
Bella took them from her and Emmett and herself immediately set to work.
They coloured silently for a long while which was amusing in its self seeing as Emmett could have had it done in a minute or less.
I watched as Bella's small little fist clamped around the fat crayon and Emmett's huge fist covered the crayon until completely hidden.
They finally straightened up and smiled proudly.
Bella cradled her picture to herself, hiding it from view.
"Ooh, ooh look at mine first, look at mine", Emmett cried.
Rosalie took his picture and held it out as we crowded around to get a look at………..
Scribbles, that's all it was, scribbles.
My brow furrowed as I tried to see what the picture was.
I tried squinting, tilting my head and turning it upside down and I still couldn't make it out.
"Eh Emmett what is it?", asked Rosalie softly.
His big stupid grin crumpled and he pouted like a three year old.
"It's, It's me and Bella shooting a giant evil bunny with laser guns", he said his bottom lip quivering.
We stood gaping at him.
"What on earth possessed you to draw that?", I asked bewildered.
"Yeah it doesn't even look like it anyway", Alice said still squinting at the picture.
"Does too", he retorted.
"Well, maybe a little, if you squint and tilt your head, just right", Alice commended.
"Still looks like scribbles to me", I said tilting my head and squinting like Alice was.
"Well, I think it's very creative and I'm going to put it on the fridge right away", Esme said walking towards the kitchen, followed by Carlisle.
Emmett grinned, happy again.
Or at least he was until we heard faint voices calling out from the kitchen.
"Can you see it?", Esme asked Carlisle.
"No it just looks like scribbles to me too", he replied.
Emmett flopped on to the couch and crossed his arms pathetically.
"Well Bella what did you draw?", Alice cooed.
I wonder what a drawing from an actual six year old will look like.
Bella smiled widely and stumbled towards Edward.
"I drew this picture specially for you", she said with an adorable smile.
I felt Edward's emotions flood with love and admiration as he looked down at Bella.
Edward swung Bella up into his arms and peered at the picture.
He turned to Bella and smiled, it was only small but I think Bella understood the emotion behind it.
"Thank you sweetheart, I love it", he said burying his head in her long hair.
He lifted his head again after a moment. "Who's my special little girl?", he asked playfully.
Bella giggled happily "Me".
"Rose?", I turned in the direction of Emmett.
"Am I your special little boy?", he asked.
Rosalie rolled her eyes "Yes Emmett you're my special little boy".
He grinned goofily and crushed Rosalie to him in a bear hug.
I rolled my eyes. What a child?
Bella giggled softly again.
"Emmett you're not little", she said still giggling.
"Am too, I'm littler than you", he said poking his chest with his huge thumb.
"Bella hid her giggling in Edward's chest as he rocked her softly and slowly.
"Well what now?", I asked.
APOV
"Well what now?", Jasper asked.
It's not like there's any point in asking me.
I'm as blind as a bat.
Although it was getting better. It seemed with familiarity I could see more.
If Bella stayed I might get my vision back.
I wonder if she's blocking anyone else.
"Hey Jazz, Edward are both of you able to use your powers on Bella?", I asked.
Jasper seemed to think about it.
"Yes, but it's weak", Jasper replied.
"No, my power doesn't work on Bella, it never has", Edward said in a monotone.
"How……..", I began but Edward interrupted.
"I have a theory", he said "I think that maybe Bella has a power like ours only it's weak because she's young and human. She seems to be able to block powers to do with the mind and weaken physical powers, I imagine your power will regain itself Alice", he said in that same monotone.
"I guess that makes sense but……." Rosalie interrupted me.
Geez I couldn't even finish a sentence.
"That's enough talk guys, Bella's dead on her feet", Esme called the orphanage they said it was ok if Bella stayed here till tomorrow", Rosalie said.
"Emmett do you think you can switch back to grown up mode for a while?" she asked raising her eyebrows.
We trekked upstairs to the first landing.
Bella's eyes were wide as she surveyed the dark panel walls, plush cream carpet, strong oak doors and choice art hanging on the walls in the landing.
We lead her up another stairs into another almost identical hall.
We walked towards the last door in the hall, Edward's room.
And then turned right, now facing another door.
I skipped forward and placed my hand on the door handle.
"Ready?", I asked.
And quickly opened the door revealing the room we had done up specially for Bella.
Bella gasped and I smiled smugly to myself.
The walls were a light sky blue, the carpet a soft cream colour.
There was a little bed with white bedding and blue trimming and a light blue canopy hanging above it.
On the back wall was a notice board for any pictures Bella wanted to put up.
To the left we had built in a bathroom and beside it was another door leading to Bella's wardrobe, fully stocked thanks to yours truly.
There was a large book case full of books for Bella and beside it was a cushiony rocking chair.
And the toys.
There was a huge toy box in the corner surrounded by teddies, dolls, footballs and puzzles. There was pretty much every toy imaginable everywhere.
And high above our heads was a shiny red train travelling along a track suspended in the air.
"Wow, you did all this for me?", Bella asked.
"Of course, we want you to like it here", Esme answered.
"Wait till tomorrow Bella, we'll play with all your toys", Emmett said, as excited as I was.
Bella walked forward dragging Edward along with her.
Suddenly Carlisle appeared, I hadn't realised he'd gone, and walked into the room.
"It looks like you forgot someone Bella", Carlisle said holding out the teddy bear Bella had been clutching when she first came.
"Eddie", she called out and hugged him to her.
Edward visibly cringed at the name.
I could hear Jasper and Emmett laughing at Bella's choice of name.
"That's a pretty bear Bella, where'd you get him", I asked.
"Edward gave him to me, to protect me when Edward wasn't with me", she said.
"Awww", I heard Rose coo.
Edward turned to the notice board hanging on the wall.
"Bella, how would you like to hang up your picture on the notice board?", he asked smiling.
"Yes, please", she said happily.
He took the picture from his back pocket, smoothed out any creases and pinned it carefully to the notice board.
It was adorable.
In the foreground was Edward and Bella holding hands and smiling.
Standing behind them, in front of the house, was the rest of the family, also holding hands and smiling.
"Are you ready to go to bed now Bella?", Edward asked.
"Yes", Edward" she said turning to me.
"Alice do you have any pyjamas I can wear", she asked.
She had come to the right person.
"Of course I do, I got you the cutest little ones", I chirped, smiling widely.
Bella grimaced. She probably wanted to pick out her own.
I dashed to Bella's walk in closet and easily spotted the pyjamas. They were pink with little fluffy white sheep. They were so cute.
I handed them to Bella. "Do you need help?", I asked.
She frowned. "I can dress myself".
She marched off to the bathroom and appeared roughly ten minutes later.
She was adorable in her little pyjamas, teeth brushed and face red from being scrubbed clean.
She climbed into the bed and nestled in snugly.
"Will you read me a bedtime story?", she asked.
"Of course we will sweetie", Rosalie said heading over to the bookcase.
She picked out a book and sat on the edge of the bed, opening it up.
"You have to act it out, like Edward does", she commanded.
Edward smiled and gave her a quick wink.
Rosalie tossed the book to Edward "you can read, I'll help act it out", she sighed standing up.
"Cinderella?", he asked checking the book "this should be interesting".
"Well Bella pick parts for everyone, I'll help", he continued sitting down on the bed.
"Alice can be the Fairy Godmother", she decided with a firm nod.
"Yaah", I cried, that was my favourite part.
"Who'll be Cinderella?" Bella asked.
"Esme can be, I'll be the stepmother", Rosalie said sweetly.
Wow that was strange for Rosalie.
"Then Carlisle can be Prince Charming", Bella said.
"Wait, then that only leaves…….", Emmett started.
"And Emmett and Jasper can be the Ugly Stepsisters", Edward said smugly.
"Ok, lets get started", Esme said quietly.
"Once upon a time in a land far, far away there was a beautiful young girl who lived with her evil stepmother and two ugly stepsisters who forced her to do all the chores in the house", Edward narrated.
Emmett pranced forward, hand on hip "Es…Cinderella scrub this floor", he ordered pointing a huge finger at Esme, who was kneeling on the floor.
"And mend my dress", Jasper commanded.
Bella giggled from the bed and Edward chuckled with her.
"One day Cinderella's evil stepmother got a letter in the post inviting her and all the people in the house to a ball the Prince was holding, he was looking for somebody to marry, but you see the stepmother didn't want Cinderella to go to the ball because she wanted the prince to marry her daughters", Edward continued.
"Cinderella you haven't finished all the chores in time so we'll go to the ball without you", Rosalie said haughtily.
"And finish my dress before the ball", Emmett said skipping around on his toes".
"And find my pink ribbons, I need them for my hair", Jasper called pretending to file his nails.
They really weren't over doing it at all.
"But I wanted to go to the ball too", Esme replied.
"Well tough", Rosalie said.
"So the evil stepmother and her daughters left to go to the ball. Cinderella was sitting on the floor crying, when suddenly…"
"Who are you?", Esme asked turning to me where I was twirling a wand, wings and all.
"I'm your fairy godmother", I said, skipping forward. "And I'm here to make sure you go to the ball".
"But how, I haven't got a dress and I don't know how to get there", Esme said.
I waved my wand dramatically in the air and said "I turn this pumpkin and mice into a horse drawn carriage and your rags into a beautiful gown, now you're ready for the ball".
"Oh thank you fairy godmother", Esme said.
"I know, I know I'm fantastic, just make sure you're back by twelve".
Bella laughed and clapped her hands together gleefully
"Cinderella looked so different in a gown compared to her rags that her stepmother and stepsisters couldn't possibly recognise her. She travelled to the ball in the carriage and when she went into the ball there was many beautiful women who wished to marry the prince. Nobody knew who she was, but they all thought she was the most beautiful person they'd ever seen, including the prince".
"Oooh isn't the prince sooo cute", Emmett cooed, fluttering his eyelashes.
"Would you like to dance?", Carlisle asked Esme.
Carlisle twirled Esme around and around the room.
"The prince danced with Cinderella all night and she was enjoying herself so much she didn't notice the clock strike twelve." Edward said.
"Oh my god I have to go", Esme cried.
"Cinderella was in such a hurry to leave she didn't notice that she'd lost her shoe, the prince tried to follow Cinderella and found the shoe".
"I'm going to find the owner of this shoe and marry her", he said to no one in particular.
"So the prince travelled all across the land looking for the owner of the shoe Cinderella had lost when one day he came to Cinderella's house. The evil stepmother tried on the shoe".
Rosalie was trying to fit into Esme's shoe but it wouldn't fit.
"But her foot was too small", Edward said simply. "The two ugly stepsisters tried on the shoe too".
Jasper was struggling trying to fit into the shoe but he could barely get half his foot in.
"The first stepsister's foot was too long", Edward read aloud. "And the second stepsister's foot was too fat.
Emmett was trying to squeeze his foot into the shoe and very nearly crushed the shoe.
"Emmett be careful, these are my good Jimmy Choos", Esme scolded and Emmett hung his head.
.
"Is there anybody else in the house?", asked Carlisle.
"Just my stepdaughter but the shoe couldn't possibly belong to her", Rosalie said.
"I'm checking everyone, send her out" Carlisle ordered.
"So Cinderella tried on the shoes and they fit perfectly. The prince married Cinderella and they lived in the castle happily ever after. The end", Edward said, closing the book.
We turned to Bella who was snoring lightly.
Edward smiled and leaned forward to kiss her forehead.
He stood up and we all took turns kissing Bella goodnight.
Carlisle closed the door behind us.
I turned towards my room to change when Jasper said "Leave the wings on", I giggled as he winked at me.
So we continued on downstairs and took our seats at the dining room table.
Carlisle looked around at us all and said simply.
"Now we vote".
Ok wow that's a long one.
Sorry about the delay but I started it Friday and then I got banned from the computer Wednesday and I had to go off today I saw Twilight for the third time.
By the way I'd like to say sorry for how childish Emmett seems here but I just got these ideas and had to write them.
Another cliffy I know I'm evil but I love them.
Ideas please.
Let me know how you want everyone to vote.
Please review I wrote a really long one specially for you.
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