Edward moved forward, "Wheres-"

"Bella?" Clarisse interrupted, "Ha! I can't even read minds like you and I knew what you were thinking," she laughed. "She's right here, geez. Sooo distrusting! "

Edward pushed the door wider and spotted Bella at the table talking to Alice. Noticing Edward, Bella went over to him with a hug, "I'm going."

"Right. No, Bella. You're-" Edward began.

Bella stopped him by pressing a finger to his cold lips, "Alice already saw me there. You can't keep me here, I'll find a way to you."

"It's true," Alice chimed in.

Edward rolled his eyes at his sister.

"Edward…please," Bella begged.

Without saying anything, Edward began walking with Bella towards the door as the others followed.

"This way, this way, almost there!" Clarisse said, leading the group up a small hill.

From a short distance ahead, Jason waved, "what took you all so long? I'm starving!"

Bella couldn't help but cringe with those last words. Edward noticed and gave Bella a firm grip around her shoulder and slowed his pace so that Alice and Jaspers could walk in front of them.

"Nice to see you all again," Jason began. "My name is Jason. I have no special abilities. I was already too blessed with strength and good looks." He chuckled to himself as Clarisse shook her head. "A sense of humor wouldn't have hurt…" she said.

Edward wasted no time in getting the details, "I understand you lived with the Volturi, Clarisse? Why did you leave? I thought you despised humans?"

Clarisse raised an eyebrow and smiled, "whoa! Where did you get all this information?" She let out a small laugh.

Jasper noticed Gabriel looked taken aback to these questions. Almost shocked that Edward knew this.

"I have my sources," Edward simply said.

"…So hostile," Clarisse said. "Yes, I resided with the Volturi for some time. Fell into a boring routine…I am a vampire after all…and decided to live among…humans."

"Whom you hate?" Edward asked again.

"You would too if you had grown up like I did. Each generation gets worse. Anyway, check your sources again. I have no grudges against humans now. They're not all bad." She winked at Bella, "I didn't have the pleasure of getting to know Carlisle, however."

The Cullens looked at each other, but before they could say anything Jason spoke, "we have our sources, too."

"Relax, Eddy," Clarisse began. "We're new to you, you are all new to us, we both did some research."

"We were unable to find anything about you, Jason. Could you share?" Jasper asked.

Jason crossed his arms, "nothing much to share. My own brother transformed me into what I am. A betrayal I'll never forget, but I learned to forgive him. I found these two here though to be much better company. We've been together for decades."

"Yes," Clarisse joined. "Gabriel and I found him like a lost puppy dog. Well, I take that back, I was dying for company since I only had Gabriel here." She laughed and poked Gabriel who just smiled.

"What's your story?" Bella asked, looking straight at Gabriel.

Gabriel barely parted his lips when Clarisse interrupted, "he doesn't talk much."

Jason began jumping in place, "Well I don't need introductions from you Cullens, I'm not as unsympathetic as you." He gave Edward a look. "We'll get to know each other as we go, right now we gotta hunt! You guys coming with?"

"Yeah, why not," Jasper said, "Edward?"

"I'm going to take Bella back to her room, I'll catch up with you all in a minute," Edward said as he and Bella began walking back.

Heheh, I sure did take my time updating, huh? Sorryyyyy. I'll update again REAL soon.

Comments, suggestions on where this should go? I kind of have an idea but I'm doing it as I go.

Thanks for reading!