AN- I do NOT own any of the Characters (apart from George, Daniella, Antony and Alicia), they are owned by Stephenie Meyer. I would appreciate constructive criticism so I could make this better. If anybody notices any grammatical errors or spelling errors, notify me, so I can correct them. Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Thoughts and Decisions
We spent the rest of the night asking questions about the Cullen's life and how difficult it was to be around humans. They told us that it was difficult at first, but they became used to the dull burning in their throats. They also asked questions about what the Volturi were up to, that reminded me about the times that Aro would talk about Carlisle, sometimes, the things he said weren't that nice, such as calling him, "Weak for resisting the urges of a vampire, and resisting what we were." I wouldn't tell Carlisle that, Edward's eyes moved up to the ceiling, then back down to the ground, a silent nod, he did it again, confirming my thoughts. Carlisle seemed like a caring man who took his family seriously. He was the complete opposite of what Aro said. He seemed strong willed and resolved on the path he had chosen. I liked Carlisle.
They would also ask Dany about the 'recruits' she had found, we mentioned all of them bar Alicia, we didn't want to mention about her and her gift… yet. Edward's head shot up at my thought.
No… Like I just said, we don't want to tell you about her yet. She was our only friend there. I clarified, he merely nodded and went back to paying attention to the conversation.
Jacob and Renesmee left at 3:02 am, I almost forgot they were humans… or partially, so they needed their sleep of course. Jacob seemed more upbeat after our first encounter with the family.
Soon, the topic up for discussion, was my gift.
"Does that mean you can mimic Jane's gift, as well as Alec's?" Bella enthusiastically interrogated.
"Yes, I can. I actually did it once because Aro was curious after he found out what I could do. Jane's face was priceless when Aro crumpled to the floor in pain!" I choked out the words in-between bouts of laughter. Everybody laughed also, even Rosalie and Jasper had smirks on their perfectly sculpted faces.
Serves Aro right was Jasper's train of thought.
I would have loved to see that monster's face in pain Rosalie's vicious thoughts only fed my laughter even more. I could see that they were slowly becoming less guarded, they seemed to become more comfortable. I looked at Edward as he nodded in agreement.
I turned my head to see Dany and Alice talking about one of Alice's favourite things apparently, shopping. George was talking sports with Emmett, I didn't understand any of it, and so I quickly tuned them out. Smiles were present on all of the Cullen's faces. I started to think that this was what it was like to have a family. This was how we wanted a family; laughter, love, contentment.
I was talking to Carlisle about the plans the Volturi were going to carry out when Edward turned to me.
'A family?' He asked. Instead of answering him with mental words, I thought back to the time when we met the Volturi. I replayed the words, 'First home, first family. Not power hungry sadistic masters.'
Edward? Jasper thought, trying to get his attention. I tried to hide the fact that I was listening as well.
Edward, all three of them are feeling happiness and a sense of longing, which is quite the predominant emotion in them. What does this mean? Jasper asked.
"If you three don't mind waiting in the woods, I believe that we should have a family meeting." Edward announced.
The Cullen family turned towards Edward, bewilderment written on their faces.
"What?" Bella questioned.
"Why Edward?" Carlisle asked.
"I believe that we should have one." Alice backed Edward up, I wonder what she saw that made her finally speak up? This gave me an idea…
"Don't worry, we'll go hunt some elk, or lions, whichever are closer." I said, with a hint of confidence in my plan. I noticed the tenor of Alice's mind, and began tapping into her gift. I saw my first glimpse of the subjective future.
They, the Cullens, sat around an Oak table in the dining room. They were debating, or voting on whether or not to let us stay with their family. They saw that we wouldn't hurt anymore humans. They also knew what we were feelings thanks to Jasper explaining to the rest of the family about our longing and feelings of family love towards them. Edward told them of our conversation, and the thoughts that ran through my head. Jaspers guard seemed to be completely diminished, because when it came to the vote, he said, "Yes." Rosalie told her family that "talking with and joking with George made Em feel like a father, to which he admitted, so Rosalie said, "Yes" also. Alice said that she enjoyed talking with Dany, like she was talking to a sister, and Jasper declared that he felt something akin to motherhood emanating from Alice. They talked it through for what seemed like hours, the pros and the cons. They came back into the lounge, where the three of us just walked in through the door. Carlisle greeted us and said…
"Yes!" I shouted at the top of my lungs (well, not really, because we don't even need to use our lungs).
"What?" Carlisle, Esme, Emmett and Bella questioned in unison.
"Just… umm… We'll go now, see you after your family meeting, whatever it's about. See you later!" I yelled as I grabbed Dany and George by their arms, and dragged them out of the door.
Don't tell anyone I know… please? I pleaded at Edward as we were moving at a human's pace down the driveway.
Okay… I won't say anything, and I will have to tell Alice as well, you noticed why she spoke up for me. You are quite observant. Is it too early to say 'welcome to the family'? He joked, as his mental voice became barely a whisper. I laughed as I dragged Dany and George into the emerald woods.