2 Year's Later

No P.O.V

"Happy Birthday Bella!" The Cullen's all cheered as little Bella hid her face in a couch pillow, blushing ferociously. It was her second birthday and Alice had Bella dressed in a little pink top with a large red heart in the center, a pair of blue jean capris, and pink tennis shoes.

'Little' Bella wasn't quite as little as she used to be. She can walk pretty well now though she usually chooses not because she's very clumsy. She can talk very well and piece together average sentences and she can read some words in very familiar bedtime stories. Her brown hair is now wavy and down to her shoulders and she was much taller.

Over the past couple years what she seems to have really picked up on is what the Cullen's were. Even though when she first arrived at the Cullen's doorstep she knew they were vampires but didn't really understand what that meant. Now that she has been to the playground and seen what other humans look like and has overheard conversations with the Cullen's she seems to have slowly pieced together what a vampire is.

Another thing going on with Bella is that, while she loves all the Cullen's, she is much more affectionate towards Edward. The moment Bella was finished hiding her face in a pillow she went pack to her previous spot, sitting on Edward's lap. He whispered in her ear,

"Happy birthday, little girl." She smiled a little. Alice spoke up,

"Ok Bella, what do you want first? Cake or presents?" Bella answered instantly,

"Cake." Within two seconds Alice was holding a small singular cake in her hands. For such a small cake it was quite pretty. The chocolate layer cake was covered in a thick layer of buttercream icing covering it, red icing drawn red roses all around the top of the cake, a thin layer of chocolate shavings on the top, and blue stripes of icing around the cake. Then, in the very center was a large sparkling neon blue '2' candle.

She lit the candle and all the Cullen's sang 'Happy Birthday.' When they finished the song Bella began to blow out the candle. It took her two tries but she blew did succeed and everyone clapped for her.

Edward held the cake while Bella ate it with a little fork. When she hate eaten all she could eat Alice took the cake away and it was time to move onto presents which made Bella very unhappy.

"Why do we have to have pwesents?" Bella asked with a frown on her face. Carlisle said,

"Your the only girl in the world that doesn't like gifts." It was true. Little Bella really didn't like presents. She frowned and said,

"I don't see the point." Alice said impatiently,

"Well your getting presents anyway." Bella huffed. Rosalie smiled and cheered,

"Mine first!" Rosalie then came to sit next to Edward and Bella, handing Bella a medium sized package wrapped in blue wrapping paper. Bella cautiously began unwrapping it. I was a little pink princess music box! She opened it and 'When you Wish Upon a Star' began playing. Bella half-smiled and gave Rosalie a small hug,

"Thank you Mommy."

Then, much to Bella's disapproval, everyone gave her presents. Jasper gave her a camouflage teddy bear with several outfits for the bear, Emmett gave her a shiny blue kiddy car, Alice gave her five complete outfits, Esme gave her a a collection of children's books, Carlisle gave her a to doctors kit, and Edward gave her the gift she enjoyed the most.

Edward gave her a necklace with three silver heart-shaped charms. Each charm was engraved with one word. 'Hale', 'Whitlock', and 'Cullen.'

Bella's eyes lit up with joy and surprise. Edward put the necklace on her and then she hugged him tightly.

"It is very pwetty." Edward chuckled before saying,

"I'm glad you like it Bella." Bella spent the rest of the day playing with the doctor kit and getting Edward to read the children's books to her. If she fount a story she really liked she would get him to read the story over and over.

She then coaxed Alice into playing doctor with her. She spent an hour pretending to examine Alice while she laid still on the living room floor. Next Emmett attempted to teach Bella how to drive her little car outside.

But even though she understood how to do it and she could do it, she just wasn't in the mood. Truth be told, she was very worn out. So Emmett took her inside and fed her some mac-n-cheese before heading up to her bedroom. Her room was extremely similar except it no longer had the baby supplies and instead had a little pink Blues Clues bed.

He tucked her in and was leaving when she asked,

"Will you read me a story Daddy?" Emmett smiled and said,

"Sure girly. What do you want me to read?" She replied instantly,

"If You Give A Mouse A Cookie!" Emmett laughed and said jokingly,

"I should have known." So he began reading the story to her. Once he was finished she was almost asleep. She murmured,

"'Night, Daddy. I love you." He kissed her forehead.

"I love you too girly. Sleep tight." She then slept soundly through the night, happy and content, awaiting another day to play with her wonderful family.

Author's Note: Thinking the next chapter should be her first day of preschool. I've got a great plot idea for that one! What do you think?

Oh and as you've probably noticed, when Bella speaks she often uses 'w.' Isn't that cute?

Hope you enjoyed!