Carlisle seemed tense the whole way there, but relaxed slightly when he pulled into the driveway. I gasped when I saw the house; it looked just like the one in the movies.
"What is it?" Obviously, he had heard the gasp.
"Oh, your house is beautiful," I exclaimed.
"Thank you," Carlisle muttered.
He parked in front of the house instead of putting the car in the garage. We walked up to the house, in human pace of course for my sake, and were met by Jasper at the door.
"I've got everyone in the living room," He stated and in a blur he was gone. Probably ran back into the living room. The inside of the house was like the one in the movies, save for the graduation caps that I noticed weren't in their spot. Instead there was huge landscape painting. Carlisle and I walked into the living room where all of the family were sitting, save for Edward and Bella who were still on their honeymoon. Boy, were they in for a surprise when those two got back. Esme and Alice were sitting on the white couch, and Rosalie sat on the armrest of the couch next to Alice. Jasper and Emmett stood behind the couch.
"Ooh, so tense," I said after about five seconds of silence.
"Jasper, what's she feeling?" Carlisle asked as he went over to his family.
"She's completely calm," Jasper said, but then added. "And a little…excited?"
Without warning, I burst out laughing and collapsed to the floor in a fit of giggles. Not something your average mature 20-year-old would do. "That's it! I'm…dreaming!" I managed between the laughter. "I died, and now…I'm in some sort of…alternate universe!"
"And now she's in denial," Jasper added, though he didn't need to. "But the excited feeling coming off of her is making me more hyper than serious right now."
"Ok…" Gasp. "Calming…Calming down…" Gasp. "I am calm. I. Am. Calm."
I thought I heard Jasper mutter, "No, you're not." But I was too busy trying to stop my laughing to pay attention.
"Ok," I gasped. "I'm calm." I got up of the floor as quickly as I could. I was still smiling, but I couldn't control that.
"So…" Carlisle started, making sure I was completely calm. I could tell the whole family was weirded out. "How do you know about us?"
I shrugged and slowly walked toward Edward's piano. "Like I said, you wouldn't believe me." I stroked a few keys.
"We're vampires," Emmett stated the obvious. "Try us."
"Fine," I sat down on the piano bench. "Books and movies."
"I'm going up to my study to research something," Carlisle said. "I'll be back later." He disappeared in a blur.
Alice's face suddenly went blank; a vision. Her eyes darted around, seeing something we couldn't, but I could guess. She whipped out her phone and speed dialed someone. No one answered, so she hung up and tried again. Again, no one answered. She tried a third time, and while it dialed, Jasper whispered, "Alice, love, what did you see?"
She just shook her head. Her attention was put back onto the person she called when she heard someone speak. "Bella? Bella, are you okay?"
"Let the games begin," I whispered, getting a few strange looks
"He is." Alice said to Bella. "What's the problem?" Pause. "Is Edward all right?" Then she turned her head so she looked at the ceiling. "Carlisle?" Her attention was back on Bella. "Why didn't he pick up the phone?" Pause. "Bella, what's going on? I just saw—" Bella interrupted her. I knew she had asked "What did you see?" but Alice didn't answer her. "Here's Carlisle." She handed the phone to him.
"Bella, its Carlisle. What's going on?" Really long pause. I knew Bella was debating on whether to tell him, or not. "Has he been harmed?" Another pause. "I don't understand, Bella." A very long pause. There was shock written all over Carlisle's face; Bella had told him. Carlisle's medical training kicked in. "When was the first day of your last menstrual cycle?" Pause. All of the family looked at him in shock. I, of course, remained calm; Jasper probably noticed. Carlisle spoke again. "How do you feel?" Bella told him. When the vampire spoke again, his voice was strained, "Put him on."
Even though I'd always wanted to know what Carlisle said to Edward, I knew he was about to get really methodical, so I tuned him out, but I heard the eight words that set me off: "We need to get it out of her." He hung up and handed Alice back her phone.
"Well, I am hungry. Can I have something to eat?" I said to break the silence.
"How can you be so calm about this?" Jasper asked.
"Hmm, let me think…" I said. "Oh, yeah, because I know what happens?"
"And what does happen?" Carlisle asked. "It would be helpful to know."
"Sorry, I can't tell you." I stated sadly. "All I can say is this: brace yourself."