His Cat, Her Major ~ Jasper Hale

Sister Moves In

~So my current plan is to not do banners or little blurbs for each new book as I did in my first book and instead just have an authors note at the end of the chapter before the next book/movie begins just so everyone knows when I am in terms of timeline. If you would prefer me to do the separate chapters with banners and blurbs let me know I am totally flexible on this~

Over the winter break, Bella had called and asked if she could stay with them in Forks. Well, her dad said asked, but really what she did was call and tell them that she would be staying with them, leaving no room for argument. This had annoyed Maya greatly, but she hadn't said anything when she noticed how happy her dad was to have both his girls home. Instead, she had chosen to be happy for him and herself at finally having a chance to get to know her sister. They may not have gotten along as kids, but she was sure that now that they were older, they would have the chance to really connect and get to know one another. 

Although she had been sure to let the Cullens know that her sister would be arriving and that she didn't know anything about the supernatural so they had to tone down on the strangeness when they were at her house. Mainly Emmet would have to stop picking up her furniture to rearrange it when they watched movies and Alice would have to go slower as she played in Maya's closet.

She had told them that her dad sort of knew about the supernatural when she had gotten stuck as a cat. Having Edward explain for her that he had been in the room the first time she had shifted and that he knew there were other kinds of supernatural out there. The Cullens had found it amazing that he never pushed, especially when she told them about her spending some time with vampires and him simply accepting them as her "special friends". Which is why they felt comfortable enough relaxing in her house enough to sometimes forget themselves. But that would change with Bella here. Charlie may not ask questions or pry, but there was no guarantee that Bella wouldn't.

This unfortunately meant she also had to warn them about sneaking into her house in the middle of the night. Her dad may spend a lot of time at work and tend to sleep soundly, but she had no idea if her sister did. And catching her friends and boyfriend sneaking into her room in the middle of the night wasn't exactly something she wanted to have to explain to her sister. 

Jasper in particular had pouted at this. He had enjoyed being able to come and go from her house as he wished so he could spend more time with his girl, but with Bella there he would have to be a lot more careful and come less often. But oh well, his bed was now officially up to Maya's standards and he was sure that her dad liked him and his siblings enough to allow Maya to come over more often.

When the day arrived for Bella to fly down, Maya had opted to stay home rather than go to the airport. She had told her dad it was in case they needed the extra space, but really, she just wanted to give them a chance to catch up without her there. Though she had not seen her sister since they were seven and was excited at the thought of getting to know her, she did remember the first summer she had come home to visit after living with the Volturi.

Bella had arrived the day after her and had a complete meltdown. Apparently, she had gotten it into her head that their parents had gotten rid of her, so seeing Maya again did not make her happy. She had spent the whole two weeks sulking and trying to pick fights with her. By the time Bella went home, Maya had agreed that she would come down to visit her dad after Bella had already left in order to keep the peace. Of course, her uncles had agreed immediately, happy to have more time with her and her dad saw it as a chance to spend time alone with each of his daughters.

But what it all boiled down to was that Maya had not seen her sister since they were 7 and even though Maya had never really cared when Bella had insulted her, they had still never had the best relationship. But none the less, Maya cared for her little sorella and wanted to get to know her now. She was sure that Bella had grown up and gotten over her childish dislike of her. But that did not mean that she was going to make what was absolutely going to be a very awkward car ride worse. From what she had heard, Bella and her dad were two peas in a pod when it came to keeping a conversation going. She was not going to subject herself to that atmosphere on top of the whole awkward "remember me, we're technically sisters" conversation.