Bella, what are those?

12

I woke up the next morning, and got ready, My dad was working, but told me to relax. He could see that I was nervous. I grabbed my book, and started reading. At around 10:45, there was a knock on the door. I put the book down on the sofa, and got up to answer the door.

I opened the door and walked out. She pulled me into a hug, which I was expecting. Alice is really affectionate, something I was getting used to.

She let go of me, and we walked to her car.

"Relax, Bella. Everyone is excited about meeting you."

We got in and she started driving. I grabbed her hand, and she smiled.

"I know. I'm just nervous."

"I know. You'll get to meet Jasper and Edward to. But, Jasper won't be around to much, and Bret is out with Angela, who wants to talk to her. I can't see what it is, but it's important."

I looked at her, and she shook her head.

"Is this to do with-"

"Yeah. He has trouble with that. Being around you more will help though."

Now I felt bad. I didn't want to make it anymore difficult for any of them. Alice started driving through the forest, and sighed.

"Bella, stop that. He wants to meet you, they all do. Don't feel bad about anything, kitty."

I smiled, as she used her nickname for me.

"I can't help it, pixie. I don't want to make this difficult for anyone. I've met Emmet, Rosalie and Bret, so I know that won't be hard on them."

I started to wonder how Jasper could be in school if he found things difficult.

"How can he be in school if he finds it so hard?"

"Being around you along is more difficult for him. I'm around you a lot, so I'm OK. Bigger groups tend to be easier for him. That's why Edward stays with him though, it makes things a little easier on him. But, he wants to meet you, Bella."

She stopped and I looked up at the house. The house was huge! We walked inside, and I was introduced to everyone. Typical Emmett, hugged me. Alice grumbled about him doing that, but I was quickly getting used to him. He didn't pick me up or anything, so I didn't mind to much. Rosalie smacked him in the back of the head, and looked at me.

"What did I tell you about doing that?"

I shook my head, looking at Emmett.

"Don't worry about it, Emmett. Rosalie, it's fine."

I was introduced to Carlisle and Esme, who hugged me and talked to me a little.

"Bella, this is Jasper and that's Edward."

I looked up, and saw a blond guy looking at me. So, this was Jasper. A dark haired guy was next to him, running his hand through his hair.

"Hey."

Edward shook my hand, but Jasper kept his distance. Again, I felt bad for making him uncomfortable. But, he tried to make me feel better, using his ability. I looked at me, and I nodded. I knew that they wanted to meet me, I just didn't want to make it hard on them. I know, I'm repeating myself. But, I do that when I'm nervous.

A little while later, after Rosalie hit Emmett again (for what I'm not sure), we went upstairs. I followed Alice into her room, and closed the door. Her room had floor to ceiling windows, so we could see the forest. The walls were a pale blue. Alice watched me, as I looked around. She told me to sit down, and I sat on the bed, taking off my hoodie. I turned around, and............