Carlisle's Diary

Emily's Wedding (Leah's POV)

Dear Diary:                                                           November 21, 2013

I'm in the process of leaving NH with Bella to go to La Push for Emily's wedding. I think I mentioned that she had asked me to be Maid of Honor. Ok sure. Bella scolded me for being so flippant about it. And she's right. I mean, if I can get over my whole issue with the entire Cullen clan, have a vampire for a best friend, forgive myself for my dad's death (even though it wasn't my fault), the very least I could do is make peace with my cousin and Sam. Keith was also coming with us. Seth, Corin, Jacob, Nessie, and the rest of the Cullen family were arriving the following day. I had to get there early as I had maid of honor duties to perform; whatever those were. Plus both Emily and Sam would finally meet Keith.

Because only 3 of us were going and we only had one Watcher with us, we opted for the traditional method of travel; by plane. Keith, hadn't been in one in ages thought it would be fun to just act human for a change which both Bella and I found funny. So we boarded the United Airlines jet for the cross country flight. The whole flight went a lot faster than I expected because we spent all 6.5 hours talking about the wedding and how I would feel about introducing Keith to Sam and Emily for the first time. That would definitely be interesting. My mom was waiting for us at the airport when the plane touched down. We had about an hour or so to drive to La Push and I was so excited to see my mom that I ran into her arms like a little girl, not caring if I got any weird looks from passing by travelers.

Once we had gotten our luggage and piled into my mom's minivan; that thing was about as old as I was but thanks to Jacob's handy work just before he left with the help of Rosalie, restored the engine so it could drive for another 50 years! The van smelled the same and as we drove along, each road looked the same. Nothing ever changes here and I guess I like that. It really feels like you're coming home. Keith read my mind and smiled. Bella was sitting with Keith behind my mom and I. When we pulled up to the house, I could see Charlie's car in the drive way and when I looked at her, I saw Bella's eyes light up. This was a homecoming for her too. We got out just as Charlie exited the house and Bella trying not to move too fast ran up to her dad and hugged him.

"Hiya kid! Welcome home! Hey guys, how was the flight?" By this time he had let go of Bella, gave me a small hug, and shook hands with Keith.

"It was interesting." Keith said with a smile while we all laughed at him. Watchers and planes didn't usually mix.

"Too slow for you?" Charlie asked with a wink.

"Way too slow." Keith agreed chuckling himself.

Charlie and Keith carried my bags upstairs. Keith and Corin were going to be staying at the main Cullen house which had already been readied previously by Esme so all Bella had to do was open some windows to let the stale air out. She, Edward, and Nessie were staying at their cottage while Jacob was staying with his dad and so forth. In other words it'll be just like before we left only with two additions being Keith and Corin. Meanwhile, I stood outside talking to Bella and my mom.

"Are you guys hungry?" My mom looked at Bella and I. She by then knew the gift the Watchers had given the vampires regarding the ability to eat human food and was able to pass the news along to the elders attending the wedding so they wouldn't be stunned when they saw vampires eating.

"Yes we are!" Keith answered from behind her for all of us as we laughed.

"I agree with Keith, airplane food leaves a lot to be desired even flying first class. And it doesn't even compare to your cooking mom." I said with a smile.