Midnight Love (But with A Twist)

Family Meeting

I walked down the stairs with Rosalie and Bella. Everyone was in the living room waiting for us, well me. Alice and Jasper were looking at me. Rosalie and Bella went to their love ones. Renesmee and Jake were on the couch talking well, he was talking, she was ‘showing’ him what her thoughts were. Carlisle looked at me and walked toward me.

“So, what do y’all want to talk about. I know what y’all are feeling, I can feel it, but I don’t care what y’all think about me loving Haley. Y’all done it before.” I said and looked right at Edward and Bella. “Edward you done it with Bella so why is this different for me and Haley?”

“Zachary, I could not help it. Bella’s blood was calling me. Her blood was a type of drug for me. I tried to leave but it just didn’t work. I could not stay away from her. It was hard for me. If you remember what I’ve told you.” Edward said.

          I growled then signed. I sat down on the step and put my head in my hands. ‘Yes, I do. When Jasper ‘almost’ killed Bella and you told Bella you didn’t love her anymore, so you left her,’ I thought. ‘Then when Bella started doing crazy things with Jake. And when Rosalie told you that Bella dies. So, you went to the Volturi, you asked them to ‘Kill’ you and they couldn’t because you had a very good gift. I get it.’ I thought again.

“No, you don’t get it Zachary.” Edward said. He didn’t yell it but to me it felt like he did.

I looked up at him and then I got up. “Yes, I do Edward!” I hissed at him. “So, you left Bella, but you came back to her. You love Bella. It’s the same for me, Edward. I love Haley!” I hissed.

Renesmee got up and started to walk to me. Jacob grabbed her arm, but she touched him, and he let her go. She walked to me and looked at me. She put both of her hands on my face. She was ‘showing’ me, her and Jacob. Plus, she was talking to me. She whispered. “I understand.” She put her hands down and hugged me. When she let go of me, she looked me in the eyes and touched me again. She thought. ‘Do you understand?’ I shook my head. She turned around and looked right at Edward and Bella then spoke. “He’s right.”

          Bella and Esme gasped. Edward looked at Bella and Bella looked at him. Then she spoke.

“Edward, maybe he is right. If Nessie, our own daughter, thinks he is right. Then maybe we should give him a chance.” She said. Then looked at me and said. “At least. But if you ever hurt my sister, I’ll hunt you down Zachary Mitchel. Do you understand that.”

“Yes, I do Bella.” I said. I couldn’t believe that she used my middle name. I hated my middle name.

Then I looked at my Aunt Alice. So, did everyone. Alice looked at me then at Bella and Edward, then at Renesmee. “Like what Bella said about her own daughter thinks.”

Renesmee flew to Alice and touched her. ‘My own cousin was on my back. Wow.’ I thought. Edward sign but I didn’t look at him. Then Alice spoke to Renesmee.

“Nessie, you believe in your own cousin that he and Haley should be together?”

“Yes, Aunt Alice. If daddy and mommy can do it and Jacob and me can do it, after we fought our ass’s off to fight for us to be together. Then I think Zach and Haley can do it.” She said and looked at me.

“Okay.” She said. Then she looked at me and said. “Zachary, if you hurt Haley.”

“I know, Aunt Alice. Bella will hurt me.”

“Just treat her good, Zach. She’s my little sister for god sakes.” Bella said.

“I will, Bella. Don’t worry.” I wish I had not said that. Bella looked at me and her eyes were black, not gold anymore.

Jasper flew to Bella and got in her face. “Bella calm down.” Jasper and Bella were looking at each other until she looked at him then her eyes were not black anymore. They were a light brown color.

“Sorry.” She said.

“What was that. Why did her eyes turn from gold to black then black to a light brown color?” I asked.

Jasper looked at me. “It’s part of her gift. She does it when she is ready to attack someone. If they get on her bad or wrong side. This is the first time in 18 years.”

“What happen the last time.” I asked.

“I attacked Jacob, but Seth ran between us. Then with the Volturi. It’s how I can control myself. That’s how I passed from being a newborn to just a vampire. Emmett used to make fun of me about it.”

“Oh okay, sorry.”

“Your good.” Bella said.

          Then out of nowhere Haley was coming down the stairs. I turned around and grabbed her hand that was reaching out to me.

“How are you feeling, Haley?” Carlisle asked her.

“I feel a lot better. I think it was about me moving here or what I ate. But Jake and Nessie didn’t get sick.” Haley said.

“Are you hungry?” I asked.

“Yea, I kinda am.” She said.

“What would you like?” Bella asked.

“May I cook it.” Haley asked.

“Yea, whatever you like Haley. This is your house just as it is ours.” Esme said.

          Haley shook her head and walked into the kitchen. Jacob and Renesmee got up and walked into the kitchen with her. I guess they hungry too. ‘Jake eats like a horse.’ I thought. Edward started laughing. Everyone looked at him.

“What’s so funny, Edward?” Emmett asked.

“Zachary.” Edward said laughing. “He was ‘thinking’, and I ‘heard’ him.”

“What did you say.” Alice asked me.

“I said or ‘thought’, that ‘Jake eats like a horse’, and Edward, of course heard me.” I said, laughing at my own joke.

“Well, at least I don’t Ummm….” Jacob stared to say something but stopped.

          Then we heard him growling. He was at the back door. We all ran into the kitchen. I grabbed Haley and got in front of her. Then he ran out the door and knocked someone down.

“Get off of me mutt.” It was a girl.

“Zafrina!” Renesmee yelled. “Jacob its good. Get off of her.”

The others ran outside and Renesmee helped her up. “Renesmee, tell your boyfriend next time he knocks me over, I’ll break him.” Zafrina said.

Jacob growled at her then ran into the garage to change. “Sorry. All I smelled was a vampire. It’s been a while since we got a visitor from any of you guys since that day.” He told her.

“No hard feelings dog.” She said.

“Zach, you can stop guarding Haley now.” Edward said.

I got up and pulled Haley with me. “You okay?” I asked.

“Yea. I’m okay.” She said.

It was quiet for a moment until Edward answered Zafrina’s question. “Zachary is a new member of the Cullen family and yes he is a vampire and yes there is a human here. Her name is Haley. She’s Bella’s little sister. She lives here with us. Zach and Haley are mates just like the rest of us. Well like how me and Bella were, and Jacob and Nessie are.”

“Oh okay.” She said.

          ‘Why was she wondering about me and Haley for.’ I thought, when I looked at Haley. ‘Who does she think she is.’

“She’s a friend of ours Zach. And she just asked about Haley okay.” Edward was saying when me and Haley walked outside.

          When I walked outside, I looked right at the vampire, ‘She’s got red eyes. She’s not like us.’ I kept Haley close to me. The red eye vampire looked at me then to Haley. Then she looked at how Haley was behind me.

Edward did answer my thought, “Yes, Zafrina is not like us, but she’s a friend Zach so please be nice.” Then Zafrina, whatever her name was, well the red eye vampire said something about what Edward said. “Young child, I will not hurt your mate nor you. I’m not like that.” She said then looked at Jacob. “My sisters are coming, so don’t knock them down. They went hunting up north on the way here.”

“Okay, I will try not to. And I did say I was sorry, Zafrina.” Jacob said. She nodded her head.

“Would you like to come in Zafrina?” Carlisle asked.

“Yes, I would.”