Warnings! Gay slurs by a closed-minded idiot. Slight

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Our stay in Japan lasted two months longer then it was supposed to. I guess it wasn't too bad I got to know Jasper and Alice and I learn more about our, man that sounds weird, family. I also learned Japanese, which when you don't sleep is very easy to learn.

I learn about Carlisle the oldest of the family. He had over came the lust for human blood and managed to be a doctor, something I knew I could never do. Just being in the stores with Jasper and Alice five feet away was a kind of torture that no one should have to endure.

Esme sounded like a wonderfully kind person and I was looking forward to meeting her. Alice's stories about her made my heart ache for the mother I knew I had but couldn't remember even if I was still human.

Edward sounded like some one I would like to meet. He was intelligent, but moody so I was weary of meeting him. I was unsure of my reception, he was also the Cullen heir the oldest son turned by Carlisle age wise, but the youngest in body.

Rosalie I was not sure if I really wanted to meet her. I knew that I would have to be careful around her and she would dislike me for a long while. According to Jasper, she did not take kindly to new arrivals to the family. She was vain and if what Alice said was true, and it wasn't, she would dislike me due to my looks, Alice said I looked good but I didn't believe her.

Emmett was the one I was looking forward to meeting the most. The happy, vampire that was always trying to beat the Civil War Major in a fight but rarely winning. Jasper had told me several stories that made him seem very familiar and I couldn't wait to meet the 6 year old in a vampires body, Jasper's words.

All in all it made the wait to go home very tiring as I did nothing but worry, that is until the last day of our stay in Japan. The day we left was normal except someone tried hitting on Alice…

"Come on Ry, we're going to be late!" Alice said bouncing in her seat. I, now used to her hyperactive moods, stared blankly at her. "We have six hours, and we don't have to take a car either." I reminded her.

She grinned gave me an innocent look and skipped off in search of Jasper humming a song that I now knew would drive Edward insane. Sometimes I didn't understand her. With a shake of my head and a sigh, I went about packing.

During our stay I learned many things, one of them being Alice and Jasper's relationship, something they wanted to share with me, it frightened me because I still had limited control over my gift, a term they are making me use. I could still hurt one of them if I wasn't careful. I don't know how they could possibly want me as they want each other.

"Come on! I want one last shopping trip before we leave!" Alice shouted from the door of out hotel. Jasper was there with an arm around her waist and he motioned for me to join them with his free arm. I smiled slightly and joined them with limited hesitance.

The one last shopping trip turned out to be in a mall, with over 74 stores. Alice knew how to pick her shopping trips that's for sure. Something I knew that I would soon grow used too, because Alice claimed she needed Jasper and I to help her carry her stuff every time she went out. Of course the fact she could bench press a bus didn't matter.

While Alice was shopping Jasper and I followed her around occasionally grabbing something that caught our eye. "Does it ever get easier?" I asked to softly for a human to hear. The burn in my throat was terrible not as bad as it could have been but it was still not something you would want to experience all the time.

Jasper pulled me to his side not caring about the looks we were getting and kissed my forehead gently. "With time," he promised me just as softly and I sighed, he was right and I knew it. Jasper smiled smugly when he felt my acceptance. I snorted softly, poking his chest sharply, "You have no right to be so smug." I pouted because I knew his control was better then mine but only just. That caused the Major to deflate a little but he still managed to look smug.

After that everything was fine until we heard a man start saying things you should never say in front of a woman and the idiot was saying it from of Alice.

Jasper and I both knew that Alice could take care of her self, in fact she could have killed everyone in the mall if she wanted to. However, being the nice strong men that we were Jasper and I decided to "rescue" her.

I walked into the store that Alice was in and quickly found both she and the human, I wrapped an arm around her, and glared at the stupid human. "Is everything alright?" Jasper questioned coming up behind us.

I smirked when I saw the human pale and begin to stutter incoherently, I kissed Alice's cheek and she giggled. "I think we should let Jasper have him what do you think, dear one?"

She smiled and turned around and kissed Jasper, "I'm fine, no need to play protectors." She told us, Jasper smiled slightly, I buried my face in her hair, and inhaled deeply, "We were just playing." I told her, but she knew it already.

The stupid human took the moment to gain his nerve, "Aren't you the two faggots that kissed out front?" The slur was directed toward Jasper and I obviously, I felt a flash of anger at the human's pettiness. I couldn't remember if I was like that, and I was glad that I could not.

Alice locked her he hands around one of my arms and I could feel my gift rising, so shoved it down harshly, I didn't want to hurt Alice. Jasper was less upset with the human but I still heard a slight growl. No one should ever insult Jasper, ever.

The human noticed out tense posture and smirked as if he won something, "What's wrong fags?" He sneered hatefully, "Afraid to own up to your girl friend?"

I gently pried Alice's hand from my arm and walked calmly up to the human Jasper held onto Alice he could feel my intent, "I would appreciate it if you did not spout lies about Alice, Jasper and I to everyone within hearing range." I glared at the people near us who scattered when they heard me. "If you have a problem with Jasper and I, we can work this out with out so many witnesses." I promised him. I had no fear of repercussions, the next time I ventured to Japan because the human was very likely to be dead.

The human seemed to loose his courage when face to face with me, wow, forever 16 and still as scary as hell….or that might have been Jasper looming in the back ground eh…either one.

The human quickly retreated and Alice called us off. Spoil sport, I was only slightly thirsty, and Jasper was only ready to tear his head off, nothing big right?

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It turned out with that last minute shopping trip we missed the plane, and for that, I'm thankful, my control was getting worse and I could feel my gift in full effect; both of my companions knew better then to touch me now. I pounced on the first animal I could find, and the mess I made of the poor creature was shameful. Now, I wonder if Alice had seen the loss of my control and had suggested it to be safe. Jasper assured me that it was all right and to be thankful that it was just an animal that I first caught wind of. He then spend an hour telling me about he met Alice, again to take my mind off everything.

It was growing dark, but we moved along at the same speed we did before, our target at the moment was a small Japanese City so Alice and Jasper could call Carlisle to let him know that they should expect a very large order of clothing. This brought my now slightly uncommon bout of insecurity.

"Are you sure that the family will not mind me?" I asked for what seemed like the millionth time. Like always, Jasper rolled his eyes and thumped me on the head. Alice smiled and winked at me in a way that I knew that she knew what was going to happen. That little interaction made me feel much better about my very weak control.

It was decided that we would run back home instead of flying due to my nerves causing my control to be a little off. The run to the States was very calming for me, it allowed me a chance to gather my thoughts, think on the months I spend with Alice and Jasper.

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We reached the States in a little under three days, it would have been less but Alice had to stop on several occasions to make sure all of her stuff arrived safely, and threaten anyone that told her that the piles of clothing wouldn't arrive for a few more days. Jasper and I watched bemused as she yelled at the person on the other end of the phone when she was first told that. I feared she would demand we go meet with the company and take the clothes home ourselves but that idea didn't seem to occur to her, luckily.

We reached Indiana very quickly after we made onto the ground of America, something that caused me to be even more jumpy. This was where I was going to be living for a little while, with these vampire that where Alice and Jasper's family. Vampire my dear ones told me where to become my family. That alone was something that scared me dearly.

It was pouring rain when we reached the Cullen home. They lived away from the city trees all around, it was very pretty. All five vampires stood out on their porch waiting for us to get closer. I could tell who was who from the descriptions Alice and Jasper had given me. Carlisle stood on the steps the closest to us with out getting in the rain. Esme just behind him he beauty and kindness radiated from her.

Rosalie stood arms crossed leaning into her mate Emmett's large frame. They looked like some sort of painting. To beautiful to be real, but they had nothing on my two. The last Edward his hair falling into his eyes looked at me with mild amusement. My eyes widened, a mind reader I had almost forgotten. I stared back at him the darkness nor the rain impeding our vision, "Hello," I called out softly when Alice elbowed me gently. Somehow she had wrapped herself around me while Jasper stood behind me engulfing us both in his arms. "Can we keep him Carlisle? He followed us home." Alice said giggling.

Jasper smirked, "We promise to take good care of him." He nuzzled the side of my head and Alice hugged me tighter. The blond doctor chuckled and motioned us in the house to dry off, we had stop just short of the house. "I think we have room for one more."