Chapter Two: Rules and Past

[EPOV]

The car pulled out of V.A.F.O with a bump. Bella, Jasper, and Emmett were looking out of the window at the scenery When they saw us looking they turned around and sighed, looking at their lap.

"It's been three years since we left V.A.F.O.," Bella explained. The other two nodded along.

"Bella… said you and Jasper were the only ones who remembered their entire life. Would you care to share? I mean if we're going to be sister-in-laws and housemates so we should know each other properly. Do you mind if the others listened too?" Alice asked quietly. Bella nodded and took a deep breath.

"It's a bit sad though. So I'm not sure if you guys would want to hear it?"

"Bella we need to know more about you guys if we're going to be spending the rest of eternity together," I said softly. She looked at me and shook her head up and down.

"It all started when Jasper and I were 3. My mother had left my father and us for a guy named Phil. My father took out his grief and anger on us. At first he ignored us so we had to fend for ourselves. Then when we turned 5 he started abusing us. He also made us the slaves of the house. I would cook and do the laundry. Jasper would clean the house and do the shopping. Sometimes we would trade jobs depending on who got the worse end of Charlie's beatings. Normally it would be me because I looked a lot like Renée. When we were 13 Charlie died in a car crash and the police found out about the abuse. We were sent to live with our mother in Phoenix. For our 14th birthday Phil took us on a cruise to Alaska, much against Renée's wishes. There we stopped at a port and went exploring. We were taking a walk in the forest when we were attacked by vampires. Our blood is unusually sweet for humans so three of them got tempted. They bit Jasper and I in different places. I got bitten in six places and Jasper five. Then their leader realized what they had done and sucked the venom out so that we wouldn't become one of them, as it is illegal to create a vampire below the age of 17. They killed our parents and took us to live in V.A.F.O. We've been their ever since," she finished sadly with tears pouring down her face. She looked so sad that I pulled her into a hug. At first she was surprised but then she relaxed and returned the hug. I was glad of this progress. Then Jasper gasped. Bella pulled away and looked at him.

Jasper leaned across me and whispered to Bella, "What happened to the 'no going over to the dark side' promise we made?"

"Say that to Emmett!" Bella defended herself. We looked over to Emmett and saw him eating Rosalie's face. Jasper turned back to Bella.

"I feel nauseated," Jasper moaned. Bella nodded with a look of disgust on her face.

"Get a room you two," Alice complained. They broke apart and Rosalie frowned but didn't say anything.

I looked over at Bella and saw that she and Jasper were staring at each other with concentration.

"Hmm, I think you're right," Jasper mumbled. "No. I won't betray you in that sense."

I had no clue what they were talking about. Bella hadn't even said anything. Bella sighed and leaned back against the seat. She closed her eyes and sighed again. She frowned and a single rolled down her cheek.

"What's wrong Bella?" I whispered into her ear.

"Nothing. Just remembering," she murmured, shaking her tiny head. Jasper winced and groaned.

"Bella please! Try at least," he pleaded. I had no clue what was going on. Jasper was blocking his mind by singing 'girlfriend'. When I tried to read Bella's mind I was overcome with shock. Blank. Her mind was completely blank, not even a whisper. It was like she wasn't even there. I tried harder but it still came up blank. I spent the next few hours reading the minds around me. However Bella's mind still came up blank. The car rolled to a stop in front of our mansion. Bella opened her eyes and looked over at Jasper. She sighed looking longing at him and Emmett sleeping. Rosalie kissed Emmett awake where as Alice shook Jasper. He bolt up for he had been sleeping with his head in Alice's lap. When we got out of the car Emmett, Jasper, and Bella joined up back in their three-way formation. They followed behind us nervously as we walked into the house. They gasped loudly as they looked at the interior of the house.

"Alice, Rosalie, Edward give your humans a tour of the house and then explain the rules to them thoroughly," Carlisle told us sternly. We nodded. I turned to Bella and grabbed her hand, pulling her up the stairs. I gave her a tour of the house. When we got to the top floor I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into my room. She stopped in her tracks and surveyed the room. I looked at her scrutinizing her expression. A few seconds later she looked up at me. Her large purple eyes pierced through me. I grinned and picked her up. I tossed her onto the large bed softly. She gave a shriek of surprise as she fell down onto the fluffy mattress. I threw myself on top of her, careful not to put all of my weight on her. As my body pressed against her, her heart thumped loudly. I chuckled and she blushed a deep red. I tucked a strand of stray hair behind her ear.

"Your blush is so beautiful," I murmured. She blushed even harder. I grinned.

"Um, I…you…rules," she breathed. I took out a piece of paper from my pocket. I passed it to her.

"You need to memorize this paper and follow the rules. If you do what is required then you'll be fine. Following the rules is essential for your survival. If you don't follow the rules then you'll be punished. I don't want to but I will punish you if needed. Since you are a girl you will be helping Esme make dinner for your brothers. Ok?" I told her. I got off of her so she could read the paper. She sat up quickly and studied it. "I'll be back okay," I told her. She just nodded as she was busy studying the paper. I walked out of the room and closed the door behind me.

[BPOV]

I grabbed the paper and looked carefully at it.

Rules for All Human Servers

All humans chosen to marry a vampire must follow the following rules in order to survive alive.

Only follow your vampire's commands. DO NOT listen to other vampires (unless told to by your vampire)

Do not speak unless told to by master

NEVER tell your vampire what to do

Don't give out your opinion unless told to

Only wear clothes that are approved by your vampire

Do not eat unless told to

DO NOT pull away from your vampire unless told to

Follow all the rules above unless your vampire has instructed to ignore them

NOTE: THESE RULES ONLY APPLY WHILE YOU ARE A HUMAN. AFTER YOUR TRANSFORMATION THESE RULES DON'T APPLY!

I was so busy reading it that I barely Edward leave the room.

Well I couldn't say I didn't see that coming. I knew about these rules because when we were in V.A.F.O. we were required to have the rules sheet memorized to move onto the next grade level. Yes, going to V.A.F.O. was like attending boarding school of all the classes you had to take. The rules were so important that they gave you a big test on the rules at the end of the year. The weird thing was that we weren't required to follow the rules while we were at V.A.F.O.

I thought back to the time when a lot of the humans came back to visit V.A.F.O. They told us many different stories. They told us how some vampires are really nice and some vampires are really mean. The others just don't care.

Now that you think about it Edward is one of the really nice vampires. He comforted me in the car, complimented me, and he said and did everything nicely. Though I would have to be careful because it could be a trick. There were lots of stories where the vampire masters pretended to be nice and then when they got what they wanted from the humans they would show their real selves.

I do hope Alice and Rosalie are nice to Emmett and Jasper. I don't care if Edward is mean. As long as Jasper and Emmett are treated nicely I am fine. Their happiness mattered more than mine. Emmett did fit in well with Rosalie but Jasper had a tough time trusting and befriending vampires. I sighed and made to get off the bed to stretch. However when I tried to get off I got tangled in the blankets and ended smack onto the ground.

"Ouch," I groaned. Suddenly there were lots of footsteps and the door opened with a bang just as I drifted out of conscious.