Chapter 9: Family Bonding Time

Eva's P.O.V

I stared up at the night sky. It was such a clear and beautiful night, the stars and moon shone brightly. I was so focused on looking for star constellations and my thoughts, that I momentarily forgot about my surroundings.

A sudden cracking off twigs and rustling of leaves, ripped me out of my plans to convince Alice not to kill me.

I quickly looked to my right, just in time to see a blur sit down on the other side of the trunk. My eyes travelled over my sudden companions features. Chin long, blonde wavy hair framing a pale face with dark golden eyes and thin lips which were stretching into a smirk. Obviously enjoying it to have caught me off guard.

"Ha ha. Very funny Jasper" I said sarcastically, while rolling my eyes.

"Indeed it is, Ma'am." He replied, his half smirk growing.

"So aside from amusing you, is there something I can do for you?" I asked.

"The others were worried that you might have run into trouble again and sent me to make sure you return before dawn." Dawn? Was it already that late? Or early? My thoughts must have shown, as he pointed up at the sky, the moon already descending, leaving only a bit more than an hour before the first sunray would appear.

"Hm... I hadn't noticed ." I answered easily while I jumped from the branch.

Jasper's P.O.V

For a short moment I was scared, when she simply jumped from her seat on the tree. Right before I could act upon the fear, my mind reminded me, that a jump from this night wouldn't harm her,since she was a vampire. It was only a short moment but I could see everything so clear, as if she was stuck in the air.

Her braid falling over her shoulder and lifting into the air, the small flowers glinting in the moonlight. Her eyes shining with cheerfulness and body completely relaxed. The skirt of her dress rising slightly and flaring out around her. She looked as if she belonged into the air, like an angel ment for flying.

'Our Angel' Major purred from within me. For a short moment I agreed, before I quickly shook my head. What was he saying?! Alice is our Angel!... Somehow it feels bitter...

"Hey! Are you coming?" I heard her call. I decided to focus on those thoughts later and jumped .

I landed less elegant with a loud thud on the ground next to her. When I looked up to her, her eyes were already sparkling with mischief.

"Race you back to the house?" She asked with a grin already pulling at her lips and who was I to decline a challenge? My thoughts must have shown, because we both immediately started running.

Carlisle's P.O.V

Barely an hour passed, since Jasper left and but the tension was already returning. Rosalie returned to her room after a few minutes, Emmett following once he noticed that Alice wouldn't let Lucas go anytime soon. Lucas had no choice but to comply to her whims, since there was no one he could turn to. Esme had decided to give Clara and Adam a tour around our house, also explaining where our borders were, while I waited for my last 'children' to return home.

I kept an eye on the interaction between Alice and Lucas, from my place in the kitchen. Alice was strangely insisted to keep the conversation going, more so than usual. Lucas was mostly hesitant with his answers but sometimes he commented on something on his own, which seemed to please her more than it should.

"Carlisle, we need to talk" I heard Edward demand before he appeared at my side, apparently he just returned from Bella's house.

"Why did you-"

"Ha! I won!" He was interrupted by Eva's laughing voice, just crashing into the living room with Jasper hot on her heels. Eva seemed to stop once she entered but Jasper apparently noticed to late and crashed into her, both landing in a tangled and laughing heap on the floor. A picture which made me feel strangely content.

"Carlisle!" Edward hissed, obviously not happy about my diverted attention. The other five slowly returned, curious about the sudden noise.

"Carlisle, explain what exactly is going on!" Edward demanded once more. I sighed at my youngest sons behaviour .

"Could you be more specific?" I asked him patiently, trying to ease the tension slightly.

"Why are they here?" He asked a little calmer this time but no less demanding .

Eva's P.O.V

I let Alice pull me up, after I shoved Jasper off me. I couldn't suppress the laughter inside of me. I didn't expect any of my 'siblings' to accept me any time soon, which I was proven wrong... For the most part, that is. I could feel my eye twitching at the way Edward spoke to Carlisle, I was very close to growling at his disrespectful attitude.

"Why are they here?" He continued as if we weren't in the same room.

"Lovely to meet you too, brother" I said sarcastically. "I will remember your kindness the next time you start a war and leave others to fight it for you, while you hide." I snarled back at his attitude. I was not obliged to like him and neither was he, but if he was going to behave like a spoiled brat then so would I. He turned to glare at me, which I returned gladly.

"I was also wondering about that. How did you know about our situation?" Carlisle asked confused, as I walked to where the Bakery unconsciously assembled.

"That is something I would like to discuss as well, because you see, I got an frantic call from Alice a few days ago vaguely explaining the situation." I started while crossing my arms, Alice smiled guiltily at Carlisle from her spot on the couch. "What interests me more is, why you and Esme haven't contacted me in a situation like that." Now it was Carlisle's turn to look guilty. I ignored the short stinging feeling inside my chest.

"It still doesn't explain why you brought another Coven along. They could have turned on us!" Edward hissed at me. I could feel my face go dangerously blank, forming a deceitful calm appearance.

"They followed me by choice when I took off." I could already feel my anger escaping my inner control. " and they are more loyal, than some prissy, ungrateful best who would leave his family to die to save himself. " I growled, hair on my neck already standing up. Before I could think things through, I had already flashed towards him and punched him across the room, right into a piano.

"Seems like some bonding time is long overdue." I growled as we lunged for each other.

A/N: There you have a new chapter! Kinda not as long as I wanted but oh well... I also closed the poll so keep your eyes open for a new Twilight fanfic this week! Hope to hear from you all soon