Rose's Swan

Chapter 16

Josie stood beside Rosalie looking outside the window at their siblings.

Whilst Josie didn't want this life for her twin, it would be good not to lie to her anymore. Whilst they weren't the closest pair of siblings, they still were twins.

Edward looks Bella in the eye.
         
"Trust me?" Edward asked.
         
"In theory." Bella said.
         
"Then close your eyes." Edward whispered.
         
She does, warily. He grips her more firmly, then leaps them to another tree like a flying squirrel! Then, again, to the top of another tree. He easily gets a foothold, while holding Bella.
         
"Open." Edward whispered.
         
She does... to the most astonishing bird's eye view of the valley, river, and the mountains beyond. Camera whirls around them allowing us a 360 degree view of their surroundings. Off Bella's intoxicated face.

Later that night when the Swan twins are back home Bella knocks gently on the door.

A faint "come in." Came from inside Josie's room.

Bella stepped into the room, a bit shocked to see Rosalie on her sister's bed, practically holding Josie hostage in a bear hold.

Josie tapped her fingers on Rosalie's arm and Rosalie let go.

Rosalie was suddenly up and looking down at Josie.

"I'll be back later." Rosalie promised. She kissed Josie on the lips and was suddenly out the open window.

"Twin talk?" Bella asked hesitantly.

Josie smiled.

"We haven't had one of those in awhile." Josie admitted.

Twin talk was a code that they used to not only catch up, but to also signal that they needed to have a very serious conversation.

That night secrets were spilled and siblings were brought up to speed.

All Bella knew was that her sister was supernatural, and similar to a vampire. It happened when she was 17 and she does have a gift.of mind control.

Whilst Bella wanted to know how her sister died, she didn't ask.

Remembering how Edward said that some vampire's deaths are very traumatic to them.

She also found out that Rosalie was Josie's mate and that since she was different from the vampires, that having Rosalie and Josie away from each other was dangerous for them.

No one told her why, but she didn't really want to find out with the haunted look Josie had in her eyes when she said that.
         
...

It's the next day and Edward has decided to pick Bella up for school.

She's met his family, and now he wanted everyone to know that she was his.

His inner beast growled just thinking of all the boys she surrounded herself with. That Jacob Black boy, Mike, Tyler, and Eric.

All who've tried to get her attention romantically would need to be shut down, and the only way to do that was for him to make himself and Bella 'off the Marley's as the teenagers of these days put it.

Jessica pops a volleyball in the air, doing practice serves. Angela takes a picture of her, then points her camera around, looking for another shot. Eric studies some fliers
advertising the prom.
         
"Monte Carlo? That's our prom theme." Jessica said in confusion.
         
"Gambling, tuxedos and...Bond. James -- ow!" Eric said doing his weird impression of Sean Connery as Jessica head-butts the ball which hits him in the face.
         
"Oh. My. God." Angela said in shock. Never expecting to see the sight that has so obviously shocked her.