Wonderfull story and I am so sad to see it end!

  'Several years after my change, once I had calmed down and could control my inner beast, Vanessa visited us.        She didn't leave.(...)        It was three years after her change, once Lucas had fully matured, that he and Vanessa became mates. I was ecstatic for my son and friend.'        Nice move!  I always liked Vanessa.  Hmm...  In hindsight, she seemed impressed with Lucas "Little Flirt" in their first encounter.  Sooo, did she join to be with her sister-friend forever, or because she already had an eye on Lucas?  A bit of both?        :-P

  Didn't Wesley got weirded out when he spoke with Andria after her grandparents deaths?  After all, he knows her since forever, and would notice the enhancements and no aging stuff.

  'My strange ability to keep pets continued even after we left Tahoe. There had been several other animals to join our family besides Todd.(...)         Despite his horrid past, Simba loved all of the members of his new family, and so did Nala. They loved chasing Jacob's wolf around the yard.'        :)

  'As the years went by, Alice eventually stopped looking for the Volturi and we settled into a calm life of online courses, spending time as a family, and hunting.        Of course, when Alice stopped looking for the Volturi is when we received our biggest surprise.(...)        At that moment Ariana and Lucas walked through through the kitchen and into the room.        "No, Lucas I will not write your essay for--" her words stopped as she caught sight of Demetri.'        Another nice touch.  Reforming Demetri and giving Arianna a mate at the same time.  Cool!

  Quite a ride this one was, Ali.  I still think Bella's death was a tragedy, but I love Andria and everything she brought to the family.  So, thank you.        ^_^

  I will be on the lookout for your new story.

Thank you for writing. I will miss this story. I can't wait to see what you write next.
Lisa

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!

I like that you didn't have Andria easily adjust to being a vampire, after all, only Bella had unusual control from the beginning. The summons to Volterra went about as well as Andria feared. Aro did everything he could to provoke a confrontation he could manipulate. The idea he could force Andria to stay there knid of blew up in his face. Good thing Demetri came through for them. It could have been really nasty, otherwise.

Author's Response:

Andria having unusual control would have been too much like the original Twilight and no fun to write, in my opinion. Her normal newborness makes her exciting. Thanks for the review! :)

  '"I understand that soon you won't be able to come see us again, but I want you to keep in touch - phone calls, emails, something." Granny said.'        I'm sure there isn't a never implicit in that sentence, right?        0_o

  'Jacob said they would be spending a lot of time down on the Rez, and while I trusted the wolves with my kids, I was scared to hear what new foul words they would learn.'        Aahh, I bet her ears will burn. Oh, man, imagine if someone imprints on them? I wonder how Lucas and Leah would get along.        :-P

  "I don't like pulling you away from the family, especially the twins, but tonight is special.(...) I feel as though I've been waiting for this moment since the night you asked me to stay in your room in Forks."         What a change of outlook! But, after all he lived, if he was the same I would be very pissed.        ;)

  'I tried not to scream as Edward moved to bite my wrists and ankles. God I tried, but the burning was too much and an agonizing scream tore from my throat.'        Ouch! Yeah, I almost forgot, the tough part of the deal.        :-{

  'It felt like much too soon the pain lessened dramatically.(...)  Jasper stormed into the room, his jaw clenched and his hands balled into fists at his sides.'        I should have known...        :)

  'We stayed like that for two and a half days until Alice ordered us out of the room so she could change Andria's clothes and fix her hair.'        Pratically standard duration change. He should have used the injection in her heart.        :-/

  'If Bella was watching from heaven, I know she was jealous of Andria's jeans after Alice had put her in a dress.'        HAHAHAAHH!! Totally.        X-D

  'Trying to get Andria accustomed to noises and movements was another effort. She was a lot like a skittish terrier(...)  The day Rosalie revved the engine of Jasper's truck while tuning it, Andria had literally crawled up the wall and perched on the mantel above the fireplace.'        LOOOLL!!        X-D

  'My family and I were all amazed when, just as Carlisle had described a year ago in New York, the predators eyes fogged over. The growling stopped and, he seemed to be frozen in place.'        Well, part of her gift is there, at least. What about that erratic mind shield?

  'Andria, noticing the animal, sat up slowly and watched it with a smile.(...)  When it was within touching distance, Andria slowly reached out her hand and the crazy fox bumped its head against her fingers.'        Wow! That I didn't see coming. Hmm, maybe someday she can befriend Apollo again. Except she won't mount, but race with him. And, of course, there are Mocha and Bear.        :)

  Definitely not a tame newborn, our Andria is. But I guess that, since she had her time to brace mentally for this new life, it won't take long for her to have a grip on herself.

  You're right, Alice. This is one of the ones that deserves the tag THE Chapter.        ^_^

Andria's change was sure different from Bella's. It must have been hard even with Jasper projecting to Edward and Emmett. At least she acted more like the newborns Jasper was used to dealing with. Her talent was amazing, especially when she adopted Todd! Maybe it won't take a whole year until she can have the twins back in her arms. It's so great that her family all know what she is now, and she won't have to give them up.

Beautiful wedding.  I was kinda hoping that one of the wolves would have imprinted on Vanessa.  

You would think he would have learned his lesson with Bella and be more willing to change her.

'"Ariana wants to see Jasper," Edward interrupted before I could say something back to Alice.'        "Hello, uncle Jasper. I have been hearing about you since I was born. It's a pleasure to finally meet you"        :-P

'The next day Lucas said a full sentence, and Ariana told Alice she wanted to play mechanic with Rosie instead of dress up.'        Hahah! Disappointed aunt Alice, thrilled aunt Rose.         :)

'Charlie came to visit often and loved to play with the twins. We had to remind Lucas to not bite Charlie because he wasn't like his family, he was like Mommy.'        Now, look at that! Good to know he's still part of their lives. Really, very good!        ^_^

'It had been six months since the birth of the twins, who now looked about eight or nine years old.'        Whoa!! Slow down, miss. This way, they will be adults before they are two years old.        :-]

"At eleven o'clock last night, police were called to a local lawyer's house after their neighbors reported hearing two gun shots. After an investigation, police report that Daniel Deangelo shot and killed his wife Denise and then shot himself in a drunken rampage."        Crap!! That stinkin' excuse of a piece of trash... At least, Andria made peace with her before that.        :-[

"What are we gng to do?" Rosalie asked. "If they come here and Andria isn't five months pregnant then they will know something is strange."        "I won't lie to them anymore. They are going to meet my children, and we will explain everything to them."(...)        "it's okay, Edward; so far it will all work out just fine,"Alice said calmly. "Vanessa is going to call. We can't lie to her anymore either."        YEEEESSSSS!!! Now we are talking!        :-D

"Vanessa. Edward and his family are different from you and me.(...) My grandparents and you weren't even supposed to know about it, but I couldn't hide it from you; you’re my best friend. So I started emailing you, but you weren't ever supposed to see me again. For your own safety and the safety of my new family"        "Why?"        "Edward and his family are vampires."        When Vanessa tried to leave the house, outraged, I thought it was the end. Man, blessed be little Lucas!        :)

"I'm an old man, Alexandria Fosten, but I'm not stupid or blind.(...) Besides those factors, no adoptive children have the exact same, and strange, color eyes as the two adoptive parents. I thought I raised you better and not take me as a fool."(...)        "With that being said, I don't care to know what exactly makes the Cullen family different or what they are."        HAHAHAHAAHH!! Very good, old man! I really like Andria's grandfather. And I think he and Charlie will get along too.        ;-P

*sigh* Excellent time with her children. Both halves of Andria's family put together for good. What can I say? I'm happy!        ^_^

Loved this chapter....especially Andria's grandfather. He was a riot ;-)

So Vanessa ? Gonna go vamp or die too? Love the kids gifts.

  Congrats for the graduation, Alice!  May you be happy in your chosen career.  Just don't forget to always reserve some time for fun, too.  We wouldn't want you to lose your spark, would we?        ;)

  'Edward and I spent a few more days in our house in Bordeaux before my abdomen was apparently larger than expected and Edward was worried something was wrong.'        Here was the part where the idea of twins crept into my mind.        P-)

  'Edward estimated I was almost two weeks pregnant, but at two weeks I looked more like five months. The baby was very active, and I was overjoyed every time I felt him kick.'        Yeah, I'm sure she felt that way, until the first cracked bones.        :-P

  '“That’s great, Alice, but where is Nessie?” I asked.        Edward frowned at Alice. “Why is she with Jacob?”        “She’s having a hard time coming to terms with Andria’s pregnancy, Edward,” Carlisle  answered.'        I should have seen that coming.  But, even in her jealousy, she still had a place in her heart to take Andria and Edward's side in the nursery question.  Good girl!        :)

"He has, in every gory detail, but I wanted to talk to you about me staying human after I have the baby, at least for a while. Everyone said Nessie changed so fast. I don't want to miss something because of my change, or the possibly that I can't control my vampire side."        That I saw coming.  Heh!  Edward have a talent to pick mates that want to do things differently.        ;)

“The Volturi won’t like that we’ve added two new talented members to our coven. Three if you count Andria,” Alice commented.        Andria huffed. “The Volturi can go fuck themselves. I couldn’t give a rat’s ass what they think of us or our family. We aren’t looking to take over anything so they can keep their creepy noses out of our damned business.”        HAHAH!!  My girl.  But, seriously, Aro and company probably will put their creepy noses in this.  Eventually.        :-/

  'Jasper groaned. “Please don’t inflate her ego anymore. I’m afraid I’ll have to renovate the bedroom door so her head can squeeze through.”'        LMAOOOOOO!!!        X-D

  While Alice's idea is good, I'm still rooting for Vanessa to enter the Cullens' inner circle.        ;)

  And now we welcome Lucas Masen and Arianna Isabella Cullen.  Be their childhood interesting.  And I'm curious to see how it will be for a human mother with two hybrid children.        :)