Is everyone ready? We have to go -Esme called from the first floor

Athena and Stephen were getting done with their outfits, they speed to where Esme was with a smile on her

Look at you both so pretty and handsome -she said in a motherly tone

-Esme the human is not coming right? -Athena asked, Esme, looked at her in worry and that what was it take for her that the human is coming

-Why is she coming? -the alpha asked -She doesn't have anything to do with this

-Yes, it will only bring problems I know it, I have that feeling today -Athena respond and Stephen put his hands on her waist, in a second the others were there when she said that

-You have the feeling? -Rose asked in worry -I don't know we shouldn't play

-How bad is it? -Carlisle asked, he learn his lesson when she said that she trust in her

-So so, it's not that bad but neither good, is like is waiting -she responds

-Alice, Athena have you seen something? -they shake their heads

-Maybe we can go play if it intensifies we get out of there, are okay with that? -Carlisle asked everyone, they nod their heads in agreement

-We have to do the teams -Emmett said grinning like the Cheshire cat -I'm going to take Alice, Stephen, Edward

-The best team -Stephen said in an egocentric way

-Of course not the Hale family is going to win, we always do -Athena counterattacked, Esme and Carlisle smiled at that they knew that these days they forget their fights

-Let them dream sister -Jasper responds with a smirk

-After all how many did we win over them? -Rosalie said while doing the mimic of thinking -Oh right the majority of the time -she end with a huge smile

The brothers weren't happy with that and send glares at the blonde ones, and they laugh at their faces

-We have to play at least one with our gifts it's going to be interesting -Stephen said, they turned to Esme, they don't ask Carlisle but her because at some point Athena, Emmett, Jasper, and Stephen got so competitive that they end in the ground sore, Thena got mad because they catch the ball and she blind Edward so he couldn't catch the next ball, Jasper went for the alpha and Emmett end rolling in the ground with Thena and the four of them end in a fight, and Esme got mad at them and didn't let them come in at the house

-Fine just one, I know that you all needed -she said rolling her eyes and smiling, they cheer for that

-It's a race from here to the field -Emmett yells already running

-Cheater!! -Athena respond starting to run his way, she knew that she was going to win even when her brother Jasper tried to beat her, they were laughing and making jokes while running, Athena came first, Jasper second, Alice third, then Rosalie, Stephen, and Emmett and last the leaders

-You and Stephen may be the strongest, but I'm faster and better -she responded self-centered and with a superior smile

Carlisle chuckled at that, but smile seeing that she was relaxed and not on edge since the blood singer came into their life, Stephen was playing around also much calmer and not in his alpha stance -Alright calm down guys, we have to prepare the bases, then we can play with gifts -they nod happy and start doing it, they were having a good time, a time that a long time ago they didn't have

The others were around talking and preparing themselves and they were so excited and planning that didn't pay attention to one conversation, but the leaders were together as they look at their kids -It should always be like this -Esme said

-I know... you think I did wrong letting Edward bring Bella to the family?

-Truth, I do, he doesn't know if she is her mate yet, but part of me is happy to see him happy like he is now

-You are worried about something else don't you? -he asks

-I think that Stephen and Athena are going to leave us soon, I know that I said that I don't have favorites but I do, Athena is just the person that I see like a daughter even when she looks at Rose like a mother she was there when Edward left us and either way when Rosalie and Stephen came she always take time to be with me, she still does, and Stephen well he is my child and he sees me as a mother I knew it when he asks me to accompany him to the altar on the happiest day of his life, he protects me when we go hunting or even in the supermarket -she giggled

-Are you sure about that Esme? -he asks in pain

-Yes, they want me to make their house... in Volterra, they want more rooms for Jane and Alec -she said in a painful tone

-Why didn't I notice this? -he asks himself

-We cannot do anything now honey, just wait, but let's start with this -she responds to him smiling

-Ok let's see who goes first to hit -Carlisle said with more volume the blonde ones were there is a second smiling, he put the bat in the middle starting and continuing them to see who went first, who ended up winning Rosalie

They could hear Emmett's jeep approaching, when they got out of the car Bella could see the blonde ones fighting for the bat with Carlisle smiling she had to admit that they look beautiful when they smiled especially the little blonde

-Bella, good that you arrived, we need an arbitrator -Esme said taking her from the mind reader

-She thinks we cheat -Emmett said with a smirk playing with the ball in his hand, surrounding Esme

-I know what you do -she respond to him with a playful glare -Do what you can Bella -she said smiling toward her

-Edward we are playing first with our gifts -Athena yelled at him from the other side of the file

-How many rounds? -he asks, she lifts one finger

-Gifts? -Bella asks Esme

-The majority of them have gifts and well they sometimes play with them it makes the games more interesting

-And lethal -Rosalie add with a smirk, she took her place to bat- Thena! Can you make a thunder so I can hit until it starts

Bella saw Athena looking at the sky moving her hands when a rumble of thunder was heard and Rosalie bat, she ran and the ball was going into the woods with Edward behind it, Athena smirked and send him a wave of air that got him in the middle of the field, jasper start playing with Stephen emotions using Athena to call his attention, and she used the earth to make Emmett stuck in his place, it was too late when Edward got up and send the ball to Esme, Rosalie was already in the base, the human turn to see Esme asking if that was legal

-Their point -Esme said

-WOW!! -The Hale family and Carlisle were celebrating

-It's not fair Jasper used my mate to distract me -Stephen complains, and Jasper and Thena share a hive five smirking

-That is how you win love -she yelled at him, Bella saw that it was like nothing happen the day before and they forget the fights, the two of them were smiling and playing around, of course, they ignore her but it was something nice to see on them

-No more gifts -Esme said -We are playing normal this time

-It's not like we are normal but ok we can try -Athena said teasing the matriarch, she send her a playful glare

-You did understand don't you? -she asks smiling, and the little blonde giggle, Rose took her place again waiting, the others start practicing with the bates, and Emmett and Stephen were doing like they were in a ring

-It's time -Alice told them with a smile when the thunder came, ready to throw the ball- Let's start- she send the ball to Rose that hit with a lot of strength

Rosalie starts to run using her speed through bases, and Edward starts running for the ball

-Now I understand why they need thunder -the human said in shock- That will be a Home Run

Esme moves his head- Edward is very fast just like Thena -Jasper starts doing tricks with the bate, while Athena was supporting Rose

-Como on Rose you can do it -she cheered

-Show off -Athea said joking to Jasper, and he gave her a smirk, Rosalie was almost coming to the base when the ball passed them and Esme catch her, Rose skidded to beat Esme, but it was not possible since Esme left her out of the game, they turned to see the human expecting a verdict

-You're out -she said to Rosalie, Athena and she gave her a pointed look

-Out! -Emmett screams with happiness -Come on my life is just baseball -he tells her when he sees she is mad

-Just baseball?! -Athena scream at him -let's see how it's going to be when I beat you

-Come on love is just a game -Stephen said to her, and in return, he get two cold looks from the Hales, Rosalie passed next to the human who wanted to kill her, and it was now Carlisle's turn, Alice throw the ball and he sends the ball very high, he starts running when Edward and Emmett when for the ball at the same time when they collide with each other in mid-air, Stephen went for the ball but it was too late Carlisle won

-Dam it you two! -Stephen said in annoyance, while the two just laugh

-That is Karma brother! -Athena yelled while laughing at the two and the others weren't helping either, her husband look at her with a glare while she stuck out her tongue at him, Bella saw that and she had to ask

-Is normal for them to fight over this? -she ask Esme and Carlisle, and they giggled -very normal the two are very competitive but don't let that confuse you, they loved each other to death -Esme respond

It was now Jasper's turn, he looked at Alice smirking knowing he would win already, Rosalie and Athena share the same thought and look at the others with their smirks, that's when they perk up that Alice was going to throw the ball to her mate, Jasper hit the ball and send the ball toward the woods, he started running but Emmett climb on a tree and catch the ball

-My monkey man -Rose said next to Thena and Esme that smiled at her, but that did that Jasper lost

-You gotta be kidding me -Thena said mad

It was now her turn to bat, the other knew that she was going to win, Alice send the ball and she hit with a lot of force that was quickly lost in the forest, she start running when she stop dead in her track, the feeling, and a vision come to her

Three people, nomads, dangerous, dead, walking toward them

-STOP! -Alice and her scream at the same time, they froze when they hear the tone

-It's coming, they are coming -Athena said in a whisper that just the vampires could hear, Stephen sped toward her with worry in his eyes

-What is love? -she turns to look at him

-Nomads three of them -she answers, he tense to that, the family speed toward the others were in the base

-They were leaving but they heard us -Alice told them

-We have to go -Edward tells Bella, with worry on his face

-Wait, it's too late -Carlisle tells him, turning to the others

-Let your hair down -Edward tell the human, she was confused about what was happening but she did what he said

Rosalie and Athena saw them with clear annoyance -It's useless, I smell her from across the field -Rosalie said to them

-It's not going to work not even if you tried, her blood smells too much -Athena said to him, she was fast to send a message to Jane and Alec ¨Nomads, problems¨

Carlisle walked to the front as the leader with the others behind him, Athena was fast to be next to Stephen that he put her arm around Thena's waist, he put her next to Rosalie and put her between the two of them, Jasper and Emmett next to him, Alice next to Rose and next to Carlisle at his right, in Carlisle left was Esme with Edward and Bella

-I shouldn't bring you here, I'm sorry -he said

-What? -the human was on edge seeing that the others were nervous too

-Don't talk and stand behind me

They could see three vampires coming to them, Athena star using Edward's gift in case of emergency, they saw that they were barefoot confirming that they were nomads, Stephen was tense and mad, he wanted to kill the three of them, and Jasper with Athena could sense it, so she did want any mate could try to calm him down she put his hands on her waist also sending him calm emotions with love, the three of them were now in front of them

-Looks like this is yours -the guy with dark skin talks while throwing the ball to Carlisle

-Thank you -the leader said catching the ball and using his political voice

-My name is Laurent, she is Victoria and James -they could see James seeing Edward with analyzing it, Thena open her mind and start telling him that stop seeing him, that was going to be worse

-I'm Carlisle and this is my family -he explains with a tight smile

-Hi -Laurent said, Athena and Jasper were analyzing them in case of emergency, Stephen dint have a good face toward them

-Your hunting activities are causing us difficulties -Carlisle explains

-We apologize, we did not know that this territory belonged to your family -he said in shock

-Yes, well our permanent residence is very close

-Really? -he asks in wonder, then turns to see James- Well we won't cause you trouble anymore, we just passed through here

-The humans were tracking us, but we lead them east, you will be safe -the Readhead talks with a smirk seeing Thena, Rosalie send her a warning glare while Athena just looks at her in cold emotions making Victoria turn her face away from her

-Excellent -Carlisle said, the other could sense the heavy environment

-So wouldn't you like to have three more players? -he asks with a smile, the Cullen-Hale family turn to see their leader hoping he would make the best decision, Stephen was very rigid sending daggers with his eyes- Oh, come on! Just one more time

-Sure why not, some are already leaving you can take their place, we hit first -Carlisle said throwing the ball at the other leader, but Victoria catches her

-My specialty is curved balls -she said to them

Jasper and Emmett see each other with fun -Well I think we can handle that -Jasper said in arrogance

-Ohhhh -Laurent said in a funny tone, while the others laugh and start going to their positions

-That's what they think -Victoria said to him

Stephen saw that the blonde one was not moving he send a look to Thena, she turn around but a breeze bring the scent of the human, they could smell it, with panic Thena turn to her mate

-Share that girl -James said, Edward put Bella behind him, the family was fast and turn to protect the girl while Athena saw Victoria coming for Rose she speed and she stood in front of her with a look that would kill, even Victoria felt threatened by the little girl, the hissing was soon heard, Rosalie and Thena are making the redhead face off with their husbands behind them

-A human? -the dark skin guys ask

-The girl is with us -Carlisle said having his arm in front of Edward -It's better if you go

Athena knew that if he let them go this was going to be worse, they had to kill them there, she saw how funny it was hunting for the blonde one and the redhead was a danger, she hissed at her in warning seeing how she was ready to kill Rose, but Rosalie was in the same level of angry and was ready to end her

-I see this game is over, we leave- he saw that they weren't going to win even if they tried -James -he called, Victoria stay in her position

-Get out of here before I rip your head off -Athena hissed in a mortal and threatening voice, Victoria turn to see her in fear and she leave with them

-Get Bella out of here, now! -the leader said to the mind reader

-You just made the worst mistake ever -Athena said to him, he turned to see her -You let a hunter go, he is not going to wait and the girl is worst than him

-Hunter? -Esme asked in horror

-And also a tracker, not as good as Demetri but it makes up for it by being determined, Edward made this a new game to play

-He provoked it with his reaction, he knew he was reading his mind -Jasper said in realization

-He will use traps to attract her and you too -Stephen said in a cold voice

Rosalie was livid in anger- She told you we were going to have problems because of her, and she told us that she had the feeling and you didn't listen, and look what happen

Carlisle and the others were now more worried -Let's go to the house, Emmett, Alice go with Edward and bring Bella to the house, the rest of us are going now

They start running to the house, when they get there Athena and Stephen went to talk in their room this was going to be difficult for them, but they said before that they weren't going to help them if something like that happen

-What are we going to do love? -Stephen asked her while serving himself a glass of bourbon

-Well we did say that we weren't going to help, but I don't want to let mom and Emmett go alone

-I agree, damn this human is pure trouble -he complained -I think we can go with them to protect them not the human, I don't want to be near her, she has something that I hate

-Agree and let me tell you, love, this is just the beginning -a phone star ringing they see that it is a phone, he shows that is their master Caius

-Hello master -Stephen responds, they hear all of their breath better

-Stephen what happened Jane and Alec show us the message