Once Again, Human
A/N: Okay, so this was just an idea that came to me awhile back. I'm not sure when it takes place. I'm thinking before the series. Bella will not be in the story. Try it! If you hate it don't read. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Chapter 1: Different
Carlisle looked at the girl in front of him. He knew she went to school with his children. He was stitching up her arm and she did not even wince. He had to remind himself that she had CIPA. Even though he had been a doctor for centuries, it still caught him surprised. Since the disease was so rare, he hardly ever saw a case.
The girl was badly banged up with bruises all across her abdomen, cracked ribs, a bloody lip, cuts on her face, and a bruise forming on her right cheek. In the corner of the examination, room sat the girl's twin. He was bruised up but not nearly as bad. The twins blankly looked at each other. It was as if they were having a conversation in their heads. It was moments like this that Carlisle wished he possessed Edward's gift.
There was a knock on the door and a cop came into the room. The girl looked wearily at the cop. "How are you doing kid?" The cop asked.
"I feel fine." She said, not being sarcastic. The girl felt no pain. She could not even fell the needle poking through her skin. "I can't say the same for Colin." The girl gestured to her brother.
"I'll be fine in a couple of days." Unlike his sister, Colin did not have CIPA. He felt the bruises on his face. Colin smiled at his sister it was as if they had their own private joke.
"Doctor Cullen, may I talk to you outside?" The Cop asked. Carlisle finished stitching up the girl and went outside closing the door behind him. "In all honesty, how is the girl?"
"She has CIPA. It is a very rare disease. She cannot feel pain. She doesn't feel everything that has happened to her. The boy is in pain, but he isn't as bad of shape as the girl. If I had to guess she was protecting her brother." The cop looked distressed. "Is there a problem Officer Matthews?"
"Social Services can't take them tonight. Do you think that the hospital can? It would just be for the night."
Carlisle knew that the hospital could not take them. He knew the kids could not be left alone either. They would probably run for it. Only one solution was in his head, but it was against the rules. It would be a danger to his family's existence. Somehow, that choice made sense.
"I'd take them myself, but the police station is no place for kids to sleep." Officer Mathews added.
"Let me make a call." Carlisle said.
Carlisle called the house only to have Alice pick up. "Carlisle, I just saw something…"
"Alice, can you put Esme on?" He did not feel like explain himself to his children right then. Carlisle knew he would have to later. After a very draining conversation, Esme agreed to let the Hanson children into the house. To keep up appearances, Esme would run out and get food. Carlisle walked over to Officer Mathews. "I'll take them for the night."
Three months earlier, the Hanson twins stood outside of their new school. It was small compared to their old school in New York. They had not wanted to move, but it was not exactly their choice either.
"Let's get this over." Colin said. As the twins were walking across the parking lot, they noticed a Volvo S60 R pull in. Getting out of the car was a group of pale teens. The Hanson twins noticed them, but did not pay much attention. They grew up in East Village as a result nothing surprised them. Something was strange about them, but nothing else. Colin rubbed his head.
"Are you okay?" His sister asked.
"I'm fine. Just a headache." He looked in the direction of the pale teens. He directly looked at one of the boys he was about 6'2" and had an unusual shade of bronze hair. They made eye contact, or it seemed like that. Colin looked away.
After getting their schedules, the twins went their separate ways. Colin's headache had gone away until he arrived at Physics. That pale teenager was there. Colin went to the teacher's desk and gave him a paper.
"Ah, so everyone this is Colin Hanson." He announced to the class. Then in a normal voice said. "Why don't you work with Edward? We're doing a force lab on a sliding incline. Were you that far along in Physics back in New York?"
"I'll be fine. Who is Edward?" Of course, the teacher pointed to the pale teenager that Colin was hoping to avoid. Great!
Edward shifted uneasily as the thin boy with jet-black hair walked towards him. Edward moved his stuff over to make room for the boy.
"Edward?" Colin asked. Edward nodded his head. Colin sat down and put his head on the table.
Edward looked at the boy curiously. He heard all the thoughts of everyone around him except for the boy sitting next to him. Eventually, Colin passed a note to the boy. Edward suspiciously looked at the note and opened it. "Stop trying to read my mind. You're giving me a migraine."
Edward looked at the boy just as the bell rang. Colin got up out of his seat and headed for the door. Before Edward could even think, the mysterious boy was gone. This was something new.
The Cullens were used to the fact that people were attracted to them. It was part of their charm as vampires. Jasper was sensitive to the emotions within a room and was able to manipulate them. Alice could see the future, well, to a point. Edwards could read minds. These were all givens. However, when new elements came into play things change.
The Cullens knew that there was something different about the Hanson twins. What, they did not know yet. On that first day, Edward did not encounter either the mysterious boy or his sister again until lunch. Edward got into the lunch line last as usual or so he thought. That is when he saw her, the mysterious boy's sister.
She was thin and tall like her brother. Her hair cut short in a pixie hair cut, but dyed violet. As she got in line behind him, Edward tried to hear her thoughts or a change in heart rhythm, a normal human reaction around vampires. Nothing happened.
The girl looked at the lunch selection. "Sorry to bother you, but do you know if the pizza is any good?" The girl asked.
Edward looked at her. There was no change. It was as if he was a normal human. "I… wouldn't know." Edward eventually said. His voice was quiet but silky as usual.
"Oh…" The girl had no reaction to him. "Thanks." The girl paid for a sandwich and lemonade before going over to the table where her brother sat. "Are you feeling better Colin?"
Colin looked up from his sketchbook. "The mind reader left me alone so yeah. I wonder how long he's been doing it."
"Why?"
"Beginners don't bother me. He had a strong signal. How has your day been? Have you almost killed yourself yet?"
"I've been good. I don't even have a bruise."
"As if you'd even be able to tell."
"Bite me." The girl said before taking a bite of her sandwich.
"That's really original Laynie. Real original." Colin said.
Edward and the other Cullens knew that there was something different about the Hanson twins. What, they did not know yet. However, they were in for some big surprises.
A/N2: So, what do you think?