The Winding Road

This story will be AUish. I'll have a lot of things that were in the books but I'll also be adding in my own stuff. The years may be different by my added content but I want to make Lexine different than Harry and though they'll share some adventures she'll also have different adventures of her own.

Chapter Two

Lexine glanced around the room at the strangers. She didn't recognize one person and suddenly wished for her parents. "Ma?" she cried. "Da?" The Cullen's exchanged a glance. No one wanted to tell the little girl that her parents were dead and wouldn't be coming back. Esme stepped forward and reached out for the girl but Lexine pulled back hiding her head in the crook of Carlisle's neck.

She trusted the beautiful man but these other people she didn't trust so much. "You poor dear," Esme said frowning slightly. She glanced up at her husband. "How are we going to explain to her that her parents aren't coming back?" Carlisle grimaced and held the girl closer to him.

"I don't know love," he said. "We don't have to tell her now. Besides we don't even know how they died. We'll just have to make the change as easy as possible until she starts asking questions. And then we'll answer them to the best of our ability." Lexine slowly pulled her head back from where she was hiding and glanced shyly at all the others.

Her eyes settled on Jasper and they gazed at him in curiosity. He had been sending waves of calm toward her and it seemed that she understood it was him who was doing this. That confused Jasper but what shocked him was when she held out her arms toward him to be held. He took a step back and Carlisle raised an eyebrow at the girl and his son.

Lexine dropped her arms in confusion at him wondering why he hadn't picked her up when she first asked. No one had ever denied her before. Again she lifted her arms and gave a little grunt. He frowned but took a hesitant step forward not wanting to make her cry. Everyone watched him curiously wondering what he would do.

As soon as he was close enough he stopped in shock. He sniffed the air and looked confused. "Do you smell that?" he asked Carlisle.

"Yes," he said. "I found it quite confusing and thought it was just because I'm use to being around humans."

"Smell what?" Rose asked. Jasper turned slightly toward her but kept his eyes on the child.

"Her scent is enticing but I find myself not wanting to drink her blood." Then Jasper took another step toward the reaching child and took her into his arms. Even with his words everyone in the room tensed and waited to see what would happen. Rose had moved forward in reaching distance to snatch Lexine away if she had too.

Having got what she wanted Lexi snuggled closer to Jasper and gave a satisfied sigh. She liked being near the calming boy. Lexi gave a huge yawn and rubbed at her eyes tiredly. Today had been a long day for the young girl.

Esme stepped toward her to take her to her new bedroom but the little girl held tight to Jasper. "I'll take her to her room," Jasper said. He walked at a human speed so not to scare her up to her room. When he opened the door he was met with the sight of maroon and cream colored walls. Three walls were the cream color while the wall that the crib was set up against was the maroon red.

The crib was a black wood while the blanket was maroon but the pillow the same cream. There was a dresser made of the same wood as the crib and several toys and other various things scattered across the room. He strode across the room toward the crib and laid her down. She snuggled tiredly into the blanket and was asleep instantly.

Later that night the Cullen's were in various rooms all over the house doing what they normally did at night when a scream filled the air. At once the Cullen's were alert and racing toward Lexine's room where the screams were coming from. Lexi was sitting up in her bed staring at the door bawling her eyes out.

As soon as Jasper entered the room he could feel the fear rolling off over her. Edward froze at the images that he was getting from her mind. He quickly moved across the room and pulled Lexi into his arms. Everyone was shocked by his action because they had thought he didn't care for the girl.

"Oh you poor girl," he said softly. He turned toward his family who all looked worried. "She had a nightmare about her parent's death." Esme covered her mouth and would have cried if she could.

"That poor girl," she said. "She witnessed her own parents' death?" Edward glanced down at the whimpering girl before going on.

"A man just killed them," Edward said. "He just killed them without mercy. But I don't understand how he did it." At this his eyebrows rose in confusion. "There was a flash of bright green light and she was dead." Carlisle frowned and tried to think of what could do that but nothing came to mind.

"I have no clue what could cause that kind of death. Was there something else?" Edward glanced down back at the girl before answering.

"Yes," he said. "It was instant. I doubt there was any pain. One second she was alive and once the green light hit her she was dead. Whoever did this they knew he might come from the way they had been acting. They were afraid of him that much was clear but they were still defiant." By this point with the help of Jasper, Lexine had fallen back to sleep so Edward sat her back in her crib.

"I'll stay in here with her," Jasper said. "Make sure she has no more nightmares." One by one everyone slowly began to file out until only Jasper was left.

Also guys I have put up a poll for you guys to vote on what animal she should get. Like I said I want her to be different but couldn't decide on which one I liked more. Hedwig is still an option though.