Chapter 2

Carlisle's POV

I didn't know what to make of this girl. Her skin was pale and cold, but she didn't shiver. Her breathing was shallow and her heart rate was dangerously low as well as her body temperature. Her features were too defined to be human, but not defined enough to be part of my kind. Her hair was a light shade of brown and her eyes were a strange color. They were a light violet, but it was more blue than violet. I could tell she was lying about something, I just couldn't figure it out.

"What's your name?" I asked, getting back to the questions.

"Dawn," she answered.

"Were you born with your eyes that color?" I wondered. She shook her head. I stood up and put the clipboard I had down on the table next to the bed and went to check her pulse again. Again, it was below average.

"Are you going to let me out of here?" she asked annoyed. I checked her wounds and they were halfway healed. No human healed that fast and no vampire healed that slow. Again, she puzzled me. "Well?" she pressed.

"I suppose you can leave sometime today," I said, still slightly shocked at her healing rate. "Where do you live anyway?" She shrugged.

"Anywhere I can. I don't have a permanent home right now," she said as if hinting to something. Before I could say anything, Alice entered the room.

"Can I talk to her alone?" she asked me. I nodded and left the room, still puzzled by the girl's vital signs.

Dawn's POV

I don't know why the girl named Alice wanted to speak to me. I knew that she couldn't see anything that dealt with me. I perfected the art of shielding myself from the Cullen children's gifts. She sat down on the bed beside me and looked at me in the eye. It kinda took me by surprise when she grabbed my arm.

"What the Hell are you doing?" I asked confused.

"What are you?" she asked. I froze. Did she already know? But how could she? "You have a pulse, so you're no vampire, but you're too cold to be a human or a werewolf. What are you?" I stayed silent, hoping she would drop it. In an instant Edward was standing by Alice, though I didn't see him come in.

"Why are you all so curious?" I asked innocently. "I'm just a mortal girl who happens to be different. So, you believe in vampires and werewolves?" Alice became stiff as I said these words. Edward's eyes narrowed in her direction.

"Edward, she's not normal. I can't see her," Alice said, pleading for understanding. Edward sighed and looked at me.

"I can't hear her either," he said looking at Alice now. Now they were both looking at me like I was some sort of alien. I glared at them, not liking all the attention. "Dawn right?" he asked.

"What? Did you take that out of Carlisle's head?" I sneered. He glared at me with his golden eyes. "Ok, so you caught me. I'm not normal."

"Why are your eyes that color?" he asked me. I just looked at him.

"Like I would tell you," I growled.

"I can tell by your features that you are suppressing some sort of pain, and I doubt it's from the gunshot wounds," Edward said. "What's wrong with you?" His look was surprisingly gentle, which confused me. As of right now, the pain I was feeling was the least of my problems.

A/N: Stick with me here, it's getting there. R&R!!!

-VDG