Carlisle looked a bit helpless. 'Well…Edward is… I mean, he can…well, we are sort of…'

'Vampires,' said Edward. 'And I can read minds.'

'Well yes, that was what I was trying to say.'

'And I knew that,' said the girl. 'But how come you can read minds? Harry never could.'

The silence that this statement generated was so absolute that even a human could have heard a pin drop. Then both men asked simultaneously, 'Who's Harry?'

'Does it even matter? It doesn't to me. You say you can't fix my leg. Are you sure?' She looked up at them with a desperate look in her eyes.

'Yes. I'm sure, and I'm so sorry. What happened?'

'Well, I gave up dancing a year ago. I was just…I needed a break from it, I was pushing myself too hard, people were worrying. But it's never been in my nature to take a break. I've been into extreme sports for the past year. I thought I'd come here and do a bit of climbing, abseiling…but the rope broke. And now I can't dance, even if I wanted to. And I do, so, so much-' her voice cracked, and she couldn't go on. But then Edward came over and sat next to her, his ice cold body a pillar for her to hold. As her sobbing quieted, he asked her gently, 'What's your name?'

'Leila.' She was starting to open her mouth again when a pale streak with a mop of hair burst in and yelled, 'Carlisle, I saw- Oops. Too late.'

'Hello Alice,' said Edward wearily. 'Yes, this is Leila. Leila, this is Alice. She sees the future, and she's worried she's exposed our existence to you. Luckily, that isn't a problem, since you already seem to know about us. And I'm still wondering how. Also, how are you blocking your mind from me?'

She flinched away from him. 'That's not important. I told you, and I don't want to talk about him. And I don't know why you can't hear my thoughts anymore, but I don't want you to hear them anyway, especially because I sense you're not used to asking the questions.'

'Touché, Miss Leila,' said Alice gleefully. 'I am gonna like you. Now, Carlisle, I know you won't be able to fix her leg, but if you splint it up and strap the knee she should be able to get around, some of the bones, will heal, and you can do surgery on the ligaments. She will eventually be able to walk with a limp.' She saw Leila's confused expression, and added, 'I saw it in a vision. Now, carry on Carlisle, because I want to get my hands on your hair! It's fabulous!' Edward laughed, and even Leila managed a weak smile.

'OK, and I know that as a vampire you will be good at keyhole surgery, but are you sure that the blood won't…well. You know.' Carlisle smiled.

'Don't worry. I've been working in hospitals for hundreds of years. You're in no danger.'

'Good. But before you put me under the anaesthetic, I want you to understand something.' She took out her mobile phone and brought up a video clip. 'This is a clip that my friend recorded of me in the studio one day. This is who I used to be.' She clicked play, and they all watched.

She floated around the studio, barely seeming to touch the ground. The emotions and control that she displayed were amazing. Alice gasped. 'You were bleeding through your shoes!' But at that moment, the dance ended, and onscreen she floated over to her friend. 'I think that was quite good, wasn't it? Obviously the back in that final sequence was terrible, I need to work on that, but otherwise I only need to perfect a few things. Now I need my phone back, I'm going to bandage my toes and go home for an hour, and then I can work with the director…End of Video Clip.'

'You think that that wasn't already perfection?' asked Alice incredulously. 'You were more graceful than me on a good day! You were bleeding and you didn't show pain! No wonder you're upset.'

'A dancer masters her body. Her body doesn't conquer her. Well, usually. I think this injury is the only thing that could stop me.'

They all left, except for Carlisle. He worked through all the parts of her leg until he had mended the major injuries. He put metal pins in her bones and reattached her ligaments, and finally sewed it all up. Then he waited for her to come around. Alice came back as she stirred.

'Leila,' said Carlisle, 'I want you to put some weight on that leg. It will be painful, but I think you can handle it. Alice, help her down?' Leila awkwardly swung down, with Alice holding her, and put stepped forward. She staggered, and her face twisted, but she straightened up. Then she took another step. She looked up at everyone else. 'It's ok. I'm fine. See?' She took another step and nearly fell over, before Alice caught her.

'Ok, that's enough proving things for today. You know what I'm happy about now?'

'No,' said Leila. 'What?'

'A: I can play with your hair now. B: I had a vision of us going shopping while you were being operated on, and C: I finally found someone who's the same height as me! Look!' Edward laughed. As Alice held Leila up next to her, they looked like a pair of pixie twins, only Leila's hair was a different colour.

'4 foot 10, natch,' grinned Leila.

'I'll try to get you some crutches at the hospital,' called Carlisle, as they all filed out, Edward carrying Leila.

A/N: Second chapter! Thanks for your reviews, people, but wherefore 81 hits and 3 reviews? Come on, you know who you are. When you hit that little button it makes me happy! I tried to lighten up the end of this chapter. If any of you think that Edward wasn't very well portrayed, I'm sorry, but I like sarcasm, lol.