Chapter 6: Confessions

"Now, would you like to start and explain the reason why you're here?" Carlisle asked nicely.

I glared at Alice to my right. "I'm here because Alice forced me to come." I grumbled. This was met with various laughs.

Carlisle silenced the room and tried again, "There must have been a good reason for Alice to suggest you come speak with us."

I raised my eyebrow at the word suggest, but recognized that Carlisle was using his calming doctor voice on me. I sighed, defeated and turned my head down to look at my hands on the table. Deciding where to start, I sighed again and looked up.

"You all know my back story, correct? How I came from Phoenix to live with my dad who is the chief of police?" I asked, already sure of the answer. At their nods, I continued. "Well, before I left Phoenix, I started having dreams. At first, I thought they were just that, dreams. My mind's way of dealing with the move here. But… then… well, the dreams started coming true." I thought that was a reasonable explanation for the knowledge I held. I shrugged and Carlisle interrupted me.

"What do you mean coming true?" He asked concerned.

"Well, my classes are the same and so are the students and staff. But I could've ignored that." I looked at Carlisle. "It was seeing your family that made me realize I maybe needed help with what I knew. That's why I asked Alice." I turned to Alice. "I thought we could keep it between us and she would know how to handle the future." I focused again on Carlisle and Esme. "I know what could happen in the next two years for us. Don't misunderstand me, there's a lot that's good, but there's also more than a few events that will cause pain both physically and emotionally for all of us. I would like help in avoiding the negatives."

Esme interrupted me, "When you say us what do you mean?"

I paused, thinking how to respond without ruining everything. "I say us because I am intrinsically linked with your family and…" I stopped myself. I was about to say I will be linked with your family forever, but knew that would be giving away too much. I glanced at Alice and her face told me she knew. I tried again. "And that's not the question you should be asking right now. The question you should be asking is what else has come true and what do I know about your family."

With a nod of his head and slide of his hand, Carlisle moved for me to continue. I knew he didn't miss the exchange between Alice and I.

I cleared my throat. "Well, you have to understand that I didn't know anything at first. When I arrived things seemed eerily familiar, but I shrugged it off as repressed memories from when I used to visit here. It wasn't until I saw my truck and almost had a panic attack that I even suspected anything was wrong. That night I had another dream and it brought them all back. But again, when I arrived at school, I just thought I was being silly. Because… well… ummm… my dreams contained… ehhhhh…" I looked around the table, thinking of the proper word. "…mythical creatures."

I flinched when I said that. I paused and looked around the table. They all seemed too shell shocked to be angry, so I grabbed my chance and continued. "Again, I thought I was being silly. What were the chances this Cullen family actually existed and if they did that they wouldn't just be the normal snobby, rich, beautiful people everyone thinks you are." I chuckled nervously.

They all still seemed pretty shocked, so I began the section of my story that nobody else could ever know about. "But when I saw you sitting at that corner table yesterday, I knew. I knew it all to be true." I looked up to see if there was a reaction yet.

When I realized there wasn't, I said the first thing that came to mind. "I know I am Edward's singer." At their gasps, I rushed to finish. "I knew before biology class. La Tua Cantante. I almost thought to warn him; I debated with myself until the last moment. I worried that if I warned him, he wouldn't listen. Who am I to him?" I chuckled sadly. "I thought if he doesn't listen and takes a breath, will he be more likely to kill me if I know your secret?" I shrugged. "So, I left it in Edward's hands. He didn't kill me in the dream and he didn't kill me yesterday." I looked up with a soft smile on my face.

Their faces still showed their shock, but that shock was beginning to crack into horror, disbelief, or anger so I pushed on. "Now, how can I show you that what I say is true? Yesterday, after you left school, Edward dropped you off and drove to the hospital to meet Carlisle. They then switched cars and Edward drove the Mercedes up to Alaska, where he is staying with the Denali coven probably trying to avoid Tanya." I chuckled at my own joke. "Now to prove I know some of the future. Without interference from anyone, Edward should return on his own Sunday in time to go to school on Monday."

At that prediction, the trance was broken. Carlisle turn to Alice. "Alice, can you confirm that's true?" He asked firmly.

I saw Alice concentrate for a moment then frown. "Edward doesn't even know what he's doing, so how am I supposed to know?" She complained.

Carlisle nodded and addressed the table. "No one is to contact Edward until I say it's time. That is a direct order. No one will ruin this test Bella has given us. Understood?" The heads around the table nodded in agreement.