7

While Renee was out, Jenna and Sora decided to apologize to Renee by healing some of her worse wounds.

Jenna and Sorri got Bella's consent and then set to work. The girl's magic formed a rainbow cocoon around them and soaked into Renee's body. The magic faded and the woman stirred.

"How-?"

"Sorry, but we didn't know how else to apologize to you for overwhelming you. So we healed some of your more hurting wounds."

"Well, thank you"

Jenna and Sora left Bella with her parents.

"Great job, Sorri! You have a self-control gift, also. And I thought you were one of a kind, Jenna." Carlisle commented.

"How could I be one of a kind when we have Holly and Sky an Ali, Neal, Trouble and Grub?"

"I don't know. We make a good family, don't we?"

"Yes, we do. Come on Sora, let's visit grandma and grandpa!"

"Okay."

Sora and Jenna went hunting again after their visit with their grandparents, April, and the twins. They wanted to take as little risks as possible, if they could.

Jasper joined his aunts/sisters when they were just about finished.

"Having fun?" he asked. The twins were flying around all over the place, obviously having the time of their lives just being together.

"You bet, Jasper. Being a vampire is great. Thank you so much for changing me! I finally got to meet my family. I'm not alone anymore."

"I never thought I would hear anybody say that," Jasper said. And then he exploded, "I can't believe you just said that!"

"Jasper, it's the truth. Accept it and move on. Remember how I gave you that little speech? Did you listen to any of it?"

"Yes, but-"

"But nothing. Sora and I are both entirely happy. Use your extra senses if you don't believe me."

Jasper tasted the emotional climate found they were telling the truth.

"I really can't believe this." he muttered as they ran back to the house.

"Believe it, Jazzy." Sora said.

The rest of the night was spent in concert mode. Jenna and Sora brought Jenna's keyboard downstairs and thrilled everyone with their musical skills.

Sora and Jenna both had beautiful voices and major skills with any instrument that you could name. The concert lasted most of the night, until everyone had to get ready for school.

Alice had stocked Jenna and Sora's closet while Sora was undergoing her change. The girls found matching cotton sundresses that extended to their knees and were the same style but different colours. Jenna's was blue and Sora's was green. The twins wore small moccasins-the only shoes they could stand to wear. It had been torture for Jenna for the last six years to wear runners, and now she was free of that. The twin's brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, fastened with a mockingbird elastic. It was perfect for them, because both of their names meant 'a small singing bird.'

Carlisle had gotten Sora registered in Forks High school. Jenna and Sora's schedule were exactly the same, and they always had a class with one of the other Cullens.

It was amazing when the twins walked into the school on that Monday morning. Jenna and Sora both sort of glowed-even without the sun. All of the males in the school were instantaneously imagining themselves in love with them, except for one. Shane. Jenna kept thinking about Artemis, and what was happening between her and him.

"Jenna, I'm really thirsty," Sora whispered, "Why didn't we hunt last night?"

"Because of the concert. But I'm thirsty, too. We'll go hunting at lunch, how about that?"

"Don't know if I can last that long."

"Me neither. But we have too," Jenna said. Then a particularly concentrated blend of human scent hit them straight on. Jenna and Sora barely had enough willpower not to kill a human.

One boy, Kyle Newton, worked up the courage to ask, "Your family is rich, right? Then why don't you wear boots? It's wet outside. And cold. The snow drifts are about two feet high. And they don't clear them very well."

"Personal preference. Our sisters and brothers don't like them either." the girls said in perfect synchronization. They walked towards their next class and met up with Jasper on the way. Kyle shied away from Jasper.

"See you later," the boy muttered, and slunk away.

You should have seen the way that Mike Newton-Kyle's older brother-was all over Bella when she first came here. Jasper commented.

Seems like what Kyle's doing to us.

Mike was crushed when Bella started dating Edward. And at the wedding...well, you should have seen it. Wait. Here you go.

Jasper treated the girls to scenes from Bella and Edward's wedding.

Ooo, that is the funniest look I've ever seen on somebody's face! Jenna and Sora burst out laughing. A few people gave the girls funny looks.

Before Jenna slipped into her seat by Jasper, she and Sora and Jasper explained the situation to the teacher of their physics class.

"Mr. Torres, I would like you to meet my twin sister, Sora Cullen."

"Twins? I can see the resemblance, but when did you get a twin?" And there was much resemblance between them. They were mirror images of each other.

"Sora and I were separated at birth by our father. I stayed with our mother, and she was with Father. My father was a creep. He impregnated and left five women, including our mother, and Carlisle's mother. Carlisle is our half-brother, along with six others."

"Wow. Jasper, take that empty desk in front of your old desk. Sora, take Jasper's old desk."

"Okay."

The class was boring. It was nothing any of them hadn't done already. They had telepathic conversations throughout the whole class.

When the class finally ended, the girls and Jasper met up with Alice and Rosalie, and then Bella, Edward, and Emmett.

They sat down at their usual table. Leah and Seth joined them only because Jenna and Sora put up a spell so that neither of them could smell each other. Jenna and Sora got up to hunt, but Bella pulled them back down.

"We have to be inconspicuous. People are bound to notice you leaving. And they'll notice your eyes change colour." Bella hissed.

"You're right, of course you're right." Sora moaned, and leaned into her twin. Jenna put her arms around her sister, and Alice took one of Jenna's hands.

Shane sat across the cafeteria from them, with Hailey Parker. Every time he could, Shane shot dagger glances at Jenna.

Jenna took no notice of him. She was laughing a lot, laughing through her thirst, and she and Sora created life at the Cullen table.

The twins breezed through third period Math.

Gym class was a disaster. Well, if they had not been vampires, it would have been great. They were doing archery, and of course, Jenna and Sora were amazing at the sport. But if they had used their skills, the humans would have know something was up. Archery came naturally to all Elves, especially their family.

The twins made up one group. They aimed for the kinds of places the others were hitting. Their arrows were everywhere. Once,

Jenna accidentally knocked her bow with five arrows. She was about to shoot them when Sora came up to her and removed three of the arrows. The other two sailed away before she could get to them but thankfully, nobody noticed.

At the end of the day, Jenna and Sora managed to get through the car ride back to their new home. They threw themselves out of the car before it stopped. Carlisle followed them, and then stopped them when they reached their hunting area. He checked for humans, and then let the oddly ravenous girls loose.

The next day before lunch, Shane and Hailey proceeded to the next stage in their relationship. The first kiss stage.

Shane deliberately made sure that Jenna was behind them when he pulled Hailey to the side of a building and kissed her.

Jenna almost revealed their secret right then and there. It took all of her adolescent family to keep her from ripping out Shane's throat. She had made her bow appear, and had an arrow aimed at Shane's heart. Edward and Sora took her home after that. When they got back, they found a surprise waiting for them.

Artemis Fowl was sitting in the Cullen's sitting room, along with Butler.

Jenna hugged Artemis tightly when she saw him.

"Where did you spring from?" she asked.

"Well, something Shane told me a few months ago, well, I decided that this wouldn't work."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that I convinced my parents to let me attend High School here so that I could be with you. Surely you saw that in my mind as soon as you walked in here!"

"I did, but I didn't know what you meant."

"So now you're here. Where are you staying?"

"We bought a house..."

"A house? Wow. Sometimes it's hard to come to terms with just how rich you really are."

"Your family is rich, too."

"Sometimes it's hard to come to terms with that, also. When's your first day?"

"Tomorrow. Cedric and I-"

"Cedric? Oh," Jenna read her friend's mind and found that Cedric was his best friend, "Artemis, I would like you to meet Sora, my twin sister."

"Ah. We've met." Artemis told Jenna.

"What? Oh yes. Sorry, I have a lot on my mind right now." It was the truth. She did. Jenna was...conflicted...about her feelings for Artemis. Well, she knew she loved him, but the fact was that she was scared. She didn't want another heartbreak. She wasn't sure about anything anymore, after Shane had tossed her out like she was an old and worn-out sock.

"So, Cedric and you...?"

"Cedric and I are starting tomorrow. Seriously Jenna, I'm thinking all of this stuff. You should be able to hear it before I say it."

"I know, but I have my mind closed to keep my thoughts private."

"Oh. That's good, I guess. Who are you keeping your thoughts from? Sora?"

"No, Sora knows everything I've ever thought at all times. I'm keeping it from Edward and the rest of the family."

"What?" Edward asked.

"Don't ask, please." Edward dropped the subject.

"So how did you convince your parents?"

"I can be quite persuasive when I want to be. How else would I convince Holly to do all the things she does for me?"

"How indeed?" Jenna grinned.

"Well, we better get back. I'll see you later, Jenna. Cedric will be wondering where I am."

"Bye, Artemis."

Jenna and Sorri retired to their room. They decided to go hunting to take Jenna's mind off Shane. But it didn't work. Jenna was taking a hard look at her life. She didn't know wether or not to mourn the loss of Shane.

"Don't" Sora insisted, "It'll drive you crazy."

"Don't what?"

"Mourn the loss of Shane. To me, it sounds like he was the worst thing that ever happened to you."

"I could name worse things."

"Oh, really? Like what?"

"Mother, for example..." Jenna trailed off. She had realized what Sora was saying.

Ah...you see what I mean, don't you?

"Yes. And I always thought Shane was too good for me."

"Oh, the irony. You were too good for him."

"So, Shane is a con-man?"

"And an incredibly good one at that. He fooled two mind-readers."

"Two?"

"You and Edward."

"Oh yes. How did he manage to do that?"

"No idea. Hey, Holly's coming by today, and she'll be here any minute. Race you home. Running-not flying."

"You're on!"

Neither won the race. Sorri and Ne held the exact same speed. When they leaped the river, they found Holly and Carlisle sitting in the yard, just talking.

Jenna and Sora hugged their sister.

"Carlisle," Jenna said, "You know how you told Father that Mother starved me, and possibly beat me?"

"Yes. Oh god, is it true?"

Jenna sat down beside Holly, "It is. I was always afraid to come home from school because she would come after me. Nobody noticed because I would heal right away. But Mother was strong, and it hurt like hell."

Her siblings just sat there, staring at her.

Ne-ne, how come you didn't tell me? Why not? But no matter. I'm here now. Sese. I feel your pain. Rety. You're not alone. Oh. That's why I always felt like I was being hit.

Jenna smiled weakly, wether at her siblings reactions or Sora's projection, "She used to hit me every day. When I was seven, I started to fight back. That's when she put magical bars on my window and turned my bed into a block of simulated animal fat. Even though she was evil, Mother still followed the laws of the Book. Well, some of them, anyway. Worst of all, she made me sleep in it. Before I left, I hadn't had a decent night's sleep in two years. Have you ever been submersed in animal fat?"

"Oh my god, Jenna. Every night? That violates more than just a few laws in the Book. Poisoning your own daughter. She makes me sick." Holly spat.

"Animal fat-if we're submersed in it-is poison to us. The thing that kept me alive was my magic." Jenna explained to Carlisle.

"So it doesn't hurt us when we're hunting, obviously."

"Yes. Anyway, every day we had to lug water from the well, and everyone just used their magic, but I was forced to do it manually. She thought of it just as punishment, but it made me stronger to resist her. She was 130 and in her prime, and when I was eight I was so mad that I put her in the hospital for a few weeks. Those were the best weeks of my childhood. But a good thing is that I'm one of those people who are having their childhood when they're older because either they can't remember much or their childhood was full of misfortune. Mine was full of misfortune. I've told you this once and I'll tell you ten thousand times. I am so lucky to have you. I am so lucky to have a family at all. I will never, ever, ever forget that."

"We know, Jenna. Cora." Sora said.

Jenna whispered the words to a song.

'Do you ever feel like breaking down? Do you ever feel out of place? Like somehow you just don't belong And no one understands you Do you ever wanna runaway? Do you lock yourself in your room? With the radio on turned up so loud That no one hears you screaming No you don't know what it's like When nothing feels all right You don't know what it's like To be like me To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you're down To feel like you've been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one's there to save you No you don't know what it's like Welcome to my life'

"Remember, Bird, I am you," Sora whispered to her twin, "I've felt everything you've ever felt. I do know what it's like, because of our connection."

All of a sudden, Jenna took off running. In a flash she was at the other end of the clearing with her arms around Jasper's waist.

"Jasper, I seriously can't thank you enough for what you have done for me. I-and everyone here-want you to stop punishing yourself for your weaknesses. Even the best of us have weaknesses."

"You don't" Jasper responded.

"Of course I do. As I said, everyone does."

"Oh, really? What is it then?" Jasper smiled bitterly.

"You already know it. My true name, Jenna Annabeth Trinity Ellanora Minerva Greenleaf. If it is used against me-or at least the Annabeth Trinity part-I can't attack the person who used it. That's one reason why I'm so torn up about Shane. He's smart. He'll figure it out soon enough. And then he'll come after me. I can't believe him! I don't know what to do. I don't want to try to change my true name because that means that I have to change who I am. I don't want to do that."

"You can't change who you are, Jenna. I guess I must reintroduce myself. I am Sora Aryl Tabithia Megan Evenella Greenleaf."

"Sora, not you, too! You don't know who could be listening!"

"You don't know either!"

"Settle down, girls. Everything is fine. You are among family. Family who won't betray you. Right?"

Everyone nodded.

Jenna let go of Jasper and started to walk away.

"Jenna, where are you going?" Holly asked.

"To see Shane. I have to get his memory modified before he discovers anything more about me."

"I'll come with you." Holly and Sora said in unison.

"Okay"

A voice started talking in Holly's ear.

"We found another one," Foaly said, "It seems that Harrison was cheating on April. Another set of twins. He must have a strong gene for twins because there are four sets now-"

"Four sets?"

"Sky's twin died four days after he was born."

"What are the names of these other children?"

"They're called Spencer and Elyssia. They're four months old," Holly heard Foaly's fingers drumming on the computer keys, "Oh my god. I think I just found Sky's twin."

"Who? Where?"

"Kevin Peterson. He lives four doors down from you."

"Oh, I know him. He brought a pie by when I was pregnant."

"Hospitable."

"Yeah. I don't know much about him except that he has a wife and three children. The triplets have played with them a bit. They're triplets, too. Two girls and a boy named Katie, Patricia, and Thom."

All this time, everyone else was frozen. They could hear both ends of the conversation.

"We'll be down in a few hours."

"I'll send the shuttle."