Twilight #7: Allergies

Diamond watched as the immortal family finish cooking her lunch. She wasn't really paying them much attention. She was thinking about the last time she had a good mean.

'Or a meal at all for that matter.' She was brought out of her thought by a musical voice.

" So Diamond," she heard Carlisle speak. "why don't you tell us a little about yourself." She looked over at him and seemed to think a little on it.

"Well, what are your parents names?" he asked as he continued to chop something.

"Don't know." she replied absentmindedly. They all froze in shock.

"Where do you live?" he tried a different approach, thinking she was playing with them.

"In the forest." she stated simply. Again, she got them to freeze.

"Seriously?" Emmett asked.

"Seriously." she repeated. They all looked at her. "What? Did I grown another head or something? Oh no, did my whiskers pop out again?" She felt around her face and felt it completely smooth. "Nope. No whiskers."

"How can you survive in a forest? Especially one as dangerous as this one? How do you eat and bath?" Esme asked like a concerned parent.

"I've survived worse, sometimes I don't eat and I bath in a river everyday. I ALWAYS make sure to bath above all else." Esme looked like she was about to comment when Carlisle cut in.

"Here." he said as he placed her food in front of her. "We hope you enjoy it."

"I'm more than sure I will." They all held their breaths as she took the first bite. When she swallowed, she looked at them and said with a major smile, "This is possibly the best meal in the whole universe." They were thrill and gave her a glass of water while she finished her meal. After the third bite, she began to get a little tickle in her throat. She tried to clear her throat, but ended up in a coughing fit. Everyone froze in fear, unknowing what to do.

"What's wrong?" Emmett asked in worry.

"Are - cough cough- are their – cough – mushrooms - cough cough, COUGH COUGH-" She was unable to finish her sentence. All she could muster was to dig through her food and pull out a few mushrooms. They all took a second or two to process before Edward finally broke through her mental block and read her mind.

"OH MY GAWD!!! SHE'S ALLERGIC TO MUSHROOMS!!!!"

To be continued…