"Your files really couldn't wait till in the morning Carlisle?" a man's voice asked. It was like velvet when it escaped his lips and it seemed more controlled than everyone else's.
"No they were…..about her." A familiar voice answered with what seemed to be more patient and caring. It had to be Carlisle speaking this. Why did he have such care for me? I was so mean to him, and he didn't even know me. I felt an extreme engulfment of warmth to my back and neck and suddenly aches and pains became noticeable, but as quickly as it came it vanished.
"She's pretty." I heard an unfamiliar voice speak. It was moer raspy and he sounded quite large. He gave a small chuckle after his words and a somewhat loud smacking sound and a jungle. I had guessed someone nearby was just smacked in the shoulder. "What is she even doing here, why let her in?" a woman's voice answered. "Rosalie." The same raspy voice answered her. It was suddenly quiet.
"I saw her coming, but her visit went more pleasant from what I foresaw." A softer more preppy voice answered even though it was tainted slightly with worry. "She did seem perfectly fine when she entered. She didn't want to intrude, but I thought I made her quite comfortable." The soft sweet voice of Esme spoke. A part of me felt horrible for not being able to jump up and tell her that she was absolutely perfect. "Alice, what else did you see?" The velvet voice from earlier asked her. "Edward, if you're asking me, if I saw this coming the answer is no." she snapped. It was strange to hear this, Alice, come back with a voice of such authority because her voice was so high and playful like that of a child. "Then what changed?" the slightly raspy voice asked. "Can you sense anything from her?" Carlisle's voice asked. "No, there's nothing. She's really calm a slight bit nervous but I cannot read any deeper into it. I just sense, unease." The new voice finished. I instantly recognized it as Jasper, the voice from the hospital that had rushed to my aid when I was having that breakdown. "What about you?" I heard him ask. "She's very….complex." The velvet voice spoke. "What do you mean complex….like me?" Another voice asked. A voice I had not heard at all until this very moment. She sounded different from everyone else, more shaky, slight shudder, and simply clueless to what was happening. It suddenly clicked to me that she was like me, human. The Cullens, the way they talked and the things they said made it obvious that they were advanced and nearly perfect, but this girl stumbled over her words and I was sure she looked quite imperfect next to them as well.
"No, not like you Bella, She's not inaccessible, she's simply….blank. Like I can see her thoughts in images sometimes, but other times…..Nothing." he finished between his teeth like he was angry by the way my mind worked. I was a tad bit confused, they could read minds now? "Almost like…." He trailed off. "Like she chooses when to let you in and when to shut you out." Carlisle finished. It was silent so I assumed Edward gave some sort of sign of understanding. "Can she do that?" Jasper asked. "Apparently." Rosalie chummed in. It was quiet again. "Who….is she Carlisle?" Bella asked. It was uncomfortable at that moment as I could feel eyes on me. "She…well, Bella it's hard to explain." Carlisle struggled. Never, in the time I had known him, did I ever think Carlisle would struggle with anything. Bella? It finally became understood to me. Bella Swan; the girl Charlie compared me to on countless of occasions, his daughter. "You know her…" Edward stated. I couldn't see his face so I couldn't really tell if he was asking a question or stating a fact. "I…." Carlisle stated and I heard a loud sigh. Vampires couldn't breathe, so when I heard him sigh it was clear to me that it was out of obvious frustration. This simple fact made me more interested in knowing what it is he knew about me. "I just met her when we came back her. A new nurse at the hospital, youngest we've had." He stated. "When she came here I assumed she was just a girl with a rough life looking to start over. I figured maybe she didn't have any parents or family." Carlisle stated. "You sympathized with her…" Jasper stated. What could Carlisle possibly know about being alone in a new place and not knowing what's going on? "Yes, Charlie talked about her a lot. He always said good things and that he wanted to keep an eye our for her because she was so young. Nothing raised any red flags for me until strange things started happening. When coming to work at the hospital we do background checks, in hers nothing came up." Carlisle stated.
"Isn't that a good thing? Means she hasn't gotten into any trouble right?" The raspy voice asked. "No, when I say nothing came up I mean nothing came up. No birth certificate no diploma, no home town, nothing." Carlisle finished. It got quiet again and I assumed they began looking at me or each other in confusion. "So I did more investigation on her. I looked in missing kids and adults and still haven't found her. Rayne Fall does not exist, but this girl clearly does. I started to notice how aggravated she became when she found out I was digging into her life. I finally figured she was here because she was running from something or someone, and I'm curious to what. Most runaways are broken down slightly. They are fearful and distrait, but her she's….stronger and refuses to budge." He stated. A part of me felt very flattered by the fact that he thought I was strong, but at the same time I was angry at the fact that he was STILL trying to decipher me.
"So you think she's running from something more dangerous than a normal teenager would?" Edward asked? "At first I thought something like gang violence maybe or an abusive parent, but usually when a victim is from that sort of background they show certain symptoms of it, I've seen it before, but she doesn't. Her reaction to the newspaper clipping of the woman who died made it obvious to me that she knew the woman portrayed in it, and they even share a sort of resemblance. Yet when asked about it she claimed they had never truly met, which struck to me that she was afraid, afraid for me knowing anything about her. So whatever she is running from is obviously powerful." Carlisle stated as if he were disappointed in himself more than anyone else.
"And the necklace?" Edward asked. "Yes, it scrambled everything for me. It's ancient. It was worn by gypsy witches in the 19th century the same gypsies' that actually cursed vampires to fear the sun. Most of them were killed off and forced into hiding by vampires and these necklaces were taken to mock them. However there have only been two of them left in the world, one was burned with the body of one of the witches and the other…..was obtained by the Volturi." Carlisle paused. "Volturi?" Jasper asked. "Yes." Carlisle answered. "Then how could she have gotten it?" Bella asked. "We have to wait till she awakens." Carlisle said anxiously.
"I know how desperate you are to know, but think about her medically." Esme said worried. I couldn't help but want to jump up and hung her for her mothering habits. I was in a lot of pain for some odd reasons. I remember falling but I didn't remember ever hitting anything or feeling the floor collide with my body. "She barely hit the floor." Edward said aloud. "She did hit the rail." Bella chimed in. "Yes she did which probably damaged her shoulder, but the necklace back-lashed a lot of power. Her body is most likely drained and aching." Carlisle noted. "Maybe we should….go. Wait for her to wake." Esme advised. "I'll stay to watch her." Jasper volunteered. Jasper always rushed to my aid I had noticed. In the hospital; he was the first to run to me when I was having my break down, and here he was staying to watch me. I heard footsteps leaving the room and I knew automatically that I was alone with him. How long had I been here? I was completely unaware at what time it was or how much time had passed. I knew that I had gotten here late, was it the next morning already? Or was I just exaggerating the time? I started counting my breaths I took and then started counting the ticking of the clock in the background. Apparently everyone in this family had a certain gift to do something, and Jasper's was sensing the way people felt at a certain time. This astounded me, and I instantly wanted to know more. Did he know the way I was feeling right now? What was I feeling right now? Could he sense my confusion.
"I have a feeling you can hear me." He said aloud in a voice that sounded like curiosity. "I'm Jasper. I remember you from the hospital earlier this week. I have to say you have thrown us all through a loop. I don't think even you understand how curious we are to know who you are underneath all the lies." He stated. The way he said it lead me to believe he wasn't angry he sounded more impressed than anything else. "I wonder what you're real name is, what you're really like…I guess we'll see." He paused.
It felt like hours had passed before I was actually able to open my eyes. I stared up at the ceiling above me that seemed like it never ended. I had to say for a big house Esme had done a magnificent job of keeping it clean, furnished, and making sure everyone room was beautiful and original. I felt my eyes flicker to the seat near me expecting to see Jasper sitting there. Instead there was someone different, more normal than the rest of them. Her hair was brown, and dangled past her shoulders. When I saw that she was asleep, I assumed it was Bella; the human, due to the fact that vampires didn't sleep. I couldn't help but wonder what it was she was doing in here anyways. I could have sworn Jasper said he would watch me not her. I sat up slowly hoping not to wake her and let my hand slip to my forehead. I guess I did take a nasty knock to the head because it felt like everything was all over the place. I moved myself to the side to let my legs dangle off the small couch they had placed me on. I sat up slowly and stared down at her and tried to tip toe past her, I found this an easy task because I was already past her and she hadn't even flinched. Yeah, some guard dog they got here. I opened the door hoping there was no squeak and smiled when there wasn't. As soon as I got to the other side of it I pulled it close slightly and waited for it to click before I turned around. I gasped and nearly swallowed my tongue when I ran into someone I didn't recognize.
"Well hello." He said blankly in the raspy voice from before as he stared at me. "You've got some seriously explaining to do." He said as he looked me over, and I knew instantly that I wasn't going to get out of this until I finally told someone…the truth.