Gift
The nurse came back with jeans and a polo shirt. Adam must have left when I fell asleep. I know, weird right? Someone was coming in, I woke up hearing their foot steps. It was the whole gang, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, Edward and Bella. I sat up, "We were wondering what happened to you," Edward said.
"Yeah, I don't know. All of a sudden I got sick," I said. They were all kind of shocked by my words but they didn't show it.
"Yeah, she puked all over me. I think it was the blood," the nurse said. Bella gave me a look, and so did the rest of them. Come to think of it the nurse might be right. I only started not feeling well when I saw the blood, not when I smelt it.
"Maybe you are right, I felt fine before I saw the blood."
"Well how are you feeling now?" Bella asked.
"I feel fine, sento bene," I turned around to look at the nurse, "Can I go now? School's almost over anyway."
"Yes you may go but go see a doctor soon. I think you get sick to the sight of blood," she said. I nodded.
"Yes, thank you," Edward said and we all left.
Once we got in the car, they all started to ask a million and one questions. I was so tired I didn't want to answer them. My face started to warm, I looked down at my hands; my skin was getting darker not like the pale shade it was before but more of a sun kissed one.
"Oh my God, Ben what's wrong with you?" Alice asked, starting to notice my changes. By the time she said that we dropped off Bella and we were at the house.
"I don't- yawn - know?" my eyes were starting to close, again.
"I think she's changing back to a human." Edward said, "We should see Carlisle." They all rushed into the house, I wish they could find out later. All I wanted to do is sleep, I yawned again.
When we got into the house I sat down, Edward explained everything from my thoughts. I wasn't even listening, I was slowly falling asleep. ASLEEP!! WHY AM I SLEEPING, I CAN'T SLEEP, non posso dormire IS THIS A DAY DREAM. Alice is going to wake me up in a second. I stopped thinking and slowly drifted off into sleep. "Bena, Bena Elizabeth, Bena Elizabeth Ann-Marie," Esme sang. My eyes opened to see everyone standing over me. I could see the concern on their faces. I remembered in the car that I was changing back to a human, so I took a quick glance at my skin and saw it returning to the pale skin it was before.
"What!?" I wasn't annoyed but I was still a little cranky 'cause I just woke. "Sorry, I wasn't trying to be mean," I said.
"It'.s okay, I was so worried you weren't going to wake up," Esme said. I sat up; they were all fixed in their positions so I wasn't going to hit them. "What happened?"
She knew what happened but she wanted to know what I think happened
"I don't know," I said tiredly.
"Why don't you start from the beginning," Carlisle suggested.
"Okay...it all started in the hallway. I was going to math; Adam was talking and got a paper cut. I started flipping out in my head, of course. And he asked if I would go to the nurse with him. I didn't know what to do because the smell was so strong. I said yes but then Edward and Bella came over. It was too late though because I was already making my way to the nurse. The smell got stronger and stronger. My body kept on pushing me closer to him. I looked down at the cut, blood started to come out. That is when I started to not feel well. I told him and he told the nurse, Adam went to go get a band-aid and the nurse got my dinner. But I didn't know how it happened and then I was blushing," I started to play with the hem of my shirt, "all my human feelings came back. The nurse got all mad because she was wearing a white dress. I stayed with Adam while she got changed. My heartbeat was going a million times a second but then it started to slow down and then it stopped. I guess I got tired because I fell asleep. I freaked out some more and I was out like a light." Wow, that's something my dad would of said 'out like a light', I thought.
I continued, "Then you guys came, waking me up. Then we left….oh wait…I think the nurse said…umm…. yeah something about me getting sick when I saw blood. I agreed, and then we got into the car. They started asking me a million questions that I didn't answer; I was trying to zone them out. I got so tired, then I started to feel warm and my skin was changing back. I didn't really care because I was just so tired. Then Alice started flipping out and we got into the house. I just…" I was starting to forget what happened 5 seconds ago, "And then I feel asleep again."
"Well at less we know one thing," Carlisle said.
"What is that?" Jasper asked.
"Ben over here can change human to the site of blood and you can cry and blush for some reason. You also are very good at ignoring the smell of blood." Carlisle said.
"I don't think just any type of blood, just human blood, because we went hunting and she saw the blood and she was perfectly fine," Edward said.
"Yeah probably. Well look on the bright side, now she doesn't have to worry about accidently killing a human because she would puke on them first," Emmett said and laughed.
"Maybe that's her gift?" Esme suggested.
"Cool. I would love to have a gift but I think this one was not what I had in mind," I said smiling, I sat up playing with my strawberry blond locks. Maybe I can ask now since they should be sympathizing for me.
"Ask what?" Edward asked
"I was wondering if I could go out with some friends on Saturday," I said questionably.
"Oh your friends, huh," Emmett said playfully I punched him in the shoulder.
"What's wrong with her friends?" Esme asked.
"Nothings wrong with them, why would something be wrong with them, they are fine, do you think there would be something wrong with my friends," I was babbling. I babble when I'm nervous. I won't know what they would said about how they are all boys, if it was my dad he would say no for a fact. Esme stared at me then at Edward; I looked like I was going to cry.
"Nothings wrong with them, they are just all boys that's all," Emmett said. Now I looked like I was going to explode I was so angry. What's wrong with me? I'M PMSing. I heard Edward chuckle. I was trying to calm down but it wasn't working. Jasper was trying to help calm me down also but that wasn't working either.
"It's not funny," I said and gave him a look
"Ben," Esme said, there was the PMSing thing, now I was so mad.
"Oh my, never mind I won't go, I shouldn't of asked, now I'm so unstable you can't trust me, to go to a party if I can't even…….," I didn't finish my heart beat came again maybe I wasn't better yet. I looked at my skin it didn't change. I was getting less tired but I was hungry not thirsty but hungry. I shouldn't be, I just hunted like two days ago. I looked up at everyone and they looked at me funny. "I'm sorry, human me, do you have anything to eat I'm hungry."
Family
"What?" Jasper said
"I'm hun-gry it something that happens when you haven't eatin' in a long time, Mangiare," I told him what an idiot he should know what hungry means.
"No, I know what hungry means," Jasper said angrily.
"So what? Do you have food are not?" I asked again.
"No, Edward will take you to Bella's," Esme said.
"I will find out how your human thing works," Carlisle said. I nodded at him.
"Edward give me five minutes," I said running up the stairs, I needed to get something and change my clothes.
In five minutes I was running back down the stairs. "I'm ready," I told him I walked with him to the car. This was the first time I was alone with Edward and it felt very weird. "So Edward, How did you meet Bella," if it was going to be weird I was going to make it as weird as it can get.
"Um at school."
"Oh really I met my first boyfriend at school too, we have so much in common," I said smiling he gave me a sideways glance and decided to play along, I tried not to laugh.
"So Ben, who was your first boyfriend?" he asked, I smiled.
"His name was Edward like yours," I wasn't lying, I laughed to myself 'cause Edward made a face like he was going to ask really, but he didn't have to. "No joke but of course it didn't last," I said looking down.
"I'm sorry to hear that," Edward said and we both laughed, we were at Bella's house now. I made sure I had the paper my dad gave me months ago. I got out of the car and we walked to the door, I stood behind Edward. A man opened the door he looked like he was in his late 40s early 50, he had brown hair with some highlights of gray. "Hey, Charlie," Edward said causally I poked my head out behind Edward, my strawberry blond curly bounced as I moved.
"Who is this?" he asked, I heard footsteps coming down the stairs
"This is Ben," Edward said, Bella was at the door now.
"Dad, why are they standing at the door? Let them in," Bella said. Charlie invited us in and we sat at the table.
"So Ben is your name?" Charlie asked, "Isn't that a boy's name?" I blushed then nodded.
"Her name is really Bena Elizabeth," Edward told him; he still thought I had a weird name. I was very quiet trying not to say a thing, letting Edward talk for me.
"So why are you here? I can see it's not just to hang out with Bella," he said. Edward was about to talk, but I handed Charlie the note my father gave me months ago. "What's this?" he asked I didn't say anything because I didn't know either. Charlie read it then reread it.
"Dad, what's does it say?" Bella asked.
"So your John's kid?" he asked me. Both Edward and Bella were so confused on what was going on. I nodded, "And Amber is your mother?" he asked I nodded again, "Holy crow, I didn't know John had a kid," I didn't say anything.
"Who's John?" Bella asked.
"John's my brother,"
"Oh wow you are Uncle John's daughter," I was as surprised as she was. I was Bella's cousin; I just got the side of the wrong family, that's weird.
"So how is John I bet he's doing well," Charlie asked all happy, Edward was about to speak but I spoke first.
"Umm," I took a deep breath, "He passed," I said. Charlie was shocked.
"What? I talked to him like 3 months ago," Charlie said.
"He died 2 months ago," I said looking down.
"Oh," he said, "How old are you now? 13 maybe?" Charlie asked looking at me. I blushed again I knew I looked 12, I always looked younger then I really was. I shook my head "So how old are you?" he asked
"I'm 15" I whispered
"Wow, 15,"Charlie said, "So where have you been staying since your dad died?" he asked, I hate when people ask me question it's so annoying.
"At the hospital," I said lying but I had a good story.
"Why at the hospital?" I knew Bella asked the same question more like this in her head why did she lie?
"I was sick, he worried that I had cancer," the lie rolled off my tongue as if it were true.
"Well do you?" he asked worried.
"No, I got released a few weeks ago. I have been staying with the Cullen's, the family friend," I told him and he laughed.
"That is so John," I smiled, "do you want something to eat?" Charlie asked.
"Yes, please. I'm really hungry," Charlie looked at Edward.
"Edward you're not feeding the poor kid," he chuckled.
"She wanted to meet you first," Edward said smiling.
"Bell-," Charlie began but I was already putting the peanut butter on the bread.
"So, Uncle Charlie why don't we get to know each other?" I said biting into my sandwich.
"I would ask you the same thing," he said, "Is your mother still alive?" he asked.
I nodded, "They divorced." (lie)
"I'm sorry," Charlie said. Bella and Edward were in the living room and Edward was explaining what happened at school to her while I talked to Charlie.
"Oh that's okay. I was seven," then there was a knock on the door. Bella went to go answer it this time.
"Hi, Is Bena Elizabeth here?" the lady asked.
"Why do you want to know? Who are you?" Bella asked. Edward was now at her side. The woman's strawberry blond curls were in a ponytail she wore a long sleeve blue shirt and jeans. She had golden eyes, "I'm her mother."