"Hi." Vanessa said.
"I am so sorry, I didn't see you there." She continued.
"No, it is alright. I was wondering if we could talk to you." Alice said.
"Well sure." Vanessa said. "I'm Vanessa." She said holding out her hand.
"I'm Alice." Alice said. Vanessa froze as she touched her hand.
"Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Bella said.
"But... but... your vampires." Vanessa said.
"We don't eat humans," Esme said in a soothing voice.
"Oh..." she said in an amazed tone.
"We just want to ask a few questions is all," Carlisle said.
"Well... okay." She said.
"Don't worry we really won't bite. And I also do not eat humans. My name is Edward, and Bella is my wife," I introduced myself. "And yes I can read your mind." I said.
"But... How... What?" She asked.
"Some vampires have powers. Only some. He just happens to be a mind reader." Jasper said. "Also, do you mind relaxing we all do not eat humans. We really just want answers nothing more." He said.
"Do you all have powers?" Vanessa asked.
"Well.... no." Alice said. "Only four of us do. The other four do not." Alice said.
"Four? There are only two others here." Vanessa said.
"Well... there are two more of us. They are... busy in bed." Alice said.
"Oh..." She said. "Are they like you. They do not eat humans?" She asked.
"No, they do not." Alice said.
"Alright." Vanessa said.
"Also... we are fine. The only one who might hurt you is Jasper. Though Bella is our newest member, she has amazing self control." I said reading her questioning thoughts.
"Why Jasper?" Vanessa asked. "And what powers do you have?" She asked remembering we told her about her powers.
"Well, I can see the future, Jasper my husband can manipulate feelings, Edward can read minds as you know, and Bella has a shield." Alice said.
"Wow... and that is why I am not jumping and running." Vanessa said.
"Yeah." Jasper said. "Sorry... It might be the only way you will let us talk and hear us out." Jasper said.
"So what do you want to know?" Vanessa asked. "Oh... and I just realized that you guys probably knew my name because you saw that you were talking to me, and Edward could find out." She said.
"That is true." Alice said.
"And sorry, but Jasper... you can stop... I see you are not danger to me. Plus you would have hurt me by now if you did and you guys would easily catch me." Vanessa said.
"Yeah, you have a point." Esme said.
"Oh, and call her Vanny." I said.
"What?" Alice said.
"She was about to say that." I said.
"Thanks." Vanny said.
"No problem." I said.
"Wow, she is like me. My real name is Isabella. I like being called Bella." Bella said.
"She is, but she has some quality from all of us." Alice said.
"True..." Bella said.
"Wait... Isabella, Bella Swan?" Vanny said.
"Yes, why do you ask? And you know my maiden name?" Bella asked.
"Wait... was your mom's name Rene Swan?" Vanny asked.
"Yes." Bella asked curious.
"Well.... um... I am your step sister." Vanny said.
"Wait... what?" Bella said.
"Well... Rene and Phil had me." Vanny said.
"So that is why she said I couldn't come." Bella said.
"Yes. I was just learning about you, and then the vampire thing." Vanny said.
"Um.... Wait... in my vision you said your aunt..." Alice started to say.
"Yes, and no not Rene's sister. I know she doesn't have one. But Phil's sister." Vanny said.
"Oh... what happened?" Bella said.
"Well... she was out. And she was bitten. She was a newborn. So she couldn't control herself. She came back one day. She knew what she was. And she had enough control to not bite me. She loved her family. It broke the "spell." I didn't know that when you were a vampire it had to be a secret. I was just so freaked out. When my aunt and-" Vanessa started, but then burst into tears.
"Shhh. It's okay." Bella said.
"Well.. when she told, and I told the world. The v...Volturi killed her. They chose not to kill me knowing that I was a lot like Bella. I thought maybe my step sister. But she doesn't even know I am alive. And.. all. So they let me slide. Hoping to turn me when I was 18 and that I would join them." Vanny said.
"Wait... how old are you and when is your birthday?" Bella said.
"My birthday is... September 10th. And I am 15." Vanny said.
"Wait... But Rene would not be able to have a child at her age." Bella said.
"Well... she didn't. Someone else did. But it was their genes," Vanny said.
"Oh..." Bella said. We all knew how that happened so often.
"So.. that's why. She was going to tell you. After they found out that your death was fake and that you were a vampire they wanted to tell you. But then the whole vampire thing. Since I learned about you when I was 13, and all. Then my, well, our aunt disappeared for a year and a half. Then she came back. She then tried to bite me 2 weeks later. 2 weeks after that I told. Then I had to hide and runaway. The volturi helped fake my death. Though mom and dad know I am around. They are in a hospital sick. They don't have much longer. I said that we both bid our goodbyes. And what not." Vanny said.
"Oh.. Vanny.... I am so sorry." Bella said. She crying tearless sobs as Vanny cried real ones.
"We need you to say that you and Mr. M were working together and it was all a trick." Carlisle said.
"Well... I wish I could but... They saw my aunt. Aunt Lilly. How unnormal and everything." Vanny said.
"Say it was special effects." Jasper said.
"Then where is Aunt Lilly? That is what they will ask." Vanny said.
"True... hm... there has got to be a way." Edward said.
"PERFECT!" Vanny said.
"What?" We asked.
"We can say she died. Way before. We never told anyone. That when she disappeared she died. But we said disappeared so that we could play this trick." Vanny said.
"And Dr. M was one of the Doctors there. So he knew she was dead but played along. We had her body cremated and we let her go in the waters." Edward said.
"Perfect... lets make the call." Alice said. "And it will be alright." Alice said comming out of her vision.
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