[Edward POV]

"Are you insane Edward Cullen?"

"We can talk this over, okay?"

"No we can't! You just took a decision for all of us, without thinking in the least!"

"Rose, you don't know what I heard. She's a good person."

"So we go telling all good people that we're vampires now?"

Emmett came through, and reached out towards Rosalie in an embrace. This was however, blocked by Rosalie, who preferred to look at me and continue with our fight.

Edward are you alright?

I recognised Alice, and a few seconds later she was standing right in front of us, along with Jasper. They both appeared to have hurried to get back.

"What happened?" Jasper asked us.

Rose answered him. "Ask Edward what happened. What he did."

I felt a wave of peace fill me, and Rose appeared to calm down a bit. I nodded at Jasper.

"What's the matter Edward, Rose?" Esme and Carlisle came down the front entrance. Esme had gone with Carlisle to some doctors' event in the city. If they were back, then so must be…

Bella!

I saw her come in a second after Esme and Carlisle. Even now, I noticed how her shiny brown hair looked when she walked, bouncing ever so slightly, and how beautiful her eyes were, totally golden brown now, which sparkled when she laughed. Just now, however, they looked at me with worry.

Edward! Are you okay? Renesmee is fine, right? You all look so tense. Why's Rose so upset?

Bella always surprised me when she pulled down her mind's barriers like this, and now too I was taken aback.

Edward, snap out of it. You've still not answered Esme. Rosalie will start again if you don't speak soon, Jasper told me, taking in my sudden surprise.

I turned to everyone.

"Carlise, Esme, everyone, I have to tell you all something," I considered how to say this.

"Well, Jasper told you all some days back that there was this girl at school who smelled different than the others. Her name's Emily."

"Yeah, that's why he was able to sit next to her and chat without killing her." Rose said seethingly.

"Rose!"Alice exclaimed.

This is what..... Jasper's dejected feelings were overcoming his thoughts.

"No. Jasper has become so much stronger since when I was human. Rose, please don't be mean," Bella said to Rosalie.

Alice just glared at her.

"Hey Jazz she's just upset.."Emmett said.

"And for right reasons!" Rosalie stated.

"Edward, just continue." Jasper had controlled his feelings. Usually, like just now, when he did not feel in control of his feelings, everyone was affected by it, in the form of very strong emotions.

"Okay, so Nessie had gone to a shop today, where this girl worked. She- "

"I wanted to get to know what she was like, what she smelled like. I'm sorry, if this is anyone's fault, its mine, not Dad's." Renesmee was looking forlorn.

And everyone suddenly converged around her, trying to make her feel better. She was everyone's baby still, and no one could see her sad. Jake wasn't here, so everyone had a better chance of touching and caressing her. Usually there wasn't much free space around her.

I tapped the table for attention.

"Nessie was on the phone with Bella while she was there, and, um, Emily overheard her."

Bella gasped.

Nessie then showed everyone what had happened.

"I'm really sorry, I was ignoring people's scents, and I was just too involved talking to Mom to notice her scent. So I called Dad over. When he came I asked her about what she'd heard."

"I heard what she thought about. She is a good person. She didn't understand some of Nessie's words. But she will not tell anyone what she heard, or what she will."

"What she will?"

"Yes,"said Rose. "Edward here has decided, on all our behalf, to tell her what Nessie had meant and she hadn't understood. He's going to tell her that we're vampires! Don't you understand,"she'd turned back to me, "that it could be implicating for us if a non-related human knows about us! Think of what the Volturi would do if they get to know! You can't be serious Edward!"

"What is she saying Edward?" Esme asked. "Are you really going to tell her about us?"

"Esme, it was a rash, impulsive decision!"

"Rose, let Edward speak," Carlise said.

Rosalie stopped talking. I addressed my parents.

"Mom, Dad, I did intend to ask you. But you don't know what her scent meant. It was definitely not human. She is different. And we must know what she is. But she is not bad. She doesn't pose a danger to us now, but we must be aware of what to watch out for. She trusts us for now, and we shouldn't betray her trust. That's the only way for a friendly relation. And if we don't tell her about us, she won't tell us about herself."

Rose rolled her eyes. "Hello, you read minds!"

"But she's different! That's the whole point! When I wasn't there, when she was frightened by those men, her mind was inaccessible for me! Not like Bella's where there's a barrier, hers was like it was blank!"

I heard everyone's mental jolt of shock.

"Maybe it was blank," Rosalie said as if it was obvious.

"No it wasn't. She wasnoticing stuff. She discussed about them later with us," Renesmee said, and then proceeded to show everyone what she meant.

"Look, if we don't keep our word, she'd only become distant from us. She thinks of us as…well, sort of friends. And maybe it's not so bad. I mean, we are friends with Jake and his pack. Maybe it can be like that too."

And then I turned towards Carlisle.

Edward, I hope you are right about her not disclosing our secret. But I think we have to do as you're saying. But be careful, make sure no one else knows.

I looked at him gratefully.

Then he told everyone else,

"I think we should do as Edward is saying. We trust the pack with our secret; maybe we can trust this girl too. And I think most of you here agree," he added, seeing everyone's faces.

"Hmm, I think everything's gonna be fine,"added Alice.

That was a relief for the others. They started to go to their rooms, begun by Rose almost stalkingout, followed by Emmett. Carlisle and Esme had to go to hunt. Bella and Nessie went to our cottage. Alice and Jasper went upstairs last, with Jasper quite confused by Alice's and my feelings. Well, Alice would tell him later. She'd tell everyone.

But she'd told me what really was right now.

But with everything else, I can't see her Edward. I can't see you and Nessie with her. She definitely is a different race, neither human nor, obviously, vampire. But I think I don't freak out now everytime you guys disappear from my visions. Maybe that's why I'm taking this casually. But I trust you, and with all our lives, so I'm not gonna give Rose a reason to start fighting again. You can't hear her, and I can't see her, and that's definitely scary. So be careful.

I smiled at my favourite sister.

And now, Monday.

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