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Chapter 5 : Secrets Revealed

EPOV

'thoughts'

As I was unbuttoning Williams shirt I realized that the smell of Strawberries and Freesia grew stronger. Carlisle was standing behind me watching my progress. Both of us wondering why he was wearing such a baggy shirt. I started to pull the shirt apart when we both gasped.

Underneath the silk shirt was a white wife beater but it was what was under that to give us a shock.

'William is a girl!' We both thought at the same time. We looked at her. She couldn't be any older than thirteen or fourteen. You could tell she was just starting to develop her curves and breasts

"Esme, Alice, Rosalie, will you guys come up here?" Carlisle called.

I walked out the door and they gave me quizzical looks. I joined Jasper and Emmett in the living room.

'What's up bro' Emmett asked.

"William is a girl."

'WHAT!!!'. They both screamed in their thoughts.

I just nodded and grabbed my cellphone. I called the police station.

"Hello, Forks Police Department"

"Can I speak to Chief Swan?"

"One moment please."

"Hello, this is Chief Swan?"

"Sir, this is Edward Cullen, I'm a friend of William."

"I know he told me he was having those outfits made for you. What seems to be the problem?"

"Sir, I think you need come out to my house. A few of the guys from school jumped Will and my dad is patching him up."

"What oh my poor baby is he alright?"

"Sir we know that Will is a girl. If you'll bring a couple officers my siblings and I can give a statement about what we saw."

All I heard was a click then dial tone.

Not even fifteen minutes later police sirens were heard outside. Emmett whistled.

"They must have been really speeding. We've never made it here in that short of time."

I opened the door and watched as Charlie rushed in looking deranged. I watched as the girls came down and Esme showed him upstairs while the rest of us talked to the officers.

We explained we were just riding around letting our parents have some much needed time alone when we drove by the school and noticed the crowd. We pulled over to find out what was going on. When Alice saw the glint of the knife in Mike's hand we rushed over to help.

Meanwhile, Carlisle was showing me what was going on upstairs.

Charlie rushed towards William and pulled him into a hug. He sobbed for a few seconds then laid him back down. He pulled the blond wig off and glorious brown and red curls fell out and to the floor. He turned to look at Carlisle.

"How is she?" he sobbed

"She's going to be fine. A few bruises but nothing was broken. I would like to keep her here tonight to make sure when she wakes up that she doesn't have a concussion."

Charlie just nodded and started stroking her hair.

Carlisle ended his thoughts there so I assumed there wasn't much more going on.

Esme came down a few minutes later as the deputies were leaving. She gave us all a sad smile.

"Why haven't I had any visions of her being a girl?" Alice wondered aloud.

None of us could answer that. Jasper, Emmett, and Rose all talked quietly about the Harley but all of us were lost in our thoughts about the small girl upstairs with the distraught father.

Carlisle came down about fifteen minutes later.

"I put them in the spare bedroom across from your room Edward."

I just nodded and went upstairs. I quietly opened the door to find the girl lying under the blanket and Charlie lying beside her above the blanket clutching her as if she was going to disappear. I was saddened to see that we couldn't stop her from getting hurt.

The next morning Charlie left early only to return an hour later with a bag for her. We really need to find out what her name is since we can't keep calling her her.

I went upstairs twenty minutes later with Alice to find out how they were doing. Charlie was stroking her and quietly whispering to her.

"I'm sorry you couldn't keep your secret longer. I'm sure that the Cullens will keep your secret. I'm not sure if you remember but you've met people like the Cullens before. You'll understand when you need to. I love you and I'll be back to see you after work."

Alice and I were shocked. Did this mean that they knew we were vampires? Had they met a "Vegetarian Vampire" before? We quickly went back to the living room to talk to the rest of the family. We all watched as Charlie walked down the steps.

"If I know my daughter as well as I do, she should wake up in about half a hour. She never sleeps this long, even when unconscious. I know you have questions about who she really is and I'll let her answer. I'll just tell you that when she said that stuff about the "Bella" clothing she wasn't lying. Her mother works there and the clothes for the game where actually designed by "Bella" herself."

He took a breathe.

"I'll be back after work tonight if that's all right."

Carlisle nods and Charlie leaves for work. Alice and I go upstairs to sit with her but we leave the door open so we can hear the others.

"Do you think that he could actually be talking about vampires?" Rosalie asked.

"I'm not sure. He sure acted like it." Esme replied.

Just as soon as this was said the girl as we are still calling her started to stir. She stretches and yawns big just like a cat waking up. Alice giggled. The sound jolted the small girl awake and she looked around scared. She looked at us in apprehension and fear.

"I'll be downstairs. I think we have somethings to talk about don't you?"

She nodded her head and I left while Alice helped her to shower and change clothes. We all heard the shower going and waited with no one speaking aloud. Everyone's thoughts on about her. Suddenly Alice laughed and her bell like sound echoed through the house, it was only then I realized the shower had stopped. They walked down the steps a few minutes later and we all chuckled when we saw what she was wearing.

She came down the steps wearing the cutest and funniest outfit I had ever seen. The shirt is a silk tank top that says "BITE ME" in white capital letters and the two outer ends of the "M" are shaped into a sharp point. with red tips and a few drops of red like blood splashed below them. Almost like fangs. Her bottoms are silk sleep pants that have bats with bloody fangs and coffins allover them.

We were all shocked at how small and delicate she looked. She hadn't really started to develop any of her womanly curves but her hair. Oh man, her hair was glorious. It was a mahogany brown with red streaks and fell in curls to her hips. Her eyes instead of being the blue we usually see there are the most beautiful chocolate brown with green specks.

I watched as she timidly sat beside me on the couch. Alice joined her and sat between her and Jasper. She cleared her throat nervously.

Carlisle decided to break the ice. "We have some question for you and I'm sure that you have some questions for us. So who's going to start."

Rosalie was first.

"Why didn't you tell us you were a girl and how old are you?"

The girl blushed.

"My name is Isabella Marie Swan, but I go by Bella. I'm fourteen."

We all gasped. Her face just went even redder than I thought possible.

"How can you be a junior in high school and only be fourteen?" Emmett blurted.

"I actually graduated high school when I was seven. I've already gotten college degrees in Fashion and Business. I have a Ph.D. in English Literature and Law. I have a masters in Fashion and Business. The only reason I go to school is to be around people closer to my own age."

We were all shocked.

"What do you work on during class?" asked Jasper.

I've been studying to become a Pediatrician. I've also been studying genetics. I'm sure someone here read the article last month I wrote on genetics. Mr. Banner loved it. I've also got my bar and can practice in any state in the US."

"Where did you get your degrees from?" Esme asked.

"I got my fashion master at ITT School of Drafting and Design in Idaho, when I was eight. I got my business masters at Stanford when I was nine. I got my Ph.D in Law at Harvard when I turned twelve."

"Why are you always drawing in your sketch book? How do you know "Bella"?" Alice asked excitedly and you could tell she wanted to ask more questions but Jasper kissed her.

"Well, you know how "Kawaii" by "Bella started about four years ago." She scooted closer to me before she said, "my mom wouldn't let me start the company until after she thought I would be able to handle the business aspects of the company."

Everything was quiet for a few seconds then suddenly you hear squeals from Rose and Alice.

"You mean to tell me that" Rose started.

"you started Bella" Alice finished.

Bella nodded timidly and clung to my arm with all her might. The girls started to grab for her but I pulled her into my lap and turned so they were facing my back. She was shaking. They look ashamed briefly before sitting down.

She uncurled from the ball Edward was holding but remained in his arms and lap.

"If you catch me drawing it's because I'm drawing new clothes for the next line."

"How many cars and what are they?" Rosalie asked excitedly.

"Beside what you've seen. I have five more vehicles. A Mercedes like Carlisle's, a Vanquish, a Jeep Wrangler set up for off-roading, another bike but this one was originally black but I had it painted to look like the outfit I'm wearing now. Finally I have an old van from the 70's that seats 15 but I had the interior redone. It only seats 10 and the main back seat unfolds into a full size bed."

She went onto explain her past some more. Finally it was time for someone to ask the big question. I decided to do it.

"This morning your dad said something to you about "you've meet someone like the Cullens" what did he mean?"

She looked down and blushed. I didn't think she was going to answer but when she looked up I could tell she was thinking about what to say. She took a deep breathe and started to talk.

"Let me give you a little background. Every year until he turned eighteen dad would take three weeks and go camping. He would just live off the land. When he turned sixteen he met another boy around his age. He noticed the boy was very good looking but abnormally pale and golden eyed. His name was Thomas Crane"

My family and I gasped. We had never heard of other "vegetarians" but us and the Denali Clan.

"He didn't think anything else about it until Thomas' eyes started to darken. Dad asked what was wrong and Thomas explained that he was a vampire and he had been changed when he was sixteen. He turned sixteen in 1776."

She took a deep breathe and continued. Each of us glued to our seats.

"Dad wasn't freaked. He didn't care that Thomas drank blood to survive. He liked Thomas and wanted to stay his friend. At night Thomas would suck the blood from a some small animal ,something that would keep him filled so he wouldn't have to kill bigger game, and dad would eat what was left. He said Thomas would usually eat two or three rabbits and that would give him meals for the rest of the day until Thomas needed to hunt again."

"I first remember meeting him when I was three. He comes around every year on my birthday and brings me a gift. This year he bought me my "Vamp bike" and I like to call him. I finally figured out that you guys were vampires a few weeks ago but it's not my secret to share so your secret is safe with me."

Shock was going through everyone's mind and emotions. We all laughed and listened as she talked about her mom Renee and her step-dad who she stays with while her mom is on the road. She explained how she had left Phoenix because Phil abused her and her mom didn't know because she was always on the road.

I started to get angry how could anyone do something like that to such a cute little girl. I'm still getting whiffs of strawberries and freesias but it's not as hard to take since she wore that cologne for so long and it helped.

Esme went to fix Bella lunch and the others just talked amongst themselves. Emmett and Jasper started arguing who was better at the newest Guitar Hero game. Each claiming they were the best. Bella started to giggle from my lap. They looked at her and offered her their guitars. She took Jasper's then her and Emmett let her pick her song. He was at the hard level but she put it at hardest level and still beat him by over 1000 points.

Just as she was about to challenge Jasper Esme returned with her food. While she ate we all watched Emmett and Jasper play Halo. It was hilarious. As I held her I could feel her muscles start to relax and motioned for someone to take her plate and glass. I went to lay her on the couch to sleep but she clutched my shirt and wouldn't release it. I stretched out on my back and let her lay on me. A few minutes later she was asleep.

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