Disclaimer: DON'T OWN TWILIGHT (Sob…)

This is my apologizing gift for the lateness of last update… hoping to make sure no one hates me :D lol

~~~~Jasper's~~~~POV~~~~

"Impossible…" Carlisle traced his finger of the name, "Viola Masen… Born 1903" He shook his head, and moved over to a filing cabinet in the corner of his office. Nessie was typing away on the computer, probably playing a game or something. Carlisle pulled out a file, and rifled through it. Finally he pulled out what I recognized as Edward's medical report. He glanced over it, "Nothing… it doesn't mention anything about a sister. It makes no sense." He put the file back, "It makes no sense." He repeated.

"Actually it does… look at this." We all walked over to Nessie's computer, turned out she'd actually been researching. "I looked up Viola Charleston, you know the name in the brackets, got a match."

"Then why did she put down Masen?" The annoyance and confusion emitted by Edward intensified, he didn't like the idea that someone could be parading as part of his family.

Nessie smiled, "I can answer that as well. Viola Mae Charleston was born to Alexander Charleston and Rebecca Masen in 1903. Her parents died in 1908, when she was five. She was sent to live with, and later adopted by, her Uncle Edward Sr.; Aunt Elizabeth and cousin, Edward Masen…"

"So she's my cousin…" I tried to send calm over Edward, to help clear the confusion but it didn't seem to be working. "Why don't I remember her?" His annoyed sweeping gesture knocked over a pencil tidy, although what he was annoyed with was unclear.

Carlisle shrugged, "My best guess is that it's probably due to the same reason I wasn't aware of her, she couldn't visit and while it was obvious you would have a mother and father; very few people would think of an adopted sister or cousin."

I kept sending waves of calm and relaxation at Edward, trying to keep him from breaking something while Bella rubbed his back soothingly. She smiled gratefully, she obviously realized what I was trying to do.

Finally Edward spoke again, "I have to talk to her."

Alice looked unsettled, "Are you sure? She might not take it well. From the way she spoke in the cafeteria about your brother… which I'm guessing is you, since it says here," She double checked the screen, "she doesn't have any other brothers. Anyway, as I was saying, it sounds like she thinks you're dead."

Edward closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, "Then what do I do?"

Emmett placed his hand caringly on Edward's back, "Wait a while, see what happens…" Carlisle nodded his approval.

The next day when the Goodwins entered the cafeteria, I felt everyone stiffen up. I immediately sent a wave of calm over them, and Alice smiled as she recognized my methods. I noticed Edward examining Viola and so did the same. She was wearing long blue jeans, a boyish chequered shirt over a white t-shirt and her characteristically curly hair bunched up into a ponytail. She was laughing and as I watched her smile, a crooked smile so like Edward's I was surprised I hadn't noticed the relationship before. She was beautiful, I realized, again like Edward; but she seemed like she was hiding her beauty… like a lamp under a bushel. I wondered why. And whether it had anything to do with what she 'was'.

~~~~Edward's~~~~POV~~~~

I found myself watching my sister/cousin for most of the day. It seemed so surreal, upon close examination she looked so much like Nessie, like someone had merely assembled pieces of my daughter in a different way. I briefly wondered what her parents had looked like before I was snapped back to reality by the girl herself.

"So… what are you all doing after school?" She grinned around the table, and I couldn't help but laugh. Finding the sister I never knew I had was so amazing, albeit she still didn't know I was alive and I couldn't for the life understand how someone so buoyant could be related to me of such great seriousness (as Alice was sometimes loath to refer to me); but, somehow, just being near her lifted my spirits slightly. When we all replied that we had no plans, she beamed even more. "Then you would be all open to a jam session in the auditorium after school? Get to know one another better?" We all nodded as the bell rang, drawing our conversation to a close. I smiled, humming softly as I wrapped my arm around my wife's shoulders, heading towards Spanish when suddenly I heard Viola cry out.

"Hey! Maestro!" I turned around, somehow recognizing the name. "Catch!" She added, grinning cheekily as she tossed a red apple to me. I caught it, not understanding, but when I met her eyes I sensed something was different. Something had changed, I had passed some kind of test I didn't even know I was taking. Before I had a chance to reply, Viola had turned and run after some friends. Leaving me to pocket the apple and deciding to wait until after school to ask her about it.

I finished my last class early and headed straight to auditorium. Something told me I had to get there quickly. The others seemed to have felt the same pull as we all met at the entrance to the hallway down to the Auditorium.

"Hey, can you guys hear that?" Bella frowned in concentration. Emmett nodded.

"Someone's playing piano."

Bella shook her head, "Not that. The song, it sounds familiar…"

"Let's check it out." Nessie lead the way down the hallway. As we got closer, the familiarity of the song grew. As we opened the doors I realized what it was.

"It's your lullaby." "It's my lullaby." Bella and I spoke at once then smiled at each other. We walked down towards the stage of the auditorium. Viola was sitting at the piano, playing Bella's lullaby. She looked up and smiled, she knew.

"When did you figure it out?" I spoke up as the last notes died in the air.

"You answered to Maestro. My nickname for you." She frowned, "Don't you remember?"

I shook my head, "I don't really remember much at all. You'll have to remind me." I sat next to her on the piano stool. Bella still looked bothered by something as she stood on the other side of Viola.

"How do you know my lullaby?" She finally asked. Viola looked surprised and then smiled.

"That was your lullaby?"

"Edward wrote it for me while I was human. Where did you learn to play it?" Viola laughed.

"Edward wrote it when he was human. Dedicated it to his dream girl, his 'one true love' in fact. I used to bug him about it, until he finally taught me one day." Viola chuckled again, "I actually used to call it 'Bella's Lullaby'… Bella was the name of his piano, the then love of his life. Ironic." Emmett obviously agreed, chuckling to himself until Rosalie hit him over the back of the head. I raised my eyebrows as fragments of memories came back to me. As I gazed at the Viola before me I noticed something different.

"You cut your hair." I said simply, causing Viola to look surprised.

"Yeah… I mean yes. I always hated it long anyway." She self-consciously ran a hand through it, before deciding to change the subject.

"Shall we get this jam session on the road?" We all nodded. I began to move across to the centre of the piano seat, expecting Viola to move onto something else. She stayed put and looked confused as I nudged her.

"What are you doing?" She couldn't hide the laughter in her voice.

"I need room to play…" I met her gaze, indicating the keys as I spoke before placing my hands in position. Viola placed her hands next to mine.

"I'm afraid brother," neither of us could help smiling at the word, "I can only sing or play piano. So, as my voice isn't in tune today, you're going to have to share."

"Fine then sister," we both smiled again, "just make sure you keep up."

"Oh, I will." She assured me.

Hehe… Viola took it surprisingly well huh? However I have a problem. If, cause she just might, Viola ends up with a romantic interest; I'm not sure who to choose, so I'm turning to you for opinions, ideas, etc. Review and tell me if you think she should end up with: Jasper, Freddie, Seth, Vampire, Werewolf or Immortal (the last three I'll have to create characters). Jasper is only in there because he's a real sweetie, but if he ends up as the RI (romantic interest) that means Alice and Jasper never existed (Don't get me wrong I love the pairing so I can't stand to have them break up in the story). Seth and Freddie are also cool. So review and tell me your preference. Or if you have any others tell me why…

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