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'We have to tell her Carlisle.' I heard a male voice. It was smooth and low; I assumed it was a Cullen. Could it be Edward? 'It's not fair for her to go through this and no nothing afterwards. How else could we explain it?'

'Edward,' I was right, 'it would put her in danger. That's not fair. Of course it can be explained.' This voice was also smooth, like a melody.

'Remember Bella? She didn't give up until she found out. I don't think Beth will either.' They were talking about me. That was all I could conclude before the conversation was cut short.

'Carlisle, she's awake.' It was Ruby's voice this time. As I took my focus away from the conversation I felt a dull pain in my chest. The scene at the mall came back to me. I remembered the blonde hair, the wonderful fragrance, the teeth, the strength being pushed into me; the fear.

I forced my eyes open to see four people staring down at me. I recognised Ruby and Edward, but there was another man and woman unfamiliar to me. Of course, they had the same pale skin and breathtaking features as Ruby and Edward. I assumed the male to be Carlisle but didn't know the woman.

'Welcome back!' Ruby grinned at me. I went to sit up but was stopped. 'Whoa, not so fast there, not quite sure you can sit up just yet.' Ruby stopped holding a hand in front of me. I relaxed back into the bed and finally noticed my surroundings.

I was in a large, light room, similar to that of a hospital, but it couldn't be. Hospitals were impersonal, cold and plastic; this room had a comfortable feel to it and there was no noise of nurses rushing to and fro outside. I noticed the monitor next to my bed, but that I had been unhooked from it.

'What happened?' I said my voice weak and groggy. I knew what I remembered, but none of it had made sense to me. The three of them seemed to all turn to Carlisle as I asked.

'You were in an accident,' he said confidently. 'You've broken a rib, but it'll be fixed up in no time.' That explained the dull pain coming from my ribs. 'I've spoken to your mother, she knows you're okay.' I was still confused; it still didn't explain why this Jasper had crushed me against a wall behind a shopping mall. Edward began to speak.

'Rubes, I think we'll leave you with her, you were there after all. She may not remember...' His words seemed to have a deeper meaning, but I didn't know why. As he said it, he, Carlisle and the other woman left me. Ruby took a seat to my left. She waited until they had shut the door behind them.

'Look, Beth, I was so stupid, I shouldn't have let you come out with me and Jasper, I was stupid, and this is my fault. How was I so dumb? I knew exactly what he wanted!' She held up her hands in anger. I had the feeling she wasn't telling me this now, but telling herself.

'Hang on; slow down Ruby, I don't really know what happened. You have to explain this to me. What is wrong with this Jasper bloke?' I asked. Maybe he was a psycho or something. I couldn't see how it was her fault; I had followed her.

'Not wrong with him, wrong with us.' She whispered the last bit and I had to lean closer to hear her properly. What had she meant wrong with us? I couldn't make sense of it.

'Ruby you're making no sense, what is wrong with you? What do you mean?'

'It's what I am Beth, and I'm putting it on you. I hate myself for it. Now I know why we don't make friends.' I remembered in the canteen about her friends not being social. Did they expect this to happen?

'What you are? Ruby, explain! You're making no sense! All I can seem to understand is that you were expecting this!' I started to get angry. I couldn't understand her guilt until she stopped mumbling.

'I'm not like you Beth, human. And I wasn't expecting it, I didn't want you to get hurt, I swear!' Her voice got higher.

'How could I think you wanted this? Plus you're talking like I died! I broke a rib Ruby, calm down.' I stopped for breath and then thought about what she had just said. She wasn't like me; human. She wasn't human? Was that what she meant? I must have heard wrong. What sounds like human? My heart raced. Why was I worried? It wasn't like she couldn't be human, that was insane.

'You could have died.' She said quietly, not looking at me. Fear ran through me. She was suggesting she wasn't human and I could have died. I felt like I was trying to decipher Morse code with all her little comments. A wave of light-headedness hit me. She seemed to notice.

'You need to rest, this is too much to take in at once; I'll let you sleep.' With that she looked away from me and walked out the room. I called after her but she didn't come back. I needed to know what was going on, but once again, my heavy eyelids drooped. Before I could stop it, blackness engulfed me.

I slept roughly, feeling the pain in my ribs through my dreams. My dreams were plagued by beautiful people with sharp teeth and pale skin and I was glad when I could hear voices that helped me realise I was awake.

I couldn't hear the conversation as it was outside the door, but I could hear the voices. The door opened and Bella came in, a concerned smile on her face.

'You were out like a light!' She said still smiling and making her way to the chair on my left.

'I don't want to be rude, but I'd really like to know what's going on. All I hear is whispers and Ruby really confused me earlier.' I said bluntly, not really one for small talk.

'Of course you do. I know the feeling.' The smile faded from her face and was replaced with serious thought. I didn't say anything, encouraging her to continue.

'I was put in your situation, a long, long time ago. I wanted to know just as much as you do, and I think you've earned the right.' I stayed silent. I had no idea where she was going with this.

'A lot of people don't realise that there are...' she searched for a word, 'different people, living amongst them, like this family.' I had figured that much. 'We have certain powers humans do not,' I didn't like the way she used the word human; it suggested she was not a human. I certainly did not like that idea. 'We're different, stronger, faster, there are certain things I don't need to do, that you do.' I noticed her breathing halt. I was expecting something really bad now, but nothing came. No breath, no voice. My eyes widened as the time she held her breath for lengthened. She didn't need oxygen?

'Okay, breathe!' I shouted at her, causing her to let out a sudden gust and her breathing continued at a normal pace. I stared at her wide eyed.

'That's what I mean. You see, my internal organs aren't quite hooked up like yours. I don't need my lungs, it's just habit. And...' she hesitated, '...I have no... heart.' I stared at her in shock. I couldn't comprehend what she had just told me. Could it be true? Why else would she tell me? None of this made sense. She had superhuman speed and strength. She didn't breathe. She had no heart. It was starting to sound like something out of a sci-fi movie. Superman Returns sprang to mind. Could she fly? I was being ludicrous, of course she couldn't fly. Yet there was one thought that still scared me. Jasper. He had said he wanted something in the mall. It was the perfect place. He had looked at me almost hungrily. He had attacked me. Were these people against me?

'Okay, just tell me, I mean if this is going to get anymore ridiculous, you may as well come out with it. What are you?' She answered with one word. One word that sent shivers through my spine, chilled me to the bone, numbed my mind. It was hardly believable, yet impossible not to believe. It made sense. It fit.

'Vampires.'