Enjoy! Sorry I know its short.

He began to speak, but he really didn't have to. We all knew what he was going to say. "I'm sure you all heard the conversation I just had with Miss. Noel upstairs and I think it's important that we all talk about it rationally and as a family."

"Carlisle who is this girl?" Esme asked.

He quickly replied, "Her name is Zeala Noel. She is the daughter of a patient I had over 10 years ago, actually I treated Zeala as well when she was young. Edward do you remember us visiting a Mrs. Elaine Noel? She was diagnosed with cancer over 16 years ago?"

"Yes," I began, "She had two daughters, one was a patient of yours. She developed lupus at a very young age. The only person's mind I've never been able to read. She was the most frustrating 6 year old I've ever met."

"Really?" Emmett exclaimed.

Carlisle smirked, "Yes I thought you'd remember her."

"So what does this have to do with a mortal moving in here?" Rosalie's abrupt words wiped the smirk from his face.

"You all need to know this young girl's story. Zeala is the one who was diagnosed with lupus so young. When I treated her I put her on some medication that would stabilize her condition and as far as I know she did well until about a year ago, because a year ago Mrs. Noel, her mother, lost her battle with cancer. Zeala and her sister were left on her own. But her sister took off, said she couldn't handle the sadness and left Zeala alone. The depression caused Zeala's condition to flare up again, but for a very long time she didn't notice it. Things began to get worse, but by the time the doctors got to her things were too bad to treat with medicine. She had to have surgery because the tissue around her heart had swollen…"

Jasper interrupted, "Any human would feel pain like that. How could she not know she was getting sicker?"

Carlisle answered, "This was a huge question for Zeala's doctors as well. They ran some test and found that she has an abnormal tolerance for pain. A tolerance so strong that its dangerous for her to be on her own. She can't feel when things are going wrong."

"That's so sad Carlisle." Esme sounded wounded herself. "What are her options?"

"Well I know the option we all heard and I think it's insane. There has to be another way!" Rosalie was really unsettled by the idea.

"The best option for Zeala's health would be for her to stay in a hospital everyday of her life because her doctors think her condition has only worsened since her surgery. But they can't find any medication to help her. And also, it would be dreadful for a 17 year old to have to spend her life in a hospital. Zeala told her doctors I was the best in my field. I've reviewed her files and the only way to help her is to do experimental treatment, treatment only I have the knowledge for. I would have to treat her from home. The option for her to stay alone isn't a good one. Even if I made house visits to her, she has no relatives that she can find to help take care of her. That's why I feel this final option is really the only one."

"Do you know how hard this would be for us? Not all of us can sustain blood like you can. I don't think I could live with a mortal." Jasper spoke while he paced the living room.

"What about her finding out, don't you think our secrecy is important?" Rosalie was yelling now.

"Calm down please, I have considered all of this. But Jasper, I have faith in you all and know you can restrain yourself and Zeala wouldn't have to be around you all the time, this is a large house with plenty of room. And Rosalie, who would she tell when she's all alone?" I could see Carlisle was right and needed back up.

I stood up from the chair. "I agree Carlisle, we could do this. It's about time we take on a new challenge. Carlisle's help is all the hope this girl has. We shouldn't deny her of it."

Esme looked up smiling. "This will be a challenge, but one that I know we can overcome. We need to be together on this. I think we should let Zeala move in until Carlisle's treatment cures her. But we can't be divided on this matter."

"But how long will this take?" Emmett joined in.

"I'm not sure, but I agree with Esme on this. We should all state how we feel." Carlisle turned so he could face all of our family members.

"I'm in on this." Said Esme.

I looked at Carlisle. "I too am willing to try this."

Alice looked at Jasper pleadingly. She had remained quiet until now. "You can do this Jasper. Together we can do this. It would be wrong if we didn't try."

Jasper looked at Alice and I could hear his thoughts as he began to see she was right. Finally he spoke, "Carlisle, we are a part of this family and therefore we will work with you to try and save this girls life."

"Thank you son." Esme smiled.

Emmett turned to Rosalie, "We can't go against that, can we?" Rosalie sighed, "Well I guess not." She turned to Esme and smiled.