A/N: First, I'm very sorry for the delay. Second, I'm sorry this chapter's not very long, but I will update again very soon. And third, thank you to Kylemaca77 and Rosacullen for being the first two people to review my story! It's what makes me write faster. In fact, just a little tidbit: I don't update until someone reviews so you can all thank these two for lighting the fire under me. Anyway enjoy the chapter, I'll see you at the bottom.


Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer is a genius, and I have an overactive imagination.

Bella: Discussion Over

"Alright, you win," said Jacob. I knew he would give in, he always does.

Rosalie on the other hand, was not going to give in so easily. "Nessie, you know I love you, but this is dangerous. You could expose us, simply because you think this girl needs a pity party."

Nessie leaped to her feet. "She doesn't need a pity party! She needs a friend!" I had never seen my daughter act like this in the ten years since I'd had her. "All I want is to be her friend. The one thing she needs most." And with that closing statement, Nessie stormed out of the room.

I could hear her stomping up the stairs, into her room, and slam the door. Jacob rose to go after her, but Edward placed a hand on Jake's shoulder. Jacob glared at him for a moment, then resignedly sat down, staring off into the direction Nessie had gone.

I looked sadly in the same direction. I wanted to go after her, but I knew that she wanted to be alone for a bit.

Rosalie huffed and she, too, left the room, Emmett followed. Alice and Jasper left after them.

Carlisle turned to me and Edward. "I think that if Nessie is careful, she should be allowed to stay, at least a little while."

Before Carlisle had finished speaking, Edward had grinned and shook his head. As soon as he was finished speaking, we all heard a squeal of delight and Jacob smiled too.

Nessie came running down the stairs and dashed into the room. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" she threw her arms around Carlisle in a huge hug.

"As long as you're careful," he repeated, when she released him.

"I will be! I promise! I won't look directly into her eyes, and I won't say or do anything that will give us away!" And with that, she skipped out of the room in high spirits. Jacob followed her with a big goofy grin on his face.

"I, personally, am quite curious as to who this girl is," said Carlisle. "Your description of her is odd: a human who can read minds, most strange indeed."

"But you haven't heard the strangest part," I said.

"Oh? What's that?"

I retold the story of Ally's dodgeball game, how she dodged every single ball thrown at her. "By the end of the game, she was the only one who hadn't been hit, and she said she'd never done that before."

"That's right," said Edward. "And stranger still; her mind was in full blown panic. Any human that distracted could never have done what she did. But behind the chaos, was a different, calmer voice that told her how to avoid the next ball."

I had heard this before, in the gym, but put out like that made it sound more surreal. What was she?

"Schizophrenia perhaps?" Carlisle speculated.

"Perhaps..." said Edward in a way that made me believe he doubted it. "No, I don't think so...It may be something more supernatural. I'm not sure...this girl is strange."

"Hmm..." mused Carlisle. "A human who can, not only read minds, but also avoid anything thrown at her...assuming that is the ability... Interesting."

"I don't think it's a good idea to get too interested in Ally," said Edward seriously. "It may make it difficult to pull out if she starts learning too much about us."

"Of course," Carlisle nodded in agreement. "But one does wonder..."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed the small amount of fluff here. I would love to hear your ideas as to what Ally is. I'll give you a hint: she's not human ;)

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