Chapter 6

Edward's Point of View

The entire school was gossiping about the new girl. All the boys were practically drooling over her and most of the girls were trying to get her attention so they could be friends. He had to admit, she was quite beautiful. As Natalie walked into the cafeteria with her 'sister' Katie, he tried to read her mind, get to know her in his own personal way. Only then did he realize he could not pick up the girl's mental 'voice'. He tried even harder and almost got a headache trying to hear this girl's thoughts. Nothing. Crickets were louder than her. Giving up on that, he began listening to her actual conversation with Katie.

"Who are they?" she asked, interest obviously apparent in her voice.

"Oh, they're the Cullen kids. They were adopted, I think. They seem really nice but they tend to keep to themselves most of the time. Don't even think about it, Natalie. They're all togeth—" Katie stopped when she realized that Natalie looked like she was going to pass out. Edward considered going over to help, he did have a couple medical degrees, but decided against it.

"Natalie, are you okay?" she asked hesitantly.

She seemed at a loss for words, almost as if she'd met us before, which I was absolutely sure we hadn't. I would remember those beautiful eyes, anyone would. "It's just….I…ummmmmm…Cullen? You're absolutely sure their last name is Cullen?" Why was this beautiful girl reacting like this. He had not seen her in his existence, living or not.

"Do you know what their father's name is by any chance?" Carlisle? How in the world would she know Carlisle? She looked as if she were trying to pray in the middle of a cafeteria. Pray for what? He was so confused!

"Yes," Katie answered timidly "His name is Dr. Carlisle Cull-"

"I have to go." Natalie cut her off. Again, why? She was not a vampire, her eyes were a testament of that, so how in the world could she have met Carlisle and not the rest of us. After she literally ran out the door, almost every student at the school stared after her, stunned. After thinking about it a moment, Katie turned and walked after to try to find out what was wrong, because that's what sisters do, she thought. After she had left too, Edward's family just turned to look at him.

What just happened? They all though simultaneously. Edward just shook his head. For once, he was just as utterly confused as the rest of them. Out of nowhere, Alice slipped into a vision. Natalie was just standing in Carlisle's office, waiting. But for what? That was all that was in the vision. It just made them all the more confused.

Pretty soon, the bell rang and it was time for the last few classes of the day. All the children at the school seemed less excited as they had before because the girl named Natalie was not here anymore. Edward could have found it very amusing, but didn't because he felt the same way.

As the biology teacher called roll, he realized that the new student was not present. He started to mutter under his breath about how this girl must be another troublemaker and how disrespectful it was to ditch on your first day. Unfortunately for him, Katie heard part of it and got defensive for her best friend/sister. She stood up and walked to the teacher and said in front of the entire class, "She was sick, okay? I am so very sorry science has yet to find a cure for making someone immune to every virus that exists on planet earth. Maybe you should get started on that instead of badmouthing your own students!" she promptly turned back to her seat, grabbed her bag and left the room.

There was a mutual urge in the class to burst into applause, but no one dared to do such a thing. Even though Katie had said these things, though, she didn't really know where Natalie was. She was worried that she had gotten lost, she had only been in town for five days, but calmed down some when she remembered that her foster mom had bought Natalie a cell phone. Foster parents. Edward really did feel some sympathy for the two girls. Even though they were beautiful, talented and happy, they didn't have a permanent parental figure in their lives. He couldn't imagine what life would be like without Carlisle and Esme, especially after only lived 15 short years. 15 years of moving from home to home, from one set of parents to another. It sounded unimaginable; they must be some of the strongest people in the world.

The ride home from school was filled with conversation surrounding the same, strange girl. All of Edward's siblings were asking him to tell him what was going on inside her head. They could not seem to grasp that he literally did not know. The second they set foot through the door of their home they almost all asked where Carlisle was.

"He's at the hospital, what has gotten into you guys?" Esme asked, curious. Because they couldn't wait to ask Carlisle after he got home they told Esme all about the girl and how she reacted towards their family.

After they were done, Esme was just as clueless as her children were. Why would a human act like that? But, even more than that, Esme was worried deeply about where the poor girl had gone and if she was okay, she could have easily lost her way around town. Esme was always reacting like a mother.

More than anything else, Esme kept repeating the name in her head as if an explanation would all the sudden appear out of thin air. Natalie, hmmm…I wonder where I've heard that name before. Natalie had a connection to Carlisle. Natalie and Carlisle. "Oh my goodness!" Everyone heard her gasp. Edward tried to tell what had clicked, but Esme had cluttered her mind with random facts so he couldn't make any connection.

"Just out of curiosity, what did you all say she looked like again?" She definitely was on to something, although what no one could tell.

Rosalie answered. "She was pretty pale, short but not nearly as short as Alice, like 5'2, and curvy. She had blonde hair with light brown and deep red accents in it, and really intense blue eyes."

Esme just nodded her head and kept her thoughts busy. But a few minutes later she called Carlisle. "Honey, I think you need to know something, come home" she hung up the phone and they waited for Carlisle to come explain what was going on.

A/N: I know this chapter might not be as good or flow as well as some of the others, but I had a really busy day and had to stop and continue writing later 3 different times! Also, I might do the conversation in the cafeteria one more time from Katie's point of view, but I highly doubt it, I just needed to have the Cullen's side to it. I have not given up on writing in first person either, I just didn't want to yet, I think I probably will when there starts to be a lot more personal emotions connected to the story (which there will be soon) Thank you so much for reading! It means so much to me! Keep reading and reviewing please! Pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top?