The Differences Between Us Make Us Special
By Midnight Dreamer
Chapter 13: Letters from Carlisle
It seems that time passes too quickly. Sooner than they expected they were back in Chicago. The years seemed to be passing right before their eyes. Soon Isabella’s birthday was upon them. The big 15, it has been two years since they have been back to forks. The orphanage was a flutter of activity. Edward and Vicky were planning her party like always. Isabella didn’t seem as excited as she normally would but then again she never liked to be the center of attention. The party went off without a hitch. Presents were opened and thanks were given. Soon the party was over and everyone went their own way. Back in their room Isabella and Edward sat in the living area.
“Hey Bella what’s wrong?”
“I don’t know Eddie, it just seems like things are really gonna change, and soon.”
“Why do you think that Bella?”
“We got this letter from Carlisle this morning. I didn’t wanna read it without you so i waited till after the party to even bring it up.”
“Well what do you say we read it?”
“Okay.”
They sat together and opened the letter.
Dear Edward and Isabella, September 9
I hope this letter finds you well. I know it has been awhile since we last spoke but i have been extremely busy working on our little mystery. I have found some interesting things that i just couldn’t wait to share with you. I know you are probably sitting in your room looking at each other right now wondering what it is that i couldn’t wait to tell you. Well i will ease your minds. The results of your blood tests have come to an impossible conclusion! Your results say that you are more like us then we thought. Yes you are part vampire. I know it seems strange but i have a theory as to how that is possible. What do you know of your mother’s family? Do you know your mothers maiden name? I know your fathers background so i don’t need that. See what you can find out and let me know as soon as possible. I will do my research on this end also. I hope this helps with the confusion as of what is going on with you both. Now i must go. Work calls. Hope to hear from you soon.
With love,
Dr. Carlisle Cullen.
P.s. Happy Birthday Isabella!
Both Edward and Isabella sat for a while, not sure of what this all means. Part vampire? How is that even possible! Of course they were unsure of their mother’s maiden name so they would have to ask and see if they could find out. They were hoping it would be on the orphanage paperwork their father filled out when they were brought here all those years ago. With that in mind Edward and Isabella made their way to Mrs. Tanner’s office to ask if she could help them. They knocked on the door when they reach her office.
“Come in.”
“Good evening Mrs. Tanner.”
“Well good evening to you too Edward and Isabella. What brings you to my office at this late hour?”
“We were wondering if you could help us with something.”
“And what would that be?”
“Do you know if our father put our mother’s maiden name on the paperwork he filled out when he placed us here?”
“Why would you need your mother’s maiden name?”
Unsure of how much to tell her they decided to keep it as honest as possible.
“We are trying to create a family tree. Seeing as we know our fathers side we were hoping to list our mother’s side and see if we have any relatives alive on her side that we don’t know of since father was not very forthcoming with that type of stuff. Knowing that he kept Aunt Renee, Uncle Charlie and our grandparents a secret who knows what else he kept from us.”
“That is a good point. I will look and see if he placed it on there but I won’t place my bets on it.”
“Thank you.”
“Oh you’re welcome.”
Mrs. Tanner stood and walked to some file cabinets in the back of the room. Opening one marked M. she searched for a while before pulling a thick looking folder out. Walking back to her desk and sitting back down before opening it. Briefly skimming the contents she looked like she had found something of importance to the children. Edward being the gentleman he is did not use his gift to read her mind and just sat patiently waiting for her to tell them of her discovery.
“Well children it seems as if you are in luck. It does list you mother’s maiden name. It says here that her full name was Elizabeth Lucilla Ricci.”
“Ricci? That’s Italian right?”
“I believe so…yes.”
“Thank you kindly Mrs. Tanner. We are going to let you get back to your work. Sorry to have taken so much of your time.”
“Not a problem young Edward, I’m glad to have helped. I hope you find what you are searching for.”
“Yes and thank you again good night.”
“Yes good night.”
Edward and Isabella hurried back to their room with their new found knowledge, thinking perhaps they have family abroad that not even their father would have known about. Once back in their room and then went their separate ways. Isabella headed off to inform Carlisle of their discovery hoping he may have more luck then they would with his contacts all over the world. Isabella grabbed her pen and paper and sat at her desk and began the task of writing a reply to their friend.
Dear Carlisle, September 9th
Thank you for keeping us up to date on your findings. I’m glad to tell you all is well here. We have looked into what you asked and have found out that our mother’s full name was Elizabeth Lucilla Ricci. I hope this helps in your search to find us the answers we seek. To know that we are part your kind is a bit overwhelming and will take some time to wrap our heads around but I assure you it is nice to know that we can give a reason for the strange and wondrous things that are happening to us. I hope to find out more about this and with your help I hope we can move on with our lives fully using the gifts we have been given to further help those around us. Again thank you for your help.
Isabella and Edward.
P.s. Thank you for the birthday wishes.
(E&B)
It was months before the two would hear from Carlisle again. This time the letter was longer and much more informative. Carlisle also started to tell them more of the goings on back in forks.
It was a cold wintry day and Edward and Isabella were on winter break from school when the next letter arrived. They waited patiently as Mr. Newton sorted the mail out in front of the orphanage. Taking the mail to Mrs. Tanner and rushing to their room to read the latest letter from their friend, both Edward and Isabella were excited to see what Carlisle uncovered for them.
Dear Edward and Isabella, December 21
I’m glad to hear that all is well. Yes the information you provided about your mother was extremely helpful in my search for answers. I am currently waiting for my contact in Italy to get back to me with more information.
Esmé sends her love and well wishes as well. She misses you two like no tomorrow. I swear she thinks of you two as her own children. As for my children Rosalie and Emmett have come home recently for a break. They were stunned at first to find the scents of two other vampires but once I explained the situation to them they understood. I promise I did not tell them of the research we are doing. All they know is that I’m helping two fellow vampires out. They have heard Esmé speak of you often and are hoping to meet you this summer when you come to visit once again. Alice and Jasper my two other children are still away. They have sent letters of their travels and are also hoping to meet you when they are back in the states. As you know some of us have special gifts such as yourself, well Alice and Jasper also have such gifts. I won’t get into too much detail as it is their stories to tell but Alice can see the future, selectively though. However she can’t seem to see either of you. Not sure why. As for Jasper well he is an empath. He can feel others emotions as well as influence them. He is the oldest of my children (in vampire years that is), again that is his story to tell. They can’t wait to meet you. Please keep in touch and let us know how things are going with both of you.
Your friend,
Dr. Carlisle Cullen
This insight into Carlisle’s personal life helped both Edward and Isabella connect with him better. They knew of his children from before but to know that they wanted to meet them was exciting. They couldn’t wait for summer to return so they could go see their friend again. Isabella quickly made to reply to Carlisle and let him know that things are still well with them.
Dear Carlisle, December 22
We are glad to hear that the research is going well. We can’t wait to hear what your contact can find out for us.
Tell Esmé we love and miss her too. Glad to hear your children are home for a visit. I would love to hear more about them. We look forward to meeting them as well. As for Alice and her visions well I can’t say I know the answer as to why she can’t see us; perhaps it has to do with our half-breed status? Jasper sounds interesting. How old is he exactly if you don’t mind me asking? I can bet being an empath can be quiet daunting at times. Feeling everyone’s emotions all the time would give me a headache I’m sure. We are also looking forward to our visit this summer, can’t wait to help out at the hospital again. Well it is getting late and daybreak comes faster than you think. So good nite for now.
Your friends,
Edward and Isabella.
(E&B)
Time flew by quickly once school went back into session again. Days turned to weeks and weeks to months. It was late April before they received another letter.
Dear Edward and Isabella, April 27
It has been months since our last correspondence and I hope that your plans for summer have not changed. I would love to go over what my contact in Italy has found out but I do wish to do it in person and not in a letter. I have worried for some time now if my letters to you are being checked. We have done some digging and have found that some of our mail has been tampered with. I think it has a lot to do with what we are researching but I’m not sure if it is good or bad. We must be careful of what we put as to not bring about suspicion as I fear we may have done. Hope to see you both very soon.
Your friend,
Dr. Carlisle Cullen.
Isabella and Edward sat puzzling over this latest letter. How could looking to a family background cause someone to want to read the letters they were sending? It was all so confusing. Isabella decided that she would send her next letter to her grandparents and have Grandpa Masen give it to Carlisle and see if that route would work.
Dear Grandpa,
Hope all is well with everyone out there? Edward and I are looking forward to coming and spending the summer with you all once again. Working in the hospital is very rewarding for us. We enjoy helping others. Tell Aunt Renee we miss her and Uncle Charlie. Give Granma hugs and kisses for us both. And could you do us a favor by giving the enclosed letter to Dr. Cullen? Please and thank you. Now I’m sorry to cut this short but I must compose the letter to Dr. Cullen also.
Love always,
Edward and Isabella.
After finishing her letter to Grandpa Masen she started on her letter to Carlisle.
Dear Carlisle,
I’m sorry to hear that your mail is being tampered with. I have sent this via Grandpa in hopes that it won’t get accosted by those who are not supposed to read this. It won’t be long and we will be on our way to Forks once again for summer vacation. We can’t wait to hear what you have found! Give everyone our love and we hope to meet some of them soon. Keep in touch.
Your friends,
Edward and Isabella.
Isabella sent off her letter to Grandpa Masen with Dr. Cullen’s letter concealed inside. Hoping that it would help to keep it out of hands that need not see what is being passed between the two parties.
(E&B)
Somewhere in Volterra, Italy a man is pacing in a hallway waiting to speak with his Master. He has found someone snooping around in the public records looking for information pertaining to someone that his Master did not want his brothers to even know existed. Slowly the door opens and the man stops pacing.
“Enter Demetri.”
“Master.”
“Close the door please.”
“Yes Master.”
“Now what brings you to my private office at this ungodly hour?”
“Well Master I have been keeping an eye on the records department as you had asked and recently there have been some inquires about an Elizabeth Lucilla Ricci.”
“What!”
“Sorry Master I know your feelings on this matter and have come to you as quickly as I could without drawing suspicion to myself.”
“I’m sorry for my tone Demetri please continue.”
“This person was looking into her back ground and was looking at old family trees tracing back origins. It seems that there are descendant’s looking for relatives.”
“Descendant’s?”
“Yes sir.”
“Do you know anything else?”
“Just that the information was being sent to the United States. Somewhere in Washington I think.”
“Isn’t our good friend Carlisle Cullen living in Washington?”
“I believe that is where he was last known to be. May I ask why sir?”
“Perhaps our good friend can shed some light on this or know of who is trying to ascertain this information.”
“I see, would you like me to get word to him?”
“No Demetri I think that will be all for now.”
“Yes Master.”
“Oh and Demetri?”
“Yes Master?”
“Speak of this to no one. Not even your Mate. Am I understood?”
“Clearly Sir.”
“Good, now good bye.”
Demetri left his Masters study and headed off to finish his duties. He was unsure of what was going on as his Master never told him why he was to do surveillance on the hall of records. He just did as he was told and reported back when anything came up. Demetri was left to wonder what could have his Master so upset, but decided to let it go for now. He had a feeling that things were gonna get messy here in his safe haven, quicker than normal.
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