Chapter 7

AN: Do some of you use the text-to-speech feature here on the app? I do. I listen to the stories while I work.

Why am I sharing this? Nothing really, I just finished listening to a chapter and I got a bit miffed listening to "Dash dash dash dash dash" or "Tilda Tilda Tilda Tilda Tilda" that went on for way too long. That's why I only use "~~" for my change of scenes.

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Third person POV

In a relatively quiet living room, 4 people sat looking at each other, well. 3 people looked observantly with amusement and adoration at how adorable the young little girl was sitting directly in front of them, she was so small that the one single sofa seat there was still so much space for 2 more little angels like her.

The said girl was now looking alternately at the trio, gauging their every move and reaction. She felt a bit anxious being stared at she subconsciously started to bite the inside of her cheek and played with the hem of the adult-sized blouse she was wearing.

Noticing her demeanor, the woman sent an encouraging glance towards her mate for him to start.

Noticing this, the poor coven leader didn't know where to start, he didn't want to startle or say anything that would make the child more uncomfortable, as adorable as she looked right now, fidgeting like a cornered little rabbit, he didn't like seeing her looking anxious.

Hearing his parent's thoughts and seeing the looks they exchanged, Edward couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation. The girl is visibly anxious right now, and he keeps hearing her thoughts thinking that they might be mad at her for something. So he cleared his throat and gave his father a pointed look to be done with it.

[AN: "But there weren't any thoughts written of her saying that!" I'm not gonna write every thought she has, that's too tiring and feels like a filler to be honest, like she says this she says that, and so on.]

Seeing that look, Carlisle didn't have a choice but to start. Sending the girl the most gentle smile he could give before he spoke.

"Since our introduction didn't go so well earlier, let me start over. My name is Carlisle Cullen, I'm the head of this coven... Er... This family. This lovely woman is Esme, my mate, my life partner... This one is our son, Edward" He said, motioning to both Esme and Edward.

'If a coven leader is like a father, and he's the father... Does that mean Esme is the mother?' she thought, trying to look innocently confused because this could create an opening for them to divulge Eddie's gift.

And as expected...

"Yes, you are right, that's exactly how it is" Edward responds looking at the little angel who just thought of something cute, giving her a genuine smile that showed his pearly white teeth. Hes never been more thankful that he dad this gift till now.

[AN: I was debating if I was going to use the word cute in this timeline because I wasn't sure if the word already existed then, so I couldn't help myself and search a bit of when the word came to be. It was 1731. Don't expect me to research every time, most of the time you should expect me to just wing it or just say "well in my story that's how it is"😅]

Seeing Edward's smile, the couple was a bit surprised, the boy rarely smiled, and when he did, it was just a little curve on his lips. They were now both curious and jealous of their son's ability to hear the girl's thoughts. They sent him a questioning look.

Sensing his parents' gaze on him, he understood and shared what he heard which further made them envious of the boy, especially the older woman, she wanted to be able to communicate with the young girl.

Seeing their envious looks and hearing their thoughts, he just gave them a sheepish smile then chose to look away and again focus on the girl.

She turned on her skill just to comment herself. 'you do know that y'all look pretty sus right now, communicating like that, if I didn't know about Eddie's gift, seriously would think you all sus!'. And then she turned the skill off again.

'how? Huh? How did Edward know?' she thought and gave him an enquiring look.

Carlisle, seeing this understood that the girl was asking herself how his son knew what she was thinking.

"Edward has a gift, he can read minds and see thoughts. A gift is like a special ability, like what you have, you have your voice" he said to her.

The girl's eyes widened in surprise and he looked back and forth between him and Edward.

'so... Uh. You saw it too?' she asked while remembering some of the things that happened to her in the lab.

Edward grimaced and gave the young girl a nod, and a look of understanding and sorry, for looking into her memories without permission and for everything that she went through even if it wasn't his fault. He felt sorry for not being there soon enough.

'it's fine... I'm sorry...' she thought looking down, this time she meant it. Those memories aren't pleasant to even just see. The poor boy would have nightmares if he were able to sleep.

"It's not your fault, I'm sorry for seeing your memories without permission I can't help it, I can't control what I can and can't see or hear. But none of what happened to you was your fault, none of it," he assured the girl.

'but, my voice... It's cursed... It turned people bad... I make people bad and do things to and for me... I didn't want to... The masters, helped me control it, they put something on my neck, so I couldn't hurt others... Mom and Dad died because I was bad. Mother said I shouldn't talk in front of others, just them... But I didn't listen, I was a bad girl... Then those men came... They killed my parents... Then they took me to the masters... They said I was a bad girl, but they will help me, their specimen to control my powers, so I couldn't hurt other people...' As I shared all this, the memories along with the feeling I had when all of this happened came flooding in. Tears fell, and my hands flew up for my palms to cover my face... Grief, guilt, hurt, sadness... I could have had good parents in them, but they died protecting me. If I from back then just listened, they would've still been alive.

With all the emotions she was going through, without the collar to restrain her voice and remind her through pain to not let out a sound. She cried... She cried in her palm with so much emotion that her gift activated... Making others feel what she felt...

And it was devastating for the trio... Their undead heart broke, shattered into a million pieces, and torched into oblivion. Adding the scene in front of them, a little girl looking so fragile and hurt, they wanted to torture the people who hurt their baby. But alas, they are already dead. They can only regret and wish that they suffer in hell as much as they made the little girl did or more.

Nobody knew how long she cried for, but the three patiently waited... With the female vampire not being able to resist the urge to run to hug the girl, to comfort her?

After what seemed like forever for them... Yes, it was a long agonizing while for them, seeing her so vulnerable and sad like that, made it feel longer.

Eventually, she stopped crying and calmed down, still clinging to the older woman's warm embrace, inhaling her calming scent. She looked up to the woman, and then to the other two.

'thank you' she thought. It felt good, she felt better. They were so nice and warm to her.

Seeing that the girl had calmed down, Esme decided to change the topic and put forward an important topic.

"Darling, we would like to talk to you about something important. Is that ok?" Esme asked looking down at the girl in her arms.

And they gave a slight nod, curiously looking back at her.

Seeing this, Carlisle cleared his throat to get her attention. Which he did.

"We would like for you to join our coven. To be part of our family," he said while looking hopefully and a bit anxious at the girl, he didn't know why he was so worried of the possibility that the girl might reject them.

The girl looked at him and the woman back and forth. And then a look of realization and hope can be read in her eyes.

'If I join the coven, and the coven leader is the father, and Esme is the mother... Does this mean they'll be my mommy and daddy?' she thought looking wide-eyed and mouth open and happy. She knew they were gonna ask her, she knew it was inevitable, but for some reason, she was really happy. She will have a family, a good family this time.

Edward couldn't help but let out a chuckle at her thoughts. She was too cute.

"yes, yes you are right. If you join the coven, Carlisle and Esme will be your new mommy and daddy, and I'll be your big brother" he said with a big smile.

'A big brother too! I'll be your little sister?!" she shouted excitedly in her mind, earning another chuckle from the boy.

"Yes, you can call me Big Brother" he responded.

Hearing this, they saw the most beautiful smile on the child's face. Their hearts melted with the sight of it, all subconsciously grabbing their chest from the pure cuteness that they luckily witnessed.

The couple hearing and witnessing all this, felt so much joy they didn't know how to react, but the woman already holding the girl couldn't help herself from hugging the girl tightly, forgetting about her strength.

The girl tapped the woman's arm to convey that she couldn't breathe, and that woke Esme up, and let go.

"You can call me Mommy," she said smiling excitedly, and she sent her mate a look.

"and you can call me Daddy," he said with a smile.

The girl nods a couple of times in excitement. She doesn't know why she's suddenly acting this but for now. She's just too happy to have a family who'll love her.

She hugged Esme tightly.

The two men looked warmly at the now two females of their family. But there's still something that needs to be discussed.

"I think we should discuss the next important thing on the agenda, which is Your name," he said looking back and forth between her mate and son and then her.

'isn't Specimen my name?' she asked Edward curiously.

"No, that's not your name. That's... Forget about it. That's not your name, do you remember what your late parents named you? Or used to call you?" he asked with a pained look.

'no... I don't remember' She tried to remember, but the memories were too foggy, it might be because she was too young at that time... She couldn't remember the majority of them.

The trio had an understanding look towards her and exchanged glances with each other, seemingly sending confirmation about something.

"while you were sleeping, we talked about it. We already had an idea that you might not have a name yet... So would you like us to give you a name?" her now father asked.

'yes...' she thought and nodded, looking curious and excited as to what her new name in this new life would be.

Before Carlisle could say it, Esme blurted it out first.

"Robin Liesha Cullen" she said excitedly. Smiling from ear to ear.

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AN: owkie, we finally have a name! Yippee! You wanna know what the name means? Search it. 😏 it's simple and meaningful, she likes it.

Man, I'm excited to what will happen next... Seriously. She's also starting to act her age.. Huh...