Disclaimer: I don't own twilight. S. Meyer's story, lucky girl.
It was a rainy day, glass windows had water droplets running little races around each other, birds and other little animals have disappeared long. Carlisle sat behind his huge desk trying to read a large tome from time immemorial. He was not really successful in giving the book his complete concentration. For one his children, if they could be called children, were making a ruckus downstairs of their home, over some kind of game. He sighed and tried to go back to his book. He missed Esme, his darling wife, who should have been back from her hunt. He looked out the window, ugh this rain is really bothersome he thought. Looking at his vast library he thought of having Esme remodel it a bit so that a little heater or something could be put in there. Although he doesn't feel cold, but it does feel nice to have a bit of heat.
As he got back to his book, in a distance he heard a loud bang, metals screeching, glass breaking. He was surprised, not much happened in this small town that he and his family has taken residence. He quickly got to his feet and ran to the front door. Edward and Alice were already moving towards the source of the noise. The path leading out of their house was lined with heavy trees and gravel. It was very convenient for them.
As he got to the spot, he saw two cars had a head-on collision, he quickly warned Edward and Alice not to come near for there was a lot of blood in around the accident site.
A small convertible had two or three teenagers flung about the road, even with the great distance he got the smell alcohol in their blood and most have died or about to. He decided he can't help them. Their injuries were just too severe. He concentrated to the other car, a plain cruiser. There were a man and woman, and most importantly there was a baby on board. Two years old maximum, he quickly got to work on the family.
He was met with great disappointment when he saw the man and the woman have head injuries. The man have already succumbed to his injuries. The woman was breathing heavy laboured breaths. As Carlisle was working to make sure the woman lives she came around long enough to speak, Please, save my baby. Bella… bella, name Isabella Swan. She rasped. Alice had called the emergency, Carlisle heard the sirens of ambulances coming. He got to the back of the cruiser and saw a baby wrapped in blankets strapped to the car seat. He snapped the seat belts and released the baby and took her in to his arms. The baby was in shock, she was not taking and was hyper alert. From the corner of his eyes he saw Alice drag Edward back, but he didn't have to time to ponder. He started talking to the baby in his softest voice possible tried to calm the baby down.
As the ambulance came Carlisle had to go with them, but for some reason he was not able to leave the baby in some nurse's care. Both the parents were declared dead on arrival. The baby kept sleeping in his arm without knowing what happened in her small, tiny world. Carlisle thought his cold temperature will harm the baby so he went put her down in some cot, as soon as his hands left the baby, she started crying, huge sob like crying. Carlisle immediately got her back in his arms and miraculously she stopped crying in an instance, he was really baffled. Normally people shied away from his kind, Vampires, Oh yes Carlisle Cullen was a vampire as well as a doctor, for more than 300 hundred years now. He and his family considered themselves vegetarian for they shunned human blood for animal blood.
Soon after an hour or so in the hospital, the child services arrived. They confirmed the swan baby has no living relative, thus in every sense of the word she was an orphan. All alone in this world. She was now in custody of the state. But every time the woman came to take bella away from Carlisle, she would cry so horribly that her co-worker suggested she stay where she is.
Next after a ton of paper work, preparing to take the bodies for burial, the child services came to take the baby away to find a foster home for her.
But seeing her condition and her apparent attachment to Carlisle, the worker suggested "Doctor Cullen if you would take her for some time, since you already have experience in fostering. Then in the mean time we would try to find a good home for her, if you are agreeable off course."
Carlisle thought for the moment, normally he would have made an excuse but today he was not able to. Looking at the baby he felt for the little thing, he decided to call Esme and talk to her about it. Although knowing his wife he knew she would agree to it instantly. Esme loved children, she yearned for a child. Although temporary she will be able to mother this child and hopefully have some peace.
He looked to the woman "just a moment I need to call my wife, I have to know if she will be able to care for the child"
He went to the side and dialled Esme's number. She picked it up on the first ring. As he explained the situation, he could feel esme being excited about the prospect.
"Esme should I bring the baby home?"can you ask everyone if they will be able to stand the baby's scent?
One minute, she said and went downstairs to ask everyone, apart from Edward and Jasper, everyone said yes.
She came back and relayed the news to Carlisle. "Carlisle we are taking in the baby, you say that this is a temporary situation?"
"Yes dear". The baby kept sleeping in Carlisle's arms, without a knowhow about the surrounding world.
"I am coming home love" Carlisle smiled looking at the baby…. To be continued.