Hi guys! This is my first chapter of Bright Angel. I hope you'll like it!
It starts with EPOV
Stephenie Meyer owns everything
Goodnight my angel, time to close your eyes,
And save these questions for another day.
I think I know what you've been asking me,
I think you know what I've been trying to say.
I promised I would never leave you,
Then you should always know
Wherever you may go, no matter where you are
I never will be far away.
-Oak Ridge 1989-
Hunting went great and without any serious accidents cost by Emmet. Rosalie, Alice, Emmet, Jasper and I were now heading back home. When we entered the house Carlisle and Esme were waiting for us. Something was wrong... you could see that by the way they were standing. They actually looked... nervous. How strange. I tried to read Carlisle mind than Esme's but they were both blocking me. Carlisle was rereading the bible in Latin in his head and Esme was naming all the plants that exist on alphabetic order. I tried to read Alice's thoughts since she must know what's going on but she was blocking me as well. Dammit! What's the point of me having this power if I can't use it when it's necessary?
"Uhm... children... we have some news for you". Carlisle began, speaking each word slowly. He took a deep breathe and continued. "We've adopted a child... a girl". He said the words quickly and was now waiting for our reactions. Because of my curiosity earlier and my useless attempts to read Carlisle, Alice and Esme's thoughts, I wasn't paying much attention to the rest of the house but now, now that I was listening closely I heard a faint heartbeat coming from upstairs.
I gasped, Rosalie grinned, Emmet raised his eyebrow (probably asuming that this is a joke) and Alice was squaking with excitement. Poor child... she's going to have a lot of suffering with the little pixie named Alice. She was already searching for baby outfits in her head.
"Why?" I asked, looking at Carlisle.
"Because her parents died in a fire". Carlisle murmured.
"So? She must have other relatives, right?" I asked.
Carlisle shook his head no and sighed.
"Sorry Carlisle but have you gone mad? She's human! Why would-"
"Because she reminds me of Roger!" Esme suddenly screamed. "She reminded me of my little babyboy! She has the same eyes... and her dark curls looked a lot like his. I couldn't leave her there... I just couldn't".
I hated to cost Esme pain and felt the need to comfort her but Carlisle had already wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Esme, dear, why don't you go get Bella?" Bella? So that's the name of the new human child.
Esme nodded and went upstairs.
"Carlisle-"
"Ooh stop it Edward". Rosalie hissed. "How old is she?"
"She just turned two". Carlisle replied.
"But Carlisle... what's your plan? Are you planning to change her when she's grown up? You can't do that! That goes against everything we stand for". Dooming a human who has a choice with this life is just wrong.
"We're going to let her have the best childhood we can give her and when she's grown up she can choose what she wants".
"Wait a second". I said when realization hit me. "Where's the child?"
"On the second floor, why?" Carlisle answered quickly.
"Because I can't hear her thoughts".
"Hmmm... strange". Carlisle mumbled when Esme returned with a child wrapped in blankets.
Rosalie immediatly held out her arms impatiently and Esme gave Bella to her.
"She's beautiful". Rose whispered in awe.
For the first time I agreed with her. The child was truly... breathtaking. Her eyes were a beautiful dark brown and her little curls were almost the same color and reached her tiny shoulders. Suddenly she looked at me and smiled, holding her arms out towards me.
"There". Bella's soft voice whined.
I held my arms out and Rosalie gave her to me with a glare on her face.
I looked down and smiled back at the beautiful creature in my arms.
I concentrated on reading her mind but other than the thoughts of my family it was quiet.
I took a breathe so that I could speak when her scent hit me like a bomb.
It was the best thing I had ever smelled and I wanted to taste her.
I felt my mouth starting to fill with venom and I stiffened.
Her blood. It was like it was calling me. Like it was screaming taste me! It was a lost battle and I knew that if the child would stay in my arms for a little while I would loose my control so... I dropped her. I could hear a little scream before it went silent.
BPOV
The person I didn't knew the name from had wrapped me in blankets and carried me downstairs. I looked up curiously and saw the woman smile down at me with a lot of love. I reached up to touch her neck but pulled it back quickly because she was cold and hard and not the soft, warm skin I remembered from my mommy.
I found myself being surrounded by a lot of people. There faces were confusing me. I didn't knew one of them.
Suddenly I was in the arms of someone else. Her smile was loving as well but there was a lot of difference between them.
"She's beautiful". The woman whispered.
I looked to the side and realized that there was someone else in the room. He was standing in the corner of the room with eyes like gold. His skin was glittering in the sun that shined through the room and I reached out towards him. He was like an angel. A beautiful bright angel.
"There". I whined when nobody moved. I wanted to be in his arms, touch the glittering on his skin. The guy looked up with disbelieve written all over his face. I gave him a smile.
He held out his arms and before I knew it I was in the angel's arms. My bright angel.
The angel smiled back at me. He looked deep into my eyes and it felt like he was searching for something... something he couldn't find. He took a deep breathe and I lifted my arms up so that I could touch his glittering cheek when the angel suddenly stiffened. I looked up curiously and saw that his beautiful gold eyes were turning black. His soft eyes were gone and were now filled with hate.
Suddenly... he let go. Before I could fall I was caught by a pair of cold arms. I reached again for him because I wanted to be back in the angel's arms but I was carried upstairs in one eye blink.
EPOV
Rosalie caught Bella just in time before she reached the ground and immediately run upstairs with her in her arms.
Bella. What did she do to me.
I want her blood. My mind was filled with all kinds of plans that scared me.
I can sneak to her room tonight. No... Rosalie's probably watching me like a hawk after this. I can kill Rosalie as well. No I can't do that! Think of Esme! She'll be broken if you kill Bella!
"Edward what happened?" Carlisle asked in his fatherly tone.
I can't tell them the truth... it's to embarrassing!
"She can't stay". I said in a cold voice.
"But why?" Esme gasped.
"I don't want her here".
If Esme could cry... she would have.
"She leaves... or I". I loathed myself for doing this but I had too. That child is my personal hell. How could I possibly live with her in one house?
"Edward please". Esme whispered in a weak voice.
"Ok... you've made your decision. I'm leaving. Bye". I turned around to leave when suddenly Jasper talked.
"You're lying". He said in a strange voice.
"No I'm not". I said in a defensive tone.
"It's not dislike, it's thirst!" He yelled. "You want her. I could feel your thirst from were I was standing".
Esme gasped and I could hear Rosalie upstairs moving in a defensive crouch.
"Edward... it that true?" Carlisle asked in a worried tone.
He continued when I didn't answer.
"Edward that's completely normal... it's who we are. We're... we're vampires".
"So you think it's normal that I want to suck the blood of a two year old". I hissed.
Esme gasped at these words and I immediately felt sorry for scaring her.
"Edward... sometimes this happens".
"No it doesn't! You don't know what it was like! It was like her blood was calling me... taunting me. Dare me to taste. I wanted it more than anything... I was prepared to destroy everything that got in my way... including you". I shuddered at these words.
"Edward we've-"
"I can't do this... I'm sorry. I'm leaving. Goodbye". And without another word I ran into the woods, leaving my family, my home and little Isabella behind.
So this was chapter 1!
Myrthe95