I do not own Twilight or The Vampire Diaries even if I wish I did. I would also like to say the couples I have used are the ones I like so they are not the right ones just my preferred ones.
A young girl of around ten sat crouched in the corner of the back ally, her face hidden behind a mane of blond hair but you could see a small pale almost white hand holding her knees to her chest. It was no place for her, the dark and harsh rain pelting down, the big bins full of rotting food and rats, dogs and cats running around waiting for their chance. No, she belonged somewhere warm and sunny, with family and friends to comfort her.
I walked to her slowly, as not to scare her and bent down to try and get her attention, but slowly and carefully. She brought her head up and I met two scared eyes, strangely though they were the gold/yellow eyes we had straight after a rewarding hunt, she also had the cold and pale skin we had except from by her smell I could tell it was because she was missing much of it.
Making the snap decision to help her I pulled out my mobile and called Emmet, it rang a couple of times before he answered.
"Hey Rose baby" he said cheerfully
"Em can you bring my BM to Cross street quickly?" I hoped he wasn't too busy right now
"Sure I can but why? I thought you were just running over for that car polish and coming back, oh don't tell me you want me to hold your bags because you want to go shopping, please babe no!"
"No emmet I don't so I will explain later" I said quickly and put the phone down on him
I gave my attention back to the girl and smiled at her reassuringly, she seemed to understand that I was helping her and even if it was a little bit weak, she smiled back. I felt quite pleased to get a response out of her now, even if it wasn't verbal.
She tried to stand and I helped her up but as she got her balance she seemed to lose it again and she fainted to the side. I caught her using my vampire speed and her eyes fluttered slightly before closing completely. I picked her up so I was carrying her bridal style and heard my car pull up on the street I told Emmet, I ran over quickly and got into the passenger seat.
Emmet looked at the girl strangely before asking a question I didn't really expect and wondered why I didn't think about it before.
"Why does she smell funny?" At first, I put it down to blood loss but then I realised how stupid that was, blood loss doesn't change your scent.
I looked at her intently, she was sleeping now and I saw how unhealthy she rally was. She had way too little blood and I guessed Carlisle would give her a transfusion, she was also very skinny and small, the bags under her eyes clearly showed this was the first lot of sleep she had had in a while and I wished I could make her better.
I looked back at Emmet and shook my head, I honestly did not know. We were well over the speed limit and nearly out of Port Angeles and nearer Forks; I hoped we got to Carlisle soon in case anything happened to her. The girl started to grow unnaturally still and fear went through me, I could hear her heart faltering.
"Emmet step on it" I growled and he looked at me shocked before obeying and putting his foot down sending the car to over 150mph
"You should call Carlisle so they can be prepared" he said and flung me his phone which was already calling him. I put the phone to my ear and waited for what seemed like eternity.
"Emmet son, how can I help you?" he asked and I rolled my eyes and his over niceness
"You can't help Emmet its Rose and I need you to get something sorted medical wise for a girl I'm bringing over, she looks about ten and has severe blood loss from an unknown source, her heart is slowing because of it"
"Course Rosalie, what is her blood type" He had me stumped there, what was it? Her blood smelled overly sweet and sickly and not tempting at all. I then found a different smell though, hardly there but still...
"A+" I said quickly hoping I was right
He cut the call and then the girl started shaking slightly in my arms, I held her tightly hoping she wouldn't have a fit; she was too precious and beautiful for that. I seriously hoped we got home soon and that Carlisle had some sort of idea on what to do.
We arrived home minutes later and before the car had even stopped I was out and running to Carlisle's office. He let me in and I laid her on one of the beds he had 'borrowed' from the hospital, if you get what I mean. Her body was shaking more and more and Carlisle wasted no time in hooking her up to the transfusion unit.
"Are you okay Rosalie" He looked at me
"Okay about what?" I asked confused
"The blood!" He said as if it was quite obvious which I suppose it was
"Oh right, I didn't really notice until you pointed it out" I shrugged a little
She stopped shaking so I turned to her but not before I saw Carlisle look at me proudly, don't expect this to last I thought. I sat down on a chair next to her and combed through her hair lightly with my fingers, her hair was gorgeously thick and reached down to her thighs, it was ash blond with darker highlights in it, she had a side parting and it swept over to one side, even I envied it. Looking closer I saw she probably a lot older than ten, maybe thirteen or older.
I wished she would open her eyes again so I could see the amazing colour so similar to our own yet natural and on a human. They were most similar to Esme's, soft and with a more caramel colour than our more harsh and bright gold. I was glad, it suited her more and made her even more innocent with a need to be cared for.
I wondered who she was, what her name was, if she had a family who worried about, did she miss them? I bet they were worried about he right now, I had only known her a few hours and I was so I couldn't even imagine how much pain her family was in.
"I will call Alice to help you clean the girl up and change her" said Carlisle
"We have nothing that will fit her frame" and it was true, she was a lot smaller than Alice but not in a pixie way,
"Alice saw it when you came in and went shopping, you know what she is like" He was right I did and I hoped she could be a little less hyperactive today
Carlisle walked out and in came Alice but not bouncing or screaming, she was carrying a bowl of water which had cloths in it and a bag of what I guess was clothes. She came over and sat the bag and bowl on the desk and smiled at me. I smiled back slightly; I could handle this version of Alice today.
We took of the girls wet clothes off and cleaned her before drying her and then choosing a simple white flowy dress which helpfully buttoned at the side so we dint need to take the transfuser out of her hand. We combed through her hair and Alice added dry shampoo shrugging, once the knots were out it reached even further than before and was now mid-thigh, we put a headband in to keep it out her face. We didn't bother putting any shoes on her yet but did put socks on her and leave cream brogues at the side. Now she just needed to wake up for us.
"Family Meeting!" Somebody said and we all ran downstairs to see what was needed
I walked at a slow pace not wanting to go into the argument that was sure to come with her staying until she was fully better. I was the last down and everybody looked impatient to get started, I don't know why it was a freaking argument. I plopped down next to Emmet and he put his arm round me comfortingly, I snuggled up to him and glared at Edward who was sure to refuse her staying for a while.
And so the argument started, I wanted her to stay and so did Emmet and Alice, Jasper and Esme were wary, Jazz had rights though he struggled and Esme would agree with Carlisle and was just looking out for the girl. Carlisle thought she should stay until she was healthy enough to go with a family but would not put her into a care home and he had contacts to make sure of that. Gayward on the other hand thought she should go straight to the hospital and wanted nothing to do with the poor girl, he then started calling her horrid names so i started getting annoyed and Esme got angry at his language.
"You know nothing about me" Said a small yet confident voice from the corner
"We didn't hear you come down, what is your name" Carlisle asked and I wondered why we didn't hear her having vampire hearing
"Cora Mikaelson and I'm quiet" She said and I watched her eyes glance over each of us finally landing on me
"Thank you" she said smiling slightly at me and I returned it
"You took your cannula out yourself!" Carlisle seemed shocked that she had done it and not got blood everywhere
"I can do it as well as anyone else" She defended and she suddenly seemed calmer, Jasper.
She sat down on a small stool and looked at all of us before looking at the clothes she had on with apparent dismay, she sighed and looked back at us unsure of what to make of us.
"Where am I?" she said after a few minutes
"In our house in Forks sweetheart" Esme said kindly
"Right…What day is it?"
"It's 1st December" Jasper said
"Twenty five days till Christmas" She sighed and looked at her hands; she knew that being home for Christmas was unlikely at this rate but we could all tell she wished.
Jasper walked over to her and we all tensed but realised he wasn't going to hurt her, he bent down in front of her and looked right into her eyes, gold eyes staring into gold eyes. I did not feel jealous though like I expected, I felt happy for her that Jasper was going to talk to her. Even though she may try to hide it we all saw the unfallen tears glistening in her eyes making them shimmer.
"We will find them in" he said confidently and we all silently agreed, well, maybe not Edward
"That's the thing though, you won't, they find you" she said matter-of-factly before standing up and heading towards the bathroom.
Back with the Mikaelson's:
Elijah POV:
We all had gathered in the ballroom (Me, Elena, Klaus, Caroline, Finn, Sage, Kol and Rebekah) ready to go and find Cora wherever she was. The last time we had seen her had been just after the holiday we all had five days ago to New York, but in the airport on the way home she went missing and none of us could find her. It was like she just vanished and even the witches could not find her which was expected but still.
We now needed to do it the old fashioned way so me, Elena and Rebekah were going to search in England where we knew she felt safest. Klaus, Caroline and Kol would check out most of America and Finn and Sage would be looking everywhere else for we doubted she could get anywhere overseas other than England.
We set off from our Mansion in Mystic Falls in convoy but gradually separated as we headed separate ways. I noticed Elena was looking away and she seemed to be holding back tears so I grabbed her hand and she turned to face me in the passenger seat, I could clearly see them glistening in her eyes.
"We will find out daughter Elena, I promise you" She smiled at me slowly before pulling her knees up and resting her head on them.
I focused back on my driving as we sped over to the airport, it would be a long flight to England from here and I wanted to be searching for Cora as quickly as possible. I was still bugging me how she could just go missing like that, she would never run away for several reasons
1. She doesn't know anyone to run to
2. If she died on the run she would turn into a vampire on her own which she doesn't want yet anyway
3. If the blood left her system she would die anyway because she can't produce it
Which left me to the conclusion she had either been kidnapped which I doubted with the skills we had taught her or that she was running away from something. I was going with the latter, I just hoped that if she did run away from something she was okay and somebody was taking care of her. I also hoped she didn't run into any vampires, it would be very hard to explain why over half the blood in her body was vampire blood.
"She will be fine you two, you know what she is like!" Rebekah spoke and we couldn't help but agree, she was opinionated and new how to win an argument, she was also highly trained and could kill a vampire better than Alaric and he was one of the best fighters I had seen. She also had contacts with a lot of the witches and other humans who knew of our kind, she was everything me an Elena could ever want and Rebekah was right, she would be fine for a while.
We finally reached the airport and I compelled our way through security until we got to our private jet which I got a pilot to fly for us. We got going immediately messing up the flight patterns but not caring, we just wanted to find Cora. I hoped the others weren't having any trouble.
Klaus POV:
I had been given Kol, My little annoying brother Kol! I swear Elijah just did this to annoy me, but I also had Caroline which I was grateful, everything is easier with your love by your side. We had been 'ordered' by Elijah to search America for Cora but seriously; its massive, how we can look around the whole of America for her I don't know.
We all know she is a smart girl; I bet by now she has some rich family waiting on her hand and foot and will be sat there waiting for us to come for her. She will make it easy as well and we will find her within days. It's not that I'm not worried about my little niece, I sure am but she is like me in a way, looking for trouble.
I do think five days is enough for her though, by now she should have called us and gave us clues, told us she was at least safe. She could also run out of blood which would be disastrous as she would either die or become a vampire. She also hates blood bags being put into her anyway and her body rejects it so she needs one of us to keep her alive. I'm worrying now, I said I wouldn't but I am, she might be a cocky little devil but she is also a little girl at heart, an ill one.
I pushed my foot down to first stop Mississippi faster and breaking the speed limit over double. We would find her soon and when I did she would get a hell of a rant.
"Klaus!" I heard Caroline shout but I ignored her
"Klaus!" I ignored her again
"Nicklaus if you ignore me again..." I decided to answer this time
"What?" I was annoyed
"Slow down before you crash and don't pull any I'm a vampire shit on me, I doubt you're in control when you face has gone vamp on me, so just calm down before I tell Kol to take the wheel of you" she sounded so serious so I focused on my driving and slowing down
I couldn't help it though, if any of this turned out to be my fault I would never forgive myself, I could say she was smart and probably planned this but she was thirteen for god sake. A little girl who was somewhere alone or with strangers and knowing that her family was looking for her, she would never purposely do this to us, for five days? Maybe one or two but five was over the limit even by her standards.
"We are all worried about her but getting angry won't help us" For once my little bro sounded serious
I nodded and started driving at a more acceptable pace and I hoped to dear God she was okay, Caroline turned on the radio to try and calm us all down and it seemed to work as we all carried on the long drive to our first destination.