1Title: Love & Loss

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the main characters or the original plot behind Twilight. These belong to Stephanie Meyer.

Plot: After a vicious group of renegade wolves shred Charlie, Edward attempts to track down Renee who has gone on a worldly trip and because she leaves no forwarding number or address, she is forced to live on her own until the wolves nearly shred her as well so Carlisle graciously takes her in at their home, but word soon comes back that her mother has also perished in a car accident. This leaves them no choice but to let Bella live with them, despite Rosalie's unhappiness at Bella's lack of choices. She makes Bella promise she won't let Edward change her despite Jasper's growing thirst for her blood.

Chapter 1

I sighed as I watched Edward head back toward his house before heading inside, where I was positive Dad was waiting just inside the front door. He had mentioned he had left his cellphone at home and still needed to stop at the store for his mother for some reason. I smiled to myself and then turned toward the house. A cold shiver blew up and down my spine as I headed for the front door. Ignoring the shiver, I walked up the sidewalk and to the front door. I opened the door and started to walk inside. What I saw when I walked inside may haunt me for the rest of my life. Their was blood everywhere and I could see my father's body parts spewed all over the place. I let out an ear-piercing scream and ran for the phone.

Knowing Edward wasn't home yet, I called his father as I kept chanting, "Come on." As soon as I heard Carlisle's calming voice, I burst into tears.

Worried, he instantly asked, "Bella? What's wrong?" He asked.

"My dad..." I managed to whisper into the phone through my sobs.

Carlisle sighed and said, "I am on my way with Emmett and Jasper. Wait for us outside. If you need to talk to me, call on your cellphone." He then hung up after making sure I would be all right until they got to me.

I did as he said, but sobbed. I was freezing because of how cold it was outside. I had left my jacket inside but was more than willing to do as Carlisle said. When they arrived, Carlisle quickly left his car and hurried to me. He noticed right away how cold I was and had Jasper grab a blanket out of the car. He took it from him and wrapped it around me before pulling me tightly into his arms. He let me sob openly in his arms for several minutes while Emmett and Jasper went scouting around for any predators which might be around.

Once I calmed down, he softly said, "I think we better go. It's not safe for you here and I really don't want you here by yourself. Come back to the house with us. You can call your mother and see if she can come for you." I nodded and let him lead me to his car. Jasper and Emmett left with us very quickly.

When we reached the Cullen house, their was an uproar of arguing, which only succeeded in making me feel worse. They were all fighting over where I would go next as well as my safety. Carlisle hushed them before saying, "I think she should stay here tonight and then we'll decide what to do tomorrow. It isn't safe for her to go back to her house tonight."

"It isn't safe for her to be here either." Rosalie snapped.

"Rose!" Esme angrily snapped at her and Rosalie stomped outside stubbornly.

Carlisle thought about her words before shaking his head and saying, "She will stay here. We have no idea what it was that killed Charlie and if we take her home whatever it was could come back after her."

They nodded agreeably and I wound up staying that night at the Cullen house.

I had nightmares all night that night. Luckily, Carlisle said it was to be expected since it was me who found Charlie dead and not someone else. I did wind up getting some sleep that night.

The next morning, him and Edward took me to the police station so I could inform them of what happened and where I had been before I got home the night before. Thankfully, Carlisle and Edward vouched for my whereabouts so no one could accuse me of it. Then is when I heard something I never expected to hear. My father had been the victim of a wolf attack. This made me think of Jacob, but was it him or his pack who killed Charlie?

After the police station, Carlisle took me to the house at my request. He openly said he didn't feel it was a good idea since the wolves could come back, but I promised i would call if they did. He sighed as he dropped me off. He did make sure he walked me inside and made sure I was safe.

Alice had been sweet enough to hire someone to come in and clean the place up for me, but the longer I was inside, the more haunted I felt about the wolf who killed my father. I began packing my dad's things but was interrupted by scratching which was coming from outside. Puzzled, I started for the door, but changed my mind quickly and went to my dad's room to continue packing his things up. I heard the scratching again, only this time it was coming from the livingroom.

I screamed and locked myself in my dad's bedroom, unsure what else to do. The next thing I know, I hear several voices calling out my name and both sounded familiar. "Back here!" I shouted and screamed when I heard someone at the door. I clenched my eyes closed, praying this nightmare would end, but next thing I know, I am helped to my feet and feel a pair of arms around my trembling torso. I open my eyes to see both Edward and Carlisle, leading me outside and the police are scouring the area..

Now I knew one thing for certain. This nightmare was far from over.