A/N: Hey! I've been meaning to write this fic for a while but I never got around to it. So it's finally here! I hope you enjoy it. Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and o/c characters.
~blueyedfreak.
Amore Eterno
Chapter one: Calm before the storm.
(Carlisle pov)
Another typical day at the hospital had me wanting to slam my head against a wall. Treating the same injuries every single day could and did get boring after a century. So after receiving a call from my very worried and frustrated wife, I grabbed my bag, loosened my tie and practically skipped out of the hospital to my car. I know she called me because it was an emergency but I was so happy I was going home; I clicked my speed-dial while driving towards the familiar trail that lead me home.
"Carlisle, where are you?" Edwards' amused voice rang over the phone, like he was stifling a laugh or something.
"Just turning into the trail. What's happened?" I asked and he laughed humourlessly.
"Oh you're going to love this." He told me before hanging up. Well that was rude. I absentmindedly hummed along to some song on the radio, then I heard it.
"How could you hit her back!?" Esme's frustrated voice rang clearly in my ears, I pulled up just outside the house and sped through the front door forgetting my bag which was on the passenger seat.
"What's the emergency?" I asked, my grand-daughter turned to face me, She had a split lip and a cut directly above her eyebrow.
"Izzy, what happened to your face?" I asked softly, Esme glared at me for speaking so softly.
"Lauren Mallory started a fight with Izzy, and because Izzy's awesome she fought back." Emmett explained, I had to chuckle at his dramatics. Izzy wrinkled her nose, it was obvious she was in pain.
"She said Ali and mummy were weird and ugly, then she had the guts to hit me. So I hit her back three times, once for Ali, once for mummy and then again for hitting me. Tyler pulled me off her but she managed to get another hit in while I was restrained, I almost got to her again before the teacher came along and favoured Lauren." She muttered and Rose grinned proudly.
"That's my girl." I heard Rose say quietly.
"I don't see how this is appropriate behaviour." Esme glared at Izzy and Rose glared at Esme, protecting her daughter. I noticed Izzy's lip trembling, Emmett was now straight faced and holding his daughter in his arms.
"It was justified! You'd be mad if someone called me weird and ugly in front of your face." She fought her corner, I smiled but it faded as her eyes started to water.
"You wouldn't like it if you were the one sitting in a classroom and everyone's w-whispering about you, all because you got something right or because you know the answer to every q-question, or even because you sit there quietly b-barely s-speaking." She said directly looking at Esme, I felt my dead heart clench as a tear rolled down her cheek and she buried her face in Emmett's neck, crying softly.
"She's not going back there." Emmett's voice was so serious, it scared me.
"No she's not, she's our daughter and you'll do well to remember that Esme." Rose was protective when it came to family but when it came to Izzy and Emmett she was fiercely protective. My wife only nodded.
"Izzy, will you let me see your cut pretty girl?" I asked hoping she would allow me to at least put butterfly stitches on to close the wound. She lifted her face from Emmett's neck and nodded at me.
"Ok 'poppy." She said quietly, I loved it when she called me 'poppy, I smiled at her and opened my arms to her. Emmett let her down and she walked towards me, I picked her up and sat her on the piano, examining her eyebrow.
"Well patient Izzy, it looks like your eyebrow is going to have to be chopped off." I told her, and she gasped.
"No 'Poppy! I need my eyebrow!" She stuck her tongue out at me, covering her eye and eyebrow with her hand.
"Calm down pretty girl, you only need butterflies today." I tickled her turning to go get my bag but Alice was already there holding it.
"I figured you'd need it." She smiled sadly. I cleaned and butterfly stitched the cut and then helped Izzy down from the piano.
"Thanks 'poppy." She chirped and skipped off to Rose who was holding her arms out waiting for her to jump into them. I smiled and cleaned away my things, deciding it was time to go and speak to my wife.
(Rosalie pov)
I held my arms out for my daughter and she jumped into them, I breathed in her scent letting it calm me down, I was livid with Lauren Mallory and every single kid in that god forsaken classroom- the teacher and Lauren's mother were who my anger was going to be directed at when I managed to actually drive to the school.
"Baby, let's go get you showered.. Aunt Ali can help." I whispered to her and she nodded against my neck, Alice smiled appreciatively and glided up the stairs to run the shower in mine and Emmett's room where she was going to be sleeping tonight- there was no way I with this knowledge was going to be letting my daughter sleep in her own bedroom when she could be lying in bed snuggling up to her mummy and daddy- in Izzy's words.
"Y-you aren't mad at me are you mummy?" She whispered to me as I placed her down on her feet.
"What would make you say that sweetie?" I asked her, I knew exactly why she asked and I was pretty sure Esme was speaking to Carlisle about her actions to reprimand my daughter although I knew why she did it.
"Nanny Esme's mad at me." She told me shrugging her shoulders as I helped her undress and into the shower.
"Nanny Esme, was misdirecting her anger she didn't mean to be mad at you sweetie." I told her honestly because I knew that's exactly what happened, Esme would hurt a fly when it came to protecting her family- she was like me in that sense but she was only looking for someone to blame and Izzy being the one who fought back got her anger.
"She's actually angry at Lauren for starting a fight with you Iz, I can promise you that. " Alice said from beside me and tapped her temple, smiling when Izzy giggled. I smiled up at Alice who shrugged at me, we communicated this way sometimes, she's my best friend and can tell when I'm telling her something even if it's just with my eyes because we have that bond. Before Izzy came along, I was bitter Alice and Emmett were the only one's who could even get me to smile more than five times a day. I was interrupted from my thoughts when Izzy stepped out of the shower, I wrapped her in a big fluffy towel and began drying her off. Alice darted off to fetch some clean clothes for Izzy. Although I was angry at Lauren, I was also grateful picking a fight with my daughter in the morning had given me more time to spend with her. So thank you Lauren.
"Mummy, what's going to happen now?" She asked me apprehensively.
"Well pretty girl, your going to be taught at home by all of us.. Your dad and I don't want you going back to that school." I told her, she studied my face for a moment deliberating whether I was telling the truth.
"Really?" She asked me hopefully, I nodded as a bright smile made an appearance across her beautiful face. She threw her arms around my neck and hugged my as tight as tight as she could.
I kissed her forehead as Alice came back in the room carrying the clothes Izzy was to put on and in seconds, my girl was dressed in green skinny jeans, black converse and a marvel t-shirt.
"Come on pretty girl, let's go find daddy and your uncles." I picked her up and darted down the stairs, Izzy groaned in my arms.
"Too fast mummy." She giggled sweetly, I noticed Em sneaking up behind Izzy and she blinked at me- it was obvious she meant it as a wink.
"Uh uh daddy." She sang and leapt out of my arms, I grinned at her but was a little confused as to how she knew Emmett was sneaking up behind her.
"Izzy, how did you know daddy was sneaking behind you?" I asked her and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I heard him." She shrugged and ran towards the piano. I sighed, I loved hearing my daughter play the piano, it was as if she was a prodigy- she was better than Edward.. No offence Eddie boy.
Em wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder as we watched our daughter play the piano, Edward had come to sit next to her and they were avidly talking about the song Izzy had written.
"Play it Iz.. Please?" Edward begged, he pulled the puppy dog face only Izzy could get away with.
"It's not good Eddie." She whined in protest, not good? I'd heard her play it on guitar but not piano and what I had heard was amazing.
"I've read over the notes and lyrics, it sounds fantastic, please play it Izzy." He said wiggling his fingers at her motioning that he'd tickle her if she didn't play. She giggled and nodded.
"Ok just don't tickle me Eddie." She giggled and put the sheet music on the holder thing.. Hell if I knew what it was called, her perfect little voice began and god it was heaven to listen to.
When her voice trailed off the last note, she played a couple more notes and then turned to Edward.
"So that was ok?" She asked, I scoffed but only the vampires in the house could hear.
"Ok? Izzy that was.." He started.
"Perfect?" Em added, I smiled.
"Amazing?" Jazz piped up, taking a seat on the other side of Izzy on the piano bench.
"Beautiful?" Esme offered her opinion, her eyes looked downcast but she was staring at Izzy with pride and the love was just radiating from her. Izzy looked up at Esme and smiled.
"Thanks nanny." She whispered, "Thanks everyone else.. But it wasn't that good." She shrugged and Jasper, poked her side.
"It was amazing Izzy, I promise." He said holding up his pinkie finger to her, she gasped and linked her pinkie with his.
"Now you know I'm not lying." He told her and she giggled.
"Thank you." She said blushing a little, aww.. She's embarrassed.
"Baby girl, wanna play X-box?" Em called to her and she scrambled off the piano bench running to beat Em to the lucky remote. I grinned, saying my thanks to Jazz, Ed and Esme for boosting her confidence, they nodded to me all going off to do something or the other. I figured I may as well do something productive with my time so I grabbed a laptop from the table and sat down in the armchair looking through clothes for both myself, Emmett and Izzy.
"Rose, the green and blue one." Alice called from somewhere in the house and I smiled clicking 'add to trolley' I continued skimming through the clothes until I came across an advert for a jewellery website- I figured it would be a nice present for Izzy. It said next day delivery on the site but everyone knew that was such a lie, give them a huge sum of money and they'd practically lick shit off your arse.
"Nice thought Rose." Edward cringed and I laughed.
"Don't listen then." I retorted smirking, he raised a brow at me.
I clicked on the advert and found a cute bracelet that could have anything engraved on it. The Italian phrase 'Amore Eterno' sprung to mind and I could have easily jumped with glee, if I wasn't so angry at the little bitches at Izzy's school.
"How do you do that? That's the tenth time you've beaten me on Fifa of all things!" Emmett exclaimed and Izzy just giggled sweetly.
"I'm way better than you are daddy." She smirked looking just like him as she did, I stifled a gasp and I knew Emmett saw it too because his face mirrored the look on mine.
"She reminds me so much of Emmett it scares me sometimes." Jasper sat down next to me on the couch, I could tell from my peripheral vision that he was looking at them.
"I know, that little smirk she does. It's his. Her eyes are his, her hair is his. The only thing she'll have from me is her killer body when she's older." I laughed softly, and he chuckled deeply.
"What's that?" He asked me, sitting further back so he could get a look at the image of the bracelet I was going to order her, "That's beautiful, she'll love it." He smiled and I smiled back at him.
"You think?" I asked him and he nodded.
"I know." Was his reply , I looked at him again, he was watching Izzy intently, hm strange.
"Pretty girl, no one is better than me at fifa." Emmett told her and she giggled, I smiled and shook my head.
"Sure daddy, you keep telling yourself that." She told him and patted his cheek all grown up like, I stifled my laugh and so did Jasper.
~A couple of hours later~I looked around at the faces of my family, Edward and Alice were cuddling next to Esme and Carlisle. Jasper was sitting next to me still and Izzy was curled up in Em's lap, a knock at the door brought everyone out of their reverie.
"I'll get it." I told Esme and she smiled nodding, I went to the door and opened it.
"Miss Hale?" The delivery man asked, I nodded and he handed me a bunch of boxes with a small box on the top. I figured that would be the bracelet, "Sign here please." He said politely, I threw him a look. Like I could actually sign with all these boxes in my hand, Alice was beside me in a second.
"I'll do it." She chirped and signed eagerly, "Thank you. Have a nice rest of your night." She told him and shut the door.
"I wish I didn't have to act human all the time." I sighed and she nodded as if to say, 'I know what you mean.' We both sped into the front room and Izzy looked up from her place.
"What's all that mummy?" She asked adorably, it was so clear she was tired.
"Just some clothes and a present for you." I told her, I watched her eyes light up as she practically sped over to me at vampire speed. I laughed softly and bent down to her level, putting the boxes on the floor.
"A present, for me? What is it mummy?" She asked a little hyper now, I took the smallest box and opened it for her.
"Amore Eterno." She read, Carlisle was going to tell her the meaning but she shocked us all when she continued, "Eternal love." She finished, she threw her arms around my neck and I glanced over her shoulder at the rest of my family, they were dumbstruck, like I was as I hugged her tightly.
"Here let me put it on you baby girl." Emmett spoke up and motioned for her to go to him, she took the box and scampered over to him, he picked her up and sat her on his lap, "This is very beautiful baby girl, just like you." He told her and kissed her nose, she wrinkled it and giggled as he fastened the clasp on it.
"Thank you mummy! Thank you daddy!" She sang and admired her bracelet, "It's so pretty." She said in awe of it.
Before we knew what was happening glass shattered over the front room floor, Emmett dove out of the way and covered Izzy, who gasped loudly.
"Well well. Nice and Cosy." A strange voice came, I looked up and saw a man standing there with a woman who had strange glowing eyes, "Don't try to attack us, it won't work." He told us and Izzy scrambled out from the floor, "Just the little girl I was after. Come here Isabella." He told her firmly, she shook her head.
"No." Was all she said, he shot forward as she slid through his legs and jumped up the other side of him. How? What? He growled and whipped around but she was gone, standing at the other end of the front room away from the danger, we moved quickly surrounding her. We were all moved out of the way by some unknown force, I could only guess it was the strange woman with the glowing eyes.
"I'll say it once more before I make you. Come here Isabella." He growled at her and I growled at him lowly in warning.
"I said no! And my name isn't Isabella it's Izzy if you must know." She snapped at him, looking more like me than she had ever done. He lunged for her and suddenly there was a strange blue light around her, blocking him from getting to her. "Like I said no." She muttered and smirked, looking like Emmett again.
"Put the shield down, come here and I won't hurt your mummy and daddy." He spoke lowly and came towards myself and Emmett. Em growled and stepped in front of me.
"NO!" I screeched as she let the shield down, and stepped forward. He grabbed her by the arm and held her roughly.
"Say bye to baby Izzy." He told us and made way for the window.
"I'll see you again. I love you all." Was all Izzy said before I completely broke down as he took my ray of sunshine with him. Jasper was suddenly out of his spot and chasing after them, but when he came back a couple of minutes later he shook his head. It was too late. My precious Izzy. My baby was gone.
A/N: Aw Izzy's gone!:'( Don't worry though she will be back soon enough! In the mean time, let me know how you feel about the fic! If you like, love or hate it.
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~blueyedfreak