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"No, daddy, leave mommy alone!" cried Lexi as she tried to push her father away from her mother. She has experienced this pain for sixteen years. She had bruises and a black eye from her mother's drunken beaten from today already. However, today, her father was more violent than usual. Mainly because he was fired from his job; he had showed up late again.
"Stop it, Lexi!" he yelled at her, slapping her hard in the face. She didn't expect the hit to be so hard, so she couldn't catch herself before she fell to the floor.
"Son of a bitch!" cried her mother, slapping her husband in the face, leaving three nail scratches on his face. That made him angrier and Lexi watched as he continued to beat her mother.
Lexi cried as she continued watching the horrific scene. She wiped her tears as she got up from the floor. She had a choice to make: to both stay here and get beat to death or to take a chance and escape this life of torture and pain.
She looked at the door and then back at her parents. She took a step back and then rushed towards the door, running outside. She could hear her father yelling behind her; most likely he'll be going to go after her. She didn't know where to go. She didn't have any friends or other family members to protect her. She gasped when she felt someone tug her hair, forcing her to turn and look at her father's furious eyes.
"You will never escape, Lexi. Never," he said grabbing her by the neck. Lexi chocked as he kept pressing against her neck, making it hard to breath. She brought her knee up and gave him a low, making him let go of her. She escaped from his clutches and she sprinted to the street. However, she wasn't looking when she crossed the street. Before she even had a chance to take a breath, she saw a big flash of light and everything went black.
Lexi's eyes flashed open, gasping for air. Her hair was laid messily on the pillow underneath her and droplets of sweat on her forehead. She winced, feeling a pain on her neck. She tried to lift her head, but it felt like it weighed a ton.
"Lay still. You're still very weak," said someone beside her.
She gasped feeling a needle inject her. She looked to the side and saw someone next to her or at least blurry. She needed to get new glasses. "Where am I?" she whispered. "Who are you?"
"You're in the Cullen home. I'm Carlisle Cullen, but don't worry. You're going to be fine," he said, putting his medical equipment away.
"Where's Edward?" she asked. Lexi looked at him when she noticed his silent. "Where is he?" she asked louder.
"You have to understand that he feels that he is to blame for your current situation and I can't blame him. He should have been more responsible," he said angrily.
"Where is he?!" she said, now sitting ignoring her pain.
"I don't know," he sighed. "He brought you her unconscious and then took off."
Lexi growled silently. He is so thick-headed, she thought. She pulled her sheets off her and got up from the bed. She limped a bit as she walked toward the door.
"You can't go out," said Carlisle, grabbing her.
"Why not? He is my responsibility. I'm supposed to be taking care of him and not let him do something stupid," she said, opening the door. She shrugged Carlisle's hand off her shoulder and walked out the room. Downstairs, she passed the rest of the family, but she barely paid any attention to them. She was too busy thinking about Edward and his stubbornness.
Outside, she squinted her eyes, trying to focus her surroundings. "Damn it," she cussed, receiving a lighting from above. "Sorry," she murmured. She followed the path to the main road, hardly noticing her surroundings. She moaned in pain when she stepped on a small rock. "I should have brought shoes," she whimpered.
Lexi continued going, ignoring her pain. "Finally," she said in relief when I got to the main road. It was still early in the morning, but there wasn't a lot of light out. It seemed that God had forsaken this place with no light. It was an easy choice for the Cullens to stay, to try and blend with the people here.
"Now where could he be?" she said charging to the middle of the road. She gasped hearing a horn honk and saw a car coming her way. She froze remembering her past experience from before, but something grabbed her before the car could hit her. Lexi felt the breeze of the air as Edward took her into the forest. He stopped when they were out of view of any human eyes.
"Are you insane?" he growled at her as he set her down. "What are you doing getting into the middle of the road like that? Why didn't you move…?" Edward stopped talking seeing Lexi's state. She shook in fear; her eyes wide open with tears falling down her cheeks. "What's wrong?" he asked her, but she didn't respond. "Hey," he said, shaking her as softly as he could. He wished he could read the girl's mind, but ever since she got here, he hasn't been able to. She truly is an angel, he thought.
Lexi sobbed louder, wrapping her arms around herself. Edward looked at the girl in sympathy, but for some reason, he felt like he'd seen her before, but where? For some strange impulse, he had an urge to wrap his arms around her and calm her down.
"Come here," he whispered, taking her in his arms. Lexi closed her eyes feeling Edward arms around. She doesn't remember ever receiving a small comfort from anyone on Earth. His body felt cold and dead, but oh so comforting.
Once Edward felt Lexi relax, he let go of her and saw that she had stopped crying, but her eyes were still red. "How are you…? I'm sorry I didn't catch your name," he said.
"Lexi and I'm fine," she whispered. She looked up to see him. His face was close enough to see him perfectly. Her brow furrowed seeing something different from him. "Your eyes… they're green," she said.
He nodded. "They've been that way since I drank you blood," he said slowly. He looked at her neck and noticed the bite mark he gave her. "Lexi, I'm sorry. I don't know what got into me…"
"Shh," she said, placing a finger on his cold lips. "It wasn't your fault. I offered you to drink. Besides you would have died if you hadn't."
"Yes, but I drank too much. I could have killed you."
"But you didn't," protested Lexi.
Edward scowled. "Why were you so frightened when the car was about to hit you? Why didn't you move?" he asked, changing the subject.
Lexi bit her lip. "That's how I died in the first place and it brought back bad memories," she exclaimed. Now is when he remembered where he'd seen her before. It was just after he told Bella that they shouldn't be together, about a year ago. His leaving hurt both him and her, but he had to do it to protect her. He was speeding away in his car, driving through Seattle when he hit someone. It was an accident of course, but he couldn't stop the car and it was going too fast. Looking at Lexi's face, he now realized it was her all along. His stupidity was catching on to him for a vampire.
"I'm sorry," he said.
Lexi smiled at him. "It wasn't your fault." Edward's jaw tightened, feeling guiltier with each second that past. She had a beautiful smile though and something told him that she already liked him, a lot. Yes, she's in love with me, he thought, looking at her eyes. It was a similar look Bella used to give him when they were together. Too bad Edward couldn't return his feelings towards her, at least not yet.
"It's going to rain soon," he said, not even bothering to look up. "We should be getting back."
Lexi nodded. She cried when Edward picked her up in his arms and ran towards his house again. She clutched on tightly, wrapping her arms by his neck and hiding her face on his shoulder. She gasped when he came to a sudden stop. She looked up staring into his eyes. She glared at him as he smirked at her.
"You could have at least warned me," she said, shaking out of his arms.
"Where's the fun in that?" he chuckled. Lexi crossed her arms, but couldn't help but smile.
"Oh, you're back," said someone behind her. Lexi still had trouble seeing, but she could tell the person was a woman with brown hair. When she got closer, Lexi was taken back seeing how beautiful she was, her eyes were a golden color, her hair reached a little bit passed her shoulders, and her face perfect in every way. "I'm Esme Cullen. Edward's mother," she said smiling at.
"I'm Lexi… Edward's angel," she said, shrugging.
"Nice to meet you, Lexi, come in we have breakfast ready for you. You must be starving," she said, taking by the hand and leading her inside. Lexi was moved by her motherly tone. She heard noises coming from one part of the house. She smelled food coming from there, making her mouth water.
"Everyone this is Lexi," said Esme as they entered the kitchen. She was greeted by "hellos" and "hi's". She smiled politely wishing she could see more clearly. "Sit here, Lexi," said Esme, placing her in front a plate of food.
"Thank you, but you didn't have to," she said, embarrassed.
"Of course we did," said another voice. It sounded sweet and bubbly at the same time. "I'm Alice. Edward's sister and besides, you're the reason why he's not dead. Where did you plan to stay, anyways?"
Lexi looked at her confused. "How did you know?"
"Oh, Edward was saying something about an angel yesterday when he brought you and it's clear that you are," she said, pointing at her wings. "Are you really a guardian angel?"
"Alice," Lexi heard Edward's warning tone.
"I'm just curious," she said meekly.
"That killed the cat," he responded.
"Good thing we're immortal then," said Alice, with a smile.
"Don't be rude, Edward, especially to your sister," said Lexi, smiling at him.
Edward rolled his eyes. "Just eat," he said before leaving.
Lexi jumped when she heard the door slam shut. "Did I say something wrong?" she asked sadly.
"No," growled Alice. "I'm going to have a word with him," she said going after him.
"Eat Lexi," said Esme. "Before it gets cold." Lexi smiled and started eating her food.
"I've noticed that you're squinting, Lexi," said Carlisle. "Do you wear glasses?"
"Well, yes. When I was last down here, I needed glasses to look far away," she explained as she ate.
"Well, after you're done eating, we're going to the optometrist to get you glasses," he said.
"But…" she started to protest.
"No, buts, you're going," he said, in a fatherly tone.
Lexi sighed. She never grew up around a big family before. This is would be something to get used to. Just as she finished eating, Alice and Edward came in; Alice with a huge smile on her face while Edward looked annoyed at Alice.
"Here, Lexi. So no one will see your wings," said Alice, handing her a leather jacket. Lexi nodded as she closed her wings close to her body.
"Are they noticeable?" she asked and received many "no's" from everyone.
"Alright, let's go," said Alice excitedly, heading towards the door. Lexi was about to follow her when she noticed that Edward wasn't moving from his place.
"Aren't you coming with us, Edward?"
"No," he said, calmly.
Lexi pouted and gave him a puppy look. This would always work with Gabriel, maybe I'll work on him. "Please, Edward," she begged.
Edward sighed seeing the look on her face and nodded. "Fine, I'll go to."
Lexi smiled at her achievement.
"You have to show me how that works," said Alice, laughing as she walked to a black Mercedes.
"Wow, nice car," said Lexi. "Whose is it?"
"Mine," said Carlisle with a warm smile.
"I call shot gun!" cried Alice, getting in the front seat. Lexi giggled at her bubbly persona. She smiled at Edward who looked lost in thought.
"Edward? Is something wrong?" she asked him.
He shook his head and opened the door for her. "Get in."
Lexi just rolled her eyes and got in the car.
"You'll get used to his bossiness," said Alice, putting on some sunglasses.
"How 'bout these?" suggested Lexi, putting on a pair of glasses.
"Ew, no way. Try these?" said Alice. Lexi tried them on, but both brushed it off and went to find a new set.
She looked in the mirror and saw Edward standing behind her. "Why don't you just wear contacts?" said Edward.
"Why?" she asked, putting on a funky pair.
"You'll look prettier with them," he said.
Lexi took off her glasses, blushing. "I don't know. I don't think I'd like having the hassle of putting on contacts and then taking them off."
"Here, Lexi, try these," said Alice. Lexi tried on a pair that had a square frame and completely black. She liked how they fit on her. "Yes, Lexi, this is the one! You look adorable and they really complement your eyes. What do you think Edward?"
Lexi looked up at him and noticed he had an urge to kill Alice. He looked back at Lexi and gave a small smile. "You look nice, Lexi," he said.
"Yes, you do Lexi, but you're going to have to wait a week until they can give you the glasses with your prescription. But, they did manage to give us a sample pair of contacts," said Carlisle.
Lexi made a face, but what other choice did she have. Not being able to see was giving her a major migraine. "Alright," she said. She looked back at Edward while Alice and Carlisle paid for her glasses and again he looked lost in thought. "You're so quite. I know there's something wrong, Edward."
"Nothing's wrong," he said looking away, but Lexi turn his head, making him face her.
"I don't think you know how this works, Edward. I am your guardian angel. I'm supposed to help you out with your problems, but you have to tell me what's up because then I won't be able to help," she said, getting angry. "It's not like I can read your mind and know what's going on in there."
"That's exactly it. I can read minds, but not yours," he said.
Lexi let go of his face and furrowed her brow. "You can read minds?"
"Yes, but not yours or Bella's," he said with a strain voice.
"Isn't that rude though? Reading someone's mind without their permission?"
Edward's jaw tighten again. "It doesn't concern you."
"Everything that you do concerns me, Edward. I didn't come here to get on your nerves. I came here to help you."
"I don't need your help!" he yelled at her.
Lexi took a step back not expecting his harsh attitude.
"Edward," said Carlisle behind him. "Watch your tone." Lexi could swear she heard a growl from Edward's throat.
"I'll see you guys in the house," he said, stepping out of the store.
"Wait, Edward," said Lexi, running after him, but when she got outside, he had disappeared.
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