(A/N: Hola peoples! That is my new favorite greeting. Sorry I haven't updated in forever, but I did warn you about my Bat Mitzvah. In case anyone's wondering, it was a complete success and the best day of my life. And now that I can breathe again, here's chapter two of The Dawn of Hope.
But before you begin to read, I have two more important announcements to make:
1: Thank you to everyone who added my story to their favorite or alert list! Also a big thank you to everyone who reviewed my story!
2: Taking the suggestion of emmett4eva, I have added Alice's vision to chapter one. So if you haven't read it, please go back and do so; it won't take you that long, it's only like 2 paragraphs.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight :-(
Carlisle's POV:
Once Alice and Edward left, I turned back to the girl. "I'm so sorry, Miss. I hope the morphine works and I hope you can forgive me for what I am about to do." I said as I turned her over again onto her back. I turned her head to the side, and then bit her neck at the pulse point.
I injected as much venom as I could, trying not to think about the sweet, delicious taste of her warm blood and trying not to kill her. I also bit her wrists and her ankles.
I stayed with her for a while, watching her to make sure nothing went wrong. She was very still, not writhing in pain like the others had. I hoped that meant the morphine was working.
After an hour, I decided that Alice and Edward could come back in. A moment later, Alice raced into the room, carrying a bundle of what I guessed to be was clothes. "I saw your decision Carlisle. Can I dress her before Edward comes in? Please?" Alice asked me.
"Certainly. I'm going to see what Esme's up to. Call Edward in when you're done." I replied. Alice nodded, already concentrating on dressing the girl.
Edward's POV:
Edward, you can come back in now. Alice called out to me in her thoughts. I ran back into the living room.
The girl was still on the examination table, nearly motionless except for the soft rise and fall of her chest. I saw that Alice had dressed her in a short-sleeved pink blouse and a brown skirt embroidered with small yellow flowers. Alice was sitting in a chair next to the table. I pulled over another chair and sat next to Alice.
Alice and I sat watching the girl. A thousand questions floated through our minds. What's her name? What's she like? Does she like what I dressed her in? – Those were all Alice. I had different questions. How long was she in the camp? How did she escape? What was she thinking when she saw me? I realized that I hadn't been able to read her thoughts when I was running through the woods. Not that I had really been concentrating on anything other than getting her to Carlisle without killing her, but I hadn't even felt the presence of her mind.
Alice left after a while, but I remained.
The next day:
Edward's POV:
I was sitting with the girl when Esme came in. I hadn't moved from my spot since Carlisle had let me back in the room yesterday. "Hello Edward. How is the girl?" Esme asked me.
"Hello Esme. The girl seems good. She's very still though."
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll check on you again later, okay?" she said, already heading towards the door. I knew the mothering instincts in her wanted to help this poor girl, but she knew there was nothing she could do for her.
"Sure. Bye Esme."
I couldn't help but hear Esme's thoughts as she walked away. Look at the way Edward is watching that girl. So protective. I hope this girl will turn out to be his mate. Edward has been alone for too long. He needs to find his other half, like Carlisle is to me. He deserves to be happy, like the rest of our family.
Ahh Esme, always the doting mother. She is always worrying about the family; especially me and my lack of a love life.
A few hours later:
Rosalie's POV:
Emmett and I walked into the living room. Alice had told us that Edward had found some girl while he was out hunting and brought her to Carlisle. Apparently, Carlisle had thought it was best to turn her and Edward had agreed.
I didn't understand why Edward and Carlisle had wanted to drag yet another person into this awful, never-ending life of a monster. Okay, it wasn't exactly AWFUL; it did have its perks, such as being young and beautiful forever, and I did have Emmett.
In fact, I was the one who had brought Emmett to Carlisle. But I was still fairly new to this life; I didn't fully understand the consequences, whereas Edward is much older. Also, boys didn't have as much to lose when they became vampires as girls did. What if this girl wanted to be a mother one day? Now, that was impossible.
Okay, I did kind of understand where Edward was coming from. He has been alone his whole life and having to live with three perfectly matched couples. He is hoping this girl will be his mate.
But what if they are completely incompatible? I know I took that chance with Emmett, and everything turned out all right, so maybe it will for Edward and this girl too.
Emmett's POV:
Alice told us about the girl Edward found, and Rose wanted to see for herself. I was kinda curious too, so here we are. The girl was healing, but she still looked pretty beat up.
Thinking about it, I realized how similar her case is to mine. Rose found me dying in the woods, mauled by a bear.
Man, I don't think I'll ever get over that. I mean, this weak little black bear nearly tearing me to shreds? Impossible! Yeah, I know, the bear wasn't weak and little to me when I was human; but now, as a vampire, I could kill ten bears in an instant, and not get a single scratch!
But anyway, back to the similarities between me and the girl. Rose found me and saved me, and Edward found this girl and is saving her.
Hopefully, she will be the one for him; his mate. Edward says he doesn't mind being alone, but I can tell he does. I mean, seriously dude, you don't know what you're missing!
Eventually though, I got bored, so Rose and I left. I mean, no offense Edward, but until this girl wakes up and we can talk to her, I got better things to do than sitting around staring at her. Like, for instance, spending some quality alone time with my Rosie-Posie, if you know what I mean. Rawr!
The next day:
Carlisle's POV:
Today is the third day, so I figured the girl's transformation must be nearly complete. I went to check on her again.
"Hello, Edward. How is she? Any change?" I asked, going to stand next to the table.
"Well, her injuries have healed quite nicely, but she hasn't moved at all." Edward told me.
I examined the girl. Edward was right, of course; she was healed. The bruises and black eye were gone. Her hand wasn't sticking out, and her bones no longer stuck out from beneath the skin, but she was still slender. I gently turned her over and undid the first few buttons on the back of her blouse to see if the lacerations were gone. They were.
As I was redoing the buttons on the girl's blouse, Alice and Jasper came in.
"The girl will wake up in about two hours or so." Alice said happily, taking a seat.
Jasper's POV:
I sat down next to Alice. She twined her fingers with mine. I analyzed the emotions in the room. Alice was happy and excited, of course; Carlisle was calm, as usual; and Edward was anxious and excited, and also a little nervous.
Then I focused on the girl. She was definitely in pain, lots of it, so I guess the morphine either didn't work, or wore off. She also felt fear. That was odd. I didn't remember experiencing fear during my transformation. I was only aware of the pain, nothing else. I wonder what this girl is afraid of.
Well, I can't speculate about that right now, I have to work on strategies. Newborn vampires are twice as strong as older ones, and they are usually crazy with thirst and hard to control. I need to be prepared to protect my family, especially Alice.
Alice told me this girl escaped from a concentration camp. Even if her human memories are murky, horrors like that are not easily forgotten. There probably shouldn't be too many people here when she wakes up. We don't want her to freak out. I'll need Emmett; he's the strongest, to help restrain her if necessary. (Hopefully he will be strong enough). I will stay, of course; I can analyze her mood and calm her down if I have to; and I'm sure Carlisle and Edward will want to stay as well. That could be a good thing; Edward can read her mind, and Carlisle is very…easy to trust.
"Ten minutes!" Alice piped up suddenly.
"You should go now, Alice. Go upstairs." I told her.
"What? Jazzy, I want to be here when she wakes up. Please?" Alice pouted.
"No, Alice. It's too dangerous. Go upstairs with Rosalie and Esme where it's safer." I said adamantly.
"Can I see her after she hunts, then?" she begged.
"I guess, if she's stable." I sighed.
"Thank you, Jazzy! Rosalie and I will paint our nails in the meantime." Alice said, kissing my cheek before dancing out the door.
"Oh, could you send Emmett in here on your way up, please?" I called out to her.
"Sure Jazzy." Her voice floated back into the room.
Emmett came in a moment later. "She finally waking up?" Emmett asked me. "Yeah. You and I are in front. Carlisle, Edward, can you get our flanks?" I said, taking my place in front of the girl. Carlisle, Edward, and Emmett took their positions as well.
Suddenly, the girl's eyes fluttered open.
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