I was anxious as I walked down the halls to my father's room with everybody around eyeballing me which was really pissing me off as probably half of Forks knows I'm back by now as Jessica Stanley and her mother had already spotted me in town and had probably already told half the people in Forks as they live for gossip and it won't be long before the news reaches the Cullen's or worse, Jacob who I knew I was going to have to face sooner or later, and he shouldn't be surprised as Charlie is my father and I wasn't going to just leave him to rot and not grant him of seeing me one last time before he dies, I may be a vampire but I also wasn't cruel, that's Damon's job even if he isn't intending to be cruel, he just does what he has to do to save the lives of his brother and friends who only judge him for it; I swear if I ever get the chance to meet the famous Elena Gilbert I am so going to punch her in her perfect face and make it so she needs to get surgery to get it fixed because no one messes with Damon and gets away with it as far as I am concerned.
I walked into the room that Charlie said he was staying at and it broke my heart to see all the wires he was hooked up to and almost turned back around as I couldn't stand the sight of seeing him like that but knew that I couldn't make this about me, I was here, back in Fork when I swore to myself that I would never set foot in this place again, because Charlie asked me to come, said he needed me here when he died and I couldn't deny the only person besides Damon that loved me the most that, especially after everything I put him through with all my drama and if he needed me here so he wouldn't be alone when he died then I will be here with him, despite that there people in Forks I want to desperately avoid, but none of that matters as long as Charlie is happy.
I noticed that Charlie had his eyes closed and wonder if he was sleeping which tells me how exhausted he was and wished that I could of come up sooner, but with everything that was happening in Mystic Falls, it was impossible but I knew I couldn't hold it off any longer as he looked like he was only hours away from leaving this world and wouldn't have forgiven myself if he had died before I arrived which was why I came to the hospital before going home or even having lunch, I needed to see him before I did anything else even he was asleep but at least, he looks comfortable at the moment.
I felt my phone and pulled it out of my pocket, grateful that I had put it on vibrate so my father didn't wake up as I watched him sleep and saw that it was Damon called me, probably checking to see that I had gotten here alright, but what could possible happen to me in Forks, Damon already took care of Victoria when she came after me in Mystic Falls before I turned into a vampire which was when Damon started giving me some of his blood and unlike Edward, he had no problem changing, just asking if he would wait until I was nineteen and so we could take the year to get to know each other as I wasn't going to make another mistake like I did with Edward and let another man try to control my life, but Damon is nothing like that; he lets me make my own decisions though he sometimes he may make his opinions known, he doesn't force his decisions on me either and love how he treats me as an equal, unlike Edward who treated me like a misbehaved child.
I stepped outside so that I didn't wake my father, answering Damon, "Hey Hon, I got here alright so you can stop worrying and no I haven't fed yet but I will soon, I just needed to see my father first but how is it going in Mystic Falls, you haven't killed your brother yet, have you," I said before Damon could speak, knowing what he already was going to say as I just know him too well and was probably going crazy with his brother and the Scooby gang without having me keep him from going insane.
"Not yet, but if I don't get away soon, heads might start to roll. I just can't stand being away from you, babe and need you with me and don't really feeling up to babysitting my baby bro and his friends right now, especially when I know I am not going to get credit for anything I do for them and not when I am much too busy worrying about you. By the way, how's your Dad doing, he any better," Damon asked me, and just hearing his voice makes me miss a whole lot more and just wish I could have him here with me and wonder if I made a mistake by asking him to wait a few days before following me down because what if I can't emotionally handle this or what if I run into Carlisle at the hospital and who is going to stop me from losing control and really just want him here with his arms completely around me that always makes me feel safe.
"Honestly, Dad looks worse than he sounds on the phone and he isn't even awake right now and he looks so pale and seemed to have lost weight and there is nothing that I can do to help him, expect maybe be here for him when he passes, but I don't know if I can handle this, Damon. I'm not ready to let him go and with my Mom no longer wanting anything to do with me, he is the only family that I have got left and I feel like we are just starting to get close, I don't want to lose him yet, and everyone keeps staring at me and probably half of Fork already knows I'm here and I really can't deal with the Cullen's or the pack confronting me yet and who knows what is going to happen once they realize I am no longer human. I need you. I need you here with me, I can't handle all of this on my own, it's too much. I thought I could but I can't," I told, feeling my emotions getting to me.
"Izzy honey, listen to me, I'll be on the next flight out, but you are stronger than when you were in high school and this is just your heightened emotions talking and you still aren't used to them yet and don't let these people get to you, they don't matter and they don't have the right to judge you for leaving and if you don't want to see those Cullen's or the pack, they can't force you. The Cullen's let that stupid mind reading prick abandon you in a forest where you almost died and the pack was no better, letting that pup humiliate you like that and leading you on as if you were nothing important so just stay away for now and I'll be there around midnight, two in the morning at the latest, my baby girl," Damon said to me softly and making me fall in love with him all over again.
I knew I could always count on Damon even back when I used to not be able to stand him and whenever he had been over visiting my grandmother, we would always be getting into some kind of ridiculous argument that was usually over nothing but I knew even then that I could always call him when I needed help and the day that Victoria had broke into my house and killed her, Damon was there before the police had even showed up to question me and stayed, saying that I needed him even if I didn't realize it and spends most nights at my grandmother's house, not wanting me to be alone in that house all night and it was comforting to know he was there and nothing was safer than having a vampire sleep in your grandmother's guestroom.
"Thanks, how's it going with the Scooby doo's," I asked him, knowing how irritated they have been making him lately and pissed that they have actually been demanding to know where he goes at night when he is staying with me, accusing him of just killing people when he was with me watching movies all night eating popcorn and candy except the days when he has to get some blood and gets to my house late though now that I am a vampire, we go out to get some blood together.
"No worry, babe. I'll be there, maybe before you even go to sleep tonight, but just go spend some time with your Dad and I'll see you soon. Besides I need to meet the father of the love of my life at least once and I know that he is going to be happy to see you. Just stay away from those Cullen's and the pack of mutts, I don't need to worry about you losing control of your emotions and you don't have to see them and I doubt they are going to try and confront you while you are still at the hospital, babe. By the way, Stefan overheard us the other day on the phone and went through my things and found out about you, telling the whole Scooby doo gang so there is a chance they might try to follow me out here," he said and I wonder what Stefan had actually told him when he doesn't know anything about me.
"Don't worry about it, you know it was bound to happen at sometime and besides they already knew you were being secretive about something. They probably just didn't realize that you had found someone that you care about, but it isn't their business anyway and I don't give a shit what they think of me, when they have done nothing but put you down and try to change everything about you, especially after all that you have done for them," I told him and knew it was to happen as they were getting suspicious of Damon disappearing at night, especially when Damon didn't want me to get involved with all their bullshit.
"I know, it's just they are already judging you and they haven't met you and I have no idea what Stefan might have told them about you and I don't like that, but once this is all settled, I think I should move in with you on a more permanent basis, I don't like that you are living in that house alone," Damon said, feeling honored by that though I knew he was most likely going to move in or I was going to move in with him at one point as he has brought up the idea and didn't really like me living alone.
"I honestly could care less about what they actually think about me, especially when they don't even know me and you might want to keep me away from this Elena because I am already making plans to kill her for how she treated you and I just hope that I don't come face with any of the pack or the Cullen's until you get here because I'm really not ready for that yet besides I have a lot of anger towards them and might accidently expose myself if you aren't here to stop me," I told, already annoyed but knew that there was a chance that they could be waiting for me at the house and part of me doesn't even want to go back home and rest rent a room at a cheap motel somewhere instead.
"I'm on the next flight out so just try to stay away from them until then, especially any of the Cullen's because there is a chance that they can sense your change and I don't want anything happening to you, sweetheart but be warned, I don't know how the Scooby doo gang is going to react to you, especially when they realize you are no longer human and have been turned but I love you regardless," Damon said before I said my goodbyes, not really wanting to end the call but as my father was slowly starting to wake up, I had to because I didn't know how much I actually had left with him and there is also a chance that Damon might not make it to see my father one time before he passes.
I watched as my father opened my eyes, smiling when he saw me sitting there with him as he tried not to show how much pain he was in but I was never one that could be fooled and he that, I learned that from him though was probably too sick to realize which made me sad at the thought I was going to be losing my father soon and I wasn't ready to let go of my father yet, it feels like we are just now starting to become close, "Bella," I heard him manage to say though it took a lot out of him to say even that which made me wonder how much pain he was actually in and wanted to just take it all away from him, not wanting him to suffer any longer.
"It's me, Dad. Don't try to speak, I'm right here and not going anywhere. Save your strength," I told him as I took one of his frail hands that seemed so cold from not being able to get enough circulation and he looked as if he hadn't been eating much in days, and I almost couldn't stand seeing him like this, but I had to be strong and not let him know how much his weakened state was affecting me, I can cry later when I am alone or with Damon, he always knows how to make me feel better and it is hard to imagine that at one time, I actually despised and hated the man that I love today, but Damon and I started out with having a love- hate relationship and I wouldn't want to change one damn thing about him, I love the man he is, which is why I hate this Elena so much as all she would do was try to change him, wanting him to be better for her and just play him to get what she wants and tell him that she would never love him.
I watched as Dad just looked at me, and letting me do all the talking as I tried not to think about him dying as I told him all about my life in Mystic Falls, even telling him about my plans to start college soon nearby and saw a smile come to my face and the thought of me going to college and how I wanted to study some journalism, but was really into studying the art of photography which helped me a lot with losing both Edward and Jacob the way I did, and had been Damon's idea to pick up a hobby to get my mind off it, then there was Damon and felt like I could talk about him to Dad for hours and I could see even though he was not saying anything that he approved of Damon, with the way he helped me after I lost Grandma and didn't turn his back on me and I could see he wanted to meet the meet the man I plan to spend forever with as I watched as he slowly drifted back to sleep.
