My Happy Ever After...Yeah, I Wish.
Chapter 2. Devastation.
"You ready to go yet, Bella? We still need to drop Ness off at the house!" Edward called to me from the bedroom.
I gritted my teeth together, not realising how loud it would be, untill edward called "Sorry, love, bad habit." I was still not giving in, I would not refer to my beautiful daughter, as a monster. Her name was Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Not Nessie.
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute!" I called through, quiet enough so i wouldnt wake renesmee, but loud enough for edward to hear. I picked my baby up out of her cot, and carried her through to her father.
"There they are, my two girls. Come on then, let's go.." Edward said, walking towards the door.
We ran to the house this morning, as it was already quite late and we'd promised Esme we would visit during the day.
We ran silently on the way to the forest, hand in hand, running at a steady, even pace. The sun shone through the tree tops, making edward sparkle. I didnt know it was possible for a vampire to be distracted, but i could only take my eyes off him long enough to catch a glimpse of some elk passing by. I reluctantly let go of Edward and picked up speed through the forest. Before the elk even had a chance to register what was going on, i had one in my grip, ready to drink. The blood soothed the ache in my throat for a few seconds, but came back soon enough. I watched Edward as he fed, strangley graceful as always, even when feeding, and the burning disappeared.
We finished not long after that and decided there was no need to hurry back. We wandered along the forest, holding hands again, untill i caught a strange, unfamiliar scent. I jerked my head in the direction it was coming from, Edward caught it not long after me. Suddenly a muffled scream went out and before i could react, Edward was rushing toward it, a look of pain and disbeleif on his face. We reached the source of the loud scream and i couldn't believe my eyes, another vampire, a stranger, was crouched over her prey, a human, the scent brought the burning to life again, so hard to ignore, untill i saw who the prey was.
"CHARLIE!" I shrieked. I let out a huge growl, and the stanger hissed at us. Edward quickly grabbed her, without her even reacting. I rushed over to Charlie, who was lying on the forest floor, he was still consious. "Bells..is that.. you!" he asked between screams, and i remembered the pain i felt when i was bitten by James. Edward had taken care of the stranger, and was by my side, already lifting charlie
"We need to get him to carlisle NOW!"
"Edward, there's no time! we have to save him!"
"do you want to be the one to suck the venom out!" he yelled
the flame in my throat roared to life again. I shook my head and held my breath.
"You do it!" I mouthed, and he stopped.
"bella, i can't, what if i cant stop.." he trailed off, looking at charlie.. "Charlie, can you hear me? you're going to be okay! he said, picking him up and running towards the house. I ran behind, wanting to cry, i felt sick to the stomach at the thought of anyone hurting my father.
It took longer on the way back, as we had to be careful not to jostle charlie too much, he had a broken arm and some broken ribs too.
"We're not going to make it!" I screamed, and ran ahead to get the others to help, we were just at the river now, in one stride i jumped across, carlisle and the other all ran out of the house. Alice had seen it of course.
"Bella!" Esme called, and i ran into her arms, wanting to cry again.
Soon after, charlie was in the emergency hospital room they had set up for me just a year before. Charlie lay across the table, writhing in pain.
"Dad, you're going to be fine! Don't worry!"
"Bella, my neck, its.. its burning! help me!" he shrieked
Suddenly, he stopped moving, his eyes rolled back into his head and his heart slowed.
"DAD!" i screamed, "Whats happening? Carlisle?"
"We.. we're too late, the venom has spread, Bella, he's.. he's changing." he said, with a frown.
This could not be happening, I couldn't beileve that one person could attract so much bad luck. I ran out of the room and down the stairs, Edward not long after me, into the living room and collapsed onto the sofa. He slid me onto his lap and pulled me closer, i curled up as a lump rose in my throat and i cried tearless sobs for hours.
