Chapter 3: Nessie

Bella's POV

I watched as Carlisle gave Nessie a breathing treatment to help her with the coughing. I looked at her small body that was covered in bruises and I got sad. I had the strange urge to protect this girl and take care of her. I didn't understand it. Maybe it's because she reminds me of my baby girl. That little baby girl that I only got to hold for a few seconds before I lost consciousness. The one that I would never see again.

Just thinking of my baby made me eyes sting with venom. I loved my baby girl more then anything. When Edward told me that she had died, well, no words can describe the pain and agony I felt and still continue to feel. Now I doomed to an eternity of pain and the feeling of loss. I never did get to see my baby's body. Neither did the rest of my family. Edward thought it best to bury her as soon as possible.

Pain, loss and sadness is all that I've known for the last 12 years. I hadn't felt any other emotion until tonight. I was coming back from a hunting trip when I saw her about to get attacked by those men. I felt the overwhelming urge to protect her, help her and take care of her. There was something about Renesmee that attracted me to her.

I watched as she inhaled the medicine from the breathing treatment. I couldn't believe that this young girl has had such a horrible life. I was going to change that. I was going to show her all the love and care that I could. I was going to make sure that no one ever hurt her again.

"Well my lungs feel better" Nessie said once the treatment was over.

"That's good Nessie. I'm going to keep giving you these treatments over the next few days" Carlisle said as he touched her forehead. "You're fever is also gone" he commented.

"Thank you Carlisle" she said.

"Now Nessie I think its time you get to sleep" Carlisle said. "Rest is extremely important when you are sick"

"Is it okay if I have something to eat first?" she asked. "I'm really hungry"

"Of course you can Nessie. Also, if you want to shower and put on pajamas while I cook you're more then welcome" Carlisle said.

"Thank you I'd like that. But I don't have any pajamas" Nessie said.

"Don't worry Nessie" I said. "I think you're probably the same size as my sister Alice and I'm sure she won't mind"

"I agree with Bella" Carlisle said. "Alice won't mind. She's really nice"

"Okay. Thank you" she got off the seat and walked over to me. "Bella can you show me the way?" she asked.

I smiled at her. "I'd love to" I said. Then she smiled at me.

She started following me upstair. "You know you're really beautiful" she said.

I stopped and turned around to face her. She froze to the spot.

"Thank you. You are really beautiful to" I said with a smile.

"Really? You think so?" she seemed genuinely shocked that someone would find her beautiful and that made me sad.

"Of course you are. Don't you ever forget that. Don't let others tell you otherwise"

"I'm so used to people telling me the exact opposite. They say I'm ugly and stupid" she said. It made me angry that she was treated so horribly.

"Well they are dead wrong. Don't ever believe them" I said as I tried to control the anger I felt to the people that treated her this way.

I took her to Alice's room and she picked out a pair of pajamas. "Are these designer?" Nessie asked in shock.

"It's all designer Nessie. She loves fashion" I said.

"Wow" was all that she could say.

I took her to one of the bathrooms and showed her how to use the shower. While she was showering I set up one of the guest bedrooms for her.

I heard the water turn off and Nessie exit the bathroom.

"Wow that felt good" she said.

I was just happy that she appeared to be a little bit stronger then she was earlier. "Let's go back down I think you're dinner is ready" I said.

"Okay"

I sat with her as she ate the pasta that Carlisle had made for her. Then she insisted that I come with her and stay with her until she fell asleep. When she was completely asleep I gave her a kiss and covered her up with the blankets. She looked peaceful.

Edward's POV

Nothing has been the same since the birth of my daughter 12 years ago. Doung what I did really broke my heart but I couldn't risk my daughter's safety.

Bella suffered severe complications when she was giving birth. The only way that I could save her life was to change her into a vampire. As a newborn Bella would've posed to much of a threat to our daughter. I didn't want to risk that Bella accidentally killed Nessie. I needed to make sure that Nessie was safe. Besides Bella wouldn't have been able to handle the pain if she accidentally killed our baby.

If there was any way that I could go back and change what I did I would do it in a heartbea. Bella was not a normal newborn vampire. She would have been safe around our daughter. We would have loved her and raised her as a family. Now I didn't even know where my daughter was. I would never see her again.

The only thing I'm afraid of is Bella and the rest of my family finding out what I did. I'm absolutely terrified of what they, especially Bella, would do to me if they ever found out the truth.

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