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An Angel in Hell
chapter 3

Love may come as a surprise. Treasure the unwrapping.

I stayed by her side for two days. Endlessly counting the hours until her animalistic screaming stopped. Sometimes I would cradle her to my chest which seemed to calm her a little, and others I would have to hold her arms down away from her vulnerable skin.

I could almost see the changes occur. Slowly but surely I could feel her skin losing it's warmth and flush. I could see her soft light brunette obtain a little more curl and fullness. I watched as her beautiful brown eyes that seemed to hold the emotion of the entire world in their depth, turned shades slowly until they were a startling auburn and then an even more startling brilliant red.

Only once did I truly want to cry, while holding this tiny female. I could hear and feel her heart slowing. I knew it was inevitable. But as the last faintest of beats sounded and she cried out I felt sobs come from my chest. I wished I had tears to cry. That was it she was truly as endless as me.

Aro peeked into the room only one time the third day probably to confirm that I hadn't tried to kidnap her and bring her away. He nodded at me briefly before closing the door and returning to whatever activity that was occurring outside.

As noon came and went that third day I watched her closely. Her screams of anguish had reduced to mere whimpers. Her muscles relaxed a little from their rigid position in my arms. I could almost see her mind working to wake the poor girl up.

Two more hours passed before she opened her eyes slowly. She looked up at me through those blood colored irises and smiled gently. I smiled back and lifted her so she was sitting in my lap instead of lying in my arms. I watched as she rubbed her eyes and was scared by the blank white of her skin. She turned her hands over and over then twisted her body to look at me. She seemed nervous and when I looked into her face her cheeks were, blushing? She must still have her own blood running in her body. Now a source of nourishment instead of a life source.

Slowly she raised her hand to my face and warily she extended her fingers brushing my cheek. I kept my eyes locked with hers. Her fingertips caressed my cheek and then in one swift movement she threw her arms around my neck and started sobbing.

A few seconds later she stopped short sitting up and carefully she touched her fingers to her cheek tracing a line down where tears would have been running. Her eyebrows were pulled together and her eyed were fixed on mine. She slowly looked at her fingers and then turned to back me. I took a breath.

"My dear, we can't produce tears." She looked back down at her fingers and nodded.

She opened her mouth to speak but as I waited no words reached her lips. She tried again and this time she somewhat succeeded. "I'm- I-" her voice was like the clinking of a wind chime, high and sugar-coated. She swallowed and tried once more. "I'm a va-" I could see plain denial in her eyes.

"A vampire, yes." I finished for her. Again she detachedly nodded. Looking back down at her hands.

"Thank you," she whispered into the dark of the room. I closed my eyes and shook my head.

"You don't deserve this. I'm sorry." My words had come from my mouth without me even meaning to say them.

She looked back up at me. Her eyes burning deep into my soul. "It's alright, it's not so bad even in hell," she paused and I saw another blush creep onto her cheeks. "when you have an angel."

I smiled warmly at her. "My dear, as I have said I am far from an ang-" her slender finger gently pushed on my lips cutting me short. She smiled lightly and shook her head in dismissal.

She took a deep breath and stood up slowly. She offered a hand to help me up and I took it not putting any weight on it as I stood also, stretching my legs that have been sitting for quite a while. "So, what does being a vampire mean, exactly?" she asked almost matter-of-factly as if she had completely taken in the situation without trouble.

I was aghast for a moment but shook my head and cleared my eyes when I recognized she had asked a question. "Well, it means a lot. There are new talents so to speak you have acquired and your appearance has changed a little." As I said those words I took her in. She was absolutely stunning. Possibly the most attractive vampire I had ever seen. Her shiny brunette hair was about an inch past her shoulders in soft waves, almost golden highlights had woven through the top and glistened when she moved. All of her features were delicate and small, except her lips which were full and a delicious color of red. Her pale yellow sundress hung limply on her new figure. Her chest almost coming out of her bodice.

But when I looked up at her face, I noticed how young she was. I realized that's why I was so drawn to her, she was like the daughter I never had, the one I have always wanted. My eyes softened as I looked at her and wished that she hadn't been changed. So very young, repeated in my mind over and over.

"Yes, and?" she asked waking me from my observations. If I could have blushed also I would have. I could not believe I had just gawked openly at a woman.

"Pardon," I said quietly. "Well, lets see, you obtain the speed 10 times that of a human, you are more graceful than humans, you have the beauty that is unsurpassable," I paused for a moment reveling in that truth. "by a human," I caught myself again. "and you may have a special power." She raised a eyebrow at me.

"Power?" she asked skeptically.

"A special talent, or such, you had as a human that has been multiplied into a conscious power." She nodded a little still looking a little disbelieving.

"Do I have one?" her voice rang.

"Well Aro seems to think you will." I stated pulling back to mind that Aro would want to see her.

"Aro, Aro," she repeated to herself looking as though she was trying to remember something that occurred forever ago. Suddenly she inhaled sharply. "ARO!" she exclaimed loudly.

"Yes, yes Aro" I said startled.

"I know of him," she muttered sudden iciness layered in her voice. I nodded.

Suddenly the door opened revealing the same young girl that had guided me into the castle. "Aro requested your presence," she said looking over the newest vampire.

I nodded, "We will be right there." She said nothing more but exited the room.

I turned to the girl and she wore a very worried and perplexed expression. "Are, you ready?" I asked extending my elbow gentlemanly. She smiled minutely and took my arm in hers.

"My name is Isabella, by the way." She said blandly.

"And mine is Carlisle, very nice to make your acquaintance Isabella." I said as we wove through the halls. She nodded with a far away look in her eyes.

When we reached the door to the great room I paused. "Would you like me to stay with you Isabella?" Her name rolled off my tongue so easily it was like sweet honey. She didn't respond to my question she was distractedly looking at the large wood door. I tapped her hand with mine. "Isabella?" She turned to me. "Would you like me to stay with you?" she nodded abruptly and hugged my arm tighter.

I opened the door with a little effort and escorted her through into the room filled with vampires. When we entered you could almost hear the buzz of hushed whispers and gasps. Her beauty seemed to stun us all. As I looked about I caught many of jealous stares and wide gaping mouths of males around the room, I only shook my head and chuckled to myself. She was too young for me, to innocent, she was only a child.

When my eyes settled on Aro, I turned both Isabella and I. She stepped a little back behind me as she saw him and I put my shoulders back in almost a defensive stance. As if I could protect her from these vampires.

"Isabella, my dear, I am very happy to see you awake." I felt a ripple go through her when he spoke.

"Well I am not pleased to see you alive," she muttered underneath her breath. Muffled laughter broke out around the room. She looked around confused and lowly in her ear I explained the super hearing. She flushed a little but I noticed it wasn't as dark as it had been not too long ago.

"A sense of humor, is appreciated around here," Aro chuckled. I forcedly smiled and nodded.

For the next two or so hours Aro explained Isabella's new life. The laws and repeated some of the things I had already told her.

She stayed silent throughout the entire speech only responding by squeezing my arm once when he said she was not allowed to see her parents again. Bringing to my mind the picture of the sobbing bird woman and her silent husband.

At the very end he explained her new diet. "Or you could choose the path my dear dear friend Carlisle has, however silly it may be." Aro said lightly motioning to me.

Isabella turned to me with wide eyes. "Animals are my satiation. I choose to not feed on human blood." I told her. She flinched a little at my blunt comment, but she nodded and turned back to Aro.

"I would like to choose that path, Aro," she stumbled over his name a little. He raised an eyebrow.

"Well why don't you try my way, first, my lovely," he proposed. She cocked her head to the side in confusion.

In barely a second the door was open and a teenage boy was flung into the room. I could almost smell the fear flowing off of him. His shirt was ripped open, and his expression and hair was in disarray. He looked alarmingly around the room. His body was crouched on the floor like he was about to run.

A few vampires, most likely new, started forward but Aro put his arms out and they stopped, uncomfortably twitching in their spots. All eyes were on Isabella who was staring at the boy with chillingly hungry eyes and a strictly feline like stance. In one very swift movement she flung herself forward on top of the boy and I watched helplessly as her sharper than knives teeth tore and sunk into the fragile skin.

A sharp yelp came from the boy's mouth almost like a gurgled scream. Then slowly he relaxed letting Isabella do what she would. It only took a short minute before she stood licking her lips her eyes an even brighter red if that were possible. They seemed to almost glow. Very slowly I began to see the delicate creature I had held for the past days travel back into her.

I looked over at Aro who wore a very smug grin on his face. He was watching her with cheerful eyes as I turned to see her standing statue still eyes wide.

A couple of eternity stretched moments later she turned around very very gradually. When she did and her eyes met the boy who was now unmoving in death, she gasped, and took an automatic step back.

A strangled word came from her mouth but I didn't catch it. She wobbled a little on her feet and suddenly collapsed into sobs. A young male vampire whom I was not familiar with chivalrously ran to her side catching her in his strong arms. She looked up and immediately fought out of his arms. She looked frantically around and locked eyes with me.

At vampire speed she ran to me, through the thick crowd that had surrounded her. She collided with my chest causing me to have to take a step back. Her arms locked around my neck as she sobbed tearlessly into my shoulder. I gently stroked her hair and shushed her quietly telling her that it would all be alright like you would a child. That everyone made mistakes. Which only made her cry even harder. When I lifted my eyes from her hair, every single pair of eyes in the room were staring at me, even Aro was watching us with very careful observing eyes.

"That was not moral, Aro, to make her choose like that, you know newborns can't control their blood lust." My voice dripped with viciousness and ice. A few people gasped and others took a few steps away.

Aro's carefully placed smile didn't falter. "And what do you propose to do Carlisle?" So I wouldn't scare Isabella I slowly unhooked her arms and walked to Aro's side extending my hand.

He briefly touched my upturned palm and saw the unfocused look in his eyes as he sifted through my thoughts.

"You want her to go with you?" I nodded, I looked over my shoulder at Isabella who was shaking, looking vulnerable and out of place. I could tell every male in the room was watching her with eyes full of desire. I couldn't leave her here.

A couple minutes of silence passed as he thought. Suddenly his voice broke through everyone's thoughts. "Carlisle, you may take her with you, back to your home, teach her what you will, but you will report to whomever I station there with you when you find out her powers. I will call for her Carlisle don't doubt that. As soon as she is needed." His voice was stern, his conditions although not perfect were manageable. I could find a way to keep her away from Aro, I would find a way so she wouldn't have to ever come back, I just needed time. I nodded my head once, and walked back to Isabella's side. Quickly she grabbed my hand and squeezed it lightly, I could see desperation and agony in her eyes. I had to get her out of here.

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