Chapter Three: The Child
EPOV
Emmett and Jasper ditched me in the woods. They can be such jecks sometimes. They probably remembered they hadn't slept with their wives in over an hour and went home to fix that. Sometimes I wonder how I even tolerate living in the same house with them.
Jasper isn't so bad. It's Emmett who's the problem. He is so immature and so childlike, I easlily mistake his mind for the mind of a twelve year old. It's not that he's dumb. It's that he likes thinkintg young. He can be very mature at times. (Not often)
As I walked in the door, I was immedietly overtaken by the thoughts of Esme, Alice and Carlisle. And a voice I'd never heard before.
Oh, we need to get her new clothes. I only got here one hundred outfits! Those will only last the weekend!~ Alice
Could she be any more adorable~Esme
Hmm, I must do research! I've never seen anything like this~ Carlisle
There is another person here. Who is it?~ Unknown
(Bella's shield doesn't come until later)
I walked into the living room and immedietly located the mystery voice.
"Why is Esme holding a baby?" I asked.
Esme found her in the woods with a note explaining only we could care for her. Now we understand why...
Alice went through everything that had happened since Bella came here.
Bella, the name really suited her. The little baby was no older then a week but sh seemed extremly alert. I walked over to her and said, "hi, Bella". In response she reached up and touched my face. She showed me everything she did today. Being born, meeting Esme and Rosalie and Alice. Going to sleep. Being thirsty. Waiting for someone to feed her the blood she wanted. Emmett and Jasper breaking the door down and then meeting me.
"Wow, that was intense!" I said stepping away from her. She giggled, flashing me a mouthful of sharp, white teeth.
Then her mind seemed to get quieter in my mind. Until I couldn't hear it for a couple seconds.
I went into my room and started to play CDs. I could hear Esme putting Bella to bed. Once the rest of the family arrived, Carlisle called a family meeting.
CPOV
"Alright, we all know why we are here," I said, causing my entire family to nod. Edward and Alice already knew what I was going to say but they sat patiently anyway.
"Bella, has already roped in the female population . Now is the time for input. How does everyone feel abut Bella? We know she definatly cannot go live with humans. It appears she is a mix of human and vampire. We've seen that she sleeps, breaths and has a heartbeat. She is smart and perceptive on everything. But we've also seen how strong she is, her appitite for blood and she so far had skin as hard as ours already. She also has a power to communicate. Placing thoughts into one's head. But does anyone have any concerns?" I asked my family.
They shook their heads.
"Alirght, all in favour of making Isabella Hale a perminant member of our family?" I said. I noticed Rosalie's eyes become wide with joy at the idea of naming the baby after her.
I got six "I"s. "Alright, I hearby declare, Isabella Hale, now a momber of our family."
Esme POV
It was exactly seven in the morning Bella woke up. She looked around the room and smiled at me once her eyes landed on me. I picked up and sat her on my lap. She touched my cheek and showed a picture of her drinking another bottle. Of blood of course.
I carried her downstairs and got a bottle for her. I looked at Carlisle and said, "Are you sure this is a good idea? It's donated but won't it make it harder once she's older and it's time for her to start school?"
He shook his head and kissed my cheek. "We'll have her switched over by then. But for now, this is what her body needs. She's far too young to understand," he said tickling Bella's chin.
Once Bella was done eating I took her into the living room and placed her in a jolly bouncer. I handed her a spoon to play with. A second later I heard the bending of metal follow by a quick snap. I looked back at Bella in time for her to show me the spoon she had snapped in half. She had a proud look on her face as though I had asked for her to break the spoon. I couldn't help but laugh.
"What do you want to do today?" I asked her. She place her hand on my cheek and showed Emmett and Jasper breaking the door down again.
As though they knew they were wanted, Emmett and Jasper walked into the room.
Bella placed her hand on both of their cheeks. She gave them a puppy-dog face. Emmett and Jasper looked at Bella and all of a sudden walked over out the door. They then smashed the door of it's hinges and looked around like they did last night. Bella burst into a fit of laughter and she then threw her pieces of spoon through a nearby window.
"You two can clean that up," I said, causing Bella to laugh harder. I picked her up and carried her out of the room.
I promised... Next update, tomorrow
