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A/N: Alright guys! I am so sorry for the long wait, but I think this chapter will really make up for it. Wait for it... Carlisles point of view! Yes guys it is finally here and I hope you all are as excited as I am for it! So please read, enjoy, and most of all review!
Chapter 4 - Not a Bad Thing
Carlisle
I get home from work and am immediately greeted by a large commotion. I find Edward right in front of the door looking as though someone did a terrible prank on him, Alice is right behind him, all grins, just like normal. Jasper was right by her side, looking more as though he was consuming her exploding happiness more than supporting whatever had just happened. Rosalie was leaning, crossed armed, against the arc of the living room entrance, while Emmett was standing closely behind her, rubbing the side of her arm while a smug smirk played along his face.
Esme was the first to walk up to me and give me a giant hug and begin to explain what exactly was going on.
"Alice invited the young girl, Bella, to the house tomorrow." She said, a sweet smile appearing along her face.
I grin and give an approving look to Alice, and then turn to Edward, finally understanding why he looked so irritated. "Don't worry my dear boy," I said giving him a pat on his shoulder, "This will be good for all of us. Especially for you, we don't need a young vampire coming within the mix and exposing that our secret is shared with a human."
He grunted and pushed past me and out the door, "Whatever." He mumbled, I glanced towards Esme and she shook her head.
"Don't worry about him, he just doesn't like feeling used." She murmured as I watched Edward get into his car and leave.
"I don't blame him, its a terrible idea." Rosalie hissed as she glared towards me.
I shook my head and took my coat off and sat it on a table that was placed across from the door as decoration. "This is for his own good. It's not as though we are inviting her here to be feasted on." I murmured and walked past her, I could tell my reply did not comfort her in the slightest. The poor girl had been more used to me taking her side, I would mostly do it because of how guilty I felt for turning her. Even if I did do it to save her, she hated every bit of it. But I'm no longer going to be upset and guilty over something that had happened decades ago.
"I agree with you! I can already tell that her and I are going to be amazing friends!" Alice chirped, racing after me.
I gave out a long sigh, even though I loved her upbeat attitude, after work it could be rather exhausting. "A vision dear?" I asked positioning myself against a window in the living room, my long exhausting days would always be satisfied after looking out along the woods from here. Just gazing upon the stillness of life brought a small smile to my face.
"Yes!" She exclaimed clapping her hands together, "We all went to prom together!" She squealed, a grin appearing along her face as well as mine. It was just like Alice, to make good friends wherever she went. But it did worry me, even though they would come to be her best friends, it never lasted long. And for a couple of days she would become so depressed we would have to pry Jasper from her side just to make sure he wouldn't do anything irrational.
"Sounds very exciting," I murmured giving a small glance towards her.
"You want to know the best part?!" She asked hoping up and down. Although she didn't give me enough time to even respond, "She is going with Edward and we got to pick out her dress." She says as she glances towards Rosalie and Esme.
"Like hell I would help her out." Rosalie hissed as Esme laid a gentle hand on her arm.
"Well I think that would be wonderful, and I'm glad that Edward will have an excuse to go." Esme murmurs with a warm smile.
She couldn't help but beat herself up over the fact that she couldn't come with Edward to such events. Not only because she is a vampire, but also because in this day and age it is considered a crime, although I suppose for women in the olden days it was still frowned upon.
"Well I'm sure once you meet the girl personally your opinion of her could change." I say, trying to sound hopeful.
Rosalie rolls her eyes and scoffs before exiting the room, Emmett was following close behind her. I gave out a long sigh towards her attitude on the subject, I wish she would broaden her mindset just a little. Wherever we all went she would always find reasons to reject people the opportunity to get to know her, but I can't exactly say I blame her. In a couple years she would be forced to say goodbye to them, and making close connections that you couldn't keep in contact with is always painful.
"Don't worry!" Alice chirped, "She'll come around." Then just as quickly as she came, she left, skipping out the door. Jasper inclined his head and I gave him a small smile before he exited the room as well. Leaving only Esme left.
I glanced over at her but couldn't bring myself to fully look at her. I would be lying if I didn't admit that at one point I had quite deep feelings for her. In fact I even turned her with the full expectancy that we would mate and live together forever, but I suppose that didn't exactly work out as well as I had hoped. When I turned her all that happened was that she treated me as more of an older brother than a love interest.
"You should go relax, clear your head. Maybe even go out on a small hunting trip by yourself." She came over to me and rubbed my shoulders, "No, you should defiantly go and hunt by yourself. Your so tense!"
I chucked and nodded my head slowly, " I suppose I should." I could never seem to say no to her, even when I would try.
"You should go now before any of the others come and decide to join you," She adds giving a light chuckle as I pivot on my heal and am already out the door.
It took hours to find anything really any good, it was a good thing I had a day off the next day or else I would have been terribly late. It wouldn't be until another hour had gone by before I finally started heading home, deciding that I was far less tense now. Speeding towards the house I hear an unfamiliar voice and am stopped in my tracks.
A human?
I scratch my head slightly before a light bulb went off in my head and I finally realized that this Bella girl was supposed to come over today. Glancing down at my watch I was surprised to see that the kids had already gone and was let out of school.
Approaching the house in a slightly fast walking manner, since we still weren't sure if this girl was actually human or not.
I enter the door and was greeted by Esme, she gave me a light kiss on the cheek to keep up our act as a 'couple'. I knew that she would have gone farther than that, as she has before, but since Edward was in the room she went with something innocent to make sure she wouldn't upset him.
"Hello my dear," I murmured brushing some hair out her face and tucking it softly behind her ear. She smiled and then glanced towards Bella who was shifting awkwardly from foot to foot.
I slowly move my gaze towards her and begin to open my mouth to say hello to her, but I stopped dead in my tracks when I meet her eyes. I couldn't help but fall deeply into them, they were more beautiful than the moon and stars themselves and were perfectly captured with her soft, pale skin and petite features.
"I-is there something on my face?" She asked hesitantly, and I was sent even further into a trance. Her voice was like music to my ears, more beautiful than any sympathy I had ever been to.
Everyone in the room were looking at each other with unsteady looks, thankfully Esme had come to my rescue and replied to her with, "Don't worry, he just wasn't expecting guests." She claimed and gave me an innocent looking, yet harsh, jab with her elbow. I winced in pain slightly before giving a small nod.
"Yes, I'm afraid guests in this house are quite rare." I murmured softly, giving the beautiful girl a soft smile.
"But not for long, I can already tell that you and I are just going to be such amazing friends!" Alice squealed as she pranced over to Bella, taking up her hands in hers and giving her an innocent grin. "You wouldn't mind coming here more often to visit, right?" I could tell that with that smile and the glow to Alice's face, there was no way the girl could say no.
"Uh, y-yeah." She mumbled under her breath and ducked her head towards the ground.
A/N 2: So I'm going to leave it off here so we can get Bella's thoughts about Carlisle. I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter and I apologize for the long wait!
