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Thanks to all of you who have added my story, really means a lot. Hope you all enjoyed chapter 3 so here's chapter 4. Xx
A new beginning
BPOV
I could feel myself slipping back into consciousness. It was dark in my room, I didn't know if it was because the lights were still off or whether it was the middle of the night. The good news was my headache had gone, the bad new, Esme wasn't here.
Cool hands stroked my hair and face. Esme, I thought. She had stayed with me.
"Esme?" I called out surprised by how croaky my voice sounded. I opened my eyes but I couldn't make out if it was her sitting with me or not.
"Err…no honey. I'm her daughter, Rosalie. Call me Rose though" an unfamiliar voice said.
I moved to sit myself up, wincing at the pain that shot through my arm as I put pressure on it. The bedside lamp flickered on as I managed to sit up and I was shocked.
There before me sat a wondrous creature. If I thought Esme was beautiful, her daughter Rose was unworldly. Gorgeous sun kissed blonde hair flowing over her shoulders and down her back. Full lips the colour of cherries. The same eyes as Esme; honey with hints of gold. She was definitely Esme's daughter.
She softly chuckled at my staring and I blushed when I realised that my mouth was hanging open.
"Sorry" I mumbled "It's just, well, you're so beautiful."
A smile crept onto her face. "Thank you" she said "but I have to say you're pretty dazzling."
My smile grew wider, she thought I was pretty.
"How are you feeling" she asked looking over me.
"I'm ok, my arm hurts" I said, looking down at my right arm. It was in plaster that would explain the pain.
"Your very lucky" she breathed "you escaped the crash with only a broken arm and a few cuts and bruises. But you were unconscious when they found you. It could have been much worse."
She looked to the floor, not wanting to say anything else. I knew why.
"They died didn't they?" I asked. My voice was soft but I could feel the tears trickling down my face.
She nodded not looking up from the floor.
I knew they had died. I knew it, from the minute I had woken up in my own room with only a beautiful strange there to comfort me. It didn't hurt as much as I thought, I had accepted it but it didn't mean that I wouldn't miss them. I was going to muss mum's laughter, her hobbies that lasted a full 10 minutes each, her attempts at cooking but the food always ending up burnt. I would miss the way dad would come home from work and sweep me up into a hug like he hadn't seen me in years. I would miss how I'd sit with dad through race car season and how we'd watch the super bowl together, always cheering and screaming. But most of all I'd miss how they'd call me their little princess and look at me with nothing but love.
I looked through my watery eyes at Rose. Sadness was written all across her face from where she had mean watching me process this news. She didn't want to be the one to have to tell me, but she saw no other choice.
"It's ok, I think I already knew" I said.
"I'm sorry" she said "I didn't want to be the one to have to tell you, I'm not goof at this sort of thing. It wasn't my place. But I know what you're going through."
"What …you mean"
"Yes. Esme and Carlisle aren't my real parents. They adopted me and err … my brother Jasper when we were younger after our parents died". She said.
"But, but, but you have the same eyes. The same skin, you both so beautiful" I replied.
She paused before answering; she looked like she was thinking about what to say. "Esme is my real mother's sister. They both looked very alike, almost twins. When I was born I got my mothers eyes and her pale skin. I guess that's why I look like her. My brother is the same". She finished her speech and I was surprised that she didn't seen to be out of breath.
"Oh" was all I could say. I suddenly felt very stupid.
The door opened and in walked a tall, blonde man in a doctor's coat. I was guessing he was Rose's father, Dr. Cullen.
"Ahh dad, I was wondering when you were coming back" Rose said. I was right.
"Sorry" he replied "I got caught by one of the nurses and she asked me to sign some forms".
I looked over Dr. Cullen. He had blonde hair like Rose, swept backwards out of his eyes. He too had the honey coloured eyes and pale skin. All together he was beautiful. Just like Esme and Rose. At that moment I knew Rose had to be lying about her looks because Dr. Cullen looked just like her and he had no biological link to her what so ever.
"Dr. Cullen, when will I be able to go home" I asked.
"Please call me Carlisle, Isabella" he said with a smile.
"I'll call you Carlisle if you call me Bella" I smiled back.
"Ok then Bella, Well I'm afraid that you can't go home, because …"
Rose cut in "I told her Carlisle, she knows about her parents".
"Oh well ok, well obviously you can't return home on your own. I'm afraid that you'll have to go to a special home where there are other children who have no parents and be put up for adoption. You don't have any other family who are able to take care of you."
"Or" Rose interrupted "Maybe, if you wanted, you could come home with us, ya know see if you like it. If you do, Carlisle and Esme can adopt you. If not then we'll find you somewhere else to live."
"Really" I asked. I was shocked. I hadn't known the Cullen's very long and they already wanted me as part of their family.
"Of course Bella. Esme's at home standing by the phone waiting to see if she should make you up a room. Alice, my sister, wants to take you shopping, Jasper and Emmett are probably watching football or playing video games and no doubt they'll need a hand. And Edward, well Edwards probably sitting at his piano". Rose said.
Carlisle smirked and nodded at Rose's statement. "Bella it's entirely your choice. I know that you have only just met us but our family seems taken by you. We would like to give you another family."
I looked from Carlisle to Rose. True enough I had only met them a few hours ago, but in that short time I had known them they had begun to repair the whole in my heart.
"Can we go back to my house first, I want to get some of my teddies" I said.
Rose was the first to answer. "Of course Bella, anything you want." She stood up and turned to look at Carlisle, "how long does she have to stay in here for?"
"She's clear to leave, her injuries are so extensive that she needs to remain here, the only reason Bella was kept in was because she had nowhere else to go." He said
Rose smiled at me "I'll go call Esme then, she'll be ecstatic." She gave me a quick peck on the cheek and turned and walked out the door.
"Thank you Bella" Carlisle said. I looked at him confused; he continued "it's been a while since I've seen Rose this happy about anything. Esme as well for that matter." He smiled "It seems you already have us wrapped around your little finger."
He picked up the clipboard from the end of my bed. "I'll go sign your release papers and inform a few people that you're coming home with us. Then we'll get you dressed and take you home"
He looked over to my right where I followed his gaze. My clothes sat in the chair, muddy, covered in blood and torn in place. I couldn't even see my shoes.
I turned back to him and saw him frowning. "I'll…err call my daughter Alice she'll …"
Just as he said this the door flung open, crashing into the wall behind it and in walked a very small and bouncing girl. Her black hair was spiked in different direction with a big red hair band neatly in the middle, golden eyes bright with excitement.
"It's ok dad I got you covered" she said strolling up to my bed, shopping bags in her hands. "I'm Alice, we haven't met" she said pulling me into a hug. "You must be Bella, I've heard a lot from Esme about you, and you really are too cute for words."
I blushed and hid my face; these people were being really nice.
I looked back up after I was sure the redness had gone and smiled "Hi."
I had to admit I liked the look of Alice, I bet we'd have a lot of fun. She sure looked like a lot of fun and judging by the bags she was holding, she liked to shop. Even better!!
"Oh she's adorable, right dad off to sign those papers so we can take this little angel home to meet the rest of the family."
Carlisle who had been standing silent and shocked at the edge of my bed since Alice and stormed in nodded and walked out the room casually, shutting the door quietly behind him.
"Right then" Alice said "Let's get you changed before they come back in."
And with that she emptied the contents of her bags onto the bed and I looked at the pile in wonder.
"Would you like some help?" She said turning back to me.
I could only nod.
We spent the next few minute taking off my hospital gown, careful to avoid my broken arm. When Alice picked me up so I could stand I noticed that like Rose and Esme, her skin was cold. Maybe all the Cullen's where cold.
Alice pulled a dress off of the bed for me. The top part of the dress was like a black t-shirt that was attached to the underneath of a purple strapless dress. The dress itself had multi-coloured hearts on it with a black belt for around my waste and a silver bow on it. She then helped me put on some white tights to keep my legs warm and a flat black pair of shoes with sparkles on them.
She took my good hand and spun me round. I giggled. "Perfect" she said "I can see your going to look good in everything I pick out for you".
I smiled as she picked up a small jacket off the bed for me and put it over her arm and lead me out of the room and down the hall.
I spotted Rose and Carlisle waiting by a large desk. As if sensing me and Alice they both turned and smiled. I smiled back and Rose gave me a little wink.
We stood by them for bit until I noticed a little further down that there was some chairs and tugged Alice's hand. "Can we sit down, my legs hurt." She nodded and we moved to sit.
Sitting on the chair, swinging my legs I looked at Alice, she was reading a magazine. Alice reminded me of Tinkerbelle for some reason, maybe because she had a bubbly personality, maybe because I thought at any minute she would sprout wings or maybe it was because she was so small and had that certain twinkle in her eye.
Mum had that twinkle in her eye, she had it when she attempted gardening or whenever we managed to trick dad out of money for us to go shopping. We had such good times together. But we wouldn't anymore. We couldn't.
My chest began to tighten and I found it difficult to breath. Hot tears were running down my face and onto my new dress. "They're gone. They're really gone."
Alice picked me up and tried to sooth me, gently rocking me back and forth whilst patting my back. She turned me around to look at her, "Bella, there's nothing wrong with crying, of course you're going to be upset, just remember we're here for you, in one way or another, we all know what your going through."
I nodded, nudging my head under her chin. When I breathed in I noticed that she smelt like raspberries, really fresh, like she had used them for perfume or had a bath in them.
Carlisle and Rose cam over not long after, offering me a tissue to wipe my face. I jumped into Carlisle's waiting arms, wrapping my own arms around his neck and resting my head on his shoulder. His arms around me were so strong; they felt like a shield from the world, they made me feel safe.
Carlisle led Rose and Alice through the halls of the hospital, out the exit and towards the car park. Carlisle's car was black and really shiny, must have been new.
He opened the door behind the driver's seat and slipped me into the car while Rose came in the other side and did my seat belt. Alice got in the front and Carlisle the drivers seat.
Alice turned to me once we were driving, "We're going to take you back to our house first so you can meet the rest of the family and have some lunch. Then we'll take you back to your house so you can pick up a few things".
"How are we going to get in Alice" Rose asked.
"There's a key under the doormat" she replied.
I looked at her in confusion, "How did you know that" I asked.
"You told me while you were getting dressed silly" she said "did you forget?"
I didn't remember telling her about the key, the only conversation we had was about how I wanted my new room. Pink or blue or maybe purple. Fairies and mermaids or animals to decorate. There was nothing said about the key so I just nodded.
The rest of the drive to the Cullen's house was spent in silence. I looked out of my window and saw the outskirts of the city fly past us and morph into a sea of green trees. I had lived in Fork my entire life, the constant rain hardly bothered my anymore. Sunshine was limited here but when it did decide to shows its face I was always outside.
Carlisle pulled of the main road onto one that led into the forest. After a few turns here and there the forest opened up to reveal a pasture and sitting in the middle was the biggest house I had ever seen.
I was aware that I was being stared at by Alice and Rose and probably Carlisle in his rear view mirror. I was aware that my mouth had just hit the floor and I was now catching flies but I didn't care. I was shocked.
This house, if you could call it a house was covered in grey stone; the roof was also a grey colour, probably slate. There were a lot of windows at the front of the house and I was guessing there were just as many at the back. The area around the house at the front seemed to be a large grass area but I noticed a large waterfall sitting in the front garden.
Carlisle came to a stop at the side of the house and climbed out, as did Alice and Rose. It was then I realised I was the only one still in the car. Blushing, I undid my seatbelt and climbed out of the door Carlisle held open for me.
Rose took my hand and started to lead me towards the house. The front door opened and out walked Esme with a huge smile on her face.
"Esme!" I yelled as I ran to hug her.
"Oh Bella" she said as she hugged me "I'm so happy you came to stay with us, I think your definitely going to like it here"
"I hope so too"
Esme put me down and we walked inside the house, which I found to be just as beautiful as the outside. The room we were standing in opened into the living area, there where cream colours sofa's set around a fireplace. Above the fireplace was a massive television. To my left just inside the door was a grand staircase the curled slightly as you went up to the next floor and next to it was a grand piano. To my right there were two rooms. One I was guessing was the kitchen as I could see a cooker through the door frame, the other must have been a dining room. Just past the sofa's looked to be the back door which led to a nice patio area. And was that a pool, wow these people had it all.
Overall I had found that I quite liked the house, it was very airy and spacious which was good for me, it meant I wouldn't trip as much.
I looked over again to the sofas and noticed they were now occupied. Esme took my hand and led me towards an empty sofa and sat me down next to her as she introduced the rest of her family.
On the sofa to the left of me there was Carlisle and Alice who I already knew and then there was an unfamiliar boy, with blonde hair.
"Hello" he said "My names Jasper" he smiled.
I smiled back and waved "Hi" I said "You must be Rose's brother".
He looked at Rose, raised and eyebrow and nodded "Yes I am, were twins."
"Cool, I never knew any twins before" At that he chuckled and said "There's a first time for everything."
Esme continued with the sofa to my right. At the far end was Rose, holding hands with was a huge man; he had really big muscles and brown curly hair. He looked a little scary but he looked like a giant cuddly bear. "This is Emmett" Esme said.
Emmett stood, releasing Rose's hand and walked over to sit next to me.
"Ya alright kiddo" he said. I nodded and he held out his fist to me. I bumped his fist in return, it was huge probably the size of my head and cold like the others.
Emmett got up and moved next to Rose as Esme pointed out the last member of her family, Edward.
Edward was sitting next to Emmett with his head in his hands, he had bronze hair and it was all messed where he kept running his hands through it. When Esme said his name he merely looked up and nodded.
"Hi" I said. But he put his head back in his hands.
I looked at Esme and whispered in her ear so Edward couldn't hear me. "He doesn't like me does he?"
A look of sadness crossed Esme's face before she turned to Edward. "Edward, Bella has been through a terrible ordeal, couldn't you at least try and be courteous."
He sat up straighter after that. "Sorry mum" he looked at me "I'm sorry Bella that was very rude of me."
"It's ok, can I ask you something?"
"Yes, of course." He replied.
"Why don't you like me?" I asked.
He was silent for a moment before he answered. "It's not that I don't like you Bella, it's just different that we're having another person living here."
I didn't have anything to say to that so I just nodded. As I looked around I saw that all the Cullen's did have the same eye colour, to me it was strange because they were all adopted, maybe Carlisle and Esme only adopted children with that colour eyes. Maybe they all had a funny disease.
"So" Carlisle decided to change the subject, pulling me out of my thoughts. "Tell us Bella, what do you like to do for fun? What are your hobbies?"
"I like to read, I read a lot. Err I like to watch the Disney movies, play with dolls and dress up." I looked over at Alice who had a big grin plastered on her face. "I like swimming and playing video games" Emmett and Jasper high fived at that whilst Rose just shook her head. "Ooo and I love shopping!"
An ear piercing scream filled the air and I had to cover my ears. I turned and saw it was Alice making the noise, so I ran over and put my hand over her mouth.
"Alice please stop screaming, your going to give me a headache." I said.
She looked at me for a moment with almost anger in her eyes. The rest of the family however where laughing at our little interaction.
"Sorry Bella, it's just that well you love shopping, I love shopping, I have a new shopping buddy, and it's so great. Ahh I love my new little sister. So Bella, tomorrow you, me and Rose head to the department store and get you a whole new wardrobe?"
I smiled, she called me her sister. And she had offered me a whole new wardrobe.
"You know Alice" I said "You've got yourself a shopping partner."
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