Chapter 4

Edward had to get Charlie to Carlisle immediately. He picked him up and ran as fast as he could to his home. They were going to have to get Charlie out if there soon. He was soon going to be a raving mad newborn, out in search of blood. What was Bella going to think of him; he had failed her. How was he going to face her now? She would soon be back at the house.

He took Charlie upstairs to the room that was going to be used for Bella. There was every possible medical device available. Edward laid him on the bed. Charlie's eyes were tightly shut and he was stifling his screams now. He was gaining a little more control, but Edward knew his pain was severe. All he could do was watch. He hooked him up to the heart monitor, although he didn't know why. He needed something to keep him busy and keep his mind of the inevitable. He wanted to get to the field, but he couldn't leave Charlie like this. There was nothing he could do to ease Charlie's pain.

He heard them before he could ever see them. His family was coming back and they were jubilant. They had easily won the fight against the newborn army. Bella was with them. He didn't know how to tell them what happened to Charlie.

Carlisle came through the door first and his expression fell immediately. One by one they knew what had happened to Charlie.

There was no hiding the grief in his eyes as he looked at Bella.

"What happened?Did she kill him?", Bella was frantic

"No", His expression was pained. He couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Then what happened?", she tried to shove him, but he was as a wall, unmoving. He was barely aware of her force. He dropped to his knees.

"I'm sorry, love"

"Why won't you just tell me?"

"Victoria bit Charlie and I couldn't get to him in time", He said and Bella, wide eyed, brought her hand to her mouth. She collapsed into Edwards arms. Tears were flowing out of her eyes.

"I did destroy Victoria"

"For that I am glad"

A scream came from upstairs and Bella gasped. "I have to see him"

"Bella you can't, your human", Edward said, "We have to keep him away from you, he could kill you"

"He's my dad, I have to see him", she insisted and Edward sighed

"After he's finished changing"

Upstairs, Charlie moaned in agony. He was in intense pain ever since that crazy red head bit him. There was an indescribable burning sensation in every vein of his body. He wanted to die, but he couldn't. He was vaguely aware of where he was. He remembered Edward taking him somewhere. He heard the beeping of a monitor and he assumed he was at the hospital. He wanted so much for this to be over. His hearted started racing, beating faster and faster. The beeping monitor went wild with beeps; the Cullen's crowded into the room. It was soon going to be at an end. Charlie felt as though his heart was going to burst, but instead it stopped suddenly and he heard the monitor flat line. He felt his throat burn for something he couldn't describe.

I know I heard the monitor stop, shouldn't I be dead?

He slowly sat up and he opened his eyes. They were now blood red, he looked around and jumped up, he saw faces he recognized, but where was Bella. He was crouched on the table like a cat.

"easy, Charlie, we just want to help you", Carlisle started to him, and Charlie jumped from the bed to a corner. Charlie grabbed his throat, a growl came from deep within.

"Careful, Carlisle," Jasper said, "He's jumpy, but he seems to be doing well"

"What's wrong with me?"

"When the red head bit you, it changed you," Carlisle started and Charlie growled again

"What do you mean, what did she do to me"

"You're a vampire now," Carlisle said

Charlie's expression fell, a look of disbelief came over him. But then, he got a whiff of something, it smelled divine. Jasper noticed right away he had Bella's scent.

"Emmett, Edward, hold onto him," Jasper ordered, "He smells her," he nodded towards Bella

Carlisle went to get some donated blood from the storage that he kept on hand in time of emergency. He brought some in a cup for Charlie to drink. He held it up to Charlie's mouth and he drank it as though he was in a frenzy. After a few minutes he seemed to come to.

"Did I just drink blood?"

"Yes, you did, but it's ok, it's what we do," Carlisle said calmly. Charlie felt the burn in his throat subside and it was fairly tolerable. It began to sink into his mind.

I'm a vampire

"OK, so now what"

"First we'll have to get you out of here, you won't be able to come back," Carlisle explained, "We have friends to the north, you'll be able to stay with them"

"What about the town, I have a job to do"

"We will fake your death," Carlisle said simply. Charlie sat back taking this all in. How sudden his entire life had changed with one bite of a crazy red-headed vampire.