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Carlisle gave smile at his son's antics as he ran around the freshly grown grass, its been two years since Edward's birth and so far he's growing up as normal human child would but a human child didn't sparkle in the sunlight as though he was made out of diamonds. Carlisle had finally gotten Edward to eat "Solid" food, which meant he no longer nursed but ate animal blood from a cup.
"Mommy!" Edward shouted as he ran toward were Carlisle was sitting down in the grass.
Carlisle released a sigh but smiled as his baby jumped on him and looked up at the cloudy day pointing upward.
"Look, mommy that looks like a bunny." Edward said happily snuggling closer to Carlisle.
"Yes, it does." Carlisle said looking up at where Edward was pointing, he been trying to get him to call him dad but Edward was too smart for his own good and stubborn.
Edward smiled then looked around before becoming still and listened for the rustling coming from the forest. Edward blinked as he became curious but before he could take off he was picked up by Carlisle.
"Mommy." Edward whined as he pouted looking at his mother with big yellow eyes.
Carlisle gave a chuckle and rubbed noses with Edward causing him to giggle before wrapping his arms around his mother's neck.
"Come one, I promise I'll show you how to hunt." Carlisle said as he saw the excitement in Edward's eyes.
"Really?" Edward asked as Carlisle ran through the forest and stopped when he caught the scent of the herd of deer.
"Yes, now first thing about hunting is to stay quiet, second is to stalk your prey and lastly to jump and break their neck, okay?" Carlisle asked his son as he let him down on the forest ground.
Edward nodded and closed his eyes as he took a deep breath, breathing in the deer's scent and listen closely to their fast heartbeat. He opened his eyes and looked up at his mother, Carlisle gave him a smile.
"But for now, I'll catch our lunch and we'll practice okay?" Carlisle asked his son as he leaded him somewhere were Edward would be safe but still close enough for Carlisle to protect him.
"Yes, mommy." Edward answered and watched his mother disappear, he wasn't happy he couldn't hunt today but trusted his mother that he could one day.
Edward sat down on the one of the tree roots, looking around the forest as he listened to sounds. He once again heard the rustling sound that his mother didn't let him check out, maybe he could now. Edward stood up and walked carefully through the bushes and made his way until be peaked through some bushes and saw something he couldn't believe.
There were humans here but instead of making his throat hurt, he wrinkled his nose in disgust, and they smelled awful. It also confused his senses, they smelled human but at the same time they had this wet dog smell to them.
One of them sniffed the air and looked around until he looked right at the bush Edward was hiding behind. Edward suddenly wished he hadn't moved from the place his mother left him, he was scared and he just wanted his mother. These humans brought a fear into him that nothing before ever did, not even thunder.
"Ephraim, there's one of them right over there." The one who sniffed said.
Edward gulped as the one called Ephraim nodded and saw the other one with give a growl and turn into this really big wolf, Edward has ever seen in his short life. Edward was frozen in fear but when all three turn into big wolves and jumped behind him that spin around quickly and looked around as one of them lunched himself at him Edward jumped and ran for it.
Edward might not understand what's going on but he knew he had to find his mother; he'll keep him safe.
Carlisle had finished catching the two deer for him and his son when he felt something wrong had happen when he heard the rustling again, he knew who was making it and he was trying to keep Edward away from them. Carlisle ran quickly to where he left Edward and felt dread when he found it empty and Edward's scent just a little fresh. Carlisle ran quickly fallowing Edward's scent and found Edward in the meadow trying to keep the two large wolves away from him.
Carlisle didn't know what came over him as he saw his little baby so scared, one second he was watching the next he had hit the wolf that dared to lunch itself at his baby with a satisfying crunch and a howl of pain. The other wolf was mad at Carlisle for hitting his friend and gave a snarl.
Carlisle could care less about him, he just quickly scanned Edward for any injuries and found none, which he sighed in relief mentally before putting himself in a protective crouch in front of Edward and return the snarl the wolf gave. The snarl sounded harsh and mean to Carlisle himself, he never knew he was capable of such things much less enjoy the fact that he hurt the other wolf.
I guess Edward really did change me, I will never again doubt when human mother says they would do anything to keep their baby safe. Carlisle thought as he realized he would kill in order to protect Edward.
"Mommy?" Edward asked sounding so scared.
The other wolf that Carlisle had hit recovered and then joined its friends in staring at them and looking for a way to kill them both.
"Levi, Quil, stand down." A voice said as a man came walking out in just pants, his voice had authority to it making the other wolves not happy but listen as they went behind the trees.
Carlisle kept his eyes on the on in front and then notice that when other two came out in only pants. The man in front of the others called Levi and Quil was looking right at Carlisle and then Edward who peaked out before hiding behind Carlisle once more.
"You are his…creator are you not? What are you pale faces doing in out territory?" Ephraim asked stopping only a short distance from Carlisle.
Carlisle tensed his muscles and held back a growl but kept his protective crouch.
"Ephraim, we should kill them, how dare he bit a child and force him a demon soul." Levi said glaring at Carlisle.
"I didn't bit him." Carlisle said before he realized what he said.
Ephraim raised an eyebrow and asked. "Then what did you do."
Carlisle thought of a good way to say something but Edward beat him as he came out slowly behind Carlisle and grabbed his arm.
"Mommy gave birth to me." Edward said softly.
The other two laughed but the leader did not just looked down at Edward.
"He did, umm…well if we can exist I guess that could happen. Does he grow or does he stay this size." Ephraim asked Carlisle.
Carlisle took a deep breath and stood up straight keeping a hand on Edward's head.
"He grows, he's been growing normally like he was human, please just let us be and I promise, we'll stay off your territory." Carlisle said.
"But if I do, will you hunt down the innocent lives of the people who swore to protect from beings like you?" Ephraim asked.
"We only drink animal blood, I teaching my son to control himself so he may interact with humans but not drink they're blood." Carlisle said.
"Very well, you can leave, and only if you promise you won't bit a human from here." Ephraim said glaring at the other two who protested.
"Thank you, come along Edward." Carlisle said picking up Edward as he walked until he no longer smelled them and ran all the way back to a meadow where he smelled another herd of deer was.
"I'm sorry, mommy. I didn't mean to run off like that." Edward said looking up at Carlisle with innocent eyes.
"I know but please Edward when I tell you to stay there it's for your own safety." Carlisle said firmly but softly as he kneeled next to Edward.
"Okay, mommy." Edward said hugging Carlisle who return the hug.
"Now come on, I going to catch another deer for us to eat, stay here." Carlisle said and only left when Edward nodded.
Carlisle came back to the spot and sighed in relief when he saw Edward sitting down on the ground before he jumped up and ran to him.
"Mommy!" Edward said happily.
"Come on, Edward, lets go eat." Carlisle said leading Edward to one of the deer carcasses.
Carlisle let Edward eat first then he let himself eat, after their meal he showed Edward to dig a whole and pray for the deer that became their meal. Edward happily helped Carlisle dig but once they finished burring the deer, he wanted to be carried which Carlisle was more then happy to do so. Edward fell asleep before they reached their homes, the events that happen exhausted his little body and allowed him to fall asleep instantly.