AN – Thanks for the reviews for last chapter, Even though I'm getting less reviews for this story than A Rose By Another Name, I still want to complete this story. Anyway I'm surprised nobody reviewed saying to me how they thought Bella might be resurrected as everyone has been asking me to do it since I killed her.
Disclaimer – I don't own Twilight :(
Chapter 6 – Esme POV – 3 Months Later
I smiled happily as I walked down the path towards Edward's car. Things had changed immensely these past three months for the better. Rosalie was being released today after a long and difficult battle in the hospital. Carlisle had to pull a lot of strings and use his charm and good looks to make sure nobody but one of us was able to see Rosalie who had to be constantly monitored by one of us all the time. Carlisle single handily had treated Rosalie. He was barely home during the past few months, At first it had seemed she wasn't getting any better but slowly she had eventually began to get better and now she was even staying in the hospital voluntarily. She was determined to get better and no longer needed one of us to watch over her. If only Edward would return then our family would be complete and everything would be perfect.
Alice and Jasper were going to the hospital from school and Carlisle was already at the hospital. Emmett was not coming to see Rosalie; I think he was scared of rejection as Rosalie was better and in the right state of mind now. If she rejected him now then he would be sure she really didn't love him. I grew more and more excited as I drove towards the hospital. I pulled up outside the hospital and saw the rest of my family stood next to Carlisle's Mercedes and Alice's Porsche in the car park. I drove into the car park and pulled up besides them. I got out and grinned excitedly.
"Everything's going to go ok" Alice reassured me answering my unasked question "She's going to come out today and she will get into the Volvo with you" she told me "She'll then arrive home and go up to her bedroom. That's all I know so far" Alice said as if she had been reciting a speech. I smiled reassured
"I'll go and get her" Carlisle said "We're not to overwhelm her by asking her lots of questions and all speaking at the same time" Carlisle said firmly. We all nodded obediently and he walked off while we spent the next ten minutes in nervous silence. The doors to the hospital opened and we all turned around. Rosalie was walking across the car park; she wasn't wearing any make-up and was dressed casually in a grey Mickey Mouse t-shirt and black jogging bottoms. She walked over to us and smiled nervously, she hugged Alice then Jasper and then she turned to me. She suddenly looked sad and I stepped forward and enveloped her in a big hug
"I'm sorry mom" she whispered. I smiled touched, this was the first time she had called me mom.
"It's ok" I whispered in her ear "Everything's going to be ok" she pulled away and I stroked her cheek. "Let's go home" I told her and she nodded. Alice and Jasper got into her car while I got into Edwards and Carlisle got into his. Rosalie followed me and got into the front; I pulled out of the car park and began driving. An uncomfortable silence fell over us
"I'm glad you're okay" I said sincerely to her.
"Me too" she said she suddenly looked sad again
"You are ok aren't you?" I asked her and she nodded
"Yes I am but…where's Emmett?" she asked looking down playing with her fingernails
"He's busy today but he sends his love" I lied
"I bet he hates me" she said miserably
"No, No of course not" I said trying to reassure her "He understood you were ill"
"Do you think he'll talk to me?" she asked me nervously "I really really need to apologise"
"I'm sure he will talk to you later on when he's not so busy" I said falsely cheery "Like I said before, he understands" We pulled up outside our home and Rosalie opened the door and ran into the house at vampire speed. I heard her run up the stairs and her bedroom door close. I sighed; it was going to take a little longer for her to be completely better.
"I'll go and see her" Alice walked past me with Jasper following her. Carlisle pulled up and got out of his car. He walked over to me and hugged me
"She has made enormous progress these past few months but bipolar is a lifelong illness. It's going to take time for us all to adjust but I'll bet that by Christmas we will have adjusted and Rosalie will be better" Carlisle assured me kissing my head.
"I hope so" I said worried
Alice POV -
"Rosalie" I said knocking on the door to her bedroom "Rosalie can I come in?" I asked her through the door.
"Yes" I heard her say "Come on in" I opened the door. Rosalie was lying on her bed.
"Are you okay?" I asked her and she laughed bitterly
"That's the million dollar question isn't it?" she said. I walked over and sat down next to her on the bed. "Yes I'm fine" she said "or at least I'm better"
"So what's the problem then?" I asked her
"Everything, Nothing" She shrugged. "Emmett hates me and I don't blame him. The whole of forks thinks I'm a baby kidnapper which I am and no matter how much therapy or treatment I have, I still want my daughter back and I can't help it. My heart feels so heavy" she poured out "No matter what I do it's always there and now I'm back at home and I have no idea what to do next and how to move on" She said
"Oh Rosalie" I sighed "Well for one Emmett doesn't hate you, he loves you! He's just so scared of you rejecting him again he's trying to shield himself from the heartache" she scoffed
"Alice, I'm crazy not stupid, Be honest, Emmett hates me" She said
"He stayed at the hospital for a month after you were admitted. He wouldn't leave you. Carlisle was worried about his self control so he gave him blood bags to feed from. He only left as he was causing suspicions. Even after that he returned every single day until yesterday when we were told you would be able to come home" I said smugly, Emmett would be angry I told Rosalie this but she needed to know the truth. I wanted my family back together and I was tired of being the one of holding it together by the seams. I turned to Rose who looked shocked
"Ok so even if you are telling the truth then I still have the other problems" Rosalie pointed out
"We have had close to a hundred casseroles in the time you were in hospital" I said "Yes sure there are a few people who are acting nasty but most of the people are sympathetic they know you weren't well" I continued "I know it's hard to cope without Bella but you can't rush these things. It's only been five months! You are making incredible progress and the fact that you are opening up and telling people about your feelings shows you are getting better. Sweetie it will get better I promise" I reassured her
"Thanks Ali, I knew I could count on you to make me feel better" she smiled up at me
"I'll just be downstairs if you need anything" I kissed her forehead and walked out of the room closing the door behind me. I suddenly heard a knock on the door and I felt sick as I heard the voices of two policemen at the door. I heard Carlisle answer the door and invite them in. I walked down the stairs at human speed and saw Esme and Carlisle stood facing the two policemen.
"How's Chief Swan?" Esme asked them
"He's coping but he's not returned to work yet, He's actually dating a woman called Sue Clearwater and I think she's helping him get through it. He should be back at work soon" one of the men said.
"I'm afraid that we're not here on a social visit and certainly not here to talk about our boss" the other policeman said firing a nasty look at him. "Where is Rosalie Hale?"
"I'm here" Rosalie said walking down the stairs. We all watched helplessly as the policeman walked over to her and put her in handcuffs. I sent her a look warning her not to fight.
"Rosalie Hale, You're under arrest for the kidnap of Sean Denton. You don't have to say anything …" I zoned out as the policeman continued with his caution. This was another thing that I had not seen. They had obviously been planning to do this for a while and I had not seen anything! I felt so bad; she was not even prepared for it! It was my entire fault. I was brought back into the present
"You can't do this, Rosalie was not in her right mind when she did this, The law clearly states that a person who does not know what they are doing mentally when they commit a crime is not able to be charged for that crime. Rosalie was sectioned and in the past three months she has recovered from bipolar successfully and is now on medication for this illness. You can't do this" Carlisle said calmly but dangerously.
"Dr Cullen you refused to let any tests be taken on Rosalie. You wouldn't let any other nurses or doctors watch her or help her so there is no definitive proof on her records or otherwise that Rosalie suffered or suffers from Bipolar Disorder and until then we are allowed to charge her with the kidnapping" the policeman said so all that we could do was watch as Rosalie was taken away, put into the back of the car and driven off. We stood in shocked silence and I was the first person to break it
"Right, come on we're going to go down to the police station. This is all just a mistake" I walked over to my Porsche and Jasper was the first to follow me. We got into the front and Esme and Carlisle got into the back. I drove as first as I could and soon we arrived at the station. I raced inside but the receptionist told us to wait. After two hours the same cop who had arrested Rosalie came out
"Right, Rosalie Hale has been charged for kidnap, she has a hearing in Seattle in just over a month on the 3rd December 2009. Bail has been granted at $1,000,000" The policeman read out from a piece of paper. I stood up
"One million dollars? Are you serious?" I said and he shrugged
"Don't shoot the messenger" he turned around and walked back into the back room. I sighed
"What are we going to do?" I asked
"We could put the restaurant and the house up as collateral" Carlisle said "Together they're worth about one million"
"Well we'll have too" Esme shrugged
4 DAYS LATER – Rose POV
I walked down the streets of Forks. I had been released from prison the other day and Carlisle had promised that I wouldn't be going back but if was honest I didn't believe him. He was not a miracle worker, I stopped and looked across the road as I saw the familiar curly red hair.
"Victoria!" I waved across the road she saw me, smiled and waved back. She ran across the road
"Rosalie, Hi!" She said kissing me on each cheek.
"Hi, I've not seen you in ages!" I said "How have you been?" I asked her
"Well, I've been coping" she said "Listen, do you want to go and pretend to drink a coffee while we catch up?" she asked me. I smiled and nodded. We went to the local coffee shop, ordered our coffees and sat down
"So how have you been? I heard about your stunt with that baby" she said
"Well I've not had the best year. My daughter died, I split with my husband and got sectioned" I said "Sorry I'm feeling sorry about myself, ignore me" I immediately apologised
"It's ok, I didn't know you and Emmett had split up" She said sympathetically
"Yeah, I wasn't well. I couldn't have been to kidnap a baby could I?" I smiled bitterly "Although that's not what the police think"
"What do you mean?" she asked
"I'm being charged for the kidnap, because I am a vampire I couldn't have the tests taken on me to confirm the illness so I'm fully liable for the kidnap" I said and she gasped
"What are you going to do?" she asked me
"What do you mean?" I asked her confused
"Well don't take this the wrong way but you can't exactly go to prison" She said "I thought you might want to get out of the country"
"Victoria, my family have paid a lot of money to keep me out of prison until my court date. I can't leave them in the lurch" I said
"Well if you ever need financial help, I'll always be here you know that" she said kindly
"Besides I need money and a passport and…." I continued
"Let me help" She insisted cutting me off "I can get you $5,000, a one-way plane ticket, plus a passport by tonight. You can be gone tomorrow and I'll make sure your family don't lose their home or restaurant" Victoria smiled at me but I was still unsure
"But…" I started
"And like you said you've split with Emmett so maybe you need a bit of time away from Forks. The rest of the family could join you in a few months after the dust has settled" Victoria said "Everybody wins!" and the more I thought about it, the more I knew she was right, I couldn't look this particular gift horse in the mouth. I nodded slowly
"I'll do it, Victoria thank you so much" I said gratefully
"My pleasure" she smiled back at me "Come to this address tonight and I'll give you everything you need" she said writing an address on a napkin "It would be wise not to tell the rest of your family though as they may think the idea is stupid" I nodded again; they would think it was stupid and they'd want me to stay and face the music but now that I had seen a way out there was no way I was staying.
The Next Day
My bags were packed and I had a ticket to Alaska. I was going to stay with the Denali's for a couple of months and then after Christmas I was going to and try to find Edward. I didn't care what he said he needed our help and it would ease Esme's mind if she knew I was with Edward. I had left a letter to Carlisle telling him my plan. I didn't want to tell anybody to there face and see the disappointment.
Emmett's POV –
I needed to see Rosalie, Even if she was going to shoot me down and break my heart…again. I needed to know. I walked nervously up to my old home and knocked on the door. Alice answered. She had a worried look on her face.
"Oh Emmett I'm glad you're here" she said pulling me inside "Rosalie's skipped bail, gone to Alaska. She's at the airport right now and you're the only chance to get her back"
"Me?" I scoffed
"Yes, I'm being serious. I've seen different situations and none of us can stop her from going but there is a small chance that you can stop her"
"Alice, what's so bad about her skipping town anyway?" I asked her
"Esme and Carlisle will lose the house and the restaurant" She said looking worried
"Oh" I said
"Yes, you know how much they love that restaurant" Alice said "Please Em, you're our only hope"
"Fine" I conceded
"Thank you Emmett!" she squealed "Ok, she's at terminal 2 if you run now, you'll just make it" Alice instructed. I sighed and began to run out of the door, I didn't know what I would do if she shot me down. I raced as fast as I could through the forests and eventually I came to the airport, I raced through the doors, I raced through the crowds and followed the directions towards terminal 2. I had to buy a ticket to get through to the terminal. I ran human speed as fast as I could through the airport growling with frustration. What was the point of being a vampire if you can't use the powers it gave you? I stopped in my tracks when I saw her turn a corner her back to me.
"ROSE!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs almost deafening a poor human couple beside me. I waited with baited breath for a few minutes and sighed with relief as I saw her turn back round the corner and see me shock written all over her face. We walked casually towards each other each step dragged out and painful. It seemed miles later I finally got to her.
"Emmett what are you doing here?" She asked me. I sighed and ignored her question.
"Rose why didn't you tell me you were leaving?" I asked her.
"I didn't think it mattered and I didn't want to cause any trouble. I'm sorry" She said looking up at me with those beautiful golden eyes "Emmett look erm I never really got the chance to say this before but I am really truly genuinely sorry about everything. I never meant to hurt you" I curtly nodded trying not to think about what she did
"It's in the past and besides you weren't in the right state of mind. It's forgotten. I …also owe you an apology too" I admitted holding my hands up "I treated you so cruelly that night you weren't … well you know and I'm sorry" Rosalie laughed and I smiled involuntary on hearing it. It had been so long since any member of our family had laughed and this was a genuine from the gut laugh. "What's so funny?" I asked her
"Just us two being apologetic and formal with each other, us acting so old and grown up for once" and she then dissolved into giggles and I had to join her. We both stopped after a couple of minutes and then I heard Rosalie's flight over the being called for boarding over the tannoy. "Well I have to go" Rosalie said picking up her bag and smiling at me "I'm glad we cleared the air Em. I'd hate for us to part on bad-"
"Don't go" I interrupted her. Her mouth dropped
"After everything? You'd still have me?" She said barely a whisper. Her face froze in shock. I nodded "Emmett … I have no choice. I have to go. You know that" I nodded mutely again. She walked up to me and kissed me cheek and whispered in my ear
"You deserve better than me Emmett Cullen" I then stood in shock as I watched her walk away. From me, from us, from everything we ever had, No I wouldn't let that happen. I somehow composed myself and regained my voice
"Rose" I said at normal voice volume. She was walking away not acknowledging me but I knew she could hear me "Rose!" I said louder. She still was ignoring me. I looked around desperately and saw a desk with a woman at it typing at a computer. I raced up to it and without warning leaned over and grabbed the tannoy.
"Hey!" she shouted annoyed. I ignored her
"ROSALIE HALE I LOVE YOU, MARRY ME!!" I shouted down the tannoy. The whole room went silent. She turned around and walked back up to me
"Aren't we already married?" she asked
"Fine" I conceded "I want a divorce" I wanted to marry her again and make a fresh start.
"Emmett, you deserve better than me! I'm ill and don't treat you like you deserve. It's not fair on you!"
"I don't care, Please Rose we could get married again and make a fresh start. All mistakes forgiven and forgotten, I love you" I stroked her cheek and she leaned her head into it. She then grabbed my hand and kissed it gently
"Emmett you have no idea how hard this is, There is nothing I'd like better than to kiss you and then come home together and just lock the door and never leave and never let you go" she said
"Then lets do that" I said eagerly
"But real life would get in the way and I'd only end up hurting you again" she said
"No" I said
"Yes, I'm poison, goodbye Emmett" She said and before I knew it she was heading towards the plane and I knew nothing I could do would stop her.
AN – So Rosalie has now gone and Adam and Victoria are perfectly set to take the restaurant and their home. Next chapter will be action packed and the chapter after that a big revelation will put Carlisle as a suspect for the revenge on Adam. This is the longest chapter by far I have ever written so please please review.
