Chapter Nine: Forks

I was woken up by someone shaking me. I peeked my eyes open to see Hayley standing there. "Hey, Iso. We landed." She gave me a small smile.

"Okay," I said. I stood up and got off the plane with Hayley when a nice gentleman let us go in front of him. I grabbed out my phone and turned it on. I saw that there were two text messages from Esme.

Esme: I'm here.

Esme: Carlisle and I are down by the baggage claim. We brought two cars. One for you to drive around in while you are in Forks.

I wonder which car they are letting me drive. I doubt that it is Edward's Volvo.

"Esme is by the baggage claim," I said.

"Bella, I want to talk to you about earlier. Are you okay with everything that happened in the woods?" She asked me with concern in her voice.

"I'm not okay," I quietly told her. "Can we talk about that after we get everything sorted out with my dad? He is my main priority right now." She nodded her head and gave me a sad smile. We walked down to the baggage claim where I saw Carlisle and Esme standing there. I pointed to them and looked at Hayley. "That's Carlisle and Esme."

She nodded her head. "I can smell them."

I giggled. "That's one thing that I never thought you would say that," I said sarcastically but with a smile.

Hayley laughed. "True. The baggage claim is starting." We walked over to the baggage claim, and our bags were the first two. "That was easy."

My phone started to ring, and I saw that it was Freya. "Freya is calling me," I said and hit accept. "Hey, Freya."

"Hey, Bella. I just talked to Niklaus, and he said that you and Hayley were going to Forks because of your Dad. Are you okay?" She asked.

I felt the tears well up. "I don't know. I haven't seen my dad, yet. I will have a proper answer to your question when I get more information from the doctors. I have to go. I will call you guys later." She said goodbye, and we hung up the phone. "Let's go."

We walked over to Carlisle and Esme, and I was immediately wrapped up in a hug. "Hello, dear."

"Hi, Momma," I said. "Carlisle and Esme, meet my cousin - Hayley. Hayley, meet Carlisle and Esme." They shook hands.

Carlisle hugged me. "Where are you guys staying?" He asked me.

"We were just going to stay at Dad's house," I said as Esme held out a set of keys for me. "What are these for?" I grabbed them and looked at the keychain, and I knew exactly whose keys these were.

They were Edward's keys because of the keychain picture of him and me.

"Edward is letting you drive his car," Esme said with a smirk.

"This is new," I said in amazement that Edward actually decided to let someone else to drive his car. We walked out of the airport and to the cars. We stood by the cars which were right next to each other. "I'm going to go to the hospital, and then I'll stop by the house to see everyone."

"Okay," Esme said.

The air kind of got awkward for some reason. I didn't like that awkward feeling.

"Well, I will let you know when I leave the hospital. They said that they were going to keep visiting hours open for me." Carlisle nodded and put our bags into the car. "Thanks, Dad," I said with a broken voice.

He gave me a big hug. "Call us if you need anything," he said.

"I know," I said and got into the car with Hayley. "Jesus, Edward is actually letting me drive his Volvo." I put on my seatbelt, and I started the car.

"Does Edward not like you driving his car?" Hayley asked confused.

"Edward doesn't like anyone besides himself driving his car. This is his baby." I leaned back into the seat basking in the warmth of the car.

"Tell me about the Cullens and your friends," Hayley said. I could tell that she was trying to distract me from thinking about my father being in the hospital.

I honestly appreciated it.

"Well, the leader - father - of the coven is Carlisle. He is the one that really makes the big decisions for the family. He is also a doctor at Forks Hospital," I started to say.

"How is he a vampire but also a doctor? Doesn't the blood temp him?" Hayley asked confused.

"He is over 300 years old. He can hold his bloodlust very well." She nodded her head as I got onto the interstate. "That's his power really. Then, there is Esme. She is the mother of the coven, and she is Carlisle's wife/mate. She doesn't have a power, really, besides the fact that she is a very - very - good mother." I gave her a small smile. "She acts like a mother to me than my mom - Renee - does."

"She sounds like a good woman," Hayley said.

"She is." I paused. "I wonder if she and Mama would have gotten along."

"Auntie Nora got along with everyone. For the time that I spent with her, she was a fantastic woman. They would have gotten along," Hayley commented. "What about the others?"

"Edward is the fastest and the mind reader of the group. He can read everyone's mind, but mine. That kind of made me happy. He is the second one to be in the coven. He came before Esme. We dated for a year, but then the feelings kind of fizzled into sibling love. He agreed with me, so our break-up was very mutual and good. I know that Tanya is his mate, so I'm happy for him." I smiled thinking about my mate. "He is protective of me because we are that close."

"That's good that Niklaus doesn't have to worry about him." She paused. "Shit, we have to call them."

"We will call him later. I know that he will understand. Just send him a text." She nodded and got out her phone. "Rosalie is the next person to join the coven. She doesn't really have a power. I guess you can say that her power is beauty and vanity. She is kind of a bitch, but once she gets used to you, she can be pretty nice. Her mate is Emmett." I smiled. "Emmett is a big teddy bear. He looks very intimidating, but he's not at all - unless you get on his bad side. He doesn't have a power, but he has a lot of strength for a vampire. He is a big goofball."

"Alice and Jasper are the next ones to join the group. Alice has the ability to see the future, but only if the decision is set in stone. She is a pixie. She kind of reminds me of a brunette Tinkerbell. She loves to shop and play Bella Barbie. She is the quietest of the group when needed. Jasper..." I said and trailed off. "He's the baby of the group in a way."

"What do you mean?" Hayley asked me with a confused look.

"Jasper has been a vampire as long as Carlisle, but he hasn't been a vegetarian vampire as long as Carlisle has been, though. He does have some problems with the bloodlust, but he is getting better. My 18th birthday was almost two weeks ago, and I got a paper cut. He looked like he was about to drain me of blood, but he looked at Alice. It seemed like Alice brought him back to reality. He just ran out of the house to get away from the blood."

"That's good," she said but paused. "Wait, your birthday was almost two weeks ago?"

I nodded. "It was my birthday on September 13."

She nodded her head and got out her phone. "Niklaus said that there is no rush for us to call him. He just wants us to call him when we get the chance."

"Will you tell him that I will call him when we get to Dad's house?" She nodded her head. "Thank you," I said and sighed.

"What will you do if the shape-shifter is at the hospital?" There is the million dollar question.

"Part of me wants to wolf out and claw his eyes out. I want to chop off his balls and make him play fetch with them. I want to wring his fucking neck out," I said and sighed. "I say that, but if he is there, the worst thing that I will do is just scream and yell at him."

"How are you feeling now that you have caused your curse?" Hayley asked me with concern.

"I feel like I'm whole now, but the shifting does scare me. Niklaus told me that since he is a hybrid, he can shift anytime he wants. I thought you were a hybrid, why can't you shift whenever you want too?"

"He's an odd case really." She giggled, and I smiled.

He's my odd case.

"In all seriousness, he had the full moon curse that was put on him lifted. Since the full moon curse was lifted, he is able to shift into a wolf whenever he pleases. He hates shifting on the full moon, so he doesn't shift. He will come to the bayou in human form, and he will walk around smirking at the pack. I bet that he will come shift with the pack on full moons because you will be there." She looked at her phone. "He said that he will be waiting by the phone." She paused. "Elijah just sent me a picture," she said and pouted. She quickly showed me the picture of Elisa sleeping on Elijah's chest.

"I'm sorry that you had to leave Elisa." I really am sorry. I know how little kids and parents can be for a long period of separation.

"You need me, Bella." She gave me a gentle smile. "Plus, this Momma needs a break from being Momma for a day. Tomorrow, I will go through separation anxiety." I nodded my head. The rest of the drive was spent with us singing along to different tunes. As we entered Forks, the car's atmosphere changed. "How are you doing?"

There was feeling in the pit of my stomach that was not good at all.

"I don't think that he's going to make it. I think that Jacob Black killed my father," I said with tears flowing down my face.

"I'll be here to back you up if you need it," she whispered.

"Thank you," I said and pulled into the hospital. I parked the car, and we got out. I grabbed my purse from the back seat, and we were on our way inside. As soon as I got into the waiting room, my mood went from bad to worse.

"Bella," Jacob said and stood up. The rest of the pack turned around and faced me. I could tell that he looked regretful.

"Burn in hell, Jacob," I seethed out to him. I turned my attention to the receptionist. "I'm here to see..."

"Charlie Swan," she said and finished with a sad smile. "I want to clarify things with you." I nodded my head for her to continue. "Who is and is not allowed in your father's hospital room?"

"The group of people in the corner are not allowed within five feet of the door to my father's room." She nodded. "The Cullens are allowed to be in his room." I could feel the glares from the La Push pack burning a hole into my back.

"Now, if the people in the corner try to get into his room. What do you want to happen with them?" She asked.

"Arrested or kicked out," I stated. I don't feel sad towards the pack. I don't have it in me to feel bad.

She nodded. "Let me print this out. Is she allowed into the room too?" The receptionist nodded her head to Hayley.

"She is. She will probably be with me most of the time." She nodded her head and printed out the sheet. "What room is he in?"

"If you could sign and date this real quick that would be great." I quickly signed the form. "He's in room 45."

"Thank you," I said. Hayley and I quickly walked down the hall to his room. As soon as I got to the door, I knew. I knew that my father wasn't going to live. "He's not going to make it," I whispered to myself.

We walked into the room where I saw Dr. Gerandy looking over my father. I could tell by the look on his face that he doesn't think that he is going to make it. "Hey, Bella."

"Hi," I said with tears streaming down my face. I looked at my father, and I broke. I just started bawling my eyes. "He didn't just have a heart attack did he?"

"I knew that Dr. Cullen was going to call you. I asked that he not tell you his full condition until you got here," he said with a sad tone. "You father was attacked by a sort of animal as he had his heart attack."

Jacob Black is a dead man.

"He's not going to make it," I bawled out. I fell down to my knees and cried. Hayley got on her knees next to me and held me.

"It will be a miracle if he lives," Dr. Gerandy said. "Let me know if you need anything." He gave me a look of pity and left.

I turned to Hayley. "I need to say goodbye," I whispered. She nodded and let me go. I stood up on wobbly knees and walked over to the bed. My Dad was laying there with a bunch of blood bags draining into his body. He was a patched up face from where Jacob scratched him. I could tell that his chest was bleeding because there was fresh blood on his gown. "Daddy," I cried out. "You must be in so much pain. It's okay if you let go." I took a deep breath. "I don't want you to go through life in pain, and I don't want you in pain." I grabbed his hand and held on. "I never thought less of you since you told me about my biological parents. You are still my father no matter what," I said and paused. "I don't want you to suffer. It's okay to let go," I reminded him. "I'll finish school. I promise you." I kissed his hand and stood up. "I will get back Jacob Black for this," I wiped my tears and stood up with wobbly knees again. "I love you, Daddy. I will always be your little girl," I cried and kissed his head.

I guess those were the magical words because not even a second later, he flatlined. Doctors and Nurses walked in. I just stepped back and watched from the sidelines as they tried to save him. What felt like a whole day, Dr. Gerandy came over to me. "I'm sorry, Bella. We will give a couple moments before we take him down to the morgue." The nurses and doctors left.

I fell to my knees, and I just stared at my father's body. "I love you, Daddy." I felt emotionless. "Goodbye," I whispered.

"Hey, Niklaus. You, Elijah, and Elisa need to come to Forks." Hayley paused. "He didn't make it." She paused again. "See you soon." She hung up the phone. I looked at Hayley. "Whoa," she said.

I couldn't bring myself to wonder why she said 'whoa.'

"Hayley, Jacob Black is going to pay for what he has done," I said with no emotion.