Can't Fight The Moonlight
Chapter 9
"His mother will be getting worried about him" sighed Esme, she hadn't left Harry's bedside since he came here.
"I'll go see her" said Edward softly, he could hear her mind and put it to ease. He wasn't happy about leaving Harry but there wasn't much else he could do. The others were here so he would be safe for the time being.
"What are you going to say?" asked Jasper.
"Taking him camping" murmured Edward.
"It will have to do, what are you going to say when she asks why he didn't come too?" asked Rosalie.
"I'm not sure" sighed Edward, he hadn't planned any of this out, and he wasn't sure what he could say.
"I'll come with you" said Carlisle; he was the father if anything Lily had more chance of listening to him than what she assumed Edward was - a child.
That decided Carlisle and Edward got into the black BMW which was Carlisle's car and drove off. Edward had decided to hunt down the man, but he had yet to make an appearance they could only look so far.
Once they were at Harry's home they found Lily wasn't home yet, the door was unlocked they entered. They could see the blood stain on the carpet; Carlisle recommended Edward clean it before Lily came home. Gathering the necessary things he did as he was told. Growling angrily at everything, his mate had been hurt and he hadn't been there - what kind of mate does that make him?
"She's coming we need to get out" murmured Carlisle, they left thorough the back door. Sneaked around the front before anyone could have saw, and leaned against the car. As soon as she parked her red car, Carlisle and Edward approached her putting on friendly smiles.
"Hello Lily, we just want to let you know Harry is sleeping at our home" said Carlisle soothingly.
"Is he ok?" asked Lily a frown on her usually friendly features.
"Oh he's fine!" soothed Carlisle.
"He's exhausted himself…I really shouldn't have made him start school straight away! The time difference is killing him" whispered Lily feeling so much guilt that Edward was taken aback. She felt so much love for a son she hardly saw or knew it was such a shame.
"Indeed which was why we let him sleep…we were wondering if you would let Harry come camping with us? He mentioned that he would like to go before he fell asleep" soothed Carlisle kindly.
"He did? Well if that's what he wants I have no problem" said Lily, perhaps he was making new friends, she didn't want to jeopardise that. She wanted her son to stay here and be happy. She didn't want him going back to James because he couldn't make friends so for that reason alone she let her son go.
"He also mentioned going with you at a later date try and get to know you better" said Edward smiling crookedly. He could see she feared that Harry would not want to spend time with her - she wanted her son to know her like a proper son would know their mother.
She beamed happily at that reassurance "If that made him happy I would do it in a heartbeat" she said honestly.
"Is it ok if we packed some things for him? It does get cold out there" said Carlisle softly.
"Sure his room is the one next to the bathroom" said Lily, was her son that exhausted he couldn't come and tell her he was going camping? Or was he afraid that Lily would say no so got his friends father to do it?
"I'll get some things, I tried to wake Harry three times he's such a deep sleeper" murmured Edward shaking his head as he went in.
Lily laughed and nodded her head; she had gone in a few times the first night he came home. He hadn't even budged once; she thought it was because he was so tired that was obviously not the case.
"There that should do him" smiled Edward kindly after stuffing a few things into a bag for him. He had to stop himself growing at the smell of another vampire in Harry's room. Or stop himself from inhaling all of Harry's things to gather more of his scent.
"How long are you going for?" asked Lily looking worried not because he was off school just when she was going to see him again?
"Just one or two days" said Carlisle calmly.
"Oh ok then" said Lily, if only she had enough money to buy him all the things James had…then she would feel much better about everything. Right now she had to work two jobs just to get by; with a sigh she waved them away.
"Take care" smiled Carlisle calmly.
"Esme and Alice are watching her when we get back…Harry would never forgive me if anything happened to his mum" murmured Edward sadly.
"Give him time Edward…he's had a scare you cannot blame him for being weary" soothed Carlisle sadly.
"I just don't think he will accept me…damn that bastard to hell" snarled Edward angrily, what's worse he couldn't bloody well find him.
"If he is anything like Lily I'm sure he will be forgiving" said Carlisle, that said he didn't know Lily all that well but she was kind spirited and lovely.
"I hope so" sighed Edward softly; he didn't hold the same hope as Carlisle for Harry to ever like him that way. Or even want to be in his company come to that, as soon as he was better he could bet that Harry will run from him - to the hills if needed be.
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"Hello darling how are you feeling?" asked Esme kindly when Harry woke up.
Wincing in pain, he groggily tried to work out where he was, and then it all came flooding back. The vampire attacking him, trying to get away from the Cullen's being forced into the car, then that god awful pain and being put to sleep quite gently.
"My mum!" yelped Harry trying to get up, but a surprisingly strong but gentle grip stopped him from moving.
"She will be fine," soothed Esme kindly.
"You don't know that!" replied Harry trying to get the hand to let him go; he would be dammed if anything happened to his mum. He wouldn't allow it, that bastard had done it to him he wasn't going to let his mum be a victim of it. It was night time; he would say around seven o'clock his mother would be back from work. She wasn't going back out again either as it was her night off.
Suddenly Carlisle and Edward was there, faster than probably a speeding bullet.
"She's going to be fine, Alice and Esme will keep an eye on her I promise" soothed Edward coming to stand right next to Harry. This seemed to relax him almost completely, either it was Edward's presence or the knowledge this mother would be ok they didn't know.
"Can you sit up for me?" asked Carlisle softly.
Harry grimaced but did as he was told, he found himself unable to do it on his own. Edward's cool arms wrapped around him and helped him sit up, the top was removed and they checked the bites were healing fine.
"Good good, they are healing quite nicely, the stitches will need to be removed in about a weeks time" nodded Carlisle changing the dressing for the sake of it.
"You bring stuff home with you?" asked Harry with a frown.
"No Harry, this is all things I've bought with my own money, for occasions like this" said Carlisle soothingly.
"You get a lot of them?" asked Harry alarmed.
"No this is the first occasion I've ever needed them for" admitted Carlisle, for the rest of them it had been too late; all he had been able to do was turn them into vampires.
"Will he be back?" asked Harry wearily, he really didn't want to have to see him again.
"We cannot find him, the only thing we can do now is wait on him making an appearance. He wanted our attention and now he has it, he will die for hurting you" said Carlisle quite savagely.
"Why are you helping me? I mean that probably happens all over the world right? I mean we are food for vampires that's the way it is" asked Harry, as he was lay once again back down on the bed. Esme came into the room, Harry hadn't even realized she had gone and handed him a couple of pain killers. Once they were in his hands she handed him a bottle of water, it was freezing cold he gladly drank it and swallowed the painkillers.
Carlisle and Edward seemed to look at each other for a very long time not saying anything. Harry looked between them wearily wondering what on earth was going on. Could they really be talking to one another? Neither one of their mouths were moving not the slightest.
"I'll leave Edward to explain" said Carlisle, when Edward reluctantly nodded his head.
Suddenly the room was empty all bar himself and Edward.
"How much do you know about vampires?" asked Edward softly, sitting on the edge of the bed Harry currently lay in.
"Well considering I didn't know they existed not much" murmured Harry quite edgily.
"True, what do you believe about vampires then?" asked Edward conceding the point.
"You mean like the myths? Books I've read? Well if that's what you mean, they drink blood, can't go out in the sun light and supposedly able to be killed by a stake though the heart…which I cannot see happening you all feel like stone…if I was to do that I've got a feeling I'd end up with a million splinters in my hand" said Harry finishing quite sarcastically.
Edward laughed softly, this was what he liked about Harry his sarcasm his humour it was different - nice. He was honest and bright, he was perfect for Edward in all sense of the word.
"You have that one right I'm surprised you didn't mention fangs" laughed Edward.
"I think I'd know I did have his teeth sinking into my flesh" winced Harry as he remembered it.
That sobered Edward up.
"Well as you know Vampire's do exist, we do live off humans but there are two families who survive on the blood of animals despite the occasional slip up" explained Edward Harry found himself unable to look away from that perfect face. He couldn't think all he could do was listen to what he was saying it was like he was hypnotised.
"Two? If you both do it why doesn't others?" asked Harry.
"Because it's not the same…human blood is much better it's…like a human supposedly only living on Tofu not that I would know" said Edward softly.
"Eww" said Harry screwing his face up Tofu was disgusting.
"Exactly," said Edward. "We don't eat food, it tastes like dirt to us before Carlisle it wasn't thought about - drinking animal blood that is"
"Uh-huh" nodded Harry to say he understood.
"Do you believe in soul mates? Someone you spend your entire life with?" asked Edward.
"Of course I do" sighed Harry and all he wanted to do was meet his, all he wanted was someone to love him unconditionally. Who didn't care about his blood sarcasm or his weird ways? Someone to perhaps spend money on when he finally got a job someone he could introduce to his mum…someone who didn't care if he wasn't gorgeous but plain.
Edward wanted to choke like a human when he heard Harry's thoughts, Harry didn't think of himself as beautiful? He seriously thought he was plain? He was far from it and if Harry allowed him Edward was going to spend eternity making sure he knew it too.
"Would you believe if I said you were mine?" asked Edward tensely.
Harry burst out laughing; Edward was quite hurt understandably until he got a glimpse of his thoughts. "I'm sorry! Honestly I don't mean anything by it! It's just fate really does have a weird sense of humour" giggled Harry before it soon faded off.
"Why would you say that?" asked Edward.
"I think even if you weren't here that hem…vampire would still have attacked me. Probably would have ended up turned too, I just found it funny is all" sighed Harry. The pain killers were working, as his stiff back was slowly relaxing and it didn't hurt to move.
"The question is would you feel comfortable around me…after everything you went thought?" asked Edward wearily. His beautiful Adonis face showing just how nervous and afraid he was off Harry's answer.
"I already think you are beautiful but it might take me a while to get used to it though" murmured Harry honestly. He didn't know how he would react to someone touching him with such cold hands after what that bastard did. However, Edward's voice did calm him down make him feel safe unlike that bastards voice…perhaps he really was Edward's mate but why would Edward want to be cursed with someone as plain as him?
"You. Are. Not. Plain" said Edward getting closer to Harry going very slowly.
Harry blinked and frowned "I didn't even say anything…I thought it" his voice immediately going weary.
"I also forgot to mention that when a vampire is changed the most common trait is transferred over to their vampire life…I was very good at reading people when I woke up a vampire I could hear everyone's thoughts around me" murmured Edward hoping against hope his mate didn't react negatively towards it.
"Great this just gets better…what about the others?" asked Harry curiously.
"Alice is a seer and Jasper is what most human myths call an Empath" said Edward.
"Can you tell me more about them?" asked Harry curious about the enigma of vampires who had instilled themselves in Forks of all places.
"We are here because it rains almost constantly actually, we sparkle when it's sunny" Edward said when he began thinking about them turning to dust outside. "I really should let the others explain their own stories…its not my place to say"
"I guess" murmured Harry yawning widely. "I need to go home, my mum she will be worried" trying to stay awake.
"Don't worry I told her we were going camping" said Edward, as Harry fell asleep once again.
"Alice and Emmett have gone Esme want's to stay and cook" grinned Carlisle softly, they had all heard the conversation and were happy and shocked at how well Harry accepted him.
"He said yes" said Edward the conversation finally getting to him.
"He did just take it slow and you will get him in the end…just show him the real you" said Carlisle softly.
"Next time he wakes up he will need food" said Edward knowing humans ate four times a day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper before they go to bed.
"Indeed he will" smirked Carlisle; finally Edward was going to have someone, to spend all eternity with. He also knew Edward wasn't going to be able to stop himself wanting to turn Harry. Right now Edward will want to protect him; eventually he will see Harry his mate as weak and in need of turning. So he could be at his full strength and protect himself too. The need will get too strong for him to deny plus he will want his mate at a similar age as him, and want him to live forever.
"Not until he's ready" murmured Edward, it would be his venom and his mates choice when he was eventually turned. He couldn't deny that Carlisle was right, because he knew it to be true. Right now he did see his mate weak and in need of turning so he could protect himself. He had never felt like that before, usually he didn't want someone forsaken to this kind of life. However, he needed his mate just as much as his mate would need him. Harry was so fragile and he and his vampire didn't like it at all.
There we go! will james target Lily and be killed? will edward ever find james? what will happen when he does? how will i kill james? slowly or quickly? will he be able to avoid capture? will victoria and laurent be there to help or will he die alone his two companions unaware? R&R plz
