Chapter 8 – Caroline's death
Edward POV
I watched amazed as Bella sat on the teacher's desk, looking perfectly at ease. She didn't even pay me any attention as she smiled, prodded and poked the students to spit out who would be responsible for the teacher's death.
I couldn't read her at all. I could never read her mind, but her mannerisms, expressions and that blush always gave her away. I miss that blush. This Bella though is older with a great poker face. Her heartbeat is perfectly calm, a small smirk plastered on her lips and her eyes observant.
'She really grew up'
Rosalie's mental voice rang out to me. I nodded slightly letting her know I agreed with her. Yesterday while we were in English my hand was holding Elena's under the table and my eyes were trainer on Bella. The teacher was droning about something and Bella had an ear bud of her IPod hooked in her left ear. She was drumming her fingers on the tune of 'pink Cadillac' (much to Emmett's amusement who kept imagining her head banging for some reason) and the teacher turned to glare on her. She simply raised an eyebrow daring him to say a word. He didn't and an angelic smile raised her lips.
After class was over Elena all but dragged us to a stupid car wash and even asked to wash my Volvo. Alice had decided she'd join the squad so the rest of us were forced to watch as my sister and some other girls and boys stripped down.
"Don't even think it"
I stage whispered to Jasper whose thoughts were filled of him throwing some clothes on Alice. Those two were constantly fighting these days and only his new friend kept him from leaving Alice and us. Our quiet talk was interrupted by the heat of fire.
"That's Bella's car"
Emmett shouted as Rosalie pulled her phone out immediately to call 911. She never liked Bella but she, like Emmett and jasper, firmly believe there was something more happening when Bella left forks. I ran to the small red car but the fire from it got bigger.
"It's gonna explode"
Jasper gasped. We could see Bella inside it flailing her hands around and Caroline with her attempting to break the glass before Bella stopped her telling her that fresh oxygen was a big no-no. Students and teachers ran around with fire extinguishers but the fire wouldn't back out.
"Burn bitch"
A nasally voice broke through my head and grasping jasper's shoulder we saw who is coming from. Elena's best friend, stood nearby with a determined look in her eyes as she glared at Bella's car. Nodding to each other we ran to her and I tackled her down, breaking her concentration. Jasper was stopped by Bonne's boyfriend, Stefan who bared some sort of fangs at him and the two entered some sort of supernatural fight with jasper beating him up.
Sirens interrupted all noise as a police cruiser arrived at the scene along with an ambulance and a fire truck. Both doors of the small red car had been ripped and thrown to the sides and Caroline was laid on the ground with a darker skinned man and Rosalie giving her CPR. On the other side of the car, a guy I'd seen around town, clad in all black was cradling Bella in his arms as she coughed violently. Her dark eyes connected with mine for a moment before locking on bonnie that I held tightly.
"Powers of this witch rise"
She coughed
"Fly unseen across the sky"
Her eyes teared up
"Come to me to calls you near"
She fought for breath
"Come to me and be bottled here"
She spit out, I almost dropped bonnie to the ground as two red and black shiny things flew out of Bonnie's chest and straight to a small herb container in Bella's hand. She closed it quickly and fainted in the guys arms as a drop of blood ran down from her nose. Bonnie collapsed too.
I froze smelling the freesia scent I was no longer accustomed to.
Jasper felt me and his mind grew black with visions of him draining Bella. I hadn't realized I moved until Emmett grabbed me from behind and tossed me in his large jeep. Rosalie did the same for jasper and locked us inside it.
Alice hissed at me checking bonnie for injuries.
The paramedic shook his head covering Caroline with his jacket. Her mother, the sheriff, screamed as she fell to her knees.
The second paramedic had placed a mask on Bella's mouth and nose.
Bella POV
My eyes flickered open. I was in a pale white room with a mask on my face. The air smelled minty, sweet yet not pleasing. My lungs hurt when I breathed deeply and I felt so tired. Forcing myself to not sleep again I tried to sit up and look around. Why isn't the invincibility power I got not working?
I was lying on a hospital bed. One more bed was in the room and a white sheet was laid over someone covering them completely. I shivered lightly, I may have run with vampires but I do not like dead people. On my left wrist were two small wounds, like teeth marks and my red shirt was ripped open with the buttons missing. I sat up as a doctor walked inside.
"Carlisle?"
Why am I even surprised?
"Hello Bella"
He offered me a calm smile, the same one he gave me in Forks hospital two years ago. It had calmed me back then. The malice emanating from him now as he swapped the vial with a blue colored liquid in for one with green liquid put me on edge. This new vial smelled sweet, too sweet.
"Go to sleep Bella"
Carlisle patted my hand as my body felt sluggish with each breath I took. He watched me for a few moments before leaving the room.
"Leo. Paige"
I tried calling out but I could only manage a whisper behind the mask. The door opened one more time and a female doctor walked in. She paid me no attention as she walked to the other bed, pushing the sheet off the body revealing Caroline. She pulled a syringe from her pocket filled with a dark red liquid in the shade of blood; she pushed it in Caroline's chest inserting the blood and used the paddles on Caroline to shock her two times. It must have worked because the doctor smiled pleased and put a mask on Caroline's face before exiting the room.
"What the hell happened Grey?"
Liz shouted at someone.
"Someone tried to kill them Liz. Do you need it subtitled?"
The man with the doctor's coat mocked, if my bleary eyes aren't playing tricks on me, he was Elena's dad, some sort of a doctor. The younger guy next to Liz growled. I blinked. Suddenly everyone froze and Leo appeared next to my bed.
"Doctors these days"
He rolled his eyes at the now frozen people and sat at the feet of my bed. I rubbed my eyes almost poking one out. I need to cut my nails soon.
"What's going on?"
"A cold one tried to kill you. You called me. I healed you and then pointed the mistake to the doctors here."
"Carlisle? How did he..."
I trailed remembering the green vial. Leo simply nodded not needing to reply. I bit my lip.
"Where is he?"
"Fired"
"Where is my bag?"
I asked looking for my messenger bag. Leo grabbed it from a chair and handed it to me.
"Can you ask the Elders what these are?"
I handed him the potion vial that held the red and black powers/orbs that left Bonne's body. Leo took it gingerly.
"Where did you get these?"
"They flew out from the witch that set my car on fire."
"They flew?"
He lifted a dark blond eyebrow at me. I rolled my dark eyes at him instead of answering. He gave a theatrical bow before robbing out and life returned once again in the room.
