Chapter 9: Grandpa Carlisle
Nessie's POV
My mind was feeling really foggy for some reason. The last thing I remember was blood. I drank blood! I can't believe that I seriously drank blood and that I liked it! Weird.
I sat upright only for someone to gently push me back down.
"No you don't young lady!" Carlisle scolded.
"Wha what happened?" I asked.
"You nearly killed someone. You probably would have if I hadn't stopped you" Carlisle said.
Then it all came flooding back to me. There was a bleeding man on the floor. His scent. It overpowered me. Carlisle tried to stop me.
"Ouch!" I shouted when I moved my arm a little to fast. It was then that I realized that my arm was in a sling.
"Nessie please relax. You need to rest. You're injured" he said.
"How am I injured? I don't remember injuring myself" I said.
"Nessie you are still recovering from your motorcycle accident. When you fought against me you re-injured yourself a bit. That's why I knocked you out with drugs. I wasn't going to allow you to hurt yourself. I was only thinking of you when I did that" he said.
I felt so embarassed that I had lost complete control like that. I couldn't believe that I nearly killed a man for his blood.
"Carlisle I am so sorry" I said.
"Sorry for what?" he asked confused.
"For losing control like that. For almost killing that man" I started to cry. I'm a monster.
"Nessie that is not your fault. You did absolutely nothing wrong. These instincts are entirely new to you. I mean you just found out that you were half vampire. Don't blame yourself because you gave into your instincts. Blood is something that is very tempting to vampires and half vampires. Especially fresh human blood. If anything what happened is my fault"
"How is this even remotely your fault?!" I shouted and immediately felt bad for shouting. "I'm sorry" I immediately apologized.
"It's okay Nessie. To answer your question its my fault because I didn't tell you what to do when you got thirsty. I should have explained that to you and I didn't. For that I am sorry"
I suddenly, and carefully, threw my arms around Carlisle. I didn't know what made me do it but I just had this overpowering urge to hug and comfort him. He was surprised at first. But then he hugged me back. He even gave me a kiss on the cheek. He held me close to his body.
"Nessie you know the last time I held you like this you were just a baby?" he said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes. It was actually the night you were taken from us. You had the physical appearance of a four year old. Esme and I were babysitting you. You still hadn't spoken yet. I was trying to get you to talk but you just wouldn't. It was really frustrating. I remember I even got angry at you and it scared you. You ran away crying. I never did anything to try to fix what I did. That's what I regret the most" Carlisle had started crying, well the vampire version of crying anyway, by the end of his story.
"Carlisle?" I said but didn't get a response.
"Grandpa?" I tried. He looked up at me. The look on his face was that of a surprised man.
"Did you just call me grandpa?" he asked.
"Well, yes, I mean you are my grandpa, aren't you? Unless you don't want me to-"
"Nessie I have always wanted to hear you call me that" he said before he hugged me again.
"So are you going teach me how to control my thirst?" I asked him.
"Of course Nessie. If you ever get in a situation like the one you were in just cover your nose and don't breathe. When you are near blood and it begins to overwhelm you cover your nose and don't breathe. Then leave the area as fast as you can. Whenever you are thirsty just go into the woods and hunt animals and I mean only easy prey. Go for deer, stick to plant eating animals. I don't want you going anywhere near carnivores. Is that understood?"
"Yes grandpa" I said.
"Promise?"
"I promise" I said. "By the way where is everyone else?"
"They're all out hunting for you actually. They are going to bring you back some blood"
I tried to not be disgusted by that little fact.
"Where is Beethoven?" I asked when I realized my dog was missing.
A worried look appeared on his face. "I have him locked up in one of our extra rooms. Nessie when was the last time he had his shots?"
"A while. Actually I believe he's overdue for a rabies shot. Why?"
"Well I'm not a veterinarian but I noticed that he had a weird looking bite on his nose earlier. It's really fresh like which leads me to believe that he just got it today. But the bite smells like it's infected with rabies"
I was instantly worried. Rabies can be deadly if not treated right away.
"Well I'll take him to a vet right away and get him treated. Before he goes all Cujo on us" I said.
"Cujo?" he asked confused.
"Cujo is a Saint Bernard in a movie. He got bit by a rabid bat and went insane from rabies and started killing people"
"What kind of a movie is that?"
"It's a horror movie. It's based on a Stephen King book. Need I say more?"
Sorry that this short. I wanted it to be mostly NessiexCarlisle bonding. Next chapter will include more of Bella and Edward interacting with Nessie. In the mean time please review!
