JAMES BLUNT- CARRY YOU HOME

Trouble is her only friend and he's back again.
Makes her body older than it really is.
She says it's high time she went away,
No one's got much to say in this town.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.
As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.
If she had wings she would fly away,
And another day God will give her some.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.
As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.
And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight,
And someone's little girl was taken from the world tonight,
Under the Stars and Stripes.
As strong as you were, tender you go.
I'm watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and I'll carry you home.
I'll carry you home.

The following week was full of unexpected sunshine and warmth. Due to this fact, I hadn't seen much of Christopher and it bothered me more than I had expected. Could I actually like the rude and obnoxious vampire who had barged into my life...or lack of life might be a better term. I went to school each day and tried to concentrate on the events taking place around me, but with Christopher's forced house arrest, my mind began to wonder to Edward more frequently. I hadn't realised it at first, but with Christopher next to me, I had a distraction from my heartache. Admittedly, it was a limited distraction as the pain was constant; but it seemed to lesson as we argued.

The last argument had been the worst and was the main reason I hadn't seen him in almost a week. It was on Sunday evening and Charlie was still away which meant that the two of us could roam freely around my small house.

"Have you eaten today?" He asked suddenly as he stood in the corner of my living room. I had offered him a seat as I settled onto the comfortable sofa but he had declined and opted to stand in the corner. He was definitely a strange being.

"I will." My evasive answer seemed to anger him and his jaw tensed as his eyes narrowed.

"Have you eaten anything since the Mc Donald's yesterday afternoon?" His voice was low and accusing.

I glared straight back at him. "I'm not hungry."

"Eat." He said as he pointed towards the kitchen.

My mouth dropped open in surprise. "No!"

"Yes." He spoke through clenched teeth and I once again screeched; "No!"

He strode towards me in powerful steps and I shrunk back slightly into the sofa. His large hands reached for me and in less than a second I was transported to a chair in the kitchen.

I stamped my feet on the ground and rose from my seat. "What part of 'I'm not hungry' do you not understand?" I demanded, folding my arms across my chest.

"Human's have to eat." He spat at me while his eyes shot daggers at me.

"Human's", I stressed the word; "have free will and can eat whenever the hell they want to. I won't have you dictating to me."

"Well if you grew up, I wouldn't have to!" He countered. He looked positively menacing as he glared down at me. His large frame took up most of the room. He was so close that I could feel the soft material of his black sweater as he towered over me.

I looked up at him and defiantly shouted. "You're not my father. You have no right to interfere."

My words seemed to shock him for a second and he blinked in surprise. He took a deep and stepped away from me.

With his back to me he exited the room; me close on his heels and as he reached for the door he pulled it open and shouted; "You're right. Why should I care what you do? Feel free to slowly kill yourself." He slammed the door behind him.

I hadn't seen him since. He hadn't visited at night once the sun was no longer a problem and my pride prevented me from visiting him. I worried all week about whether he had stayed in Forks, praying that he hadn't left me as well. By Friday night the worry was killing me and I jumped from my bed and ran down the stairs. I tripped on the final step and landed with a crash on the floor. Charlie came rushing out of the living room and pulled me up.

"Are you ok?" He asked his voice full of concern.

I straightened my red shirt and pulled up my jeans as I replied; "Yeah, sorry. I was rushing."

His eyebrows rose on his forehead. "Where exactly are you rushing to young lady at 9 PM?"

Is that the time? "I thought I would visit Angela. We haven't really caught up in a while and I'm feeling better now..." my voice trailed off.

He smiled softly at me and I'm sure I saw tears glitter in his eyes. It was at that moment that I realised how much my actions had hurt him. The thought crushed me.

He patted my head in an awkward manner. "Go ahead. Don't be too late though and call me when you are coming home."

Without thinking I wrapped my arms around him in a hug. He was taken aback by my surprising actions and then after a second secured me in his own strong embrace.

"Drive carefully." He said before placing a kiss on my head. I pulled away with a smile and I saw a light in his eyes that had been missing for some time, I think it was pride.

In a matter of minutes I was in my truck and pressing hard on the gas in an attempt to get to the Cullen house in record time. I reached to the side and rolled my window down fully to escape from the stuffy heat and I noticed that my hands were shaking slightly with nerves.

If he's there what do I say? He was worried about me and I threw it back in his face...what if he's left?

I looked at the speedometer and saw that I had managed to push my truck, albeit groaning in protest; to 60miles per hour. I was almost there and as I neared my destination my thoughts became more panicked.

What if he has left and I go back to the way I was?

It was because of my panicked thoughts that I didn't spot the tiny rabbit in the middle of the road until the last minute. In a frenzy, I turned the wheel full lock right but forgot to press on my brakes. I saw the tree coming towards me and I threw my hands in front of my face to protect myself from the impact of smashing glass. A second before impact I felt the breath rush out of me as I was heaved out of my window and into the air. It took me a moment to register what was happening and as I heard a sickening crunch, I realised that my truck had slammed into the tree while I was safe in Christopher's arms.

My breath was coming out in short pants and I looked down at the face of my savour. He was looking up at me with concern in his eye as I lay fully on top of him. His back was pressed against the cold road; holding me secure in his arms above him.

"What just happened?" I breathed.

My voice seemed to break his placid attitude and his glare was back. With me still in his arms he began to rant.

"You almost killed yourself trying to protect the cute little bunny!"

"It was instinct!" I retorted as I scrabbled to my feet.

"What to kill yourself?" He shouted.

I scoffed at him and looked at my truck. "Oh my God! Couldn't you have saved us both?"

He brushed dirt off his jeans. "It was you or the truck, what was I meant to do?"

"Well you could have stood In front of it and stopped it before it hit the tree." I ranted as I waved my arms around In front of me.

"You're incredibly annoying you know that? You could be grateful!" As he spoke I realised my behaviour and accepted that I was acting like a spoiled child. Why did he bring out the worst in me?

"And no I couldn't have stopped it before it hit the tree. I'm as hard as stone, it would have caused the same damage but with you inside!" He continued.

I took a calming breath before I spoke again. "Thank you for saving my life."

I said it with all the emotion I could muster. Looking around, I realised we were still quite far from the Cullen house and I wondered how he reached me in time.

"How did you get here so soon?" I questioned and he looked at me exasperated. "What?" He seemed baffled.

"The Cullen house is ages away? How did you get to me in time?" He looked like a deer caught in head lights.

"Were you following me?" I demanded to know.

He glared a bit more then sighed and turned his head away from me. I had never felt more grateful to my new friend. Then, surprising myself with my new found hobby, I took a step forward and placed my arms around his large waist. He was so built that my hands couldn't fully encircle his frame and I felt him stiffen under my grasp.

Laying my head on his chest I whispered; "thank you."

I felt him relax slightly before he replied; with his arms still clamped to his sides. "You're welcome."

Chris ran me home that night and I stumbled through the front door making myself look as tired as possible.

"Bella?" Charlie called from the other room.

"Yeah Dad." I groaned, making sure that I sounded extremely distressed.

I heard him get up from his seat and he walked into the kitchen where I was getting a drink.

"I didn't hear you truck." He noted.

I gave a deep sigh which wasn't part of the act. I was deeply upset about my truck; it was so badly damaged I wasn't sure that it couldn't be fixed.

"I crashed it into a tree. I had to walk back." I said in a depressed tone. He came rushing forward and looked me over.

"Are you ok?! Are you hurt?!" he worried.

"I'm fine, honestly!" I pushed his hands away from my arms as he checked for cuts. "The car got the worst of it. We'll need to get it towed. I locked it up and left it there, it's pretty beat up." I grimaced.

I moved passed him and walked towards the stairs. "I'm going to bed, I'm tired after all that walking." I told him.

He simply nodded and watched me go.

When I reached my room, Christopher was sitting in the rocking chair waiting for me.

"Hi." I whispered as I walked to my bed and sat down.

There was an uncomfortable silence and I used that time to play with my bed cover. I kept glancing at the clock and I soon noticed that 10minutes had passed in complete silence. He had been awkward with me since our hug and although I understood it probably made him uncomfortable to be so close to a human when he was trying to control his blood lust; I couldn't help but be annoyed.

"You could say something, you know." I whispered into the darkness.

I saw his body shift slightly in the chair and I could tell just by the outline of his body that he was extremely uncomfortable.

"What would you like me to say?" He didn't sound upset or angry; he didn't express any emotion in his voice. I wondered briefly how he could do that before I pushed the thought away and let embarrassment take me.

"I'm sorry for hugging you. I don't know what came over me." I said in defeat. I was sure that my blushing cheeks were visible even in the darkness; causing my face to act as a shining light.

"It's fine."

"Well obviously it's not because you haven't spoken to me since."

He let out a dry laugh. "I only speak when I have something to say. It has nothing to do with your hug."

I looked at him under my eyelashes felling sceptical of what he was saying. "You really don't mind?" I asked in a tentative voice.

"No." He stood up quickly and made his way to the window. "I'll pick you up for school on Monday."

He began to climb out of the window but I stopped him. "Wait! Why?" I was completely baffled by what he had just said.

He looked at me with an amused smirk. "Well unless you want to walk you are going to need me to drive you." He said as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

I nodded my head in understanding. He began to climb out the window again but as before, I stopped him. "Wait!"

He huffed and glared at me. "What?" he growled.

I snapped my mouth shut quickly not expecting this change in personality. I answered him after a few seconds. "Will I not see you before?"

He regarded me with a look I didn't understand. It was pained, happy, confused and angry all at once. "Do you want to?" His deep voice vibrated through me and I nodded my head enthusiastically. I couldn't think of anything I wanted more.

A/N:

Hi everyone! I was so happy with all my reviews from the last chapter that in my spare time today I started writing and I almost have the next chapter finished too! This chapter is a bit short its only about 2000 words but I wanted to show them getting a little bit closer. All Christopher fans will probably love him in the next chapter...I know I do!lol

Also, the Cullen's will be in the story very soon! We're almost there people, just one more chapter to go I think until we see the vampires we all love!

So please review because the more I get the sooner I post.lol