Summary: Emmett disagrees with his family, especially Edward,for leaving a heartbroken Bella behind after her birthday incident, so he decides to return and care for her.
" I wouldn't have left her like you did!"
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Stephanie Myer is the respective owner, I'm just fooling around with the characters.
Bella fidgeted in the passenger seat of Emmett's truck. She bit her bottom lip frantically as her hands fiddled in her lap with all kinds of crazy thoughts and scenarios running through her brain.
Rosalie was back in Forks, and she wanted to see her.
When those words flew from Emmett's mouth she could sworn she died right on the spot. She had been fearing this very moment. The day Rosalie would finally confront her for ruining her life, for putting her family in complete and total danger because of her clumsiness and extremely poor judgement.
She was afraid, and she wasn't scared to admit that. I mean come on, she was just a puny, human girl for goodness sake. Rosalie could easily snap her neck before she could blink if she really wanted to. Sure, she had been restricted before from even thinking those kinds of thoughts with him around, but now that she was away from them, she wasn't so sure she would hesitate this time.
Even with Emmett around. He was fast, but his burly stature didn't make him nearly as fast as Rosalie.
She swallowed, a lump in her throat through the awkward silence, until finally Emmett spoke up.
" You're safe, alright? She just wants to talk,"
"She hates me,"
Emmett snorted and turned to her. " She doesn't hate you Bella,"
Bella sighed and sank in her seat, like a little girl who was in for a big scolding.
" Do you think I would honestly drive you to her if I knew she was going to hurt you? Come on Bella, I'm not criminal," He added in a playful voice with a smile. Bella didn't return it; instead she just furrowed her brows in frustration, and chewed her lip the rest of the way. She had no idea where they were going to either.
Some kind of secluded area out in the forest? An alleyway? Somehow, it was hard not to imagine their meeting to be somewhere a killer would entrap their pray. She shuddered.
The rest of the car ride there was silent, until finally they made a turn down a long narrow driveway. Bella sat up in her seat and looked out the window. Familiarity swept through her once she took note of the tall spruce trees and dark gravel roads.
They were pulling into the Cullen mansion. It was funny, how she had not considered the house an option before.
Not really.
She blinked as Emmett pulled into the driveway. Rosalie's sleek red Convertible was parked beside them. Emmett finally came to a halt and turned off the ignition, turning to Bella, who sighed in her seat. She took a deep breath, and turned to open the door to the truck when she felt Emmett grab her elbow gently. She turned, warily.
"Don't worry so much," He said.
With a slight nod, she slid out of the truck and shut the door. She slowly rounded the truck and met Emmett on the other side, and they both walked to down the small, narrow path to the front door. Being here sent shivers down Bella's spine, and not the enjoyable kind. It had been nearly five months since she approached the property.
It almost felt...empty.
They neared the steps, and Emmett took the lead. He opened the front door, and gestured for Bella to step inside, which she did eventually after staring at the threshold for what seemed like a good minute or so. It felt cold when he finally closed the door, which probably didn't both her vampire counterparts as much because they themselves were of a frigid nature.
Everything inside looked exactly as it did when it had been occupied. The living room still had it's furniture; the giant flat screen resting on a silver shelf towards the left. The brick fire place looked as neat and untouched as before, even though there were logs of chopped wood protruding through the iron chained curtain.
The kitchen table was neatly set. Decorative napkins and silverware filled each small space in front of the tall, plush bar stools of the table, just like it would have been set up whenever Bella stopped by. Esme had been one for decoration, and just making the place seem like home. They never ate at the table of course, but she made sure to always keep it elegant and neat.
It was the little things that Esme did to make her truly feel at home there.
Now it just felt more empty, more broken then ever.
"Rose!" Bella shook a little at Emmett's call. Seconds later, Bella could hear the sharp pounding of heels starting to descend the stairs.
And then there she was.
She took slow steps, one at a time towards them both, her long blonde curls bouncing below her breasts as she went.
They made eye contact, and as those deep topaz eyes glared into hers the brunette went rigid.
Her face was smug as she descended the last step and took a few steps forward. She was as an intimidating and beautiful as Bella remembered her to be. Her hands at her sides, she stood tall, wearing a dark turtleneck and form-fitting denim jeans with black boots. Her eyes averted to the taller vampire beside Bella before they went to hers.
" Bella, it's nice to- see you again," The words that left her mouth almost seemed too forced for comfort.
" Rosalie," Bella replied, her response sounding more like a whisper, and she swallowed. She gestured her hand towards the stairs.
" Well?" Rosalie asked, with a slight nod of her head. Bella swallowed again and nodded, before following Rosalie up the stairs. She took one last look at Emmett, who waved to her encouragingly, before descending the rest of the stairs. She followed the blonde down the hallway, passing each closed door with a lump forming in her throat, recognizing each one.
They finally stopped when they turned to the transparent door, revealing the large patio they owned, leading into the forest. Rosalie opened the door and slid outside, and Bella did the same. She walked slowly towards the smooth, cream-colored balcony and watched as Rosalie pressed on the rail leading out into the open. She gripped the rail as she stood just a few feet away, trying to relax, and waited in the awkward silence.
"Your pulse is erratic," Bella shifted at the unusual-but very usual observance from a vampire, and swallowed.
"I'm sorry," It was all Bella could think to say.
Rosalie snorted. " I just want to talk. Believe me, if I really wanted to kill you, I would have done it a long time ago. Relax."
Bella nodded, and inhaled a large breath to try and calm her pulse. Even she could hear it pounding in her ears. And slowly, but surely it slowed to it's normal pace, and she bit her lip as she glanced over the large space beneath her. She turned her head slightly when the blonde began speaking again, but kept her focus in front of her.
" When I..first heard from Emmett that he was going to come back to Forks to see you, I was extremely hurt. Devastated even. I mean, my own husband decided to walk out on me to go comfort some human girl he barely even knew. A girl that wasn't even his to began with," She started, a hint of distress in that calm voice of hers.
Bella winced at the words.
" I mean why should he help her? She's been nothing but this clumsy, out-of-control danger magnet since she stepped foot in our household. Carlisle told us from the beginning to be wary around humans, to keep our distance when necessary;that them becoming more than just mere acquaintances was just too risky. They would get killed one way or another, and we would have to move again," She confessed.
"I was tired of being some nomad vampire, leaving country after country, and state after state, because someone made some stupid mistake to endanger our family," She continued, but this time her voice took more of a higher range, almost like she was yelling at somebody in particular, and almost like Bella wasn't there to hear it in the first place.
It hurt being told she was basically a nuisance; useless.
It hurt a lot, especially since every word she said about her was true, and that it was because of her they had moved again.
She felt bad, about everything. Bella turned to her then, her eyes starting to water. She couldn't take it anymore. She had to say something.
" Rosalie I-"
"But then," Rosalie interrupted, staring into her eyes. Her eyes weren't cut, or narrowed, or even black. They were a soft golden, as soft as her voice had lowered. " I realized that for someone to go so far as leave their entire family for just that one person; it showed they care a hell of lot for them, so much they probably didn't even realize it themselves. That no matter how much of a hassle they could be, they could put up with it, and even embrace it, because they knew that at the end of the day, they cared too much about this person to care. They loved them that much,"
" I told him... he was crazy... and- he told me I knew what it was like to be alone. He was right, I did," She paused for a few beats. Her eyebrows had furrowed now, and she took an unneeded breath that seemed to shake as she inhaled. Bella looked over worriedly before she decided to speak again.
"I grew up... in Rochester, New York, into a wealthy family. I was beautiful, and had just turned eighteen. My father worked as a bank owner's assistant and my mother helped with my younger brothers around the house, just waiting for my father to bring home his daily earnings to spoil us with. One day, I was forced by my mother to go out into town and bring my father his lunch at his workplace because had forgotten it. And so I did, and as I approached him, I had caught the eye of another- the bank owner's son... Royce King..the second," She trailed off, her voice lowering to a shaky whisper. She wrapped her thin hands around herself then, as she continued, and Bella started to worry, a concerned look in her eyes.
" He was.. in my eyes-perfect gentleman, and to my father as well. In fact, he had invited him over for dinner the next evening. I grew to fancy him even more after he was introduced to the rest of my family. My mother thought he was perfect for me, and he was absolutely charming around the kids. It was something I planned on doing as soon as I got married; to have a girl and boy; the boy named after his father. I had been sent expensive bouquets of flowers from him every single day, with a card describing how beautiful and unique I was to him."
" We were set to married not long after that. It was going to be an extravagant event. All of the families of the upper class were expected to attend, and there would be so much cake you wouldn't help but to stare. The infamous George Hale's daughter and the bank owner's son, married during the warm spring of 1918. It was going perfect. I had found my prince and nothing else could make me happier knowing I was going to spend the rest of my life with him,"
" A couple of weeks later, I decided to visit Vera one evening, a dear friend of mine who was already married, and had a beautiful baby boy," She said, chuckling a little. " Sometimes I asked myself if I went over to visit her, or to admire that child of hers. He was.. absolutely adorable. Curly brown hair, and two deep dimples on those chubby cheeks of his. His name was Henry, a beautiful boy he was. I envied her for him, and I wanted him for myself, but I told myself I could wait. I would have a Henry of my own soon,"
Her eyes averted to the floor then, and she gripped onto the rail as she spoke. " I left her house soon after that, in high hopes that I could go visit Royce and discuss my future plans with him. I had been walking not even ten minutes by myself when I noticed a group of men, laughing and drinking as they stood in front of a lamppost. I walked faster and kept my eyes ahead of me, mentally cursing at myself for even being out this late at night. One of them decided to grab me as I walked past them, though and pulled me back, and that's when I saw his face. It was Royce, and he was drunk. I told him to let me go and when he wouldn't listen and I snatched myself from him and tried to escape. I didn't..get very far. I was pulled back in seconds and thrown the floor. I was abused, stripped of my coat, my clothes, and I had no way of getting free. My screams and cries were muffled, and as they raped me, and he watched. And then.. he had his turn,"
Bella's eyes watered and she clutched her hair as she ran her hands through it. She felt so sick. She had no idea... she had been through so much.
As strong, and as confident as she was..
She shook her head slowly as the images filled her mind, fighting the urge to burst into sobs right there.
" I had been left on that cold cobblestone floor, naked, abused and bloodied. Left on the ground in the pouring rain to die. And as my eyes closed and sobs raked through my body I was going to let it come. I was broken, devastated, and absolutely alone. I wanted to die.. so much it hurt. I didn't want... to feel the pain anymore. The blood gushed from my body and into the rain and I knew it was just a matter of time. The last thing I remembered before I blacked out, was a tall silhouette staring down at me. It was a man, his blonde hair glowing, as soft as his pale skin, and his golden eyes seemed to be staring into my soul,"
That must have been Carlisle, Bella realized. She felt calmer. She had been in good hands then.
"I smiled a little. I thought, maybe this was what heaven looked like, that maybe it would be so bad after all,"
"The next thing I know, something sharp is piercing my neck, and a pain so great is coursing throughout my body I can hear my own screams. I had been in pain for what seemed like days. I couldn't even open my eyes, and after a while I felt my heartbeat slowing immensely. It stopped, and I died, and just like before, I welcomed it. Anything to stop the pain. But to my surprise, I woke up, and I was met with those golden eyes again. It was Carlisle, and he informed me that I was now a creature of the night, what was commonly known as a vampire. I didn't believe it at first, not until he had handed me a cup of reddish-liquid and told me to taste it. I was reluctant, but my body was craving it. I gave in. He told me it was blood,"
She laughed then. " I was in shock, but it tasted so good I just stopped caring. All that mattered, was satisfying my urges and calming to burn in my throat. He explained to me then that as a vampire I was to completely stray away from my family and friends. I wasn't to see them again. The risk was too great and I would end up hurting them. I was devastated. But I then I thought, who was I to protest? He had saved my life, giving me a lifestyle of freedom. So I obeyed, but in my heart I feared I would always be alone,"
" He had briefed me on the fact that humans were no option to us. We were to get our blood from the animals we hunted. Sure, it would taste exactly like the blood I had been introduced to when I woke up, but it was better than taking the lives of those who deserved to live.. even if they were monsters. I went out though, that night. With my new found strength and abilities I felt I had the courage to take care of some business. I wanted, needed revenge for what those men did to me that night, what he did to me and all they put me through. And so I did. Tracked them down one by one, saving Royce for last, and killed them all, but not before letting them see who- what I had become," She said, her lips curving into a sadistic-like grin.
"They're faces- they were absolutely terrified. And I loved it. The screams as I gnawed at their throats, begging for mercy as I had been before them," She continued, sneering now. "Like music to my ears,"
Bella swallowed, remembering why she had always been so fearful of her now.
" I went hunting in the forest not long after Carlisle showed me the ropes, in hopes that him seeing the size of the game that I would drink from would compensate for going into the city and killing Royce and his friends. The sounds of a bear growling caught my attention, and I raced through the forest, my feet light. When I got there, it had been growling wildly- looking as if it had been attacking something. That's when the scent of blood hit my nose, and I shoved the bear away, knocking it into a nearby tree. It fell unconscious and I looked at the victim beneath me. I gasped, not only of the grotesque sight of the mauled man, who didn't seem an age over twenty-two, but because he looked so familiar to me. His curly brown hair fell over his deep brown eyes as he gasped frantically, his bloodied and scratched arms wrapped around his abdomen that was gushing with blood as he trembled. Underneath the blood caked on his face, I could see little indents on his cheeks. I made the decision right there to save him. Moving him would only quicken his death, and matter how fast I could run, he would die by the time I would get to a hospital. I hushed him as I leaned over and promised him a better life before I bit him,"
" Looking back, you could say I only change him for my own self fulfillment. I didn't want to live alone in this life forever. And I knew I wouldn't have to, as long as I had him there with me. All because.. he looked exactly like Henry. But over the years... I grew to love him deeply. We got married, and we swore to love each other no matter what; to be there for each other. I knew then, that he was the prince I had been waiting for all along. He was just so sincere with his feelings. He was set on making me the happiest girl in the world, despite my past, because he cared that much for me. He would do anything to keep a smile on my face," She explained, a small smile on her lips. It was the first time Bella had ever seen her smile so genuinely.
"So.. when he finally grabbed his bags and left out the door, I didn't try to stop him. I knew there was no point in trying to chase him down or try to make him see that he was making a big mistake. He was dead set on his decision to come here and I realized then that I would have to accept it. I know he still cares about me, but I know it will never be the same as it was,"
Rosalie let go of the rail and walked towards her. She stopped not even a foot away before placing her hands on her shoulders, squeezing them a little.
" I'm telling you all of this because I care about you Bella, and I'm sorry for being so jettison and indifferent towards you. And because I know what it's like to feel alone and abandoned. I know it hurts, and I know it's nice easy to cope with, but I want you to know that you can trust me and talk to me about it, anything. You may be a walking danger magnet, but you are the strongest I've ever met. I've envy you Bella, I've envied your life, the fact that you're still human and able to go through all these stages with people who care about you at your side. Edward may have left you, but you can get through this, and you won't be alone,"
Tears streamed down Bella's cheeks and she sniffed uncontrollably. It had been the first time she heard his name in a long time, and that bought forth a whole new wave of frustration. And then everything else... she was just too grateful for words. The blonde embraced her in a hug and she wrapped her arms around her, squeezing her eyes shut.
Trembling, she sobbed into her ear. " I-I'm so sorry Rosalie,"
" I'm sorry Bella," She replied into her ear. " I'm sorry, for what he put you through, for what I've put you through. I don't hate you, not one bit," She sighed, rubbing her back comfortingly. For the first time, Bella felt safe around her. She smiled, realizing Rosalie was even more of a beautiful person than she ever gave her credit for.
"You're a decent person Bella Swan.. and don't ever forget that,"
Author's Note: OMG guys this chapter is almost 4,000 words! But I did it for you guys because I love you so much and you've been a great audience! I hope you liked it and that it doesn't seem too unrealistic or anything, and that it lived up to your expectations! You can expect the next chapter in Emmett's pov by the way, so get ready for that.
And to answer all yall's questions about Emmett and Bella's relationship- to be short and sweet about it, they will be together romantically.
And since you guys have been so patient, you can expected some Emmett/Bella moments soon( intense ones) lmao! I typed all of this in two days; I reaalllllyy hope you guys enjoyed this, Rosalie's soft side! I know I did. :D
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