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Chapter Eleven
Bella
"I'm-I'm looking for Edward," I stammered out, my eyes widening as I took in the young and beautiful girl before me. I pulled back my shield and tried to push into her mind but I was met with nothing… silence… she was a vampire.
"You must be Bella!" She suddenly said gleefully and launched herself at me, wrapping her arms tightly around me and hugging me close to her. I didn't have time to react so my hands just stayed awkwardly between us. After a few moments, she pulled away and had a large smile on her face.
"Come in!" She told me, grabbing my hand and pulling me into the house. I was startled by how warm her hand felt.
"Edward's not here at the minute. Can I get you something?" She asked, sitting me down on the sofa and walking to the kitchen. Before I could respond she was back with a selection of drinks. "We have ice tea, lemonade and coke."
She sat down on the sofa opposite me with a large smile on her face. "I've been waiting to meet you forever! I couldn't believe it when Edward told me he had a girlfriend!" I was gobsmacked and trying to make sense of what was going on.
"Who are you?" I blurted out, so confused by the whole situation but I also felt… drawn towards the girl sat in front of me.
"Sorry – I'm Nessie." She told me, holding her hand out for me to shake. I just stared at her hand. She dropped it. "You don't know who I am, do you?" I shook my head.
"Nessie I got you some clothes-" Edward said as he walked into the house, his voice carrying. He paused when he saw Nessie and I both staring at each other. "Bella," he said, his voice softening. "I didn't think you'd be coming over tonight."
I felt angry then – I'd let him use me when he clearly had someone else.
"I came to surprise you," I told him, trying to contain my anger. "But I'll leave you alone – you clearly have better things to do" I bit out, emphasising the 'do'. I started to walk past him but he gently touched my arm. I glared at him and he dropped it just as quickly.
Before I could make it all the way out the room 'Nessie' had sped in front of me and was blocking my exit.
"Edward and I aren't together!" She insisted, a worried look on his face. "I'm just his progeny." I whirled around to face Edward.
"You made a vampire!" I screeched – very unladylike but I was angry.
"Bella – can I call you that?" Nessie asked as she stood in front of me. I nodded. "I think there's been a mistake; will you sit down so we can talk?" I looked away and nodded. I hated that she seemed to be so reasonable.
I sat down on the sofa and Edward and Nessie sat across from me. "Can you not say anything until the end?" Edward asked and I nodded.
"Two weeks ago I was forced to make Nessie into a vampire. I owed a favour to an old acquaintance of mine and this was how she wanted me to repay her. I haven't told you because I didn't know how to, but I also didn't know how Nessie would react around you. She's still a newborn and like I've said you smell incredible and I didn't want to risk your life. I also didn't want to tell you because I don't understand why I had to change Nessie – I'm still trying to work that out. This old acquaintance of mine is dangerous and I didn't want you to get involved with that. She crossed a line making me change Nessie."
I looked at them both – wanting to be angry at them, but as I looked into Nessie's eyes I couldn't stay angry. They looked so young and vulnerable.
"How old are you?" I asked quietly and Nessie gave me a small smile.
"Eighteen."
I turned to Edward feeling angry again. "You changed an eighteen-year-old girl! She's a child! What will her family think?" I ranted.
"I'm an orphan," Nessie told me quietly and I saw Edward cringe. He knew what was coming.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" I shouted. "You practically changed a child into a vampire – did you ever think of saying 'no'?"
"I'm glad he changed me," Nessie's small voice said from the couch; I turned to look at her. "He's given me a new life – I never thought I'd have that."
I let out a sigh. "We're going to talk about this later," I told Edward – I was angry at him. I also had a few questions regarding this… 'acquaintance'. "Why are you wearing Edward's shirt?" I asked Nessie and I saw a slight blush appear across her cheeks. I looked at her curiously, I turned to look at Edward slightly and he gave a small shake of his head.
"I'd been wearing the same clothes for a week before Edward brought me some, but he got me the wrong size, so he let me borrow a shirt. He didn't want me going out in public just yet."
"That's where I was tonight – getting her the right size clothes," Edward told me, his eyes looking sad.
"I could have helped," I told Edward. "I have been buying clothes for myself for quite some time now." That got a small smile out of him.
Nessie looked nervously in-between us. "I'm just going to go and try these clothes on." She got up and gave me a small smile, picking the bag up and going to leave the room; when she got to the door she stopped. "I didn't mean to upset you Bella, and I hope we can be friends in the future."
"I'd like that," I told her – and I meant it.
Nessie smiled and left the room, her feet softly padding on the wooden floor. Edward and I were both silent, neither of us saying anything, just looking at each other.
"I should have told you," Edward finally said. I crossed my arms over my chest and sat back against the sofa. "I'm sorry I didn't, but I wasn't going to put you in danger-" I quickly cut him off.
"How would me knowing about her put me in danger?" He didn't have an answer. "You were just trying to keep me in the dark like you were with Emmett and Jasper!" Edward looked down at the floor for a few seconds before he looked back up at me; his forest green eyes full of remorse.
"You say you love me but you don't want me to be part of your life – you try and keep everything a secret from me, and for what? You just come off looking like the bad guy!"
"I am the bad guy!" He suddenly shouted back at me, causing me to sit back in surprise. "I'm the big bad monster that parents tell their children about, I'm the one person who's not supposed to get a happy ending, and yet I have you. I keep thinking something's going to take you away and I'm trying to prevent it." I realised something then – Edward was scared that I was going to go away, that I'd have some sort of 'epiphany' and leave him.
A small smile appeared on my face as I got up off the sofa and sat next to him. He had his head in his hands and raised it to look at me. The underneath of his eyes were stained with red. I shook my head and gently took a tissue off the coffee table and wiped the underneath of his eyes.
"I'm not going anywhere," I told him, with all the conviction I could muster. "I'm choosing you, fangs and all." He gave me a smile and placed his forehead against mine.
"You keep surprising me, Isabella Swan." I pulled back and placed a soft kiss on his lips. "I need to tell you about this old acquaintance of mine."
"I don't care," I whispered, shaking my head.
"I do," Edward insisted. "It's time you knew everything." I nodded as he took my hands in his; the fear returning to his eyes. He didn't realise that I would love him anyway.
"After Carlisle changed me, I spent a few years with him, Emmett and Jasper. Things were different then, we had to be more cautious and hide, the Volturi were very strict when it came to others knowing about us; humans couldn't have any idea that we existed." He paused. "I'd begun to become independent from Carlisle – my control was improving and so I ventured out more and more. It was then I met Tanya." I resisted the urge to recoil at the female name. "We began a relationship revolving around blood and sex – it wasn't love. It was lust, there was nothing intimate about it. I began drinking blood for the pleasure of it, not because I needed to. That was the biggest mistake I ever made. When a vampire drinks blood for pleasure and not because they have to, especially when they're young then their resistance weakens." There was a moment of silence.
"Tanya and I had checked into a hotel, she'd gone off and I'd gone downstairs, looking for a meal." His eyes darkened with the memory. "The bartender cut himself on some glass and I lost control. I killed him, the only thing that stopped me was the screaming… everyone was screaming. Tanya came at that moment. She glamoured everyone that was in the hotel, even tracked people down so the Volturi wouldn't find out what I'd done. We parted ways after that but she told me I owed her a favour. Changing Nessie was how she wanted me to repay her… Now you know." I was silent.
"I don't care," I told him. "You didn't mean to kill him, and so what if you used to feed off humans, you didn't have any other choice. You learnt from your mistakes and that's what matters. So you made a few bad decisions. We've all made them."
"I used to kill people for fun!" I squeezed his hands.
"But you stopped – everyone does things in their life that they regret, but what's important is that you stopped and that you're now a better person. Am I upset that you used to live that way? Of course, but if it's what you had to do to make you into the person you are today then I'd much rather you do it than become someone else, because… you know what Edward? The person you are today, is an amazing man, one that everyone should strive to be like."
Edward pulled one of his hands away from mine and gently stroked my face. "You're an amazing woman Isabella – everyone should strive to be like you." He then leaned in and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his body close to mine. His hands wound themselves around my waist as our knees bumped, teeth clashed and lips met in a frenzy.
Edward stood up and pulled me up with him, hoisting me up into his arms and speeding us up the stairs and into his bedroom. The door shut with a loud thud and we were soon laid out on his bed. I was sprawled out on the soft covers with Edward hovering on top of me, a sexy smile on his face as I pushed on the back of his head, pulling his lips down to mine.
After a few moments of kissing they trailed down my neck and I grabbed his hair; his lips were very talented. Edward groaned as I gave a hard tug when his teeth grazed the side of my neck. He didn't stop there though like I thought he would. He carried on trailing his lips down till he got the neckline of my T-shirt. He then grabbed my hands and pulled me up into a sitting position his hands gently touching my back as he slowly removed the t-shirt. Edward pulled it over my head as I pulled his shirt over his, marvelling at the skin and the way it moved over his muscles.
Edward's hand carefully unsnapped the clasp of my bra, and he took it off me before he laid me back down on the bed. I smiled at him as our lips joined once more, this time in a slower and more intimate dance.
Edward trailed his lips down my neck once more and gave both my nipples some attention, brushing his tongue over them before he then carried on working his way down to my shorts. His fingers worked the button and then pulled the zip down as I gripped the sheets in anticipation. It was an oddly erotic sight watching the man I loved sat in between my legs, pulling my shorts down my legs.
Once he'd undone both the button and the zipper he then quickly pulled my shoes and socks off before he pulled my panties and shorts down in one swift movement. Edward was then back on top of me as he kissed me again and my hands gripped at his back, loving the feel of his denim jeans on my naked body.
Realising it was pretty unfair for me to be naked and not Edward, I pushed him off me and onto the bed before I straddled him and kissed my way from his neck down to the waistline of his jeans. The muscles in his neck clenched and his jaw was locked shut tightly.
I undid the button and pulled the zipper down, standing at the edge of the bed to pull his boxers and trousers down, Edward raising his hips to help me. His large erection was exposed and I felt myself become more turned on then I was before. I then straddled his thighs, a smile playing on my face. I was hopefully going to make Edward a very happy man. Edward looked at me questioning as I reached my hand down between us and began to pump at his erection, the soft skin moving as I carefully worked my thumb over the head.
"Christ, Bella," Edward groaned, his hand making a fist at the side of the bed as the other went above his head and held onto the headboard. I had a feeling it wouldn't hold up under vampire strength.
I licked my lips and lowered my head, taking the bulbous end of his manhood into my mouth. Edward's top half shot off the bed.
"Bella! Shit!" I think that was the first time I heard him swear – it made me smile around his large appendage that I was currently working in and out of my mouth.
The skin of his penis was soft and cool as I continued to bob my head up and down, working my spit over it, my hand grasping the base gently squeezing it.
"Jesus Christ Bella!" Edward moaned as I looked at him through my eyelashes. He groaned when he saw me looking and threw his head back into the pillow. I heard a slight cracking and pulled my mouth away from his manhood, I continued to work my hand up and down over his length as my eyes scanned over Edward. A smirk involuntarily pulled at my mouth when I saw the wood of the headboard cracking under Edward's strength. I should have stopped there and told him he was breaking his bed – but I didn't.
I began to work my hand over him quicker and quicker as Edward's groans became louder. Suddenly his hand encompassed mine and I looked at him to see him shaking his head. "Not like this."
He quickly flipped me over so I was the one now laid on the bed, he smiled at me and sucked two of his fingers into his mouth before he trailed them down my body and reached my clit. With his gentle fingers, he started to stimulate me, and it was then my turn to throw my head back and grip the headboard.
His talented fingers worked my clit before he carefully placed a finger at my entrance. Before I could fully process this he had pushed his finger in and my body had arched high off the bed.
"Edward!" I groaned as he pumped his finger in and out gently. He entered another finger into me and his thumb went back to working on my bundle of nerves.
"Fuck!" I shouted as I felt my walls begin to clench and the ache began low in my stomach. Edward trailed his lips up my chest until he reached a nipple. He wrapped his tongue around it and my hands scraped up his back causing him to hiss.
My walls clenched harder around his fingers and my body arched but was stopped by his. Edward chose that moment to bit down on my nipple, causing me to cry and out and send me over the edge.
Edward pulled his glistening fingers out and gave me another sexy smirk before he coated my wetness on his large member, groaning as he did so.
He then tenderly crawled towards me on his knees, and leant over, giving me a deep kiss. I returned it, wrapping my arms around his shoulders as he carefully guided his manhood into me. A moan fell from my lips and onto his as I felt myself being stretched out to accommodate him.
Edward used his arms to wrap my legs around his waist before he began to move deeply inside of me hitting all the right spots.
"Ungh, yes…" I hissed as I felt the pleasure building again as Edward kissed my neck and collarbone, his fangs scraping along the skin in an erotic way.
"You're so beautiful," Edward whispered against my skin and I tightened my legs around his waist. Edward began to move faster and faster and I let out a whine as my orgasm started to build again. Edward must've felt it too because he groaned and moved faster yet.
"I'm coming, I'm coming…" I whined out as my orgasm washed over me in roaring waves, leaving my arms and legs feeling like jelly. Edward buried his face into my neck a few moments later as his thrusts turned erratic.
"Bella!" He groaned into my neck, his voice muffled as his finally stilled, his cool body helping to calm my overheated one. I turned my head and tenderly kissed his shoulder and felt him smile into my neck.
Edward's head turned and he gave me a soft smile before he placed a tender kiss on my lips and carefully rolled himself off me. He grabbed a fresh pair of boxers from his drawer as he then walked into the bathroom. He returned a few seconds later wearing the boxers and holding washcloth in his hand.
I blushed as he handed it to me and I cleaned myself up, handing it to Edward once I had finished. He threw it into the wash basket whilst I grabbed the t-shirt be had been wearing and put it on, smiling as Edward slid into the bed next to me.
He opened his arms and I placed my head on his chest as I wrapped my arms around his waist. One of his arms wrapped around me whilst the other began to gently stroke my arm that was thrown across his stomach.
We both relaxed into each other and spent the next few moments in silence.
Edward broke the silence by saying two words that I'd never thought I hear him say; "I'm worried."
I pulled my head away from his chest and looked at him. "That makes me worried," I told him and he took my hand in his.
"I'm worried about Nessie." I raised my eyebrows in question. "You saw her blush earlier, it's not the first time she's done that, and if you've touched her, you'll also know she's warm to touch. Her control is amazing as well – she didn't even seem bothered by you."
"Is the transformation complete?" I asked.
"I think so; it normally takes twenty-four hours to complete. When she'd first awakened from the transformation I thought maybe it hadn't been completely done, but it's been two weeks – something else is going on."
"Do you think something's gone wrong?" I was worried – Nessie seemed like a nice person and I didn't want anything bad to happen to her. Especially as she was my boyfriend's progeny… this kind of made her his… child.
"I don't know; I'm going to contact Carlisle and see what he says. I need to find out if he's ever experienced anything like this."
"Do you think he can help?" I asked hopefully.
"If anyone can, it's him." I snuggled into Edward's side, my eyes drifting closed as his cool fingers gently stroked my arm.
"Thanks for this," Nessie said to us as Rose pulled her truck up outside the orphanage.
"Don't worry about it," Rosalie said to her. After I'd fallen asleep in Edward's arms, he'd carried me back to my home so I wouldn't have to leave in the morning. I'd woken up as he was leaving and I'd told him I wanted to get to Nessie better. She was only a young girl and if she and I got on, it would make things a lot easier for Edward. We'd arranged for him to drop Nessie off at our house so we could have a 'girl's night'. When I'd told Rose about Nessie coming over she'd insisted that she wanted to hang out with her too – I think she just wanted to make sure that Nessie wouldn't hurt me.
So far so good – it had been a few hours since Nessie had come over and it had been a pretty good night; Nessie was so sweet and she fit in really well with me and Rosalie. She'd told us how she was glad she'd been changed; the life she led before was nothing special and she hadn't left any family behind. Nessie had mentioned how she wanted to see the orphanage again, one last time; so Rose had promptly jumped in the car with us and had driven us here.
That's why we were currently sat outside an orphanage.
"Is it weird I don't miss it?"
"If you didn't like there, you wouldn't miss it," Rose said to her, hopefully providing some relief for Nessie.
"It never felt like a home, it never felt warm or loving, I never felt like I belonged there." Rose and I sat in silence. We couldn't comment – we'd always felt like we'd belonged; Grandpa had always made sure Rose was loved and my parents had loved me right up until the day they had died, after that, Grandpa had continued to love me enough for the both of them. I'd always felt loved and wanted.
"Things are different with Edward," Nessie said as she turned around from the front seat to look at me. "He doesn't make me feel like an inconvenience to him… even though I'm sure I annoy him to no end sometimes!"
I smiled. "He likes having you around," I told her honestly; because he did, I could tell. And to be honest, so did I. There was something about her that I liked.
"Edward really loves you, you know." I felt a blush come to my cheeks.
"Bella really loves him," Rose said, laughing at my reddening cheeks.
"He likes talking about you, and he lights up when he does. And the way he looks at you – it's like you're the only person who exists in the world." I felt my cheeks turn hotter at her comments; I knew how he felt. When I was with Edward it was like he was the only person in the world, I could literally feel everything around me melting away and my world became centred around Edward.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Nessie asked as she turned to Rose. Rose furiously shook her head.
"God no! I haven't got time to have a boyfriend." Rose turned to look out the window, a faint tinge on her cheeks. It was a lie – she had plenty of time for a boyfriend, she just hadn't found anyone she was interested in… well, there was one person; a six foot seven, dimple wearing vampire. I didn't have to read Rose's mind to know that she wouldn't go there though – she thought Emmett was trouble, and I had to agree.
"Do you have a 'special someone'?" I asked her and Nessie shook her head furiously.
"I haven't even kissed a boy before; I wouldn't have any idea what to do with a boyfriend."
"Sit on top of him?" Rose said, having recovered from Nessie's earlier question.
We were all silent for a moment before we burst out laughing.
"Rose!" I said, trying to stop my laughing and act serious – Vanessa was only eighteen, we probably shouldn't be telling her to go and sit on top of a man.
Our laughter was soon cut short by the rocking of the car – at the front of the car, hands on the bonnet and wearing a furious look was Edward.
"Do you know how stupid you were being?" Edward shouted as he sped down the road towards Forks. He was beyond mad at us.
"You could have been seen by anyone and then we'd have to go about explaining you'd been changed by a vampire."
"Why's that a problem?" I asked, trying to understand why he was so mad.
"When humans are changed into vampires, it can create all sorts of issues. Humans have been known to file lawsuits against the vampire who changed them. Some hunt the vampire down and kill them," he turned to look at me briefly. "Some even kill their family member who has been changed into a vampire. You could have all been seriously hurt tonight." The car began to slow slightly.
"It's my fault, not theirs," Nessie tried to explain.
"I don't care!" Edward shouted. "Bella and Rosalie should have known better."
"Stop the car." Edward looked in the rearview mirror as I turned around to look at Rose. Fury was blazing in her eyes.
"Stop the fucking car!" Rose yelled, causing Edward to stop driving and harshly break, pulling over to the side of the road.
Within seconds, Rose had angrily taken her seatbelt off and gotten out the car. She hadn't even looked back as she crossed the road and began walking into the forest.
"What are you doing?" Edward shouted as he got out of the car, I followed shortly as Nessie ran her hands through her hair (a habit I'm sure she'd picked up from Edward.)
Rose turned around and I felt myself shrink back slightly at the anger in her eyes – it wasn't directed at me though, but rather Edward.
"You seem to think that I'm going to take being shouted at for trying to help someone out; if that's the case then you are very wrong. I'm not your girlfriend or your progeny, shouting at me isn't going to make me feel guilty. I'm not about to spend the next hour in a car being shouted out. I'd rather walk!" With that, Rose had turned on her heel and had started to walk into the forest.
It was Edward's turn then to run his hands through his hair.
"She's right," I told him, feeling brave. Edward didn't scare me, but I also didn't want him to be angry at me. "We didn't know that bringing Nessie back to the place she was raised would cause such a problem, we were only giving her chance to say goodbye and maybe get some closure. If we'd have known we wouldn't have brought her here." I didn't think it was the best time to mention that Rose would have probably brought her here anyway – she would have just parked the car in the bushes or something where they couldn't be easily seen.
Edward sighed. "It's my job to protect Nessie and make sure that she understands the rules and laws regarding vampires. If she doesn't, it could possibly cause her harm in the future. I'm her maker, and as her maker, I have a duty of care towards her. I don't want to fail her." I then realised in that moment, he was scared. My big strong vampire was scared that he wasn't going to be good enough for Nessie; that he wasn't going to be able to teach her everything she needed to know.
I walked towards him and placed my hands on his shoulders. "You're not going to fail her. I'm positive that Edward Masen doesn't fail at anything." It was then I got Edward's signature smile as his green eyes twinkled.
Edward opened his mouth to say something in response but instead of his voice coming out, a female scream was emitted instead. Edward's head whipped towards the tree line as his body tensed. Nessie sped out of the car, her eyes scanning the night.
"Rosalie," I whispered as I went to take a step towards the forest. Edward's strong arms stopped me.
"Stay here," he firmly told Nessie and I before he sped off. I turned to look at Nessie, my heart speeding up when I saw fear in her eyes.
Edward
Once Edward hit the tree line he was able to pick up Rosalie's scent pretty easily. He ran towards it but was halted in his tracks when he gagged on another scent. It smelt like animal waste and made him retch – he'd never smelt anything so awful in his entire life.
The foul scent was entangled with Rose's and was so strong it was almost covering it up completely, Edward knew he only had a few moments left before her scent would be completely gone.
Running through the forest Edward strained his ears to listen for anything, any sign that Rose was alright or nearby. He couldn't hear anything.
He rounded a tree and coughed as the animal waste scent became even more potent. He was sure that if he was human if would burning his lungs and making his eyes water.
Edward froze when he heard a faint whimper, it was close. He ran in the direction of the sound and noticed that there was another noise accompanying it… it was… snorting?
Edward had seen some very strange things in his life, but he never expected to see the strange creature that was looming over Rosalie. It had the body of a human; the head of a bull and where the person's hands should be there were instead razor-like claws. The creature turned to Edward and let out a roar before running off into the forest.
Edward ran towards Rosalie, she was more important than the creature right now. He knelt down and watched as her body convulsed and writhed on the floor, her eyes rolling back in her head as she gasped in what could only be assumed pain. The metallic smell of blood hit Edward's nose and he carefully placed a hand under her back, his hands finding three gashes, from which warm and sticky blood oozed. But it wasn't only blood; Edward pulled his fingers out from underneath her and stared down at the pale digits. One of them was coated in a bright orange sticky substance, it had the consistency of hair gel, with one big difference; it smelt of mould.
Edward realised he didn't have much time left, Rose continued to writhe on the floor and gasp in pain; he bit into his wrist and offered it to her mouth. Rose twisted her head away.
"Rose, you have to drink," Edward told her, praying she would accept his blood. Her body stilled as several drops of his blood fell into his mouth, Edward began to relax, the healing process would start soon.
Then, something he had never seen before (there seemed to be a few of these things happening tonight), Rose's stomach clenched and she retched. Edward barely had time to roll her on her side before she vomited up the small amount of blood he had given her. He'd never seen a body reject vampire blood before. Rose gasped as her body continued to retch and bile fell from her mouth.
Now she was on her side, Edward could see the three slashes down her back more clearly, they were deep and blood was seeping from them as the edges of the cuts were covered in the orange liquid.
"It's burning," Rose choked out as tears fell from her eyes.
Edward lifted the blonde into his arms and watched as her eyes rolled back into her head once more. He ran back towards the car, he needed help and he needed it quickly.
"What happened?" Bella gasped as Edward emerged from the clearing, his clothes bloodied from Rose and Rose almost unconscious in his arms. Tears began to form in her eyes as she saw her cousin, weak and injured.
"She was attacked. That's all I know." He quickly turned his attention to Nessie. "Can you drive?" The young girl nodded, he could feel her fear through their bond – right now he needed her to be brave.
"Get us to Fangtasia," he instructed. Emmett was probably his only hope right now.
"I've never seen anything like this before," Dr Gerandy said. He was a fairly old man who only stood at five foot. He was an acquaintance of Emmett's, a doctor who specialised in supernaturals. His price was high, but he was discreet.
Edward would have liked Carlisle to give his opinion on this, but when they had tried to reach him he hadn't answered his phone – he was probably in surgery or something.
"It seems to be a toxin or a poison." His gloved fingers scraped the edge of the wound causing Rose to cry out; Bella's fingers dug into Edward's arm. Edward had insisted she go home with Nessie but the brown-haired beauty had refused. She wasn't leaving her cousin, not now.
"Do you know what did this?"
"Half man… half bull," Rose coughed out. She was laid on her front on some pouffes that had been pushed together. Her clothing had been cut from her back so she was naked from the neck down to her waist. Had this not been a serious situation, Bella was sure she would have mocked her cousin on how much side boob she was showing.
Dr Gerandy looked surprised as his eyes looked at Edward. He nodded in agreement.
The doctor took a deep breath, he had no idea what had done this but had some theories as to what was happening to the poor girls' body.
"Have you heard of the Komodo dragon?" Bella, Edward and Emmett all nodded. Emmett insisted he be here; he said he needed to know what was going on as this attack happening in his area – Bella personally though he just wanted to see Rose topless. Edward had been respectful and had not looked at Rose, not wanting to see anything he shouldn't have; Emmett, on the other hand, was openly gawping at her pale back.
"Scientists discovered that it secretes venom into its mouth when it bites something. It doesn't kill the animal straight away, but instead weakens over time until it eventually paralyses them, allowing the dragon to kill and eat it." He paused as Bella's mouth fell open in horror. "I think it's similar to that."
"Why did her body reject my blood?" Edward asked and watched as Emmett glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, a smirk appearing on his face – the beast was pleased.
"I don't know, but I can assume it's an evolutionary tactic to prevent the prey from healing."
"She's not prey!" Bella said. "Her name's Rosalie." Dr Gerandy didn't take any notice; Edward however gently squeezed her hand. He knew how upsetting this was for her; it was seeping through the bond.
The doctor went over to his bag and began to rummage around, finally pulling out a corked conical flask with a clear liquid in.
"This should attack the venom and kill the cells; it'll also bring the venom to the surface. She will need blood after this." Emmett nodded – he was going to give Rosalie his blood, one way or another.
The doctor uncorked the flask and then began to pour the liquid over Rosalie's back, coating it everywhere – any little bit of venom left could kill her.
Rosalie screamed. She was only half aware of what was going on around her, she could hear voices and make them out, but that was it. Whenever she tried to open her eyes they stung and everything was blurry. Her limbs began to flail as the liquid attacked the venom seeping through her body, her legs kicking out and her arms clenching as she felt the burning sensation travel through her.
Tears formed in Bella's eyes as she watched her beloved cousin and best friend scream and writhe in pain. Bella could feel the pain as if it were her own thanks to her mind reading abilities. She couldn't shut it off. Her fingers were digging into Edward's arm tighter and tighter as Rosalie's scream got louder.
Bella couldn't take it anymore and turned from the scene, mentally telling Rose she was sorry. But she couldn't stay, it was too upsetting. She ran from the room and into the cold night air, gasping as she placed one hand on the building and closed her eyes, trying to calm herself down and gather herself.
Back inside Emmett was watching Rosalie writhe and scream on the pouffe, seeing humans suffer had never really bothered him before, but watching the feisty blonde made his dead heartache. His steely blue eyes turned to look at his brother and watched as his eyes darted to the door where his human had fled from.
"Go," Emmett told him as Edward flew out the door.
"Hold her!" The doctor shouted as Rosalie continued to kick and scream, her body burning from the antidote. Emmett knelt down by Rose's head and carefully held her hands above her head (he'd had fantasies of a similar nature; him holding her hands above her head as he pounded into her on his large bed had been a recurring one).
Feeling something restrain her made her fight harder. Emmett began to gently stroke her hands as he leaned further over, receiving a magnificent view of the side of her breasts – they'd played a large role in his fantasies too.
"It's alright Rosie," he gently whispered, his voice washing over her and actually relaxing her. His thumbs were stroking the back of her hands and she felt her body start to calm down.
Dr Gerandy had finished pouring the liquid onto her back and watched as the toxic orange substance began to come to the surface. He placed his finger at the start of the cut and dragged it down, gathering the venom as he did so.
Rose hissed out in pain, feeling tiredness begin to seep in as the cool hands continued to stroke and massage the back of her hands. Her body no longer felt like it was on fire – now it just felt like she'd been in a fight.
Dr Gerandy wiped his finger on the edge of a petri dish, repeating this each time he got the venom from the wound.
"She can have blood now," he told the large vampire. Emmett nodded, carefully turning Rose onto her front.
"I'll expect my payment tomorrow," the old man said as he packed up and began to leave.
"Of course," Emmett told him, making a mental note to get Jessica to deliver his usual payment of vampire blood.
Emmett cradled Rose in his arms as her blue eyes looked up at him and she gave him a very small smile. Wasting no time he bit into his wrist, offering her the wound as soon as his skin had broken.
Rose placed her lips on the muscled arm and began to suck. Had she not nearly have died Emmett would have found this moment erotic as hell – instead he found it… endearing.
Several mouthfuls later the blonde pulled back, blood staining the corner of her mouth. Emmett reached a large finger out and wiped it away. He wanted to kiss it away but the first time they kissed, she would be fully conscious.
"Thank-you," she whispered tiredly to him and Emmett smiled – not a smirk, not a sarcastic smile, but a real smile.
He laid her back down on the pouffe and took off his leather jacket, placing it over her front. "Get some rest," he told her as he eyes closed and she fell asleep with a small smile on her face. Emmett stood tall above her as he watched her for a few moments, appreciating her beauty.
He turned as Bella and Edward entered the room. They both froze.
"What have you done?!" Bella angrily asked, her eyes blazing as they zeroed in on Emmett's arm and the wound that was healing, before looking at Rosalie and seeing her covered in Emmett's jacket.
Emmett couldn't help the smirk that appeared on his face. If he was human, Bella would have punched him.
Thank-you for reading.
