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(Bpov)
Emmett must have sat holding me for hours, rubbing my back, and saying calming words. When I had finally pulled myself together, I leaned out of his grasp and wiped my eyes. I looked up at Emmett to once again see his face unreadable as if he was trying to hide something. He pursed his lips together searching for the right words to say.
"Better?" I guess he found them. I nodded my head in response to his question. It was then that I actually got a good look at him.
"I am sorry." I mumbled.
"Why are you sorry?" He said seriously.
"I ruined your shirt." I said pointing to the wet spots on his white tee shirt from my tears.
"The shirt can be replaced." He said looking down at my lap where I was ringing my hands. "Hey." He said reaching out from my hands. "It's okay. You're okay."
He wrapped his hands around mine. I was far from okay after reliving my worst nightmare. But the weird thing is that that wasn't in the forefront of my mind right now. What was bothering me the most was that this could be the last time I see Emmett. Now that he knows everything, and realizes how screwed up I am, he will leave like everyone else did.
"No I am not." I said in return to him trying to calm me.
"What is wrong? What are you worried about?" He asked.
"To be honest." I said looking up into his golden eyes. "I am waiting for you to tell me how stupid I am. And tell me how you don't think you can hang around me anymore. And possibly tell me how I managed to kill my parents." I looked down at my lap waiting for him to agree with everything I had just said. It wouldn't have been the first time I heard it. My so called friends in Phoenix wouldn't let me forget. I heard him take in a deep breath, and watched as hands come up to my face. Placing each hand on my cheeks, he lifted my head up to meet his.
"Bella none this was your fault. You are not stupid. You did not kill your parents, and I am not going anywhere. Well that's a lie, I might go find this guy and kill him, but I would be right back." I couldn't help laugh at his promise to commit murder.
"You can't kill him, he is already in jail." I said back with a small smile on my face.
"Oh I have my ways." He said wiggling his eyebrows. I once again found myself laughing at his use of humor to lighten up the room.
He let go of my face and pulled back. I found myself missing the close proximity of his face to mine. Oh god. Since this is the day of honesty, I might as well admit, only to myself, that I might like Emmett. How crazy is that? I like a vampire.
Maybe I should be on medication.
"Is that what the dreams are about?" Emmett asked. I could only nodded my head, I was still reeling from the fact that I admitted to myself I liked Emmett.
"Bella, I promised I would protect you. I would keep safe. I wasn't just talking about the wolves, Bella. I will protect you from everything. I care too much to ever let anything happen to you."
I was broken out of my internal monologue by his use of the word care.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I mean that I will protect you at all costs."
"No not that. What do you mean by you care about me? You have said that twice now. Last night and just now." My stomach grumbled as I finished clarifying my question.
"You caught on to that huh?" He asked. I smiled and nodded my head. "You sure you want to know?" I nodded as once again my stomach reminded me I was hungry.
"Ok, how about we go downstairs, get you something to eat. And while you eat, I will talk."
"Okay" I said as I stood and walked towards the bathroom. After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I went downstairs to find Emmett rummaging through the kitchen cabinets and checking his phone.
"What are you doing?" I asked as I walked up beside him.
"I was looking to see if I could make you something to eat, but there is not much here."
"Yea. Charlie is not much of a chef." I said grabbing a cereal box. "So this will have to do."
I poured myself a bowl, and grabbed the milk. As I sat down at the table, Emmett sat across from me. I grabbed a spoonful of cereal and put it in my mouth.
"Alright, I'm eating, so you start talking." I said. He took a deep breath and began.
"Bella, vampires have what are called mates. People who they are meant to spend the rest of there existence with. They are their perfect match in every way, and there is only one. The one. And not every vampire is lucky enough to find theirs." I continued to spoon cereal in my mouth as I listened not really sure where he was going with this.
"Alice and Jasper are mates. So are Rosalie and Edwards, and Carlisle and Esme." He continued.
"Do you have a mate?" I asked trying not to talk with my mouth full, no one needs to see that. The thought of Emmett having some hot vampire woman that he was destined to be with did not sit well with me. But considering that he has excepted me flaws and all, I will take whatever I can get form him, even if that mean friendship. Emmett smiled before he answered probably because I was taking the news better than expected.
"I think I do." He responded.
"Who is she? Are there other vampires in Forks?" I asked trying to be supportive. He chuckled.
"There are no other vampires in Forks. Although nomads visit sometimes."
"Oh I guess that's is good to know. But don't change the subject who is this girl?... Or boy?" I said not wanting to assume he was straight. He immediately did his booming laugh at my correction.
"Bella, I am not gay." He said trying to pull himself together.
"Well I didn't know. I didn't want to to think I wasn't accepting." I said laughing with him. "So who is she?"
"She is not a vampire."
"Okay. Do I know her?"
"Pretty well." He said smiling. Confused I thought of all the girls in town I could say I knew well.
"Oh God is it Jessica?" The smile immediately vanished from his face.
"You really think that I would find Jessica attractive." He said stone faced. I couldn't help but smile as I shook my head. He was offended that I thought he like Jessica. "You really aren't catching on are you?" He said as I stood to put away my bowl.
"Catching on to what?" I said placing the bowl in the dishwasher.
"What human do I spend most of my time with?" He said making me jump, because he was right behind me. "Who is the only person I talk to besides my family?" He asked. Then it hit me.
He was talking about me. He likes me. He thinks that I am his mate.
I turned around to face him with my jaw slacked.
"Me?" I asked unsure. No use getting my hopes up. He chuffed and nodded his head.
"Are you sure you don't mean someone else, because I have a lot of problems?"
"I am not going anywhere, Bella." He said as his face began to fall. "I will be here as long as you want me. Even if it is just as a friend."
"That's not what I meant." I said interrupting him for the second time today. A smile broke out on his face as he waited for me to continue. "Emmett, this entire week that I have been here, I have felt this pull towards you. I dunno I can't explain it. But I do know that at school you are the only person I actually want to spent time with. I definitely want you as friends but I thought you where talking about more?" I asked hoping that he would tell me I was right. As always Emmett did not disappoint.
"I was Bella, but are you willing to get involved with a vampire?" He asked. I shrugged.
"I didn't care that you were one last night, what would change now. But now that you know everything, are you sure you want to get involved with someone as damaged as I am?" I asked. A smile broke out on his face as I finished.
"You are anything but damaged Bella." He said. "And even if you where, I would still be here." I couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Well I am glad you think that, because others would disagree."
"I don't really worry about what other people think." He said stepping closed to me, closing the gap between our bodies. All my senses where heightened the closer he got. But as he closed the gap between us his cell phone rang. Closing his eyes, he immediately stopped and pulled out his phone. Looking at the screen, he huffed and picked it up.
"What do you want Alice?" He said annoyed. I chuckled as I turned to walk away to give him some privacy. They may not really be brother and sister, but they sure act like it. As I was putting the cereal back into the cabinet, the door bell rang. Unsure as to who it was, I started walking towards the door not giving Emmett a second glance. As I opened it, Kaiser ran in.
"Kaiser." I said as I watched him run passed. When I turned back to see who had returned him, I was met by a older Native American man in a wheel chair. His dark hair was long and pulled back, and his eyes where wise.
"Oh my gosh thank you for returning him. Where did you find him?" I said smiling at the man in front of me. He returned my smile and opened his mouth to speak, but as soon as it opened it closed. The smile fell off of his face and he frowned. I heard Emmett footsteps behind me and he came to my side.
"Billy." Emmett said with a stern look on his face. I looked back a Billy and watched him take a deep breath.
"Emmett, can't say I am surprised to see you here." Billy replied staring Emmet down. I was now officially confused.
"I am sorry. Am I missing something here? Do you two know each other?" I asked looking back and forth between Billy and Emmett.
"I am sorry. We where being rude. My name is Billy Black." At the mention of his name I felt my muscles tense. This was the man that Sam was talking about last night.
"Okay." I said unsure as to where this was going. I felt Emmett shift beside me.
"I am friend of your uncles. He asked me to look check on you this weekend." I nodded my head. "I heard about what happened last night, and I am sorry that you had to be put through that. It won't happen again. Sometimes they can get a little carried away."
"Carried away." I heard Emmett say, but raised my hand to stop him. The last thing we need right now is a fight.
"Thank you the apology, and returning Kaiser. I don't know how you found him, but I am sure it wasn't easy." I said trying to hold out the olive branch.
"I sent the boys out to get him last night. After everything that happened, the last thing you needed to do was search for the dog." He said.
"Well, thank you." I said again hoping to end the conversation. I just because I was being nice didn't mean I was comfortable talking to him.
"Yes thank you" Emmett said but it was so obvious he didn't mean it I almost laughed.
"Ok well I am going to go. Bella call me if you need anything." Billy said. Emmett scoffed. I nodded my head, ignoring Emmett childish behavior, and waved as he rolled away.
"Like that'll happen." Emmett said as I closed the door. I turned to look at him, and crossed my arms over my chest.
"What?" He asked shrugging his shoulders.
"Would it kill you to act like an adult?" I asked.
"He started it." That was his defense. He started it. I just rolled my eyes and walked into the living room, sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Emmett came and sat next to me.
"Are you mad?" He asked like a child begging it mother to forgive him. I turned my head to look at him and couldn't help but giggle at the over exaggerated frown on him face.
"No." I said turning back to the television. We sat there watching a movie for next two hours. During that time, I had managed to be laying on the couch with my head in Emmett lap. Don't know it happen, but he didn't seem to have a problem with it. As the credit rolled, I sat up.
"Where's Kaiser?" I asked unsure where the dog had been the last couple of hours.
"Upstairs." Emmett said. "Bella, that dog will come no where near me."
"Why?"
"To him I am a predator. I'm dangerous."
"Maybe you should be around more often, I hate that dog. So far it has caused me nothing but trouble." I said.
"So what do you wan to do next?" He asked smiling at me.
"Um, I am actually a little hungry." I state as stand up and go into the kitchen. "Do you want anything?" I yell as I open cabinets looking for popcorn. Next thing I know Emmett is right next to me.
"Seriously?" He says, as I realize the question I actually asked.
"Sorry habit." I shrug as I pull put the popcorn the microwave. He laughs slightly and leans back onto the counter. After I started the microwave, I turned back to face him.
"You haven't eaten since you've been here. How often do you have to eat?" I asked. "Or drink, I guess." He chuckled at my correction and took as step towards me.
"Technically I could go forever without food. Carlisle went a weeks until he realized that he could hunt animals and be satiated. But like human we get irritable without food, so my family and I hunt a couple of times a week."
"So when the next time you have to 'hunt'?" I said making quotes with my fingers.
"Not for awhile." He said smiling as the microwave beeped. I took the popcorn out and poured it into a bowl. Once we were back in the living room, I sat down with a bowl of popcorn in my lap facing Emmett.
"I have more questions." I said wondering when he was going to get sick of me bothering him.
"Shoot."
"Last night you said that every vampire has a special ability or quality that they bring with them from their human life. What's yours?" I asked.
"Some vampires have powers like Alice being able to see the future, or Jasper, he manipulate and feel emotions."
"Oh god high school must be awful for him." I interrupted, shoving popcorn in my mouth.
"Awful for him. Hilarious for me. The only other person who has a active power in our family his Edward. He can read minds."
"Oh." I said hoping that Edward has not spent any time rummaging through my brain.
"Don't worry. I don't think he has bothered to try to even look in yours. He is to busy trying to figure out if I'm crazy." He smiled.
"Why would he think you are crazy?" I asked. The smile for his face fell and he looked straight at me. "Oh. He thinks because you like me, you've lost your mind." I finished looking down at the popcorn in my lap.
"I told you already. I don't worry about what people think." He said. I raised my head and smiled at him. I wasn't sure if I believed him though. Edward is his family, I am just some girl he may have a crush on.
"So what is your ability?" I asked getting back to the original subject, I couldn't talk about my inadequacy any longer.
"My strength." He said. "I am stronger than any other vampire we have ever met."
"That's it?" I asked. "Edwards can read minds, Alice can see the future, and your strong."
"Hey! I could probably pick up this house with one hand." He said. "Anyways thats all you need when you are as good looking as me." He said wiggling his eyebrows.
"I would respond to that but I don't want to inflate you ego. It can barely fit in this room as it is."
"Are you saying you think I am good looking?" He said leaning into me trying to get an answer.
"I plead the fifth."
I spent the next hour asking Emmett questions about his life style. I learning where his favorite places to hunt were. What his favorite food was. Anything to get to know the man infront of me better. I leaned he could out run my truck easily and he could pick out my heart beat in a room full of people.
When I couldn't come up with any questions, we ordered a movie, and I once again found myself snuggling into Emmett's side. By the time the film ended it was already eleven at night and I was yawning for the thousandth time in the last hour.
"Looks like someone is sleepy." Emmett commented.
"I guess." I mumbled resting my head on Emmett's chest as my eyes began to close. I felt the arm the wasn't wrapped around me slide under my knees and the next thing I knew, I was being lifted off the ground bridal style. My eyes immediately shot open and I reach out for Emmett's neck.
"Please don't drop me." I said clutching on to him.
"Relax. I am just carrying you up to your room." Emmett said. "I promise I won't drop you. Super strong remember."
I nodded my head and snuggled further into his chest. In no time, felt softness beneath me, as Emmett laid me under the covers and tucked me in. I snuggled into the pillow, as I felt him move my hair out of my face and tell me goodnight.
Then it hit me. He was going to leave. He was going to leave me. After reliving hell this morning, I couldn't stand the thought of being alone.
"Emmett." I said sitting up and facing him, as he stood over my bed. "Could you stay again? Please." He smile spread across his face and he nodded his head.
"I'll do anything you want Bella." He said as he turned to walk out of the room.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Downstairs."
"We already know I am going to have a nightmare tonight, and you are going to be up here by the morning, so you might as well stay up here and maybe I won't have a nightmare." I said trying not to sound as desperate as I was to have him near me.
"Whatever you want." He said as he turned around and walked towards my small bed. I scooted over to make room as he laid down next to me. Too tired to be ashamed, I raised his arm and snuggled into his chest. He wrapped his arm around me and began to rubb circles on my back.
"Good night beautiful." That was the last thing I heard as sleep over took me.
Well there you go. I figured after the eventful 24 hours they just had, they needed some time to relax. So review and let me know what you think, and I will send you back a preview of what is going on in Emmett's heads. Also Don't forget to check out my new story.
