I'm hoping you all will like this chapter as much as I do...

I feel like Carlisle still has so much more to tell about this time in his life that I can write a lot of additional chapters. I'm going to stop when Bella meets Charlie, or at least that has always been my plan, but I feel the need to tell more about Carlisle, so maybe I'll fill in the missing three months in as well.

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Chapter 21

I slowly walked downstairs, keeping a human pace helped me think more clearly. I decided to go to the cottage first, just so Alice could give Edward what he needed. As soon as I decided that my cell phone buzzed.

Be there asap, have to finish closet first. Tell Edward everything is ok. I see Bella clearly.

I laughed at the text message from Alice. It was so useful the way she saw things happening, it saved a lot of time.

I knew I didn't need to say anything to Edward, he had already heard what the message said when I read it. The groan from upstairs confirmed that.

"How can she worry about a closet when Bella might never wake up or suffers." Edward whispered softly.

"That's just Alice, she thinks everything is going to be alright." I whispered back and continued downstairs.

When I arrived downstairs an other fight was going on. I stopped at the foot of the stairs and watched it with a deep sigh.

"of course I know how to hold her." Rose snapped.

"But you…"

"Nothing but…butt out, you make her smell bad." Rose cut Jacob short.

A low growl escaped from Jacob as he looked murderously at Rosalie.

"You already gave her dinner, it's my turn to hold her as she sleeps." Jacob hissed.

"You have no rights what so ever, you are lucky Edward's to busy watching over Bella or he would have kicked you out by now. She is my niece, so that gives me the right to hold her."

The volume of their fight was raising quickly, I wondered briefly is Bella could hear all of this. She would be so stressed if she did. The last thing we needed was Bella waking up as a new born and be stressed already. Before I could intervene Jasper called it quit. A wave of calm hit us all as he turned to Rosalie.

"Hey, enough, she's my niece as well and she can't sleep if you two are fighting. I'll hold her while she sleeps."

With a very smug look on his face he got up, took Renesmee out of Rosalie's hands and sat himself back on the sofa. Both Rosalie and Jacob looked annoyed at Jasper but he just didn't care. I must admit it was really something to see, the scary scared vampire that Jasper could be holding the small baby, rocking her gently. Even he wasn't immune to Renesmee.

I walked towards Rosalie and Jacob.

"Carlisle? How is Bella doing?" Rosalie asked as soon as she noticed me.

"I think good, her transformation is going fast, I think it won't be very long until she wakes up. Maybe an other ten hours."

"So soon?" Rose asked in surprise.

"Alice will know for sure, but yes it won't be three days. That's why we need to be a bit more careful from now on."

"What? Why?" Jacob asked.

"I'm not sure if she is already able to hear us, or to make sense out of our words, if she can focus on them through the pain, but can you imagine how she would feel if she is hearing you two fight over her daughter. I don't want her waking up as a already stressed out new born."

"Yes, that would be the worst case." Jasper nodded.

I thought about what would happen if Bella had heard everything that had happened the last few hours. She would be so stressed out, and than the conversation with Sam, she would know about Jacob's imprinting. I shuddered at the thought of that ruling her mind. Combined with thirst there was no way Edward could reason with her if she woke up alone with him in the room. She would throw him aside like a doll and make her move towards Jacob. I hoped dearly that Bella hadn't heard everything.

"I'll have to be there when she wakes up, Jasper. For her and Edward" I told him.

"I know, and I will be there as well." He nod solemn.

"I know you don't like your gift but in times like these I'm really happy you have it, you can keep Bella calm if she needs it."

"I'll be happy to assist Bella, but we also have to think about how to protect ourselves if she isn't manageable at first." He whispered, hoping Bella wouldn't hear him.

"Is that possible?" Jacob asked, "I mean I know Bella can be very flammable but she would never hurt the people she loves."

"It is possible that the thirst will be to much, yes." I admitted. In my life with the Volturi I had seen too many vampires that couldn't keep their thoughts together.

"Blood thirst is the first instinct we have, reason is only secondary, it is the same for everyone of us. With Bella, we hope her preparation for this new life will help her listening to the secondary instincts as soon as possible." Jasper explained.

"How…how long will it normally take for a vampire to see through the thirst?" Jacob whispered.

"Mostly a year, some are quicker, but there are enough stories of vampires who never got through it. I still have trouble with it, sometimes." Jasper admitted.

Jacob nodded, he looked sick, his stare intensely on Renesmee.

"That means…" he started but couldn't find the words. We all knew what he was realizing.

"Yes," I nodded, "It is possible that Bella won't be able to be with Renesmee for a very long time."

"That's so wrong…" Jacob whispered.

"I know."

"But you think Bella will be able to be with Nessie?" he asked directly to me.

"Yes, Bella has always been the voice of reason, I hope that she will take that with her into this next life. I hope and think all the preparations will help her get through that first period quickly." I answered.

"It would be useful to know if she will have an enhanced power, and if so, what it will be." Jasper whispered.

"How so?" Rosalie asked.

"Well, like Carlisle said, Bella has always been the voice of reason, what if that will be her trait, like Carlisle extreme compassion maybe she have extreme reason."

"That would be so great, she'll be able to see through the blood thirst and reason with herself not to kill. She could be with Renesmee soon." Rosalie looked happy about that thought. I on the other hand couldn't agree, I had the feeling there was something more.

Bella's silence was bugging me. Never in all the years I have known Aro had I ever seen a person be immune to his gifts. No vampire was immune, and certainly not a human, but Bella was. I expected her to have some kind of gift that was inline with her mental silence.

"What are you thinking, Carlisle?" Jasper asked.

"That I like your theory but that I think it's unlikely. If Bella is going to have some sort of gift I think it will be inline with her mental silence."

"Is it sure she will be able to do something special?" Jacob asked.

"No, during the transformation some personal traits are suppressed or enhanced. When Jasper was human he was already able to influence people to see things his way, he made them see things differently and overwrite their feelings about it, after his change he is now directly attuned to the emotions, the feeling, he can now make people see things another way by changing their emotions. For other vampires it's something completely different, like Esme's ability to love without question. It could be possible that Bella's most enhanced trait is the way she see the world, the care for others."

Jacob nodded, mauling over the information we gave him.

"The last option would be the most useful." Rosalie whispered.

"Yes, and no." Jasper said. His answer surprised us.

"What do you mean." I asked

"Well, if her 'gift' is that she cares so much about not hurting people, and it is so strong that it will punch trough the thirst, than yes, that would be useful, she would be able to control herself. But what if it is her gift and it isn't strong enough to prevent her from hurting someone, can you imagine what it will do to her once she can think clearly."

Jasper had a point there, Bella would never forgive herself if she would kill or hurt someone, specially someone she loved. If her enhanced personal trait was her ability to care so much it would even destroy her more if she was too hurt someone.

The scenarios were horrific.

"I still think she will be alright, with us by her side she would be able to deal with everything." I whispered.

"Yes," Jacob nodded, "Bella is very stubborn, very strong minded, she'd be stubborn enough not to give in so easily."

"We do hope so." Rosalie whispered.

We all nodded in agreement. It was a statement for Rosalie's and Bella's new relationship that Rose openly admitted that she hoped Bella would pull through that horrific period soon. Rose had really learned to like Bella, now that Bella had made the choices she would have made, she could see through her prejudges of Bella. I hoped that once Bella joined us as a vampire that their relationship would be as string as it was before. I could really see the girls all hanging out together, having fun and taking care of Renesmee.

I hadn't realized that it was midnight already when my thoughts were interrupted by Jacob's loud snores. It was still strange for me to see that Jacob had become so relaxed around us that he was able to fall asleep with Rose and Jasper next to him. Rosalie of course didn't appreciate the snores.

"Maybe we should build a doghouse in the cottage's courtyard." She muttered.

Right at that point Alice flew in the room.

"Jeez Edward, don't be so impatient." She muttered as she closed the door.

"What is wrong, darling?" Jasper asked as he took her in his arms.

"Edward, that's what's wrong, ten text messages and a dozen decisions to call me up. Seriously Carlisle of all the things you could have learned him, why didn't you the of patience to teach him." She asked. The huge smile on her face showed that she wouldn't have her brother any other way.

"Yeah, I didn't think of that while I was trying to teach him how to be overprotective." I joked.

A low growl upstairs told me our joking wasn't appreciated.

"I'll go to him, I can't believe he is even doubting me." Alice sighed.

"So you are sure Bella is going to be alright?" Rosalie asked.

"She is going to be smashing." Alice shimmed.

We watched Alice walking upstairs muttering about why nobody would trust her visions. Jacob snored loudly again as the scene around him had become quiet. Apparently wolves liked noises around them. Rosalie shot him a glare that would have Emmett cowering in the corner, but Jake stayed oblivious turning his head away from Rosalie's glare. Maybe even in his sleep he felt her eyes burning into him.

"Carlisle?" Rosalie started hesitant, "how do you think Bella will take that bit of news?" indicating towards Jacob to show me what she meant.

"I don't know." I told her.

"We should be careful with telling her." Jasper whispered.

"Jacob has asked Edward to let him tell her." Rosalie informed us. I didn't know when that happened but I could guess it was before Esme and I got home.

"I don't know if that's such a good idea." Jasper said thoughtful.

"Why not Jacob is her friend. I don't think it's right for anyone else to tell her." I whispered.

"I don't think Bella will see it that way, once she realizes what happened between Jacob and her daughter. Newborns can be very territorial, she will see Renesmee as hers and I'm not sure if she can punch through her instincts with that." Jasper reasoned.

"Yes, I think we will let Jacob tell her." Rosalie said with a dirty smile on her face.

"You are actually hoping she would snap at him, aren't you?" Jasper accused her.

"Well I know I'm not the only one." She answered, her eyes flashed to the stairs and we all knew who she was thinking of.

"We should at least wait with telling her until she has fed." Jasper pointed out.

"We should tell Jake that as well, we owe him to much, it wouldn't be fair to him to not inform him."

Rosalie laughed at my words, but Jasper agreed.

After a few minutes Esme and Emmett got back home from the cottage. Emmett looking rather diminished.

"What's wrong, Emmett." Jasper asked as Emmett slumped down next to him on the sofa, pinking up his negative mood.

"Esme, wouldn't even let me ad one room." Emmett muttered.

We all had to laugh about that. Yes the cottage was a bit small, but I knew Bella would love it. She didn't show any signs of liking the luxurious lifestyle Emmett and Rosalie were so fond of.

"No of course not, it's perfect in size as it is." Esme muttered. She sat down on my lap and curled her hand in my hair. These little touches meant the world to me, they calmed me down and helped me clear my mind effectively. I enjoyed the feeling of her fingers for a while, closing my eyes and shoving away all thoughts. Just a few minutes of pure peace.

All to soon it was interrupted by Jacob. His snored had stopped and he was waking up.

"I should make him so breakfast." Esme whispered as she got up from my lap. With a soft kiss she left for the kitchen. It took Jacob a few minutes to really wake up, but the smell coming from the kitchen helped to speed it up quite a bit.

"Hmm, smells good." He said appreciative after taking a deep breath.

"You should know, I think it stinks." Emmett informed him.

Probably due to Emmett's loud voice and the smell of food Renesmee stirred as well. It wasn't much later that the bickering and snapping between Jacob and Rosalie started again. For the first time I prayed that Bella would wake up quickly and was quickly in control of herself so she and Edward could sort this out. I got up with a sigh and walked to the kitchen. I didn't really want to go there because to the horrid smell of raw human food that was lingering there, but at least I was away from the bickering and Esme was there.

"How can you stand the smell?" I asked.

"Easy." Esme answered, "I think about the end result, and that's a very happy werewolf kid in the house."

I laughed at her explanation, "Well that happy werewolf kid is bickering again with your daughter, maybe you should give him something to put in his mouth before it will be a piece of vampire."

"I'll be back in a second." Esme smiled lifting a plate that held food enough for a whole family. Indeed it took Esme a very short time to put an effective stop to the bickering, and returned to the kitchen. While she cleaned up I told her about the conversation Jasper, Rose, Jacob and I had last night about Bella. We talked about our hopes for Bella, and how she would adopt this lifestyle. Like me Esme was sure Bella would fit in very quickly.

"Bella knew what she was getting herself into, she knew how her life and traits would change. She was as prepared as she could be." Esme reasoned.

The morning passed in the same fashion as it had started. Rosalie and Jacob bickering about Nessie, yes even I had adopted the nickname, and Emmett played the peacemaker. Sometimes when it really got out of hand, Esme or Jasper stopped the bickering, reminding them of Bella.

I measured Nessie again, she was still changing fast but the measurements told me not as fast as yesterday, but that was only by a tiny bit. We all were very worried about the rapid growth. Jasper was perched on the floor in the corner close to the window, his back against the wall, reading every book he cloud get his hands on, hoping he could find something about vampire half breeds. I really didn't expected him to find something.

The whole family was hanging around the house, Rosalie and Alice were busy brushing and braiding Nessie's hair, Emmett was watching a game, Jasper was reading, and Esme and I stood silently apart from the rest just holding hands looking at each other.

The atmosphere was tense, we were all waiting for Bella. Listening to the sounds coming from upstairs. Alice had given Edward a time estimate, and by the movement of Alice's eyes between the clock and Nessie's braid I could see that it really was nearly time.

"Alice, will you stop being so impatient. I can't focus." Jasper hissed.

"I'm sorry, but it's almost time." She whispered back, her voice singing in excitement.

Everyone gasped as the sound coming from upstairs changed. The rhythm of Bella's heart, which was already to fast, picked up. Esme, Rosalie and I recognized the sound. Emmett, Alice and Jasper looked a bit surprised but understanding dawned on their faces quickly.

"Carlisle." Edward called from upstairs.

In a flash I was up the stairs, closely followed by Alice, who was literally bouncing with excitement.

"Listen." Edward whispered.

"Ah, it's almost over." The color on Bella skin, the scent or a true vampire coming from her and the fact that her heart was working so hard to push the last remnants of blood through her veins, told me that this was only going to take a few minutes.

Alice seemed to agree with my thoughts.

"Soon," she whispered eagerly.

"I'll get the other." Alice chirped as she turned to the door. She suddenly turned around, like she just thought of something.

"Should I have Rosalie…?" she asked.

I glanced at Edward, we both understood what she was asking. Edward nodded.

"Yes…keep the baby away." I told her. It was hurting me to do so but we couldn't risk Bella hurting Nessie when she woke up. It would kill all of us, not to mention Bella the most.

Suddenly Edward stiffened, looking intense at Bella's face.

"Bella? Bella, Love?" He asked

What is it? I asked him silently but he just shook his head.

"I'll bring them right up." Alice said quickly, I hadn't even noticed that she hadn't left the room.

Before Alice could return Bella's heart reacted to the last stage of the transformation. I had heard it many times, with my family and my during my time in Italy but it still amazed me that such a little thing not bigger than a fist could put up such a fight. It sounded like Bella's heart was trying to beat it's way out of it's confinement.

Even though Bella had been quiet throughout the transformation, the beating of her heart so rapidly against the fire must hurt her like crazy. I remembered how it felt, I had seen it with all the others, this part was the part where they all had screamed the loudest, even I hadn't been able to keep quiet at the end.

Bella, of course was different. Yes, her body reacted, her back arching up from the table, her muscles contracting from the fierce pain, but still no sound.

I really had to talk to her about her transformation, I needed to know how she felt, how is experienced everything, my inner doctor was bubbling with excitement.

As Bella slumped back on the table, the rest of the family filled the room. Emmett and Jasper in front taking defensive position. Everybody was completely quiet, no one dared to take a breath as we all focused on Bella's last heartbeats.

Edward looked really sad as he heard her heart stumbling through the last beats.

It's alright son, in a few seconds she'll be yours forever. Your family will be complete.

And as I finished my thought Bella's heart thumbed it's last beat.