All my readers I absolutely love you! Over 28,000 views on Falling Teardrops of Rain! Muah! Thanks for all the reviews on the last real chapter that wasn't the AN! Results of the poll so far:
1st with 4 votes- Jacob
2nd with 3 votes- Emmett
3rd with 2 votes each- Bella, Edward, Alice, Jasper, Seth &Renesmee
4th with 1 vote each- Rosalie, Carlisle, Leah, Paul, Tanya & Kate
5th with 0 votes each- Everyone else I put on the poll who I won't list because it would take absolutely agggeeeesssss. Keep voting!
Disclaimer (I haven't done one of these in ages so I just randomly decided to put one in) I don't own anything apart from this slightly messy plotline and the twins. All other credit goes to the amazing Stephenie Meyer. Wow without her absolutely none of our Twilight amazingness would exist and we wouldn't be seeing drool-worthy pictures of Taylor Lautner everywhere, not that I'm complaining about either of those things!
Sophie POV (That's right it's the baby girl :D)
I can't remember anything. One minute there was nothing but the familiar environment that had been our home for the past two and a half month and then suddenly something cracked and I saw nothing but black. I couldn't breathe and through our mind connection I could feel my brother's panic.
What's happening?!
If I had been able to cough I would have been choking violently. I settled for going blue.
I can't breathe! I can't breathe! Help!
We both knew that there was a man called Edward who could read minds. We understood everything about the vampires and the wolves and how the imprint magic worked. It was as if the second our brains had been formed they contained so much information that it shouldn't have been possible. Everything was still black and I could hear lots of yelling outside the safe home that was now really scary. I heard Mommy ordering people to do things and then something foreign came floating down through the blood that surrounded us.
Painkiller for mommy, it'll stop her hurting while Dr. Cullen gets us out.
I felt myself relax slightly against my will as he explained about the foreign substance. I could feel myself losing consciousness and all my thoughts were whirling as the thing continued to block my airway and made me dizzy and scared.
Don't worry. Here comes Dr. Cullen. I'll see you in the real world sis.
Suddenly a slit of light appeared and I felt the liquid around me start to swirl as the slit got bigger and bigger. Something happened and I could finally breathe again as a hand reached in and touched my arm. The hand disappeared for a moment and then it came back and took a firm hold of me. I made a mental squeak of protest as I felt the cold hardness of Dr. Cullen's skin but my brother was there with me through our mental connection, reminding me that his skin was only a few degrees warmer than Dr. Cullen's.
You're used to mine. Just think of it as me but I've been stuck in a fridge for a minute or something. It's better than staying trapped in here and hurting mommy more. Just let him do his job.
I made a mental sigh but then remembered the terrible sound of mommy screaming so I relaxed, there was some sort of delay and I frowned. Mommy screamed again and then there was a grunt of pain from Jacob and what a lot of bad words muttered under his breath. Suddenly my vision was filled with light as the hand pulled me out of my safe home and into a bright room. I blinked rapidly to get my eyes used to the light and then gazed up at the man who had pulled me out of my home. I had seen Dr. Cullen before when he did examinations on mommy's stomach but seeing him in real light was incredible. He had sandy blonde hair and big golden eyes that were set perfectly in his pale face above his perfect nose and mouth. He smiled down at me and then passed me to Edward.
Oh so this is the mind-reader in person?
I could still hear my brother's thoughts in my mind and I was laughing softly at his running commentary on what I could see. Edward chuckled too, never taking his eyes off me as he cleaned me up and wrapped me in a small blanket. He was just as beautiful as Carlisle, if not more so, with a pale face that looked like it had been carved by angels set off perfectly by the tousle of bronze hair above his golden eyes.
"Why thank you. You're incredibly beautiful as well." He murmured softly and then I was passed into the first pair of warm arms I had ever felt and I felt an instant connection to the person holding me.
Mommy's really pretty.
You don't say. Did you even have any doubt about that?
No of course not. I knew she was pretty but seeing her in person, well through your eyes, is so much clearer than the photos we saw.
I decided to ignore what my brother was saying and yawned loudly then blinked up at my mommy, memorising her face. Her eyes were incredibly beautiful, the colour of brown velvet, and her perfect hair matched, tumbling down her back in waves of curls- some sticking to her forehead as she gazed down at me with loving eyes.
"She's perfect." I beamed at Seth as he stared at me in awe, "She has exactly your eyes." My smile grew as he revealed that I had mommy's beautiful velvet eyes and I found myself wondering what else I had inherited from her. It was very strange having dark skin when mommy was as pale as humans can get and daddy's skin was more like snow than anything resembling a skin tone.
Yeah, yeah. If you let the spotlight come off you for a moment I can be taken out and then I'll be able to show you what you look like without the help of a mirror.
As if Carlisle had read my brother's mind, or maybe Edward had and told him, the doctor spoke up from the end of the bed causing mommy to jump slightly and look down at him. She nodded as she listened to him speak and then her eyes locked onto auntie Alice who was absolutely tiny with crazy black spikes covering her head. She was beautiful in her own way but very different to auntie Rose with her long curly blonde hair and beautiful model-like figure.
"She's a perfect little angel Bella. Do you have a name?" My eyes moved away from auntie Alice and back to mommy who nodded and held me away from her slightly. I wanted to shout no and never have to be taken away from her arms but instead I breathed a frustrated sigh on my mind and listened to mommy's beautiful voice.
"Yeah. Do you want to hold Sophie Elizabeth Swan-Clearwater?" Alice squealed softly and carefully pulled me out of mommy's arms and into her tiny but warm ones.
Sophie huh? That suits you sis. Is it my turn now?
I don't think you have a choice in that matter.
Something warm touched my chin and I looked up to see Rosalie with her finger extended. Both of my aunts were making silly faces and I let out a baby giggle of delight as they continued to make silly noises and faces. Then there were a few grunts of pain behind me and I twisted my head to see mommy holding tightly onto Seth and uncle Jake's hands. She started screaming again and I cringed away from the noise and the image. Alice hugged me close and I turned and buried my head into her chest, trying to erase the image. There was a crack and panic filled my mind.
I can't see anything! I can't move! There's something blocking me and I can't breathe! Sophie help!
There was another crack and I twisted my head again to see mommy grimacing in pain as Edward started examining her side. Eventually he leaned away and went to help Carlisle as relief flooded my mind.
That was so scary. Wow it's bright in here isn't it?
I stifled another baby chuckle at my brother's sudden mood change and then watched through his eyes as he was wrapped up and passed to mommy. She gazed down at him with the same adoration that she had with me and I could hear his compliments on her pretty eyes and hair, similar to the ones I had made.
"Harry. Harry Joseph Swan-Clearwater. Welcome to the world Harry." A small giggle escaped mommy's lips and I shifted in Alice's arms so I could see my brother. There was a moment of confusion as he was passed into uncle Jake's arms and then I could see him properly.
Urgh his arms are really hot, this is not comfortable. His skin's a pretty colour. Not as pretty as yours though Soph.
Harry suits you. Can you look at me so I can see what I look like and how different we are?
His head turned and our eyes locked as a picture of a small baby with black hair and big brown eyes filled my mind. In return I sent him the pale-skinned baby with brown hair and strange blue to purple eyes that he was. There was a bang and my eyes flicked over to the door as mommy's four remaining friends burst in and looked at me. They squealed in excitement and then they did it again as they saw Harry.
I like all this attention. It's fun.
Harry laughed at my statement as a flood of words left the girls' mouths.
"Bella how are you doing? What are their names? They are the cutest babies anyone will ever see in the world! Can I hold your daughter? Pleeeaaassseeeeee?" Mommy reached over and stroked the soft hair on my brother's head as I was shifted into a pair of arms much warmer than the rest.
It's not that uncomfortable.
It is for me. My skin's colder than yours remember? And yours is actually a few degrees warmer than the average human.
Seth was kissing mommy's hair softly as she answered all of their questions and I looked curiously up at Leah who was currently holding me. I smiled shyly at her and got a big grin in response. It seemed that all of mommy's friends were very pretty but none of them held a candle to her. I heard my brother laugh softly.
I guess I'll just have to get used to the heat. Uncle Jake is making funny faces.
There was some laughter from Seth in response to something that Carlisle had said and I felt myself being passed from Leah's hot arms into Carlisle's icy cold ones.
Am I going to have to get used to it as well? Going straight from boiling hot to freezing cold is definitely not my idea of fun.
I don't think you'll have to get used to it. Mommy doesn't see daddy remember? And the only other time you'll have to be held by cold arms is when Carlisle does check-ups on us or Edward comes over.
Where am I going again?
Carlisle's going to run some blood tests to see if you're Seth or Jasper's child. It'd be so much easier if you could just tell them. You know we can both talk, why won't you tell him and save us the trouble of tests?
Yes I know we can talk and you now I don't like talking. I'm shy and what if they freak out and disown us or something.
You know they wouldn't. Urgh you're so stubborn.
Yeah I know. I'll see you later little brother.
You're not allowed to call me little brother. I'm smarter than you and I started thinking first therefore I am the more mature one.
Sure, sure. Keep telling yourself that.
"You really are a beautiful little girl." Carlisle's voice interrupted my mental conversation and I found myself being settled in a soft basket of some kind. I twisted around, trying to see where he had gone.
First of all you're in a cradle. Second…this may sting a little.
I hadn't been paying much attention to Carlisle and I jumped slightly as something pricked my arm and punctured through my skin. Carlisle moved away holding a small syringe filled with a red liquid that Harry identified as my blood.
Little bit more warning would have been nice.
You knew something similar was coming. If you just told him that wouldn't have to happen…
Oh shush.
You know I only speak the truth.
Yeah whatever little brother.
Stop calling me that.
You know I only speak the truth.
Carlisle had pulled out lots of files from a big cabinet and he was speaking to me while he ran the tests but I wasn't really listening, paying more attention to the complaining voice of my brother that was echoing around my head. Listening to Carlisle talk doctor stuff was kind of boring.
If you're bored you could always show him your power and see how he reacts.
That's not a bad idea. Get out of my head while I concentrate.
Mental silence followed my request and I screwed my eyes up as I concentrated on summoning my shield and transporting my self. Once he was sure I was alright Harry popped back into my mind and started laughing at Carlisle's panicked reaction while I hovered over so I was sitting on his shoulders. I joined in his laughter and grabbed Carlisle's hair. He twisted his head to look up at me and then reached up and swung me back into my cradle.
Can you actually pay attention now? I want to hear what he says.
Yeah sure. I'm only doing this for you, although you could hear it yourself later.
Just sit up and pay attention.
What am I in school now? Should I call you Mr. Swan-Clearwater? I think I'm a bit too young for school at the moment.
I sat up anyway and focused on Carlisle who seemed a bit shocked at first to see the intelligence in my eyes but then he shook himself and then he proceeded to explain his findings.
"As I was saying before it seems that you've only inherited a vampire power which I'm guessing is some kind of invisible teleport but I may be wrong. Seeing as that is the only similarity I can see between your's and Jasper's chromosomes is the power and I think you've only got that because Harry does too. I suppose that you will have a normal diet but I'm also thinking that one day you'll grow up to be like Seth who seems to be more of a father to you than Jasper does in the DNA sense. Bella is definitely your mother though."
Happy now?
Yeah I guess. Weird.
What's weird?
I was thinking about the possibility of you becoming a wolf like Seth. And wondering if I'd ever be a wolf too.
I was distracted again by Carlisle who started tickling my sides making me squirm with laughter and then even more so as he blew a soft raspberry on my stomach before scooping me up into his arms.
Your turn. If you want to talk you should warn Uncle Jake.
I'm not going to say anything until you do.
We both know that's a lie. You're going to get annoyed by Carlisle so you're just going to tell him everything rather than having him run various tests and then make guesses.
Carlisle started to back out of the room but then he hurriedly came back inside when a very disgruntled looking woman hurried around the corridor. She was wearing a hospital uniform and Carlisle looked horrified so I guessed that she was a nurse who was attracted to him. It'd be easy for women to be attracted to his handsome face and polite manner. Carlisle was shaking his head in horror and judging by the look on his face he wanted to jump out of the window.
"Dr Cullen! Oh who is this little angel?" She had burst through the door into the little office we were in and now she hurried up to Carlisle's side and gazed down at me with adoration in her tiny eyes. I frowned, not liking her at all and mentally wished she would go away causing Harry to laugh.
"This is Sophie Elizabeth Swan-Clearwater." To my utmost horror she reached out a grimy finger and tickled my chin in an attempt to make me laugh. I just stared at her with revulsion, causing Harry to laugh harder. "My granddaughter." She looked up at him with shock. I gave up on following the conversation, getting bored quickly.
What is wrong with this woman? She thinks Carlisle likes her.
I have no idea but she shouldn't be working in the hospital. She should just be in the hospital getting her brain looked at. Oh she's going!
Thankfully. Where are you now?
In the reception. Carlisle will probably take you to mommy's room first though.
Yes he is. She's asleep.
"Seth. Not how you change a baby." Mommy muttered into her pillows and the smiled slightly in her sleep and turned over.
Sounds like mommy is having a funny dream. Urgh Carlisle is walking so slowly.
Well it's not exactly like he can go vampire speed in a public hospital. Help him out with your power.
That's a good idea brother of mine. Alright shut up so I can concentrate. This is going to need more focus for two people.
I was greeted by mental silence again and I frowned in concentration before hearing that satisfactory pop and then we were hovering above the ground in an invisible shield that swept us along a lot faster towards the reception where my brother was waiting. I steered us into an empty corridor and let my shield down again so Carlisle landed on his feet.
"So you can turn people invisible and then transport them wherever you wish so long as you're touching them?" I nodded and Carlisle's eyes widened in shock.
He's been living for what three centuries? You'd think it would take a lot more to surprise him.
Then again how many babies are there that are part wolf part human with an ability to make a force field and transport people while staying invisible?
Good point.
Carlisle allowed Seth to take me and I had the feeling that I was being doused in boiling water after lying in a snow drift for an hour or so. Harry was settled comfortably in Carlisle's arms, perfectly fine with the temperature of Carlisle's cold arms.
"So who's this?" Another tall Quileute man was standing beside Seth and peering down at me with shock and confusion but also curiosity. He looked familiar but all of the wolves looked the same to me apart from Seth and Uncle Jake.
It's Embry. This is weird. In the back of your mind you can feel a strange tugging sensation to someone in this room but I have no idea what it is or who it wants to take you to.
That's strange. I can't feel anything like that.
"This is Sophie Elizabeth Swan-Clearwater. My little miracle. Carlisle have you got any results back yet?" Carlisle walked over so I could see my twin brother.
Nice to see you again!
I reached out towards him with my hand so I was able to hit him on the arm while I giggled. He responded with his own laughter and then reached out to stroke my hair softly.
Can we have a bit of fun with them? Keep your hand on my hair.
This should be entertaining.
I screwed my eyes up in concentration, not needing as much focus because Harry was so familiar to me and I laughed as we turned invisible and floated up into the air. Seth freaked out and started to panic, not moving his arms from the position he had been using to hold me two minutes ago. Everyone else was panicking as well while Carlisle just remained calm, guessing our plan and not moving his arms from the cradle shape.
"Well one thing I've found out is that Sophie can make force fields that make she and whomever she wants invisible and therefore completely protected against any attack whether mentally or physically." I started laughing again and quickly manoeuvred us around so I was settled just above Carlisle's arms. We popped back into existence both still laughing.
That was fun!
Shush! Sam's the only one who seems to understand the imprint magic.
Well you can listen if you really want to. I think I'm going to take a quick nap.
Alright. If you want I'll fill you in later.
Mm kay.
Sleep consumed me quickly and I vaguely felt movement beneath me as Seth started walking somewhere. Now I could feel what Harry had been talking about earlier. There was a strange feeling taking over my entire body, urging me to turn my head slightly and open my eyes. It was as if there was something trying to tug me in the opposite direction to the direction we were travelling in. I fought to keep my eyes shut and was pleased to find that I could win against the strange tugging sensation. There were more voices and I was passed in mommy's familiar arms for a few minutes before being passed into another hot pair of arms that I assumed to be Uncle Jake's. The tugging sensation was getting closer and let out an involuntary giggle before opening my eyes slowly.
Immediately I was flooded by the deepest brown, so deep it was almost black, swirling around me and threatening to drown me in its warmth. The tugging sensation in me seemed to stop as I gazed up at the wolf man standing just behind uncle Jake's shoulder and my mouth opened slightly as Harry started panicking in my mind.
Sophie? Sophie?! What's going on? Why am I not getting any thoughts from you? All I can see is brown! I'm scared Sophie! Snap out of it!
I shook my head slightly, trying to get my brother out of my mind so I could go back to happily drowning in the brown of the wolf man's eyes but shaking my head cleared it and I blinked several times as someone said something in an angry voice. There were several more words exchanged and then I was given back to Mommy and wolf man was shoved out of the door by Seth. The tugging sensation returned.
What just happened?
I have absolutely no idea. Would you get over your talking thing please and talk to Mommy? If you do I'll talk to Carlisle.
Oh fine. If she freaks out I blame you.
I took a deep breath and nestled closer into Mommy's arms, watching her face carefully. She was gazing in the direction that wolf man had just disappeared and concern was evident on her face.
"Mommy what just happened?" I asked quietly and her jaw dropped as did the jaws of those who had remained. She gaped down at me and her astonishment was very obvious. I gazed back at her, willing her to calm down and answer my question.
"Sophie? Did you honestly just talk?" Uncle Emmett seemed to have grown tired of the silence and he was fidgeting impatiently on his chair, still gazing at me with shock. I nodded slowly, not wanting to surprise them further and mommy's breath blew out of her mouth in one big gust.
"Well it could have been worse I guess. I'm not sure what just happened sweetie I'm sorry." She cuddled me closer and I relaxed in her arms.
Told you they wouldn't freak out.
Oh shush.
SPOV
Quil twisted his head around in the corridor, trying to see back through the door into Bella's room so he could see Sophie. I prodded him in the back and he growled softly at me, still trying to see my daughter. Jake exhaled loudly in his anger and impatience took over him.
"Sam can you please order him outside?" He asked in a snarl of a voice and Sam nodded before complying and telling Quil to go outside quickly before I phased in the middle of the hospital. I hadn't even noticed how badly I was shaking until Embry put a hand on my arm and quietly told me to keep it together for a few more minutes. Leah, growing annoyed with my slow pace at getting outside, shoved me forward and then stalked past me, her eyes never leaving Quil's bare back. Jake had already disappeared outside as had Sam and Jared and Paul were pulling Quil along the corridor with them. The usual cries of shock greeted us in the waiting room but they were quickly silenced as we walked angrily through the room. For some reason the receptionist was staring at Jake's retreating back with wide, fearful eyes and the moment he had exited the hospital she ducked under her desk, shaking with fear. Had I not been so angry I would have laughed but I was too mad to listen to any reason now as I grew irritated with Quil's small steps and shoved him into the cover of the trees. I was about to slam him into a tree when Leah stepped in.
"Seth not here. We're not deep enough into the forest and people would get curious if a tree fell down for no apparent reason. Yes I know you want to murder Quil, believe me I do too, but not here." A fierce glare was sent in Quil's direction as she spoke and he cringed away slightly. I growled and let the anger take hold.
Heat flashed down my spine, sending violent tremors through my body, and sandy coloured fur exploded out of me as the wolf within me showed its true form. Small explosions followed me and we were soon all in wolf form and running deep into the forest as Jake, Leah and I all yelled at Quil in our minds, the only way we could vent some of our anger without humans noticing until we got into the deep forest.
Alright guys. I guess you can rip into him now. Just don't kill him please.
I'll try not to.
I can't make any promises.
I'll try my hardest, Sophie would probably be really upset if he was killed.
Sophie!
Oh and there's a bad choice of thoughts from Quil. Seth was beginning to calm down.
I let out a loud snarl and leapt towards the chocolate wolf standing five metres or so from me. Quil let out a yelp of pain as my teeth sank into his shoulder. He let out another yelp as Jake crashed into his side.
How could you imprint on my daughter?!
My niece! She's not even a day old!
I let his shoulder go and shoved him towards a tree with all my strength. Of course it hurt the tree more than it hurt Quil but it made me feel slightly better as I jumped towards him again and started hitting and biting and scratching every inch of him that I could reach. Leah and Paul got in the occasional hit and I could see Embry, Paul, Jared and Sam watching me calmly although their thoughts were incoherent as they wondered what it would be like to have someone imprint on their newborn child.
Seth would you stop trying to kill me already! It not like I did it on purpose!
I know you didn't do it on purpose but you still did it! I'm not going to kill you just inflict a lot of pain.
I snarled and jumped on him again, snapping my teeth at his leg and I smirked in satisfaction when something cracked.
Ow shit that hurt! It's not exactly something I can control.
He had started to fight back now, growling and biting me whenever he got the opportunity. I jumped away from a paw that had come too close to my eye for comfort and then leapt forwards again, clamping my teeth around his good front leg.
Ok I think it's time to calm down. Quil stop!
We both had to obey the command and I lay down on the ground, not once taking my eyes off Quil who glared right back. I looked myself over using the help of the others eyes on me and was pleased to find I was in much better condition than Quil who was bleeding in several places.
Seth I know it's hard but we know it's not something we can control. Just remember that Sophie will be safer with him than with anyone else in the world.
She won't need anyone to protect her! She can make force fields, she has both vampire and wolf genes meaning she's going to be strong.
She won't be strong if Quil is killed. The connection works both ways remember? And I'm thinking it will be even stronger for these two considering Sophie's DNA.
Maybe we should go back to the hospital. Bella will be wondering where we are and Harry should be finished with his tests by now.
I sent daggers at Quil again and then got to my feet and stretched before turning around and running back towards the hospital and Bella, following the pull of my imprint.
Quil you're not allowed within a mile of my daughter.
Seth calm down. That would hurt them both and then we'd all have to feel Quil's pain in our minds. You have no idea how much that would hurt him.
Oh I have no idea? If I remember correctly I ran over 5000 miles to get away from my imprint because I couldn't stand to see her with a bloodsucker! And I only can back because that same bloodsucker had got her pregnant! None of you have any idea how much that hurts!
Mental silence greeted my thoughts and we ran on.
Sorry it took so long to get this up. I had real trouble with this chapter and found that the only way to get round my writers block was to go on Sims 2 and then I didn't want to get off it :S. Hope you enjoyed!