Disclaimer: Who owns twilight? The one and only Stephenie Meyer's does! And, I am not her! I do not own the rights to 'ohh child' either! I am looking for someone who likes to translate- French and/or Spanish I have 6 stories so if you are interested you can choose which ones you want to do. Thanks dazzleglo! My beta who keeps me going when people give not so nice reviews! Don't get me wrong I don't mind constructive reviews but keep the tone light! please? Hiding Bella Chapter 29
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I knew I was in trouble when I looked up to see a guard member stalking my way. Try as I might I was not able to out maneuver all his attempts to tackle me and found myself on the receiving end of a full body press. Before I had a chance to say 'ouch', he had me in a headlock. The sheer pain of his teeth sinking into my neck sent shock waves through my body. But that all paled in comparison to the burning that had instantly started in my veins. I vaguely remember hearing Edward's scream.
"BELLA!"
Edward's POV
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Santiago, one of the guard members attack Bella from behind, but Sam, Seth and I were still locked in a heated battle with Demetri and I was struggling to get away. I was horrorstricken when he bit her. Too many things were running through my head that I almost lost mine to Demetri, but Seth was quick enough to reach his first, and with one bite, it was gone. I was overjoyed to see his body fall limp to the ground and as soon as it did, I bolted towards Bella.
Rose got to Bella first and for a split second, I thought it was bloodlust that had attracted her. However, her thoughts were screaming that she only wanted to save her sister. She did not hesitate when she knelt by her side, instantly placing her mouth over the wound on her neck and started sucking on it. I thought we might have to tear her off, but it was not needed. Her thoughts were suddenly fuzzy like I have seen in people who are drunk. Just as Emmett and I reached her, she collapsed into Emmett's arms in what can only be called an unconscious state. I have never seen that happen before to a vampire.
"Come on Rosie, wake up," he gently rocked her in his arms while Carlisle tried to appraise the damage.
I was of no use to them; I had Bella cradled in my arms in the exact same state. The scent of foreign venom was gone from her blood stream, but still she had not woken up yet. All the wolves, except Paul who was by my side, were able to make swift work of setting the pyres ablaze with the dismembered bodies on top. Quickly, the field filled with the familiar purple haze. They had successfully succeeded in bringing down the three heads of the Volturi and were quite pleased with themselves, as they should be, but no one saw it coming, including me and that does take a great deal.
"Bella, it's time to wake up baby girl," I begged in her ear.
I got no response from her. Eleazar was holding her hand while Carmen held onto his shoulder for support as she tearlessly sobbed. Bella had the same look when Paul accidentally attacked her. Paul's thoughts were a mess; he felt he had failed to protect her when she needed it the most. I could not fault him on his thoughts, because I was thinking the same of myself.
"Emmett, take Rosalie to the house. I'll be right behind you. I have to check on Bella before we move her too," Carlisle instructed as he moved to Bella's side.
"I think in Bella's case, she is in shock, so let's get her home so we can take care of her better. I don't know what to say about Rosalie, maybe there is something in Bella's blood that is causing her condition or a mixture of Santiago's venom and her blood, but I won't know for sure until I get home and run a few tests," I just nodded as I lifted her up.
I actually handed her over to Paul since his normal body temperature is much higher than a human's and if she was in shock, we needed to keep her warm. He took the job with great pride, since he really loved Bella as a sister. We started to sprint home, but we were not taking any chances so we did not run at full speed in case there was something else wrong with her. The slow run home gave me a chance to mull over what Aro had said about Bella having the potential of bearing children. I had never given it any thought before, so we never used any protection. Could we really have children? Would Bella even want that? Since we both thought it was impossible, we never discussed it. As much as I wanted to hope for it, I refused to think about that right now because the only thing that mattered to me was Bella surviving.
Everyone was in Rosalie's room when we arrived. I brought Bella straight up to our room and wrapped her in blankets. Carlisle did not waste any time in coming to her. His orders were standard for what any human would receive at an ER with one exception; he recommended we feed her some blood to help her along. It was good thinking, so without another word Paul and Jacob ran downstairs and ransacked the kitchen before heading into the woods to retrieve some. The rest of the pack was slowly coming into the house, but were waiting in the living room. Carlisle used a very large metal syringe to remove a sample of Bella's blood from the wound on her neck before wrapping it shut. I did not need to look up to see if he left the room because I heard him moving around in his office, so I knew he was gone.
When I heard a loud crashing sound in the living room, I knew the boys were back since they don't do anything quietly and the thumping up the stairs was proof. They each brought back a thermos full of blood for Bella's treatment; so for the next hour I hand fed her spoon after spoon of deer blood. I could already see the color coming back to her cheeks. However, after she was given both thermoses, it simply was just a waiting game from this point.
Carlisle's POV
Whatever was going on was mindboggling. Bella was easy to diagnose, but Rosalie was another story. The best I could deduce was there was something in Bella's blood that was interfering with Rosalie's system. Question was what? The samples from Bella today where different from the ones I took each year for the past few decades. I started thinking about why Aro wanted Bella in the first place; he wanted a natural born child and needed someone who could endure the pregnancy. If he was right and Bella could bear children, then it was possible that she might already be pregnant. Especially considering both of them had waited so long to find their true mate and being that they were basically stuck at seventeen years of age, I didn't need to be psychic to know that they were probably at it constantly. So, with that in mind, I did a pregnancy test and who would have thought the results would be positive, well not me that was for sure!
I was shocked; Esme and I were going to be grandparents and Edward was going to be a father, but that news would have to wait until I had figured out whether or not she might lose it because of the attack. It would break his heart if I told him she was only to have it stripped away and the family would feel guilty for not protecting her better. So, just to make sure he did not find out, I made sure to think about only Rosalie's condition. However, what if her pregnancy had something to do with what was going on with Rosalie. I had to take a sample from Rosalie to see if her venom was affected at all by Bella's blood.
"Emmett, I need a sample of Rosalie's venom so I can see what's going on," he just nodded when I pulled out the scalpel to scrape the inside of her mouth.
Once I had enough for the slides, I returned to my office. Today just seemed to be full of surprises, I never imagined I would see what was transpiring under the microscope. Bella's blood and dormant venom were actually mutating Rosalie's venom to match its own and at the current rate, she would be like Bella in just under twenty-four hours. It was fascinating to watch it happening under the microscope, but I wanted to see how this phenomenon was taking place in person, so I left my office to join Emmett at her side.
Her appearance did not seem to be changing, but a miracle was happening on the inside of her body. Just when it hit the three hour mark after the attack, a single thump was heard from the inside of her chest where her heart had once beaten.
"Carlisle was that what I think it was?"
"Yes Emmett, it would seem my assumptions were correct. Bella's blood is indeed transforming her, but it's doing the complete opposite of what our venom does to humans," a smile crept across his face as he realized Rose was going to get half of her lifelong dream.
"Don't worry Emmett, she will be happy when she wakes up, I've seen it," Alice announce from the doorway.
"You realize that if Aro was right, I might be able to give her the lifelong dream of a child…" I nodded since it had occurred to me especially after what I knew about Bella.
A minute later two thumps, then every minute her newly started heart would add a beat. In ninety minutes, her heart was racing at the same rate as Bella's. Emmett was truly amazed; he had his ear placed over her heart just listening. Since it appeared Rosalie was going to be fine, I took my leave to go check on Bella's condition. I walked in to see Edward, Carmen and Eleazar sitting at her bedside with Paul at the window staring off into the distance.
"Bella's blood is really transforming her?"
"Yes Edward, you heard correctly," I expected no less that they all heard her heart restart.
Heartbeats in a house full of vampires do not go unnoticed. Bella's heart was beating as strong as ever and five minutes after I had entered the room, Edward's prayers were answered. Her eyes started to flutter open, bringing Edward to his knees next to her bedside. She smiled broadly when she laid her eyes upon Edward's face, which of course he returned.
"Welcome back baby girl, I've missed you," he said as he kissed her hand he was holding.
"I'm sorry I didn't stay back, but I had to protect you, the witches would have hurt all of you, I couldn't let that happen," he lovingly laid his head on her abdomen only to snap it back up.
"Carlisle, what the hell is that?" He gasped.
"I would say what you just heard is your child's heartbeat. Of course, I would have to check to see if I was correct," with everyone gawking at me, I knelt on the other side and low and behold the moment I rested my ear against her abdomen there if was a faint tiny heartbeat, my grandchild.
"Edward, Bella you both need to understand something…there is a possibility she could lose it after today's events," I hated to be the bearer of bad news, but they had to know.
Bella broke down in tears as Edward clung onto her tightly. No one knew she could possibly be pregnant, so the best we could do now was pray for another miracle.
Bella's POV
At first when I heard that I was pregnant, I was bursting with joy. I had never thought about being a mother or giving Edward a child. Even after Aro said it was possible, I did not believe him. How could it be that no one knew about this possibility? Then Carlisle utter those dreaded words 'I might lose the baby' and I knew it was because I was stupid.
It was my fault that the child I was carrying could die since I did not listen and I went after the twin witches. It tore my heart to pieces to see Edward's devastated face when he heard those words from Carlisle. He was not alone, my mother and father were just as heartbroken. He tried to hide it, but it even affected Paul. I watched as he tried to hide the lone tear that slide down his cheek. I tried to pull myself together for Edward's sake, and as hard as it was, I managed to stop crying after about fifteen minutes. Knowing we could try again later did not make the thought of losing this one any easier, but decided it probably wasn't good for the baby that I was stressing out. Therefore, it was necessary that I calm myself down and the one way to do that would be to just hold hands with Edward. His touch seemed to cause a serenity effect for me.
Sam did not say a word when he came in later carrying a thermos full of blood, he just handed it to Edward and left. Even though I was not thirsty, Edward insisted I drink it; I would not fight anything that might improve my chances of holding onto the child. I snuggled closer to Edward when he slid down onto the bed as I needed to feel him close and know he would not hate me if I lost our child. I also needed to know I would not hate myself, but only time would tell. As I drifted off to sleep in his arms, I said a silent pray for the life of my unborn child.
Emmett's POV
When I heard the first heartbeat, I was shocked, but then they just kept increasing until Rose's heart was beating like Bella's. I found myself drawn to her heartbeat and moved my ear closer to listen. I now understood why Edward was so enamored with listening to Bella's as she slept. I couldn't believe that my Rosie and I could be parents. It was something she always wanted, to be a mom. I never thought too much about it because I knew it could never happen for us, but now that I knew it was a possibility, I was totally excited about being a dad. However, as much as I was excited about us being about to have children, I was terribly worried that my lil sis could possibly lose her baby and knew that it would break both her and Edward's hearts if that happened.
Jasper and Alice sensed all the sadness, hurt and worry swirling in the house, so they did something they have not done in years, they sang out their support for all of us. It was truly beautiful hearing Jasper play the guitar while Alice sang 'ooh child,' it echoed through the entire house,
O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier
O-o-h child, things'll get brighter
O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier
O-o-h child, things'll get brighter
Someday, yeah
We'll put it together, and we'll get it all done
Someday when your head is much lighter
Someday, yeah
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Someday when the world is much brighter
O-o-h child, things are gonna be easier
O-o-h child, things'll be brighter
O-o-h child, things are gonna be easier
O-o-h child, things'll be brighter
Someday, yeah
We'll put it together, and we'll get it all done
Someday when your head is much lighter
Someday, yeah
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Someday when the world is much brighter
Someday, someday, someday
We'll get it together, and we'll get it all done
Someday when your head is much lighter
Someday, someday, someday
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Someday when the world is much brighter
O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier
O-o-h child, things'll get brighter
O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier
O-o-h child, things'll get brighter
Right now, right now, oh yeah
Right now, oh baby
You just wait and see how things are gonna be
You just wait and see how things are gonna be
Right now
You just wait and see how things are gonna be
Right now
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Once Carlisle explained what was happening to her, I expected a physical change, but there was none. My angel was just as beautiful as the day I woke up in her arms, which was the same day I knew I loved her. So, after twenty-four hours of watching my Rosie sleep soundlessly, she started to stir. When her eyes finally opened, I practically fell off the bed because there in place of her golden orbs were the most stunning ice blue ones. They were absolutely mesmerizing. She handled Carlisle's news about being half-human about as well as I expected. She jumped up and down clapping like Alice. That all stopped when he filled her in on Bella and the possibility of a miscarriage. She suddenly ran out of the room and down the hall to see Edward and Bella. When he saw her, he smiled at her as he knew all of her dreams had come true.
"How are you feeling Bella?"
"Tired mostly, but still little sore," she said as she pointed to her neck.
"I am sorry I didn't see him before it was too late," you could see she meant it.
"Don't be, what's done is done, had I known I could give you the gift of humanity, I would have done it soon before…" she did not need to finish, we knew.
We stayed with them until she fell asleep again.
A/N ok so sorry if you wanted the change, it had to happen this way to continue the story to its conclusion. we are far from done here. So tell me what you think REVIEW!
