Hello my lovelies! I know, I know! Some of y'all were not happy with me about the last chapter. I'm sorry! But it's all part of the process of the story.

This is where things start getting interesting!

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Chapter 4

?POV

I was running through the woods, on the back roads of Seattle, near the piers.

I suddenly stopped at the smell of blood and the sound of pleading.

"…I need you to stay awake for me so we can meet her… I don't know if I'm going to be able to fight to stay awake much longer… So I need you to fight too… We need to both fight for her." The man said as I came upon a wreck site where he was holding a woman in his arms, who was bloody and seemed to be in critical shape.

I could smell her blood and a third heartbeat coming from their area. Which from what he was saying when I arrived on the scene, she must be pregnant.

She probably already lost a lot of blood and the baby was not going to survive if she didn't get medical attention.

"Edward… please just… hold me…" the girl whimpered.

She was in a great deal of pain, I could tell. And from what I could see, the man also seemed to be wavering himself.

Wait… Edward… Oh no. This was the young man I talked with earlier about the position at the children's hospital. He was so excited to work there and told me of his plans he had to propose to his girlfriend tonight, and he could tell her the news about going to a new hospital.

"Bells please stay with me. I can't lose you two. I won't survive without you, baby. I need you." he begged her and I could hear the tears in his voice.

I reached the edge of the woods and I could see the whole scene clearly.

Their car had obviously swerved to miss the other car that was stalled and abandoned on the road and crashed. There seemed to be more damage to the car than from just a straight on collision with the tree, so it had to have flipped or hit another point around the curve.

"Edward… kiss me…" the girl started gasping for air.

Oh, this was not good. What should I do to help? I'm a doctor. I should be able to help save her so this man doesn't lose the woman he apparently loves deeply.

My phone buzzed in my pocket with a message. I pulled it out and saw that it was Alice, my 'adopted' daughter.

Do it. It will work out. Bite her ASAP and bring them both back here. ~A

I don't know how she knew that but I guess it was a fleeting thought in my head to change her to save her.

It wouldn't be the first time I've done it.

Edward leaned down and kissed the girl as her breathing was starting to slow.

"I love you both so much. I'll see you soon." he told her before he collapsed.

I could hear my wife, Esme, not far behind me and I knew that Alice factored her in, as well, and sent her my way.

Esme would want to do whatever we could to save both of them.

"Carlisle, I smell blood. What happened? Oh dear Lord, no." Esme came up through the line of trees and stood next to me.

"Es, I have to save them. Alice told me go ahead and bite the girl, but not the man. But we have to get them out of here and back to the house. Can you help me dear? And hold your nose and close your throat as best you can. I don't want you to lose your composure." I asked her as we made our way over to the two bodies.

"Of course I'll help you, darling. I know Alice will have her reasons for us doing this, but they are so young. They have so much ahead of th… Is that what I think it is, dear?" She asked with a confused look on her face as she tilted her head.

"Yes, I believe so. But the baby won't make it. I don't see any way to save it. She's too early into her pregnancy to do anything about it. I'm sorry, my love. But we have to move soon or we won't be able to save either of them."

She nodded and picked up Edward and took off towards the house.

I looked down at the girl as I picked her up.

"I'm truly sorry, dear girl. But I have no choice but to try to save you. Forgive me." I told her as I leaned down and sunk my teeth into her skin at her wrist.

Immediately, her heart rate took off.

Ah yes, it's already starting.

She'll be in an extreme amount of pain for several days, but hopefully she'll wake up and we can sort this all out as to what to do with Edward. Or Alice will have some more explanations for me when we get back.

I took off after Esme with the girl in my arms. I paid attention to the girl's heartbeat; it was franticly fast.

We ran quickly back to the house. I owned a large home on the outskirts of Seattle, where I lived with my lovely wife, Esme, and what we call our 'adoptive' children.

Once we were in the front door, I was giving out orders. "Jasper, Emmett, out of the house. Now. I don't want you two lapsing. Alice, can you please help your mother with Edward? Rose, get some water so we can wash off this blood and find some clothes for them. Let's start getting a room set up for them. For now, I'm going to keep her down here. Esme, take him up to my study and lay him on the sofa until we can get him somewhere else. I'll fill you all in once we get them setup somewhere. I need to examine him and see his injuries. I don't know if he'll survive." I stated calmly to each of them.

I sat the girl down on the sofa in the living room and made her as comfortable as possible, considering her circumstances.

Once she seemed in an acceptable position, I followed Esme up to my study where she was with Alice and Edward.

"Alice, what have you seen, dear?" I asked her as I went to work on Edward.

She hesitated for a moment. "Well, so far it's just been the girl as one of us. You stopping and deciding to help was what made me see it. But, I'm not sure about him, yet." She said, pointing towards Edward. "I don't doubt that she would choose to save him if there was no option. But I think we should hold off for as long as we possibly can… I know you don't change someone unless there is no other option. I'm still scanning around but until she's closer to being one of us, I won't know much more about her, or her decisions."

"Thank you Alice. You're right, we should hold off making a choice for him. His name is Edward. He's the one I went to talk to today about coming to work at the children's hospital. He was ready to go straight to work there. It's been his goal to work with kids since he was in med school. And he told me his girlfriend is a teacher…" I was cut off by Rosalie standing at the door.

"She is. She works at the school I teach at, too. I've seen her there. Her name is Bella Swan." Rose said sort of dryly.

"Do you have something against her, Rose?" Esme asked her.

Rose just rolled her eyes. "Not really. She's just been this happy little human since she started there."

"Is it the baby that has you bothered?" I asked, trying to figure out her disdain.

She just glared and walked out of the room.

"I think I got my answer." I said under my breathe.

I heard a crash downstairs and knew it had to be Rose throwing one of the vases against the wall.

I'll have to deal with her issues later.

Edward seemed to be holding on, but I wasn't sure how long it would be for. I examined him and he had lost a large amount of blood and was starting to look paler as time went on. He had hit his head and broken several ribs. One seemed to be fairly close to his lungs and in danger of puncturing it. His arm was broken as well. There was a lot of swelling and I'm not quite sure of any blood clots, yet. So far, I can't detect any.

Once I got him cleaned up as best as I could, I hooked him up to monitors to keep an eye on him. The blood-loss is what concerns me the most, along with the possible swelling to his brain. Although, the fight may not be in him anymore if he thinks the girl he loves is gone. But we have no way of knowing for sure until she's awake. And even then, I don't think I can let her near him with her being a newborn. The temptation would be too much for her. Hopefully he'll come around long enough to tell him that she's ok… in a manner of speaking, anyways.

I made my way back downstairs after getting Edward in new clothes so the blood wasn't out in the open.

Alice had changed Bella's clothes and handed them to me once I made it into the living room.

I started the fireplace and tossed the blood soaked clothes in and watched them burn.

I turned back to the Alice and Esme, but Alice already knew what I wanted.

"I'll get them." She said as she danced out of the room.

She was gone for less than a second, and then everyone was gathered in the dining room, sitting around the table.

"I know all of you have questions about what is going on. So I will fill you in. Jasper, Emmett, are you going to be able to handle yourselves?" I asked my two boys, and they both nodded.

Jasper and Emmett had lapsed in the past, so I needed to be sure they were ok to remain in the house. It was hardest on them to resist.

I went on to tell them what had happened from the time I came across the scent of blood, up until we walked in the front door.

"I realize we have a precarious situation with one of them already on their way to becoming one of us, and the other unconscious, but we will deal with it once they come around. But I will say this now. When they wake up, we will help them adjust, and answer any questions they have. We won't just push them out the door and let them fend for themselves." I told them, and looked at each of them to make sure they understood.

"For now, we are to watch over them. I don't want any crap out of you two boys," I pointed towards Jasper and Emmett, "and Rose, I don't know what your affliction is to Bella, but please rein it in. If she decides to become a part of this family, then you are going to have to learn to live with her. Alice, dear, I want you to keep a lookout for either of their futures. I have a feeling Edward may not make it. He's lost too much blood and his injuries are precarious. He could go either way. But I think the fight may be taken out of him since he believes he has lost Bella, for good. But I will keep an eye on him.

"Esme, sweetie, will you please stay with Bella? I want her to have someone there with her through this in case she has any complications. I know the baby is something to worry about…" I was cut off by Rose.

"Her heartbeat didn't seem normal when you brought her in. Now I think I know why. I've felt determination from her since you brought her in and I think she's trying to fight for the baby." Rose informed me.

Rose was able to feel what people are feeling. Not just emotions, but pain, and any changes people's bodies go through.

That was something else I had to factor in. What was I going to do about the baby she's carrying?

The heartbeat of it still seems strong, and the fetus hasn't been expelled from her body yet. Therefore I have no idea what to make of this.

"Again, we'll see how that plays out. I personally have never dealt with someone who is pregnant in this situation. But I've heard others who have dealt with it. Let's just say that the body doesn't accommodate the fetus any longer when the change is happening." I said in a somber tone, because it's really never easy to deal with that kind of loss.

I could see Rose turn her head to look out of the window. She was one who would do anything for a child of her own, after she lost her own. She's also been around when women have gone through a miscarriage, and she's felt the mother's pain from losing their baby.

"Alright, everyone please do what I asked and we'll talk more about this when new developments come up." I told them, and they each excused themselves from the table.

Esme walked over to Bella and sat beside her, holding her hand.

I walked up behind Rose and put a hand on her shoulder as she looked out the window.

"Rose, I know how hard this is on you, dear. But you can't let it get to you. We will help her through this. You have knowledge to help her through this over anyone else. You'll be able to show her what path to take." I said, hoping she would get out of whatever this funk is she's in.

"It will be a little bit harder for her to kill herself if it consumes her like it did me. But I know what you mean. She's going to need support that I never had and someone to listen to her. She's going to have so much to deal with when she wakes up." Rose said, looking back at me.

"I know, dear girl." I kissed the top of her head. "We will do whatever it takes to help her."

I walked back upstairs to check on Edward. He was stable for now but his vitals were incredibly weak. I'm going to give it more time before I make the decision to change him. He could come around from this, but I've seen enough people not able to fight.

Through the night, I stayed near Edward, while Esme stayed by Bella's side. She was automatically drawn to the girl, and I knew she would regard her as her own daughter. Much like she has with Alice and Rose.

Esme had the uncanny ability to calm people. We were never sure if it was a talent she had from when she was human, but she's always been able to calm people down.

Jasper was able to feel and manipulate emotions. Much like Rosalie could feel things from people, though Jasper's ability was based around emotions, in particular. It was odd for one of us to be able to do such a thing, but within our family, it's not so far off base.

Emmett was interesting. He sensed environmental changes, shifts in weather, sea level changes, disturbances in earth movements.

It's not the norm for our kind to have any sort of gifts, but somehow, we all do.

I, myself, can move things with my mind. It's definitely not usual for our kind to have any sort of physical abilities, but I seemed to be the exception. It's helpful, being a doctor, having this ability, though I try not to use it too much in my line of work. People with start to notice and I can draw attention to me or my family.

As I said, it's not normal for our kind, but for some reason, we're all gifted in my 'family'.

Edward's vitals didn't change during the night, which was good and bad.

Good, because it meant that he hadn't gotten worse. Bad, because there was no sign of improvement. I'm going to have to talk to Alice soon and see if she's seen anything else.

"It's still sketchy, Carlisle. Give it some more time." Alice called up the stairs.

"Alice, I can't hold off forever. If his organs start failing, my decision's going to be made for me." I told her as I walked downstairs to where she was in the living room.

"I know, dad. But her future still isn't concrete, yet. I think it has something to do with the baby. I can't figure it out. And it could be that we're still not sure about Edward yet, either. Even when you just said that your decision would be made if his organs started failing, it was only a small glimpse that I couldn't quite make out. Something is different about these two and we're going to have our hands full when this is all over." She said as she sat, fidgeting, in her chair in the living room.

"Hmm, I wonder what it is that's keeping you from seeing. But you saw her before I bit her, right? So why can't you see it better now?" I asked her as I paced around the room.

"I'm not sure. Something isn't playing out, yet. Whatever is supposed to happen to make the final decision hasn't happened. And something is blocking it so I can't tell what else it is that's supposed to force that final decision… Does that make any sense?" She looked up at me, her face confused at her own musings.

"Yes, Alice, I get what you're saying. It's a string of events we're waiting on for you to see what will end up happening. So, do you know about how long we'll have to wait until said event should transpire for us to figure out what we need to do?" I asked.

She looked off into space to scan the future, I presumed.

Her eyes opened up, a bit confused.

"Huh…" She tilted her head a little, not sure what she was seeing, herself. "It's going to happen tonight or tomorrow morning… But it seems to involve having something to do with Bella's input… How the hell is that's supposed to happen? She's supposed to be out for another few days. What…" She stopped short, looking at the wall, it seemed.

"Alice, dear, what is it?"

"…She's going to wake up early…" She still had a confused look on her face. Then something dawned on her. "Oh My God! She's what we're waiting on!" She exclaimed, bounce up and down on her feet.

"Slow down there, dear. What are you talking about? A normal transformation takes several days. Are you telling me she'll wake up earlier than normal?"

Suddenly, the entire family was in the room with us, looking stunned and confused as to what they heard.

"What? She's gonna wake up ahead of normal timing?" Jasper asked from Alice's side.

"Yeah. At least from what I can sense. It's not what I can 'see', per se, but it's a feeling that she's going to be the one to influence the decision for Edward. But it wasn't totally finalized. She's going to be extremely confused. But as soon as she's told what's happening, she'll make the choice."

"You're sure about this, sweetie?" Esme asked from the doorway.

"Pretty damn sure. Something else is there too, but I can't see it. So I guess we'll all find out tomorrow for sure." Alice informed us.

That could be worrisome. If we don't know what else we have to look for, it could be something to blindside us.

We really rely on her foresight far too much.

"We're gonna have another super vamp on our hands, aren't we?" Emmett couldn't help but make light of the situation.

"Emmett, we don't know that. It could just be due to her heart already being too weak and it was easier for the venom to take over her body. This could also be the case for Edward. But that will all depend on whatever this is that we are waiting on to happen." I said, then turned to Alice. "Alice, the second that you know what it is, you let us know. We can't waste time if it's going to have consequences."

"I will, dad. Don't worry. I'm going to be wholly focused on these two for the next few days." Alice said, proudly. I knew she was going to make sure she was on top of this situation.

Over the next day, Alice stayed in one place. In front of the fireplace, looking at Bella the whole time. She was totally concentrated on looking into the future.

At one point during the day, she called me downstairs.

"Dad, I'm still not understanding what the deal is with the baby. I mean you said so yourself, her body should have expelled the fetus. I can still hear its heartbeat. What does that mean?" She asked, with her brow furrowed.

"I don't know. There's no reason it shouldn't have happened yet. If you're right, and her transformation will be complete by tonight, then… by all means, the fetus should be dead… Which I loathe the thought of happening to any innocent life. It just doesn't make sense that her body is holding the child, and still alive… I'll look at some of the old books and see if I can find anything that can explain this."

She nodded, and I took off up the stairs to my study to grab a few of the books that are like records for vampire history. It's the one thing we always make sure to grab when we leave a place. It's the first thing to go.

I took the books to the room we set Edward up in and started looking through them after I checked on him again. He still hasn't had any change in his vitals and that's starting to worry me. He may have had a severe impact when he hit his head, but I can't exactly take him to the hospital and have x-rays and CT scans done on him if I end up changing him, too. So I have to rely on my medical background and hope I haven't missed anything big.

Either way, he will either be healed as a human, or he will be one of us. I refuse to let him die.

I know I've lost patients before, but those are based on circumstances that no one has any control of. Everything that could be humanly done was done. But there is a reason I met Edward yesterday, and that I came across the accident last night. And there is a reason it was Bella, who works with Rose at the elementary school, that was in the accident and that she was Edward's girlfriend.

I'm going to make sure I do everything within my power to make sure they don't lose each other.

They came into our lives for a reason.

As I read through the books, there wasn't much that would help us understand any better. This is something outside of what we had ever dealt with before. The only thing that even came close to what we needed to know was an old legend that no one ever thought would come to pass because it seemed impossible.

I heard an audible gasp from downstairs. I knew something had either happened or Alice saw something.

I set the books down and ran downstairs to where she was, along with the rest of the family.

"What is it, Alice?" I asked after seeing the strangest look on her face. I wasn't sure if it was excitement, fear, anxiety, happiness, or worry, whatever it was.

She was looking in the corner of the living room where a defensive Bella stood, baring her teeth.

A/N: Sooooooooooooo, am i forgiven? Even a little bit?

Things are happening now, lots of explanations are coming. So, stick with me!

See y'all tomorrow!