***Before we get started. The next few chapters will be going a bit fast. Until we hit the Cullen's arrival to Forks. Again I don't own anything but my character and my plot.***
Chapter 2
He didn't know how long he stood in front of the door for, it could have been minutes or hours. As he stood there he could feel his eyes burning, felt his heart pounding, and heard his breath shake as he tried to muster up the courage to open the door. His hand slowly came to brush the door to push, when it opened. There she stood in front of him rubbing her small hand to her eye. His baby girl, his princess, his lifeline.
After watching Renee leave Xanathia had turned to go to the kitchen. She hadn't been able to finish eating as Renee had gone to put Bella in the car. After she was done she thought about putting her plate in the sink but realized she was still too short. With that she went to the living room to try and watch tv, after all, there were only a couple hours left before Charlie got home. When she started getting sleeping she went ahead and made her way upstairs for a nap.
She had heard Charlie come in through the front door and tried to wake herself up to greet him. But in the end, she was still a three-year-old who missed naptime today so it took her longer to get up. She knew he was at her bedroom door but why wasn't he coming in. Stupid daddy, she thought to herself as she rubbed her eye with one hand and pulled the door open with the other.
"Daddy, I'm Hungry." Xanathia said, "Up please." without much thought she stretched out her hands for him to pick her up. Charlie on the other had just stood there staring at her, lost in thought. When she finally got a good look at him she realized he had tears in his eyes. "Daddy?" she called as she hugged his leg, "Xany will stay with daddy." She couldn't help but dislike Renee more for causing this strong man to break.
As Zany hugged his leg, Charlie couldn't help but let a few tears fall and reached out to pick her up. He hugged her a little to tight but she didn't complain. She loved daddy's hugs they were always warm. As he made his way down he asked her were Renee and Isabella were. Maybe they went to the store, but how could she leave Xany all by herself. Didn't she know that was dangerous? The more he thought about it the angrier he got. What kind of mother leaves her daughter all by herself!? What if someone had broken in? What if there had been an earthquake that caused a gas leak? What if Xany had hurt herself? All the what if's started going through his mind.
As he sat her down at the dining table he went to see what he could make and realized they didn't have much in the fridge. He turned and called out to her, " Xany, how do you feel about pizza? We can get Pineapple and chicken" After when he was done ordering the pizza he called Billy. He was his best friend he would know what to do.
While Charlie dialed Billy's number, he saw Xany pull out the control to watch tv. He was worried about her. She didn't even seem to realize that her mother and sister worn't coming back. What would he say if she asked him? How could he word it so that she didn't think Renee didn't want her? What if this ruined her self-esteem? By the time Billy answered his throat had closed up again.
"Hello?... Hello? Charlie?"
"H-hey Bill, it's me. Um... Renee's gone. She packed up and left. She took... she took Isabella."
"Oh my, listen Charlie I'm so sorry. If there's anything you need let me know. We can file a police report. We'll fight so you can get half of the custody for the girls don't worry. I -"
"No, umm... Xanathia is here. Renee didn't take her. Renee left her at home for who knows how long. Can you believe this shi-crap!" the more Charlie talked to Billy the angrier he got all over again. After Charlie vented to Billy and calmed down he agreed to go over to Billy's in the morning. After their phone call, Charlie felt a lot better. Maybe it was because he still had Xanathia with him, but he felt like he could do this. He would raise his baby girl on his own. It wouldn't be easy, he knew that better than anyone, but for Xanathia he would cross the seas.
After their pizza arrived he gave Xany a bath. He let her know that they were going over to uncle Billy's in the morning. Xany was excited to go to La Push she liked walking along the beach even if it was gloomy. When Charlie went to take her to bed Zanathia stopped him and asked to sleep with him tonight. Thinking that she didn't want to be alone he agreed. All the while Xany was thinking the same thing in regards to charlie. After all, she had already come to terms with Renee leaving before she had even thought of leaving.
In the morning as they got ready to leave Charlie decided to tell Xany that Renee and Isabella were not coming back for a while, if at all. By the time they made it to Billy's Charlie was even more concerned for Xany. She wasn't sad, she didn't cry, it was like she didn't even care. Maybe she just wasn't understanding what he was trying to tell her. He was going to have to ask Sarah to talk to her. Xany always seemed to like Sarah, sometimes better than Renee. Something Renee would always get mad about.
When they went to knock on the door Billy stepped out. Xany seeing her favorite uncle jumped towards him expecting him to catch her. "Uncle Billy!" Xany yelled, "I've missed you, Uncle Billy." Billy as always did, in fact, catch her. He always did. After Charlie and Billy greeted each other they went in.
Xany spent the day with Sarah and the kids. Charlie talked with Billy and Sarah coming to terms that he and Renee were over. By the time Sarah had finished talking with Xany about Renee leaving, she had told him that Xany, in fact, knew what it meant. It just didn't affect her the way he thought because she hadn't thought of Renee as her mother. If anything she stated referring to her mom as Renee. After hearing that Charlie let out a breath he hadn't realized he's been holding.