Chapter 5- Search

I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be
Something to do with you
I really don't mind what happens now and then
As long as you'll be my friend at the end

Three Doors Down- Kryptonite

Bella's POV

I stared at the door, a mixture of emotions in my eyes. Anger, fear, care, panic, calm, and love were some of them. I quickly glanced over to Edward, worrying if they really came back. He looked back at me, holding me in his mesmerizing gaze. He quickly grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

Emmett took several steps closer to the front door, longer strides with every step. He was the only one who was moving. Everyone else was a statue: cold, hard, and unfeeling at the moment.

Several seconds later, I could hear the faint scurrying of feet. I took in a silent gasp. Edward shared my thoughts, because he pulled me tighter into him locking me out from the world. Just me and him. No hurt allowed.

Three more seconds. Panting and whispering could be heard from outside the door now.

One more second. The lock of the door clicked, and Rosalie and Renesmee came staggering in. Emmett did not wait one more moment. He practically lunged for Rosalie, lifting her in his arms as she laughed quietly.

Standing timidly behind Rosalie and Emmett was Renesmee, tiny tears falling from her angelic face. I didn't say anything as Edward and I ran to her. As he hugged her Edward asked her repetitively if she was okay and if she was hurt. I just smiled as she held my hand.

After the hugs and questions were finished, we hit the hard stuff. "Rose, where's Jake?" I asked as Renesmee was sitting on my lap on the couch. Renesmee made a sound between a sob and cough. I hurriedly pulled her warm body closer to mine.

"Actually," Rosalie said while not taking her eyes off Emmett, "he's in La Push with the pack."

"Why isn't he with Renesmee?" asked Carlisle who quickly descended down the stairs. "Angela's fine," he added. I sighed in relief. One less person I had to worry about.

"Apparently, the Volturi had found a new human that would make a good addition to their guard. But, Jacob sacrificed himself before they could turn her. She's really damaged right now. And we were going to get you before Seth came along to help and…he won't let anybody touch her now." Rosalie said, a little smile touching her lips.

"No," I gasped as Edward chuckled and kissed me on the forehead. "What's her name?" I asked suddenly curious. That made maybe four members of the pack imprinted. Little Seth…barely a teenager. Now he imprinted.

"Katelyn, apparently. She's around Seth's age. Give or take a few months." Edward said before anybody could answer my question. "We should probably go," he said before any more questions could be asked.

As we ran through the forest as one big family, I noticed a faint scent of blood as we grew closer to the boundary line. Renesmee started to whine in discomfort at the burning in her throat. I wanted to, but I refrained.

We were greeted by Jacob and Leah at the boundary line, both looking tired and wary. "Jake," I whispered as I wrapped my arms around him.

"Hey, Bells," he chuckled. He sniffed the air and I knew what he thought. Renesmee happily skipped towards Jacob as he picked her up laughing. "Hey, Nessie," he added. Her pristine face glowed in delight at his greeting. Suddenly, his face grew tired and wary again as he sank back to Leah with Renesmee in his arms.

"How's Seth?" asked Edward, worry laced in his voice. Leah looked down then, her gaze piercing the dirt. Nobody moved. The breeze whipped my hair in my face as the fresh smell of trees surrounded my senses.

"Pretty beat up, you know? I mean, he just found his soul mate and she's half dead," Jacob said while walking around and around with Renesmee, knowing exactly that that was what she wanted. We all winced when he said that.

"Can we see her?" Carlisle asked, stepping forward. "If there's anything I can do, I'll do it."

Jacob nodded. "Don't expect much from Seth, though. He's pretty beat up," he said. Leah squeezed her eyes for a moment before she started walking side by side to Jacob. Edward looked at me quizzically, but I couldn't share my thoughts out loud. I didn't think I could put down my barriers just yet, either. I would tell him later.

As we walked along the trail, I was surprised to see Jacob turn to the right instead of walking straight. I frowned as the red house came into view. "Why are we going to you're house?" I asked Jacob.

"Seth doesn't really want to be alone right now, and my house is the basic headquarters," he explained. I merely nodded my head. I was too keyed up about seeing this mystery girl. As we walked in single file through the door, I saw Seth sitting grimly on a chair next to the couch. The TV was on, blasting something about a deal on mattresses. From behind the kitchen, Sam pushed Billy towards us.

"Hey, guys," said Billy happily, obviously trying to brighten the mood. Sam said nothing as he raised a hand in greeting. Carlisle was the first to move towards Katelyn. For the first time, I noticed her, partially because of the sudden tingle in the back of my throat.

She had dark brown hair with olive-toned skin. Her nails were painted bright red with a black sweatshirt on. She wore black shorts, but holes were opened and this was no fashion statement. Dried blood was caked on her skin and many bruises were visible. She was tall, almost six foot.

As soon as Carlisle's hand touched her head, her eyes bolted open and she smacked it away, instantly baring her white teeth. When she took in his face, her heart started pounding harder and faster. "Oh my God, oh my God, please, please just get away from me!" she said as loud as she could. Her throat sounded dry and thick from sleep.

"It's okay, we're not going to hurt you," Carlisle said in his calmest and quickest voice. Seth said nothing, but placed his hands on his temple as if he was doing a difficult math problem. Katelyn quietly touched his arm. As with Emily and Sam, I felt as if I was intruding. He looked up only to glance at her and back at Edward. Edward grimaced in return. My barriers slightly went down.

What did he say? I asked him. He said nothing, but just looked at me and mouthed the word "help". I nodded. Katelyn's brow furrowed and she crossed her arms exposing a wound that was slightly fresh. I shook my head as if to get the scent away from me. But still, Katelyn's prying eyes studied us. She looked from Carlisle to Esme, from Esme to me, from me to Edward, from Edward to Alice and so on.

She then relaxed her position. "I believe you," she mumbled as she closed her eyes again. Confusion was seen in everyone's eyes except for Edward's and Carlisle's. Even Renesmee cocked her head to the side.

"She can sense lies," Carlisle said. "No wonder the Volturi wanted her." At the word Volturi, Katelyn's tanned skin seemed to lighten. "Now, Katelyn, I need to examine you. I need to see what I can do to help," Carlisle continued as he placed his hand back on her head. She didn't wince this time, just merely shivered.

For five minutes more, Carlisle examined various cuts and injuries until he finally pulled away. A loud sigh escaped his lips. "She's a fighter, but there is nothing that I can do to mortally save her," he said. At that Seth buried his face farther into his hands. Katelyn closed her eyes and mouthed words that looked like a prayer. She knew what was going to happen next, and she was preparing for it.

"Must we?" asked Sam and Jacob at the same time. Carlisle shook his head.

"You don't have to do anything. If you want to save her, this is the only capable thing I can do. Otherwise, I can give her some morphine to dull the pain," Carlisle said as he stood up. Seth looked up and fretfully searched the room. He got up and went over to stand next to Leah. She said nothing as she held him close to her.

"Well, then," said Jacob as if he concluded it. "I guess we have no choice. Carlisle, where do you want to do this? I think you're house will be better," he said. Leah's eyes almost popped out of her head.

"You're going to let him imprint on a vampire?!" she shrieked. Jacob shrugged and boosted Renesmee higher in his arms. She smiled her stunning smile and touched her palm to his head. He laughed in return and put her down.

"Why not? I did." Jacob finished. Nobody disagreed. Jacob's word was final. "Seth?" asked Jacob. "You do want to do this right?"

Seth reluctantly nodded. But then, he grew confidence as he did so. He drew away from Leah and kneeled next to Katelyn. She was still mouthing her little prayer. "Yeah. I do. And so does she." Seth said.

Carlisle nodded and beckoned for us to follow him. Everyone had left except for me and the werewolves and Katelyn. I soon felt uncomfortable and was about to speed off until Katelyn caught my arm. I automatically shrank back. "Tell me something about you and you're boy that's the truth and another that's a lie," she said rudely.

I almost ran off, but then again, she was about to go through the worst pain in her life. "We're married and we have a daughter named Renesmee. I jumped off a cliff and heard his voice when I was human. I write with my left hand," I said as she studied me with the same prying eyes.

"The last one, it was a lie," she said as she lay back down. "Now go, I need to be alone," she said while waving her hand as if to dismiss me. I looked at Jacob and then Seth. I took Renesmee out of Jacob's reluctant arms and sprinted through the forest. A cool hand touched my nose.

An image of Katelyn appeared in my mind. She was nice to me, a small voice said in my head. I smiled down at the little angel that I was holding and ran harder so that I could help prepare for the pain that was about to take place.

When I walked up the door, everyone was running around doing something. Esme and Alice were preparing Edward's old room for Katelyn and adding some feminine touches to it. In Alice's hand, I said lime green paint and she said, "I think it will be dry in three days."

Rosalie and Emmett were helping Carlisle set up the room for Katelyn and were also helping to set up the morphine. Jasper looked like he was calming himself for the event that would soon take place.

And there was Edward, sitting awkwardly in the middle of all of this chaos. He was staring blankly at the wall on the couch. I walked over to him and Renesmee climbed into his lap. "She's too young," he said barely audibly, even for me to hear. I nodded in agreement.

"Would you do it if you were in Seth's position?" I asked him suddenly. He looked at me as if I were crazy.

"What?" he asked me, surprise hidden in his voice.

"I said if you were Seth, would you still want to change me?" I repeated. He shook his head and laughed.

"I can't believe you're actually asking that. Of course I would. I did. And I would do it again now," he said, still laughing. Renesmee even started to, too.

"I love you," he whispered as he kissed me softly on the forehead.

"And I you," I answered. He hugged me tightly until we heard footsteps running rapidly towards the house. "They're here," I said as I stood up. Everyone stopped what they were doing to look. The smell hit me harder than when we were at Jacob's. More of them?

Alice appeared next to us, involuntarily wrinkling her nose. I laughed quietly, like soft wind chimes hitting each other.

"We're here," Quil said as he knocked open the door. Behind him was Seth carrying Katelyn, Jacob, Embry, Sam, Jared, Paul, Leah, Collin, and Brady.

"Put her over here," Carlisle instructed as he led the large group upstairs. Seth carefully placed Katelyn down on the chair I sat not a while ago. She looked apprehensive, but calm at the same time. She really was ready.

"You guys probably want to wait downstairs," said Carlisle as he tapped the bag that was attached to the IV. Everybody agreed and followed Esme downstairs who offered them food and drink. Of course, they all were hungry. Although, Seth stayed stationary and watched with frightened eyes as Carlisle carefully injected Katelyn with the morphine.

Downstairs, I could hear the opening and closing of cabinets as the werewolves indulged in Esme's fully stocked kitchen.

Soon, Katelyn winced a little, but her face grew slack. Her words slurred as she suddenly said, "Is my chest supposed to hurt?"

Carlisle opened his mouth to respond, but before he could do so, tremors started shaking through Katelyn's body. Loud beeping came from the monitor. "Her coronary artery, it's having a reaction to the morphine. She's having a heart attack," Carlisle said quickly as Edward joined him to adjust the settings.

"We're going to have to do this raw, Seth, please, leave. It's not going to do you any good," Edward said with such sincerity, that even I was puzzled. Seth opened his mouth to argue, but I interjected with a raised hand. I took his shoulder and led him down the winding staircase to the others.

The last thing I heard was a loud shriek and Seth's cries as he heard his love slowly die and become reborn…into the thing he was supposed to hate.

A/N: Okay, so here it is. I tried to make it longer because it took me longer. Anyways, I hope you liked it! Rate and Review please!!! Next chapter (hopefully) coming soon. Just to let you know, I'm not necessarily professional because I make this as I go, so give me time to think! Love you, anyways.

-Daisy