The Guardian
Chapter Thirteen- Can you?
"Isabella Swan," I nodded at my name to the officer in uniform. "You have visitors," I stood up and hurriedly hopped over my food to the metal bars, where I slid my hands through the metal slot so they could handcuff me. It was sort of a thrill that they thought I was some type of threat, even a very small one.
They opened the bar door, sliding it to the side. I stepped out and was immediately accompanied by two of the police officers on either side of myself. They held onto my elbows, and while the other officer trailed in front.
There was no doubt in my mind that my "visitor(s)" were at least three members of the Cullen family. I prayed for Edward to be there, sitting across from me in this ugly orange jump suit. At the door, the officers un-cuffed my wrists and pushed me into an Emmy room that was divided up the middle by glass. There were small desks on either side of the glass and a phone on one side of all the desks.
As I sat down the door on the other side of the room made a loud beeping sound before opening. Coming in with two uniformed officers were Alice, which I was a bit sad to see, and then... Edward, my lover boy.
"Bella!" I could barely hear Alice's voice muffled on the other side of the glass wall so I pointed to the phone on her side as she sat down in the uncomfortable chair. She picked up the phone without even looking at it and crashed it to her ear.
"Bella, orange is so not your color." I rolled my eyes as she looked at my clothing disgusted.
"Alice, this is no time to be criticizing my clothing." I said numbly, placing a scowl on my face. I saw Edward flinch in the back round where he stood behind Alice. Glancing up at him I smiled but soon enough I couldn't see his face because of someone's tiny hand on the glass. When Alice took her hand away I was scowling again and I saw Edward laugh as I glared at Alice.
"Bella, is est serius." Alice mumbled into the phone in Latin, so the guards couldn't understand, and just in case they bugged the phones. I nodded knowingly.
"Alice, Ego operor non quamdiu Ego can exsisto in hic." I dropped my head to the desk, keeping the phone to my ear.
"Nos mos probo vestri non crimen." I nodded weirdly, my head still on the desk. I was hoping I could get out of here some time soon.
"When's the court date?" I asked in English, this was not something we needed to hide.
"It's in a week, Bella." I sighed and banged my head against the wooden desk. "Were sorry, but that's the closest one we could get."
"I'll astrum ut nex pro D dies..." I whispered quietly, looking into Edward's eyes as his eyes lit up with surprise.
"What do you mean, Bella?" Alice said urgently but I kept my gaze on Edward, not saying a thing. Alice got the message and hopped out of the seat for Edward. He picked up the phone and settled uncomfortably in the metal chair.
"Bella, please answer me. What do you mean by that?" I looked into his beautiful golden eyes, feeling like if I were to lose my sanity here. I would rather be here with Edward losing my sanity, if that made any since.
"Charlie's my 'care taker'.." I mumbled, still lost in his eyes. Alice gasped as her eyes went blank, having a vision. Edward's eyes got sad and he looked as if he could be crying.
"Bella, listen to me. It's only a week and you will be free, I promise!" His voice was urgent as his eyes. "We will talk to the Sergeant about Charlie. Every things going to be okay." And with that, the door that they came in buzzed again and I faintly heard Edward's soft voice say something that made my heart skip a beat.
"I love you." He whispered standing up.
"I love you too..." I whispered back softly before the door on my side opened and the officers were putting my back in hand cuffs. I glanced back to the Edward glaring daggers at the men who were touching me, but there was nothing he could really do.
TGbyELV --(D day-Trial day)--
My stomach growled loudly, as I sat on my bed staring at the ceiling. I hadn't eating much in the past week, and I could barely stay awake without my energy. there was another one of those loud beeping noises and I had to cover my ears. My bones were fragile now and I couldn't even stand.
"Isabella Swan," I looked over to the cop who said my name, and nodded weakly. "Your trial is coming up soon, get up so we can bring you in." I stood, but the officers had to come in and cuff me, for could still barely walk. They dragged me by my elbows to a nice looking door somewhere in the police station. I could heard murmurs coming from inside and when the officers opened the door I was surprised to see all of the Cullen family inside the meeting room.
"Bella..." I heard my name being whispered as the guards unlocked the handcuffs and pushed me into the room so they could shut the door. I stumbled and fell to my knees, but Edward was by my side in a second.
"Bella, Bella are you alright?" He asked looking into my eyes, searching for an answer. I nodded weakly and felt another par of arms lifting me, arms that were not Edwards. I screamed and pushed against the unknown force, struggling with the person until they let me ago.
"Bella, its just Carlisle." Edward whispered in my ear but I didn't dare open my eyes. I felt the cold hands press against my forehead.
"She has a temperature, she might have cold." I heard Carlisle's soft voice was in my other ear as his hand traveled down my neck, feeling for broken bones. As he got to the base of my neck an old scene flashed on my mind.
Charlie was standing above me, laughing like he had just gotten the noble peace prize. He leaned down and pulled me up by my neck, choking all of the air from my windpipe.
I screamed again and struggled against Carlisle's hands, which were now Charlie's.
"Get off me!" I screamed as loud as I could, before I felt something made contact with the back of my head and my spine. I head a sickening cracking noise, and tried to lift my head up. I caught a glimpse of the scene in front of me.
Carlisle was shocked still his hands still in the air, Edward was standing up and growling at the vampire in between them so fiercely I was scared for my life. Rose was in between the two male vampires. Edward pushed her up against the wall before being pulled back by her husband. Edward was out of control, and I had no clue why anymore.
That was, until I felt some hot liquid pouring onto my limp hand that was on my lap. Blood. My blood. Rose had hit me so hard I hit the wall, and cracked my head open. The blood wasn't effecting me at all, but I was feeling a bit dizzy. Then I remembered something else. I was in a room full of forever-thirsty vampires. Oh shit.
I glanced up at the family again, but this time they were all holding their breath. Carlisle and Edward jolted over to me, my eyes getting heavier by the millisecond.
"Bella, stay with me..." I heard soft echoes of Edwards voice in my head, but I couldn't understand what he wanted me to do. I would always be with him, no matter what happened, I would always love him. "Bella, please, stay awake." His voice was more worried and sad now, and a bit angry.
"I'm with you, Edward." I'm not sure if I had said that or just thought it, but it sounded real to me. I couldn't keep my eyes open much longer, the scent of my blood overwhelming my nose.
"I'm...sorry, Edward..." I whispered, at least I think I did, before my eyes shut tight, and everything became silent.
TGbyELV
My head was killing me, as was my back, and basically everything else on my body.
"She's awake." I heard Alice's voice chime from somewhere to my left. Something cold took my hand and held it. A male voice beckoning me to open my eyes. I did as I was told and opened my eyes, only to be met with the soft golden ones of my loves. Edwards.
"What happened?" I asked out loud, but really thinking out loud.
"You hit your head hard on the wall. You've been knocked out unconscious for three hours now." Edward explained to me.
"Oh..." I didn't really trust my voice.
"Bella, this is might be a bad time, but we need to know." I nodded dumbfounded. "Do you want to go through with the trial today? Or would you like to reschedule it for sometime when you're better?"
"Trial?" I asked confused. "What trial?" Edward's eyes opened wide, along with Alice's.
"The one against your abusive father..." Alice explained quietly. My expression plunged into a deep confused state.
"I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Bella, this is no time for games." Edward said through his teeth.
"I'm not kidding, I don't remember."
"Dammit!" Edward cursed loudly in the hospital room that we were in.
"Bella, your father abused you, and we were getting ready to prove him guilty and send him to jail, where he will never hurt you ever again." Alice's voice was so kind.
"Oh, is it really that important?" I asked looking them in the eyes. They both nodded. "Alright then I'll do it."
"Bella, you will have no clue what to say when you're on the stand."
"If it's true then I will remember when it really comes down to it."
"Bella, you probably don't even remember my middle name!" Edward yelled at me, his eyes angry thought I knew he was not angry with me. But with himself.
"Yes, I do!"
"Then what is it!?"
"ANTHONY!" I screamed louder then he yelled, ending the fight.
"I'm sorry.." He whispered bowing his head to me.
"Do you really want to do this, Bella?" Alice asked me. I answered without moving my gaze from Edwards.
"I do." I said as strongly as I could.