My Happy Ever After...Yeah, I Wish.
Chapter 3.
Everything i wanted. And didn't.
Two slow, painful days passed, and Carlisle called everyone into the hospital room/study. Unlike the other times he had called us in, this time, Charlie's eyes were open. A brilliant bright red colour. He turned to look at all of our faces, a confused expression on his face, and then his eyes met mine, and pain took over his features. "Bella..is that..you?" he gasped, mouth hanging open.
"Yeah, dad, its me. Listen, i can explain.." i started to say
"what's going on, why is my throat so.. ow, its burning!, Bella, what happened, one minute i was in the forest, then a bright light was in my face, and then my whole body was on fire, and i couldnt feel anything.. i was so.. scared," he interupted me.
"Dad, I'm so sorry!" I whispered, knowing he could hear me as if i had said it normally, and i started to walk towards him. He sat up, and a low growl errupted from his throat.
In that instant, Jasper was infront of me, flanked by emmett and edward.
"Move! I'll be FINE!" He's my dad, Please, Edward?" i pleaded, and he let me through.
I slowly walked toward the table my father sat on, untill i was right infront of him, and i reached out to touch his hand.
"Bella, what..what am i?" he asked me, puzzled.
"um, dad.. you're a.. i mean, we all are.. vampires." I said, and held my breath, waiting for his reaction. But instead of the eruption i was expecting, he sat up looked at me, and i could see jasper ease up behind me, and edward smile, charlie started to laugh.
"Vampire, huh? well kid, you sure did keep that one quiet.."
"Yeah, dad, i'm so sorry" i said again, wincing. Although i never wanted to lose my father, i would never ever wish this on him, to go through the pain i did, to be in danger, from the volturi. I shuddered. I couldn't believe this had happened to him. He would be stuck like this forver, and i was surprised at how well he was taking it. Carlisle stepped forward and helped charlie down from the table.
"Alice, would you.." he said, smiling as Alice danced out of the room. Half a second passed and Alice returned with a big mirror, the same one she had presented to me when i was first "born". Charlie leaned toward the mirror, a shocked look on his face. and he looked at me as if to say, is this for real? i just nodded and smiled at him. Carlisle walked over again, and took charlie by the arm, leading him out of the room, probably going to explain everything to him.
The next few days were a blur, a very stressful blur. Charlie had been on a few hunting trips with edward and i, and one with carlisle and alice. All i worried about was the whole aspect of being a newborn. Nobody knew how charlie would react, and nobody wanted to think of how Billy would react. Jacob probably hadn't told him yet, although, he had to find out sooner or later. We all wondered whether he would have a gift or not.. but i wasn't bothered much. I was glad he wasn't mad at me for keeping it from him for so long, but he knew now that it was to protect him, and Rensesmee couldn't be happier to be able to see her grandpa every single day and not worry about biting him. later that night, she asked me why grandpa had changed.
"well.." i hesitated, not knowing if it would be too hard for her to understand, but remembering that she was no ordinary child, and was already smart enough to be in high school. So i explained everything to her, pausing every so often to check that she wasnt upset by it, but she wasn't upset, she was ecstatic to have her grandpa around more often. I put her into her bed, and went off to the living room to sit with edward.
"Do you think everything will be ok?" I asked him, uneasy.
"Of course it will, my love, we will be fine" he promised, pulling me closer to him, and i curled up against his chest, and listened to the tape he had made me, playing my lullaby.
