Trust in an Angel

Part Two


I screamed. The blood felt like it was draining from me. Trickles of sweat seemed to flow freely down my face and I could feel my heart beat in every inch of my body. I clenched my fists tighter and could feel a needle sliding through my skin. I jerked away.

"It's all right, Ms. Hale, I'm injecting you with morphine to hopefully lessen the pain," Dr. Cullen's voice informed me kindly.

"N-." I struggled, but he held me down gently. I let out a bloodcurdling scream.

You bastard! You terrible bastard! How dare you put me in this amount of pain!

"Hey!" A stern voice objected. "Don't ever think that."

"Edward, please don't react, she's obviously going through a tough time," A woman's voice said.

How did he know what I was thinking? What was this? Some experiment?

"Oh God! Please help me," I cried. "Please…please….please…" My voice drifted off and I felt a cool hand grasp mine.

"Ms. Hale, I'm sorry. I promise it will all be over soon."

Well at least he sounded sincere. Maybe he wasn't so bad after all. No! Of course he was bad. All men were. In this society, women were slaves to men. They could own little property if any at all and were beaten if they were out of their place. Arranged marriages were made all the time. There is no way that this man, this Dr. Cullen, could be good, gracious, and compassionate. It was impossible.

What is this?

I'm not sure how much longer the agony continued, but it seemed to go on forever. The fire in my body ceased in one instant and I could no longer hear the beat of my heart. There was absolute silence for the briefest of moments and then I sat up and faced the Cullens.

"Who are you?" I whispered. "What am I now?" I managed to speak and stood up, shakily. Carlisle went to help me. "I got it." I snapped. Carlisle backed away to give me room, I suppose. I walked over to the full-length mirror and gasped.

"I look better than I ever did before." I ran my fingers through my hair, touched my face hesitantly, and wrapped my arms securely around my thin figure as though I appeared cold. I could see their beautiful reflections in the mirror.

"There's a burning in my throat," I turned around to face them.

"Yes, that is common once you become a vampire," Edward remarked with a hint of attitude.

Hmmppp. No compassion.

"Edward," the woman scolded quietly.

"Vampire?" I turned to Carlisle. "Dr. Cullen you're a vampire?" I asked astonished. "All of you are?"

He nodded his head.

"You live forever. You can never die," He said. "You are welcome to live with us if you like, but we feed only on animal blood, not human blood."

"Vam…vamp….vamp…vampire," I said exasperated. "I…I no, no please, Oh God no. But I…I was going to be married. I was the richest, most popular girl in town. I was wealthy; I had connections. That's all gone?"

"Yes, I'm afraid it is," Carlisle spoke sadly.

"No, no. Oh my God no." I fell to my knees upon the ground covering my hands with my face.

The woman knelt down beside me. "Who did this to you?" She was obviously referring to Royce.

I glared up at her. "None of your business!" I snapped and immediately regretted it. Mrs. Cullen seemed so sweet. I tried to sob.

"Wh-why can't I cry?" I shook furiously. "Why can't I sob?" My fists clenched together, but Mrs. Cullen did not back away; she didn't even flinch.

"Ms. Hale, please, let me help you," She begged. "I need to know what happened to you. So I can help."

I swallowed and pursed my lips. Royce. Flashes came back and I heard a groan.

"No," Edward growled. "Not another." He grasped his head with his hands.

"Not another what?" Mrs. Cullen asked worriedly.

Dr. Cullen knelt besides Esme, placing his hands under her bent elbows and helping her stand.

"Esme, darling, we should leave Ms. Hale be."

Esme. Quite a lovely name.

"Wait, why?" She asked, her beautiful voice rising in pitch. Yes, why? She was the one that I wanted to talk to.

I shot a quick glance at Edward as he shook his head at my thoughts.

"Carlisle, please," I could hear Esme's confused and pleading voice in drifting away. "I want to help her. Get her settled."

"Esme, I need to speak with you," Dr. Cullen's voice was drifting off as well as he led his petite wife to another room.

Edward stared at me as I looked after Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. His expression was stern and angry, yet deeply remorseful and pitied.

"What are you looking at?" I barked. "Have you nothing to say?"

He continued to stare. His mouth set in a straight line, his jaw square and symmetrical, his eyes rich and gold. He had such Greek god-like features. He was beautiful, possibly more beautiful than I. The jealously burned within me.

"Well, that thought might be the nicest one I've ever heard from you Rosalie," He muttered. And his voice was clear and soft too.

"Excuse me, Mr. Cullen, but if you do not know this I come from a very wealthy family and much higher standards then you Cullens," I hissed maliciously. "You would do best to address me as Ms. Hale; nothing more, nothing less." I raised my nose.

He laughed at this. "Oh Carlisle didn't know what he was getting in to when he changed you." He crossed his arms and smirked.

"And what's that suppose to mean?" I snapped.

"Oh I think it's pretty self explanatory, Ms. Hale," He mimicked smartly.

I scowled.

"Edward, could you please go be with Esme," Carlisle was so quiet that I didn't even hear him approach. They looked each other straight in the eye for a moment as though they were conveying a private message. Edward nodded and left to see Esme.

Carlisle stayed where he was as though he was afraid that I would run from him. Well, as furious as I was at him, he did…. "save" me and was not nearly as rude as Edward so I did not fear him.

"Ms. Hale," He began hesitantly. "I would have my wife help you start your new life, such as hunting, speaking with you about our life and such, but she is in no condition to do so now, so I will helping you as best I can."

"What seems to be the matter with Mrs. Cullen?" I asked smugly, quite annoyed that she was not the one standing in front of me.

Carlisle sighed.

"That is a matter upon which she will speak to you about later."

"Well, I want to know now," I objected rudely. "As far as I'm concerned she has not done anything to me that has damaged my life." I set my jaw and raised my eyebrows, hoping to agitate Dr. Cullen. It usually works, but this time it didn't. He acted as though nothing happened.

"Forgive me, Ms. Hale, if I do not obey everything that you say. It is not my matter to discuss. My wife will talk about it if, and when, she wishes to," He didn't speak smartly, but rather in a calm and objective tone. He surprised me.

I straightened my back and arched my brow not replying.

"Now," Dr. Cullen continued as soon as he realized that I was no longer going to hold an argument, "I am sure that you are thirsty and would like to feed. We feed only on animals and as long as you stay with us, you will feed only on animals." His hands slid into his pant pockets and he walked forward a bit. I didn't step back.

"Animals?" I gasped. "You mean I-I…drink their blood?" Shock, horror, how could anyone do such a thing?

Dr. Cullen nodded. "Although human blood is much better we do not kill a human just for a few moments of pleasure, especially since animal blood seems to hold us out for a while and is not as barbaric," He seemed to answer my unspoken questions.

I only nodded.

A small smile lit his face. It was perfect; maybe more so than Edward's.

"Good." He ran his hand through his blonde hair. "We should be going now before you become too ravenous."

I didn't say anything. I only nodded once more.

He walked over to front door and held it open, "After you, Ms. Hale." He beckoned and we shot out into the darkness of the night.

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