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Chapter 6

Isabella POV

1918

Today was the day Carlisle was leaving for the new world, America. It's been 248 years since he came, and now the first of all my visions is coming true.

Everyone had said their goodbyes to Carlisle. They left us to say goodbye in peace.

"Carlie, I'm going to miss you," I sobbed. "I know, Isabella. I've come to see you as a daughter." "Carlie, I want to give you something, to remember me by," I said. "I could never forget you," he said, shocked that I would think that. "All the same," I said, "I have made you a ring with your crest, the Cullen crest." I gave him the ring. "It's vampire-proof, venom is in the metal, so it won't break, just like my bracelet, which has your crest as the latest charm." I had started to sob again as I put my arm up to show off the charm.

After we had held each in an embrace for a while, I decided to ask him what he was going to do. "I feel I am ready to be a doctor, I don't feel bloodlust towards humans anymore. But all this is thanks to you." If I was human I would have blushed. "It's your own hard work. You know, I haven't slipped up in over fifty years, which is good, seeing as I was on human blood for over a thousand years!" I was happy for that fact. I wanted to make Carlisle happy and proud of me. "Where are you going? How long will you be there?" I wanted to know so I could secretly follow him. "Isabella, remember, 'Curiosity killed the cat.'" "Yes, but I could bring it back," I smiled. He smiled back. "Touché. I'm going to Chicago. I'll stay till the humans get suspicious of me."

We hugged again, both of us dry sobbing at this big separation. Marcus and my uncles came to us now to wave Carlisle off. "Goodbye, my friend. You always have a place here," Aro said.

Carlisle never looked back, for I think it would have been too much, for the both of us.

Carlisle POV

I can't believe I'm actually leaving my dearest Isabella. But in order to be a doctor I have to leave.

I was going to Chicago, I felt as if I needed to be there. Isabella asked where I was going, who am I to not give her what she wants? She also gave me a ring with my Cullen crest on it. If I ever made my own coven, or rather family, then I would give them each their very own crest.

When it came to saying goodbye, we were both dry sobbing. I turned to leave, but couldn't look back. To see Isabella's sad, heartbroken face would be all it took to run back and pick her up into my arms.

Isabella POV

A week. It has been a week. A week since Carlisle left. For three days I locked myself in my room, teleporting out into the forest to hunt. I had finally made my mind up. I was going to follow him. I was scared of what Marcus and Uncle Aro would say to me wandering around America.

As I entered the throne room, Marcus's eyes lit up once again. I don't think I can bear to look in his eyes when I tell him.

"Father, Uncle Aro, Uncle Caius, I want to leave Volterra for a while." At their horrified expressions, I quickly carried on before they could say anything. "Just for a few years or so, I want to travel America, it really is beautiful. I want to try the wildlife there, snakes in the Amazon, Mountain Lions up North..." They were part of the truth, so it technically wasn't a lie... "Isabella, does this happen to have anything to do with Carlisle?" Marcus said. Busted... "Yes," I sighed. "I want to make sure he is alright, from afar, using my new invisibility and ability to take away my scent. When I find that he is fine, I will travel like a nomad. I will come back, and use my video calls ability to you every day!" I finished exasperated. They deliberated. Marcus touched Aro's hand. My visions were still there, so I screamed in happiness. "Yay! Thank you, padre, (Italian translation: father) you won't regret it!" "Isabella, we didn't say anything!" "Yes, but I've had visions of what I was going to do, and they are still there, so that means a yes!" They rolled their eyes at my logic. "When do you want to leave?" "Whenever I am ready, probably tomorrow." I went and hugged my father. "Alright, you may leave tomorrow."

I was ready to leave, no belongings. Marcus looked really sad. Maybe I shouldn't go... No. I have to. "I love you, father. Truly, I do." "I know, figlia, (Italian translation: daughter) I love you too." After I hugged every member of the Volturi, I transported myself to an alley in Chicago. I immediately got rid of my scent and turned invisible.

I thought of where Carlisle would be and ran to the hospital there. It was horrible. People were dying everywhere and there weren't even enough beds. I knew the Spanish Influenza was bad here, but not this bad! There were people outside as they couldn't even find room inside. Flies roamed over the pile of dead bodies, and rotting bodies had maggots crawling over them too. The smell was vile; I didn't know how Carlisle could stand it. That was one perk of being a vampire and immortal, my body never got sick.

I located the ward where he was working, and found a tree where I could see in the window, even touch it, it was that close.

I looked in and saw Carlisle tending to a woman and presumably her son. "Hello, Mrs Masen. I know you told me to call you Elizabeth but it's not right..."He looked like he knew them, visions of the past showed him spending quite a lot of time here. They looked so alike. The woman looked like she was in her final moments, the fever raging out of control with her body too weak to fight it. But what she said shocked both me and Carlisle. "Save him!" She said, her voice hoarse and horrible. "I'll do everything in my power," Carlisle promised her. The fever was so high that she wouldn't notice how cold his hand was, everything felt cold to her. "You must," Elizabeth insisted. "You must do everything in your power. What others cannot do, that is what you must do for my Edward." She looked at him for a moment, and I was sure she knew his secret. Then the fever overwhelmed her and she lost unconsciousness and her heart started to falter. Elizabeth died within an hour of making her demand. But even in death she didn't look peaceful.

He turned to the boy named Edward. It was clear he only had hours left. He had brown hair, that if he did transform would become bronze, and his eyes! They were brilliant emerald green! It was a shame they would be lost forever. He really did look beautiful, even when he was ill.

He seemed to deliberate. They were the only two people in there, living or conscious, so he was free to think out loud. I was grateful; I could now hear what he was thinking. Note to self, when away from window, give self the ability to read minds...

"How can I condemn someone to this life? I don't even know what to do!" Carlisle said as he put his head in his hands. I decided to give him some help. I whispered to the air, "The neck is best, but if not enough venom is in place, bite the writs as well. Be happy, Carlie..." He jumped up and spun around, trying to see if he could find me. When he couldn't see me, he looked determined towards the boy, rather, he was more of a man. I felt protective of him. Weird...

He grabbed the edge of the mother's bed and started to wheel her away, presumably the morgue. When he came back he grabbed Edward and started to wheel him away too. I jumped into the room and followed silently. He was taking him to the morgue? No one judged him; Edward barely looked like he was breathing. Carlisle then proceeded to look around to make sure no one was watching and bit Edward on both sides of the neck. I again whispered down the hall to him from where I was, "It's enough, no need to bite the wrists..." Again he looked around, but he didn't know about my invisibility or the power to take away my scent. When he couldn't find any trace of orange blossom, lilac freesia or roses, he stole him out the back door. There didn't seem to be enough hands, enough eyes, to keep track of half of what the patients needed.

I followed Carlisle out the back door of the morgue, and realised it was too dark for humans to be able to see Carlisle. I stopped and hid in the shadows. I then went on to give myself the ability to read minds. Suddenly everything became a hum of voices. It was too distracting, so I turned it off.

Looking around, I realised that I couldn't see Carlisle or the screaming boy – he must be screaming by now- and then I hit Carlisle's scent, cinnamon and pine, mixed in with what seemed to be Edward's vampire scent, it was getting stronger with every step, which was sunshine, honey and lilac. It seemed to go up a wall of a building, so I climbed up and saw in the distance, Carlisle jumping roof top to roof top, with Edward in his arms. I immediately started after them, and I was faster than Carlisle as I had just fed and wasn't holding anything fragile in my arms. I caught up after a few minutes or so, just before we came to the last rooftop and a path. Carlisle started to run along this path, it must lead to his house.

Carlisle didn't stop when we reached the two story building; he used one arm to hold Edward and used the other to open the door. He rushed up the stairs and placed Edward on a guest bed. His hair was turning more bronze by the minute, his complexion becoming pale like a vampire. The main thing that showed he was transforming was his screams. The venom burning like fire through his veins. Carlisle was right to bring him to his house here out in the middle of nowhere. His screams had become really loud. I turned on my mind reading gift and immediately their two minds became clear to me as they were the only ones near enough in a two mile radius. Edward's were focused on 'the fire', but it seemed to me as if he might be able to read minds, for I could hear a buzzing in his mind that sounded like Carlisle's tone of voice. When the transformation was complete the voices will become clear. But... it seemed I could hear myself in there as well... Uh oh...

I ran back outside and gave myself mental and physical shields. From my visions I saw I would only have a mental shield if I was human. While I was outside I decided to hunt, as I hadn't hunted since the last day I was in Volterra four days ago, since swimming the ocean took three days.

When I got back the next day Edward seemed to be screaming even more. Carlisle's thoughts were all about whether it was the right thing to do. I needed to quench his fears. I found a piece of paper and wrote on it:

You have done brilliant, Carlie.
Edward will be fine. Remember, he will be thirsty when he wakes up.
I also believe he can read minds, be careful of what you think from now on!
I came to check on how you were doing, yes, I was in the hospital.
I can turn invisible and take away my scent, game of hide and seek again?
Be proud of what you did,
Isabella xxx

I crushed it into a ball and threw it on the bed besides Edward where Carlisle could see it. He seemed surprised to see it. He looked around like in the hospital and then picked up the piece of paper. With Edward screaming in the background, Carlisle read the paper. His eyes progressed to become wider with each word, as if he didn't believe the words were true. "Isabella, are you there now?" I thought, should I answer? I decided he shouldn't see me; it would hurt just like the last time. So all he heard was my tinkling laugh as I ran out the house to hunt seeing as I rushed through the last one.

After I had caught three white-tailed deer, I made my way back to the house. It was obvious Edward had just woken up. "He looks quite handsome..." Carlisle thought. If I could hear it then Edward certainly could. "How did you talk without moving your lips? And what happened to me?" He seemed so confused... This must be a shock. "I didn't say anything, I thought it. Edward, do you remember me treating you for Spanish Influenza?" Edward nodded. "Your mother, Elizabeth, asked me to save you, she guessed my secret. Edward, I am a vampire, and for three days you have gone through the transformation to become one too." Edward looked shocked, but could hear the sincerity in his words. I then left Carlisle and his new companion – or son in his eyes – to talk about the rules, and I knew Carlisle was telling him about me too, but in his mind, not thinking I can read them.

I left for Biloxi.

Well? I'm trying to make the chapters longer, so I'll try to get more in each one.

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Rachel xxx