I found him from the forest.
I was walking through the thick, green woods next to La Push. The beach in the reservation. You couldn't hear the massive ocean's waves colliding to the cliffs anymore, that's how deep I was in the forest.
Green light penetrated through the branches and made everything look incredible and so green. Every piece shined and glistened with the morning dew.
Then the sight stopped me abruptly. The sickeningly bony features of the boy's back halted, when he heard me. His back was to me and he was in a fetal position, lying on his side on the wet grass next to a huge tree. He was wearing a white t-shirt that was covered with filth and mud. So were his jeans too. I couldn't see his head, because his chin must've been so close to his chest.
I went to him, but stopped again when he was making moves to get away from me. "Hey, it's alright. I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Jacob Black. I live in the reservation. This is actually a part of it. Can I help you? Take you there so I can call somebody for you", I told him uncertainly. I waited for his reaction. There was any in a long time.
Then he spoke aloud. "Please, leave me alone", he pleaded in a soft, velvety voice. But that beautiful voice voice filled with weakness and fear. It made me worry and even scared for this boy.
"Please, let me help. I can't just leave you out here. It's probably going to rain soon too", I replied to him and decided to just turn him around. He instantly struggled to move from his tense position to get away from me. His head turned to me as he tried to get away and I saw him.
I think he was about well over fifteen years old at least. He had a pale, thin, but gorgeous face and eyes greater green than the forest, filled with absolute terror. His liquidy emerald eyes expressed so much, but something that I couldn't tell. They were wide open and the pupils dilated. Long, black lashes circled around them. And on top of his eyes the brown, defined eyebrows were frowned and also expressed fear upon his stunning face.
His hair was magnificent. It had a strange red colour to it. But it wasn't really red, more of a bronze colour. Maybe it just had many different colours to it, but it definitely was something else. Some of it had fallen down to his forehead and eyes, but more of it was just in a messy disarray, sticking out in different directions. There was some dry leaves and little sticks in his hair. It shined in the light golden.
I was so fixated on his beauty that only after a while I noticed his ultimate fear. Of me. His bony chest heaved in panicked breaths and his eyes glistened in unshed tears. What had happened to him? Why did he look so scary skinny and why was he so afraid?
I raised my hands up to show him I didn't want any harm for him. "Hey, man it's okay. I won't hurt you. Just let me get you out of here", I told him. I really wanted to help this poor soul whatever was his problem. At least get him out of the forest. He just gazed me in the same way, but his breaths started to even out and he didn't shake that badly anymore.
I held out a hand to him, but then noticed that he had blood on his shirt and hands. Where was that blood coming from? "You're injured?" I asked, though I was pretty much sure about it. He looked at his hip and then nodded with his eyes back to me. He quickly licked his bluish, dry lips. They looked so sensual. Though they did have a few cracks with dried blood.
I noted also that his right leg's ankle was twisted in unnatural way. It looked very painful. He could not walk with that. "You need a doctor", I stated and lowered myself so I could lift him. He noticed my intentions and shrunk away again.
"Hey, seriously. I promise you, I'm not going to do anything to harm you. Really. I'll help you, okay. Let me carry you out of here", I coaxed and gently put my arm around his small torso and the other under his knees. I stood up easily and started to walk out of the forest to my house. He practically weighed nothing, which indeed worried me. So I hoped he will be getting the care he need, when he gets to the hospital. He seemed to be a bit uncomfortable and tried to make himself even smaller, I guess to make it easier for me to carry him.
"So what's your name?" I decided to ask halfway there. I thought it would be good to know. "Edward", he answered in a very tiny voice. "Nice to meet you, Edward. Though I do hope we would have met under a better circumstances", I replied and smiled hoping to comfort him. He still looked to be afraid.
I know that with my build I might look a little intimidating to some people, but really I'm not violent at all. Unless it's Paul or Quil annoying me. I might punch them times like those, but they punch right back too. And I'm not really that big, though in consideration that I'm only sixteen, then yes. But my whole family is like that. We grow muscles fast. What can I do?
We are close to my home. It's like a red cottage and looks a little shabby. I take us to the front door and open it. No one is home thankfully. I'm quite sure he would freak out even more if there were lots of people like there usually is under my humble above. I hope he believes me already that I want nothing bad to happen to him. I'm afraid that he thinks that I'm kidnapping him or something.
I layid him on the tiny couch and ask if everything is alright like that. He nodded. Good. "I'm going to ring the hospital, okay", I said and went for the phone next to the door. "Uh, could you... Ah, I just, I really wouldn't like to go the hospital. So can I maybe borrow you something for my leg?" he asked suddenly sounding wary. "I don't know if I have anything for it. If I tried to get some doctor to visit here? Would that be alright?" I suggested raising my brows and glanced at him over my shoulder, the phone already in my hand "Um, I guess so", he granted.
I phoned the hospital and they agreed that a doctor could make a home-visit. They sent Carlisle Cullen. He's a wealthy man I know who lives quite close to us and has a glamorous home. He has a lovely wife Esme and three kids: Emmett, Jasper and Alice. None of them are related and so Jasper and Alice had gotten together. It's pretty weird, but the students of the Forks high school have gotten used to it also.
I sat on the armchair and fiddled with my hands, but then realized. "Oh, sorry. Could I offer you a glass of water or something?" I asked and looked at him. He still looked scared as always. "Yes, water, please. Thank you", he said. I stood back up and went to get him water. I also took wet hand towel so he could press that to his wound.
"Here you go. And you can try to clean the cut with this", I told him and gave him them. "Thank you", he said and took a sip of the water and then pressed the towel against his wound. It was on his left hip thats bone popped out of his skin really bad. But the cut didn't look that deep fortunately, but it was pretty long.
I heard a knock from the door. It must've been the doctor. I went to answer it and the he was. Doctor Cullen. I had to admit that he was a pretty handsome fellow with blond hair and sporty, but sophisticated feel to him. He was pretty young, but was over twenty-five at least. "Good day, Dr. Cullen", I greeted with a little smile. "Good day to you too, Jacob. Someone's injured I heard", he said and I let him in completely.
Then Dr. Cullen just stopped to his tracks with his back to me and gasped. Edward's eyes widened into great extensions and even his mouth opened a bit. His whole body began to tremble slightly. "Edward", Dr. Cullen breathed. He knew this boy? Maybe he had helped him before too, but why this reunion was this shocked?
"Father?" he questioned shakely. "Son", Dr. Cullen said with a sigh. So that was the deal.
I never knew Dr. Cullen would have a third son. What had happened to him? Seriously? Had he been kidnapped or something? I was full of questions, but I knew they must have had loads for each other already. So I let them have a their endearing reunion, and watched them from the side as they gathered close to each other. I would have my chance again.
