Chapter 3 (I'm posting two chapters today because the first was too short)
EPOV
Inside the car Christie kept on asking if she could sit in the front until I told her she could. I don't know why she wanted to be up front if she couldn't see above the dashboard. Then she reached over to the radio and changed it to so it was on some kids' station. Then she started singing along. My knuckled were about to break the steering wheel. As soon as we reached the house I parked the car and ran inside not waiting for Christie. Inside the house I ran into my room and slammed the door. Lying on my couch I could hear Christie crying to Alice.
"Did I make Edward mad?" she asked,
"No, Edward just gets aggravated easily." That wasn't nice Edward. She thought to me. Growling to myself I got up and went downstairs. Sitting on the couch I apologized.
"Sorry Christie." I mumbled to her.
"Sorry Edward." She said. She walked over to me and gave me a hug. Rolling my eyes I hugged her back.
She favors you. Alice thought smiling.
"I've noticed." I told her. Everyone came downstairs and I pulled Christie onto my lap.
"At least they're getting along." I heard Emmett mumble. When everyone was settled in the living room we started talking.
"If you're going to stay with us we have to establish some rules." Carlisle started to explain.
"What does estabish—stablish—"
"Establish means to make. Make some rules."
"What rules?" Christie said adjusting herself so she was laid across my lap with her head on my chest. "Well we don't hunt people. We hunt animals."
"yawns well that's easy. I don't need to hunt yawn very often." Christie said her eye lids drooping.
"Christie, are you tired?" Jasper asked confused. She nodded her head. Now everyone was confused. Within seconds she had fallen asleep.
"Why—no how did she fall asleep?" Emmett asked amazed.
"Maybe since she's younger her body hasn't equipped enough sleep to go without sleeping for the rest of her life." Carlisle suggested.
"We have to enroll her in school." Esme said, "She should be in first grade or kindergarten."
"She should go to kindergarten, so we have more time to stay because she could probably pass up to 3rd grade." Rosalie said.
"Well the school year's almost over so when Bella and Edward have their wedding we'll leave after that. It doesn't really matter what grade she's in." Jasper reminded her
"I say kindergarten because she's young and when we move we would put her back in kindergarten. If she was in first grade now and went back to kindergarten she would seem abnormally smart." I advised everyone.
"Ok, she'll go to the kindergarten class. Now for the 'sleeping' arrangements." Carlisle started, "Edward and Jasper, want to share a room? Alice and Christie?"
"Not fair! Why can't Edward share the room with her?" Alice burst out.
"Because I don't want to have a whole bunch of toys scattered on the floor messing up my acoustics!" I growled.
"And if Bella comes over they don't want to lie down next to 'talk with me Barbie'." Emmett fought.
"Edward, how about you take the attic? It's quieter up there and you'll have your space."
"Fine." I gave in. "But for now, she's in Alice's room." I said and ran upstairs before anyone could decline. Placing Christie in Alice's show bed I ran back downstairs and out the door to Bella's house. Climbing through her window I saw her lying down in bed reading a book. When I got closer I saw that she was sleeping in that position. Gently I took the book away from her making sure that I marked her page. Turning off the light I climbed in the bed next to her listening to her heart beat.
After a few hours I heard her heartbeat quicken and she started shouting in her sleep.
"No! don't take them! They're my family! Take me instead!" she called out rather loudly,
"Bella," I called her name into her ear.
"Not him… Don't take him…" she was crying now. Before her dad was going to come in I took her in my arms and started to hum her lullaby. Her breathing became uneven and I could tell she was waking up.
"Sorry I'm so late. The weirdest thing happened. Christie fell asleep. Carlisle thinks it's because her body didn't accumulate enough rest for her to stay awake the rest of her life… she's taking my room and I'm moving into the nice comfy attic." While I was talking I felt her reach for my hand and move on top of me.
"School starts in two days. Where is she going?" Bella mumbled.
"Lets not talk about her right now Bella. What was your dream about?"
"Victoria came back and she was taking you away. Everybody else was just staring not doing anything. She took you Edward." I felt her tears wet my shirt.
"Shh, shh, don't cry Bella. She's not taking me anywhere." I said comforting her. She relaxed against my chest. "Do you want to come over tomorrow and go shopping with Alice—"
"No!" I almost yelled,
"—for Christie."
"Oh… ok, is Christie coming?"
"No, she's staying with Emmett. You and Rosalie are going with Alice. Esme is staying with Emmett to make sure he won't arm wrestle with her." I looked at him weird, "Rosalie doesn't like him wrestling a five year old. And Jasper and I will be transporting my stuff into the attic and Christie's stuff into my old," He cringed at saying that, "room."
"Ok?" I said not sure.
"Now, go to sleep. You'll need it to be with Alice a whole day long."
"Don't leave." She told me and cuddled closer to me. I heard her breathing deepen and heard beat even out. I rested next to her relaxing my body so that I felt like I was sleeping. The closest I could get to sleeping.
