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Chapter 19
Edward's POV
The rest of the day passed slowly. The kids were strangely quiet even with Aro, Felix and Demetri here. They were happy but the fear was stronger. Lizzie didn't leave my side.
I trained with Demetri and Felix while everyone watched and Jasper reminded us of the best ways to defeat newborns and what to avoid: do not go for the obvious kill, don't stop moving, attack them from the sides and don't let them put their arms around you. These were the main points that everyone had to know. The Volturi were, of course, used to fight newborns but we were still outnumbered and we had to pay attention to the kids' safety.
Bella called right after we ended the practice. It was midday. Esme was in the kitchen preparing the kids breakfast but everyone else was in the living room.
"Edward. So... how's everything going?" She asked nervous. I stepped out of the living room. We had to lie low because of the kids. Lilly and I still aren't in the best terms and I wanted Bella to be here when they found we're together again.
"Aro, Demetri and Felix arrived. They have already agreed to help us. We just finished practicing."
"Oh thank god." She said relieved. "How did the kids spend the night?"
"They had a nightmare. I put them in my bed so that they could sleep together. They are still frightened but everything will be fine. Jasper has taught us how to defeat the newborns. We will be fine."
"I know, I know. Everything will be fine." She was trying to convince herself.
"It's going to be okay, love. We didn't go through everything we did just so that I'll let Victoria ruin everything for us."
"What are you going to do with the kids?"
"Alice saw that the fight would be in front of the house so I guess they'll stay in it. I would leave someone inside with them but we are already outnumbered... But don't worry. We will pay attention so that no one will enter the house. They will be perfectly safe."
"I know. I trust you. I know that you will never let anything happen to them. I have already bought the tickets to go back. My plane leaves tomorrow, in the evening." I was glad she was coming home and especially thankful that she would be safe while we fought Victoria and her army. "I love you."
"I love you too. I'm really happy you're coming home. I miss you. But you are coming earlier than what you had planned."
"Yes I am. My mother is a lot better. The exams confirmed that everything was fine and she said she won't need any help. She said I should go back to the kids. That they needed me more than she did. She'll be released tomorrow morning so I'll take her home, get her settled up and then Luke and I will go back."
"Fine. We will all be waiting for you when you come back. I'm going to put you on high speaker now so that you can talk to the kids. Aro, Felix and Demetri are in the living room too." I walked back into the living room and set the phone on the small table, near the sofas. The kids rushed to the cell to talk to their mother.
"Mommy!"
"Hey sweeties. How are you?"
"Fine. We had a nightmare but daddy took us to his big bed and we slept there all together with daddy. And he sang the lullaby he wrote for us and then we just had good dreams." Lizzie explained.
"That's very good honey."
"When are you coming back mommy? We miss you." Luke whined.
"Mommy's plane leaves tomorrow in the evening so I'll be there around the time you wake up. Okay?"
"Hello dear Isabella. It's been sometime since your last visit to Italy. We were starting to miss you."
"Aro, we were there two months ago."
"Like Aro said, too long Bella." Felix stated.
"Sure. Be careful everyone. I want you all in one piece when I arrive. And you kids do everything your father tells you to."
"Don't worry Bella. Everybody will be fine. "
"Okay, bye. Please call me when it's over."
"We will Bella. Bye" Alice said ending the call.
"So how are we going to do this?" Carlisle asked talking about the battle plan.
"Is there any news Alice?" I asked. We had to know if something had changed. She closed her eyes concentrating. A few minutes later she gasped and opened her eyes quickly. I knew what she had seen. Could things go any worse?
"What happened Edward?" Aro asked.
"The number of Newborns has increased."
"What? It should be the other way around. Besides she didn't have the time to create more."Jasper argued.
"I think she wanted us to believe she only had fifteen." Alice suggested.
"How many is there then?" Demetri asked.
"Twenty." I answered shocked.
"How are we going to do this then?" Felix asked.
"You, Demetri, Aro and I should hide in the woods in front of the house. The others will stay in front of the house. We'll let them get here and we'll attack them from behind. Let's try to form a circle around them to make sure none of them escapes." Jasper explained.
"What about these little ones? What are we going to do with them?" Demetri questioned.
"Yes, what are you going to do with us?" Lilly asked.
"You'll stay inside of the house until everything it's over." I told them simply.
"What? But we can help. We have powers." Lilly argued.
"You are very wrong if you think I'll let you out of this house while our front yard is full of newborns and especially when I know Victoria will be here." I argued back.
"We can fight! We want to help. We can just blow them all off and the problem is solved." She insisted.
"I am your father and I'm saying that you are going to stay inside this house during the entire fight, so you will. I promised your mom and myself I wouldn't let any harm come to you and I do not intend to break my promise. I'm only doing what best for you." I spoke firmly. There is no way I'll endanger their life like that.
"What? Like what you did with mom? In past years you weren't there to say what was best for us and we are still alive aren't we?"
"Stop Lilly!" Lizzie yelled.
"For me you could just disappear! I hate you!" She screamed that again. It was like if I had a dagger spiked in my heart and every time she would say those three little words the dagger would go deeper. And I couldn't say if she really meant it.
"Lillian! Your father is right. Blowing up a vampire is not the same as blowing up a little branch. And this is not the way to talk to your father. Your mother didn't raise you to be like this. So apologize!" Aro said.
"NO!" She replied looking directly in his eyes.
"Very well missy! Then you straight to your room and you do not leave it until I tell you so. NOW!" He ordered pointing at the stairs. She turned around and stomped up the staircase. Lizzie immediately rushed to my lap as I sank back in the couch.
"You know she didn't mean it daddy." She tried to comfort me.
"You've been saying that quite frequently." I tried to joke and failed miserably.
"It's alright Edward. Lilly was always the difficult one. She'll come around." Felix stated.
Maybe I shouldn't have been so harsh. I was definitely not made to be a father. I had probably ruined all my chances. She would most likely never speak to me again.
"Daddy, maybe Lilly was a bit right. Maybe we can help you."
"Lizzie, please. Not you too. You heard what I said to your sister. I will not let you out of this house while Victoria and a bunch of newborns are outside. It's not safe. Victoria is too dangerous."
"What if we didn't need to leave the house? We could do it through a window." She suggested.
"Lizzie, you cannot blow up all the vampires. You are still too little. Each one of you wouldn't be able to destroy more than one or two." Aro explained.
"Still. That would already be a help. Less five or six vampires would already help. Wouldn't it?"
"But it would also drown the attention to you." I argued.
"We could do it right when they appeared in view. Then they wouldn't know where it came from. And it would distract and confuse the others, making it easy for you to catch them."
"I gotta say, Edward. It's a smart one you have there." Emmett complimented. I didn't know. I didn't want to put them in any danger.
"Her idea is very good Edward. She thought about everything. It would be the perfect distraction." Jasper said.
"My kids are not a bait or a distraction." I said.
"You know that not what I meant."
"C'mon daddy. Lets us help. I promise we won't exceed ourselves or draw attention to us. We can do it from the window in your room."
"Lizzie is right, dad. Let us do something." Luke pleaded.
"I think they could do it Edward, but it's you decision." Arosaid. Lizzie gave me the puppy-dog eyes treatment.
"Lizzie..."
"Come on daddy. Just this time."
"Fine, but you have to be careful." I warned.
"We will."
***
It was two in the morning and the kids had just awakened. They had gone to bed around six o'clock after a quick dinner. They had to be fully rested. I still didn't like Lizzie's idea but I had already agreed, so there was no turning back now.
When they woke up Esme prepared them some food, if they were going to use their powers I wanted them to be as healthy as possible. I didn't want anything to happen to them.
When the first lights of dawn appeared in the sky we got ready to head outside. I took the kids to my room and talked to them.
"Each one of you can only blow two vampires. And I want you to promise me you will not leave this house until everything is over. No matter what you see. In fact I want you to go back to our room after using your powers." They shouldn't see the battle. They were just four for god's sake.
"We promise." They answered in unison.
"I love you daddy. Very much." Lizzie said hugging me.
"I love you too. All of you. My life is so much better now that you're in it. I love you very much." I replied. Then I joined everyone else outside.
Jasper, Demetri, Felix and Aro went to their places. The rest of us stayed in front of the house as planned, with our backs to it. We knew that Victoria's army would come from our right side.
Everyone was tense. Carlisle and Esme and Rosalie and Emmett were holding hands while we waited. Alice was staring intently to a spot the woods in front of us. I guessed it was where Jasper was hidden. I did not dare to hear their thoughts. It was particular.
I took out my cell from my jeans pocket and quickly wrote a message.
Forever is not enough to show you how much I love you. Just know that the whole world would be a small place to carry all my love for you.
Edward
I looked up for Bella's number and pressed the button send. If something ever happened to me, she would know how much I loved her and that was all I could wish for.
After fifteen minutes of waiting we heard steps coming in our direction. The final words between couples were whispered and everybody assumed a crouching position.
Twenty seconds later the group of newborns was in our line of sight. As they ran toward us, six of them, one at the time, was lifted in the air and blown up. I was amazed with my kids' power but also scared about the consequences of this little stunt. There was no way for me to know if they were okay. What if this had been too much of an effort for their small bodies?
I didn't have much time to worry since the newborns were already in front of us. Right on cue, Jasper, Aro, Felix and Demetri came out of the woods. The newborns were eager for the fight but I could read in their thoughts that they were starting to get scared. This wasn't what Victoria had promised them. She had said that we wouldn't know of the attack and that they would win this easily.
Despite of the change in the situation they weren't willing to run away. They feared Victoria and wanted their rewards. They attacked. Since Victoria was nowhere to be seen I started fighting with a newborn. He was fast and strong but thanks to Jasper I knew his weaknesses. I glanced around to make sure that any newborn had reached the house. Jasper, Demetri, Felix and Emmet were fighting two at the same time and Carlisle and Esme were fighting together.
I was fighting with a second newborn when I saw something that looked like a flame hidden in the woods. Victoria. I quickly finished the newborn tossing his body parts to the ground. We would burn everything later.
I got closer to the house, looking intently at the woods. She would soon appear and she would be mine. I would be the one to kill her. I wouldn't allow that she hurt Bella or the kids.
All my senses were alert. My body was itching for the fight. A few seconds later Victoria finally emerged from the woods. Her clothes were torn in some places and full of dirt and dry blood. She smiled mischievously and ran faster stopping closer to the door than I would like to.
My body tensed. If she made the tiniest move for the door I would attack her.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Edward Cullen." She said. I growled in response.
Lizzie's POV
Blowing up the newborns hadn't been as tiring as Grandpa Aro thought but we were weaker than before.
"Maybe we should go to our room now. I'm not sure if I want to see the fight." I said
"No. I want to see it." Lilly insisted.
"But daddy told us to go to our room." I pressed. She ignored me and seated in daddy's window bench. Luke joined her but I preferred to sit in the bed. It still smelled like daddy.
I didn't want him to be downstairs. What if he got hurt? In fact I don't want anyone down there. What if they get hurt? But daddy's especial. I just got him back. And mommy's heart would hurt forever and she would be always sad. No. No. No. Nothing is going to happen. All of them fight really well. One day I want to be able to fight like that.
"Lizzie come see Aunty Alice! It looks like she's dancing." Luke exclaimed excitedly.
"No. I don't want to." I said hugging daddy's pillow harder.
"Look Lilly! Dad has already killed two." Luke said.
"Is he okay?" I asked afraid.
"He's just fine Liz." Lilly answered. Sometimes it looked like she didn't care if something happened to him. But I know she does. Deep down, she does. I can see it in her thoughts.
"But there's still so many." Luke said worried. I started worrying again.
"Watch Luke! Do you think that's the bad vampire?" Lilly asked. Was she out here?
"I'm sure. Just look at her! Is dad going to fight her alone?" What? I quickly ran to the window. I could see daddy and a red haired woman running to him. She stopped next to the door.
"She looks so dangerous!" I cried.
"It's going to be fine. Dad is very strong!" Luke tried to convince me but I could say he was scared too. Lilly got up and went to the bedroom door.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"Out there. I want to help more." She answered curtly. I was horrified. No. She couldn't go.
"You can't! We promised dad we would stay inside of the house. We can't go out there."
"I don't care. I'm going anyway."
"But you promised!" I insisted.
"He can't tell me what to do! I want to go, so I'm going."
"Lilly!" Luke and I called. She ignored us and walked out of the room. She couldn't go. Luke and I ran after her but she started running too, going down the stairs.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Edward Cullen." We heard a feminine voice say. It must be her.
"Victoria!" Daddy hissed. It was her.
Lilly opened the door and went outside. Luke and I got out to. She had to come inside. We had promised!
***
Edward's POV
"Victoria." I hissed.
"So we meet again. You knew I would come back to get my vengeance. You killed my mate." She said in her sickening voice. I heard a door open. Through the corner of my eye I saw the front door of the house open and Lizzie came out. Following her were Luke and Lizzie. No. They had to stay inside. What were they doing?
"Go back inside Lillian." I ordered, never taking my eyes away from Victoria. She ignored me. This wasn't supposed to happen. They had to stay safely inside.
"And here they are. The newest additions to the Cullen clan!" Victoria sneered.
"Come inside please Lilly!" Lizzie begged. I could hear the fear in her voice and I knew she was crying. I just wanted to hold her in my arms and tell her that everything was okay but I couldn't. I couldn't risk their safety anymore. If I moved Victoria might try something. I couldn't know what she was going to do. She was hiding her thoughts. I could only pray for Lilly to give in to her sister's plead.
"Now the family is all here! No, I'm wrong! Our sweet Bella is missing. Too bad she's not here. But I'm sure I'm going to enjoy myself anyway." She eyed the kids and though I could I couldn't listen to her thoughts I knew her intentions.
"You're not going to touch them." I snarled.
"You know Edward, for the last five years I've been following Bella and these... little ones. You have no idea how many times I was so close to kill them all but then I though... How fun would that be, if you didn't know? I mean you didn't even know you had kids and you didn't try to find out anything about Bella. And she wouldn't look for you either. I decided to wait until you met again and prayed so that it would be soon." I growled. To imagine that she had been so close to my family... "You should be punished too. After all you are also responsible for James' death. And now you are together again and I've been thinking... If I killed your mate, of course you would suffer but what about her? I don't see death as a punishment but as a relief. After all the pain I would put her through she would be wishing for death. So what would possibly cause both of you such indescribable pain as the one I felt when my mate died? And the answer was always in front of me. If I killed your little cubs you would both suffer. I would be taking away the most important thing for both of you besides each other. It's a pity to kill such beautiful and special children but I'm sure I'll get over it. Unfortunately they inherited their mother stupidity. They too came running for death. You should have listened to your father. Unfortunately now it's too late."
"Go back inside the house!" I screamed to them. Lilly raised her hand in front of herself.
"What are you going to do stupid child? Blow me up? Go ahead!" Victoria sibilated. I could see they were petrified with fear. "I thought so. You are not going to be fun to kill but your parents' pain will give enough pleasure. You know Edward I couldn't havecome up with a better punishment, not only you will lose your cubs but also Bella. I am sure she will never forgive you for letting her babies be killed. You will regret killing James for the rest of your very long life!"
"You are not going to kill them!"
"Really? And who's going to stop me? You?" I was so scared. The kids were within Victoria's reach, she just had to stretch one arm to touch them, to hurt them. Nothing was stronger than the instinct to protect them. No matter the cost. I would not put Bella through such pain. I would not break my promise. I would give my life for them if necessary. "You will pay for what you did Edward Cullen."
Suddenly she turned to the kids and swung her right arm ready to hit them. A single blow would be enough to kill them. At the same time she moved, instinct took over me and I launched myself between her and the kids as fast as I could. Then everything seemed to slow down. How cliché! I managed to swing my own arm ripping off her head but not before her fingers rip through my chest, like claws. The pain was the worst I had ever felt. I didn't see how much damage she had done but I could certainly feel it. I couldn't think clearly. I let myself fall backwards.
"Daddy!" I heard Lizzie screech. I was getting weaker by the second. I could feel my strength leaving me. "Grandpa Carlisle!" She screamed from the top of her lungs. She threw herself in the ground beside me. Her hands hovering over my face, not sure of what to touch, and her pleading voice sounding. "Daddy! Daddy, don't close your eyes. Please don't. You promised you would never leave us again. Please!" She sobbed. I could see the tears streaming down her cheeks. Her beautiful emerald eyes were shining and filled with worry and pain. It hurt so much to see her in so much pain and not being able to touch her. I couldn't move. It was like all the strength I had was quickly vanishing. I tried to speak but my mouth did not move and I was using all my strength to keep my eyes open. But I could see the darkness approaching fast.
"Dad! Listen to us. You can't go! YOU CAN'T!" Luke's voice. I could barely hear them. I felt him kneeling beside Lizzie. His warm and small hands touched my chest and the pain got stronger, but I couldn't move. They gasped. His hands were completely black as he stared at them.
"HELP US!" Lizzie yelled. She was sobbing uncontrollably. "Don't go daddy! Don't leave us! You promised!" She choked between sobs. "Don't you love mommy? Don't you love us? Stay! Don't close your eyes! You can't close your eyes! You are strong!" I loved them. I loved them with all my heart but I couldn't fight anymore. I wanted to, but I didn't have the strength. I wanted to tell them that I loved them, that I would be watching out for them, wherever I went but I couldn't find my voice.
Lizzie placed her little hands in my shoulders and tried to shake me. Another shoot of pain flashed trough me. I could feel my eyelids coming down. I tried to keep them open but I just couldn't.
"Daddy! Daddy! Stop daddy! Open your eyes! Come back to me! Come! Don't leave me! Don't go! I want you to stay!" My eyelids seemed to weight more than two thousand pounds. I couldn't fight it off anymore. My eyes started to close. I couldn't say what hurt the most. If the wounds Victoria had inflicted me if the aching in my heart, for not being able to keep my promise to stay, my promise that everything would go well. I couldn't even tell them that I loved them one last time. "Daddy!" She could barely breathe due to her sobs. "You promised! You promised! Stay! Please, please!" Finally my eyes closed. I had lost the fight. I could see the darkness coming. Soon it reached me. I was drowning in it. I would never see my beautiful Bella again. I would never hear my kids call me daddy again, I would never see them smile or hear them say that they loved me. Their voices were just whispers now, though I knew they were still screaming. I was slowly drowning. I had never felt so much pain in my heart but somehow a part of me was relieved and comforted because they were safe. I had saved them. They were alive. This was my last thought as I let the darkness swallow me.
***
Lizzie's POV
NO! NO! Daddy has to open his eyes. He has to come back to me! Why isn't anyone helping us? Where is everybody?
"Grandpa!!" Daddy couldn't go. He couldn't... He had to stay. He had to stay with me. He had to go back to mommy and we would be a family. We would... Why didn't he open his eyes? Why wasn't he moving? His chest was covered with a black thick liquid. Venom! "Daddy, come back! Open your eyes! Daddy!!!" Luke was next to me crying and sobbing. Why wasn't he helping me? I looked up to see if anyone was coming. I spotted Aunty Alice and Uncle Jasper.
They were running to us but it wasn't fast enough! Why couldn't they come faster? They had to help daddy! I looked down. Venom was still coming out of his wounds. It was horrible. I tried to clean his chest with my hand but the liquid just kept spilling. Why wouldn't it stop? Why? I kept trying. I was now covered in black. I was so scared. So afraid. I couldn't let daddy go again. He had promised he would stay forever. The holes in his chest were so big, and his arm was almost ripped out! I could see the bone. I wasn't disgusted, maybe I would if it wasn't daddy, but now I just wanted to save him. To help him. He couldn't leave me!
"Edward!" I heard Aunty Alice shrieked. I just kept crying and sobbing.
"Don't go daddy! Don't leave me! You promised me."
"Ssshh sweetie. Carlisle!" I heard aunty Alice scream. She put her arms around me and Luke and tried to move us.
"NO!" I growled at her. I couldn't leave daddy! He couldn't go!
"Lizzie you have to step aside so that grandpa can help daddy. Come on." I let her pull me back! "Ssshh don't cry." I just sobbed harder. My eyes were already stinging and burning from my tears and my throat was swollen but I couldn't stop crying and screaming.
"He's going to be good, isn't he? Grandpa Carlisle is going to fix him, isn't he?" I sobbed. She looked sadly at me.
"I don't know honey. I can't see."
"NO! NO! He has to be fine. He promised he would never leave again! He promised! He has to stay with us! With me! I want him back. Bring him back!" I ordered. She had to bring him back! I wanted my daddy! "I want... I want... Daddy! I want my daddy."
Alice's POV
I was almost finishing my second newborn when I heard screams. I finished him off as fast as I could and looked around. Next to the door was Edward laying on the floor. His chest was black as well as Lizzie and Luke's clothes. They were crying and screaming and shaking Edward's motionless body. Victoria's body was a few meter away. Her head was ripped off. What had happened? Lilly was behind her siblings just staring. I grabbed Jasper's arm and took him with me.
"Edward!" I cried when I reach him. Jasper was taking care of the rest of Victoria's body and I wasn't sure of what to do. How could this have happened? I went behind of Lizzie and Luke and tried to calm them. I called Carlisle and tried to pull them away. They wouldn't budge and Lizzie even growl at me. I could only imagine their suffering .I tried to see the future but I couldn't. Everything was blank.
I spotted Carlisle running to us and saw the shocked look in his face as he took in Edward's condition. He immediately kneeled down near Edward and started assessing the damages.
By now the fight was over and while the Volturi burned the remains the rest of the family came closer. Esme started dry sobbing while chanting Edward's name. Rosalie had her face buried in Emmet's chest and Jasper was lying on the ground breathing heavily. I could only imagine how he must be feeling. I bet that the kids feeling were more than enough to put him in this state but Esme wasn't much better.
Lizzie and Luke kept crying and sobbing and screaming and started trashing in my arms trying to set themselves free to get closer to Edward. Lilly was still standing, just staring. Finally Lizzie set herself free and went to stand next to Carlisle.
"Grandpa. He going to be fine, isn't he? You are going to fix him, aren't you? You have to. I want daddy with me. He promised he would stay forever. He has to stay. He promised." She sobbed.
"I'll everything I can sweetheart." He said. She just sobbed harder. Her breath seemed to be caught in her throat and tears didn't stop falling from her face. Suddenly she turned and went to where Lilly was.
"This is all your fault! If you hadn't come outside daddy would be fine. It's your fault! I will never forgive you. See what you have done? SEE? I hate you Lilly! You did this!" She pushed Lilly and kept screaming and sobbing. "It's your fault! You did this to daddy! You took him away from me! If something happens I will never, never forgive you. I HATE YOU!" I had never seen Lizzie like this! She was always so sweet. I went there and grabbed her hand turning her around so that she was facing me.
"Stop Lizzie. This will not help your father."
"But it's her fault: It's all her fault!" She screamed and then she fell on the ground crying. She hugged me and whispered still sobbing.
"Bring him back. I want my daddy. I want... him... back... please."
"Let's take him inside quickly. He has lost too much venom." Carlisle ordered.
Lizzie wanted to go too but I stopped her. Luke was on Esme's arms still crying. And Rosalie had picked Lillian up. She still hadn't said anything but there was tears rolling down her cheeks.
We took the kids to the house. Lizzie and Luke were begging to go see Edward.
"Please. Let us go. I want to be with daddy." Lizzie cried.
"You can't. We have to let grandpa Carlisle do his work. And you need to have a shower. They clothes were completely soaked in venom from their vain attempts to help their father. They were still so young to go through something like this! We were all suffering but I could say nothing compared to their pain. They had just found their father and they could lose it again. No one should have to go through this.
I thought about this while Esme and I bathed them. They had stopped crying. But I couldn't say what was worse. If that or the catatonic state they were in now. Just like Lilly. Esme and I were so worried. After the bath we told them they had to eat and they refused. Then we told them to go to bed, they refused to. We asked them if they wanted to watch TV but they just shook their heads.
"What do you want to do then?" I asked softly.
"I want to see daddy and stay with him." Lizzie answered. Luke nodded. Lilly stayed quiet.
"You can't. Grandpa Carlisle is still working." Tears started streaming down their faces again. And before we could catch them they ran. Esme and I followed them to find them seated on the floor outside Edward's room. Lizzie and Luke were holding hands but not Lilly. We weren't sure of what had happened so we didn't know why they blamed their sister.
As I looked at Lilly I remembered Bella. Edward had promised to call her after the battle was over.
What were we going to do? We had to tell her. But what? I decided to get in Edward's room and ask Carlisle. I told Esme and she agreed. When I entered in the room the kids didn't even glanced at me. I closed the door behind me.
"Carlisle?" I called to get his attention. Both Emmett and jasper were in the room helping.
"Alice how are the kids?" He asked worried.
"We are worried about them. They don't want to eat, or sleep or do anything else. They stopped crying and now they are in a catatonic state. They are camped outside the room. We can't convince them to leave. How is he?"
"I don't know. It's difficult because I can't stitch the wounds but I have to keep them closed. They are too deep and large. If I don't close them the venom will keep coming out and there won't be enough for him to heal. I am worried. He has already lost a lot of venom. I'm putting some bandages to keep the wounds closed. We'll have to feed him after to give him some strength. Then the only thing we can do is waiting. I'm doing my best. Can you see something?" He asked hopeful.
"No, I can't. I don't know if it's because of the kids or if it's something else."
"It's fine. Did you just wanted to know about Edward's condition or there more?"
"We have to call Bella. I wanted to know what to say to her. I wanted to know if I could give her hope."
"Yes. I'm sure Edward will pull through. He's strong and he has a lot for what to fight."
"Okay. I'm going to call her." I picked Edward's cell that Carlisle had removed from his jeans, and left the room.
I looked for Bella's number and pressed the call button. I still didn't know what I was going to say.
"Edward?" Bella's voice sounded on the other side of the line. There was relief in her voice.
"No Bella. It's Alice." I felt so bad for have to say this to her.
"Alice? How are the kids? Are they okay?" She asked anxiously.
"Yes. They are fine. Physically." I added.
"Physically? What do you mean Alice? Where is Edward? Why isn't he the one calling? What happened?" She was starting to get worked up.
"There was an accident Bella. Listen to me..."
"What? An accident? What happened Alice? What kind of accident? Is Edward all right?" She asked desperate. This was not something to say over the phone but she had to know.
"I'm not sure of what happened but I think the kids got out of the house and Victoria tried to attack them but Edward put himself between them and her. He managed to rip her head off but not before she ripped her fingers through his chest." I heard Bella let out a strangled cry.
"Tell me he's okay Alice. Tell me he's going to be fine. What did she do to him?" She begged dry sobbing. It hurt to know that my best friend was suffering so much and I couldn't comfort her because she was on the other side of the country. I felt so helpless.
"She almost ripped off his right arm. He has three open large and deep wounds in his chest. They go from his right shoulder almost until his left leg. Carlisle is trying to close the wounds so that he can stop the venom from coming out. As soon as the wounds are closed we are going to feed him and then we have to wait to see if he can heal himself."
"Oh my god! I can't live without him Alice. He has to be fine. I love him Alice. I love him so much. What if something happens? I didn't even have the chance to say that to him. He sent me a message, probably before the fight start but He was so confident that everything would go well that I didn't bother to answer. Oh Alice!"
"Bella calm down. That won't help him. Nothing is going to happen. Carlisle is pretty confident. Edward is strong. He will pull through this. Carlisle said we can have hope." I tried to comfort her.
"But Carlisle is not sure. He probably has never seen nothing like this before. I'm so scared Alice. I can't lose Edward again. I can't take it." She sobbed.
"It's going to be okay Bella."
"You can't be sure. If I could I would get an earlier flight, I would but there is none."
"All we can do now is waiting, Bella. There's no difference between waiting in Florida or in here. I'll keep you updated."
"There is a difference Alice. My kids are there. It's their father. I should be there for them."
"We are here for them Bella. We are doing everything we can for them."
"How are they, Alice?"
"They have gone into some sort of catatonic state. They are camped outside of Edward's room and they don't do anything else. They just seat there. We are worried but I don't think there would be anything you could do if you were in here so please calm down friend. Edward will get over this. I know he will. He won't let you down."
"Oh god Alice. I'm so scared. Can I try to talk with the kids?"
"Sure." I held the phone on Lizzie's ear but she didn't even move.
"It's mommy baby. Everything will be fine okay? I'm sorry I can't be there but I know your aunts and Esme are going to take good care of you. Okay?" Lizzie didn't move or said anything; she just kept holding Luke's hand. Bella did the same for Luke and Lilly but the answer was exactly the same.
"Thanks Alice. I'm so worried about them and Edward. Why did this have to happen now? Why can't we just be happy?"
"You will Bella. You and Edward are going to have your happy ending. I know you will."
"Thanks. I have to go now."
"Okay. I'll call you if anything changes. Be strong friend."
"Thanks." Bella hadn't stopped sobbing and I felt really bad for letting her hung up but I couldn't do much over the phone. Luke would surely help her.
When is this family going to have some peace?
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Let's go to the NEWS now. I have GOOD NEWS and BAD NEWS.
The BAD NEWS are: this story is coming to an end. Yes it's true and I do not plan to write a sequel or a prequel for that matter. At least not for now. (Read the good news to know why) . I'm planning to write more two or three chapters, including the epilogue. So If you haven't reviewed so far do it now! It's one of your last chances to let me know your opinion about my work and believe me I would love to hear it. Whether it's good or bad. The next chapters will include some family time and some Edward and Bella time. This story was always thought to be a small story and I don't want to extend it because it would not be so good. It would be boring because in this story the characters don't have more story to tell. i hope you understand and agree with me. Most of you love the story and I would like to keep it that way. I wonderful story instead of filling it with boring and not so good chapters. Besides I'm really excited about the good news so...
The GOD NEWS are: I already have another story to start posting when I finish this one. There is only one problem: I don't have a title for it. So what I'm going to do is: next chapter I'll add a summary of the story to the author note, so that you can suggest titles and help me because if I don't have a title I can't post the story. My new story is what you will think is an overly used plot but actually I don't think it is because I'll make sure it's different. I'll tell you more about it in my next update. I'm really excited about my next story and I just hope it's as successful as 'Consequences' is.
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