A/N: Okay I said I would update today and I will. I mean, would I ever lie to you? Lol anyway I hope you like this chapter and thanks to those who reviewed and/or left a suggestion!!! I have chosen my top two favorites so….yeah!! You will find out!!! (Gosh, I feel like a babbling idiot, hehe)
Disclaimer: I couldn't own Twilight even if I tried…..ah, but I can dream right?
Rose
I just laid there under the covers, secure in Emmett's arms. I tried to convince myself that he was right, no one could take me from him but I couldn't shake that small sliver of doubt that was forever present.
I see you are expecting, are you not?
I shook my head to clear the thoughts of Sam's deep scathing voice. I knew Emmett wouldn't let him get to me.
But what if he was wrong?
I knew without a doubt that I would do anything to keep him from getting hurt but the sad thing was; I knew that he would too.
If you don't dispose of it yourselves, then I will.
Ugh! His angry face was plastered into my mind like glue and I couldn't get rid of it. I hated to admit it but I was scared. Very scared of Sam Uley.
I supposed that I should maybe stop moping around and just forget about this. I should just believe that Sam wouldn't get to me.
Two weeks had passed since Sam's encounter and I was still a bit shaken about it. Emmett had refused to leave me alone at all times so when he wasn't able to be with me, someone else always was.
I was now in Alice and Jasper's room flipping through magazines with her. I was in her overstuffed light blue chair that was placed in the corner of the room while she was on her stomach laying on the large four poster bed. The walls of the room were a soft blue color that contrasted with the cream colored carpet. I relatively found their room calming for some reason.
I wasn't actually focusing on the magazine though; I was actually in deep thought. I just had this horrible feeling that I was guilty for something. I mean, I appreciated everyone's care and concern but that didn't mean that I deserved it. All my life I had been nothing but cold to anyone, never letting anyone in. Emmett was an exception because something just….drew me to him that day in the woods. That was when I changed. That was when I finally forgave Carlisle and eventually thanked him for bringing me to Emmett. That was when I became a better person. That is until Bella came along and I went back to the way I was before. I honestly had no idea how they could all care for me now, how they could love me. I was a horrible and selfish person. But the sad thing was that I couldn't do anything about it.
"Hey, Rose, what's the matter? You all of a sudden seem so… I don't know! But you do so what's wrong?" I heard Alice ask me interrupting my self-loathing.
"What? No, nothing's wrong. Why would anything be wrong? Just peachy here!" I babbled and I knew by the look she gave me that she wasn't buying it.
"Really?" She asked skeptically as she sat up and put her hands on her small hips.
I sighed and gave in. "Alice….I don't deserve this. Any of this," I said to her carefully.
"Don't deserve what exactly?" She didn't move from her position.
"Anything!" I said angrily. "You shouldn't be caring about me. None of you should but I'm too selfish to do anything about it!" I was practically yelling now but I tried to calm down because I didn't want to upset anyone.
"What? Rose what are you talking about?" She asked me and looked at me like I had grown a second head.
"I'm talking about…..I'm talking about ….Oh, I don't know Alice! I just want to be a better person so I can be a good mother." I said and my voice broke.
"Oh Rose, you'll be a great mother and your baby will have the best parents anyone could ever have. So, don't try to change for anyone, your perfect just the way you are." I scoffed but didn't interrupt her. I was far from perfect. "But…. when did the conversation change to being a good mother? Your pregnancy mood swings are starting to creep me out." She said jokingly trying to lighten the mood I guessed.
I laughed a bit and then laughed at my own mood swings.
"Thank's Alice. For this and putting up with me." I said as I stood up.
"Hey, what are sisters for?" She asked me as she jumped up to come hug me. "Shopping and this!" She answered her own question and wrapped her small arms around my waist. I was about to reply but when her skin touched mine, something happened. My mind clouded over and the scene around me changed.
I was standing outside of a small blue house with navy blue shutters. The scene was relatively beautiful actually what with the bright blue sky and the green lawn. But that wasn't all, I saw. The front door opened and a small petite girl with short black hair pranced out of it gracefully. She wasn't what I would call beautiful, more like adorable. She started to make her way down the sidewalk daintily and I involuntarily followed her. It seemed that she was headed into the town and I couldn't seem to stop following her. As we came closer I noticed a small sign that said 'Biloxi, Mississippi' and then it clicked. This was Alice. Iwas following Alice in her human form. This was her past.
I didn't have time to think because Alice turned into a small shop and of course I followed her into the antique store and watched as she browsed the items in awe. She seemed to have a thing for this stuff it looked like and I finally knew where her shopping obsession came from. She must have shopped here quite often. My theory was confirmed a moment later when the store clerk spoke to her.
"Ah, Alice honey, it's nice to see you back again."
"It's nice to see you too Ms. Cooper but I can't stay this time I have to fetch something for my dear mother." She replied in her light tinkling voice as she waved to the clerk before exiting the store.
She walked down the sidewalk until she came to a small grocery store where she quickly skipped in to buy a bag of red apples. On the way back though I saw it before it happened. The tall man from across the street eyeing Alice oddly with a fierce look in his red eyes. He started to cross the street and I wanted to warn her, to tell her to run but it was too late. He had thrown her into a small alley between two shops and his mouth was at her neck before I could do anything. I watched as the life slowly drained out of her but when he pulled away she was still breathing. Faintly but she was. I'm guessing that he thought he drank her dry but in a few moments she would begin to scream as the transformation began. Once she did, he realized his mistake but it was too late so I just followed him as he took her body and fled the town before any attention was drawn by her screaming form. He took her deep into a forest before he left and didn't come back.
After this, I saw everything that had happened in her life before this and what happened after leading up to the point where she joined the Cullen's. I saw her parents and her older sister Cynthia who was practically opposite from Alice. Cynthia had long curly black hair and was quite tall, about my height. She had dark green eyes that reminded me of Emmett's old ones. Alice had had a beautiful dark hazel color.
"Rose? Roossseee!" I snapped back to the present as Alice waved her hand in front of my face.
"Alice?" I asked her. I was a bit shaken about what had just happened.
"Yes?" She answered hesitantly.
"What just happened?" I couldn't get the image of her screaming form out of my head.
"I don't know why don't you tell me? I hugged you and the minute I touched you, you winced and then your eyes glazed over and you stayed frozen like that for like ever, gosh, you scared me-" She babbled on.
"Alice."
"You know you should warn me if your going to zone out on me like that-"
"Alice." I repeated trying to get her attention.
"Hmm?"
"I know what happened. Only….it doesn't make sense. I saw something….." I jumped into the vision of Alice's past that I had just witnessed and I watched as her eyes widened and by the end they looked like they would pop out of her head.
"Alice?" I asked her. She looked like she was about to cry.
"I remember now." She whispered softly as she hugged me again. This time though, the scenes didn't come because I had seen it all already and I was thankful. I wanted to figure this out.
"It still makes no sense though," I said as I pulled away from her.
She just shook her head violently and I looked at her, confused. "No, it's simple. Your baby has a power and it's affecting you since it is technically inside of you."
I gaped at her. Once I found my voice I managed to choke out "And how exactly do you know this?"
She shrugged. "Logic."
Okay this was weird. So I just found out my baby had a power and I was able to use it while she was still inside of me. Yup, definitely weird but hey, I was a weird vampire right? Oh, I wonder what Emmett will think.
"So, you can see like people's pasts now or something?" Emmett asked me as I ate my peanut butter. Latest Craving. " That's so cool Rose!"
"Yup." I said and popped the 'p'. "Here I'll show you." I said as I reached across the table to grasp his hand in mine.
I saw everything of course. I mean something's he already told me but I never got to actually see. I saw his parents and his three brothers and five sisters. Emmett had been the youngest and he had been closest to his older sister Caroline apparently. She was extremely beautiful and oddly reminded me of Bella. Her hair was long and wavy and she had Emmett's Dark green eyes. I wish I could have met her.
"What did you see?" He asked me once I pulled my hand away to spoon more peanut butter into my mouth.
"I saw Caroline, all of your siblings, your parents your childhood," I continued on about what I had saw and added quickly that he was adorable when he was little.
"I was not adorable I was handsome," He corrected me and I rolled my eyes.
Men.
"Your still adorable," I said and reached over to playfully pinch his cheek before finishing up eating.
Once I was done, we went over to the living room where I insisted on putting on Romeo and Juliet much to Emmett's displeasure. (Though he would never admit it because of course he has that stupid wish to always make me happy).
I put it in before going back to the couch and seating myself on Em's lap. I felt his arms wrap themselves around my waist and I leaned back into his chest comfortably. I absentmindedly placed my hand on my stomach and I felt her kick lightly before I felt a different kick in a different spot. This one was harder. I didn't ponder it though as I soon became engrossed in Shakespeare's story.
About halfway through the movie Edward appeared in the living room to take a seat in the white armchair.
"Hey, what's up Eddie Boy?" Emmett asked jokingly and Edward growled playfully.
"Just came to check out Rose's new power." Edward said smoothly.
"What do you want?" I asked, irritated that he interrupted my movie.
"So how does it work?" He asked me curiously.
"Don't you know already? Didn't you see it in Alice's mind or something?" I asked him still annoyed.
He just shruuged. "Yes, I did see but I wanted to hear it from you. It sounds interesting…" He trailed off as he concentrated on something. Why can't he just ask Alice? Why the hell did he have to come and interrupt my movie just for this?
"Because I wanted to ask you and Alice is um….busy at the moment," He said with a look of disgust but I had no idea what he was talking about. All I knew was that I wanted to watch the movie and for Edward to leave. It must be my pregnancy that is causing my mood change and this anger at Edward. Not that I minded.
"Edward could you please leave, because I have no interest in talking to you at the moment and I would like to finish the movie I was watching before you so rudely barged in." I stated angrily. "Oh, and stay out of my head!" I was beyond pissed byt now and I had no idea why.
"Why do I have to leave?" He asked defensively. I just glared at him and crossed my arms across my chest.
"Whoa, Rose, why are you so mad all of a sudden?" I heard Emmett ask but I ignored him focusing on Edward. I just wanted him gone!
"Edward…just go and leave me alone please," I asked him nicely.
He stayed where he was.
"Edward."
Still no reaction.
"EDWARD!" I screeched and I watched as he shivered like an electric current went through his body before standing and leaving the room abruptly.
"Finally," I said as I turned back to the movie and my emotions changed quickly from anger to sadness. This movie always got to me and in the end I was always choked up.
"Rose….what just happened?" I heard Emmett and Edward ask simultaneously.
"Why are you back?!" I shouted at Edward and I saw Alice and Jasper appear at the bottom of the stairs both looking like they'd just woken up. I suddenly knew what Edward had meant when he said they were busy. I really didn't want to think about them doing...that.
"Because you just did something to me." He answered me.
"What?" I asked.
"What?" I heard Alice's voice, clearly confused.
"It's like when she finally screamed at me, something forced me to leave like she said. It's like you made me leave Rose. Like someone just pushed me out." He said while looking at me the whole time.
"What?" Emmett said and I wondered if that was everyone's favorite word today.
"I think you have another power Rose. Or your baby at least." Edward stated and I gasped. So now my baby girl had two powers? Odd.
"So…she can manipulate people?" I asked.
"I'm guessing, try it again." Edward commanded and I concentrated on him. I willed him to sit down and watched in amazement as he went through the whole shock thing before moving to sit down automatically in the armchair again. Wow.
This was one talented baby alright.
A/N: Okay sorry for the delay and thanks again to those who reviewed and/or sent suggestions. Well, keep up the great reviews and I will update tomorrow!!!
