Meus Dulce Angelus – Chapter 16 – Out

AN – I had fun writing this, now the exams are finally over I will try and update more regularly.
Skaramoosh x

Disclaimer: I do not own Twiglet.

Out

B POV
For the first time in god knows how long I've been here I rose to my feet, using the wall to support me. I tried to get to the door, if I had thought I was clumsy before, it was nothing compared to the struggle I had now. The excruciating pain from the venom made it impossible to move, but I managed. I don't know exactly how I did, but I got to the door. I knew it was pointless; he locked it every time he left. I stared at it anyway, the hope leaving me as quickly as it had came. I placed my hand on the handle. At that point I was in so much pain I couldn't stand anymore and I found myself falling to the floor. When I fell my hand pushed the handle. It turned and the door moved slightly. I gasped. It was open. Very, very slowly I crept out. I was in some sort of corridor. I didn't care; I was out of that basement now. I ran.

F POV
I had heart a frantic, impossibly fast heartbeat coming from a run-down house and decided to investigate. I didn't think it was her, but I would never forgive myself if it was and I had just ran on by. I was making my way down a corridor when someone ran into me. It was Bella. I fell to my knees. This couldn't be real; she couldn't be here, alive, with me.

'Are you... are you a ghost?'

She was pale enough to be, standing over me with pure shock on her face. I moved my hand towards her, cautiously, as not to frighten her. I gently touched her face.

'You're real.' I whispered, too low for her to hear.

I cried silently, tearlessly, and held my arms out to her. She looked afraid.

'Okay, okay, you don't have to let me hold you; you don't have to do anything.'

She collapsed on me and I caught her carefully. I scooped her up into my arms and ran back to Volterra. I knew that Aro had had to return there to attend to some business, and it was him I called for when I arrived. Like me, he fell to his knees when he saw her.

A POV
'Give her to me.'

He gave her to me, and I was crippled by an onslaught of emotion. I moved her hair from her face; she was so tiny, ghostly white and covered in blood. What horrors had she endured? She was wrapped up in Felix's cloak. I looked up at him.

'She wouldn't speak, she looked terrified.'

I nodded and took her to her room. I had kept it in perfect condition for her. I sat down on the bed, keeping her in my arms. She awoke slowly and stared at me.

'Hello filia.' I kept my voice quiet and soft.

She just stared at me.

'You must be tired, sleep now.'

I lay her on the bed and she touched the pillow in awe. I wondered how long it had been since she had experienced luxurious bedding. She curled up and fell asleep. I gently kissed her forehead before running to Carlisle.

'She's here; she's... she's... I don't know what's happened to her and...'

I was panicking so I couldn't even get a coherent sentence out. Luckily he got the gist of it.

'Where is she?'

'In her room.'

He ran to her with me close behind. She was still asleep on the bed.

'Would you like some privacy to examine her?'

'It's up to you; I will need permission to do a full examination.'

'I think it would be less embarrassing for her if there were as few people there as possible.'

'Of course, should I wake her?'

'Let me, she has the right to know what's going on.'

I sat on the edge of the bed and gently touched her shoulder.

'Filia... time to wake up darling. Carlisle's here, will you let him look at you?'

She looked frightened.

'He won't hurt you, he will need to look at... at all of you.'

A few tears escaped her eyes, I looked over at Carlisle, he was standing in the corner, keeping a respectful distance. I wiped her tears away with my thumb.

'Please, we need to know how to help you properly.'

She nodded. I smiled at her and walked over to Carlisle.

'I'll leave her in your very capable hands.'

C POV
I approached her slowly and sat down on the edge of the bed.

'Hello Bella, please, calm down, I'm not going to hurt you.'

I stood up, took my jacket off and rolled up my sleeves. I turned around and noticed something alarming.

'Bella you look like you're in pain.'

She looked at the ceiling.

'Okay, could you take your top off for me?'

She reluctantly took off the dirty top she had been wearing; I could see the shame in her eyes and tried to comfort her.

'You're being really brave Bella, and...'

I lost the ability to speak when I saw her. Almost every inch of skin I could see was covered in scars. But not just any scars. Vampire scars. There were other, smaller scars and bruises but it was the vampire scars that shocked me the most. I think she guessed that she might as well get it all over with and took off her jeans. Her legs were also covered in vampire scars. She rolled onto her stomach and let me see her back. Not only were there yet more scars there put there were also big marks striping her back, as if she had been hit with something. She rolled back onto her back and just looked at me. Foolishly, I hoped and prayed for the best.

'Bella... can you feel all these?'

There was a brief silence in which I just stared at her scars. Each one looked red and sore. I also noticed there were red lines on her wrist, I sighed. That was almost to be expected. I looked back up to her and she nodded. I stared in shock. She could feel them? There had to be over a hundred scars on her body, I didn't understand how anybody could survive with that much venom in their system. She must be in agony.

'I'm going to get vestri angelus.'

She nodded again and I was back with him in less than a minute. I gave him my hand.

'I'm so very sorry that your daughter has to suffer so much.'

'Is there anything you can do?'

'I don't think conventional medicine will work here, may I use your library? I'll try and find something.'

'Of course, I appreciate your help.'

'Right now, though, she needs you.'

I went to the library to find some solutions.

AN – I hope you enjoyed the chapter, the next one should be up fairly soon.

Skaramoosh x