A/N This will be my last chapter of Quileute Redemption before I go on vacation for two weeks. Bella is obviously still five in this chapter and Carlisle is still human. In case there's confusion, Quil Sr. is Quil's grandfather and Quil Jr. is his dad. I figured that Quil's dad had to be named Quil too since then he couldn't be a Jr. Anywhoo..Billy, Joshua Uley, Quil Jr., Harry Clearwater, and John Hunter (Paul's dad) are all werewolves. Quil Sr. is not a werewolf. Sorry if the viewpoints seem to randomly change around..I haven't figured out how to do the line thingies that show that time passed and all that jazz. Thanks for the reviews last chapter. Keep 'em up!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, SM does. But I get to toy with her characters. XD
Previously
Carlisle did not see the figure that was standing in the middle of the road, but Layla did.
"CARLISLE! LOOK OUT!
Carlisle quickly swerved out of the way. The tires screeched and the car rammed head-on into a tree.
Chapter One: She Saw You Coming
Sam came home to see that his father was watching television and drinking beer. His mother was still at work. Hoping to catch his dad's attention, Sam walked into the living room and sat on the couch next to him.
"Guess what, Dad? Bella Cullen is moving."
Joshua jumped up. His eyes were animated as he grabbed hold of Sam's shirt. "Are you sure?" He stared eagerly into his son's eyes. After getting no response, he realized that he was scaring him and loosened his grip.
"Sorry son, this is just extremely important."
Sam relaxed and nodded in answer when his father asked him again.
At this, Joshua shoved his son out of the way as he got up to dial Billy's number.
"Hey..Billy? I need to call an emergency council meeting."
Sam's shoulders slumped as he walked towards his room. It seemed that his father didn't care after all.
The Elders were gathered at the tribal hall. Billy, as the chief of the tribe, sat at the head of the table. The rest of the council included Quil Sr., Quil Jr., Joshua Uley, Harry Clearwater and John Hunter.
Once everyone was settled, Billy looked over at Joshua. "Why have you called us here?"
Joshua took a deep breath and sat up taller in his chair. "It has come to my attention that Layla and her family are leaving."
His glanced over at the other Elders to see their reaction. Quil Jr. had jumped up and looked at his father in disbelief. The rest had controlled their expressions better but were obviously just as upset.
Billy's deep voice rang clearly over the outbursts. "That's all good to know, but what has this to do with the council?"
Joshua narrowed his eyes. "We cannot let her go. She is a member of this tribe!"
Billy sighed. "She has been banished from setting foot on Quileute land due to your request. The vote was made and she has stayed true to the council's wishes. She's not our problem anymore."
Joshua glared at the Elders. "You're just going to let her get away and not do anything?"
Harry gave him a stern look. "She has done nothing wrong. We cannot force her to stay here against her will."
Joshua was clearly angered but didn't say anything else.
Billy looked around. "Well…if there's nothing else. This meeting is adjourned."
Ever since Joshua had realized that he would get no help from the council, he had decided to take matters into his own hands. Since he was patrolling with Quil Jr. that night, he had to keep his thoughts hidden. Joshua knew that Quil Jr. still loved Layla and he could not allow him to ruin his plans.
As proof of his luck, Quil had found a fresh trail that reeked of vampire. They raced along the trail until they came upon a male vampire. He had long dirty blond hair that was tied back by a rubber band. His eyes showed that he had fed recently on a human.
The vampire inhaled deeply and a look of disgust crossed his face. "I sensed that you were tracking me. What is it that you dogs want?"
Joshua and Quil looked at each other in surprise. It seemed that the vampire knew that they were werewolves. With a nod from Quil, Joshua went behind a tree and phased back, pulling on the shorts that he kept tied around his ankle.
Now was the time to put his plans into effect. Unfortunately, Quil was an unwanted witness.
Joshua tilted his head in Quil's direction. "Kill him."
The male vampire looked at Joshua as if he was crazy, but shrugged and had snapped Quil's neck before he was even aware of what was going on. This would just make it easier for him to get away.
The vampire glanced at Joshua in astonishment. "It's not often that my enemy allows me to kill their own kind. What do I get in return for doing you this..service?"
Joshua smiled. "That was only a test. I want you to get rid of someone for me. All I ask is that you spare the woman."
The vampire snorted. "What makes you think that I will do this for you?"
Joshua's eyes flashed. "You'll do it or I'll bring my entire pack down on you."
The vampire smirked. "Very well. Where will I find this family?"
James stood in the middle of the road as the car came towards him. He heard the woman tell the driver to watch out and he swerved into a tree.
James sighed. They just had to make it easier on him. He hated easy. He laughed as he thought back to how the werewolf actually believed that he would do exactly as he said. If he truly believed that, the wolf was dumber than he thought.
He stalked towards the car and proceeded to drag out the little girl. In his experience, when you took the children, the parents would usually do whatever they could to save them.
The father appeared to be dazed, most likely due to the nasty cut on his forehead. The mother on the other hand was dead. It looked like she had broken her neck when they drove into the tree.
James covered the child's mouth as she began to struggle and scream.
The human male looked over at his wife and felt her pulse, silently confirming what he already knew to be true. He turned to the backseat and just then noticed that the child was missing. Let the games begin.
Carlisle fought back his tears as he saw that his wife was dead as well as their unborn child. Their little son or daughter was gone. He choked back a sob and slowly turned to look in the backseat. He was almost afraid to look and discover that his entire family was dead.
Carlisle was shocked to see that Bella was not in the backseat, but her door was ajar. He quickly looked out the window and saw that a man was restraining her.
He cautiously exited the car and held his hands up as if he were surrendering. "What are you doing?"
James sighed. "Well, you see, I was sent here to kill you. Your wife wasn't supposed to die…but hey, accidents happen. I was not told what to do with the girl, so I guess she'll have to be disposed of." He shrugged as if it were an everyday thing to him.
Carlisle had been growing angrier with every word that the man said. He forced himself to maintain a calm demeanor, but inside he was boiling with his fury. His eyes widened when he heard that James planned on killing his daughter. He didn't know how, but he could sense that this man was dangerous and would have no problem doing exactly what he said.
Carlisle could not let this happen. Not when she was the only thing he had left.
"Please, spare her. It's me you want." As he spoke, Carlisle began to slowly walk towards them.
James pretended to look as if he were considering it. "I wish I could. But, I can't have any witnesses."
Carlisle narrowed his eyes and rushed towards James to try to grab Bella. James shot his hand out quickly, causing him to fly into the air and land heavily against the car. Carlisle felt glass cut his hands as he rose to his feet.
James inhaled deeply. "You smell…mouthwatering."
Carlisle's eyes widened. This man was definitely not human. "What are you?"
James began to look bored. "Does it really matter?"
He released his grip slightly on Bella. Carlisle noticing this, called out to her. "Bella! Run!"
Bella took off and ran around the car, deciding to hide under it. She was not going to leave her dad to face this…man alone.
James frowned. "No matter. I'll just have to kill her last."
He began to stalk forward towards Carlisle.
Alice was shopping online. After all, she could never have enough clothes. They had just moved back into their old house in Forks. No one knew that they were there yet and it was going to stay that way for a while. The reason that they had come back was due to Alice's vision that Esme would find her mate here. She did not know the exact day but knew it would be soon.
Jasper was sitting next to her, reading a civil war book and grumbling whenever he found a detail that was inaccurate. Emmett was helping Rosalie in the garage; she was tinkering with one of their cars again. Esme was upstairs, most likely drawing designs for the changes she was going to make to the house. Edward had gone hunting. He would be gone for a while since he wanted to feed on mountain lions. Apparently, he could only go so long on deer.
Alice shook her head. To her, food was food and it didn't matter what she ate.
She froze suddenly and her eyes became unfocused.
Jasper, noticing her change in emotions, called the others. They flitted into the room and waited for her vision to end.
Jasper spoke to her softly. "What do you see?"
Alice's eyes returned back to normal and her emotions were bordering on panic. "Esme's mate is about to die! Esme, you must get there now! I don't know why, but Jasper..you and Emmett will be needed there as well. You will find him on the road that leads out of Forks. Go!"
James had so far broken one of Carlisle's legs and one of his arms. He loved to play with his prey before he fed on them. Fear made them taste so much better. He had laughed when he broke each bone because the human hadn't even screamed. James knew the type. Something about not giving the attacker the satisfaction of knowing that they were causing them pain.
James looked up and saw that it was almost morning. He didn't have much time left. He still had to get rid of the car and the bodies, not to mention kill the girl. James smiled. Out of all of the humans he had killed, she smelled the most delicious. Maybe he would keep her as a pet. He knew that she was hiding under the car, thinking that he couldn't hear or see her.
James sighed and looked at Carlisle apologetically. "I'm afraid it's time to end this."
He began to stalk towards Carlisle, but he stiffened. Three vampires were coming towards them and fast. James appeared to be afraid for a moment but controlled his expression. He ran over to where the girl was hiding, kicking Carlisle in the ribs as he passed. A hit to the chest with that force would prove fatal.
James crouched down to look at Bella. "I have to go." His hand touched her cheek and she flinched away from him. "But one day, I will come for you."
Bella moved away so that he couldn't reach her. James smirked at her and took off just as Emmett, Jasper, and Esme showed up.
Jasper sniffed the air. "A vampire has been here."
Esme's eyes widened. "Are we too late?"
A groan turned their attention to Carlisle. They ran over to him.
Jasper listened intently. "His heartbeat is faint. You must change him now, Esme."
She nodded and walked over, taking hold of Carlisle's wrist to bring to her lips. She murmured a quick, "I'm sorry," before biting him, pushing as much venom as she could into his bloodstream.
Esme stood back with pained eyes. Carlisle squirmed and was clearly in agony, but no sound left his lips.
Meanwhile, Emmett looked into the car. "There's a woman in here. But she's dead."
Jasper sighed. "We'll have to get rid of the body and the car."
Emmett nodded and reached to lift the car up.
Jasper raised his hand up to stop him. "Wait! Do you hear that?"
They all listened intently.
Esme's mouth dropped open. "Is that another heartbeat?"
Jasper put a finger to his lips to quiet them and slowly walked over to the car. He bent down and looked under the car. He gestured to Emmett to lift it away from them.
They all gasped as they saw a little girl huddled in a ball. Her knees were pulled tightly to her chest with her arms wrapped around them. Her head was down and she kept repeating. "Please don't hurt me."
Venom filled Esme's eyes. "What have I done? I may have rid this girl of her only living parent!"
Jasper felt a tug in his heart that made him want to protect the little girl.
Emmett quickly walked over and scooped up the girl. She immediately started kicking and screaming until he put her down. Carlisle seemed to be agitated by the noise until Esme went over to calm him.
Emmett chuckled. "That went well."
Jasper was surprised to realize that he could not feel any emotions coming from the girl. She was now looking at him warily as he began to slowly walk towards her. He stopped and sat down a few feet away from her. He tried to make his voice sound friendly.
"My name is Jasper. My idiot of a brother over there is Emmett. What's your name?"
The girl relaxed slightly. "B-Bella."
From her voice, he could tell that she was still a bit frightened.
Jasper smiled at her. "Well, Bella. Would you like to come back to my house? My mom is with your dad. He's hurt and we want to make him feel better."
Bella appeared to think about it for a moment then nodded. Jasper cautiously walked closer and gently lifted her up. He saw that she cringed but pretended not to notice.
"All right Bella, close your eyes and we'll be there before you know it."
She nodded and turned her face into his clothes so that she couldn't see anything.
Jasper glanced at Emmett. "Get rid of the car and the body. It looks like they were leaving so I doubt that anyone from here would wonder where they are."
He turned to Esme and saw that she had lifted up the man and was carrying him. Any other time he would find this comical but he just shook his head and took off running.
As they reached the door, he saw that Rose and Alice were standing outside waiting for them.
Rosalie glared at him. "Why is there a human girl with you?"
Jasper sighed. "She was found with him. There was another woman in the car but she was already dead by the time that we got there."
Alice was frustrated. "I'm sorry. I don't know why but I can't see her." Jasper sent her calming waves and she gave him a grateful smile.
Rosalie slowly walked up to him. "Can I take her?"
Jasper shrugged and shifted his arms to give Bella to her.
Bella, seeing that he was giving her away to a stranger, looked at him fearfully and clung tightly to his shirt.
Jasper gave her a friendly smile. "Bella, this is my sister, Rosalie. She won't hurt you."
When Bella showed no signs of moving, he looked at Rose apologetically.
Jasper carried Bella inside the house and sat down with her in his lap. Noticing that she was shivering, he looked around for a blanket. Alice flitted upstairs and returned, handing one to him. Jasper wrapped it snugly around Bella.
Rosalie was sitting in the armchair to the right of him, staring at Bella longingly. "Isn't your thirst bothering you?"
Jasper inhaled Bella's scent deeply. "Actually, no. She smells good but I don't want to hurt her. It's like my thirst just goes away."
He looked at Alice. "You might want to prepare Edward. Last thing we need is for him to come home and attack her."
Alice dialed his number and went outside to talk to him.
Esme finally arrived and took Carlisle upstairs to go through the change. They sat in silence for a bit until Emmett rushed through the door.
"I got rid of the car. But I did bring this." Emmett lifted up a small backpack. "I'm guessing it's hers."
Rosalie took the bag from him and perused its contents. "There's not much in here. Just some books and…a sketch pad? Hmm…"
Bella seemed to perk up at this and turned around.
Rosalie flipped through the drawings and gasped.
Emmett ran over to her. "What's the matter babe?" He looked over her shoulder. "Uh-oh! You might want to take a look at this Jasper…"
Emmett brought the sketchbook over to Jasper and showed it to him.
Jasper's eyes widened and his eyes shot down to Bella. "Bella…did you know that I was coming?"
In the sketchbook there was a rather detailed sketch of Jasper.
A/N DUN DUN DUN! I guess that was kind of a cliffhanger. What else is in Bella's sketchbook? How will she respond to Carlisle once he's a vamp? Will the rest of the pack find out what Joshua did? It's all coming up in the next chapter. Now click that button down there and review. You know you want to XD
