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Emmett's POV

When Edward brought that girl in, unconscious and bleeding, well, can you blame me for thinking the worst? Of course, this made him hiss at me. "No, Emmett, I did NOT attack her! It was another filthy human!" he spat, as he handed the girl to Carlisle. After Carlisle went into his upstairs office, Edward turned to Esme and sighed, then said, "I found her during my hunting trip. She had the most amazing smell, and it was pulling me towards her. But then, before I even saw her, I heard it. A bullet released from a gun. That's when I smelled the putrid smell of a human, drenched in alcohol. I saw the drunk, it was a man. From his thoughts I saw that he was Mike, and the girl is Bella. Mike was trying to get Bella to take off her shirt when she ran away. He started shooting at her. All of the bullets hit trees or rocks, or something hard, as far as I could tell. All except for one. One bullet hit her in the shoulder. I smelled the blood and saw her fall. She must have hit her head, because when I picked her up, she was unconscious. But before I picked her up, I found Mike, half passed-out, trying to reload his gun. I hit him, not hard enough to kill him, just enough to knock him unconscious. Crushing his gun, I ran back to Bella. The wound in her shoulder was bleeding heavily. I ran her here as fast as I could." Edward had answered some unasked question, most likely 'What happened?'

Then, the sounds Carlisle was making stopped. Bella's breathing became a little more even. "There. All finished. But I think Edward should be the only person who comes up. We don't want to overwhelm her once she wakes up," said Carlisle, always considerate. Edward went up so fast that if I wasn't a vampire, I wouldn't have seen anything, other than a blur.

Upstairs, Bella was stirring, but she wasn't waking up fast enough for Edward. "Carlisle, why isn't she opening her eyes?"

"Edward, she's fine. Give it some time," answered Carlisle.

She must have woken up then because we heard, "Hello," from Carlisle, "I'm Carlisle, and this is my son Edward."

"I'm Bella." She replied to Carlisle.

"Do you have a last name?" questioned Carlisle.

"Um, Swan. That's my step-dad's name." Bella answered,.

"Are you ok? Are you in any pain?" asked Carlisle.

"Uh, no. Wait, why don't I recognize you?" she asked.

"Oh, we just moved here. We're the Cullens." answered Carlisle. I noticed Edward had said nothing. This must be painful for him.

"Oh ya, I heard about you guys. You're a doctor, right?" Bella inquired

Carlisle responded, "Yes, that is why I was able to save you. "

"I heard you had a really big family." she mentioned.

"Yes, would you like to meet them? They are all down stairs, and you seem stable enough to walk." Carlisle replied. You could hear them shuffling with along at Bella's slooow human pace. When they came into my line of sight, I nearly gasped. Actually, I did, but it was so quiet only my family could hear it. It couldn't be, could it? That was 13 years ago. Plus, now that I'm a vampire, all my human memories were murky. Still, I couldn't help but stare into her big brown eyes. Immediately I was pulled into her sorrow and memories. There she was, holding her mother's hand when she was 2, on the first day of preschool. Then Halloween, when she dressed as a princess, her older brother grabbing her hand and leading her from house to house. I was vaguely aware of Carlisle saying, "This is Esme, my wife, over there is Alice." But that didn't faze me; I was overcome with Bella's memories. Because one of them was of my mother, looking pale and fragile, laying in a bed, with my 4 year old little sister me. Bella looked almost the same as she did 13 years ago, just aged, and more… mature? No, it was more sorrow. "Bella, this is Emmett," said Carlisle, Breaking my trance. I could see that Bella was semi-recognizing me and my name, although she still wasn't sure.

"Bella… Bella Marie Mason?" I asked, looking for signs of recognition in her face.

She gasped. "Emmett? Emmett Phillip Mason? Is that you?"

"Bella!" I cried out, grabbing her in a bear hug, careful of her shoulder. She wrapped her arms around me and started to cry. I would have cried, too, if I could.

"Emmy, I missed you so much! A girl shouldn't have to bury her dog, let alone her mom, dad, step-mom, and brother!" she sobbed. God, she had to go through ALL of that?

When we, well she, stopped crying, we all sat down, my family staring. "Bells, maybe you could explain all this, and why you were out there?" I said, my arms around her and Rose's waist.

She sighed. "Ok. I'll go all the way to the beginning. First off, Emmett is my brother. We lived in Phoenix with our mom, Marlene. She was a teenage mom when she had Emmett, only 15. She was 25 and married to Emmett and my dad when she had me. When I was 1 ½ years old, my dad was deployed to Iraq. He died the week after I turned 2. It was horrifying. My mom became sick, although, she tried to hide it from us. When I was 3, my dog Lacie died. At 3, that was big. Lacie was my only friend, because Emmett was either at school or with my mom. When I was 4 Mom died. Emmett and I were moved to the orphanage because we had no other family. I wasn't adopted until I was 7, and Emmett wasn't adopted, but a year later he was 18, so the orphanage let him go. He went to college while I lived with my step-mom Renée and my step-dad Charlie. I lived in Forks longer than anywhere else, but I have always felt that Forks is not my home. 6 years ago, I received a letter from Emmett's Dorm Advisor. Emmett had gone missing during a hike his college spring break. After 14 months of searching, we had a funeral for him." I wanted to cry. I had caused her so much pain! "3 months ago, Renée and I were hit by a drunk driver head-on. She died on impact. I- I was in a coma for 2 weeks. I broke 5 ribs, and lost mobility in my left leg. It took 2 months to get it working, and I still walk with a limp." I Bella absent-mindedly trace a long scar up her leg from her knee. "When I got home, I found out that Charlie had started to drink. A lot. He would get so angry, and then he would beat me. It was horrendous. I came to school, and everyone would stare at me, but I couldn't talk to anyone. My mom was the school's counselor, and she was dead! All the teachers gave me were sympathy glances, and say they're sorry about my step-mom, and that she was a great woman. I became depressed, and… and I took a bunch of pills." We all collectively gasped, and I tightened my grip around her waist. "Someone found me, and brought me to the hospital. I was put on suicide watch, and went to therapy twice a week. I was able to tell her all of my problems at home, and she suggested a shelter for abused girls outside of Port Angeles. I agreed at the last meeting 2 weeks ago that I would go there today. But at school, Mike, my boyfriend, started harassing me to have sex with him. When I refused, at first he tried to get me as drunk as he was, but I won't drink. When that didn't work he… he threatened me. At first it was just empty threats. Then, he started to hit me, and kick me, and he even bit me once or twice. He brought knives and razors, and, I had to give in. I had come so far, and I didn't want to die. I was getting help. I tried to avoid him. Tonight, I was leaving, I had nothing to bring except my mother's ring and a few photos. I was walking out of the house when he grabbed me and pushed me back in the house. He made me change into this slutty outfit, and then he pulled me out into the woods, think Charlie was coming home, although he wouldn't give a crap about what Mike was doing unless it was interrupting his sports. He wanted me to lift y shirt, but I said no. Then..." Bella trembled, obviously still shaken by the experience. I looked at Jasper, trying to tell him to calm her down. He must have gotten the message, because the room became very calm. Bella took some deep breaths and continued, "He pulled out a gun. I was standing far enough away to have time to think of what to do. I kicked an acorn at a tree, just like you used to do when we were kids," she said, sticking her tongue out at me. I, being a mature adult, stuck my tongue out back at her. I couldn't remember hat, but it sounded like me. "Then I ran, but he noticed sooner than I thought he would. Then he chased me, shooting at me. He hit me, and I fell. And, well… you know what happened," she finished, smiling up at me. "So, now you have to tell me what happened over your college break."

'Uh-oh.' I thought. 'Hey, Edward, ask Carlisle if I can tell Bella.' I sent a message in my head to our one-of-a-kind vampire with mind reading skills. He was sitting next Carlisle, and out of Bella's line of sight. It would be easiest for him to ask. I heard him faintly ask, "Emmett wants to tell Bella the truth. Can he?" I couldn't hear Carlisle's answer, but I saw Edward shake his head at me.

"Ok, well… I was really disappointed when you got adopted, because I had plans to adopt you when I turned 18. When I went to college, well, it wasn't my thing. But I kept going, because I knew it would be what you wanted for me. Over the break, while I was hiking, I got lost. I was lost for three days, and was barely surviving on what I had packed, and then I ran into Carlisle, Edward, and Jasper, who were hiking, too. I passed out in front of them. Carlisle fixed me up, and took me to their house at the time. That's, um, when I met Rosalie. I, uh, kinda fell in love. I didn't want back to that horrible college. No one knew me, or my story like Rosalie. I'm sorry I never wrote to you. I didn't think about what the people at college would think. I didn't think I had any friends who would think about me or you. I didn't know that if I left, they would all think I'm dead. I lost your address, so I couldn't contact you again." I sighed. That was the best excuse I could come up with, and I still could see that it hurt her. "I'm so sorry Bella, will you forgive me?" I asked.

"Of course, Emmett! You ARE my brother, after all," she said, giving me an endearing look. This compliment hurt me. She was so forgiving. Just then, the old grandfather clock chimed. "Oh!" she said, surprised. "I should get going. I need to get to the shelter before the bus system closes for the night.

"Oh, Bella, I'll take you! It's the least I could do, after leaving you to think I'm dead," I said, needing to make up for all the hurt I'd given her. We went out to my car, and I drove her to the shelter.

"Goodbye Emmy! Can I come visit you tomorrow?" she said, smiling up at me as I walked her to the shelter's front door.

"Bellsy, I'd love to have you come, but, uh, I'm going hiking. Her eyes widened in concern. I had to smile. "Relax Bellsy; I'm going with Jasper, Carlisle, and Edward. I promise to call as soon as I get home." I answered.

"Oh, ok. Wait, I don't have a cell phone," she answered, still looking sad.

"Take mine. I can get a new one, anyway. I'll call you on the home phone." I smiled and hugged her, then said, "Bye, Bella. I'm so glad I have you again." I got in my car and watched her walk into the shelter, then turn around and wave, before I drove off.

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