Moonlight

Summary-

Bella changed when Edward left her alone and broken in the woods. The rest of the Cullens refused to leave Bella in the state that she was in, which caused a change in the relationship between the Cullens and the Swans. How will everyone react when Bella finally realizes that one of the Cullens has always been there for her.

Chapter Four- Carlisle

I was scared. No, I was beyond scared. I was terrified. When Jasper had called me and told me that Bella had called Alice I had been on my way home from hunting. I had quickly changed course and ran to Bella's house, knowing that she needed me. At that point I didn't care that I hadn't brought my car, all that I had cared about was getting to Bella as fast as I could.

I had knocked on the door, even though I wanted to just go and jump through Bella's window. I knew that Charlie was in her room with her, so jumping through her window would not be welcomed right now. Too many questions would have been asked. When no one answered the door my knocking began to become louder, more demanding and desperate. I had to get inside now! Bella needed me! I could feel it, my Isabella need me there now!

I nearly broke down the door when I suddenly heard Bella's scream. I was so pain filled, like someone was ripping out her heart. I barely even registered Charlie opening the door as I rushed past him and up the stairs. Thankful that he didn't question me, both of us knowing that at this moment Bella needed me, us.

My heart lurched at seeing Bella curled in on herself, her hands in her hair, and screaming while she rocked back and forth. I barely held in my growl at what Edward had done to my sweet Isabella. I quickly moved to the bed, barely managing to not use my vampire speed in my need to get to Bella as I faintly remembered that Charlie was in the room.

Bella didn't stop screaming, not even when I pulled her into a loving hug. I gently pressed her face into the crook of my neck and let her scream as I gently rocked in a soothing way. "It's okay Isabella, I'm here. You're safe. You're not alone. I'm here. Charlie's here." I whispered to her as I soothingly ran my fingers through her hair. I faintly heard Alice and Jasper run into the room. "You're not alone. I'm here and so is everyone else. You're not alone, I'm here." I repeated as she finally stopped screaming. I felt her body begin to relax against mine and grip onto me as if I were her life line. I did not know if it had been my reassurances that had calmed her or Jasper. And at that moment, I didn't cared. She was calm and not screaming as if there was a hole in her chest, because someone had ripped her heart out.

I began to gently lay her back down, so that she could rest. I felt her tense and grip my arms tighter as she crocked out "No." Fearing that I would leave her, though I had no intentions of doing that.

"Shh, Isabella, I'm not leaving. I'll be right here when you wake tomorrow." I promised as I gently brushed a stand of hair from her face, resisting the urge to lean down and kiss her on her forehead, not knowing how Charlie would feel about my doing that.

"Promise me you won't leave." She begged me her voice and eyes filled with fear at the thought of me leaving her. How could Edward, let alone anyone, even consider leaving her. I bent closer to Bella as I ran a soothing hand through her hair, I needed her to know that I wasn't ever going to leave her, even if she asked me to leave I would hide in the shadows and watch over her without her knowing.

"I promise. I will not leave you unless you tell me to leave you, and even then I will question you until I am sure you truly wish for me to leave." I whispered before giving into my urge and placed a soft, loving kiss on Bella's forehead as she finally allowed herself to fall sleep, though I suspected that Jasper had some hand in that. I arranged myself so that I was sitting next to Bella with her hand in mine to allow her to know that I was still here as she slept, and faced everyone else. I was a little surprised when I saw Emmett, Rosalie, and Esme there, I had not heard them come in.

"What happened?" Charlie asked, worry and fear for his daughter evident in his eyes.

"I believe Bella had a small break down, and I fear that that won't be the last one she has." I informed everyone as I looked back at Bella's face. She looked so peaceful while she slept. I was happy that even if it was for a moment, she was away form the cruel, and cold world and the pain that Edward had forced her to feel.

"What do we do?" Esme asked and I looked back up to everyone looking at me as if waiting for me to decide, even Charlie was waiting for me. I looked back at Bella and sighed while smoothing out her hair. My Isabella was afraid to be alone.

"We shall make sure that she is never alone. One of us shall always be with her, at least until she heals." I said looking back at everyone. I wasn't just speaking as a doctor, I was speaking as the Alpha of my clan, this was one order I would not let be disobeyed. No one said anything, though I wasn't expecting my family to disagree with mo on this, I had expected Charlie to say something. Though, I think the fact that he knew that this was to help his daughter helped him hold back any objection he may have had. "Now obviously Charlie and I cannot always be with her, seeing as we have hectic work schedule." I said looking at Charlie who nodded.

"I can take one, maybe two days off but with the sudden animal attacks that is all I can take off." Charlie said looking torn and I knew why, he was the chief of police and he was needed to make sure the people of Forks was safe, but at the same time he knew that his daughter needed him the most right now and felt bad that he couldn't get away from his job long enough to truly help her.

"And that is understandable." I told him before looking back at everyone, "But while we have to work I know that others will be free. Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett can be here in the morning and afternoon when Alice and Jasper are at school. Afterwards they will be able to be here to help." I said and a second later the front door slammed open. I tensed when I didn't recognize the scent that was coming off of the person that was downstairs.

"Charlie! Bella!" The voice of a woman cried out.

"Renee." I heard Charlie mutter before turning to run down the stairs to meet the woman who I now knew was Bella's mother.

"Renee!" I heard Charlie cry.

"Charlie! Where is she!?" Renee demanded.

"She's fine, she's upstairs in her room." Charlie said and I heard them start to move up the stairs. I looked down at Bella when I felt her move, slightly worried that Renee's yelling had woken her up. But she only moved so that she was curled up into a ball with my lap as her pillow as she gave a soft sigh. I looked back towards the door, not knowing how Charlie would feel about seeing his daughter's head in my lap, but I would not move her. She was comfortable and I couldn't find the will to move her. I felt myself tense up when Charlie and a woman that was obviously Bella's mother walked into the room, her eyes immediately landed on me and Bella. I had to fight the urge to wrap my arms protectively around my Isabella, something in me was whispering that if given the chance Renee would take my Isabella away from me.

"Who the hell are you? And why are you in my daughter's bed!?" Renee cried causing Bella to groan and move so that she was practically in my lap before she nuzzled into my leg with another sigh before settling again.

"I am Dr. Carlisle Cullen." I said as politely as I could as I rested a hand lightly on Bella's head fighting the urge to run my fingers through her beautiful hair. "Edward is my adopted son." I informed her.

"That still doesn't explain what you are doing in my daughter's bed!" Renee cried causing Bella to groan and scrunch her face cutely as she tried to fight against waking up. I ran a soothing hand through her hair without thinking, causing Bella to sigh and settle back down.

"Mrs. Dwyer," I said in a polite yet authoritative voice. "As your daughter's doctor, I would really appreciate it if you would keep from yelling. Your daughter is sick and needs as much rest as she can possibly get. And to answer your question, the reason I am in your daughter's bed was to calm her down from a panic attack that she had moments before you came. She ask for me to stay with her until she woke." I said and looked down at Bella to make sure she wasn't having a nightmare before glancing at Renee, a small smirk on my face as a thought popped into my mind, "And as of right now, it seems that I am Isabella's pillow." This caused a ripple of chuckles to flow threw my family.

"Charlie, I need to speak to you." Renee said glaring at me before turning and stomping out of the room.

"Though, I understand you were joking and normally she would be all for jokes, but when she in this mood, jokes are the last thing she wants to hear." Charlie said to me with a small smile and I nodded as he turned and left the room.

"If you hadn't of said it, I would have." Emmett told me with a huge smile.

"I think I've been hanging around you for far to long." I joked and we had a little laugh before the sound of Renee's voice caught my attention. Renee and Charlie were downstairs in the kitchen, and though I knew it was very rude to listen to their conversation, though it was kind of hard not to hear them. Normally in this situation I would engage in a light conversation with my family, or who ever was around, so that I could at lest pretend not to listen. But for some reason, this time was different. I couldn't make myself not listen.

"How could you allow that stranger to come into your house and climb into bed with Bella!" Renee asked, I heard Charlie sigh.

"Renee, Carlisle is not a stranger to me or to Bella." Charlie said, and though me and Charlie were not what you would call close friends, we were still friends. For that few months I had been the father of Bella's boyfriend and he had been the father of my son's girlfriend, and for that we had made it a point to try and get to know each other.

"That doesn't matter, he's a stranger to me!" Renee cried and I narrowed my eyes at that. She had not been in Bella's life for a few months, true Bella had chosen to leave her mother to give her time with her new husband Phil, but the two of them had barely spoken. And now that Bella was hurt she had the audacity to come in to her life and act like a mother. I knew from Bella that even when she had actually lived with her mother, Bella was forced to be more of the parent to Renee than Renee was to Bella.

"Renee, I know you are Bella's mother, but right now Bella is living with me. I know you don't know Carlisle and his family, but me and Bella do. Heck, Bella knows them better than I, not because they are Edward's family, but because they are her friends. I wouldn't be surprised if she saw them as her own family. And though I haven't actually seen them interact with her before now, I can tell that they truly care about her." Charlie said.

"You're right, Bella does live with you. And if this is how you raise our daughter, letting the father of the boy who hurt our daughter get in bed with our daughter after she has just been broken up with by said man's son, then I have no choice." Renee said and I heard Charlie's heart began to beat faster with fear. And if my dead heart could beat, I know that mine would be doing the same as his. I took a glance around the room and my family to see that they also listening and were also scared of where Renee was going with this. I looked towards Alice who I could tell was in a vision and tightened my arms around Bella.

"No." I heard Alice whisper before quickly running out of the room. My heart clinched, I had been right, Renee was going to try and take my Isabella away from me. I looked down at Bella, I would not let Renee take her away from me with out a fight.

"Renee?" I heard Charlie said snapping my attention back to his and Renee's conversation.

"I'm going to take Bella back with me to Phoenix." Renee said and I shocked not only myself but also the rest of my family that was in the room by baring my teeth and letting out a deep growl.

"No Renee, I know you're trying to help, but Bella needs to stay here in Forks." Charlie said.

"Why, so she can be reminded of Edward every where she looks. No, what Bella needs is to come home with me and be able to forget everything that has happened here. She needed to be able to move on, and living here being constantly reminded of Edward will not allow her to move on from him!" Renee said and I was shocked as another growl came from my throat.

"No! You're wrong!" I head Alice cry.

"Carlisle?" I heard the sound of my Isabella's voice and looked down at her confused face. My growl had woken her up. I forced a smile on my face so as to not worry my Isabella anymore than I had.

"Do not worry, Isabella, everything is fine." I said to her softly as I allowed myself to nuzzle my nose to her hair. "Everything will be fine, I promise." I whispered kissing the top of her head. If her mother wished to take my Isabella from me, then she better be prepared for a war, because I would not let my Isabella go for anything!