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Protective Sister
(RPOV)
I felt like I should go check on Bella, well until Alice told us she was fast asleep. I knew she probably was lying next to Edward. The house phone started ringing. I got up to answer it.
"Hello" I said glancing back at my family.
"Rosa I'm just checking to see if Bella is over there. I know it's the weekend and she does usually stay there, but I didn't catch her this afternoon when I came home" Charlie said a little concerned.
"She came here after school. It has been a rough day for her. Right now she's out cold sleeping. Would you like me to bring her home?" I asked a little worried.
"No. I'm going to go down to La Push and visit with Billy for the weekend. I just wanted to make sure Bella was somewhere safe and sound. Tell your mom I appreciate all the help you two have been giving me. I don't know what I would have done without it. Tell Bella 'I love her'. Bye Rosa" he said and hung up the phone.
"So Bella spends a lot of time here" Jasper asked. I nodded my head.
"Yeah most weekends she does. She only stays when Charlie goes fishing with Billy Black and Harry Clearwater" I said thinking about Bella.
(EPOV)
As I opened my eyes I observed that I wasn't in the living room anymore. I was in my bedroom. I tried to move my arm that's when I felt a sharp pain in my left arm. I came to realize someone more like Bella was lying on it. Her scent hit me hard and strong. The monster inside of me wanted just a taste, but the human in me didn't. I spent a moment arguing with myself until I just snuggled my head closer to Bella.
My mind was telling me that I should break away from Bella and leave before she gets hurt anymore. Yet, my soul or maybe even my heart wanted nothing more than to stay right where I was. My whole body felt broken – pain was everywhere. My shoulder hurt the most, maybe sensing my shifting Bella leaned closer into me resting her head on my chest. My arm was free for me to try to move – it felt thousands of sharp little pins were embedded into my joints. The pain though still had nothing one the pain I endured going through my change.
I heard footsteps coming up the stairs – then their thoughts hit me like a wreaking ball hitting a wall. I sure hope his pig headedness is gone. Bella deserves him more now than ever before. If he hurts her I will rip him to pieces again. It was none other than Rosalie. Thankfully only her I don't think I could handle anyone else right now. She entered my room. I watched as she touched Bella's arm putting one hand under her arm. She then went to move her free hand to grab her other arm. She was going to take her away from me.
"Please Rosalie let her be. I will look after her" I whispered grabbing Rosalie's free hand. She looked at me and then gasped.
"Carlisle get up here, something's wrong with Edward" she yelled down to him. I heard several feet moving fast o n the stairs. They were all coming up to see what was wrong.
I watched as they all stopped just inside my door and gasped at me just like Rosalie had.
"I don't understand. Why are you bleeding Edward?" he asked me. I moved my free hand over my body and felt something sticky on my stomach, so I brought my hand to my face to see if it was really blood or not. As I saw the red liquid on my fingers and smelled its smell I knew it was blood. I looked over at my family and then passed out.
(EsPOV)
My son was still hurt, but why was he bleeding. Vampires don't bleed. Our skin is solid so how did something even just break his skin. I felt broken on the inside Edward was my son. He meant a lot to me and to stand here and see him hurt made me hurt. I had lost one child so many years ago I couldn't lose him to. Carlisle had to save him. My husband had to save our son. No matter the consequences.
"Rosalie you need to move Bella so that I may be able to check Edward out better" Carlisle said as Rosalie rushed to pick Bella up gently. My eyes just fell to the floor.
I listened half heartedly as my family talked.
"Alice is Aro still in the area" asked Emmett.
"Why" Alice asked looking at him dumbfounded.
"Well isn't his power to see what's in our minds. So maybe he could look into Edward's mind and tell us what went on outside with Victoria" he said kind a slowly as if he was thinking as he talked. I had to say he sure had an idea there.
Rosalie had moved Bella to the couch which woke her up. She wasn't to keen or happy with the idea of being moved from Edward. "Rose what are you doing?" she asked as she stood up. Rosalie didn't have a chance to answer because Alice spoke up.
"Aro is coming back here. As they were making there way passed Seattle they caught Victoria's scent and went to find her. Aro's team got the scent leading back to our house so he should be here any moment" she said as she moved toward Bella. My dead heart was broken and breaking for my family, for Bella, but mainly for my baby – they were all in pain and I didn't know how to take the pain away.
(BPOV)
I was awoken by someone moving me. So I opened my eyes to find myself in Rosalie's arms, "Rose what are you doing?" I asked her. She didn't have a chance to answer because Alice started talking. I couldn't believe it Victoria was on her way back here. Aro was coming back to try to get her. I could tell something was wrong with Edward because Esme, Carlisle and Emmett were next to him while the others were back with me. They didn't want me to see him.
I couldn't take it anymore I jumped up from where I was and tried to make my way back to Edward's side. I felt two strong hands take hold of my waist before I hit the floor.
"Bella if you see Edward's condition, it's going to hurt you. I feel your shame, anger, love and fear for him. We will protect you and him. Don't worry about that" Jasper whispered into my ear.
"Jasper I love him. I saw him broken already. Please let me be with him" I said as I looked into his eyes. They were changing colors between black and gold.
"He is far worse this time" he whispered back. I nodded my head to let him know I understood. "Okay then" he whispered again. I looked back at him his eyes were fully gold now. He carried me to the left side of the huge bed and sat me beside of Edward. I could see Emmett holding some towels. I looked down at him and saw all this blood on his stomach. My heart felt for him, and Jasper put his hand on my shoulder.
"It's going to be alright" he said as I felt a calming vibe befalling on me. Aro entered the room through the open window. I wondered why Alice went over there and opened it.
"Greetings friends" he said as he moved toward Carlisle. "We were outside of Seattle when we caught Victoria's scent. My guard and I split up retracing her steps which led me back here. We lost it once we got to your house. Don't worry my men have the house surrounded and guarded. She will not get by them" he said very sadly.
"Well we're actually glad that you have come back Aro. We have a situation with my son Edward. He was patched up and all, but when Rosalie came up here to check on Bella – she noticed that Edward was bleeding" I heard Carlisle say. I was alone now. Jasper had moved to stand beside of Alice when Aro entered the room.
"I've never heard of a vampire bleeding" Aro spoke as he rubbed his head. I continued to rub Edward's arm as everyone continued to talk. Carlisle cut Edward's shirt off while Emmett helped help by cleaning the blood off of Edward's stomach. Once the area was all cleaned up all that was left was an odd star shape cut.
Aro gasped when he saw the mark or shape that caused the wound. It was indeed very strange looking. "This is very serious Carlisle. Only one knife can make that star shape pattern on a vampire" Aro said trying not to sound to alarmed.
"What's going on?" Esme asked.
Jasper moved forward as fear burned in his eyes, "I saw a knife similar to this pattern when I was with Maria. She had it long before she changed me. It was very unique made with vampire venom, werewolves blood and an odd alloy metal" he said falling back to were he was before he spoke.
"Yet it doesn't explain how Victoria got the weapon" Rosalie said.
"We had the weapon locked up when we captured Maria for her warfare on vampires during the lat 1800's. We were going to run some tests on it because like Jasper said it was special. It went missing sometime during the early to mid 1900's when we held a census for all vampires. Victoria was present then with a man she said was her mate. They could have gotten it then. There is only one cure for this weapon's damage. Edward will have to drink from a human. It will have to be fresh and taken from right above the heart. The blood is cleaner and fresher in that spot" Aro uttered out the last of his words as if he was sick.
Jasper's eyes fell to the floor before he spoke, "the wound will never fully close or heal up. No matter how often Edward will hunt. This wound will drain him until he goes mad and finally attacks a human. When I was with Maria and at war with the vampires I wasn't really sure why what they did was a crime. Her purpose was to rid the vampire world of vampires like us, those who had found another way to exist without the need to kill humans. Any vampire who resisted her orders were pierced with the knife and left to self destruct" he whispered sadly and collapsed to the ground. Alice quickly began consoling him.
I knew what I had to do. I would do anything to protect or to save Edward. "Aro would the human have to be drained in order to heal Edward" I asked quietly. All eyes were on me.
"No, but to protect the human Edward would have to swallow the venom as he drank from the human. The venom mixed in with the blood won't hurt him it will just help him heal a little faster and keep the person safe from being changed" he said as he looked directly at me and gave me a wink to his eyes. He knew what I was planning on doing.
"I've gotten him cleaned up and all bandaged up for now" Carlisle said. "Why don't we leave him to rest for a while and check on him later" he continued as everyone got up to leave but Aro and me.
"I want to stay and keep him company for the moment" I said as Rosalie looked back at me. They just nodded their heads and went on downstairs.
"Bella you do know that you are one strange human. Whatever you do remind him to swallow his venom. You and your baby are important to this family and to me. I know you don't know this but one of the men who hurt you was a vampire. I am so sorry for what they did to you. He has been destroyed and will never come back to hurt you" he said staring straight at me.
"Thank you Aro" was all I could say.
"Your child will be half human and half vampire, but you Bella are human a very rare human at that. Your blood will protect you and Edward. He will protect you when he's healed. You won't have long Rosalie already doesn't trust you from your question. I will try to keep her busy. Be safe" he whispered and was gone.
(EPOV)
I heard the faint sounds of my family as they talked about my condition. Funny as it sounds the thought that only human blood from a certain spot will heal me. I guess I'll be dying because I will not kill or drink from any human just for there blood. I heard my family take there leave from my room. Aro and Bella were left. I was almost upset when I heard Aro's words. Bella was going to get me to drink from her. Yet, my mind lingered on the fact that her baby was half vampire. The scum that hurt her was a vampire. Aro was gone; I opened my eyes to see Bella lying next to me again.
"I know you won't let me help you Edward, but you need it to get better" he whispered into my arm.
"Your damn right! I will not drink from you. I would rather die before I hurt you" I was still speaking as she got up from the bed.
"You would rather die. Do I mean so little to you? Why did you even come back if that's how you felt? Why hurt me even more?" she gasped. Her words were tearing at my 'soul'. She was moving toward the door where Rosalie was waiting. I summed up all of my energy and jumped to the door before she got there. The pain was like having hundreds of needles slamming into your body.
"Please Bella don't go. We'll find another way" I said looking at her.
"No Edward I can't do this. I will not watch as you fade away. We're over, leave me alone" she said as not only to my surprise but also to Rosalie's. "I want to go home to my house now Rosalie" she continued. I'm sorry Edward let her calm down then talk to her later. Rosalie thought to me. I shook my head no.
"Bella please I'm sorry" I said. She just continued and walked right by me. I had it as I got up and ran to my window. I was in a lot of pain, but I didn't care. I needed to get out of here to clear my head. I saw the guards on the ground. "Don't bother me" I said as I ran into the woods. I faintly heard Aro say let me go. I couldn't believe I lost it with Bella. She only wanted to help me. I had gone right to the meadow. My phone was vibrating in my pocket. I had no shirt on and wasn't feeling too well. I looked at my phone, it was Alice.
"What" I said.
"Don't be rude Edward. Bella only wanted to see you better. She's at her house alone" she was still speaking when I interrupted her.
"What the hell do you mean alone?" I yelled.
"She doesn't want any of us around her anymore. She not only broke up with you, but she even has pushed Rosalie away. Rosalie isn't too happy with you right now" she said.
"Well what do you want me to do" I asked already thinking of what she would say.
"Go watch over her. She is a sleep and I will have Emmett come around later to keep an eye around outside. Go now!" she yelled at me.
"Fine. Not for you but for Bella" I said and hung up. I ran to the forest edge by Bella's house. I didn't go in right away. I sat in the tree and watched inside her room. She was sitting on the bed looking out the window. She saw me there.
"I can see you Edward" she said through the closed window. I nodded my head toward her. She turned away.
"Please don't hide from me" I said to her.
"Then do something about it" she said to me. She knew I would come. This was all her plan. I loved her more than anything else. I jumped to her window opened it and climbed into her room.
"It took you long enough to come here" she said as she moved up on the bed.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I knew you couldn't stay away from me, so I wondered how long it would take you to come here" she said looking directly into my eyes.
"You planned all of this, just to get me alone with you" I asked amused.
"No, Aro gave me the idea. He said you loved me too much to willingly drink from me. I had to lure you away from your family. I didn't want to hurt you, but it was the only way. Edward I will not live if you perish. Aro said that only drinking from a human right above the heart will heal your wound. I will be okay he said as long as you swallow your venom as you drink" I said placing my hands on his face.
"What if I can't stop? What if I hurt you? I won't be able to live with my self then" I said looking into her soft brown eyes.
"I have faith in you. You will never hurt me" she said as she pulled me to her. I was hovering above her when I crashed my lips to hers. I was a little harder than I usually am, but it didn't seem to bother Bella. She placed her hands into my hair and pulled me in for more.
I flipped her over, now I was under her and she was on top of me. I felt the pain in my stomach and winced with thinking about it. Bella froze above me. She removed her shirt revealing her perfect pale skin. I turned my head away from her. I shouldn't be looking at her in her lacy bra. She put her hands on my face and turned my head.
"Edward I promise you will not hurt me. Rosalie and Carlisle are here to help you and me" she said softly.
"You were never alone" I asked. She shook her head. "Then Alice lied to me."
"No she everything she said she saw, but no one left me" she said. "I knew you would come here to watch me" she continued.
"If it hurts I will stop. I will not hurt you more than I need to" I said. She nodded her head in understanding.
"Remember Edward swallow the venom" Rosalie said as she and Carlisle had entered the room. It was my turn to nod my head. I kissed Bella again on the lips and then moved to her breast. Right above on was where I heard her heart beating. I kissed the stop several times.
"Okay Bella. Please hold still. I love you" I said lacing my mouth at the spot.
"I love you too Edward" she whispered as I sunk my teeth into her. Her blood tasted so good and fresh. It was like sweet liquor in my mouth as swallowed it and my venom. I was in heaven.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was hard for me to write. I couldn't believe Bella would tempt Edward and he would fall for it right away. I will not post another chapter until I reach 105 reviews. I also think there is a few more chapter left. Really not sure! ~~~jaymelynn