Changing For The Better
Frightening Little Monster
4/20/09
Rated T
Carlisle's POV
As I watched the black SUV fade away on the horizon, I couldn't help but to feel uneasy. I had just sent away six people that could barely stand to be with each other more then five minuted, before they started to crack!
I stood firm with my decision though.
Hopefully they would come back as better people. Hopefully.
I pulled Esme into my grasp and and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"What have we done?" I asked her, smiling to myself.
"Ha! I have no clue. I hope this works though." She laughed.
I sighed. All I wanted was to have my family home again. For us to be better people. Thats all I could ask for.
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BPOV
I leaned up against the cool window pane, trying to keep my breathing regular. I was really nervous about this trip.
First, because I was sitting next to Rosalie who kept shooting nasty glares at me, and second because I wasn't quit sure how I was going to survive this. The Cullen's were always constantly fighting, and I was very worried that I was going to get caught in the middle.
"Where are we going to go?" Alice asked.
"Anywhere we want." Jasper replied.
**gasp** "Let's go shopping!" Alice squealed with delight.
"NO!" We all answered together as one.
She sat back in her seat and pouted.
Emmett pulled over to the side of the road and parked the car.
"We gotta figure out where we are going to go." He said.
We all tried to think of different places that we might like to go. Carlisle and Esme had only given us one rule for choosing our destination; Stay in the country.
"I know where we can go." Edward softly muttered. He hadn't spoken the whole trip.
We all went silent. I urged Edward to go on.
"This trip is about us learning to get along and act like a family again. I think in order to do that, we need to better understand each one of our siblings." Edward explained.
"What exactly are you saying bro?" Emmett asked confused.
"What I'm saying is, I think we should visit our pasts. I think we should visit our home towns." Edward whispered.
"Edward. I don't know if I can do that. Its been years and I'm afraid that if I go back, the pain would be to much. I don't know if I'm strong enough." Alice quietly whimpered.
"I agree Edward. My old home holds so many terrible memories." Rosalie sighed.
"I just want us all to have the chance to see where each of us came from." He explained himself.
It was quiet for a long time. I closed my eyes and was about to drift off when I started to hear the pitter- patter of the rain drops hitting the roof of the car. Still the silence drowned on.
"Well, the only thing is, it's pretty damn sunny where I come from!" Jasper joked, smirking.
We all laughed. Edward assured Jasper that we wouldn't dare try to step out in front of the humans if it was sunny. Jasper nodded and smiled.
"Then I'm in!" He said.
"Me too, it's been a long time since I last went home." Emmett grinned.
"Edward? Do you think I'm strong enough?" Alice asked.
"Yes. I really, truly do." Edward said.
"Then I would love to visit my home!" Alice chirped.
The only one still undecided was Rosalie. She sat crouched over like she was in pain. She sat there very quietly.
"Rose babe, you okay?" Emmett softly asked, turning around to face her.
"I can't. I can't go back. Not there, not to where I can clearly see all I wish for but can't have. I can't. Don't make me go!" She screamed in agony.
With that, Emmett unbuckled his seat belt and was out of the car in a blink of an eye. He was at my door in a flash, quickly opening it and reaching across me to grab Rosalie and pull her body across my lap, into his arms. He closed my door, and with Rosalie in his arms her walked a couple hundred feet off the side of the road and started to pace. He murmured in Rosalie's ear a few times and kiss her softly on the mouth. Probably trying to calm her down.
They spent a long time out there, talking and deciding what to do. Eventually, sleep overtook reality, and I feel asleep.
I awoke sometime later that night. Emmett and Rosalie were back in the car and we were speeding down the highway in the pouring rain. I then realized that I wasn't sitting in my old seat. I was sitting in the passenger seat, next to Edward who was driving. Emmett must have moved me there so he could sit in the back with Rosalie.
"Are you awake, love?" Edward asked me. He had his hand on my forehead and was gently rubbing it with his thumb.
"Yeah, where are we headed?" I asked curiously.
"We are going to visit Alice's hometown. Biloxi, Mississippi."
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