Changing For The Better

Frightening Little Monster

5/19/09

Rated T

I own nothing. Everything Twilight belongs to the wonderful SM

RPOV

I smoothed out my shirt and tried to keep calm. I had just snapped, and I wasn't about to let anything else today upset me. I had this uneasy feeling as we drove through a small bustling town, trying to get to Emmett's old home.

I couldn't push the thought that I was being selfish away and out of my mind. I tried to think of something else, but in the end, those deep chocolate eyes were still in my thoughts. Bella had never tried to deliberately hurt me... she just had. Somewhere along the way, she had done something to make me hate her; she had said she wanted to be a vampire.

Here I was, everyday for the past six decades, wishing I was human. Then Bella turns up and wants to throw everything I want away, just so she can be one of us and have my foolish brother forever. I couldn't even begin to comprehend why she wanted this! I ran the situation over and over in my head, trying to understand.

"Rose?" Emmett asked softly.

"What!?" I spat out harshly.

I looked at the sad frown that was on his face and I tried start over.

"Er.. I mean... What is it?" I asked a bit more gentle.

"Whats the matter?" He asked concerned.

"Don't even get me started." I grumbled.

"Edward?" Emmett asked turning his attention away from me.

"Yes?" He answered back.

"You can stop here." Emmett said.

"Alright then." Edward agreed.

"Huh? Why are we stopping in the middle of the woods?" Jasper asked confused.

"Because you have to travel on foot from here. The path that once led from the road to my house has been overgrown with ferns and trees. So change into some tennis shoes and lets go!" Emmett yelled.

I went around to the back of the car to open the trunk and retrieve a pair of shoes. I traded my designer pumps for a simple pair of running shoes. Alice was beside me trying to figure out what to wear.

"Should I wear these or these? Oh! Maybe these, and then I could pair it with this!" Alice squealed, holding up many different pairs of shoes.

"Has your house been sold to someone else?" Edward asked.

"No. At least not that I know of." Emmett said.

I then noticed that Bella was awake and Edward was sending her over to put on tennis shoes. Hoping to make up with her, I grabbed a pair of shoes and held them out to her.

"Here. You should wear these, They match your outfit really well." I said. I even tried to give her a small smile.

Her face turned blood red and she hesitantly smiled back.

"Thank you." She whispered and took the shoes.

I nodded and left her to go stand beside Emmett.

"It's only about a mile or so from here," He assured us.

Bella climbed on to Edward's back and Jasper locked the car.

"Ready?" Emmett asked.

"Yep." Alice chirped.

We flew away from the car and into the forest. The rain had just begun to fall and the moister felt nice against my skin. I raced beside Edward and galloped over the twisted roots and ferns. The forest was very spars. Much different then the woods in Forks. Here, there was not nearly the amount of green that there was back home. We entered a small clearing and came upon a small, shack-like home. It sat in a tangle of roots and wildflowers.

"Looks just the same." Emmett muttered.

We followed behind him as he went to the front door. It was locked, so he kicked the door in.

We entered into the house and found that everything was covered in dust and a musty scent hung in the damp air.

"Well, it doesn't look like anyone has been here in a while." Emmett said.

Something on the small coffee table caught my eye. I walked over to examine it. It was a flier that had a picture of Emmett and a paragraph written on it. It read;

*

Emmett McCarty: Missing June 12, 1915

Sex: Male

Skin Color: White

Hair Color: Brown

Height: "6'7 ft.

Weight: 205 lbs.

Age: 20 yrs old

Last seen: Night before he was supposed to go out hunting.

Any Information, Please contact Janis and Rodger McCarty at 23 Ridge Wood Lane, Gatlinburg Tennessee 15664

"Our son means everything to us. We will stop at nothing to find him. Please, if you know anything about him, contact us. We just want our son back..." - Janice and Rodger McCarty.

*

I turned wide-eyed to face Emmett. I walked over and handed him the piece of paper.

"Hm, well thats a slap in the face." He said with no emotion.

All of the others gathered around us to read the paper.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"Well it's just, the paper says that my parents were looking for me. At the time of my disappearance, I hadn't spoken with them in three years. I left home at seventeen and came here to this very house and lived on my own until I was twenty, until I was attacked that day by a bear. They didn't like me for leaving home so early and young and they ex-communicated me I guess you could say. It's just weird that they would care so much that I was missing." He explained.

"It's not that strange that they cared. Even though they didn't approve of your decision, they still loved you. After all, you were their son." Bella said.

"I suppose." Emmett said.

I looked fondly over at Emmett. At least when I had disappeared, I left knowing that I had a loving family that cared about me. Emmett never had that luxury, he had left this world alone and uncared for. It made me very sad to think of.

"What exactly is your story Emmett?" Bella suddenly asked.

Everyone turned to face her. Her face became red and she looked very uncomfortable.

"Um.. it's just, no one ever speaks about your past and I was just curious." She stammered out.

Emmett smiled and led Bella to sit down on the couch. The rest of us took seats as well. He stood in front of us looking almost slightly amused.

"Well to make a long story short, I came here when I was seventeen, trying to get a job and be independent. Its not like I was chasing a girl, I just wanted to be on my own and get the hell away from my parents!" He chuckled.

"Anyway," He continued, "I loved hunting. And I was fairly good at it too. The night before my attack, I was out with some buddies. They invited me to go hunting with them the following morning. I agreed and they gave me directions to the place we were all supposed to meet at. I went home that night, went to be and the following morning, kissed my cat, Bonnie goodbye." He paused and looked down.

"It was the last time I ever saw this place. I trudged out into the woods, heading towards the meeting place. I was about halfway there when I was attacked." His voice suddenly cut off and he looked up with sad eyes.

"I thought I was going to dye." He whispered.

"But then... she was was there. I thought she was an angel. I thought she was there to carry me off to heaven, or hell, but I didn't matter. All that mattered was that I was with her." He smiled a sad smile.

"You see, hells not that bad, if you get to keep an angel with you." He grinned.

I couldn't contain my smooth face. I grinned widely at him. I loved Emmett more then anything and I was so happy he was all mine.

I crossed the small space and lunged onto him. I kissed him with such passion, I knew it was probably making everyone else in the room uncomfortable, but I didn't care. All that mattered was the love I had for Emmett.

When I finally broke the kiss, Emmett pulled me into his arms and whispered something into my ear.

"By the way, just so you know, you were the angel in the story." He grinned.

I giggled and pecked him on the lips.

"Good, because you would be in some serious trouble if I wasn't." I winked at him.

"So thats it?" Alice asked, sounding bored.

"Yeah, thats it. Sorry I wasn't put in a asylum to make the story more interesting." He teased Alice.

She stuck out her tongue at him.

"Ha ha." She spat out with pure sarcasm.

"Well I guess thats it." Emmett said.

I had been dreading those words ever since the beginning of the trip. I now knew that I was my turn to face my dark and painful past. I knew it was time to clearly see all I left behind.

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-Frightening Little Monster