A/N: The REAL chapter 16! My last chapter was an author's note! If you didn't read my authors note please do! I love this chapter! There aew only two more left when Casey is this age. After that we are movnig on to her being eleven! I hope you guys love it! Remember to please reveiw I really appreciate all feedback as long as you aren't rude!

Loving an Angel

Chapter 16: Trust and Pain

Casey POV

It was now four days since my little "accident" and I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to take care of me and my injuries. I was forced, against my will of course, to stay in the hospital for two whole days before I could come back home again. Still now Carlisle had me put on bed rest and most of the family was waiting on me. I was still really sore everywhere, but everything was alright. Well okay almost everything was all right!

Jasper. Jasper was the one and only problem. He was completely ignoring me. I hadn't seen him once since he attacked me. I didn't mention it, but I could feel my thoughts giving me away. I didn't want to make Jasper uncomfortable again. It was entirely all my fault that I cut my hand and he lounged at me. It was all me. I had been doing it all along. Torturing him. Torturing all of them with the scent of my blood. I never realized it until now that I was hurting them. The people that cared and loved me more than anyone else in the world, and I caused them real physical pain. I felt guilty. More guilty then I have ever felt before. The Cullen family gave me everything I wanted and more, and there I was hurting them and I couldn't even help it! It made me feel like a monster on the inside.

I was suddenly aware of the door opening. Esme and Edward walked into the room with my lunch.

"Here you go just what you asked for." Esme said smiling down at my face.

"Thank you, Esme." I said quietly. She looked at my face ashamed and guilty and cooked her head to the side in worry.

"Are you alright dear?" She asked touching my cheek with her cold hard hand.

"I'm fine just a little tired that's all."

"Well go to sleep that pain medication should make you tires, I'll come in and check on you in a bit." She smiled down at me and left the room.

Edward sat down on the bed and looked down at me. I knew he had heard my thoughts and that I had been caught.

"Jasper ignoring you, that's what's bothering you, Am I right?" He asked and I smiled at him and nodded gently.

"I feel terrible I never thought that me being here put you in pain." I said slowly and he laughed.

"It's not your fault and we barely notice anything. We are around humans everyday. One's much older and with more potent blood. You scent doesn't hurt us it's just that when you were bleeding freely it was much much stronger." He explained

"I still feel like a monster," I sighed.

"Do you want me to bring Jasper up here so you too can sort this out?" He asked me. I smiled and nodded. "He won't be in any pain I promise."

I still felt weary of the fact that I might still put Jasper in pain. I trusted Edward not to lie to me, but I knew that sometimes people lied to you to make you feel better. I wasn't sure what I was going to stay. Jasper knocked and entered the room. He stood as far away as the room would allow for me. It made me uncomfortable. I never was uncomfortable with any of the Cullens until now and it was strange the apartness between Jasper and I.

"Edward wanted me to talk to you about why I'm staying away from you. He said that you thought it hurt me when you were around. But that's not true." He said moving a little closer to my bed.

"The truth is that I thought you would be afraid of me after what happened Saturday." He said looking down toward the ground.

"That's silly. Why would I be afraid of you?"

"Casey, I'm a vampire. I put you in the hospital after smelling a whole drop of your blood. I could have killed you so easily. Don't you see how that can be frightening?" He said laughing at me.

"I guess that could be scary to some people, but not to me. I'm not afraid of you. I trust you, all of you."

"That can happen again so easily. I'm actually surprised it hasn't happened before. It's not safe. Sometimes we forget what we are for a second and that's when people get hurt. How can you trust us?"

"For years now you've been my family and vampires or not I love you and trust you completely."

"We don't deserve the trust." He muttered.

"So when I'm around you I don't hurt you?"

"Not often as you are so young. You can climb all over us and be close and it doesn't cause too much thirst, but if we are thirsty it's only minimal. Nothing you have to be guilty about, you can't help that you're a human." He laughed.

"Are you sure? I mean I don't want to hurt any of you. Especially after all you have done for me."

"Nope, it's nothing we're not used to."

"Okay so I don't cause you any pain."

"And you're not afraid of me even after I almost killed you. I think I can work with that." He laughed and wrapped his arms around me in a hug.

"See nothing. And when your all better I promise I'm going to take you to do something really special just you and me. Now go to sleep." He whispered in my ear and I fell asleep in his cold arms. I really do love my brother.

I have another story if you guys want to check it out! It's called, IT'S WAR! It's about a prank war in the Cullen household and I plan on it being pretty funny! Feel free to read it!

thank you hope you loved the chapter!

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