I DON'T OWN ANYTHING TWILIGHT RELATED.
Hey guys, miss me………….of course you did. Anyway, this is chapter eight ( I think) but anyway……………in this chapter you are going to get some Emmett/ Bella bonding time but it's nothing more than healing the brother/sister way …. I am taking my time with this story and mot rushing anything.
Anyway…… THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS…………. Have I told you guys lately how much I LOVE YOU……….. probably as much as Edward (swoon) but still I LOVE YOU GUYS for taking the time to review my work. So sit back and ENJOY THE READING.
AWAKE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Chapter Eight
Emmett's POV.
It has been three days, eighteen hours and thirty three minutes since Rosalie's attempt to kill Bella and Bella has not awakened yet. That might be largely due to the fact that Varsha has here in a coma but for some reason I am thankful of that.
In the last three days things have taken an interesting turn in the Cullen house. Firstly, the wolves have moved in and I mean that quite literally. Secondly I have been dethroned as prank king mainly due to the combined forces of Seth, Jacob, Sangeetta and Varsha. Thirdly and most importantly there is no more treaty. Why you might ask? Well, what happened is was that; at one of the wolf pack meetings Sam was not very nice about the fact that Jacob and Seth had imprinted on vampires and had tried to use his Alpha Voice to control the boys. Well long story short……… Jacob got mad………….really mad and flipped so bad that the entire pack was writhing in pain when he, meaning Jacob, used his Alpha Voice. I mean it took the combine forces of Jasper, Carlisle and Billy to keep Seth and Jacob from killing Sam but not surprisingly…………… when their ladies finally showed up and just placed one hand on their shoulders, the fight was done. I was so seriously disappointed man. A guy like me could seriously use some action.
However, that little episode made me realize something. For the greater part of fifty years I used to harass, pester and in essence make fun of Edward for being the odd one out. Little did I realize that I was the lone boy and for the love of all that is holy, it hurts. It hurts to know that I may never have someone waiting for me home. It hurts to know that on a bad day that there will be no one to give me the comfort of a lover. It hurts to know that there is no one to be my wife. It hurts to know that, even though I have my family, in all truth and in fact, I am alone and it kills me.
Sighing lightly, I leaned back on the couch that has been my residence for the past few days. I refused to move from Bella's side. I knew she was hurting and I was going to be there for her. She was my little sister and she deserved it. As I looked on, I could only wonder why Rosalie was so determined to kill Bella. What did she ever do so wrong? I guess I'll never find out because I knew if I ever saw her again, I would surely be sending that she-devil back to hell.
Suddenly, Bella's breathing started to speed up. That's not supposed to happen right? Panicked I did the only thing I could do.
"Carlisle!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed.
After several seconds I looked on as Esme, Carlisle, Alice, Jasper and Varsha walked through the door.
"Relax Emmett," Varsha comforted, "Bella is just waking up. Her mind has had sufficient time to heal itself but I suggest you come and stand here and give her some space. She is going to be very disoriented and it might be best if she had a mother's comfort first." She said turning her head towards Esme.
"Of course." Esme said and was instantly lying at Bella's side curling her own body around the fragile form of my sister.
Within seconds, Bella began to stir. Anxiously, we all held our breaths waiting for her to come around and that included Alice which was a first. Slowly her eyes began to open and I sighed in relief as I saw the all too familiar chocolate orbs of her eyes. Tentatively, I began to take a step towards her, only to be held back by Carlisle.
"Let her become familiar with everything first. Don't crowd her. Not yet."
With a childish hump, I crossed my arms and waited. Slowly realization dawned on her face and she let out a blood curling scream.
"ROSALIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????!?!?!?! Knife……………… Blood…………Me……..No…………PLEASE……….." Hearing those words tore me up.
"Bella, darling, it's okay. She is not here. You are safe, sweetheart. Safe no one is going to hurt you. I've got you," Esme's words soothed her. I knew Jasper was not tampering with the emotions because if he was I would not have been feeling so angry right now.
Gaining composure of herself, Bella reached out to Esme who was pressed against her back.
"Mom," Bella sobbed, "Is that really you?" She chocked out as her body shook with her tears.
"Yes sweetheart, it is me, your mother." Esme cooed. With that Bella turned and buried her head into Esme's shoulder as her cries went from soft sobs to high pitched screams.
Jasper leaned into Alice for support as Bella's emotions flooded the room. Carlisle was rigid with pain as he looked on at his daughter and wife. Alice was sobbing quietly. Varsha was silent through everything, with a look of deep sympathy on her face. It was only now that I became aware of the fact that there was no sound coming from the house except for Bella's cries and the heartbeats of both Bella and the wolf pack. It became quite clear that everyone was listening to this exchange and I knew everyone, vampire and wolf, wanted to kill Rosalie for this. After all Bella was the lucky gal who had seventeen wolf pack brothers and five vampire siblings (if you included Varsha and Sangeetta).
After several more minutes of high pitched crying, Bella reached out a hand behind her to the door where Carlisle stood. Without turning her head, she called out to him.
"Dad?" Instantly, Carlisle was on Bella's right and was pulling her from Esme's chest into his own.
"What is it princess? I am right here. What do you want, my princess?" That was the thing about Carlisle: he always had a nick name for all his children. He was the only person who could call Alice, little pixie and get away with it. So now I knew what Bella's nickname was: princess. It fit too. She meant more to this family than all the money we had and we had a lot.
"Daddy," she sniffled into his shirt, "she wanted to kill me. She said she was going to kill me and if for some reason I survived, that she would come back and try to kill me again until I was buried six feet under."
The reactions were instantaneous and expected. Low growls could be heard, being emitted by the wolf pack. Alice hissed in outrage and had to be held back by Jasper. Varsha looked like she was about to kill somebody and I had gut feeling that if Varsha, Sangeetta and Alice combined forces, Rosalie would be the one who was buried six feet under. I wonder if that could be arranged.
"Sweetheart, nothing and I mean nothing like that is going to happen again. What I am concerned about is how she got in here with no one knowing."
Instantly, Bella stiffened alerting us to the fact that she knew something.
"Bella, what do you know about that?" Carlisle questioned sternly yet gently. It was in these moments that you truly realized why this man was the patriarch of this family.
"S-s-sh-sh-she said something about you being fools if you though that she was not gifted as well."
"Wait, what? Are you saying that Rosalie……… the seed of Satan- Rosalie….has a power?" Alice spat.
"That's what she said," Bella replied timidly.
"Huh……who knew that the bleach blonde bitch was good for more that just an easy lay?"
"Alice," Esme scolded lightly.
"What???!?!?! I was just voicing my opinion that the certified whore known as Rosalie Hale………….. I mean sorry……………Rosalie Masen……………is not only good for lying on her back and spreading her legs for anything that has a dick………….but somewhere buried underneath the dumbness that is being blonde….she actually has a brain. I think you should do some research into that dad."
Leave it to Alice to ease the tension of a situation. Everyone burst out in uncontrollable laughter. Even Esme and Carlisle could not keep a straight face. After the laughter had died down, Carlisle once again took control.
"Alright enough. Bella I think you should eat something, maybe a light soup, Esme." With that Esme exited the room the fix Bella's meal.
"And you, my precious little princess will never have to go through that again. I promise you, a father's promise, that I will never let this happen to you again and if ever it should happen again, God forbid, it will be because I was only a mere handful of ashes. Do you understand me? Like all my children Bella, it is your life before my own." With that he untangled himself from Bella and left the room.
"Bella," Varsha called, "I know we have not had the opportunity to talk but soon we will and until then rest well, sister." With that she gracefully walked forward and placed a delicate kiss on her forehead before leaving the room as well.
"I like her." Bella said in a small voice.
"Yep, they're nice. I mean they make Emmett look like a joke in front of their pranks." Alice said back to her bubbly self.
"Wait," Bella almost screamed, "Someone out 'pranked' Emmett?" Alice only nodded.
"Well then I take it back. I don't like them at all." I couldn't help the smile the broke across my face.
"I knew you would be on my side, Bells."
"Emmett, you didn't let me finish. I don't like them………….. I love them." With that Jasper and Alice broke out laughed while I harrumphed like a three year old.
"Oh Bells…………..that was so mean" I pouted and turned to walk out the door. As I was about to take one step over the threshold, I felt a pair of delicate arms wrap themselves around my waist and the frame of a familiar petite brunette press into my back.
"I'm sorry bro, I just couldn't resist."
"Apology not accepted." I sulked like a little child.
"Why?" Bella said as she came into my view.
"Because you hurt me." I said placing my hand on my non beating heart.
"Emmett Mc Carty Cullen, how could I hurt you when you don't have a heart to begin with?" she challenged. Now this was the Bella I knew and I was going to take full advantage of it.
"Oh………she no she didn't" I heard Jasper whisper sounding like such a pansy.
"Oh yes she did……….. I think we should leave." I turned around just in time to see Alice and Jasper jump through the window.
"Traitors?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Bella screamed as she faced their abandonment.
"Now Bella, what were you saying about my heart?" I said turning my focus back to her.
"I don't know," she said while she stared at the ceiling with a look of mock concentration on her face. "Was it when I said you had no heart? I am sure……………………."
I did not even give her time to finish before I grabbed her in my arms and threw her on the bed before I began to tickle her mercilessly.
"Emmett……….s…..t..t.t.t...ooooo…p..p.p. You're gonna make me pee." She stuttered through her laughter.
"No. First you have to say uncle and then you have to say sorry."
"Fine …………..UNCLE." she screamed, "and I'm sorry you big oaf." Down stairs I could here both Carlisle and Esme chuckle lightly at our exchange.
Sighing lightly, I got up to go only to feel Bella pull me back down to lie next to her.
"Emmett," she said timidly.
"What is it Bells?" I asked as I brushed a strand of hair from her face and pulling her to snuggle into my side.
Sighing, she rested her head on my chest where my heart was before continuing.
"I heard you. I heard when you asked me to survive for you. I heard when you said you needed me and I heard when you said you were a bad big brother. Emmett," she sighed snuggling closer to me allowing me to bring my arm around her, holding her in place, "I don't have to forgive you for anything. You did nothing wrong. I knew you were hurting too. I came back for you bro because I need you too. I need this family. I am not going anywhere. I'm sorry if I hurt you in anyway but just so you know, I am NOT leaving this family unless you guys don't want me." She ended her little speech with a sob.
Gently, I lifted her face to look at me.
"Bella," I said softly, "You have nothing to apologize for. Nothing. It is high time you realize what you mean to this family so there is no way in hell we will wish you away. Bella, your life means so much, not only to me, but to the family and the wolf pack. You are the glue that keeps us all together and we would not have that any other way."
"Thanks, big bro."
"You are welcome and since you were comatose for the last three days, I guess I should say this as well……………… WELCOME BACK TO THE LIVING BELLA." I screamed while she giggled uncontrollably against my chest.
From the kitchen, I heard Esme huff in anger before speaking to Carlisle.
"You would swear that he was raised in a zoo or at least very far from civilization." This only caused me to bellow out with laughter.
"What's so funny?" My little sister asked.
"Esme thinks that I was raised in a zoo."
"Well, you can't blame mom for saying that. After all it's true."
That instantly shut me up.
"Thanks Bells. I feel the love."
"What love? I only got love for my big brother. That is Jasper, of course."
"Burn, baby, burn." I heard chorused from down stairs by the wolf pack.
Looking down, my eyes looked with Bella's only to see the all too familiar glimmer she had when she was happy and strangely enough, that made me happy.
"Welcome back, Bells. I missed you." I said while kissing her head.
"Welcome back to you to big bro. So no more mopey, my life has ended, Emmett?"
"As long as we don't have to face dark and twisty Bella again. She's scary."
"Love you big bro." With that she leaned up and kissed me on my cheek before settling back down against my chest. It was then that I knew that once Bella was okay then I too would be okay.
