Chapter Three: Discoveries
The Swans have been with us two months now, and young Isabella is beginning to look like a large one year old or small sixteen month old baby. Her growth seems to be slowing down, which is a relief, I was beginning to believe that we would only have Isabella in our life for only a few years if she continued to grow nine months in only one month. But Carlisle believes that her growth will continue to decrease in speed and that eventually she will stop growing altogether making her immortal like the rest of us. I hope that is the case, not only for me but for the whole family. For that little bugger has all of us wrapped around her chubby little fingers.
Us teens, if you could call us that, have been given the pleasure of not having to go to school while we live in Canada. Our cover story is that since we have our ill cousin living with us, it would be better if we all were home schooled so that our cousin wouldn't feel any worst about not being able to attend school. It is rumored that Esme has been forced to take care of her sick niece and has began running her design company from the comforts of her home while Carlisle and Charlie continue their typical jobs as a local deputy and a chief surgeon. As for our sick cousin, everybody agreed that since Isabella's growth would lead to exposure, it is best that she stay out of town, and to avoid questioning on why the town has never seen her we choose to claim that she is far to sick to mingle with society.
As it goes, none of us mind helping to raise the kid, or in the girls mind spoiling the child. She's a perfect angel, or at least is one most of the time. I don't blame the kid for screaming her head off half the night, the kid's teething and by the sounds of it, it hurts like hell. So if that means having my finger in the little munchkin's mouth so be it, it's colder then any human made device any day.
As for her typical behavior… let's just say I think Emmett is rubbing off on the kid. Just three days ago Isabella came running down the stair butt naked, trying to hide from Rosalie when it came to her bath time. How the kid escape three full vampires unnoticed is beyond me, but the funny part is that she dived into Jasper's lap and pulled a blanket over herself all while holding her finger over her mouth and going "shh". None of us actually had the heart to tell her that her attempt was useless seeing that a) anyone of us could smell her cute little bottom from anywhere in the house and b) Jasper wouldn't need a blanket on his lab because he couldn't get cold. But hey, it was adorable and Jazz just couldn't get over how much the little one trusted him to be her protector.
By the time the girls came down, grabbed Isabella, and took her back up the stairs giggling like mad Carlisle and Charlie walked in from work and looked at us for an explanation to why there was a naked toddler being carried up stairs and why Jasper was projection wonder and brotherly love to the munchkin that was exiting the room.
As for today, Isabella was out playing hide-and-go-seek with Jazz and Emmett when suddenly a scream ripped through the air and crying beginning. Charlie was the first out the door, with the rest of us hot on his tail to see Isabella on the under a tree holding her arm and crying her eyes out. Charlie scooped her up and hugged her while Emmett explains that she feel out of the tree when he snuck up on her.
When Isabella finally realized that she was being held by her father, she quieted down enough to tell him her arm had an owie, but didn't stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks. Carlisle came over to check out her arm only to find that what looked like a broken bone now just looked like a small bruised. Baffled, he turned her arm every which way and look back down to see that it was as good as new and Isabella was no longer crying and reaching for me. As I took her, Carlisle decides to enlighten us.
"Well that's interesting," Carlisle muses, "It seems as if Isabella can heal quicker then even the Shape-Shifters in La Push. That could come in handy seeing that this one can trip over her own shadow." To which Isabella pats my face telling me in her own special way that that comment wasn't funny and that she walks just fine.
After dinner, Alice feed her a bottle of blood and rocked her to sleep before joining the rest of the family in the living room where.
"I just waited to say, thanks for everything you guys have done for me and Isabella. I don't know what would of happened if we continued to live alone on the run." Charlie admits.
"Nonsense, all of us love having you here and are indebted to you for sharing that little miracle with us. You know how much I love children, and having the opportunity to bathe and care for Isabella has been a complete joy to me." Esme explains.
"I agree, I love that little tike almost as much as Rosie here." To which Emmett received a glare from the vampire in question.
After laughing at Emmett for his choice of words, the family dissolved from the living room. Some to their bedrooms to have alone time with their partner while Alice came to sit by me and laid her head on my shoulder.
"I know something you don't know, but I'm not going to tell you." And with that she jumped from the couch leaving me annoyed and run over to her and Jasper's bedroom.