So, chapter one was so short, here's another bit.

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I own nothing except my twisted mind.

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Chapter Two. Survival

Emmett's POV

Esme brought some blankets and we gently bundled her up. Esme sat down and put an arm around my shoulder. "She's got to you, hasn't she? But, you know, Emmett, she's very small and so young and..."

"No! Don't say it, just don't."

Carlisle came in, and I didn't like the look on his face any more than Esme's words.

"Son, there's a couple came in around four thirty, car accident. He was DOA, but the woman is in intensive care. If she was in that car, she's been catapulted out, battered and bruised and most likely knocked unconscious. She may well be in shock."

"But you can fix all that, right?" I asked hopefully.

"I'll do what I can, Emmett, but I think tonight will be critical. If she makes it through the night…well, we'll see." Then he took out his phone and called Alice to pick up a hot water bottle from the store.

"I'm going to put in a glucose drip, as she's probably in shock, and we can't feed her yet."

Dad set it all up, and she just whimpered. Her eyes opened for a second. I looked into those big brown eyes and I knew she trusted me. Alice came in with the hot water bottle and we wrapped it in another blanket and slipped it under her. That felt really weird!

Then suddenly everyone was gone, hunting I suppose. It was a good thing I found her on my way back from hunting and not on the way... no, don't even go there. I just sat and marvelled at the beautiful creature that had grabbed my heart and squeezed.

I stroked her hair, removing twigs, dirt and grass and...

just sat and...

just stared.

"Well, look at you, quite the little daddy!" Bella exclaimed, hands on hips.

"SSHHHSH Bella, and ...er…stay over there huh. Don't want you tripping on her or anything."

"Why, Emmett Cullen, I do believe you may have a soul in there after all."

"Yeah, yeah, very funny, but quietly please."

Actually, the whole Family was great, they let me hold her all night. I'd been sure Esme would take her off me.

Carlisle checked on her periodically, of course.

Alice and Esme came every hour or so, and warmed the bottle up again.

Rose kept coming in with updates on the car she was working on. I knew she was trying hard to show support for me, but I also knew she would be jealous.

Edward and Bella came and had a snigger or two at my expense. I'd pay them back later for that, but it was kinda fun.

But Jasper was the one that surprised me; he quietly came in and sat on the other side of the room. Throughout the night he kept me company and maintained an aura of reassurance. Telling me if he felt she was in pain or needed anything, and I'm sure he was helping her sleep.

At some point in the night, Carlisle removed the drip and left for work.

And then came the miracle...

..she stretched and tried to sit up. "Well, hi there." Those brown eyes burned into mine.

Alice flew through the door. "Is she awake, then?"

The brown eyes made a dive for my armpit. "Hey, hush baby, Alice won't hurt you."

My POV

This was quite a scary place. It was full of people who were somehow different from my mom and dad, but I felt safe with Emmett.

I was feeling loads better, and as long as I didn't move too much I didn't feel any pain.

My head was buried in Emmett's armpit, and as I peeked round his huge chest I saw two shining hazel eyes in a lively face. "Are you hungry little one? I'll go and make some food for you. You're right about those eyes, Emm."

Emmett's POV

Alice brought some food in. I offered it to her, but she didn't seem to want it. "Come on, Honey, eat it for Emmett huh."

She looked at the food and then at me, she must be hungry. Right, I'm gonna have to feed her, aren't I?

I picked a small amount of food up in my fingers, as I neared her mouth it fell open and she let me push the food inside, the whole time her eyes never left my face.

Dammit! I loved Rosalie to bits, hell I lost count how many times I'd married her, but this was so different. I mean, she was so helpless and pathetic and I had a strong urge to protect her from...from...what?

Everything!

And she was eating for me. "Hey, Alice, should she drink as well?" I carried her into the kitchen as I spoke and we got her some water. I was holding her close to my chest when I panicked as she suddenly felt much warmer. "Something's wrong, can you see if she's okay?"

Edward, Bella and Alice all looked at us.

Edward began to laugh. He pointed at me and doubled up almost writhing on the floor, quickly followed by Bella and Alice. "What's so damned funny?" I asked.

Sniff…sniff…"Oh! She's peed on me hasn't she?"

Esme came in to see what all the noise was about, and I saw the corner of her mouth twitch as she ushered me up to the shower.

"Here, give her to me, Emmett, I'll sort her out while you're in there," Esme offered. I handed her over, she was very reluctant to go and moaned the whole time. Nothing loud, just a little whimper really, but somehow that was worse and I had never showered so fast.

I took her back from Esme and instantly she was silent. "It seems you have the magic touch, Emmett."

"Well, I don't know about that, but she does like me," I grinned. "I'm going to take her to see Rose, she's been banging around in the garage all morning."

Rose's updates on her progress had got longer apart and I hadn't seen her since Carlisle left for work. As I entered the garage she was very pleased to see me...for about a second.

"I don't think it's very appropriate to bring her in here, Emmett," she said with a glare.

"Well I'm kinda stuck with her, Rose, she didn't even like going to Esme. How's the rebuild going?" I asked quickly, a much safer topic with Rose and I did want to know. Rose's face lit up as she went into the details, with just the odd glare when I couldn't get down and look underneath with her.

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AN: This is the first story I've ever written (school essays don't count), so tell me if you like/hate/couldn't care less.