Chambers of the Soul

Summary: Bella lives with her abusive father; Charlie, her older brother; Maxi and her younger sister; Harmony. She almost thinks there's no hope but what happens when the new family comes to town? Will she ever be happy? What if Bella and her siblings became happy and then someone came back to haunt them…

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All characters and other twilight-related things belong to SM. I only own the storyline.

Edward Cullen

"This is it." Emmett announced quietly from the driver's seat. Rose reached over from the passenger seat and squeezed her husband's hand in hers for comfort.

"Are you sure?" I asked, turning to look at the huge house on the side of the street that looked perfectly normal and content.

I'm very sure, Edward. Emmett thought. Can you smell that? Blood.

I sniffed my surroundings and followed the rest of the family up the short path. I could definitely smell something and it wasn't good. I knew that scent anywhere. Bella's scent. Loud and clear. Blood.

My nostrils flared and I kicked down the door in one quick motion; having no thought at all for the other humans inside their houses on the other side of the street and on our side.

"Edward," Carlisle warned as he hurried before me into the pitch-black downstairs of the eerie house. "You need to keep a low profile."

"Sorry," I muttered coldly. Ignoring the rest of my family, I rushed forwards to the stairs; already making out that that was where Bella's scent was the strongest. I ignored a worried Maxi shuddering on the couch with Harmony. I was only worried about my Bella.

What on earth had happened?

"Bella?" I called at a loud, human level. I took a tedious step towards the darkened stairs of the wide-open door that most likely led to a basement.

Carlisle was close behind me and he gestured me down the steps. We needed to move fast. What came next surprised us both though, and slowed down our movements.

Just as I was about to fly down the broken steps, a tall, dark figure shot out from hiding. A human figure. I surged forward on impulse; hearing the horrid and demented thoughts of the attacker. Charlie fucking Swan.

I growled and lunged; my vampire characteristics pushing back the controlled, reserved person I'd try to be since my turn. "How dare you!" I yelled. "You vile excuse of a human being!"

Charlie grunted under me, his dark brown eyes swirling with outrage. I didn't back down and locked my arms around his neck; causing him to reach up and scratch my own in a feeble attempt of defense. It was pointless; I could kill him in an instant though I refused too. He deserved to suffer.

"Edward," Jasper called quietly from beside me. He jumped forward when Charlie and I rolled over; pulling Charlie into the air with one hand so that I could stand up. Go! Bella needs you! Emmett and I will deal with him.

The vampire inside me grunted in protest but my love for Bella surged stronger. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and settle me, and then shot down into the basement with Carlisle.

My heart or mind weren't prepared for the scene before me. My eyesight was very clear since I was a vampire and even in the darkness full detail lay before me.

Bella was rolled onto her side in amongst broken plates and other house-hold essentials. She had a head wound which was turning her chocolate hair into a pool of red, and it dripped steadily down her pale face. Her eyes were gently shut; alerting me that she had – at some point – dropped unconscious. Cuts and gashes plastered her pale, fragile skin and I couldn't help but whimper. The most deplorable sight, though, was not seeing Bella. As I ran my eyes over her frail body progressively, I noticed something inexcusable. From the waist down, Bella was absolutely naked. Blood stained the dirty floor under her and anger surged inside me.

"Son of a bitch!" I screamed loudly. My feet were rooted to the ground – my hands clenched in tight balls at my side.

Carlisle shot me a concerned look before he moved to Bella's side. He gently lifted her into his solid arms and spread her across a free patch of floor to the side of him. Edward, He looked up at me. I need your help. This is Bella.

I nodded, swallowing needlessly. I willed myself to move and approached her shaking body. It took all my strength. I slowly fell to my knees and pulled her small head into my lap. Stroking the blood-stained hair off of her face, I watched Carlisle carefully.

He took out some antiseptic wipes from his black medical bag along with a small tube of water and a cloth and began cleaning the horrid gash on her head. "Would you like me to stitch it here or let the hospital deal with it?" He asked me respectably; allowing me some control.

"Here please," I whispered. I trusted him greatly, much more than those pathetic humans who sometimes didn't know what they were doing.

He simply nodded and worked quickly; dabbing watchfully as so not to hurt her even though she was unconscious. When the wound was clean, he retrieved the required equipment. He stitched the wound skilfully and I felt a little better knowing that one would was covered. He cleaned the area and wiped the blood from her face with a normal, baby's wet wipe and released a small sigh as he looked at the rest of her body. "These cuts are too small to deal with, but I can clean them in case of infection." He murmured, working rapidly again.

When Bella's wounds were dealt with, I shifted her across my legs and tried not to stare down at her lower half. "Carlisle…" I choked; unable to finish.

He nodded; disappearing up the stairs before coming back with a fluffy blanket and a long skirt I'd never seen before. He'd retrieved it from upstairs. "Cover her up until we get to the hospital. They'll need to examine her."

I frowned, quickly pulling the skirt up Bella's tiny legs. I held her up by the center of her back and gently wrapped the huge blanket around her whole body. "My Bella." I murmured. "I'm so sorry."

Carlisle lowered himself to the floor, quietly studying her face. He checked her breathing, circulation and airways calmly and seemed content with what he found. He nodded. "Don't try to wake her, and just hold her as steady as you can. My guess is that she was knocked unconscious; awoke and then gave in a while later. Charlie may have knocked her out, and continued the attack once she awoke. It seems that she gave in."

I nodded reluctantly. It wasn't like Bella. She would fight until the end if it meant keeping her siblings safe. My mind flashed to Maxi and Harmony. I heard their steady breathing upstairs and released a small sigh.

"Rosalie?" I asked quietly, knowing my sister and mother were probably with the two humans.

They're okay, Edward. She told me silently. Harmony is scared to death, and Maxi is shaken up but they seem to have no major injuries. Maxi has a small cut to his knee, though.

I followed Carlisle out of the basement and saw Esme and Rosalie sat on either side of Maxi; calming him softly. Harmony was huddled in his strong grasp with tears running down her face. Alice was perched on the other side of the room staring at them all. I heard Emmett and Jasper outside; dealing with Charlie. His heartbeat had already stopped minutes earlier, and they were making sure he was fully dead. They were to dispose of the body and make up a story about how he got away. We couldn't confess to murder.

At the sight of Bella in my arms, Maxi let out a loud yelp and Esme comforted him softly. "I tried!" He screeched. "I tried to get to her! But I couldn't! I couldn't see! I tripped!"

"It's alright, sweetheart." Esme murmured softly, stroking his curls. "An ambulance is on its way and she's going to be fine."

"Rosalie," I called to her lowly so that any human wouldn't hear. "Charlie raped her. I need you to stay with her."

Rosalie stiffened momentarily before she rose to her feet. That bastard deserves to rot in the deepest pits of hell. And that damn mother! How dare she lead these innocent children into a trap like that! I can't believe she had Charlie in her house all along ready to strike at the right time! She came towards me and stroked Bella's hair and gave her a gentle kiss.

When the EMT's arrived, Carlisle and Rose went in the ambulance with Bella and quickly left for the hospital. I never wanted to leave Bella's side but she needed Rose and Carlisle right now.

A police officer ushered the rest of us out of the house and we all stood restlessly on the front porch. I willingly shut out the curious minds of those in the neighborhood. Stupid humans. I ran through quickly what had happened; using the story Esme had made up in her mind dexterously. "They used to live with us after they were taken to hospital for being abused. Charlie was on the run and no one knew where he was. We offered our home to them, and we took care of them. A few days ago, their mother, Renee, came back and took them back here with her. She had been confirmed by child services. Bella rung me earlier on today very frightened and upset and we got here as soon as we can. We believe that Renee was hiding Charlie here in the house and he attacked them before they could work things out. When we got here, Charlie and Renee were already gone."

"Thank you, Mr. Cullen. Do any of you need a lift to the hospital?" The police man looked sincere.

We all shook our heads but thanked him anyway and left for the hospital. When arriving there, I shifted uncomfortably in the huge waiting room – dread and fear rolling around in the pits of my stomach.

Bella had to be okay. She just had to be. They needed to know about us after all of this was over. No more lies, no more secrets. They'd been through enough. If they were going to live with us, they needed to know we were vampires.

I just hoped that she would make it and fight. How had we let this happen?

I'm so sorry about the lack of updates guys! I just didn't have a clue how to finish this story or anything, but now I have some sort of idea of where it's going :') I hope this chapter lives up for the wait, and I hope you guys are still here:) Please review, it'll make me update:)

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