Chapter 16

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Emmettpov

I instantly rush over and seize her. I want to wrap my arms around her but know we've not the time just by Jasper's expression. I see I've just literally walked into a battle. I pick Bella up and head back towards the door.

Aro dashes over and grabs me by the shoulder flinging me back. My eyes go wide as Bella flies out of my arms. Carlisle enters just in time and catches her. I've no time to respond as Aro slams me into the marble floor. Bella screams out and I fling out my arms and legs throwing him off me. He starts towards me again and I brace myself. Marcus comes out next and I shake my head on this as Jasper and Alice are taking on Felix. To my surprise he grabs Aro by the collar and throws him back into the throne room. I look to my father confused but we've no time to discuss knowing we've to get Bella far away from here as possible.

I follow him out as he continues to carry Bella. My mother already waits in a car. I turn to make sure Alice and Jasper are making it out as well and sure enough I seem them come out high fiving one another with smiles. I shrug on this and slide into the back of the car. Carlisle places her in my lap as he rushes to get in the front. Alice and Jasper slide in the back with us. Esme works to get away from the crowd and floors it as soon as it's safe. I look back to make sure we've no tail.

Bella groans out as I move my hands along her back. I see her wincing and narrow my eyes. Her face looks worse than when Edward had hit her, she's got marks around her throat, and her lips are bleeding from being chapped. She winces as I run my hand along her back.

I raise her shirt and clench my fist. Her back literally had parts of her flesh pulled from it exposing meat and it was so bad that the shirt clung to her back with dried blood and fresh blood. Jasper covered his mouth and closed his eyes as they were black with thirst. Alice grabbed his hand. I sigh and place her shirt back down.

"Who did all this?" I say fearing I already know the answer.

She swallows and weakly turns to me.

"Rose…"

I nod on this but a fire is lit inside me. I carefully pull her closer to me and kiss her.

"I'm so sorry baby. Damn it…" I say shaking my head in thought again.

"I love you Bella."

She nods and goes to say something but her eyes close. Carlisle turns and checks her pulse.

"She's severely dehydrated." He says and looks upon her face Carlisle closes his eyes.

He turns back around and his eyes are now black as well. I hear his knuckles popping and he's squeezing both hands greatly.

"I owe you another apology it seems." Carlisle says looking destroyed.

"This isn't your fault and that's not what I care about at the moment."

I put my hand to her stomach hoping to feel the babies. It takes a bit but I sigh in relief as I feel them.

"May I?" Alice asks.

I nod as she puts her hand to her belly.

"Tiny dancers." She smiles.

For some silly reason I thought of the song by Ben Folds that was originally by Elton John. I lean back staring upon Bella wishing I could do more to help. I can't even begin to imagine how bad she feels and how much pain she's in. I then turn to Jasper in thought.

"Marcus?"

Jasper smiles so does Alice. He presses his lips together and looks out the window.

"Chelsea's no more and the other's I'd just sent on a mission."

I rear my head back completely taken away that he'd earned Aro's trust that much.

"Hell brother I'd liked to have known you back in your war days."

He laughs softly at this.

"I mean it truly amazing." I swallow on this and have a new fond respect for my brother.

"Of course I know you had some work in this as well Alice. Thank you."

She nods but looks sad.

"What is it?"

"I never meant for her to get hurt especially this badly." She looks to Bella grabbing her hand.

"None of us did but she'll be ok I'll take care of her son I promise."

I think on all this again and turn to Jasper once more.

"Wait are you saying that Marcus was there against his will the entire time?"

"Yes brother there is quite a story to all this as well. I shall tell you one day. But you should all know we've an ally in Marcus and Demetri who is currently leading the others."

That felt weird as hell.

"What will they do to them?"

Jasper closes his eyes in thought shaking his head.

"Marcus didn't want to live anyhow. That was the deal. Demetri however plans his escape."

"Deal? What deal?"

"Focus on her for now. Like I said that is a story for another day."

Carlisle turns to Jasper and says a name in question.

"Didyme?"

Jasper nods. Carlisle turns back around with a certain look.

"You can slow down now darling there's no tail."

My mother slows down but looks to me in the rearview mirror. Yet again something else crosses my mind.

"Think Demetri would help us track down Rosalie?"

Jasper smiles and nods.

"It will be interesting to see who will continue to follow Aro with Chelsea out of the picture." Carlisle says.

"Certainly so." Jasper agrees.

I go to say something else on this dying to know more but Bella rolls over. She looks to me alarmed and covering her mouth. Carlisle hands me a brown paper bag. Alice and I quickly prop her up. She heaves but nothing…

Carlisle sighs. Esme we better find a hotel I think it's too dangerous to try to get Bella back this way. She needs fluids now if we prolong this it could affect the babies as well. I look to Alice.

"We should be safe Marcus and Aro are too involved with each other to deal with us at the moment. In fact it could be sometime before we have to worry about that."

I pull Bella closer in relief. She gags again but there's nothing in her system to work with. Her eyes water with the strain.

"It's ok Bells I got you. I got you…" I say knowing this was just as much for my own benefit as it was hers.

Carlisle gets each of us a hotel per couple.

"I made sure I'm right next door." He says tossing me a keycard.

I carry Bella into the hotel room and place her on the bed. Carlisle automatically begins to work on her. He looks up to me.

"I need to gather some things in order to help her she will need some IV's and quickly. For now try to get some ice chips in her. Do not give her anything to actually drink for now. Ice chips is all she needs for now. Jasper come with me." Jasper nods and follows our father out.

Alice takes her hand and Esme works to get the robe that was placed on her off. But then looks to me "she needs clothes she's only in her underwear." I shake my head on this remembering how they took her and knew that meant she'd been dealing with all this barefoot and hardly any clothes about her. Esme phones Carlisle and tells him she needs clothes as well.

"I'll gather some ice." She says once she's off the phone.

Once she leaves the room I look to Alice.
"Will she be ok?"

Alice nods but looks distracted.

"Something wrong?"

She forces a smile.

"Just a lot to focus on I'm still trying to see what's going on with the Volturi."

I lay down beside Bella and wrap my arm around her. Esme returns with the ice and I raise up and go to the hotel sink and grab a coffee cup and spoon. Alice gently shakes Bella awake. She groans out as Alice props a pillow under her head. Meanwhile violent measures towards Rosalie keep playing out in my head the more I watch Bella go through all this. I never knew she'd this much malice in her. It makes me ill to think what kind of mother she would have been seeing as how she could do this to someone else.

Bella places her hands around her tummy as I spoon some ice chips into her mouth.

"That feels good." She says her voice hoarse.

At this point it's a good thing I'm not human or I'd be sobbing like a freaking baby. I hated this absolutely hated it. Seeing Bella this bad and all because of someone I once was in love with. That the mere reason is revenge and over me nonetheless filled with me with hatred I never knew I'd within me.

I spoon her some more ice whilst the anger courses through me.

"Em?" She says softly and puts her hand to my own.

I'd not realized my hand was shaking until she did this.

"Sorry…" I say and clear my throat.

"Um Alice maybe you should?"

I hand the cup to her and lean over and kiss Bella's forehead. I knew I needed to get out of there and quick I was about to lose it and didn't want Bella to see me this way. She'd enough to deal with.

"I'll be right back Bells." I say before I exit the room.

She nods to me looking concerned. I force my best smile and wink. She smiles back as I close the door.

Bellapov

I ache all over and my back feels as though it's on fire. The babies seem to be stirring around a lot today as well. I wondered if they could sense my stress. I also worried for Emmett I knew this took a toll on him. I just prayed he didn't and wouldn't blame himself.

"Hey now…" Alice says as I start to tear up a little.

Esme runs her hand along my forehead smiling.

Something as simple as crying however hurt it burned my face, I didn't even want to look in the mirror I knew I looked horrible just the way I felt.

"Um Alice I need to well you know, human stuff that requires the bathroom."

"Oh just say it hun."

"Ok fine I got to pee."

Esme laughs and they help me up. I force myself not to look in the mirror as I make my way inside the bathroom. I do my business and go wash my hands. I gasps however as I look down to my belly and see a tiny hand forming along my stomach. I quickly put my finger to it and look in the mirror.

I cover my mouth in surprise watching the tiny hand move about. I turn to Alice and Esme in shock.

Emmett opens the door and looks to me wide eyed.

"Bells you do not need to be up! Lay back down!"

I can't control the smile on my face even through the agony that courses through me.

He narrows his eyes and walks over towards me. He looks to my tummy his jaw drops and he too puts a finger to the tiny hand. Emmett breaks into a smile but raises up moving his finger.

"Please lay down now." He says helping me back to the bed.

His eyes were gold and I knew he'd just hunted.

"Feel better?"

He nods and pets the top of my head. Emmett gets back in the bed with me and Carlisle and Jasper enter the room. Carlisle drops a black medical bag on the other bed as Jasper carries in a box of stuff. I look down to see the tiny hand is gone. I go to say something about this to Carlisle but tiny lights start to fill the room as if they're dancing. Things start to go black.

Emmettpov

"Hey…"

"Hey Bells." I try shaking her awake but nothing she's out cold.

Carlisle shakes his head.

"Help me set this up Alice."

She nods and they start setting up the IV's. Esme dear you might want to get those blankets off the other bed she's going to be chilly here pretty soon.

"What can I do Carlisle?" I ask feeling completely useless.

"Just hold her. Talk to her let her know you're still here son."

Carlisle gets Bella set up. I help roll Bella over towards me as he then looks to her back and places some stuff on it. Then we all look to one another then back to Bella.

"Nothing much we can do now. She needs to rest. We'll leave you two alone. We're going to hunt but I will be right next door after if you need me for anything."

"Thank you."

He smiles.

"She's going to be ok Emmett you'll see."

They leave the room and I pull Bella closer to me and tuck her in tighter.

Hours pass by and Bella finally wakes.

"Em…"

I turn towards her thankful that she looks somewhat better.

"I'm sorry but I really have to pee again."

"Don't be sorry babe. Here I'll help you up." I help her up and drag the IV machine along with her as she enters the bathroom.

She walks back out and I can't help but to wrap my arms around her and kiss along her neck and shoulders. Bella turns around and wraps her arms around my neck.

"I love you Em Bear."
"I love you to Bells."

Once she's out again I step outside and look to Alice who's leaning against the building of her and Jasper's room.

"Everything ok?"
She shakes her head.

"Aro's dead… But so is Marcus…"