Chapter Fifty Eight

Carlisle

It wasn't until later that we realised Garrett was missing from the house and Alice's cry alerted us,

"Its Garrett, he went to find Bella and he did. I'm not sure what she's dome but he's hurt, badly hurt and someone is bringing him back"

I grabbed my jacket and called for Emmett to come with me,

"The rest of you stay here in case its a diversion. Don't open the door to anyone unless Emmett or I are with them."

Esme took my hand,

"Be careful Carlisle, we have no idea what she's capable of but if she can hurt Garrett then she's powerful"

"We'll be careful I promise, now shut the door and lock it after us. It wont stop her but it may slow her down a little, give you time to escape out back. If she does come make for the city. There's less chance she'll follow you into crowds of humans."

Once outside Emmett looked at me,

"So, which direction do we take?"

I stopped to listen and in the far distance I could hear movement,

"This way Emmett come on hurry"

We came across Peter and Charlotte Whitlock carrying what looked like a misshapen bundle of some kind but then I saw movement and realised this was my friend Garrett, dear God what had Bella done to him? Seeing us the Whitlocks came to a standstill then lowered Garrett to the ground and Emmett and I could see the extent of his injuries, his body looked crushed and broken as if a great pressure had been applied all over.

"How did this happen?"

"No fucking idea, he was like this when we found him and he's in no fit state to tell us stories. He needs blood and a lot of it. You take him back to your place and we'll find a human for him"

"No, no human blood drinking in my house."

"Then leave the poor fucker here and I'll get him something to drink. Look at the state of him, he needs human blood or he'll never heal, call yourself a doctor, you wouldn't make a fucking undertaker the way you're behaving."

"No, we'll take care of him."

"Good, come on Charlotte, let's go"

As they left Emmett picked Garrett up once more and we made our way slowly to the house,

"Carlisle, this is scary shit, how did she do it?"

"I don't know Emmett but I'm afraid Peters right, Garrett wont heal without a lot of blood and I don't think animal is going to suffice so I want you to get the others and drive into town, stay there until I ring to say the coast is clear, stick together and if Alice sees anything you let me know."

"I'm staying"

"No, you're going to look after the others, I don't want you here while Garrett is drinking human blood."

"Afraid I might join him? You should give me a bit more credit than that and Edward can look after the others as well as I can, he'll hear any danger coming so I'm staying."

Emmett

Looking at Garrett I had no idea how a little thing like Bella could do so much damage to a man who had fought not only in battle as a human but as a vampire too. She may be a newborn with the strength and craziness that went with it but even so, there was something strange about this girl. Maybe Jasper was the one she should be with, he was probably one of the few vampires alive who could stand up to whatever weird power she had, especially as her sire.

"So, you gonna find him some blood or shall I?"

"You stay here with Garrett, I'm going to the hospital, I can get some blood from the bank and hopefully it will be enough to enable him to hunt for himself"

"Is that wise after you nose dived out your office window earlier?"

"I was lucky, my fall was broken by a canopy. I hit that first so I was able to get away with being uninjured. I'll be fine and it wont take long."

Even now with his friend in agony and thirsty Carlisle wasn't prepared to sacrifice a human. I admired him at the same time I thought he was being too stubborn but it was his show so I nodded and watched as he drove away following the others on their way to the relative safety of the city.

I sat watching our friend as his body used up its last reserves to start the healing process, it might have been better if Esme had stayed, she was so much better at this nursing kick but Carlisle wouldn't allow it.

"Emmett?"

I turned to see Garrett's eyes open,

"Yeah its me"

"I thought I was dead for sure. What happened?"

"I don't know, Carlisle and I found you with Peter and Charlotte in the forest. Was it Bella?"

He closed his eyes with the effort of remembering,

"Yeah, she's crazy and she's got this weird gift. I felt like I was in a rock crushing machine but I couldn't see anything. She blames all of us for turning her into a vampire and lying to her. She's going to kill us all Emmett and I think she probably has the power to do it. I don't k now why she didn't kill me."

"No idea on that either. Anyway you should rest. Carlisle's gone to fetch you some blood, you'll feel better once you get some down you."

He struggled upright swaying on his feet,

"I have to get but of here before she comes back, if not I'm dead Emmett"

"Just where the hell will you go? You'll never make it alone"

"I don't care, I'm not hanging around for a second bout with her and if you've got any sense neither will you."

"We've sent the girls into the city, they'll be safer there and as soon as Carlisle gets back from the hospital with some blood we'll join them."

"That will just give her the opportunity to take you all out as once. You need to split up and run, while you can"

He staggered to the door almost falling with each step on legs that were bent at strange angles and I could see each one he took was agony,

"OK We'll drive to meet Carlisle, let me help you"

I put his arm around my shoulder and almost carried him out to the garage and in to the remaining car, Rose's sports job.

As we drove I rang Carlisle to tell him what we were doing,

"I don't think it was wise to move Garrett, he's very weak Emmett and Jasper's gone after Bella so I think we were safe enough at the house but as you are on your way I suggest you park up as far from the hospital entrance as you can. I don't want anyone see him drinking from stolen blood bags."

"Sure, I'll park in the far corner, its pretty secluded over there. And just for the record I couldn't have stopped him Carlisle, he's pretty spooked by the whole thing."

"If Jasper finds Bella she'll do the same to him Em"

"Did you hear that Carlisle?"

"Yes I did but if he's her mate then maybe he can get through to her before she tries to kill him. If not then at least it gives us a head start to get away from here."

"So we're just gonna leave him?"

"What else can we do Emmett? You saw what she did to Garrett, do you think she'll spare us? We need every second we can get, besides which he has Peter and Charlotte with him"

"It just doesn't seem right somehow, just leaving them."

"Listen to me Emmett. Bella is dangerous and very unstable. She sees Esme and I as the enemy and she will attempt to kill us. She also blames us for sending her sire away and lying about Garrett's part in her transformation. We have no choice,. If anyone is going to get through to her its Jasper, her sire and her mate. Leave him work his magic. I'll meet you in the car park with the blood, now step on it"