As we approached the little girl I was thinking to myself? What is she doing out here this late? Where are her parents? Why would she be out here? I had all these thoughts running threw my mind hopefully I can get some answers.
''What do we do Billy?"
''We take her with us and bring her to the house'' I told the pack using telepathy.
We start to change back to human form. I walk over to the girl and pick her up comforting her as she lay helpless then we started to run back to town. I looked down to see her face she is so small so fragile.
''Why where you out there?'' I say to her I know she probably can't hear me but if she can I hope my voice is comforting to her. We arrive at the house and start to walk in. I look around to see if anyone is home it looks like no one is. I enter the house and walk her into the living room then I gently lay her down on the couch. I look around and see the pack starting to gather around looking at her. They all had the same question I've been thinking about.
''Billy what are we going to do with her?''
''I don't know Quil'' I say looking at him ''I guess we have to wait for her get up and tell us what happened out there, If shes even able to speak after what shes seen''
''Look I say we take her out of here and let the police take care of her we don't want to attract any unwanted attention''
''Joshua, Im not going to take her to the police she needs help she needs protection, Protection that we are best suited to provide right now'' I can't believe him I can only imagine what those filthy leeches would do to the police to get to her if they wanted to finish what they started, It would be a massacre, She's safe here with us.
''Joshua and Quil, Why don't you guys finish up the patrol stay on your toes out there we don't know how many there are, Be careful, Harry and I will stay here with her'' I say looking at them.
They looked at each other then looked at the girl and then got up and left the room. Joshua with a look of disapproval, I don't know what to do with her? I don't want to take her to the police because I know they will put her into a foster home and I don't want her to have to go through that not after all shes been threw tonight.
''What do you think?'' I say looking at Harry sympathetically.
'' I honestly don't know Billy''
It's been any hour since we brought her back to the house we are still here waiting for her to wake up. I crouch down to her side and look down at her and see that shes starting to open her eyes. She starts to get up and look around obviously not knowing where she was.
''Hello" I say in a calm voice
She looks at me scared wanting to bolt for the door.
"My name is Billy, What is your name?''
She looks down at the floor petrified not wanting to give out her name.
"You don't want to tell me your name, Thats good you shouldn't tell strangers your name or any other information about yourself, My Mother taught me that when I was about your age, Your a very smart girl, You know that?"
She stands as stiff as a board looking down at the floor when she quickly looks up at me only for a moment then she goes back to looking at the floor.
"Are you hungry, Or thirsty?"
She quickly nods her head.
"Harry quickly get her some warm milk and cookies."
Harry makes his way into the kitchen as I noticed when I mentioned cookies I elicited a smile it seems like she is starting to warm up to me.
''Bella'' She said so low that I could barely hear her catching me off guard I smile.
"Bella huh, That's a pretty name you've got there, It suits you, Where are your parents sweet heart?''
''I....I... Don't.... Know'' She says looking sad
"OK that's OK, Why were you in the woods?''
''My Mommy and I were running from something. She told me to go to the light and wait for her and Daddy, But they never came". She said as she started to lower her head once again. "There were bad strangers at the light, They said they knew my Mommy and Daddy, They.....They wanted me to go with them, But I said no because my Daddies a cop and he said not to talk to strangers, But your not a stranger anymore......Huh, Your my new friend".
"Yes that's right honey I'm your new friend, I made the strangers go away, OK, You want some milk and cookies"?
"My Mommy said I should lay off those cookies".
I laugh as Harry enters the room with the milk and cookies he hands them to me as I slowly approach her and sat them next to her on the end table.
"Here you go sweet heart eat as much as you like" I wink and smile at her. "I wont tell anyone, I promise".
She takes the plate and eats the cookies like she hasn't eaten in days. She must really like cookies I thought to myself as she cleaned all the cookies off of her plate next tackling the milk. I sit watching her drink. I'm smiling from ear to ear happy that she is safe and OK. Just as she finishes her milk Sarah walks into the house carrying Jacob. She sits him down on the couch and looks ackwardly at Bella then she looks at me and whispers.
"Who is she?"
I motion for Sarah to walk with me into the kitchen so I could explain to her what happened. "Jacob why don't you take Bella upstairs and show her your room, Let her play with some of your toys."
"OK Dad, Come on Bella I have a lot of cool toys, Do you want to see?"
"Yea"
We made our way to the kitchen as Bella and Jacob happily ran up the stairs together. I know Sarah will welcome Bella with open arms. Especially with Jacob being the only child we have and her always wanting more. I explain to her what happened in the woods and how we found her.
"What should we do Billy?"
"I don't want her to go into forster care"
The front door opens as Joshua enters the house with a sad look on his face he approaches me and Sarah shaking his head.
"We found two bodies by the car, One of them is Charlie Swan the new deputy in Forks, The other body was too bad to identify, But I think we both know who it is"
"I'm afraid so, She told me her dad was a cop, Those damn leeches must have ambushed them"
Joshua walks towards the telephone.
"I'll call the police and let them know we have the girl, So they can come and get her"
Sarah rushes to the phone and hangs it up as she turns and looks at me.
"No need she's staying with us, Billy you can go down to the police station in the morning and straighten everything out, We will adopt her, She's family now.''
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