My Protector

By

Nicole

Summary: Calling two vampires mom and dad, Bella knows she's different. Yet when a new coven moves to town and one seems familiar to her somehow... She finds out just how different she really is.

My Protector

Chapter 1: The Rescue

In Phoenix, a young girl around two was sitting up in her bed looking through her picture book, waiting for her mom to come up and tuck her in. She got up when she heard something fall over. She grabbed her teddy bear and stood at the top of the stairs. "How did you get into my house?" She heard her mother demand. She heard heavy footsteps heading towards the stairs. "You stay away from my daughter!" Renee snapped. She heard her mother trying to tackle the man, but then her mother let out a scream followed by a huge crack.

"MAMA!" Bella shouted.

She saw a pair of red eyes and she let out a scream, running away. "Get back here you little brat!" He snapped. Bella hid in a closet when she heard a window break, clutching her teddy bear close to her chest.

"Where is she?!" She heard a voice exclaim.

"The closet," a feminine voice answered.

Bella let out a scream when the door flew open, but instead of a pair of red eyes, a pair of caramel eyes were looking at her. "Come here, you're okay," the person told her. Bella held her arms open and her rescuer scooped her up into his strong, cold arms and ran to a window. She could smell the smoke and felt the heat of the fire. "GET OUT!" He shouted.

"Edward are you crazy?!" Another voice exclaimed.

"I'll be fine!" Her rescuer answered.

He held her close as she heard the sound of the stairs under his feet and clung to him when he suddenly jumped.

(Outside)

Alice stood there in disbelief when she saw the house engulfed in flames. The front door was kicked open and Edward ran out with the crying toddler in his arms. "Go, go before the cops get here," he insisted. Alice nodded as they jumped up on the fire escape before jumping up on the roof. Edward had the girl hold on tight as he jumped from roof to roof to get back home.

(Home)

Edward had tried to put the little girl down, but she was clinging to him like a lifeline. "What happened to the house?" Carlisle asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"There was hardly anything left when we escaped. I almost couldn't get out," Edward replied.

He rubbed her back soothingly trying to get her to stop crying. "Are you 100% sure that no one saw you?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes," Edward replied.

Alice nodded her head in agreement. "No one saw us," she agreed. Esme looked at the toddler to see her half asleep against Edward's shoulder.

"What are we going to do about her?" Esme asked, pushing the hair out of her face.

"I need to check her to see if she's okay, but we can't let her go to her father, because the tracker will most likely be watching for her to arrive there," Carlisle replied.

"Rosalie and Emmett will take her," Alice informed.

Rosalie was stunned. "What?" She asked.

"You and Emmett will take her and go into hiding. It'll be easier for two of us to take care of her than a whole coven," Alice replied.

Edward sighed as he tried to set the toddler down again, but she continued to cling to him. "Let's give her a few days to get over the shock of everything. While she's resting we can figure out the rest of this plan," Carlisle informed. The family nodded in agreement.

As Edward paced the room with the little girl in his arms, he was listening to Carlisle go over the plan again. "You three will be going by McCarty," he informed. Emmett and Rosalie nodded in agreement. "You will have to keep an eye out just in case that tracker tries to come back again, which he might because Bella's seen him," he informed.

"Right," Emmett agreed.

"She's in safe hands that's for sure," Rosalie answered.

Carlisle looked over at Edward to see him concentrating more on the little girl than the conversation at hand. "Edward…" he started.

"I heard you," he called to Carlisle.

Carlisle shook his head lightly and looked at Rosalie and Emmett. "Stay safe, remember to…" he started.

"Keep a low profile, hey this is me you're talking to," Emmett answered.

"Exactly why I'm worried," Carlisle told him.

"Don't worry Carlisle, we'll be safe. You've taught us everything we need to know," Rosalie answered.

Carlisle placed his hand on her knee. "You guys just be careful," he told them.

"We will," Emmett answered, wrapping his arm around Rosalie's shoulders.

"Where will you guys go?" Esme asked.

"Go over the border into Canada," Emmett replied.

"We'll stay there for a few years just like usual then find the next place to stay like usual," Rosalie informed.

Carlisle nodded. He knew he taught his children well on how long they could stay in a town. "Remember…" he started.

"The younger we pretend to be, the longer we can stay," Emmett finished.

Edward sighed as he stood at the window, rubbing the sleeping girl's back. "They'll take care of you. Emmett might act like a big kid, but he's a good protector too," he told her. He closed his eyes before looking out into the forest. "And Rosalie's got the motherly instincts that she'll need to take care of you. She'll take good care of you. They both will. I just wish I could go with you," he whispered.