I'll bring you love in the pouring rain.

Chapter 1

The rain; typical here in Forks, Washington. It lashed around the house, letting us know of its presence. The entire family was in the living room watching a movie, apart from little Nessie, who had been in bed for about half an hour now. Thunder was our next companion; it echoed and rebounded off the walls. The next sound that occupied my complex mind was a small whimpering, then a cried word; which broke my unbeating heart.

"Daddy!!" I silently lifted Bella off me and kissed her.

"Come back soon," she smiled. I was proud of how far she had come since she had become one of us. Her eyes had turned a more pleasant topaz, I still preferred her adoring chocolate gaze but I would take what I could get.

"As fast as my heart will let me," I murmured. I took in her perfect figure one more time before I turned and proceeded up the stairs to Nessie's room. I slowly creaked the door open and peered in.

"Nessie, are you alright?"

"Daddy! I'm sca-" another rumble of thunder stopped Nessie in her tracks and she screamed.

"SCARED!" she wailed the last word. Terror entered her eyes and she ran up to me and grabbed my leg.

" Make it go away, daddy," she pleaded of me. I bent down and scooped her up in my arms, taking her into my protective embrace.

"I'm here, little one, no need to be afraid; daddy's here," I cooed. I slowly travelled with her to her bed and placed her back under the covers.

"Don't leave me daddy." How could I not grant her request? I nodded my confirmation and she scooted over in her bed and patted the space she had made, gesturing me to join her. I obliged her willingly and as soon as I had got on the bed she moved over and leant on my chest.

"Will it stop daddy?" she asked about the thunder.

"Of course, my love, but not tonight I'm afraid," I admitted to her, at the news her little face grew more worried.

"But don't worry, I'm here," I comforted and she smiled at that. Aww, my daughters smile, it's like a thousand rainbows all at once. When she smiles I cant help but smile to, she's the most perfect, sweetest girl a father could ask for. I will love her for as long as I am around and nothing can change that.

"I know you're here daddy and I love you for it." Her words lifted my heart and sent me flying. To hear the words 'I love you' from your daughter is all you can ask for.

"Tell me the story of the lion and the lamb, daddy!" Her glistened whenever she mentioned Bella and mine's story. She would love the tale of a heartbroken lion that finds this fragile lamb in his path. I had always refused to tell the story though but seeing as today was becoming rather special I decided to finally tell little Nessie the story.

"Once upon a time, there once was a Lion. The lion was sad because he had no one to love him. Of course he had his family but he didn't love them as much as he should have."

"Why?" she murmured.

"Well…" I struggled to find an appropriate answer. "The lion didn't want to be a lion you see. He wanted to be a friendlier animal. He hated himself for it and got annoyed at his lion family for trying to say he couldn't do anything to change himself."

"But aren't you supposed to love your family?" her little face creased up in a tiny frown. I chuckled.

"His daddy had taken him in because his real mummy and daddy had died. So you see he loved this new daddy for taking him in but hated that he had to change to join his family."

"Change, in what way?"

"The lion was originally a lamb but his new daddy changed him into a ferocious lion." This was a rather comical way to describe the change and I had to smile. I was granted a beaming smile from Nessie in return.

"But that's not possible," she chuckled.

"Anything is possible, Nessie," I relied cryptically

"Ok, so what happens after all this then?" she asked of me.

"Well they move to the small town of Forks, Washington."

"Where we live?" She asked, her eyes sparkled with interest.

"Yep."

"So I can go and meet this lion one day then?"

"Sure you may see him, lurking in the forest. Or maybe, just maybe, he's right before your eyes." She smiled and snuggled closer.

"When does the lamb come into the story?" She moaned.

"Right about know I would think." I smiled at my daughter's impatience. "Right so they go to school and one day the most beautiful lamb enters one of his classes"

"And they just fall in love like that? That's not a very realistic ending," she pouted.

"No they don't just fall in love. At first the lion hates the lamb because she smelt so good to him and it was hard to not become a monster once again so he left for a long time until he could face her again." Nessie yawned, her little nose scrunched up as she tried to stay awake. "And you should be asleep by now miss. I shouldn't be sitting here telling you stories."

"Oh, please, daddy, I want to hear it!" she demanded.

"Very well." I shook my head; my daughter can get me to do anything. "So after a while the lion went back to school and found the lamb once again and she still smelt lovely but he refused to harm her. They talked for the first time and he grew strangely fond of her. Well, long story short, they started seeing more of each other and eventually they thought they were falling for each other and so they decided to see where this would take them."

"Awww, yay!" I beamed at my daughter's excitement; she deserved to be happy. This night may have a lot more in store for me then previously planned.

Sot that's how it went for a good hour, me just talking about Bella and I, yet she was never the wiser that the story was about her parents at all.