Irenic
(adj.) prompting peace
When Bella moved in with Charlie she left behind someome who was important to her. When five-year-old Hailey is sent to Forks, Washington, her sister was in a big problem. Hailey was brought into the supernatural world...
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Hailey laid staring out a window besides her hospital bed. Her eyes darting over towards the door which opened. Brown eyes sparkled with joy at the sight of her father, sister and her newfound friend. "Hailey..." Charlie breathed out as he rushed to her side.
The young child giggled as he wrapped his arms around her. "Papa Charlie!" She wrapped her small arms around him and buried her face into his neck with a smile.
"How are you feeling?" Charlie brushed her hair away from her face.
Hailey looked at her father with glee. "I am okay papa Charlie." She looked over towards her sister and Paul. "Belle! Paul!"
Bella approached her with a smile. "Hey, are you tired?" Bella asked and sat on a chair besides her bed.
Hailey shook her head as she hid her yawn. Paul stood near the door not wanting to interrupt them. "Get some sleep, you need it." Bella said as she patted her head.
"Can I go home?" Hailey looked around the hospital room before whispering, "I don't like it here."
Bella looked up at her father before turning back to her. "You have to stay a bit long to make sure you are really okay."
Hailey pouted at that and looked away. She looked at Paul who had been silent throughout the whole conversation. "Paul? Can I go home?" She almost plead.
Charlie looked confused as to why she would ask him and glanced over towards Bella. The brunette shrugged her shoulders.
"You heard your sister. You have to stay a bit longer." Paul told her. Hailey looked at Charlie.
"Papa?"
He shook his head. Hailey looked away from all of them. "I don't like it here. There is a bad person." She laid down, not looking at them.
Bella looked confused as well as everyone else. "A bad person?"
Hailey looked out the window that was behind Bella. "There's a bad woman here. I don't like it."
Charlie grabbed her hand and tried to get more information. "How do you know that Hailey?"
She looked up at him with glossy eyes. "I had a dream about the bad woman."
"Can you describe her to me? Maybe I can find out who this bad woman is." Charlie didn't believe a word the young child had said but if it would give her a piece of mind then he is willing to play along.
The younger girl closed her eyes. "She is...tall." Her small hand starts to tremble. "With red hair...yeah."
Bella and Paul glanced towards each other- Victoria.
"She also has scary red eyes." Charlie was now convinced that the child's imagination had gone too wild. No normal person would have red eyes unless they wore colored contacts.
"Get some rest okay? I'll try to look for this woman. She won't hurt you." Charlie assured her with a small smile.
Hailey shook her head. "She doesn't want to hurt me..." she looks at Bella. "...she wants to hurt Belle."
Bella felt shivers up her spine at what her younger sister had said. She was sure that Hailey didn't know about vampires or even about Victoria but here she was, giving a full description of her.
"No one will hurt you or Bella." Charlie places a small kiss on her forehead. "I'll be here to take care of you two."
Hailey hummed in response as she slowly dozed off. Charlie looked over at Bella who seemed deep in thought. "Don't think too much of it. It's simply her imagination going crazy." He patted her shoulder.
With that Charlie walked out to look for a doctor too see what is the soonest he could take her home.
As the door closed Bella turned to Paul. "Was that the woman you guys have been chasing?" She almost whispered.
Paul looked at her and nodded. Arms crossed. "No doubt about it." He furrowed his brows as he frowned.
"Do you think you should inform the others about this?" Bella turned back towards the sleeping child.
"Yes, I'll go tell them about this now. She might be near." Paul pushed himself off the wall he had been leaning against. "Maybe we can catch her and put Hailey at ease." With that he too walked out.
Bella turned to Hailey, "how do you know that?" She whispered with concern. Her hands trembled as she held her small hand. Bella leaned her head against the bed with worry.
"Why did she come back?" She let out a frustrated sigh. "The Cullens are gone...so why?"
