Trauma • Carlisle Cullen

The Good and The Bad (Chapter 22)

Victoria has been staying at my house for a few days now and she has turned into a great friend. Bella has been getting worse.

"I'm getting really worried about Bella." I say to Victoria.

"Maybe the baby just needs some blood. But not animal blood." Victoria says.

"That's actually a really smart idea!" I say. "I'll be back." I run out of the house and drive to the Cullens house.

I run inside and run to the living room where Bella is.

"Blood." I say. "Bella needs to drink blood for the baby."

"When did you think of this?" Carlisle asks.

"Well, one of my friends gave me the idea." I say.

"A human?!" Rosalie asks.

"No.... It's a long story. But Bella needs blood. Human blood." I say.

"Might as well try it." Bella says.

Carlisle goes to his office and grabs some blood bags and pours one into a foam cup.

Bella drinks the human blood. "The pain is going away." She says.

I smile and hear a doorbell ring. I run Vampire speed to the door and open it.

"Hey Vick. It worked!" I say.

"Really?! That's amazing!!" Victoria says. "I need to go hunting. Are you coming?"

"Yeah sure!" I say. "I'm going hunting! I'll be back!" I yell as I exit the house.

Victoria and I run deep into the woods and there are two deer standing next to each other. We both catch one each. We start walking back.

"When did you decide to switch to a vegetarian?" I ask.

"Well, when the Cullens saved you from me, I saw how much control they had. They almost seemed like they had human experiences. I was getting tired of being the bad vampire. So I decided to go vegetarian." Victoria says.

"That's really nice." I say. "Listen, I'm really sorry about James. It was totally my fault. Even though he tried to kill me."

"Well, James didn't really have much self-control at all. So if anything, I'm sorry." Victoria says.

I hug her and we continue walking to the Cullens house.

"I want you to meet the Cullens." I say.

"Really? Won't they think that I'm a monster? I've killed so many people." Victoria says.

"Trust me. Some of them have some awful backstories too. All vampires have had bad moments." I say.

Victoria takes a deep breath. "Ok. I'll do it."

I smile and I walk her into the house. I guide Victoria into the living room. I keep her behind me just in case this goes badly.

"El! What is Victoria doing here?!" Carlisle asks.

"Calm down. She's changed." I say.

"Yeah, I've heard that before." Carlisle says.

"Please, just give her a chance. Look at her eyes. They're golden." I say.

"Eleanor. Victoria can't be trusted. Get her out of here." Carlisle says.

I sigh. "Victoria gave me the idea about the blood. And look, Bella is still here." I say.

Carlisle looks at me. "Eleanor Jackson, get this monster out of my house!" He yells for the first time.

I put my head down and I take Victoria out of the house. When we get to the car. Victoria looks like she would cry if she could.

I look into her mind. "Monster." She keeps thinking in her head.

"You aren't a monster. Ive never seen Carlisle so mad before. He just hasn't been himself these last few days." I say. "One time, my sister saw me use my powers and she screamed at me and told me that I was a monster. But we are past that." I say.

"Do you think I'm a monster?" Victoria says.

"No. I've killed innocent people too." I say.