their little mate

Chapter Eleven: Back to Normal

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Kiara's POV

When I wake up in the morning, instead of Emmett and Jasper, I find myself cuddled up to Rosalie and Kieran. My arms wrapped tightly around Kieran, my head on his chest. "Well, good morning sleeping beauty. Don't worry, little sister. Emmett and Jasper just had to go hunt. They will meet us at school, so you'll be riding with us." My face drops slightly, but I am still happy. "Why are you guys here? No offense, I just remember falling asleep on Emmett." Rosalie smiles softly. "When they had to leave to hunt, you wouldn't let go of Emmett so he called me in. Kieran just decided to follow. And surprisingly, you latched onto him quickly. I think you've recognized us as your siblings, so your subconscious acknowledges that. Also, Marcus called to inform us that you've developed soulbonds with Kieran, Alice, Lucas and I.. He seems to think that the more time you spend with each of us, including Alice and Lucas, the stronger bond you develop. But don't worry, there is plenty of time to learn more about this. For now let's get you ready for school. I'll do your hair if you want. Alice already picked out an outfit for you." I hug Rosalie tight. "I'm glad I've met you guys. You've become the family I have always wanted. Thank you for being there for me." She smiles softly as she begins to do my hair. I asked her to do two dutch braids. Once Rosalie finished my hair, I walked over to the outfit that Alice chose. She picked a white tank top with high-waisted, light wash jeans, a black belt, with a cropped sweater and black high heel ankle booties. I grab my bag and follow Kieran and Rosalie downstairs where Esme has made me waffles with a bowl of fruit. "Thanks for making me breakfast, Esme." She smiles as I start to eat. Once I'm finished, everyone grabs their bags and we leave. I follow Kieran and Rosalie to Kieran's truck. Kieran smiles at me as he opens the door for me. "Need a boost, little sister?" I nod shyly as he smirks at me. He gently lifts me into the truck before going to the driver's side. We follow behind Lucas. I looked towards the forest and I could've sworn I saw that man, Santiago. I think nothing of it and focus towards the front again. We finally arrive at school and I already feel the stares. Kieran helps me out of the truck again and we walk in. None of them are in my first period class. I make my way to my seat and breathe a sigh of relief that Isabella isn't here yet. Hopefully Emmett and Jasper get here before her. One can only hope for the best. The teacher begins class just as the door opens again. To my annoyance, Isabella walks in with an evil smirk. She ignores the teacher and walks to the seat next to me and sits down. I immediately sat as far from her as possible. My eyes widen in fear as I notice her eyes. Blood red eyes stare at me with rage and resentment. She smirks as her nails dig into my arm. The blood doesn't seem to bother her as she tightens her grip. I whimper in pain as she speaks. "Looks like you're on your own today, bitch. Your mates can't help you now." She pauses to address the teacher. "Kiara isn't feeling well so I'm gonna bring her to the nurse." He merely nods as she drags me out of the classroom. She drags me into the bathroom and throws me against the wall. "You'll pay for everything, you dumb bitch." I cry out as she punches me in the head. Disoriented, I fail to defend myself as she pushes me to the ground and repeatedly kicks me. I try to block as much as possible as I think. 'Edward, I'm begging you. Please hear me. I'm in danger. Isabella has me cornered in the bathroom. She's beating me. You have to hurry. I can't hold her off. She's been turned. Hurry Edward, I can feel myself fading.' I start to lose consciousness just as the door bursts open and Rosie rips Isabella away from me. She throws her into the hallway and that's all before darkness envelops me. My last thought is about Jasper and Emmett.

Emmett's POV:

Jasper and I had to hunt before school so we left our little mate with Kieran and Rosalie. As we're running through the woods to school, I feel a burst of fear and pain that stops me in my tracks. My inner vampire is immediately on alert. 'Mate! MATE! Mate is in trouble! Must protect mate!' I look towards Jasper as we both realize what's happening. "We have to get to school. Kiara is in danger." His eyes are as black as mine probably are. We both immediately start to run as fast as possible to get to our mate. When we reach the school, Alice rushes over to us. "Isabella attacked Kiara in the first period. It's really bad guys, Carlisle is in there with Kiara right now. Isabella got away from Rosalie and some of the pack are now chasing her, Isabella ripped Rosalie's arm off." She kept her distance from us as we both growled loudly. Jasper and I both run off towards our mate, following her scent which is tainted by blood. As soon as we reach the bathroom, we see Lucas and Kieran with Kiara in between them. Her head lays on Kieran's lap as Lucas holds her hand lightly. "Carlisle, tell us how bad. Will she be okay?" Carlisle doesn't respond at first so Jasper and I quickly replace Kieran and Lucas. Her head now rests in my lap with her legs over Jasper. Carlisle finally addresses the two of us. "It's really bad, not life threatening, but definitely bad. You might want to call the pack. Especially Jared and Paul. Have them meet us at our house. Some of them are tracking Isabella but those two will want to see Kiara." Jasper and I nod as I gently lift Kiara into my arms. Our poor little mate is almost lifeless. We follow Carlisle out of the school and into Lucas' SUV. Everyone is outside watching us probably wondering what happened to her. Our first period teacher is among the spectators and he looks absolutely horrified. His face is pale as a ghost and he has tears in his eyes. I nod softly to show I see him but don't make any move to speak to him. We all get in our cars and drive home. Kiara rests in my lap with her legs over Jasper's lap. Esme rushes out of the house when we pull up. She opens the door of the truck for me and gasps at the sight of Kiara. "Poor thing, so much trouble all because of a selfish girl." I smile softly as I follow everyone into the house. Carlisle leads Jasper and I into his medical office as everyone else follows behind. Edward stays behind at the door. "I'm going to run to the treaty line and try to find Paul and Jared. I'll bring them back with me." He runs out after we all nod. Rose and Kieran come and stand next to Jasper and I as Carlisle looks over Kiara. He gets scans of her whole body and we wait as the images load. Carlisle looks them over and frowns. "She has internal bleeding and several broken ribs. It seems her left wrist is broken in half which will require surgery to fix. Her head injury is superficial, no brain damage. There will be a scar but it won't be too noticeable. She's going to need surgery though, which luckily we can do here. Overall it could have been severely worse than it actually is." Just then the door bursts open. Paul and Jared enter and immediately start firing off questions. "WHAT HAPPENED? IS SHE OKAY? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?" They take a minute to breathe and that's when Carlisle responds. "A newly turned Isabella attacked her at school. She has several broken ribs and internal bleeding along with a mild concussion and a small contusion on her head. Jasper and Emmett had to hunt before school so Kiara was by herself in the class she shares with Isabella and using that to her advantage, Isabella made an excuse to the teacher and dragged Kiara to the bathroom. She then beat Kiara until Rosalie was able to drag her off. Isabella then ripped Rosalie's arm off and ran off. Now the pack is chasing her. That's all for right now. I'm about to go in and repair the internal damage. Then we wait until she wakes up. You both are more than welcome to stay until then." Paul and Jared both growled loudly before Paul answered. "We will stay as long as you let us. Sam and the others lost Isabella at the cliff. She jumped into the water and swam away. She'll most likely be far away by now. Odds are she will wait until things die down before attempting anything again. Sam said it would probably be a good idea to reach out to whoever your kings are to inform them of Isabella attacking a human." We all nod before Jasper speaks up. "The kings will not take this news lightly, Especially Caius, the blond king. He and Kiara have a father-daughter soulbond. So he will most likely demand to come here and see Kiara. The other two kings will most likely stay behind to continue to rule, unless they decide otherwise." Paul and Jared both nod as they each kiss Kiara's forehead before leaving the room. Carlisle looks at Jasper and I before speaking. "I know you two probably want to stay in here but I must ask you to wait with the others while Edward and I repair the damage. Esme will come get you as soon as we are done, I promise." We both nod before exiting the room. Rosalie comes over to us with a guilty expression. "I'm sorry I couldn't get to her in time. Edward could hear her thoughts and sent me to find her. But Isabella must have hidden her scent somehow because it took me too long to find them. By the time I did, Kiara was basically unconscious already. Lucas and Kieran held her while I fought with Isabella who still had a lot of newborn strength." Jasper and I both hug her tightly as he answers. "We don't blame you, Rose. If anything, we should have been back quicker than we were so she wasn't by herself with Isabella. No one is to blame except for Isabella and Santiago." Rosalie smiles before kissing both our cheeks. "I'll call the kings for you, come get us when there is an update." She walks away probably to find Kieran. Jasper and I sit in front of Carlisle's medical room as we wait for him to finish. It may seem extreme but we can't be too far away from Kiara right now. I just hope that Kiara can recover both physically and emotionally from this. It's bound to cause some lasting side effects like ptsd or anxiety. She probably won't leave our side for the near future. At least until Isabella is caught and dealt with.