Noonday Sun: A Post-Breaking Dawn Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter 16, Many Happy Returns

Chapter 16, Many Happy Returns

When we walked back into the house, Leah was stirring again. "I think I need help up the stairs," she addressed Nahuel. Wordlessly, he picked her up and moved lithely up the stairs.

I looked at Rose and shook my head. "I can't believe anyone can be so big!"

Jasper was still leaning against the wall, his eyes half closed. I knew he was carefully assessing the emotions of the room. I wondered what he was thinking. He rarely shared his thoughts. Edward forced him to be more open.

Huilen was statue still even though Jasper was keeping us calm. She had never learned to practice acting human. Her birth as a vampire was unaccompanied by a mature vampire. She'd had to learn everything by trial and error. Appearing human took some coaching.

They were back downstairs in a few minutes. Leah patted her huge stomach tenderly. She looked up apologetically. "I'm starving... again."

"Do you want your blood warm or cold?"

Leah looked confused. "I don't know what you're talking about..."

"We bled out the bear while you were sleeping. Did you want it warm or cold?"

"I didn't know you could do that. Cold should be fine."

I walked into the familiar kitchen and started going through cupboards. Sue had switched the dishes around. It took me a while to find a glass for Leah, but only a moment to fill it and head to the living room.

I had just handed over the glass when the door burst open. Carlisle had his black bag in hand. Four vampires visibly relaxed. Everything would be fine.

"Don't drink that!" Carlisle ordered.

Leah paused abruptly, a little of the blood sloshing on her shirt. "Why not?" she asked.

"You can't have anything in your stomach during surgery."

Carlisle looked at Jasper. "What have you set up here?"

"There's a hospital bed in Bella's old room and some monitors and an IV stand." 

Carlisle nodded his approval. "Time to move you upstairs," he ordered.

Huilen reached out for the glass of blood, and Leah wordlessly handed it over.

Nahuel picked up Leah and carried her back upstairs.

Edward and I had embraced when he appeared at the door. I stroked his velvet face and looked in his eyes. We hadn't been apart this long since before I was a vampire. It had been painful for both of us. He bent down to kiss me, then straightened and watched Carlisle expectantly.

"Edward, I need some assistance with the caesarian. Can you join me?"

Edward nodded and headed into the kitchen to wash, a product of his medical training.

"Rose, we'll need someone with the baby once it's delivered." Carlisle wasn't going to give anyone a choice. He knew Rose could handle a newborn. He'd seen her in action.

"Bella, I'll need some nursing assistance." I wondered how so many of us would fit in my small room.

I washed then quickly followed Edward up the stairs. Sue was still asleep. She must've been exhausted to be sleeping through all this noise. Vampires were quiet, though, so maybe we weren't being as loud as I thought we were.

Leah was laying flat on the hospital bed. Carlisle had already cleaned her abdomen and placed the sheeting to protect the incision from contamination. The monitors were all hooked up as was the IV. Edward was pulling a needle out of Leah. I could smell the morphine. She would need something before the operation started.