Secrets (Emmett Cullen Twilight fanfic)

Chapter 14

*NO POV*

Nichole only felt pain. She didn't have the strength to open her eyes yet but she felt warm and cold in different areas of her body. Forcing her eyelids open, she waited for her eyes to focus from the haze they were in. She was still laying on the floor of her room in a small pool of blood that trickled down from her back. Her arm was twisted unnaturally next to her but she did not notice the pain. She felt numb, her mind disconnected from her body. She heard the birds chirping from her open window, the early morning sunlight not yet lighting up her room.

"Help." She strangled out. Nichole's labored breaths got evened out once more, darkness welcoming Nichole back into it's realm.

The Cullens got back from hunting an hour before school started noting Jasper was no where to be found. They changed into new clothes preparing for their daily activities. For Carlisle it was working at the hospital, the children went to school, and Esme did things around the house. Everyone assumed Jasper was still at Nichole's when he was actually finishing his own hunting trip. He didn't make it back to the Cullen house in time to leave with them, but no one minded. Emmett insisted on going to check on Nichole was delayed by Esme who told him that he'd see her in a few hours. No one knew the girl was laying on her floor in a pool of her own blood slowly dying. No one knew Nichole had been on her wooden floor for hours wishing for death to come.

Jasper ran onto school property just as the final bell rang through the empty halls. He walked quickly to his class not wanting to be later than he already is. He promised himself he'd apologize to Nichole later for leaving so abruptly.

Emmett counted down the seconds until Nichole would come to school. She had arrived when the lunch bell sounded the past few days. Emmett always made sure he was waiting for her there so they could walk together. But when the bell rang she never came. Emmett waited ten minutes for her there, thinking that she was running late. Maybe she got here early. Walking slightly faster than human speed he walked to his family's lunch table.

Apon not seeing Nichole at the table Emmett's spirits died. And not seeing Nichole with Emmett the family started panicking. Jasper stood up quickly walking out of the cafeteria, his family closely following.

"Jasper what's going on?" Alice demanded

"Emmett where's Nichole?" Rosalie asked soon after.

"Last night I had to leave early because Charlie cut his finger. I had to leave before I killed them both. I had to hunt or else I would have lost myself in the blood lust. I'm sorry Em, I thought she would be okay." Jasper said getting into a car.

Emmett stopped next to his jeep taking in what Jasper said. She could be dead. He threw his keys at Edward before running to the Swan house. He couldn't waste time driving when he could be there in less than a minute. The house came into view increasing his worries. Not a single light was on in the house.

By the time he got to Nichole's open window he could smell the blood. His hunt the night prior didn't matter at all anymore. His eyes blackened at the smell of the human blood. Completely losing his senses, Emmett leapt through the window prepared to drain whatever was in the room. He only stopped when he saw the small crumpled body laying on the floor barely breathing. The blood pooled on her bare back and floor around her felt tacky to his touch. She had laid there for hours.

Emmett could hear her weak heart beat as he willed himself not to lose himself in blood lust again. Hearing several approaching footsteps he instinctively couched above Nichole protecting her. Carlisle and Edward stood at Nichole's window, horrified of what they saw.

"Emmett you need to decide now. Bite her or get out of my way so I can stop the bleeding." Carlisle demanded calmly. He looked down at Nichole's profile not wanting her to suffer what she would from his venom. Reluctantly moving out of the way, Carlisle rushed forward using a t-shirt to apply slight pressure to Nichole's back. Car doors slammed outside, the rest of the Cullens rushed into the house. Smelling more blood they instantly backed out again to wait outside.