Howl

Light of the Storm

The rain hadn't let up, the wind still howled outside and the thunder refused to calm. Renesmee slept curled up in the large lazy boy recliner now under two blankets and Edward lay still unconscious on the sofa.

"Where'd they come from, Sable?" Edmond asked. Sable shook her head, her hand covering her mouth as she looked between the two strangers. "They came from my sister aparently. But why isn't she here with them?" Sable questioned.

Edmond shrugged "maybe they got seperated when the infected attacked?" He asked. "Possibly." Sable sighed. She looked down at the man's face, it was twisted as if he were having a nightmare.

His eyes started to open sluggishly, revealing their golden hue nearly the same color as his lashes. He looked at the cieling for a moment and turned his gaze to Sable.

He studied her, "where you twins?" He asked carefully. "No, we look a bit alike in a certain lighting but, thats it. I'm older." Sable said she'd alsays been awkward about she and Bella's comparison. Edward sat up with a wince. He felt his side and saw it had been bandaged.

"You keep hospital grade bandages in your home?" He asked. Sable shrugged "I kept them on hand for a friend," she said, with a shrug she looked towards the window "and the worlds going to hell so...why not." She added.

Edward gave a short breathy chuckle. "If you say so." He said. Silence fell over the room. "So, Bella got herself married, huh?" Sable asked sizing Edward up. "Never expected her to be the type." She mused. "Then again, she was just a kid when I left." Sable murmured.

"I'm Edward Cullen, thats our daughter Renesme." Edward said nodding towards the sleeping girl. "I figured, she looks like her....kinda." said Sable with a small smile. "You stay here with your son?" Edward asked trying his best atempt at small talk while he gained his bearings.

Sable laughed "oh good god no! I'd be insane by now!" she said. Edmond leered "yeah, no this weirdo isn't my mom. I'm her baby sitter while my dad is gone." He scoffed with a roll of his eyes.

Sable scowled "You wish buddy." She shot back, Edward watched as the corner of his mouth ticked upwards in a faint smile. They got along well it seemed.

"His father, he's the friend I was talking about. This is Edmond Salvatore." Sable said, at the name Edwards eyes narrowed a bit, the name sounded vaguely familiar.

"How long have the two of you been out there?" Edmond asked. Edward sighed and sat up right on the sofa. "Not long, maybe about 2  months now. Walked all the way from Forks. It would have been a shorter trip but -" Edward looked towards his sleeping daughter "even if a vampire, she's still just a child. She needs rest, and needed to be fed. And then we were attacked. Went too close to the cities." He added.

Edmond nodded "the cities are awful now, they're building domes andbwalls around them but...thats only going to trap people in with the infected." Edmond said.

Sable looked towards the window and grimaced "better than facing the rabid. At least the infected can't stand the sun." She mused.

"Its hard to believe this is happening at all. Nobody knows how the supplies of blood got tainted." Edward said. Sable bit her lip and glanced at him. "Youre wrong somebody knows." She whispered.

"Who?" Edward asked leaning forward a bit.

"My dad, he left to look for more information and isn't back yet." Edmond stated. "He will be." Sable cut in quickly, ahe gave Edmond a stern look. "Damon always comes back, mans got 99 lives." Sable spoke firmly.

Edmond looked down at his hands. He was a tough one and though Sable knew he would never admit it, Edmond was getting scared.

"So, how is Bella doing?" Sable asked. Edward's eyes clouded over and he gazed off into nothing. "Why isnt she here?" Sable questioned.