Expect the Unexpected Chapter One

Chapter 11

Meet the Cullen’s2

My mind was blurry and my body was numb from the pain as one of the gorgeous people picked me up with obvious effort to be as gentle as I slipped in and out of consciousness. 3

“Alice, is she going to be okay?” The chest that I was pulled against vibrated as the velvety smooth voice asked the girl I guess was Alice the question. A wind chime voice replied, and it slowly faded as I embraced the darkness.4

“I don’t know, Emmett. I don’t know…”5

Emmett’s P.o.V6

“Edward, who is she?” I asked him, staring down at the pained face on the girl tangled up in the sky blue sheets I never used. Edward just shrugged. 7

“The only thing I’m getting from her mind is your voice and the attack…” He murmured softly, staring down at her. “She knows your name, and Alice’s too.” He added absentmindedly, smirking a bit.8

“What’s so funny?”9

“She thinks you’re black…” He said, grinning wildly. I frowned. Of course she did. Suddenly his face was serious. “And you think she’s cute.” I cringed at the thought because it was true. My heart ached at the thought of Rosalie.10

“Rosalie…”11

“I miss her too-”12

“Emmett?” our heads turned towards the bed, and a pair of dark blue eyes stared at me curiously, analyzing my face, I looked back, nodding slightly.13

“Yes…that’s me.” I said, kicking myself mentally for not saying something more intellectual. She smiled as me, wincing as her busted lip opened up. I gritted my teeth at the smell of her blood. 14

“My name’s Skye…thank you for saving me.” She said quietly, and I had a feeling she was being oddly formal to all of us. Edward decided to intervene.15

“What happened to you….who did this to you?” He asked her, his voice luring her to answer him. 16

“I…I did something stupid. I paid for it.” She said in the same, quiet voice.17

I looked at Edward, expecting him to explain later.18

It was quiet for a while, then she shifted in the uncomfortable silence. Well, uncomfortable for her. This was an everyday thing for us. She coughed violently, the force of it wracking her body. She looked so frail, like if I touched her she’d shatter into a million pieces.19

I said I’d go get her a glass of water and excused myself from the room, bounding down the stairs and walking into the kitchen, Esme leaning against the counter.20

“She’s a sweet girl.” Esme said, staring down at the counter top. 21

“Yeah, she is…” I said quietly back, grabbing a glass and flipping the faucet on, promptly filling the glass.22

“You should give her a chance.” Esme said. I immediately changed the subject.23

“I think she should stay with us for a while. She’s not well enough to leave yet.” Esme sighed, running her fingers through her hair.24

“Have you figured out her name yet?” She asked quietly. I nodded, setting the glass down and sitting down onto a stool.25

“Her name’s Skye. She remembered me and Alice, but I don’t think she knows what we are-” I was cut off by the sound of something tumbling down the stairs, and the sound of clothing sliding on hardwood filled my ears. A moment later, I was a head of dark brown hair peeking out from behind the door. The head was on the floor, and a groan of pain emitted from it. A hand slowly crawled into the picture, and a torso was slowly dragged into the picture as well. My eyes widened and I quickly made my way over to her, picking her up and gently putting her on the counter.26

“What the hell was that?” I demanded, turning to grab a washcloth and ran it under water. I wrung it out, gently pressing it to her forehead. She had a sheepish look on her face, and her eyes looked away from mine guiltily.27

“I wanted to come down here. I…I’m-” Her stomach gurgled, her face simultaneously turning red. “Edward wouldn’t help me down the stairs…” She mumbled, playing with the hem of my shirt nervously. I smiled and shook my head incredulously.28

“So you decide to just tumble down the stairs and cut open your head…again.” I said, more of a statement of fact than anything else, grinning at her. I wiped her cheek gently, watching as her eyes flickered between the fridge, Esme, and I. I chuckled, and her head snapped towards mine, accidentally head butting me, our lips grazing for a moment and I froze, breathing in and out slowly, closing my eyes.29

“Oh my god, I am SO sorry! I didn’t” I pressed my finger to her lips softly. 30

“It’s quite alright. Did you hurt your head-“31

“But I head butted you! That had to hurt-”32

“Skye, Chillax. I have a hard head, see?” I took a hold of her hand, and gently balled it up into a fist, knocking on my head a few times, earning a giggle that escaped her lips. She looked at me, still smiling. She simply nodded, and I helped her off the counter. She turned to Esme, and smiled softly. 33

“Hello…I’m Skye…if you couldn’t tell already…” She laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her neck. Esme smiled a soft smile. 34

“I’m Esme, Emmett’s adoptive mother. I’ll see if Alice has any extra clothing for you.” She said it like a true mother, like there was no exceptions, no room for argument. Skye just nodded, and Esme called for everyone to come downstairs, and within half a minute everyone was in the kitchen.35

Everyone introduced themselves, and Skye smiled, shook everyone’s hand, and introduced herself. Alice gave Skye a once over, then dragged her upstairs. I got that ‘SAVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!’ look from Skye, and I just shook my head.36

I looked at Edward dangerously.37

“You let her fall? What the HELL, Edward.”38

“She said she was hungry. I told her that we’d get her some food, by the time I came back from talking to Bella and Reneesme, she was-” Edward stopped mid sentence and stared up the stairs. Everyone else followed suit, then I allowed my eyes to trail up the stairs, and my eyes set on Skye. Her look was simple and…kinda short. Alice dressed her in a tight, red long-sleeved shirt and a short skirt, which she was pulling down nervously. She slowly started down the stairs, Alice supporting her. The soft click of her high heeled boots filled the dead silent living room.39

I met her at the bottom of the stairs, and I smiled at her. I leaned down and rested my lips a few inches from her ear.40

“You look gorgeous.” I whispered to her, noticing her shiver. 41

“I feel slutty.” She whispered back, and I chuckled softly. 42

“I’ll get you some of my old clothes later.” She smiled and nodded.43

“That would be perfect.” She whispered in a slow, sultry voice then giggled. Alice grinned in self-satisfaction, then took her place next to Jasper.44

I turned to Alice, giving her a mock scolding look.45

“Come on, I’ll show you around the house-” I began but she interrupted me, a look of horror on her face.46

“Oh God…I….I’m sorry, but I have to go…my family will be worried-”47

“Oh! Right, Right…of course. We can drive you to your parents-” She interrupted me again, shaking her head wildly.48

“Parents? Oh god no. My parents kicked me out a few years ago. Did some stupid stuff. What I meant by family was my daughter, and my…I guess you could call them roommates…some of ‘em, at least.”49

“Daughter?” I asked in disbelief. She nodded, brushing her hair behind her ear, seemingly unfazed by the incredulous looks everyone, excluding Edward we giving her.50

“Yes, Rayne. Gorgeous little three year old. Prettiest baby blue eyes you’ve ever seen, and a smile to absolutely die for.” She smiled to herself. 51

“ The father must be proud-” I was cut short by her unlady-like snort. 52

“He raped me, and he’s in jail. Waste of space, if you ask me.” She spat the words as if the were venom. I frowned, leading her back upstairs, going to me room. I got one of my long sleeved cotton shirts and a pair of old cargo pants. I tossed them to her, and turned around to grab a fresh shirt. I took off my shirt and turned around to see if the shorts fit her. She was standing there, in just the shirt I gave her, staring at me. I grinned.53

“See something you like?” I teased. She smirked before turning around, slowly bending down to pick up the shorts, giving me a view of her black and white boy shorts. She slipped on the shorts and buttoned them, holding them up at her hips. I chuckled, grabbing a belt with holes all the way around the belt and handing it to her. She grinned and took it, letting her hand linger absentmindedly on mine. I lost control, turning around and slamming my fist against the wall, leaving a gaping hole in the wall. She jumped, backing away from me slowly.54

“This isn’t supposed to happen! Not so soon….not after what happened to Rosalie…” I growled out in frustration. I felt her hand on my shoulder.55

“I’m sorry…She must’ve been very important to you…” I sighed, shaking me head.56

“You have no idea…” I murmured, turning to her. She smiled sadly, understanding in her eyes.57

“I had one of those once. He got m...” She stopped, looking away. “He got killed in a car crash.” She said, wiping her eyes. I pulled her to me gently, resting my chin on top of her head. We stood there for a moment, her sniffling while I was worried if she would notice the lack of a heartbeat. After a moment she pulled back, wiping her eyes.58

“I think I need to get going.” She mumbled, and I sighed. I turned and slipped on a white beater and a short sleeve button down shirt on top of it. Skye jumped on my back before I could button it up. She rested her head in the crook of my neck, giggling as I bounded down the stairs, skidding to a stop in front of Jasper, who was grinning.59

“She looks…comfortable.” He said, looking past my shoulders at Skye.60

“Oh trust me, I am.” She said back, grinning wildly.61

“I’m taking her home.” I told him leaning close to him. “I need to borrow the corvette.” He put his hand in the air.62

“It’s still technically your car; do whatever you please with it.” He said, walking away. I turned around so she could say goodbye to everyone. She waved to everyone, and thanked Esme and Carlisle for allowing her to stay in their wonderful home. They simply smiled at her.63

“You’re welcome back anytime.” Esme said to her, making Skye smiled at her widely, then nod.64

“I might take you up on that.” She promised Esme, waving goodbye as I shut the door behind us. I sat her sown when we got to the Corvette, opening the door and bowing mockingly as I did so. She giggled, curtsied and climbed in, strapping in her seatbelt as I shut the door. I slid across the hood and hopped in, starting the car and turning to her.65

“Hope you’re ready for this.” Skye grinned, leaning across the center console and pressing her lips to my ear.66

“I’m a big girl. I’m sure I can handle it.” She whispered in a remarkably smooth voice, for a human. We drove up to Seattle, and she gave me directions to a big house. She looked at me nervously. “Do you want to…uh…come in?” She asked me, picking at a piece of lint on my shirt that she was wearing. I smiled.67

“I would love to see this baby girl I’ve heard so much about.” I said to her, watching her face light up and a grin spread on her face. She got out excitedly, falling to the ground almost instantly. She shut her eyes on her way down, probably waiting for the pain to come around. She snapped her eyes open when she realized she wasn’t going to hit the blacktop any time soon. She looked up at me, eyes wide.68

“How’d you do that?” I smiled at her.69

“I’m magical like that.” I walked her up to the door, and then sat her down. She looked at the door handle, then to me.70

“Are you ready for this?” She asked in a half mumbled. I grinned, leaning down and pressing my lips to her ear.71

“I’m a big boy, I thin k I can handle it.” I whispered, feeling her shudder slightly, her eyes closing. She sighed, opening the door.72

…Maybe I wasn’t ready for this.73

A/N: YAY! It’s finished…well the first chapter anyways.