***Bullet with Butterfly Wings readers: I have not given up on BwBW! No worries! Chapter 5 will be out by the end of this weekend. Thank you so much for your patience!!!
About a week ago, I woke up from this dream. I woke up my husband to tell him everything that happened because it made me broke out into a sweat. After calming me down, he told me maybe I should write this down. So… that is what I did. I wrote out the outline and started immediately with Chapter 1.
Thank you Neliz for getting this beta'd during your busy schedule.
Also, thanks naelany for helping me with the title and the support! And here we go….. _______________ DISCLAIMER: SM OWNS TWILIGHT.Chapter 1
As he walked home from school, Edward Cullen could not stop thinking about the day he would be able to drive his car to and from school. Although he did enjoy walking on the nice clear sunny days, he grimaced at the thought when he once had to walk in the rain when his buddy, Jasper, forgot to pick him up. Even though, Jasper apologized profusely for ditching him for Alice Hale, Edward refused to talk to him for the rest of the day. But, Edward forgave him once Jasper admitted in front of the entire cafeteria that he had a tattoo… on his ass. Jasper turned ten shades of red that day but was happy to be forgiven by his best friend.
Edward later learned that because Forks was such a small town, Jasper's mother heard about his tattoo. As soon as the boys walked in the door, Jasper was grounded for a month… and lost his rights to his car.
"I can't believe I have to walk to school every day" Jasper grumbled as he adjusted his backpack.
"Well… that's what you get for showing the entire cafeteria your white pasty ass." Edward laughed before being shoved by Jasper.
"Do not remind me," Jasper shuddered, "if you weren't such an emo, cry baby about having to walk in a little rain, we would've been in my mustang as we speak!"
"Then you shouldn't have ditched me for a chick!" Edward shot back "Whatever happened to 'Bro's over Hoe's' anyways?"
Jasper stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to face Edward.
"Don't you dare call Alice a… whore…"Jasper grounded through his teeth.
"Dude, it's just an expression. You need to start getting some sun anyways… this will be good for you" Edward said.
Jasper turned back around and started his hike home. Edward could've sworn he heard him mumble "two more weeks… just two more weeks" under his breath.
Edward caught up to Jasper.
"Come on Jazz, lighten up. Maybe you can ask your sweetheart for a ride?" Edward suggested… hoping he could come along for the ride.
"I could do that, but Alice isn't speaking to me at the moment," Jasper huffed. "Apparently showing my ass in front of the entire school was a big no in her book."
"You cannot be serious! It was classic!" Edward laughed "Don't worry man; just give her a few more days."
Jasper just nodded his head before continuing home.
"Want to take the short cut home?" Edward asked while nodding towards the woods.
"I don't know," Jasper squirmed. "I'm not much for hiking…"
"Oh please. Stop being such a pussy and man up. It's not that bad anyways." Edward rolled his eyes.
"Fine" Jasper sighed.
Edward was familiar with the woods and new the best route to and from school since he was just a little boy. Jasper wrapped himself in his jacket and followed Edward's trail. It was getting chilly out and he just wanted to get home and enjoy his mama's hot cocoa. He had to admit… he was still a mama's boy.
After what felt like an hour, Edward started to get a little worried.
"Um… Edward?" Jasper's teeth chattered "I think we passed that tree about three times now," he pointed back to the odd looking tree. Edward had to agree that maybe he wasn't as familiar with the woods as he first thought.
"We're lost, aren't we?!" Jasper accused.
Edward stood there for a moment before answering
"No man!" he lied "We aren't lost… Just taking the scenery route" his voice trailed off at the end.
"You're a horrible liar, Edward," Jasper huffed "This isn't funny." He whined when Edward chuckled under his breath.
"Get a grip, I know where we're going" he lied once again.
Edward and Jasper set forth on an unfamiliar trail and hoped to find civilization before the sun went down. Both of their cell phones were out of signal and had no way to let their parents know where they were. .
Edward looked around the area, hoping to find a recognizable spot to go off from. He wasn't sure where he took the wrong turn, but he was getting worried since it was getting late. Esme, his mother, had to be worried about him by now and was probably fretting. He hated it when he worried his mother and would probably hear an ear full from his father for doing so when he got home…
If you actually do get home
"Hey!" Jasper stopped "Wh-what's that?" he pointed to something up ahead.
Edward followed his gaze and gasped when he saw what was before him.
It was a person lying in the ground.
Edward started to approach the figure but Jasper grabbed him by the arm.
"I don't think so," Jasper warned "You don't know who or what that is… let's just leave it alone"
"Don't be such a pansy Whitlock; it's not going to hurt us." Edward brushed him off and kneeled carefully besides the person.
Edward immediately noticed that the person lying on the cold ground was a young girl. He brushed her brown hair away from her face to get a better look. He was amazed at how beautiful she looked even though she was basically turning blue. His fingertips brushed against her cold, lifeless cheek. He then reached for her wrist, to see if there was any source of life left within this fragile body.
A heart beat… faint… but it's there….
"Excuse me? Miss," Edward whispered "Please wake up" he shook her carefully.
"Oh my…. Oh fuck…" Jasper kneeled down besides Edward, freaking out.
"We need to get her to the hospital… quickly. Hopefully my father is still there" Edward rushed out. After taking off his jacket and laying it on top of the girl, he carefully lifted the girl up, who weighed barely nothing at all, and held her to his body.
"How are we going to get her to the hospital when we're lost?" Jasper asked
"I thought I heard some cars go by this way, let's find the road and go from there," Edward said confidently.
"It's alright; you're going to be okay. I promise" Edward softly whispered to the girl, lightly stroking her cheek and kept her tightly secured to his chest.
Despite the fact that the girl in Edward's arms weight next to nothing, he could feel his own exhaustion creeping in before they reached the road. Luckily, they were only a few blocks from the hospital and ran as quickly as they could.
Once they reached inside the hospital, the girl started to groan slightly.
"I need ….. Doctor Cullen …please!" Edward was almost out of breath by the time he made it to nurses' station.
The petite nurse opened and closed her mouth a few times while looking at the young girl in shock.
"Edward??" Carlisle ran towards the boys "What's wrong? Are you hurt? Your mother has been worried sick about you two… Oh God…. What happened?" Carlisle frantically asked before taking the girl from his son's arms.
"We…we took the trail in the woods…. and…. and… we got lost. But we found her in the woods by the time I figured out where we were," Edward explained. "She's…. she won't wake up but … I thought I heard her groan when….When we ran in,"
Before Edward could wrap his head around what was happening, Carlisle was barking orders and getting the help the young woman needed. Edward and Jasper, both exhausted, found a seat in the waiting room… hoping for information about the woman they just found. Edward wasn't sure why, but he felt there was a purpose to getting lost in the woods that day… if not… she might've been dead.
Meanwhile, Esme Cullen was waiting by the telephone. It had been four hours since Edward was suppose to be home from school. She began cursing the day she had forbidden Edward to buy a car. She called Sharon Whitlock to check if Edward was spending the night over at Jasper's. When Sharon told Esme that neither of the boys had shown up yet, Esme immediately called her husband.
Carlisle insisted for Esme to stay put and stay by the phone just in case Edward came home or tried to call.
Finally at eight o'clock, Esme was fed up and picked up her coat and keys. Just as she was walking out the door, the phone began to ring. Esme ran back into the house and instantly picked up the phone.
"Hello! Edward?" Esme's voice was hoarse from worry.
"Es, they're fine" her husband reassured her. Esme slid down the kitchen wall and let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh thank god." She breathed. "Wh-what happened?"
"Edward and Jasper came in the hospital with a young girl… they found her in the woods and I'm waiting on some scans to come up. My god Es…. She is just a little girl… sixteen probably. Along with a concussion, she is also showing some signs of hypothermia… but I'm not sure right now until the tests are finished. " Carlisle explained
"Oh God… that is horrible… do you know who she is? Have her parents been contacted?" Esme asked.
"No. I asked the boys if they knew anything about her or is she looked familiar, but they've never seen her before. She didn't have any type of identification on her. We'll just have to wait until she wakes up…"
"Poor dear…" Esme rested her head in-between her knees. "How is Edward doing? Why isn't he home… wait… is he alright?!? What in the world they were doing in those woods to begin with?" her voice started to go into hysterics.
"Calm down Es, they're both fine. Besides exhaustion, Edward is perfectly okay. He's being stubborn right now and won't leave until he sees that the girl is alright." Carlisle reassured her. "Since I won't be home till late, why don't you come by and pick up the boys. They need to get home and drink lots of fluids "
"Alright… I'll be right there. I love you Carl" and then hung up the phone. Esme picked herself up from the floor and picked up her keys once again. She picked up the phone before she felt to let Sharon know about Jasper and to assure her that she will drop Jasper home.
EPOV
I waited for an hour before asking once more for an update on the young girl Jasper and I found in the woods. I could not stop thinking about her and the thought of leaving her was not even an option at this point. I kept thinking over and over in my head about the 'what if's'. What if I hadn't convinced Jasper into taking that short cut? What If I hadn't made that wrong turn on the trail and ended up being home hours ago? What would have happened to the girl?
I shuttered at the thought. I knew what would've happened… she would've died.
I wasn't sure what time it was, but knew it was getting late. I was glad it was Friday, so I didn't need to be up in the morning… I would stay here all night if I could…
"Do you think she's alright?" Jasper asked. I wasn't sure why he was still here, I'm sure he wanted to get home before getting into even more trouble.
"I don't know" I sighed as I placed my head in my hands. I could feel the exhaustion from the day creep up on me. I knew I wasn't going to last much longer.
Jasper patted my back and leaned forward to rest his head on top of his arms.
I began to hear the faint clicking and clanking near the entrance waiting room. I looked up and noticed my mother. I don't know why… but I wanted to be that five-year old boy, who wanted hugs from his mother… so that was what I did.
She held me tightly, telling me everything was going to be okay. I could feel the smooth circles she was making on my back and the tremors that retched through my body. My mother pulled back and all I could see was worry.
"You're shaking… are you sick? Carlisle said you were fine… dear… let's get you home and nice hot a cup of tea. Where is your jacket?" She asked, placing her hand on my forehead.
"I'm not sick… I'm fine" I tried to convince her while brushing her hand away. "My jacket… It was… I put it on the girl… she was so cold mom…"
"I'm so proud of you honey… both of you. But what were you two doing in the woods at this time of year?" Mom asked
"Eddie here wanted to take a shortcut," Jasper snorted "took a wrong turn… and here we are."
"Well, I am happy you found that poor girl… but promise me you will never do that again. You had me worried sick. Jasper, your mother is also worried. I will be dropping you off on our way home" Mom told Jasper.
"Mom, I'm not leaving" I stopped her while she was getting ready to go.
"You need to go home and sleep. You will do no good here and your father will call when he has any new information." She reassured me.
"I… I don't know" I rubbed the back of my neck, which was when I felt the pain of sitting in that god-awful chair. Why couldn't they put more comfortable chairs in these waiting rooms?
Just when she was about to argue, I saw my father coming our way.
"Dad!" I ran to him "How is she… is she alright?" I asked hurriedly.
"Calm down" he smiled sadly "Let's go into the waiting room" he lead me over to the room.
"Carlisle how is she?" Mom asked as she pulled my father into a hug.
Dad pulled back and sat down with us, visibly exhausted from today.
"She's alright… for now." Dad shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He wasn't comfortable talking about his work with us. "Her vitals are a bit low… but strong. She's a fighter" he laughed softly.
"I'm not going to get into the specifics of what is wrong since it is all jargon, but she is fine. She had a mild case of hypothermia and we're giving her the proper fluids and warming her up. Son, good thinking on giving her that jacket… it may have saved her life" Dad looked me in the eye.
I just nodded my head and looked away. Knowing that she was alright was all I had hoped for and to know that, brought out my emotional exhaustion. I sucked it up and let out a shaky breath.
"But… we're going to keep an eye on her. I'm having her stay for a couple of nights to see how she progresses. If everything is fine and she hasn't any other complications… and if she wakes up." Dad whispered the last part.
"Wakes up? What do you mean if she wakes up?" I asked
"The girl… she hit her head, from what I think was a pretty nasty fall… and suffered from a concussion. Right now… she is in a coma." Dad said sadly.
"What about her parents? Why are they not looking for her?" Mom asked angrily.
"We don't know Es… we checked her clothing to see if there were any identification… but nothing. Right now, she's alone" Dad explained.
"Well… where will she go after….I meant…if she wakes up?" I asked.
"I don't know. Let's just wait until she wakes up and go from there." He sounded so confident that she was going to wake up. "Now… I want you all three to go home and get some rest. I'll be home after my shift has ended." he stood up and hugged mom. He reached over to me and pulled me into a massive hug.
"I am so proud of you," he said firmly "You did a very heroic thing son. Go home and rest. You can come back over in the morning… maybe she will be awake then"
"Okay" I sighed, pulling out of the hug. Mom pulled both Jasper and I to her sides, wrapping her arms around our waist.
"Let's go home" she squeezed us both and led us out of the hospital.
I looked back at the hospital and sighed. This has definitely been a long day and from what I could tell an even longer night. I couldn't wait until I could go back to the hospital. I wanted to see her awake. I wanted to know who she was. Why was she out in the woods? But most of all…the color of her eyes .
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??? POV
'It's alright…. I promise…. It's alright'
His voice kept playing over and over in my head.
I could faintly hear the beeping noises.
Where was I?
I opened my eyes slightly but shut them quickly when the harsh light burned my eyes.
The beeping continued… and frankly… I was getting a bit annoyed at this point.
I opened my eyes slowly and allowed them to adjust to the bright lights. The room was a beige color with white trimmings. I looked for the source of the insufferable beeping.
"Oh good! You're awake!" I was startled by the sound of somebody's voice. I turned my head slightly to the left, taking a look at who had spoken.
It was a beautiful blond haired man in a long white coat. I could feel my cheeks burning white hot.
The beautiful man walked towards the box that was making the horrendous noise.
Please… make it stop.
He just looked at it and wrote something down on the clip board that was in his hands.
"Well, your vitals are back to normal and you're recovering beautifully" he flashed his pearly whites, which in return made my whole body turn tomato red.
"Now, I am going to ask you some questions, and all you'll have to do are answer the ones you're more comfortable with." He assured me.
"First, how many fingers am I holding up" he asked, holding up three fingers.
"3" I rasped. I couldn't recognize my own voice.
"Perfect," he smiled and wrote it down in his clipboard
"Do you know what day it is?" he asked
I thought about it… but couldn't remember.
"No" my voice sounding more strong
"That's alright, you were out all night." he reassured. I nodded my head.
"How old are you?" He asked.
I opened my mouth to answer… but nothing. I couldn't remember. The man noticed me panicking and tried to calm me down.
"Miss… miss… it's alright. This is normal… I promise. You've suffered from a concussion and these are the complications that come along with it. Calm down, it's alright" he soothed.
'It's alright' I took a deep breath and tried to keep the sound of the angel's voice in my head.
"Do you want to keep going… are you okay with that?" He asked. I thought about for a moment before nodding my head.
"What is your name?" He asked.
Once again…I opened my mouth.
But, nothing
Nothing!
"I...I…I don't…." was all I could get out before bursting into tears.
I can't even remember my own name…
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