Hey guys! Just me again with another Twilight story! Though this won't be a one-shot, but it won't be extremely long. Probably around 3, 4 or 5 chapters.
If you would like, I have other stories on Twilight too. Just click on my profile and see if any takes your fancy.
Hope you enjoy this one, its be in my head for a while now and I just HAD to write it.
It's not gonna be crazy and wild and have blood dripping from vampires mouths. Its not gonna have any real life changing affects. It won't delay the wedding, Renesme or Bella's tranformation, because this happens between Eclispe and Breaking Dawn.
Its just a little senario I thought of, and would like to write about.
Okay, enough babbling!
Hope you enjoy!
It was early Saturday morning. I mean extremely early. Like 4:00am early and my cell was ringing.
I was alone, as Edward had left to hunt around 9:00pm last night and promised to be back before I woke. But that could not happen because my phone was blaring furiously at me, vibrating along the beside table.
"Hello?" I mumbled, still half asleep. I had no clue who was on the other end because I barely looked at the screen.
"Miss Isabella Swan? Daughter of Mrs Renee Dwyer?" A calm professional voice asked.
"Yes?" I replied, more of a question than a fact. I was getting more confused and worried by the second. Who would be ringing about Mom at 4am? What had she done now? Taken up bungee-jumping and broke her leg? Went to Australia and got bitten by some rare species? Travelled to the North-Pole in flip-flops, got frost bite and lost her toes?
"I am Doctor Richards at Jacksonville's St Luke's Hospital, I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your mother has developed liver failure through Wilson's Disease. Which means your mothers body can not process copper like other people without the disease. We have tried treatment with drugs, but the damage was too extent. Our only option now is a liver transplant, or a lobe of liver from a living body. We've been trying to find a donor, but none of them matches your mother's blood type".
"W-what?" I stuttered, my throat clenching while my body shook with fear.
"I'm sorry Miss Swan. We have put her at the top of the donor list, but we found no matches".
"My, my mother's dying?" I blubbered, rivers falling endlessly from my eyes. It wouldn't be too long before Charlie awoke to the noise I was making.
"Not necessarily".
"What? What's that supposed to mean?" I spat, clutching tightly at the cover Mom made me out of our old trip t-shirts, it was one of the only things I had of her here.
"Your mother has a few days. If we can find a donor before then, she'll live. What about you, Miss Swan? What is your blood type?"
I racked my brain, desperate to find the information the doctor need. What if I could save my mother?
"B Positive" I blurted out, with hope my blood type matched my mother's.
"That's perfect! You and your mother share the same blood type, which is uncommon in our country. How old are you, Miss Swan?"
"I'm eighteen", I answered calmly but inside I was ecstatic, I could save my mother. By donating a part of my liver. I mean, it could do no harm. I am becoming a vampire in a few months, I won't need my liver then. Anyway, people live long healthy lives with a missing lobe of liver.
"Good. Would you agree to donating a lobe of your liver to your mother?"
"Of course I will. She'll be fine after that? After the transplant? She'll live?"
"Yes, your donation of a lobe of liver will save your mother. When can you be here? Your mother tells me you live in Forks?"
"Yes, I'll get there as soon as I can. Tell my mother I'm coming".
"Will do, Miss Swan".
"Thank you" I replied quickly and hung up.
I quickly fired up my old laptop, ready to book a ticket to Jacksonville. My clock told me it was only 4:13am, and Charlie would be disgruntled when he emerges from his room to see what the noise is about. But I didn't care. I have a dying Mom who I have to save.
Leaving my laptop to load, I hurried to find my suitcase and started throwing in my clothes, toiletries and necessities.
I could barely see a thing through my tears, but I didn't let it stop me. I had to get to my mother A.S.A.P. The doctor said she only had a few days, what if that was less? What if I was too late? I couldn't let that happen.
Charlie soon stumbled into my room, still drunk with sleep, and when he noticed my furious packing, his eyes widened.
"Bells? What the heck is going on? Its four in the morning!" he asked, sleepily. I hated to tell him, cause Mom was the love of Charlie's life, but I had no time to delay.
"Mom's liver is failing. She needs a donor. Her doctor rang me just now, and told me everything. We share the same blood type, so I can give her lobe of my liver. I'm going to Jacksonville, Dad, I have too".
Charlie had barely registered what I'd said before he raced off into his room, to pack for himself, I assumed.
"I'm coming with you Bells! Get Edward on the phone, they're coming too!" he called from the bathroom, and I obediently compiled.
"Edward-" I started talking as soon as he picked up on the first ring.
"Alice has booked the tickets, love. We're packing, we'll pick you and Charlie up in twenty minutes".
I sighed, Alice's visions were such a gift.
"Edward, I need you" I whispered, and my voice came out strangled from the tears.
"I know, love. I'll be there as soon as I can".
"I love you".
"I love you too" he answered truthfully, before he hung up.
Then I hurried to get dressed - I was lucky I showered last night - while calling to Charlie.
"Alice is booking the tickets, their gonna pick us up in twenty!"
"Okay, Bells!" I heard thumping coming from his room, presumably where he was hurrying to pack. I'd never seen Dad like this before, but I guess he never really got over Mom. He'd still do anything for her.
Ten minutes later, after I'd helped Charlie drag our suitcases downstairs, the door knocked.
I threw it open, and it slammed against the wall, but I didn't care. I just needed Edward.
His arms were already open, and I gladly fell into them, and he held me gently in his arms.
"This can't be happening, she's Renee, nothing ever stops her" I whispered against him, knowing he'd hear me.
"I know, love, but she'll be fine. I promise".
Feeling another's presence, I stretched to look over Edward's shoulder, and Carlisle was beside us with a calm face.
On the damp road outside our house stood Carlisle's slick black Mercedes and Emmett's enormous Jeep.
Carlisle quickly helped Charlie with the suitcases and placed them inside the Mercedes. I locked up and Edward waited with me, and then we climbed into the Jeep together.
We quickly took of, screeching through the roads of Forks. Of course Emmett was driving, with Rosalie in the passenger seat, because no-one was to drive his 'baby'. I sat in the middle at the back, with Edward on my right, and Esme on my left.
Carlisle drove his Mercedes, with Jasper as his passenger and Alice and Charlie sat in the back.
It would have been easier to fly from Port Angeles to Seattle, but we simply didn't have time to waste. I had to get to Jacksonville, now.
Normally, to drive to Seattle it would be a three and a half hour drive, but with the quiet roads at 4:34am and the Cullen's fast driving, I was guessing we'd be there in two.
I was used to the fast and crazy driving, but I was sure Charlie wasn't. I just hoped he didn't puke in Carlisle's Mercedes. That car was beautiful.
"Our flight is at 8:30, love" Edward said quietly, as I snuggled further into him.
"Okay" I replied, and watched as the rain started falling on the windscreen.
The car was silent for a while, before I came up with a dilemma, "How will you be able to go to Jacksonville? What if its sunny? People will see you!"
Esme calmed my worry with her soothing voice, "If Alice's visions do not change, Jacksonville will be cloudy for the most part of the day. We may even see some rain".
I nodded and Esme gave me a relaxed smile.
To keep my mind off my mother for a while, I kept talking.
"How were you home when I called? I thought you were hunting?" I asked Edward, looking up at him from my position on his chest.
"We'd finished and I was coming back to you, before Emmett had decided to tackle me into swamp" he muttered the word with disgust and I saw Emmett smirk in the rear-view mirror.
"It was not a swamp Edward! Stop over-exaggerating things!" Emmett laughed, and Edward flicked his ear.
"He's not exaggerating Emmett, we have photos of proof" Rosalie smirked, though she didn't move her eyes from filing her nails.
"I have got to see them!"
"You will Bella, just after Alice gives me the camera. I think she's planning on black-mailing Edward with the photo" Emmett continued laughing, which made me laugh, even under the horrible circumstances.
"Stupid, evil pixie!" Edward whispered furiously under his breath.
We kept taking for the whole ride to the airport. A few times I caught Edward sharing a look with Esme, Rosalie and Emmett. I think it meant they understood my need to talk, so they continued with me.
I hated pushing my mother to the back of my mind, even if it was for a few hours, but I didn't need to drown in sadness. I wouldn't be good on Mom or me. I had to be brave.
Emmett flew into our spot at the airports secure car-park, with screeching tyres. We climbed out, gathered the luggage and headed into the terminal.
Carlisle's spot was a few rows down from us, so we said we'd meet them at the 'Check-in' desk.
By 8am all of us were checked in, our luggage had been taken and we'd gone through security. Now we were simply waiting for the telecom to say our plane was ready to board.
"Hey, sweetie" Alice said as she hugged me, her cold arms somehow comforting me. I hadn't got much chance to talk with Alice, because everything this morning had been so hectic.
"Hey".
"Everything's going to be okay, Bella, don't worry".
"Are you sure?"
"When am I ever wrong?" she asked with a laugh.
"Never" Jasper said from his seat opposite us.
"Exactly. Now, are you gonna eat something? Cause I'm hearing your stomach and its saying 'Feed me! Feed me, now!"
"I'll eat on the plane, I don't think I can stomach anything for a moment".
"Okay, hun" Alice sat with me, until Edward came back from the 'bathroom' with Emmett. They had to play the human card for Charlie.
Soon enough, we were boarded on the plane.
I sat with Edward, who was by the window, and Alice and Jasper sat with us. Esme, Carlisle and Charlie were in front, and Rosalie and Emmett were behind us.
"How long will the flight be?" I asked, as soon as the plane had entered the skies.
"Around five hours, love. There's no need to worry, your mother has plenty of time".
"I hope so" I choked out quietly, and the tears began falling thick and fast again.
I just pray to whoever's listening that plenty of time is enough time.
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