Since for some reason, I forgot to put an A/N in my last chapter, I thought I'd put one in here...This fan fiction was inspired by and most of it was written to Hollywood's not America by Ferras www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=D8Ip3Uyw_Os
Alice and Rose decided that they needed a road trip too. At 3:30 we piled into Rosalie's convertible and were on the road.
'Let's play I spy.' Alice suggested.
Emmett burst out laughing, twisting around in his seat to look back at us, 'Don't get Edward to play, he'll confuse you...Last time we played I spy with him he's say something like "I spy with my little eye, something beginning with K", and it would end up being window.' he laughed again, and this time everyone joined in.
'OK Em, that was when I was 5,' I laughed, 'I think I've learnt how to spell by now.'
'Hey Edward...remember that time Emmett wanted wow-wow and tampons?' Alice said, effectively getting Emmett back.
'You can't have water and tim-tams together...yuk!' He made a face, but he flushed red and turned around to face the front.
Jasper went too fast over a speed hump and my head thumped against the head rest, it was just a tap, but searing pain shot through my head. I cried out and grabbed my head tightly. Alice's hands fluttered to my face.
'Edward? Edward, you OK?...Hey Jazz pull over for a minute?' Alice's voice was terrified.
He did, then I could hear them all murmuring to each other. Slowly the pain began to face, I only realized I was crying when Alice wiped away my tears.
'How much longer 'till we get there Jasper?' Rosalie inquired.
'Um, 5 hours.' He replied.
'Can't we just go to a hospital?' Alice begged.
I shook my head stubbornly.
'Fine.' Alice groaned, pulling my head to her shoulder, 'But at least get some sleep.'
Surprisingly I was really exhausted and the soft hum of the engine drove me into unconsciousness.
Alice shook me awake, 'Hey Edward, we're here.' She whispered.
I sat up slowly, disoriented for a moment, before I recognised the familiar dirt pathway that lead to my childhood house. Emmett pulled the car up just outside the door. I jumped out as soon as the car was parked, glad to finally be able to stretch my stiff muscles.
It wasn't raining, just yet, so we grabbed all our bags and walked to the front door. Esme must've heard the car pull up, or maybe they had called her while I was still asleep, because she opened the front door before we had a chance to knock. She immediately pulled me into a hug.
'Ohh Edward, how are you feeling? Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you go to the hospital?' She demanded in a rush.
I laughed, 'Hi mum, it's nice to see you too.'
She kissed me on the cheek and stepped aside, 'Your father's shift starts at 10 so he'll just take you up with him. Leave your bags downstairs, dinners ready.'
I nodded and picked up my bags, dropping them just inside the house, then made my way to the kitchen. Carlisle was just placing the food onto the table...yum, roast lamb! It's been so long since Emmett and I had had a good home cooked meal.
Carlisle pulled me into a hug too, 'Hey son, how are you feeling?'
I shrugged, 'OK I guess...'
He smiled, but his eyes were still worried. My family, and Jasper and Rosalie, all piled into the kitchen then. Of course the food was delicious, and it felt so nice to all be together again.
After dinner I took my bags upstairs and laid back on my bed, I still felt exhausted, even though I'd slept through the drive.
Carlisle and I got to the hospital at 9:30, he said he didn't care if he was early to work, he just wanted to get a head start on treating me...
Once we were in his office he began with the 20 questions.
'How long have the headaches persisted?' he asked.
I tried to think when they began, 'Umm on and off for about a month now.'
He nodded and typed that into the computer, '...and can you describe the pain?'
'It changes, sometimes it's a throbbing pain, other times it's more a searing pain...Usually in my temples, sometimes around my eyes, and other times more to the back of my head.'
Once he stopped typing he asked me, 'Do you ever have neck or shoulder pain?'
I nodded, 'Yeah, sometimes...not always with the headaches.'
He checked my blood pressure, did some more little tests, and asked some more questions.
'Hmm, I think it may be stress related, but I'm going to get you to do an MRI just in case...It's always better just to rule out anything too serious in cases like this.' He explained.
I sat in the waiting room for almost and hour before Dr. Morgan came out to call me. I remembered her from when I was a child.
'Hey Edward.' she greeted, 'Come this way.'
I smiled back, following her into a small room.
'Just remove any bits of metal...and we should be right to go.' She explained, even though I knew what to do, I was studying Medicine after all.
I sighed trying to repress the strange irritation that came over me, I removed my watch and a few bits of jewelery then lay back on MRI. It seemed like it took forever, but finally it was over. I met up with Carlisle again, who told me he wanted me to go home and get some rest, he would tell me the results tomorrow.
Emmett picked me up from the hospital, and apart from asking how it went, he didn't say much. After I said goodnight to Esme, I went upstairs to take a shower, and hopped into bed.
I woke two hours later, I'd been tossing and turning for ages, so I finally just decided to get up. I made my way downstairs, the kitchen light was still on. Esme was pouring herself a glass of milk, she had a plate of cookies set out on the bench.
'Can't sleep?' she asked.
I shook my head and sat down on a stool, as she pulled out another glass and filled that one up too, 'Nah, I've been having a bit of trouble sleeping lately.'
She looked worried, 'Headache?'
'No, just can't relax enough to get into a deep sleep.'
She stroked my hair, 'I wish there was something I could do to help.'
'These will do just fine for now.' I smiled up at her, and took a cookie.
'What did Carlisle say?'
'He thinks it's just stress, but he got me to do an MRI just to be sure...Hey mum don't worry about it.' I could see the worry etched in her features.
'Your my baby, I have to worry.'
I kissed her cheek, 'Not tonight...' I grabbed another cookie and handed it to her, 'Carlisle will have the results tomorrow, we'll just deal with it as it comes, OK?'
Carlisle breathed a deep sigh of relief as he looked at the papers, 'Nothing showed up in the MRI, it looks as though it's just stress.'
I let out a sigh of relief as well.
'Is there anything that you can identify that has been stressing you out?'
'Mostly just school I think.' I replied.
'Well we'll keep an eye on you, if you think that the head aches are getting worse, or that they are becoming more frequent, please come back...and don't you have holidays from school now?' Carlisle asked.
I nodded, 'Yeah but I still have homework and...'
Carlisle cut me off, 'Edward I want you to take at least week off from everything, all of you can stay here and just relax.'
I took up his offer, 'Yeah dad, sounds great...I've missed home.'
