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"Bella…. Can you hear me…? I think she's coming around…" I could hear voices swirling around in my head, fuzzy words making their way in. I started to regain consciousness, realizing they were talking about me. How long had I been out? I couldn't remember why I was here in the first place, and slowly fear began to trickle in. I slowly blinked my eyes, the lights in the drab hospital room brighter than I would have liked. I tried to focus on my hand first, realizing it wasn't hooked to an IV. Well this is a first, no IV in a hospital. Well at least I didn't have surgery or a life threatening sickness.I slowly trained my eyes to the other people in the room.

Charlie, a couple nurses, and a really good looking doctor. I smiled weakly at Charlie, trying to assure him that I was fine, but nothing would erase the permanent stress vein on his forehead. I looked to the doctor, taking in his name tag as he tried in vain to talk to me. I could barely process where I was, I was not about to listen to this doctor speak.

Cullen. Carlisle Cullen. Why does that name sound familiar?

…"Dr. Cullen?" I asked, noticing that the bronzed hair boy was facing my direction as a sudden pain swept through my head followed by a tingling. This damn headache.

"Oh, that's right, you don't know them. He's some kind of young genius doctor that moved here. Supposedly he got offered jobs all around the country but he choose Forks because his wife, Esme Cullen, liked it here." Jessica explained….

Then it hit me. Memories of what I had seen prior to my collapse rushed into my head again, the pain and terror flowing through my body. I began to shake, my hands and legs trembling from the fear. I quickly sat up, becoming disoriented with the sudden movement, and checked my body for the wounds I was sure to have. I checked my arms, and nothing. Next my legs, again nothing. I felt my neck, and not one sore muscle to be detected. Why did I remember the screaming and the blood and…and death… but there's no evidence on me to prove it real?

I began to realize that someone's arms were trying to hold me still, a smooth voice asking for my attention.

"Bella…I'm Dr. Cullen. You're okay Bella, you fainted at school and they brought you here. You're okay." He soothed, repeating every word as he looked into my eyes, forcing me to believe him. I was okay. I sighed heavily, slumping back onto the hospital bed.

"What…what happened?" I croaked out, my voice scratchy from lack of water.

"You fainted in your Biology class, and the nurse called an ambulance when you didn't wake up," Dr. Cullen explained. "We called your father, and he's been here the entire time."

"How long have I been out?" I asked, they made it sound like it was months.

"About 2 hours, you must have hit your head pretty hard." He said, trying to make light of it.

"I don't think it was the fall." I explained, his features shifting slightly darker before correcting themselves quickly.

"What do you believe it was a product of then?" He asked genuinely.

"I had a really bad headache all day, I don't know why really. Maybe it had to do with that?" I offered.

"Could be, I'd like to take a CT scan if that would be alright, just to make sure everything is okay up there," he said, lightly touching my head and walking to the hall to fill out some paperwork.

"Okay." I answered quietly. I looked over to Charlie, feeling guilty that I worried him so much, and it was only my first day. "Sorry dad, I should have warned you that you'd frequent the hospital a lot more nowadays. I should have a frequent flyer card here or something." I said trying to get him to relax.

"You scared me Bells, you really had me worried there for a second. Your mom was about to jump on a plane to come get you right before you woke up." He said.

"You called mom?" I groaned. "All she's going to do is freak out…and call everyday, 4 times a day."

"She's your mother Bells, she deserved to know." He grumbled, clearly wishing he had not called her in the first place."

"I know dad, and I love her to death, but you and I both know she has a tendency to overreact…a lot."

"You've got a point," he smiled.

After few more tedious and useless tests, they concluded that my fall was caused from a migraine. A MIGRAINE! Well, that was just another notch to add to the already long list of Bella ailments. It would fit in nicely next to uncoordinated and broken bones. After their conclusion, Charlie and I went back home.

I had never been happier to be home in my entire life. I hated hospitals, the smell always made me nauseous, and people I had never met kept coming by to introduce themselves to the chief's daughter. I was just glad to back, busying myself with making dinner in the kitchen.

"Are you sure you're okay to make dinner Bells? I can just order pizza; I really think you should take it easy." Charlie said.

"I'm fine dad, it was just a migraine remember? It's gone now, and I don't, mind making dinner," I shrugged my shoulders, returning to the spaghetti I was preparing.

"Well, if you're sure…" He grumbled as he walked towards the living room to watch a baseball game.

I continued making dinner, thinking about my disastrous first day.

I had made friends, something that had not happened in the 17 years I lived in Phoenix, so that was an improvement. I liked my classes, well the one's I made it to anyway. And I saw the most beautiful Adonis in my entire life, but he looked like he wanted to kill me. That was when things began to go awry. I had a migraine the entire day, and I the minute I walk into Biology and lock eyes with Mr. Greek God, I have a complete freak out and faint. Then I spent the rest of the day in the hospital with said Greek God's dad, who just happens to be my doctor. All in all, it was a terrible day. I still couldn't figure out what had happened in Biology right before I fainted.

I served Charlie his dinner and gave it to him in the living room, then made a small plate for myself and ate at the dinner table alone. After I rinsed my plate, I walked up to my room and buried myself in my sheets trying to fall asleep. I was restless, unable to focus on sleep. It was only 7pm so I wasn't really tired, but I just wanted today to end so that I could start over tomorrow.

I stared at the ceiling, not letting my thoughts consume me. I turned on my stereo, letting my iPod shuffle just for the noise. I didn't even know where my backpack was, it was probably in biology class still with my homework assignments. I groaned in frustration, it was just my luck to leave all that behind, but then again, I was unconscious.

I heard the doorbell ring, and I ignored it when I heard Charlie's heavy steps walking to answer it. It was probably Billy coming over to visit Charlie, or a neighbor that heard about what happened. I was curious of who could be visiting when I heard steps coming up the stairs. They were lighter than, not as heavy as Charlie's, and I wondered who he had let up here when there was a knock on my door.

I sat up quickly, throwing on a hoodie that I had left on my old rocking chair, flicked on the light, and ran to answer the door. The person awaiting me was definitely not someone I expected.

"Hi Bella, I'm glad that you're okay," the small pixie in front of me said warmly, "I know we've never met but I told your dad that we were friends so that he would let me up here, and well I wasn't exactly lying, we will be friends, I just sped up the process." She chirped happily, allowing herself into my room. I was speechless, completely taken by surprise by her. She looked familiar, but I could not place her.

"How…how do you know my name?" I asked, closing the door behind her.

"Everyone knows your name silly, you're the chief's daughter," she laughed.

"Oh right, sorry. Well you know my name, but I don't think I know yours." I said, relaxing a little. She was very easy to be around, it was hard not to be relaxed with her.

"I'm Alice Cullen; I believe you met my dad earlier at the hospital." She said, looking at the pictures I had on my wall from Phoenix.

"Oh, then you're my new lab partner's sister then too." I said absently, looking for a topic of conversation.

"Yep, and that's the reason I'm here. My brother picked up your backpack when they took you to the hospital, and my dad asked me to drop it by. I managed to get you excused from doing the homework tonight, your teachers said to get well." She said.

"You didn't have to do that, but thank you." I smiled and walked over to sit on my bed.

"No problem, that's what friends are for," she said smiling, glancing at the closet a few times. "Well, it's getting late; I should probably go unless... you want me to help you decide what to wear tomorrow?" Her eyes glittered with an excitement that I sensed I would come to regret.

"Tomorrow? What's tomorrow?" I asked, wondering if there was a special occasion I had to dress up for.

"School silly, I just thought maybe I could help you pick out the perfect I-swear-I'm-okay-I-just-fainted outfit." She said, her energy building and causing her to bounce in place slightly, reminding me of a ticking bomb.

"Um…sure I guess." I said, the bomb exploding. In a flash and a smile, she was already sifting through clothes in my closet and drawers, holding shirts up to my chest and bottoms to my hips.

"Hmm… I think green would be a good color, what do you think? Do you like this top, maybe layered with this jacket?" She asked, holding up a green thermal long sleeve, and a brown corduroy jacket. "You have to wear that teal undershirt with the green shirt, and then I was thinking these dark wash jeans would look pretty good, oh and you should wear flats."

"I don't think I own flats." I answered, surprised of her outfit choice. I really liked what she had put together, and I was surprised I had never thought about it before. I had bought my brown jacket years ago, and had forgotten I still had it, and the pants were a gift from my mom when she still tried to influence my fashion sense. They were a little too skinny for my taste in the leg area, but they were at least comfortable.

"Hmm… Then your converse will have to do until we go shopping." She said, furrowing her brow. "You don't have dresses, or denim skirts, or even shorts… Where are your blouses?" She asked confused, still looking in my closet.

"My blouses?" What was the difference, a shirt was a shirt.

"Oh my… We're definitely going shopping after school tomorrow in Port Angeles, at least until our shopping trip to Seattle." She said, plopping down on the bed next to me.

"Wait… Shopping? I don't think I really have enough money right now, and Charlie just bought me the truck…" I said, trying to get out of it and hoping my excuses worked.

"Nonsense, don't even worry about it. I invited you, so it's my treat, plus I had to go anyway." She smiled.

"You don't have to do that Alice, I'm fine, and I really don't need any more clothes." I reasoned, uncomfortable that she wanted to buy it all.

"Uh huh… You're going Bella, and that's that. I'll pick you up at your house right after school tomorrow." She said standing. "I should probably go now, it's getting late."

"Okay, thanks again for dropping off my backpack and the shopping trip, that's really nice of you. Tell your brother thanks for grabbing my bag. " I said, walking her down to her car.

"Oh, um… my brother's actually out of town right now, but I'll tell him when he gets back." She said, nervous now.

"Out of town? It's the middle of a school week." I said confused.

"Yeah, he does that sometimes. He's a little more brooding that your average boy. He's just hiking." She laughed.

"I noticed." I mumbled.

"What was that?" Oops, she must have heard me.

"Oh, I just noticed he didn't really seem to care for me, which is also why I was a bit surprised to hear that he grabbed my bag for me. He just…well, he looked at me like he hated me earlier, that's all." I said sheepishly.

"Oh Edward looks at everyone like that. But I promise you Bella, he most certainly does not hate you." She smirked, what was that supposed to mean?

"Um…well I'll see you at school tomorrow." I said, ending the awkward silence that was beginning to forge.

"Okay, see you later Bella! I have to get Rosalie's car back to the house before she realizes it's gone." She smirked, and I noticed for the first time what she was driving…. A cherry red convertible. Whoa.

I walked back inside, about to walk back up to my room still thinking about Alice's car, when I remembered my own.

"Dad! Where's my truck?" I asked, realizing I hadn't seen it outside.

"It's still parked at your school. I'll just drive you to school tomorrow and you can drive it home after you get out." He said.

"Okay." I muttered, not relishing in the fact that I had to ride to school in my dad's patrol car.

I fell asleep dreaming of a bronzed haired Adonis and a bouncing pixie…

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