Hey guys, thanks so much for, you know, all the story alerting and adding and such. Now, down to brass tacks. I'm reaaaaaally sorry if I get any of the cancer terminology or anything wrong. I don't really know anything about cancer, especially ALL. If you want to correct me, feel free. :)

Edward POV

As much as hospitals are keeping me alive, I'm really getting over them. Been in and out of a hospital for 14 years does that to you. Having cancer does that to you.

Having acute lymphocytic leukemia, or ALL, as we hospital folk call it, is a pain in the butt. While I'm in remission, I get my central line cleaned once a fortnight, thanks to Dad. The anti-nauseating drugs make me feel woozy, but I'd rather that then throwing up every couple of hours. While I'm in remission, I can be a normal teenager.

I'm sitting in a public ward getting my central line cleaned, when a mahogany haired girl who looked vaguely familiar got wheeled in. Maddie, my favourite nurse, was the one pushing the trolley. "Hey sweetie. This is Bella." Bella Swan. I thought she looked familiar. "I'm going to leave her here with you. She's got a broken leg, don't cha Hoppy?" she giggled and nudged Bella.

Bella laughed, it was such a beautiful sound. "Madsterrrr, you know I can barely walk, let alone hop without injuring myself or someone else."

I coughed. Accidently, of course.

"Oh sorry. Bella, this is Edward. Carlisle's son" Maddie introduced us.

"Hey Bella" I said politely. I extended my hand in a friendly wave.

Beautiful Bella ducked her head. "Hey Edward. Carlisle's told me so much about you."

I wonder why she won't look at me. Oh that's right, I'm not wearing my shirt. Whoops. In my defence, it's an unnaturally hot day here in Forks. My central line does look a little confronting. Luckily, after about 3 months of remission, my hair's grown back.

Maddie looked between us, winked at me and then said "I'll let you two get a little better acquainted" and with that, walked from the room without a backwards glance.

Well, this was really awkward now. No buffer between us. Wait, that's perfect. She can be the topic. "Maddie's my favourite nurse here. She's so much fun."

Bella's head popped up. "She's my favourite too. When I was sick, she'd always come into my room and play-"

"Poker" I smiled. "She's such a bad influence, teaching kids how to gamble" I laughed.

Bella laughed too; that glorious sound hung in the air around us.

"So Bella, do you come here often? I mean if you know my dad and Maddie so well?"

Bella giggled. "I'm kind of a walking disaster. Name a body part and I've twisted it, broken it or damaged it in some way. In fact, I'm surprised I haven't seen you around the hospital. From what Carlisle's told me, you spend a fair bit of time here too."

I didn't know how to tell what I was experiencing without freaking her out of scaring her off.

"AML or APL?" Bella asked cautiously. I must have been taking a while to reply.

"Neither" I replied surprised. How did she know so much about cancer? "ALL"

Bella POV

"AML or APL?" I asked cautiously. I didn't want to overstep a boundary. Maybe he didn't want to talk about it.

"Neither" he said. He sounded quite surprised. "ALL"

"How do you know so much about leukemia?"

"A perk of being in a hospital so much. You learn a lot of things by ear."

And at that moment, who decided to walk in? Carlisle, Emmett and Jasper.

"Em, Jazz!" I nearly screamed. They both ran at me, full bolt. Em hugged me and Jazz showered my forehead in kisses. Then they both stopped. And swapped. Jazz started to squeeze the life out of me and my forehead was now coated in saliva from my two brothers. Lovely.