Ugh. I really need to get better at updating. Anyway. ENJOY! (I own nothing)

BPOV

I still can't believe I'm getting away from Charlie. Carlisle is now talking to the nurse about me going home with them. I was on the edge of sleep when I felt someone put their hand on my shoulder and gently shake me. I blinked blearily up at Emmett. "Yeah?"

"Hey, Bella, you're leaving with us soon."

I smiled. "Cool." I fell into a light sleep, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in a comfortable bed with light streaming through a window at me. I felt a hand gripped tightly around mine. I looked over and saw Emmett with his head on the pillow beside me and his hand wrapped around mine. He was in a chair by the bed. "Emmett?" I asked. He groaned, so I moved my hand and said louder, "Emmett!"

His head jerked up. "Oh hey Bells! How'd you sleep?"

"Great thanks. Is there a reason you're here?" I looked down at our still-linked hands, raising an eyebrow.

He let go hastily. "Oh, Umm… you were yelling in your sleep last night. I was worried about you."

I smiled at him. "Well thank you, Em. What time is it?"

He took his phone out of his pocket and looked at it. "10:25."

"Shouldn't you be in school?"

"Mom and Dad let us stay home. Why don't we get you some breakfast?"

I nodded and he helped me sit up. I groaned slightly. Emmett winced. He ended up just completely picking me up and carrying me downstairs bridal-style.

I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck.

He chuckled. "I won't drop you. Relax."

I nodded and loosened my grip a little bit. Emphasis on the little bit. I was coming to rely on Emmett. Too much, really. It's not like he'll stay in my life forever. No one does. Who would want to? When we got downstairs, he sat me down at the table.

"What would you like? I could make cereal, cereal, or cereal."

I laughed at the big bulk of a guy I've come to trust with my life. I composed my face and took a deep breath. "Hmm. Let me think…. It's a hard decision, and choice number two seems particularly tempting, but I'm gonna have to go with cereal," I said, completely seriously.

He smirked mischievously at me. "Cereal it is, then. But if I were you, I would have gone with choice number three. It's completely delicious. Best thing I've ever tasted," he told me, unable to keep a straight face for any length of time over two seconds. "So what kind do you want? We have Captain Crunch, Rice Krispies, Fruity Pebbles, Cinn-"

"Stop right there," I ordered. Emmett looked at me and cocked an eyebrow curiously. "Fruity Pebbles are the bomb," I explained simply.

"That they are, my dear, that they are. I think I'm gonna have to join you in the eating of this delectable treat."

I laughed as he just smiled and got out the box and two bowls. He poured the cereal in, got out the milk and put that in, then put spoons in the bowls and came over to the table, box of Fruity Pebbles tucked underneath his right arm.

He sat the bowls down and sat in the chair next to me. We ate in silence. He ate way faster than me and had refilled his bowl four times before I had finished my first.

I laughed silently at him and he stopped with the spoon halfway in his mouth.

"What?" He mumbled.

I laughed again (out loud this time) and told him quietly, "Well you're a bit of a pig."

He stuck his tongue out at me and stuffed another spoonful in him mouth.

Alice bounded downstairs, smiling like the pixie she is. "Bella!" she yelled.

I smiled. "Hey Alice. How are you this morning?"

"I'm good. Are you a little better?"

"A bit. Just a little sore."

Emmett gave me a look. "'A little' sore? If you were only a little sore, you could have walked down the stairs ten minutes ago."

I glared at him. "Shut up, Emmett!"

He stuck his tongue out at me again. "Make me, Scrawny!"

I grinned evilly at him. His eyes widened. "Uh-oh."

"You betcha." I knew force would do nothing to him, due to his size and strength. So I did what I was pretty sure would work.

I tickled him.

"AHHHH! AHHHH! BELLA! STOP! STOP IT, BELLS! NO! STOP! AHAHAHAHAHA!"He pried himself from my hands and started tickling me.

I laughed, but I also cried out in pain. So, he stopped, remembering about my pain.

"Oh my God, Bella. I am so sorry! I-I forgot. I'm sorry!" He looked so heartbroken.

I smiled at him. "It's alright, Emmett. I'm fine." I placed my hand on the side of his face. "You didn't do anything wrong. You are fine. I am fine. Calm down."

He smiled and put his hand on mine. "Thank you, Bella." For a while we just looked at each other.

That was, until Alice cleared her throat. We both looked over to see her smiling widely. I quickly dropped my hand from Emmett's face and ducked my head, blushing. "Yeah Alice?" I asked.

"There something I'm interrupting?"

"N-no. O-of course not. Why would you be?" I stammered.

She rolled her eyes. "Sure. Whatever. I'm going back to my room." She bounded back up the stairs.

Emmett and I drifted into an awkward silence. "Bells?" He eventually asked.

"Yeah?"

"Will you look at me?"

I slowly looked up at him. He placed his hand on the side of my face as I did a little before. I leaned into it and looked into his eyes as he got closer and closer.