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Chapter 4- Explanation
~Carlisle POV~
In all my years as a doctor, I do not think that I have ever seen such injuries as the ones I was seeing on Bella.
I was constantly giving orders about what to do as I did with any surgery. Myself and the other doctor who was helping me with Bella were working as hard as we could to save Bella's life.
I never had a case that was so hard for me to do, but this was a lot different than all the other patients I had cared for in my three hundred years of practicing. In this case, I was trying to save the life of my own daughter.
My hope was that I would be successful in my endeavor to save her life.
~Jasper POV~
I arrived at Forks Hospital, hoping that Carlisle was the one helping Bella, and that he would be able to save her life.
Doctors, nurses, patients, and visitors were all giving me odd, shocked, or worried looks as I passed them.
I'm sure that they had all seen my blood-soaked shirt and pants and were wondering what had happened to me. I was having trouble keeping my cool with the scent of human blood all over my clothes, but I was able to remain composed, though it was difficult.
I walked up to the information desk and said, "Excuse me. Isabella Swan was brought in, and I wondered if you could tell me how she is."
The nurse at the desk looked shocked.
I was getting impatient and started to clench my hands into fists.
The nurse finally got over her shock and looked it up for me. "Um, she's in surgery at the moment. Your father is working on her." the nurse said.
"Thank you." I said.
Carlisle was working on Bella, so that meant that Bella was in the best hands possible right now.
"Are you all right?" the nurse asked.
"I'm fine. The blood isn't mine." I said.
The nurse simply nodded.
I walked to the side out of the way and leaned against the wall.
I hoped that Alice would get there soon. The smell of human blood was driving me crazy, and I needed to get out of my clothes fast. Besides, I wanted to be in clean clothes when Edward got there. It would be hard enough for Edward to keep his temper in check when he smelt Bella's blood on me without him seeing my clothes soaked in her blood.
Luck was not on my side.
I could easily pick out Edward's, Esme's, Rosalie's, and Emmett's scent headed my way.
I was screwed.
A moment later, I saw Edward.
Edward looked shocked, then angry.
I was so screwed.
~Edward POV~
The second that I walked into the hospital, I easily picked up the scent of human blood, which wasn't unusual.
What caught my attention was the fact that it was Bella's blood that I was smelling.
"Bella. She's here." I said.
Esme placed her hand on my arm. "Calm down, Edward. I'm sure that Bella will be fine." Esme said.
I nodded numbly, not really able to feel much.
'I hope Bella will be okay. We can't lose her. Not when we just got back.' Rosalie thought.
'I don't know who did this, and I don't care. I'm going to kill them for hurting Bella.' Emmett thought.
I agreed with both of them.
Soon, we arrived in the emergency room of the hospital.
The smell of Bella's blood was stronger here, and I also picked up Jasper's scent. I looked and saw Jasper.
I was completely shocked when I saw Jasper's clothes soaked in blood and then I felt anger flood me when I realized that it was Bella's blood that Jasper was soaked in.
I felt a strong hand on my arm and realized that Emmett was holding onto me.
'Sorry, Edward, but we don't want you snapping and attacking Jasper. Esme wouldn't appreciate it, and none of us want you exposing us here.' Emmett told me through his thoughts.
"Edward." Esme said.
I turned to look at her.
"Stay calm and let Jasper explain." Esme said pleadingly.
I nodded although I was still angry.
We walked over to him.
"Edward, let me explain." Jasper said in a strained voice.
It was easy to tell that the smell of Bella's blood was making it hard for Jasper to stay in control.
"Jasper!" Alice's shocked voice gasped.
We all turned to see Alice standing there with a pile of clothes in her hands, a look of completely shock on her face.
"I'll explain in a minute." Jasper muttered quickly before he snatched the clothes from Alice and darted into the men's restroom.
"Well, I see-why he wanted me-to bring the clothes." Alice said, shocked that Jasper had been covered in Bella's blood.
"He had to ge tout of the clothes." Emmett said.
"What happened?" Alice asked.
"We're not sure." I said through clenched teeth, fighting with my anger at Jasper.
Alice looked stunned. "You mean, you didn't read his thoughts?" Alice asked.
"Edward was too busy with his anger to." Rosalie said.
A moment later, Jasper stepped out of the restroom in the clean clothes. He looked a little more relaxed.
"Jasper, what happened?" Esme asked.
"This conversation should take place in Carlisle's office. Away from prying ears." Jasper said, glancing around.
I realized that there were a lot of people around, and many of them watching us rather intently.
"Let's go." Alice said.
We headed for Carlisle's office.
I'd see what Jasper had to say before I killed him.
~Alice POV~
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
I had walked into the hospital and saw Edward in front of Jasper. I could tell that Emmett had a hold on Edward, and it looked like Esme and Rosalie were trying to stop something big from happening.
Why would Edward want to attack my Jasper?
Then I saw and smelt Bella's blood all over him. "Jasper!" I gasped in shock.
Everyone turned to look at me.
"I'll explain in a minute." Jasper muttered before grabbing his clothes from me and heading into the men's restroom.
"Well, I see-why he asked me-to bring the clothes." I said, shocked that Jasper had been covered in my best friend's blood.
"He had to get out of the clothes." Emmett said.
"What happened?" I asked, needing to know why Jasper had Bella's blood all over him.
"We're not sure." Edward said, obviously angry.
"You mean, you didn't read his thoughts?" I asked, shocked. Edward always knew what we were thinking, and Jasper most certainly was thinking about why he had Bella's blood all over him.
"Edward was too busy with his anger to." Rosalie said.
I could understand why Edward was angry, but I would stop him from hurting my Jasper in his anger.
Jasper walked out of the restroom, looking more relaxed.
"Jasper, what happened?" Esme asked.
"This conversation should take place in Carlisle's study. Away from prying ears." Jasper said, his eyes sweeping across the room.
There were a lot of people around, and it was plainly clear that some of them were trying to listen in.
"Let's go." I said. I stepped beside Jasper and took his hand in mine. I squeezed his hands reassuringly.
Jasper glanced over at me and smiled slightly.
When I looked into Jasper's eyes, I knew that the reason Jasper had Bella's blood all over him was not because he had attacked Bella.
We all walked into Carlisle's office, and Rosalie shut the door since she was the last one to walk into the room.
"Before I explain," Jasper said, looking Edward in the eye, "I want you to know that I did not attack Bella, Edward. I still feel guilty about the last time, and I wouldn't do it again."
Edward was quiet for a moment before he visibly relaxed. "I believe you, Jasper." Edward said.
"Thank you, Edward." Jasper said sincerely.
I was glad Edward believed him. I know I did believe Jasper.
Emmett looked unsure if he should let go of Edward.
"It's okay, Emmett. Edward won't attack me." Jasper said.
Emmett hesitated for a moment before he let go of Edward, but he remained close to Edward just in case.
"What happened, Jasper?" Edward said calmly, although his voice was strained.
I was sure that the strain had come from his worry over Bella and wondering if she would make it.
I had the same worry and fear.
"Well, while you were gone hunting, I went out for a run. I needed to clear my head. Plus, Alice's gloomy mood was killing me." Jasper said.
"I was not in a gloomy mood!" I said indignantly.
"Alice, I'm sorry, but you were acting gloomy because you couldn't see Bella then." Jasper replied.
I knew that Jasper was right about that, but I hated being told that.
"Back to the point." Rosalie said, impatient as ever.
"Right. I stopped at one point and was about to head back to the house when I caught the scent of Bella's blood, and it was easy to tell that there was a lot of it. I headed in that direction." Jasper said.
"Your instincts took over?" Esme asked.
"No. I was fighting them. I went to see if she was all right." Jasper said, giving Esme a reassuring smile.
"And?" Emmett prodded.
"I found her in a clearing." Jasper said. He then seemed to hesitate.
"Jasper, what?" Edward asked tensely.
"Well, there's no easy way to describe this. She had a serious injury to her stomach, as if something had tried to rip her stomach out." Jasper said.
Edward tensed even more, and the expression on his face was a mixture of horror, disgust, and anger.
I knew that Edward and read his mind and saw what Jasper had seen. It couldn't have been a good picture.
Esme placed her hand on Edward's arm.
Emmett looked ready to restrain Edward if necessary.
Jasper was way ahead of them. He sent out enough calming waves in the room to calm Edward down.
Edward looked at Jasper.
"Sorry, but we don't need you losing control of your temper." Jasper said.
Edward nodded. "Go on." Edward said.
"I ran over to her. I won't deny that I was fighting my instincts. Bella was semi-conscious. Even though she was in all that pain, she still looked shocked to see me. She said my name as if she wasn't sure if I was real or not. I called for an ambulance before I ran Bella to the road." Jasper said.
We all looked at him in shock.
"You managed that with all that blood?" Emmett asked.
"Yeah. I don't know how I managed it." Jasper said.
I squeezed his arm. "The point is that you did." I said.
"She's right." Esme added.
"Well, once the ambulance got her, I called Carlisle and told him to watch for her. I then called all of you and here we are." Jasper said.
"Where's Bella now?" Edward asked.
"In surgery. I asked at the reception desk when I got here, and Carlisle is the one handling the operation." Jasper said.
"At least Bella has the best doctor possible. No one is better than Carlisle." Rosalie said.
"Alice, have you seen anything?" Edward asked.
"No. I haven't." I said. I had been trying to see what the outcome of all this would be, but I wasn't able to see anything. It meant that we would just have to wait to see what happens with Bella.
"What now?" Emmett asked.
"We have to wait." I said.
~Carlisle POV~
It's been touch and go throughout this whole operation. We've nearly lost Bella several times, and each time was almost to the point that it would have had to have been called, but I never gave up on her.
Bella's injuries were severe, and the blood loss alone could have ended her life.
But I would not give up on her. I couldn't.
I would make sure that my daughter survived.
Hope you liked it.
Next: Seeing if Bella makes it or not.
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