Author's Note: I must admit, I had fun with this chapter X3 But Edward's POV was a little hard. I didn't want him Too worried since he hasn't fallen for Bella yet, but wanted to show that he's about to. Tell me how I did lol :) And thank you for the kind reviews, and special thanks to ronjatherose :D

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Bella's POV: Chapter 4

The next time I opened my eyes, all I saw was white. At first, panic took hold of me, dying down once I realized that the room I was in was just white. And then it took hold again once I realized it was a hospital.

Charlie was going to kill me.

"Bella?" Looking over, I noticed a tall, lean doctor standing next to me. He was absolutely breath taking, from his silky blonde hair to his kind, golden eyes. "I'm glad you're awake Bella, I'm Dr. Carlisle Cullen, and I need to speak to you.

"We can't get a hold of your father, so we wanted to speak with you personally about your injuries. Bella, has someone been… hurting you?" He asked. I couldn't help but feel safe around him. His voice just seemed to wrap me up in a blanket of warmth, promising happy days and an absence of pain.

"Ah, n-no!" I said, maybe a little too loud, "No, no one's been hurting me. I-I'm just a klutz."

"Hmmm… Well, we're still required to start an investigation, and so child protective services would like to speak with you," he told me, "But, they'll have to wait. There is another issue at hand. Bella, you have some minor internal bleeding, 7 broken ribs, and the skin on your back is badly burned. You'll definitely have some scars, but we hope to prevent most of them. Until then, we'll have to perform surgery for the internal bleeding, and we'll give you a few painkillers for your ribs and the burns. Do you understand?"

I nodded slowly, shocked that Charlie had managed to do all this to me. The idea of going into surgery scared me, but the idea of dying scared me more.

"Alright," Dr. Cullen said suddenly, pulling me out of my thoughts, "We're going to put you under now Bella. You won't feel a thing…"

"Her vital signs are alright…"

"Good, go ahead and… She'll be…"

"Alright… she's…"

"Ok…"

Again, I woke up to a sea of white, two people talking quietly nearby. Looking around, I was still a little groggy, everything fuzzy around the edges.

"Oh! She's awake!"

Turning to the voice, I saw it was Alice and Edward, both smiling sadly at me. Looking down, I saw that Alice was holding my hand tightly, her cold fingers twined through mine. Edward's hand was placed gently on my arm, the only place he could touch without hurting me I assumed.

"How do you feel?" Alice asked softly, her normally happy eyes shining with sadness. It broke my heart to see her like this, so unhappy because of me.

"I feel ok," I said, frowning slightly when my words slurred. I tried to turn and face them more, but only succeeded in tugging on my stitches and scraping my burnt back against the sheets.

"Try not to move so much," Edward suggested. I gave him a no-duh look and he returned it with a crooked grin that took my breath away. It was like there was a butterfly parade in my stomach.

"Has Char- I mean… has my dad visited?" My voice was small, and it was nearly impossible to keep the fear out of it. They both shook their heads, exchanging a glance that told me they were both glad he hadn't.

"Guys, Bella needs to rest," Dr. Cullen said, walking in. Edward and Alice stood up, smiling gently at me.

"Bella," Edward said, "This is our father, Carlisle."

"Pleasure to meet you Bella, though I wish it wasn't under these circumstances." I merely nodded, looking up at them. None of them looked alike aside from the mysterious, topaz eyes and pale skin.

"My wife, Esme, and I adopted Edward, Alice, Emmet, and Rosalie," Carlisle explained when he noticed my expression. I nodded again. That made more sense.

"Alright, I guess it's time we leave you alone," Alice said, suddenly perky again. Edward gave her an odd look and she nodded towards the door. When he still didn't move she shoved him towards it, smiling at me apologetically and making me laugh, thankfully not hard enough to hurt myself.

"Excuse my brother Bella," she said, giving me a quick, yet oddly gently hug before skipping out the door.

"Could you tell them thank you for me?" I asked Dr. Cullen when they left the room. He smiled gently and nodded before replying, "They were really worried about you. When they brought you into the hospital, Alice was near tears, and Edward would have been hunting down whoever it was if he hadn't of been holding you."

I smiled in return, watching as he walked out and quietly closed the door behind him. It's not that I wasn't grateful, because I truly was, but… How did they find me?

Edward's POV:

"Edward," Alice hissed when we left the hospital, "You can't kill her father."

"But he hurt her Alice! If we hadn't of found her she'd be dead right now!" My infuriated words were barely above a whisper, only loud enough for Alice to hear. She frowned slightly at the thought and nodded reluctantly.

"But you still can't kill him!"

I sighed, giving in for now. But I couldn't help but wonder what kind of sick person it took to hurt such an angel. Bella was so sweet, but she was broken.

"Alice… You don't think she's a lost cause right? She'll admit who it was eventually?"

My sister turned to look at me seriously, her eyes softening and her smile sad. "No Edward. I don't think she's a lost cause."

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