After watching Emmett entertain the family for a good half hour, I fell asleep in Edwards arms. I awoke on the couch and the entire family seemed to be gone except Edward who sat in the chair across from me reading a book.
"Good morning Sleeping Beauty, how do you feel?"
"What time is it?" I asked in a groggy voice.
"Its just now starting to get dark out."
"How long was I asleep for?"
Edward walked over to me and kissed me on the top of my head.
"Only a few hours love. How do you feel?"
I swallowed and then cringed at the pain. It felt like it had gotten worse. My stomach was upset and even the idea of chicken soup didn't even sound appetizing. Edward saw the unhappy look on my face and grabbed the thermometer for the hundredth time today. He put it under my tongue and waited a few minutes before taking it out.
"Bella, wait right here." He said as he walked out of the room, a concerned look worn on his face.
I saw him pull out his cell phone and frantically dial a number. I listened as closely as I could.
The only words that I could make out were: Carlisle, fever, high, immediate action, needle, tonight, see you soon.
Oh crap, they intended on giving me a shot. My entire body went into panic mode and I could feel my eyes widen in pure horror. Needles were not my thing, and at the age of eighteen, I still bawled like a baby. I decided that I couldn't cry over some stupid shot in front of Carlisle and Edward, it was too embarrassing. The only solution was to run away! I quietly got up off the couch and staggered down the hallway to the bathroom. I silently closed the door behind me and locked it.
The Cullen's had a very large bathtub in their bathroom which I slowly crawled into. The cool sides of the tub felt comforting to my feverish skin. I decided that it would be perfect to take another nap. I pressed my forehead against the side and dozed off.
I awoke about ten minutes later to a knock on the bathroom door.
"Bella, are you in there?"
I froze, I didn't know what to say. I kept quiet and just kept my fingers crossed that he would disappear.
"Bella? Are you alright love?" he said in a worried tone.
I could hear another voice mumble low outside the door and I immediately knew it was Carlisle.
"Edward, I know that Bella hates shots. Did she accidentally overhear you on the phone?"
"Its possible, but I don't think she realized what I was talking about." Edward said calmly.
Dead wrong, I knew exactly what the plan was and I didn't want to be apart of it. I sank lower into the bottom of the tub, hoping that I would just evaporate into thin air.
"Bella, please don't make me pick the lock."
"Go away." I mumbled. I was trying to yell, but my throat wouldn't do that for me.
"Its going to be okay, it will be over before you know it."
"No way Edward, you aren't going to claim my life today!"
I imagined Edward rolling his eyes
"Its not going to kill you love, now please open the door." He said with a sigh. But there was no way in hell that I was opening that door and he knew it to. I could hear him rattle with the handle and within a matter of about seven seconds, the door handle turned and Edward stepped into the bathroom.
"Come on, there isn't anything to be afraid of." He said in a coaxing voice.
I saw Carlisle standing in the background with a light smile on his face.
I shook my head and gave him a wide eyed expression. Just then, Emmett walked by the bathroom.
"Are you guys gonna give Bella the shot? I wanna watch it happen. Bells, I saw the needle Carlisle is gonna use, and its huge!"
Edward saw the flash of fear go across my face and he gave a low warning growl to Emmett.
"Edward, chill. Im just telling Bella that she may die from this one."
"Emmett enough already!" He shouted as Emmett gave a low chuckle.
Edward held out his hand to me so he could help me out of the tub but I backed away from it and shook my head again. My throat was on fire, it felt like a branding iron had been rammed down it.
"Come on, it will only take a few seconds and I will be there to hold your hand the entire time." He said as he reached into the tub anyways and pulled me out. I tried squirming in his grasp, but it was no use. The number one downfall to having a Vampire boyfriend was moments like these when he was able to use his special skills to win certain situations.
We walked up to Carlisle's office where he already had the needle laying out on a tray. He had a bottle of clear fluids that would be put into my arm. He stuck the needle inside the bottle and prepared the shot as Edward rolled up my sleeve for me and kissed my forehead.
"You're gonna be brave Bella." He said with a soft angelic smile.
I looked to Emmett who was standing in the doorway. He gave me a smirk and made a slicing of the neck motion. Jerk.
Carlisle tapped the side of the needle and then looked at me.
"Okay Bella, there will be a slight pinch and sting and then it will all be over I promise."
He was coming towards my arm and it seemed to be going in slow motion. I couldn't control the blood curdling scream that came out of my mouth and it even startled me. Tears filled my eyes as I jumped off the table and bolted past Emmett who clapped and cheered for my escape. I managed to make it downstairs and threw myself into a closet.
I pulled my knees to my chest. I silently began wishing that the closet would transform and take me to Narnia. I would much rather be talking to lions and prancing with unicorns. But of course, my wishes failed me when Edward opened the closet again.
"No! Edward I don't want to! You have no idea how scared I am of these things!"
"Bella, you are over reacting. Its going to take less than a second and then it will all be over."
"You are such a liar! It's the scariest thing on the planet, hands down!" I argued.
"Are you gonna come out on your own or do I have to pull you out?"
"Im putting up a fight. This is against my will."
"Come here you drama queen." He said, chuckling, as he reached in and scooped me up in his arms. This time, I tried kicking. I even tried biting but none of it did any good. We made it back up to the office where Carlisle was waiting for me.
"Damn Bella, I was hoping you would run down our driveway. It would have been way more entertaining than a closet. Oh well, I will be at your funeral, I promise." Emmett said. Both Edward and I shot him a death glare.
"Okay Bella, lets try this again." Carlisle said.
"NO!" I screamed as he came at me again. I was sitting in Edwards lap as he held onto me. I felt like I was in chains, there was no way that I could move.
Edward whispered in my ear.
"Shh my beautiful girl, everything is going to be okay."
And then came the sting. I flinched and my muscles tensed up. But in a split second, the needle was out of my arm and Carlisle began cleaning up. Edward loosened his grasp on me and wiped away the tears.
"See, that wasn't so bad now was it?" Edward said in a soothing voice.
"It was awful!" I said, trying to calm myself down from crying so hard.
"Here Bella, for being so brave." Carlisle said as he handed me a lollypop. My eyes widened and my crying stopped.
"I suppose a lollypop can make up for the torture that you put me through tonight." I said slowly. Edward and Carlisle laughed. Emmett nearly had his eyes pop out of his head.
"I WANT ONE!" He yelled as he dove for the bag that it had come from.
Carlisle put his hand out in front of him which Emmett ran into with his face.
"These are for humans, you don't heat human food."
"You're rude." Emmett said as he turned around and shuffled to his room.
"Lets go tuck you into bed." Edward said.
"But im not sleepy yet!" I protested.
"You will be soon enough. Tomorrow will be a brand new day."
"Do I have to?" I whined.
"I will read to you while you fall asleep." He promised.
I sighed and nodded my head. He carried me to the big bed that the Cullen's had so graciously put up for me. Edward tucked me in and kissed my forehead as he pulled out Pride and Prejudice, one of my favorite books and his voice became my lullaby as I drifted off to sleep.