Hey guys, took me a while but this is a really long chapter.. My longest yet:) Well it's interesting and I hope you like ittt... Oh and btwss make sure you pay attention to the _ POV... I know some people were getting confused. I try to make it from more than one person's POV
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k4tie4 - I think you may have been a little confused with the last chapter. That was NOT Bella and Emmett kissing, that was Rosalie. I had put Rosalie POV, you may have missed it, but thanks for commenting;) Oh and I'm trying to update twice a week, but I will update more when I'm not busyyy
yiana - I might make it a little different, but kind of like that yesss! and don't worry, we haven't even gotten to the interesting part with Bella and Eddy yet
Bella POV
The next few days were awful. Edward's family and I would sit in his room every day for hours, waiting and hoping he would wake up. Rosalie said it was normal that he still couldn't breathe on his own, that he was functioning well, but that didn't calm me. What would he be if his brain shut down? An empty body, lifeless, no longer Edward. He would have a face showing no expression, a body that would never move again, a mouth never to make a sound. The thought made me feel nauseous, and I would become overwhelmed thinking about it.
Jemma and my mother came to the hospital in confusion. Jemma was positively freaking out about how I was talking to her and then she heard a crash. Even in the midst of all the problems, I couldn't tell them about Edward. I told them I had fallen down a flight of stairs and that was how I broke my arm and a concussion. When they didn't believe me, I got Rosalie to come and tell them. She had been spending a lot of time with Edward's family, and from the looks between Rosalie and Emmett, I had an idea why. I could tell they thought they were being secretive when they would sneak out of the room at the same time, but everyone would see them and Alice would roll her eyes and laugh.
Alice POV
Edward had been moved into a new room since we would all spend hours there together and it got pretty cramped. We did get to know one another really well, and it seemed that everyone wanted to talk more to get their minds off of the lifeless body laying on the bed. Every once in a while I would think I saw him move and my heart would jump, but then I would just realize it was the person sitting next to him or I had just imagined it.
It was one of the times we were all comfortably sitting in Edward's room when my stomach growled loudly. Bella giggled at me, which was weird since she rarely did that now, and I blushed.
"Alice, why don't you go get something to eat." Carlisle said to me, a soft smile playing on his lips. I sighed, I really was hungry but I didn't want to leave Edward's side. It was worse enough that they made us leave at 9 and only let us come back at 8 in the morning.
"I'm fine really." I said firmly, not wanting to voice my thoughts. Carlisle gave me a pointed look and I sighed and nodded.
As I walked down the hospital corridors, I remembered once these halls seemed so scary to me at one point. It wasn't that I liked them now, I was just more used to them from walking down multiple times every day for the past few days. It didn't freak me out as much when a person on a bed was being pushed frantically by by a group of doctors.
Once when I was seven I broke my wrist falling off of the swings and my father took me here. We went through the trauma section to get to the elevators and there was a person with a knife sticking out of his leg. There was blood everywhere and I immediately threw up and refused to ever visit my father there again.
I walked up to the food cart, getting a salad, a cookie and a bottle of water. Everyone always said that hospital food was disgusting, but I thought it wasn't too bad. I walked over to one of the two seater tables and sat down.
"May I join you, Miss Alice?" A voice said suddenly and my heart jumped as I looked up to find Jasper. He was wearing his normal scrubs and was holding a tray full of food. His beautiful blonde curls fell into his glittering golden eyes.
"Oh! You scared me!" He gave me a coy smile, as if we shared a secrete.
"My apologies Miss." He laughed, but was as polite as he always was. My heart jumped at the sound of his laugh. I smiled, amazed.
"Yes, you can join me. You don't have to just stand there you know." I told him and he nodded sitting down.
"How are you today, Alice?" He asked me and I blushed, which I was angry at myself for. Why was I always blushing when he was around? I didn't get it. Bella was the one you could get to blush over nothing, not me.
"I'm tired." I decided to answer him truthfully and looked down. He knew I didn't just mean physically. I worked so hard not to cry when I looked at Edward. I could tell everyone did. We were all holding each other together, and if one of us started crying, it would all fall apart and we would have to face the reality of things.
"Have you, um, heard anything? I mean about Edward?" I looked up at him. His face was sincere and his eyes wide with understanding and worriness. It set me up. My eyes started brimming with tears and I wanted desperately to hide them by looking down, but I seemed a prisoner in his eyes. A loud sob crushed my chest and I covered my hand over my eyes, trying to shield myself from him knowing my feelings.
"Alice? Oh, Alice. I'm so sorry. . ." He said and I tried to gain control, but I had started crying and these tears had been behind a dam, building up, but now the dam was broken and then poured down my cheeks, seeming to never end. Suddenly I felt warm arms around me, and I looked up to Jasper. He was kneeling next to my chair and I put my face in his shirt letting out the tears.
"When I was five," Jasper whispered into my ear. "My mom was cooking brownies. She overcooked them and had forgotten to put cooking spray on them. I remember standing next to her, pulling on her leg begging her for a brownie. She nodded telling me to wait a second. She took out the biggest knife we had when the small knives didn't work and put her hand on the side of the tray and took the knife and forcefully tried to cut through the hard brownies. Her hand slipped and the knife went into her other hand. Blood was everywhere, and I was positively terrified. I had no idea what to do. I screamed and that was when my father came in. He had a terrified expression for a second, but as my mother turned his expression turned calm and controlled. He cleaned up the large cut with our medical kit, she had to wear a large bandage but she was fine. That was why I wanted to become a doctor. I felt so helpless, I just wanted to know if I was in that situation again, I could be like my father and help." Strangely Jasper's story calmed me. I got the feeling he hadn't told it to many people before, if any. I hugged him tightly, I felt safe in his arms.
"Thank you, Jasper." I whispered back to him, my tears having subsided. He smiled a special smile to me and sat back down in his chair. I looked around, sure everyone would be watching us, but all the doctors and patients were focused on the food in front of them as if they had seen this millions of times before.
I smiled peacefully as I walked back to Edward's room. Feeling peaceful and light. That changed as I arrived. I heard frantic shouting and I rushed into the room. Carlisle was holding paddles in his hands, and the normal periodic beeping, which I had been so accostomed to, was replaced by one long never ending beep. I was consumed with terror and I wanted to faint so I could get the picture out of my head.
"He's in V-Fib, Push one of eppy! Charge at 300! 1, 2, 3.." Edward's body spasmed as the paddles let out the harsh electric charge. I gasped, tears flowing, the ducts open once again. I wanted to run to my mother, but I was frozen in my spot, my eyes burning. I barely noticed the nurse yelling at us to leave the room. I couldn't even if I wanted to.
"Charge at 400!" Carlisle yelled at the nurse. She opened her mouth as if she were going to argue; it seemed that that wasn't normal for a doctor to charge. "Charge at 400!" Carlisle screamed again to the nurse, and she nodded pressing the button. Edward's body spasmed again, and then the monitor beeped once, and then again, regaining its normal pattern. Rosalie rushed into the room frantically as Carlisle was putting down the paddles. He had sweat beads lining his forehead and he looked much older than he was.
"What happened?" Rosalie asked frantically, running over to Edward, feeling the pulse at his neck. Carlisle didn't say anything, he looked exhausted. Rosalie didn't ask again, just ran tests on Edward and came back. We were all crying, and there wasn't one thing we could do to comfort each other. Carlisle stood up as Rosalie came back into the room.
"He is stable. That is all we know for know for now. He still isn't responding to the brain function tests, but that doesn't mean anything. His brain swelled in the accident and there was a lot of internal bleeding, so we need the swelling to go down before we can determine if his brain can ever function again." Rosalie said regretfully. Carlisle asked her some question, but I couldn't hear. My ears were buzzing as if an angry bees nest was next to my ears.
Bella POV
"You need to leave now. Visitor hours are over." A nurse said coming into our room. After looking at the expressions on our faces she added, "I'm sorry." She left the room as Esme nodded. She gave Edward a kiss on the forehead and exited, everyone trailing after her. I walked to the door, but turned back and walked to Edward. I dragged a chair over knowing I had to be quick; the nurse would come back to check we had left soon.
"Edward, listen," I grabbed onto his hand gingerly, it was still rapped in gaws and was limp in my hand. "I know I barely know you, but please, if you can hear me, please wake up." I paused a tear dripped down over my trembling lip. "You have a whole family and they need you. You have so much to wake up for. Please, Edward, please." I bent my head down onto his bed, letting my tears out.
"Excuse me Miss, but you have to leave. Visiting hours are over." She informed me. I nodded and gently laid down Edward's hand next to him. I looked back to his face, hoping to see something there but it was expressionless as it had been for the past few days and I slowly walked out of the room; the nurse standing there to make sure I listened to her this time.
That night I tossed and turned until dawn. It was only then that out of pure exhaustion I fell into a deep sleep. I woke up in time to get to the hospital an hour before visiting hours were open though and paced the halls with Alice. After what seemed like years, we were all allowed to go into Edward's room. At first I didn't see anything different. I looked to Edward and he was still there, his eyes closed peacefully, but then I noticed he didn't have a mask on. For a horrible second I thought they had "pulled the plug" and let him die. I turned to Rosalie and Jasper who were already in the room, changing one of Edward's bags full of liquid, and Rosalie looked back at me and smiled. I felt like collapsing out of relief. I ran to Edward's bed, now noticing his chest rising and falling as it normally should.
"Oh my God." Alice whispered next to me. She ran over to Jasper and gave him a hug then went back to Edward. There was a similar response from all the rest of his family including Esme, tears flowing out of her eyes, but for the first time in a week, tears of joy.
"Hi." Everyone's eyes were trained on Edward as his eyes fluttered open. I wanted to jump onto his bed and hug him, but Rosalie had warned us against crowding him. He would be overwhelmed enough. His eyes shifted to me and he smiled gently. He looked exhausted even though he had been in a coma for the past week. Tears started trickling down my eyes too as I smiled back.
"How are you feeling Edward?" Rosalie asked, holding his folder in her hand and a pen in the other.
"I feel. . . Tired. My head hurts." He said, slowly, as if he weren't sure of himself, lifting a hand to his head.
"Well that's normal. You lost a lot of blood." Rosalie told him and took out a white flashlight.
"Look at my finger." She told Edward and shined it in his eyes. She seemed pleased by the outcome. "His functions are normal. We need to keep him here overnight to watch him, but he can be discharged first thing tomorrow morning." She told us, much to our relief. I felt like I had been falling and I just realized I had wings.
"Do you remember anything honey?" Esme asked Edward and he looked at her for a moment as if he did.
"Oh, its not normal that he would. He has been through so much." Jasper said standing next to his sister.
"No I do." Edward said and everyone was silent, watching him intently. "I remember Bella was going to get hit," He glanced at me, and I blushed looking down. "And then I pushed her out of the way. There was the car that was coming towards me. That is all I remember until I heard this voice."
"A voice?" Carlisle asked Edward and he nodded. He looked around for a moment, his eyes resting on me before going on.
"There was an angel. She was telling me to wake up. I wasn't planning on it until she came to me. Everything was comfortable, and I knew if I wanted to wake up I would have to try. I knew it would hurt me. I didn't remember any of you or anything of my life until she reminded me." Everyone fell silent as they watched Edward. Alice's mouth was wide open.
"I was so worried!" I said suddenly and everyone turned to me. Edward's eyes widened and he gave me a weird look. I blushed and looked down. I hadn't considered the thought if Edward wanted me to be here or not. I mean he just woke up from a car accident, I was just some stranger standing at his bed. The reason he was hurt in the first place. "Maybe I better go. . ." I said quietly. I didn't really want to, but I stood and turned. Edward grabbed my arm and as I walked it slid down to my hand, gripping me softly. I turned abruptly and when he saw my face he hastily dropped my hand. He cleared his throat when he saw everyone looking at us. Alice looked like she knew what was going on but I stood, confused.
"You, um, don't have to leave." Edward said not looking at me. His long dark eyelashes casted a shadow over his face and I sat down, deciding now was a good time to study his features. Edward was beautiful. He had big full red lips which my eyes lingered on for a second and then I glanced at his high cheekbones everyone always wanted. I moved to his eyes and realized his piercing green orbs were staring back into mine. I blushed looking down again. I could just imagine he would marry the most beautiful woman. Someone famous and wealthy. Nothing like me. I suddenly felt nauseous.
"Bella, are you okay?" It was Esme. She was looking at me with her round concerned eyes, and I suddenly felt awful. Here I was thinking about how I would probably end up alone when their son had just gotten in a car crash. I was an awful person.
"Yes, but I think I better go, really, my sister is starting to get suspicous. You know with me not being home until 9 and leaving early. . ." I trailed off as Edward gave me that weird look again. I was finding him increasingly hard to read. I quickly exited the room, trying, in vain, to hide my blush.
Edward POV
"I'm really happy you are better Edward." Rosalie said to me as she hooked a new bag of liquid antibiotics onto one of the many tubes protruding from my arms. "I got to know your family really well when you were in a coma though." I paused for a second shaking my head. "That Bella of yours is quite determined though. She had just woken up with a concussion and broken arm, and wouldn't go back to bed until she had seen you were okay."
"You mean. . . Bella was here? She came and checked on me?" I asked, not bothering to correct her about "that Bella of yours". It had a nice ring to it.
"She was here as much of the rest of your family." She laughed as if this shouldn't be much of a surprise. I smiled to myself silently. The rest of my family was getting something to eat. I asked them to, I knew they were hungry and they refused to leave my side. After I reassured them I wasn't going to go into a coma again, they finally left. I did enjoy their company but there was something I wanted to do privately.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Bella. It's Edward."
"Oh, hi! One second. I'm just going to go to my room, Mom. 'Who are you talking to?' No one, go away! Sorry Edward. That was just my mom. So what's up?" I chucked at her.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to join us for dinner. Esme cooked last minute and she assured me she had enough for everyone. It will be really good."
"Sure I'll be there!... Sorry about running out earlier... I just.. Didn't really feel well."
"It's fine, really. See you soon!" I hung up, settling back onto my bed, a smile playing on my lips.
Bella POV
"Well you seem quite happy today." My mom said to me as I passed her on my way out. I stopped. I hadn't seen her on the chair by the door. I had come out, singing one of Edward's songs (thank God Jemma wasn't home or I wouldn't have gotten the end of it) and was skipping to the door, ready to go to the hospital to meet Edward.
"Well, todays just a good day." I said waving her off. I knew she was suspicous. "Where is Jemma, by the way?" I asked suddenly curious. She was always at my Grandma's when I came home, shooting off questions.
"At the hospital. . ." My mom said absently, turning a page in the newspaper she was reading.
"What?" I asked suddenly freezing in place, my hand on the nob, staring at my mother incredulously. "Why?"
"Oh, don't worry Bella. She heard Edward Cullen was there, and, well, you know Jemma. Started freaking out that her God was dead. She was about to have a hissy fit so I let her go." My mouth dropped and without answering my mother ran out of the house and jumped in my car. There was no way Jemma would be able to get in the front entrance - It was swarming with Police officers, but Jemma was smart. She would know where to find the back door like she had at that club we went to where I first met Edward.
I jumped out of the car as I reached the hospital, and ran to the back entrance. I saw Jemma sneak through and the door close behind her. I followed her and ran inside.
"Jemma, stop!" I yelled and she turned for a second to see she wasn't surprised I was here to stop her and rolled her eyes.
"Why do you car so much Bella. I just want to meet him!" She went to the front desk. "What room number is Edward Cullen?" She asked putting a sweet smile on her face.
"How do you know him?" The woman asked suspicously but Jemma waved her off with a laugh.
"Cousins." She said.
"Wait, no she's. . ." I was interupted by the woman telling Jemma the room number. No, no, no...
"Jemma wait. You don't want to meet him like this, when he's sick. Wouldn't you rather find him some other time, you know when he's better. . ." I asked desperately, trying to walk backwards in front of her to convince her. She gave me a snotty look.
"That's exactly why I'm here. He's sick and I need to see he is okay!" She said pushing me to the side as we reached the elevator.
"He doesn't even know you! He would just get someone to remove you, Jemma!" I yelled as she stepped into the elevator and pushed the close button. I quickly pressed the open button and the doors stopped closing.
"Stop it, Bella!" She screamed and grabbed my waist, pulling me to the back so the doors would close. I reached from her iron grip, trying vainly to press the button again. I screamed in frustration, earning a few looks from people outside the elevator. The doors closed and Jemma let go of me and I dropped to the floor. I stood back up, not ready to give up.
The doors opened and Jemma ran out, me close on her heels. I knew the where his room was well, so I ran in front of her and jumped in front of the door before she could get there.
"Move, Bella!" She pulled at me but I kept my hands firmly on either side of the door, not permitting entrance. "I hate you!" She screamed, still pulling at me.
"No!" I screamed back defiantly, and all the sudden the door was opening from behind me, and I fell back. Suddenly I felt strong arms around me, but they were no consolation. I knew it was too late.
"Bella?" I could tell it was Edward who had caught me without him saying anything and everything I had been working so hard to keep from my sister had not worked, she would find out.
"What Bella, you know. . ." Jemma was interupted by Edward.
"Wait. . . Jemma?" Edward said, his arms still around me and looked down at me confused. I through my hand over my face.
"Oh, no."
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