DISCALMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS
Chapter 7
Nessie POV
I woke up and noticed that there were people in the room with me. "Mom?" I whispered.
"I'm right here sweetie." She responded.
I was so weak. I had no energy. But why was I weak, what was wrong with me? "Mom, what's wrong with me?" I asked. Even talking wore me out.
She shook her head. "I don't know sweetie. Carlisle is working on it. We're just waiting to see what he's found out."
I nodded. "I'm so tired."
"Then rest honey. There's no need to strain yourself."
I did as she told me and quickly fell asleep.
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I woke up again a few hours later. My throat was burning and I was in pain. It was a tremendous pain that went all throughout my body. It was almost like a thousand knives were stabbing me and wouldn't stop.
I opened my eyes, or at least tried to, but I had passed out again before I was able to blink.
What I couldn't understand is why was I feeling like this. I was part vampire and vampires didn't get sick. So neither should I.
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I woke up shivering. Why was it so cold in here? I thought to myself. Someone put a blanket around me though it didn't help much.
"Nessie?" someone asked. "Nessie it's Carlisle. Can you hear me?" he asked.
I wanted to respond to him, to tell him that I could, but I didn't think that I could open my mouth to talk.
"Nessie, if you can hear me please squeeze my hand." He told me.
I felt a soft hand inside mine. I tried to do as he told me, but even the slightest movement hurt. My fingers twitched, even that hurt, but I had to respond to Carlisle to let him know that I could hear him.
So I went against the pain. I forced my hand closed around Carlisle's. I groaned in agony, the pressure was unbearable.
"Thank goodness." Carlisle said as he gently took his hand out of mine. Carlisle left the room.
I could hear him talking to the others downstairs. "She's awake." He told them. "She's in a lot of pain, but she's awake."
"Have you figured out what's wrong with her?" mom asked.
"No," Carlisle said. "I've been doing a ton of research, but I've been able to find nothing that sounds close to what Nessie is experiencing. Where's Edward?" he added.
Wait dad wasn't here? I thought. Where was he? I wondered. I got my answer.
"He went to go look for Jake. I think that Edward wanted Jake to know that Nessie was seriously ill and that he should come home to be with her." Mom said
Carlisle nodded his head. "Any signs of him?" he asked.
"None," mom whispered. "Edward is getting really upset because he still hasn't been able to hear Jacob's thoughts."
Jacob POV
I was off hunting about 5 hours away from Forks. I hadn't gone very far because I couldn't bare Nessie being in any danger. So I kept close, but far enough away so that they wouldn't be able to track my scent.
I had just spotted an elk on the river bank and I was going to sneak up on it. That's when I heard my name being called. "Jacob!" the voice shouted.
Damn it. I thought to myself. There goes my breakfast. I thought as the elk leapt across the river and deeper into the woods.
"Jake!" the voice sounded again. Was that Edward? I wondered. I squinted trying to get a better glimpse of this mystery person.
I finally was able to recognize the shape. It indeed was Edward.
Why on earth would Edward be looking for me? I wondered and then something clicked inside my head. Could it be that something had happened back home?
"Edward?" I called out.
"Yes, Jake it's me." He responded.
I could see the worry in Edward's face. "What's wrong?" I asked "Is someone hurt?"
He nodded his head.
"Who?" I asked, though I didn't really need him to answer, because I had figured it out myself.
"Its Nessie."
Even though I had figured that out, it still was a blow to my chest. "Nessie, what's wrong?" I asked him, growing more panicky by the second.
Even though I had stayed within the state I still hadn't done a very good job of watching over Nessie. I shouldn't have left. I told myself. Stupid Stupid me. If I had stayed Nessie might be okay.
"We don't know. She went out hunting one day with Emmett and Jasper and something happened."
"What do you mean? Was she attacked?" I asked
"No, she says she saw you in the woods."
Crap, so she did see me. I tried to hide. I had heard voices in the woods that day and it sounded like Nessie and Emmett so I went to see. And sure enough it was them. I thought for sure I was hidden well enough.
"Then what happened?" I asked.
"We don't know. Emmett and Jasper can't figure it out either since they were the ones with her at the time. Emmett said that Nessie blood smelled bad that day, but he didn't think anything of it."
"So what exactly is wrong with Nessie then?" I asked
"I can't answer that either Jake, all we know is that she's in a lot of pain and very weak."
"Can't Carlisle do something about it?"
He shook his head. "He's been doing research trying to figure it out, but nothing is coming close to what Nessie is feeling. I think you should be home with her Jake, she needs you."
I thought about that for a minute. "I don't know if I can go home right now Edward."
"What do you mean? Of course you can come home. And besides she's your fiancé isn't she? Or have you forgotten that?"
No I hadn't forgotten that, thanks so much for bringing that up. I thought to myself. "Fine I'll come home. I need to see for myself how bad she really is."
"Thank you Jake." He whispered
"By the way," I started, " how'd you find me?"
He smirked, "I caught your scent and I followed it to here."
I nodded my head. "Alright. Let's go Edward."
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We were now in the front yard of the Cullen house. Man this place wreaks! I thought to myself; worse than usual, I added. I had to be strong, suck it up for Nessie, she was waiting for me.
We opened the door; I didn't want to go any further. It smelled so bad, but I had too. I wrinkled my nose and pushed on.
"Jake!" Bella shouted as she jumped up from couch and ran to hug me. "How could you do this to us, to Nessie?" she asked. "She waited and waited for you to come home." Bella cried as she beat her hands into my chest. I just stood there and took it.
"Bella love, it's okay. Calm down." Edward told her as he caught one of her arms just before it hit me again. "He's here now, that's the important part." He whispered into her ear.
"I'm sorry Jake." She apologized. "I was just so angry at you for running out on us."
"I'm sorry too Bella." I muttered. "Can I see Nesie?"
"Of course." She said "She's upstairs. Follow me."
Bella looked so sad.
We reached Nessie's room. Bella stopped at the door.
"I'm going to warn you Jacob, it's pretty bad in there." She told me.
I nodded my head.
She gently opened the door and peaked inside. "She's asleep," She called, "but I'll let you visit her for awhile.
I stepped inside the room. No wonder the whole house wreaked, it was coming from this room, it was coming from Nessie.
"Why does it wreak so much in here?" I asked.
Bella looked down at Nessie and brushed her hand on her forehead. "Carlisle says that it's her blood that smells so bad. He's doing everything he can to figure out what's wrong with her. He hasn't had any luck yet."
Nessie looked bad. She was pale and skinny. She appeared to have lost at least twenty pounds while I was away.
"Is it killing her?" I asked.
Bella froze and frowned. "We don't know. But this disease is taking so much out of Nessie. She can't stay awake for more than 5 minutes. Saying even one word wears her out."
"She's skin and bone Bells." I noted.
Bella nodded. "She won't eat and she won't drink. She tells us she's hungry, but when we try to give her something she'll refuse to eat it."
Nessie stirred in her bed.
I jumped to her side to see if she was okay. "Nessie honey its Jake. Can you hear me?"
There was nothing. "Nessie, please answer me." I told her.
She started sweating on her forehead. I looked around the room. "Is there a cool cloth?" I asked Bella.
Bella got up from the stool and walked over to the dresser and pulled a rag from it. There was a bowl of water on top of the dresser and she picked it up as well.
I grabbed the bowl and rag from her, got it wet, and gently placed the rag on Nessie's forehead.
Nessie moaned at the feel of the rag touching her. "Nessie?" I asked again. "Why won't she answer?" I asked Bella who looked just as worried as I was.
"I don't know Jake, I'll go get Carlisle."
I nodded my head.
Nessie POV
I was now aware that there were people in my room; a man and a woman, but I couldn't figure out who they were.
Someone decided to play a joke on me and put something heavy on my head. It hurt so badly. I wished they would take whatever they put on my head off. I couldn't stand the pain any longer.
I moaned out loud. Someone kept calling my name. "Nessie." I couldn't place a finger as to who it was.
The voice was deep and comforting, but why couldn't I remember? Was I losing my memory now too? I groaned at the thought of that and the voice came back.
"Nessie. Honey what's hurting, please tell me."
The voice was soothing. Then recognition hit me.
"Jake?" I whispered, though I wasn't even sure if the words left my mouth. But somehow he managed to hear me.
There was a deep sigh. "Oh thank god!" he shouted.
Why was he talking so loud? I thought. It's giving me a headache.
"Jake, will you please take whatever is on my forehead off." I said.
Crap why did I say that much. I was exhausted already.
"Of course honey. Was it hurting you?" Jake asked curiously.
I only nodded afraid to speak because I knew it would cost me later.
Just then Carlisle and mom walked in the room. Carlisle walked over to my bed.
"How do you feel Nessie?" he asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders. That was it for my energy. I slumped back down on my pillows and fell asleep.
"How long had she been up?" Carlisle asked Jacob.
"As soon as Bella left to go get you she woke up. She asked me to take the cloth off her forehead. She said it was hurting her."
Carlisle nodded his head.
"Any ideas as to what's causing this illness doc?" Jake asked.
Carlisle shook his head. "I'm sorry Jacob, We still haven't been able to find anything. I've even called the best doctors I knew and they still didn't have a clue."
I nodded my head and sat back down on the chair. "Will she live through this?" I asked curiously.
Carlisle shrugged his shoulders. "There's no way of knowing." He whispered.
"Can you change her Doc?" Jacob asked.
"What do you mean, change her?" Carlisle wondered.
"You know, change her into a vampire." I said quietly.
"No!" Mom shouted. "I will not have anyone changing my baby girl into a vampire. She deserves a chance at a 'real' life."
Jacob nodded his head. "Of course Bella. I was just wondering so there's no need to get upset."
"I know Jacob, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to take my anger out on you." Mom said apologetically.
"Bells I said don't worry about it. Besides you have every right to be mad or angry." Jacob said. "Now, Why don't you can Carlisle go rest or go hunting. I'll stay here with Nessie." Jacob demanded.
"Jacob I'm not so sure I should leave her." Said Carlisle.
"Carlisle its fine, I've got it. I know how to take care of her!" I shouted.
"Do you?" he asked me.
"Yes!" I shouted in desperation.
Carlisle hesitantly stood up from his chair, took Bella's hand and walked out of the room. Really the only reason that I wanted them to go was so I could spend some alone time with Nessie. I wanted to ask her forgiveness for abandoning her. I was hoping that she would take me back. Something inside of me told me that she would and I held on to that feeling.
