I do not own Twilight or its characters...not matter how much I beg and whine about it...
BPOV
It hurt more than I thought possible. But I had to ignore it. I very slowly sat up, "Edward, relax. I'm fine." I stood to prove my point...big mistake. As soon as I managed to balance myself on my legs, my right knee crumpled underneath. Edward caught me before I hit the ground again, "Of course you're fine Bella. You just can't put any weight on your leg. I consider that perfect." Sarcasm mocked his perfect voice; I glared at him.
"I'm fine Edward. Can you run back to my house and grab something?"
He ran to my side and nodded, "Underneath my bed, there are two braces. Can you get both of them please?"
He nodded, kissed my forehead, and ran off. I rolled over onto my back and groaned, "Bella? Are you alright?" I looked behind me. Emmett had pure fear in his eyes. Fear that he had hurt me. "Yeah, I'm alright. Couldn't help but provoke you Emmett. I'll be fine. Just overworked the muscle and bone again." He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
Edward returned a couple of seconds later, holding two braces. I sat up and took them from him. "I was hoping to never see these things again. They're so annoying." I took the first brace, which was for my knee, and strapped it on. It ran from the middle of my thigh to the middle of my calf (Pic in pro) "This sucks. I can't believe I'm back in this stupid thing." Edward took my hand and pulled me to my feet. "What's the other brace for?" I turned to Alice, "It's for my shoulder. I figured I'd be needing it later. Do you have a pair of crutches here?" Carlisle thought about it, "There may be a pair in the closet on the third floor. Jasper, will you go check?" Jasper disappeared as Carlisle examined my knee, through the brace. "You should be fine. A couple days of rest and you'll be walking on it again. Just be careful ok?"
I laughed, "I'll do my best." Jasper returned with the crutches, "Turns out we did have them...Odd."
"Nope not odd. You have me dating your brother. Not odd at all." He handed me the crutches and I slowly made my way inside.
"Bella, I called Charlie. I told him your knee was bugging you and he agreed to let you stay the night so Carlisle could keep a close eye on it." I hugged Alice, "Thanks." I headed for the stairs, when Edward came behind me, picked me up, and dashed up the stairs. Next thing I knew, I was in Edward's room, on Edward's couch...sitting on Edward's lap.
"So, tell me about your team and everything." I sighed. It felt like I talked for hours, and I probably did. I told him each girls name, their positions, and pretty much anything I knew about them...of course, there wasn't much to tell. I told him all about the tournaments I went to, the awards I won...BEEP BEEP BEEP. I looked around. Edward's clock was beeping 11:30. "I am so sorry Bella. I didn't realize what time it was. You should go to sleep now." I nodded. I laid down on his couch, with him behind me. I turned around in his arms. "Love you." I kissed his cheek and fell asleep.
The next day, my knee hurt like crazy. I tried to stand on it, but when I did, the weight crushed it. I sank down to the ground, groaning in pain. Edward pretty much threw open the door when he heard me. "Bella?! Are you alright??" He was in panic mode. I quickly used his hand to pull myself up and kissed him. When I pulled away I grabbed my crutches. "I promise you Edward. I'm just fine. I wasn't expecting it to hurt as much as it did. I'll be fine." He smiled and picked me up...again.
Aftere breakfast, I climbed into Edward's car. My crutches were placed in the back. As he drove, he asked me more questions about volleyball in general. I was kind of surprised that he didn't already understand everything from being "alive" for over 100 years. "It's one thing to read about it; it's another to hear about it from a professional." He told me.
As we pulled into the parking lot, I could see all of my old teammates gathered around the entrance. "Guess there's no escaping them anymore." Edward held open the door for me and helped me balance, while he grabbed my crutches. I, well attepmted to, walk over to the entrance. "Oh my Bella!! What did you do??" I glared at Kathleen, "What does it look like I did? I was playing with my boyfriend's family and I fell. End of story." I pushed past them, Edward right beside me.
"Wait Bella!"
I turned around. "We were wondering if you could help us. We're playing with the varsity this year and the coach isn't going to be here today. Could you come and help us? We need an old pro to teach these kids how its done. Please??"
I sighed...What was I getting myself into??
"Fine."
Sorry it took so long to get this out. Hope you enjoy it!! R&R!!
