Patient
"What's going on here?" demands Carlisle. Edward immediately pulls away from me and I blush.
"Good afternoon, father," says Edward.
"You know the rules, Edward. Patient-doctor relationships are strictly prohibited," says Carlisle sternly. I look down and away from Carlisle. Edward gently takes my hand in his.
"I can't help my feelings for Bella," says Edward.
"You know the rules, Edward," says Carlisle.
"I'm sorry Carlisle. This is all my fault," I whisper. I could hear Caius and Aro laughing at me. "I just…wanted to feel…normal again."
"Did you tell her to say that?" asks Carlisle.
"Of course not! I love Bella," says Edward defensively.
"Come to my office, Edward," says Carlisle before walking out. Edward coaxes my face up and brushes his lips against mine.
"I'll be back, Love," says Edward before walking out.
Carlisle isn't very happy is he? Asks Aro appearing in the chair at my desk. Caius appears behind Aro with a wicked grin on his face.
He'll probably give you more injections just for kissing Edward, says Caius cheerfully.
It'd be what you deserved after everything you've done. You haven't exactly been a good girl, says Aro. I cover my ears hoping to drown them out.
Aww…I think she's a bit scared, says Caius. Aro laughs and suddenly he was in my face. I scream and try to push him away, but it just wasn't going to work. I could feel my hands making contact with him, but he wouldn't budge. He felt cold.
Aro chuckles and grabs my wrist. I scream as Aro pulls me closer to him, his face mere inches from my own.
You haven't seen fear yet, growls Aro before letting me go. I whimper as Caius walks over to me with a grin on his face.
I promise this'll hurt, says Caius with an evil grin. He had his hands behind his back and when he reveals them he was holding a scalpel. I instinctively hold my arms out in front of my face and cry out in pain as he slashes my arms multiple times. Suddenly the door opens and Caius disappears.
"Bella!" shouts Edward, concern in his voice. I was crying as blood ran from the cuts on my arms. Edward grabs my wrists and looks at me. "What have you done?" he demands.
"It wasn't me, I swear!" I cry.
"The who was it?" asks Edward.
"Caius," I choke out between sobs. Edward picks up a bloody scalpel.
"Caius isn't real Bella. Where'd you get the scalpel?" asks Edward.
"I didn't," I whimper. Edward glares at me.
"No one else was here, Bella. Caius isn't real; he's just a figment of your imagination. Now come with me," says Edward angrily. He pulls me to my feet and leads me to Rosalie's office. I didn't fight him as he pulls me into the room I had left not even an hour ago. Rosalie stands up immediately and walks over to us.
"What happened?" demands Rosalie.
"Bella cut herself using one of the scalpels from in here," says Edward handing Rosalie the bloody scalpel. Rosalie sets it aside and washes her hands before putting on gloves.
"I'll take care of Bella. Go tell Dr. Cullen what happened," says Rosalie. Edward walks out without looking at me and I knew I was in trouble. "Take off your shirt." I do as she says and wait while Rosalie looks over my body making sure I had only cut my arms. She gives me a clean shirt and gets to work cleaning my wounds. While she's working Carlisle walks in with his serious "Doctor face".
"Edward says you cut yourself and blamed Caius," says Carlisle.
"That's because Caius did it," I say calmly.
"Caius isn't real," says Carlisle. I sigh heavily.
"Then do you mind telling me how I cut myself without realizing it? I swear to you that Caius did it," I say.
"Your mind is playing tricks on you Bella," says Carlisle.
"Then where did the scalpel come from? I didn't take it when I was in here. I never even saw a scalpel," I say. Carlisle looks at my arms.
"Perhaps you don't remember taking it," says Carlisle.
"I remember everything that happened in this room. I was given a series of shots and had blood taken. I'm not likely to forget something like that," I say.
"Except that you have amnesia and are prone to memory loss," says Carlisle.
"My amnesia is going away," I say. Carlisle takes a deep breath and sighs heavily.
"Are you depressed? Have you had suicidal thoughts?" asks Carlisle.
"Yes and no," I say. He knew I had depression, but I hadn't been having suicidal thoughts.
"Are Caius and Aro showing up more or less often?" asks Carlisle.
"I'd say more. Especially since I remember what happened to me," I say.
"I heard you threw quite the fit when Rosalie tried to take blood," says Carlisle.
"Needles are a phobia of mine," I say with a shrug.
"Just needles or sharp objects in general?" asks Carlisle.
"Well I don't exactly feel comfortable with a scalpel near me," I say.
"I don't understand how you can say that Caius-who is a figment of your imagination-sliced your arms up the way he did with a scalpel that is clearly real. And you believe that he did it! That's the strange part," says Carlisle.
"I can't exactly lie if you haven't noticed by now," I say.
"I'm done Carlisle. She'll be fine as long as she takes some antibiotics," says Rosalie.
"Thank you, Nurse Hale," says Carlisle. He looks pointedly at me and turns to walk out. I take the hint and follow him out of the hospital room to a section of the clinic I had never seen before. The walls were made of Plexiglas and were sectioned off into rooms with three solid walls with no windows. There were patients in some of the rooms watching as we walked by. "This is the full observation unit. You will be watched twenty-four/seven until I feel that you are ready to go back to your room and old schedule. You'll be here most of the day and when you are let out you will be carefully observed."
He walks over to an empty room at the end of the hallway and opens the door. I sit down on the bed as the door shuts. I could hear Carlisle's footsteps retreating down the hallway and I felt more alone than ever. Caius and Aro were laughing maniacally in the back of my mind. I lie down on my side and curl into a small ball as the numbness consumes me.
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EPOV
"Carlisle it's been a week," I say sternly.
"I'm aware of that Edward," says Carlisle calmly. Bella had gone into one of her catatonic states and wasn't coming out of it. She wasn't in a coma, but she just sat in her room all day long and didn't do anything. She didn't speak, she didn't eat, didn't drink-Carlisle had to hook her up to an IV that gave her all of the nutrients she needed. Even then she didn't respond. I didn't know what to do. I felt helpless as I stood on the other side of the wall and watched as Bella lay curled into a ball on her bed.
"We need to do something; we can't just leave her like this," I say.
"What do you suggest Edward?" asks Carlisle. I don't respond and Carlisle seemed to know I didn't have an answer.
"Doesn't her medical file say anything?" I ask.
"Just that she's done this before," says Carlisle.
"Of course," I mumble. Carlisle sighs heavily and opens the door before walking into the room. I follow him over to Bella's bed where Carlisle checks Bella's heart rate and breathing.
"She's healthy other than being catatonic," says Carlisle.
"Bella? Love? Please answer me," I whisper caressing her cheek. Nothing.
"She just needs time, Edward," says Carlisle.
"She's going to get sick or something. I can tell she's lost some weight," I say.
"She's going to be okay," promises Carlisle. I look down at Bella who was asleep at this time.
"She's been through so much in her sixteen years," I whisper.
"Yes. Her mind just needs time to sort through it all," says Carlisle. I nod and caress Bella's cheek again. I catch a loose strand of hair and brush it behind her ear.
"Maybe if we take her out of this room and put her back where she was," I suggest.
"No. She has to stay here until she snap out of this trance of hers and shows signs that she can handle being alone again," says Carlisle.
"I don't think Bella has the capability to hurt herself. She's not fond of pain and she isn't the type to kill herself," I say.
"The how do you explain the cuts on her arms?" asks Carlisle.
"She probably honestly believes that Caius did it. She could never admit to herself that she did it so she blames Caius. Her mind even conjures up the hallucination that Caius did it," I say. Carlisle seemed to be considering this as Bella lets loose a blood curdling scream.
End Chapter
A/N: First I have to say that I am the biggest idiot in the entire world. I posted the wrong chapter! I was supposed to post the chapter Physicality, but I posted Patient instead and patient wasn't even done yet! I feel so stupid, it's not even cool. So forgive me, I had a blond moment. And I am a blond for real and I'm the only one allowed to say I had a blond moment. Yeah, Jacob's stupid little blond jokes in Breaking Dawn? Yeah Ha Ha…NOT FUNNY!!! =[ *cough* Jerk*cough, cough* excuse me. Anyway, I saw the Twilight movie and I loved it! The only bad thing was I couldn't fully concentrate because I had to pee but didn't want to miss a single minute of it, so I held it…for TWO HOURS! There were lots of funny parts and a few surprises. It was also a little out of order, but that's okay. I liked it anyway. So, ignore my moment of pure stupidity and review! Sayonara!
