A/N: Hi guys! I'm really sorry I haven't updated I had finals this week and had to study! But they're over now and I'm devoted to updating! And by the way any Harry Potter fans who like James and Lily PLEASE check out my new fanfic and leave me feedback! I really appreciate it! Enjoy!

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Bella POV: A bright light was the first think I saw when I tried to open my eyes. I shut them for a moment, trying to avoid the light, then I blinked a few times.

"Bella?" a frantic, yet angelic voice said. "Bella sweetheart, are you awake? Can you hear me?" I felt a gentle squeeze on my hand.

"Seth?" I whispered, confused as I tried to open my eyes. "Is that you?"

He met my eyes then and flashed me a soft smile. "Yeah, Bellsie it's me," he whispered. "Be careful, alright? Or you might pop your stitches."

"What? What stitches?" I asked. "Where am I, Seth? What happened to me?"

"Wait," Seth sounded alarmed. "You don't remember? Bella, Paul showed up while we were on our date and he and I got in a fight. You were trying to stop it when Paul accidentally turned around and slashed you across your stomach. You went unconscious and unresponsive after that. Bell, you… almost died," his eyes were filling with tears as he lifted my hand and kissed it softly. "Please don't ever scare me like that again."

"Paul did that?" I whispered, shocked. "No," I shook my head. "He would never do that. I'm his sister."

"Bella sweetheart, it was a total accident. He was just turning to face you but you were a little too close to him and he got you. Don't be too hard on him, he feels terrible about the entire thing. He just wants you to be alright."

"Well then, where is he right now?" I demanded angrily. "He's the one that started the whole fight and if he had just let us enjoy our date nothing would've happened!" I knew I was being unreasonable. Paul would never hurt me on purpose, even if he was mad about me being with Seth. All the same, I couldn't find it in me to calm down. If he was truly sorry, he would have been here when I woke up trying to apologize.

"I told him to go home and get some rest," Seth whispered reassuringly. "This is the first time he's left your bedside for three days. He hasn't slept a wink, Bells."

"Days?!" I gasped. "How long has it been since our date? What day is it?"

He laughed gently and squeezed my hand again. "Our date was Saturday. It's Tuesday now."

"Wow," I whispered. "Seth has my dad been here? Has he been able to get off work at all? I still haven't really seen him since I got here."

"Yeah, he's been here on and off because they need him at work. But he's here every night as soon as his shift's done. I sent him home with Paul too. They'll be mad because they weren't here when you woke up but if I hadn't made them leave they would've had to have been hospitalized too. And considering Paul's temperature is high enough to kill a normal person that wouldn't be a good thing."

"But I still don't understand," I said, my eyebrows furrowing. "You said I almost died. How did the doctors save me?"

"Well," he paused for a moment. "You know Sheila, right? She's a nurse here, your dad's good friend?"

I nodded excitedly. I had always wished Sheila and my dad would get married. She was always like my second mom anyway.

"Well she was here when I brought you in. She rolled you into the ER and was able to stop the bleeding and bandage you up. Paul got here and because the two of you have the same blood type, so Sheila dragged him into the room for a blood transfusion. He gave enough blood to save you, but he had to calm down for a bit, because he doesn't really like blood."

"But isn't his blood different than mine? I mean, doesn't he have the wolf gene in his blood?"

"Bella, sweetheart you both have the wolf gene in your blood, but usually it's only active in males. Leah's phasing was a special case that no one can explain. Not even the legends."

"But now that more of it's been put in me… do you think I'll go wolf too?"

Seth looked uncomfortable for a moment. "We talked to Billy about that. He says he's doing some research about it, because he isn't entirely sure. But speaking of the pack Bella, there's something you and I need to talk about."

"What is it, Sethy?" I smiled.

There was that uncomfortable face again. "Bellsie… after Paul hurt you I had a huge wakeup call. Paul and I are both idiots really for not mentioning this sooner, but since you haven't been speaking to him much I can take the majority of the blame. I never really told you not to stand close to one of us as we phase, or while we fight. It's too dangerous. Much worse could've happened to you on Saturday, but I thank Taha Aki for saving you. Emily, Sam's imprint got slashed across her face because Sam was ignorant too, then."

I cringed. That sounded even worse than what happened to me.

"The point is Bella," his beautiful brown eyes met mine for a moment. "That you have to be careful around us. And I know you worry about me and Paul, but you have to trust that we'll both always come back to you in one piece. Can you do that for me?"

I nodded and smiled reassuringly at him. "Of course I can. Just as long as you promise me you won't die on me. Ever."

He broke into a grin as wide as that as a Cheshire Cat and kissed my forehead chuckling. "I swear Bella. I'll always be here. no matter what."

And for the moment, I was completely relaxed, because somehow in my heart, I knew nothing would happen to him.

A/N: Well there we have it! What do you think is going to happen when her and Paul get a chance to talk? And do you guys think Bella's going to go wolf? Once again guys, PLEASE check out my new Harry Potter story and leave some feedback! It would mean the world to me! I love you guys I'll update sometime this week!

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