Sorry for the delay, but this chapter is three times longer then any other chapter I have ever written! I hope you enjoy. (:
I looked towards the bright red numbers on the clock that read 5:43. I figure it was an acceptable time to get up. I really did get much sleep the night before anyways. I kept thinking about what really happened between Bella and that Kyle guy. I was planning on asking Bella when I went over to see her. Of course if she didn't want to tell me I wouldn't make her; I was just hoping she trusted me enough. Then again why would she trust me? I have only known her for a couple of weeks but part of me went back to my hands on her hips, the way we seemed to fit together perfectly, that spark I felt whenever she came near me.
I cleared my head and got up to get ready for the day ahead of me.
It was around 7:30 when I left my house to go talk to Bella. I was making arrangements in my head for today while driving over. I was gonna talk to Alice for a little bit and wait for Bella to get ready. Then I would either just stay at their dorm and talk to her or take her out to lunch or something. Unfortunately I had promised to take Alice to the airport so I would have to do that eventually. Maybe Bella would come with us to the airport.. it is about an hour and half drive longer if I drove legally.
When I hit a red light I realized I had passed their dormitories. I mentally smacked myself for being so caught up in thought and made a U-turn. I made it back in a matter of minutes and was riding the elevator up to their room. I knocked for several minutes until a very tired looking Alice answered the door. I walked inside and faintly heard the sound of someone taking a shower. I reasoned it was Bella unless they had a visitor.
"Hello Alice, you look so happy to be alive this morning." She glared at me before making her way to the kitchen.
"Thanks so much loving big brother.. for your information I had to stay up late to pack for my trip," She grabbed a coffee cup and turned back towards me, "You want some?" She said pointing to her coffee cup. I slightly shock my head.
"No thanks, I never was much of a coffee fanatic like yourself." I laughed a little then thought back to Bella. "Is that Bella in the shower?" I asked.
"Yeah.. who else would it be?" Alice asked as if it was the stupidest question ever asked.
"I don't know.. but I'm gonna go tell her to dress nicely because I'm hungry so I might as well kill two birds with one stone."
"What might those two birds be.. getting your food while hopelessly falling in love with her and trying to get her to love you."
"ha-ha very funny but for your information, oh loving little sister of mine, I was talking about asking her some more questions and getting some food, but nice try." I ruffled her hair a little then sprinted away before she got too angry.
I made my way to the bathroom door and gave it a little knock hoping she would be able to hear me from out here. She didn't answer so I knocked a little louder for a bit longer. Still no answer. huh.. maybe she couldn't hear me knocking. I reached down and twisted the door knob very quietly to see if it was unlocked. To my surprise the door opened without a problem. I left it open a little bit then went back out to the kitchen.
"Hey do you know if she is easily scared?" I asked Alice.. I was a little curious because I was thinking about something.
"I'm not sure why.. you look like your up to something." She raised her eyebrows.
"Well I was going to go hit the shower curtain and scare her, she left the bathroom door unlocked and I don't think she can hear my knocking." I stated matter-of-factly.
"haha do what you want but Bella can get a little feisty so you better hope you don't piss her off." She grabbed her coffee cup and elbowed me in the side. "Of course you wouldn't mind that would you." She winked and went into the living room.
"Your just full of jokes today aren't you Alice." I yelled towards the living room.
"Yep!!" She sang loud enough for me to hear. I laughed then made my way back to the bathroom. I quietly opened the door and slide in. I stood still for a few moments to make sure she hadn't heard me come in the I reached up and quickly hit the shower curtain throwing my hand almost through it.
I heard a scream, then a loud bang. Oh shit! She fell.
"Bella!?! are you alright??" I quickly asked, but got no answer. I felt the wind leave my body and was unable to breathe but I knew I had to do something. I obviously couldn't open the shower curtain and help her myself. Unless she was odd and didn't take showers naked. I quickly shook my head. I didn't have time for ideas such as this. Then the best one I could think of struck me.
"Alice!!!" I yelled but didn't receive an answer right away. I started panicking what if Alice left or went somewhere real quick.
"Alice hurry I can't do anything.. she's naked" I screamed hoping to catch her attention. While in my frenzy Alice ran in and I pointed to the shower. She must have understood.
"Move Edward you need to get out.." Alice said while grabbing a towel while throwing open the curtain. I quickly turned around until I heard Alice.
"Okay Edward you are going to need to pick her up while I go get clothes to throw on her.." I stared at her not able to respond.
"Are you sure she is going to be alright with this" I finally managed to get out. Alice just laughed.
"Ohh trust me she'll be fine." I let out a breathe I didn't know I had been holding and lowered myself to pick her up. She looked so beautiful, soap bubbles and water dripping off her lovely porcelain skin. Her lips were set in a pout, and her eyes became little slits.
I know she was trying to look around. I saw her make a move to get up then she gasp. I followed her line of vision and saw blood forming a river down her leg.
"Alice!! hurry she is bleeding profusely." I yelled then looked swooped Bella up in my arms. I looked down towards her; her eyes slowly closed and her head fell back. Her towel started falling down towards her legs. It took everything I had to look away and run towards Alice.
"Here! I got some clothes to put on her so we can go to the hospital." I gently set Bella on the coach and ran back to her room to find her purse to get her id and cell phone so we could call her dad if needed. I found it lying on the floor by her bed. I ran back out to Alice and picked Bella back up while Alice opened the doors for me and went to start the car.
Once Alice got into the car Bella's phone started ringing.
"Hello." Alice said sounding very stressed.
"Well Bella is kinda unable to talk at the moment she had an accident and we are on our way to the hospital so I need to make this quick. When Bella wakes up I'll have her call you," She pulled the phoned down to look at the screen her eyes got huge and I heard her muttering under her breathe "Kyle." My heart stopped, why was he calling her?
"No, no that's not necessary Edward and I have it under control. I really need to concentrate on my driving right now, but I promise she is fine byee." she clicked the phone shut before he was able to respond.
The hospital was fairly close so I just set Bella in my lap and cradled her like a baby. To try and soothe her pain I rubbed circles into her back. Before I knew it we were at the front of the hospital and my door was being opened so I could carry Bella in.
After filling out all of Bella's paperwork Dr. Campbell came to check her head and leg. He checked for any signs of head injury and found she had a minor concussion. The x-rays took a while longer then we found out she needed a cast for two weeks and that took about two hours. The whole time I was miserable knowing I had caused Bella this pain. Such a gentle and beautiful create didn't deserve this. I wish I was in her position right now, getting a cast on my leg. Dr. Campbell wanted us to stay until Bella fully woke up but Alice was able to convince him otherwise saying I wouldn't leave her side as I was in med-school. He said to wake her up every two hours tonight to make sure she doesnt slip into a comma because of the concussion. Of course I already knew this, but I listened intently anyways.
The car ride home was very much like the ride to the hospital. Bella was still in my lap, and Alice was still driving like a manic. About two blocks away from their dorm Bella's phone started ringing again. Alice looked at the caller ID and sighed before answering.
"Hello." she sounded frustrated about something.
"No she is sleeping, she had a long day as you can imagine."
"Umm, I'm not sure if that is such a good idea. We don't even know if she will be waking up anytime soon."
"Yes, I know that but-" She let out a low hiss. Kyle, who I presumed she was talking to, was obviously getting on her nerves.
"How soon?"
"Yes, yes fine, same too you, bye." She threw the phone back my way and I gently moved, as to not disturb Bella, to put the phone back in her purse.
"Was that Kyle." I asked.
"Yes, and guess who is getting a visitor in about twenty minutes.. even though she probably won't even be awake." I looked down to Bella and felt a pang of jealousy knowing that her and this Kyle kid shared a deeper connection then she let on.
In less then five minutes we were standing in front of their dorm door and Alice was opening it up. I looked down at Bella, who had a smile playing across her full rosy pink lips. I was speechless for just a moment.
"Bella. Your back home." I said in vain hope of her waking, when I saw her hand move to her stomach and her eyes flutter open taking in her surrounds. She looked at my face.
"I think she is waking up!" Alice whispered.
I smiled and felt her legs kick as if she was trying to get down. For the first time she noticed the cast and groaned in displeasure.
I laughed quietly and made my way over to the couch to set her down gently. She fell back into the couch and place her head in her hands.
"How did," she picked the casted leg from the floor slightly before continuing, "this happen?" Bella uncovered one eye and I moved to sit in front of her still on the couch. She still had the cast raised up off the floor so I gently grabbed it and set it back on the floor.
"You don't remember?" I asked slightly frustrated, I really didn't want to explain what had happened. It would just make me feel a thousand times worse.. but it was my fault after all. She sat for a moment trying to remember and you could tell.
"I remember being in the shower this morning but I don't remember getting out."
"Do you remember anything that happened while you were in the shower?" Please say you remember I thought, when her head whipped around the dorm.
"Alicee! Did she leave yet? Is she alright?" I heard a small laugh behind me signaling Alice heard her.
"Yes I'm still here, I don't have to leave for another two hours. How are you feeling?"
"I have a headache and my leg hurts a little bit." It felt like someone had just dropped a million pounds of bricks onto my stomach.
"I'm sorry Bella, I really didn't mean to scare you." She glanced up at me, dropping her hands.
"Scare me, what are you talki.." She abruptly stopped, hopefully remembering something of worth.
"You remember now?" I asked quietly I wasn't even sure if she heard me.
"Yeahh, so what all injuries did I manage to receive?" Alice answered before I had the chance to.
"Well you fractured your femur, but lucky the doctor said it should only take three weeks to heal maybe less. Unfortunately you received a concussion so Edward is going to stay with you and he is going to have to wake you up every two hours."
I felt my heart flutter.. I had since forgotten about that detail. What if she didn't want me here because I was responsible for all of this?
I prayed silently that she would be too upset.. she sure didn't look upset just frustrated.
"Bella there is something you should know though." Alice said looking down.
"... What?" She paused slightly before hesitantly asking.
"Well while we were on our way to the hospital your phone rang and it waskyleanditoldhimwhathappenedandheiscomingtoseeyoulater!!!"
Her head flew back against the couch once again and I couldn't stop the feeling of relief that coursed through my body at that little reaction. She was not happy about him coming to visit her.
"Bella I'm so sorry I was just so scared because you weren't waking up, I didn't even check to see who it was."
"It's alright really, he would have heard about it sooner or later, did he say when he was planning on coming over?"
"Umm right now actually, which will work out well because if you don't mind being alone with him Edward will drive me to the airport then will get his things and stay here with you until I get back." Shit I still have to drive Alice to the airport.
"Ohh no that's not necessary," She turned to face me, "You don't have to stay here, I'm sure you have better things to do." I felt my face fall a little bit. Of course she didn't want me here. I figured if she was going to hate me I might as well push her a little more to stay here, what more damage could be done, right?
"Actually we are suppose to get a couple of huge snow storms so my classes will more then likely be canceled, and I had no other plans."
I heard two knocks on the door and knew the next two hours were going to be long. Alice jumped up to go get the door. "She's in the living room." I heard Alice say.
Kyle walked through the door and glared at me. I was a little taken back wondering what I did to him. Then last night ran through my head.
"Well I see you are awake," He laughed, "You always were accident prone."
Alice came in and sat down beside Bella, I went out to the kitchen and got a scrap of paper and wrote my cell number on it.
I came back into the room and heard Alice speaking to Bella.
"I'll call you everyday to see how you are doing." She promised. With the paper folding in my hand I went over and gave Bella a hug. When she released me I leaned down toward her ear.
"Call me if you need, anything." I whispered making sure to stress the anything. I gave her one last glance before following Alice to the car.
We were on our way in no time. Music played in the background but it was silent until Alice asked me a question I definitely wasn't expecting.
"Do you like Bella?" I furrowed my eyebrows and sideways glanced at her.
"Sure. Probably one of my favorites out of your other friends. She not always happy and over obnoxious like you."
"Thanks so much.. but that doesnt' answer my question. I meant do you like her .. like her ?" I knew I did. I found her quite fascinating. She wasn't like other girls or other people, for that matter, that I had ever meant. She fueled a spark in me that I never knew I had.
"I don't know.. I only ... just met her Alice. You can't like someone that fast." I said quickly to try and recover from stumbling earlier.
"Yes you can. Take me and Jasper for instance. Once you introduced us I knew we would have something special. I think he is the one for me.. we just clicked. Let me ask you something, have I ever been proven wrong to you before?" I thought about that briefly.
"Nope not that I can recall. You were always a little freak with your mind games. Always knowing what was going to happen.." She laughed then continued.
"Exactly so trust me when I tell you that Bella isn't going to be just another girl to you. I know you can already see it. The way you act around her or when I mention her, it's the happiest I have seen you in a while."
"What do you think I should do then?" I asked knowing she probably already was working up schemes in her little head.
"Just spend a lot of time with her, which shouldn't be hard considering you will be living with her while I'm gone. It probably wouldn't hurt to drop this whole setting her up thing and just ask her on a date if things go well by then end of your stay."
I nodded not sure what to say. Hopefully these next couple of weeks would go by accident free.
So there you go those of you who wanted Edwards point of view on the whole shower incident. I hope it was alright I tried my best I have been working on this for over two weeks. Please just remember this is AU, OOC type of story so it isn't going to be perfect.
Review please.. I would love to know what everyone thinks of it.
