Lily Flower

*Max's Pov*

It felt like I was floating in darkness and I was liking it so far. I knew there was something I was supposed to be doing but I just couldn't place my finger on it. Was there something that I was supposed to do today? Did I have patrol with Seth? Help mom with dinner? Pick Lily up from her house?

Lily!

I finally felt my body jerk, making pain shot through me like needles. I gasped and swung my arm out, looking for something to grab onto. My hand run across something that was soft, but there was something wet and slick on my hands.

Suddenly light flooded into my eyes and I blinked rapidly and twisted my head away. There was a slight buzzing in my ears like bees were flying around my ears. I jerked my arm, trying to swat the bees away, but pain ran down my back again.

I groaned and my hearing finally became clear again. Carlisle was trying to talk to me, which had been the buzzing in my ears, and my dad talking to the vampire.

"Lily! Where is Lily?!" I rasped out, my eyes flying open. There was red on the carpet and it was on my hands too. Blood….."Where is she!? Is she hurt?!" I yelled, popping my ears in the process.

"She's fine, Max. Calm down and hold still. Your back is still healing and you're just making it worse," dad explained, placing a hand firmly on my shoulder to try to still my movements.

"Max!" I turned my head against dad's wishes and saw Lily standing in her kitchen doorway. There was blood on her hands, but it didn't seem like she had even noticed. Her black hair was tousled and her blue eyes were frantic and wild.

"Lily," I breathed. I reached out a hand for her and motioned for her to come closer. She glanced somewhere behind me before stepping towards and kneeling down beside my head. Lily grabbed my hand gently and kissed my knuckles. "Are you hurt?" I asked, looking at her hands for any cuts.

"No, I'm fine, stupid. How are you feeling?" Lily laughed breathlessly, rubbing her thumb over my hand slowly.

"Um, it hurts when I move. What happened to me?" I said, staring up at her for once instead of looking down at her. It was an interesting new angle for me.

"Dodge phased near you and you kind of got in his swinging range. You were unconscious when I found you," Lily explained gently, kissing my hand again and holding it to her cheek.

"Does this mean the lingerie show is canceled?" I asked glumly, pouting up at her. She giggled and rolled her eyes.

"Lingerie?!" I heard Embry growl somewhere behind me. I was too tired to even turn my head to look at him at the moment so I'd have to put my trust in Lily not to let her father kick me in the head.

"Dad!" Lily warned, glaring behind me in the direction of her father's voice. Embry didn't reply back, heck; I don't think Adolf Hitler would have the balls to defy Lily's will at this moment.

"Yeah, lighten up, Mr. C. I'm going to be your son-in-law soon so don't feel awkward. We can talk about this stuff," I teased, smirking up at Lily. She stifled her giggles and grinned down at me before she patted my hand.

"Ew, God no!" Embry exclaimed behind me. I heard Edward laugh lightly. "Shut up, Ed," he snarled.

I risked a glance behind me, ignoring the pain that shot down my back to see what was going on back there. Edward was leant up against the wall, still chuckling from what Embry said or was thinking, and Lily's dad was kneeling down beside Dodge's shaggy head, whispering something to that even I couldn't hear.

"Okay, Max, I'm going to start working on your back so why don't you talk to Lily while I do this. Why don't you reschedule your lingerie show or something?" Carlisle chuckled, giving my head a gently nudge towards Lily.

Lily and I talked about silly things that would relax me so Carlisle could sew up my back without me tensing up from the needling poking my skin. I could see Lily winch every once in a while but didn't say anything to the doc. Even Lila came out of the kitchen with her cooking apron on to join in on our conversation.

Edward left soon after, saying he didn't to get home to Bella. He said Dodge had company with him so he wasn't alone any more. At least someone was trying to help him through this.

After about an hour after I was sewed up and they had gave me a pillow to rest my head on and had covered my naked torso up with a blanket something happened finally with Dodge. We really couldn't get him outside since he didn't fit through the door so we let him curl up in the corner and doze off and on while we talked.

"Oh goodness!" Lily shrieked suddenly, stopping all conversation in our little group. She stopped stroking my hair and rolled over onto her back and threw an arm over her eyes. Lila squeaked and put a hand over her eyes also. She wildly waved her hand in front of her, trying to get us to look behind us.

Dad and Embry glanced over their shoulders at where Lila was pointing. Dodge was sitting naked in the corner, arms wrapped around his legs, shivering with tears streaking down his pale face. Embry jumped up immediate, grabbing an extra blanket that was lying next to me. He slowly approached his son and wrapped the blanket around him until everything but his head was covered.

"Alright, you girls can look," my dad mumbled, glancing over at Lily and Lila. I snickered at their shyness of the male body, even Dodge's thirteen year old body. Lily peeked over at me and glared.

"Shut up, Max," she grumbled, her face turning red. I ignored her statement and glanced over my shoulder at Dodge again. Dad and Embry were sitting on each side of him, trying to convince him that it was okay to come near the three of us on the other side of the room. Dodge glanced wildly at his sister and mother before his eyes rested on me, lying on my stomach with a blanket wrapped around my torso.

"It's okay, Dodge. I'm healing up nicely already. Don't worry about me, little dude," I said, grinning over at my new brother.

Dodge shuddered once before shakily standing up, holding his blanket in place so nothing showed to his sister and mom. He stumbled, regained his balance and walked past us and went up stairs to his room. Dad and Embry quietly followed after him, glancing over at the three of us before going up the stairs.

"Will he be okay?" Lily whispered, grabbing my hand again and gave it a gently squeeze.

"He just has to get used to the change of things. It's a really big shock to go through and especially since he's so young," I answered carefully. I didn't want to upset Lily and her mother anymore. This had been stressful without me adding on the facts to the list. This could get ugly for Dodge if he decided not to accept this.

*Next Day*

I stretched my muscles carefully before relaxing back down into the sofa. Lily watched me carefully out of the corner of her eye before turning her attention back to the TV.

Embry and Lila had put the living room back up early this morning before heading off to work. I had been ordered by Carlisle to stay at the Call house until my back had fully healed. Lily was acting as my nurse for today until Carlisle could stop by again to check on me again.

Dodge was somewhere upstairs, locked in his room, shooting people on his game, trying to relieve some of his frustration. He hadn't come back downstairs since last night. Lily had taken all his meals up to him, left the tray outside the door and left the food there for him. She'd go up later to get his dirty dishes.

"Do you want anything while I'm up?" Lily asked, bouncing to her feet.

"No, thanks though," I sighed. Lily leaned by and kissed my forehead before going into the kitchen. She came back with a bowl of cereal for herself.

She had been coddling me all day and at first I had really enjoyed it but now I just wanted to do stuff by myself or for Lily. She wouldn't let me do anything and I was starting to get cabin fever.

"Can we go for a walk after your done eating?" I asked, silently pleading for her to say yes. Lily looked over at me in surprise.

"Max, your back was slashed open last night. I'm not going to let you go anywhere until I know you're an hundred percent healed," Lily said then taking another bite of her cereal.

I grunted and pushed myself off of the couch. I struggled to my feet, feeling my feet tingle from the blood flow. I grinned at Lily's shocked face and headed for the door.

"Whoa, no! You can't leave the house, doctor's orders!" Lily exclaimed, jumping up from the couch and stepping in front of me. I looked down at her, curious to what she would to try to keep me here.

I laughed and tried to step around her, but she followed my moves exactly. "What? Are you going to try to stop me?" I chuckled, looking down at her stubborn set stance and her hands on her hips. "You're just too cute," I messed up her hair, picked her up, and placed her off to the side and walked out the front door.

"Hey!"

I glanced back warily. I didn't want to put Lily in a bad mood.

"If you're going then I'm going. I can't let you get hurt," Lily exclaimed, pulling on her jacket and following me out of the house.

"Perfect," I smiled and held out my hand for her to take. She took it gently and looked up at me cautiously like I'd keel over dead in a second. Once she saw that I could walk (slowly, mind you) then she finally relaxed enough to lean her head on my shoulder as we walked down the road.

The sun was fighting to break through the clouds, but it seemed like there was a chilly breeze blowing around us. Once we made it to the middle of La Push we headed down a trail that lead down to the beach.

There were a few people at the beach playing Frisbee and some of Forks kids starting a bonfire farther down from us. We sat down on the wet sand but neither of us cared if our clothes got wet or not.

"I can't wait until it warms up. We'll be able swim and wear shorts again," Lily paused, looking up at me," well, I'll get to wear shorts and swim again," she giggled, hugging me around my waist.

"I'd like to see you in shorts again. I'd actually be able to enjoy it this time," I said, running my hand over her jean clad thigh. She giggled and nudged me gently, still aware of my healing back.

"I guess that's something else to look forward to," she sighed, kissing my jaw. I grinned and squeezed her thigh a little tighter. "Down boy, we're in public at the moment," Lily giggled, swatting my hand away before I could creep higher.

"Damn, I guess I'll just have to wait a little bit," I pretended to be upset, staring out to the ocean in front of us. Lily laughed and kissed the side of my head.

"Come on, we can't leave Dodge alone for very long. He might destroy the house while we're gone," Lily stated. She got up and tried to help me up but couldn't really hold me up so I got myself off of the sand.

My back was starting to hurt by the time we got back to the Call house so Lily didn't have to convince me very much for me to sit my butt back down on the couch.

"I'm going to check on Dodge. You just stay right there," Lily said before going up the stairs to check on her little brother. I squirmed uncomfortably; I didn't want Lily going up there with a new werewolf, even if it is her brother.

I listened carefully as Lily walked towards his bedroom, knocked on the door, and calling his name, waiting for a responds. Nothing. She called for him again. I heard her open the door and walk into Dodge's room.

"Max! Max, Dodge is gone!" Lily screamed running back down the stairs. I sat up slowly.

"He's gone?" I asked blankly. Lily looked at me like I was stupid. "Grab the phone and call Seth. He can find him for us," I said after a few seconds thought.

She ran back into the kitchen, grabbed the phone and dialed Seth's number. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair.

This kid really has caused us a peck of trouble.

*Dodge's Pov*

I ran wildly away from my house, not daring to look back in case someone saw me. I went straight into the woods, going around the trees and jumping over the small ferns that got in my way.

My breathing didn't speed up like it normally does but stayed at an even pace as I ran deeper into the woods. I could feel my sore new muscles warming up as I ran longer. I wasn't used to my new body. I liked how I liked now; I wasn't scrawny anymore and I had muscles now. I really liked but it scared me a little. All this stuff had happened way too fast and it almost made my head spin to think about.

I stopped running finally and looked around. I didn't know where I was but I didn't care. I sat down on some soft moss and put my head between my knees and breathing calmly. Dad and Sam had told me the best ways to stay calm and relax so I couldn't phase.

I shivered in disgust. I can turn into a giant wolf and I had hurt Max. I am a monster.

Author's Note: I know this chapter was short but I didn't want to put anymore today. This chapter was mostly about Dodge. I mean, without Dodge then Lily would never have returned home and never had met Max, so yeah.

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