Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns all characters except Amara, she belongs to Hollowgo.
I know! I know! I've been MIA for a while. I have been crazy busy, and the writing hasn't been happening. I just don't have the time right now. But, my spring break is in like two weeks, so bare with me, and hopefully I'll be able to write a few chapters that week! I'm really trying to make time for MD, it's just not easy. Life, ya know? Oh, and thanks to my sister, I'm totally hooked on Glee, and can't pull myself away from it, I definitely bought the first season and a half as soon as I watched every episode that's out. Santittany/Brittana all the way. Maybe I can work "Landslide" into MD sometime. (; if you know what I'm talking about, you'd know how cute that would be.
Anyways, I hope you like this chapter. (:
Esme laid me down on the couch where Carlisle had asked her too and I winced and felt more tears come as she set me down. She gave me a sympathetic look.
"I'm sorry, Bella." She said and I nodded.
"It's fine; it's not your fault." I told her and took as deep a breath as I could without it hurting. Alice kneeled down by my head and grabbed my hand.
"Bella, how in the world did she get to you?" she asked. I blushed and shook my head, internally cursing my idiocy again.
"I saw Jacob." I told her and her eyes widened.
"Jacob? When?" she asked.
"Right before I ran into Victoria. I saw him; well wolf him, in the forest behind my house. I followed him out there, but he ran away when he saw me. I followed him and I finally caught up with him and we…kind of talked, but then he disappeared again. I chased after him, only this time he was gone. I started walking back…and well, Victoria found me." I explained and I saw Rosalie roll her eyes.
"Bella, you know better than to go off into the woods. I can't believe that idiot pup left you alone in the woods." Alice said the second sentence with venom. I squeezed her hand.
"It's not his fault, its mine, don't blame him for this." I said. She looked at me and relaxed.
"I'm sorry, you're right…It's my fault, I should have seen Victoria… I'm so sorry, Bella, please forgive me." I looked at her and this time I rolled my eyes.
"Alice, this is no one's fault but my own, I knew that the minute I saw her." She looked at me sadly, but Carlisle interrupted before she could berate herself any further.
"Alice, perhaps I should look over Bella's injuries, I need to see if she's got to go to the hospital." I groaned, and then winced at the shooting pain in my sides.
"Bella, may I?" he asked politely. I nodded and he turned around to the three women in the room. "Would you please excuse us?" he asked and I shook my head and held Alice's hand tighter.
"No, its fine they can stay, just don't let Emmett in when he gets back." I said and Alice giggled. Carlisle nodded with a smile.
"You'll need to remove your shirt, Bella. And your undergarments, but I have something to cover you, just a moment." He said and flashed up the stairs only to return with one of those blue hospital covers they use when they check your heart and lungs. I took it from him and Alice helped me to sit up.
"It'll be easier if I just rip these off; I have more clothes for you here." She said, and I nodded. I heard the fabric of my shirt tear and felt my bra unhook. I blushed and held the blue cover up in front of me letting the clothes fall off my shoulders. I shrugged into the slip, and Alice grabbed the torn shirt and my bra setting it to the side. I know she'd seen me before when helping with my previous vampire induced injuries, but still. Rosalie and Esme had not, and having the most beautiful women in the world in the same room as a naked you, made one self conscious. So I did my best to hide myself.
"This may hurt a little, but I've got to apply some pressure to figure out if anything is broken." Carlisle told me. I looked at him and frown.
"Oh, several things are broken, I assure you." I said but shifted to give him better access. He nodded and moved the slip out of the way a little. I heard Alice and Esme gasp from behind me and I looked over my shoulder and saw Esme with her hand over her mouth and sadness in her eyes. Alice looked pissed and her fists were clenched. Even Rosalie looked upset, but she looked away when I saw her.
I winced as Carlisle's gentle hand put pressure on my ribs, going down my side. I winced three times on my left side. On the right I nearly started crying when he found another two broken ribs.
"Well, Bella, you've severe bruising all up and down your back and your sides. You have five broken ribs as I'm sure you know. How is your head, did you hit it?" he asked, I nodded.
"A few times, but I feel fine." he shook his head.
"Concussions can be very dangerous; we'll need to monitor your sleep. I'm afraid you either need to go to the hospital or stay here with us for the weekend." I looked at him and nodded.
"Charlie already knows I'll be here tonight, I'm sure if you or Esme called him, he'd be fine with me staying tomorrow as well." He nodded and looked to Esme she turned and walked over to the phone. I heard her dial and start talking.
"Thanks." I said.
"You're welcome, I'm afraid there isn't much we can do for broken ribs, they don't seem to be out of place, but you'll need to be very careful with your movements." He told me. "I can give you some pain medicine, and you'll need to ice your bruises to help with the swelling." I nodded.
"Alice would you please get Bella some new clothes and something small to eat before I give her the medicine?" Carlisle asked his daughter. She nodded and disappeared up the stairs. She came back with a few pillows and handed me a black button up shirt. She placed the pillows behind my back so I could lean back comfortably.
"I figured buttons are you friend, rather than having to lift your arms up over your head." She winked and dashed into the kitchen. I put the shirt on under the slip; I didn't fail to notice the amazing honey and chamomile scent permeating from Alice's shirt. I thought she said she had some of my clothes here. I shrugged and as I buttoned it up Alice returned with a sandwich in her hand.
"Thank you, Alice." I said and finished buttoning my shirt. I leaned back on the pillows and groaned as my stiff back strained in protest.
"Damn." I said under my breath and Alice sat down and laid my feet in her lap, she handed me the sandwich. I took it gratefully. Sandwich meant pain killers, and boy did I need something to kill the pain. Esme hung up the phone and looked over to Alice and me.
"Charlie said you could stay until Monday." She said and smiled.
"Monday?" I asked and she smiled wider.
"We can't be too careful, can we?" she asked, and I smiled at her.
"I guess not, thanks, Esme." I said and she nodded.
The large glass back door opened and Jasper strode in. He looked around the room at all of us and shook his head.
"She got away. Headed north when I caught her trail, she danced over their line and rode it to the border. We chased her but lost her in the ocean, she's back in Canada by now." He said and looked at his feet. Rosalie walked over to her 'twin' and put her hand on his shoulder. He smiled at her and she walked back to the other couch and sat down.
"Are you doing alright, Bella?" Jasper asked me kindly. I nodded.
"I'll be fine, thank you." He smiled at me and I returned it.
"Jasper, can I talk to you for a minute privately please?" Alice asked him. He looked at her with his head cocked to the side and then nodded.
"Excuse us." He said and Alice looked at me after she slipped out from beneath my legs.
"I'll be right back." She said.
"Okay." I said as I watched them disappear up the stairs into the soundproof room that was Carlisle's office. I felt the vague bitterness in my chest again, what the hell? Why would I be jealous of Jasper and Alice having to talk? I shook my head and ate my sandwich and saw Esme and Carlisle talking in the corner hushed and quick. Rosalie was still sitting on the other couch and looking out the back door, obviously waiting for Emmett.
"Rosalie?" I asked hesitantly trying to get her attention and not piss her off while doing so. She turned her head slowly and met my eyes.
"Yes?" she asked neutrally.
"Thank you." I said, and she raised an eyebrow.
"For?"
"Showing up when you did. For staying with me…helping me." I said sheepishly. She looked at me strangely then rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"I wasn't just going to leave you there and let you get killed." She said and turned back towards the window.
"Still…thank you." I said and took another bite of my sandwich.
"You're welcome." She said quietly.
Esme and Carlisle stopped talking and I looked over. I saw Esme stand on her toes and plant a sweet kiss on his lips. It was tender and beautiful, and I can honestly say I'd never seen them do much more then hold one another. I smiled to myself and looked away to give them their moment. Then Esme walked into the kitchen. Carlisle stood in the corner with his hands folded comfortably in front of him.
I finished my sandwich and Esme reappeared with a glass of water. She handed it to me and took my plate instead. I smiled at her.
"Thank you." I said and she nodded going back into the kitchen. A few minutes passed in comfortable silence. Then Rosalie froze and shot up she opened the back door and I heard a booming laugh. I smiled knowing who it came from. Then I heard another laugh mixed in with it. It was just as pretty as Esme's laugh was, but bolder. It was warm and loud like Emmett's.
Emmett walked in with a smile on his face, his eyes shone brightly as they caught Rosalie, and he strode over to her all dimples. He picked her up in a massive bear hug and kissed her. When he set her down, she looked visibly more relaxed than when she was sitting on the couch. After their embrace I noticed Amara leaning in the doorway. She looked around at all of us and then Emmett laughed.
"Well come on in Amara." He said and gestured for her to come inside. She looked at him and smirked, pushing off the door she walked in. Esme came in and greeted her.
"Hello again, did you enjoy your hunt?" she asked the guest warmly. Amara looked at her and nodded.
"It was fine." She said and Emmett spoke up.
"Dude, this chick is awesome! She knows how to tell a joke!" he said and laughed. Amara smirked again and I saw Rosalie glare at her.
"We don't have to worry about it until Edward comes back. Until then…" I heard Alice talking and then turned my head to see her and Jasper coming down the stairs.
"We'll figure it out." He said finishing for her. I was confused, not knowing what they were talking about, but when Alice saw me looking at her she dashed down the stairs the rest of the way and reclaimed her spot under my feet. I laughed. She smiled brightly at me, her dimples planting themselves on her features. I returned it and then she looked at Amara who was sitting on the loveseat. Jasper came and sat himself down in a recliner looking at his shoes.
Alice smiled at Amara, who looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Change of heart?" Amara asked the pixie. Alice giggled.
"You could say that." It was quite for a minute after that, and I took the time to actually look at the vampire who saved my life. Her hair was pretty, it wasn't long but it was a little longer than Alice's, and it was unkempt and messy, the brilliant red color was close to that of blood. Darker than Victoria's fiery curls. Her face was beautiful, she had full lips and gorgeous almond shaped eyes, which were no longer black but a vibrant gold. She wasn't the kind of model type beauty that Rosalie was, she was more a…wonderfully individual flavor, but she was extremely beautiful in her own right. Still as much every guys dream as Rosalie. Her style made her stick out from the rest of the vampire's in the room. While most of them wore comfortable looking clothes, they still looked more designer, especially Rosalie's and Alice's.
Amara was wearing a pair of jeans and black combat boots. Her shirt caught my attention the most as it was only part of a black tank top, it was cut in half thus exposing half of her torso. When I looked over her stomach, I noted that I was correct earlier about her being lean but not overly muscular, she had a very nice stomach. Something caught my eye, though I couldn't see it one hundred percent from the position I was in as she was sitting down. However I thought I saw a scar around her navel.
"Well…" Amara said and my attention returned to her face. "This isn't awkward." She said and Emmett and Alice laughed, myself joining in after a second. Amara looked at all of us.
"So what did you want to talk about?" she inquired and Carlisle moved to sit in the recliner next to Jasper's. I noticed Jasper was still not looking up from his shoes.
"Actually I think some of us would like to know a little more about how you happened to come across Bella, at such a lucky moment." Carlisle said warmly. Amara shrugged.
"Like I said, I was just in the neighborhood and I saw that crazy bitch pinning her up against a tree." She pointed at me when she mentioned me. "I don't like when people mess with people weaker than them. If you're going to hunt humans, I guess it's your choice, but why the hell do you need to torture them?" she said.
"Thank you." I said before anyone else spoke up. Amara looked at me and nodded.
"Sure, no problem." She replied.
"Victoria wasn't planning on simply killing Bella, however. It was very lucky that you showed up when you did." Alice said. "She holds a grudge against our family and especially Bella, because we killed her mate when he tried hunting her. She would've done much worse, and had you not shown up…she very well could have gotten her chance. We owe you big time."
The others nodded in agreement. Amara looked shocked.
"Oh…err…well you're welcome, but it's fine. You don't owe me anything." She said and rubbed the back of her neck. Alice shook her head.
"I have a question." I interjected and Amara looked at me. "You said you came from Seattle, right?" she nodded at me. "Do you have any idea who the vampire is who's causing all the havoc?"
She looked between all of us again, this time I noticed a slight pause when her eyes swept over Jasper, strange, but it didn't last long and her eyes shifted to the next person before falling back on me.
"It's a newborn right?" Alice questioned.
"A newborn? As in one?" Amara asked and laughed darkly. "Tiny, you've gotta be blind. When I went through Seattle I knew of at least fifteen." I heard an intake of breath and saw Esme cover her mouth. The others looked shocked. Alice looked pissed and shocked.
"Fifteen?" I asked incredulously. "You can't be serious."
"Yeah…well I killed three of them. Those bastards attacked me and I didn't even do anything to them. The little cretins. I was walking down some alley minding my own business and some asshole tried to pick me up, I gave him the bird and he attacked me. I killed him, and then two of his buddies showed up and I had to make quick work of them too. I left when I heard at least a half dozen more coming. That place was a god damned hive." She said annoyed and crossed her arms. "I'm surprised the Volturi haven't done anything about them."
The other all shared worried looks. Finally Jasper looked up from his feet, momentarily looking at the redhead before Alice cleared her throat and he shook his head, and looked at Carlisle.
"That sounds like something I've seen before." He said. Carlisle had his hand on his chin and he looked worried. He nodded at his blond son.
"Indeed it does. Alice, now that you know what it is…do you think that it will help you see it better?" he asked I looked at Alice, her eyes were glazed over and when she came back she shook her head.
"A little, they're still too based on instinct."
"Someone is creating them for a reason, we're the only coven close to Seattle, other than Denali, and I doubt they even know about them." Rosalie said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What the hell is going on here? You think it's an army?" Amara asked.
"What?" I asked, the other's looked from Amara to me.
"A newborn army, Bella. You remember what I told you about them, right?" Alice asked, I nodded, and she had said they were stronger than Emmett and faster than Edward. My eyes widened as realization hit me. An army of newborns? Alice nodded as she read my expression.
"How did we not see this before?" Jasper asked no one in particular. I squirmed uncomfortably in my position. I winced as I tried to shift positions and pain shot through my sides. Alice looked at me worriedly and Esme flashed up the stairs coming back down with a bottle, she handed it to me. It was the pain killers.
"Thank you." I said and Alice opened the bottle for me and handed me one, I took it with a big gulp of water.
"The Volturi could be behind it themselves you know." Amara said. Everyone looked at her and she shrugged and put her hands up in defense. "I'm just saying this has been going on for a while and they've done jack shit to stop it."
"I've been watching Aro though, I'd have known if they were behind this." Alice said. Amara looked frustrated.
"What do you mean watching them? They're in Italy." She said Alice looked at her and shook her head.
"I have a gift." She stated simply. "I can see the future. If someone makes a decision I see the outcome of that decision."
Amara looked at her and then shook her head. Then Jasper spoke up.
"We may need to do something about this sooner than later. You said there were at least a dozen of them?" he asked Amara.
"At least when I was passing through, but army's numbers grows and falls with every passing day." She said. Jasper nodded.
"This is true. The inner skirmishes between newborns, they'll easily turn on each other. Then I'm going to assume someone is having a hard time controlling them, but they haven't rampaged through Seattle killing everyone, or moved away from the city, so they have some command over them."
I was getting a headache, I didn't really know what they were talking about, but it sounded really bad. Not to mention the fact that they were talking about going to Seattle and fighting an army of newborns.
"If their numbers remain around fifteen or less, I think we'll be fine for when the time comes." Jasper said looking around at everyone. "Alice, do your best to try and watch them, see if you can follow their numbers and if possible their moves." Alice nodded.
"There's not much we can do right now but wait and see what it is they're planning, we don't want to go and be caught off guard if there are more than fifteen, we might not win as comfortably as we could otherwise." Jasper said and his eyes flashed to all of his family members and then to Amara and back to Alice.
"You're going to take on an army of newborns that the Volturi possibly created?" Amara asked and stood up crossing her arms. She was really tall, taller than Rosalie, almost as tall as Jasper.
"It would seem that way, I don't see another option if we want to end the killings in Seattle." Carlisle said rubbing his temple.
"Awesome! A fight! Now we're talking." Emmett said and Rosalie looked less than pleased.
"Could you use a spare set of hands?" Amara asked. The Cullens and I looked at her.
"You'd be willing to risk your life to fight alongside people you don't know; against, as you said, an army of newborn vampires the Volturi could have created?" Alice asked her. Amara shrugged.
"I've got nothing better to do. Besides…I have a grudge against those royal assholes." She stated simply, but her voice was dark with her last sentence. Alice looked at Jasper and then back to her.
"Great! Welcome aboard!" She chimed. "Would you like to stay with us?" she asked.
"Alice." Rosalie hissed. Alice rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry, Rosie, we can trust her. You don't think I'd blindly invite her into our home do you?"
"Yeah, Rose, she doesn't seem half bad." Emmett said and rubbed his wife's back. She looked Amara up and down. Amara just rolled her eyes.
"If it's going to be a problem, then no, I'll be fine elsewhere. Plus, I don't really enjoy accepting charity." She said.
"It would be no problem at all, Miss…" Jasper trailed off.
"Douglas. But I'd prefer you just calling me Amara, thanks." Jasper nodded.
"He's right, dear. It would be no problem at all. We happen to have a spare bedroom. You are more than welcome to it if you'd like your privacy, and I assure you it's not charity. It's the least we can do to repay you for saving our daughter's life." Esme stated my heart swelled at her words. Amara's eyebrow shot up when she heard this.
"Daughter?" she asked.
"Yes, Bella is very much a part of this family, just as the rest of us are." Carlisle stated and I blushed. Amara stiffened and took a step backwards, but she nodded. She looked wearily around at all of our faces again, and then she heaved a sigh.
"I don't know…" she said.
"Please?" I asked and Amara looked over at me. "I mean I just agree with Esme, I appreciate you saving me and all…You seem nice…I'd like to get to know you."
Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Alice look at me and when I turned to face her I saw something flash in her eye and then she smiled and refocused her attention on the tall redhead. I looked back at her too. Amara's eyes shifted from my face to Alice's, to our position, and back to my face again.
"I…guess I could stick around for a bit." She said and then her eyes looked over at Jasper briefly and I saw him smile at her. She returned it and then Esme spoke up.
"That's wonderful to hear. Shall I give you a tour of the house and show you to your room?" she asked and Amara shrugged. "Follow me." She said and walked up the stairs. Amara walked up after her after sending one final questioning glance at Alice and me.
"Well that went swimmingly." Alice chirped, Jasper smiled and shook his head before growing serious again.
"We still have to worry about the situation in Seattle, not to mention Victoria, and the threat of the Volturi." He stated.
"He's right, it's just more stuff that we're now responsible for." Rosalie snapped. I grimaced having a strange feeling that she was directing it at me.
"We'll figure it out, don't worry, I mean it's still hard to see the newborns, but knowing that there is more than one is definitely helping me see them more clearly. I saw around ten when I looked." Alice said.
"Well, we must figure out what we're going to do when the time comes to confront the young ones." Carlisle said and rubbed his forehead. "I deplore the use of violence, but I have a feeling there will be no way around it in this situation. As for the Volturi I am curious as to why they haven't stepped in, but grateful all the same." He said and looked at me. Alice nodded.
"And Victoria?" Alice asked. Carlisle sighed.
"I'm sorry to ask so much of you, Alice, but you're going to need to continue to watch her along with Aro and the newborns."
"I'm not worried about that, I mean I'm going to need to concentrate a little harder, but I can do it it's no problem. I'm sorry she caught us off guard, Bella." She said and turned a sorrowful look to me. I shook my head and grabbed her hand from resting on my thigh.
"Alice, it's no one's fault but my own, I should have known better than to go walking so far out into the forest. Please don't blame yourself." I said.
"But"- I cut her off with a look and she smiled and nodded.
"Let's just wait and see if we can't find out what the need for the newborn army is, along with watching for Victoria, other than that there is really not much more we can do for now, but wait." Jasper said.
"Damn! I was hoping for a fight!" Emmett said and slammed his fists together and a loud clap of thunder echoed off the walls. Rosalie hissed.
"We'll probably have to in the end, Em. Be patient." Jasper told his brother with a smirk.
"And you know where the living room is, the entertainment room is just through that door, the kitchen through that one." Esme said to Amara as they appeared at the foot of the stairs. She nodded.
"Thank you." She said and Esme nodded and stood beside Carlisle. They said something hushed to each other and then Carlisle looked over us all.
"Well, I believe that's all we need to discuss for now, unless anyone else has something to say?" he questioned. I heard Rosalie mumble something under her breath, but Alice and Jasper narrowed their eyes at her and I saw Amara roll her eyes. Then Rosalie disappeared up the stairs into her and Emmett's room.
"Sorry about that." Emmett said to the tall redhead. She shrugged. Then he followed his wife up the stairs. Carlisle and Esme retreated up to his study and shut the door, leaving Alice, me, Jasper, and the newcomer. She walked over towards the sliding glass door and looked out. I saw Alice shoot a glance at Jasper, but when I turned my head they both looked at me and smiled.
"So, Amara, ever played Call of Duty before?" I asked and nudged Alice she giggled and gestured for Jasper to hook up the Xbox. The tall vampire turned around and I noticed her posture was stiff and she didn't seem to be breathing, but she had a smile in place.
"Played what now?" she asked and looked at Jasper as he tossed Alice a controller.
"Call of Duty: Black Ops. It's a war game." Jasper said and offered Amara another controller. She took it and looked it over then she looked to the T.V. and smirked.
"I can't say that I have, never had the opportunity, but I'm intrigued." She said and Jasper nodded at her and gestured for her to sit on the love seat. She did and Jasper took his spot next to Alice and put his arm around her shoulders. I stiffened and felt the strange bitter feeling return to my chest. It was starting to annoy me. I turned my attention towards the game, but I caught Amara looking between the three of us.
Her eyes made one swift pass over our group, if I hadn't been watching her intently I would have missed when they paused minutely over Jasper and Alice's position, and then she shifted her gaze on the T.V. Alice was already clicking the necessary buttons getting ready to play. Then they started.
Jasper was telling Amara what buttons to push. I knew Alice was going easy on her at first, but Amara seemed a very adaptable player, and Alice soon began to look like she was actually getting into it.
"A challenge! For once!" Alice said and nudged Jasper.
"This is fun. How have I never done this before?" Amara said furiously hitting buttons. Amara and Alice continued for another ten minutes trying to one up each other, until finally, Alice beat her.
"Damn it!" Amara exclaimed. Alice and I giggled and I heard Jasper chuckle.
"May I?" he asked and out stretched his hand to her. She looked at him and then tossed the controller over.
"Watch out Major Whitlock." Alice said with a wink. Jasper eyed her and smirked.
I turned towards the game on the screen. They soon began playing and Alice was winning again. Jasper lasted longer than the last time I'd seen him play, and after another ten minutes or so he beat Alice. I was surprised and I looked at her curiously, she winked, and I giggled.
"You're up." She said and handed me the controller. I took it and the game began. I stayed in longer this time, Jasper wasn't even going easy on me. I guess the girl time training actually helped. I managed to get a few shots into his character before he killed mine.
"Damn." I said and then tossed the controller to Amara who caught it with ease.
"Major Whitlock, huh?" she smirked, and I heard Jasper chuckle. "Well, let's see. I'm quite a quick learner." She said and they started fighting.
I watched with interest as their characters first searched around for each other, then after finding the other, they fought. I felt a strange and familiar feeling come over me and I giggled as my head got a little cloudy. Alice looked at me with an eyebrow cocked. I looked at her and bit my lip, trying to hold back another giggle. I saw Amara look back at me briefly with a confused expression.
"Is your human alright?" she asked and looked back to the T.V.
"The Vicodin Carlisle gave her just kicked in." Jasper drawled not looking away from the screen. "She's feeling rather…elated." Alice giggled then.
"I suppose I should take you to bed Bella." I laughed at the way her words sounded, only feeling a slight pain in my sides. I bit my lip to contain it because it wouldn't feel good later. She cocked her head to the side and I heard Amara laugh this time. I looked at her and she winked at me.
"What?" Alice questioned, I shook my head.
"Nothing, take me to bed, Alice." I said and snickered again. She just looked at me funny and then shrugged she slid out from under my legs and stood.
"May I?" she asked holding her arms out.
"Please." I nodded. She scooped her arms underneath me and cradled me to her chest, careful not to move me too much; I automatically wrapped my arms around her neck and leaned my head on her shoulder.
"Say goodnight, Bella." She said with a giggle and started walking me slowly up the stairs.
"Goodnight, Bella." I said and she rolled her eyes. "I'm kidding. Goodnight, guys…err…well I'll see you when I wake up." It wasn't late so I figured I'd wake up after a long nap.
"Later weirdo." Amara said with a smile in her voice and I couldn't help but smile at her response, I had a feeling I'd like her.
"Have a good nap, Bella." Jasper said. Alice then finally raced up the stairs in into her room.
"Do you want a different pair of pants?" she asked and I shook my head.
"No, I'm fine, I just want to sleep." I said feeling light headed and, as Jasper said, elated. She nodded and held me a little tighter in one arm as she swiftly pulled back the blankets on her bed. She then gently put me down and I was immediately welcomed by the glorious honey and chamomile scent that drenched her pillows. I could smell a faint bit of huckleberry mixed in on the pillows to my left and I pushed them a little further away.
Alice looked at me strangely and then smiled. She leaned over to kiss me on the forehead and pulled the blankets over me. I snuggled into them and took a deep breath as the lovely smell washed over me.
"Well, I'll see you when you wake up." She said and pulled back she turned to walk away but I grabbed her hand quickly, wincing as I did so. I felt that now, I knew it was going to hurt more when I woke up. Damn. Alice turned around quickly with a worried look on her face and knelt beside the bed.
"What's wrong?" she asked and stroked my hair with the hand I wasn't holding.
"I moved too fast, is all…Err. Alice?" I asked she looked at me expectantly. "Stay?" she smiled.
"Of course." She said and hopped over me, with out jostling the bed at all.
I didn't know why, perhaps it had to do with being stoned, but I felt the need to be close to her. I remained facing the door, but shifted slightly to look at her, she smiled at me.
"Could you lie under the blankets, please?" I asked she held her smiled and moved under the comforter. I smiled back at her, and as I was returning to face the door, I grabbed her left hand and wrapped it around me. I wiggled carefully, so not to hurt myself, back into her and I felt her freeze for a moment, and then she relaxed and her arm curled around me. I sighed contented; I could feel the ice cold of her body soothing the aches and pains all along my back.
"Carlisle said I needed to ice my wounds." I said and I heard her giggle.
"Glad I could be of service." She said and I smiled.
I felt myself falling even further into the effects of my pain medicine, and my eyelids grew heavy. The most comfortable and amazing scented icepack holding me firmly. I took another deep breath and my head swooned. Then I felt the flickers of the familiar shock ghost down my spine and wherever we touched. I focused on it trying to figure it out, until I could no longer hope to keep a fluid thought.
My sane mind danced away from me and I felt myself gliding towards unconsciousness. I was relaxed, and I had a feeling this time when I slept, I wouldn't be afraid of the nightmares. With that, the realm of dreams stole me away.