A/n: Yes, I know it's more like a filler, but it's a FREAKING LONG FILLER, so don't whine at me!!!!

The Calling

Chapter 24: Did She Know That I Knew What She Knew?

They tried to shove me on an ambulance, and I ended up kicking someone in the face and running away several times before they decided that it wasn't worth it. Sadly, the alternative wasn't much better; I had to sit in a police officers car. The radio was set on a pathetic channel that played only ancient songs that probably weren't even popular back then.

The police officer was overweight and smelled terrible. He had that "You're a teenager so you have to be doing something illegal" look. Jeez. You'd think I was some type of ax murderer the way he looks at me. Then again... I used to keep an ax in my closet, but I never used it... Except for that one time.

The cop was singing along obnoxiously to the music, which sucked. I felt like screaming at him to shut up, but my past experiences with cops hadn't been so good, therefore I decided to grin and bear it.

I'm starting to get mad at Renee too. Why the heck did she ever let Phil near her after the first time? And why didn't she even say anything to the doctor, or at least me? She knows I saw, but seems to be pretending otherwise. Lastly, how come Phil just comes out and whacks Renee against the wall all of a sudden?

The cop was giving me that look again. I wanted so badly to do something, to show him that I was not to be messed with. We were in the parking lot at the hospital. I peeked out at Charlie being walked in on a stretcher. Oh my gosh! It's one of those things! All my life I've wanted to see one of those! I wonder what it feels like to be on one… Charlie is so lucky! I watched jealously while he got to ride on the stretcher, I would have gotten in the ambulance if I knew I would get to ride in one.

Charlie was talking to them and looking rather frustrated, but no one seemed to care what he was saying. Jerks! I hate it when people don't listen to other people! I jumped out of the car to go walk next to Charlie, I noticed the cop give me a suspicious look and follow me. What am I? A delinquent?

I sprinted to catch up with the people rushing the stretcher through the hospital. To my satisfaction, the cop had trouble keeping up and was struggling for breath when he did.

They wouldn't let me past the door to the operating room. (Sorry if medical procedures seem unrealistic, but I've only been in the hospital for broken bones (nine of 'em; I was a bit of a daredevil in my past.) so I don't know what they do if someone is shot.)

I saw Phil being pulled past on one of those rolling carts. One of his wrists was handcuffed to the rolly-bed thing. He was yanking at the handcuff and speaking gibberish hysterically.

To my surprise, the next person to walk by the cop and me was Carlisle. He walked by and smiled at me, then went to go talk to one of the doctors. Alice came next, and hugged me viciously. I couldn't feel my back. She pulled me over to a deserted waiting room, and we sat down. Edward walked in carrying Bella, who was trying to shrink into his chest and hide. Edward's shirt looked like it had raindrops on it, but I later realized they were tears from Bella.

The door to the waiting room opened, and I expected it to be the cop, but it wasn't. It was (and I know you've all been waiting for him) Anthony. He didn't say anything. He picked me up, turned me around, checked my body for injuries, then hugged me.

I couldn't see anything, seeing as my head was pushed into his neck, but I could hear him breathe a sigh of relief. He sat down still hugging, and I ended up on his lap. He was running his hand through my hair over and over again, the other hand was resting on my tummy. I loved the feeling that it gave me when he petted me. If I do recall correctly, I almost started purring.

"What do I look like to you? A cat?" I didn't even realize I had asked until he stopped petting my head.

"Yes. The resemblance is shocking." His retort was just too good to find a comeback to at the moment.

I meowed at him let him pet my head again. He poked my tummy. "Aaw! You're so squishy!" He smiled the type of smile you see those anime people smiling, the one with their eyes closed. I didn't think it was possible to smile like that in real life without looking like a total retard, but Anthony Cullen had proven me wrong.

I curled into a ball to defend my poor stomach. Just then the door slammed open. "Nicole? NICOLE!"

The Stout woman ran up and snatched me away from Anthony. My back nearly popped from the strain off that hug, plus Alice's from before. "Perhaps you might let her down now?" That was Stout Two. I was put down on my feet again, but, sadly, I fell over.

Everyone freaked out and ran for me, so there was a loud crash when they all hit each other. But they definitely softened my fall. I fell on top of the pile of people. I guess all the stuff that had been happening lately had them on edge or something. I just fell over, jeez.

After we all untangled ourselves and sat down, I turned to Edward, who seemed to know everything, and asked, "So what happened?"

He knew I was talking about the incident with Phil and Renee, and he answered, "Well, apparently, Renee wasn't to happy to leave Forks. That didn't make Phil mad, after all; Bella was there. But he got mad when Renee said that she was still fond of Charlie. And he just…."

"Flipped out?"

"Yeah, sure."

That doesn't seem very shocking, and it didn't even make me gasp, although I suppose the way it's said is what matters. You can make doing laundry sound awesome, you just have to say it right. Edward's a bad sayer-person.

"What about Charlie?" I asked.

"I'm not sure," he looked up at Bella, "He'll probably be okay, though."

"Renee?" I asked.

"Oh, she's fine, but she's visiting Charlie at the moment."

Hmm! Interesting… Renee is "visiting" Charlie…

Just then, my stomach growled. "Food?"

I forget who it was, but someone handed me a bag of chips, sour cream & onion flavored. They knew this would happen! I don't know how, but they knew! There is no way they could know that I had a sudden craving for these, and how did they know I was going to be hungry?!! Well…. I'm always hungry, but still….

I wondered if Alice knew that I knew that she knew what was going to happen. I wonder if she knew that I was wondering if she knew that I knew that she knew what was going to happen.

A/n: I have to go find out who "guy #4" is, and fast. I'm starting to feel like I've acquired another stalker.