BPOV

All of the others were true to their promises of coming back the next day, but unfortunately they had had enough of watching me sleep and thought that it was time that I woke up. So I got interrupted from my nice, peaceful sleep by an annoying voice yelling my name and jumping on the bed.

"Bella! Bells! Bella!" Ron yelled, while jumping on my bed, trying and unfortunately succeeding in waking me up.

I nearly fell off of the bed thanks to his antics, catching myself just in time. I slowly sat up, unfortunately still feeling the sharp pain in my side. "What do you want Ronald?" I asked, trying to keep the anger out of my voice. Didn't he know any better than to rudely wake up a tired, injured person?

"Bella, open your eyes," he complained.

Apparently not.

I groaned and slowly opened my eyes.

"Sorry Bells, but I've been watching you sleep for the last five days. Excuse me if I don't want to watch anymore," he said, smiling down at me while I glared.

"You could have at least done it nicely," I grumbled, causing the others to laugh.

I lay back down against the pillows and faced everyone. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were sitting around my bed, and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that Draco wasn't there.

"His parents are here and they wanted to talk to him about something," Harry explained, seeing the crestfallen expression that crossed my face.

Ron, on the other hand, pouted. "Aww, Bells. Aren't we enough for you?"

I smiled at him sweetly. "Not when you wake me up."

Everyone laughed while Ron pouted again. I had to admit, it was a pretty funny sight. Ron was a big guy and seeing someone like him pouting was hilarious. It was just like seeing Emmett pout. That was even more ridiculous. Speaking of the Cullen's, I wondered where they were.

"So, has anyone talked to Madame Pomfrey lately? How long do I have to stay in this place?" I asked, hoping that it wouldn't be too long. My side still hurt, but it wasn't anything that I couldn't handle.

Harry smirked at me. "I know what you're thinking Bells, but it's going to be a long time before you get out of here."

I stared at him with my mouth hanging open. "What do you mean? I am perfectly fine. I could leave today."

Harry shook his head at me, exasperated by my stubbornness. "Bella, you are definitely not fine. Madame Pomfrey told me that you probably wouldn't even be able to walk for another week."

I gasped. "What do you mean I can't walk? I got stabbed in my side, not my legs."

Harry winced at my words. Seeing what Bellatrix had done to me had really left a mark on him. Harry and I still needed to talk about what had happened that night; I was just waiting for an opening so we could talk in private.

"You lost a lot of blood though Bells. You are too weak to do anything besides lay in bed and rest," Harry explained.

I lay back down, frowning, clearly not pleased with this. "Well, what am I supposed to do in here for a week?" I demanded.

"Well, classes have been canceled due to recent events," Hermione said, with a little bit of disappointment and frustration in her voice.

I laughed. "Hermione, you are the only person that I know that would ever be upset about classes being cancelled."

She smiled at me sheepishly while the others laughed at her.

A few seconds later there was a knock on the door and seven figures emerged. I grinned as I saw who it was. "It's about time you showed up. I was beginning to worry that something had happened to you."

Alice shrugged her shoulders sheepishly and ran over to my bed and threw her arms around me. "Oh, Bella! I am so glad that you are alright. Nobody knew if you were going to make it or not. There was just so much blood. I was so worried, Bella, you have no idea."

I laughed softly. "I'm fine, Alice. All better now."

Harry raised his eyebrows from behind Alice, questioning just how true that statement was.

I turned my head away, ignoring him. "Hey everyone. How are you guys doing?" I asked. I didn't remember seeing them during the battle, but I was sure that they were there. "Are you alright?"

Emmett smiled at me and came closer to my bed. "Never better Bells. You were amazing out there, you know. You put Voldemort in his place. No death eater is ever going to bother you again."

I laughed out loud. Only Emmett would say something like that. "Thanks Em, that means a lot."

He smiled down at me. "Anytime little sis."

"Oh, come here you big teddy bear and give me a hug," I said, holding my arms wide open. He grinned and bent down and hugged me tightly.

"I really missed you while we were gone Bells. I'm so sorry for leaving without saying good goodbye, could you ever forgive me?"

He looked at me with those puppy dog eyes and I smirked at him. "Sorry Emmett, those don't work on me."

He decided to step it up a notch. He looked at me with the most heartbreaking expression and his bottom lip jutting out. He was using the face that I couldn't resist and he knew it. "Oh, alright! I forgive you, Emmett! Just stop looking at me like that!"

He beamed at me and I grinned back. I had truly missed my big bear of a brother. "Thanks Bells."

Jasper came up to me next and he was just about to open his mouth to speak when I cut him off. "I know what you are going to say Jasper and I assure you that it is fine. It isn't your fault for what happened on my birthday, and I have never blamed you for that, I just wanted to let you know that."

He smiled at me. "Thank you Bella. You truly are an extraordinary person and I am so glad that you are alright." He bent down and quickly hugged me.

Once he pulled away, he stepped away from my bed and Rosalie came up next. I looked up at her warily, wondering what she was going to say to me.

"Bella," she said earnestly, causing my eyes to widen. This was the first time that I had heard her say my name without any bitterness or anger. "I am so sorry for all of the pain and hurt that I have caused you. I was just jealous."

I stared up at her in astonishment. How could someone as beautiful as Rosalie ever be jealous of someone like me? "How could you ever be jealous of me, Rose?" I asked incredulously. "You're so beautiful and perfect."

Rosalie smiled at me. "I'm not perfect, Bella, but thank you." She took a deep breath before continuing. "You probably won't understand this yet, but I was jealous of you because you had everything that I wanted and I was jealous of you because you had what I couldn't. I always wanted to grow old and have a family and one day sit on a porch and watch my grandchildren. I wanted to move forward, to be human and grow old. I'm sorry Bella," she said hanging her head. "I let my jealousy get the better of me. I never meant to hurt you."

I smiled at Rosalie. "It's alright Rose. I get it. I forgive you for everything that you have done. Let's start over and start fresh. Does that sound good?"

She beamed at me. "That sounds excellent Bella. Thank you so much for forgiving me even when I didn't deserve it, and I promise that I will make it up to you. If there is anything that you need, don't hesitate to ask."

I smiled at her. "Thank you for the offer Rose, but you don't have to do anything for me." She grinned back at my response and she hugged me. "Thank you," she whispered into my ear.

"You're welcome," I whispered back, glad that after all of this time we were finally getting along.

She stepped back and Carlisle and Esme came up to hug me next. "We are so glad that you are back with us," they told me. "Our family hasn't been the same without you."

"Things weren't the same without you guys either. I am glad that we were able to work through all of our issues and put the past behind us."

Smiling, they stepped back and Edward finally came up and hugged me. "I am so glad that you are alright Bella. You have no idea how worried I was when I saw that you were hurt."

"I'm fine Edward. I'm not going anywhere."

He pulled back slightly to look me in the eye. "I meant what I said Bella. I will be your friend and your friend only. I just want you to know that I will always be here for you, whatever you need, just come to me."

"I will," I whispered, touched at his confession. Things weren't perfect between us, and they were far from being perfect. He had hurt me deeply and a part of me was always going to remember that, but hopefully one day I would be able to fully let that go and concentrate on the future. "Thank you for everything Edward. You have already helped me so much. And you'll find that special someone. It wasn't me, but don't worry, she's out there somewhere and when you find her, I am positive that you will be extremely happy."

He smiled at me. "Thank you Bella. That means a lot to me, and I wish you nothing but happiness with Draco."

Grinning I said, "thank you. I really appreciate that Edward." Then I turned to Harry. "Speaking of Draco, where is he?"

"Right here," Draco's voice answered as the door to my hospital room opened and Draco came over to my side and grabbed my hand. "How are you feeling? Do you need anything? Are you alright?"

I rolled my eyes. "I am fine, Draco. Stop worrying so much. I'm not just going to instantly drop dead."

He sighed. "I know, but I just worry so much about you. I love you so much and I can't bear to live without you."

"Aww," chorused all of the girls in the room.

I turned to face them. "Guys, I love you all so much, but could you please leave so I can be alone with Draco?"

Harry rolled his eyes at me. "Gee thanks Bella. I am feeling the love," he said sarcastically while making his way toward the door. "It's good to finally know how you feel about us."

The others thankfully nodded and smiled at us on their way out. Harry was the only complainer.

Once they were all gone I turned to Draco and smiled at him softly. "I love you too Draco, but nothing is going to happen to me. I promise. I have been in much worse situations than this and I have always survived and came back to you, and this time is no different."

He sighed and leaned his forehead down against mine. "You're right, but I still can't help but worry."

"Do you know when I am finally going to be able to leave this place?" I demanded, already anxious to escape this depressing room.

"I talked to Harry and he said that it would be at least a few weeks before you could leave, and even after that you have to take it easy for a while and won't be able to do anything."

I groaned. "I hate sitting around and doing nothing!"

Draco smiled and pressed his lips to my forehead. "I know you do, but it's only going to be for about two weeks and then you can leave. Madame Pomfrey just wants to make sure that you are fully healed before she lets you leave."

I crossed my arms over my chest. "I am perfectly fine to leave now."

Draco chuckled. "What can I do to get your mind off of this? You need to relax and stop worrying about when you can leave."

I looked up at him mischievously. "Well, maybe you could kiss me again. That might make me forget."

He looked down at me, amusement plastered across his face. "Are you sure? Remember, you aren't supposed to do anything too strenuous."

"Just come here already," I said, placing my hands around his neck and pulling him down to me. I kissed him, trying to convey all of the love and passion I felt for him in that one kiss.

I pulled away slightly and whispered, "I love you, Draco. So much. I have no idea what I would do without you."

He smiled against my lips. "I love you too Bella, forever and always," he said just before crashing his lips back down to mine.

I sighed into the kiss and pressed myself as close to him as possible. With him I could do anything. He was my strength and my rock, and I knew that as long as he was in my life, I would be alright. I just couldn't wait to get out of this hospital and start my life with him, because I knew it was going to be great. We would still fight and disagree on some things, but we would always be able to get over it and forgive each other. Our love was so strong, and it would only continue to get stronger as the years went on.

Author's Note:

I really hoped that you guys enjoyed this chapter. I am so sorry that it took m so long to update, I have been extremely busy studying for finals and other school projects. The next chapter is going to be a short epilogue and then this story will unfortunately be over. Thank you to everyone who has added my story to their favorite story list or story alerts, and thank you so much for all of your reviews. I love reading what you have to say about my story, so please don't forget to review this chapter!