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Chapter 28
When they got to the hospital, they went to the side entrance as Alice said they should. Carlisle asked Charlie and Jasper to wait outside while he checks that the way to the ICU and Bella is clear.
Carlisle scanned the halls quickly before motioning for Charlie and Jasper that it was clear for them to enter and he led them silently through the dimly lit hall ways in the direction of the ICU.
When they got to the ICU Carlisle motioned for them to stay back and remain silent while he gets the night nurse away from her duty station.
Carlisle went to the night nurse and got reports on his patients in the ICU before telling her to take a break and that he will monitor everyone until she gets back.
This wasn't a strange thing for Carlisle to do so the nurse left without suspicion and Carlisle motioned for Charlie and Jasper to come forward.
Charlie's instincts where dragging him in all different directions with all the sick humans who were in need of healing, but with Jasper's help he managed to focus on the task at hand.
They silently made their way to Bella's room and when they entered Charlie gasped at the pain he could sense from Bella, but also the brokenness of her soul. He couldn't help but hate Renée even more for what she made Bella go through for so many years and he was glad that she was dead.
He went over to the bed and took Bella's hand whispering into her ear: "I'm here, Sweetheart, and I'm going to make you all better."
Charlie placed his hands, one on Bella's head and one on her heart, like he did with Jasper, and almost immediately the white glow began flowing from his hands. His mouth was moving, but yet again no sound came out. He stood like that for a couple of minutes until the glow faded before he crumbled to his knees, jaw clenched at the scream that threatened to wrench out of his mouth.
Carlisle and Jasper rushed over to his side and Jasper tried to ease the pain he could feel from Charlie, but his power didn't work. They struggled to get Charlie to his feet as his whole body had locked stiff from the pain he had just taken away from Bella.
Finally Jasper could feel the pain start to dissipate and Charlie started to relax. They helped him to the chair next to Bella's bed, before Carlisle rushed over to Bella to check her over.
Carlisle was very happy to see that all Bella's physical injuries have been cured and even the scars from injuries she had sustained in the past, were missing. Charlie's power astounded him, but he was happy that Bella was going to be fine. Carlisle turned off the medication that held her comatose and replaced it with a normal saline drip.
Quietly he told Jasper and Charlie to make their way outside before the night nurse came back and that he would meet them there. Charlie wanted so bad to help the other patients, but understood that he couldn't be seen as everyone in Forks believed him to be dead. He could always come back the next night and the next to help these innocent souls.
Carlisle made rounds to all his patients to keep up appearances and when the night nurse came back he told her that everyone is restful and that he had taken Bella off of the medication that kept her in a coma, and that she would probably start coming to by morning.
The nurse was pleased to hear that Bella was making such good progress, but she couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl as Bella doesn't even know about Charlie yet.
Carlisle made his way outside where Charlie and Jasper where waiting for him before the three of them rushed back to the Cullen's house. They ran is silence and made it there in a couple of minutes.
When they got there the rest of the family were waiting anxiously for news about how their mission went and shot out questions: "How is she?"
"Did it work?"
"Is she awake?"
"When can we visit her?"
Carlisle laughed and Charlie felt endeared that every one was so anxious about Bella's recovery. Carlisle held up his hands before answering everyone's questions: "Bella is fully healed; even her scars from previous injuries have disappeared. Charlie's gift is amazing! No she is not awake, because of the medication she was on that held her in a comatose state. I have taken her off the medication, but she will only start waking up in a couple of hours when the medication wears off. You can take turns to go and see her tomorrow, but Jasper along with myself will go first to tell her about what happened to Charlie."
Everyone was relieved to hear that Bella was fine and that she would be waking up soon. They were excited to welcome their new sister, or in Jasper's case, mate, into their home. They set about getting rooms set up for both Charlie and Bella that they could call their own and Charlie helped to set up his room just the way he liked it and gave input into Bella's likes and dislikes. Peter and Charlotte would just use the guest bedroom until everything was sorted out and then they would be returning to their ranch in Texas.
By morning everything was set up in the rooms and Alice, Rosalie and Esmé decided to go shopping for clothes and any electronics they thought Bella and Charlie might need. Living in a house with so many occupants was challenging at times and they wanted Bella and Charlie to have a place to call their own and where they could escape to if they needed some alone time.
Jasper and Carlisle headed over to the hospital to check on Bella and deliver the news about Charlie. Jasper felt nervous. Bella has been through so much and now they had to tell her that Charlie was attacked and that he had to be turned to save his life. He knew that it would be hard for Bella to accept, but he planned on being there with her through every step of the way.
When they got to the ICU ward where Bella was, they were surprised to see Bella sitting up. When she saw them she greeted them with a bright smile and Jasper rushed to her side, taking her in her arms and holding her like he was afraid she might disappear.
Carlisle stood watching them for a little while before clearing his throat. Bella blushed when Jasper pulled away but opened her arms to give Carlisle a hug.
"You had us scared for a while there, but you just showed us again that you truly are a little Warrior." Carlisle said with a soft smile.
Bella smiled at him gently before saying: "Thank you, Carlisle."
"Angel, I am afraid we have some bad news." Jasper said solemnly.
Bella looked at Jasper confused and he could feel the fear in her emotions. He motioned for Carlisle to close the door before turning back to Bella, saying: "Someone broke into your house and Charlie got shot."
Bella gasped, her eyes as big as saucers before asking: "What happened? Is Charlie okay? Where is he?"
"Someone broke into the house and when Charlie went to arrest him there was a struggle and the gun went off. We found Charlie with a gunshot wound and he was bleeding out. He wouldn't have made it to the hospital, so we changed him." Jasper said sadly.
While Jasper told Bella, tears pooled in her eyes and spilled over, but when Jasper said that they changed him, she felt extremely relieved that she would still have Charlie in her life. She turned to Jasper and asked: "So he is a vampire now? Is he okay? Will he need to be away from me?"
Carlisle couldn't help but chuckle at all the questions Bella was throwing at them. It was clear just how much Charlie and Bella meant to each other.
Jasper, feeling Carlisle's amusement, chuckled too before saying: "Yes, Charlie is a vampire now and he is okay. No he won't need to be away from you, he actually came to see you last night. Charlie has the gift of healing and he came in last night and healed you."
Jasper felt awe and love radiate from Bella when he told her that Charlie was gifted and that he had used his gift on Bella to heal her.
"When can I see him and when can I go home?" Bella asked Carlisle.
"Bella, the whole town believes Charlie died in a house fire due to a gas explosion. We had to cover up his disappearance, so he can't come to the hospital or be seen by anyone! You being a minor, without any living relatives, will be moving in with us once you are released. We had our lawyer make up a will for Charlie which gives me and Esmé guardianship over you and leaves everything Charlie owned to you." Carlisle explained to Bella. "Now under normal circumstances you would first be moved to a normal ward where you would be watched for any complications due to your injuries, but I will put in a leave for a few days off in order to "monitor" you at home. I will tell them that I think it will be better for your healing if you are in a calm environment with people who can support you through your grief."
"Thank you, Carlisle. I would very much like to get out of here." Bella said.
"Well then I will go and arrange everything now." Carlisle said before getting up and leaving the room.
Jasper took Bella into his arms saying: "I am so sorry for not being able to protect you, Angel. I never thought those girls would do anything so drastic. Just the thought that I could have lost you…."
Jasper shuddered at the thoughts going through his head. If he had lost Bella he would've been lost himself.
Bella held Jasper, rubbing circles on his back to calm him down, saying: "It wasn't your fault, Jay and I'm safe now."
They just sat there, holding each other, reveling in the others presence until Carlisle came back carrying a set of scrubs.
"Everything has been taken care of. Here are some scrubs for you to put on as your clothes were cut off of you when you came in. Once you are done just call out, I have the wheelchair waiting outside the door." Carlisle said handing Bella the scrubs.
Bella groaned: "A wheelchair? Do I have to go out in a wheelchair?"
"Yes Bella, we have to keep up appearances and its hospital procedure." Carlisle chuckled.
Carlisle and Jasper left the room to give Bella some privacy to get dressed. They could hear her grumbling about the wheelchair the whole time and they could barely contain their laughter. It was good to have Bella back and by the looks of it she was going to be a little hell cat after Charlie had healed her soul.
After a few minutes, Bella called out to them and Carlisle pushed the wheelchair into the room, while Jasper went over to Bella and helped her into it. Carlisle then proceeded to push Bella out of the door and out of the hospital. When they got to the car Bella almost jumped out of the wheelchair and into the car, making Carlisle and Jasper laugh.
Carlisle quickly returned the wheelchair to the hospital before getting into the car and driving off to the Cullen house. He couldn't wait to see everyone's reaction to this new Bella.
A/N: So what do you guys think of this new Bella that is not afraid to vocalize her dislikes?
