So I know its been ages since I've updated but inspiration found me again so here's the next chapter. I hope my lovely readers are still with me and I love you all for sticking with this craziness. I think this will be the last installment in this story and I'll move on to the sequel where Bella comes into the picture. Let me know what you think and as always all ideas are welcome!
I also have a few one shots in the process so keep an eye out for them :)
Hannie POV
I woke up in the dark, disoriented and sat up too quickly. My head really hurt and so did the rest of me.
"Take it easy kiddo, you've been out for a while," Emmett said from somewhere near me, turning on a light.
I blinked and rubbed my eyes wearily. I was on the couch, or at least I thought I was.
"How you feeling?"
"Miserable."
"You want anything?"
"No."
I closed my eyes and put my hands over them, but it didn't stop my head from pounding. Emmett was next to me in a flash.
"Ok squirt, what hurts? Head, stomach, what?"
"Where's everyone else?"
"Ok, avoid the question. They're around. We didn't want to overwhelm you when you woke up, so we're rotating," he grinned at me.
"What time is it?" I asked him before he could ask me if I was ok again. I hated it when people worried over me.
Emmett sighed, giving me a look. "Like one in the morning I think."
"Oh. Can I go back to sleep now?" I gave him the hurt puppy look, hoping he would relax.
"We can do this the hard way or the easy way squirt, your choice," Emmett responded, trying to be tough.
Seriously, he can't pull it off. My brother is a giant teddy bear, except when he's actually fighting or being intimidating, not when he tries. Like right now, he's trying, and failing.
"Are you listening to me?"
Nope, I wasn't. Not that he needs to know that…
"Mhm," I mumbled, trying to burrow back into the blankets.
"Hannie, you're hurting I can tell, let me make it better," he pleaded with me. "Just tell me what hurts and I'll get you some medicine and you can go back to bed," he said enticingly.
This was getting good. He was pulling the good cop/bad cop thing, but with himself. It was actually pretty hysterical to tell the truth.
At that point, I really wanted to go to sleep so I closed my eyes, rolled over and ignored him.
I don't know how long it was but someone turned the light off and my head still hurt. I rolled over and opened my eyes trying to get comfortable.
Emmett was still crouched next to me, which I didn't know.
I screamed. He laughed.
"Emmett, stop bothering her. Your rotations up anyway," Alice said, turning the light back on.
It hurt my head. A lot.
"Come on Alice, she was just about to crack," Emmett whined.
"This isn't a test of willpower, now go be with your wife, she's a mess," Alice replied before kneeling down next to me. "Here I brought you some medicine," she whispered.
"I, I, I dunno if," I stuttered, closing my eyes. "If I can stomach it," I looked at her fearfully.
"You're gonna be fine," she promised. "There, doesn't that make you feel better," she whispered to me after I drank it. She stroked my hair and I wished I got to spend more time with her. With school, and sports, and my friends, I barely got to see my family especially my big sisters.
"Something on your mind?" Alice asked me with a faint smile.
"Just thinking about stuff."
"Stuff?"
"Yea," I said. "I'm not even tired," I laughed a little.
"Well you've been sleeping the day away," Alice giggled.
"Well I can't help it, I don't feel well," I pouted.
She laughed at me and continued stroking my hair and talking to me softly. It lulled me into another bout of sleepiness and I drifted off, possibly due to the medicine.
I woke up the next morning feeling as horrible as the day before and luckily I got to stay home. Alice stayed home with me, which was nice, and I got to watch movies and eat Popsicles.
I still felt miserable and threw up about every two hours but Alice told me my fever went down a little bit which meant I was on the mend.
After about a day and half of this, I was completely fine. Although my siblings didn't believe it and made me stay cooped up in the house, which was miserable. It didn't help that it was pouring outside either. I was practically bouncing off the walls with energy.
"Aliiiice," I whined at my sister.
"Go lay down Hannie, I'm not going to ask you again," she sighed back.
"But Alice," I pouted. "I've slept for hours and hours, I'm not even tired!" I exclaimed, jumping up and down a bit.
"Hannie stop it. You were just really, really sick and you're body is still on the mend. We don't need you draining your resources in one day and getting sick again. Now sit," Alice shot me a look.
I felt bad. Well, sort of. I'm not easy to deal with when I'm full of pent up energy. And I know my siblings were only trying to look after me but I was tired of being sick and tired of lying around all the time. But I plopped down on the couch to appease my sister just as my unsuspecting brother Emmett walked in.
He smirked at my frustrated expression as he leaned against the doorframe.
"Emmett?" I asked him, turning my innocent face up to the max.
"Whatever you're trying it won't work," Alice warned me with a smile of her own.
"What squirt?" Emmett sighed, not wanting to be caught in the middle of whatever his sisters had going on.
"Can you take me to the high school?" I asked him sweetly.
"Now why in God's name do you want to do that?" Emmett asked, a confused expression on his face.
"So I can run, the gyms open!" I bounced to my feet with a smile.
Alice rolled her eyes at me and Emmett scoffed.
"You were puking this morning, answers no," he told me crossing his arms.
"But you're my favorite big brother," I grinned at him. At this point I was getting desperate and willing to try anything. "And I'm not even tired and I'm way, way, better than I was earlier!" I protested, jumping up and down. "See?"
"Why can't you listen? You're just going to slow down your recovery and make yourself worse; do I need to call Edward in here to give you a lecture?"
"But Alice, I'll be fine!" I continued pouting even though I knew it wouldn't get me anywhere.
"Listen to your sister," Emmett told me, crossing his arms and morphing into serious brother mode. "We don't want you getting any sicker, you scared us to death earlier. Now sit your ass down and rest," he instructed.
I let out a defeated sigh and dropped on the couch once again. Their faces softened as they looked at me with sympathetic expressions. But all of a sudden they perked up again and grinned at me, both sets of eyes sparkling.
"What?" I asked suspiciously.
"You'll see," Emmett told me.
"It's a surprise," Alice nodded.
"But I hate surprises," I frowned.
"I think you'll like this one," Rosalie popped her head in. "Go open the door," she smiled at me.
"Am I allowed?" I asked with a pointed look at my other siblings.
"Go," Alice said, rolling her eyes and shooing me out of the room playfully.
I got up, anticipation mounting as I walked to the door. When I opened it, it was still pouring outside but the two people coming up the front walk were enough to turn my sour mood around. Carlisle and Esme were hurrying up the walk, home from their trip. Ignoring the rain and my lack of shoes, I ran outside to greet them, a huge smile on my face. Esme met me first and hugged me close and kissed me on the head.
"I missed you sweetheart," she whispered as I wrapped my arms around her.
Carlisle picked me up and swung me around before depositing me gently to my feet.
"Miss us?" he asked playfully as he hugged me again. I shook my head into his chest and he laughed. "Me too Hannie, me too." But then he pulled away and fixed me with a stern look. "It's pouring and I heard you were sick, get inside," he smiled despite the sternness in his voice.
Twenty minutes, a warm shower, dry clothes, and a cup of soup later, I was snuggled on the couch in between Rosalie and Esme. My whole family was sitting in the living room talking and enjoying each other's company. It was still pouring out but I was happy.
And as my older brothers teased me for something I rolled my eyes but I wouldn't have it any other way. I was where I belonged and I was here to stay.
