Chapter 35: You and Me
LEAH POV
As soon as we got home, and the Cullen's had hunted (Lily with some difficulty), Carlisle instructed me to place her on her bed. He was going to run some more tests.
"How are you feeling?" He asked nonchalantly, unpacking his bag. She shrugged, but the movement was small. "Better after hunting. I still feel…broken somehow." Her voice was stronger, but not at it's best.
"Can you give me a general area? And a more detailed description on the feelings? Or do we need Jasper?" He asked, pulling on a pair of gloves. She nodded, but hesitated.
"We really don't need Jasper." She said hastily. I raised my eyebrows at her, and she stuck out her tongue at me, laughing. "Honestly, it's not really an emotion…but my torso and arms feel…numb I guess; there really isn't a good way to describe it." Carlisle frowned.
"May I?" He asked, indicating to her stomach region. She nodded and he gently poked her. "How harsh was my poke would you say?" He asked. She thought about it.
"Not too much pressure, just a normal poke. Maybe a little lighter than that." He poked her side. "How about now?" He asked. She frowned.
"Very light. It's like you touched me, really." She said. He poked her again, but with more force. "A little stronger than last time." She said before he could ask.
He went behind her, and poked her harshly in the back. Lily didn't react. Carlisle did it again. After a few minutes of this, she looked over her shoulder. "What are you doing back there?" She asked.
"That's what she said." Emmett muttered downstairs. A dull thud resounded through the house, and Emmett's protest sounded after.
"You didn't feel anything?" He asked, looking stunned. She shook her head, starting to look worried.
"What's wrong with me Carlisle?" She asked abruptly. He hesitated, but then spoke. "I think what Jane to you was so intense on your nerves, that they were severely damaged. I was poking you in the spine, the largest concentration of nerves, and you didn't feel a thing."
She gasped and stood up. "Is it permanent?" She asked quickly. He shrugged. "I don't really know. I would have to open you up to see how much damage she actually did, and that's impossible. So for now, we will just have to wait and see."
Lily grabbed my hand and towed me out of the house, and I followed without complaint. I morphed before she could ask, and I carried her on my back as we shot into the woods. She buried her face in my back, and I knew she was crying.
Nerve damage at 16. I sighed and pulled up next to our rock, the rock we first talked on. It had become our 'spot', just like Edward and Bella had their meadow. I gently let her slide off onto it, and I morphed back to me, and put some clothes on.
Then I easily put her in my lap and let her cry on me as sun started to set. After a tiny hiccup, she pulled away, and curled up in a ball. I easily curved around her, and nestled my face in her shoulder, and started to kiss her neck.
She started to giggle as I tried to give her a hickey. Her skin was ice cold and hard under my lips, it was hard to do. I gave up and started to trail my kisses down across her jugular. I rolled over her to continue the train to the other side of her neck.
"I assume you can feel these." I whispered, and came back up, across her cheek, on he nose, and to the other side…She laughed hollowly. "Yes, surprisingly, I can feel that." She said sarcastically, as I continued my kisses up onto her forehead.
"How can you love a cripple? I won't be ab-" I silenced her with a kiss, and to keep her self-esteem-lowering-comments in, I drew breath through my nose. I felt her lips turn up in a smile.
"I—v—ou." She said unsuccessfully into my lips. I grinned in response but stayed where I was. She growled playfully, and the vibrations passed through my lips. Then, she was above me, grinning. She had my hands prisoner in her grip above my head, and her face was less than an inch away from mine, her legs straddling me.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that, mine repeating it?" I said softly as she kissed my ear. "I love you." She whispered in my ear, sending my heart crashing in my chest. Lily moved down to my neck, and started on a hickey, making my skin burn as she pulled gently away.
"What, no venom?" I asked sarcastically, and she smiled against my neck, and then started another one. I blew some of her hair off of my forehead only for it to flop back. "You have my hands, mind doing me a favor?" I asked, and puffed again. She lazily flipped her hair effortlessly, keeping my hands clasped in hers.
"That was pretty hot." I said, and her teeth flashed in the growing darkness. "Well, you're pretty sexy just lying there, making no move whatsoever to free yourself." She smirked, and pushed her hips deeper on mine, making me gasp.
"You're evil." I said breathlessly, and she laughed softly as she trailed kisses down my chest. Without warning, she did it again, making me arch my back in surprise. Her grip was firm though, and I stayed put.
"Don't do—wait, keep doing that." I breathed, and she strained to kiss my stomach. I laughed, and in a flash, she was sitting fully on my hips, a cocky expression on her face.
'What my lovely little prisoner, are you laughing at?" She asked in a rough 'bad guy' voice. I giggled, and she laughed with me.
"Why don't you just set me free, and then you can kiss my stomach." I tried to sound persuasive. Lily swished her hair to the other side of her neck and thought about it.
"I can never let you go my pretty." She cackled like a witch. I pouted, and she laughed so hard, she started hiccupping again.
"Please kiss my tummy?" I asked, and she softened instantly, but grinned. She moved my arms downward, and easily started kissing my stomach. I groaned. "You can't keep me here forever." I said, picking up my role again. Her eyes sparkled.
'Says who?" She said cockily, and kissed me full on the lips.