Chapter 46: I'm Bleeding

"Bella!" Meredith called out as she walked down the stairs "Hurry up, three days suspension and you need to be to school on time."

"She's still not up?" Derek asked as he met her at the bottom of the stairs with a cup of coffee to go.

"No." Meredith huffed "And I have to go, I have a surgery."

"I know." He smiled and kissed her "I'll make sure she's there on time."

"Thanks." Meredith mumbled "If she tries to play sick tell her she's got to puke at your feet to convince you."

"I'm sure she's fine." Derek frowned "But I'll be tough."

"I'm serious Derek. She's just like me."

"Which is why I love her."

Meredith gave him a stern look before turning and walking out the door. Derek looked at the top of the stairs and sighed as he walked up them to make sure his daughter was up and getting ready.

"Bella!" he called outside her bedroom door "Bella, are you in there?"

He heard a muffled sound and was going to dismiss it when it started to sound more and more like crying. He knocked on the door with concern.

"Bella?" he called into the door "Bella, are you ok?"

"No!" she cried out "I'm not."

Derek opened the door without permission and saw her curled up into a ball on her bed crying

"Bella, what's wrong are you sick?"

"I don't know." She whimpered.

"Are you hurt?" he asked as he brushed her hair back out of her face and saw her cheeks red and wet with tears.

"I don't know." She whimpered again. "I can't go to school."

"Are you faking?" he asked, "Because your mom warned me…"

"I'm not faking!" she screamed "I'm dying!"

"What?" Derek chuckled "You're not dying."

"I am dying." She sobbed "I'm going to die today, and I don't want to go to school. I don't want my last day here to be in school."

"Bella." Derek scoffed "You're not dying. What makes you think you're dying."

Bella looked up at him and sniffled as she decided hesitantly. But her father was a doctor, she might as well tell him.

"I'm bleeding." She mumbled sheepishly.

"What?" he asked concerned and looked her over "Where, did you cut yourself?"

"No." she scowled "Its…it's a lot and it won't go away. And my tummy hurts right here."

She placed her hand over her lower abdomen.

"But where are you bleeding?" he asked still looking for a source.

"It comes out when I go to the bathroom." She sniffled, Derek's face fell in shock "It won't stop no matter how many times I wipe, and it hurts. I feel all gross and crampy and I'm going to bleed to death dad! I'm dying so I just want to stay home."

Derek sat still in shock as Bella started to cry again. He grew up with four sisters and was a doctor for Christ's sake, but for some reason this was still a shock to him. He finally snapped out of it and reached down to rub her back.

"Ok, you don't have to go to school today." He sighed.

"I don't?"

"No." he shook his head "But get dressed."

"Where are we going?"

"To see your mom."