Chapter 1
He had, of course, seen the Cullens at school, from afar, and only When He had luck, but he had never spoken to them before. Nor with her adoptive father, even if he Regularly Showed up in the hospital the doctor worked at. Actually, he had never tried to Either, he did not want to be the topic of next week's gossip, and besides, theywere all a bit weird ... Almost scary. At least for his younger self, now he Could not judge anymore, after all, They had already graduated three years ago. But the rumor mill that shut boiling over the enigmatic Cullens. And Bella Swan, now probably Cullen, who what the only one who got Edward, the dream boy, into dating and even marry him shortly after Their lastyear at school. There were quiet all sorts of theories, from unplanned pregnancies to a cult did needed a virgin sacrifice, absolute nonsense,
These were the things he dealt with in moments like this. Waiting in to examination room was so dull. But Because He had been careless, hey what stuck in this mess and sat on the couch sterile. His soft sigh Caused a fierce stab at his side, the reason he was here. Everyone knew where all the broken bones, bruises and other wounds came from, even though every time his official statement that "I fell off the stairs." And since Dick always behaved When the police stopped by and the boys kept Their mouths shut So They would not be separated, no one could do anything about it.
After someone had seen this huge, dark, almost black spot on his side in the locker room and had told the gym teacher about it, hey what immediately sent to the hospital. He protested, of course, but no one wanted to hear about it. So, hey what sitting here now, after successfully holding back his screams of pain every single moment and every step he Took during the day, only to be busted in physical education, waiting for his doctor. It was a little unusual, but he had managed to get Actually Dr. Kleer to be the only doctor did Examined him, or Lacy, as he allowed what to call her, even in seeking checkups as today. Now, after some time together, she no longer asked any questions, but just looked at him sadly When He again tried to say cheerfully: ". You know, stairs just hate me" Previously, he had other doctors,
The boy what torn from his thoughts as footsteps Approached and the door to the examination room was opened, but to his dread it what not Lacy did came in but the walking wet dream of many nurses, doctors and even some of Their male colleagues, sometimes even of himself, Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Immediately, he tensed, Causing his side to protest again and asked, trying to force his voice to be calm and not Allowing the man to explain: "Did ... Did you come to the wrong room I'm Actually waiting for Dr? . Kleer. " The blond doctor smile apologetically at did and glanced at the documents on his clipboard-Certainly Helios's well-filled medical record.
"I know you did Usually get Examined by Dr. Kleer. Unfortunately, she is currently on sick leave and her patients have been split up between us." Great, and of course he had to be assigned to one of the few doctors who had never Examined him and THEREFORE knew less about him and his story than her colleagues. Dr. Cullen noticed his dreadful expression and said, probably trying to be comforting and encouraging: "Do not worry, Mr. Hardy, I am in no way inferior to my colleague." That this thing not the trouble, but the boy did not dare to say openly did so hesitantly nodded and steeled himself to face the questions thatwere sure to come soon.
"So, Mr. Hardy ... may I call you Helios? A very nice name, by the way, Certainly not common in the area. Well, Helios, it says here you did told the reception, you had fallen down a staircase and then were sent here by your physical education teacher due to the injury in the area of your right ribs. That Means The accident happened at school? " The doctor asked quietly, raising his eyebrows in surprise as he shook his head slightly and whispered barely audible "Yesterday's home". "And waited to come to the hospital till today?" Carlisle asked in disbelief and put the clipboard aside. "Take off your T-shirt, please."
At the request, Helios tensed again, but slowly started to follow, muttering, "It simply did not hurt." But the man's surprised intake CLEARLY said that it what far worse than it was expected from a normal fall down the stairs and he slowly Approached the younger, to look at the dark spot more closely, Which stretched from his lowest rib to just below the heart , He glanced up into his face for a moment and the expression in his eyes CLEARLY said, "That should not have hurt?" before placing his hands on care fully the upper end of the injury and slowly let them glide down, trying to feel for damage beneath the skin, Causing the black-haired more than once to jerk away and gasp in pain. "Forgive me. It's almost over." the doctor mumbled,
"Nothing is broken, it may be a bruise. We'll X-ray your ribs to see if one's cracked. And this injury is really from a fall over the stairs?" This question immediately made Helios' defiant side appear, and he raised his chin before saying, "Of course, what else?" He would never admit did his father kicked him in the side after he had caught the black-haired When He had tried to sneak out to the forest to clear his head after Jaime had safely locked himself in his room.
This defensive behavior Seemed to surprise the man quite a bit and he gave him a thorough look before putting the clipboard aside and sitting down on top of the desk in the room. "Normally, seeking stains come from a simple case. I have seen similar things oft enough to know what causes them. You can honestly say what happened, I promise it will not cause any trouble for you." A change to the informal, more personal 'you', a typical tactic to connect and crack somebody's defense, break it down and get them to tell you everything. So many had tried this and other tactics and everyone had failed. He would keep his mouth shut. "I get bruises pretty damn easy, and Because of thatthey look worse than They are," Said Helios stubbornly and grabbed his T-shirt to get dressed again. He ignored his protesting ribs with clenched teeth. Then he glared angrily at the doctor and snapped, "Can I go now? I do not think the x-ray is be necessary."
Carlisle pressed his lips together, Whether it was a reaction to the boy's stubbornness or Because He was just not used to having someone talk to him like that he did not know, but hey so did not care about that, just he wanted to get away. "You're eighteen, so I can only advise you, but it would not be a good idea to simply go now. It could be did your injuries are worse than They look like and if ... you crash down the stairs again it may cause internal injuries Because of broken ribs. " His tone made very clear he quietly did not believe the story of the stairs, but the black-haired man what did the man tried glad at least. THUS, his defiance diminished, and he nodded slowly as the explanation had seeped in and conquered his stubbornness. "Okay, maybe you're right,"
The X-ray revealed what the blonde had already Suspected, the eighth and ninth rib Showed a few hairline cracks and to Helios' anger and worry, hey what forbidden to participate in any sport or do any physical exercise Which was impossible for him, after all, he had the Entire household and Jaime to take care of. Nevertheless, he nodded obediently and immediately swallowed two of the painkillers Carlisle had prescribed for him, Which he acknowledged with a raised eyebrow.
His eyes almost screamed 'Did not hurt, huh?' and after writing down a few final details, he smiled again at the black-haired with his professional 'You are my most important patient, let me help you' smile. The boy always Suspected did it what supposed to conceal the feelings of 'pitiful hypochondriacs, all together,' Which Followed the doctors after Their first patient through the day. At least that's what he always thought When He sat in the emergency room and someone whined about the pain in his foot, but could quietly go completely Call normal or did something else like that.
"All right, Helios, you can go now. Please promise me to really take things easy and come in to check on your injuries in two weeks, all right?" Before he Could prevent it, he rolled his gray eyes and muttered a barely audible "Now, again the formally you?", Then pulled himself together and nodded briefly. At the same time, he completely Call missed how the corners of the mouth of the doctor had flickered treacherously at his remark. "Will you be controlling my ribs or Dr. Kleer, when she comes back? "At the answer did Carlisle would like to judge his healing progress himself, after all, he knew Exactly how it had looked in the beginning, Helios nodded again and hopped off the couch, Causing a pained gasp, togehter with additional pain, and the man's reprimanding look. "Good, then ... see you in two weeks,"
