Bleed It Out

I Do Not Own Twilight or Bleed It Out by Linkin Park

Yeah here we go for the hundred time
Hand grenade pins in every line
Throw 'em up and let something shine
Going out of my fucking mind
Filthy mouth, no excuse
Find a new place to hang this noose
String me up from atop these roofs
Knot it tight so I won't get loose

Bella's POV

"You're gonna get what's coming to you freak! You and your little slut girlfriend."

I shook my head to clear it, angry at the morphine for allowing unwanted memories to resurface. I glared at Alice. This was her fault. Well, not entirely. It's the Ice Queen fault that I punched her in the face. So the broken hand wasn't Alice's fault. However, she is the reason I'm sitting on this cold slab of a hospital bed, groggy and doped up on morphine (which isn't too bad), waiting for a doctor to come and examine my hand.

I've been in a lot of fights, but I can tell you this; I have never broken my hand punching someone in the face. Seriously, what is she made of? Granite?

Alice forced a smile and squeezed my non injured hand. "Don't worry. My dad will take care of you. He's the best doctor in the area."

I gritted my teeth and tried to flex my hand. It was quite swollen; the dark purple bruising adding a nice touch. " I don't need a doctor. I'm fine." I still can't believe that I allowed her drag me to the hospital. "I still can't believe that I broke my hand punching that chick in the face. Can you?"

Alice giggled and shrugged her shoulders. "We Cullens are built pretty tough. I'm very surprise that you were able to take Rose down."

"You're related to her?"

She shrugged again. "Well, yeah. I'm related to everyone that was at that table."

I shook my head and tried to remember who else was sitting there. My full attention was on the Ice Bitch and some shitty tacos. "I vaguely remember seeing you sitting there. This morphine is making my head so hazy."

Alice giggled, and continued, "We're all adopted, though we're almost all related. Emmett, the big guy, is my brother. Jasper, one of the blonds, is our cousin. Edward and Rosalie, are the only none Cullens. Well, Rosalie has been with Emmett for so long, she's practically a Cullen. The whole thing is really complicated."

"Yeah, I'm not gonna be able to remember all of that," I deadpanned. Before she could explain more, the doctor came in. There was no doubting that he was related to the Cullens. His blond hair was slicked back neatly and his amber eyes were bright and inviting. He had a easy going smile on his face as he examined my chart before speaking.

"Hello there Ms. Swan. I'm Dr. Cullen, and I'll be your doctor today. I have examined your x rays, and I must say, it is quite puzzling."

"Please, just call me Bella, but I don't think I need to be here," I said, desperately trying to find my clothes. It's only my hand, why did they strip me down to this stupid gown?

Dr. Cullen chuckled and said, "I am afraid that you do indeed need to be here. You have broken bones in your hand that have already began to mend on there own. Unfortunately, they have not been set. We are going to have to re-break and reset the bones."

Alice's POV

I felt Bella tense up next to me after dad's diagnostic. It seemed odd to me that her bones would begin healing on their own, but then again, this is the same girl who punched out Rosalie. When Bella was first brought in, I explained very quickly to Carlisle what had happened. He was quite shocked to say the least. I hope for her sake that he won't want to do any sort of full experiment. Carlisle is too curious for his own good. I sat with her as soon as she was done taking x rays and waited for Carlisle. She didn't talk much, mostly too dope up on morphine to complete any sentences. Carlisle's report seemed to have sobered her up, because she was blatantly trying to remove herself from the hospital.

"Are you serious?" Bella asked, still looking for her clothes, "That's impossible. My bones can't heal that quickly. Look, I'm sorry I punched your daughter, but there's no need to make shit up just to put me in more pain."

Carlisle chuckled and gently held her hand, apparently checking for swelling and such. He tensed suddenly, feeling along her swollen joints.

"Hmm... It seems that more x-rays are required. Bella, if you would follow me back to the other exam room, this will take but a few more moments of you time."

While Bella was receiving addition x-rays, I spoke to Carlisle in a hush voice that no human could detect. "Carlisle what's wrong?"

"The bones in her hand have straightened out on their own. Highly fascinating. I need to verify it through x-ray though."

"And what will you tell her?"

"That I grabbed the wrong x-rays. Seems a simple fix."

"How could this happen?"

"How could what happen?"

I jumped, looking at Bella as she gazed at me with peculiarity.

"I didn't say anything," I said, trying to brush off the fact that Bella somehow heard me talking to Carlisle.

"You sure? I thought I heard you say 'How could this happen?'"

Ah shit, this wasn't good. First she punches a vampire, now she has super healing and hearing as well? I turned to Carlisle for help, only to find that he had walked off to get the x-ray results. Really? Luck was on our side fortunately, as her father, Chief Swan chose that moment to enter.

"Bella! Are you alright?" he asked, checking his daughter over, being especially gentle with her hand.

"I'm fine Char...Dad. Just a break."

"Actually, it appears that I grabbed the wrong x-rays," Carlisle said, returning to the room. He placed the new x-rays against the exam light and said, "It appears to be just a sprain. An ice pack and some simple ibuprofen should take care of the bruising and swelling. I recommend a light brace for the next couple of days."

"Well, that's good. Bella can spend her suspension resting up," her father said, looking at her disapprovingly, "Bella, seriously, the first day of school?"

I quickly intervene, not wanting the poor girl to take all the blame. "Actually Chief Swan, my sister said some pretty rude and nasty things. She shoved Bella too."

Bella looked up at me sharply, surprised that I stood up for her.

Carlisle gave me a disapprovingly look, sighed and said, "Yes Chief Swan. I apologize for my daughter's behavior. The comments would be enough to upset anyone."

Chief Swan gave Bella a look and asked, "What did she say?"

Bella shook her head, clenching her good hand into a fist. "She called me a freak."

The police chief stiffened, narrowing his eyes at his daughter. "She said what?"

"It's true," I said, "I was there."

He stiffly nodded to me and turned to Bella. "Let's go get you home. I will drop you off and then pick up some aspirin and a brace for you."

"What about my car?"

"Jake grabbed it."

"Chief Swan we can provide you with the necessary means to care for you daughter."

Charlie gave my father a cold look and said, "I think your family has done enough today."

Bella shot me a brief sympathetic look, before she, and her father walked out.

"Well, that could have gone better. I will have to talk to Rose, fighting and name calling is completely unacceptable."

"Unacceptable? Dad, she provoke and pushed a human. Bella could have been hurt badly."

"But she wasn't Alice. Her hand healed on her own. I'm not so sure how human she is. I know that she is you mate, but you have to tread very carefully here."

I nodded, running my fingers through my hair.

"Carlisle, about her being my mate, how come it is every time we get close, the desire to be with her is so strong? I'm sure you heard from Edward, but we almost had sex in her car. That was yesterday when I first met her."

Carlisle chuckled, glancing at his pager before answering,"Yes, I recall the same happening when I first met Esme. Bella is still human, mated to a vampire. It is rare, but sometimes a human mate can feel the connection as though they too are a vampire. All of the desire and wants of a vampire into a human make for a very... passionate human."

Oh. Well then. If I could blush, I could. "Um, well, thanks. I'm just gonna head home now."

"We will discuss today in more length when I get out of work."

Bella's POV

The car ride home was quiet. Charlie kept trying to sneak glances at me, but failed. I sighed, clenching right hand, flinching slightly. Maybe the morphine was still in affect, but my hand did not seem to hurt nearly as much as it did at the school. Speaking of school...

"How long am I suspended for?"

Charlie sighed, turning down our road. I see my Camaro sitting in the driveway, Jacob looking high as shit on the porch. "About a week. You know, under normal circumstance, I should be shipping you to boot camp or something. However, since you didn't start the fight and it well, triggered a memory of what happened... I will let it slide."

My eyes grew dark as I thought of that night two years ago. I shook my head, too sober to even want to think about it. We pulled into the driveway, and I got out, greeting Jacob with a friendly hug and fist bump. You know, because we're bad asses. "How's the hand, Rocky?" Jake asked, getting into a fighting stance, punching and weaving. I laughed, watching Charlie pull out of the driveway to get my aspirin.

"It's fine. Hurt like a bitch when it happened, but it's fine now. Charlie is going to pick up some aspirin for me."

Jacob laughed and said, "Well actually, Charlie just went to get some pizza and a brace. He has me supplying the 'aspirin'."

I looked at him shocked. "My dad smokes?"

Jacob rolled his eyes and said, "Well duh. He is friends with my dad, who grows the best shit in town. Gets you guys the family discount."

"Wow."

He laughed, pulling out a bag stuffed with weed, and handing it to me. "Is your hand okay enough to give me a ride home?" Jake asked, as I stuff the green into my pockets.

"Yeah sure thing."

The ride to the Rez was quiet, mostly because Jacob was too high to communicate anymore and I was thinking about how little my hand hurt. In two hours, the pain has practically dissipated. Once in the Rez, I noticed teenagers smiling and waving at my car. "Hey Jake what's the deal?"

Of course, he was too baked to answer right away, just giggling in the passenger seat. When I arrived at his house, he managed to stop giggling long enough to answer. "Dude, for some stupid reason, people up here hate the Cullens. I don't get it, but hearing how you knocked one of them out, well, you will be considered the new Rocky Balboa here for a while."

He got out of the car as I laughed, understanding him calling me Rocky earlier. "Hey text me if you what to hang or whatever OK? I suddenly have some free time for a while so..."

"Sure sure. Most def. See you around."

As I started to drive home, I thought to myself that maybe being suspended won't be so bad after all. Smiling, I cranked up my stereo, jamming out to Linkin Park.

I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
Just to throw it away, just to throw it away
I bleed it out!

Sorry, took a lil longer than i thought. hope you enjoyed. next chapter, the cullen family meeting and super happy pothead week for bella jake and charlie.