The sound of a steady beeping sound filled my ears, slowly getting louder and louder as I came about until it was the same sound.

The sound was so odd, yet somehow I knew that I heard it before. I opened my eyes slowly, groaning as a bright light overruled all of my senses, and I heard a light rustling beside of me.

"Bella?" Edward asked, his smooth voice causing my heart to speed up. I hoped he missed it as panic.

"Where am I?" I asked, my voice rough and my throat sore from lack of use.

"The hospital." Edward said, sounding relieved and worried at the same time, "Do you remember what happened?"

I tried to think back, and remembered words. Names that were exchanged between me and Alice. Aro.

My heart monitor sped up, "Alice!" I gasped.

I felt something warm press against my forehead and then Edward spoke in my ear, his voice gentle and relaxing.

"Sh, Bella. You don't want to have another panic attack. Alice is fine. She's with her parents." he said.

I opened my eyes all the way, and sat up a little bit, groaning as my head pounded harshly.

A nurse walked in, a blonde one with plastic surgery and all of her bits nearly hanging out of her shirt, and she walked over to me, smiling brightly at Edward instead of me.

Edward groaned and sighed, facing her.

"I told the front desk I wanted a different nurse in here, Denali. I recommend you leave or I'll take care of Bella myself." he said, sounding angry for some reason.

My heart speedup as thoughts ran through my head. Crazy, irrational, thoughts that I hadn't thought of before.

Was she Edwards ex, Edwards girlfriend and they were in an argument?

Edward had never mentioned a girlfriend, and he never brought women over or spent the night anywhere. As far as I knew, he hadn't had sex in a while. So why would he deny an easy lay?

Edward looked at me as the heart monitor slowed back down to normal again, until it was that steady pace I had woken up to. I looked at the woman who was still there, scowling at both of us.

"I'm the nurse assigned to her room." she said, glaring at me.

Edward stared at her, repressed anger in his eyes, "I'm highly aware of that. I knew that the second you walked in trying to shove your fake boobs in my face! I told you to tell the front desk I wanted a new nurse, and the fact you're still allowed in here is proof you didn't tell them." he said lowly, but each word meant something.

(Little heads up. Bella and Edward are both virgins. Edwards wants to wait for the one, and no woman he met attracts him like that. Bella is a little younger, and with her past issues she finds it hard to trust people.)

I shrunk back from Edwards harsh words to the woman, never having heard him this angry or speaking like this to others. Especially girls.

His eyes shot to mine as I looked away uncomfortably, and were instantly filled with regret as I shrank into myself, unable to take much more.

It had been a while since I have had a panic attack, and now that I had, I remembered how skittish I was for the next while, scared of anything that would remind me of him.

I took a deep breath and sank back into the pillows before rolling over and pulling the blanket tightly around me, wishing it would all stop.

I heard the door shut, and vivid green eyes were suddenly close to my plain brown ones, showing regret and worry.

"Bella, I'm sorry." Edward breathed, "I wasn't thinking."

I suddenly realized how disgusting I felt. "How long have I been out?" I asked quietly, my voice scratchy.

Edwards frowned, but his eyes sparkled lightly at the fact I seemed okay.

"About 16 hours. I can get a nurse in here if you need to shower. I had Angela stop by the house after picking up Alice to get you a few things you might need." he said, a pale blush covering his face as he said the words, and I realized what he meant when he said I might need them.

I nodded, smiling slightly, "Thank you. But I can take a shower by myself." I said, getting up.

I sat up, but there was an IV in my hand. I looked at Edward, then at the IV without a word, and he stood up and walked to my other side, carefully removing the tape off of it and pulling it out.

A small bruise circles where the needle was and he rubbed it lightly as he looked at it. "Do you need any medicine for it?" he asked, motioning to the bruise.

He had been asking me that since the first time I got sent here when I was 10. "I'm good. I bruise easy." I assured him, trying not to roll my eyes at his worries.

He smiled, "Your bag is over there." he said, motioning to a dark blue duffle bag that had been in the living room closet for forever.

I stood up and my head stung slightly. "Did they have to shave any hair off?" I asked, realizing now where the table had hit me at.

He touched a spot at the back of my head towards my neck, the light touch sending good tingles down my spine.

"It was close enough to your neck for them to stitch it up good. They only had to shave a small amount, and you're hair is so thick you can't even notice a difference." he said, removing his hand.

I nodded, and he returned to his place at the side of my bed as I took the bag to the small bathroom in the hospital room.

I laid it on the sink and unzipped it, seeing 2 outfits and a small bag of hygiene things, some of it needed, and some not. I set the tampons and medicine aside, and grabbed the shampoo and other things before putting everything else back up and grabbing an oversized black kid rock t-shirt and some shorts.

I made my shower quick, well aware of the stitches at the back of my head, and dried off quickly before getting dressed.

When I got back into my room Edward was gone, and the door was shut. I grabbed my phone off of the small stand beside did the bed and unplugged it, sending him a quick text.

Where are you??

My phone dinged almost instantly.

I went to the cafe to get us something to eat. Be back in a few. Sorry to scare you.

I rolled my eyes.

I'm not just some kid, Edward. I can take care of myself just fine. Take your time.

I was a little upset that he would imply that I couldn't take care of myself. Had I done something to prove I couldn't. Maybe I fall a lot, but I knew how to take care of myself.

My phone rung, and I couldn't stop myself from reading it.

No, Bella. That's not what I meant, at all. You can take good care of yourself, but I figured that you would be worried when you saw I wasn't there. Sorry, and I will be back soon.

It said. I sighed and typed quickly.

Sorry for overreacting. Didn't mean to, but my heads all screwed up from the meds. I just don't wanna be here now.

I hit send and laid my phone down on the table, and looked around the room. There was a black bag on the counter, and I realized Edward must have put it there for himself. I glanced down at the magazines on the table, and looked away when I noticed it was only fashion and home improvement things.

There was a chair beside of the bed, a brown one that folded out and looked cozy, but there was also a sort of bed that was built in where the wall caved in. A pillow and blanket were folded at the bottom of it, and Edward laptop was beside of them.

My laptop was beside of it, and I decided to leave it for now, knowing that I could check anything on it later.

The door opened quietly, and my eyes shot to it immediately. Edward stood there, and I realized just how bad he looked now that I was awake.

His hair was messier than usual, and there was light golden red scruff covering his jaw and chin. His clothes were rumpled slightly, and as he got closer with the tray of food I saw the dark marks under his eyes.

He sat down in the chair and pulled a little tray from the bed and sat the food in it. He had got 2 baked potatoes and some steak, split up onto both sides of the tray.

He yawned and took a small bite, chewing slowly.

"Edward, have you slept at all?" I murmured, looking at him with concern when he was done chewing.

He looked at me and smiled softly, his eyes showing the movement but still overruled with tiredness.

"I've been worried, I'll get some sleep as soon as this is all over." he said.

I sighed and looked down at the food, my eyes stinging for some reason, and when I felt an icy hot tear roll down my cheek, I realized I was crying.

"Bella?" Edward asked, as a warm hand gently pulled my face up so I would meet his eyes. His eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes confused, and a gently thumb wiped my tear away.

"What's wrong, are you hurting?" he asked frantically, his eyes running over my body in search for something.

"I'm sorry I'm causing you all of this." I muttered, looking at the wall behind his head and trying to ignore him, "You should be out doing something fun and interesting instead of staying in her with the girl you were forced to take custody of."

His eyes widened at my words, and he looked panicked, "Bella, I don't want to be out having 'fun'. I would rather be here with you than at some lame bar or something trying to pick up a nameless woman." he said, "And I wasn't forced to take custody of you. Not at all. This was completely my choice. Nobody else's." he looked angry as he spoke, something I didn't see often, and even rarer when it was directed towards me.

I didn't bother talking back, I simply looked down and grinded my teeth together, hoping it would take away some of the pain I was feeling deep inside, but all it did was put pressure on my teeth.

"Bella, look, I'm sorry. I-I'm just stressed out. A lot. They want you in here for another night, just to make sure you don't have any issues with the medicine they're giving you, then I'll have to wake you up every two hours for the next week or so to make sure everything's okay." he said, and I understood what he meant by making sure it was okay.

I nodded and picked at my food, somewhat hungry but not enough to eat. My stomach was twisting in odd ways and I knew I wouldn't be able to hold anything down.

I was slowly starting to feel like my normal self again, and wasn't as wary as before, but I was still alert.

"Bella, please eat." Edward said.

"I will later. I'm not hungry right now." I lied, laying back on the hospital bed and sighing, running a hand through my still damn hair and glancing at my phone, which was lit up with a message.

I grabbed it and checked it, seeing that it was from Angela.

Edward told me what happened. I'm as sorry, Bella. We have Alice, and everything's okay. Get well soon, honey. Love you.

I typed in a quick thank you before settling into my blanket.

A while later I was somewhat aware of the bathroom door shutting and a shower running, before the door opened again and slightly damp lips pressed against my forehead.

"Goodnight Bella." whispers a smooth voice, before I felt a weight in the chair beside of me and heard it lean back, and, even though it was in a hospital, I was able to have decent nights sleep.

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Okay, so the chapter wasn't as long as I was expecting it to be, but at least it's out there. I usually get chapters out a little quicker at first, so a little warning that I might slow down soon.

So, what do you think of Bella's fall? More information on it will be in the next chapter, but for now we will just have to wait. I have an okay schedule set out for the chapters, and there will be a lot going on more towards the middle then the beginning, so just give it time.

I feel for Edward in this chapter, I stayed with my older sister (when she had a seizure) at the hospital for a couple days because she was closer to me then my parents. And I'll tell you-it's not cozy in a hospital room.

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