Sorry I am late on this! Had some problems LOL. Anyways it was a total of 32 pages in Word and I worked really hard on it. Hope you enjoy. HappyLate Holidays. Remember review if ya like it. ;) :)

I was anxious on my way out of the school. I slipped once on the wet floor after coming from my locker. I was so enormously excited that I never saw the WET FLOOR sign. I didn't bother me like usual. I was still on my high from Edward Cullen talking so kindly to me. His smile was white and amazing. I finally reached the school's exit and retreated from it. I saw it was pouring rain.

Perfect enough. I skipped down the steps hurriedly to the escape covered in the rain droplets. I pulled my keys out of my back pocket and opened the door. Out of curiosity I looked over where the Volvo was parked next to the sports car this morning. I gasped in surprise and turned away, my cheeks flushing fire engine red. My heart started beating at a fast pace and I curled my now cold and sweaty palms together at my sides.

My stomach lurched from my bottom to my toes and all the way back up. I didn't know if I should turn my head again, but my mind kept clicking like my tongue to the roof of my mouth. I looked to the left behind me again and there stood Edward leaning against the back of the Volvo. My eyes were frozen on his perfect marble face. Nothing was ever or could ever be more beautiful. I couldn't help myself as I let the corners of my mouth form up into a smile. I didn't quite understand the strong pulls at my gut shooting to the veins connected to the blood pumping my heart.

My heart was beating, butterflies were let loose from the pulling: a lonely golden rusted cage and they swirled and fluttered with their little patters inside my stomach. My head felt light, yet heavy. My heart lurched all the way down my spine, shooting adrenaline sparks throughout me. You know like the beat that it does when you know your going to fall or accidentally skip a step? Frightening, but in a good way. My head swam with some invisible song, excitement poured through me. I let my fingers run behind me across the wetness on the escape door to the driver's side. Edward stood letting the raindrop onto him like it was nothing, but burst of air. He didn't even flinch. He was wet standing there in the rain looking like a god that heaven itself sent to guard earth. Or in my case, Forks. Push get in, was all my head thought. Pull a Hermione. Make him my business. Find out why no one ever goes near them. Yes did I mention all the talk that goes on about them, and fortunately for me my Biology partner is a grape- vine girl.

Moved here about a year ago. Carlisle offered a job here at the Hospital. All the Cullen kids adopted, Rosalie and Jasper Hale: twins apparently. Rosalie with Emmett, Alice with Jasper, Esme with Carlisle. And then there was Edward all-alone. He didn't strike me as the relationship type, but who knows? I didn't know how much time had passed while I stood there like a wet dog in the rain staring at something that looked like it had stepped out of a blue haven portrait.

I smiled lightly, looking down as I did so. Thunder above me sounded like a crackle and metal skidded screeching. I was lost at this moment, lost in Translation. I couldn't tear my eyes away from Edward. He still stood there looking at me just as still. His face hard like he was trying to think of something. His eyes squinted a tad bit and his mouth sucked in at the sides.

He cocked his head to the side. What are you thinking about, was my entire mind whispered? But in the flash of a second he had turned away and for that flash of a second he slid into the Volvo with such speed and grace. He started the car and with his hands moving so quickly through the dim windows he had his car already first in line to exit the lot. And like the speed of lightning in that silver shiny Volvo of his sped out of the lot, followed by the light red colored Porsche. "Woo." I breathed in deep, clutching my chest. I shook my head smiling to myself once more. I hopped into the car and put the keys in the ignition and started it up. I pulled out from the space I was in just in time to hit a line of cars. "Great." I moaned, putting my head on my arms and slamming it into the steering wheel.

My head was already hurting massively I didn't feel like waiting so long. But the one thing I dreaded was my mom's grocery list that I just now remembered. "Nice. Purely nice." As If I wanted to spend my day driving in the rain around a town of people I barely even knew or places I had never been to. My hands were clutching the wheel until my knuckles turned white. It was too risky to reach for my smokes that I so desperately craved for. "Oh come on." I moaned out.

The line moved slowly. Some kids letting others cross before they went. I rolled my eyes at the politeness. I sighed. I pulled forward and turned the wheel. I started down the wet road, the tires making swish noises as I drove. My mind started too coarse once again. It had begun to make me think. Not about my dad or any of that past tense waste. The streets of Forks, the places I passed weren't bad at all. Rainy, mossy tress swaying lightly. The wind had never been to high since I had been here.

The buildings weren't at all big, but tiny. I saw a brown carved in statue of a bear. Booths of people shaking hands and smiling. No one seemed to mind the constant as Jeremy informed us, the rain.

The newest move wasn't a bad thing at all like all the other past moves. I drove past my setting trying to remember them so I wouldn't need an annoying map. Finding things on your own in a place you don't know is the fun of the move to me. It took me a few moments of driving, but I still couldn't find any creative or positive thought to help me find the grocery store.

My head had begun to pound against the skin of my forehead. The pain went through my skull, it felt like something was inside my head using it's little tools to crack at my skull and annoy my brain. I put my head on the wheel of car. I sighed before seeing an empty lot of what appeared to be an abandon building. I pulled in. I set there and leaned back into the seat.

I looked around. There was only a little tiny two story blue house. "Damn damn." I whispered. I put the car in gear and before I had time to control the gears I backed out and flew through the tiny lot and spun toward the street. "Ah oh god oh shit!" I screamed frantically. I pulled on the wheel and the belt strapped around me was preventing me from moving too much. But what did I do? I growled in panic and pushed the tiny red warning lever and yanked the belt up and off of me. I flew up in my seat slamming my foot on the brake, but the car wouldn't stop. Oh god oh god the car isn't stopping, ok don't panic there can't be much traffic. Rearview mirror. No not right side mirror! I looked into the side in time to see a rush of cars coming and one wasn't slowing down. My breath caught in my throat as I looked behind me. I was frozen to my seat as wild thoughts and the rush of the cars was all I could hear.

I saw shiny hubcaps connected to that of a glossy BMW bolting ahead of the line of civilians. I yanked I jerked, but it was no use I wasn't able to stop. My eyes started to get a little blurry. I looked out of the window as the car's speed yanked me back into the seat and my hand jammed into the gear. I heard a snap before hollering in pain and grabbing my hand. I heard the gear speeding by itself and the gears were jammed. I didn't know how or why this was happening.

I didn't have enough time to jump from the car and in truth I didn't have those kind of heroic guts. I'd always known I'd be the one to die if a horror movie came to life. Not fast enough, not daring enough. This is it I told myself. I didn't know how many cars were going to pile on top of me and that BMW. I didn't even want to think about the sounds other than what I could hear. I could hear my head pounding and I gripped the wheel. The car spun out into the road and did something I hadn't expected. It hit a patch of slick rain on the road and spun. I screamed as loud as my lungs would allow.

"Help!" I shrieked. But it was no use as the car screeched and others mimicked it. I was bouncing, trying to get the belt back on frantically. I heard tires screeching horns were honking. I even heard screams. Faces of pedestrians on the sidewalk watching a fatal accident in the making had looks of horror masked around their entire bodies. The last thing I saw was the shiny color of the BMW. I closed my eyes and turned my head to the side as everything came in contact in a flash. I heard the sound of an even louder screech. I knew it was seconds before I collided. The car behind me spun out to my right and missed the side of the Escape. But this wasn't over yet!

The escape escaladed quickly and slammed into the side of a red car parked and spun out faster. I looked up in time to see a little girl with a soft pink coat in the back seat of a purple tiny cavalier. Her face was red and she was screaming. Her mother frantically looking for a way looking back trying to grab her little one's hand. My heart lept with horror. I was heading straight for the front of that car. I knew that this car's speed and strength was going to maul the car and kill them both. The little girl clutched her bear.

I saw what awaited the other side of me if I turned. I saw there was a way, if I swerved this car I'd smash straight into a- a semi truck! It was swerving. If I collided with it, it would be ok because the driver had top height to the cab, but when I collided I wouldn't! It would tear the escape and me in two with the cargo's swerving backside. My final anxious heartbeats picked up and I looked to the little girl. It'll be ok. I gritted my teeth and slammed my red now swelling hand into the gear and jerked. It cracked again and I let out a growl of determination. "Gah." I screamed out. The gear shifted and yanked onto the wheel and with all my strength I pulled and jerked the wheel and swerved. The escape spun faster now and I flew back into my seat. Watching as the little girl's eyes opened and she got further and further away from me. Her mother's face had a look of relief and was it thankfulness? Her eyes widened when she looked at my face. And then the escape turned. My worst fears. I was hoping to at least rear end the semi. But I was headed straight for it. My heart thudded quickly and I let out a cry. I blinked once and heard the screech of tires.

I waited for the impact and I finally heard the massive sound of glass. And screams. The semi's horn pounded. I didn't open my eyes. Frozen to my seat awaiting my mauling death. I was confused on the gears and I didn't know about anything else. I only thought of one thing. Edward Cullen. I wouldn't find his mystery out. Wouldn't be able to fish out Jeremy. I heard the crack of the windshield and it shattered I leaned my head into my arms as the glass sprayed me. I felt the car swerve and shake like it was toppling over. My voice was gone from screaming and glass was coming from every direction, including next to me. I felt some shatter into my face and I ducked further down.

I heard the rumble and a hit so loud my hearing stuttered to a halt. It locked down and then I felt myself stop. Just like that I stopped. Wasn't it supposed to crash onto my head? Why didn't the roof come down onto me? I was shaking. I heard screams louder now and I was stopped? I finally found the courage to open my eyes. I opened them to the sounds of footsteps and sirens. My blurry vision was still intact. I wiped my eyes with my torn sleeve. I looked up to find the windshield completely blown out, glass a lining the wipers.

There was smoke coming from the front engine and the air bag on the passenger side was out and smoking. I was scared to look behind me. If I wasn't dead then whom did I kill? All because I couldn't control a fucking tiny ass escape. My lip trembled and I looked behind me. I saw the back had crushed into complete bottom. The glass was gone and so was the trunk? I smelt smoke. Oh god oh god I killed someone. Oh fuck. Why didn't I just die? I looked into my still attached, but only hanging by a wire rearview mirror. I gasped in horror when I saw what I had collided with in massive force that made my head spin. And still is spinning. I covered my mouth. My hands were covered in blood, as was the rest of me.

I started shaking. In the review was the black glossy BMW, not so glossy anymore. It had completely been crushed and it was missing most of its front end. My blue paint job was scarred all over it's now dingy black. I let out a scream of horror. I heard voices. "She's alive. Get someone to get her out." I heard a female voice yell.

I didn't want out to face what I had done. Oh god why didn't I do something more when I had the chance. My thoughts escaladed. My head had started pounding again and I set back in my seat and my nose flared in and out. Rubber, gas, smoke all filled my lungs. Tears were starting to ponder up behind my lashes. I let them slip as my eyes were closed. My legs hurt, but I didn't even try to move them. The car was crushed and whoever was in it had no chance. It was then I heard a male voice call out. "No he's fine. I can't believe it he was right out of reach in time and when she went swerving at that damn semi he roared out and threw his wheel. He stopped her from colliding with it!"

So someone knew I was going to die, be mauled crushed. They- they actually pulled behind me to save my life and hit the truck themselves. Why would someone do that? Oh god why for me? My whole body felt numb. Someone in this town I had so quickly and now guiltily judged. Is dead for me. They saved a life I had taken for granted. The one I didn't know I wanted so much until a few minutes ago. A few terrifying minutes ago. Did they know I would want to die now? Did they have a family? Oh god a family. My heart had started to beat to quickly and my chest was aching.

I heard a lot of frantic whispers. "Excuse me out of my way please please let me through." The voice sounded like velvet waves, slowly dripping honey. It reminded me of the voice I heard when I thought I was dead, but turned out to be Mr. Cullen. Wait Mr. Cullen? Edward. Suddenly my heart started again. How could I face someone else who saved me and look where it got them? I killed another resident of their town. I was ashamed. The sounds of glass crutching were unbearable.

I started to cry as the sounds got closer. I just set there and broke down. Town of Forks open this door to your new black angel of death. The door was jerked open so harshly I heard it fall off the car, it's metal bolted hinges. "Mina, Mina. Can you hear me?" But the voice faded, as my cries were the only sounds now. The smoke of the BMW's engine now started to sound loudly. "Oh god." I cried out. I heard people's voices now. "She's alive he's got her. Dr. Cullen has her."

"Mina its Carlisle can you hear me? Is anything hurting?"

"What did I do?" I cried out in a moan. " I should be dead." It didn't take a few seconds before I felt arms on my legs. "Ouch." I yelped out. "Get the ambulance this way!" Carlisle yelled. I hadn't known a voice like that had such strong authority and power in it. I heard stopping sirens and doors close. "Mina I'm going to pull you out now all right?" Carlisle stated.

I only nodded with more tears. There wasn't any other pair of hands on me I had opened my eyes now and saw only him. I shut them again as the gathered town people around the glass and now yellow tape stood. They were frantic of what just took place on their quiet streets. He lifted me with ease and I cried out as my entire body hurled with pain. They laid me on the stretcher and strapped me down. I felt all kinds of hands on me now. A solid brace was placed around my neck.

The EMT's radio echoed out to me. "Radio the hospital tell them to prep ER room four immediately and stat!" Carlisle demanded. I felt him rubbing my hand. "Dr. Cullen are sure you're going to be ok? I mean you it's a damn miracle!" A male voice spoke with astonishment.

"I'm fine. Let's just worry about her please. Step on it! Mina if you can hear me it's going to be all right I promise. Your not to badly hurt as of what I can see now and were rushing you to the ER, if you can open your eyes and just blink for me so I know if your all right please do so." His voice sounded worried.

I didn't want to turn down such a voice as horrified at myself as I was. I opened my eyes and saw the face of Carlisle Cullen. His hair was perfect and his face was just as beautiful as my mom said it was. No wonder Jeremy flinches. I didn't blink I opened my mouth, but coughed. "Who did I hurt?" I whimpered.

His eyes sparkled, the honey color in them shining. He let out a chuckle. How the hell could he be laughing at a time like this? When I just wrecked downtown Forks. Or most of all wrecked, decayed and destroyed a life. My eyes widened, but his softened a bit. "Well I saw that heroic gesture. I'm sorry to say, but the BMW didn't make it." He laughed.

My heart shot up in my chest. BMW didn't make it of course, but did that mean? "So I didn't kill anyone?" I asked frantically. My eyes shined with tears. They moved back and forth. My heart was beating solely awaiting his answer. He laughed lightly again. "No you didn't young Mina." My heart beamed inside and sparks of relief shot my adrenaline back down. I now felt the pain all over. I wretched for my legs. He patted my hand. "That was a very brave thing you did for that child and mother." He spoke. "They wouldn't have survived the impact and you knew that as well."

Wait how did he know? He couldn't possibly. "How?" I spoke.

He sighed and tilted his head. "Well I was driving myself and saw you spin out I saw how you took that belt off." He raised his eyebrows at me, making my heart skip a beat. "And then I saw as everyone else did. I saw you look to the little one and I saw the fire in your eyes as you did everything to remove the fate you saw in the wake." He said with wonder gleaming in his face. "You're a very brave girl."

"No I'm not I just lost control and did what I had to." I spoke, blushing at his compliments.

"Mina no one could have stopped that car from hitting yours, but you did. You would have survived that easy crash, but you acted and decided to spare two lives if that meant loosing your own. I stand by saying you are very brave. Everyone is proud of you." He gave me a light smile.

My heart beamed with lights. Carlisle told me I was a brave, someone that beautiful thinks I'm brave. It's the first time I actually felt proud of myself and felt heartfelt about my near death experience! "Wait who was in the car then I saw it! It was out of the way, but someone they spun in behind me." My voice was getting a tad bit hoarse and it burned, but I wasn't paying attention. Carlisle smiled. "Wait your car!" I suddenly screamed coughing a little. Carlisle. He drove that same model. No one else had up to date cars of that, but the Cullen's.

"You. But you couldn't have!"

"I can always get a new car, besides that style was setting old." He smiled.

"But how there isn't a scratch on you. Your car is in half because of me why did you do that? Jesus Mr. Cullen!" I yelled, getting frantic.

He rested his hands on my shoulders. " I did what I had to do, sound familiar?" He smiled lightly. "I'll be fine it's these legs of yours and all the smoke you swallowed. Your hand looks broken. There's a little more blood here then I'd like to see for someone of your state." He spoke looking me over. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know how he had survived. But Carlisle Cullen saved my life from a semi, but how is he alive?

"I'm fine Mina. I'm going to have a nurse phone your mother and father as soon as we get there."

I bowed my head. "My father won't come." I whispered sadly.

"Why not?" He asked.

"Because I don't know his number." I sniffed.

"Oh well no problem I'm sure your mother can give it to us if he has a separate one."

"She can't!" I spoke again, bowing my head.

He was silent. "Well there must be some way we can reach him?"

"She doesn't, well we don't know where he is. We haven't heard from him in four years almost." I spoke sadly.

"Oh I'm sorry." Carlisle's voice spoke. "He's missing out on what a heroic daughter he has then."

I looked up at Carlisle. "Thank you. I owe you so much, my life for starters."

"No Mina you have no debt with me. Just try to stay conscious until we arrive ok?" Carlisle smiled picking up my hand. I almost ripped my hand away from his. It was ice cold. I didn't pay no attention I just thought it to be the rain and I smiled up at him with tearful eyes as the ambulance pulled the final turn to it's destination!

They skidded to a loud ear breaking halt! I heard the firm slams of doors and started to panic. ER's and hospitals weren't my forte! I leaned my head up, but found I couldn't move it at all. Carlisle stood up and patted my hand once more. Damn it why is he so cold? Is it me or is this ambulance heated? "It'll be all right Mina. I'm going to take care of you that I promise." He said, with sincerity. I believed him. "I'm in your hands Sir." I shakily responded.

"Ah well the patient is finally complying with my calling." He chuckled. He ignored the complaints of the EMT driver. "Why didn't you check her stats? Who do you think you are?"

He was in a black coat and black dress pants from my vision now. He looked just like someone who would stand next to Edward in that haven portrait. "He's new." He laughed; motioning with the clipboard he now had in his hand to the guy mouthing off outside. I laughed along, caught up in his perfect white teeth. Good god I bet I know why this hospital is on the top ten lists in Washington. I shook my head smiling a little through the pain.

He was pulling me quickly and in the swift motion he had started calling shots and pulled on his white coat tossing the jacket somewhere my neck couldn't stretch to see. "Get a Miss Hedrick on the phone please, inform her to come to the hospital and tell her to ask for me when she arrives. Thank you Melina. Oh and don't tell her a lot yet we don't want her freaking out do we?" He asked looking at me with a grin.

"No." I stated, shaking my neck brace.

He tossed the clipboard onto a counter as he pushed me through a set of double doors and grabbed up another board. His hand moved quickly. The scraping of the pen and the awful smell of the hospital was making me sick to my stomach. It felt like a rock was setting on it. "You're doing good Mina. Were just going to check your stats and then I don't want to frighten you, but I want to have a look, so I am going to need to do a surgery on that leg to see if any arteries are damaged."

My whole body felt cold. "Is that really necessary?" I spoke, starting to water up.

"I'm afraid so. But the worst that could be is very fixable so all I want to do is take a little look, but first I want to order a cat scan and an MRI just to check for any internal injuries."

"Oh great." I cried.

"I'm guessing you're not a big fan of those machines are you?" He spoke flipping up a sheet of white paper and quickly scribbling. "Um no I'm not!" I stated. "Closter-phobic."

"Well I think we can give you something to help you relax a little, take away some pain and then we'll do the scans. How is that?" He asked, looking at me still smiling like nothing.

"That would be fine." I shakily responded, still scared as hell.

"Ok that's good because I already have some on its way. We'll do the CAT scan first, then the MRI, then a little bit of blood work. Why were waiting on those results I'll take a look at you properly." He set the clipboard down on a table outside the door. He pushed me in. "you're going to be perfectly safe I promise you."

"Thank you for all this. You're too good to be true Mr. Cullen."

"Ah we know the other what is it two head injuries now? And we are neigh boors. Call me Carlisle." He laughed again. This time my smile widened.

"Much better. A smiling patient is a happy one well most of the time." He chuckled pulling a few familiar tools out. "Now I'm going to carefully remove this brace. If it hurts tell me right away."

I nodded and his hands pushed the brace right off. I felt the hot and hold of it leave my neck. Naturally my hand went up to my neck and rubbed it. Nothing hurt, but my head still did.

"How is that?" He asked, pushing on the left side of my neck. "Fine." I said.

"And this?" He asked again pushing on the right side.

"It's fine."

"How about this?" He questioned again, pressing down on the middle of my neck.

"Were good." I smiled. "But my head has been hurting since I got off of school." I squinted.

"Ah what I expected after your fall yesterday evening. I'll prescribe you some stronger medication. Is there anything your allergic to?" He questioned me.

"Uh Sulfur is all. And pills are kind of." I said.

"That is also fixable." He pressed on my head.

He smiled once more and to say the truth I wasn't getting sick of his genuine beautiful politeness or tone. His smile was even better. His voice was indescribable unless you heard it in person. He moved around me shining a light in my eyes. Making me do deep breaths. He checked my vision and the nurse came in to take me to my cat scan, then MRI. I started to squirm a little. He was again on that clipboard. He had wrapped my swelling hand in gauze for now already declaring it broken.

It was my left thank god or else I wouldn't be able to write and I wouldn't know what to do without being able to write. He hung the clipboard neatly up on the wall outside the room he had me in. "Stats are good. Don't worry Mina you'll be fine." He again reassured me. "If you get to frightened I'll be in the room just talk and I'll talk back, but it's very important we get this done. To think you can make a heroic car crash sparing people, but you can't deal with a simple MRI."

I smiled a little. "Yes pathetic I know."

"No this time its logic." He smiled back.

"Now if you'd please give nurse Ariel your right arm. She's going to administer the relaxation drug. It's only a little codeine and a pinch of morphine because the moving your going to endure within these tests will be, and I am not going to lie to you, but it will be very painful." He spoke sternly, but still keeping his caring tone. I nodded while they wheeled me into the room with the doughnut machine. I felt the coolness and smelt the sickening smell of the alcohol before the nurse stuck the needle in my arm.

I started to feel a little relaxed after a few moments. It was then that I heard Carlisle counting. "1,2 3." And with that they lifted me up. I groaned out in pain. They set me on the hard table and I gasped out again. It was cold and hurt like hell. I almost yelled out when they placed the ray guard mat over top of my chest. "Just relax and follow the machine's directions Mina." Carlisle said, leaving the room. I heard the door close and my wild thoughts started.

The machine started up and pulled me through the round hole. It wasn't so bad, but that didn't mean I wanted to do it at all. I took deep breaths like the machine said and slipped up a little on the last breath. I mean god I can't hold it for a minute for god's sake! Carlisle was in quickly and we were also at the MRI station quickly. I was scared to death looking at the narrow machine and the head mask. But the medicine was helping a little. Carlisle didn't count this time he just pulled me up and again it hurt like hell. They didn't put a ray mat on me.

"All right Mina this is the big one ok? I need you to follow the instructions only this time they'll be coming from my voice. Remember if your scared talk to me, but do not move! Okay?"

I nodded starting to loose breath a little. "We'll do this as quickly as we can. Lean back please." He said, closing the mask over my face and strapping it down. It was then that I started to shake and almost started screaming, but I decided to be brave for the man who had saved my life and is putting up with me. I nodded to them. I heard the door close again and the machine lifted me. I was loosing breath as it took me forward to the narrow crack in the wall. I shut my eyes as I felt the walls down to me.

I heard his voice "All right Mina breath in twice, but stay still please." I did what he told me and I started to get scared and beg for them to let me out, but I heard him speak. Like he knew I was going to freak out. "Were almost done Mina stay still you can do this."

I shook my head and breathed in deeply to my chest trying to take away some anxiety. I heard the machine shift a little.

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Carlisle Scanned the pages quickly, the CAT scan was normal he could tell the very few seconds after he looked at it. He didn't even need five minutes to know that her MRI's only showed a broken leg. No head trauma. He had to play this off so no one would question his nova medical abilities and how he could see things first that would take others more than a half an hour or longer. He knew saving the girl was risky, but he couldn't let her die not with what she had done. Carlisle always gives people a choice when he can.

A phone in the room got Ariel up and talking to him. "Dr. Cullen Miss Hedrick is here and she's very frantic. To be frank Sir she's freaking out."

"Well tell Mrs. Ross to tell her that she's just fine and that she can see her in five minutes." Carlisle smiled, making Ariel blush.

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Carlisle had me out of the room and into the room he first had me in. "Mina your mom is here. I'm going to give you a moment while I get those results for you and then I'll be back to speak with her. Try to stay relaxed and if you need anything just holler my name." He said before exiting. Great my mother was coming. I heard her frantic voice. "Where is she where's my baby?"

"In there Miss." I heard someone speak.

She burst through the doors and right to me. "Oh god baby what happened? They called and said to come here, but not to panic. What the hell happened to you? Who did this? Oh god was it?"

"I got in an accident. The brakes wouldn't work and I swerved to not hit a tiny car and then Mr. Cullen he pulled out behind the semi I was heading for and then I'm here with just a few minor scrapes and MRI test." I simply stated, so she wouldn't freak.

"You mean that accident. Oh god those totaled cars oh god I almost lost my baby. I knew you were late for a reason." She hugged me and I hid my hiss as the pain built back up. "Mr. Cullen saved you? I saw his car there was nothing left and he's working?" Oh my no wonder they didn't call me yet, but for this. Are you all right baby?" She spoke, with watery eyes.

"She's just fine." I heard his charming voice interrupt.

"Not to intrude, but the results of Mina's CAT scan and MRI came back negative. And that is the best case scenario we hoped for. I just want to open her leg up and see if the arteries are all right. It should only be an hour. Don't worry it's a perfectly normal surgery and she'll be easily fixable if the arteries aren't doing so well." He smiled that charming white smile. "She did however brake her hand while shifting gears I believe." Wait how did he know how I broke my hand? It suddenly dawned on me that Carlisle Cullen had a mystery about him as well. Good for him to save someone who is desperate to find it out? "I am going to put a brace and mini cast on that, bandage these cuts and take care of that leg, get some blood work, then we'll go from there if that's all right with you both?" He smiled shutting the clipboard.

It was lucky like me to have been in his hands. My mom flew at him and threw her arms around him, he never even stumbled. He looked a little shock, but patted her back as she cried. "Thank you. I owe so much to you for saving my baby." My mom croaked out. "Like I told her Miss Hedrick were two for two and were neigh boors you don't owe me anything, but Mina she's the real hero saving two lives today. All I lost was my car." He winked. "By the way welcome to the staff I look forward to having you start with us after this here young one is taken care of."

"Oh of course Dr. Cullen." My mom smiled dazed.

"So if you would sign this consent form so we can check that leg out."

My mom took the board and scribbled her name down. Ariel came in again and took my blood for the lab. Carlisle had my mom help me out of my torn ratty clothes into a hospital gown and he had cleaned my body cuts and had my hand in the brace. He was Ok'Ed for the room's ready state and he wheeled me out of there. It was quick and I was awake, but the morphine combined with anitestic made me sleepy and the wreck was playing over and over again in my mind. He had told me that my leg was broken, with two busted arteries. He repaired them and had me back in my room with lab results. He was a good doctor. And that is an understatement. "Well everything is fine and I managed to repair those two damaged arteries I want you on some anti- biotic to fight the infection of your cuts and I have prescribed some pain medication. I would like for you stay overnight just to be on the safe side. I want you out of school for the week and in bed though."

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My mom had taken the prescription and gone to fill my meds. I knew she'd be staying tonight, ignoring my pleas. I was kind of jealous of how caring Edward's Dad isn't the right word, but how jealous of a great father figure the Cullen's and Edward had. Esme was also very lucky. Carlisle had started bandaging the gashes on my forehead and above my eye. I was on a cast for the next eight weeks on my hand and leg, but the trauma of the crash and the mystery of Carlisle were my big problem.

I was alive why couldn't I stop worrying for one night? Mom had to cancel dinner with Jeremy, which didn't bother me. As Carlisle was working on the gash above my eye I startled him. "Oh shit my project for English tonight!"

"Project?" He asked.

"Uh yeah our English teacher is a big weather junkie and with our partners we were supposed to take a report of the stars and weather. I didn't want a failing grade I actually looked forward to this." I sighed.

"Oh right Emmett told me about this earlier today."

"Yeah you'll have to tell Edward I'm sorry." I spoke sadly.

"Edward?" He questioned.

"Yeah he's my partner for the project I met him today. It's nice you adopted them ya know?" I said.

"There really nice kids, they brought joy to Esme and I. We never could conceive our own so they sort of filled that spot." I smiled. "You must be an amazing father. They're lucky."

"They're quite stubborn a lot especially Edward, but I think I'm the lucky one. It's really a shameful thing what your father is doing to you and your mother."

I nodded sadly.

"Well if you'd still like to do the project I think I can manage something as long as you promise to stay in calm and not moving to much no matter what?"

My face lit up. "I promise oh hell yes I do." He chuckled again. "I'll see what I can do;" He finished bandaging up my cut.

"Now the medicine you are taking should not interfere with your menstrual cycle and I managed to have a worker pull your purse and bag from the car before they towed it away. I gave it to your mom."

God nice to hear someone like that talk about my period... not! He saved my cigarettes. Bless him.

"Thank you."

"Well try and rest a little I'm sure my family knows about the crash. Ariel is making up a bed for your mother tonight and I'll see if I can't do something to ensure your and Edward's grade on that project."

I smiled brightly at him as he left the room. Edward is coming? Wait Edward is coming? Oh shit. I leaned back into the bed and twitted my thumbs. It had been a few minutes as the clock annoying as hell ticked and ticked on. My mom wasn't back yet, but I heard a knock at the door. "Come in." I choked not knowing who it was. Carlisle stuck his head in. "Mina I managed to arrange something if you're still up to doing the project?" He asked, with bright eyes. I nodded so hard I think I cracked my sore neck.

"Good." He spoke and stuck his head out motioning someone. "Edward." He called.

Edward Cullen... Oh Jesus what is Carlisle trying to do? Kill me with all this haven stuff. I'm going to pull a Jeremy and start twitching. I set up as straight as my back would allow me as he filed into the room. Edward came in dressed in black jeans, his gray coat and black button down. He had that cuff visible on his wrist. My breathing started to get a little violent and it was fighting with throat as to not come out.

Edward walked over to my bedside and set in the chair there from my mother. He looked back and nodded to Carlisle. Carlisle nodded back. "Mina there were some cuts on your arms, those needed special gauzes of their own so try not to fidget too much." He grinned. Those aren't from the crash. Sad, but true. He left the room and all was silent and a little uncomfortable. Until Edward looked up at me with those honey eyes. They weren't black, but honey again.

"You were brave today Mina, but so reckless."

I was taken back by his reaction. Did Carlisle tell him?

"Did your dad tell you about the accident?"

"No." He spoke with caution and looked like he wanted to slam his mouth into a razor cutter. "I was err sort of there with my family. Esme was at home, but I went with my brothers and sisters to run some errands for Esme and we saw it all. You had us all scared." He stated, looking down at his hands. "I thought this would all be simple."

"Thought what?"

"Nothing just the project. Carlisle has said we could use the balcony from his office, which is on the backside out looking the forest. "

"Oh good."

"If you're up to it if not I could do it, you need to rest Mine."

Mine? Did he just give me a nickname that sounded an awful lot like demands? My heart was getting quicker.

"Mine?" I asked out loud.

"Mina." He spoke.

"No Mine is uh it's fine. No one has ever called me that before, but I like it." I said, giving him my best smile, but feeling like and idiot. He smiled back and me and I got lost into his eyes. I got so lost... At this moment I knew that whatever happened I wanted it to happen near Edward.

"So you have a nickname for me. It's only fair if I give you one." I laughed, surprised at how easy it was to talk to such a beautiful, but tense person. That looked like a god.

He smiled at me, not showing teeth. "If you can find a proper one."

"I think I can." I smiled. "Just let me think about it."

There was another knock at the door. It was Carlisle. "Edward, Mina if you'd like to use the office now your more than welcome."

"Thank you Carlisle." Edward replied politely.

"Yeah thank you Carlisle." I smiled back. "If you'd like to use a chair Mina?" He asked.

"That'd be fine. I can manage." I spoke. Carlisle pushed a wheel chair in and told Edward to be careful with me. He left with a mysterious silence following his words. "Those stars are beaming tonight kids."

I scooted up and went to swing my legs over, but gasped. It was going to be difficult. "May I?" Edward asked.

"Uh sure." I nodded.

He picked me up with gentle and ease. His chest was firm, but he was cold. It felt good though as the heat in the room was getting to hot for my liking. He set me gently in the chair and picked up my white blanket and covered me with it. He opened the door. "Comfortable?" He asked.

"Very." I said, and in truth I was on my way there. Other than a little discomfort I was fine. He pushed me through the hallways and down the end I could see the rain on the windows, as it was now dark out. He made a turn and pushed open a wooden door with Carlisle's name on it. Once inside he shut the door and pulled some things from a bag I didn't know he had slung on his shoulder. I looked around the normal office. He had a few pictures of his family. I saw a spiky haired girl next to Carlisle that I had never seen before. "That's Alice. She and Esme, the one on the other side of Carlisle were there when you fell."

"I'm surprised you Cullen's aren't tired of saving my ass." I sighed.

"It's not everyday we save someone this much, but we wouldn't change it." He smiled, now showing teeth and his perfect white smile. "The other two you met. That is Emmett and Rosalie."

"You're all so gorgeous." I stated, staring at the picture.

"Were over rated." He said, pulling open the balcony doors. The wind and rain blew in with the cold. I gaped at the site surrounding him. The balcony had black railings in swirled shapes, a rose bush and a plane hardwood floor. "Ready?" He spoke.

I nodded and he came and pushed me out. I saw the beautiful fields beyond the parking lot where the ambulances and staff set. Mosses of trees in the field surrounded by rain and wet sounds. I could see flowers and trees beyond the forest. I saw branches peek, just to the forest entrance. "Beautiful isn't it?" Edward's honey voice danced along with the rain.

"Yeah. Edward."

"Thought you wanted to give me a nickname?" He spoke.

"Well what's your full name?" I asked.

"Don't laugh, but it's Edward Anthony Mason Cullen."

I smiled. "Perfect."

"But I can't ruin the name so I won't even try Eddie." I joked lightly. I thought my heart was going to fall out. He handed me a pen and white sheet of Notebook paper. "Cold?" He asked. Before I could answer his coat was around me.

"But you'll be cold or sick."

"My uh-immune system runs more slowly than others." He smiled.

"Oh thanks" I smiled back and looked at the stars.

I saw him smile out of the corner of my eye before he started writing on his paper as well. I was truly lost in Edward and I hoped my mom would keep us in Forks. Because I was far from sick of this place and I don't think I'd ever would be!

Edward stared a me for a moment out of the corner of his eye. I didn't dare look up. I started to write down as looked up at the gentle rain. That's when I heard an all to familiar sound that I never wanted to hear again in my life. I had jumped from the wheel chair ignoring the pain in my body and leg. I hopped over to the balcony with Edward reaching it first. I was frantic as we both leaned over the railing to see the horror that made my lungs open. But nothing came out. I watched in the second time my heart started spinning. I heard the tires screech and with the rain still slick. My eyes widened and I stood paralyzed as I watched the dark blue car spin across the parking lot behind us for the staff, just as my car had spun out of control. It was heading straight for a loading dock. I saw men jump from the truck and some still yelling for the person to stop!

They yelled out and jumped like it was their last resort. I gulped and let out a scream. The person was trying desperately to turn the wheel, hands flying about and shrieking. I knew that person would be killed. "Oh god No!" I screamed out, and grasped the balcony to keep my body from hitting the balcony floor. How could this be happening again?

Edward looked at me, his face pulled up with fear stronger then mine. It wasn't just anyone spinning out of control in that dark car, it was my mom. I didn't know how she got it, but I yelled for help. "No no someone help her! Why isn't anyone helping her?"

It was happening to her, but why? How could this happen twice? My blood ran cold, what the hell was going on? I started shaking and beating on the balcony, ignoring the new pain burning throughout my hand and up my wrist. I saw Edward give me a look of what was it? A look of reassurance. He turned his head slowly. And my eyes widened as I watched him crouch and with one hand he pushed off, and sprang right over the balcony without a second thought! Like jumping a simple ship, better than a graceful James Bond!

I screamed again. "Help me someone help!" Edward has just jumped stories from the hospital was he crazy? My god what is going on? My head was screaming at me to see the logic, but I was blocking it I didn't understand. This kept happening and the Cullen's saving us. But they would be killed. I finally got the guts to look over the railing. If Edward was going down then so was I. I started to climb up on my chair. "Help!" I yelled once more, before putting both hands on the balcony.

I looked over and my eyes widened in shock. My whole body froze, my hands were cold and I was getting soaked. My mouth opened up widely, but nothing came out. Edward was already across the lot and dove right in front of the dark car and with the force of that same hand he pushed it in the air. And my lungs stopped burning, my body stood still with time. The dark car spun right for Edward. What was happening? Edward Cullen was getting ready to die right before my eyes? How did the fall not kill him? My head raced with so many thoughts and I slipped from the balcony and fell to the floor. I was dizzy and cold.

I heard tires screech and another massive explosion of glass! I couldn't see anything, but a dark figure? They came towards me and their face was hidden. I tried to see, but the black ski mask blocked my view. They were all dressed in black and they didn't look like they were hospital givers. I scooted back as they never spoke, but walked forward. I screamed. I didn't know yet again if someone had died and I was hurting beyond reality. This person wasn't stopping. They grabbed a hold of me and that is when my senses kicked in. I screamed.

"Who are you?"

They grabbed my shoulders roughly. I howled with pain. They brought me up against their waist and squeezed my stomach tightly. I gasped for air unable to scream as they walked with me closer to the edge. I realized what their motives were. They weren't helping me up off the floor. They weren't taking me out of the cold. They weren't calling someone for help. They weren't here to rescue me. I started to lock, the pain in my legs beating wildly. "No-o-! Get off me! Help me somebody please. Edward, Mom I'll be there soon. Just hold on please!" I screamed out in a cry, with fear and desperation. I grabbed for my chair he pulled me on. He had to be a male to be this strong.

I kicked the chair over. He was crushing my hands. "Get off me!" I screamed again. When the edge of the balcony came closer my heart sped up. My breath and my voice were both fighting for the number one spot to come out of my lungs. My breath was too violent and I started suffocating. I couldn't scream.

"They will see you soon Mine now is it?" He laughed cruelly, his voice ever so chilling. I clawed at the black bars to the railing. I knew that whatever Edward was able to do I wouldn't be. I didn't know how he had, but he also didn't have a leg or arm brace to prevent himself. This cold dark stranger lifted me high up over the railing and slung me back like a potato sack trying to get height to fly off a bridge. "Help-p-! Oh god no someone please." I finally screamed out until I turned hoarse. As I thought my last thought I realized someone didn't want us to keep escaping death. My eyes bugged out.

"Ahhhh!" I shrieked. Nothing was helping me. This was too hard to escape and no Cullen's could save me now. Carlisle was gone and Edward who knows? If he died oh god my mom I couldn't think. I lost my voice as the black gloved stranger pulled me up and tossed me over. I screamed as loud as I could and then everything was too blurry and black. All was cold and fast. And then without knowing this mini massacre, this dangerous stranger. I was gone!