Last one for the night, I'll post more tomorrow. Well hopefully I'll remember!
Did I wake you? I'm so sorry Bella." I heard a humming of my lullaby, something I had not heard in a long time. Relief washed over me as I realized Edward returned safely. I could not resist melodious tune and I fell back into another deep slumber. When I finally woke up I looked at the most gorgeous person on the planet.
"Good morning sunshine," Edward said. He leaned down and kissed my forehead. I smiled and searched for his hand. I remembered my wrist still hurt painfully and I winced. Edward gently took it and said, "We need to get you to Carlisle right now and get this fixed, it shouldn't hurt that much." He took my good hand and pulled me out of bed. I felt light on my feet and traveled down the hall with Edward pulling me. He knocked on Carlisle's office door and then went inside.
"Carlisle, Bella's wrist is causing much pain to her, I think she needs an X-ray."
I immediately felt light-headed when he said X-ray, it made me feel nauseous thinking about hospitals. I hated visiting any hospitals, but unfortunately made frequent visits to them.
"Let Bella eat and get dressed and we'll take her down and get an X-ray done to see if she fractured it. Then I can fix her up quickly and she'll be as good as new."
"Thanks Carlisle, come on Bella let's get you fed so you can feel better."
"Oh, I'm feeling fine," I managed to choke. I did feel fine, I have the most wonderful person on the entire earth holding my hand. Edward just shook his head and lead me downstairs. He made me breakfast that consisted of a cheese omelet and toast. It was delicious for a person who does not eat food.
"I assume you would like a human moment or two?"
"You assumed correctly, though unfortunately it means I can't look at your gorgeous face for a couple minutes."
"Wow Bella, it seems as though you just read my mind." He bent down and kissed me on the cheek and then let go of my hand.
"Oh, okay fine I'll go get dressed." I ran upstairs and found Alice. "I need some clothes Alice." I could not believe I was asking Alice for clothes.
"Already taken care of Bella, they're on the bed you slept in last night."
"Well, thanks Alice. I appreciate it."
She chuckled and said, "No problem, if you ever need any I'm your gal!"
I walked into the room and realized it was a bad idea to have Alice pick out my clothes for me. She picked out a pretty red dress that had a big black belt in the middle of it. I sighed and put it on knowing that I had no other options. She had black flats laid out for me to put on too. It helped defer attention away from my bruises, and I guessed that was the intent by the outfit. I went into the bathroom, combed my hair, and brushed my teeth. I walked out and found Carlisle. Edward met us out at the car and gasped when I got into the car.
"You look beautiful Bella. Alice has great taste." He kissed my neck and held my good hand. We were at the Forks hospital in a couple minutes. I was being whisked away to the X-ray department and after many minutes Carlisle was looking at my arm.
"Looks like it's a fracture Bella. And you're sure you just tripped?" he asked jokingly.
"Yes Carlisle, I was only trying to run for my life." It seemed like forever ago that I was held hostage.
"This means we get to put a cast on your arm, come on we'll get you out of here soon." I followed Carlisle to get a cast fitted to my arm. Edward was forced to sit in the waiting room because I did not want him getting upset if I did break my arm. Within a matter of minutes Carlisle was finished.
"It's nice being able to work at my speed around you Bella. Though, I would rather not do it because it's hard to see you hurt."
I laughed and said, "Well I'm glad you can do this quickly, it barely hurt!" I hopped off the medical table and walked out the doorway. "Thanks Carlisle, for everything. For the cast, for helping me yesterday, you really are a second father to me."
"Well, Bella, you're one of the family, and I would do anything for family. I love you like I love any of my children." I walked over and gave Carlisle a hug. He seemed surprised at first but returned the hug with love. I walked out of the room and back to where Edward was. The last time I had been here with Edward was when I was almost hit by a van. I got shivers up my spine as I remembered that. Though I had been to this hospital a couple times in the last year with Jacob.
Edward rushed over to me and examined the cast, "Oh, no! You did fracture your wrist." He wrapped me in a tight hug and seemed very concerned.
Keeping it light I said, "Gee, I should break bones more often if I get this kind of response." I winked at Edward who frowned for a quick second and then smiled my favorite crooked smile. He bent down and kissed me. When we pulled apart he pressed my head against his chest. I wish I could have stayed in that position forever.
The next couple of days were the best of my life. Edward helped tutor me with my college work. My bruises were slowly healing. I would pay a visit to Charlie and Jacob in the near future.
"Edward, would you absolutely kill me if I went and visited Jacob?"
"That's not funny."
"What isn't?" I was confused. Then it dawned on me, I said 'kill me'. "Oops, I didn't mean it like that. Sometimes I forget that you're a vampire. I just wondered how you would feel if I went and visited him. He is a werewolf and I know that you guys are natural enemies. He didn't like the fact that you came back when I called him the other day. I think I should go visit him and see if he's okay, I haven't seen him since September. I'm going through withdrawals. Only not as severe as...well...never mind."
"Well, I understand. I think that you should be able to see Jacob, but under the condition that Charlie is there with you. It's important for me to trust you so if you think it's safe to hang around young, wild werewolves, then be my guest."
"Okay, I will. If I can hang out with Emmett, a werewolf won't be too bad." I laughed and Edward flashed a sarcastic smile. I stretched to my toes so I could kiss him. I'll wait another day then, I think most of my bruises should be gone and tomorrow I can get away with not having enough sleep instead of a black eye.
"That leaves today for us to do what we want. Any requests?"
"Hmmm...A trip to Hawaii!"
"Nice try Bella."
"Ever since I had that dream of going to Hawaii, I want to go so badly."
"Dream?"
"Yes, I had a dream while I was being held hostage that we were in Hawaii. And by we I mean you, me, Alice, and Jasper. We were messing around on the beach and having fun. Nothing disturbed us and could really enjoy ourselves. There were no people around and your bodies gleamed in the sunlight. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
"Hawaii does sound nice, no way we can make it there and back in a day though. Nice thought though. Anything else?"
"Well, I've always wanted to go skiing, and it is snowing outside."
"You always have to go for the dangerous stuff, no building snowmen or singing Christmas carols?"
"Please Edward, I've never done it before, besides, you'll be there to protect me. We can build snowmen on the mountain or at the lodge." I gave him a sad eyes look and he sighed.
"Okay, I guess we can go. I have skis, but we'll have to rent you some when we get up to the mountain."
"Yay!!" I jumped up and down and grabbed onto Edward's waist.
"You can be so stubborn at times."
"Well, I just know your weakness."
"I know yours too, I just don't play that card very often." He bent down and kissed me with great intensity. When he pulled off of me he said, "Oh, wait, maybe I do play that card sometimes."
"Haha, very funny. Let's go, I want to have fun!"
Edward went out into the garage and quickly put chains on the tires of his Volvo. I walked out grabbing a heavy jacket and extra set of warm clothes to put on when we got to the mountain. Edward drove as fast as always and excitement flooded my veins. Whenever I tried anything dangerous when Edward was away, his velvet voice would haunt me. Now his velvet voice would be right there with me, helping me, protecting me.
I changed into my heavier clothes while Edward rented some skis for me. I assumed Edward was a master at skiing so there was no need for a teacher. We started on a bunny slope at first and once I proved I was better than a six-year-old, Edward let me try going up to the summit. We sat on the chairlift looking out at the scenery, it was beautiful. I was sharing it with the most beautiful person on the planet, too. I held Edward's hand the whole time, not caring if I was cold.
"Okay Bella, we're going to take an easy route. There's nothing hard about this run, and I'll be right next to you or behind you at all times. Don't be afraid, you can do this."
"I'm not afraid! Remember, I wanted to do this!" I put on my goggles and said, "On your mark, get set--" and before Edward could say "Wait!" I was already off down the slope. It was exhilarating, the wind whipped through my hair and I felt like I was going at the speed of light. I started laughing and giggling and lost my concentration. I kept going straight downhill until I saw a tree in my way. I panicked and veered off right. I was no longer going straight, but turning. I forgot how to stop, it wasn't important at the time because I was initially going straight. I tried to look over my shoulder to find Edward but I could not see him. I bet he was right behind me. The speed kept me in motion and I was in an uncharted territory. I was surprised I had kept upright this long. I slowed down to a stop when I lost momentum. I had no idea where I was and frantically looked around for Edward. Where could he be? I slid around a little bit and found a map. I had transferred to the most difficult run on the mountain. There were no other skiers around for miles. I had no idea where I would go next, so I started going back downhill. I could make it back to the lodge if I got down to the bottom of the mountain. The only way back down, however, was skiing down the backside of the mountain. I dug the poles into the ground and propelled myself forward. When I forgot about being lost, I started having fun. After about an hour I was confused again and even more lost than before. I stopped and looked around, still no Edward. There was a tree nearby that looked comfortable. I slid toward it and sat down, I was exhausted. Stay calm was all I could think about, and hoping Edward was somewhere close. I scratched my head wondering how often people traveled back this way. The clouds overhead blackened, it looked like a snowstorm was headed in about an hour. I decided to keep moving downward in hopes to find someone. After another half hour I was very close to the bottom and I could not see people anywhere. There were not even roads or signs of cars. I started worrying that no one would find me and I would die out here. Maybe skiing was not a good idea. I found another tree and decided to sit there for a while and maybe someone would find me. The clouds looked black and within a matter of minutes I could not see anything in front of me. I started to cry wishing I was at home with Edward and Charlie. My stomach growled and I looked at my watch. It was already 5:30, and I ate lunch at 11 this morning. I rested my head on my knees and cried. Another hour went by and still nothing.
After three more hours I tried standing up in the snow. It was very difficult and it went clear up to my waist. The storm was over and the night was clear. The stars were beautiful. However, I was cold, hungry, and wet. I desperately wanted to go home. I sat back down in the snow and closed my eyes. The night passed and morning arose. A hand was on my face when I woke up.
"I found her!" an unfamiliar voice said. He had a white cross against a red shirt. Soon another pair of arms were on my shoulders.
"Bella, Bella! Wake up! Bella!" I felt delusional, was I in hell? Again, the sweet voice said, "Bella, Bella look at me, it's Edward!" I was not in hell. I was in heaven. My eyes opened all the way to see his beautiful face.
"Edward, you made it to heaven with me."
"Rodney, go get a blanket, she's delusional."
"Am I?" I replied back. "As long as I'm with you I'm always in heaven."
"She's incoherent too Rodney, we're going to have to get her back to the lodge soon!" Edward scooped me up into his arms and placed me onto a snowmobile. Rodney sat behind me and strapped me in tightly. Within a half hour we were back at the lodge and I was laying on the floor.
"Put her next to the fire so she can warm up faster," Rodney told Edward. I was immediately set down near the fire, I wished Edward would hold me while I was in front of the fire.
"I'm so sorry Edward, I must've gotten lost."
"It's okay Bella, I should have given you a map. I'm just so happy you're alive and safe." He kissed my cheek and smiled. "You scared me though, I suggest next time you wait until I'm ready instead of taking off without me."
"Next time? You mean, there will be a next time?"
"Well, if I keep a better eye on you then sure there can be a next time, unless you didn't enjoy yourself."
"No I did, until I started crying from not being able to find you. I also owe you an apology for taking off without you, I assumed you would catch up to me."
"Silly Bella, it's fine. And I did catch up but then you veered into a different direction and I thought you continued going straight, and that was my mistake. How are you feeling?"
"Oh, fine actually, the fire feels wonderful. Say, what time is it?"
"About six in the morning, why?"
"Do you think I can go visit Charlie today?"
"Shouldn't you take a day and rest, you had a long night."
"I'll be okay, I want to see him, and I want my own clothes that I left behind." I missed my sweat pants deeply compared to the clothes Alice had given me the past few days.
"If you insist, but the minute you start feeling tired you're going to go straight up to your bedroom and rest."
"Yes Dr. Cullen," I said in a mocking tone.
"Wrong Cullen, Bella." He smirked and looked into the fire. I tried to stand up by myself but my legs were still numb. "Easy Bella," Edward said without deferring his gaze from the fire. He then looked at me and helped me up onto my feet. I was very sore, but did not tell Edward. I really wanted to see Charlie, and surprise Jacob also. We walked out into the parking lot, and I winced as the cold hit my face. Edward scooped me up into his arms and walked swiftly to the car and strapped me in my seat. We sped home and made it back in half an hour.