Title: Never too late
Author: Zee
Characters/Pairings:
Edward/Bella, Renesmee, Alice/Jasper, Rose/Emmett, Jacob/Leah
Rating:
General Readers (GR)
Category: Drama
Spoilers:
None but it would be better if you've read the Twilight series to
get an idea of the chacters. This is Alternate Universe (AU) and is
All Human (AH).
Summary:
A horrible accident leaves Edward broken and empty. When he wakes up
to the world and finds he doesn't remember anything, Bella does
everything she can to bring back her Edward.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. They all belong to Stephenie Meyer – the genius
JACOB's POV
Dammit. Leah and I had another fight. Sometimes I don't get that girl. Ugh. It doesn't matter now. I'll have to deal with it later.
I pulled up my Harley at the Cullen's garage where all but one of their flash cars were. I got off and let myself in through the front door. The house is like my second home now, even more so in the past two months when i've been coming more often than i did since we were kids -- growing up together.
I was surprised to find the living room completely empty. I was about to make my way upstairs where I knew they'd be when I heard a door open and I saw Rosalie carrying a crying Renesmee in her arms making their way down. Rosalie was crying too, her face buried in Nessie's hair.
I hurried to her. "What's wrong, Rose? Why is Nessie crying?" I asked as I took Nessie from her.
Nessie turned to me, her cheeks flushed. "Daddy..." she squeaked.
I looked at rose. "Why? What happened? Is he.. did he..?" No, it can't be. He was okay yesterday. My best friend can't possibly be—
"No," Rose said and wiped tears from her eyes as Emmett came up to us and hugged her. "He woke up, Jake. He spoke. But he can't remember anything."
Nessie sniffed on my shoulder. "Not even me."
My eyes widened with shock and I stared at Rose. "What?!"
"He said he's not Nessie's Dad, he didn't even know who Bella was." Rose said.
"He doesn't even remember his own name, or who he is." Emmett said softly.
While growing up with the Cullen children, Emmett, Jasper and Edward, Emmett has always been the tough, intimidating big-brother but the accident two months ago seemed to have softened him.
"Dad knew his brain would be affected, but, well, we never knew how affected it would be until he spoke today." he said.
I nodded. After the accident, Bella was in the hospital for a week. Edward stayed there for three. When Edward came home, he'd wake up and walk around, his eyes were blank -- almost lifeless. He was like a zombie and he never spoke. Then, while he was walking around and we thought he was on his way to getting better he'd suddenly pass out, sometimes for days and we'd all wait for him to wake up again. Now he wakes up and decides to talk but can't even remember his own name. I shook my head. I knew I had to go see him.
I gave Nessie a hug and handed her to Rose. "I wanna go see him."
"Where's Leah, Jake?" Rose asked me when I got to the top step.
I shrugged. "We had a fight," and I walked to Edward's room.
* * *
Just as I was about to open the door, Alice, Jasper and Esme were being ushered out by Carlisle. I looked over their heads and Edward doubled over on the bed, shaking, I saw Bella with her back turned, trying to calm him down.
"Carlisle." I said to him and gave him a hug. "Rose told me. How bad is it?"
Alice squeaked and buried her face in Jasper's chest. Carlisle touched her shoulder and looked at me. "The damage is extensive, Jake. I didn't think... didn't expect he'd have amnesia." His head bowed. "I don't know what to do right now. I need to gather my thoughts, and I have calls to make." Esme rubbed Carlisle's arm and motioned for us to go downstairs.
"Can I go see him?" I asked, though I knew what the answer would be.
"I think it best we leave him and Bella alone right now. This is as hard for him as it is for us." he said and I nodded.
We went downstairs where Emmett had turned on the TV and Nessie was watching Spongebob Squarepants. I could see she was back in her bubble. I wish I could have said the same for myself. The Cullens, Bella's sisters, Rosalie and Alice, and I sat in the living room and looked, almost sadly, at Nessie who was oblivious to what was possibly a heartbreaking event upstairs.