Authors Note: This one is a little Bella Edward interaction...:)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, never have, never will.
I woke up in the dark, once again. Instantly recognizing my surroundings as the same as before. There was one thing out of place this time, though. Edward was by my side, sleeping. I looked at him with wonder. What is he doing here? Why would he want to be here? I thought, drowsily. Seeming to feel my gaze he woke up and looked immediately relieved.
"Bella! How are you feeling?" he asked with slight panic in his voice. I looked into his eyes and it was like looking into a pool of emotion. I saw worry, relief and anger? I started to panic, why is he angry? What is he going to do to me?? I started to scoot over to the other side. He seemed to notice my fright and looked at me with confused eyes for a few moments until understanding suddenly became his dominating emotion. I would have laughed at how he looked if I weren't so frightened.
"No, Bella. I'm not mad at you, don't worry. I am mad at how someone would be able to harm someone as beautiful as you with no remorse." I looked at him, confused.
"Why do you care so much? What is wrong with me?" I really didn't get why he would care so much about me. There are so many other things that he should care about. Things that are worth caring about.
"I'm not sure. I feel...drawn to you, Isabella. I am not sure why." I shivered when he called me Isabella. I hate my name. I hate that name.
"Bella." I corrected automatically, without thinking. He looked at me with one eyebrow up before he had the look of remembering something else.
"Oh! You asked another question. I am sorry to tell you, but you are not very well off. You have three broken ribs, a few more are cracked. You have bruises covering 70% of your body, a very large cut on your side, as well as smaller ones covering your body, and a cut on your head, from when you fell." he said, pain evident in his voice.
"Oh." I said, looking away. He shouldn't feel pain. I've had worse. "I guess I am just really klutzy." I said out of impulse. I have been in a hospital before. I know how it goes.
"Bella! How could you think we would even believe that you are merely klutzy after what we have seen?! We saw your dad attempting to hurt you. We don't want you to go back there, Bella." He ended gently as he took my hand. I felt an electric current when he touched me and we both looked down, surprised.
I picked up our hands and examined them. I look so inferior next to this man. Yet he doesn't look at me with contempt, but with...I am not sure what it is.
"Why don't you hate me?" I whispered, still looking at our hands.
"Hate you? I would I ha-" he started but was cut off when the door opened and his father was standing there.
"Hello ." I said shyly looking at him. He looked at us with questioning eyes and that is when I realized that we were still holding hands. I let go, but realized that Edward didn't. He simply looked at me with such determination in his eyes. I looked at him, confused, but gave up trying to let go of his hand and held on once again.
"Hello Isabella. Hello Edward." he said, smiling, slightly.
"It's Bella." Both Edward and I said at the same time. We looked at each other and Edward chuckled quietly with his father while I smirked.
"Okay, then. Bella. I assume you know everything that happened and the aftereffects?" He asked, looking over at his son, quickly.
"Yes, sir." I said, looking away. "How long before I go back home Dr?" I asked looking at with sad eyes. I knew it was going to happen, but it didn't mean that I wanted it to happen.
"You really think that we are going to let you go back to your home after what we saw? No, Bella. That is not going to happen. And you may call me Carslile." he said with the same determination in his eyes as Edward had a few moments ago.
"Where am I going to go, then? I have no where else to go. I have no other family." I said, looking away. I have no choice. I have to go back home. Charlie is the only person that will take care of me.
"Well, I was going to talk to you about that, but with the whole family with me." he said, looking at me kindly. I smiled, but it didn't reach my eyes.
"Okay." I said trying to collect myself and also trying to not disappoint -Carslile. "I will just wait." Just then I noticed how much I was starting to ache and flinched. "Carslile?" I asked as he was walking out of the room.
"Yes Bella?" He said, turning around.
"Would you give me something for my pain? I don't want to go to sleep, just yet...But something so that it isn't so bad. Please?" I asked, hoping he would notice how much I need this.
"Of course, Bella. Even though I would feel better if you were sleeping, I think you will be fine if you stay up for a little while longer." He said while he walked over to me with two pills and a cup of water.
"Thank you." I said after I took the pills.
"You're welcome, Bella. I will be back in a few minutes." He said, smiling, as he walked out the door.
I remembered something, then. "Edward?" I looked over at him to find him still looking at me. Odd. I thought, still looking at him.
"Yes, Bella?" He said, looking into my eyes. I took a deep breath and forced myself to go on before I forgot what I was going to say.
"What day is it?" I asked quietly. I knew I went to school on a Monday, but I didn't know what day it was not, or the time, for that matter.
"It is Wednesday, Bella." He said, cautiously. I was shocked, It's Wednesday?! How? I thought, looking at his face, thinking he was kidding. He looked back at me with the same serious expression as before.
"Okay, so you're not kidding. What time is it?" I asked, looking at him, as it seems I was unable to look anywhere else.
"It is nine in the morning." He said, still studying me.
"Oh." was all I got out before the door opened again. I looked over and saw the whole Cullen family coming into the door, once again. I noticed something I never did before, this time, though.
"Rosalie, Jasper...Are you two related? I mean, no one else looks the same, so I am going to assume they were adopted...but you two look so similar." I said, looking back and forth between their shocked faces.
"You certainly are perceptive, Bella." Jasper said, taking a step towards me. "We, indeed, are twins, and we were also adopted. All of us were adopted." Rosalie finished. Looking at me with friendly eyes.
I smiled back at them both and then remembered what I originally wanted to ask. "Not meaning to be rude, but, what are you all doing here?"
They all smiled. "Oh, Bella. I told you I wanted to discuss something with you with the whole family here. Didn't I?" Carslile told me. I smiled at him, remembering that he did say that.
"Oh, right." I smiled, waiting patiently for them to start.
Looking back at everyone in the group, everyone looked nervous about something. Alice was tapping her foot and holding onto Jasper's hand with a death grip. Jasper looked calm, but his eyes were nervous. Rosalie looked hopeful and concerned. Like a mother. Esme looked lovingly at her children, but there was still a nervous glint in her posture as well. I looked over at Carslile and he looked determined, as always. I saved Edward for last. He looked at me with serious eyes, determination, also deep within them. He has yet to let go of my hand, and I don't think I wanted him to, not yet. I needed comfort, and was thankful that he was there for me.
"Well, Bella, dear." Esme started "We were all wondering, and hoping if you would not mind if you came to stay with us? We would want nothing more than for you to be a part of our family." She smiled kindly over at me, but still looked nervous, looking at me.
I was shocked. They want me to stay with them? As their family? Why? I was just about to ask, but Carslile said something before I could.
"Of course, Bella, since I am a doctor, you would be able to stay in my house and continue your recovery, since you are now stable enough to be out of a hospital bed. We really do want you there. It would make us all feel better." Everyone nodded, agreeing with his words.
"Why?" was all I could ask. I wanted to ask so many more questions, but this seemed to be the only one that would come out of my blocked throat. I felt Edward squeeze my hand and I looked over at him.
"Bella, we feel as if you are our sister, already. We do not want anything to happen to you. You would be the best thing to come into our lives. We haven't been spending much time together, but with you here, you have already started to make us know we need to spend time together, to comfort each other. We forgot that. And we remembered what it was like to be a real family because of you." He said, sincerely. I looked at him, shocked. I couldn't believe it. They want me as a part of their family! I thought, happily.
I couldn't contain my happiness anymore and hugged Edward tightly. That same electric current was traveling through out us, now, but it seemed 100 times stronger. I started crying as I looked around at everyone looking at me with smiles on their faces. They all want me here. I thought. I remembered I never answered them.
I pulled away from Edward, slowly, not wanting to let go of my happiness. I settled for holding onto his hand, again. "I would love to stay with you all. Are you sure I won't be a burden to you all, though?" I asked, suddenly unsure. I felt someone hug me with force and I noticed that Alice was crying into my shirt as well as Rosalie as they hugged me, not wanting to let go.
"Are you crazy? We asked you to come live with us. You will never be a burden, Bella!" Alice said, happily as she let go, as well as Rosalie, wiping their eyes.
I felt that I was on a cloud, I was so happy. And I just had to yawn. I guess those pain killers were starting to sink in. Everyone chuckled and Edward gently pushed me down onto my pillow. "Get some sleep, Bella." He said as he kissed my forehead. I smiled lazily as I drifted off to sleep, once more. Finally content with where my life is heading.