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Chapter 16

Sick

A light was spotted as the darkness engulfed me once again. The light came closer and closer as I tried to reach for it and soon, it made the darkness disappear. Now, I was in total brightness.

As I opened my eyes slowly, I could feel I was in something soft. My vision was fuzzy and I had almost no strength. I opened my eyes slowly to come across a white room open with windows all around. I tried to turn my head slightly to look at my surroundings and found that it was pouring rain outside with snow on the ground. Where am I? As I put my hand to my forehead, I felt something wet on my palm. What? I took the wet material off my head and saw a white bathroom towel in my hand. What was it doing there?

The memories started to flow in… Car breaking down close to the Cullens' driveway… Asking Esme for the phone… Everyone trying to make me stay… Suddenly feeling dizzy and exhausted… Edward keeping his hold on me as the darkness overpowered me into unconsciousness.

Now I remember where I was… I was in the Cullen household. But I was in an oversize bed in a small room. I thought the Cullens didn't sleep… Odd. I tried to get out of bed without tripping over my own feet but as I got out, my head started to spin. I placed my hand on the wall and tried to close my eyes to stop the spinning. I touched my forehead and found my hand starting to burn. Why was my forehead so hot? I looked at my clothes and found that I wasn't wearing the same clothes as when I left home.

Maybe someone changed my clothes while I was passed out. For now, nothing really mattered. The only thing important was to get out of the house and away from the Cullens. Rosalie was going to be extremely mad when she would find me here against her orders. My head stopped spinning momentarily. I took that advantage to try to get out of the room and towards the stairs. There were a few steps to get downstairs but my vision wasn't getting any better. It was getting worse, along with the headache that was forming. I grabbed the railing of the staircase firmly and started to descend the stairs extremely slowly.

I knew that if I would let go of the railing, I would fall down and hurt myself. My spinning had returned and as I descended the before last stair, I stopped and sat down holding my head to stop the spinning. Why was this bad luck coming at me and nobody else? After a few seconds, the spinning stopped and I continued my way down the last few stairs. I arrived in the living room to find Edward and Alice talking in the kitchen. I tried to move soundless but with their super hearing, they heard me come down the stairs. Both their faces turned towards me and Edward came beside me at a slow pace.

"Jules, what are you doing out of bed?! You shouldn't be up right now!"

"You're going to get badly hurt if you don't let us help you." Alice said as she came towards us.

"But I have… to get out… of this place… I have… to go home…" I said, my voice gargled.

"Why are you trying to push us away?" Alice asked, her voice very worried and upset. She petted my arm as Edward put his arms around me into a cold hug. I didn't have the strength to fight it so, I let them continue.

"I have to… It's complicated…" I said, my strength weakening by the second.

"What do you mean?"

"I think I might have a solution…" Edward said with a firm tone. He seemed angry right now. Did he figure it out that quickly? "Rosalie! Come here!" He shouted as I heard faint footsteps come down the staircase and into the living room. Suddenly, Rosalie came into the view but my vision was getting worse as she came towards us and looked incredibly mad.

"What is it Edward?" Rosalie asked; her tone not so welcoming.

"What did you tell her?" Edward asked. Alice started looking at both of them and she figured it out.

"I honestly don't know what you mean…"

"You know exactly what he's talking about Rose! What did you tell Jules this weekend?!" Alice asked with an angry tone. That was hardly something you saw from her.

"She's kept herself away from all of us ever since you spoke with her! What did you tell her?!"

"I warned her that if she came close to us, she'd have to deal with me. Apparently, she doesn't listen very well!" Rosalie said, her voice rising at the end of her sentence. I gripped Edward's shirt so that I wouldn't fall.

"I was… just leaving… But… they wouldn't let me… I'll be… out of your hair… soon…" I said as I tried to get away from Edward's embrace but got very little progress as he held his cold stone chest to me. He wouldn't let me go very willingly, that's for sure.

"You're not going anywhere until you heal Jules." Edward said firmly, still holding onto me as Alice came closer towards us.

"She's now part of the family Rose. So leave her be!" Alice said, raising her voice even more. Rosalie seemed to be fuming now. Great… I was putting the family into a fight. I shouldn't even be here.

"But she's a danger to us all! If she wouldn't be here, you two wouldn't have gotten hurt on her behalf! Don't you see that she's a treat to all of us?!" Rosalie said as her voice became more and more dangerous. She really wanted to prove a point.

"It would have happened anyway! Even if Jules wasn't here! But you won't even let Edward be happy! He's finally found someone and you're pushing her away from us for your own selfish reasons! And because of you, my best friend won't even talk to me! You're hurting us all Rose!" Alice said. Now, my vision was getting worse and my headache returned. I held onto Edward even more but my strength would fade very soon.

"But she's only human! What if Edward found someone like him?! He'd be much better! She's a treat to us all! I won't stand by and let her endanger us any further!" Rosalie said furiously.

"That's enough! Jules makes me happy and I want to be with her. I'm sorry that you can't see that… But she's staying whether you like it or not Rose." Edward said but my vision was fading very quickly. I started to lose my balance as I said Edward's name before I collapsed.

"Jules!" Alice said as I felt cold hands hold onto me. I realized that my eyes were closed and that my consciousness was slipping once again. Someone put their cold hand to my face and removed it quickly.

"She's burning up quickly! We need to get her to the hospital. Alice, get the car started. Rose, call Carlisle and Esme and tell them that we're bringing her to the hospital." An angelic voice said as I felt myself being lifted into someone's cold strong arms. It must have been Edward.

"Edward…" I tried to say but it came out as a whisper.

"Jules, hang on a little. Rose, go call them now! Before something else happens!"

"Why should I? She's not worth it!" I heard Rosalie say in the darkness. I could barely hear them talking but I tried to keep myself from slipping.

"Everything's ready." I heard Alice say as she came back in the room. I felt myself being moved from Edward's hold to Alice's tiny arms. I heard some stomping in front of me but I couldn't tell what was happening. Everything was black. I could only hear what was happening around me. I tried to find my voice but it only came out gargled.

"No…" was the only thing I could say as I felt the cool air rush in my face as someone put me on a soft surface. I heard something slam and suddenly, I couldn't hear anything anymore. The darkness was pulling me further into its abyss…

It seemed like hours when my eyes decided to open. I awoke to a very bright room. Everything was white. My eyes only opened slightly to see the surroundings. I started turning my head slightly to find Edward standing next to my bed. Where was I?

"Good afternoon love." Edward's angelic voice rang in my head. I still had a slight headache and I didn't have the strength to move much.

"Where am I…?" I asked as I moved my head slightly and Edward put his cold hand on my warm face. I probably still have a slight fever.

"You're in the hospital. Your fever went up very quickly and it rose to a hundred and four degrees. If we would have waited any longer, it would have been too late. And you have an infected cut, which I would like to speak to you about…" Edward said as he rolled my right sleeve up. He probably figured out that my wound from the chemicals didn't heal properly but the scratch from Henry was also there. He probably meant that cut. Great… I would have to explain a lot to him.

"But… what about Rosalie…?" I said as he finished rolling up my sleeve and I saw that my scratch got infected and my chemical wound was getting worse.

"Don't worry about her. I'll get things sorted out. But what gave you this?" Edward asked worriedly as I tried to sit up but that was a pitiful effort. Edward pushed me into my bed with his crooked smile. "Please don't try to move so much Jules. Your body is very weak and won't support all of the movements. We gave you some penicillin and now you're on an IV that will get the fever down but you will have to be patient and wait a day or two until you will be able to get out of bed."

"Alright…"

"Now, please explain this to me." He said as he took his seat beside me.

"It's nothing… Henry scratched me… and I guess my other wound didn't heal yet…" I explained as sat back in the bed comfortably.

"When did that happen?"

"About a week ago… But seriously… I don't think that you should be here… With Rosalie and all…" I said.

"Jules, you're not making me leave. I don't want you to push us away. Alice loves you and so does the rest of my family. I love you more than life itself Jules. You are my life. And Alice would be devastated if her best friend left her to shop by herself." Edward said as he took my hand.

"But I'm not like you Edward… I'm not as perfect as you… One day, you'll leave and find someone better… I'm not good enough for someone as perfect as—" I said but was interrupted by Edward's cold finger on my lips.

"Please Jules. It seems you don't see yourself very well. You are the one that is perfect. Not me. And I would never leave you. I love you too much to stay away from you. And if Rosalie fails to understand this, then I shall not stand in her way. But you are part of the family now Jules." He said as he leaned in to kiss my forehead with his cold stone lips. It felt extremely good. I was glad that I wouldn't have to leave Olympia. It was starting to grow on me…

"By the way… how long have I been out…?" I asked as he sat down next to me on the bed.

"You were passed out for more than a day. But you were sleeping for a few hours. We didn't want to wake you. You're beautiful when you sleep."

"I'll take that as a compliment…" I said but suddenly, I saw Edward's expression from happy to discourage.

"Yes Alice, you can come in." Edward said louder than before. What happened? "You might want to cover love." He whispered in my ear. Oh no… What was going to happen now? And what did Alice have to do in all of this? As soon as Edward whispered the warning, the door flung open fast. Alice came barging in with many bags in her possession. Jasper followed her with the same amount of bags with him.

"Um… Alice?"

"Glad to see you're awake! Now, it's time for gifts!" Alice said as she put the bags on my bed.

"Is it really necessary?" I asked as she sat next to me on the small bed.

"It's customary to bring gifts to people that are ill. And you were definitely ill my friend! So now, you have a lot of gifts to open! And since Christmas is coming in exactly four days, I absolutely needed to go shopping!" Alice said as Jasper came beside her and took her hand romantically. I didn't know how many bags there were but I knew it was going to be a while to unwrap all of them. And I needed to do some shopping before Christmas if I wanted to get them gifts.

As I opened my gifts, I started to think of where I was going to stay. Edward and Alice made it very clear that they didn't want me to leave Olympia so, where was I going to stay? Henry didn't want me to step foot into his house anymore and Chanel would welcome me with open arms but where did that leave me? Maybe I could stay in a motel and get a job? I stopped opening my very expensive gifts and Edward seemed to realize something was wrong.

"What's the matter Jules?"

"Yeah, don't you like the presents?" Alice asked very upset.

"No, no… It's not that at all. It's just… Now I don't know where to go…"

"What do you mean?"

"Henry told me… when I left the house… that if I stepped out his door… I couldn't step back in. And you guys don't want me to leave so, what other options are there left?"

"You're welcome to stay with us." I heard a very loving voice come from the door. I lifted my head to find Esme and Carlisle in the doorframe. She seemed pleased that I could stay with them and Carlisle seemed like he would be happy with anything.

"But I can't just… It doesn't seem right for me to—" I started saying but like before, Edward put his cold finger on my lips to make me stop talking.

"Jules, as I said before, you are part of the family. And we protect our family. Your luggage is already in the house waiting for you to be comfortable."

"Wait a second… My luggage… What about my car? What happened to it?"

"It's safe in the garage. We put some fuel in it and repaired the speed meter. It can run even faster now." Emmett said as he came in the room, followed by an angry Rosalie. She probably was still mad with me being part of their family.

"And what about you? Will you be alright with it?" I asked as I looked straight at Rosalie. She seemed to be fuming right now.

"Rosalie will just have to endure it. She knows that now." Carlisle said as he put his arm around his wife's shoulders in a romantic way, just like Jasper and Alice.

"I don't want to be a burden to anyone—" I started saying but Edward took my chin and kissed me on the lips once. That was the first time that he kissed me on the lips. Usually, it was on the forehead. As he pulled away, he flashed me his crooked grin that I loved so much. "Wow…" was all I could say to the action he did.

"I just wanted to try one thing." Edward said with a happy voice. "I don't want to lose control with you. If you stay with us, I believe I will learn to control myself even more."

"Liar… You just don't want me to go back with my mother."

"That's true but what I said was no lie. You remember when I said that your scent attracts me?" He said. I think he didn't even notice the others in the room.

"Yeah…"

"When I kiss you, a part of me wants your blood. I have to learn to control that part of me if I want to be with you."

"Well, you could always try again." I said with my own grin.

"Alright… but stay very still." He said as he leaned in to kiss me. His cold stone lips came to mine fast and we kissed passionately. I could feel that he was keeping a hold on himself but suddenly, I heard someone clear their throat. I forgot there was his family in the room so, he removed himself quickly.

"Sorry. I forgot you guys were still here…" I said as we separated from each other in embarrassment. Well, Edward might not feel it but I do.

"Sure…" Emmett said sarcastically.

"We'll leave you two lovebirds alone." Esme said as the rest of the family left, except Alice, who was the last person to leave. She didn't want to leave my side for one second.

"Alice, that means you too." Carlisle said as he stood in the doorframe.

"But—"

"Don't make me get your mother in here…" Carlisle said. As soon as he finished, Alice's face went rigid and she jump out.

"See you soon Jules." Alice said as she bolted out of the room. Now, it was just me and Edward in the room.

"I guess Esme has a bigger meaning of punishments than other parents…" I said as I cuddled myself into Edward's chest.

"I believe so. But you should get some rest Jules. You still have quite the fever. We want you to get better before Christmas Eve." He said as he kissed my forehead before starting to hum a beautiful song. I knew it from somewhere… I believed I heard a tune like that on the radio but I couldn't put my finger on it.

The song was so soothing that it made my tired eyes fall instantly. That afternoon, I dreamt of my new friends. I dreamt of Alice, of Esme and most of all, I dreamt of Edward…

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