A/N- Sorry it's been so long guys! I've been sick, and school, and BUSY! But here it is, at long last. Hope you like it! Oh and I started a new story if you didn't already know. It's called Alternative Hunting Ethics; it's already got two chapters up so go check it out!!! – My Vampire Sparkles
Chapter 7: Doctor, Doctor. What shall we do?
Disclaimer: Ya, I still don't own it.
EMPOV:
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You can't do this to me, Edward! You just can't, man!" I begged, coming forward on my knees toward him.
"Emmett, you promised." Alice was sending rays of death my way, as she warned me. Rose was also glaring at me. Carlisle was angry, but not quite as mad as earlier. He seemed amused by Edward's choices for my punishment.
"Come on, Edward." I tried again.
"Emmett!" Rosalie growled at me. That's all it took for me to realize this was it. I was dead…. I hung my head. I could hear Alice and Jasper laughing.
"We will respect Emmett. He has admitted to his crimes and has been sentenced. He will carry out these sentences and then we will never speak of these again. OK?"
"Yes, Carlisle" everyone chorused. Everyone but me, I wish I could cry. I would. I looked up and saw the biggest smile on Bella's face; I just couldn't help but return it. I looked around at the rest of my so called family. All of them had huge smiles on their faces, all except for Carlisle and Esme. They simply looked like they were ready for the night to be over.
"We will start your sentence in the morning. Rose and Alice you are in charge of Emmett until then. Bella, love, you must be exhausted, let's get you home. Carlisle, is there anything else I need to do?" Edward said, looking at each person as he spoke to them.
"Let me check Bella out before you take her home. There's something I want to talk to you two about in private. Alice, would you join us?" Carlisle spoke calmly but you could see how these past couple days had worn him. "Emmett, I'll speak to you later. Rose, keep him in your room until morning please."
"Don't worry, Carlisle. I'll take GOOD care of him." Rosalie drew her lips back over her teeth as she spoke. Man, my woman looks hot when she's mad! Rose grabbed my ear and led me upstairs. This time handcuffing me to the bed.
"This is familiar." I said suggestively, remembering a night long ago.
"Oh no, Emmett, as far as I'm concerned, your punishment starts tonight. Lie down and be quiet." Rosalie snarled back. I did as she said, settling in for the night….
BPOV:
"Holy crow, Edward!!! That was so much fun, thank you, thank you!" I shouted at him as soon as Rosalie and Emmett were out of sight.
"My pleasure, love. He deserved a good punishment." Edward said, beaming. He took me in his arms and kissed me on the lips briefly. I snuggled into his chest as he walked up the stairs after Carlisle. Alice followed us; her smile had lost its genuine nature though. I frowned and looked at Edward. His smile was gone too. Oh no…
"Edward?"
"It's fine, love. Everything's fine. Carlisle just has a theory he wants to discuss with us."
"If everything's fine, then why is Alice coming?" I asked petulantly.
"I don't know why Alice is coming actually." Edward said, annoyance creeping into his voice. I snorted. He looked down at me, smiling again. We were in Carlisle's office now; Edward sat down in the chair opposite Carlisle, moving me into a more conventional position in his lap. Alice sat down next to us.
"Bella," Carlisle said calmly, folding his hands in front of his face. "When we found you the other night; there was an extraordinary amount of blood. It has me concerned that you might have a bleeding disorder. Have you ever been tested for one?"
"Uh…. Not that I'm aware of…" I said quietly. I didn't remember ever being tested, but I guess it's possible… Oh crap! This would be bad.
"Don't be scared love." Edward said to me, brushing his fingers along my cheek bone. "I will take care of you no matter what. You'll be absolutely fine! Right Carlisle?"
"Yes, we just need to know which one it is, and then we'll be able to give you the best possible care." Carlisle said this calmly, trying to soothe my worries as well as Edward, but I could tell that he was really worried.
"You'll be fine Bella! We all love you, and we'll always take care of you ok! Stop worrying you'll give Edward a heart attack" Alice chimed, Edward growled at her at this last comment.
"What do we do…?" I asked quietly. Still worrying.
"It's a simple blood test, Bella. We can do it in the morning. You need your sleep. Let me give you a quick look over to justify this visit to Charlie, and then Edward will take you home." I just nodded. Then suddenly
"What are we going to tell Charlie? Oh no!! This is going to kill him!" I had started yelling by the end.
"BELLA! BELLA! Breathe, love, breathe!" Edwards's hands were anxious on my face, Carlisle and Alice leaning over me.
"You need to calm down Bella, stress isn't good for you." I tried to calm down but I couldn't. So many thoughts were running through my head. Then I black out…
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EPOV:
"Carlisle!" I growled. "Alice! You said she'd be fine. And look, she fainted. Ugh." I cradled my Bella to my chest, and kissed her hair, willing her to wake up.
"She'll wake up in about 5 minutes, Edward, don't worry. She needed to know." Alice said, trying to assuage me. I growled again.
"Do you want me to get the salts, Edward?" Carlisle asked wearily.
"No, Carlisle, its fine. I know I'm being over about it, but I can't help myself... She's my world" I tried to explain my reasoning, but I just couldn't help it.
"We know, Edward. It's fine. What can we do?" Carlisle tried again to assuage me, it was starting to work.
"I think I just want to take her home. Will she be okay, Carlisle?" I asked worrying again. My love was so fragile… Maybe even more than I knew. What a scary idea that was. I shook my head to try and rid those thoughts from my mind.
"Yes Edward, you take better care of her than anyone else ever could. Call me if you need any help otherwise bring her to the hospital in the morning. I'll call Charlie and let him know what's going on in the morning. I'll take on her tests personally. Don't worry, Edward, she really will be fine."
"Thank you, Carlisle. I appreciate this more than you could ever know. Thank you, Alice, I know you love her too." She nodded at me, and I stood up crossing over to the door and racing down the stairs. I took my time running back to Bella's house. Savoring the feeling of her in my arms, the air through my hair; then other emotions made themselves known. Panic, fear, deep penetrating pain at the thought of what we might learn tomorrow. I tried to banish those thoughts from my mind as I climbed through her window, and placed her gently on the bed, spreading the quilt over her still form.
Alice had said five minutes, it had been six. I was starting to panic again when I saw her eyes flutter. I rushed to her, taking her in my arms again, stroking her hair.
"It's alright, love, you're home and safe. We'll get everything take care of tomorrow." I whispered into her ear, as I hugged her closer. Was that ever possible? I had to be careful to not crush her, but I couldn't stand having any space between us right now.
"Oh, Edward… I love you." Bella whispered back. I could hear the terror and tears in her voice.
"Just sleep, love, I'll take care of you. I promise." I said this as fervently as I could without scaring her.
"I'll try..." she said. I kissed away the tears coming down her face, trying to calm her. I felt the tension start to leave her body, her breathing became regular again. I spent the rest of the night rocking her, humming her lullaby and whispering sweet nothings in her ear whenever she became restless.
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When she woke in the morning, I made her breakfast, eggs again. Then we spent an hour pretending to watch TV as we enjoyed each other's company.
"We should get going to the hospital,, love." I whispered. Not wanting to move from where we were but knowing it was time.
"Do we have to?" She pleaded, how could I resist her when she did. But I knew that this was necessary.
"Yes, love. I'm going to run home and grab the Vol__"
"No need Edward" Alice chimed from behind us. I had been so wrapped up in watching Bella that I hadn't heard her approach. "I decided to come to support Bella." Alice said.
"Thanks, Alice, I really appreciate you coming." Bella said sincerely.
"No problem, Bella, I love you, too, you know that!" Alice said, smiling
"Let's get going, you two." I said, standing up quickly by carefully, trying not to jostle Bella.
Alice followed me out to the Volvo, slipping into the back with Bella as I got into the driver's seat. We made the drive in silence, thinking of what was coming. I parked close to the front door at the hospital, and taking Bella's hand, we walked in the front doors. The front desk attendant smiled at Alice and I.
"Hey, Edward, Alice. Here to see Dr. Cullen?"
"Yes, thank you." I responded courteously, trying to smile friendly.
"I'll page him for you." I nodded back. Looking down at Bella I could tell she was worried. I squeezed her hand, and smiled crookedly at her. Her eyes glazed slightly and I felt her lean into me. Just then Carlisle walked around the corner.
"Good morning, kids! Ready, Bella?" He asked cheerfully. His thoughts didn't betray any worry or falseness. He was much better than last night. Wow.
She'll be fine, Edward, I'm sure of it.
I nodded back at him.
"This way,, kids" He said gesturing for me to lead the way. He walked alongside Bella, keeping a fatherly hand around her. "It'll be alright, Bella. Really. You're not scared of a little needle are you?" he asked jokingly trying to lighten the mood.
Bella laughed, "No, Carlisle. I know I'll be fine, I just always get nervous around hospitals." I rolled my eyes, memories flooding back: a sadistic vampire intent on torturing you to death no, you run off to meet him. An IV on the other hand… I shook off the memory, I have to keep my head in the now. Bella needs me. I squeeze her hand and smiled again. Carlisle seemed to have a calming influence on her, that was good.
"Right in here, Bella. Just have a seat and I'll get out the kit." Carlisle said, getting back into his doctor persona. He worked efficiently and quietly gathering the materials. Alice and I each sat on one side of Bella trying to distract her with trivial things.
"So what kind of band-aid would like, Bella?" Alice asked. "There's a hello kitty one that would match your outfit perfectly!" I rolled my eyes at her and Bella groaned having caught sight of the tray Carlisle was preparing. I squeezed her hand again.
"What about that movie in Port Angeles, Grand Torino? Didn't you want to see that? Maybe once we're done here we could head up there? Alice could come too!" I said, putting extra enthusiasm in my voice.
"Alright, Bella, one, two, three..." Carlisle counted down methodically. I felt Bella tense, her heart stop momentarily. Then she took a deep breath, ah sweet relief!
"You're doing great, Bella. We just need two purple tubes. It shouldn't be hard. There... and done! Great job, Bella. Now which band-aid did u want?" Carlisle said.
"Bella, how about the blue 'Finding Nemo' one?" I asked trying to get her mind off the needle in her arm.
"Ya, sure, blue." She said keeping her eyes squeezed tightly shut. I had to hold my lips together tightly to keep from laughing.
"Alright, all done then." Carlisle announced pulling the needle out "Edward, apply pressure for a few minutes please, I'd want to be careful." He told me looking me in the eyes with a warning glance. But I hadn't even recognized the blazing thirst in my throat until he had thought of it. I stared back at him with a knowing look; he smiled and snapped his rubber gloves off, disposing of all the evidence. I looked over at Alice and saw that she had scooted her chair back and was holding her breath.
"The results will take about 2 hours to be processed, why don't you and Alice take Bella down to the cafeteria to get her something to eat, she's looking a little pale" he said, laughing at the end.
"Great idea. Alice?" I gestured for her to lead the way. I wound my arm around Bella's waist supporting her as we walked towards the cafeteria. We spent the two hours, joking about food and kids at school. Bella seemed to be adequately distracted which was good. When it got close, we walked slowly back up to the front desk. I was looking for a place to sit when I saw Carlisle waiting for us. He looked pleased, but was blocking me from his thoughts. I growled softly. Alice and Bella both nudged me. I rolled my eyes at them and followed Carlisle back to the room.
Alice and I sat on either side of Bella again, holding her hands. Carlisle took out her chart though I was positive he already had it memorized, I know I did. Well besides todays test results.
"Well Bella. Your test results are in and____"
Duh-duh-Dun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A/N- ZOMG! I know, I left you hanging, but the chapter was already 5 pages so I figured you guys could last. Besides it leaves you time to really contemplate what's going on. So review review review! And next chapter: Emmett's punishment begins, Carlisle announces Bella's test results and!!!! A SURPISE!!! YAY surprises!! Thanks – My Vampire Sparkles