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Seattle Nights Part 2: The club
BPOV
For some reason I was shocked that Emmett had let us get fake I.D's. I shouldn't have been. He trusted me to know what I wanted and was only interested in my happiness, I was so thankful to have a brother like him. Rosalie and Emmett looked so happy, so… well hungry for each other as they grinded together on the dance floor; I was going to gag if they got any closer.
While Alice and Jasper were staring into each other's eyes dreamily, as if having a private conversation, Alice would sigh, he would smile, and then kiss her on her small nose. I was waiting for Edward to comeback with drinks, coke for me as I was the designated driver, when I felt unfamiliar arms circle my waist. I turned around to find the bell boy who had delivered the food staring at me hungrily. I tried to loosen his grasp on my waist but it was useless.
"Let go of me" I said forcefully, not letting him realize how afraid I was. Alice and Jasper were nowhere to be seen and I could barely make out my brother on the crowded dance floor.
"Oh, come on baby, don't be like that. I know you want this." He said eerily, in a voice that made me tremble in fear.
"No. Now let me go!" I said, shouting over the loud music.
"If you continue to get feisty like this I'm gonna have to take you out back"
"Let me go!" I screamed, struggling against him as he forced me towards a back door.
He slammed the door shut and began groping me, while I sobbed begging him to let me go. He tore at my blouse, and bit me on my hand as I tried to smack his hands away from my exposed bra, and flesh.
"Bitch, you will like it, and take it, or I'll have to satisfy myself with one of your little friends, so shut up!"
That quieted me. I couldn't let anyone else be hurt. I was sobbing, as he started touching me through my jeans. I closed my eyes and felt him throw me on the floor, his weight crashing down on mine.
"No, please" I begged. I let myself imagine I wasn't there, in this place with him. I let myself thinking his brutality were soft caresses from Edward, and that he was whispering in his ear how much he loved me.
"Bella, please" I could hear him clearly now. My imagination was better than I thought.
"Stay with me, please" His voice was the smooth velvet I loved. I wish I could tell him before, tell him how much I loved him. Something so strong in such an impossible amount of time.
"Bella, if you love me, please open your eyes, you can't leave me. I can't lose you. I love you" this brought tears to my eyes, as I opened my eyes to tell my imagined Edward that I loved him too, so much.
Instead of James, I found Edward, holding me softly to his chest, his eyes wet with unshed tears. I knew I was dead. I was glad it had been painless; I had never been much of a masochist. But if I was dead then why was Edward crying? Why did my hand hurt, and why could I se Emmett yelling into a phone?
"Bella! Oh my god. I thought, I thought…" he cried holding me to him tighter.
I then realized I wasn't dead, Edward wasn't an Angel; he was just my Edward, the real one. I looked around to see a bloodied James on the floor, my brother's foot on his chest. That's when everything went black.
EPOV
I was pacing the hospital hallway. Emmett and Rosalie were asleep in a seat. Alice was crying on Jaspers chest as he rubbed soothing circles on my back. Bella was still unconscious, but they were checking her over. It had been half an hour of torture, not knowing how she was, or what that animal had done to her. When I noticed her missing I went frantic, knowing all the possible scenarios, not even thinking of simple solutions like she was at the bathroom, or dancing. When I noticed the back door slightly opened, I ran to it. There she was, perfectly still as a monster attacked her. She was quietly pleading with him, and didn't even realize that I had pulled him off of her. I put all my force in my punch as I snapped his jaw. He staggered back and I kicked him until Emmet pulled me off, telling me that Bella needed me. I wanted to kill him. I noticed Bells' shirt torn off, and I wrapped her in my arms, pleading with her, begging her to open her eyes. When I realized who the guy was all I wanted to do was kill him again, but then Bella's eyes opened. I was relieved, yet worried, and then, she was gone, I felt her fall into me, and I was broken, all her weight was in my arms and I knew she was unconscious, if not dead.
Emmett's phone rang and caught my attention. He didn't even notice it, not waking up from his torment.
"Hello?"
"Who is this?" an angry voice asked me
"This is Edward Cullen; Emmett is not available at the time.
"Oh Edward, its Charlie, Bella's dad. Tell me how is she, please, I need to know" I heard a small sob and knew this man's heart was breaking just like mine.
"They're checking her over as we speak, I don't think he was able to, to, well finish off because her jeans were still closed, but he did a real number on her. I don't know if I could forgive myself if I hadn't gotten there in time" I told him, my voice trembling.
"Oh, well thank you, thank you for saving my baby, I don't know if I could lose her again." Charlie said, and I knew it was difficult; this was not a guy to show emotion easily. I was confused by what he said.
"Again?"
"She's the picture of her mother, she reminds me so much of her, I can't think what I would do if I could no longer see them." I knew what he meant. Bella did look much like her mother. The pictures on the mantle showed a woman identical to Bella at her age, and I thought it had been her at first. It must be difficult to Charlie to experience the same kind of loss.
A doctor tapped me on the shoulder and I quickly told Charlie I would call back.
"Are you Mr. Swan? Asked the grey haired doctor
"No. That's him over there" I said while shaking Emmett. He looked at me, his eyes bloodshot and then at the doctor, before standing up quickly, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper along with them.
"Mr. Swan?" the doctor asked Emmett.
"Yeah"
"We have examined your sister. The good news is that he didn't rape her" a collective sigh of relief. "But, he broke her leg and bit her in the arm, she cracked two ribs when he threw her on the ground and her chest is scratched up. Unfortunately she lost a lot of blood, and she seems to be anemic, so there's a possibility that the blood transfusions won't work on her. We will do everything we can, but at the moment she's in a temporary coma, and we don't know when she'll get out of it."
I felt myself break at word "coma", falling to the floor on my knees. I felt Alice get down and hug me, as she sobbed into my chest. Emmett thanked the doctor, who told him it would be an hour before she was moved out of intensive care and we were able to see her. Everyone was quiet, not one word was spoken. It was very late, but I knew I couldn't just sit there while my Bella might never wake again. I knew there was a small chance, that another doctor would identify something that could help her. If any doctor could do it, I knew who it would be.
I dialed quickly, and the phone was picked up on the third ring
"Hello" a groggy familiar voice said
"Dad?"…
EMPOV
I watched in pain as Edward fell to the floor. He really loved my sister. I was glad I hadn't been a jerk to him. No one should go through the pain I could see him in. When I looked at him, his eyes were on fire, I saw a burning man. The torture he was going through would break a smaller man, but in the time I had known Edward I knew he was not one to sit around and wait for something to happen, he took charge. So I was not surprised when I saw him flip open his phone and start dialing. I listened as he spoke to his father.
"Dad?"
"No, I'm not."
"Dad I need you to come to Seattle."
"No, nothing's wrong with me, it's my, my… my girlfriend."
"Yes."
"That's fine"
"Thank you dad"
He closed the phone and looked directly at me. His eyes were again sad, but I noticed an inch of hope in his expression.
"My father's on his way." He told me, though I had no idea why that mattered at all. He walked away and sat as far from everyone as possible, the closest to the door. He pinched the bridge of his nose and I saw a tear roll down his cheeks. I was confused but knew better than to ask Edward anything, he didn't seem capable of coherent thought. I looked over at Alice, slightly pleading the meaning of this information. She understood immediately.
"Edward's dad is the top ranked doctor in the United States. If anyone can wake Bella, it's him." She said through sniffles, her eyes hopeful as well.
I was grateful, and surprised. It took a real man to beg his father for help. Especially when the father was so important.
The doctor came out again and told us we could all see Bella, two in two. Edward shot up, and I knew I was not going to be able to go in and see my sister, he needed it more than I did, and I acknowledged that he was going through more pain than I was. It made me feel guilty, but I knew it was the truth. Edward went alone, none of wanted to intrude on his private moment. As he walked through the doors I prayed for my sister…
EPOV
She looked so small and so frail. She had a machine hooked to her that was emitting loud noises. She had a tube to her nose that was supplying her with oxygen. An IV was attached to one arm, thick, clear liquid in a bag hanging from a pole feeding her nutrients, while on her other arm there was a tube with a red liquid that I knew was blood. Her leg was in a cast and was slightly elevated. Her lower body was covered by a thin blanket, her upper body in a hospital gown, her face was free from any bruising, it looked completely perfect, but I noticed a bandaged hand that had slightly red markings from where he had bitten her. I walked to her, taking her uninjured hand in mine and kissing it.
"Bella I know you can hear me. I know you're in there somewhere and I want you to know something. I love you, Bella. I need you, and I can't lose you. You have to fight; you have to wake up and look at me and be with me. You have to do it for Alice and Emmett and Rosalie and Jasper and for your dad. Especially your dad, he'll be lost with you. It'll kill him. Did you know that he loves you, you have to know that, but you know how losing you would feel to him, it would be like losing your mom all over again, plus losing you? You can't that to him he loves you, like I do. Like we all do. Please, Bella, I'm begging you, don't leave me. Don't. Please.
My tears clouded my vision and I sobbed, sobbed like no grown man should. I felt unfamiliar arms pull me towards the door but I didn't budge. All I could do was keep pleading her to wake up through my tears. I closed my eyes and the next thing I knew I was being shaken awake.
"Edward, son, you fathers here" Charlie told him. I realized he was the person from earlier and dint even bother to think of an explanation as to why I was a wreck, crying into the arms of his daughter, my student.
I didn't budge at all until I saw my father and mother walk through the door. My mom was holding Alice, her eyes full of worry and compassion. My father looked sad, but was in doctor mode as he walked to wards me.
"Dad, thank you" I said as my voice broke.
"Don't give it a second thought, you needed me, I'm here, but I need you to go outside with the rest as I check her over." He told me, clapping my bag in a show of support as my mother wrapped her arms around me and pulled me out of the room. I sat on the floor against the wall.
"Edward, dear you need to eat something" my mother told me, pushing something into my arms. I took it but didn't eat, I had no time to be hungry, enjoying a meal while Bella was feeding off of an IV.
"Edward you need to eat to be strong for Bella" Alice said in a small voice, unwrapping whatever I was holding and pushing it to my lips. I chewed, but didn't notice the taste or the flavor as Alice fed me. I wasn't capable of anything without her, no coherent thought, feeding, I was barely able to breathe. All I could do was curl up into a ball and drown in my misery, embrace my anguish and torture. It was my all fault, I should have never let her out of my sight. I should have never bothered her. I knew it was too late now. I was a monster, putting her in danger, but I was too far in to ever come out.
The doors opened and my father came out, I jumped up and looked into his eyes. I saw relief.
"Edward…"
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