Mmmm, I really want to tell you guys RIGHT NOW who got hurt. Did Edward get hurt?
ANSWER: _____ read below .
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The awaited moment…
RosaliePOV
"Babe, are you sure you can't go?" I asked Emmett one more time.
"I can't," he replied, "Sorry, I'm tired."
I heard the sound of gunshots in the background.
He was playing Gears of War!
"Em! I can hear Gears of War in the background!"
"Erh," he tried to make up something on the spot, "Have I ever told you, you're pretty?"
I rolled my eyes, "Half the school has, Emmett. Besides, if I'm so pretty then you can go with me to Jessica Stanley's Thanksgiving party tonight."
"But it's already close to eleven!" He complained.
I lost all hope then, "Fine, Em. I'll just tag along Jasper and Gabe. Guess we can't make out on the Stanley's kitchen counter this year."
"Whoa! Who said make out on the kitchen counter? I was hoping to get some clothes off," he said excitedly.
"So you're going to the party?" my eyes lit up.
"Nah, I'm tired and my parents turned on surveillance in the condo. Can you believe it? They don't trust me- I feel like a five year old," he was probably pouting the cutest pout right now.
I laughed, "They don't trust you because last time you snuck out, you took your dad's Lamborghini and wrecked it."
"It was an accident!" He exclaimed.
"Bye, boo bear," I tried to hang up.
"Night, babe," he hung up.
I put my Blackberry Storm down on my bedside table to get changed for the party.
Since Emmett wasn't going, I just decided to wear a pair of skinny Sevens and this blue blouse. There was not use looking hot if you couldn't seduce your boyfriend. Instead, you would accidentally seduce a bunch of random drunk bastards.
"Gabe, Jasper, are you two ready?" I knocked through Jasper's bedroom door.
"Yeah," Gabe opened up the door wearing ripped jeans and an AE shirt. Jasper was in the back putting on his Vans.
"Let's go," I said as I put my arms over my chest, "I just want to get this party over with."
"Why do we go if you don't want to?" Gabe asked.
I rolled my eyes, "Forgive me for being a bitch. But we're going to this party so I can show up and people will see me. Then on Monday, I'll be in on the talk of the party without the memory of passing out drunk in front of everyone. In other words, for my social reputation, we are heading to this party."
Gabe made a face at me which I returned without hesitation. Of course, I used my middle finger.
"Let's go," Jasper said as he went past me and Gabe. We said bye to my parents who wanted us back by 1 am.
I grabbed my purse and led them to my red BMW M3.
Once we got to the party, the parking was full so I had to park a few houses away. We walked to the mansion which was blaring with loud noise and the sounds of drunken teenagers.
"Hey Rose!" The fake blond greeted me once I got through the door. Such a shame, she was a brunette and she grossly dyed her hair a sick blond. I mean, I was blond but looked good as one, plus I had a 4.0 GPA. But Jessica Stanley blond was like popcorn with chocolate on it. It looked disgusting.
"Hi Jess, how's the party," I asked with a fake smile.
"Cool," she looked past Jasper and Gabe, "Where's Emmett?"
"Oh, he's sick with the flu," I lied smoothly.
"That's a shame. It wouldn't be a party without the two of you dry humping on the dance floor," she smirked.
"I think it's better than seducing half the male population at Avery Academy then getting pregnant three times, which all ended in abortions. What type of sick whore are you?" I shot back.
Jessica rolled her eyes and walked away.
I walked around the party, greeting people along the way. Fifteen more minutes then we could head home.
When I went back to look for Gabe and Jasper, I guessed they were still at the foyer; I was wrong.
The two were actually playing some sort of violent video game in the game room. I rolled my eyes- boys.
Since I was ready to go home, I told them I'd go to my car first and they could follow suit after finishing the game.
"Yeah, sure," they both shooed me away.
I was walking to my car when I began to regret parking so far away. It was when the street lights went out that I completely got pissed off. I wasn't scared. No, I was just frustrated at myself for parking so far and walking that much in three-inch stilettos.
"Rose," a creepy voice sounded next to me.
The voice had come from a tall figure close by.
"Royce?" I was completely confused.
I could see him sway from side to side. He was completely drunk.
"Rosie, babe. You…you…look ho-hot toni…night," he was obviously on the brink of insanity.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and tried to kiss me.
I slapped his face.
"You bitch!" he pushed me down on the concrete floor. I could hear the sound of laughter in the background- his friends must be there too. They sounded drunk like him.
The impact had made my vision quite blurry.
"Hey Royce isn't that the cheerleader we were eyeing early this week?" One voice asked.
"Hell yeah. That's one hot whore," another voice commented.
I wanted to stand up and kick them in the balls but I suddenly felt a weight hover over me.
It was Royce.
"Royce! Get off of me!" I tried to push him off but he was too heavy and I was incapacitated.
Suddenly it became colder than before. Wait, what? Did my shirt just come off?
I tried to fight him but I couldn't move. His friends were pinning me to the ground while Royce…he…oh my god!
Emmett where are you?
GabePOV
"Jazz, hey, we needa go," I called to my best friend after finishing the last level.
"Oh yeah," he stood up and grabbed a can of Coke, "I think Rose is tired of waiting for thirty minutes."
I chuckled, "I mean, no offense, but you're sis is one heck of a person."
Jasper exhaled, "Hey! You haven't lived with her for thirteen years have you? That's why I went to a boarding school in New York- to get away from the evil sis!"
We laughed at our jokes and headed outside to the main door. As we were about to open the door, James and his bastard crew came in.
He shoved Jasper and I against the wall.
"Hey, where are you two pretty bitches headed?" He asked with a smirk.
Jasper clenched his teeth, "Let us go, James."
His friends whistled. I was starting to really get pissed.
"No, just wait for a bit. Royce is dealing with your whore of a sister right now," he smiled at Jas.
"Fuck! What are you doing to my sister?" I could see him try to escape but now, two others were holding us against the wall.
"Giving her what she deserves, Jas. It's only right that she shares her hot body with some of us."
"You sick bastard!" I was able to knock down one of the guys holding me and punched James in the gut.
"Ahhh, FUCK!" He yelled out as he spit blood.
Jasper was able to escape from their clutches too. We both jumped James' gang of four. All of them were drunk so they didn't have any right kind of equilibrium. I was able to knock down one of James' friends with a blow to the crotch but the next guy was hard; he looked like he was on the football team
"That's enough," a voice said behind us.
Our arms were then placed behind our backs and we were pushed on our knees.
I felt a metal cylinder placed beside my head. What the fuck? Is that a gun?
"Okay ladies. Shows over; I dealt with the bitch so we can kill these two," one guy said. I think his name was Royce.
I was partially scared but mostly pissed off. How could they do this? We never provoked them.
Jasper, quick with his hands, was able to grab the gun and point it at one of the jerks.
"Oh come on Hale, you know you don't have the guts to shoot," James remarked.
I could tell Jasper was really mad; his face was all red and his knuckles looked like they were about to rip his skin.
The person holding me began to loosen his grip, so I kicked him in a blind spot and ran next to Jasper who was still holding the gun.
"He said shows over!" James yelled out as he pulled out another gun and pointed it at us.
We were at a loss of words as Jasper and I both fell to the ground. I felt something hot in my head; it wasn't painful…yet. Thirty seconds later, I could feel the burning sensation where the bullet had hit me. My vision began to get blurry as I heard the screams of people and the sound of panicked feet run away…
EmmettPOV
The ability to sneak past a high security system is a true accomplishment, I thought to myself.
I got in my Jeep Wrangler at about twelve forty to go visit Rose. Maybe I could still get some countertop action!
Once I arrived, I saw her red BMW still parked a few houses away. I parked next in front of it and got out of my Jeep.
Pressing the alarm key, my car locked. When I turned to walk to the Stanley's place that was when I saw her bleeding naked body on the sidewalk.
"Fuck!" I ran to be next to my girl. Her eyes were closed and her jeans and blouse had been thrown five feet away. I could see she was bleeding in several places. And it was most likely she had been stabbed.
I took out my HTC Touch Pro and dialed 911. This was one heck of an emergency.
BellaPOV
"Edward! You're okay!" I jumped in his arms once I saw him in the waiting room. Involuntarily, I began to sob. I felt his hand run up and down my back.
He whispered, "Ssshhh, its okay, Bella."
"If," I said in between in my sobs, "You're alright, but who got hurt."
"Rose, Jasper and Gabe; they all got hurt- bad," he placed his lips on my shoulder.
We stood there in our embrace, not caring about what our parents saw.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hale?" the nurse questioned.
Carl and Helen stood up.
"I'm sorry to say this but they're both in critical condition. Ms. Hale is profusely bleeding both externally and internally and is also suffering from shock while Mr. Hale took a shot to the chest; his heart was almost hit. Fortunately, the bullet missed by a millimeter."
I heard Helen sobs as she turned to her husband for comfort.
"And Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael?" the nurse continued.
"They're not yet here; they got on a plane as soon as they could but they took a plane from Chicago so it may be a few more hours," Carlisle told her as he entered the waiting room.
"Dr. Cullen, I didn't see you there," the nurse blushed.
"Its okay, Ms. Sanders, I'll take it from here," he motioned to her.
She went back into the hallway as Carlisle sat with us.
"How is he?" Sami asked through swollen eyes. She had been crying too.
"He's also in a critical condition, Ms. Swan. He took a shot to the head which broke through his skull. Though he was lucky enough that it didn't penetrate his brain," Carlisle broke the news to us sadly.
I sat with Edward on of the soft couches softly crying. He caressed my hair while I cried my eyes out.
My parents had gone with the other adults to talk to a few police officers about the incident.
When the doors in the waiting room suddenly opened, I saw Emmett's giant burly body walk in and land on a whole couch. He looked like he needed sleep and his eyes were red.
"Em, what happened?" Edward asked as he held me in his arms.
Emmett placed his face in his hands and told us his story.
"I was going to the Jessica's midnight party when I saw Rose sprawled on the floor without any clothes on," he told us.
I hid my face in Edward's shoulder.
He continued, "She was also bleeding and I began to panic so I dialed 911. When I hung up the phone, I noticed people running around everywhere so I quickly ran to where they came from."
Edward squeezed my hand as Emmett told his tragic tale.
"They were running from the Stanley's place so I waited for all of them to run away. I opened the front door and found Jasper and Gabe bleeding in the foyer. When I went back to Rose, the paramedics had already arrived. I told them what I saw in the Stanley's house. Soon enough, the three of them were sent here," he began to sob again once he finished his story, "Oh my god, I should have gone with her to that party."
He seemed so regretful and upset that no one dared go near him. I looked around the waiting room and saw Sami and Alice on the floor quietly crying.
I looked at my phone and it indicated 4:45 am. My eyelids began to close as I fell asleep in Edward's strong arms.
EmPOV
I'm so tired, I've had enough.
If there is one thing I've learned,
You will always get burned
But you'll never get enough.
Can we count on our conversations,
To restore us like energon cubes
Made one wish for a permanent kiss,
That would echo through these bones like arsenic.
I can figure out the point of anything,
Just not as quick as I can mess up my life.
With all my dreams hooked to hospital machines,
I think, "Let's try redefining beautiful"
I wept for an hour straight without caring what anyone else would think.
Rose was the most beautiful girl in the world. How could I afford to give her up?
She would be broken and torn apart all because a sick shithead had raped her; what the hell happened to "fuck off, she's my girl"?
What would happen now? I had planned to propose to her after graduation. Even though I knew we wouldn't get married yet, I wanted her to know that I loved her and I wanted to commit my life to her.
When I had run out of tears, I slept like an animal.
I was tired and sleepy; not to mention worried. Rose was my true love; I didn't want her to be taken away from me.
When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one
I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
BPOV
I fluttered my eyes open and looked up; Edward was sleeping peacefully with his arms around me.
Alice and Sami were asleep on the other couch while Emmett was snoring his heart out on one of the recliners.
I lifted Edward's arms to release me from his grip but once I moved him, his grip tightened.
"Where are you headed," he asked me peacefully.
I replied with a kiss on his cheek, "To go see my parents."
He released me from his arms and let me go.
I found my parents in another waiting room all still speaking to police officer and reading papers.
"Bella!" my mom pulled me in for a hug, "Sweetheart, we'll be able visit in a few minutes. Go tell your friends."
I nodded and pecked my dad on the cheek. When I was headed back to the other waiting room, I saw a reporter holding a microphone and a camera man enter the waiting room in which the adults were in.
Obviously, the press would be all over this incident; the son and daughter of a famous fashion designer were sent to the hospital in the middle of the night. Next, the son of an NFL player was also hospitalized with them, suffering from a gun shot wound. Go figure, the paparazzi must be going nuts outside the hospital.
I told the gang that visiting hours would begin in a few and Emmett immediately jumped when he heard this.
"When exactly?" his eyes widened.
"In a bit," I told him, "I think a nurse will come here to tell us."
A few minutes later a man in scrubs told us that the adults would be visiting first as to not crowd the room.
"What?" Emmett exclaimed, "I'm her boyfriend! I've got the right to see how she is!"
The man told us, "I'm sorry, sir. It will just be thirty minutes."
"But what if she dies within that time and-"
Edward intervened, "It's alright, Emmett. She'll be fine." He placed a hand on his shoulder and positioned for him to calm down."
It was thirty minutes later that we were finally allowed to visit them. Alice, Emmett and Sami all ran ahead of Edward and me.
Entering the hospital room, I met three high class beds in front of me.
Rose was still unconscious in her bed and so was Jasper.
"Sami?" Gabe opened his eyes. There was a large bandage on his head.
She ran to him and gave him a soft hug.
"Gabe, what happened?" I heard her ask.
"James and his crew shot us," Gabe said coldly.
Emmett's neck snapped back when he heard James.
"Was he the one to hurt her?" He commanded.
"I don't think so, Em. I have a hunch it was Royce because James was with us the entire time while Royce just walked in the middle of our fight," he explained.
"You got in a fight?" Sami held on to his hand tighter.
"Yeah, it wasn't that bad. I could've won if they didn't go point a gun at me," he chuckled.
"It's not funny," she frowned.
He placed his hand on her face, "It's alright. I'm fine now; you don't have to worry anymore."
She placed her face in his palm and cried.
Looking away I found Emmett placing butterfly kisses all over Rose. Meanwhile, Alice was quietly whispering by Jasper's side.
Edward went up to Gabe, "Wow, man, you had something going in last night. How bad did it get?"
"Pretty bad; Jasper and I were going to follow Rose to her car after we played a game but James and his crew stopped us. He pushed us to the wall but we freed ourselves and fought them in a fist fight. Royce walked in and pointed guns at us. When Jasper turned one of the guns on them, I ran to his side but James shot us before we even had a chance," he winced.
The machines next to him began to beep very loudly.
"Ouch!" He placed his hand on his head, "I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight; not with these migraines."
Sami bent down next to him and leaned on his shoulder.
I sighed and walked up to where Jasper lay. He slept peacefully while Alice stayed quietly at his side.
His blond hair fell around his face.
"Jasper, please if you can hear me, say something," Alice begged, "I know, its gonna hurt but just please give me a sign you hear me."
Nothing happened.
"Alice," I said to her, "He can't hear you. He'll be awake on the right time."
Alice covered her face with her hands and stayed with Jasper.
While Edward spoke with Gabe and Sami about what happened, I slowly made my way to Rose's bed.
Emmett was squeezing her hands speaking to her, "Rose, baby, I love you. Don't be asleep for too long you can't leave me like this."
I wrapped my arms around Emmett and listened to his words to Rose.
"Please, Rose. Wake up next time, okay? I want us to be together again. I want us to be on dates and have sex in random places."
Whoa, Emmett, too much info.
He continued, "I want you to be there to cheer for me at my football games. I also want you to be my wife…"
Cuz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay, stay
My eyes widened, "Em, you're not serious are you?"
"I am serious, Bells. I wanted to propose to her after graduation; but this just changes everything. I want her. Just her, and nothing more. But I can't force her into something she doesn't want to."
"Em, she'll say yes. But give her time, she's been through a lot recently."
"I know Bells, I know," he lowered his head and kissed her hand.
"Kids, its time to leave," a nurse called to us.
We said our goodbyes to Gabe and quietly waved goodbye to Rosalie and Jasper.
Hopefully, the next time we'd visit them, they'd be awake.
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