Chapter 16
EPOV
My throat was starting to really burn. Strangely, Bella's scent wasn't bothering me as much as it should have been. Trying to crush my thirst, I refuse to move until I know my love will be alright. Everyone's thoughts only serve to sink me further in my depression. Jasper comes up to me and stoops down to my current level.
"Bella's strong Edward, she'll pull through this."
"Really? She wouldn't even be in there if I hadn't…" Jasper interrupted me.
"Edward, that's not true and you know it. Carlisle said her concussion couldn't have possibly put her in this condition. He thinks he missed something from when she was, from the attack." Jasper said. It was still an uncomfortable and tender subject for the family.
"It doesn't matter why she's hurt Jasper, the fact is that she's there. And I can't do anything about it."
"You can take care of yourself, so when Bella comes back to us, back to you, you'll be able to help her and give her the support that she'll only get from you." Jasper encouraged me.
"Yeah, you're right. I guess I'll go hunt now. For Bella." I agreed and pushed myself forward. Jumping down from my bedroom window, I run to the forest. I try to let my thirst take over and let my instincts reign free but it proves to be more difficult than ever. A deer that's come too close to the forest's edge helps ignite my senses and I take off after it.
An hour passes and I hurriedly rush back home. A few feet away, a pained cry reaches my ear. Identifying it as Bella, a surge of terror and fear surges through my heart and I madly jump back through the top floor window and enter Bella's room. Carlisle and Alice are already by her side not yet noting my presence.
"What happened? Is she okay?" I quickly went to her side. She looked worse than before I left. The only promising sign was that she was conscious. She was heavily panting and her eyes flicked to mine.
"Edward. Edward, what's happening to me.." She asked, barely above a whisper. She started coughing violently with specks of some clear liquid escaping from her throat.
"Carlisle. What…what's wrong?" I tried to compose myself, keep myself strong for Bella. Carlisle let his mind open for me to read, the reality too hard to voice out loud.
'She's losing blood Edward. There's no internal bleeding and the blood has long since tapered from her head wound. I don't know how this is happening. There's venom mixed with her blood. It's almost like the venom is feeding off her blood as ridiculous as that sounds.'
Venom? It's been two months since we found her. I don't understand why this wouldn't have happened sooner. "Will a blood transfusion work?" I ask desperate to do anything.
"My stomach!" Bella screamed out, grasping her stomach in pain. Alice was rubbing her arm offering little comfort. Sitting next to her, I pull her onto my chest. Her skin is burning up. She sighs in relief.
Carlisle runs out of the room and returns with the ultrasound. Turning it on, he lifts Bella's shirt and presses the paddle to her stomach. The screen showed nothing but static, not even what should have been visible in a perfectly healthy human such as glands. Pushing the ultrasound aside, Carlisle reached for a needle. Carefully injecting it into Bella's stomach, the needle stopped to soon.
"The needle's not even penetrating her stomach lining." Carlisle whispered, trying not to alarm or scare Bella.
"WHAT! What do you mean the needle isn't going through?" Bella gasped out, sucking in as much air as her lungs would allow. We all looked at each other shocked.
"Um, how did you hear that Bella?" Alice asked.
"Well, I'm human not deaf. That could be why, I dunno." Bella replied, frustrated with the pain and our lack of answers.
"We didn't mean any offense Bella. Alice, can you see anything that explains this?" Carlisle asked. Closing her eyes in attempt for something to come to her she responded, sullenly.
"No. It's just like when she was missing, all I see is static and a whole bunch of nothingness."
Thinking about what this could possibly mean I know it can't be good. If Alice had the same vision or non vision rather, when Bella was with those vampires, and now when they are dead….that means in some way, they were still with Bella. Connecting the dreaded dots, I look up at Carlisle and Alice. No use in hiding this from Bella as she's going to know eventually, I voice my conclusion.
"Bella, I think you're pregnant."
((AN: Big shocker there…over half of you figured it out already and bursted my bubble. Well…it's not Drake's. Here's a hint at what's going to happen.
In Breaking Dawn (or was it eclipse?) when Bella got prego with Reneeseme I was rooting for the abortion. As bad as that sounds, but hey, it's a book not RL so step off. Lol. No abortion will be had. I really don't like Reneesme. Next chapter brings back the BPOV! Which I'm thrilled about, cause Edward's POV is hard.))
