Surviving Seventeen

The sequel to Sweet Sixteen. Please read that first otherwise you will be confused. I was surprised by the reviews I got for Sweet Sixteen so I just had to carry on with it XD

All characters are not created by me but the amazing Stephenie Meyer. I only made the story line :)

Chapter Twenty One - Hospital

Nessie's POV

As I slowly dirifted into conciousness the rhythmic beeping of the machine grew louder and louder. I opened my eyes and lifted my head up off the side of Jake's bed, I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand and gripped Jake's paw. He look so peaceful, like he was sleeping but the tubes and wires sticking out of him told a different story. I ran a hand through my hair as I stared at him laying there.

He wasn't out of the woods yet.

I wanted so much for his eyes to open and for him to give me his goofy grin. So that I could apologise to him and tell him how much I love him.

"I'm so sorry Jake." I whispered, the tears welled up in my eyes. How many tears can you cry before they run out? Did I just happen to have a never ending supply? My shaking hand reached out and moved the black shaggy hair out of his face.

There was a knock at the door.

I turned my eyes towards the door as it opened to reveal Sam, he gave me a small smile and my eyes went back to Jake. A tear silently slid down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away exhaling deeply.

"How is he?" Sam asked.

"No change." I croaked out and Sam pulled a chair to sit beside me. The heat radiating off his skin reminded me of Jake's heat.

"Jaker's a fighter." Sam said nodding and I wanted to badly to believe him. Jacob was a fighter but had he fought too much? Was this the end for my warrior? My heart panged and thumped erratically again at the thought of life without Jacob.

Another tear slid down my cheek, this time I didn't wipe it away.

"How long have you been here Nessie?" Sam asked and I shrugged.

"Since he was brought in." I said, I looked down at the party dress I had worn that fatal night and Sam sighed. Was this the second day now?

"Shouldn't you go home to sleep?" he asked.

"Not tired."

"Have you eaten?"

"Not hungry."

My eyes never left Jake for a second, I heard Sam get up.

I heard the door open and then it closed again. As soon as I heard his footsteps die away I leant my chin on the bed and stared up at Jake as the tears rolled faster down my face.

"I love you Jakey." I whispered and then I kissed his hand once.

"Renesmee?" Emilys voice came from the doorway but I ignored her, I continued to look at Jake.

"Renesmee, come back with me to get changed and to have some food." Emily repeated she put a hand on my shoulder and the rhythmic beating changed. I rose and stared at the monitor the beeping got faster and I started to panic.

"Carlisle!" I cried, Emily kept a hand on my shoulder and Carlisle ran in straight over to him.

"What's wrong?!" I cried again watching the doctor work. He pressed a button on the wall and two nurses came in.

"Renesmee go outside please." he said quietly and I shook my head. I wasn't leaving Jake, I didn't even know what was wrong. Emily pulled me towards the door.

"Get off me!" I shouted as I fought. I felt hotter hands and lot's of them on my skin now as they dragged me from the room. The door closed and I could no longer see Jake.

"Why did you do that?!" I ordered as I spun around to see Sam, Seth, Quil and Embry standing there. Embry still had a hand on my arm, I glared at it.

I shook it off violently and placed my hands of my waist, at that moment Dad walked in.

"Da - Edward!" I cried running towards him. His arms wrapped around me and I buried my face into his chest. "Something's wrong with Jake, beeping faster, Carlisle, nurse, dragged from room." I choked out as the tears fell again. I pulled away to look at him and Emmett stood behind him. I wiped my nose and Dad hugged me again.

"I'll see what's going on. Go home, get some rest. Eat." he ordered. I pulled away to scowl at him and he nodded.

I wasn't going anywhere without a fight.

Emmett pulled me over his shoulder. That's why Emmett was here.

"I am soooo not going." I moaned and Emmett chuckled.

"Afraid you are squirt. Let Eddie and Carlisle handle this."

"That's my fiancee Emmett not anybody!" I yelled and he sighed. He started to walk and my hands locked on Dad's hair.

"Tell Emmett to put me down." I hissed and Dad glared. He untangled my hands from his hair easily, I glanced over his shoulder to see the werewolves stood wide-eyed. I was tired and my fiancee was hurt.

I was not in the best of moods.

Emmett started to walk out of the hospital with me flung over his shoulder, I tried to kick and scream but I was too tired and to Emmett it must have just felt like a tickle. Somewhere going out of the hosptial doors I fell asleep.

"Shhhh, you'll wake her."

"We should tell her, Edward."

"What? Bella are you insane? She'll start crying!"

"Edward, we have to tell her about Jake..."

"Bella! We'll have to build up to it we can't just tell her. It's a shock"

"That's what we are doing, she'll cope."

The voices became clearer and louder as I started to wake up.

"What about Jake?" I mumbled, my eyes opened slowly and I turned to look towards my parents. I was in bed at home. Where was Jake? What happened?

"We have some news." Mom said quietly.

"What is it?" I asked, tears welled up in my eyes. I wasn't sure whether I wanted an answer. Mom looked to Dad who stood rigid. My eyes flashed between them.

"Jake...um...Jake...he...well..he..." Mom said slowly and my breathing rate accelerated.

"No, he cant be dead!" I cried, tears poured down my face and Mom looked confused.

"He's not honey." she said patting my hand.

"What then?"

"He's here. In Carlisle's study. I know it's a shock to have him here, we couldn't just send him back to Billy. When he's fit he'll move out, we didn't want to upset you." she continued. A smiled spread across my face and I pushed the bed clothes back.

"Why would that upset me? That's great! I need to go apologise!" I laughed and Mom looked confused.

"The wedding is still on?" she questioned.

"If Jake says yes then YES!" I smiled. I kissed her on the cheek and then my father before bouncing out of the room. I ran towards Carlisle's study and hammered on the door.

I was bouncing up and down with excitement.

"Shh Nessie." Carlisle laughed gently opening the door. I walked slowly over to Jake's hospital bed in the cornor of the room and Carlisle followed.

"I thought for a moment he was dead after the beeping yesterday." I said relieved as I sat on the chair beside him.

"Something made his heart rate speed up which will led to a faster recovery." Carlisle replied. I held Jake's hand in both of mine and traced patterns.

"But the nurses?" I said confused my brows furrowed.

"I had to get the nurses in there to tell them not to enter that room without my permission and that he was coming home with me. I had to prepare him for the trip home." Carlisle laughed and for the first time in two days I inhaled a deep breath and then exhaled fully. I had never felt so good.

"I'll leave you two alone." Carlisle said quielty and with that he left the room silently. I sat there staring at his face, the cuts had healed, just internally to deal with now. I moved the hair out of his face again and a tear slid down my cheeks.

Finally! Tears of happiness.

Jake's eyes fluttered and I pulled my hand away from his face. I stopped breathing as his eyes opened fully. He turned his head towards me and smiled.

"Breathe honey." he said hoarsly and I obeyed. I stood up and moved closer to the bed.

"I love you." I said softly and he sat up moving the wires. A cheeky grin came across his face.

"That's good." he started and he stretched his arms out, I held them and with a sudden tug I was sitting on his lap.

I squealed.

"I love you more." he laughed and I glared at him.

"Carlisle is going to kill you if you screw up your recovery process." I said and he shrugged.

"What's he going to do? Eat me?!" he laughed and he kissed my head. I laid my head in the crook of his neck and he held me close.

Jasper's POV

Jake had woken up.

I could hear Nessie squealing next door but my eyes stayed on the book I was reading.

I could feel the love coming from the room and it was so overwhelming I was smiling. Ths smile faded as I focused back on the task in hand.

I had no idea where that scar came from! I'd seen it somewhere, somewhere in my past but from where? It's so frustrating!

I slammed the book on the desk and put my head in my hands.

I'd already been through the books four times aleady but I had to be thorough, Nessie deserved that. I rubbed my temples slowly and thought back to my past, I tried to remember other memories, my mother, my brother, my father.

My father.

I saw his face, I remembered him going with me to sign up to the Confederate Army.

His right arm.

He had the same scar.

As soon as I remember this detail other memories came flooding back to me. A family birthmark he'd called it - not a scar. It skipped every few generations.

Wasn't that at myth and superstitious? Since becoming a vampire I took myths and legends seriously but that would mean...

"Edward, Carlisle." I said quielty and the two vampires appeared in my study silently, I walked around the desk and stood infront of them.

"The werewolf Nate?" Carlisle asked and I nodded.

"We're related."