Chapter 12 (Microorganisms of sickness and confessions of love)
This chapter has again not been corrected by my Beta. The evil little cute things found his house and now she is in the fight of her life so I'm not going to push her into doing 2 things at one.
I also know it's not fair that the chapter is so short so I will post the next chapter tomorrow again without a beta.
Sorry about the spelling, Moon-in-the-twilight.
B.P.O.V
I woke up and saw Edward's face looking at me with a smile.
"How did you sleep?" Edward asked taking my hand and kissing it.
"Umm… very well… but yesterdays a little blurry… I remember running away… then…" I remembered my mom's tomb and shuddered… her face seemed a little distend… like a memory that happened last year… not last night. Then I remembered the bath Alice had given me and massage Edward had… wait… I looked down under the covers and quickly rapped the blanket around me as Edward chuckled.
"It's so not funny you pervert." I mumbled and Edward stopped chuckling but his face held a tint of humor.
"I'm no pervert and I didn't see anything. I have been taught to be a gentleman you know and there's a robe on the chair next to you for when you want it." Edward said and I looked behind me and sure enough, on the chair next to the bed was I long black silk robe.
"Turn around." I said and Edward didn't protest as her tuned to face the wall. I grabbed the robe and put it on me then looked to see Edward still staring at the wall...
"You can look now." I said and sat on the bad giving a big sigh. There was this burning in my throat that made it hurt to talk.
"Can I have some tea?" I asked kindly looking at Edward. He looked back at me then kissed my forehead.
"Of course… and were missing school today." Edward said as he picked me up. I wanted to protest but my body was starting to feel heavy. Edward sat me down on the couch in the living room and then went into the kitchen to start the tea. Edward came out soon after and sat down next to me. He had taken a shower from the looks of it and had dark blue jeans and a black tank top on. I started to feel rather drowsy as I laid my head against his shoulder.
"Want to watch a movie?" Edward asked and I nodded. Edward picked a movie and plopped it in then went to get my tea.
"How are you dear?" Esme asked walking into the room she had her hair into a messy bun wile she wore a long brown skirt with a white t-shirt that had a cute little brown design around the sides.
"Fine… It's like the memories fading…" I said and looked down. Esme put a hand on my shoulder and I looked up at her.
"You will always have us…never forget that… and never that you're my daughter…and I love you with all my heart." She said and I hugged her. It was so nice to hear those words… we pulled back and I saw Edward standing at the doorway smiling at us with a cup of steaming tea in his hand. He also had a blanket in the other. It wasn't for a full sized bed but looked just right to cover the body… It was gold and had a warm look about it.
Edward walked over to me and put the cup on the counter as he tucked the blanket around me. I was surprised at how warm it was… like it had been sitting in the sun for hours.
"I put it in the drier for a bit when I started your tea." Edward explained and I smiled at him. He thought of everything. Edward handed me my tea and it felt so good to be rapped up in a warm blanket with really nice tea in your hand. Although my favorite part was Edward's arm that he had placed on my shoulders hugging me to his chest. We started the movie 'Beauty and the beast' and before I new it I was fast asleep. Edward lying down across the couch me on top of him, head rested on his chest as I listened to his steady breathing knowing he was doing the same with mine.
When I had woken up on the couch I felt terrible. My throat burned like their was a fire and my stomach felt like it wanted to be emptied and cleaned. I felt like germs were crawling on my body with the cold sweat that was on my face.
What's happening…? I thought and opened my eyes to see Edward sitting in front of me looking worried.
"Are you okay…?" Edward asked and I looked around to realize I was still on the couch… blanket around me.
"Fine…" I said with a week voice and the burning got worse. I started breathing hard and that made panic go into Edward's eyes. He seemed unsure what to do for a second so I tried to get up to assure him I was fine… mistake.
A wave of dizziness hit me and my week arms gave way under me making me claps down back onto the couch. Edward looked scared as he called someone on his cell phone before everything went dark again…
I woke up again on soft sheets… I looked around to see I was in Edward's room… the Cullen family standing around as Carlisle put a hand on my forehead.
"She has a fever… It looks like a bad flu…" Carlisle said as to the side Edward was pacing back and forth.
"Edward… relax… It's just the flu. She must have got it when she was in the rain… She's not going to die." Jasper said as calmly as possible… Edward's worrying over the flu… I thought… It seemed rather pointless… lots of people get the flu or at least a cold once a year… but it was so nice to have someone care… I didn't know if I could get used to it…
A growl erupted from Edward and it was truly frightening.
"I know… it's just, it's just…" Edward had so much anger in his voice but it sounded like it was directed to himself…
"E-" I started to say his name but something felt like it was being logged into my throat and I coughed if that's what you want to call it… It sounded more like choking mixed with I slight cry. It hurt so much… Like my throat was being ripped by fire. I put my hand to my mouth to cover the cough and when I pulled away there was red liquid in my hand… blood… It wasn't a lot. Just a few drops but it was there and I knew the Cullen's saw it too. Jasper left the room in the background fallowed by Alice worriedly after she seemed torn to stay or to go and gave me a sad nod before leaving. Rosalie was never in the room to begin with.
"Bella." Edward said and I saw that he and Carlisle where at my bad.
"Bella… say 'awww'" Carlisle said and I tried to open my mouth but it hurt so much I couldn't get it open very wide. I tried again and opened it a little wider as my throat burned… like putting gasoline on fire. Carlisle examined it for 3 seconds before pulling back.
"Your throat is infected… You should drink something warm… Carlisle said and Esme took that as her sing to make something and started to levee the room Emmett walking behind her saying.
"Esme, can we make my special soup? Alice can't make it right…" Emmett was such a great brother. I would have laughed if I could but my throat hurt do much like the rest of my body. Edward leaned in and placed a cold kiss on my forehead. It felt so good. When he backed away I unconsciously took his hand and brought it to my cheek… holding it there. By the time I had realized what I had done I didn't care. I wanted to make him understand that this wasn't his fault. I was the one who ran off. I was the one who fell into a pit of cold water and maggots. I cringed as the picture showed in front of me more vividly. I could feel the germs… those microorganisms contaminating me… all over my body and that gross feeling with the picture in my head made tears slowly steam down my hot red cheeks.
"I-I'm Sorr-rr-rry-y" I couldn't even croak it out but somehow they herd me cause there expressions where ones I expected.
Carlisle looked sad and disbelieving to what I was saying and Edward had a look of sadness, worry, disbelief, love but mostly anger.
"How can you say sorry? I should have stopped you! I should have been there! I should be saying sorry…Aaa!" Edward yelled in frustration and I flinched into the beautiful dark blue sheets.
"Don't… be-be m-mad… I'll h-ee-eel s-soon… It's ju-just a bad th-thoat and Th-the Flu…" I was gasping for air by the end of the sentence.
"You shouldn't talk. We don't need you going to the hospital because your throat closed up." Carlisle said and I nodded with much effort. Edward whispered something to Carlisle and he nodded slowly existing the room. Edward lay above the sheets next to me and put his one arm around me so that my forehead was on of his chest and his hand was gently touching the back of my head as he kissed the top of it mumbling something soft, rocking us back and forth.
"E-dward… It-its jus-t the f-lu." I said again and Edward stiffened up.
"Bella… you don't have to say anything… just listen. When I was human…I was born in 1901 Chicago… I wanted to join the army and was when I was 18 years old… but in 1918 then the Influenza hit… killing a lot of people… like my mom and dad…" I gasped as he said that. Influenza… when he was human the flu had hurt his family…
"So… after a few days I got it too… my mom was in better shape then me at the time… but she gave her time to trying to heal me… at the hospital me where in the same room so she could take care of me… she died trying to save me… her last words where to Carlisle as she asked him to do all in his power to save me… and so he did… I still remember what it was like to be sick with the flu… everybody I loved… died of the flu when I was human… and you've made me feel more human then I have in the past 100 years… I can't loose you too Bella… I love you." Edward said and I was so touched by his words… he loved me. And what was more existing was that I loved him too. I opened my mouth to say what I felt for him but my throat was so dry…
I coughed and Edward held me to him humming that lullaby in my dream… when I finally stopped coughing Edward handed me a tissue and I held it for the next time I coughed.
"T-That lullaby… where's it f-from." I asked breathing harder.
"I made it for you… I sang it to you when you had a bad dream and woke up saying I would look good in a cape." Edward smiled and I wanted to smile back but another cough engulfed me and I coughed more vigorously then before making tears fall down my face… It hurt so much.
"E-Edward… I love you…" I could only whisper it without gasping for berth after words but I knew he herd me cause his body froze and then soft lips where against my neck kissing me up and down. After he kissed my neck he kissed my forehead and lied back down holding me again as he told me to sleep… I wanted to protest but he hummed the lullaby… my lullaby, and I fell slowly into a deep sleep…
I know its short but Edward and Bella are in LOVE! I'll have the next chapter up soon though!