AN: Here's the next chapter of Never Back Down. Now everyone guessed that the water was tampered with, but nobody got that her drink was laced with LSD. This drug is often mixed up with Ecstasy.
Congrats to the anonymous reviewer RedWolf for being the closest to the answer.
Chapter Four
The Recovery
Rosalie's Pov
I watched in horror as my brother knocked Bella out with her signature move. Emmett and I ran into the ring to check on Bella while Jasper was being cheered on by the crowd. At first glance I could tell that something was wrong with Bella. She was sweating profusely, her breathing was quick but shallow, and when I felt her forehead she was literally on fire. I took her pulse and realized that it was racing a mile a minute.
"Emmett, we need to get Bella to a doctor right now!" I yelled over the roar of the crowd. He nodded and picked Bella up bridal style and carried her out to the front yard. I trailed behind him and I vaguely saw Alice pushing her way through the massive crowd to get to us.
"Rosalie, what's going on?" Alice asked panicking at the sight of Bella in her twin brother's arms. Emmett laid Bella down in the back seat of his Escalade making sure that there was ice cold air blowing on her body.
"No time to explain, Alice. You go with Emmett and keep on Bella while we go to your house. Bella needs to be seen by a doctor and your dad is the best one in town. I'll take Bella's bike and meet you there." I directed to them. The second I finished talking we all sprung into action. Luckily, Emmett had parked on the curb in the front of the house so he could get out of here faster.
I hopped onto Bella's bike putting on her leather jacket while fishing out the keys from there. I put the keys in the ignition and took off down the road, trailing after Emmett and Alice. There was no doubt in my mind that Jasper was behind this, because there was no way that pussy could actually beat a veteran fighter.
It didn't take us that long to get to the Cullen's house considering that we ran every stop sign that there was on the way. Emmett pulled into the garage and we immediately sprung into action. The cold air didn't do a damn thing to keep Bella cool, and her pulse was still racing just as bad as it was at my house. Emmett carried her inside quickly all the while yelling for his dad. Dr. Cullen came rushing down the stairs followed by Edward and Mrs. Esme.
"Emmett, what's wrong?" Carlisle asked. Esme gasped when she saw Emmett carrying Bella in his arms.
"Bella was fighting Jasper and in the second round she started acting funny. Jasper knocked her out, and she wouldn't get up. She was sweating profusely even though she didn't break a sweat while fighting. She's extremely hot to the touch, and her pulse is racing entirely too fast." I told him. I watched as Carlisle's eyes darted back and forth clearly trying to calculate everything that he would need.
"Okay everyone, judging by Bella's symptoms it sounds to me like she was drugged. If it's the drug that I'm thinking about, then I need all of you to help me out. Emmett, go upstairs and lay Bella down on Alice's bed, she'll be staying in there for the rest of the night. Rosalie, Alice, I want the two of you to keep tabs on Bella throughout the night. If anything seems wrong tell me immediately. Edward, I need you to get as much as possible and bring it upstairs so that we can lower Bella's body temperature. Esme, I need you to call Charlie and let him know what's going on." Carlisle said and we all got to doing our tasks.
Alice and I followed Emmett upstairs with Carlisle running ahead of us into his study. We got into Alice's room and set Bella on the bed. Carlisle stormed in rolling and IV into the room. He stuck the needle into her arm and checked her over, making sure to write down all of her symptoms and behaviors. Carlisle sighed and rubbed his hand over his face when he was done.
"Guys, Bella's been drugged with LSD, and it was a good dose. She's in for a very rough night tonight, but she'll be able to pull through as long as we keep a very close eye on her. Now does anyone know how she got drugged?" he asked us. My mind instantly went to the water bottle that Mike gave to Emmett.
Those stupid little fuckers will get what they deserve the next time I see them!
"Mike tossed a water bottle to Emmett to give Bella something to drink before the second round. I have no doubt in mind that that was how she was drugged." I told him looking down at Bella. I noticed though that Alice was sitting down beside her holding her hand.
I remember Alice telling me before she started dating Jasper that she had a crush on Bella. She used spend time with us watching Bella fight on the internet and would stare at the computer in awe. She told me that if she could have anyone be her knight in shining armor that it would be Bella, but that was two years ago. Now she doesn't seem as happy as she used to. Her eyes use to smile so bright it was like looking at the sun, but now they seem dull and almost defeated.
Edward and Emmett came running upstairs with bags full of ice. No doubt that they probably went to the gas station around the corner and got a couple of ten pound bags. We split the ice into a couple of giant Ziploc bags and stuck the rest of the ice in Alice's bathtub.
"We need to cool her body down fast, so we need to take off her pants and get the ice onto her legs and the rest of her body." I took to Carlisle's directions and made quick work of Bella's pants. We were all shocked when we saw that she was wearing guys' boxer briefs, but hey, everyone has their own style on comfort. We quickly put the ice bags all over Bella's body, from a tiny bag on top of her forehead all the way down to her toes. The last bag we put in between her legs, which brought out an immediate reaction from her. She whimpered as if she was in pain and squeezed Alice's hand.
"Bella, if you can hear us squeeze Alice's hand." Carlisle said and Bella did what he asked.
"Bella, are you in any pain? Squeeze Alice's hand once for no, and twice for yes." he said and we watched as she squeezed twice.
"Where are you in pain, Bella?" Carlisle asked. We watched as Bella shifted her legs just enough for the bag between her legs to shift. That's kind of weird that she would be hurting down there. It's not like she took a blow there from her fight.
"I'll remove the ice, Bella, but can you tell me why?" Carlisle asked as he removed the ice, causing Bella to relax a little more into the bed.
"S-s-sensitive d-d-down th-there." was her reply. I saw Carlisle's eyebrows shoot up to his hair line, and all of us just looked at him funny. We heard a knock at the door, and saw Esme standing there.
"I called Charlie and he asked if we could keep Bella over for the night so that he could go and take care of the boys who did this to her. He said that he'll stop by in the morning to check on her and pick her up if she's better." she said and looked down at Bella with tears in her eyes. It doesn't matter if Bella isn't her child, but anytime she see anyone's child get hurt she just has this need to take care of them.
"Is she okay?" she asked walking over to the bed.
"You could ask her yourself." I said softly. She smiled and sat down on the bed next to Alice.
"Are you doing okay, Bella?" she whispered gently and brushed the girl's cheek with her thumb.
"Y-yeah, j-j-ust c-cold." she stuttered, her teeth chattering lightly. Carlisle took her temperature, and it was just above average. He gave us the okay to take away all of the ice, so we tossed all of the bags into the bathtub while Esme dried Bella off.
"Bella, you're going to stay here tonight so that we can keep an eye on you. Rosalie's staying here too, so you guys can hang out and watch movies while you're recovering. Do you want anything to drink or eat?" Esme asked. At the mention of food Bella's face turned green, and Carlisle rushed into Alice's bathroom to get a waste bin for her. The second her gave it to Bella, she threw up into the trash can.
"At least you got rid of any extra LSD out of your body." Carlisle stated while watching Esme stroke Bella's back like any mom would do for their child.
"I feel a whole lot better now." Bella said, her voice a bit raspy. Edward went downstairs and came back up with a pitcher and glass of water. Bella sat up slowly and gratefully took the glass from him. She downed it in one gulp and followed it up by rinsing her mouth out.
"If you don't mind, I would really appreciate it if I could rinse my mouth out with some Scope or something?" Bella asked shyly. I helped her stand up and walk into the bathroom with the IV line still attached. I held back my squeal of excitement seeing as I was helping one of my idols recover from a fight. I helped her back onto the bed afterwards, and she looked kind of uncomfortable.
"Is something wrong, Bella?" Esme asked. Bella blushed and scratched the back of her neck sheepishly.
"It's just that I know Emmett, Alice, and Rosalie, but I don't know who the rest of you are." she finished chuckling nervously.
"I'm Esme Cullen, this is my husband, Carlisle, and Edward our youngest son." Esme stated. Carlisle and Edward gave her handshakes, but when Esme gave her a hug she froze up and her eyes widened. After a couple of seconds she slowly put her arms around Esme and patted her back.
"It's nice to meet everyone. Oh, and I guess a relative of yours says hi. Her name was Tanya." Bella said. They had a little discussion about Tanya and how they miss her and the Denali's who live in Alaska. When they finished, Carlisle and Esme left along with Edward. It was just Bella, Alice, Emmett, and me left.
"So Bella, who's Alex?" Alice asked. Bella's eyes darkened in pain as she ran her fingers over her side.
"I don't want to talk about it, but she's a very near and dear person to me." Bella rasped out. An awkward silence fell over the room.
"So how about we go to bed considering that it's almost one in the morning." Emmett suggested breaking up the silence.
"I guess we girls can stay in here and have a slumber party." Alice said, causing Emmett to pout.
"Hellz yeah! Not only do I get to room with two hot girls, but there's also a chance of pillow fighting in skimpy underwear. I'm totally down!" Bella said a full blown smirk on her face. Alice and I both blushed but giggled at Bella's comment. Emmett's clenched shut in anger. Bella saw this and started laughing at him while holding her hands up in surrender.
"Emmett, relax okay. I would never ruin a girl's relationship with anybody unless they deserved to be treated better, and it's just because I'm that hella fine. Anyways, I'm a romantic at heart, not a sleaze ball lookin' for a one night stand. Bella, don't play that game." she said.
I think Alice just got her crush back on Bella. Her eyes are shining and I know that she's in daydream mode. I don't care if she's involved with my brother. Bella can kill my brother for all I care as long as she ends up making Alice happy. It's time for Rosalie to start playing match maker again, and I can see it in Emmett's eyes that he's up to play too. He hates the fact that Alice is with my brother, and I've tried to tell Alice to break up with him but she continues to refuse.
I know something that Alice doesn't know though, she's in absolute love with Bella "The X Factor" Swan.
AN: Okay, I got behind on my update for UD. It will be up this week though so don't worry about that. I'm sorry to say that there's not very many chapter left, and I'm hesitant to post the sequel because it's centered around Jamie and her up and coming love life. If you want to read it let me know.
Hope you guys like this chapter! XD