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~Chapter Fifteen~
The sound of beeping encroaches my peaceful sleep, accompanied by a painful stinging sensation in my arm, the other feels heavy, like lead, and I can feel something taped to my nose, causing me to reach for it as I blink open my eyes. "Oh no you don't." A hand catches mine, causing me to look up to see Jennifer setting the hand back on my bedsheet, looking over at me. "Morning, sleepy head."
"Jenni?" My voice is hoarse, throat dry, lips cracking a bit as she winces, lifting a glass of water from the bedside, tucking the straw between my lips as I greedily suck the icy liquid down. "Where's Jasper? James, is he dead? How's Bella? Whe-" She sticks the straw back between my lips.
"Jasper is down in the cafeteria, getting you food, for when you woke up. The man, James? He is dead, and Bella is fine, fairing better than you at least. Sheryl wanted to be here, bit the school wouldn't give her the time she needs, off, and Matthew has to stay home woth the new foster kids, so they sent me up here." Jennifer explains softly, she frowns. "Why didn't you take the potions?"
"I forgot- I was more worried about Bella and her mother's safety." She sighs as she nods. "Speaking of, her parents are going to ask, what's the story?"
"Bella and Edward got into a fight, Bella left and you chased after her, to convince her to come back, Edward, Carlisle, and Jasper came along, and you managed to convince her, together, to come back to the boy's hotel to talk it out. Bella tripped on the rug at the top of the stairs, and fell down two flights, crashing into you halfway down the first, the two of you fell through a window, the way you landed, you landed on your arm, having broken your leg on the way down the stairs, and Bella broke her leg as well." She looks at me expectantly, causing me to nod.
"That sounds like us." I agree.
"Look, now would be a good time to tell you, Jasper read your letter to him... he's not... happy." She says, as if on cue, the door opens with my blonde haired, southern Adonis, tray piled up with fatty and healthy foods alike, Jennifer stands, shooting me a comforting look as she wanders out. Jasper moved the hospital table before me, setting the tray on it, before sitting down in Jennifer's previous seat, the two of us just staring at each other, for a full five minutes.
"I'm sorry." I state, looking down at the tray before me.
"I'm not mad about you leaving, well, actually, I am, but mostly, I am mad at your letter." I press my lips together in tight line. "Darlin, you can't just keep putting yourself down, and apologizing for being yourself, this relationship is more give and take than you think."
"No it's not!" I snap, looking at him. "I try to give as much as I take, but you always seem to give even more! I mean, how long have you waited for the day we'd meet? To you, it seems to be forever, for me, I didn't even know that you existed! Eighteen years, Jasper, eighteen years on this planet and I was blissfully ignorant of the man in so much pain, waiting for me. That's a take in my book." I sigh, attempting to sit up, when he's already there, hands gently lift me into the sitting position, careful of my arm, which is currently in a heavy cast.
"It's my job to give you the world, Lilith, to protect you, to love you." He caresses my cheek. "And, sadly, I seem to be failing at the project part." My eyes find his, holding his gaze with anger brewing inside of me.
"That is NOT true, I left of my own free will!" I argue, he suddenly chuckles at me.
"Ah, darlin. It doesn't matter, I am just so happy that you are alive." find myself blinking rapidly at the sudden change he has, when he tucks a dark lock behind my ear. "Do you know how fearful that I was, that Edward hadn't reached you in time? How afraid I was that he couldn't hold him off, until we got there? That I had lost you? I find myself alive, all over again, whenever you breath, whenever I hear your heart pump, and blood pulse. Darlin, your entire body is a musical symphony, that I love, and if it ever goes quiet, I don't know if I can continue to live." He explains, heat rushes to my cheeks.
"Cheesy romantic." I tease, causing him to burst into laughter, for three whole minutes, and once he calms down, he looks at me with that perfect smirk of his, which I love to believe is purely mine.
"Cheesy romantic I may be, but keep in mind that I am your cheesy romantic." He counters, causing me to blush again, he stands up specifically to lean toward me, he brushes his lips against mine, softly, his hand cupping my cheek as he he does so,my heart seems to struggle to keep beating as an electric current seems to pass between us by our lips, and once he pulls away, I smile up at him. "Now," He lifts up an apple slice, sticking it in my mouth. "you need to eat."
Less than three days later, I am sitting in my bed, at home, with my leg propped up, my arm in it's clunky cast, my laptop sits on a pile of books at the edge of the bed, Beauty and the Beast plays on the screen, Jennifer is lounging on the bed beside me, my kitten, Jinxaboo, or Jinx, is snoozing peacefully on my stomach in a little ball. "Lilith!" I look up in surprise at my name, finding Esme and Rosalie standing in the door beside Carlisle and Emmett, the last of the Cullen clan that I have yet to see. Rosalie is by my side in a second, lifting me from the bed carefully, to cradle me to her chest, her sweet sunflower scent overpowering me for a moment.
"Easy, Rosalie, her leg is still healing, as well as her arm." Carlisle warns as the blonde sets me back on my bed, the doctor comes over to the bedside, smiling at me, Esme accompanies him.
"I brought you some Lasagna, homemade." Esme sets a container and fork on my bedside table, beaming as Emmett wraps him arms around Rosalie's waist, watching as Carlisle sets a medical bag on the bed, and I smirk at the bear-like boy.
"Font look so glum, Em, I'll be back to kicking your arse in Mortal Kombat in no time." I tease causing him to let out a chuckle, the three of them watching as Carlisle checks my blood pressure.
"That was a really stupid thing, though, Lil." He says, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Emmett, we've been over this. If I hadn't gone, Bella would have been killed, or turned." I state, he sighs as he nods, looking away from me to look at my room.
"Isn't there some kind of potion or spell that can speed up the healing process?" Rosalie asks softly, our new siblings still doing know they're witches, the whole thing being a big secret apparently.
"Only powerful enough to heal her arm, and I would need Carlisle's okay to use it." Jennifer answers.
"Why you?" Emmett asks.
"Because, witches can't heal themselves, it takes too much energy, and it's dangerous, it's painful when anyone does it." I answer, causing the four of them to exchange looks, before Carlisle turns to me.
"I believe it'd be best to heal it with magic, you only have a hairline fracture, where as your leg was almost shattered." Carlisle answers.
"Alright," I look at Emmett. "get my door? Don't need Ricky, Angel, and Winnie seeing this." I state, he's closing my door, and back in a flash, Jennifer sits up on her knees beside me, they each take a step back as her hands start to glow blue, the smell of Oranges and Teakwood fill the room as I bite my knuckle to keep from crying out in pain, there is a snap of the bone shifting and healing, then the pain is gone, the smell fading with her magic.
"Done." She says, Carlisle quickly removes the cast in a way that only a vampire doctor could, and has my bend it every which way, before beaming at me.
"Your arm is healed completely." He states, causing me to grin as Emmett whoops, lifting me up in a bear hug, mindful of my leg, once he sets me down, I dramatically gasp for breath, causing laughter to echo through the room, from my family around me. We all talk for a few hours, Jennifer is surprisingly relaxed with them, despite not knowing much about them, she acts like she is part of the family, after it hits six o'clock, Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett leave to maintain appearances to my newer siblings, Jennifer goes to bed around eight, leaving me alone, as I have been sleeping on and off all day.
"Hello hello!" Alice chants as she opens the doors to my balcony, Jasper playfully pushes her into the room, the pixie-like brunette twirls onto the room, flitting over to my bed where she sits, cross-legged, at the foot, her eyes land on Jinx, who is sitting under a slotted basket, meowing at me as Jasper leans over beside the bed, pressing a kiss to my forehead.
"Why is Jinxaboo under a basket?" Jasper asks.
"Because, she was naughty, and naughty kitties get put in the basket of shame." I state, gripping my uninjured leg, looking pointedly away from the kitten, my nose in the air.
"Alright, darlin." He presses a kiss to my lips, when Alice giggles brightly, looking at me as I look at her with a blush stained scowl.
"Alice, may I ask why you are here?" I ask, causing Alice to scowl up at her brother.
"Jasper," She spits at his name with venom. "has something he was supposed to ask you."
"She's still in recovery, Alice." He says, causing me to laugh.
"Magic can only help so much." I point out to Alice, causing her to frown.
"Just ask!" Alice snaps, causing her brother to frown, before he looks at me softly.
"Darlin," He takes my hand in his. "would you go to prom with me?" He asks, I look at him, completely dumbfounded as I look at a beaming Alice, then up at him.
"Alice put you up to this?" I ask, causing the tiny immortal to gasp at me.
"How rude!" Alice cries.
"Yeah," Jasper chuckles, pretending he didn't even hear her. "but, what do you say, darlin? I want to give you a relatively human experience."
"I don't have anything to wear." I point out.
"Already taken care over, and you're going to look amazing!" Alice chirps, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Then, I suppose that's fine. I would love to go with you." Alice squeals, glomping me in a hug as Jasper chuckles, my eyes are practically being squeezed out of my head by Alice, when I smack her on the shoulder. "Alice! Air!" I rasp, she instantly releases me.
"Sorry! Sorry!" She stands, smile still stretched across her lips. "Right, so I will go pick put your dress tomorrow, and you can stay at our house that night!"
"Wait, what?" I ask, once I can breath again.
"Your parents already said yes, so you can't back out now!" Alice answers as she ducks out the balcony, popping her head back in. "Sweet dreams!" She jumps down from the balcony, running off once more, and I look up at Jasper, looking completely exhausted.
"It's Alice. What can you do?" He chuckles, sitting next to me in bed, causing me to wrap my arms around him, leg still propped up, snuggling in his arms, head resting on his chest as his arms wrap around me, the two of us content.
"The fact that it's Alice, is what just might kill me." I taunt, he chuckles, his arms tighten around me though.
"I'm not going to let anyone take you from me, least of all, my sister. I love you darlin." He murmurs causing me to beam, blushing at his words.
"I love you too." I answer, causing him to smile at me. "Now, be quiet so I can sleep." I joke, causing him to laugh at me, once he calms down, he strokes my back, just along my spine, humming softly, just for me, lethargy sweeps over me, and soon I am fast asleep in his arms, smiling contently.
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