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Chapter Five - Dr. Cullen
It took six EMT's and two teachers, Mr. Varner and Coach Clapp, to shift the van far enough away from Bella to bring the stretcher in. The procedure taking, in what Samuel's mind felt as though, over an hour to complete. The entire time Samuel would not move far away from Bella, always keeping her in sight and her voice active with the task of answering all of his stupid, panicked questions. Relieved as Samuel was that Bella was alive, the high possibility that she could be still injured kept him close by to help out if needed. He was not going to simply walk away when there was even a chance to help out one of his last living family members. With all of the commotion from Bella and her stretcher, Samuel honestly hadn't even noticed Edward standing with two other paramedics being checked over by them until he heard one of them say something over the now dull murmur of the few audience members who had decided to stay to watch this long.
"Please Mr Cullen, I insist that you ride in a stretcher as well. You may have some internal injuries that we do not know of." Samuel couldn't hear what exactly Edward said next, but whatever it was, the paramedic seemed to relent his case, instead allowing him to ride in the front. He was about to ask Bella yet another question, this time regarding Edwards involvement, but he was interrupted by the emergency team dragging Bella out on a stretcher and loading her into the back of the ambulance. Samuel tried to jump in with them, but was told that only family members were aloud to and apparently second cousins don't count.
As Samuel watched the ambulance doors close shut and the engine start he began to panic until a strong hand suddenly grips his shoulder, instantly calming him. He turns around to see the hand belongs to Jasper. He puts on a tense smile before looking away again as the ambulance begins to drive off. His panic pokes annoyingly at him again and won't leave him this time even with Jasper's hand still holding him. It's then that Alice's sweet voice chimes. "You're welcome to ride with us to the county Hospital. We need to make sure Edward is alright as well." He shakily nods his head in acceptance and turns around to follow them to the silver Volvo parked on the other side of the lot. Sitting in the back seat next to Jasper, he takes the offered hand and clings to it as the car speeds off. Alice drove fast, managing to arrive at the hospital only seconds after the Ambulance that left before them. It's only stepping out of the car that Samuel finally notices the police escort.
With a flurry of hospital personnel Tyler's stretcher was pulled out of the ambulance and carried into the Hospital so quickly Samuel wasn't able to get a good look, but Edward get's out of the vehicle and walks into the building without a scratch on him. "Freaking Edward 'gliding' through the front doors like he owns the place." Samuel hears Bella grumbling her herself as she is wheeled out on the stretcher. Samuel quickly runs up to Bella's side as she is being taken into the Hospital, only now letting go of the comfortingly cool hand he was so desperately clinging to until that point. Bella blushed when she tried to take the shining new neck brace off and the nurse smacked her hand away making Bella almost die from embarrassment. Samuel let out a small chuckle at Bella's situation before the grim reality that he could have lost yet another person he cared about hit him and forced his smile to falter. Bella was placed in the emergency room in one of the beds lining the room. As they passed they noticed Tyler on the bed next to her. He looked a mess. With bloodstained bandages wrapped tightly around his head he looked a hundred times worse than Bella in a simple neck brace that after the nurse put a pressure cuff on her arm, a thermometer under her tongue and left, she quickly unfastened the Velcro and threw the neck brace under the bed. Samuel wanted to laugh at her antics, but couldn't bring himself to do more than crack a small smile. "Edward saved me. He's here somewhere." Samuel nodded taking in the information. "But they didn't make him use a stretcher." She whispered the last part in envy.
A few minutes later Charlie was rushing into the room still in his uniform. "Bella. You okay?" He asks as he checks her over, taking her head in his hands and looking all over for any mark that wasn't supposed to be there, until Bella get's fed up and shakes her head loose from his grip. It is then that he looks at Samuel for his opinion. Samuel nods his head, calming Charlie down from his mild panic attack. Mr. Swan looks at Tyler who was still getting assessed by a nurse. "You and I are going to talk." Sam snickers a bit at Charlie's demeanor. "You alright?" Charlie asks once more having not received a verbal response from Bella yet. "I'm fine dad. Calm down." Bella says trying to get Charlie off her back about the incident. "I'm sorry Bella. I tried to stop." Tyler begs Bella while trying to get free from his nurse captors. "I know. it's okay." It was so not okay in Samuel's opinion. He was too close to loosing someone else, so no. It would never be okay to him and Tyler was now officially in his bad books. "No. It sure as hell is not okay." Samuel nods in agreement, annoyed as hell at Tyler. "I'm going to get a drink. Want one Bella, Charlie?" The tension in the room was choking him and he just had to get out. "No thanks." is all Charlie says while Bella simply shook her head. Nodding again he walks off ignoring Bella's attempts to convince Charlie that it wasn't Tyler's fault, but cracking a small smile as he caught Tyler's expression when Charlie said "you can kiss your license goodbye.".
Opening the door, Samuel literally bumped into a tall blonde man in Doctors clothes who quickly grabbed Samuel's shoulders to steady him. Looking up he blushed at the man's beauty before stammering his apologies. The Doctor gave a charming smile as he let go. Still blushing and a bit dazed, he walked out of the room and towards the vending machine he spotted on the way in, all the way thinking about how he now understood all the people who had fantasies about hansom Doctors. He stood still at the vending machine unsure of what to actually buy. Honestly he wasn't thirsty at all. He just wanted to get out of there so he could have some space to actually clear his mind and think about anything but the accident. Settling on a small bottle of water, he fishes out his wallet with nothing except his Learner's Permit and $20 he had left from what Charlie had given him to pay for anything he may need for the month and pays for it. Looking at the money he remembers that he needs to start looking for a job so he isn't relying on Charlie until he comes into his inheritance next year. Walking back to the room Bella was in he notices Edward standing with his sister, Rosalie. Hesitating a bit, Samuel takes a deep breath before walking up to him. "Um... Excuse me, Edward?" Edward and Rosalie both turned to stare at him, making him freeze a little. "I... I just wanted to say thank you." Rosalie raised an eye while Edward simply glared at him. "For saving Bella. Her and Charlie are all I have left in this world, so thank you for saving her." At his words Rosalie and Edward appeared shocked for a second before they both nodded to him. He smiled back and ran off towards Bella's Hospital room realizing he had probably been gone too long.
Upon walking back into the room Samuel notices the hansom Doctor finishing his check-up on Bella and heading towards him and the exit. "E-excuse me Sir. Is Bella alright?" Samuel bravely asks even if he did stammer a little at first. "Dr. Cullen. Forgive me, but who are you?" He asks with the most compassionate smile Samuel had ever seen. "Oh right. I'm Samuel Swan, Bella's cousin. I'm living with her and Charlie." Samuel hoped that this kind and honestly insanely attractive Doctor was able to at least tell him something to ease his nerves. Thankfully Carlisle could see Samuel cared for Bella so bent the rule about patient confidentiality, considering he knew Mr. Swan would just tell this boy everything anyway. He explained that Bella had a small concussion, but otherwise is completely fine, relieving the small amount of tension he had from not having a definite answer from a professional. "Thank you Dr. Cullen" Samuel beamed. "No problem Samuel." With one final heart shattering smile the Doctor walked away.
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That night Samuel had a different dream from his usual one. Walking around the house everything was normal. Carlie sitting in the lounge-room watching baseball and yelling at the TV while Bella was in her room upstairs. Samuel sat in his room reading Romeo and Juliet, the book they had their next project on in English preparing for their next class when a loud scream that wasn't a part of Charlie's suddenly silent abuse at the TV reached his ears. He dropped his book and in his haste to Bella's room didn't notice the red substance on the floor until it was too late and he slipped in it. Catching himself, he looked down at his palms on the floor now covered in a deep red, and panicked. Looking up to Bella's room he noticed her door slightly ajar and the small puddles of liquid he slipped in leading right into the room. Hesitantly he stood and slowly walked up to the door, moving it open. Before he could even comprehend the sight before him, his eyes shot open and he let out a loud yell sounding something like a name. Panting he quickly looked around his room before shooting up and out of bed and running into the room next to his, this time taking care to look at the floor so he doesn't trip. Slamming the door open and running up to the lone bed in the room he stopped and sank to he floor. "Thank god."
Sleep clouded eyes peered back at him as he tears begun to fall. "Samuel?" Bella asked in a quiet voice, unsure of what to do in this situation. Suddenly heavier footsteps made their way into Bella's room along with the sound of clanking metal. "Bella! Bella are you alright?!" Charlie called from just outside. "Uh yeah I think. Don't know about Samuel though." She said as Charlie finally appeared in the room. It's then, as Samuel's sobs grow louder, that Charlie finally notices the small, curled-up and shaking form of the boy. Placing the gun to the side, Charlie lowers himself and places a hand on Samuel's shoulder. Suddenly Samuel flings himself at the unsuspecting man and all Charlie can do is hold him and awkwardly rub his back until the boy finally cries himself back to sleep. "Go back to sleep Bella." Charlie says as he picks up Samuel's limp form and carries him to his room, placing him back in his bed and covering him in his blanket.
A/N: Honestly this has been one of the most annoying chapters I have ever had to write. I just haven't been motivated at all to complete it. I'm just so glad it's over and I'm closer to the fun stuff. :"P
