Devil in a Sweet Kiss -Chapter III
Disclaimer: I don’t own Twilight or any of the characters, else I wouldn’t be writing fanfiction of it.
Story: What if there was a reason for Bella’s clumsiness? What if she’d been paralyzed her whole life, but had recently learned to move? And the reason why she could suddenly move was because…she was telekinetic. When she moves to Forks, her new doctor, Carlisle Cullen, just might be the first to discover her secret. And yet, there are several more things drawing them together -and some things that’ll try to draw them apart.
Set AU since the beginning of Twilight.
Spoilers: Maybe, if I can incorporate just right. I’ll warn you beforehand.
Warnings: ????
Pairings: Carlisle/Bella, slight Edward/Bella, Jasper/Alice, Emmett/Rosalie…
Devil in a Sweet Kiss
Chapter Three: Something About Us
“Well, well, if it isn’t my favorite patient,” Carlisle teased, making Bella blush. This was her third visit with him and already they were a little familiar with each other.
“Dr. Carlisle,” she greeted back.
“Just Carlisle,” he automatically corrected with a grin.
“Hello, Just Carlisle.”
Carlisle rolled his eyes, “Ha ha, funny. I’m practically in stitches now.”
She pouted, but he could see a slightly hidden smirk. He started the examination, as usual, but told her they were going to do something else.
“I want to do blood work today, okay Bella?”
She cringed.
“Don’t like the sight of blood?” he teased her again, but he smiled to show he wanted her to be okay.
“No. I can’t stand the smell,” she wrinkled up her nose.
His blond eyebrows shot up, “You can actually smell blood?”
“Yeah. It smells like rust and salt mostly.”
Carlisle couldn’t believe it, but decided he had to when as soon as he started to draw blood from her, her nose had wrinkled and then she’d fainted. He didn’t know whether he should be worried or laugh.
He decided on chuckling when she’d woken up, groaning and pale but relatively fine.
“Are you okay?” he smiled at her.
“Yeah, yeah. Laugh at me,” she pouted.
He chuckled again, “Don’t worry, Bella. We won’t have to do blood work for awhile.”
Unfortunately, when she’d come to meet him again the next day, he looked apologetic.
“I’m sorry, Bella. But it seems there was a mix up at the lab and your blood sample was replaced. I need to collect some more,” then he’d held up a medium-sized pan of apple pie, the smell drawing Bella nearer. “But I got pie for you to smell, rather than your blood. Is it a deal?”
She gave him a double thumbs up, “Of course, Carlisle. What do you take me for?”
He chuckled and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, moving her over to a chair and prepping her to take her blood. Good thing she was preoccupied with the pie.
“I’ll be free after you’re done here. Would you like to come with me to meet my family?” Carlisle asked as he wiped the puncture wound and put a band aid on it.
“Oh…um, is Alice and Jasper going to be there?” Bella muttered, unsure how she felt about the two.
Just yesterday, they’d invited her to sit at their table. After Jasper had hugged her again, and then Alice, the fey-like girl, had chattered non-stop about shopping, even after they’d finally gotten to the table. They intimidated her quite a bit, and confused her with their actions. Their other two siblings kept quiet, but seemed very amused. But she did like them all.
“Yes, they’ll probably be there,” Carlisle said, knowing Alice had probably seen him asking Bella about it and wanting to stay home to hang out with Bella more.
“Sure. I guess.”
Bella didn’t know whether to be scared or happy.
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It wasn’t as bad as she feared it would be. Carlisle had driven her there, after she’d called Charlie to tell him where she was going, and was surprised at the beautiful glassy house. She had immediately met Esme, who was very beautiful and mothering towards her.
“Hello, dear. You must be Bella,” the caramel-haired woman smiled brightly.
Shyly, Bella nodded. She didn’t get a chance to say anything in return, because Alice danced into the room, her big smile widening upon seeing Bella. Jasper followed after her, his eyes widening when he caught sight of Bella, and his arms twitched.
“Hello, everyone,” Bella timidly greeted.
Carlisle laughed, “No need to be shy, Bella. We’re all very happy to have you here. Why don’t I give you a tour of the house, and then we can watch a movie in the living room?”
“Oh, that sounds nice,” Bella smiled back more confidently.
They walked passed Alice and Jasper, who stiffly hugged her as she passed by him. Not to be outdone, Alice hugged her afterwards as well, with a lot more gusto.
Esme laughed at them, “Well, aren’t we in a hugging mood?” and then proceeded to hug Bella as well.
Carlisle sighed in exasperation at his family, enclosing his hand around one of Bella’s and leading her away. “I’m sorry about my family. They’ve been…waiting to meet you.”
Bella couldn’t see why.
Carlisle gave her the tour, animatedly acting the part of a tour guide and making her laugh. When they were gone with the tour, they were about to head back down. Bella was still laughing so hard that she briefly lost her concentration on her telekinetic hold on her body and tripped. Carlisle quickly caught her, but if he’d missed, she would’ve gone tumbling straight down the stairs.
“That would’ve b-been a nasty fall,” Bella said weakly, looking up at him. Her breath caught in her throat when he gazed back at her intensely with ocher eyes.
“Yes, it would,” he agreed, his voice coming out husky.
Bella turned bright red, recognizing the close proximity between them. In a moment, he did too and he’d straightened them up, setting Bella upright at arm’s length.
He gave her a hesitant smile, “Let’s continue down, shall we?”
Downstairs, they’d noticed no one was there and it was eerily quiet in the house.
“Carlisle, where is everyone?”
“Knowing Alice, probably on a shopping spree. And she probably dragged Jasper with her. Esme loves interior designing so she probably went with Alice so she could check things she could use to rearrange or add to the house. Emmett and Rosalie have been out since this morning. So what do you want to watch?”
Bella walked over to their large collection of movies, gasping aloud happily when she saw one. Grabbing it, she turned around and held it up to her chest with wide eyes.
“Can we watch this one?”
Carlisle looked at the title and smirked. Almost Famous.
“I don’t see why not.”
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The next day was Sunday and Bella spent most of it on the reservation, hanging out with Jacob as he fixed his car. When it was time for her appointment, Jacob drove her there and she met with Carlisle. For some reason, her heart started to beat faster at the sight of him.
He looked puzzled for a second as he first stared at her, but then his usual smile crossed his face. She smiled back.
“Hiya there, Just Carlisle,” she teased.
He shook his head, mockingly reprimanding her, “Isabella Marie Swan, you stop that right now.”
She shivered, hearing him say her first name like that. She gave a hesitant smile and hopped onto the bed, straining to keep her hold on her body. She’d been straining since that morning, because she’d had trouble sleeping the night before. She’d need to rest soon, if she didn’t want to faint or…collapse. She shivered again, for an entirely different reason.
“Are you okay, Bella?” Carlisle asked her worriedly, noticing her shivering.
“I’m fine, Carlisle. Just a little tired. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night,” she assured him.
He gave her a warm smile and then began her exam. Despite his cold hands, Bella felt like she was on fire. She stopped herself from shivering again, not wanting to alarm Carlisle, but she was definitely feeling something for him.
When she looked up and examined him, her breath hitched and her hand unconsciously reached out and touched his arm. He stopped, staring puzzled at her. Her face lightly blushed in return and she just stared, wanting to say something but not knowing what. His golden eyes darkened as well, and he leaned closer, hovering above her. He place a soft kiss on her forehead.
“Let me finish your examination and then let’s go out for some ice cream, okay?”
She breathed in his scent and replied softly, “Okay.”
Bella leaned on him, holding onto his waist, as he finished working on her legs.
That examination passed by in a blur, and they quickly headed to the only place that sold ice cream -the diner she usually went to with Charlie. They sat in a booth close to the window, both of them ordering banana split sundaes.
“How have you been really, Bella?” he asked her softly.
She gave him an awkward grin, “You should know. There hasn’t been a day that’s passed that I haven’t seen you.”
“I just want to make sure…and I want to hear you say it.”
She blushed again, slightly darker than before. “I am fine, though.”
He smiled happily, “That’s good. But I’ll worry about you regardless, you know.”
“You don’t have to,” she chuckled, avoiding giggling like a silly schoolgirl.
“Again. Yes, I do.”
“Uh, hey Bella, Dr. Cullen,” Mike’s voice interrupted them, and they moved away from each other. He was still slightly looking at them in suspicion.
Bella reluctantly turned to Mike, smiling though a tiny voice in her head was grumpily snarking at Mike to mind his own business. Carlisle had already plastered on a polite smile.
“Hey Mike. What are you doing here?”
“Hello, Mr. Newton.”
Mike smiled widely, “I’m grabbing a steak sandwich to go for my mom. She’s craving.”
“That’s very nice of you, Mr. Newton. Would you like to sit with us for awhile?” Carlisle offered politely.
He looked taken aback and an unsure look crossed his face, before he smiled sheepishly. “Sorry, I have to get home and give this my mom. Maybe next time. I’ll see you guys!”
He left just as their ice cream came in. Carlisle turned his attention back to her. “Well, now that we’re alone again...Bon appétit!” he lifted his spoon in a toast to her and she actually did giggle this time. She lifted her spoon and clinked it against his.
“Bon appétit,” she agreed.
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Bella changed into pajamas when the tremors started. She lifted her shaking hand and stared at it with wide eyes. She’d been so tired the entire day. It started with her lack of sleep and then she just grew more tired as the day went on. It was all catching up to her.
“Charlie,” she whispered, trying to yell. “Charlie! Dad!”
Charlie ran into the room, panicking as he heard his daughter yell. He saw her trembling and ran towards her, holding her in a tight embrace.
“What’s wrong, sweetie?! Should I call Dr. Cullen?”
“N-no!” she gasped. “He’ll find out about…about everything…if you do. I don’t want him to know how much of a freak I am.”
“You are not a freak,” he whispered vehemently against the top of her head, rocking her back and forth as they slid to the floor. “I love you, Bells.”
She hiccupped, “I love you too, Daddy.”
Charlie held her tighter, fighting back his own tears. It’s been awhile since his little girl called him daddy. In fact, she hasn’t called him that for a long while…probably since she was a little girl.
“I want you to stay home tomorrow, okay? I’ll take care of you, baby, I promise. You’ll be okay.”
Her tiny hands gripped onto her shirt tighter, and her crying grew more. They stayed on the floor for another hour before Bella fell asleep, and Charlie carried her to her bed and held her while she slept, eventually falling asleep himself.
The next day, Charlie called the school and told them Bella wasn’t going to be able to make it. He called in as well, making it a point to say that he didn’t want to be called in unless it was an emergency. They both decided that they’d see how Bella felt before cancelling her appointment with Carlisle.
“Daddy, don’t leave me, okay?” she told him sleepily.
“I won’t,” he promised.
Started 12/22/08 -Completed 3/7/09