I'm a Mutant

Chapter 7

Bella POV

"Bella? Bella?" a voice was calling. My eyes struggled to open and my head was pounding. "Bella?" I heard again as I felt the world become lighter. I opened my eyes half way to see a flashlight. I covered my eyes and the flashlight turned off. I looked to see who was behind the flashlight. It was Carlisle. "You gave us quite the scare Bella. You shouldn't be off in the forest all by yourself," he said. "Us?" I said. "Does Edward know about this?" I asked. Carlisle looked confused but regained his composure. "No he doesn't," he said. "I just don't want him to think that I am having wedding jitters," I said. Carlisle's eyebrow went up. "Yes, wedding jitters," he said, eyeing my ring. "Carlisle? Are you alright?" I asked. He smiled. "Of course, Bella. I see no reason why you have to stay here any longer. You seem to be all healed up because of your healing abilities. You should go spend time with Edward," he said while grabbing his clip board. Something felt off about Carlisle. He gave me a long glance and then left the room. Something didn't feel right. I stopped focusing on my throbbing head and used my senses. I didn't hear anything different but there was a different smell. Maybe it's just all of the patients he has been in contact with? But still… usually I could smell that Carlisle was a vampire. I must have really hit my head. I got up and grabbed my jacket off of the chair. I needed to leave the hospital, it was really starting to make me nervous.

I took a long walk to the Cullen house. This whole day was weird. I was an actual klutz for once. I hit my head into a tree. The though actually made me laugh out loud a little. I must have dreamed that there was someone standing in front of me in the forest. A thought made me stop short – How did I get to the hospital? Well I guess Carlisle could have ran me there. I kept walking but then stopped. How would Carlisle know that happened? Alice. It had to be Alice. Maybe she brought me there herself. But why would either of them bring me to a hospital when they know how I feel about hospitals? And why was Carlisle acting so weird?

I walked into the house and Edward was sitting on the couch with Alice. Edward came over to me and cupped my face in his hands. "I was going to come over but Carlisle thought you might need some sleep. Are you feeling better?" he asked. I smiled, "Yes, I am but I thought that I would have Carlisle check me out just in case." I don't think that Edward could have sped me up to Carlisle's office any quicker. "Well, hello Bella," he said. I just stood there, thinking about earlier today. Carlisle stood there staring at me for a moment and then said, "Edward, why don't you give Bella and I some privacy?" Edward kissed me on the cheek and left the room.

I sat down on a comfy chair in Carlisle's office. I sniffed in deeply. I could smell Carlisle, his vampire scent. I must have really hit my head before. "So what's going on Bella? You have a stomach bug?" he asked. "No, Carlisle. I wanted to ask you about earlier today," I said. Carlisle looked puzzled. "I am confused on how I got to the hospital. Did Alice see me in a vision and come and get me? Why did you bring me to the hospital when you know how I feel about hospitals?" I asked. Carlisle looked concerned. "Bella, I'm not sure what you are talking about," he said. I felt myself getting annoyed. "Carlisle, look. I know I told you not to tell Edward and I'm grateful that you would keep to what you said but I really want answers to these questions," I said. Carlisle walked over to me and grabbed my hand. He stared straight into my eyes and said, "Bella, I'm really concerned for you. I'm not sure what this virus is doing to you but I haven't seen you today. I am not keeping anything from Edward and Alice has not had any visions about you." This was Carlisle. He looked straight into my eyes and he was telling the truth. I let that sink in for a moment.

"Carlisle, I was at the hospital today because I fell into a branch in the woods and it was you that treated me," I said confused. Carlisle was still holding my hand as he said, "Can I look at where you were hurt, Bella? It seems like you could have quite the injury." I didn't say anything and Carlisle let go of my hand. He grabbed his medical bag and started to pull items out to examine me. My thoughts were racing. My head wasn't that bad. I was at the hospital today… with Carlisle. Or at least someone that looked like Carlisle. "Oh my god," I said. Carlisle looked at me. "It wasn't you Carlisle but it looked like you," I said. I continued, "When I was with the X-Men, they used to talk of a ….shape shifter." I pulled out my cell phone from my jacket pocket and listened to the phone ring until a familiar voice picked up, "Bells?" Logan asked. I was relieved he picked up, "Logan, I think I'm in trouble."

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Because I took so horribly long to upload another chapter – I give the gift of two chapters in one day, yay! I'm so sorry that it takes me so long to update everything. To be honest, I'm in my masters program now and it's hard to get time to write. I want to thank everyone who has stayed with this story throughout the years and I would like to thank my new readers for reading.

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Vanessa Cullen