Storming Sky

HOSPITALITY

By the time I woke up, Alice and Jasper were back. I was confused, because they weren't supposed to come back until tomorrow. I heard Jasper talking to Emmett in the hallway. I stepped out of my room and walked over to them. Jasper ran his fingers through my hair. I swear, no one in this family could go a day without touching me.

"Why'd you guys come back so soon?" I drawled, still half asleep. My nap knocked me out hard.

"Things were fuzzy with the wolves and Alice was anxious," Jasper explained.

"How are her headaches?" I asked.

"She's stubborn, that certainly doesn't help," Jasper mumbled. He sniffed and then groaned. "Your dog is back."

"Jerk," I stuck out my tongue at him. I knew he was doing it just to get a rise out of me, but these past few days with Rosalie had me on edge.

I walked down the stairs and saw Jake standing with Edward, wearing Emmett's clothes.

"Okay, I know I'm a heavy sleeper, but I definitely did not transport to an alternate universe, right?" I questioned. I didn't know if I liked my raggedy wolf in my brother's crisp clothes.

"Nah, Edward here was just telling me that I'm welcome to your Cheez-Its stash," Jake ruffled my hair. I pulled away from him.

"Uh, no you're not," I shook my head. He laughed, so did Edward. Nobody touched my Cheez-Its and they both knew that.

"I was telling Jacob that he, Leah, and Seth are more than welcome to our accommodations," Edward explained.

"I swear to God if you turn into Paul and eat all of my food," I warned Jacob. He started laughing.

"Clearly you didn't get the memo about how to be a good host," Jake teased. I growled at him. He put his hands up.

"I solemnly swear that I will not touch whatever stashes you have," he promised. I shook my head.

"Make sure the others follow that rule," I pointed at him. To prove my point, my stomach growled. "Speaking of which, I'm starving," I complained. I hadn't eaten anything all day thanks to my episode earlier.

I was walking to the kitchen when Bella cried out in pain and grabbed her side. She was panting and curled over. Rosalie held her while Edward, Dad, and Mom all hovered.

"Give me a second, Carlisle," Bella begged. Dad shook his head.

"Bella," he said anxiously, "I heard something crack. I need to take a look."

"Pretty sure it was a rib. Ow. Yep. Right here," she pointed to her left side, careful not to touch.

"I need to take an X-Ray. There might be splinters. We don't want it to puncture anything," Dad explained. Bella took a deep breath.

"Okay," she nodded. Rosalie lifted her up carefully, ignoring Edward's protest. He looked like he was going to bite her head off. If that was Jake, Lord knows what I would do to someone who tried to get in my way.

"I've already got her," Rosalie growled at him. I wanted to say something so badly, but Emmett gave me a look. I raised my hands and went into the kitchen. Bella didn't need another person in the room. Jake followed me. He sat down in one of the chairs and let his head roll back. I felt so bad for him.

"Sweetie," I ran my fingers through his hair, giving his head a soft massage. "You need to sleep. I'm not asking this time."

"Do you want a pillow?" A small voice said from the doorway. It was Alice. I smiled when she came in, and she returned the smile as best as she could.