Here's my version of Breaking Dawn! No new characters are involved, just the same old plot. Oh, and please review, so I know if I should change the story a bit or not. Enjoy!
"Alice, no!" I whined. "Are you kidding? Seventy-two people?!"
Alice's tone was smug. "Say all you like about me. I've already sent out the invitations." Her eyes flashed to Edward's for one brief second that I didn't miss, and back to me.
I scanned the list. There were seventy-two people, including myself, Edward and the priest. "This is my wedding, Alice! Can't I choose who gets invited?"
"Yes, but you let me do the organisations, so therefore you don't have to do anything," she pointed out, still smug.
I sighed in defeat and sat down. Edward was already beside me, chuckling. "I knew you would regret it in the long run," he said, amused. He put his arms around me. "I knew it wouldn't be a good idea to let Alice have free reign, but what's done is done."
I sighed again. "Let's go to my place." I stood up and started to walk to the door. Edward wound his arm around my waist and half-carried me to the door. He opened the passenger door of his Volvo for me and seated me in. He was already in his seat before I had even reached my seatbelt.
Silence followed as he drove onto the road. "So, have you got any plans for the rest of the two weeks till the wedding?" he asked in an off-hand tone.
"Not really," I replied. I looked at his face. His eyes were like black fire. "Are you going to go hunting soon?"
He sighed. "Yes. I'm going with Jasper and Emmett on Friday. We're going to go somewhere, but not far. I'm not going to put that much distance between us."
"About that, do you mind if I have a little celebration at the beach in La Push with old school friends, while you're hunting? I haven't seen them all for so long…"
"Of course. Who's going?" Edward asked, suddenly interested.
"Oh, you should know. Mike, Jess, Angela, Ben, probably Tyler and Lauren, and Jacob."
At the sound of Jacob's name, Edward visibly stiffened. I looked at his face, but it was empty of emotion. His hand around mine was stiff and as cold as ever.
"Edward, what's wrong?" I said, anxious. I thought he had gotten over the whole Jacob thing.
"Nothing, Bella. Don't worry. Keep going." His voice was strained and his eyes were tight. His fingers were blocks of ice on my suddenly overheated skin.
"Edward! Tell me. Is it Jacob?" I almost shouted, my voice rising a couple octaves in my panic. My pulse accelerated in response to my reaction.
Edward looked at me and his black eyes held mine. "Bella, calm down. Alright, I'll tell you, only if you promise not to get mad. Promise?"
I nodded, too weak to press more details. Somehow, we had slowed to slower than my driving, but I didn't care.
"I sent Jacob a wedding invitation, and I didn't tell you about it. I was planning to tell you later."
I didn't say anything, but I held onto Edward's hand to keep me from falling out of my seat. Edward had stopped the car without me noticingand caught me.
The world spun around me. I gasped as I almost fainted, from lack of air. It was exactly like the second time Edward had kissed me, when I had swooned.
"Breathe, Bella." His voice was commanding. He knew what happened when I looked like this.
I breathed deeply in through my nose and out my mouth, trying to calm myself down. Eventually, I was able to raise my head, and I was looking right into his eyes, filled with nothing but concern for me. "Keep going, Edward," I managed to gasp, my voice still shaky.
He didn't answer, just watched me. I wasn't mad that he had invited Jacob. I had sort of expected this, because Jacob had asked me if he could be my best man at the wedding. I didn't think that I would react this way. I buried my face in Edward's chest, tears not choking me for the first time. "What happened to Jacob?"
Edward chose his words carefully, not wanting to frighten me. He took his time. "I honestly don't know, Bella. I think he ran away when he saw the invitation and the letter inside."
"Letter?" I asked, my voice not shaking as much.
He regarded me with grave eyes, not saying anything at first. "Yes, letter. I wrote a letter inside, thanking him for everything he had done and that I would take care of you, Bella. I promised not to leave you ever again, and I would never forgive myself for ever leaving you in the first place."
I said nothing, running this over in my head, trying to absorb it. Jacob received an invitation. Jacob had been angry at it. Jacob had run away. But, as I registered Edward's last sentence, bitter memories came flooding back into my mind. I banished them from my thoughts, refusing to even think about them.
I barely noticed as Edward started the car again and drove on to my home.
Jacob Black
The dawn chorus of birds woke me up. I stood up, stretched, and went for a little jog to keep me awake, then drank from a clean pool nearby. I was in the forest, somewhere in western Canada, I think. Hungry, I trotted through the woods, trying to find breakfast. At last, I smelled the delicious scent of rabbit and walked stealthily to it, trying to surprise it. Its delicious scent made my mouth water. It smelled so appealingly appetising.
My soon-to-be breakfast was a plump, white ball of fur, sitting in the grass, dozing. I crept up to it, pounced onto it and sank my teeth into its back. The rabbit gave a little terrified squeak that was abruptly cut off. I tore at its flesh, devouring it. It wasn't enough, but it would hold my hunger off.
I finished eating it and went to wash my muzzle in the pool, licking the blood off my fur. I circled the clearing, then rested on my huge russet paws, content. I had no desire to travel, just yet. Then, somewhere deep in my mind, I heard a voice calling my name.
Jacob. With a stab of recognition, I followed Sam's thoughts. Before I saw the pictures, I felt his sadness. There, I saw my brothers, out on the beach, playing dispiritedly. It wasn't the same for them without me. Jacob, come back. We need you.
Why? I snarled. I didn't have any intentions on going back just yet. I still needed to calm down.
Jacob, nothing's the same without you. We're all waiting for you to come back. Please. For Bella. For us. We need you. There, in Sam's thoughts, I saw Bella. She was happy with Edward, damn that leech, but she also missed me. I remembered the letter and shook my head, trying to dispel it from my thoughts. She needed me, because I was also more than her best friend.
What do I care about Bella now? She's with that leech! I remember the last time I had seen Bella. That was when I was still healing from the newborn vampires' attack. I remembered the look in her eyes when she had said goodbye. It hurt deep inside me.
We know, Jacob. Edward was right to send you the invitation. You should come to the wedding. We're all going. It might be the last time you see Bella, Jacob. This time it was Seth's voice.
No, I growled. I had no intention of going back, and they couldn't force me.
Please. Sam's voice was forceful, but pleading at the same time. Suddenly it occurred to me that he was the Alpha, whom I had to obey.
Fine, I'll come back. But it'd better be worth it. I'm only coming back for you. I turned around and headed back for La Push. The journey would take me at least a day to make it back. As I ran, I felt Sam and Seth's minds, and all my other brothers, fade away till I was alone again. Half-angry and half-relieved, I flat out sprinted back to La Push.
BPOV
Charlie's cruiser wasn't in the driveway. I was relieved; it meant that I didn't have to face him. I didn't want to talk to him so soon after the mention of my engagement. My ring froze, a solid block of ice on my left hand, as if strengthening the memory.
Charlie had been furious at first. He had shouted at us for almost ten minutes, then had spoken to me alone. He had pressured me with all of those 'adult' questions till I almost fainted. I shuddered at the memory.
Edward, feeling my little movement, pressed me close to his side. "You should go in and call your friends now, if you want them to come." Edward's voice was velvet, all silky. It calmed me down enough open the car door myself without falling down.
I nodded and went inside to get the phone. I called Mike first. "Hey, Mike. It's Bella. Look, are you free on Friday? I'm going to have a little outing at the beach in La Push. Want to come?"
"Who's coming?" he asked, excited. I felt a little high and choked back a little giggle of hysteria.
"Jess, Ang, Ben, and maybe Jacob, Tyler and Lauren. Edward's not coming, though. He has to go somewhere."
"Okay. Count me in." Mike's voice was full of excitement now.
"Thanks Mike! See you then." I hung up the phone and turned to look at Edward, my face stretched into a grin. He smiled back and began to play with my hair as I called Angela next.
Angela was able to go, and so was Ben. I called Jessica later and told her to pass the message onto Tyler and Lauren because I was busy. The truth was, I just didn't want to talk to Lauren nor Tyler at that time. Edward laughed and scooped me in his arms, kissing me till I was dizzy. The world spun and I clutched at Edward to keep steady.
"Let's go back to your place. I want to see what Alice planned for the wedding. I'll fix what I don't like, and try to mess up something," I suggested, still feeling high from the phone calls. I normally didn't feel like this, but I was still too high to feel the panic.
Edward chuckled. "That won't work because she would be able to see it."
"Damn. I forgot about that. Well, it's still worth a try," I said, laughing. I jumped up and headed toward his car, being half-dragged by him.
"Hey, Alice!" I shouted as we pulled up in front of the big white house near the river a few minutes later. Alice didn't wave back; her face was troubled. Edward's face cringed as he read her thoughts, too.
I felt my highness sink. All my plans vanished immediately. "Alice? What's wrong?" My heartbeat accelerated and sweat broke out on my forehead. As Edward slid his arm around me, cooling me slightly.
Edward and Alice communicated silently. I was too distressed about Alice's face to demand them to talk aloud. Alice nodded and I heard Edward exhale. He looked down into my eyes. I was immersed momentarily in his coal-like gaze.
"Bella," he began quietly.
I waited for him to continue. I was surprisingly calm, and Jasper wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Bella, the Volturi are coming. They're coming in three weeks and they're meeting us in Alaska. Jane, Caius, Demetri, Alex and Felix will be there for us. Bella, stay calm. We can do this." His voice was hard, trying to convince himself as much as convincing me. As he spoke the last sentence, his eyes and voice were suddenly blazing with determination.
I took in a deep breath, closed my eyes and opened them a moment later. When I spoke, I sounded surprisingly calm. "Okay, Alice. Will we be able to do this on time?"
Alice looked blank and vacant for a while. "Yes, you will be a vampire in time, Bella. But, just one problem: they will force you back to Forks soon after your transformation."
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