Heya…First Twilight fic, sort of dragging at the beginning but it will get better. Tell me what you think and be REALLY encouraging or I'll never finish it.
Disclaimer: not mine, none of it.
Won't make it. Jake thought as he pushed his legs to go faster.
Be calm, Jacob, we'll make it. Sam assured him, although Jacob wasn't the least bit assured, he could feel the tension in the Alpha's body, calculating the distance, the time until Laurent struck.
Jacob felt his legs burn, why had they picked the other one? Why didn't he know that Bella would be looking for that stupid meadow on her own? How didn't he know that?
It's not your fault, Jacob, the woman was close to our lands, and she was the priority, our people, the treaty. Sam told him.
It's alright Jake. He heard Embry pipe in, trying to comfort him, but his thoughts were tainted with doubt, they could all smell the vampire closing in on her.
Jacob blasted into the meadow, and almost stopped dead in his horror. Laurent was on her, his teeth were sunk into her neck.
"NOO!!!!!!" Jacob's growl shook the trees and he leapt onto his friend's attacker, wrenching him from her and landing on him, Laurent was disorientated, vulnerable and bloodthirsty. Jacob wasted no time in ripping him to shreds, and Embry and Paul helped him with satisfaction. Sam and Jared's minds were still, and they hadn't left Bella's body laying in the meadow.
Once Laurent was torn from limb to limb, Sam came up behind Jacob.
Deal with the vampire. The Alpha's command was aimed at Embry and Paul, Jared went to help them.
Bella. Jacob's eyes were wild, his distrustful thoughts, this was not right, he didn't bite her, but he couldn't deny the blood that had spurted as he had pulled Laurent off, the blood that was all over him, the blood that smelled like Bella. He tried to push past Sam.
No, Jacob. Sam said, but it wasn't a command, even as his alpha, Sam wouldn't command Jacob on anything this crucial to his core existence.
She's dead, Jacob, you don't want to see. Something in Sam's thoughts made him distrust what he was saying. He pushed past him.
Bella wasn't dead. Jake whined as he sniffed her. Her eyes were faraway, shock, surprise and above all, pain etched across her face.
She's turning into one of them. Sam told him.
How? Does it hurt? Jacob asked, his eyes on her face.
I don't know, my lore on the bloodsuckers is a little sketchy. They were silent, staring at the body. The others were listening whilst doing their task, but knew enough not to say anything It was plain to see that she was in pain. A lot of pain.
There was silence for another few minutes as we looked at her there, powerless to save her.
You know what we have to do, Jacob. Sam told him.
No. Jacob answered, pleading. No, not her, anything but.
I may not know everything, but she will be one of them soon, and we will come against her again. It makes sense, stop it now, before she wakes, it will be as if that leech killed her.
Because I wasn't fast enough. Jacob was disgusted with himself, he'd failed her - he winced as she screwed up her face in agony, her eyes unseeing.
I can do it, you can just walk away. Sam offered, he wouldn't give me an official order and made that plain. A low growl sounded in my throat and I stood over her, facing him.
No, Bella is still in there. Jacob thought of Bella, of her life, of Charlie's feelings.
She'll kill people. Sam told him. This won't make you happy, better Charlie thinks she was killed by the big bear, then this, she may kill him.
No. Jacob said. As long as she's Bella, I'll protect her. She can live on animals, like the Cullens.
You have no idea what you're getting yourself into. Sam told him, hackles up and teeth bared.
You know I can stop you Sam, we both know I can, don't make me.
This is not just about you anymore, Jacob, this is what we are here for. Jacob heard the reluctant strong but compelling Alpha strains in his voice. Go I will deal with it.
With an enormous effort, one only Bella would have brought from him, he growled again. No.
Do it! Sam bared down on him, but Jake stood his ground.
No. There were a few minutes of standing off.
He'll know it's right eventually. It was Jared that spoke up.
I have to try and make this work. Jacob told them. I can't have her death on my conscience. She won't suffer because of my mistakes.
It's your funeral. Sam said, walking away.
Jacob lay down next to Bella's body, wandering what to do now. He wondered whether his heat hurt her…maybe he should sit away from her, he whined at the thought and shied away from her. He watched for what seemed like hours, but there was no giving up of the agony on her face. This wasn't what he wanted. He couldn't love her like this. She was going to be his enemy and there was nothing he could do, except, try and make it say for her. She'd still be Bella, Still Bella, Still Bella. He held onto that thought. Jacob sat down a little way away from her and howled.