Hey people! :) This story takes place after Eclipse about two weeks before Bella and Edward's wedding.
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Bella's POV
"No," Edward mumbled and before I knew it, we were flying through the forest at top speed again. I held on from his back as tight as I could, wondering what was going on. Had they already caught up? Edward said they probably wouldn't be here for another day or two, but of course without Alice or even a cell phone to contact her, we couldn't be certain.
Was this finally it? Edward had saved me time and time again from all kinds of dangers, but could he do it this time? We were hopelessly outnumbered: from what Edward could tell, it was probably about ten to two (well actually one since I wouldn't be much help). Edward came to an abrupt stop in the middle of a meadow and turned around suddenly, only to stop again. He quickly turned to look in every direction and I tightened my grip around his neck when I realized we were surrounded.
I've been scared before, but in all of those situations, the numbers had been a little more even. But now, I was terrified. There was no way Edward would be able to kill them all, protect me, and walk away unharmed. Being a mere human always aggravated me, but right now, more than any other time, I wanted to be a vampire. I wanted to stand next to Edward and be able to fight, too.
Edward jumped backwards suddenly and less than a second later, one of the vampires lunged into the spot we'd just been in. It was dark and difficult for me to see what happened next; just another reason to add to my list of why I wanted to become a vampire.
I stayed on Edward's back for the next few minutes as he fought off the vampires that had been chasing us for the past two days. Edward seemed to be doing pretty well for being outnumbered and having me on his back: I saw two bodies go down in just five minutes. I started to think that we might actually win. After all, Edward had an advantage over them: he could read their minds and knew their next moves. After knocking over another lifeless body, Edward started screaming and fell to the ground. I rolled off of his back and onto the hard ground. What had happened to him? I moved to his side and examined his body to find where he was wounded.
"No!" he shouted and I flinched, startled, as he tried to get up. He screamed again, this time louder and collapsed again. I felt tears welling up in my eyes. Was this it? Was I about to lose my only purpose for living? Edward's now shaking hand reached out to grab me, but it was too late. By the time his hand reached the spot my arm had been in, I was already flying through the air. What's going on? I wondered just before I banged into a tree. My entire right side was in pain and I screamed.
"No!" Edward cried and I knew I had to at least try to help him. I stood up and and ran in the direction I assumed he was in. My foot fell in a hole and I tripped.
"Please! No!" I heard Edward shout from not too far away. They must be killing him! I stood up and felt my left ankle give way beneath me as I collapsed again. I screamed and looked at it, ut the moonlight wasn't bright enough to see if it was broken or not. I stood up again, this time not putting pressure on my left foot. I started limping as fast as I could to where I'd heard Edward.
"No! Bella!" he cried and I went faster now. He was in view now, still on the ground, screaming in agony. Suddenly, I froze as I realized what was going on. I'd seen this happen before once not too long ago. I looked around and saw who I was looking for: Jane. What was she doing here? She knew I was going to become a vampire soon; the wedding was just two weeks away and we'd made it clear that Edward would change me soon after that.
"No! Take me! Not her! Please!" Edward shouted and I looked back at him. I started limping towards him again when I saw his tortured expression. Suddenly, something hard banged into my head and the last thing I heard was Edward's scream.
Thanks for reading! :) I know this chapter was short and kind of confusing, but I'll explain everything later on it the story. Review! Please and thank you. :)