Chapter 1 Two Hearts
The room was long, whirling, and tensed, as both the werewolf and the vampire stared each other down. They both stood at the opposite corners of the room.
Edward's face was marbled and pale, while Jake was brown and rugged. I couldn't choose a side, as I said before: I am Team Switzerland.
My fingers felt sweaty as I sat on the purple mattress, admiring the gold in Edward's eyes—I tried to stray away from his view for Jacob's sake, but Edward was too outstandingly beautiful. I was truly lucky, yet cursed at the same time—forced against an eternity of love and an eternity of friendship.
"We must move quickly, Bella." Edward had broken the silence, bringing me to my feet before I could even digest the news of Victoria's return. I didn't have the power to reject and abject, because I was numb—number than the whole gaped period when Edward had left. Jacob lurched a foot forward, as my eyes sprang to his muscular face and broad figure. Naturally, Jacob had decided to run around with no shirt or shoes on. Werewolves were so drawn to living and looking like nature.
"Where exactly would you move her you leech?" Jacob spat through his trembling lips; I needed to calm him down or it would become World War 3. I tried to move past Edward's grasp, but just swung back like a doll. I whipped my neck from Edward's strained face to Jacob's stern eyes. The tension could cut paper, but as the seconds of silence went by it felt as though the tension could cut metal.
I wiggled out of Edward's arm and strayed to the door, trying to take in as much air as possible.
"Listen here mutt," Edward said so fast that it had hardly felt like words. "Do you believe your little pup bunch could actually take on a vampire army alone?"
Jacob's temper went off and I knew he couldn't control it anymore, "Why, yes I do, as long as I can start by ripping your head off first."
"Big words for little mutt." Edward's finger curled and broke like thunder.
"Oh, is the little vampire scared?"
"Not at all. Meet me in the woods and we can settle this once and for all."
They were face to face then, and I could see the disgust on Jacob's face from the smell of Edward. Edward smiled relaxingly.
"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about Bella, she will be okay having me. She may lose her best friend, but I'm sure I can convince her to get over it."
Jacob's eyes bolted with anger then and Edward was out of the window with one blurred motion. I couldn't believe what was happening. I was either going to lose my best friend or my soul mate—I couldn't imagine life without either. Jacob's nose flared and I spoke for the first time.
"Jake," I tried to sound convincing, but only sounded weak and pleading. "Please don't do this."
He took one look at me and then whirled out of the window. I was surprised that he had fit, but once I had gotten to the patchy white frame, he was gone. I didn't think of what to do, so instead of taking the stairs, I leaped out the window, slowly gliding down the side. I made it to the floor within seconds and then turned from each side of the trees. Everything had looked the same…
That's when I had heard it, a snarl of werewolf and a growl of a vampire, and every inch of my heart breaking on the inside. I ran to the trees and prayed with the tears rolling down my cheeks that they were both still alive…