Jacob's POV –
I bashed my hand down on the table, cursing loudly as I did so. She's gone, she chose him, after he left her in the forest, with no idea what way home was, after I put my all into fixing her broken heart and soul, she runs of to save him. She drove away with the pixie leech, saying she had to save him, that she couldn't let him kill himself out of guilt.
He should feel guilty, he left her, and when he thinks she's dead, he goes to kill himself, he doesn't have the right to say he can't live in a world where she doesn't exist, when he left her, he didn't have a problem acting like she didn't exist, he literally ripped her soul from her body himself.
"You ok brother?" Jared asked when he entered my garage, Embry trailing behind him.
"NO, why would I be ok when she chose that leech over me, she's my imprint for Christ sake?" I growled out, glaring at him.
"Calm down Jake, who's to say she chose him? She just didn't want to let him die?" Embry said, trying to sooth me.
"So she runs half way across the country to save him that makes no sense Em, she wants him, she'll never love me," I grumbled, tears finally spilling over my eyes and down my cheeks, I hate crying, it shows weakness, but being rejected by your imprint, well, let's just say I don't care, if Bella gets turned into a leech, she won't have a soul, the imprint will break and I'll be left in mourning forever.
"Jake, she'll be coming back; you'll still have time to win her over," Jared told me, yes she'll come back, but she'll be one of them, or even worse, she'll just be a lifeless body, a step up from a vampire I guess, but it'll still break my heart, standing and watching as her grave is lowered into the ground, knowing I didn't save her.
"Come on Jake, let's go to Sam and Emily's, she'll have food."
"Embry, are you trying to bribe me?" I asked incredulously, with a small smile on my face.
"Is it working?" He asked in return.
"Yes, food always works, you know that," I answered, pushing aside thoughts of Bella and replacing them with thoughts of Emily's delicious cooking.
"Let's go!" Jared yelled, running from the garage and towards the food. Me and Embry took off straight after him, there is no way in hell I'm eating leftovers because the guys can't leave me some food, not that I ever leave them food.
I managed to overtake Jared and get to the house just as Emily was placing a plate filled with muffins on the table; I rushed over and grabbed three. Everyone else picked some up and there was only four left when Embry and Jared walked in the house, they glared at each other and ran as fast as they could to the table. But Emily got there before them.
"There's enough for two each," she told them, handing two to Embry and two to Jared, I smiled, knowing I got three.
Bella POV –
The plane ride to Italy was antagonizing, all I could do was sit there and wonder what will happen if we don't get there in time. Alice is just sitting there, with her eyes closed; any other human would think she was asleep, but I knew better, she's trying to get a vision of Edward.
Suddenly her eyes snapped open and she looked my way.
"What is it Alice, what do you see?" I asked, crossing my fingers for good news.
"They said no, they're not going to kill him," she answered, but I knew there was more.
"And…" I whispered.
"He's going to do something, to make them kill him, he's going to expose himself," she told me, her eyes wide in fear, similar to what mine must look like at the moment.
"How Alice, what is he going to do?" I asked.
"I don't know, he keeps changing his mind, one second his planning on picking up a car and holding it above his head in front of everyone, then he's planning on going on a killing spree," she mumbled.
Both fear and relief spread through me. Fear that he'll expose vampires and be killed by the Volturi, then relief, because he hasn't decided on what to do yet, we still have time.
"Hello everyone, this is your captain speaking, can you all please sit down and fasten your seatbelts, we are preparing to land," the loud voice came through the speakers and I immediately pulled my seatbelt across my body and fastened it securely.
It was another ten minutes before the plane made contact with the ground, it was a bumpy landing, but nothing new, I've been on a plane before.
"Bella, how strongly opposed are you to grand theft auto?" Alice asked as soon as the plane came to a halt. She didn't even give me time to answer, just grabbed my arm and started pulling me of the plane and towards a yellow Porsche 911 turbo. I cringed, a Cullen and an expensive car in the same place, no good can come from this.
Alice got in the car and I followed suit, with-in three seconds we were speeding down the street, heading towards the Volturi castle, towards Edward and towards my fate.
I got lost in my thoughts again, though this time, they were not of Edward. My thoughts centered around someone completely different, they centered around Jacob, my black haired, tanned skinned, brown eyed best friend.
For some strange reason, I've been feeling weird feelings around him lately, it's like every time he smiles, I want to feel his warm lips pressed against mine, and every time he hugs me, I never want him to let go, and when he flirts with me, I get butterfly's in my stomach.
"He's made up his mind; he's going to step out into the sunlight at noon, when the sun is at its highest," Alice interrupted my thoughts.
My eyes immediately found the dash board and I eyed the time with a glare. 11.45, only 15 minutes, the love of my life will die in 15 minutes if Alice doesn't hurry up and get us there.
I could feel my heart hammering against my ribs, my hands were starting to shake and beads of
sweat was beginning to form in my hair line.
"Were here," Alice said just as a man knocked on her window.
"You have to go alone, if he sees me coming, he'll read my thoughts, he'll think I'm lying and rush into it," she explained, unlocking the car doors.
"Ok, where do I go?" I asked.
"The clock tower, he'll be under there," She told me, pointing me in the right direction, I nodded and got out of the car, with-out a second thought I was running through crowds of people, all wearing red robes. I ran and ran and ran, and stopped when I came to a fountain, there he was, undoing the buttons on his shirt.
"Edward don't!" I yelled as I stepped into the fountain and started running through the freezing cold water, sparing it in all directions.
People all around me were complaining but I ignored them, my eyes focused on one thing, Edward.
I screamed his name again and again, but he didn't hear me, he wasn't listening. I kept running and all that separated us now, was a set of five stairs. I climbed them, one after the other, all the while trying to get Edward to look at me, his foot stepped out, into the sunlight, just before I slammed my body into his, he wasn't expecting the impact so he stumbled back a few feet.
"Heaven," he mumbled as he opened his eyes, finally.
"Edward, I'm here, I'm alive, you have to get back, away from the sunlight," I replied pressing against his body, trying to make him go further back.
"Bella," he whispered, stroking his hand through my hair.
"Yes Edward, I'm here," I said, and with that his lips were on mine and he was walking further away from the sunlight.
For some reason, the kiss didn't feel right, his cold lips were not the ones I craved, I tried to push the feeling back, but it wouldn't leave, Edward's hands found my hips and all I wanted to do when he grabbed me, was push him away, tell him he has no right to do that, tell him I'm not his Bella, not anymore. Why am I feeling like this? Haven't I been a zombie for the past few months because I need Edward to live?
You did, but then Jacob fixed you a voice in the back of my head whispered. No, you're wrong, I love Edward, I need Edward, I argued, though what use is arguing with yourself? Especially when you're as stubborn as me.
Two men appeared then, Edward looked over at them.
"I will not need your services after all," Edward told them, his arms winding around my waist, I cringed, not only at the cold temperature, but at the fact that his arms aren't the arms I want around my waist.
I didn't hear the rest of the conversation, so when Alice turned up saying "Come on guys, it's a festival," I got the fright of my life.
"Aro sent me to see what was taking you so long," a girl voice said, she was small, really small, I couldn't see her face, but I'm guessing she's beautiful, what vampire isn't.
"Jane," Edward breathed out; it was like he lost all hope of not having to meet Aro.
We were led through corridor after corridor, all the while, the one I found out to be Felix, kept complaining about how slow I was.
We finally made it to the throne room and there sat three men on thrones, they each wore a black robe unlike everyone else who wore a grey one.
AFTER TO MEETING
On the plane ride home I clung to Edward for dear life, the Volturi came to a compromise, that they let us go, as long as I get turned into a vampire, this thought should make me happy right? No it does not, it confuses me to no end, but I know that if I become a vampire, I will lose Jacob forever, and losing Jacob is worse than losing Edward.
When the plane landed all the Cullen's were there waiting for us, Alice ran straight to Jasper, the rest of the family took turns hugging me and Edward, happy to see us alive.
It was when Edward dropped me back off at home when things took a turn for the worse, Charlie got extremely mad when he saw Edward carrying me.
"What do you want?" He literally growled out.
"Look, I'm not here to cause trouble, just let me put her to bed, she's really tired," Edward replied calmly.
"I'll take her," my dad muttered, grabbing me out of Edward's arms, and I let him.
"Dad, I need to call Jacob," I whispered, I didn't miss the look of disappointment on Edward's face, but, Jacob is more hurt than Edward, I need Jacob.
"Ok sweetie, can you walk?" Charlie asked, I nodded my head and slowly, he set me on my feet, as fast as I could in my tired state, I made my way to the phone, the last thing I heard before I dialed the all too familiar number, was Charlie telling Edward to leave and not come back.
The phone rang twice before Billy picked up.
"Hello," he grunted.
"Hi Billy, its Bella, is Jake there?" I asked.
"Err, Bella, your alive, human," he stuttered.
"Yeah, I am, look, I really need to see Jacob."
"He's asleep, I'll go wake him," and with that Billy went silent, but that was only for a few seconds, as the next voice I heard was Jacob's.
"Bella, you're ok, I'm coming down, I'll be there in a minute," and then he was gone again.