Something was wrong. Something was very wrong. The snow around us was up to our knees, hardly maneuverable…for me at least. I could feel the cold snow melting against my jeans. The cold fabric touched my legs, sending shivers up my spine, though I hardly noticed them. I was more concerned about Edward. One second we were sitting in the tent and the next, we're out in the cold snow with the tent in shreds.
"What's going on?" I whispered.
Edward didn't respond. His head stared off where the battle was supposed to be taking place. Seth crouched in front of us. He growled deeply at the forest. I felt Edwards arm reach in front of my stomach, pushing me behind him.
"Edward?" my voice shook. I grabbed his arm and shoulder.
"No Seth, stay put! She's trying to split us up!" Edward snapped. Seth retreated closer toward us.
"Victoria?" I asked.
Edward nodded. "You were right."
The three of us were backing up against the cliff face. I sat against the cliff. Edward leaned against my knees. Seth stood off to the left in front.
"What do we do?"
"I have to get you away from here." He answered.
Brief movement caught my eye. I swallowed hard. Edward tensed in front of me. I knew he'd seen them. He could hear them by now.
"There's nowhere to go." my voice trembled.
In front of us, the forest trees danced tauntingly. They swayed from left to right, mimicking movement. As they danced, I watched Edward's head turn to the right and left repeatedly. Victoria was hiding among the trees. The cold air tensed around us. Seth paced in front of us, snarling menacingly at the trees.
The tense air ceased as five trees crashed to the earth. I screamed in surprise for a brief moment. The snow on the ground erupted into the air, clouding our sight. Edward and Seth readied themselves for as fight. As the snow began settling back onto the ground, my eyes widened in fear. My hands gripped the back of Edwards's jacket. His hand reached back and grabbed my leg. There were tons of newborns in front of us. More than Alice had predicted.
"Edward?" I whispered.
"Seth, warn the rest of the pack. It was a trap." Edward said. His hand slid higher up my leg. He was planning something.
Seth released a loud howl into the air. I covered my ears, trying to maintain some of my hearing. Edward tossed me onto his back and leapt into the air. I wrapped my arms around his neck and held on. He leapt against the cliff side, high above. I looked down, seeing Seth following us, along with the vampires.
Edward landed on the top of the cliff and took of running. I kept my head down against his back. The cold air scorched against my bare face as these speeds. Seth ran besides us, but lagging slightly.
I caught sight of a newborn beside us. I turned my head and found another one on his left side. Daring, I looked back. The others were spreading their line behind us.
"Close your eyes and hang on!" Edward ordered.
I held on and buried my head into his back. My hand shook in fear and coldness. Our plan had failed. Now we were in the battlefield and the others were left to hear our cries.
The air swept across my back against the wind several times. I didn't dare raise my head. I suspected the newborns were trying to rip me from Edwards back. Edward pressed his speed further. I knew newborns were fast, but Edward was the fastest of the Cullen's. They couldn't catch him, could they?
As if to answer my question, we were launched into the air at our dangerous speed. I felt the snow seep down the back of my jacket as I hit the ground. I felt Edward roll over me. My eyes opened once I landed on the ground. I slid further in the snow behind Edward.
I drove my elbow into the snow, hoping to slow myself down. In front of me, Edward rolled onto his stomach and rose to his knees. His eyes met mine and then quickly caught each newborn around us.
I finally stopped. Edward leapt as I stood, giving me enough time to have some balance before he threw me onto his back again. We didn't even make it far. A newborn lunged out at Edward, causing him to release me. I dropped onto my knees into the snow. I turned, seeing every newborn around leaping into the air for us.
"Seth!" Edward yelled.
Seth's massive body weaved between the newborns at impressive speed. His fury body grabbed mine and pulled me from the fight. He carried me through the forest, newborns adjusting their target, following us.
I dared a look back. I could barely make out Edwards figure, still fighting off the remaining newborns. Seth made a random maneuver, causing my glance to shift. Seconds later the cold air raked across my face. Claws of the newborn lashed out at me, missing me thanks to Seth.
"Seth, are the others close?" I asked.
Seth's mussel nodded. I held on tightly as his speed increased. He wasn't as fast as Edward, but he was giving the newborns a good chase.
In front of us, the trees shook. Snow hailed down on us just seconds before the trees crashed down in a domino effect. Seth avoided the trees as best as he could. However, halfway through the falling trees, I fell off. I crashed into the snow as a large trunk threatened to crush me. I rolled back out of the way, running into a fallen tree. I jumped to my feet and ran from the trees. I heard the wind rushed around me, the newborns were realizing I wasn't with Seth anymore.
I took off on foot. The snow made running difficult, but I had to try. I knew the basic area, but most of my direction was out of guessing. My ears caught the faint sounds on the racing newborns. My feet found the edge of the cliff. I found myself in a large circle.
I looked down below the cliff, two figures stood below. Both danced, avoiding each other's blows. One danced with fiery red hair that reflected the sun. The second had bronze hair. My eyes focused on Edward's dancing figure, watching each dodge from Victoria.
The forest rustled behind me. I turned, waiting for the newborns. I could take another step back, and pray someone caught me. Or I could stay where I was, and hope someone pulled me from their onslaught. Either way, I would face some kind of death.
Newborns leapt into the air above the trees. My eyes widened in horror, waiting for the end. The newborns landed in front of me. The wind blew viciously again. Between the newborns and myself, stood the Cullen's. In front of them crouched the rest of the pack.
Then all hell broke lose. With one rogue scream, I lost sight of everyone. Blurring motions danced in front of me. I caught an occasional glimpse of a wolf or one of the Cullen's, but other than that, I couldn't see anything until the newborn was dead. But there were still more newborns than Cullen's. Newborns that were avoiding them, for me.
I took off running along the cliff side. Maybe I would get lucky and slid down. Now I was praying to be clumsy. The wind danced around me, I knew they were trying, but I was protected.
My foot slipped in the snow and sent me over the edge of the cliff. My hands gripped the edge automatically. I hung on the cliff edge breathlessly, hanging above Edward and Victoria. I brought my foot against the cliff and carefully began climbing down. My ears ached at the sounds on screaming vampire and wolves. The cliff side shook with Edward and Victoria's fight below me. I kept my eyes locked on the cliff, hoping not to scare myself with the height of the cliff.
I finally reached the bottom of the cliff. But I couldn't see Edward or Victoria. They had taken the fight further into the forest. Above me, I heard what seemed to be the end of the fight.
Suddenly the cliff shook again. I turned to find Edward slammed against the cliff. Victoria held his throat, snarling at him. My hand gripped against the cliff. I was frozen in terror. She leaned closer to his throat, her mouth opened wide. Edward's strength seemed to be failing him.
My hand found a loose rock. I picked it up and looked at it, perfectly shaped. The scar on my arm from my birthday was a reminder of how much one-drop of blood could do to a vampire. If I caused a larger amount, what could it do to her? But could I do it? In my braced hand, the rock was gripped tighter. I watched Edward struggled to keep Victoria at bay. My grip snapped my brace, going unnoticed to the fighting vampires. It fell lifelessly onto the snow. I looked back at Victoria and Edward, her mouth was inches from Edward's neck. I made my decision.
"Victoria!" I yelled. I pulled up my sleeve, exposing my arm to the cold.
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