"You don't, want me…" I gasped for air at the statement, my body going into some sort of shock, as I stood before the immortal that was destroying me slowly piece by piece. Edward's face was stoic at most, "I should have known that nothing could have ever happened between us. You're human..." he trailed off letting the sentence hang in the silence of the forest.
"This is the last time you'll ever see me," he paused pursing his lips. "If I could ask a favor of sorts, don't do anything reckless…for Charlie's sake." Edward finished with a grimace and I nodded feebly not having any control over my bodily functions. A breeze blew the hair away from my face and when I looked up he was gone, the faint scent of wood and lilacs floated where he had stood just moments before and I took a deep breath in before collapsing in a heap on the forest floor.
I knew I would have no chance of catching him, the feeling of rejection washed over me and I stood once more knowing that if I didn't get home soon Charlie would get worried. I stumbled and tripped through the forest attempting to remember the way we had come before my life had fallen apart at the seams. All of the trees seemed to look the same and I took a trail off to the right hoping that I would come out to my backyard once more. After another twenty minutes I stopped extremely frustrated and tired, tears sprung in my eyes at my stupidity, walking around the forest while twilight was upon me.
Doing a 360 I nibbled on my lip thinking through my next move, a crunch of twigs caused my head to snap to my left. Swallowing thickly I backed up at the sight of the large bear moseying through the forest, I gasped tripping over a root and falling backwards into the brush. I sat there silent trying to remember the rules of forest safety as the bear roared at being disturbed while trekking through his forest.
Don't run, play dead I told myself letting my body slump against a small boulder on my right. I tried to keep my breathing even as the ground vibrated with the beasts' footsteps; I couldn't help but roll my eyes beneath my lids at how ironic my predicament was. I stiffened feeling warm whooshing breath along my neck as the bear inspected me, as if sensing my movement I was suddenly bumping along the forest floor when the bear swiped at my back.
I tried to stay calm and motionless as I crumpled against a tree 20 feet away from where he had thrown me. The scent of blood filled the air and I closed my eyes fighting the urge to pass out, there was no pain though I could feel the wetness of my blood trailing slowly along my body dying my skin the colour of the red sky. Sniffing me once more the bear seemed satisfied that I was dead and wandered off to find food. I waited almost 30 minutes counting in my head before slowly standing, my vision blurred and I grasped the trunk of the tree beside me trying to regain my balance. Slowly I took a step forward and then another, my vision was off but I kept on, I tripped and fell again multiple times feeling the skin of my palms torn and bloody.
Blood dripped onto my eyelid from a particularly nasty fall into a pile of forgotten stones; I brushed it aside once more as I crashed through the forest listening for any sounds of animals or people, praying for the latter.
"BELLA!" a booming voice resounded off the trees and I froze, the call came again and I rushed forward falling again. Standing as quickly as I could I coughed and spit into the dirt making out a darker substance to be blood, "HELP!" the strangled scream caused me to cough and spit once more as I tried to move towards the voice as quickly as I could.
"BELLA! Where are you!" the voice boomed once more, obviously male. I tried to yell once more cutting off to choke and spit more blood to the ground, looking up I saw the large form of a man rushing through the forest. I sank to my knees in relief, "Help" I whimpered quietly shutting my eyes as liquid dripped over my eyelid once more. Heat suddenly surrounded me as warm hands checked my pulse holding me up as I slumped helplessly in their arms.
"Dear God…hold on Bella." The males voice was calming as he effortlessly picked me up into his arms, my eyes rolled to the back of my head at the pain in my back and I welcomed the blackness.
Sam's POV
Her blood dripped down my arms as I rushed through the forest trying to be careful of her weakened body. The smell was overpowering and I feared I was already to late; the scent of Vampire was weak on her clothes as her plasma saturated the material. I could hear the police radios as I got closer and closer to her home and my heart sped up, "BILLY!" I roared from the forest trying my best to run faster. I burst through the tree line with her hanging helplessly in my arms.
Chief Swan's steps faltered as he saw her bloodied body, "She needs a doctor immediately, and there was bear tracks close to where she was." I commanded handing her to one of the EMT's from Forks Hospital. Glancing over I watched as Jacob's face turned to horror seeing his best friends blood smeared all over my body. I nodded to Billy and Chief Swan watching Jacob gulp, "Thank you Sam." The Chief's strangled voice faded as he headed to the ambulance with his daughter. I walked slowly through the forest making my way home stumbling with numbness every few minutes.
I hadn't smelt the blood till I had phased back and gotten closer to her mangled body. Tree branches brushed my skin as I passed taking the scent of Bella's blood with them; I emerged into my backyard with a sigh hearing the laughter of my fellow pack members inside. Emily's quiet laugh caused my to smile briefly before entering the house, I was met with silence as I stood in the doorway covered in the girls blood. Emily's hand covered her mouth as she let out a gasp tears gathering in her eyes, Paul moved forward slowly flaring his nostrils at the scent.
I swallowed bowing my head, "I'm going to shower." I stated my voice thick with emotion watching Emily's eyes water painfully. No one spoke as I walked past to the back rooms, stepping into the bathroom I sighed closing my eyes and silently replaying the vision of Bella's form so broken in my arms as I checked for a pulse. The sink turned on in front of me quietly and I inhaled smelling Emily's sugary scent tinted with the blood of Bella. She gently wiped the cloth down my chest causing the white material change to a drastic red as she wiped my skin clear of the offending substance. Her voice was quiet as she spoke, her lips trembling.
"There's so much…" she whimpered and I swallowed. "I told Billy and the Chief it was a bear attack." I said slowly, watching as she rinsed the cloth again briefly colouring the sink a weak red. "And was it?" Emily's words were weak as she looked back up at me with sadness. I nodded slowly, "There was tracks not far from where I found her. It looked like he threw her around a bit before loosing interest…but there was so much blood." I paused looking down at her, "I don't know if she'll make it Em…" I whispered and a silent tear fell down my cheek.
Wrapping her arms around me she let me silently cry for Bella, only if for a night.