I felt the blinding pain, hit me, as I buckled to the ground.
My legs and arms felt like jelly, the world began to spin. Distantly, I heard a howl of fury, it ripped the air, I was terrified. I was alone. I was about to die.
The Vampire was quiet, as it gazed coldly down at me. I thought I saw a hint of a smile play about its features, but when I looked again; its expression was cold, blank.
I refused to scream. I was determined not to give that creature that satisfaction. Blind pain was tearing up inside me, ripping at my insides, clawing at my heart.
Then, the wind changed direction. The vampire lifted its head slightly, and sniffed. Then, it cocked its head...waiting...my head pounded relentlessly in the silence of the meadow...
Then ....then I heard the crashing of trees, plants being ripped out of the ground...And a guttural snarl ripped the air. I was shaking uncontrollably now...I turned my head my vision slowly blurring.
What I saw, could not be blurred. For an angel is good, and defeats the evil.
Edward stood there for a split second, his lips pulled back into a snarl, he smelt me. He turned to look at me. Our eyes met for a split second. All I saw was ....hunger, his eyes were coal black, his face...His glorious marble face seemed to be paler than usual, if that were even possible.
I stared back at him, willing him to go. The vampire was far more powerful then Edward was. It was 2'000 years old. Edward looked at the vampire, his features twisted into pure fury.
The vampire smirked right back at him. Edward roared in response...And leapt. Even though I was in pain, my breath caught in my throat. His skin dazzled as the sun hit it. He was beautiful.
"No, Edward!!!"
He didn't even look up. He was locked in deadly combat with the older vampire, his face hard with concentration. Esme gaped at him.
"Esme, help him..." I moaned through my teeth. I knew she could hear me. She could, she looked over at me, shock crossing her fine features. "Bella?" she mouthed. She sped over to me.
"No Esme- you've got to help Edward-!" I spluttered desperately.
" He can do this himself Bella, he's strong." She said. "It's you we've got to worry about, you're bleeding..."
I couldn't believe what she was saying. So what if I was hurt? So what if I was bleeding? For once I didn't care. All I cared about at that moment was Edward.
"Esme...Please!" I groaned. My body writhed in pain, but that was nothing compared to my anxiety about Edward. Esme seemed to consider it for a moment.
"Esme! That vampire....its two thousand years old!" I gasped. My breaths were coming in short gasps now.
"Oh my god!" She gasped. "Carlisle! Quick! Edward...."
Before she could finish, I saw five vampires run into the meadow. They were all people I knew...Carlisle, Alice, Rosalie, Jasper...And Emmet.
I knew these vampires...laughed with them...argued with them...joked with them...but when I laid eyes on them now, they were the most frightening thing I'd ever laid eyes on.
Their usual topaz eyes were black, wild with fury.
I watched as Esme joined them, they all sped towards Edward and the Vampire. I watched in horror, as the vampire got an advantage over Edward. It threw him to the ground, I watched in misery and fear, as He crashed into the ground. I knew it wouldn't really hurt him, but it was still painful to watch.
That was when the rest of the Cullen's reached them. Alice flew at his torso, and sank her teeth into him. Emmet body slammed into him, knocking him to the ground. Rosalie had also leapt on him.
But Carlisle was the worst. He was the oldest out of all of them, and so stood the greatest chance of killing the vampire. He too leapt gracefully onto the vampire, motioned to Edward, who had risen to his feet. Edward leapt onto the vampires shoulders, and before i could look away, he gripped the vampires head in his white hands and twisted it, ripping it right off, and threw it across the meadow. The vampire crumpled to the ground. He was no more.
Edward sped over to me, without a backwards glance at the rest of his family. "Bella...Bella...Can you hear me?" his velvet voice was rough. "Carlisle!" He called urgently.
He stared into my eyes, I felt his piercing gaze go right through my body. "I'm glad you're safe." I mustered. He was safe...
His eyes were full of pain, as he said softly "Bella...don't worry about me...You ...you can't leave me..Do you hear me..." He was desperate now. His eyes searched my face anxiously.
"Edward..." I murmured my voice weak...My bones felt like jelly... Edward looked like he would have been crying long ago...but of course..Vampires cannot cry. "Edward...I love you.."
Edward growled at me. I started, startled. "No, Bella. Listen to me. You will be fine. I know it. Alice?" He wrenched his eyes away from mine, to look at Alice. She slowly shook her head. "Edward..."
"No!.." His voice was suddenly wild, fierce. His grip tightened on me. "Carlisle...tell me...tell me she's going to be okay... Tell me!" His voice broke. His eyes were pleading silently.
Everyone turned to look at Carlisle, except for Alice, who already knew what he was going to say, already knew whether I was going to live, or whether i was going to die. Carlisle was silent for a few moments, his eyes trained on Edward's. Finally he spoke.
"Edward...." He spoke quietly...simply...Hopelessly. "Edward...She's lost too much blood."
Edward was silent, his face deadly calm. We waited. Pain continued to rack my body, but I didn't care. Then-
Edward's glorious face twisted into a mixture of agony, and pain. He let out a low howl, it sounded so sad, so filled with misery...tears began running down my face. I dint want him to be this sad, ever. Everyone seemed to share the same pain, although no one seemed to feel it as much as Edward did. My gaze flickered to Alice. Her Tiny face was crumpled, I knew that she would have cried if she were human.
Next was Jasper. His mouth had downturned, and his face was red, as he struggled to control everyone's moods. I wanted to tell him I was sorry. I hadn't thought about how much it would all affect him.
Emmet looked absolutely crestfallen, gazing down at the ground in misery. Next to him, Rosalie stood there, her eyes somehow dimmed.
Finally, Esme and Carlisle. Esme had turned her face into Carlisle's shoulder. Carlisle's mouth, like Jaspers was downturned in sadness, his face was sober. He looked from me to Edward.
Finally, my gaze flickered to Edward. My breath caught in my throat. He was gazing at me, with such tenderness.. "So little time.." he murmured, his pale finger tracing the outline of my lips..They trembled. He sighed, and continued "So much we didn't get to do...You will leave me then?"
He continued to gaze at me, as I whispered "Edward...I have no choice...you heard Carlisle..." Wordlessly, he lifted his cool fingers, and put them softly against my lips, to quieten me.
"Bella...I know. Don't blame yourself." We both smiled feebly at each other, as we realised. It was always me saying that to him. Now, it was his turn. "Bella..I love you..I will come as soon as I can.." His face turned to anguish, as he dropped his eyes from mine.
"No" I said, firmly. He looked back up at me, his eyes pained. " Bella...please...dont start that.." He murmered softly.
" Edward...you will not die after me..you will not follow me...you will live on..you have to.." I managed through clenched teeth. The pain had intensified.
" Bella....please..." His velvet voice hid a note of sudden urgency. We gazed at each other for what felt like eternity. " Bella...you know I cant live without you..I wont..." His voice faded into dark silence.
" Edward...I havent got much time left... I am asking you to do this for me...as a last wish...please..I couldnt bear if you were..."
He glared at me fiercely. " What..you would seperate us forever? You...you of all people would seperate me from you?"
I didnt say anything. I didnt have to. " Bella..." he said in a broken voice " Do you know how long vampires live?"
" I know... Edward...my life is over..yours is not...please ...live on...for me?" I aked, my voice pleading. My vision was beginning to darken. I was frightened.
" Dont worry Bella...Its going to be okay.." murmered Jasper under his breath.
Edward continued to stare at me. Every now and then, a spasm of agony ripped across his face.
The rest of us waited.