8/8/2007
A/N; hi thanks everyone for the reviews, I was thrilled! I hope you like this chapter.
"Bella..." he breathed, all his love and worry conveyed in two syllables
Suddenly I was slammed in the chest with something solid.
"NO!" no Edward roared again, in that booming voice.
I found myself pinned to the ground by Victoria, her fangs finding a path to my neck, her eyes charcoal black, with the thirst for my blood.
I screamed, fear pulsing through my veins, and resounding through my voice.
The sound must have startled Victoria, because she jerked back. The fact that I screamed right into her ear, that is more... sensitive than humans. The noise must have caught her off guard.
The half second that Victoria was distracted for, was enough time for Edward to register what had happened, and what she was trying to do. To rip her off me and slam her into the floor about two meters away.
Edward looked over to me, assessing the damage. And upon realising that I hadn't been bitten, scratched, scathed, or in any way damaged. Proceeded to rip Victoria to shreds, holding none of his anger back.
And then I blacked out.
I woke to find myself in my room, with the blankets tucked under my chin; I noticed that I was not the only one here. There was someone walking around my room.
I groaned as I sat up, wondering who this intruder was. "Oh, you're awake" said a musical voice that was closer than I had anticipated.
I stumbled back in shock. Only to be caught in a pair of strong, cold, reassuring arms. I let him pick me up and carry me to the bed. I expected him to sit down, and cradle me in his lap, like he had done so many times in the past.
But instead he only placed me on the bed, and stood back looking at me intensely. I began to grow embarrassed under his scrutiny, and blushed, a light shade of red.
He suddenly pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. And dropped it in my lap. I looked up at him, confused. He simply smiled, then leapt out my window. I sat there dazed for a moment, wondering what had just happened. And what did it mean? I stood up, and the forgotten paper fell out of my lap onto the floor. I quickly picked it up and ripped it open.
Dear Isabella-
I know that you may think otherwise, but this is for the best. I, and the Cullen's' are leaving. This is not a hunting trip, we are leaving for good. I never wanted you, and I never will. Please understand that you were only an amusement to keep me from boredom.
-Edward
Understand... he was asking me to understand? This was not happening. This was only a joke that they had played on me. Sure, a joke. At least that's what I told myself. This wasn't happening. No, it couldn't be. I didn't want it to be happening. I screamed, grief; that he was gone, Pain; that he didn't love me, and that I was alone.
I vaguely heard Charlie bounding up the stairs to see what had happened, for him only to find me kneeling on the floor, with my arms wrapped tightly around my chest, in a vain attempt to hold my heart together. Tears were falling freely from my face, and I realized this was, is, happening. Whether I wanted it to or not.
Three weeks had passed. I was in my own personal hell. A world without Edward. I stopped eating. My grades lacked, and fell behind my average. I was miserable, and everyone noticed it. Everyone except him. I couldn't even bare to say his name, it brought back too many happy memories. Memories that I wanted to stay forgotten.
Mike, Jessica, and Lauren weren't really speaking to me they had tried, but they were no match for the voice in my head.
I had just gotten home from another painful day at school. When I heard a knock on the front door 'not now' my inner mind said. 'Why did someone have to break in now?' I groaned internally as I got up from where I was sitting and slowly walked down the stairs. I reached the top of the stairs and looked down.
(A/N; just wanted to mention that Jacob and Bella are already good friends, but he was away for awhile, and now he has come back :P)
I found Jacob Black, standing at the foot of the stairs with a sheepish grin "sorry, I assumed nobody was home" he said in a hoarse whisper. "Don't worry about it" I muttered and turned, walking back up the stairs, intending to go back to my homework, anything to keep my mind off him. But as I was rounding the corner at the top of stairs, to go down the hallway, a pair or large, rough, muscular, warm arms entwined themselves around my waist as I was hugged against an even warmer body to match the hands. "What are you doing?"I asked him in a rather bored tone.
"What wrong?" he inquired "are you alright, you seem different somehow..."
Suddenly I felt anger boil up inside me, the first real emotion I had had since- no, can't think of that now.
I jerked myself out of his arms and swung around to face him.
"Okay... OKAY!??! NO I'M NOT OKAY YOU BASTARD!! WHY THE HELL WOULD I BE OKAY?!?!?"
He didn't seem surprised by my outburst for some unknown reason.
"Edward left... didn't he..." he trailed off. It wasn't a question.
At the sound of his name I broke down, the hole in me ripping me in half, I was vaguely aware of those warm arms, once again holding me. Holding me together it seemed...
I cried out all my frustration, anger, and hopelessness, all the while with Jacob sitting there, holding me.
When all my tears were spent, I didn't pull away, his warmth was comforting.
"Thankyou..." I mumbled.
"S'kay" he mumbled back.
About 10 minutes later I fell asleep, only to be haunted by his face..
(A/N; hi. I hoped you liked this chapter. The next chapter will be out by tomorrow... (The 9th August 2007) PLEASE review. Thanx, criticism of any kind is appreciated. So tell me what you think:P)
