Chapter 2- The Flash Back

We were inseparable and so young. I was 11 and Jacob was 10. Back then we didn't care about the important things in life. We wanted to play, run around, and have fun. Looking back I remember like it was yesterday.

[Flash back. Year 1998]

Recess was the best part of the day. Running towards the play ground we all were screaming. We could not wait to start playing our game called Castle Takeover. I looked around at all the boys running around. They were all fight over who was going to be the king and who would play the bad guys who try to take over the castle. I heard my friend Amanda calling to me at the other side of the play ground. Amanda was sitting with Kristina and Evan on the picnic table over in the shade.

"Bella, come talk with us. Hey did you get the new Britney Spence album?"

As I looked over at the three of them sitting there I heard another voice.

"Bella! Come on the game is about start!"

As I looked up towards the play ground, that had magically been turned into a castle, and on the bridge there he stood. His name was Jacob Black. A boy who was in my 3rd grade class who I had a major crush on and who was also my best friend. It didn't take much convincing. I was not much of a girl that liked to talk about music or movies. We smiled at each other and I ran up the slide that was now a drawbridge and ran over to the bridge that connected both towers. He was waiting there with his hand held out.

"Come my Queen. We must make sure that the bad guys do not find you and capture you. I, head of the knights will make it my duty to make sure that you are safe at all times. I will never leave your side. I will always protect you."

How Jacob managed to be head of the knights ever day we played surprised me, but he was the best. Whenever Jacob was in charge I was never captured by the bad guys. It really paid off being the only girl playing with all the boys. I never had to fight anyone over who was Queen.

I grabbed Jacob's hand and we ran down the stairs to the dungeon. We waited there at the bottom of the tower. Everyone waited above us for the attack. Jacob turned to me and said, "If the battle gets too out of hand we are running for woods. I might have to stay back and protect King Ryan, but I will have my best men Grant and Steven take care of you." I shook my head, "No way! You have to come with me." He stopped me before I could say anything else. "No Bella! I have to protect you, and if that means you must leave and I must stay then there is no other way around it. I will come for you after the battle, I promise. Even if my leg and arm are cut off I will go to you. I will find you again to know you are safe." I nodded. I always hated when he made up his mind about these things. I just hoped that the battle in the towers didn't get too out of hand that the bad guys could make it down the stairs into the dungeon.

As the trumpet sounded the alarm of danger approaching, Jacob took my hand. "I promise, whatever happens I won't let them take you." Then the battle began and the game started.

They had come from there castle which was not as big as ours. They started climb the sides of the walls. From down below in the dungeon we could hear the clashing of swords and the screams of people dying. The battle raged on and so far we were safe. No one had made it across the bridge so it meant that we were winning, but then someone ran across the bridge and made their way down to the dungeon. Jacob, Grant, and Steven were ready to fight whoever was coming down, but it was just Spencer, one of our knights. He was breathing heavily when he spoke and it was hard for him to talk. "Jacob! They have killed King Ryan! They are stronger than they have ever been before. We only have four men left against their army of nine." Jacob took a glimpse at me and then turned to Grant and Steven. "Take her to the woods now. Don't let anyone see you." Jacob and Spencer headed for the stairs. I tried to run after Jacob to stop him, but Grant and Steven grabbed me before I could go any further. I screamed, "JACOB!" Before he ran up the stairs Jacob looked at me, "I promise I will find you!" Then he ran up the stairs into the battle. Steven, Grant, and I ran out the secret passage way and headed straight towards the woods.

We waited in the woods for hours, but there was no sign of Jacob anywhere. Then all of a sudden we heard footsteps come towards us. My heart jumped out of my chest. All I could think of was it Jacob or the bad guys? Steven and Grant got ready to fight if it was the enemy. Then a bow n arrow hit Grant and he fell to the ground. Then another arrow came and hit Steven. As Steven fell to the ground he looked at me, "Bella Run!" As I turned to run I was surrounded by all the bad guys. I was trapped. From behind me I heard a laugh. I turned to see their evil leader Cameron walking towards me. "Well, well, well. Look who we have here, Queen Bella, all alone!"

"She's not alone!" A voice came from behind me. I quickly turned to see Jacob limping towards the guys circling me. Cameron walked over towards me, and grabbed me by the arm. "You want to save her? You'll have to come get through all of them first." The bad guys started running towards Jacob. One by one Jacob took them all down. Cameron started to get angry when he saw his army fall. As all Cameron's man lay dead on the ground, Jacob started to limp towards Cameron who was still holding me by the arm. "Looks like it's just me and you." All of a sudden Cameron threw me down to the ground and ran towards Jacob. Their swords hit one another. And Cameron took one swing at Jacob and stabbed him in the stomach. Jacob yelled in pain and feel to the ground. I screamed. Cameron turned to look at me and started to laugh. "Looks like your brave knight was no match for AHHHHHHHH!" He started to scream and feel to the ground. Standing behind him was Jacob stabbing him in his heart. I quickly ran to him and we embraced. "Oh Jacob, you have saved your Queen once again." "Well I promised you, I would come back for you and I would make sure you were safe."

"OK EVERYONE RECESS IS OVER!"

Everyone laying on the ground who was dead, started to get up. Everyone was laughing and smiling. Running towards the building to back to school, Jacob grabbed my hand, "Great game Bella. You were amazing as always." "Not as amazing as you Jacob. You were the one who defeated them." "Well I can't wait till tomorrow's game to save you once again." We smiled at each other and made out way to class with all our friends.

(Hey guys pics of the actual playground that the charters Bella and Jacob r playing on is on my profile. also a drawing of the woods! Hope yall like this chapter as much as i did! plz review!)