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Warning this chapter will have death, and assault on a woman…
Chapter Song: Death Is The Road To Awe by Clint Mansell (highly recommend listening to while reading)
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During their mid-day rest the following afternoon Bella was standing with Emmett as they refilled their canteens. Edward was walking up to Jasper who he hasn't spoken since last night.
Jasper was leaning against a tree as he sharpened his blades for his arrows.
Edward placed his shoulder onto the tree next to him, trying to meet his eyes.
"Jasper if you speak of Angela like that again, I will reprimand you. Bella didn't deserve that either, she is testing us Jasper, you know better," Edward spoke seriously.
Jasper's sharp eyes flicked to Edward then back to his task. He didn't respond.
Edward blew out a long loud breath and placed his back against the tree letting his head roll back.
"She's not Angela," Edward said softly with understanding.
Jasper pushed off the tree quickly and turned swiftly to Edward.
"She looks just like her Edward," Jasper said and looked away taking deep breaths.
Edward nodded in understanding. Bella looked just like Angela, with very few subtle differences.
"Would Angela allow your treatment of Bella if she were here today Jasper?" Edward asked and walked over placing a hand on Jasper's shoulder.
Jasper stood there in silence as Edward waited patiently.
Then Jaspers now sorrowful eyes turned to Edward.
"I still love her to this day," Jasper whispered and released a shuddering breath.
He and Angela were lovers; he was five years younger but loved her with his entire soul. When Carlisle paid more attention to his other women Angela would have Edward's help her to sneak out to see Jasper for the night. He was loved by her fiercely as well, but most of her heart belonged to Ben.
He loathes himself for not saving Angela, that day. He was out with his father for the week hunting. He came back to a devastated Edward, but Jasper was forever heartbroken after the news.
This was Jasper's uprising and revenge just as much as it was Edward's.
Jasper doesn't hate Bella it was far from it; he is trying to control his feelings. He wants to love her as he loved Angela and her return those affections. He knows that can't happen though.
Alice was an arranged marriage, but he does not love her like a husband should love his wife.
His heart still belonged to his beloved Angela.
Edward's own heart ached for his dear friend.
He could never imagine losing Bella; he would be lost without her breathing in this life.
"I know Jasper… I know my friend," Edward whispered and let Jasper stare at Bella without any ill feelings.
Edward and Jasper just stared at the woman who captured their hearts in more ways than one.
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As they passed by a steep ravine that could easily kill a man by a mere misstep Bella closed her eyes and turned her face the other way.
After a long time had passed Bella felt lips at her ear. "It's okay to look now," Edward whispered.
Bella slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to meet his eyes.
"Thank you," she said sincerely glad to finally watch the passing landscape.
When the men started shouting in the front of the line Jasper glanced at Bella and Edward as he pushed his horse forward. Emmett followed.
Edward's keen senses perked up as he looked at the commotion yards in front of them.
He could barely see a small carriage and other men wielding swords.
Edward clucked his tongue and kicked Lucian's sides making Bella fly backwards into him as Lucian pushed full speed.
"We mean you no harm if you put down your weapons," Emmett was ordering the small group of men as Edward and Bella arrived.
Jasper's dark eyes darted all around them making sure this wasn't a trap and they weren't currently being surrounded.
Then Edward saw his body stiffen, he then flicked his gaze to Bella. He made his horse gallop full speed to a gathering of trees.
Jasper being second in command to Edward gave orders for some men to follow.
"What's going on?" Bella whispered shakily, her façade of defiance tumbling down all around her.
"It's okay Bella," Edward promised and unsheathed his sword as he walked his horse towards Emmett.
He nodded at Emmett who leaned over and took Bella from Edward.
Bella gasped during the exchange and watched as Edward walked Lucian over to the men still wielding their swords.
"What's happening Emmett?" Bella asked with a shaky exhale.
"These men want to fight us for you," Emmett told her truthfully as she watched Edward's men all unsheathe their swords.
There was yelling and men getting into battle stances.
"Why me?" Bella asked fearfully with wide panicked eyes.
"King Carlisle received word from a scout about us bringing a woman through the mountains, he wants to take you from Edward," Emmett explained.
Jasper had fifteen archers pointing their bows into the forest as Edward removed himself from Lucian and held his sword expertly.
He stood alone in the field surrounded by men and held his sword with both hands in front of him.
A few men rushed him as Bella's heart was bruising her ribcage.
He stood still until they were right on him. He shifted his right foot and swung his sword through a body making the man drop lifeless. Another man ran for him as Edward swung his blade with his right arm up the man's stomach then quickly slicing him down through his back.
Her eyes darted to Jasper.
The archers were now fighting with their swords. Jasper was using two smaller swords compared to Edward's as he sliced though them skillfully.
Emmett hopped down and wielded a large wooden club and sword.
He stood in front of Bella and began swinging his weapons in sync. He bashed a man's head as he stabbed another.
Bella let her eyes dart quickly to Emmett's satchel. Dagger!
Her hands fumbled shakily as she forced her hand quickly down into the leather pouch.
She found the same type of leather bound weapon just like Edward's.
Her hands tugged it out and she released a breath.
Edward was covered in blood as he worked his way through men with no effort at all.
Jasper was one of the last few of his men as Edward had most of his.
Emmett was focusing on a group of five men distracting him so another two could descend upon Bella.
She let her mind go through all that Michael taught her and sucked in a lungful of air.
Her right palm held the dagger as her left hand balled into a fist.
With narrowed eyes she hopped off from Emmett's horse.
One man with blackened teeth smiled wickedly at her as the other just stared lecherously at her.
"Well look at this one she is a fighter, ooooh I like those," the first man blew a kiss at Bella as she glared.
"They make you work for it," the second man piped up.
The first man pulled out bounds as the second pulled cloth.
"King Carlisle wants to taste you first," first man cheered with a giggle.
Bella gave a face of disgust as the second man moved in for her.
She pointed the dagger directly at his face and warned, "If you touch me I will cut your heart out I swear," she spoke forcefully through her teeth.
Second man stepped back quickly and smiled menacingly. "Do you even know what that is?" he snickered.
First man gripped his rope with both hands pulling quickly and made it snap.
"No I don't think she does," first man said as he closed in on Bella.
She screamed and lunged forward driving the blade into the man's neck making his mouth gape like a fish and his eyes to open wide.
Blood gushed out and Bella let go, letting him fall stiffly to the ground.
"You wench!" second man screamed and rushed forth backhanding her. Her head snapped to the side from the force and her eyes closed as she open and closed her sore jaw.
He used that distraction to start bounding her hands together.
Bella started screaming and yanked her hands out of his grasp, making him snarl.
She dived under Emmett's horse and crawled along until she could stand. Once she could she ran into the forest. Her hands still bound.
The man followed her into the forest, he was right behind her.
She wasn't able to keep a good balance and fell face first into the mud.
The man reached for her to flip her over onto her back.
He backhanded her again making her see black for a moment before she felt his hands roaming up her thighs.
"You are no man! I will kill you!" she screamed it was so shrill her throat gave out.
He leaned slightly forward so he could grip onto his trousers.
She took this chance and sunk her teeth into his neck.
The man screamed and yanked his head back making Bella bite even harder yanking her up with him.
His hand gripped her hair and very roughly pulled causing some hair to come out of her scalp.
She gurgled on saliva and blood as he yanked her head away.
Suddenly he was jerked away and she was picked up and turned over a hand digging fingers into her mouth she didn't even realize it was still in her mouth.
"Spit it all out Bella," she heard Edward plead as she began to do just that.
From the corner of her eye she saw a furious Jasper repeatedly stab her violator.
He was screaming obscenities at the mutilated body.
Bella then let it all catch up with her. The fight, King Carlisle and his orders, the man she killed, the man who tried taking away a part of herself.
Her eyes welled up and her whole body trembled as a low long sob escaped from her raw throat.
She felt Edward wrap himself around her as she tried pushing him off in vain.
"I hate you," she sobbed out and tried pushing him away again.
Her movements lazy and uncoordinated.
Edward shushed her and gripped her head to his chest as he pressed his lips to her hair, his enraged gaze on the man who was now unrecognizable. Then he slowly moved his eyes to his best man.
Jasper was on his backside leaning against a tree, and his eyes were trained on Bella. He was gripping his hair in his bloodied hands and panting heavily.
Edward and Jasper locked eyes.
Emmett was standing in the background knowing what these two men must be going through.
They were reliving Angela all over again. They couldn't protect her and now they couldn't protect Bella.
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Bella was asleep leaning back into Edward's chest as Jasper and Emmett ordered what was left of their men to throw the bodies of their comrades into a mass grave.
Edward has refused to let Bella out of his sight even out of his touch.
He was covered in mud, sweat and blood.
Not that he minded as he ran his hands through Bella's hair grimacing when he came to small bald spots.
The remaining men's bodies who were Carlisle's will be displayed for all to see, just a slip into the uprising.
They will hang from trees that should start to send word.
Carlisle's terror will end soon, and the entire kingdom and those beyond will know.
A war was coming.
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"We will continue through the night and reach our town before sunrise; it will be news that Bella was killed. I want four scouts ahead of us at all times, this will not happen again," Edward commanded as the men climbed their horses and began their journey swiftly to the town that held Carlisle's fortress.
Jasper rode closely to a still sleeping Bella as Emmett understood the need for quiet and just kept his eyes open for anymore of Carlisle's men.
This didn't surprise Edward or Jasper one bit.
This was how they lived under Carlisle's rule.
He found sending out men to attack his son and his sons men for a woman that he wanted first dibs on was entertainment.
It was one of many reasons to overthrow him and his followers.
"Do you think she'll ever forgive us?" Jasper asked Edward quietly.
Edward glanced down at Bella who was leaning into his chest.
"I might never know," Edward answered honestly.
This was a huge drawback; Edward couldn't catch a break to win Bella's heart.
He was soon going off to fight a war he might never return from. With the way it was going he might die in battle and never even get his affections returned. He might not even get a simple kiss or sweet touch from the woman he had loved for half his life.
Jasper just nodded and kept pace next to Edward and Bella.
They rode till sunrise as Edward commanded and had the remaining men from their journey ride into town to tell Carlisle the news about Bella's demise.
Edward, Emmett and Jasper released their horses into a field and walked the way to Edward's hidden gem.
Carlisle knew nothing of it, and so far it has never been discovered.
Edward carried Bella the entire way.
Jasper was first to enter and held the door open for Emmett and Edward.
Rose and Alice were under the trap door; they could hear someone coming from a ways and always had enough time to hide.
Emmett strolled over to it and knocked the secret code and heard the latch being lifted.
It was open just a tiny bit as Alice stuck her head through.
Her smile was genuine and warm.
"My dear Emmett," she greeted crawled up and gave him kisses upon his cheeks as Emmett's wife Rose rushed out and wrapped herself around him.
Alice giggled and saw a blooded unconscious Bella.
"Oh my Edward, what happened to the girl?" Alice gasped and rushed over.
Edward greeted her with a nod and carried her back to his small chambers to lay her upon his bed.
"She was attacked Alice," Edward informed her and stood.
"Please make sure she gets bathed and dressed into fresh clothes. She will need food and water; we need to head into town. Carlisle has some explaining to do," he said darkly and walked passed Alice.
Jasper stood in the far corner, he gave Alice a timid smile and she returned it.
Then the men were gone.
Rose came into view through the doorway where Alice was running a cloth of clean water along Bella's face and neck.
"Do you need help?" Rose asked.
Alice nodded and answered, "Yes please she needs to have some wounds dressed and her clothes removed."
Rose began her task in silence.
"Do you think she will like us?" Rose asked after awhile.
Alice pursed her lips and shook her head.
"I do not know, hopefully. Poor girl must be confused, scared, angry, and I don't blame her. Edward knows better," Alice said in a chiding voice.
Rose shook her head. "Well it is not like he could court her Alice, he has been planning this uprising, he didn't have time for romance," Rose said honestly.
"No wooing is not Edward's forte, now is it?" Alice asked with a sly smile, this caused Rose to laugh.
"That's how you met Emmett… Edward and his noble ways, Carlisle never did catch onto what Edward has been doing with all those women," Alice said as she cleansed Bella's hair.
Rose laughed and shook her head. "No he is one great storyteller, he made it very clear to all women that wished to bed him and others that were forced that one woman had his heart," Rose said softly.
Alice shook her head in pity. "He will never know a true woman's touch before he goes off to war."
Rose agreed nodding her head.
The two women worked on Bella throughout the day.
Her exhaustion, shock and attack took a toll on her body, she should soon wake.
Rose and Alice couldn't wait.
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Okay sooooo what do think about Jaspers twist didn't see that one coming did you…
Yes I know it is unrealistic, but Edward is a virgin! Come on The Original Edward waited close to a century for his to be snatched by a demanding horny Bella…
You might all hate me now because Alice doesn't deserve this, I know…