Chapter 7

Dinner was unbearable and it wasn't because Jasper was a horrible person. On the contrary, Jasper was oddly charming. He was a perfect match for Alice. Alice was erratic and busy, she was never calm but Jasper. He was very calm and sort of soothing. My dad seemed to like him as well but I could not concentrate on having a conversation with anyone. I was engulfed in my worrying for Edward. I highly doubted it was worth anything but I couldn't change the way I felt. I needed to know where he was, I was losing my mind.

I got up to get dessert and the house phone rang. I rushed over to get it. "Hello?"

"Bella." I couldn't make out the voice, it was familiar but different. It was gruff and pained.

"Yes."

I heard deep breaths. "I need you, I need you to come. You're the only one who'd understand."

"Edward?" I asked alarmed.

"Bella?" My father asked from the kitchen.

"I –" I began.

"No! Please don't. Don't tell him it's me. Please." He begged with a shaky voice. There was panic in his voice and it wasn't something I was used to. Edward worried about stuff but he never let me notice

"Why?" I asked cautiously. "Where are you?"

"I'm in Victoria."

"You're in Canada?" I hissed. "What the hell are you doing there?"

I heard my dad get up and walk into the living room. "Bella who are you on the phone with?"

I cleared my throat. "A friend."

"You look anxious."

"I…it's…" I was a terrible liar and my father was a great at noticing the lies. He was the chief of police. "I need to go upstairs." I fled and rushed upstairs.

Once I was in my room I resumed the conversation. "Bella, I don't know. I don't remember much but…I was with her."

"We thought you were missing and you were with her. Obviously, it's clear that you have little regard towards me but your family."

He groaned. "It wasn't by choice…"

His voice was alarming. I didn't know what to do. I didn't do well in these sorts of situations. "Where?" I asked defeated. Who was I kidding? I was going to go find him no matter what.

"Where the ferry is, I'll wait for you."

"How will you know?"

"I'll know but I have to…go."

"Why?"

"There are so much people around me, I can't think. I love you, please hurry." He hung up what I believed was a pay phone. I was left very confused. Confused as I was, I grabbed my bag and my phone. I dialed Jacob on the way downstairs. It took him a while to pick up.

"Hey, are you busy?"

"Mmm…I don't think so."

"Would you consider going to Canada with me?" He was the only one I could ask. I shouldn't have but he needed me, he truly did. "I know it sounds…he's there and he called…you don't have to –"

He cleared his throat. "I suspect we're talking about Edward, who else would ask you to go to Canada in the middle of the night? He's such a…there are no words for his kind of stupidity."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it, where in Canada is he?"

"He's in Victoria. He called me and I –"

"I know and I'm in."

"I'll go pick you up." I offered.

He agreed and I ran out the door with little explanation. I sped through town and ended up at Jacob's doorstep. He emerged looking drained and I felt a pang of guilt. He was obviously not at his best and I was making him go to Canada with me, it was over a four hour drive to the ferry's that took you to Victoria.

"You ready?" He asked.

I shrugged. "I'm worried about him and it seems stupid to be so worried about a person who has hurt me so much."

"Your love is unconditional." He got into the car hurriedly. "I can't change that, can I?"

I didn't answer, I drove off and for nearly two hours he said nothing. Finally, I asked about Leah. "She called earlier and she said that she was sorry that she hadn't been talking much but that she wanted to see me tomorrow."

"Are you okay?" I asked. He looked sick and I knew when he was sick. I had known him for so long that he couldn't lie to me. "Are you catching a cold or something?"

He shook his head. "There's this thing going around. All the guys have been catching it."

I yawned.

"You want me to take over."

"I have to feel like I'm doing something."

We drove for a couple more hours until we parked and a ferry took us to Victoria. When we arrived I appeared to be a mad woman. I roamed the dock and there was no one there.

"Bella, where the hell is he? Dammit, I can't believe we're in Canada to look for him. It's completely ridiculous. I think I'm delirious, I don't remember when I agreed to this."

"Thought you were coming alone." A hushed voice said, it made my heart skip a beat. I turned around and saw a dark figure. It was Edward, he was utterly disheveled. His hair was a mess his clothes were dirty, his eyes were dark. This wasn't Edward, this was some horrible version of the man I married.

Edward walked over to me. "It doesn't matter, nothing can be done." He smiled bitterly. "It's all over. I thought I could do it but you're just to sweet to resist, I thought I could manage but my mouth waters as I look at you."

My lips parted but no words came out.

"I guess I should've known that you'd bring him along. You ran to him the first chance you got. The sad thing is that he can't protect you." There was a gush of air and suddenly he was inches from me. He took my arm and pulled me away from Jacob. He put his hand on the side of my face and leaned in to whisper something into my ear. "If only I had the strength stop." I caught a glance at his eyes and they were ruby red and there were dark circles around them.

"No!" Jacob roared. "This is not real."

Edward inhaled softly. "You're so sweet." He pressed his lips to throat.

I was frozen with fear, fear that I had never felt before. Was this even real? Was I about to be killed by a vampire, by the man who is my husband? This made no sense, vampires are not real.

"I'm sorry." His voice was pained. I could feel his cool breath upon my skin.

Just as he began to part his lips there was a tearing, almost explosive sound, followed by the roar of an animal. I didn't turn, I couldn't even move. Edward seemed to be caught in the same predicament. He stood frozen for a moment but soon began to step away from me.

The animal behind me roared more loudly. I could feel the presence of the creature behind me. I did not know what to be more worried about, the vampire in front of me or the large creature looming behind me.

A softer sound erupted from the creature and with that Edward sprinted away, the wind trailing behind him. The creature behind me took off after him. It was dark and I could not make out what the animal was before he disappeared into the trees.

Was this thing protecting me? Why else would it lunge after Edward, who clearly wanted to kill me? When I could finally turn around I found tattered pieces of clothing, I bent down to pick a piece up and suddenly realized that Jacob wasn't there and that these pieces of clothing were pieces of Jacob's clothing.

I straightened up and took deep shaky breaths. Before I knew it, hot tears were running down my cheeks. I began to walk aimlessly. I didn't know what to do. Jacob was….i had not the faintest idea of what had happened and…Edward was…not Edward.

I couldn't call my father, he would have a heart attack. Alice could not come, I would never allow it. The only person I had left was Billy, he had to do something.

I dialed his number hoping that he would be awake, or at least answer at two in the morning. Surprisingly enough he picked up on the first ring.

"Billy." I blurted out.

"Bella."

"I…need help. I don't know what's going on but I don't know what to do." I sobbed. I would be surprised if he could make out what I was saying.

"Where is my son? Where is Jacob?" He said lowly, I was sure it was because he didn't want Jacob's mother to hear.

I sniffled. "I…Edward was…blood, he wanted it and then there was this…thing, it appeared out of nowhere and it went after Edward and I turned back and Jacob was gone, all that was left were shreds of his clothes. I don't know, I'm sorry, I don't know what's going on."

"We'll find her." A male voice said to Billy. I couldn't make it out. "He's a newborn, he doesn't even know what's going on."

"He's my son, and I can't let him be killed." An argument began to erupt. Everything that they said only made things worse. It made me feel like I couldn't breathe. "What's going to happen to him?"

"If he catches up," A female voice interjected. "The newborn will act on instinct, just like Jacob will but don't count on him catching up. The scent is…repulsive, especially the first time around. He'll do whatever it takes to stay away, we can sense danger."

"Bella," Billy said, finally addressing me. "Come home, as soon as you can."

"What's happening?"

"Nothing out of the norm, for this town, get here and we'll talk. You saw what you saw but you'll tell no one."

I re-wrote this half a dozen times, please tell me what you think. 5 reviews and I'll post the next chapter that will be in Jacob's POV.

~Toodles.

P.S. I know I haven't updated in a bit but that's only because I was finishing up school but summer vacation has arrived!