I decided to write the following chapters from Bella's point of view, I assume you understand why.
I gazed into the dark eyes without knowing what I was looking at. For all I know it could have been the deep waters of a lake, and I was drowning.
"Breathe Bella!" Edward snarled in my ear.
I gasped. The oxygen reached my brain in time for me to compose myself before the rest had noticed. I suddenly became aware of my surroundings. I was looking into the eyes of Jacob Black. But something was wrong. His eyebrows were pulled into a heavy frown, shielding his eyes. I was automatically reminded of the face. I shook the thought out of my head as this was no time to be sympathetic.
"You've come alone dog?" Edward hissed, his velvet voice nearly lost in a growl. It was more a statement than a question, as Jacob was clearly alone.
"The others have no business here." Jacob answered.
"Jacob, I highly suggest you leave." Carlisle said calmly, as Emmett cracked his knuckles. Jacob stared into Carlisle's eyes, even he could not find it in himself to be rude to him. Instead, he made a dash for me, but it was pointless. They all crouched in front of me, Alice, Jasper, Esme, Emmett, Carlisle, Edward and …Rosalie. The last figure took me by surprise.
" I just want to… I just want to say goodbye" He chocked on the last word.
"Goodbye?" I barely managed to get the word out.
"Goodbye to this Bella." Jacob said as he sized me up with his hand.
"Jake…"
"Bella, all I could do was hope. Hope that one day you would return my feelings. I know you love me, I know it's more than friendship that we have but it was never enough that I could keep you, to keep you just for me."
"I'm not going anywhere…"
"Treaty, Bella."
"They're not going against my will!"
"But they're going against mine! Can you imagine how hard it's going to be for me! Being in love with you, being what I am and what you're going to be! The world isn't black and white Bella! You can't just be Bella and I can't just be Jake, it's different!"
"I'm not leaving you Jake"
"I know, I'm leaving you".
My breath got caught in my throat and I felt the heat crawl up into my face.
"You're leaving…me?" I whispered the words to myself.
"I'll be back, I promise."
"When?"
"A couple months, years…"
"YEARS?!" I screamed, unable to control the emotions.
"Bella, you'll soon find that time passes quite differently for you" he whispered, and I realized his lips were at my ears his hot breath tickling my earlobe. He backed away so I could look him in the eyes.
"Bye Be…" I put a finger on his lips to silence him.
"Don't say it", I whimpered. "Don't say goodbye"
He looked at me with tear rimmed eyes, hiding his emotions behind the well trained mask. His massive hands locked around my neck and kissed the top of my head, inhaling the scent of my hair.
"See you soon"
" I said don't say…" It was his turn to silence me.
"Bella that was not a goodbye, it was a promise."
"Swear?"
"I don't break my promises." He assured me, and then he winked allowing a small tear to escape his eye.
Jacob turned back to the window. Indecision lining his face and obscuring his gentle features. I wanted to hold him, to comfort him.
"Jacob?" Edward's voice asked calmly. Jacob's only response was to turn and look at Edward.
"When you do visit, feel free to use the door."
