Edward's POV
Edward landed on the ground and was immediately hit and dragged into the woods. He could feel the heat radiating off the werewolf as he tried to free his leg from the jaws. Edward kicked with his other leg and jumped free of that powerful vice grip. He landed on his feet and turned to face the dog. The werewolf was snarling and snapping at him.
Edward checked that Bella had not heard the confrontation and his glance up at her window made the wolf snarl even louder. He turned back just as the wolf was lunging again at him. The jaws missed his face by mere millimeters. Edward grabbed the wolf and threw him over his shoulder. He took off running toward his treaty land, trying to cross the line before the wolf regained composure. He hadn't made it far before he heard the paws digging into the ground right on his heels.
Edward felt the claws tear down his back before he could turn around. Searing pain ripped through his body but he continued to run knowing he was close to crossing the line. He flung himself across the small stream that bordered Cullen land and Quileute land. After he crossed the line he turned to face his attacker. Standing just on the other side of the stream was a tall russet skinned angry faced boy.
"Nothing going on huh Cullen? Doesn't look like it when you're leaving her room at 1 in the morning." Jacob sneered over the stream. "Jacob why are you doing this? Bella was catatonic after your little show in the parking lot. Why don't you give her a break and just talk with her? She loves you so much I can barely stand it. I was up there making sure she was alright after you were so terrible."
"Sounds like you got a great view of what Bella was like after you left her leech. Isn't too much fun is it, seeing her broken like that. Now you can be the one to put her back together but know you aren't the one she wants. It doesn't feel good putting all that time in but having her be blind to you. Let me know how that goes."
"If you truly loved her Jacob you wouldn't be putting her through this. If you've seen her this way before why would you want to put her through that again?" I was getting really pissed at this immature dog. How could he be so nonchalant about Bella being in so much pain. Although I had done the same thing to her, every minute I was away I was broken about having put her through this. I listened to his thoughts and found the answer.
"I see. It all makes sense now, you're afraid of her. You're afraid if you let her in she may leave you and you wouldn't be able to survive that. What if once she was with you she realized you weren't worth the effort and she left you? What if she came running back to me after finding you weren't meant for her?" I could tell I was pissing him off but I realized that if he didn't accept this and get over it he would never forgive Bella. Jake snarled at me and almost crossed the line.
"Get out of my head filthy bloodsucker. You don't know anything about me or Bella. We almost had something you know. We were so close but then you had to call and pull her to Italy. She had almost moved on but you pulled her back into your dark world. Why can't you just let her go? Leave her alone and let her be human!" Jacob was screaming at me now, leaning so far over the line I didn't know how he wasn't falling over. This anger was good, I just had to get him to realize she wanted him.
"Maybe I did break in at a bad time and ruin some almost guilty kiss she may have allowed you to have. At least when I found out she was alive and loved me, I didn't turn her down. If Bella walked up to me right now and told me she loved me and wanted to be with me I wouldn't take a second to think about it. I would wrap her up in my arms and make her mine. I messed up and left her, I realize I ruined all of my chances with her and left her heart open to find you. But to hell if I'm going to stand around and let you take that chance and stomp it into the ground. I will take her back if you don't."
Jacob was shaking so badly I realized maybe I should take it easy. I had to push him to realize she wanted him just as bad as he wanted her. "Like you could force Bella to do anything if she didn't want to. You don't know anything about her." "I know more than you think. I know what makes her happy, I know what gets her crazy. I know her inside and out." That set him off. Jacob launched himself over the line, not caring that he was breaking the treaty. This leech needed to die.
Edward knew this was coming and he jumped out of the way and sped off toward home. He needed backup if he was going to hold Jacob off. Jacob was too quick, he grabbed Edward and clawed him across the face. He jumped on top of Edward and began tearing at his face. Just when Edward thought he pushed Jacob too far, he was thrown off the top of him. Emmett appeared in Edward's line of sight. "Need some help bro?" Jasper was holding Jacob off and beating him pretty badly.
"Jasper, don't kill him. Just knock him out so we can get out of here." Jasper looked at Edward to make sure he heard him right and then landed a punch to Jacob's head. Jacob's mind instantly disappeared from Edward's mind. Emmett, Jasper and Edward headed back home. When they arrived the rest of the family was waiting on the porch. Carlisle looked extremely angry.
"Edward what were you thinking? You shouldn't provoke a young werewolf like that. Jacob didn't deserve those words or actions. What you were thinking?" "Sorry, I read his mind and saw he is only holding out on Bella because he is afraid she is going to leave him. I was trying to get him to see she loved him, not me." "I'm not sure how your method was the appropriate one. Maybe you should leave Bella and Jacob alone for a while." "I've got it figured out, please just leave me be."
I headed up to my room only to be followed by the only person who could have told Carlisle what I had been up to. "What Alice? I just want to be left alone." "Edward you're a fool. I saw everything you did tonight and when you disappeared I panicked. I couldn't find you and I knew there was only one way you could disappear from my sight. I sent Emmett and Jasper as soon as I could but I had no idea where. It sounds like they found you just in time. Don't ever do that again. I know you want Bella back and if you can't have her you want her to be happy but you can't meddle. Let them find each other on their own time."
Alice was right I needed to stop forcing them. "Alice, I….I'm so lost. How did I lose her? What did I do wrong?" Edward broke down. Alice danced to his side and wrapped him up in her arms. "I don't know Edward, your futures were always intertwined. I never saw it coming. Bella decided so quickly it makes me wonder what made her decide. Now I can't really see her. She comes in and out of view but it is really up to Jacob now. Why don't you take a vacation, head up to Alaska for a little while? It might help."
"I made plans with Bella tomorrow at lunch. I can't leave her now, she's broken. Just as she was when I left I assume." 'Do you think that's a good idea? I mean, won't that make it worse if Jacob shows up?" "I don't think he'll be showing up anytime soon." "Well any case we need to find a story for your face, it's pretty mangled and it will still be noticeable tomorrow." "I'm not lying to Bella, I'll tell her the truth. I need to be honest with her about everything now."
Edward waited until Alice left and he ran back into the woods to make sure Jacob was all right. The spot they had left him was empty. He checked that Bella was still sleeping and then headed back home. He could feel himself already counting the hours until he saw her again tomorrow. Oh boy, he thought, this isn't good. Bring on the self torment.
