A/N: Hey, everyone. Sorry that I haven't updated in awhile. I have been really busy. I will be working on the next chapter of Treachery soon (I already have the idea of what is going to happen in that chapter), but I also have to read a book called "Brave New World" and I have to write a report on it and answer a few questions. So I will be trying to concentrate on that too. I am going to try to write as many chapters as I can in all my In Progress stories. I also have a few stories I am going to be working on that I haven't posted at all, too.

Disclaimer: Everything in this belongs to SM except the plot.

Despair and Self Promises Part 2

Edward's POV

As if Emmett could read my mind he spoke up in warning. "Edward, Rosalie may have caused this, but I won't let you hurt her. I will have to stop you one way or another."

I suppressed a grim smile. My life would be easy to take than. I wouldn't have to go to the extreme and travel to Italy. I could just have Emmett do it.

Before anyone could say anything else, Esme came through the trees. I was by her side before anyone else was standing. "Is she alright? How bad is she? Is she―" Esme cut me off.

"Edward, we need Carlisle to look at her first. She is in human form and I think you should stay by her. She… she's in pain… she's screaming for you."

It felt like I was dying all over again. My angel is screaming for me. Nothing so pure should be in such agony. It's against everything moral… against nature. And she's in pain all because of my stupid sister.

"Okay, Edward, you come with me. The rest of you go home," He told them sternly. They nodded and turned to leave. "Oh, Esme," Carlisle called and she turned around, "I hope you will take this time to talk to Rosalie…"

Esme nodded, fury in her usually kind eyes, and took off for home with everyone on her heals.

I ran towards the road but it looked like they had carried Bella off the road because she was now in the forest about a mile from the road. She had tears running down her face. Alice was at her side: both hands clasped around one of Bella's. Alice was worried for Bella because, one, she was her best friend. Two, she couldn't see Bella's future to know if she was going to make it. And third, she saw my future if Bella ceased to be.

I ran right to my mate and kissed her forehead. I ran my hand through her glossy hair as I whispered apologies and "I love yous."

"The whole right side of her body is shattered. Her bones have already started to heal, but it looks like they have set wrong. Let's take her home and I'll take a closer look. Edward? Carlisle stated as he examined her swiftly.

I gently picked her up from the soft green earth below her. I was careful not to jolt her as I ran. She would let out a slight gasp of pain when I would have to jump over fallen trees or boulders. Her body was twisted and I felt the need to vomit whenever I looked at her mangled body. Oh, she must be in so much pain!

We arrived home to everyone in the living room. Rosalie's head was bent as though she were ashamed and I read her thoughts to find out that was truly the case. She felt sorry that she had almost caused my mates death. She felt sorry that she spent almost a century being angry with me. She felt sorry that she was jealous of the beautiful girl in my arms that could catch my eye and heart when she never could. And I wasn't ready to forgive.

She looked up at me with pleading eyes and I gave her a stiff nod of my head in return; my eyes colder than a blizzard or the devils soul. She bowed her head in shame again knowing that I would never forgive her easily or even at all. She knew that to kill someone's mate meant that the person who caused it would fight to the death.

Carlisle ran upstairs and laid her on m sofa. I sat on the floor beside her head as Carlisle examined her. Her eyes, the windows to her soul, were closed in her unconscious state. The only thing that told me she was in pain was the ghost of a grimace on her full lips.

I was so deep in thought as I examined her face that I almost missed the sigh that came from Carlisle. It wasn't a sigh of relief, bit a sigh of pain and regret. I looked at him, worry and concern pouring out of me in waves. Was she in worse condition than I thought? Was she in a coma she wouldn't be able to come out of? Was she dying with me beside her: unable to change her or save her and condemned to watch her die?

"The bones have not set right as I said before and with her healing factor higher than a human the bones have healed in that position. I…" he looked at me with stern eyes, about ready to tell me something I won't like. "I have to rebreak the bones."

Ice flooded through me, chilling me to the bone. The pain will be unbearable. I nodded slowly knowing it was worse to wait, to have her bones growing stronger in that position. They would have to be rebroken anyway. He looked at me again, but this time with a fatherly expression. "I have given her a lot of morphine. Her body temperature burns it faster than a humans so I had to guess how much she needs… She won't be able to feel anything right now though."

I nodded and flinched a minute later when I heard the unmistakable sound of bones being cracked in half. Each snap tore at my heart, destroying me. Snap. Love. Snap. Hope. Snap. Trust. Snap. Devotion. Snap. Family. Everything I loved and held dear was broken with each sound. They would only heal when she was healed.

When Carlisle was done breaking her bones, he put her in braces saying that a cast would be foolish considering that she would be fully healed in less than a weeks time. He put his hand on my shoulder as he was walking out the door. "She will be alright, Son. She will live."

I nodded as he left, silently closing the door. I sat down and watched my world broken in front of me as she tried to heal.

INTERMENTION ;)

About four hours later she awoke with a gasp of pain. Her wide eyes met mine and she cried out in pain. I was by her side in les than a second. My hands were on her cheeks: stroking her face in a desperate attempt to calm her. She looked at me one more time before calming down. Carlisle rushed in the room to check her condition and said she would be fine in less than a week for her benefit because he told me a few hours before. He also told her that she couldn't phase until he gave the okay because it may undo everything he did and make her worse. She nodded, taking the news with good grace. He gave her more morphine to ease the pain and she was soon back under.

It took about two more hours until she awoke again. She didn't look to be in as much pain anymore. I hoped she would make a full recovery before the end of the week. I didn't like seeing her bedridden. It tore at my dead heart. Would we ever get a happy ending or would we be the real Romeo and Juliet?

She met my eyes again for the third time. Her eyes showed a little pain in them but I could tell that it was the pain that one would feel when they stubbed a toe too hard.

"Edward," she breathed.

"Bella," I smiled. "Never put me through that again, Love."

She grimaced. "I won't," she said shortly. Her left hand reached toward me and I took it and kissed it. We stayed like that for a long time just feeling the love we had for each other.

I leaned forward and kissed her. "Go to sleep," I whispered and when I saw her reluctance I added, "I promise I won't leave you for one moment." She nodded her head and fell asleep almost instantly. I sat down by her head rubbing her hand and waited for my love to awaken again.

A/N: How was this chapter? I personally think it is kind of choppy. Hope you all have a good night. I will try to update again soon. :D ~JerinAnn