"Bella, get up please. It's ok. The female has gone away for a while. Sam chased her as far away as he could. You'll be safe for a couple of days anyway. I just needed you to get away from the house." I looked up into his dark eyes, and immediately he made me feel calm. I loved him so much.
But still, something bothered me. If Victoria was away for a while, then why had he rushed me away from the house? Why had Billy acted so strange earlier, had he known? Had Jacob sensed Victoria's decision? I realised that he must have changed her mind, although he couldn't keep her away forever. Even though I knew he would know and try to stop me I decided to go home. There was something he was trying to keep me from.
If I were in any danger he would come to rescue me instantly. He grabbed my hand and pulled me close to him. The others turned away and grunted as Jacob kissed me. Remembering where I was and who I was with made me pull away, even though I didn't want to.
"Goodbye Jacob, I'll see you later." He sighed and took off into the trees. Within seconds he was gone so I made my way back to the Black's house. Billy was tense when I arrived to collect my truck. I could feel it in his eyes. I waved goodbye as I drove away back home.
I suddenly became anxious so I drove as fast as I could go. Waiting in the drive was something I had not been expecting; a dark tinted BMW. CARLISLE! Throwing open the door I ran as fast as my legs would carry me. The door was open. Tears streamed from my eyes. I stopped. The house was pitch black. There waiting in front of me in the darkness was as pair of gleaming black eyes.
I knew instantly it wasn't Victoria as she had crimson eyes, as a result of her diet. I cringed at the thought. Despite that I was still afraid. The eyes followed me as I took a step closer. Then the figure stepped closer towards me and I began to recognise the small silhouette of the vampire in front of me.
"Alice!" I screamed as I ran to her arms. She embraced me and squeezed me tight. Once again the tears washed over my face, making my vision blurry. She soon let go and cringed. I realised.
"Oh, you're thirsty aren't you?" I took a step back.
"Bella, I'm so glad to see you, I don't care." She pulled me closer to her again and hugged me tight. Letting go she smiled as warmly as she could.
"No offense Bella, but you smell like a dog." This was strange, normally I smelled sweetly to vampires. Although I had spent most of my time away with Jacob…Jacob…then it hit me. He had known all along. That was why he had kept me away, he knew that she was coming back. Suddenly my heart accelerated; did that mean that the rest of the Cullens were coming back too?"
"Alice, I'm so glad that you're hear. I've missed you so much. Are the others coming as well?" I beamed at her, trying to hold back my tears. She sighed, this was not a good sign after all.
"No. In fact Edward is going to kill me when I get back." Edward? Why would he be angry with Alice…
"He misses you so much Bella, you have to understand that. It is killing him to be away." Suddenly I fell faint. Alice anticipating what was about to happen caught me before I hit the floor. I remained unconscious for a while.
When I woke up I was cold. I wanted Jacob to be near me, even though I was with Alice. I sat up and saw the look of fear in her eyes.
"But he left me. He said he didn't love me any more. I don't understand." I stuttered the last past, about him stopping loving me.
"You don't understand, he left to protect you. The only reason I came back was because I was afraid. For weeks all I saw was you depressed and it was torturing him. Then as the weeks went by you began to disappear until you vanished completely. It terrified him." Alice looked concerned, her lack of vision must have been because I had been spending so much time with Jacob.
"He was afraid? Of what?" I already knew the answer though.
"That you were gone." Suddenly his words came back to me concerning the Voltori. He mentioned that they were the people to go to if you wanted to die, or whatever it was vampires did. I shivered, but not because I was cold.
"Alice, what does this mean? Is he alright? Is he coming back?"
She shook her head, her hair spiking off in all directions. I felt like my heart had stopped.
"No, Bella. He isn't coming back. I just had to see for myself whether you were ok or not. Now I can see that you are ok, well, better than we thought at least. You seem to be coping better than I thought. Although it doesn't explain the lack of visions."
With that she leapt up from the sofa and was gone.
"Alice, wait! Come back! Please?" She whispered goodbye and then there was silence. I lay back down on the sofa and cried. I would never see her again. Minutes later Jacob arrived and came charging through the front door. As he sat down beside me he wrinkled his nose in disgust. I couldn't understand why though, Alice smelt amazing to me. I decided to remain there for the rest of the day. Nothing could cheer me up.
Hearing my decision though, Jacob lay down beside me. I suddenly felt at ease again as he warmed me up. I was freezing. He must have felt it too.
"Jake, I love you", I sighed as I placed my head on his chest. He breathed deeply and I fell asleep on him once more, as he gently kissed my forehead.
