Broken Love
Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT MINE! Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go curl up into a ball in a dark corner and cry. (It is recommended that you read Eternal Love first.)
Summary: Life couldn't be better for Esme, in love with Carlisle Cullen, a vampire. But when something happens, the Cullens leave unexpectedly. When danger comes again, will Carlisle return to save her? Sequel to Eternal Love.
This chapter is dedicated to ChocolateGal16, Ilove4everJasperHale, JSod93, x Vampire Bizznitch x, hot4cullenmen, Anne Lynn, cullen_luv95, liz, WhitlockRN, xtwilightxchickx, k-pattttttttz, nymphadora15, SunnySkies4Life, ashleyahh, xFender'sGirlx, JaCkSoN RaThBoNe Is MiNe, ultraaaviolett-x, and twilighter97.
Unexpected
Esme POV
My eyes calculated the distance and trajectory that James was coming at. Oh, God, please let this work, if not for me, then for Alice.
Then James lunged at me. I glanced at Carlisle's face one more time before I lunged, too. Perfect. I reached out my arm and knocked the lighter, so it was aiming at James.
He froze, dropping Alice on the ground, as the flame started to catch onto him. "YOU –" he never finished, as his arm began blackening, like charcoal. He screamed.
Jasper lunged forward and grabbed Alice, pulling her to safety. Carlisle took my arm and pulled me back, away from the mess.
Edward, Emmett, Bella, and Rosalie surrounded James. Carlisle turned my face away from the scene as I heard a terrible noise, like fingernails running down a chalkboard, only intensified.
I clutched at Carlisle's shirt and buried my face into it as they made a larger fire and proceeded to toss bits of white into it. There was the smell of incense and something else in the air as it burned.
Alice had stirred from her temporary knock out. Jasper gently cradled her head.
"What happened, Jazzy?"
"It's alright. You're safe now." He kissed her forehead, and then stiffened. Edward turned around in horror and stared between Jasper and me.
Something on my head hurt. I reached my hand up to my forehead and winced as I felt something wet and sticky there. It was red. Blood.
Oh, damn. Jasper slowly moved Alice to the side as he rose, staring at my wound. And then he lunged.
Edward and Emmett immediately leapt forward and grabbed hold of Jasper's arms. He growled as he tried to resist and pull out of their grasp, still staring at my cut.
Carlisle slowly pulled me away, but Jasper found one second of weakness and broke out of it, pouncing at me.
Carlisle intercepted him, pushing me back. I fell roughly against the tree as Jasper was surrounded by everybody else, trying to stop him.
I cringed as my shoulder began to throb. I turned my head and watched, horrified, as my sleeve began rapidly turning red.
My heart nearly froze as Edward, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, and Rosalie all turned their heads to stare at my injury. Carlisle and Bella tried to stop them, but they were thrown backwards.
The five of them were slowly approaching, crouching like predators. I started feeling a bit shaky, both from the fright and the blood loss.
All Carlisle and Bella could do was to stare in horror and try to pull them back as they lunged at me, their black eyes glinting in hunger.
Yes, yes, I know that you're thinking "This is just New Moon all over again", and, just to warn you, it probably will be for the next few chapters. But I promise on my new archery set that I will be mixing my own twists into this story. Review if you're happy that James is dead!
