As requested, here is a longer chapter! I hope it meets your expectations!
B-POV
"Bella, stay here." Esme directed as she cautiously opened Edward's bedroom door. Rose and Alice both followed closely behind her. I stayed sitting and wrapped my arms around myself while I tried to not hyperventilate. It's going to be ok…everything is all right…but my calming thoughts were interrupted when I heard Esme's piercing scream.
"Edward? Oh my God!" Alice's voice echoed throughout the entire house.
When I heard his name, my insides went hollow. I ran out into the hallway and stopped dead at the top of the stairs. The once clean and bright room below was now unrecognizable. The carpet was ripped and stained with what looked like blood. The lights had somehow dimmed which made the scene seem even more ominous. I searched with my eyes frantically for Edward, but I couldn't see him or anyone else.
I took a deep breath and held it as I started to descend the stairs. When I reached the final step my breath came out in one huge scream. Over where the grand piano used to stand were its shambles, but that wasn't what made me scream. Underneath all the wreckage was Edward, beaten and unconscious. Esme, who was kneeling with his head in her lap and trying wake him up, motioned for Alice to sit me down.
"I'm fine, Alice!" I screamed stubbornly when she grabbed hold of me. I moved to sit next to Esme and took one of Edward's hands in mine. I had never seen his face so emotionless…so…dead. It sent a shiver down my spine. I then looked around the room and realized it was just Alice, Esme, and me in the room.
"Where's Rose?" I tried to gain control of my voice.
"She ran off to find the others, apparently they went chasing after Jacob when he tried to run." Alice informed. She seemed distracted though as she said this. It was like she was lost in thought about something.
"Alice? Are-" But I stopped short when she stated to pace, and then her thoughts exploded out of her.
"I should've seen this coming! I could've seen this coming! If Jacob wasn't the stupid goddamn werewolf that he is!"
"Alice, calm down. You don't need to blame yourself for things you can't control." Esme consoled.
I felt a twitch of Edward's fingers in mine and met his hazy gaze when I looked at his face. Despite all the cuts and gashes he had received, he was still breathtakingly beautiful. He smiled up at me and brought my hand that he held to his lips. I smiled in return and heaved a sigh of relief knowing that he was gonna be ok.
"I thought you said you were indestructible." I teased.
"It would take a lot more than a jealous werewolf to actually kill me."
"If the both of you don't mind, Alice and I will go help Rose find the others." Esme said as she stood. "Bella, take care of Edward while were gone. He needs to rest."
And then they were gone. I switched my gaze back to Edward and the task I now faced. I started by removing the pieces of piano off of his legs and lower torso. He tried to sit up and help me, but I pushed him back down.
"It's my turn to take care of you."
After I threw the last piece of wood aside, I decided it was time to test out my new strength. I cradled Edward in my arms the way he always carried me and stood upright. It was unbelievable how light he felt!
"This is…different." He joked as we reached the stairs.
I carried him all the way to his room and placed him gently on the bed. His shirt was torn and stained with blood, so I removed it. Across his chest was a deep gash that resembled four claws. It was not bleeding, which led me to the conclusion that the blood was Jacob's. Edward seemed to notice the anguished look on my face and brushed my cheek with the back of his hand.
"What's troubling you, love?"
"It's nothing really…"
"How easily frustrated I am…to not know what's going on inside of your head."
"It's just…I wish that things hadn't ended up this way."
A flicker of pain shot across Edward's face, but he covered it up quickly.
"I knew that the decision to turn you was a mistake. Had I not, then this would have never happened. You wouldn't have to experience this pain…this…regret."
"Wait…Edward, what do you mean by regret?"
"The fact is, Bella, even though you won't admit this to yourself, you regret that you ever made the decision to stay with me."
"That is ridiculous, Edward! How can you even say that?" Now I was getting angry with him.
"I'm saying it because I've seen the look in your eyes whenever you look at him! You would rather be with that DOG than you would to be with ME!" Edward was sitting up now and yelled louder than he ever had before.
I blinked. Was that what he really thought? I felt my body start to shake and then tearless sobs began to escape from me. I always knew we were too good to be true. He had always doubted my love for him.
"Bella…I-" Edward tried to grab my shoulder, but I pulled away.
I stood and ran out the door. I didn't care where I was going; I just needed to get away from him. I bounded down the steps and out the front door. The gravel driveway crunched under my feet as I ran as fast as I could. Of course my clumsiness still stuck with me even though I was a vampire now, and I tripped over a tree root in the road. I went down head first onto the ground and laid there as still as possible.
"Bella? Bella! Come back!" Both Edward's and Alice's voices echoed from the house. Of course. She must have had a vision of me leaving, so she came back to try to stop me. I knew it was risky to go out into the real world by myself, being a newborn and all, but I decided it was better than having to face Edward again. I got off the ground and ran as fast as ever. Not knowing where my feet would take me.
It didn't occur to me that I had crossed the border to La Push until I saw the familiar houses passing me by. Each house that I passed made me rave with hunger. The smells that I passed were intoxicating, but I restrained myself with much determination from taking any action. I finally made it to the very cliff that I had once jumped from. The jump that had started the chain of events that brought Edward back to me. And it was all for nothing. Edward never believed that I was in love with him. I stared down at the crashing waves below me. Charlie was gone now, and probably after tonight, Jacob was going to be dead too. There was nothing left to live for. I knew it would take more than a jump from a cliff to kill myself now, but maybe the waves would toss me into some sharp rocks and tear me up. I closed my eyes and felt the cold midnight wind sweep across my face. I smiled then suddenly, knowing that death would take all my pain away.
As I prepared to jump, a twig snapped behind me. I turned to see who the intruder was, but no one was there.
"Hel..Hello?" I couldn't help but fear the unknown. "Is someone there?"
And then, a figure emerged. I didn't know who it was until they stepped into the moonlight. And then I let out a gasp.
"Aro…" I hoped he heard the venom in my voice.
"Bella! I've been meaning to drop in on you! I see everything's gone according to plan!"
It bothered me how Aro pretended it was an "accident" that he had found me. But even the disgusted look on my face didn't seem to avert his cheery mood.
"But where is Edward? I thought he would be ecstatic about your change!"
"He kind of was…at first."
"Ah…now he didn't leave you all alone out here, did he?
"Well…no…I kind of ran away."
"Well, that's understandable. I wouldn't want to live the way they do either. Not excepting what they really are…limiting themselves to second rate food."
"That's not why I left." I said angrily.
"It's going to seem that way to them after they find out where you'll be."
"And where exactly am I going to be?"
"In Volterra with us, of course."
"And what makes you think I'll even go?"
"Felix, Demetri, you can come out now."
I realized with horror that this was a set up. Felix and Demetri emerged from the woods with the hoods up on their cloaks. They each went for one of my arms. I screamed and struggled against them, but they had a good hold on me. And then as quick as lightning, we were flying through the night, away from Forks, away from freedom, and away from Edward.
