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9. The End…

BPOV

The final shot was deafening. I felt the shot ring through my head at least ten times before I registered screaming. Edward had gone rigid nest to me. He pulled me close and through the crowd of guards and out into the corridor. The temperature was very low….I shivered. Not good. The bullet had missed. Me. Thank god. I ran and he ran. The entire corridor was deserted. His breathing was labored. Harsh. I turned and saw what I dreaded. His shirt was stained with blood. He was shot. Oh no…I stared at it. The hole was a little below the heart. Not good. His eyes were watery.

"Edward….." I said feeling myself tearing up. His eyes met mine and there was pain in them. Pain he was hiding.

"Edward…do you know where you are going?" I asked him after ten minutes of running. He shook his head. His eyes were hard. I knew that something wrong was going to happen. Something bad. Edward had a long cut across his cheek. The more I thought about it. The more guilt I felt. He was slowing down now. The blood loss was increasing. I felt my stomach churn. Edward was dying. It was obvious.

The sound of running. Shooting. Oh no…..I looked at Edward. His eyes were angry. I could see the pain in them. Suddenly we stopped. I would stay by him no matter what. He was my life and we would live only with each other.

"Edward…what-"

He pressed two fingers to my lips. His eyes held love and nothing else. But there was a hint of sadness. Okay more than a hint. I searched his face for anything. No….

"Bella….I loved every moment I have spent with you and I will always treasure them. I love you so so much. But now….We have to go our separate ways. Go to the jet. Its waiting out back. I need you to go. I need you and want you to survive, make babies and live a long life. Either one of us lives or both of us die….Okay? You've got to go." He said before kissing me lightly. He vanished. I stood at the end of the corridor dumbstruck. He just broke up with me. I felt my world crash to pieces.

"Bella go!" his voice echoed. I started running. In some direction. The tears blinding me. So much pain. I now understood what he meant by one of us dying. He was going to kill James but he knew he was going to die. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me.

Almost out. I burst out into the open. Tyler was there. He looked upset. He waved at me requesting me to run faster. But I couldn't do it. Edward was….going to die….

"Bella?" Tyler's voice called from above me. I just shook.

"Bella? What are you doing? Come on." He said. I shook my head.

"Why?"

I looked at him and saw what I needed. I knew what to do now. The shots inside were louder. Each one made my blood go cold. I stood up and kissed Tyler on the cheek. He looked surprised.

"Ty, I'll miss you" I said before turning and darting towards the building.

….

The sight inside was terrible. The hall inside was where I had to go. My instinct took me there.

James was missing. His face brought a fiery roll of anger. But I had more pressing matters at hand. Edward. Where was he? Was he okay? Was he….a…al…alive?

I scanned the room. There he was. His eyes were unfocussed.

"Edward!" I screamed as I ran to him. His eyes settled on me. But they were not his eyes. The pain in them was too much.

"Bella…." He whispered. His voice was so feeble. I knelt down beside him.

The tears that came out of my eyes slid down my cheeks in torrents and fell on his bloody shirt. I clasped his hand between mine. He smiled slightly.

"Edward. We have to get you out of here." I said quickly. He shook his head. I stared at him. Was he mad? If he thought he could get me to leave the room without him he was going to think again. "No Edward…You're not going to die. I'll save you. We'll get you to a doctor…."

"Bella…I love you…but I can't survive much longer. I can't bear to see you like this. Promise me that you will leave me here. I don't need to go back. My end is near. You know that. Accept it. Once you escape give Tyler my thanks. Escape love. Go get married. Have a happy life okay? Live for me." He said. I leaned down and kissed him as lightly and lovingly that I could.

"Edward…I can't." I said crying harder now. He was serious and from the floor his eyes were straining to look at me. I shuddered. James was going to die. He was going to pay.

He smiled slightly. Yes you can. I read that in his eyes.

I kissed him once more.

"I'll always, always love you Edward."

He smiled slightly. He did too….

I pulled out the gun stowed in the pocket of the borrowed uniform. It was heavy but I knew it would do the job. The blood on my hands was seriously suspicious. I didn't care. Not when it was Edward's blood. I stumbled when I realized that I had no idea where James would be. I had no idea where I had to go. Or what he was planning at the moment.

But somehow my fate was mixed with his. He happened to pass me.

"77! I need you to unload the controls. We have to get it destroyed." He yelled into his phone. I peeked into the clean room that smelled strongly of lemons. The cut on my forearm stung a bit but it was nothing compared to the sting of lost love….Nothing.

"They are on their way! We have to?"

-pause-

"What do you mean 'you can't'? This is an entire organization goddamnit!"

Who were 'they'? Why was he scared of them?

I froze. A cold tip touched my temple. I turned slowly.

A tall guy with dark brown hair pulled into a pony was holding the gun. His eyes though weren't as brave as his hands were. They showed doubt. And that doubt was my only ally at the moment. I felt my head contemplate a dozen ideas.

"Uh….hey…listen why don't we keep this between us" name tag "Felix?" I asked staring up at him. He rolled his eyes.

"Uh….Do I hold a neon board pulsing 'I am dumb' on me?" he asked me prodding me with the gun. I shook my head. He grinned. His eyes held the board though.

"Felix listen. I can give you half, I seriously mean half my property if you help me out. James has promised you my property but how much? 3%? 2? I can give you 50%! Did you hear that?" I whispered to him. I waited with bated breath as he contemplated my offer. I knew that if this didn't work I was done for.

'Within shadow lies the truth dear one' my grandpa had once told me. I hadn't understood a bit then. But now I did. I had until now cheated myself with the lie that I wasn't who I was. That I was not Bella but Isabella.

"How will I know that you won't double cross me?" he asked me. I thought about his question. It was fair. But I didn't have an answer.

"You'll have to trust me on this one." I said knowing that I was blowing my chance to victory. But apparently fate had other ideas.

"Fair enough."

I could almost see my silver lining now.

"I need you to distract him" I told Felix. He nodded.

And he slipped into the glass room.

"James!" he yelled. I waited for his signal.

The next words were hushed but there was something being said alright. A loud cough was the signal. And when it came I was ready.

I jumped in.

"Bella….." James said his voice sounding irritatingly happy. I glared at him before turning to Felix he too had a sly smile on his face.

"Felix…." I said sadly. He too was going to have to die. James on the other hand would have died any way.

"Pretty Bella….So clever. So energetic. I am sad to see you in such a pathetic condition. Your boyfriend was a shame though. No fight in him." He said calmly but it was more infuriating.

"You probably didn't even fight him you bastard. You sat back and let them do all your work" I said jabbing a finger in the direction of Felix. James laughed.

"Bella…I am sorry." He said and I felt my hands being cuffed. Oh no…..

"Do you think getting me handcuffed is going to save you?" I asked laughing derisively. James laughed with me.

"Oh no…that and blasting this place will save me. It's a pretty time when the day folds into the night right?" He said before throwing the key on the desk and walking out. I stared at him incredulously. No way. I stared at my cuffed hands. I was stuck to damned door. Not good. The entire unit was going to be blasted to pieces. I felt cold creeping into my chest.

"Somebody help!Please!" I screamed. I knew it was of no use. Nobody here would save me. Not in this life.

The bomb would go off when? I thought back his words. Day into night? Oh my god….It would go off at twilight. No….That was hardly a few minutes now….

I stared at the damned key on the damned desk. It was too far off for me to reach.

I knew what to do…..

I shrugged the cuffs off. It was a simple trick used to jig the lock a bit so that it is breakable. I learnt it in eighth grade. I smiled at my success but it had consumed a lot of my short time…..

The door was locked. And the key…..Oh man….

I hit the door once. Twice. Thrice….

Okay I hit it seven times before I decided that it was too strong to break with my shoulder.

I searched for a rod or a anything. Nothing available.

Oh man…Why hadn't I thought of that before. I clambered onto the chair and reached up to undo the bolt on the ventilator. It swung open and revealed a small space…enough to fit me through.

….

I crawled and crawled…and crawled. The entire tube was so small that even crawling was really tough. I didn't even know what time it was…

And suddenly my silent question was answered. By a loud blast.

Oh man….

I reached forward, pushed the dumb door on the ventilator open and dropped out. I was outside. Man that was tough….

A jet was waiting and I saw a few police officials talking. The horrifying reality hit me just then. Edward was in that building.

"Miss….." a voice called me. I didn't react to it.

"Come on miss you are shivering." The same voice said. I felt a wave of irritation roll off me.

"We'll take you home now ok…" another voice more soothing said softly and suddenly I was off my feet.

"Noooo! Edward…We can't go….Please…..!" I screamed.

"I am sorry Ma'am but whoever was in there is not in there now…." He said softly. I opened my eyes and saw the remains of the huge building. It had been blasted into smithereens. I shook violently. There was no other word for it.

They took me to the jet and to a hospital. Apparently James was on his way to prison. That gave me a feeling of mild relief.

I would have court and stuff but hey I could do that? Couldn't I?

I stared up at the cute officer. He had nice black hair and his blue eyes twinkled a little when he saw me. I smiled a little at him.

"I'm Austin ma'am" he said smiling back.

"Isabella but I prefer Bella…" I said softly.

It was a long jet but I barely registered a hint of physical pain. I only experienced severe mental pain. The pain of loss. The loss of Edward. Nothing could cure me but I knew that I would heal a little over time. Time was all I needed.

Austin turned out to be a really nice but he was more of a great friend…..He was willing to help me talk to me for hours about insignificant stuff and finally my family was moving out of Forks and to Europe….Italy to be precise…..

I stared at the stars from the open hospital window…..They reminded me of a previous life. Life with Edward…..I sighed softly. The fabric of the nighty was comfortable and I leaned against the bolster slowly. Apparently my wrist was broken and I had also managed to achieve a cracked rib…..ha ha….i was otherwise perfectly fine….Or 'ferpectly fine' as the doctor of this place put it.

The stars lit up my life and Edward had done the same.

I love you a lot Edward…..

A/N: How was it? Please give me your comments. I hope this chapter was good….