"Put her down," a furious voice commanded.
Will dropped me, and whirled around to face the other person. As I hit the ground, the air was pushed out of my lungs, and something snapped. I groaned at the pain, and my eyes started to water. "Who are you?" I looked up through teary eyes. In front of the trees stared a muddy Edward.
"EDWARD!" I shouted in glee. I got up, and ran to him, smashing into his chest.
"I'm her fiancée," he replied.
-Edward's POV-
I trudged through trees, hoping I was heading in the right direction of our hill. I paused for a second, and closed my eyes. I pictured how I left, but it was just a blur. I couldn't think of the way.
"LET GO OF ME YOU BIG JERK!" a familiar voice screamed. Bella, I thought. I took off running towards the voice. As I got closer I could hear a deep male's voice.
"How are you going to explain the torn dress to your parents? They'll never have to know how you flirted with me if you just come home with me," the man said persuasively.
I ground my teeth together. Nobody should treat Bella like that.
"No."
"Come on, sugar. It won't be that bad. It's just one night." The voice was much louder than before. Only a couple of trees in the way… I saw the man who was talking to Bella. He was tall and had brown hair. His shirt was half open; his chest was very muscular. This must be Will.
"Fine, if you want to do this the hard way…" He easily picked up my Bella. I stepped out into the trees.
"Put her down," I commanded, my voice livid. I glanced at Bella for the first time. She wore a simple blue dress. It was a little muddy, and torn straight up the middle. I grimaced at what Will said before. 'How are you going to explain the torn dress to your parents?' It was obvious he was using pressure to get what he wanted.
Bella slipped from his shoulder, and on to the ground. Will whirled around to face me.
"Who are you?" he asked rudely. Bella looked up, and love lit up her face.
"EDWARD!" she shouted in glee. She ran to me smashing into my chest. I wrapped an arm protectively around her.
"I'm her fiancée," I replied.
Will's eyes narrowed at Bella. "You said he didn't propose to you."
"My proposal was a little late," I said icily. "Not that it's any of your business."
"I have to disagree.
Bella's my fiancée, and we're supposed to get married in a
couple of days."
"I heard it was postponed because her heart
doesn't belong to you."
"Then who does it belong to?" he challenged.
"I love Edward, Will. I lied to you in the restaurant because I was tired of being depressed. I didn't want to talk about him because I love him. Anyway, when I mentioned him, you got all jealous." She placed her arms around my waist and gave me a big hug. Then she looked into my eyes. "I love you, Edward. I love you with all my heart." I kissed her forehead.
"Wait, you're Edward?"
I frowned. "Yeah, why?"
"You're supposed to be dead." I looked at myself. "The ship… Father's cronies… they were ordered to kill you in the middle of the ocean." I gave a knowing nod.
"I thought there was something fishy when my lieutenant told me I was free to go home. My gut told me to go on another boat home, so I arranged something with a fisherman. He was very generous… It's a good thing I know German."
Will glowered at me. "If you ant something done, you should do it yourself." He reached into his pocket. Will took out his gun and aimed at Bella. My dream flashed before my eyes. NO! I'm not going to stand here, and let my Love slowly drain from a lifeless cold body. I yanked Bella behind me, and I stood protectively around her.
"Edward NO!" she screamed.
A thunderous bang echoed through the trees as something fiery hot hit my stomach. I put my hand over the spot and removed it. Deep red blood clung to my hand. I put my hand on the spot once more, but this time I didn't remove it. So this is how it feels to be shot, I thought. I saw many people killed in the past few months, I wondered what it felt like.
Everything seemed much slower than usual. I fell to my knees, and then to my side.
Bella gripped my arm, yelling, but I didn't hear anything. All I heard was the beating of my heart, slowly but surely killing me. Bella clawed at my arm, and the shouted angrily at the other man. Her face contorted in weird ways.
I didn't want her to worry, to be in pain anymore. "It's going to be all right," I wanted to say, but my lips no longer did my bidding. I was somewhat happy. I saw Bella again, and she uttered I love you. Tears slid down my face, but nobody noticed. I concentrated very hard.
"Bella, I love you," I barely moved my lips, but the sound came out. She looked at me, so much pain contorted her beautiful features. "It's going to be all right," I wanted to say again, but I couldn't. Blackness closed over my vision.
No, I don't want to lose my vision yet. Please, please just let me see her face one more time. But I want it to be pain free. I want to see her without pain, since I caused so much of it.
A/N YAY longer chapter, but it's so sad. I'm crying right now… Well, I hope you liked it. Oh, and I also want one more review for the last chapter, so I'm not updating until I get four… Don't worry, this isn't the end of the story… yet. I haven't decided if Edward should really die yet though… Maybe if I get enough reviews, I won't have him die…