As I stepped out of the car, I was greeted by Alice. "Bella, what is wrong?" She pulled me into a hug.
Jacob appeared at my side, and waited for Alice to release me. The moment she did, he pulled me to his side. "Alice, we need to see your family, now." His voice was still hoarse from crying, but it still was stern enough to get his point across.
"Of course." Alice turned away from Jacob, but she didn't seem mad at him. I noticed her eyes and sighed.
"Alice…" I took a deep breath, and tried to calm myself. "Go hunt."
She stopped and turned towards me, her eyes black as coal. "And miss whatever you are going to say? It looks important, and with the dog here…" She tilted her head towards Jacob.
Jacob tensed, and let out a low growl, and I flinched away from him. "Please, not right now." I looked between the two of them, and begged them to stop. They were the closest that I had to family within a thousand mile radius, at least. If they fought right now, I would loose it.
"I'm sorry, Bella." Jacob pulled me to his side and sighed. "Alice, I'm sorry, but this is not the time or place. Please, just take us to you family, and then you can hunt whenever you want." He looked at her black eyes. "But please don't let us stop you."
"Okay then…" Alice looked completely confused, and looked between me and Jacob. She quickly turned and started to walk at almost a human sprint pace.
Jacob grabbed me firmly around the waist with his right hand and pulled me off the ground, following Alice quickly.
We arrived in the living room in seconds, and Jacob placed me softly on the couch, and stood next to the arm of the chair. He was very tense, and he wrinkled his nose, probably at the smell of vampires.
"Jacob." I knew that the Cullen's were basically my family, but I still felt as if Edward would come into the room and kill me if he got the opportunity. I needed Jacob, my safe harbor. He would always protect me, especially now, at his most vulnerable state.
Jacob looked torn. He looked so ready to attack from his standing position, but it was obvious that he saw how much I needed him. With one last glance outside, he sat down next to me.
I waited for the Cullen's to appear. Alice didn't seem to know what happened. It was probably because Jacob had already decided to go to the house, so that was the end of her visions of Edward.
All of them appeared in the room at once, and they all paired off. Alice and Jasper sat on the stairs, leaning against one another. Carlisle and Esme stood next to each other, a few feet in front of us. Emmet and Rosalie sat on the ground near us, but Rosalie didn't even glance at me.
"Bella, Jacob. What is going on?" Carlisle's voice was very calm, but his eyes were focused solely on us.
Jacob tightened his grip on my shoulder, but his eyes were locked on Carlisle.
"Edward murdered our fathers." There was no other way to say it. I had to tell them, but once I did the pain started to flare again, and I buried my head in Jacob's chest. I could feel the soft stroking as Jacob ran his hand over my head, attempting to sooth me.
Suddenly, I felt better. The pain still strained my heart, but I sat up and sighed, looking around.
"Thanks Jasper." I realized that he was the one that was easing my pain.
Jasper nodded, and leaned away from Alice just as she flew to my side.
"Bella!" Alice pulled me into a hug and pulled me off the couch. "I'm so sorry!"
Then, I felt another pair of arms around me. "I'm sorry, Bella." The voice was one of the sweetest in the world; Rosalie. My eyes flew open as I looked at her.
"Rose?" My voice was hoarse, and I was still crying, no matter how much pain Jasper took. I couldn't believe that she was being nice to me.
"Bella. I'm sorry I was so mean before." She let go, and so did Alice.
"Jacob, I know this will be hard for you, but we will need to talk about what happened." Carlisle glance at me, and then quickly back to Jacob. "I think you might be better at recalling what we need to know."
Jacob nodded and walked over to me. He pulled me into a hug, and kissed my cheek. He then followed Carlisle, Esme, and Jasper upstairs.
I sat back down and put my head in my hands. Thankfully, Jasper was still close enough that he was still taking away part of my pain.
I heard quick muttering, and then the loud sound of the large chair moving across the room. Lifting my head, I looked at Emmet. He was being restrained by both Alice and Rosalie. Rosalie was talking softly to him, trying to calm him down. His eyes were blacker than Alice's, and full of rage.
Getting to my feet, I started to approach softly. "E-Emmet?" This was the person that was going to be my kind and loving big brother, and now I was terrified of him.
"Bella, get back. He is too angry." Rosalie was still talking kindly, but she seemed worried for her mate.
Suddenly, I lost all common sense. I walked closer to Emmet, and stopped close enough that if he flinched, he could probably kill me. "Emmet, calm down. Please. You can get your revenge later, but right now you need to calm down. Please, I want my big brother back." My voice was soft, as if I was four, and I felt as if I was. "My world is already crashing around me. I need my big brother." I put my head down. He was still thrashing, but maybe I got across to him.
Then, his unnecessary breaths started to slow, and I saw Alice and Rosalie take a step back. Then I felt a pair of large arms wrap around me, but they were ice cold; Emmet's. I let out a sigh of relief as I realized it was out of love, other than anger.
"Bells, I'm sorry. I just can't comprehend why he would do such a thing." He sighed and let go, taking a step back. "We will fix this Bella."
Then, Jasper was next to Emmet. "Could you have scared Jacob anymore?" His voice was sharp, but it was clear that he was taking on everyone's pain and suffering, and that he was on end.
Looking around, I realized that he had thrown the chair through the window in his moment of rage. There was glass everywhere, and I took a step back. My luck, glass, and a room filled with bloodthirsty vampires, this was going to be a long day. "Jacob, I'm fine." My voice was low, but I was sure that someone upstairs heard me.
I was pulled into a tight hug, and I realized it was Jacob. "I know, I just worry." His voice was still strained by all that we had gone through today.
"What did you decide?" I was focused completely on Jacob, but I could hear the low mumbling that was being passed between the four vampires, and I realized that Carlisle and Esme were still upstairs.
"There was nothing to decide. I told them what happened, and the wolf pack will join up with the Cullen's to get him."
"Jacob, Bella, you two shouldn't be talking about this." Jasper broke through our conversation. "You both are very distressed as is. You can discuss this on a later date, but you both need to take time to mourn. Don't worry about this." I could feel the coming waves that Jasper was sending me, and I could tell that he was taking on as much of the pain as he could.
I nodded. These were basically my family, and now they were going to kill a member of their family for me. It was so hard to not curl up and cry.
"Do you have a place to stay?" Alice's voice was low and pained, which seemed impossible for her always cheery tone.
"My house." I tightened my grip around Jacob's waist as I said this. It would be challenging to go home, and I knew I would sob throughout the night.
"We have a guest house out a little in the woods. We rarely go out there." Rosalie cut in, looking at Jacob. "I doubt it would smell of vampires."
"Don't worry 'bout it. I have gotten used to the smell." Jacob laughed a humorless laugh for half a second, then was silent again.
"I will take you out there. You can stay as long as you want." Emmet said quickly, then looked at Rosalie and Alice. "Could you pack up some food for them."
With half a nod, both Alice and Rosalie disappeared into the kitchen, and reappeared moments later with four large bags of food. "We didn't know how long you would be there, and we know that Jacob eats a lot…" Alice explained quickly and handed the bags to Emmet.
"I'll come along, to keep the mood…light." Jasper said softly.
Taking a breath, I shook my head. "No. Jasper, I know how much pain we are putting on you. Stay here. And Alice, eat." My voice was sterner than I meant it to be, but I got my point across just fine.
"Well no matter how much you want me to leave, you are stuck with me." Emmet declared, and then nodded towards the door. "Come on, you both look like you need some sleep."
Jacob scooped me up in his arms and cradled me against his chest. I closed my eyes and felt the soft footsteps as Jacob ran gracefully after Emmet.
After only about a minute of running, Jacob stopped moving and shifted me so that he could open the door. I didn't move my face from his chest, which I just realized had a shirt on it. After all that had happened today, he had not transformed. I was so proud of him.
I felt his warm hands move from under me as he placed me gently on the bed. I heard him mutter to Emmet, and then the sound of bags being passed hands. Then the door closed, and the bags were placed on the floor.
Jacob came over and sat on the ground next to m head.
"Jacob." I couldn't keep my tears bottled up any longer. I closed my eyes and let the tears fall freely, the pain growing more and more every second, and I started to regret my decision to send Jasper away. I felt as if my heart was ripped out of my chest.
Jacob turned around and pulled me onto his lap and started to rock me softly, hushing me. He ran his hands through my hair, and my hair and kept muttering something to me, but I couldn't understand the words. All I could understand was that the man I once loved murdered my father, and that the man that I now love was suffering the same pain and torture that I was enduring.
Curled up in Jacob's arms, I fell asleep, still crying. But my sleep was far from peacefully. It was filled with the worst nightmares of my life.