Chapter 10 here it is! I updated super fast, sorry, couldnt resist the urge to write!

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Chapter 10 Too Late

"No…"

My words echoed out into the night, and I could feel the hard ground beneath me. There Edward was, looming over me like a dark cloud. His black eyes twinkled and every other pant from his chest was a deep and ferocious growl.

Dark clouds loomed over head in the sky, and I watched with an increasing heart rate as a thunder bolt shot across the sky. More lighting flashed above, and I felt a rain drop pelt me upon the cheek.

My heart was racing a mile a minute and I just wasn't able to think straight. The smell of my own blood was making me so incredibly nauseated. What hurt the most was seeing Edward looming over me, baring his sparkling white teeth.

He desperately needed to quench his thirst, I knew. Edward had feared this of happening one day, and now it was. No! I wouldn't believe it so easily! One person was still a player in this game of love and war.

Annette.

What if this was just an illusion created by her?

"Edward…please…." I whispered as my lips trembled. I reached a shaking hand up to touch his cheek, hopefully to wake him up.

If he truly was an illusion, then my hand would just pass right through him…right? Or was I perhaps relying too much on my own knowledge of old ghost stories and movies. And yet, what if it was really him? What if when I touched his skin…I felt that familiar coldness…that I loved so much…and yet was supposed to fear all the same?

I felt my lips tremble harder as hot tears stung at the corner of my eyes and rolled down the sides of my cheeks.

I decided to go with my first guess and screw everything else.

My trembling hand reached up slowly to touch his cheek…just one touch would prove it all…

A deep night tearing growl ripped through the air, causing me to jump as I still lay there. The growl sounded deep and menacing, belonging to a creature that wouldn't want to be messed with.

Suddenly, a horrible beast covered in head to toe in fur came flying over me in a flash, slamming into Edward.

My back pressed hard against the ground as my heart was nearly pounding out of my chest.

I looked back suddenly realizing that Edward had been attacked by something.

"What the hell…?" A perplexed voice whispered under breath.

I propped my self up onto my elbows slowly, and turned around to see the beast that had attacked Edward.

Jacob was in the deep green grass on all fours, and I looked just in time to see a patch of still existing fur disappear from his hand, and the long snout and wet nose shrink down and disappear.

He was panting like crazy with a perplexed look upon his face. Jacob's six pack was visible, drenched in sweat as his chest rose up and down heavily. His cargo pants where still attached to his lower body, tattered and torn yes, but still salvageable.

"That bloodsucker...did I…did I just go right through him? Or…" Jacob whispered to himself. His eyes where darting from left to right looking at the ground.

"Bella?!"

Edward came running out of the woods and skidded to a stop beside me. He apparently failed to notice that I was bleeding and scooped me up carefully into his arms.

So, it had been an illusion. Thank god… And yet, I still felt chills running up and down my entire body. My heart was still pounding like crazy inside of my chest.

"I just left you for a couple of seconds! What happened?" He asked franticly.

Edward's eyes shot up quickly and he snarled deeply…I could feel his chest vibrating underneath me like a motor…

"Lost your temper again…and you take it out on her?!?" Edward spat.

"You…you no good blood sucker." Jacob snarled.

He stood on two legs now, snarling deeply, body shaking, and wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand.

Oh good god no…not this…

Edward thought that Jacob had hurt me….and Jacob thought that Edward had hurt me…that's why he had attacked…but in reality Jacob had just attacked an illusion of Edward…not the real thing…

Dear god no…not this…anything but this…

"How dare you hurt her! You disgusting monster! Ever heard of anger management classes? You should consider taking some!" Edward yelled.

Jacob's body rippled and he rubbed his temples with his fingers, trying his best to calm down with out exploding into a wolf again. Although I knew that his instincts where screaming at him to attack Edward in wolf form.

He couldn't and wouldn't dare transform with me standing there.

"What?! You think I hurt her?! I'd NEVER do that! But you…you should be ashamed of yourself! Look at the blood on her! You just couldn't control yourself anymore could you? Just wanted one bit didn't you? I'd never hurt her but you would! Don't deny it!" Jacob screamed.

Edward blanched.

"You think…you think that I…? I love her! I love Bella with all of my heart! I'd never hurt her! I will love her for all eternity no matter what happens! Understand that here and now Jacob Black!" Edward yelled back.

"You cant guarantee it!"

Edward's nose wrinkled and he let out a deep breath, shutting his eyes momentarily. He opened them again with in a second and glared at Jacob.

"You don't think I realize that? For your information I love Bella more then anything else!"

"HA! More then her blood?" Jacob questioned.

I watched as Edward's fists un-clenched and he snaked a stone cold arm around my waist drawing me towards him.

Jacob growled and fought back the urge to attack. Edward backed up slightly, ready to run way with me if he needed to. Or call a family member and get me to safety.

"Yes…even more then that." He answered finally.

"Then why did you attack her?!" Jacob asked raising a black brow.

"I did not."

"Liar! I saw you on top of her, and when I came in to attack you got away before I could get to you! You where about to suck her dry you leech!" Jacob yelled.

"I smelt Annette in the area and went to go search for her. Do not think of me doing something else Jacob Black. Didn't you smell her near by?" Edward questioned.

Jacob sighed. Apparently he was beginning to calm down now, his breathing easy and normal.

"The rest of the pack went after her, but I stayed behind because I smelt a trace of her here. But then I found you! You didn't have your own scent though…you smelt like Annette…why?"

"I don't know what you smelt, but I did not attack Bella. I love her."

"It wasn't real." I spoke up.

"What?" Jacob asked. He shifted his gazed quickly from Edward to me. Of course, as he gazed at me, he kept on looking back at Edward.

"Although you saw Edward on top of me…it wasn't really him. It was an illusion Jake. And it had Annette's scent on it because it had been created by her. She saw the perfect opportunity to attack me when Edward had gone to search for her. Don't you see?" I said.

I was terrified that Jacob and Edward might attack each other, or that the entire pack might show up!

Jacob snorted. "You still protect him after he attacked you?"

"No! Edward didn't attack me!" I yelled in frustration.

"Oh? And you expect me to believe it was an illusion? Who's to say he didn't just dart out of the way fast enough?"

"Jacob…please understand-"

"No Bella! You understand! We've been searching for this Annette person for ages, and yet we haven't seen her! Why? Either she's darting around places like Victoria did so we can't find her, or she doesn't even exist! My nose has been wrong before Bella, even when I try very hard to trust my instincts!" Jacob yelled.

"I've only seen Annette in my dreams and never in reality, sure, but…that doesn't mean that she doesn't exist Jake. I mean, before I met Edward and you I could never say that vampires or were wolves didn't exist, really, because I had never actually seen one." I answered.

"It's because you hang around that pack of bloodsuckers, and him Bella, that you end up like this. Beaten and bruised from head to toe, and then maybe in a hospital." Jacob snarled.

"I'm an accident magnet Jake, you know that. Even if I had never met Edward I think I'd still be in a hospital some time last year. I love Edward…and…I want to spend eternity with him, even if that means giving in to three days of hell. Through all my bruises and pains…I will stay by him…" I said as my voice trembled.

I fought back tears that threatened to shed.

"What if he attacked you and killed you? Would you still love him then?" Jacob asked.

"Yes."

Jacob snorted as he began to walk back towards the forest.

"Bella…I…I just can't do this anymore! I don't know about being friends with you either, things have gotten complicated and you know that. If you want to become one of them then I can't stop you….but…but Bella…promise me something please?" Jake asked.

He turned towards me, just edges from the woods. His eyes looked pleading and slightly saddened as he spoke.

"Anything Jake. You're still my best friend, no matter what." I said.

Jacob sighed. "I wish you hadn't have said that. Bella…promise that if or when you become a vampire…that…we wont be friends anymore."

I felt all the air leave my gut like I had been punched hard.

"W-what?" I stuttered.

"You heard me."

My body shook as tears welled up in my eyes and began to gently fall. I chocked out sobs and found it difficult to breathe as Edward placed a reassuring hand upon my shoulder.

"Do you promise?" Jacob asked.

I nodded meekly and hung my head. My shoulders racked with sobs and my knees shook.

"Oh…I also need to promise you something Bella." Jacob said. He bit his bottom lip and looked dead straight into my eyes.

"Y-yes?"

"I promise…that when you're a vampire…and if a war ever breaks out between your precious bloodsuckers and my pack that I won't attack you." Jacob stated.

I nodded and managed to force a small smile. A thought suddenly crossed my mind.

"Yes. But…Jake….?" I asked timidly.

"What?"

"Do you promise…not to attack Edward as well?" I asked in a whisper.

Jacob turned his back on me and looked dead ahead into the forest. His head hung slightly as gave a big sigh, rubbing his temples with his fingers.

"I'm sorry Bella, but…I can't make that promise. And even if I did, I don't think I'd be able to guarantee that promise to you. I'm…really sorry Bell's. Listen, I have to go now. Bye Bella." Jacob said.

He turned on his heel to leave, when Edward called out his name. Jacob turned apparently perplexed and annoyed. He growled lightly under his breath and snorted.

"What is it?" Jacob spat.

Edward bowed formally, his hair going downward and covering up his face.

"I give you my apologizes Jacob Black. It was wrong of me to accuse you of attack Bella. Innocent until proven guilty…that is something that I should have remembered. And also, thank you for coming and protecting Bella when I could not." Edward replied.

"Thanks' I guess." Jacob replied back.

He turned on his heel and ran into the forest leaving us behind. Edward snaked his arm around my waist and drew me towards him.

He sniffed my arm and snarled.

"What is it? Do I smell like Jacob?" I asked.

"No, worse, you smell like Annette. I'm sorry I left you Bella, but didn't I tell you to stay in the car?" Edward asked.

I felt like a small child being scolded.

I nodded.

Edward sighed, "What am I going to do with you? I think I should just stick you in a plastic bubble like I had planed. Are you hurt?"

His cold hand gently touched a bruise on my arm. I really only had a couple of scraps and bruises, nothing serious. Edward of course took it as very serious and scooped me up carefully into his arms. He placed me into my new car, the bright red mustang, and we drove down the rode back home.

"I'm sorry." I apologized.

"For what?"

"Getting out of the car and getting hurt, and the cars head lights are broken thanks to Annette's stupid illusion. Who ever knew an illusion could cause that much damage?" I said.

"Please don't apologize Bella. The head lights on the car can be replaced easily, but there's one thing that I could never replace." Edward said. His eyes looked saddened for a moment as he linked my hand with his.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Silly girl. You, of course." He replied.

He leaned over and kissed my ear lob with those sweet cold lips of his. I glanced at the road as he did this, my heart pounding out of its chest. Edward apparently heard the sound of my uneasy heart and chuckled.

"Don't worry we wont crash." He assured me smiling.

Lightning flashed again and rain began to pelt the car heavily. Dark clouds loomed over head and flashed from time with more thunderous booms. The rain pelting the car made me feel slightly groggy and I could feel my head beginning to tilt forward.

"You can sleep if you like." A heard my angel whisper.

"No…I'm fine." I said fighting back.

"Are you certain?"

I could hear my lullaby beginning to play in the car. Edward had placed a CD of the song into the player and it boomed through the speakers and into my ears.

I felt my head rest against cold leather and the rain pounding against the window…

Those beautiful musical notes playing in my ear…

The humming of my angel as well…

Sleep took me over then, and I knew no more.

(Yes, this is Bella's dream)(Please read the lyrics in black!)

I'm falling in love with you, and which will come to pass?

Will the feeling do nothing but swell, or

Will you notice it?

Even though I've never said anything?

Like snow, but quietly

It continues to pile up

Hold me tight if I think like this

I was running with the coble stones beneath my feet. My lungs where ready to burst out of my chest but I knew I couldn't stop running.

I passed by many people in a huge crowd. Some of them wore fake vampire teeth, all smiling and laughing, holding up flags and throwing confetti. I shoved passed them all and only knew that I couldn't stop running.

Why was I running though? Where to? Why was I not in the crowd laughing and having fun with the other people?

Then, I saw it.

A single glisten of beautiful light among anything else.

Edward! Now I knew where I was, and what I had to do! Edward would step out into the square of the city when the clock reached a certain time! The sunlight would…it would…

"Edward! Edward look at me! Don't!" I yelled. My feet where burning as I continued to push through the crowded people in the streets of Italy to reach him.

I had to save him before he did the unthinkable. There he stood with in the shadows, my angel. His appearance had not changed at all, and his six pack white marble chest shown perfectly.

I didn't want to know

What it was like to fall in love with someone

I love you; my tears won't stop

Therefore, I should be free of you

How long will I keep thinking of you?

My sigh makes the window glass fog up

Now, a burning candle

Can't melt my shaking heart anymore?

Hold me tight, strong enough to break me

"Edward!" I screamed his name.

Seconds ticked by…one, two,...three.

I would make it in time! I knew that I would and that I had to!

His foot rose to step into the light and out of the shadows. I pushed out of the crowd, lungs near burning point, tears running down my face. My body hit ice cold stone and I wrapped my arms around my angel's waist.

"Edward!" I said his name again.

He began reciting poetry as he had in reality three years ago. Edward didn't seem to notice me at all as he held me in his arms. My eyes widened in horror as I saw that his skin was glistening and glowing brightly like porcelain.

"Edward get back! Get back into the dark Edward! Please!" I begged as I began to sob harder.

I tried to shove him back as hard as I could, but my efforts seemed futile.

If we meet in a biting cold blizzard

I won't feel cold, and

I miss you every time I think of you

This scarf that I knit for you

I'm holding it alone tonight

If there were an eternally falling snow

This feeling I have for you, could I hide it?

I gasped looking up, almost screaming. Wind began to come down from the sky, and I could clearly see it. The wind was headed straight down towards us, and it was the color of pitch black.

The dark black colored wind was coming for Edward! I tried to shove him back into the darkness again and out of the light! The dark black wind hit us like a bullet and I went flying backwards and onto the ground, out of Edward's grasp.

Looking up I gasped in horror as I saw it. The dark black wind whipped and snaked around Edward's entire body, blowing fiercely causing his hair to fly out in all directions. Edward's head tilted up wards to the sky.

"Edward!" I yelled his name again. I got up quickly onto my feet and slammed into his body. Now, the black wind went around both of our body's but I didn't care!

The wind was so loud that I could barley hear Edward speaking poetry anymore. I reached down to grab Edward's hand, but couldn't find it! Looking down I screamed in absolute terror and horror!

Edward's hand and the entire bottom part of his body had faded away. I reached for his other hand quickly but it to faded before I could get a good reach.

He was fading away out of existents. Slowly being erased as if he where a perfect drawing, although to me he was.

"Bella…" Edward whispered. He gritted his teeth in pain and titled his head higher upwards to the sky.

"Edward! You have to fight it! Stay with me please!" I begged as I held onto his body, or rather, what was left of it.

"Eternally…I shall love you…my Bella…" He whispered.

Edward titled his head straight up towards the sky, and let out a scream of pure agony and torture unlike anything I had ever heard before.

"EDWARD!" I screamed.

My body suddenly fell forward and I found my self face to face with the ground. I looked up and gasped.

He was gone. The black wind had taken him from me…he had faded out of existence forever.

"Edward…" I sobbed.

No answer.

I didn't care if ever person in Italy heard me and looked up. I lied down onto the ground and dug my nails deep into the stone blocks.

This wasn't happening…it wasn't happening it just wasn't…

All those years he had told me to be safe…I had not been…and now all I wanted was for him to be safe and in my arms again. I had let the entire family down; Alice would probably hate me now, the entire family…Emmett, Carlisle, Rosalie.

He was gone…

Hold me tight if I think like this

I didn't want to know

What it was like to fall in love with someone

"Edward…I love you…I'm so sorry…" I whispered as I cried into the ground.

Snow began to fall from the sky and my body shook, racked with sobs. As snow began to pile around me I dug my fingers deep into the piles of cold snow. It had to be at least 30 degrees below zero or worse.

"I'm sorry…I'm so so sorry…please…forgive me…forgive me…" I whispered.

The cold snow was somewhat of a comfort to me, although I knew not why. I could see my breath coming out of my mouth in puffs.

Please…Edward…I want to see you so much. I want to see you just once more! I beg of you…take me from this place…take me away so that I can be with him! Edward…I love you…I love you…I'll never stop loving you…let me be with you eternally…even if that means death…please…My thoughts echoed out to the sky.

I could feel myself beginning to get drowsy, and the snow just kept falling.

"Let me sleep forever…Edward…I love you." I whispered as I kissed the cold snow with my lips.

I love you; my chest fills up

I want to cry out to the winter sky

I want to see you now

My eyes shut tight….

I bolted up as hot tears began to flow down my cheeks, my entire body trembling. It had been a dream, no, a nightmare! A horrible horrible nightmare! What happened in my dreams…happened in reality…

That meant…

I glanced at my surroundings and saw that I was in Edward's room.

There was my Greek god.

He sat on the bed looking at me with a worried expression upon his face. I was panting like crazy and could feel sweat rolling down the side of my face. Apparently I had screamed in my sleep, because Alice came dashing into the room then with out knocking of course.

"Bella are you alright?!" Alice exclaimed in worry. The rest of the family followed in after her, all asking if I was ok.

Nothing else mattered.

He was here, and alive.

Edward…Edward…Edward, Edward, Edward!

"Your…your alright! I'm…I'm so sorry!" I screamed. Not caring who saw or me, or what a fool I was making myself out of, I flung myself onto his stone cold chest and sobbed hysterically.

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