"Bella, you have to swear to me that your not going to even think about escaping."

I sighed. Edward was leaving for the war, and Alice saw me stumbling around in the clearing, and told Edward on me. Now he was making me swear to him that I wasn't going to try anything funny. It added that much more stress to me. And annoyance - I was going to have to stay in my house for who-knows how long.

"I swear. Edward, please don't go!" I cried, throwing myself at him and wrapped my arms around his torso. "What if you don't come back?" I was sobbing now, but couldn't get control of myself.

"Bella, Bella. Shhh. I promise - no, I swear - I'll come back." He whispered into my hair.

"You can't promise that," I sobbed.

"I can."

Finality rang in the two words. He picked my chin up with his finger.

"Maybe you can sleep while I'm gone," he suggested, his eyes tightening.

"Yeah right."

"Did you know Jacob is fighting?" I asked, hugging him tighter.

"Yes. Seth told me."

"Oh."

He shot an anxious look out of the window. It looked like he nodded his head.

"You have to go?" I guessed, trying to get a grip on my emotions.

"Yes."

He pulled me up to his face - my feet weren't even touching the floor anymore - and kissed me fiercely. Too soon, he set me down.

"I'll be back, Bella. Remember, that."

"I love you, Edward. So much."

He kissed again.

"I love you too, Bella."

"Stay safe," he mumbled, right before running out of the door.

"Safe in Forks..." I muttered, throwing myself onto the couch.

I couldn't explain the pull. It was an inner pull. A pull deep in my soul.

Stop, Bella. You swore to Edward.

What if something's wrong? I argued with myself.

Doesn't really matter. You swore.

I sighed.

Something was wrong. Very wrong. I could feel it.

"Dammit," I muttered, grabbing my coat off of the hook.

I ran into my truck and sped down the road; for once wishing that I had a faster car.

I wasn't exactly sure where I was going. Just that I had to get there. I figured that the baseball clearing would be the best place to start - since I knew where that was. Sort of. The entire time I was driving, I was praying that Alice wouldn't see me.
It took me a while to find the turn, but when I did, I hopped out of my truck and ran.

I didn't have to get far to find out what was causing me to break my promise.

It was just on the northern perimeter of the clearing.

Jacob was laying in the on his back, in human form.

"Jacob!" I screamed, running over to him.

I had to sit down when I saw the blood.

It was everywhere. Blood was trickling out of his ears, his nose, his mouth. His entire torso was filled with deep gashes and his left calf had a chunk of it gone from some bite.

"Jake! Jacob!" I cried, slapping his cheeks to wake him up.

His eyelids twitched, but didn't open.

"Bella..." he breathed, so low.

"Jacob!"

"Bella?"

The voice who called me wasn't Jacob, but Edward. He sounded angry - but I picked up more concern in his tone.

"Edward! Save him! Do something!" I cried, wrapping my jacket over his calf to try to stop the bleeding. It really was no use. My jacket wouldn't stay, and it just got wet and bloody.

I was in too much shock to be dizzy about the blood. It didn't bother me. All that mattered was Jacob right now.

"How did this happen?" I asked Edward.

He shrugged, and suddenly went rigid.

"Edward? What's wrong?" I asked, shaking his shoulder. He shrugged me off and his eyes shifted to Jacob.
I looked at Jacob too, and gasped with relief when his eyes snap open.

I looked at Edward, but he was frowning, further intensing his gaze with Jacob.

"I can't let you do that..." Edward whispered, not breaking the stare.

"She deserves it..." Jacob whispered.

"Jacob...no," Edward choked out, looking pained.

"Please..." Jacob asked.

Edward suddenly looked determined.

I was confused by this all. The entire time their eyes never left each others and they were carrying on a conversation I couldn't follow.

Jacob's eyes suddenly closed and he stopped breathing.

"Thank you," Edward whispered to him.

"Jacob!" I screamed, throwing myself over his body.

"Come back." I cried. He couldn't die...not over some stupid war! Not so young! "Please. Please come back."

I sobbed and it started to rain. I couldn't bring myself to care that I was getting soaked in blood and water, or that I was freezing - dripping wet without a coat - or that I broke my promise to Edward and came here.

I just lost somebody I loved.

The pain was almost too much to bear. I started to cry harder.

In seconds I heard wolves howl in pain. I grimaced at the sound. The suddenly showed up next to me - in their human form - and Sam and Embry picked Jacob up.

I wanted to shout at them to give him back to me, but I realized that was silly. He could never come back to me.
I watched in horror as Jacob slowly went out of my site, into the rain.

I buried my face in my hands and cried.

"Bella..." Edward whispered.

I slowly looked at him and froze with shock.

His eyes were green.

"Ed...Edward?" I breathed.

I felt a sense of pride towards Jacob as I realized what he had down.

He gave his humanity up for Edward - for me.

"Thank you," I whispered to the sky.

Suddenly Edward fainted.

I hope my way of Edward returning human was original - I know I never read anything like that...so believe this is original. It hurt to have Jacob die, just so you all know...

Review please? With a Cullen on top?