A/N: See? It wasn't that long of a wait!
Bella's POV
The dinner afterwards went well. But Carlisle looked like he was trying not to think about something and Jake looked like he was planning something. I asked Edward about it, but he said they were blocking him from their minds; it sounded like a bad sign, but I didn't worry about it much. Until that night...
Edward had left to go get something; I didn't know what. And I heard the door bell ring. I thought it was Edward, not knowing why he bothered to to ring the bell when he had a key. I opened the door and gasped when I saw Jake.
"What are you doing her?" I asked. He ignored me and stepped inside without an invitaion. "Come in. Make yourself comfy" I murmmered sarcastically as he sat on my sofa. "Can I help you?"
"Yes. It's about the treaty." I sighed.
"For the last time! It has nothing to do with me! I wasn't there and unless there's a war I need to fight in-"
"But there might be." I stopped. "But there doesn't have to be. You just have to agree to never go back to Washington." I nodded. I wouldn't be able to visit Charlie, but he could always come visit us..."and, you can't marry Edward." my undead heart dropped.
"Why? What does that have to do with the treaty?" I hissed.
"Nothing; I just can't allow Charlie to bring 8 vampires into the family. I couldn't do that to a family friend." he shook his head. "You bloodsuckers-everytime you're near him you put his life in danger."
"BLOODSUCKER?" I yelled shocked at how hurtful that sounded. "We never go near any humans if we're thirsty. We are very careful." I defended.
"That's what Edward said too. And now...look at you!" he said in a disgusted tone. I growled.
"I won't destroy my happiness because of you! We will marry!" I stomped towards the door and opened it. "And you will leave." he didn't move; he sat smugly in front of me.
"But... do you really want all of your loved ones fighting a war? Werewolves one of the few creatures who can actually destroy your kind. Would you risk their safety just to say 'i do'?" he asked. He had a point. I didn't want Edward fighting in a war because he bit me. If any of them got hurt...I would feel terrible. If I could cry, I would do it right then. I just thought of them all in a fire. I would rather Edward be alive and without me then leave me a widow and die for me.
I sighed in defeat. "I'll call off the wedding." I fought back the urge to cry tearlessly.
"No. Leave him at the alter." I gaped at his words.
"I can't do that to him." I shook my head. Just thinking of how he would feel made me cringe. Just after the engagment he told me how he had never really believed anyone would marry him; I couldn't reinforce that. "I won't be able to face him after that; Or any of them."
"Then don't; leave them alone and keep Charlie away from them." I stared at the floor, my eyes wide. What would I do?
"And if I refuse?" I asked staring coldly at him.
"Then it's war; And a war ny where you dad lives at that. You don't want to endanger him, do you? I may have to explain about your...change. How your a vampire and how you're about to go into a family of vampires..." he was speaking but I didn't comprehend the words or their meaning. All I knew was that I couldn't put my family in danger; Daddy was a human and who knows what a war between werewolves and vampires would do? He could be in danger; And Edward fighting in a war with the only creatures able to kill us? I couldn't risk it.
Then I realized, in order to save the ones I loved, I was going to have to break their hearts.
I would have to get daddy to leave me alone and break his heart to hide him from my darkest secret: The world of vampires. From what Edward told me in our free time, humans weren't allowed to know about us; And it was The Volturri's job to keep it that way.
And Edward...I was going to leave him at the alter, and the rest of his family I was going to in a way, disown all of them. Jake smirked as I said...
"None of them will be harmed. I'll do as you ask." Jake was blackmailing me. I couldn't let daddy know about the vampires and I couldn't let Edward fight in a war.
I had to think about the ones I loved and there safety; I had to think about more then my designer gowns and how someone's shoes didn't match or who was dating who.
This was the real world.
A/N: New chapter up soon. Review! And then... you will get...
EDWARD'S BACHELOR PARTY AS THE NEXT CHAPTER!! IT IS FUNNY!
