I froze in my place. Victoria… was so close… to… Edward and I… and Jake! They needed to get out of here! I could feel myself shaking, on the verge of convulsing, actually, but I couldn't stop. I felt Edward's cold hands grasp my arms, but they felt so distant. Like it wasn't actually me feeling them, like it was someone else.
"Bella, I assure you it will be okay. Everyone will be fine, no one will get hurt. Except for her…" Edward growled. I tried to look around, but I couldn't see anything. My eyes were fogged up with tears. They spewed over the edge, causing a horrible sobbing coming out of my chest. Edward turned me around, cradling me in his arms. "Shh, shh, Bella. This will be over very, very soon. Shh." He crooned.
"But… I… and… you… and Jake…" I felt a little cold nudge on my back from Jacob's nose. I turned and wiped my eyes. I saw his eyes wide with concern for me and I turned back to Edward. His eyes were filled with love and worry. I realized then I was being stupid. They needed to focus and I was getting in the way. "I'm so sorry." I mumbled.
Edward dropped me carefully so I sat on the cold ground and kissed my forehead. I looked around myself until I found what I was looking for. About 50 feet away I spotted her. Her fire-red hair blew in the wind, looking like actual fire. I shivered and watched Edward and Jacob move in front of me. Edward crouched down defensively and let a deafening snarl escape from his lips. Jacob did the same, his lips curl over his razor sharp canine teeth. He looked like a rabid dog about to attack. I held my breath and watch the fight unfold.
Victoria stumbled back at the sight of the enormous wolf. That seemed to please both Jacob and Edward, because they each let out a low, menacing chuckle. Her eyes grew huge as they took in the group protecting me, but the moment they landed on me, they became full of hate. She snarled and pulled her lips over her teeth, staring me in the eyes. She took a crouch forward, preparing to pounce. The second her toes lifted off the ground, Edward pounced in half the time. They collided in mid-air and fell to the forest floor with a loud crash.
"Nice try," Edward scoffed as he pinned her to the ground when Jacob trotted behind. Edward nodded and the massacre began. They each took swipes and pieces from her, throwing them on the floor. The scream coming from her was ear splitting.
It took about five minutes for the pair to finally finish dismembering the body. Edward had taken the last swipe saying "Bella did nothing to you, yet you were going to end her life. Therefore, we're ending yours."
I couldn't stop staring. Throughout the entire slaughtering, I kept my eyes locked in place, never moving. When it was over, I finally allowed myself the freedom. I saw Jasper on the edge of the trees. Clearly he was the only one who could handle this correctly. He walked over when it was over and helped Edward and Jacob pick up the body parts and put them into a large pile. Jasper lit the pile and I watched the purple flames rise. I turned to the faces of my protectors to see something I never thought I'd see. Concern, at least in Edward's, anyway. In Jacob's there was only excitement and pride.
"Bella," Edward crooned, "Bella, its okay, its over." Why was he comforting me? I looked down to realize I was in the fetal position, knees up to my chin. I relaxed my pose and stood up. I instantly felt faint, but pushed forward. I ran over to Edward as fast as my weak legs could carry me and threw myself at him.
Obviously surprised by the gesture, Edward stumbled backward, but caught himself. "Shh, shh," he whispered as he patted my hair. I had to read his eyes. I backed away from him and looked him straight in the eye.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Bella, you don't have to be afraid. It's all over," he mumbled again.
"Why do you keep saying that? I know it's over. I'm glad," I attempted to laugh, but failed miserably. Edward looked at Jasper with wide eyes.
"Really?" he asked. He turned to me after the silent conversation and hugged me closer. "Are you okay?" he asked me. I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"Of course I'm okay. Are you?" I asked, looking him over. He chuckled.
"Yes, not a scratch on me," he smiled proudly. I smiled back and hugged him again. "Thank you, Jacob," I heard him murmur. I whipped my head around to look at Jacob, who was now running to the forest where he came from.
"Jacob!" I yelled after him, voice hoarse.
"He said you're welcome and that he needs to go," Edward said, placing a hand on my cheek. I instantly felt guilty. I hurt him, again. I was always hurting him. And here he was, protecting me, even when I didn't deserve it.
"Bella, don't worry about him. Not now. Let's get you out of here," Edward said, hoisting me onto his back. Before he could start, I pressed my hand against his face softly and kissed his neck.
"Thank you," I whispered. He smiled and pulled out my hand and kissed it.
"Anytime, love, you know that," he murmured. Without another word, we were off, running to my house.
A/N: epilogue? tell me in a review! i'm sorry about the ending, there isn't much action. i'll work on that next time, but when i wrote this, i was just like 'UGH, i'm not going to make a 3 chapter fight' so i made it short, sweet, and to the point. sorry, really. i'll make much better endings from now on.
i'm working on my next story! i'm not sure what to do with it so far.
if you have any suggestions on any future stories, let me know! i'll be adding way more later, keep checking back in :)
