Happy New Year everyone!! I hope all of your hopes an dreams for the new year come true. So anyway i worked very hard on this because i wanted to make a big entrance. I think that you'll love this chapter. It's not that bad but i know some people get real offended. SO please please don't kill me Jacob addicts. So why am i still talking. You guys have been waiting so long for this chapter. So hear you go. ENJOY!
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Chapter 12

(EPOV)

I couldn't believe this! How dare that Jacob Black try and marry MY Bella! I raged. I've never felt more infuriated. She was too good for him. She deserved better. Oh yeah? And what do you have to offer? A pessimistic voice said inside my head. Shut up, I told it. Not wanting to argue with myself anymore I glanced over at the empty bunk for the gazillionth time. Emmett had left last night. Nobody reported it and Mora had cleverly distributed his chores to everyone else without their noticing. So far the plan was going good. Emmett had taken a few pouches full of gold and was, hopefully, making his way to Jamestown right now. I closed my eyes, remembering last night.

"So you're leaving soon, huh?" I asked while watching him gather his few belongings and Bella's small suitcase.

"Yeah, as soon as Alice comes," he replied.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in," we yelled at the same time. The door opened and Alice danced through it. Her face was red, the way it was whenever she finished an argument.

"Jasper didn't want you to come," I speculated.

She nodded. "He always thinks that I'm going to get hurt or he'll have to protect me. Well I'm not that fragile. I don't break that easily."

I had to bite my tongue to stop from laughing. Coming from a tiny pixie-of-a-girl it sounded hilarious. She was correct, however. As small as she was, Alice was just as tough as Emmett.

"Here you go, Emmett," Alice said, breaking my thoughts as she handed over not one but four pouches of gold. Emmett raised his eyebrows so Alice said, "One from Jasper, one from Rosalie, and two from Bella. They want the place to be nice and cozy." Emmett nodded, took the gold, and stuffed it down his shirt. Then he turned to me.

"Well man, I guess this is good-bye, for now." We shook hands. "Take care of Bella. Get yourselves there safely." I nodded. Then he turned to Alice.

"See you soon, Alice." He bear-hugged her. "You tell Jasper, he better get my Rosalie to the church unharmed. Watch over yourself."

"I will," she promised as she hugged back.

"Well, good-bye." Then he turned around and walked out the door. He hesitated for a moment more then sprinted off into the woods.

"I'm really going to miss him," Alice sniffled.

I put my arm around her shoulders to comfort her. "It's okay. You'll see him soon," I assured her. "Why don't you go back to Jasper?" I suggested.

"Okay," she said sadly. She dabbed at her eyes and left, too. And I was left alone with my thoughts; my thoughts of my future with Bella.

"Edward?" Mora called from the door. "Can you help Riley load the Hale twins' luggage into their carriage?"

"Sure," I said, following her out the door.

Riley and I loaded the carriage then stood back to watch the good-byes. Rosalie and Alice hugged Bella. Jasper kissed her hand, causing her to giggle. Jacob was standing a little behind Bella. His eyes flashed at this polite gesture. My anger flared. Jasper, who has been Bella's friend for years, isn't allowed to kiss her hand, but Jacob, a complete stranger to her, is not only allowed to do that but is also allowed to claim her as his fiancée? It made no sense. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. We would be gone in a few days. It wasn't a big deal.

Rosalie looked over at me and Riley and smiled. Riley winked and she giggled. Then Jasper, a true gentleman, turned and helped his sister into the carriage. After she was in he lifted Alice in. I really hoped no one noticed how his hands lingered on her hips. Next, he climbed in and the stagecoach closed the door. Rosalie and Alice sat across from Jasper but as soon as everyone turned around Alice switched seats and lay her head on Jasper's shoulder. Smooth Alice, I thought, very smooth.

It was hard to believe that Alice and the Hales had left. I still expected to see Alice come dancing down the hall, a smiling Jasper trailing behind her. Now that Bella had no one to keep her away from Jacob I would hurry through my chores so she could go to the stables sooner and watch me take care of the horses. When Jacob offered to accompany her she just shook her head and told him that she preferred to supervise this alone. She said that she wanted to "make sure that the horses were being groomed correctly."

Over the next few days Bella played her cards well. She stayed in her room as much as possible, making excuses about looking over the wedding plans. The maids, who knew that Bella and I were in love, talked to her while they worked. An uncomfortable Jacob would stand off to the side during these conversations, unmoving and saying nothing. However, there were moments when I saw Bella and Jacob alone together. He was constantly flirting with her, trying to make her laugh. I hated these moments. She tried her best to ignore him, but it was difficult because he was so persistent. It took all of my strength not to go and rip her from his grasp when he put his arm around her waist.

Two days before the wedding I found Bella wearing her simple, emerald green satin dress.

"Tired of wearing the latest fashion?" I teased in her ear. She jumped, turned around, and blushed.

"Oh Edward, it's just you. Well yes, but also Alice told me, before she left, to wear it two days before the wedding. Weird huh? But I trust her," she said. Then more quietly, "I've missed you, but it's so hard to get rid of my shadow." We both laughed.

"Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon," I promised her. I brushed a piece of hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear. We heard a cough and I turned around.

"Charlie wants you to go check on the cotton in the barn," Jacob told her. Bella nodded, looking a little confused, and hurried off. Jacob and I locked gazes. His eye's narrowed in hatred as he stared at me. I glared back. We stood like that for a moment more before he turned heel and stalked off. I had a bad feeling about where he was going so I followed.

My suspicions proved correct when I noticed him sneaking into the barn. I had kept my distance until then, but as soon as he entered the barn I sped up. I opened one of the doors and slipped through the shadows. I saw the exact moment when he leaned in and whispered her name in her ear. She jumped, clearly startled.

"Bella I need to talk to you."

"Charlie didn't want me to come here," she realized. "I've never been asked to check on the cotton before."

"I know that that slave has a thing for you," he said walking towards her.

"What slave?" Bella feinted surprise, backing away slowly.

"It doesn't matter to me. He's a foolish boy—."

"He's older than you!" she blurted out.

His eyes narrowed. "You will be mine in two days. Make that clear to him."

"What if I don't want to marry you?" she protested angrily.

Her back hit one of the structural supports that held up the roof. He put his arms on either side of her, trapping her. I stood there, unable to move.

"You will become my wife. And if Edward tries to stop that then I will punish him myself. And usually when I punish people they don't survive," he laughed manically.

"You're sick and twisted," Bella cried. "If you touch him I'll call off the wed—"

"If you dare call off the wedding or refuse to marry me… Well let's just say that the angels shall weep for the both of you," Jacob threatened. "And now I think I shall claim my kiss from my wife-to-be."

As he leaned in something inside me snapped. I felt a monster roaring. I was going to stop that kiss. Bella's first kiss was meant for me and only me.

Without thinking I grabbed the nearest lantern and smashed it into the closest barrel of cotton. The effect was immediate. The barrel burst into flames before my eyes. I kicked it over and the hay littering the floor caught fire. I looked over at Jacob and Bella and saw that they had jumped apart. I heard Jacob curse loudly. He had a vice grip on Bella's arm and she was begging him to let go.

I heard a snapping noise and saw one of the beams detach itself from the ceiling. It was about to fall right where they were standing. I ran as fast as I could and tackled Bella out of the way just in time. She shrieked in surprise, but calmed down when she saw it was me. I saw that her eyes were filled with fear before I pulled her head into my chest and searched frantically for an exit. What was I thinking? Everything was in flames. I heard more creaking and knew that the roof was going to cave. I had to dive out of the way again to avoid another flaming beam. Bella was choking on the smoke and so was I.

I looked around and found that we had made our way to the oldest part of the barn where the walls were the weakest. The walls here had only started to catch fire. I saw an old broken wagon perched like a catapult and I had an idea. There was a net above one side of the broken wagon that was filled with boxes.

The rope that was holding it was about to give way so I pulled Bella into the wagon and waited. Then CRACK! Like the sound of a gun the ropes snapped and the boxes hit the other side of the wagon.

The force that the boxes hit the wagon with was enough to send us both flying through the wall. I almost cried out when my back broke through the rotting wood, but I held it in. We went tumbling out the other side and onto the grass. Outside there was a lot of screaming. I realized that I didn't even know if Jacob had made it out. It didn't matter at that point. The second we came crashing through that wall the barn collapsed. I didn't take the time to feel relieved. It was now or never.

I hauled Bella to her feet and ran. I ran straight for the cover of the trees. She stumbled a bit, but, thank goodness, never tripped. Some other slaves had had the same idea. I saw Riley sprinting for the woods, too. He had Mora in his arms and a hard look of determination on his face. I wished them a silent good-luck before looking away and entering the forest.

Even under the cover of the trees I didn't stop running. I kept Bella's hand firmly in my own so as not to lose her. I don't know how long we ran, maybe hours, before I finally slowed down. I wasn't stopping because I thought we were safe. I was stopping because I couldn't run anymore. I collapsed, exhausted, against a tree. Bella did the same.

That's when I noticed that she was crying. She had been crying the entire time we had been running. I mentally kicked myself for not stopping sooner and checking to make sure that she was alright. My only thought had been to get us as far away from Jacob as was possible. Slowly, I crawled over to her.

"Bella?" I said softly. She looked up, tears still streaming down her face. She was terrified. It broke my heart to see Bella like this.

"He…he tried to kiss me," she choked out. "He was going to hurt you. He was going to force me to marry him." She broke down again; her sobs echoing throughout the forest.

I wrapped my arms around her in a strong, unbreakable hold. "Shh. It's going to be alright. You're safe now. I won't let him hurt you." When I tightened my grasp she flinched. I let go immediately and looked her over, checking for burns.

I didn't see any which made me grateful. That would've been my fault. So what was hurting her? I glanced over her again and saw it. It was a forming bruise on her arm. The yellow-bluish color stood out on her pale pallor. The monster in me roared with anger. Jacob had done this to her. There was nothing to make a bruise go away so I bent over and kissed it. She smiled and muttered a "thank-you."

"We better find some shelter for the night," I told her, glancing warily at the approaching clouds.

She nodded in agreement and we set off to find shelter from the approaching rain clouds. I was tired and Bella was dead on her field. But when I offered to carry her she declined my offer. She was trying to be strong but we were both going to collapse. That's when it started raining. I found a hollow at the base of a tree and pulled Bella in there. It wasn't much, but it was shelter from the rain, which came pouring out of the sky; fast and cold.

I gathered Bella in my arms. She wrapped her arms around my torso and fell asleep instantly. I kissed the top of her head gently. She murmured my name and sighed. I couldn't stop the smile from forming on my face. We were safe and unharmed. And we were free. Even though we were practically sleeping in a tree, outside, in the pouring rain we were free. And Bella was mine and Jacob Black would never touch her again. All we had to do was make our way to Jamestown and we would be fine. I hugged Bella closer to me. Things are finally looking up, I thought brightly. And it was on that happy note that I fell asleep.

YAY!! Theyre free FINALLY!!! It's about time. I really really hope you all enjoyed it. I'll update next week because if i update once a day then the story will be over in about a week. And we dont want that. Plus i need to check it over too. So feedback. I need feedback. They make me smile smile smile. I'd love to hear wat u think. Well im out for now talk to you guys next week!! Bye