EPOV- still

"Hang on tight, baby. I'm going as fast as I can." I leapt from tree to tree toward my house. The chase was on and it was going to be a close race. Jacob was furious that I had proposed and she accepted. I felt Bella starting to slip due to her newly healed, still weak arm and I tried as best I could to keep her where she was. Had I been alone or at least standing with Bella, I could have easily outrun him, but I had been on the ground while he was running at full speed. I'm confident that I could take him, but I know that it will be a violent fight and I'm unwilling to put Bella in harm's way. Jacob was spewing evil thoughts and foul language in my head; calling me a coward for running without even talking to him first. Two wolves were circling around behind me to cage Jacob in. Alice must have seen that our time in the meadow was interrupted and sent an alert out to everyone. Additional wolves were being called in and all of them were setting up their attack. We were almost to the end of the trees and then I would be on the ground. My family was closing in on us as well. I took a gamble and jumped for the ground. Jacob had gained on us and just after I crossed the boundary for our house, Jasper sidelined him. It deterred him, but he was on his feet after us again with single-minded determination. It was enough time for me to get Bella in the house with Charlie, Esme, and Alice.

Jacob burst in through the front door, obliterating it completely and halted finally when he saw three of us protecting Bella and Charlie. It was then that he knew he was trapped with four vampires and seven wolves surrounding the house. His single minded determination to get me and Bella caused him to forget that we were not alone. He didn't think the other wolves would ever help us. He phased back to human and quickly threw on his shorts.

"Hello Jacob." I said calmly, firmly planted in front of Bella. It made him even angrier and he started twitching, but trying to force his mind not to hurt Bella again.

"Leech, move out of the way."

"I don't think so."

"Bella should be mine and she would be if you hadn't interfered in her life."

"No, Jacob, I wouldn't be." Bella moved to the side just enough to let him see the steely determination in her eyes. I kept my hand on her hip to stop her from moving any closer. Her confidence threw him for a loop.

"Yes, Bella, you would have been if he hadn't come back."

"No, I wouldn't. I never saw you as anything more than a brother. I never once felt a spark with you. There was no chemistry. I'm not the one for you. I would have been miserable. You manipulate me and criticize my choice in friends. I don't like it." In his mind, Bella had never been so cold to him. She delivered some low blows. He is now really regretting saying those fateful words to her that day. He still means them, though and I intend to tell Bella at the first opportunity.

"I wouldn't have to criticize your choices in friends if you made better choices. You have absolutely no sense of self-preservation at all. You hang out and fall in love with the most vile, disgusting creatures you can find."

"And yet, they still haven't hurt me whereas you have multiple times. Only today Jacob, did I get the use of my arm back, you insensitive jerk. You've made judgments on people you only knew of from stories and haven't taken the time to get to know them. Look around you, if the Cullens were truly dangerous, my dad and I wouldn't have been living here for the last two months. I wouldn't have survived the first day that I met Edward. Stop being so prejudiced and look around you. Open your eyes." Bella was now fully standing beside me and she was delivering a full merciless attack. He winced when she mentioned him hurting her.

"What about when he left. I saw you then Bella. I know what you were like. You were a zombie. Don't stand there and tell me that he didn't hurt you."

"Of course it hurt me, but I still chased after him when I heard he was in danger. Though it took a while to figure it out, I do know why he left. I tried to tell you, but you are so anti-Cullen that you won't listen. You didn't choose to be a wolf any more than they chose to be a vampires. You may look twenty-five and you may be seventeen years old, but I've never met anyone so immature in my life. You are hurting a lot of people because you didn't get what you want. It's time to grow up. Stop throwing a temper tantrum. It's time to think before you speak. I'm not stupid Jacob. You are only apologizing for saying the words that cut you out of my life. I know you still mean them. Even now, after almost three months, you still mean them. I can see it in your eyes. Edward and I are getting married and he is going to change me. You've ensured that it won't be a war either by attacking Edward. Maybe I should thank you after all." Jacob slumped. He was defenseless.

"I want my friend back at least."

"You're not worthy of being my friend until you open your eyes. Get to know the Cullens and trust my judge of character. Support me instead of judging or trying to manipulate me and never, EVER touch me without my permission again. I don't like prejudiced people. I thought you would have known that about me by now. You never had a grudge against the Cullens until you phased. I want the old Jacob back."

"The old Jacob doesn't exist anymore. I'm all that's left." His face hardened at that.

"Well, then I should blame your father, because you clearly learned to hate from him. Take a look around Jacob; your hatred drove natural enemies to become allies. Where are you going to go; you and your father have been exiled from your tribe. I want you to be happy, I always have, but I'm not the one for you. It's time you faced that fact. If you kill Edward, I will take my own life. I need him. I suffocate without him and you know I'm telling the truth because you saw it first hand." I'm glad that Bella had kept his attention focused on her because it gave everyone else a chance to close the gap and capture him. Sam, Embry, and Quil took him down and out to the backyard. The rest of us followed. we stood in a group and Sam strode up to Jacob having his speech prepared.

"Jacob, more than once our long standing treaty with the Cullens has been broken because of your actions. If you hadn't chosen to split off on your own, you would have been exiled from the tribe for dishonoring us and your family. As it stands you and your father are no longer welcome on our land. In addition for attacking Edward and Bella unprovoked, the Cullens, the elders, and I have agreed that you are to be disabled and no longer able to phase. You now have a chance to add anything if you'd like." Sam had spoken formally and with authority.

"What do you mean disable me?"

"We are going to cause scar tissue in your legs. You'll still be able to walk and care for your father, but you won't be able to phase any longer." As soon as Sam finished his speech, Carlisle injected a syringe into Jacob's arm.

"What the hell was that?"

"A sedative, this one is a Quilette mixture. I don't know what it is or what it does." Jacob looked horrified at this and really started to struggle. Luckily, Embry and Quil anticipated his reaction and were prepared for his fight. He'd remembered hearing about this potion when he was a kid and believed that the legends were just stories. Carlisle injected the second syringe as well as more sedative due to his adrenaline and elevated body temperature burning off the first dose. We had no idea what was in it as Sam gave it to Carlisle already made, but it was supposed to slow the healing process and inhibit a full recovery so that Jacob will never be able to phase again. Jacob slumped slightly against the two boys holding him up, alerting everyone that the second dose of sedative was working. Carlisle wanted to add a morphine drip to prevent additional pain, but Sam refused. Jacob needed to feel the pain he inflicted on Bella. When Sam moved toward Jacob, Bella turned her face into my chest.

Jacob screamed just as Sam snapped his leg. In his opposite arm, Sam swiped a knife through the muscle tissue. Each one of us was given permission if we so desired to do minor damage. I knew Bella didn't want me to and she refused, but a large part of me wanted to take a hit to him in Bella's honor. That part of me was squashed with one word. Bella whispered 'please, he's suffered enough'. It was the please that got me. Rosalie and Alice each punched him in the face and stomach. Emmett and Jasper broke the arm and hand of the same arm that Sam injured. Esme, Carlisle, and Charlie refused and I stepped up to Jacob.

A/N: Yeah for Bella; she finally stood up for herself! What is Edward going to do? I'd love to read your thoughts. I'm so thrilled that it's gotten 180 reviews; thank you all so much! As always, reviews are wanted and appreciated. Have a great day!