I was aware of people standing over me…I saw Jake holding my hand to his lips…I felt his tears fall on me…I saw mouths moving but I heard no sound escape…poor Jake must be terrified…going thru this again…I hope that little girl is okay…blackness enveloped me...

Jacob's POV

"Jake please don't pull that wolfy crap with me!" Oh god she remembered!

"What did you say Bella?"

"You heard me…I know what you are…and I'm cool with that. Anyway…are we riding today?"

"Sure…if you want to!"

"Okay…lets load the bikes up in my truck!"

I secured them into the back of the truck and we where

"Oh shoot…Bella…we need to get gas for the bikes. Pull over at the next station…I'll fill them up!"

"Okay…not a problem!"

We pulled over and I started to fill up the bikes

"Hey Jake…I'm going in for a bottle of water…do you want anything?"

"Sure…I'll have a water too."

"Okay, I'll be right back!" she leaned over and kissed me on the cheek

God she was great…she didn't even mind about the whole werewolf thing…I thought for sure she'd flip out. But I had my friend back…hopefully I would be able to show her how much she means to me before that damn leech changes her.

What was taking Bella so long…maybe there was a huge line or something…but all this just for a couple of waters was ridiculous…I got out of the cab and heard gun shots…I saw a man run from the store and jump into a waiting car…

I ran into the store…almost knowing what I would find. Bella after all was a danger magnet…but nothing could prepare me for what I saw…

She was laying in a pool of her own blood…her eyes open…looking at nothing…oh god…she must be dead…I picked up her hand which was limp…I felt for a pulse…. it was faint…but it was there…

I held her hand to my lips…kissing it…I was sobbing uncontrollably…I had just gotten her back…how could this be happening now!

"Ambulance will be here soon…how is she?" I think it was the clerk that asked

"I don't know…. I don't know! What happened…what the hell happened?"

"The guy came in…demanding money…I guess I wasn't getting it fast enough…he grabbed that little girl over there…your girlfriend saved her…she put herself in front of the little girl…."

Of course Bella would do that. She never thought of herself…only others. I loved her for that compassionate side of her…she was now dying so that little girl could live…

I heard a cell phone ring…it was Bella's…I pulled it from her pocket as the EMT's came rushing in…I was pushed away from her…I flipped open the phone sobbing into it…

"What?" I growled

"Jacob? Where's Bella?" it was Edward…I had to tell him

"Edward…there…. was an…accident…" I trailed off

"What? No, Jacob that's not possible…Jacob…please…she's okay…right?"

"I…I…don't think…just get to the hospital…I'm sure that's where they'll take her…if" I had now lost my composure…I hung up the phone and turned back to see them loading her in the ambulance…

Once again I jumped in the back with her…this wasn't looking good…she had lost a lot of blood. Any color in her checks was gone…her lips almost a purplish blue color…

Jumping out of the ambulance took on a dreamlike quality…nothing was real…

"Gun shot victim…18-20…. female…massive blood loss…shock…BP 90 over 72…"

I looked and saw Edward in the hall next to his father…Edward had a look of dread on his face…Carlisle ran towards Bella, but when he go there he glanced back at Edward…I saw Edward fall to his knees…

I couldn't help myself…I went over to him. As I approached he stood up…he reached for my shoulder like he needed support…"Jacob, please tell me what happened?"

"We stopped at the gas station to get gas for the bikes…she only went in to get some water…she never came out. I heard the shots…and when I got in I saw her…I asked what happened. The clerk told me…oh god…he said she saved a little girl…that she put herself between the gunman and the girl…" I was crying again…

I looked at him…he seemed paler than normal…I knew he must have read my thoughts…he saw her on the floor…he sat down…and just sat there stunned…

I looked up to see Dr Cullen walking out of the trauma room…he pulled his gown off and ripped off his cap…he crumpled it into a ball throwing it to the floor…a nurse came up with a chart and he didn't even look up…he just kept coming towards us…he seemed to be cursing and with that Edward walked to the open door…Carlisle looked up and shook his head…Edward grabbed his father around the neck and clung to him…

"Do something!" I yelled at them…"I thought you would save her…"

"Jacob…we can't do anything more for her…without breaki-"

'Screw the treaty…. just save her! She gave up her own life saving that little girl…she is the best person I know…the best person you know! She deserves to live…she deserves to love…" my voice cracked…did I really mean what I was saying…of course I did…the world was a better place with Bella in it…it no longer mattered how she lived…it only mattered that she live…