New poll on my profile! 34 characters to choose from and you can pick 5! Tell me who your favourite Breaking Dawn character was! Sorry if I've missed out your favourite!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! OMS Did any of you watch the VMAs and see the Extended New Moon Trailer presented by Kristen, Rob and, my personal favourite, Taylor? It was amazing! Can't wait for November! It seriously can't get here fast enough! What do you think should be on the DVD? I reckon we should have a choice of commentary! Like Wolf commentary or Vampire commentary. I saw this idea on the new moon site and totally agreed with it!
BPOV
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" I suddenly gasped and bent double on the beach. "Oww!" My voice was high and breathless and Seth ran towards me from where he'd been lighting a fire for the bonfire we were having tonight.
"Bella?!" He cried, his face full of worry as he pulled out his phone and slid it open, not sure who to call. "Who do I call? What's wrong? How are you hurt? Damn it Bella say something please!?"
"Carlisle." I choked out, "Tell him to get down here. Something's wrong." There was a little beep and I glanced up through screwed up eyes to see Seth glaring at his phone. "What's wrong baby?" I asked softly. The hot pain that had flashed through my stomach was fading now and I straightened up slightly.
"My phone died. And don't stop calling me that, I like it." He grinned cheekily and put the phone back in his pocket. "Come on. We'll go home and I'll call him there." My feet lost contact with the ground as he scooped me up into his arms while promising me everything would be ok.
"Bella? Oh my god Seth what happened to her?" Leah and Paul were lying on the ground in front of the house. As we approached Leah jumped to her feet and sprinted inside.
"Paul call Cullen and tell him to get down here with his doctor dad so he can examine Bella." Seth ordered, ignoring his sister, and then carried me into the house where he laid me on the sofa.
"What happened?" Leah demanded as soon as I was settled comfortably. Seth looked at me anxiously and curiously, still worrying but not knowing what had happened.
"I was bending down to get some wood for the fire when this pain shot through my stomach. It felt really hot and it really hurt as well." I explained and Leah's eyebrows furrowed as her eyes became sad and worried. Paul appeared at the foot of the sofa.
"The leeches are on their way. Bella Sam's been thinking. It's been three weeks since Jasper last showed any signs of kidnapping you or similar so we're thinking it's safe to move you back to your house now." Paul looked at me expectantly and I looked at Seth who was staring at the floor.
"Seth?" I asked softly but he didn't lift his head, "Baby?" I murmured and he sighed. Leah grabbed Paul's arm.
"Come on Paul. I forgot…to go and see Emily this morning. I promised I'd drop in." She succeeded in dragging him to the door before he stopped with a confused expression.
"Isn't Emily in Port Angeles with your mum today?" She groaned and smacked his arm.
"Just go. See you later guys." She muttered and followed the complaining Paul out of the door. Seth sighed heavily and sat down in front of me so I couldn't see his face.
"Seth?" I tried again but all I got was another sigh. "Baby what's wrong?" I slipped off the sofa and snuggled into his side. He sighed again and wrapped his arm around me so I was pulled tight to his side.
"I don't want you to go." He murmured and I laid my head on his shoulder, "I know it sounds childish but I hate the thought of not being able to see you every morning and know what's happening with the baby." I turned my head and kissed his shoulder softly as he finished.
"Seth I know." I murmured, "I'll really miss that too but it's too crowded in here and the babies need room." He opened his mouth to reply when a car drew up outside and the doorbell rang. I put my hand up but he ignored it and laid me back onto the sofa before going to open the door.
"Thanks for coming Dr. Cullen." Carlisle stepped through the door, at Seth's invitation, closely followed by Edward who came straight over to me, dropping to his knees and leaning forwards slightly so he was very close to my stomach. Listening.
Seth growled softly at his closeness and then dropped to his knees at my head, relaxing when I stroked his hand. I turned my attention to Edward who was listening intently.
"Well?" I demanded after a few moments and Carlisle came back in with more machinery than usual. "What can you hear?" He shook his head, his ear an inch away from my stomach and I frowned impatiently. I guessed he was having a conversation with Carlisle that was too fast for human ears because Seth was growing more and more tensed beside me and Carlisle's face was crumpled up with worry and confusion. I finally snapped.
"Damn it Edward! Tell me what's going on right now! These are my babies and it's my body so I think I have the right to know what the hell is going on!" I cried and Seth squeezed my hand soothingly. His hand went to my hair and started stroking it, causing me to relax slightly, but I continued to glare at the wide-eyed vampire in front of me.
"Maybe Carlisle should do the examination first Bella." Seth suggested and I sighed angrily before nodding to Carlisle who started examining my stomach. Seth's hand tensed in mine again and I looked up to see him kneading his forehead with his free hand. I knew what he was thinking about at once.
"Seth I know neither of us want it but it's necessary." I murmured and he smiled sadly at me. Suddenly his face lit up.
"But what if you moving back to Alice's isn't necessary?" He asked and I frowned in confusion.
"But it is necessary because the babies need room to grown and this house is too small for you, me, your mum, two screaming babies, Leah and occasionally Paul." Seth chuckled softly as I continued to frown in confusion.
"Well this house is too small." He began, "But I don't want you to move away. And Alice, Rose and Esme will be disrupted by the twins."
"Seth what are you getting at?" Edward was chuckling quietly and I jumped as Carlisle spread the blue jelly on my stomach causing him to laugh slightly louder. Seth grinned at me, joining in with Edward's chuckles.
"Well this house is too small for all of us." He said slowly, like he was explaining how 2+2=4 to a three year old, "And I don't want to live without out you so if you moved I would move too. But if I did move into your house it would overflow…" I cut him off.
"Seth are you saying we should get our own house?" I squealed excitedly and he nodded slowly, his face threatening to split with the smile that had spread across it. I squealed again and pulled his head down so I could kiss him.
"I'll take that as a yes?" He asked when Edward cleared his throat. Carlisle was examining the screen carefully as I nodded enthusiastically.
"You can take that as a hell yes!" Edward muttered when I couldn't find the words to express my happiness. Seth beamed and kissed me again but it was cut short by Carlisle's 'humph?'.
"Carlisle?" Seth beat me to the question and then closed my mouth for me with his hand. "What happened? Are the twins ok?" I joined in his questioning frantically until Carlisle waved his hand and told us to be quiet.
"From what I can see you and the twins are absolutely fine." He began and I relaxed with a sigh, "What interests me is that somehow one of your babies has somehow acquired the wolf gene." I shot up as he muttered that last sentence quickly.
"What?!" Seth and I shouted at the same time.
"Calm down!" Carlisle cried, "It won't do the baby any harm. That flash of heat you say you felt Bella, that was the baby moving around slightly. H…" He paused and I looked at him incredulously, "Do you want to know whether you're having boys, girls or one of each?" He asked and I immediately shook my head.
"Ok then for now we'll just refer to one of your twins as Sam and the other as Jamie?" He asked and I nodded carefully, "Before Jamie had not been touching you in a way to make you uncomfortable but then Jamie shifted so that…you could feel the heat of…Jamie's skin. Sam seems to be maturing like any other human child apart from the sped up growing rate." I let out a relieved sigh and settled back into Seth's side.
"You're sure you don't want to know Bells?" Seth asked quietly as Edward and Carlisle cleared up.
"Be patient baby." I murmured and he grinned, "I don't want to be someone who really plans names. Sure I've had ideas but I want to look down at my baby and say hey you're a Claire or an Ivy. I only know one thing for sure and that's if I have a boy there will be a Harry somewhere in his name." Seth's free arm came around and he shifted me onto his lap.
"Bella you don't have any idea…" He was interrupted by a slight snarl from Edward. We both glanced up to see him glaring at the door with confused eyes.
"Jasper." He muttered and opened the door quickly, "What do you want?" He asked quietly and Jasper moved into the room. Carlisle slipped quietly out of the house and drove away. Jasper's eyes strayed to me and he winced slightly, nodding to me and Seth who was very tense. I could hear a growl building in his chest as Jasper settled himself in one of the chairs across from me, his eyes moving to stare at me every few seconds. Once they passed over my bump and grew a lot bigger.
"What do you want Cullen?" Seth spat and I stroked his shaking arm to calm him. Jasper's eyes followed the movement and then dropped to the floor when footsteps sounded outside. Jake burst into the room.
"What's going on?" He demanded, his eyes narrowing as they landed on me in Seth's arms, "Bella are you ok? Leah and Paul showed up and said Carlisle was checking up on you. Cullen what are you doing here?" He growled when he saw Jasper shift uncomfortably. Every eye in the room was focused on Jasper now and he looked up, straight at me. His eyes were full of sadness as he spoke.
"Edward you remember what I saw when I was hunting right?" He asked, his eyes never leaving my face. Seth growled softly and I stroked his chest to soothe him. Jasper looked down and started speaking to his feet.
"Well a week or two ago I was out hunting and was about to attack a bear when someone landed on it and killed it before I could. All I saw of her was long black curls and pale skin. She was a vampire for sure but didn't say anything and disappeared before I could see her face. I tried to follow her scent but she swam up river and neither Edward or I could follow." Jasper had looked up again and caught my eyes in his piercing gaze. I could feel Seth vibrating beside me again.
"Well what's the problem?" Edward asked. Jasper's eyes were very dark and they wouldn't allow me to break away and look somewhere else.
"She's back." He mumbled, "I was hunting and the same thing happened again. Every animal scent I came across, she was there. It's like she's trying to make me go mad with thirst. This time though I saw her face. She seems oddly familiar but I can't place where I've seen her before. When she noticed me she gave a little squeak and her hair turned brown. Then she disappeared and jumped in the river again." He had barely finished speaking when the door burst open and the entire wolf pack entered with Alice, Rose, Angela, Liana and Kim in close pursuit.
"Sam would you tell us what's wrong?" Jared asked from the floor where he was sprawled beside Kim. It was absolutely boiling in the room now with Sam, Paul, Jared, Seth, Jake, Quil, Embry, Collin, Brady and Afton. It didn't help that Quil chose to sit in front of me and Embry and Jake were flanking me so I was a bit uncomfortable with all the heat.
"Umm guys?" I asked quietly once everyone was settled, "Would you mind giving me some room? Bit hot here." Doesn't really help that I have a wolf baby in me.
"Bella how do you have a wolf baby? Jasper's the father isn't he?" Quil asked and I groaned as I realised I was speaking my thoughts.
"Thank you Captain Obvious." I said sarcastically, "Yes Jasper is the father. I don't know what's happened but apparently one of the babies has the wolf gene and is burning me up inside!" I cried and the wolves sitting near me immediately scooted away to give me some fresh air. Edward got up from the seat beside Angela and sat down beside me, cooling me down at once.
"Sam what's happening?" Seth was alert and tense, his jaw tight as he stared at Sam.
"Quil, Afton and I were running patrol when I picked up a new vampire scent which we immediately started to follow. We got within a few metres of her before she took off but I could have sworn I knew her." He finished and Jasper's eyes caught me again.
"Sam did you see what the vampire looked like?" Edward asked, reaching over to hit the back of his brother's head. "Jasper stop gawking and don't think about that."
"All I really saw was long brown curls and pale skin. If I hadn't been able to smell her I would have thought it was Bella. When she saw us her hair turned black and she ran off. That's all I saw." Sam said and then got to his feet, "Bella I know we were thinking about moving you back to your house but with this new vampire around I think it might be best if you stayed here for a while longer. You never know what might happen with vampires and I don't want to risk the twins. So are you ok with staying here?" Sam asked and I smiled up at Seth who kissed me quickly before addressing everyone.
"Well here's the thing." Seth began, "Bella needs more space than there is in this house but neither of us want to move away from each other so we've decided that we're going to get a house together." There was a loud bang and I looked away from Seth's face to see the door swinging open and Jasper's empty seat. I started to stand up and Seth put his hand on my shoulder.
"Bella…" I gently removed his hand.
"I need to talk to him." I murmured softly and bent to kiss him.
"He's on the beach Bella." Edward said quietly and I nodded in thanks before turning for the door. Everyone watched me leave in silence and then as soon as I had closed the door I heard everyone erupt into speech. Mainly Leah and Sam talking to Seth but occasionally Alice and Rose would say something and then everyone would started talking. I listened for a moment and then set off down to the beach.
Jasper was sitting right at the edge of the sea, staring moodily out at the tossing, grey waves that I guessed reflected his mood.
"Jasper." The words were soft out of my mouth as I sat beside him. "You know why we broke up. I know it's hard for you to see me with Seth but that's the way it is and I'm sorry. These are your babies in here and he is taking care of me so much. Don't you want me happy? I still love you but Seth is everything I needed. I'm so sorry Jasper." His hand had found mine during my whispered speech and he squeezed it gently.
"I'm sorry too Bella. For putting you at constant risk. For trying to take you away from your family. For accusing you when I shouldn't have. For everything really. But if I had known that the last time I hugged you or held your hand or kissed you would be the last time I ever got to do those things then I would have held on and never let go. I still love you too Bella but I know I need to leave you alone and stop interfering with your life. You know I never want to see you unhappy." He murmured softly and then looked around to see Seth standing behind us.
"Bella." He held out a hand and pulled me to my feet, "Alice is kind of over-excited about you moving in with me but she's insisting that you spend at least one more week at the house. While you're there I can start looking for possible places for us to live." He smiled softly but his eyes were tight as he lifted me into his arms and prepared to run me home.
"Well I guess I'm going to pack! Bye Jasper." I smiled at him and then stroked Seth's warm cheek.
"Good-bye Bella." Jasper smiled back and then disappeared. Seth stroked my bump with his fingers and I giggled lightly as he started to tickle me, his fingers like a feather across my shirt. I was laughing so hard that I didn't notice we'd arrived back at the house.
"Bella hurry up!" Alice squealed as soon as we were within earshot, "Or I'll take you shopping everyday for the next month!" She grabbed my hand and somehow tugged me out of Seth's arms so that I landed on my feet. "Come on!" She squeaked and tugged me into the house and upstairs to Seth's room where I found an empty bag and five girls waiting for me.
"Bella are you alright? Are the twins ok? Did he hurt you? He didn't kiss you did he? Are you ok?" The questions all tumbled out of their mouths quickly until I waved my hands in the air, telling them to stop.
"I'm fine. The twins are fine apart from one of them having the wolf gene. Jasper didn't hurt me or try to kiss me. Yes I'm fine." I started pulling my clothes out of the wardrobe and chucking them into the bag. Alice of course folded herself onto the floor and started repacking it, folding everything I chucked at her head and the bag.
"So do you have any idea how one of the twins has the wolf gene?" Angela asked softly from her relaxed position on the bed. "I mean, we all know that they're Jasper's kids because you've only been with Jasper like that. So how can it possibly be part wolf?" She mused, mostly to herself, as Alice sighed and took over packing, pushing me down onto the bed.
"I have absolutely no idea. I'm not related to the Quileutes in any way that I know of and even if I was shouldn't the vampire kind of cancel that out? Is it weird that I'm worrying about how the twins seem to be showing no vampire qualities apart from the weird power?" I asked and Alice zipped the bag up, quickly finished. She picked it up in one hand and helped me up from the bed with the other.
"Come on! Come on! Come on!" She chanted and ushered me down the stairs. The others trailed behind us, Angela still muttering under her breath about wolf genes and vampires. Everyone looked at her with confusion.
"Angela what are you muttering about?" Edward asked, standing up from the sofa and wrapping his arm around her side. "Are you feeling alright?" He asked softly and she looked up at him.
"I'm wondering how it's possible for Bella to have a baby with a werewolf gene." She murmured and I saw his arm tighten as he cocked his head to the side, listening to someone's thoughts. He nodded at me to show I was right.
"Your twins are unbelievable intelligent Bella." He murmured and I raised an eyebrow, silently telling him to elaborate. "They seem to understand what's happened. They're thinking that the imprint is somehow effecting you. Their guess is that because you've been spending so much time with Seth and because of how strong the impact of the imprint is they believe it's effecting your body and therefore them but because Jasper is obviously a vampire that's neutralising the imprint enough so that it only changes one baby. I'm adding onto this slightly and guessing that the more you kiss or touch Seth the stronger this will become. The twin who has been changed may even end up phasing when he or she is born." Seth's hot fingers stroked across my cheek and removed the tears that I hadn't realised I'd been crying. I felt the familiar odd sensation and looked down just in time to see my bump grow again. A flash of pain crippled me and I hunched protectively over my stomach, gasping for air.
"Bella? Bella!" I squinted up at Alice who was standing right in front of me, having moved the fastest. Her hand was pressed over her heart in terror, "Bella are you alright?" She gasped and I nodded slowly.
"I feel like going for a walk." I murmured and she nodded pulling me to my feet, "I'll be back soon. Nobody come with me please, I need to think. I'll be fine." I assured Seth who was halfway out of his seat, "Fine." I repeated to Jake who had opened his mouth. I made my way out of the house and down onto the beach that was thankfully empty. I sat down on a nearby tree and let the pain consume me, taking over me as if I had flames licking around my body. My eyes closed without my permission.
I was falling. Falling. Spiralling down into a deep black abyss. There was a bright light above me and I stretched my hand up in front of my eyes to shield them.
Despite the fact that I was falling the light seemed to be coming closer and closer until it was all around me and I couldn't see the blackness anymore. It didn't even feel like I was falling, more like I was lying on a soft bed of feathers. The light was growing softer so I slowly put my hand down and screwed my eyes up slightly, trying to see what was happening. Someone leaned over me, blocking the light that I could only describe as pure white and glowing.
"Bella." The person murmured and I opened my eyes fully to see it was Jasper leaning over me. His skin was shimmering slightly in the light, "We're going to be late." He chuckled and grabbed my hand, pulling me to my feet. I could see now that we were standing on the top of a mountain, surrounded by trees. I looked down and gasped. I could see the entire town of Forks and all the way down to La Push. We were above the cloud line and the sun was strong and dazzling. I looked at myself and, with a surge of surprise, realised I was wearing a very long blue satin dress. It was a very deep blue, almost black, and it was strapless. As it reached my knee it fell in several layers to past my feet, making a slight train. It was relatively simple and very elegant.
"Bella are you coming?" Jasper's honeyed tones were very close to my ear and I jumped slightly causing him to laugh. I suddenly realised what was missing.
"Jasper where are the twins? I'm obviously not pregnant." I stated and he laughed again.
"Bella those past few months were all a dream. You never became pregnant and Seth never imprinted on you. You must have a very vivid imagination." His arm wrapped around my waist and then we were flying down the mountain.
"Jasper where are we going?" I asked once we had stopped moving and were standing at the bottom of the mountain. He gently adjusted me so that I was on my feet facing him and then wrapped his arms around my waist so I was pulled flush against his chest.
"You seem to be very forgetful today darlin'." He remarked, "We're going to Angela and Edward's wedding remember?" A gasp made its way out of my mouth and I looked up at him.
"Angela and Edward are getting married?" I managed to mumble questioningly before my eyes rolled back in my head slightly and I fainted in Jasper's arms.
"Bella? Bella! Wake up!" Someone was shaking me, quite hard, and I groaned as I felt pain all over my body. "Bella come on! Please start breathing! I know you're alive because I can hear your heart beating but it would help if you started breathing. You know, pull some air into your lungs via nose or mouth! Please? Dam it Bella don't stop breathing!" I wasn't breathing? Interesting. Wonder how long that's been going on. I pulled some air in through my mouth and Jasper sighed in relief, ceasing his shaking. I moaned and attempted to open my eyes.
"Oh Bella I was so worried!" He cried and I could see his face as he leant over me, "Imagine my horror when I come out of the forest to see you lying on the ground, tossing and turning with your eyes closed and no breath coming out or going into your body! Are you alright?" He put his hand under me and pulled me up, keeping his arm round me to support my weight and prevent me falling.
"Yeah I'm ok, just a bit dizzy. My head feels like it's on fire and I keep getting these weird flashes of pain through my body." I explained and he frowned as he began to steer me back up the beach. Another kick of pain ran through my stomach and I groaned. My feet stopped moving as I clutched my stomach and Jasper stopped too, wrapping his other arm around me.
"Bella?!" He cried and I moaned in pain. He lowered me to a nearby log and examined me for a moment. Then he cursed under his breath. "Bella I need to get you to Carlisle right away. Will it be uncomfortable for you if I carry you?" I shook my head, wincing as the movement managed to send more pain through me.
He hesitated and then carefully picked me up and started to run.
Sorry this chapter is quite short but I've been having quite bad writer's block recently. Remember to go and check out my new poll. Bella's dress from the dream/passing out thing is in there too, just imagine it in deep blue. Also I have a question: I'm thinking of going in for NYT auditions (National Youth Theatre) and I need a monologue/speech from a published play/movie/musical that lasts no more than 2 minutes. I'd prefer something more modern so any ideas?