I was a bit slow with this one, but I wasn't sure whether I wanted Bella to change in to a vampire or not. When I figured that one out, I started to think about letting Steve die. Anyway, the next update will come as soon as I get five reviews for this chapter. Though I won't have a lot of time to write tomorrow, and we'll be going on vacation soon, so you better review fast!
Oh, And I'm probably going to rewrite the past chapters, make them better and describe how the characters look. After that I'll probably update photo's of them on my profile, so keep your eyes open.
And so it all endsBella POV
After Jane's warning, I didn't waste any time. I immediately ran towards the rope I had used to get out of the school before. This time I used it to get back inside.
Once I was up, I couldn't move for a second. James was throwing Steve around in the hallway, in a way no human ever could. Then he noticed me, and he let Steve go for a moment. My friend didn't move, and I was worried about him. But I didn't get any time to check on him, since James decided to seek a new toy.
"Well, well, Belladonna. I always knew you'd cause problems someday. Thanks to you we lost every student we had. You realise we have to punish you for this, right?"
I was terrified, and he probably knew that, since he should be able to hear my heard beat in a weird rhythm.
Nice, I thought, it's the rhythm of the song I composed!
I once learned that some people's brains start to work in weird ways once they are in danger. Apparently that was the truth.
While my brain was jumping from thought to thought, making me wonder if I had finally lost it, I suddenly felt James grabbing me and throwing me towards the other end of the hall. I came to stop against the door towards the stair well. I heard my wrist snap, but managed to stay silent. Then I heard James' voice above me again.
"That one must have hurt. But don't worry, you won't live long enough to watch the bruises appear."
My mind started to joke again.
Great, it said, Why did I have to get the bad guy who watched to many movies? I mean, come on, just kill me already! You know: if you wanna shoot, shoot, don't talk!
Yeah, who is the one who watched to many movies now? The other part of my brain asked. Beside, would you really prefer to die already? The longer you live, the bigger the chance for a rescue!
James grabbed me again and threw me away again. I had lost sense of direction, and had no idea where I landed.
Hey! The smart part of my brain suddenly realised, as long as I'm thinking these weird thoughts, I don't feel the pain! Oh, shit, the pain.
As soon as I thought about the pain, it started again.
Great, I wish Edward could hear this. At least he would get a good laugh out of it!
Alright, Bella, now you stand up and fight him! Do something, you came here to rescue Steve, not to get tossed around like a ball!
I jumped up. James stood in front of me, looking surprised. He had obviously not expected me to stand up again.
"Well, well! Looks like dear Bella really is a fighter!" he said, smirking his evil smirk again.
I rolled my eyes, and decided to speak me previous though out loud.
"Seriously? You watched way to many movies! And you know, it isn't real fair to use your vampire abilities against me. If this was a honest fight, you'd be laying on the ground right now, wondering what hit you!"
Don't get witty with the vampire assassin, Bella! My brain told me, being smart for a second. To bad it was already to late.
"You honestly think you could beat me?" He laughed. After that he ran forward, and pushed me against the wall. I felt blood streaming down my neck, and then he dropped me to the ground. I pressed my lips together, refusing to entertaining him with my screams.
He walked towards me. I tried to get up, but he but his foot on my leg and pressed. I heard it snap, but I still didn't scream. Then the vampire kneeled beside me and whispered in my ear:
"Dear Bella, we will soon see if you would be able to defeat me in a honest fight." And then I felt his mouth against my neck.
I felt his teeth slide trough my skin and tried to lift my hand to push him away. But before I could make even one move, I felt the fire circulate through my veins, spread in my body. And that's when I screamed. I heard James laugh aloud, like a villain in a movie, and after that there was nothing but the pain.
Edwards POV
I saw Bella run towards the school again. I read Jane's mind and saw Steve getting attacked by James. I realised Bella wouldn't let her friend die without trying something, even if she didn't stand a chance. I wanted to help her, but as I moved towards the school, Victoria jumped in front of me. I realised I had to kill her to get to James. And if I wanted to see Bella again, I had to do it fast.
We circled around each other, ignoring every other creature around us. I knew she would be a good fighter, but since I could read her mind, I would be able to defeat her.
She also knew that, and she tried to seek a way around it. She thought of different ways to attack me, and made moves to confuse me and make me think she was going to attack. But I just saw right through every move.
Then she realised she just had to attack without thinking about it, fighting on pure instinct. And she leaped towards me. I dodged the first two attacks, but during the third I grabbed her arm and pulled it off of her body. She cried in pain and anger and pulled back for a second. I didn't want to waste any time, so I ran straight to her. In knew her next attack before she did. Since she thought of different fighting techniques before, I knew how she fought. She kicked me, and I caught her leg and pulled it off.
After that it was easy. She could still stand on one leg, but then she only had one arm to fight with. It didn't take me long to pull that one off as well, and after that I pulled of her head and tossed everything in the fire that we had made before.
I hesitated, wondering if I should attack James, or help Emmett, Jasper and Alice first. I chose for the latter, knowing I could use their help to kill James.
They hadn't been able to kill any newborns. Since they had to think about protecting the students, they couldn't focus on one newborn. If they did, the others would kill the students. I ran towards the newborn that was closest to me and pulled of his head, before he could even register my attack. I threw it in the fire, and ran towards another newborn.
Needless to say, it didn't take us long to dispose of them.
After the last newborn was thrown into the fire, I turned towards the students.
"Go to the car and go to our house. The navigation system will show you how. The others will be there. Tell them we'll be there soon, alright?" The students nodded and I but before they could get into the car, Jasper held them back.
"Tell Carlisle that he has to prepare his medical kit. Steve and Bella are probably hurt."
After I heard that, I ran towards the school, knowing my family would follow. I ignored the rope hanging out emergency exit, and instead I just jumped.
What I saw there, will never leave my mind.
Steve lay on the ground. His left leg was bend in a unhealthy way, as was his right arm. He had a lot of blood on him, and he was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
Bella was worse. She was bitten. When I realised that James had dared to bite my Bella, anger took control. I leaped towards him, pushing him against a wall. He was able to push me away again, but by that time Emmet and Jasper had reached us and they grabbed his arms.
"Take him outside!" I told them quickly, scared they might get distracted by Bella's blood.
Or Steve's! I quickly added in my mind, mad at myself for only thinking of Bella.
As soon as I was sure that James was out of reach, I ran towards Bella. I could still hear her heartbeat and breathing, so I knew that I could still save her from my doomed fate. I saw the place where she was bitten, and I pushed my lips against it. Then I felt Bella's sweet blood enter my mouth. At first it tasted a bit dirty, still more delicious then anything I had ever tasted before, but it wasn't as clean as it was meant to be. Then it felt tasted perfect, and I realised the venom was removed from her body.
But I couldn't get myself to pull away. Her blood tasted to good.
I heard a voice in my head. It was Bella's and she sung the song she had composed. I froze, as more memories of Bella entered my head. The day I watched her train, or the first day she went to school. The drawing of me and my family that she had made during class. And then I pulled back, removing her blood of my face with the back of my hand.
I pulled of my shirt to stem the bleeding of her head, and after that I checked her for other injuries. Her right wrist was broken, as was her right leg. I quickly snapped those back in place, wishing they wouldn't take to long to heal. After that I used my hands to feel her ribs, scared they might be broken as well. I was trying not to think about my hands on Bella's body.
She had three broken ribs, but I put those back in place, happy Bella was still unconscious.
When I was sure she was alright, I checked on Steve, helping him in the same way. I stemmed his bleeding (with his shirt) and snapped his broken bones back in place.
After I was done, I lifted Steve up and ran him down, where I handed him to Emmett. After that I ran back up for Bella. I took her in my arms and looked at her face. She looked peaceful, and I smiled. I stroke her hair back and then I lifted her up gently. I walked slowly towards the emergency exit, and jumped down, where Alice was waiting for me.
"Jasper ran home because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself around the blood. Emmett ran home as well, to get Steve to Carlisle. I checked the entire school, and I'm sure there is no one left there. So we can all go home now. The mission succeeded."
She said smiling, but I could see the pain and the worry in her eyes. She loved Bella like a sister, even thought they hadn't known each other for that long.
I smiled at her, feeling the need to reassure her, even thought I was just as worried.
"Bella will be fine, she has no injuries to worry about, though she has lost a lot of blood. I suggest we go home now, and allow Carlisle to take care of her. When she wakes up, she'll probably want to see for herself if everyone's alright."
Alice laughed, and nodded. "She truly is a caretaker!"
I laughed, and after that we both ran towards her home, while I held Bella securely in my arms.