~Bella's Point of view ~
The fighting was over, but there were still questions, that needed answered. Like what happened to Jinx, and the real Jacob, where are they? What was going to happen with Kim, and Jared, will the imprint still be there? And most importantly, was all of this really finally over.
This Victoria that the wolves had killed, this was the real one, she was properly killed like all the other newborns, so that means, Paul and I could finally begin with our lives, and move on. Right?
"What are we going to do about Kim?" Amber wondered out loud, in Seth's arms, looking content, and seeming the most peaceful.
"She is going to be a vampire, in 3 days, there is nothing we can do," Bonnie said, her pencil moving quickly, as she scribbled down notes on her clipboard. Xavier stood by her side, his arm around his waist, but he kept a constant watch on everyone, looking serious.
"Great, another bloodsucker around," Elijah sneered, his arms folding across his chest.
Alida made a low growl at this, shooting Elijah a warning look. But unlike the others, Elijah didn't seem to cringe in fear under Alida's ogle. He stood his ground, but didn't speak another word on the matter, turning to look away from everyone else.
"Listen, Kim, has been a good loyal friend of this pack, she is Jared's imprint, so nothing is going to change, she will be treated as she was before," Alida said, her tone full of unwavering seriousness.
I glanced around at the full room, taking in everyone's expressions, before letting my eyes go to Jared. The look on his face, it was enough to almost break your heart. He was so lost, and broken. It reminded me so much, as to how I had felt when Edward had abandoned me.
I forced that thought away, making my eyes move down to Kim's still body.
Carlisle had known her out with morphine, so we could safely move her from here, to the private jet, without disturbing her any further.
"We will watch over Kim, until she is fully capable to live as she once had," Carlisle spoke, nodding to each of us with a calm smile, the kind that only Carlisle had. It was so full of compassion, and respect, it was just hard to not like him. And most of the pack, agreed.
"Very well then, we should start packing up then, we have a long flight home," Alida responded, and with that, I watched as Edward lead her away.
Everyone paused, looking at each other, and then looking over to Jared and Kim with slight uncertainty.
Something tells me, Jared and Kim both are going to be going through a lot.
"Well, I guess I'll go wake the kid up," Xavier said heaving a sigh, running a hand through his black hair for a moment, glancing down at Bonnie.
She gave him a small smile and nodded. "I'll come with you,"
And with that, they both went walking into the next room.
I for one was so glad that Jareth had ended up sleeping through the whole fight, and the whole Victoria situation. If he was to get hurt, I would have felt horrible… he just was so young.
Xavier and Bonnie really did look after him though, as if he was their own child, which always warmed my heart to see. They had made a little family.
The Cullen's all flew out of the cabin in vampire speed, making the rest of the pack flinch, their instincts probably telling them to act, judging by all of their rough body movements, and the shaking that began between them all.
Link was the next to leave, not bothering to say anything, just shooting me a look before walking out of the cabin.
Damien had stayed quiet, watching between Alisha and Jasper for the longest time, keeping his expression completely blank, but that didn't fool anyone. It was obvious that he was still hurting. He had been in love with Alisha, but she imprinted on Jasper, and since then, happiness has been rare on this guy's face. And I really did feel bad for him. Very bad.
But now as Jasper had gone with the other Cullen's to get packed, Alisha and Damien seemed to watch each other now, shifting uneasily, completely aware of each other now.
I watched as Summer flashed her bright green eyes to her twin, crossing her arms across her chest, with a look of disinterest.
"I wonder where the real Jacob is," She muttered, looking away from everyone, but Alisha, hinting that she only wanted a response from her twin.
Alisha gave her a sad smile, patting her should. "I'm sure he is fine,"
"The red-head probably killed him," Elijah offered, a dark look being thrown between Summer and Alisha.
Summer turned to snarl at Elijah, her fists trembling at her sides as she locked her sights on him.
"Shut it, if you know what's good for you," She threatened, taking a step in his direction.
This had been the first time; I had seen Summer, talk with another besides, Alisha, and Jacob. And I had to admit, she was almost a bit scary.
"Oh, I'm scared ice princess," Elijah snapped, his bright blue eyes piercing into his gaze without fear, and without hesitation. I could literally cut the tension in this room with a knife.
"Hey guys, let's be cool, before Alida walks back in her, and kicks all of our asses," Quil said quickly getting in the middle of the two, even though they didn't appear to have any hint of attacking.
"Quil is right, we are all family here," Amber popped in.
Seth nodded with her in agreement, kissing the top of her head.
"Let's go get packed, before we get in trouble," He suggested with a small smile to her.
Amber nodded as well, her dark brown curls bouncing as she did so, and with that, they both went walking out of the cabin.
Paul was at my side, watching tensely around at the others, holding me close to him, refusing to let go for one minute. Ever since Victoria had been deemed officially dead, we haven't been apart from each other for more than two minutes.
"We should probably get going to hun, if Alida thinks we are getting in a fight, do you know how many laps she will make me do," He said, a look of horror entering her eyes.
I laughed at this softly, and nodded.
"Alright, let's get going then,"
With that we both went walking out, Colin and Ariella walking behind us, seeming to be completely unaware of everything, except for each other.
"I can't believe it's finally over," I spoke, shaking my head as I looked back at Paul, smiling as his arm pulled me closer to him.
"Now it's just you, me, and our little one, forever,"
This thought alone, sounded like pure perfection, and I wanted nothing more than for that to happen. For me to forget about all the pain, and the fear, and finally go on with living my life, with the guy I was marrying.
As we went walking into the woods, towards our cabin I stopped, pausing for just a second, noticing something on the ground.
Paul stopped, looking down at me with concern.
"Bella, what is it?"
"That, what is that?" I asked pointing over to where it sat, looking almost like… a foot.
Paul frowned, and slowly let me go, kissing the top of my head.
"Stay here," He warned, and went over to it, turning to look behind the tree, and the look on his face brought tears to my eyes.
It was a look of utter sorrow, and horror, he slowly crumbled down to the ground, on his knees, glaring at the ground, growls falling past his lips.
Without thinking I quickly went over to him, getting down at his side, wanting to comfort him as much as I could, fear stirring around in my insides.
But as I took in the body of Embry, I screamed, tears falling down my cheeks, my heart throbbing.
Paul's arms went around me tight, and he turned my head away, for me to bury my face in his shoulder. My body shaking with sobs, Paul lifted the both of us, picking me up bridal style.
"Bella, sweetheart, it's ok, shh, I'm here," He whispered, his hand rubbing soothing circles around my back. This had helped me a lot. But I still couldn't get the image out of my mind.
Embry was gone. All I had managed to see was a knife plunged deeply into his chest, his fingers tightly wound around it, his eyes wide open, with tears still staining his cheeks.
I cried silently for what felt like forever, but eventually Paul had calmed me down enough for me to speak.
He had killed himself… No doubt because of Aubrey… The newborns had killed her… and now he was dead…
This was just too much…
I've already lost too many people that mattered to me, Charlie, Sam, Leah, Aubrey, Jacob and Jinx is missing, Kim was going to be a vampire, and now Embry…
He was almost like a brother to me, close to how Jacob had been.
But, I had to find a good side to this… Embry would be reunited with Aubrey.
I hoped that this would be the last time, I would have to see someone I loved die. Victoria had already caused so much harm, and she was gone now, so that meant the dying was over… right…
Jacob's point of view
"Jake, where are you going?" Jinx asked, slowly shifting herself up to her feet, and walking over to me with a smile.
I leaned in, kissing her forehead. "Heading out to bring home some dinner,"
Her eyes brightened for a moment, but she bit her lip, watching me with reluctance. I knew she didn't like it when I left her. And to be honest, I didn't want to go, and leave her behind unprotected. Who knows what will happen… what if Victoria finds the cabin… and I'm not there to protect her.
Shivers rolled down my spine, anger filling in me for a second, but I forced it down, and nodded.
"Be careful,"
I forced a chuckle out. "Let's be realistic now,"
She gave me a stern look, but her smile still stayed on her gorgeous face.
"Jake, remember, it's not only me here depending on you," She spoke, and my eyes traveled down to the small bump of Jinx's belly.
I couldn't help my smile now, gently touching the budge.
"I'd never forget," I promised, and kissed her once more, before heading out the door, and down the stairs, trying to pull myself together.
I had a job to do. Get out there, and keep my family alive.
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