Swamped Chapter 21: Contagious, a twilight fanfic

"Emmett," I gasped, hoarsely, as I pulled through the sleep. That was probably a bad thing since Edward was sitting next to be. My throat was so dry it hurt. My back still felt pained when I moved. My neck was itchy from the bites I received. Those things were hardly noticeable thanks to the dream that was still fresh in my mind, playing over repeatedly.

I could see Emmett scream out in pain. There was blood and venom everywhere. He called out for me but I was being taken away from him. I didn't even fight to help him. The newborns all attacked him at once. They ripped him apart and lit him on fire. It was the worse nightmare I had ever had, ever will have. I sat up quickly and looked around. I closed my eyes as I saw that the room was spinning.

I was sick of restrictions, sick of the boundaries
About to close the door
Such a lack of conviction, no real connection
What should I settle for?
But you caught my attention, you built on the tension
And you left me wanting more
Now I don't know what to do with myself, do with myself
I don't want nobody else

"How long have I been out?" I asked quietly as I opened my eyes. The dizzy feeling slowly faded.

"Ten minutes. The family is still fighting." The pain in his voice was evident but I chose to ignore it. I couldn't handle it right now.

"How'd I get here?" I tried standing but I fell back down. What was wrong with me? I was supposed to be stronger now that I was this way. I had never felt so weak before. It hurt just to breathe.

"Evil brought you back here. He was the weakest of the slayers so he's downstairs. He'll be ready if any of the newborns come close to us."

I nodded, which just made me dizzy. "Did they...Is Emmett..." I couldn't say my fears out loud. Did they kill my Emmett? My chest ached at the horrible thought. I couldn't imagine life without Emmett. He had me head over heels for him. I needed him.

"He's fine." There was an edge to his voice. I felt what he was going to say next. "You love him don't you?"

I let you in, I let you in, and you infected me
Can't get enough of you, can't get enough of you
I breathed you in, I breathed you in, and now I'm in too deep
Don't think I'm pulling through, don't think I'm pulling through
Can't get enough of you, can't get enough of you

"...Yes." I was done lying and pretending there wasn't anything between us. If Edward knew the family probably did too. "I didn't lie to you though. When you asked the first time I wasn't in love with him. Please don't think that I stopped loving you because you were a human. Things just haven't been the same since the whole Volturi thing. I'm sorry."

He turned away from me. "I guess I knew you didn't love me the same way when I came back. You were always so guarded when I was around...I guess we just weren't meant to be." He whispered the last part.

"I really am sorry."

"Don't be. You can't help who you fall in love with. I'll get over it eventually." I could smell his tears. A part of me would always love Edward, just not the same way I use to.

You're so through my veins
You're so onto every word
You're so contagious. And I can't get away
You're so now I know for sure there is no cure

"Bella," I heard Emmett call from downstairs. I hadn't even heard him coming. I stumbled to my feet and went into the hall. Emmett met me at the top of the stairs. His shirt was torn off so I could see the scars that covered him. He had three bite marks on his neck. His arms had long claw marks on them that were slowly healing. His eyes were pitch black. He needed to hunt soon.

I felt tears stream down my face. It was annoying that I could still cry. I threw myself into Emmett arms and clung to him. "I'm so sorry. This was all my fault. I'm sorry." I sobbed quietly into his neck.

"Sh baby. She's dead now. They're all dead now."

I looked up at him. "How?"

A weak crooked smile lit up his face. "I killed her. Most of the newborns too. I'm more torn up then the rest of the family."

I saw your intentions, I gave you permission,
Go ahead and start the war
I was out of addictions, by my own admission,
Oh I've been keeping score
But you made an exception, you taught me a lesson
Who cares where I've been before?
You would never leave me all by myself, all by myself
You don't want nobody else

I rubbed his cheek. "Will you heal soon?" I let my hand slide down to the bite marks.

"Hey I'm fine." He gently wiped the tears from my eyes. "I need to hunt and I'll be back to normal."

I leaned up to kiss him. His eyes widen in shock. He pulled me close to him none the less. We were there for a few minutes before Alice interrupted us. "If you hadn't noticed there are more important things going on!" she snapped as us and continued walking. She was going to Edward's room.

"Hey! That's why you hate me so much right? Because you saw that I don't love him anymore?" She had seen it months in advance and didn't tell anyone. I knew Jasper didn't know because he didn't say anything to either of us. No one knew except for her...and Edward, She had to have told him. He would never suspect me of cheating on him even when he saw me in Emmett's arms. He would blow it off for something else because he trusted me. He knew Alice's visions were always true and he knew what was going on. That was why he hadn't been so upset when I told him in his bedroom. He had already known.

"Yes. I don't trust you especially since you brought this down on us. We were a perfect family before you came along and ruined it."

"Yes Alice. You were all just so god damned perfect. How many times have you gone to high school now? You can hardly count that as a life. The Breaking is hardly my fault. If it weren't for me after the war you would all be dead but I won't allow that. I don't give a fuck if you trust me or not. I wouldn't because I have lied so much I don't even know the truth anymore. I could turn on you in any minute. It's not like you would be prepared since you can't even have a stupid vision."

"You're the reason I can't have a vision!" she yelled at me. I was suddenly very glad that my super hearing was going. I rubbed Emmett's arm when he winced.

"No the werewolves are."

"What werewolves?" Jasper asked as he joined us. His shirt was torn down the front, reviling old scars from his army days. There was blood on him and his eyes were topaz so I knew he had already gone hunting.

"They want to help with the Breaking. We have to meet them at 7. I would have told everyone but..." I sighed.

"Once again. You're fault." Alice said.

You're so contagious. Running through my veins
You're so onto every word
You're so I can't get away
You're so now I know for sure there is no cure

I glared at her. "If I weren't so tired I'd rip you're throat out," I hissed. I had no idea where that came from. Anger just came at me like a rush. I had never wanted to kill someone so bad. It made me feel immediately guilty but I didn't apologize. She had it coming. How was my relationship any of her business any way? If she was so torn up about she should just take Edward.

"God Bella. Calm down." Jasper begged. He was shaking from my intense feelings.

"I am calm!" I snapped. There was something wrong with me. I wasn't naturally this pissed off. God I was so thirsty. Where did the sudden thirst come from and why did I feel so weak? My heartbeat was slowing down, which would probably be bad but my heart shouldn't be beating in the first place.

"Emmett go take her hunting she's killing me." Jasper slid down the wall and sat on a step.

"I don't need to hunt!"

Emmett followed Jasper's instructions and picked me up.

"I can walk!" I barked at him. His face immediately looked hurt. I draped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. I'm so thirsty and tired. Make it stop. It hurts." Hurt was an understatement. I had felt a lot of pain before but nothing compared to this. The blood lust of a newborn had finally hit me. He quickly led me pass Carlisle and Esme who had joined us at some point. There faces were just a blur to me so I couldn't tell what there emotions were. I was thankful for that. I wasn't sure I could stand to see the hurt & disappointment coming from them.

"I will baby. Just wait," Emmett promised me as he went. The guys stopped us once we got outside. They were standing on the porch talking, about what I wasn't sure. Once they saw me they started saying stuff at the same time that didn't make any sense. Emmett's voice filled my ears but I couldn't understand what he was saying. Three warm hands grabbed mine before we were moving again. The wind felt good on my skin. I hadn't even realized I was sweating. Another odd thing I could do that the vampires couldn't. When we came to a stop Emmett sat me on the ground and leaned me against something cold and rough. A tree maybe? I wasn't sure. I wasn't too sure on anything at the moment. For all I knew I could be with Aro and not even realize it.

I am burning in your fire I let you in, I let you in, and you infected me
Can't get enough of you, can't get enough of you
I breathed you in, I breathed you in, and now I'm in too deep
Don't think I'm pulling through, don't think I'm pulling through
Can't get enough of you, can't get enough of you

"Bella?" Emmett's deep voice said. "I'll be right back. I'm going to make it go away." Then he was gone. It angered me for some reason. I was in pain and he left me. I needed him and he was... "I got it." His voice was suddenly hitting my ears again. There was a sent that entered my nose. It was almost the best thing I ever smelled, only second to Emmett's scent. Without thinking I was suddenly flying forward and drinking. The warm blood slid easily down my throat. The dryness quickly went away and I was able to pull away from the deer. I stared at it for a moment before pushing it to Emmett who was watching me.

"You can have the rest."

"You can't possibly be done. You barely drank half of it."

"I'm not thirsty anymore. Thank you for it. I think that was the cause of the anger which I'm really sorry for by the way. I will just have to start hunting." I couldn't help but to grimace at the thought of doing this on a weakly basis.

"You are incredible." He lowered his teeth to the deer and bit into it. I watched him drink from the poor animal and wondered if that was how I had looked. It was so natural looking, which really made me question my sanity. It was just so beautiful to watch Emmett, and weird. I wasn't disgusted as I thought I would be though. My slayer side might as well have not existed. When Emmett was finished with the deer he buried it. He hunted a few more animals before he was finally full. I dug my cell phone from my pocket, which was shockingly unbroken. I didn't understand that but whatever. It saved me from buying a new one so I was happy.

"We have to meet with the pack in ten minutes." I checked the text message from Jacob.

I heard growls. What are you guys doing? Do you need help?

That was from fifteen minutes ago. I quickly texted him back so he wouldn't panic.

I'm fine. See you at seven.

"Let's go," I told Emmett. He shook his head. I watched him walk closer to me. The kiss was urgent and rough. I could practically taste the fear Emmett felt.

"I thought I had loss you for a moment. I don't know what I would do without you," he murmured.

"I was so scared that I had. I woke up and you weren't there."

"I wanted to be. I couldn't leave though. I had to make sure Victoria was dead so she could never hurt you again."

"I love you."

"I love you too. I have to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Well...I know this isn't a good time. I had wanted everything to be perfect but we may not have a chance later..." He suddenly got down on one knee and pulled a small box from his pocket. I felt my heart literally stop before beating faster that ever. "I know we haven't really been together long. But I love you and I want to spend the rest of eternity with you. Will you marry me?"

And now I know for sure there is no cure
I have only one desire. I can not deny her
Now I don't know what to do with myself I don't want nobody else

"Emmett..." I stared down at the ring. It was a silver band that was embedded with diamonds.

"I know it's really simple. It was my mother's. I can get you something bigger."

"No Em. I love it...Yes I'll marry you." I held my shaky left hand out for him. He slid the ring on my finger and kissed me. "I love you so much."

"I have never been so happy before," he said as he hugged me.

I breathed in his scent. "Why didn't you give the ring to Rosalie?" I couldn't help but to wonder why his first wife wasn't wearing this right now.

"She didn't like it, not that I would ever give it to her. It didn't feel right. I guess I kind of always knew we would never last. She saw me looking at it once and told me it was ugly...I can get you something better..."

"No. It's beautiful. I will love wearing it forever."

He pulled me into another kiss before sighing. "We have to leave, don't we?"

I sighed as well. "Yes."

"Fine...I'll race ya."

I smiled. "I'll give you a five second head start."

He rolled his eyes and took off. God I loved him.

You keep running through my veins