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Okay people. Here it is. 'THE' Chapter…where EVERYTHING changes. But the question is-how's it going to end?

Chapter 25 (Bella's POV)

Their screams were terrible. It was like they were being burned alive. I went to Edward's side and saw he was still in the same clothes when he left.

"Edward?" The response I got was a scream. I checked his forehead, but he was shaking so badly, I couldn't tell if he was cold or hot. I looked to his other family, seeing the same thing. I ran to the kitchen, grabbing a big bowl and filled it with water. I got a bunch of rags and quickly walked to the living room, not caring if I spilled the water. I was about to go back to get another bowl, but as I got up, I saw someone in the way. The first thing I noticed was his eyes. They were red.

I backed up unconsciously. His eyes followed my movement. He had white skin, almost translucent. It was papery and looked fragile. I looked to see what he was wearing, but his cloak covered up almost all his body. His long black hair was gathered in the hood of his cloak.

"Hello." His musical voice spoke. It was freaky, though. Spooky.

"Who are you?" My voice shook along with the rest of my body.

"Aro." He leaned his head to one side, sizing me up. "You must be Bella."

"H-How do you know?" I took another step back and instantly he was right in front of me.

"Edward." He said simply.

"Why did he tell you?" I asked, confused.

"He didn't." When he saw my 'huh?' expression, he elaborated. "He showed me. Though, unwillingly."

"I don't understand." I said slowly.

"Well." He looked undecided. "If I told you, I'd have to kill you."

"What did you do to them?" I bent down, trying to comfort Edward when he started screaming even louder.

"I killed them." He said plainly.

"WHAT?!?!?" I yelled. Was he some psychotic killer or something?

"Don't worry. I'll take care of them." He smiled at me. He actually smiled at me. "I've been waiting for some time now. And now…I finally have them."

"Um, I—"

His head turned sharply to the doorway I came from. A man was there. He had dark hair, but his features where like the one in front, white skin, and red eyes. "Yes?"

The man in front looked at me and frowned, "Really?"

I looked bewildered, I hadn't talked. Neither had the other guy. (Remember-super hearing.)

"Hmm, thank you Demetri." The one in front stepped closer. I stepped back. "Don't worry. I just want to try something."

He had my hand in his quicker than anything. I watched his expression as he was puzzled and confused. Just like me. He let go and looked at me. "Would you like to become like your boyfriend? One of the—"

"We have to go, Aro. They're coming." Demetri broke in. Aro looked back at me and frowned. And they were gone before I could blink. I was about to tend to the Cullen's again, when the door to their house was blown in. Into pieces.

My eyes widened as the wolves from last night came in. They looked around, at me, at the Cullen's, and they too, were gone as fast as the other ones were.

I made the Cullen's as comfortable as I could, but yet, on they wailed in agony. I couldn't pick them up and I could only drag them so far. When I put the couples together, they seemed in less pain. So I went to Edward and lay beside him. I wrapped my arms around him and listened to his rapid heartbeat.

I was half asleep, -tired from only four hours of sleep- when I heard a crunching sound. I tried to calm my breathing, to listen for more sounds, but none were heard. I took my time raising my head, not wanting to see the sight. But I sighed in relief, it was only Sam and the gang.

Jacob was at my side within a second, lifting me up to give me a bone crushing hug. "I'm so glad you're alright."

"Jake…I can't…breathe!" He let me go and kissed me on the forehead.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes, but their not." I motioned with my hand to the Cullen's. "I don't know what's wrong with them."

I looked up in time to see Jake looking at Sam. So I did too. He nodded his head in approval and Jake turned to me again. "Bella, their dying. We have to end-"

"Yes. That's what the guy said. That he killed them. He was creepy." I said, shivering.

His eyes widened, "What guy? He talked to you? Did he do anything to you?"

"No Jake. I'm fine. It was right before a bunch of wolves come busting through the door. One of them warned the guy talking to me and they were gone within a blink of an eye." I watched Jake, to see if he thought I was crazy. Someone outta. I did.

But Jake seemed like he believed me. Maybe everybody else is just crazier than me. That must be it.

"Jake, what are we going to do with them? I don't know what's happening." I said worriedly as I went around, taking the rags and dipping them in water again.

"Bella. You shouldn't get too close." Jake said after noticing me. He was talking with Sam about something. "Come on. The guys will do it. Don't worry 'bout it."

"Jake." I stood up. "What's going on?"

He obviously knew something. I just couldn't figure out what! Jake exhaled loudly and looked at Sam. Who stepped forward and began to speak, "Bella. You've noticed how big we've gotten and how we've changed, right?" I nodded, so he continued, "Well, that's because of our genes. We don't want anyone to know, but…you know too much."

I stepped back, "You're not going to kill me, are you?" They looked shocked. Okay, maybe their not. "Because the other guy, Aro-I think his name was-said if he told me, he'd have to kill me."

"No Bella!!! We're not going to kill you!!" Jacob exclaimed, appalled by what I said. "Geezz, what do you think we are?"

"I DON'T KNOW!!!!" I said loud and slow. "Why don't you tell me!!!!????"

He was shaking again, along with a few others. But Sam said something to them and they left. Jake took one look at me, and he left too. So, only Sam was still with me.

"Alright, Bella. I'm going to put it in simple terms. Mostly because we don't have much time." He stayed where he was at, and I simply went back to Edward. They weren't screaming anymore. They seemed to have passed out from the pain. Well, Emmett I think was half-half. He was still whimpering and moaning. "The people you saw were vampires. Cold ones. Which the Cullen's are turning into. Jake and I and the rest are werewolves, we protect the people."

"What? You mean you were the wolves last night?" I asked, shocked. He only nodded. "Why did you come after us?!!? I mean, you looked like you were going to murder Edward!!!"

He seemed to be thinking about what he was going to say. Finally, he opened his mouth, "We have very short tempers, Bella. That was Jake who you saw. Apparently he talked to you and Edward interrupted. He got very mad when I brought it up."

"Okay…" So, my ex-best friend tried to kill my boyfriend. Screwed up world we live in now-a-days. Or at least I live in. "Moving on. Why exactly did the vampires change the Cullen's, I mean, I thought they were supposed to suck their blood or something."

"Almost all vampire sayings are myth. They don't have fangs from what we've seen. And they've been out in the sun, thinking we weren't around." Sam said, as a matter of fact-ly.

"So, werewolves don't turn only on Full Moons? And they don't need blood?" I asked, trying to remember anything I've ever heard of on vampires and werewolves. It wasn't much.

"No." He chuckled. "We don't need full moons. It just takes practice to change back and forth. And we just eat a lot of food. So, no blood." He paused, then added, "Only male's change. Females just carry the gene."

"So, no alpha female? Just alpha male." I said, more like a statement. I heard a scream and looked over to Emmett, now wide awake. "What's going to happen to them?"

"They're going to become blood sucking leeches." He looked from Emmett to me. "We can't let them, Bella. We have to kill them."

I gasped, surely Sam didn't just say that. "What!?!"

"We have too, Bella. It's the only way."

"No it's not! You can just have them leave when the change is over! How long does it take?"

"I-I don't know. But we can't allow them to go mad when they are fully changed." He said sternly.

"I won't let you." I said, raising my head.

"You're no match for me, Bella."

"I won't ever forgive, Sam. You or Jake, or Quil, or Embry, or the rest. Never."

"If that's the way it's got to be." He said back to me.

I shook my head, disbelieving, "How could you, Sam? You're killing innocent people!"

"THEIR NOT INNOCENT!! THEY'RE LEECHES, BELLA!!!!" He was shaking now, but immediately calmed down.

"It's not their fault they were changed." I said softly. He looked up at me, realization must have hit him, because his eyes were softened with the rest of his hard face.

"Bella…we have to." He said weakly. "We have too."

I walked over to Sam. I grabbed one of his hands into mine. "Sam. No, you don't have to. Please. Just-just tell them when they wake up, that they have to leave. Please, for me."

He was about to break, I know he was. "Bella…" He groaned. "On one condition."

"What?"

"You have to agree right now." He said, determined. Hey, as long as it kept the Cullen's safe, I was for it. Even if was the last time I would ever see them. As long as they were fine.

"Okay. I agree." I shook his hand.

"You have to leave. Now. It's too dangerous for you, Bella. We'll take care of them." He added the last part, a bit distastefully.

"But…" I had agreed to it, so I had to follow through. I went over to each of the family members and kissed them on the forehead, saying bye to them. I saved Edward for last, giving him a kiss on the lips. It reminded me of Romeo and Juliet. When they were in the tomb and they both kill themselves for the other. When I pulled back, I looked up to remember Edward's face. To permanently stamp it in my mind. His eyes opened just as I was about to get up. So I plopped right back down.

"Edward?" I said quietly.

"Bell-ah?..." His voice wheezed.

"I have to leave, my love." I tried to hold back the tears, but they fell anyways. I only heard his raspy breathing. "Good-bye, my love."

I kissed him again and left the house. Once I was in my truck, I whispered,

"When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun."

I knew I would still love him. Forever. Nobody could make me forget him. The only thing I hoped for was that Sam kept his end of the bargain.

Although I don't really like that excerpt from Romeo and Juliet, it fits. But the first time I saw the movie, the first thing that came to mind was stars out of skin and blood. Sickening, I know. Never really got over it.

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