Edward and Bella

Chapter 26

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BPOV: Instead, he was fifteen feet away, engaged in a battle with the one person I most longed to see.

Edward.

BPOV:

Edward and Jacob faced off against each other, both of them crouching in an attacking form.

I sat on the wet ground, terrified.

My frightened eyes followed their every move.

Jacob jumped up again and attacked Edward in the chest, knocking him down to the ground.

I screamed—no one paid attention to me, just continued their death battle—thinking that Edward was hurt. I couldn't believe this was happening.

Tears brimmed the edge of my eyes. Edward, the guy—and vampire—I loved was fighting against my childhood friend—and werewolf—Jacob. If Edward got hurt, it would be my entire fault. I had known how dangerous werewolves were, and still angered him enough for him to transform and end up fighting my love.

Edward growled and threw Jacob off of him, making him land about five feet away from me with a sickening sound.

Jacob struggled to rise, and when he finally did, he looked my straight in my eyes and growled threatening. But I could see a hint of remorse for almost killing me, and a little but of hurt in them too.

Edward immediately appeared between Jake and I.

"Stay away from her," he threatened back, using a voice I've never heard him use before. I shuddered.

Jacob's growl grew loader, and Edward's rose in turn.

The next thing that happened passed by so quickly—too quickly—that it was a blur to me.

From the trees near the edge of the beach stepped out five more wolves, each growling deeply and staring at us with cold, hard eyes.

I gulped. We were outnumbered.

But then, to my relief, Emmett, Jasper, and Alice suddenly appeared by Edward's side. I sighed, but then realized we were still down by two.

I looked up at everybody's faces. I didn't really know Edward's brothers; I knew Alice from the time we were partners, but that was it. Why would three people that didn't know me that well come to my rescue?

For a few moments, the Cullens and he wolves stared each other down. Then, everyone rushed forward and started attacking each other.

Edward jumped on Jacob immediately. Emmett took on two wolves at the same time, while Alice and Jasper worked together against a black and sandy colored wolf. I stood up shakily and stared with fixated eyes at the fighting.

Edward growled loudly and jumped on Jacob's back and bit hard into his neck. I noticed that Edward was more agitated all of a sudden.

Jacob howled—it somehow broke my heart hearing that noise—catching the attention of his fellow wolves. They immediately fought back against the Cullens, and then rushed to Jacob's side. The Cullens stood back.

My attention was on Jacob. Right as Edward bit him, his eyes turned to me. His eyes somehow seemed to say sorry. But, somehow, I knew Jacob would hopefully be okay. I knew from Charlie that vampires had venom, but I don't think the venom spread into Jacob's system. At least, I hoped not.

The big black wolf growled at Edward, and it seemed to me that he was somehow telling Edward something.

Remembering that Edward could read minds, I wondered if he could read the wolf'e mind right now.

"W-what's he saying, Edward?" I asked.

He didn't look at me. His gaze was on Jacob and the black wolf.

"He says…go away," he mused.

"No!" roared Emmett. I stared at him. "No, we've started a fight, and we'll finish it. It was their fault in the first place."

Edward growled, probably mad about something a wolf said.

"Later, Emmett," Edward said, glancing at me.

Emmett also glanced at me, and nodded slowly, but was silently regretting walking away from the fight.

I swayed on my feet, suddenly glancing at the pool of blood that was by Jacob's feet. It wasn't big, but I still felt queasy.

I stumbled back, and would have fell if two hands hadn't caught me.

"Let's go," he mused quietly, and lightly threw me over his back. I didn't complain.

And then he started running at vampire speed. I was still too dazed to even get sick at the speed we were moving.

Minutes later, he sat me down on grass. He looked at me and started pacing around. I stared up at him with glazed eyes.

What had just happened between two mortal enemies was still in my head. Everyone—Jake, Edward, the rest of the Cullens—was okay? I should be okay, but right now, I wasn't.

No, I wasn't scared, more like confused.

Why had Edward come to my rescue? I was just one human to him. Did it really matter if I lived or not. Was it out of guilt? Guilt that somehow he was the reason I could've died. Or was it something else?

"Why?" I asked, and he whirled around to stare at me.

"Why did you come?" I asked again.

He immediately appeared in front of me, his expression somehow…pained.

I froze. He knelt down in front of me. He hesitated, seeming to debate with something, and then leaned it, very slowly, as if hesitant, and pressed his lips to my own.

He pulled back a second later.

"Because I love you," he murmured, leaning back to judge my expression.

Okay, the end might have been a little OOC…but.

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