EPOV
We met no one along the way, every house and street was deserted. Stores were left empty and ruined; it looked like each one was ransacked. The most strange was that there was no animals roaming around. Heavy despair filled the air and we could tell something happened here.
"What if they were killed?" someone asked.
"They were taken prisoner forced to fight in the war" Bella replied.
We don't ask how she knew but nod and continue on until we reach the start of the royal city. We're surprised at the change in the city; it's not deserted but filled with people. It's as if they are oblivious to what's going on and we couldn't just walk through with a big army and not catch attention. So we walked invisible to all eyes, you would think the clink of swords and weapons would alert them but they passed it off as the guards among them. This was too easy we thought as we started toward the road to the royal kingdom but we were wrong when we encountered guards stationed at every gate.
"How are we going to get through?"
"Teleport"
"Deportation"
The questions and suggestions rolled through but I waited for Bella to speak, she was the leader.
"No it's too noisy and I'm not sure with this large crowd" she finally spoke.
"So what will we do now?"
Soft murmurings were passed through and everything started to talk at once
"Doesn't worry Bella will find a way" jasmine assured.
I almost forgot she was with us until she spoke. I couldn't look at her seeing her alive and then later on, I shook the thought from my head and tried to focus on the task on. While we were contemplating I saw Bella eyes light up like she thought of something.
"What is it?" Alice asked.
She looked towards the archers and it was an unspoken signal between them as they fired all at once, it happened so fast. The guards were hit and toppled like blocks. Bella moved forward and the archers followed still firing at the guards until none were left. We followed quickly and watched Bella throw open every gate and we poured through every entrance. We found about three fourth of the army milling around, I guess they were waiting for the command to leave.
"Leave none alive" Bella commanded.
All hell broke loose; we unleashed an attack quickly and efficiently. They didn't see it coming (literally) and for some reason they were unarmed. It was done quickly and quietly and we moved on toward the villages of the people and were met with forty guards standing watch, they couldn't have known we were coming. Just on alert either way but then they were joined by newborns or that brought the number up to the hundreds. They were looking around alert to any sound. We have the element of surprise but this time we would lose some.
"We have a problem" Emmett said.
"Yes we could win but we're not trained in fighting new borns" jasper agreed.
"I know but we'll be fine" Bella said smiling.
I looked at her confused "fine?"
"Yes, I can see we'll be just fine" Alice answered looking towards the west.
Just as she finished speaking an array of arrows came from the east taking down some opponents, we all looked around wondering who it could be. The guards were instantly alert and looking around for the source of the arrows. Just as I was about to ask Alice what was going on, there was a loud rumble on the ground. The world shook beneath our feet, we were bewildered and scared. Only Bella and Alice looked happy.
"Alice what the hell?" I asked.
She didn't need to answer because from the west came an army of wolves and shape shifters and we were relived. We recognized this army as our friends.
"Look at them terrified" Emmett said pointing toward our enemies.
"Let's move now"
"Not yet" Bella answered.
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
She turned towards the north and smiled "Because I'm sure they wouldn't want to miss the fun" she answered. I was about to ask who when there was a loud cry of jubilee and people were turning towards that direction as Carlisle and the general lead the third half of the army towards us.
"Genius" Rosalie said smiling towards Bella.
Yes she was a genius now we could attack from all sides. I was waiting for a signal when the wolves and shape shifters charged forward and then Carlisle's army followed. It was mayhem as we quietly attacked from the front, before long they were scattered and we could pick them off one by one. We killed them fairly quickly and rerouted as one unit.
"Dad where's mom?" Alice asked.
Yes where was esme? I thought she would be with Carlisle. Were they separated?
"She's with Helena. We passed by them they should be here shortly" he answered.
"I have to say Bella I didn't think this would work and that we would meet trouble on the way" the general said.
"Yeah every town and village was empty" garret said.
"Don't worry we will see them again" she said.
"They were taken as prisoners or to fight in Aro's army"
"I should have known" Carlisle replied.
"Shouldn't we be leaving if we want to make it into the royal kingdom" Tanya stepped forward.
"We're waiting for Helena"
As soon as she spoke there was a loud pop and she appeared with the children soldiers decked in armor with shield, spears, and swords.
"I'm impressed" she said surveying the field of the dead army.
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On we marched once again but this time with our whole army, we had to be invisible because of the cameras everywhere, and it seemed that aro was paranoid. He wanted to see when we were coming but he wouldn't know when. This walk was longer and we grew tired and weary, so we decided to stop and rest. We couldn't build a fire and alert anyone to our arrival so we huddles close together eating the provisions Helena conjured up. Despite what we knew would happen tomorrow it was a festive mood around us and we laughed and joked as if this was any other day.
I was sitting with Alice and company enjoying the time we would have left.
"You could at least do that in private rose" Alice said. Emmett and Rosalie were so close together making out for all to see. The sight bothered me too but for a different reason than Alice.
"Yeah you're practically shoving your tongues down each other throats. Don't you need to breathe?" I said.
Jasper chuckled shaking his head "this is nothing we haven't seen before"
"He's just jealous" Rosalie said scathingly when she stopped kissing Emmett. I glared at her partly because it was true, I was jealous of their display of affection. Even Alice and jasper were together. I wasn't so lucky because I was in love with two girls. I had no idea how to go about it but I wouldn't tell rose that even though jasper and emit already know. He felt sorry for me.
"Come on rose let's go sit with our parents" he said getting up.
Alice and jasper looked at me with pity and I didn't like it.
"I'm fine"
"Are you?" Alice asked knowingly.
I sighed about to respond when soft hands touched my shoulder "can I talk to you in private?" jasmine asked. I nodded and followed her to a willow tree; I waited for her to speak. She was nervous for some reason.
"You okay?"
She sighed "yes this is different for me"
"What's different?"
"Okay so I know this is a bad time but I had to know about us"
"What do you mean?"
"I think and I'm usually right, I think you feel for me and I feel the same way but I wanted to be sure"
This was not the conversation I wanted to have right now but she needed truth
"I do feel for you but it's complicated"
"You love her too" she replied looking over her shoulder.
Who?" I asked following her gaze to find Bella staring at us. She quickly looked away.
"Its fine Edward but you need to choose especially now, you need to choose whoever and spend the little bit of time you have left"
How was I supposed to do that? If I chose Bella I would hurt jasmine, I promised her that we would try one day but then if I choose jasmine I would hurt Bella and I couldn't hurt her again. She's been through enough and I could see that future Alice saw more clearly. I still remember he promise to marry me someday but did it still stand?
"You don't have to choose now but soon" she said. She leaned up to kiss me and ci could feel strong emotions through the kiss, I responded but when Bella's face popped into my mind I had to pull away. I couldn't do this to her, I couldn't put either of them in this situation.
"jasmine I can't choose between either of you, when I want to be with someone then that's when I'll be with them but right now it doesn't matter" I told her as nice and sweet as I could without hurting her feelings. She looked sad but she nodded. I smiled and turned to walk back over to the group when I saw Bella looking straight at me. Her eyes were flashing and there was tears running down her cheek. I stopped in my tracks and looked back at jasmine my heart beating fast. She was staring at Bella with guilt.
"She saw" she whispered.
I felt wrong, I felt like I was caught cheating even though I wasn't. I started towards ready to explain, I wasn't sure what I was going to say but I needed to say something. I could hear jasmine walking behind me.
"Bella" I begin when she cut me off
"You don't have to explain anything Edward I know what I saw" she said coldly.
"I'm not sorry for what happened but I'm sorry you had to see that. I never wanted to hurt you I was just talking to him about having to choose one of us" jasmine spoke in a rush.
"It clearly seems like he chose you" she said turning to go.
"Bella wait I didn't choose, it wouldn't be fair to either of you. I don't want to hurt you again but I do love you. "
Her eyes flashed at the end "you didn't want to hurt me? Yet you did it anyway and don't tell me you love me when I can see that you love her and as much as I want to hate you for that I can't."
I realized she was giving up and that hurt more than again, I could see it now. I could see that I loved her more. No I loved only her, I was making us feelings for jasmine because of the promise I made and I hated breaking promises. My feelings for her were useless compared for my love for Bella.
"I know I hurt you and I'll regret that for the rest of my life but Bella I do love you. Only you I realize that now I was feeling confused because of a promise I made. Forcing feelings that wasn't there for someone else but it's you only you" I pleaded for her to understand.
She shook her head sadly and I could already feel myself falling apart. I reached out to touch her, to do anything to keep her.
"It's too late Edward" she said her final words and walked away.
"Bella!" I shouted after her. She kept on walking so I ran after her "Bella please!"
She ignored me still and I shouted louder, everyone was watching now but I didn't care. I could let her walk away.
"Edward please not now" Alice said stopping in front of me. I ignored her and tried to walk around when she pulled me back.
"Alice let me go I need to go to her" I pleaded.
"I'm sorry but she's made up her mind Edward I just saw it. The future disappeared"
"You're wrong"
"I'm never wrong"
Emmett, jasper, and Rosalie walked over.
"I'm sorry" Emmett apologized. I didn't want their pity what I wanted was Bella; I wanted her to tell me she could forgive me and that she still loved me. That she would never leave me.
"I can't let her go Alice"
Rosalie glared at me "you need to, you need to stop hurting her" she told me.
I could feel the tears coming "I'm sorry so sorry for that but I love her Rosalie can't you see that"
"Love her!" she hissed. "What a nice way of showing it, you don't deserve her!"
She was truly glaring at me now with hostile eyes and if Emmett wasn't holding her back she would have caused me harm.
"Rose how you can say that!" Alice said appalled.
"He's your brother so you can't see but he doesn't deserve her"
"It'll be okay, she will forgive you" Alice said hugging me tight. I blocked out the world around me I couldn't hear anymore, all the hurtful words rose spewed and the comfort from Alice.
"What do you want?" Rosalie snarled at someone bringing me back.
It was jasmine and she was crying and the sight of that was wrong but I couldn't care too much, I lost the being of my very existence. Nothing else mattered.
"I should have known, I was deluding myself that you could love me but I understand"
"I'm sorry if I lead you on I truly am"
"You can't help who you love" she said and walked away.