"Bella I love you, I will keep you safe." Edward whispered in my ear as he slung me over onto his back holding onto my legs.

"Bells, you will be safe I swear." Emmett said in a low rough voice, his face was pulled into a dark scowl.

I couldn't see anything anymore as Edward ran from the house to the place where it was all to end.

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I could feel the cold wind on my face as I tucked it into the crook of Edward's neck, I couldn't believe this was happening.

"What ever happens I love you." I said in a soft voice, I closed my eyes tightly to stop the tears from building I had to get this over with. "Just know that I love you Edward."

"…. I love you Bella." He wanted to say nothing would happen to me but after my out burst I knew he was trying not to make me more stressed then I already was, His hands tightened around my thighs and I hugged him closer to me.

We stopped and I looked up and around, we were in the field from the last time Conrad came for me, the large clearing grassed over and surrounded by trees covering the edges like a wall.

I was pulled round so I was before Edward, he looked into my eyes and I knew the look in them, the look of torment and fear. Pulling me closer his lips pressed hard and angry to mine, it scared me to feel it, not form him but the fear he was feeling of loosing me; I wanted to keep him with me for now and always.

"The wolfs are in position there is nothing to worry about, I can hear them coming, they don't know." He whispered in my ear when he pulled away.

I was passed around the family, their arms around me, hugging me, but I couldn't hug back, I felt nothing, everything was happening so quick yet so slow, it was like I wasn't in my body anymore I was watching this happen through someone else's eyes feeling what they felt but not really feeling.

Everything was so contradictory.

I was passed to Esme last, I hadn't even heard what Emmett had said nor Rose, I was going to be left with Esme till the fight was over, she would protect me and keep watch over everything so she could let the others know what the enemy were doing when the fight began.

My attention was grabbed when everyone went still, frozen in a stance around me, their backs hunched and crouched ready to spring when needed. Growls and snarls hummed in the air and vibrated around me.

They are close.

Three wolves walked out of the trees to our left and took their place around us; I remember the wolves from the second fight with the nomads. The large black one was Sam, he looked at Carlisle then to me, he bowed his head and faced forward once more, Jacob the russet wolf was on his right. Taking a deep breath in, I closed my eyes.

Snap.

They were here. This time I couldn't run if someone called out for me to do, the cast on my leg wouldn't, let alone Esme who pulled me into her arms. Looking up at the trees I saw them come out, Conrad and Uric were at the front of a small band of newborns, they smiled evilly and Conrad's eyes locked onto mine, all I wanted to do was run, to escape his gaze, to leave him, to be out of his presence, I wanted to be free.

"How pitiful, you think you will stop us, hello little lamb, didn't I say I would have you before the day was up." Conrad said smiling coyly at me. My skin crawled and I shivered hiding more into Esme's embrace.

"You are wrong you will never have my sister." Emmett snarled.

"Why is it that you are doing this?" Carlisle asked taking a step forward. "Why are you spending so much time on trying to get Bella?"

"It's the hunt, you silly people." He laughed, "Don't you see, she smells very tasty and you lot are the play things, it makes it more fun then hunting normally." This was all it was, a game.

We were even with them, counting the number of wolves to the number of newborns we were even… wait I thought Alice had said there was fifteen… I counted them again and there was only fourteen in all, what happened to the one missing. Everyone would have a fight and Esme was left with me. This was if they didn't have the ambush like we had.

"And we just made it your best hunt ever." Edward said stiffly, the hatred rolling off his words.

"Why yes you are. Any way enough with the talking I'm thirsty." His eyes looked at us all and then locked on me. Yes he had counted us and noticed out lack of people. "Shall we let the games begin?"

Before he had even finished speaking the newborns had began to move behind him and Uric, the inched forward as if unsure of what to do. Uric moved forward, crouching low and springing up, leaping towards us.

Where were the other wolves? They couldn't have left. With that thought still in my head the newborns and Conrad moved also. Snarls and hissing broke out, and then screams coming from behind them, the wolves had jumped out knocking some of the newborns down and ripped limbs off them. The fight had begun.

"Dirty move!" Uric shouted, he changed direction to get to me but Emmett intercepted him.

I closed my eyes, expecting to be grabbed; they were all trying to get to me as I stood in the centre of the group. I could hear it, the growls of different tones, the snarls ribbing through their throats, the scrape of the ground as people were pushed or thrown, and the crashes of the vampire body's hitting each other.

A small tremor ran up my good leg from the ground forcing my eyes to open. Emmett was locked hands with Uric both pushing against each other, both unable to gain the advantage on the other. Alice was dancing around a newborn, throwing measured hit into places, her face was clear and focused.

The wolves were skidding around crossing around each other swapping with their brothers attacking and moving on to the next target. I couldn't see which side was winning or which side had received the worst damage. Jasper was flitting around the open area before coming to a halt behind a newborn and wrapping his hands around the teenage boys neck and tossing over, twisting his body dragging him over his shoulder by his head, in a flash Jasper was standing on the boys back and pulled his arms up behind his back.

Screams of pain erupted from the boy's mouth and his face scrunched up in the agony, I looked away but not quick enough. I saw the arms detach from his body and I flinched as the screams stopped obviously the pain had stopped when the arms were removed. My back was to Esme's front and her arms wrapped around my waist holding me to her. When I flinched she pulled me tighter and whispered in my ear, "Don't watch honey."

My eyes stayed closed for mere moments till they opened again. It was like watching a scary movie and when you closed your eyes it was worse, the not knowing of what was happening, and the fear of the unknown. I found Edward bronze hair and I froze….

He had taken on Conrad. My breath stuck in my throat. No. He couldn't… he would be hurt. They circled each other locking gazes like two predators sizing each other up before attacking.

But as Edwards back was to me Conrad lifted his gaze to me and dark shaded look crossed his face. Edward visibly tensed, Conrad didn't know he could read minds so must have given something away, because when he made a move to slip passed Edward, he was thrown to the ground, as Edward held one hand gripping his throat and the other gripping Conrad's wrist as he tried to pull him off.

The other fights were blocked out as I looked at the two in the centre of the crowd, my hearing went silent with a soft ringing as I watched, everything moving in slow motion. Conrad flipped them over and managed to turn the tables, my heart stopped as I watched him raise his hand as to strike Edward in the throat, to take his head.

No! No, no, no… "Esme help him!" I cried out thrashing in her grip trying to get to him.

She didn't move and I fought harder to free myself. I watched as Conrad's hand began to descend toward Edward's throat, I screamed out as tears began to fall. In a blur Conrad was tossed off of Edward and thrown away from him, Sam had knocked him away.

He landed close to me and Esme and I saw Sam's eyes widen at the mistake he had made. I didn't feel fear like I should have, I was alone and helpless unable to run or defend myself against the worlds greatest hunter.

It all happened so fast, too fast for me to even feel it, or see it, or to even think. I was looking ahead of me at Edward, he was up and staring at me, his eyes widened the same as Sam's had. I gasped but it didn't sound right, it gurgled and sounded wet. Looking down I saw the hand stretch from my stomach, blood covered the pale skin and claw like fingers. My mouth was dry as I tried to swallow.

There was no fear.

As I looked into Edward's dark I saw his fear, his sorrow, and his pain.

A hand took hold off my neck fingers digging into the skin that pierced as easily as butter. I could feel it, but no pain. I saw the family look, each and every one of them turned and looked, and the wolves looked. I could see their mouths move, I could see Emmett scream and Edward cry out, but no sound met my ears.

My head was turned to the side breaking me away from everyone to just look at the damp ground. Closing my eyes as I felt his teeth on my skin before they bite down, I didn't scream out, I didn't even flinch.

My only thought was of my family.

I felt my self falling; I felt the landing of my body on the ground, the dull thump I made as I collided with the hard earth. Opening my eyes I wanted one last look at the love of my life, love of my existence.

But what met my eyes was not what I was hoping to see.

Conrad was in the hands of Carlisle, I could make out his pale blond hair from amongst the see of colours, of shapes. I saw him twist his arms and pull the head away. Looking over the others I saw them all fight once more. Edward.

There he was, he ran to me, taking down the newborns that stood in his way. Emmett's mouth was wide I could see the lines of the tendons in his neck, he was screaming as he tore Uric apart.

I saw a wolf jump at a new born but the landing didn't seem to register right, but I couldn't see the out come as my head was pulled away from the battle and to face the beautiful face of my personal God. Edward.

"Bella look at me." He sobbed. I raised my hand and placed it on his cheek, angels shouldn't cry. "Please…" I smiled up at him as I looked into his eyes.

"I love you." I whispered. He pulled me to him wrapping his arms around me. He was shaking.

There was a howl and more followed… but I don't understand it. Burning began to take over my body but I didn't cry out.

"Carlisle please suck it out, I can't." Edward said.

"I can't Edward, if I do she will die." I heard Carlisle say sadly. "Sam… please I know this is a lot to ask especially at a time like this but please let her change." I could hear the begging thick in his voice.

"I can't the treaty forbids it." The deep husk voice replied.

"But we didn't bite her." Edward yelled out. "You lost Paul what you feel will be felt by all of us if you don't allow this, the treaty has not be broken you know that!"

So the wolf from before the one I never saw what happened to had been Paul…. He had been lost… he had died. How much sorrow was the fight to cause, how much did it destroy.

I was unable to think any more and pain erupted through out my body, I could no longer hear, or feel anything but the pain. What was happening?