I smelt smoke before I felt the fire. I knew he was coming when I felt the heat creep up the stairs and onto me. I knew most likely that everyone would die, and by this point, I knew what he wanted. What he truly wanted. He was going to take our son, destroy his soul and force his own into his tiny body until it was his. It was sickening, but in reality, it was genius. He would know that I would never harm him or try and leave him while he inhabited JJ's body. I would be an obedient slave until JJ got too old to perform, and we would have to conceive another vessel. "Dear God '', I prayed in thought. "Please save my child, and if not, let him die''. "Ugh", I screamed, feeling my broken bones shift in my hips as JJ scrambled to be born. "Please baby", I cooed painfully in my mind. "Go easy on mommy." Jacob stilled a bit inside me before hesitantly demanding that I keep pushing. "Ah", I screamed again, then groaned, smelling copper from the blood pooling between my legs and struggling to breathe from the smoke entering my lungs.

"Emmett!" I heard Esme cry as Edward burst through the door, completely nude and hairless. He stared at me with a deep-seeded want in his eyes and a cheeky grin on his face as if he won. Maybe he finally had. After all this time, was there any point in trying to refuse him anymore? I closed my eyes as tears and sweat dribbled down my face. I could not escape him, I realized as I heard another boom and saw Esme had been propelled through the wall and out the room. He walked towards me, shedding a few embers against his slick white skin as he crept towards me with an extended hand, gesturing that he intended to grab me. I closed my eyes and shifted my head towards my pillow as a gust of wind passed by me. What was- I wondered before that thought was cut off with another contraction. "Ah," I groaned in pain as I felt my child finally slip out of me. My baby, I thought lovingly, as I saw the black-haired boy between my legs. Little Jacob Jasper, I cooed again mentally. "JJ," I murmured lovingly, as Esme's fists flew against Edward's face, and my world faded to Black.


I lay comfortably on the ground twisting the grass between my fingers and toes while I waited for my friend. The reunion with my mother was relatively brief as I knew Bella needed some guidance while being tormented, and at the very least someone to talk to. My peaceful state was interrupted as I heard the crunch of grass get louder as Bella's feet walked toward me.

"Jake?" She asked confusedly and then panicked, turning white from fear and sadness consuming every inch of her body. I knew what she was thinking. That she was already dead, but of course, like many things in the last few months, nothing was as it seemed.

"Am I?" She asked, frightened while clasping her chest with both hands.

"No," I smiled at her brightly, gesturing for her to sit next to me. She walked to me stiffly and sat down, laying on the grass while crossing both hands on her stomach as tears fell from her eyes.

"You know I named him after you. My boy, his name is JJ.'" She sniffled as she finished the sentence.

"And you'll see him again, "I murmured as I extended my hand towards her shoulder and rubbed it gently. Bella turned towards me and looked at me with eyes as large as saucers, patiently waiting for me to explain. "Bella," I started, I've been here with you, at least partially, at least until he tried to stop me. I'm so sorry I couldn't be with you towards the end, but he just got too strong. I want you to go back Bella, I know that it hurts, but I also know you're not ready to be here. You have to go back for your son. "

" Jake," she started as tears fell from her eyes profusely, and she started to tremble. "What if he's not my son anymore? What if he has taken him over? I paused for a moment, feeling a chill go down my spine for the first time since I arrived at what I believed was Heaven. "I suppose that you have to take that risk. You know as well as I do there's always a way out. I just can't guarantee you'll end up in the same place as me if you do it. "

Bella rolled onto her side, curling against me and sobbing. "Bella, listen", I said earnestly and sternly. She halted her crying immediately and looked up at me.

"You have to be strong Bella. You have to fight if you want JJ to keep his soul. You have to fight and do whatever it takes. I know you listened to me in the cave, you listened to me before, and I want you to listen to me now. Do whatever it takes to save your baby's soul. "But Jake," she started, and then began to fade before my eyes, returning to the world of the living.


Edward.

Esme was on top of me, throwing blows left and right until I finally managed to overcome her, strangling her whilst throwing her head against the floorboards repeatedly. "You stupid bitch", I screamed at her, venom dripping down my chin while I did so. I hit her head repeatedly, so hard that it went through the floorboards, and her skin began to crack. I stood up at vampire speed before starting to kick her face in, laughing as a bit of brain matter flew onto the walls and her eyes exploded from her skull. My momentary delight was interrupted by the sound of a baby cry. I turned to my right to see Bella holding my son and the key to my new beginning. My love, I smiled at her as I flit to her.

Bella laid there bleeding, cradling my son in her arms while she placed her hand over his neck. I stopped in my tracks as my eyes turned to slits. "You wouldn't," I hissed. She laughed at me bitterly. "To keep him away from you I absolutely would".


Carlisle

My home was consumed by fire by the time we arrived at it. The only thing left was the second level which appeared to be floating and inflamed while the rest of the house was destroyed. We have to get her! I screamed towards Rose manically. "But Carlisle, the fire!" She started, tears pooling in her eyes as she hunched over. No no no! We were so close I wasn't going to give up now! I wasn't going to lose my mate to this monster. "Billy,'' I exclaimed loudly, shocking the man who appeared to be stone-faced previously. "We must perform a spiritual center ceremony,'' he announced.

"It's the only way to get rid of such a demon. We have to kick him back to hell where he belongs."

"Okay," I confirmed. "what do I say? tell me the chant.'"

" You can't do our chant."

"What?!" I exclaimed loudly as I flit towards the man, coming mere centimeters from his face causing Sam to growl in response to my proximity to one of the Pack Leaders. "The spiritual ceremony only works on people who believe. You, however, can do whatever spiritual ceremony you want. Young Rose has told me how you were raised in the church, that should work just as well if not better."

Relief flowed through me. Finally, something that could be done to stop him.

"Shall We Begin?"