After what seemed like hours, we told Bella everything except losing the baby. Edward told her that he never stopped loving her and wants her back. I told her that I would never leave her no matter the choice but that our future doesn't look good. Edward and I both explained about my dreams and I told her what the ancestors were telling me.
"The hell with the ancestors," she screamed between tears. I laughed thinking that was the same thing I said. She was sitting on the couch looking at her hands. I hunched down in front of her and took her hands inside mine. She didn't look up at me when my warmth embraced her. "Bella, please look at me," her eyes finally came to mine. They were red and swollen from all the tears she had cried. I was breaking her heart, but mine was breaking too. "Bella, for you to live, for everyone to live, you have to be with Edward." Her eyes were of pure sadness, "But Jacob." I stopped her with a kiss on her lips and stood up. I walked to the window and looked outside into the night. Where had the day gone?
As I stood there my eyes focused back on what was going on in the house. I could see Edward and Bella's reflection in the window. Bella was staring at me, not knowing what to do. Edward stared at her waiting for something, agreement, or happiness. I watched as Bella stood up and she slowly walked towards me. Her little hand touched my left shoulder. I closed my eyes so that I could make this dream stop. I took a deep breath in and smelled her all around me. God I love her so much, I can't do this. "Jacob," she whispered. No, I have to stay strong; the thought came through my head. "Jacob, please," she whispered again with pure sadness. The strain in her voice was too much to take. I turned to look down at her and she took the hand off my shoulder and moved it to touch my face.
"I'm sorry Jacob. I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I'm sorry for everything. Seems like everything is against us huh?" She smiled a little while tears fall from her face. "Jacob Black, I love you and always will." My heart started to break more and more with every word she said. "You know that I don't like taking orders from people or even ancestors that don't know me or you." I stared at her trying to figure out what she was getting at. "Jacob, as soon as the Volturi are gone we will be together, I promise." Her eyes went to Edward who was starting to move toward us.
"I have had some time to think about this. You know I have done some acting at my old school. I would always get the main roles." She smirked a little and looked over to Edward. "We will play this game for them to leave. I will pretend to be with you Edward. Only pretend! When I said I loved you Edward, I meant it but it's not the same as Jacob." She looked back up to me and smiled, then back to Edward. "The only feelings there are sisterly."
Her eyes came back to mine and she smiled again, whispering, "I love you. I want to be with you. You, me..." She took my hand and placed it on her belly, "and our little one. We will be together when this is all over with, do you understand Jacob? I want you and only you." I didn't care that Edward was standing there; I kissed her deeply picking her up off the floor. She laughed around my lips as I took in her smells and the feeling of her against my body. I knew then that we would be together, we will fool them.
I sensed the rooms atmosphere change, there was anger and hurt. I heard a growl come from my left and I broke the kiss and spun Bella out of the way. Edward hit me with raw power. I hit the wall of the house, which didn't hold up against me and him. I heard Bella scream as we both hit the ground. I kicked Edward off of me, which sent him flying over my head into a tree trunk. I stood up and growled, "You don't want this Edward." Edward growled of pure pain, "Oh yes I do." He charged me and I moved so that he ran past me. I saw Bella standing in the hole of the house.
Edward's hands landed on my back and I felt his foot hit me in the spine and sent me flying. I landed on the ground somewhere in the trees. I started to wonder if this was his whole plan, why didn't Alice see this. I heard Edward laugh above me. I glanced up into the tree and he was sitting on a branch with a snarl he said, "Oh I'm sure she did. But I shut off my phone. We are going to finish this." I heard Bella crying and screaming for us both. "Edward, you don't want this. You're breaking Bella's heart and if you kill me she will die. She would never take you back then."
I forgot how fast vampires move, next thing I knew I was hit in the face and was back in the yard of the house. I was on my back, having hard time breathing. Bella gasped, "JACOB!" I sat up slowly and looked back at her, screaming "DON'T MOVE!" I stood up slowly; looking back into the woods but couldn't sense where he was. "That's it Edward, I'm done with this shit." I started to take off my clothes and transformed. Bella started to scream in protest. Thoughts started to trail in my mind. Sam spoke, 'Need help Jacob?' I could sense the pack was near. I whispered my thoughts even though I knew Edward was listening, 'No, my fight. Just protect Bella.' Sam was passing my right side now, as he snorted his approval slowly walking towards the house.
'COME ON EDWARD! BRING IT ON!' I screamed in my head. I heard a snarl from behind me. Edward slowly walked out of the woods, "The pack stays here." I nodded my head and thought, 'This is between you and me.' I could still hear Bella screaming at us as we circled each other. He lunged at me and my bite landed on his left forearm. I didn't bite as hard as I wanted too. I didn't really want to hurt Edward, just wanted to teach him a lesson. He cried out in pain which made Bella scream and cry more. I looked over towards her; she was on her knees, crying into her hands. I felt sharp pain in my neck, Edward had got me good this time. I howled out and took my paw to push him away. He fell to the ground but was back up in a blink.
The next thing I knew was Bella standing beside me screaming at Edward to stop and he swung at her. She went flying towards the house, but Sam caught her in his arms. We stopped and stared, stunned at what just happened. Bella moaned and I turned back to Edward growling, 'YOU BASTARD,' as I slowly made my way toward him. Like a lion stalking his prey. He choked out, "I...I didn't mean to. I didn't know it was her. Oh my god, what have I done?" I growled again but a voice came from the left.
"Jacob, she needs you. Please stop." I noticed that it was Esme voice. My head snapped and I saw Dr. Cullen and Esme standing by Bella in Sam's arms. "What are you guys doing here," Edward asked, his voice as stunned as I was. Dr. Cullen picked up Bella and started to walk towards the front door. Esme whispered, "Alice called us when she couldn't get through to your phone Edward. She saw Bella getting hurt and didn't know what was going on. So we came back. What are you two thinking? She doesn't need this right now." I dropped my head and whimpered. I felt a hand on my head, "Jacob, she needs you. Please change back and let me clean your wounds so you can be with her."
Esme turned to walk away but she stopped when she saw the hole in the house, her eyes came back to Edward, "You will explain this later. I didn't want an addition onto the house but I guess I will have to do something with that," pointing to it.
She rushed into the house, with Edward following behind. I transformed back, as Sam handed my clothes. "Do you need us to stay," he asked me with concern. I shock my head, "No that's okay. Do what is needed and I have this." He touched my shoulder, I winched at the touch. He left my side as I put on my shirt.
I looked up at the house wondering now what awaited me. The memories came back of what Alice told us. "Bella," I gasped and ran in the house. Esme was at the foot of the stairs, "Where is she," I whispered to her. "Carlisle is looking after her. Let me tend to your wounds." I didn't let her finish as I lightly pushed her aside climbing the stairs two at a time. I could hear Bella whimpering and could smell her, and her blood. OH NO! I rushed down the hall to where I stood outside a bedroom door. It was Edward's.
I opened up the door and saw Dr. Cullen working frantically on Bella. "Jacob," Bella whimpered. I was at the side of the bed in a second. "I'm right here Bella. I won't leave your side." I kissed the top of her head. "Jacob," she whimpered. "I was just trying to stop you two. I'm losing the baby Jacob." Tears started to form in her eyes and she was shaking. "Keep her calm Jacob," Dr. Cullen whispered.
"Shhhh...It's okay Bella. We have years to have children. Shhh...It's okay. Just close your eyes honey." I was stroking her hair and wiping the tears away. When I heard a gasp from the doorway, there stood Edward and Esme. Esme had her hand over her mouth with a look of horror. Edward stared at Bella. "You get out of here," I growled towards Edward. His eyes came to mine; they were glistening from tears that would not fall. "Please, Jacob I didn't mean too. Please, let me be here with you for her." I growled and I felt a small hand on my face.
I turned to see Bella looking at me, "He didn't mean too. It was my fault to get in the middle." I glared at her, "He hit you Bella, and you are losing the baby because of him." I turned to glare at him now. He looked down at the floor. "Jacob, I'm....I'm okay. I want him here too. He didn't mean to hurt me or to cause me to lose the baby." Rage took me over for a moment when she touched my face again it seemed to melt away. "If that's what you want," I whispered and kissed the inside of her palm. She smiled and closed her eyes.
Dr. Cullen was standing by the IV that was now in Bella's right arm. "Well, this explains the holes in the vision. She has lost a lot of blood. Since she wasn't too far along, it's highly unlikely I would have to do any surgery. Do you think you can explain to me what happened?"
As Edward started to tell them that he got anger about Bella choosing me, I ran my hand over Bella's hair. I slowly lifted the blanket covering her and saw the bruise that Edward's arm made on Bella's body. He hit her square in the stomach. Anger started to come up again but something snapped, "Charlie," I whispered. Dr. Cullen cleared his throat, "I'll take care of that." I turned to look at him.
"You just stay with her, okay? The blood is in the cooler over here. When the bag gets low just pull this out." He pointed to a white cap at the bottom of the bag already hanging, "Then you place the next bag unto that, and hang it just like this one. If you need me," he stopped in mid sentence. His eyes were on my neck, "Do you want me to look at your wounds?" I shook my head no, and then he whispered, "Okay. Well, just call if you need anything, okay?" I nodded and looked back at Bella. Edward moved a chair close to the bed where I could sit.
"Edward. Why don't you come with us? Let them have some time together." I looked up and saw Edward look over to Bella and then me, he nodded his head and followed them out the bedroom door. Now we play the waiting game, for life, for love, for everything.