I AM SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER! Some website that I won't name stopped working when I finished the chapter and wouldn't upload anything. If you read the Author's Note and got a little mad\anxious\etc., I apologize. I wrote that AN when I was mad at the website. But guess what! The next chapter, which is also the last, will be really long. It will tie up most loose ends and will be all about the war. Then there will be the epilouge. After that I'm writing a new fluff story because this one was really dark. Well this is my favorite chapter of the story so please enjoy it and don't hate me for it. PLEASE REVIEW!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Twilight. If I did, I wouldn't be writing a "fan" fiction.

Chapter Ten

It took a running leap unto the hood of the car and punched the windshield. The windshield seemed to almost like blow up, if I had to describe it. I turned my head to avoid getting glass shards in my eyes, even though they scratched at the side of my face. The thing reached in and grabbed me by the front of the shirt, throwing me out of what used to be the windshield. I literally flew into the air and slammed hard against a tree, falling limply and roughly to the ground.

I landed in a heap, covering my face with my arms. I could hear it walking towards me from across the street. Where are you, Rosalie? I thought through the immense pain my back was causing. I suddenly heard a high yelp; I opened my eyes to see what was happening.

Rosalie had grabbed this wolf man by the hair and yanked him back roughly. She took his head and bashed it into the pavement. It yelped before reaching up and grabbing her face, pushing her back roughly. It got up with the left side of it's facing looking bruised, cut up, and really red. It was pissed now.

It caught my eye and grabbed me by the hair, throwing me. I landed on the hood of the convertible. My head and back were absolutely pounding and throbbing now. A small groan escaped my lips. I looked over at the road to see the wolf man pick up Rosalie and throw her, with incredible strength, speed, and precision, deep into the forest. It locked eyes on with me. It slowly started to saunter towards me. Suddenly headlights flew around the corner.

Emmett's Jeep came out of nowhere and slammed head on into the wolf man. It was caught on the front of the Jeep, snarling ferociously. Emmett turned abruptly off of the road and drove straight into a large tree. Ouch! Smoke started coming out of the front of the Jeep.

Edward came out of the passenger's side of the Jeep and ran to me. Seeing him made me feel a thousand times better. He scooped me up in his arms and whispered to me soothingly. I saw Emmett go into the woods to look for Rosalie out of the corner of my eye. I saw no more, because for what felt like the billionth time, I blacked out.

When I woke up I was in the Cullen's basement. Rosalie had obviously been found and was all right, just very pissed. She and the rest of the Cullens were sitting around the couch that I was lying on, and by the looks on their faces I could see that she already told them everything.

"How long have I been out for?" I asked. All their eyes flickered to my face in surprise; they had not seen me wake up.

"For a day. Charlie thinks you just had a sleepover with Alice. How are you feeling?" Edward asked in concern.

"I'm fine," I lied. No need to mention my throbbing headache. "What did you do with the body?"

All their faces seemed to turn whiter as I watched. "He got away," Edward said in defeat. "Somehow, he got away."

"Are they" my voice faltered, "indestructible?" I finished lamely.

"No, everything has a weakness. We just don't know what theirs is yet," Emmett said.

I had about a billion more questions, but I couldn't ask any of them. I had just seen the sorrow look in all of their eyes.

"What's wrong?" I asked, getting panicky.

"Bella…" Carlisle started, but trailed off. "You're going to have to leave town for a little bit."

WHAT! I screamed internally. There was no way I would leave at a time like this, I just couldn't. Besides, what would Charlie think?

All I could do was stare at Carlisle in shock.

"You going on a plane in an hour with Charlie to California. Charlie thinks he won a raffle. Your stuff is all packed along with Charlie's. We're going to be dropping you off in a couple of minutes." Carlisle said slowly.

Anger, fear, resentment, and sorrow all took hold of my body at once. A single tear was shed, and then I repressed all other feelings but anger. It was easier to be angry at them then to miss them. I remembered telling myself that a while ago. I never really grasped how true that was.

I thought I had been emotionally drained before, but knowing that Edward wouldn't leave helped me through that. Now I was leaving, Edward and his family were being forced into a battle that they were sure to lose and it was my entire fault. I felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. I could feel all my emotions, my ability to care, slipping away. I felt dead.

Only Edward drove me home, at his request. He said he needed to speak to me but the ride was relatively quiet until half way though, when he tried to talk to me. I couldn't care, or feel. I was too far-gone for even my beloved to bring me back.

"Bella," he had said softly, sadly. I turned my head towards him in acknowledgment, my face devoid of emotion. "Bella, I love you. You know I would never do anything to hurt you-" he started, but I cut him off.

"Edward, I think it's a little too late. Don't worry about me, though. I'll be fine." I said. He was about to object but I just reached out quickly and turned up the radio volume louder.

I am Vindicated

I am selfish

I am wrong

I am right

I swear I'm right

I swear I knew it all along

And I am flawed

But I am cleaning up so well

I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

So clear

Like the diamond in your ring

Cut to mirror your intentions

Oversized and overwhelmed

The shine of which has caught my eye

And rendered me so isolated, so motivated

I am certain now that

I am Vindicated

I am selfish

I am wrong

I am right

I swear I'm right

I swear I knew it all along

So turn

Up the corners of your lips

Part them and feel my finger tips

Trace the moment, fall forever

Defense is paper thin Just one touch and I'd be in

Too deep now to ever swim against the current

So let me slip away

So let me slip away

So let me slip away

So let me slip against the current and let me slip away

He stopped in Charlie's driveway and took my face in his hands. He kissed me more passionately then ever before. The electricity never came; I wouldn't let it. I sat there unresponsive as Edward kissed me more and more passionately; trying to break the wall I built to surround my dying emotions.

I pulled away.

"Goodbye, Edward. Good luck," I said, getting out of his car. I had never seen the hurt more evident in his eyes then now. I purposely hadn't said I loved him; I wouldn't allow myself to feel love. I needed to leave before I broke down. Feeling was not allowed anymore.

When Charlie saw the look on my face he immediately grew worried. I didn't try and calm him. I barely said anything to him. I asked him if he was ready and he said yes. We packed everything in the cruiser and drove silently to the airport. The same song I had turned up on Edward was playing now and I almost cried. Instead I just listened to the lyrics, relating to them more then anything else in my entire life.

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