Chapter 4

BELLA'S POV

"Why are you here? Why are you after us?" I asked.

"Well that whole story about my dad was true. Except he was killed by a vampire – the whole werewolf thing was a cover up. I thought that if you vampires thought I hated werewolves, you would like me. I especially wanted you to like me." Lucas reached across the table to touch my hand.

I pulled back.

"I thought you and Amber were together." I replied icily.

"Well, that was until I saw you for the first time. See if you can remember this." Lucas stood and slowly made his way around the table.

"You were walking out of a store in Seattle a few days ago. You were wearing a light blue tank top; one strap had fallen off your shoulder." Lucas touched my shoulder.

I shot up and leaped over the table. He stayed where he was.

"Your jeans were tight, showing off your beautiful curves. A few teenage boys passed by, whistling and hollering at you. But you just walked past, and I was about to approach you when Edward flew out of the store, and started snarling at the boys."

"Please just go." I begged.

Lucas walked across the room, and touched my neck. I grabbed his hand.

"If you fight back, I'll just order Amber to kill your dad."

Tears flooded from my eyes as he kissed my neck.

"It was you outside the window wasn't it?" I asked, crying.

"Yes, love, it was." He pulled back my strap, and touched my shoulder.

"Please stop, please."

"We're just getting started."

EDWARD'S POV

I lost the guy. I didn't know how it was possible, but I had.

I needed Charlie's help.

"Charlie!" I pounded on the door.

The door opened, and there stood Amber.

"Hello Edward." She pointed to Charlie with a pistol.

"A-Amber. What are you doing here?"

"One move and I'll kill Bella's dad. Now get in here and sit down." She barked.

I went in, and sat down. Charlie was tied to a chair next to the fridge.

"Edward, is Bella alright?" He asked frantically.

"I don't know, I ran after an intruder…"

"She's with Lucas. Don't worry, she'll be alright…I think." She frowned. "I think he kind of liked her."

"You bitch!" I stood.

"Sit back down!" She shouted, pointing at Charlie with the pistol.

I sat down, snarling. "If anything happens to Bella, I will kill you and Lucas…slowly and painfully."

"Keep your pants on." She winked.

"So let me guess, you two are together?"

"Correct, and we're both werewolves. And we hate your kind." She flashed angry eyes at me.

"Come on, let Charlie go."

"So he can go to Bella, I don't think so."

Suddenly a cell phone rang.

"That's me." She smiled and answered it. "Hey baby."

"What? She's fighting back? Kill Charlie?"

In a second, I had Charlie untied.

"Run Charlie, run! Go help Bella!" I screamed. Charlie ran for it, as Amber shot at him.

I grabbed her hands and threw them up in the air, and began shooting the gun. All of the bullets were gone.

"You son of a bitch!" She threw me across the room.

I got up, and leaped at her.

We wrestled on the ground, clawing at each other and throwing punches. She freed herself and ran outside. I looked up – a full moon.

"Say your prayers." She bent over, and began ripping her skin, her clothes…everything. Her skin was replaced with fur, and her eyes turned yellow. She howled, and ran at me.

I grabbed her, and threw her back into the lawn. I jumped on her, and pinned her to the ground.

BELLA'S POV

Lucas threw me into the wall. My head made a hole, and I moved quickly before he could ram me. His yellow eyes stared at me.

"Just come to me Bella." He said, reaching for me.

"No!" I shouted, lunging at him.

I threw him into the couch, and started ripping at his fur. He howled in pain, and kicked me backwards into the table.

He ran at me, and I grabbed a broken chair leg and stabbed him in the ribs. His response was a howl, and then he sent me flying into the sink.

I needed to get him somewhere until Edward got back.

I ran for the closet, and got inside. Lucas opened the door, and I grabbed him, and with all of my strength, threw him in the closet and closed the door. He pounded on the door as I held it. I couldn't hold on for very long.

"Bella!"

I looked at the front door as Charlie ran in, holding a gun.

"Dad! Get out of here, now!" I tried to fight Lucas, who was on the other side, banging on the door, and probably throwing himself against it.

"No Bella, I won't leave you alone." He ran to me, and helped me hold the door.

"Dad, where's Edward?"

"Fighting that girl…what's her name…?"

"Amber!"

"Yeah, her. He told me to come and help you."

"Alright, I have to let him out."

"What!" Charlie looked at me like I was crazy.

"Dad, if he breaks out while we're holding the door, you could get killed. I'm going to let him out, and I need you to go upstairs and stay up there."

"Bella…"

"Dad, just trust me!"

He nodded, and went up the stairs. When I heard a door shut, I let the doorknob go, and Lucas flew out at me, pinning me to the wall.

EDWARD'S POV

Amber threw me into the mailbox, which I picked up, and smashed, over her head. She grabbed me, and sent me flying into the car. Luckily she missed.

"Just give up already!" She growled, running at me.

I jumped out of the way, and, grabbing the fur on her back, threw her over my head.

"No!" I shouted, slamming myself down on top of her.

She flipped me over, and began clawing at me. I grabbed above me, looking for something to throw at her. My hand found a rock, and so I smashed it between her eyes.

Now was my chance. I ran inside, and grabbed her pistol. From my pocket I pulled out a single silver bullet. We all carried one, just in case. If we didn't have guns, we had other ways of using them.

I ran outside, and aimed for Amber's chest. As she ran at me,I stared her down.

(This is really OOC, but I need him to say something powerful.)

"Fuck you." I said, and pulled the trigger.

Amber flew backwards, and didn't get back up.

I'm coming Bella.

BELLA'S POV

I heard Edward, and grabbed Lucas by the ears. I spun him around, as he clawed out at me, and sent him flying through the front door.

I ran outside after him, and jumped on top of him.

"Now earlier, you wouldn't have any part of this." He laughed, and reached for my shirt.

I slugged him right in the face, and he threw me against the porch steps.

The next thing I knew, he had me around the throat, and held me up in the air with one arm. With the other, he went up my shirt.

I kicked at him, hard. But he just kept going.

"Get your hands off of her!" Edward ran into the back of Lucas with his head, and caught me.

"Edward!" I buried my face into his neck.

"My love, I'm so sorry." He held me closer.

"No!" I heard Lucas stampeding.

"I need you to run upstairs and get the bullet in my-"

"No. This is my fight." I grumbled.

"Be careful Bella." He took one last look, and ran into the house.

I ran at Lucas, and we ran into each other. I wrestled him around, trying to pin him. His eyes were vicious.

Suddenly, I heard a gun shot, and saw that the bullet had gone through Lucas - and landed on the other side of my head.

Edward pulled Lucas off of me, and helped me to my feet.

I socked him in the arm.

"You almost shot me!" I shouted.

"Oh Bella." Edward rolled his eyes.

Charlie came out, holding his gun.

"Are they both dead?"

"Yeah, they're gone." Edward put his arm around me.

"Let's get them buried."

I stayed with Charlie to help him bury Lucas, while Edward went back to get Amber.

"Bella, I'm glad you're alright. But I'm scared for you." Charlie dug deeper.

"Dad, don't be. I have Edward and all the rest of the Cullens'."

"Speaking of which, here they come." Charlie looked up.

"Oh my God! Bella!" Alice ran to me and hugged me.

"She saw Lucas and some chick attacking you, and we had to come back." Jasper joined us.

"Come on, we'll help you clean up." Alice let go.

We had finished burying Lucas when Edward came back, without Amber.

"Where is she?" I asked.

"She was gone. Amber is still alive somewhere."