Rosalie's POV
I didn't see the werewolves arrive. They came through the forest around me, avoiding the clearing entirely. They went to the area that Emmett had taken off to with Laurent.
I took out my fear on Victoria. I broke her jaw and several ribs. I might have even broke her wrists because of the force I was holding her down by.
Then I heard the awful sound of tearing flesh. I prayed it wasn't Emmett.
I knew Laurent had been torn to shreds because my family got up around me.
Jasper and Carlisle ran off in the direction of Emmett and the werewolves. They were followed by the other five werewolves that were frozen when I got here.
Esme and Alice rushed to me to help me take care of Victoria.
Edward jumped off the cliff.
Bella's POV
We were saved! I could have screamed with delight as Rosalie and Emmett appeared out of the trees. Emmett snuck up on Laurent and snapped his neck. That grabbed Victoria's attention. The next thing I knew, I was falling.
I couldn't scream, couldn't utter a sound.
I hit the ocean with the force to create a very small typhoon. I was caught by the currents and was being slowly dragged out to sea.
I tried to move, but still nothing.
Help! I hoped that Edward could hear me.
Edward's POV
I was thankful that Emmett and Rosalie had arrived. But that was ruined when Bella fell off the cliff.
I could hear her scream, though no one else could. Help!
I tried to move, nothing.
Then I heard the werewolves. I hoped they were on our side.
When I heard the sound of tearing flesh and was able to move, I knew they had at least killed Laurent. I hoped Emmett was okay.
Carlisle and Jasper tore off in that direction. Esme and Alice ran to help Rosalie. I threw myself off the cliff after Bella.
As I hit the water, I saw something white flash out of the water. Bella.
Her head emerged and she began fighting the current, swimming toward shore.
She saw me and began swimming faster. I swam towards her.
We met halfway.
I was getting really uncomfortable not being able to breathe.
Of all the things to mention, that's the one you do.
What happened after I fell?
Emmett carried Laurent off into the forest, more werewolves showed up, Laurent was obviously destroyed.
I still can't believe that you got werewolves to help us.
Jacob did it for you.
We had reached the shore.
Look, smoke!
Let's just hope it's only Victoria and Laurent.
Alice's POV
I saw Edward throw himself off the cliff before he even did it. I contemplated going after him, but as soon as I could move, I went to help Rosalie instead.
With me, Esme, and Rosalie all throwing punches, Victoria was all but unconscious. I don't think she could be.
I had never killed another vampire before, but I tore my nails into her flesh, Rosalie and Esme doing the same.
A few werewolves joined us. I could smell fire. Laurent.
Carlisle joined us as well, lighting a match as he came. He threw it on the remains of what was Victoria.
"Come, let's get out of here."
Bella and Edward were swimming to shore. Once they had made it, Bella pointed to the cliffs. She didn't say anything, she must have just thought it. But I knew she was pointing at what would soon be smoke.
"Yes, lets."
We all bounded down toward the shore. We didn't all just throw ourselves off the cliff. We took the long way down.
We found Edward and Bella sitting on the shore. Bella was pointing at the ever-rising plume of smoke.
Edward heard us arrive and both of them turned around to meet us.
Bella was on her feet in an instant and was running to meet us. She hugged us all in turn, getting all of us wet, but we didn't care, not even Rosalie.
"You gave us quite a scare there." Emmett said.
"I just happen to be a magnet for trouble." Bella replied.
We all laughed at that.
"Did you have a nice fall off the cliff?" I couldn't help but asking.
"Actually, now that I look back on it, the fall was pretty fun. It was the hitting the water that wasn't so great."
I was surprised, she liked the fall. I wasn't the only one who was surprised. Edward was more of shocked. The look on his face when she said that was priceless.
"Are you sure you didn't hit your head too hard on the way down?" Jasper asked.
"Perfectly sure. What's become of Victoria and Laurent?"
"We tore them to shreds and lit them on fire." Emmett said.
"Thanks to the werewolves." Carlisle mentioned.
That drew Bella's attention to the dozen werewolves standing behind us.
"Jacob?"
The one in front changed, I recognized him as Jacob.
"Thanks so much for helping, all of you." She nodded to each of them in turn.
"It is not always that we help a mortal enemy." Jacob replied.
"I know, that is why I thank you even more. You obviously didn't have to, you could have easily left us to fight it out on our own."
"We did this for you."
Bella looked down at her feet.
"We must go now." Jacob said, changing back. Then, all of them disappeared into the forest.
"We should probably get home now too." Esme said.
"Your parents are going to want to know you're okay." Carlisle said.
"You told them?"
"I told them enough. They're probably worried about you."
"Great, just what I need, my mother worried. I better go show her I'm okay."
"You won't be going like that." I said.
"Why not?"
"Because, you're all wet, you'll be wanting some dry clothes."
She looked down at herself. "Sadly, most of my dry clothes are at Charlie's house."
"You've still got the ones in your suitcase." I grabbed her hand and dragged her off towards home.
Bella's POV
I let Alice drag me. There was no point in resisting. When we got to the Cullen's house she dragged me off to Edward's room where I had left the suitcase. Within seconds she was pulling out clean dry clothes.
"You should probably shower. Otherwise, you'll have to explain why you smell like saltwater."
I sniffed my hair, she was right. I grabbed the clothes and walked across the hall to the bathroom.
I took a quick shower, doing my best to wash the saltwater out of my hair.
I finished up and put on the dry clothes. Being dry had never felt so good.
I stepped out of the bathroom to run into Edward.
"I figured you might want a ride." He said, pulling out his car keys.
"That would be nice, I really don't want to go running through the forest right now."
He laughed. Then, he picked me up and carried me down the stairs out to his car.
You know, I don't need to be carried.
I know, I just enjoy doing it.
He drove me to Charlie's house and followed me up to the doorstep.
I rang the doorbell, my mother answered.
She threw her arms around me.
"Oh, Bella! We were so worried!"
Charlie and Phil waited to the side as I pried my mother off of me.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"As good as you can be when you've just been chased by a revenge-seeking vampire." I neglected to mention the cliff part. And the falling off of it.
"Oh, right. That probably wasn't the smartest of questions."
I smiled.
She ran to her purse and pulled out a small, wrapped box.
"You weren't here for Christmas, so I figured I could give you this now, it's from me and Phil."
I opened the box. Inside it, lay a small, silver cell phone.
"I knew you didn't have one, so we pooled our resources to get you one. Now you can call me anytime you like."
Just what I wanted. "Thanks mom!" I actually was excited to have the cell phone. It was the calling Mom part that I wasn't so excited about.
"I'm glad you like it."
Charlie pulled out a box as well. I opened it. It was an iPod nano.
"Thanks" I said again.
"I know how much you love music."
He was right, I really did love music.
I hugged all three of them. "Thanks" I said, to no one in particular.
A/N: Well, there you have it, chapter nine. Chapter ten to come soon!
