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An Accident
(Tess POV)
Edward escorted Bella and I to the battlezone. She started pricking her fingers and spreading the blood onto trees and rocks surrounding the area. She urged me to, and – hesitant as I was – I decided it was the least I could do to help. As little as I knew about this whole war, I knew that there was going to be a lot of vampires.
. . .
Jake came jogging down the mountain. He had just dropped Bella off at the campsite – that Edward had picked out – up the mountain.
I'd been talking with Alice and Emmett while we waited for the pack to arrive. Tomorrow was the battle, but we couldn't risk being late, so the pack would sleep in the forest, and the Cullens would keep watch throughout the night. Edward, Bella, Jacob, and I would stay up at the mountain, overnight and throughout the battle.
Jacob wasn't about to risk me getting hurt, plus the Cullens said I smelled too much like Bella, so I wasn't safe anywhere near the battle area, which is why I was staying at the mountain.
Jake nodded at Emmett and Alice and picked me up, wrapping his warm, soft arms around me, and carried me up the mountain...
. . .
I was currently cuddling Jacob in our tent, but I couldn't sleep. I don't think he could either. Bella's teeth were chattering too loudly next door.
I got up, taking the huge, thick blanket with me. "I'll be right back..." I whispered as Jake looked up at me, confused.
I zipped the tent flap shut and headed for Bella's tent. The wind – plus the temperature – was paralyzing. I was getting pushed around a lot. The blanket helped, and I got to their tent okay. I crouched down and unzipped their tent.
"Tessa?" Edward asked as I crawled inside, the blanket in tow.
"W-w-w-what are you d-d-doing h-here?" Bella shivered.
"I c-came t-to give you th-this..." I stuttered, throwing the blanket over her. Edward started rearranging it so it covered all of her.
"Thank you..." Edward sighed, sitting back.
"N-no p-p-problem... Jac-cob will k-keep me warm..." I said, rubbing my arms to get warmer.
"Jacob is starting to get a little worried... you should go." He advised.
"Th-thank you..." Bella stuttered.
"D-don't worry about it, I'll b-be f-f-fine..." I said, backing out of the tent.
I almost fell over as the wind blasted across the mountain. I zipped their tent shut with freezing fingers. I crossed my arms, shivering as I made my way back to our tent. I was getting tossed around like a leaf, now. The blanket had definitely helped me last time, and now I didn't have it.
My body swayed back and forth as the wind battered around me. I stumbled a few feet, closer to a wall of rocks. I was getting closer to our tent, but a huge gust of wind threw me sideways, and I hit my head against a rock.
Then, everything went black.
. . .
I felt something hard wrap around me. It was freezing. But then... I was warm. Softness and warmth was all around me. But I still couldn't see.
What the fuck is going on?
We hit a rock and passed out.
Yeah, we remember that... But what's happening now?
Like I know? We're two voices in the same brain! We have the same intel! The only difference between us is I'm the nice, softer one, and –
I'm the pessimistic asshole.
I would say the more, 'defensive, negative one.'
Yeah, but you're the 'nice, softer one,' so of course you'd dull it down. Also, I'd add 'blatantly honest' to my list of attributes.
Pfft, sure.
And you know wha –
"Tess!" Jacob cried, "Tess... Please, baby... come back! I can't lose you... Tessa, baby, please..." I felt a hot tear fall onto my cheek.
I blinked several times as I fully regained consciousness. Jacob was holding me to his chest, crying his eyes out.
"Mmrmph..." I groaned, turning my head and opened my eyes.
"Tess?" Jacob exclaimed, pulling me closer to him, "Tess, my god, you're alive!" He collapsed sideways, cradling me close.
"I'm alright..." I croaked. My voice was so... hoarse.
He sat back up after a minute, still cradling me. "Oh, baby..." He was still sobbing.
I was slowly regaining the ability to move, so I sat up. He started kissing my face. "What... happened?"
"Edward... he found you... He said he felt the cut off from your thoughts and knew something was wrong. I almost passed out myself, from you hitting your head... He found you and brought you in here... It's been about four hours..." He paused. "I thought you were dead."
"I'm okay, now."
He'd calmed down a bit. Now that I was okay, I guess he was too...
I yawned.
I heard him sigh just before he spoke, "I'm not letting go of you until you order me to..."
"We should... sleep." I exhaled.
"Yeah... I love you... So. Much." He murmured as he laid down, still holding me.
"I love you, too..."
I felt him smile against my forehead. I smiled, too.
I was safe. I was okay. I was with Jacob.
. . .
I was nine am when we woke up. Thankfully, I had fully regained my ability to think and move.
I stretched and yawned. Jacob's arms were still wrapped around my waist. Subconsciously, he pulled me closer to him, so I was pressed against him.
"Good morning..." He mumbled, right before he pressed his lips against mine.
I giggled as we parted lips. "Good morning!" I smiled.
"It certainly is..." He laughed, throatily. It was the first time I'd heard him laugh like that in a few weeks.
He kissed me again, softly this time. He sat up, pulling me with him. He felt around my head, which I realized was bandaged. He pulled it off and looked at the left side of my head. I'm guessing my wound was healed, because he exhaled, contentedly.
"Am I okay?" I asked.
"Yeah. You're good." He sighed.
He kissed me again.
We heard a whine from outside our tent.
"Seth..." Jake sighed.
"You have to leave?" I asked.
"I don't want to..."
"It's alright. I'll be fine. If anything goes wrong, anything happens to me, you'll know."
He looked down, disappointed.
"Look, I know you don't want to leave, but you have to. The pack needs you. And I need you to go help them."
He looked at my face and sighed.
"Fine." He stood up and walked out of our tent.
"Jake! Wait!" I called, getting up after him.
"Hm?" He grunted as I caught up to him.
"A kiss. For good luck." I said, pecking him on the lips. He smiled, and turned away from me, and when he got to the edge of the forest, I watched him phase.
A/N: A shorter chapter, but it was two pages (in OpenOffice) shorter before I put in the 'we woke up' bit, so, be grateful! Anyways, it probably didn't give you the amount you were hoping for after this long weekend, but I'm trying, and I'll try to work on longer chapters for these days.
Also, for those who want to know, my upload schedule is: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. So yeeeah. See you Thursday!