Hello! I'm so happy! I got 10 reviews just for that chapter (which is a lot for me)! Also, you guys seemed to be hating rainkisser. YAY! Stupid hate-mail person. Anyway, I updated Chapter 7 on the part where Bella is in the process of becoming a vampire. It's really short. So I added on. So read that before you read this. And the beginning of this is in Bella's POV. I know using everyone's POV is better, but it's essential to the story line that it's in hers. Thanks. Enjoy Chapter 8!

Battle

I stared up into the topaz eyes of Aro. And screamed. It was a short scream, but it still might have offended him. "Oh my gosh, Bella, you're awake!" Edward rocked me back and forth. "I love you so much," Edward assured me.

"I know. I love you too," I replied. And then I remembered Aro.

"Oh geeze, I'm so sorry!" I apologized to him.

"That's okay. You weren't expecting me. But now we have other problems to attend to."

I looked around again. I saw the whole family gathered around me. Along with Charlie, Renee, and Phil. The only person not there was Rosalie. "Hi everybody," I meekly said to them. They all swarmed me with greetings, asking how I was doing. It was one of the happiest moments of my life, besides those that I spent alone with Edward. But Aro broke it off short.

"Enough! We have to prepare for battle. For if we don't, we may be caught unready and off guard. And that means certain death for all of us. Jane! What is their status?"

I was surprised. I guess Jane was here. I was always used to not being able to hear what the Cullens could, but I heard Jane's voice clearly, though she was not in the Cullens house. "They're about 10 miles away. They're walking on foot to save energy. They should be here in about 30 minutes."

"Okay. Thank you Jane," Aro replied. "Now, Edward, would you like to debrief the situation to Bella?"

Edward took a deep breath. "I know you just got changed, and we would usually pay attention to you and help you out with your new powers and things, but something's come up."

"What? Edward?"

"…… The werewolves found out that we broke the treaty. And they're coming to kill us. And they have friends."

"How many friends?"

"4."

"Aro, who else did you bring with you?"

He answered, "Jane and Alex."

"Oh, well, that shouldn't be too hard. We still have 1 more in numbers."

"No we don't," came Edward's voice.

"What do you mean? You, me, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Esme, Carlisle, Aro, Jane, and Alex." That's 10. They only have 9."

"Bella, for the most part, we attack on instinct. So fighting shouldn't be too hard for you. But I still want you to wait until we've trained you a little bit."

"WHAT! But then you guys will have even numbers with the Quilettes. And there's so much more of a chance of somebody dying!" That thought was just too much to bear. I broke into tearless sobs against Edward's shoulder.

He silently told them to go get ready while he comforted me. "Shhh. It's okay. Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen."

I broke down. "DON'T YOU LIE TO ME! Don't lie to me! You don't know that. How am I not supposed to worry? You guys are going out to battle with the people that were made to destroy you, and you don't even have better numbers! There's at least half a chance that you could die!"

Edward looked into my eyes, and reassuringly told me, "Nothing is going to happen. I promise you. Everyone on our side is going to be fine. No matter what, I will promise you that."

"You promise?"

"Absolutely."

I hesitated before I replied. "OK."

"Now, here's what I need you to do. Go into the forest. Run as far as you can. Don't let anyone see you. It's sunny out, so you'll probably sparkle. If you feel the need, get some blood from an animal. DO NOT drink from a human. No matter what. We'll come get you when it's over. Okay?"

We got off the couch and walked to the back door. As we exited the house, we saw that everyone was ready. Mom, Phil, and Charlie were getting ready to leave. "Bye honey!" said Mom, trying to brighten up the situation, but failing miserably. As they left, Edward and I walked farther and farther to the backyard until we got to the forest. Soon enough, we were there. The parting point. We stood for a while. Then Edward asked me, "Are you ready?"

I answered, "I guess."

"Okay." He kissed me on my forehead. He sighed. "It's time for you to go."

"Okay," I replied. We both turned around to go our separate ways. As we walked toward our destinations, I felt a sadness filling in my gut. I turned around. "Edward?"

He turned around too. We started running towards each other. As we embraced, he picked me up and kissed me. It was the happiest moment I'd ever experienced in my 18 years. But it was filled with a gut-wrenching sadness. "I don't want to go," I whispered in his ear.

"You have to. For your own safety."

"Fine. But on one condition."

"And what is that?"

"I get to humor you later."

He laughed. "You always do."

I smiled, but it quickly changed to a frown. "Goodbye."

"I'll seeya later. I love you."

"I love you more."

"Doubt it."

"We never will know."

And with that, I sped off into the woods, away from my love. Into the sunlight.

Edward's POV

I watched as my love ran into the forest. It pained me to see her leave. But I couldn't stand having her go into battle, especially not this young into vampirism. She would just have to wait. I made a promise with her. I wasn't going to die, and neither was she. Or anyone else. Except for those god-damned werewolves. Didn't they understand that Bella wanted to be one of us? And that if we hadn't done it, she would have died? Would Jacob really have risked that if he were in our shoes? Obviously not. I couldn't wait to kill that dick. He was mine. I could hear them approaching. I scanned their minds for sneak attacks. I heard Jacob's voice in my head. Buzz off. You're not hearing anything here, leech. I tried the others, but they all hid their thoughts. I guess we'd just have to wait and see.

Jacob's POV

I walked through the forest, sure that we were far away enough that they couldn't hear us. I told them what I thought we should do. "Okay. I say we all go for her fiancé. He's the one that bit her. We'll just all crowd around him first until we wound him badly or kill him. If it's okay with you guys, once we wound him, I think it would be best if you guys got the others while I kill him." They all agreed. Little did they know that there was a 2nd reason that I wanted to kill him.

That bloodsucker stole Bella from me. She was mine. That ass left her, and when he came back, she went right back to him. And then she chose vampires over werewolves. That was it. I was going to kick him so hard, he's going to beg for death. He's going to plead for it with all his strength. And I'll give it to him. This bitch was going down.

Edward's POV

They finally emerged from the woods. I prayed to God that no one would get hurt. I had promised Bella. And breaking her promise would be worse than death.

"So," said Jacob. "Let's get right to it then." And then they started shaking. Before I knew it, they were all wolves. And they all came for me.

It happened so fast. My siblings were too stunned to help for at least 2 seconds, and that was all it took. When 9 creatures that were created to destroy you are attacking you, you have no chance. The venom that filled my veins started pouring out. I sank to the ground, with only one thing going through my mind: Bella!

As I lay on the ground, I heard them say to each other in their minds, Good job, guys; Now to get the rest of them; things like that. And then I heard Jacob. You guys go get the other bloodsuckers. I'll kill him. I thought of how I had made a promise to Bella. I struggled to get up, but Jacob pushed me down and gave me another bite. "Bella….." I mumbled.

I heard Alice yelling for me. "EDWARD!" She must not be able to get past a werewolf. No one could help me. I watched as Jacob reared back ready to strike. I closed my eyes and thought of Bella, as I waited for death. It didn't come.

Bella's POV

I sat in our meadow. I remembered the times we'd spent together here. I stood in this exact spot when I first saw him sparkling in the sunlight. This was where I'd sat, in a coma, while Edward bit me. And now I anxiously waited for him to return.

I sat for at least a half an hour before I knew something was wrong. This battle was only supposed to take 10 minutes! I can understand adding some waiting time, but 20 minutes! That's impossible!

And then I heard that fateful word. "EDWARD!

That was all I needed to set off on my break-neck pace to my love. My Edward was in trouble

As I entered the clearing, I saw the worst picture of my life. All the vampires except Edward were trying to fight their way past the werewolves. But the werewolves wouldn't let up. And then to the left. Edward was on the ground. His eyes were closed. He was bleeding venom faster than I thought was possible. And Jacob was about to kill him.

That was when I let out all of my frustration and anger out. I let it out at Jacob. I let it out at Sam. All the werewolves. They froze and crumpled to the ground. Did I kill them? I thought to myself. If I did, it didn't matter. I needed to save
Edward.

Wow I thought. This is making me really weak. I think I need blood. Soon, too.

I couldn't do it any more. I was out of energy. I stopped holding them down. They jolted up. Jacob took one look at me. I could tell he was disgusted. Then they fled. Edward opened his eyes, and took a look at me. He smiled. I tried to smile back, but I was too weak. My knees buckled, and caved in. I fell to the ground.

Jacob's POV

I leaned back for the final blow. I bared my teeth at the leech. His eyes were closed. I came down for the kill, and everything went black. I couldn't hear, feel, or smell. My senses were gone. I had no idea what had happened. I just stayed like that for at least a minute. Suddenly, my senses were back. I looked around, confused. What happened? And then I saw her. She was standing there, obviously exhausted. She had done this to us. She betrayed us time and time again, yet for some reason, I still wanted her. But now I was done. She needed to die. I said to my companions, C'mon, let's go.

And we fled into the night, I wondered when I would see her again. When I would get the chance to kill her. I hoped it was soon. It better be soon.

Edward's POV

I waited for death. It didn't come. I waited longer. Maybe I was in hell. Wouldn't that be hotter? I opened my eyes. Jacob was lying next to me. He wasn't moving. He was alive, though. I could tell. He was breathing. Suddenly, he jumped up. He looked around. And he ran. He and his fellow werewolves ran into the woods. I looked around, confused.

Then I saw her. She was tired. She needed blood even more than I did. It all fit. She must have come from the woods when she heard Alice scream. Whatever happened to the werewolves must have been her. She has a power. She saved me.

I smiled at her. She didn't. She collapsed. I freaked out. I flipped over, but couldn't get up. Luckily, Alice caught her. I felt two strong hands come around my waist, as Emmett pulled me up. Emmett and Alice carried us to the house. As we went in, we held hands. I loved her more than anything else possible. I was proud of her. I couldn't wait to be in bed with her while the family fed us blood.

So how did you guys like it. That one was very long. 15 pages on Microsoft Word. It took me almost the whole afternoon to write it. Next chapter will be up tomorrow. Seeya!