I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR TWILIGHT THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. I AM ONLY BORROWING THEM
WORDS IN ITALICS ARE THOUGHTS
The first few days were difficult at best for Bella, the baby was growing rapidly and all the test that Carlisle tried to perform were useless. Ultrasound and needles couldn't penetrate the amniotic sac so they had no idea with what they were dealing with. And Edward's negative attitude was only making Bella feel worse. She desperately needed her husband's love and support but he was nowhere to be found. Often times he was somewhere else in the house sulking or standing off to the side giving Bella a worried look. But when she wasn't looking, he would be glaring at her growing belly.
And as the baby grew stronger, Bella grew weaker. She could barely hold any food down and what she did eat didn't seem to be helping. Eventually, the baby's movements started causing bruising all over Bella's stomach. There was nothing anyone could do, everyone watched helplessly as Bella suffered.
Until one day Kagome sits down next to Bella and tells her what had been on her mind, "Bella, I think I might be able to heal the bruising and ease your pain."
Bella looked at Kagome with hopeful eyes, "Really?"
"Yeah I think so, I've been thinking about it for a while now."
"Then why didn't you do it sooner? You knew Bella was in pain, why did you wait so long?" Edward snapped at Kagome.
"Watch how you speak to my wife, Edward," Emmett warned as he stood up from the sofa and takes a menacing step towards Edward, making Edward take a few backs.
Kagome lays a restraining hand on Emmett's arm, "Because I don't know if it will work, remember the baby is half vampire, if I use too much spiritual power, I could end up purifying the baby."
"You have to do it, Kagome, heal Bella," Edward demands.
"No, she could end up hurting the baby," Bella tells her husband.
"I pretty sure I won't, Bella, if I focus on you and the human side of the baby I can heal your bruises and ease your pain. Trust me."
Bella thinks about it for a moment, "Alright, go ahead."
Kagome kneels in front of Bella and places both hands on Bella's belly. She takes a deep breath and carefully brings forth her spiritual powers. Slowly she starts pushing them into Bella, everyone watches as the bruises on Bella's belly begin to fade. Bella lets out a sigh as the warmth of Kagome's spiritual powers envelope her like a warm blanket fresh from the dryer. Bella closes her eyes and goes to sleep.
"Thank you," Edward whispers.
"I didn't do it for you, I did it for my cousin."
Kagome stands up and faces Edward, "You know your attitude isn't helping anything. All you're doing is making this harder on Bella, she needs you right now as her husband and the father of her child. And all you can do is think about yourself."
"I'm not thinking about myself, I'm thinking about her."
"Oh, really? I bet you're thinking 'Oh what am I going if something happens to Bella? How am I going to go on?' It's all me, me, me."
Edward can't look Kagome in the eyes.
"I don't want this thing to kill her," He finally says.
"It's not a thing, Edward, it's a baby, "Rosalie tells him.
"Your baby, Edward, and this baby is not going to kill Bella. Not if I can help it."
"And just how are you going to prevent it, Kaure said Bella will die if she continues with this pregnancy."
"By healing whatever damage this baby does to Bella, you saw me heal the bruising, don't you think I can heal more than that?"
Edward gave her a skeptical look but said nothing. Instead, he opted to walk out of the room. Emmett comes up behind Kagome and hugs her, kissing her head.
"Don't worry, Babe, he'll come around."
"Until he does, we can't leave him alone with Bella, I don't trust him."
Over the next two weeks Bella's pregnancy progressed even more rapidly, she now looked like she was six months pregnant. Everyone was extremely worried, while Kagome could heal all of her injuries the baby caused and could keep Bella comfortable, she was still weakening. Carlisle couldn't figure out why. The other problem was Charlie. Carlisle decided that they should call Charlie and tell him that Bella had gotten sick on her honeymoon. That she picked up some rare disease in South America, that she was in quarantine and wasn't allowed visitors. Naturally, Charlie didn't care, he wanted to be with Bella but Carlisle wouldn't allow it.
"Charlie, I will do everything I can to help Bella through this," Carlisle said in a reassuring tone.
"Wait, what about Kagome and Emmett, aren't they going to be exposed to this disease as well?"
"We've informed them of the situation and I have advised them to extend their trip until this gets resolved." Carlisle lied smoothly.
Charlie sighed, "Alright, I don't want both of my girls sick. I can barely handle Bella being sick. Carlisle, keep me informed if anything should change, please?"
"Of course I will, Charlie."
It didn't take long after that for Jacob to show up. Everyone heard when his dirt bike pulled off the main road and came down the driveway. He parked in front of the house, got off and made his way to the door. Before he could knock Carlisle opened the door.
"Hello, Jacob, how are you?"
"I heard Bella made it back alive," Jacob snarked.
"Jacob, now is not the best time, could we do this later?"
"Why, what's really wrong with her?"
"It's okay, Carlisle, Jacob can come up," Bella called down.
Jacob gave Carlisle a smug look and made his way upstairs. When he walked in, he noticed that everyone was standing around with worried looks on their faces. Jacob looked around for Bella finally he spots her curled up on the sofa with a blanket draped across her. He immediately notices how pale and skinny she is. Jacob moves closer to Bella when Rosalie steps in front of him.
"That's close enough."
"What's your problem?"
"Rose, it's okay, Jake won't hurt me."
Jake takes a seat in front of Bella, "Well, you look terrible."
"Thanks a lot, Jake. You know, I'm really glad you're here today."
"Don't give me that, tell me what's wrong with you?"
"Rose, Kagome, you want to help me up?"
Rosalie and Kagome came and took Bella by the arms and carefully pulled her to her feet. When Bella was on her feet, Jacob could see her enormous belly. His eyes widen in shock then narrowed he stood up and pointed at Bella.
"What the hell is this?!"
"I'm pregnant."
"I can see that, why, how?"
"We had no idea it was possible," Carlisle tells Jacob.
Jacob turned to Carlisle, "Why haven't you done anything about this, why haven't you taken that thing out of her?!
Bella gave him a hurt look, she squares her shoulders, "Because it's not their decision, it's mine."
"Are you kidding me? That thing is killing you, Bella, you can't go on like this."
"I can and I will. I'm not doing as bad as you think, Jake, whatever pain I have to go through to have this baby is worth it. Besides Kagome is here to heal me."
"Kagome can't heal a corpse!" Jacob yells as he begins to shake.
"That's enough, Mutt, you've outstayed your welcome," Rosalie says as she shoves Jacob.
"Rose!" Bella yells.
Jacob growls, "Bring it on, Blondie, I'd love an excuse to rip you apart."
Kagome steps in between Rosalie and Jacob, "You two need to stop, all this fighting isn't good for Bella and the baby.
"I don't care what's good for that monster, I'll rip it out of her myself if it will save Bella!" Jacob yells and lunges for Bella. He has completely lost all reasoning.
Two things happened when Jacob lunged for Bella. Bella screamed in fright, shielding her belly with her hands, and Jacob was suddenly thrown across the room crashing into the piano when he hit Kagome's barrier. He sat up very slowly, his face singed from where he made contact with Kagome's barrier. The pain he was experiencing was worse than anything he had ever felt and that brought him out of his red haze of fury. He slowly started to sit up when he felt an oppressing powering looming over him. He looked up to see Kagome was standing over him, her entire body glowing pink with her spiritual powers. The tendrils of her power whipping out around her in her fury. All the vampires had quickly moved away from Kagome afraid of being purified. Suddenly Bella realized what Kagome was about to do to Jacob.
"Kagome, don't!"
Kagome glanced back over her shoulder at Bella, who had this worried look on her face.
"You're lucky that Bella still cares for you, Jacob. Because if not I would slowly purify you and make you die an agonizing death."
Emmett approaches his mate slowly, "Kagome, Babe, calm down. You don't want to accidentally hurt anyone."
Kagome took a deep breath and her powers started to recede, "Emmett, get this idiot out of here."
"Gladly."
Jacob starts to struggle against Emmett, "Bella I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, you know that I would never intentionally hurt you, please," He screams as Emmett drags him out of the room.
Emmett picked up Jacob by the scruff of his jacket and threw him effortlessly out the door. Jacob landed with a thud in the dirt, he got up growling and shaking, anger and regret raging within him. He kicked his dirt bike and took off running into the forest phasing as he ran.
Meanwhile, Bella was in the house trembling from fear and crying. She never thought her best friend would try to harm her like that. No not her, her unborn child. Rosalie and Kagome sit down on either side of Bella and hold her while she cries, Edward only looks on helplessly. He wants to go to his wife, but he can't help but agree with Jacob that it should be taken out of Bella. What Jacob did was wrong, but his reasons weren't. Not knowing what to do, Edward just stands there and watches his wife suffer.
Meanwhile, Jake is running through the forest replaying everything that happened that afternoon in his mind. Anger and regret fill him, how could he attack the woman he loves, he could have killed her if it wasn't for Kagome and her barrier. Jacob was a protector, it was his job to protect human life and today he almost took one. Jacob's mind is running wild, he hasn't noticed that the rest of the pack has seen everything that he has seen and there's an uproar among the pack. Finally, the thoughts of the others break through his.
*Is it true, Jacob?* Paul thought.
*What will it be?* Quil asked.
*It's growing fast.* Paul answered.
*It's unnatural!* Leah yelled in her head.
*Dangerous.* Jared replied.
*Monstrosity.* Quil added.
*An abomination.*
*We can't allow it!* The wolves thought in unison.
*We have to protect the tribe. What they've bred won't be able to control its thirst. Every human will be in danger.* Sam thinks.
*We're ready.* Jared exclaims in his head.
*No time to waste.*
*Now?* Jacob questions.
*We must destroy it before it's born.* Sam tells the pack.
*You mean, kill Bella?* Seth questions.
*Her choice affects us all.*
*Bella's human. Our protection applies to her.* Jacob tries to reason.
Leah scoffs, *You tried to kill her this afternoon anyway. What's the difference if we rip her apart?*
Jacob attacks Leah and they start fighting.
*Enough, There's little time. We'll need surprise on our side,* Sam thought.
*If we catch them divided, we can take them down separately. It will increase our chances of victory,* Jared thought, starting to strategize now.
*What about the treaty* Jacob asked.
*This is not something our treaty anticipated. It will be too young to follow any treaty. Remember the newborn vampires we fought? Wild, violent, beyond the reach of reason or restraint. Imagine one like that, but protected by the Cullens.*
*And Kagome?* Seth asked.
Sam closed his eyes and breathed out a puff of air, *She made her choice siding with that abomination.*
*Paul, you'd really attack Kagome?* Seth asked.
*I don't want to, I have to. I have to protect Rachel.* Paul answered.
Everyone was silent.
*We have to take her out first, she can't possibly go up against all of us.* Jared added.
Paul growled at him.
*It's true, Paul and you know it.* Jared thought.
*What about Emmett, if we kill him we really are killing an innocent human.* Seth tells them.
*He isn't completely human, Seth* Embry says, trying to ease his own guilt.
*This is crazy, now we're killing innocent humans!* Jacob thinks.
*Sacrificing Kagome, Bella, and Emmett is a very heavy price, and we will all recognize that It is against everything we stand for to take human lives. Making an exception to that code is a bleak thing, we will all mourn for what we do tonight.*
*Tonight?! Sam, I think we should discuss this more. Maybe talk to the elders first.* Seth thinks to Sam trying to get him to see reason.
*We don't have time, Seth, you saw for yourself, it's fast growing. It can be born anytime now.*
Sam walks over to Seth and stands over him, *This is not open for discussion, you will do as you are told.*
Seth whimpered and cowed down in front of Sam.
*We need the whole pack for this. Jacob, you are our strongest fighter. You will fight with us tonight. I understand that this is hard for you, it's hard on Paul and me too. But it has to be done.*
Sam swallowed the lump growing in his throat, *We go after Kagome first, we do a blitz attack on her. Then you, Paul, Quil, and Embry will take out Emmett, Jasper, and Kostas.**
*Jared and I will take care of Edward and Rosalie, they'll probably be the ones guarding Bella. Carlisle and Alice will be nearby as well, I'll leave them to you and Seth, Leah. That leaves Esme for Collin and Brady.*
*Whoever has a clear line on…the creature, will take it out. Destroying that thing is our main priority.*
As Sam started making plans, Jacob began to realize that he couldn't go through with this. He may hate Edward for what he did to Bella, and yes, deep down he really did want to kill him. But, Jacob knew he couldn't, and if he couldn't kill Edward he certainly couldn't kill the rest of the Cullens who were not his enemies. Especially Kagome. All Kagome had ever done since the day he met her was defend Bella, like she did today. How could he attack someone who defended the woman he loved?
When Jacob finally accepted that he couldn't and wouldn't attack the Cullens, the weight of Sam's Alpha command faded away. At first, he didn't understand why then it occurred to him. He had it in him all along to resist Sam, the grandson of Ephraim Black was not born to follow Levi Uley's.
Jake shook his head, ridding himself of the last remnants of Sam's Alpha command and as the effects of Sam's voice faded so did the voices of the other pack members. Jacob panicked a little when he realized that he had just split himself off from the rest of the pack. It didn't take long for Sam to notice the difference, Sam turned to face Jacob.
*Jacob, what have you done?*
*I won't follow you anymore Sam, what you're doing is wrong*
Sam's hackles raised as he stared at Jacob, *So, you think you can take the pack from me, or do you want me to step aside?*
*What, I'm not taking anything from you, Sam, nor do I want you to step aside.*
*So, you choose them over your brothers, over your family?*
*I choose to protect the innocent, and if that means protecting them from you and the rest of the pack then so be it.*
With that Jacob turned and took off running towards the Cullen house amid the chorus of howls coming from his former pack.