Eyes Wide Open
JacobxBella
Rated M
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers
Eyes Wide Open
Chapter 19
Embry drove his Billy's truck that he borrowed towards Forks on the way to the Swan house. Bella sat in the passenger seat with Shadow resting on her lap, her lightly stroking his little head. She and the Shifter talked as they made their way out of La Push and onto the road to lead to Forks. Bella was still elated about the news Ms. Opal had shared with them and was wondering what details she needed to hash out and make permanent. Embry told her encouragingly that she would figure it out, all the while making certain that he and the other Pack members would contribute the food. At the mention of that, Bella laughed and said, "Then you guys better make sure you bring enough and then some. With the way you boys eat, no one will be able to go back for seconds."
"Noted," Embry replied with a smile. "Also…do you think that Angela might want to come to the celebration?"
Bella smiled and replied, "I can ask her if she wants to come. Though, I should tell you that she has a boyfriend."
Embry was silent for a moment before saying, "That's alright. If anything, I just want to be her friend. And if she has someone that she's happy with, then I can respect that. I wouldn't want to do anything to ruin her happiness with someone else."
"You really are a sweet guy, Embry."
The Shifter blushed and smiled at the brunette's words, though she could not see it. He turned the truck to round the bend in the road about three miles away from Forks' town limits when something suddenly slammed into the front of the truck on the driver's side. Bella screamed as Embry shouted in surprise, the truck being knocked from the road and off onto the side, spinning as it did before finally slamming into a tree. The sound of the truck crunching was heard, as well as the shattering of glass from the windows. Though the impact was very harsh, Bella felt almost none of it as Embry had reached over and wrapped his arms around her, protecting her body from most of what had happened. And as for Shadow, Bella was holding him tightly to her chest, so he too was alright.
Panting Embry asked, "Are you alright, Bella?"
Bella didn't answer at first, but she then looked up at Embry's green aura and answered shakily, "Y-Yeah, I'm okay. W-What was that?"
Before Embry could answer, the truck was jerked away from the tree it had slammed into and was spun around. Both Embry's and Bella's eyes widened at who it was that had attacked them, Bella taking in that dark, evil aura. It was Edward! Gasping in fear, Bella held Shadow close as he began to growl and bark at the sight of the vampire.
Embry growled and kicked the driver's side door open, the door flying off of the truck before he got out of it. Once he was facing Jacob he growled out, "The fuck, man?!"
"Give Bella to me," Edward said simply.
"Like hell I will!"
"Do it now, or suffer the consequences, Embry Call."
Bella looked towards Embry's aura and saw it grow bigger, the sound of clothes ripping and animalistic growling filling the air, the sounds alerting her that the kind boy had phased on the spot. Realizing what was about to happen, she shouted, "Embry, don't!"
Edward stared at the grey black spotted wolf snarling at him before his dark amber eyes narrowed. "So be it, then."
"Edward, no!"
Edward went to charge Embry, ready to fight him and Embry doing the same. However before he could, he was suddenly tackled, rolling into the wooded area on the side of the road and pinned to the ground. Looking up at his attacker, he was surprised to see that it was Jasper that had tackled him and was forcing him down, keeping him from moving. Alice was also present as well, though she was standing in front of Embry with her arms out to the sides, like she was keeping him from pouncing.
Hearing Edward's struggles but not Embry's, Bella reached out towards the car door handle, all while holding Shadow tightly to her. Grabbing hold of it, she pulled on it and tried to open the truck door, only to find it jammed from Edward's assault. She slammed her shoulder into it, grunting as she did in an attempt to get out of the truck, but could not make it budge. After slamming her shoulder into it a few more times, she huffed and gave up trying as Shadow whimpered in her arms. When she decided to escape the truck from the driver's side, the passenger door was pulled away from the truck and cold hands grabbed hold of her.
Feeling the cold touch Bella began to thrash, Shadow growling and barking again as she did. She only stopped though when she heard Rosalie's voice say in a calming voice, "Bella, it's okay. It's just me, Rosalie."
"Rosalie?" Bella whispered out, looking at Rosalie's aura in front of her. The blonde vampire's aura was dark around the edges, but it was mostly a mix of blue and red; not at all purple though the red and blue were intertwined. Seeing those colors, despite the slight darkness around the edges, calmed Bella and she allowed Rosalie to help her out of the destroyed truck. Once she was out, she looked around seeing Embry standing with a purple aura surrounded by darkness. Looking over she saw Edward's black aura with another dark aura, this one black as well with tones of red, but not as black as Edward's.
Seeing the brunette stare at the sight before her, though knowing she could not see it at all outside of what she had heard, Rosalie said, "Alice and Jasper are here. Alice had a vision Edward would try something on your way to see Charlie, so we made sure to intervene."
Alice looked away from Embry towards Bella and asked, "Are you alright, Bella?"
Bella looked at the purplish aura that was Alice and simply nodded, not knowing what to say to her. She looked over to where she could hear Edward struggling against Jasper and said, "Thank you, Jasper."
"You're welcome," Jasper replied, his Southern drawl coming through his speech. He looked down as Edward attempted to buck him off and simply took his head in his hand and slammed it into the ground, Edward grunting from the impact.
Embry growled at Alice and indicated for her to move out of the way before heading towards Bella. Looking at her he nudged his snout against her shoulder, letting her know he was there. Bella smiled at him and Shadow yipped happily at him before turning back to Rosalie and growling, though not doing much else seeing as the creature helped his mistress. Rosalie stared at the puppy in amusement as Bella quietly shushed him before turning her attention towards Edward. Angry at what he had done she hissed out, "Are you crazy, Edward?! You almost killed us! What were you thinking?!"
Edward, surprised at the absolute hate coming from his beloved's mouth as well as the fury burning in her unseeing eyes, he said in a soothing voice, "My aim wasn't to kill you, Bella. I simply wanted to get your attention."
"By knocking us off the road?! What is wrong with you?!"
"You weren't hurt."
"It doesn't matter! Edward, I've made it clear to you that I want nothing to do with you! I want you out of my life! Leave me the hell alone!"
It was silent for a moment before Edward said seriously, "I can't do that, love. I won't; in fact, I refuse to. You and I belong together and we will be together again. This, I can promise you, whether you like it or not."
His tone of voice held such a sinister note in it, Bella gasped and began to violently shake in fear. Rosalie glared at the mind-reading vampire while Alice looked at her favorite brother disapprovingly. He was scaring Bella, and it wouldn't do to scare her if he was trying to win her back. Turning towards Bella, she took a step towards her, only to stop at Embry's growl. Biting her lip she said, "Bella, Edward doesn't mean it the way he's said it. Don't misinterpret what he means, he only says it out of love. Wouldn't you mind giving yourselves another chance?"
"Like hell she will," Jacob's voice suddenly said from behind them.
Turning around, Bella was filled with elation at seeing Jacob standing there. Putting Shadow on the ground she ran into his arms, hugging him tightly as she cried in relief, "Jacob!"
Jacob hugged Bella back and placed a kiss on her forehead before saying, "Sorry I'm late, honey. I only just saw what happened and rushed to get here."
"It's okay. I'm just glad that you're here," Bella said softly, feeling safe and secure in Jacob's embrace.
Jacob smiled down at Bella before looking at the others with them. He nodded at Embry before saying to the Cullens, "Get lost. Take that no good son of a bitch with you and leave Bella the fuck lone. I understand what happened today so I'll let it be for what it is, but Bella has made it clear she wants nothing to do with you lot, so leave her alone now." He then turned his attention towards Edward. "And as for you, I swear to God if you come near Bella again and cause harm to her in any way, I will kill you."
Edward glowered at Jacob. "Don't you dare threaten me."
"It's not a threat, it's a promise."
Rosalie, taking that as her cue to leave, bid Bella 'goodbye' and took off, Jasper following after forcing Edward off of the ground and taking him along with him. Alice lingered for a bit and looked at Bella pleadingly, as if trying to convey to her to consider what she had said before taking off, all the while knowing Bella could not see her expression.
Once the vampires were gone, Bella let out a sigh of relief and sagged against Jacob, feeling Shadow rub against her leg in comfort. She heard some shuffling noises before hearing Embry say, "Sorry about your dad's truck, Jake."
"It's alright, Em," Jacob replied. "Once I tell him what happened, he'll understand. And thanks for protecting Bella." At Shadow's bark, he chuckled and added, "And Shadow."
Embry smiled and nodded before stating that he was going to go home and get a change of clothes, seeing as he ripped his in the confrontation with Edward. Jacob nodded and told him that he had to call Billy to tell him about what happened anyway. As Embry left, Bella said softly, "He's not going to stop. Edward, he's not going to leave me alone."
Jacob held the girl close and said, "He will if he knows what's good for him."
"Didn't you hear what he said? He said, 'whether I like it or not'. And his aura…it turned darker than I've ever seen it. I'm…I'm scared, Jake. I'm so scared and I don't know what to do."
Tears had unwillingly filled her eyes and she buried her face in Jacob's bare chest, her tears slipping down her face. Seeing his mistress distressed Shadow whimpered and whined, raising up on his hind legs to put his front paws on her leg, looking up at her in concern. Jacob continued to hold Bella, providing her comfort and lightly shushing her to sooth her frazzled nerves. Even though he was comforting the brunette, his eyes were blazing in hate and fury. He couldn't believe that stupid vampire had the audacity to attack the truck Bella and Embry were in, knowing good and well he could have ended up hurting Bella, or worse: killing her. And he claimed to love her. He was going to kill Edward Cullen if it was the last thing her ever did, he promised himself that. No one messed with his honey without suffering the consequences.
Rubbing Bella's back until her crying quieted down to soft sniffles, Jacob pulled back a bit and looked at her before saying, "Hey, no more crying, Bells. I'll deal with that creep, don't you worry. As for now, let's just call Billy and let him know his truck is totaled. Then we'll call a taxi and head on over to Charlie's, okay?"
"Okay," Bella replied softly, a small smile on her face. "I still do want to see dad, anyway."
"Alright, then we've got a plan." Jacob grinned before pulling his cell phone out of his shorts pocket and dialing his dad, readying himself to relay the news of what just happened and the state of his truck.
As Bella waited and listened to Jacob talk to Billy, she couldn't help but wonder if things were about to get a lot worse than they already were concerning Edward. From the look of things, it seemed like it certainly would. But even so, she was glad that her eyes were finally open to Edward's true nature, and not the one he had dazzled her with. Edward was dangerous, he was deadly, and if she wasn't careful, he would kill her. Or worse, turn her into a vampire.