Ch. 71 Highway To Hell

(IPOV)

Blood. I need blood. My throat. I need blood! I took a deep breath in, relying on my instincts fully to find the thing I knew would sate my thirst. Blood.

I shuddered in anticipation when I scented what I was looking for. The creature was small, but it would have to do. I pounced as soon as I saw it. It flailed and a noise of pain escaped its lips, but then it didn't fight so much. Yes, this was exactly what I needed. Blood. There was nothing else but the blood.

•PTaT•

(BPOV)

"Hello? Jake? Yeah...no, I'm fine, but my truck is acting funny...There was a loud noise and then some smoke...yeah, by the old pumping station off the one oh one...ok. No, I'll wait...Gee, thanks. Haha...Yeah. Love you too. Bye."

I hated to bother Jake at the shop. He was so busy lately since it was hiking season. Every year the tourists would come to hike in the park, and they wouldn't be familiar with the slick areas of the road. Combine that with all the rain we had this month, and it was a recipe for a disaster. But this year, more wrecks meant more business for Jake. I was so proud of him when he decided to open his own car garage after he graduated high school early a couple of months back. He was only 17 and a business owner already! He had stayed pretty busy since he opened too.

"Bells!" Jake called to me from his Rabbit as he pulled to the side of the road. His head hung out from the open window and his long, glossy black hair blew in the false breeze created as his car moved. He wore a goofy grin because it had been months since we had last seen one another. Summer and the end of my first year of college hadn't come fast enough. I was just on my way to see him when the truck began acting up. If anyone could save my baby, Jacob Black could.

"Jake!" I beamed at him. He was so handsome and warm, my own personal sun. Nothing could bring down your mood when he was around, not even a broken down truck.

"So did you finally kill it this time?" Jake was laughing.

"Hah. You would love that, wouldn't you?" I teased. Jacob wanted to get another, safer car for me, but I couldn't let him do that for me. I had saved enough money for school, but now I was kind of strapped for cash and didn't have enough to put down on a car. "I think she still has some life left in her—" I was cut off when Jake finally reached me and took me into his arms, spinning me around while we laughed together.

We were best friends, had been since I moved here from Phoenix a couple of years back. I had my suspicions that he wanted more, and I kind of do too. But I didn't want to start something long distance. I was in Seattle for school at U-dub, and he had his shop here in La Push. It wouldn't be fair of me to do that to him...

"Don't be dumb. You're getting a new car if I have to tear this one up for you to believe me." He set me down so he could inspect the damage.

"You wouldn't!" I glared at him. "Jake! That's my baby!"

"Well, your baby has seen better days...this will take a total restoration to get back up and running. When did you last have the oil changed?" He was looking at some part under the hood and swatting away the smoke.

"You told me that you would change it when I saw you!"

"What? No! Ugh..." He had his hand over his eyes as he sighed in exasperation. "Bella...that was back before Christmas break. I told you to come see me before you left and I would fix it for you. I just assumed that you got it done somewhere else or maybe Charlie helped you out. You've officially killed her!" His words did not match his triumphant smile. He was happy my truck was gone. "Guess I proved myself right a little sooner than I thought I could. Damn, I impressed myself with that one." He quirked a smug brow at me.

Sigh..."Arrogance doesn't look good on you, Jacob." I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Everything looks good on me, and you know it!" He was laughing and wagging his brow at me. He stopped suddenly when a look of fear crossed his face.

"Wha—" I began, but I couldn't finished my question as I was grabbed from behind. I heard Jake yell something and then I felt a piercing at my neck from something behind me. It all happened so fast...then everything was black.

•PTaT•

Blood...so warm...so good.

What the hell was that?!

My senses were suddenly back on high alert as I reluctantly broke away from my kill. I was confronted with a large, brown wolf...a werewolf. Shit! Wait, I know this wolf...that's..."Jacob Black?" There was a look of confusion and...fear maybe? No, panic, shear panic, on the wolf's face.

I looked down to see that I was holding a girl. Isabella Swan. No! No no no no no...

It was all coming back. I'm Iris...a newborn vampire. I had just drank from Bella. Oh God. I stood from my crouch, backing away from her limp form and feeling no bloodlust as the horror washed over me.

The russet wolf lunged for me, and I swung my arm up reflexively to protect myself from him. He flew into a tree, knocking it over. "I'm sorry!" I screamed and ran to look at him. "I'm so sorry...I didn't know...I didn't mean to...I'm so sorry...Jacob?" He wasn't moving, but I could hear his heart beating and regular breathing.

I turned back to Bella. I had to do something. Fuck! How did I get here? Why here? Why now? Why did I do this? Shit! No, now is not the time to freak out. Save her. Save her!

"Bella? Bella?! Come on!" I was pumping her heart with the slightest pressure to her chest. My body was strong. Luckily I had the last several days to adjust to having vampire strength, but I could feel the power of my newly transformed body.

"Bella?!" I cried again. Venomous tears were brimming my eyes, but I had to save her. She couldn't be dead. I wouldn't let her be dead. Fuck! I kept pumping and pumping. "Comeon comeon comeon..." I was chanting to myself. Please Bella. Please, you didn't deserve this...please...

"Love?!"

"Edward?!"

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