Rekindling What's Meant to Be

JacobxBella

Rated T

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers

Rekindling What's Meant to Be

Chapter 20

Charlie watched as his entire police department were going to their police cars, others checking to make sure they had their guns and that they were loaded. His trusted and loyal deputy Mark walked over to him and said, "We're ready when you are, Chief."

Nodding in response Charlie said, "Good. Then let's hurry to the airport to cut the little prick off from flying away with Bella."

Mark nodded and climbed into the police cruiser with Charlie, Charlie flicking on the lights and siren before peeling out of the parking lot of the police department, the other policemen doing the same in their own respective cars. As they sped to the airport, Mark looked at Charlie and asked, "Can I ask you something, Chief? You know, if it's not too personal?"

"What is it?"

"It's just that…your daughter married Cullen to begin with, and it was obvious that they loved each other. Why would he result to kidnapping her when she was only here to visit?"

Charlie's grip on the steering wheel tightened. "Because she wasn't visiting. Bella moved back here with her daughter to escape that controlling son of a bitch. She's wanted to divorce him for a while now and he won't do it. She's escaped out from under his thumb and he didn't like it, so he came back all this way to take her back by force, even threatening to kill my granddaughter if she didn't go with him."

Mark's eyes widened in surprise. "Why would he threaten to kill his child?"

"Because she's not his. Her father is someone he's hated for years, someone he fought tooth and nail with for Bella's affections. He hates him and despises Bella's child because of who her father is. He could care less for her or who he hurts, so long as he has my kiddo."

Understanding the situation now, Mark said, "Don't worry, Charlie. We're going to get Bella back, and arrest that asshole for old and new. I've never liked him and his family either, so this is a long time coming in some form or fashion, I'm sure."

Charlie nodded as he continued to drive, pleased that his deputy was on his side. Of course, he couldn't tell him what he had actually witnessed not too long ago, or that arresting Cullen was easier said than done, but that didn't matter at the moment. So long as he could blindside him at the airport, he wouldn't be able to fly off with Bella.

Alice gripped her head at the vision she was having. Jasper wrapped his arm around her comfortingly before saying, "We're landing soon, Alice. We'll be able to stop this before it gets worse."

"I hope so, but Charlie is going to cause a scene, and they'll already be there and waiting by the time we land," Alice told him in return.

Rosalie scoffed and said, "The golden boy is more trouble than he is worth, but no one chooses to see it. Now he's sure to get us all killed if things go any more south than they already have."

Alice looked across the aisle at her sister and scowled at her. "This wouldn't be happening if you hadn't sent Sarah off to Forks causing Bella to go after her. You know how Edward feels about Bella meeting back up with Jacob Black."

"And you know how much Bella has wanted out of her sham marriage and how much Sarah wanted to know her real father. But it goes against Edward's wants and thus you make sure it didn't happen. For once in the past thirteen years, Bella was finally happy, as was Sarah, and you and Edward have both ruined it, Edward more so. So excuse me if I wanted them to have a happy and normal life, but I won't apologize for it."

"Edward's death will surely happen when this is all over!" Alice hissed.

"Good. Maybe we'll all get some peace in our damned lives."

"That's enough," Carlisle's voice spoke up. He looked at his mate Esme who was looking at him with a worried expression. He let out an unnecessary sigh before saying softly, "I believe I let things go too far concerning Edward and Bella."

Esme frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean returning to Forks after she saved him from Volterra. I believed my hands were tied knowing that Aro wanted her turned, and thus went against my son's wishes to keep her human. He then manipulated Bella into marrying him with the promise to turn her into a vampire."

"He didn't manipulate her."

"Didn't he? I noticed it but didn't want to believe it at the time, but I think Edward has always manipulated Bella. Everything she went through because of us, was because of him. It was as if he was making sure she always had reason to never leave him and used Alice to help keep them together. His only obstacle throughout it all, and a rather large one at that, was Jacob Black. Jacob Black has always loved Bella, and Bella loved him as well, but always fought her feelings because of Edward, particularly when we returned to Forks and she and Edward picked up their relationship. I think during this time, Edward noticed Bella's wavering feelings and would have her reassert them for him whenever it suited him." Carlisle sighed again. "He understood that Bella's feelings for Jacob were greater than she let on, probably more so than she herself realized, and he made sure there would be no chance for Jacob to have Bella and that Bella would always remain faithful to him."

Esme hated to think that way about her son, but Carlisle did have a point. Edward had pulled the strings a lot in concerns to Bella, going all the way back to James hunting down Bella. It had been Edward's idea to flee Forks altogether to escape the tracker. It had been his idea to leave Forks when Jasper had attempted to attack Bella at her birthday party. It had been his idea to hide Bella up in the mountains during a snow storm the night before the newborn attack, along with Alice's persistence. It had been his idea to change Bella, but only if she agreed to marry him. And it had been his idea to move away from Forks after they were married. But not only that, Edward seemed to manipulate Bella a lot against certain wishes of her to get what he wanted. He manipulated her into going to prom, knowing she hadn't wanted to according to Rosalie. Jasper had told her as they prepared Bella's birthday party that Bella hadn't wanted a party, but Alice and Edward planned one anyway and that he himself had manipulated her emotions to get her to agree, but only at Alice's request. She didn't know if there was any more that Edward had done to manipulate Bella, but it was obvious that he had and probably always had over the years. And he had manipulated Bella concerning Sarah, threatening Sarah to keep Bella with him, all the while knowing she wanted out of their marriage. Esme didn't want to believe it, didn't want to admit it, but when it came down to it, Edward was the common denominator to all of theirs and Bella's problems. Now this time, he had gone too far and too many people were involved.

Before long they were landing, and the Cullens quickly departed the plane to the terminal to quickly exit in hopes of stopping Charlie from creating a scene. However, the moment they exited into the airport, they saw several policemen waiting, surrounding the terminal to board the plane heading for Colorado. Spotting Charlie, Carlisle walked over to him and said, "Chief Swan, please don't do this."

Charlie glared at the vampire and hissed, "I've had enough of you and your family, especially that asshole you call a son. He's gone too far this time, Dr. Cullen."

"I understand, but please let us handle this."

"Oh? Like you handled everything else in the past? I always knew you all weren't good to be around Bella, but I let it slide when she insisted she was fine and perfectly safe with you all, even though I knew she wasn't. Now look where we are. He's gone off the deep end, he's broken Sarah's wrist, threatened her life, and kidnapped my daughter after manipulating her into leaving us all behind and going with him. Try and explain that, Dr. Cullen."

Carlisle was stunned to hear what Edward had done, not knowing what to say in response to Bella's father. Alice moved towards them and said, "Charlie, you have to understand that Edward loves Bella dearly and just wants his wife home."

"Don't say anything else to me. You call yourself Bella's friend, but all you've done is manipulate her the same way your good for nothing brother has. You've all ruined her already low self-esteem and drug her away from her family and friends, those that love her for who she is and tried to build her up. I won't have it anymore and Bella isn't leaving with you or him. She's staying here in Forks where she belongs, with her real family."

The Cullens said nothing is return, not wanting to say anything against the anger radiating off Charlie. Rosalie stepped forward to the police chief and said, "If it's any consolation, I always wanted Bella to stay here and be normal, to not be involved with us for any reason."

Charlie smiled at the blonde. "I know. You seemed to be the only one that cared enough about her and her well-being to do that."

Nothing more was said following Charlie's words, as he then turned back to his fellow policemen to give a few orders, essentially ignoring the Cullens and their presence. Knowing that they were pretty much dismissed, Carlisle led his family off to the side where they waited anxiously for Edward to show up with Bella. And they knew that when he did, things would go from bad to worse.

Jacob stepped inside his house where he found Seth waiting in the living room, a pair of jeans and a t-shirt for him waiting. Grabbing them, he slipped them on and noticed the troubled expression on his friend's face. Thinking that Seth was troubled by Sarah's fraught emotions about Bella, he said, "Don't worry, Seth. We're going to get Bella back and Sarah will be happy again."

Seth looked at his friend and said, "I know, but that's not what I'm concerned about right now. I mean I am, but that's not it right now."

"Then what is it?"

"Jake, Sarah's broken wrist is already healed. The bones are back in place and everything. It's almost like Edward had never snapped it at all."

Jacob stared at Seth in silence for a moment before finally saying, "What?"

Nodding Seth said, "She had Shifter DNA in her Jake, and it's already manifesting itself."

Shaking his head in denial Jacob replied, "That's impossible. Imprints don't have the capability to go wolf. It's not what they are for."

"Maybe, but you must remember that though Sarah is my Imprint, she's your daughter. Leah already baffled and defied the legends about Shifters when she was the first female to ever phase. It wouldn't surprise me if Sarah also defied them as well."

"But I don't want Sarah to phase. I don't want her caught up in all of this more than she already is."

"That's not up to you, Jake. If the gods have already chosen for her to phase at some point, then she will. And if she does, we'll be there for her to help her through it."

At that moment Sarah walked out of her bedroom with her backpack on her back and she walked up to her father with purpose in her stride and determination in her eyes. Looking up at Jacob Sarah said, "I'm going with you to save mom, and you won't stop me."

Father and daughter stood there staring at each other before Jacob looked back at Seth. "Did she tell you the same thing?"

"Yeah, she did. She's stubborn, just like you and Bella."

Sarah looked at her best friend before turning back to her father. "I hate that man that calls himself mom's husband. I want him out of our lives for good, but I'm not going to allow him to leave with mom. I want you and mom together, I want us to be a family and be happy, just like we've been these past few months. I'm not going to let him come and ruin what we have here. Either he leaves by himself, or he doesn't leave at all."

Hearing his daughter say such words had Jacob's eyes wide in shock. Looking at Seth he too had the same expression of bewilderment on his face. Turning back to the young teen he asked, "What do you mean by that, Sarah?"

The girl's expression hardened, her face looking more like Jacob's than it ever had. "I mean either he leaves from here and leaves us alone for good, or he dies. Vampire or not, Edward Cullen is a dead man for ruining mine, yours, and mom's lives. Besides, I'm sure you want to get him for old and new."

Jacob stared at his daughter for a moment before smirking and saying, "You got that right. He's had this coming for a long time."

At that moment, he heard cars pulling up into his yard. Knowing that it was the Pack, he went outside with Sarah and Seth following behind him. Seeing them all waiting for him, he made his way towards his car where Sam and Leah were sitting inside. He climbed into the back of it, Sarah getting in with him as well as Seth. Turning to look at them Leah said, "I thought Sarah was staying here."

"She's made it abundantly clear that she will do no such thing," Jacob replied. "She's going with us to save Bella, as well as implied that the leech dies if all else fails."

Sam and Leah looked at each other before turning back to look at the thirteen-year-old. Sarah looked back at them with a determined expression on her face, her gaze never wavering. Seth looked at his Imprint with a mixture of pride and worry on his face. Leah then raised an eyebrow with a smirk on her lips before saying, "Atta girl. You fit in just fine with us, kid."

Jacob ruffled Sarah's hair, causing her to smile, before saying, "Let's hurry and get to the airport before Cullen gets there with Bella. We have no time to lose. Remember, he said their flight leaves in an hour, and we've already wasted enough time."

Nodding, Sam quickly put Jacob's car in reverse and turned around before speeding down the roads of La Push, the rest of the Pack following in their own cars. And as they drove on out of La Push and onto the highway, both Jacob and Sarah had the same thought in mind, and that was to get to the airport in time to stop Edward from leaving with Bella and bring her back home.

Author's Note: Thanks to all that are still reading this story and reviewing. I hope you stay tuned for the next chapter, as it will surely be the most anticipated one. Stay tuned for whether Edward succeeds in escaping Forks with Bella, or if Jacob and everyone else will be able to stop him. Again, thanks so much for reading and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Love, SehunsBae37.