Rekindling What's Meant to Be

JacobxBella

Rated T

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

Author's Note: Whoo, child! It has been a right minute since I've updated this story, and I apologize for the delay. Even so, I hope you all have stayed to see what comes next and I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Also, thank you all so much for your kind reviews for the last chapter and I loved that you all loved it as well. Again, I hope you like this chapter and stay tuned for more to come. Love, SehunsBae37.

Rekindling What's Meant to Be

Chapter 22

Darkness…she was floating in it. She felt numb, yet weightless. She couldn't breathe…she was drowning. Was this death? Had all her bad luck finally caught up to her and sent her to the well-deserved grave she dug for herself years ago? It seemed like it did. But if death was the price to pay for everything that happened in her life and the pain and suffering she caused others, then she supposed it was fitting. However…no, she couldn't die yet, not now. Sarah needed her, Jacob needed her, and she needed them. But how was she going to reach them in this void of darkness where she couldn't see nor breathe? She needed to wake up. She needed to wake up and breathe again. The only question though, was how?

Jacob sat in the chair next to Bella's hospital bed without moving, having been there every day in that same spot for the past three weeks. Of course, he hadn't been able to stay day and night like he would have wanted—Sarah still needed him at home, after all—but he had been at Forks Hospital every day since Bella was admitted. It sometimes was still hard for him to think about the reason she was lying in that hospital bed in the first place.

After Cullen had bitten Bella in a last-ditch effort to stop them, the doc had sucked the venom out of her bloodstream until there wasn't a trace of it left. Blondie had then rushed her to the hospital and got her admitted into the Emergency Room as quickly as possible, the doc going to be a part of saving Bella. They had been successful in saving her—giving her a blood transfusion, an antivenom shot that Carlisle had snuck in (as an extra precaution, of course), and patching up the wound on her neck. After Bella was stable four days later and moved to a room from the ICU, Carlisle had left Forks to meet up with Esme who was helping Jasper and Emmett keep Alice in check, seeing as the Seer vampire's mind broke the moment Edward was killed by little Sarah. Rosalie was the only Cullen to stay in Forks to watch out for Bella and Sarah a bit longer until Bella was released from the hospital. Jacob and the Pack didn't mind Rosalie's presence still around, seeing as she was the one to help push Bella and Sarah away from her toxic family and back on the right track of life.

Sarah, after getting the help she needed to phase back into her human self, had spent time learning to phase back and forth between wolf and human from her father and Leah, though Leah was more so verbally instructing then actually doing it. She had been informed about everything in depth than what she already knew, and though it was still hard for her to believe, Sarah enjoyed being a wolf Shifter. And though she did not regret tearing her stepfather apart, it still disturbed her that she had actually killed someone, vampire or not. Jacob had gotten Embry and Quil to help talk to her to help her come to terms with what she had done, and then later explained Imprinting to his daughter, as well as revealed how Seth had Imprinted on her. Sarah, though shocked at hearing that, accepted it and still loved being around Seth, though she had made it abundantly clear he was just her best friend—she was only thirteen, after all; Seth just smiled and took it.

At the moment, Jacob sat watching Bella as he had been for the past two hours, hoping and praying that she would wake up soon. How he longed to see her beautiful chocolate brown eyes. Yes, Sarah had those same eyes, but Bella's had a different shine to them that Sarah's didn't possess, and he longed to see them again. Three weeks was long enough, but he knew that Bella would only wake up when she was ready. Jacob shifted in his seat for a moment before settling again, sighing as he listened to Bella's heart monitor beep on as it had for what seemed like forever.

A knock on the door caught his attention and he turned his head towards it before calling out, "Come in."

The door opened and Angela peeked her head inside, a kind smile on her face as she greeted, "Hello Jacob."

"Angela, hi. Please, come in."

Angela stepped inside the room, a vase of flowers in her hands that she moved to sit on the table near the hospital bed. Jacob took note of how Angela's pregnant stomach was showing, letting those around her know she was expecting. She had just hit the fourth month of pregnancy and both her and Embry were ecstatic about it. Smiling he asked, "How's the baby?"

"It's really good, nothing to worry about so far," Angela replied with a smile, rubbing a hand over her stomach. "My doctor says that I can know the gender next month, but Embry and I want it to be a surprise."

Jacob nodded, though a sad look came over his face. "I wish I had been there when Bella was pregnant with Sarah. I missed everything during that time, but I'm glad I have Sarah now."

"Well, it'll happen again, I'm sure. Before you know it, you and Bella will be married and having another baby together."

"I guess, but that's if she'll ever wake up."

Angela looked at her friend lying still and asked, "Has she shown any sign of waking up yet?"

Shaking his head Jacob answered, "None, though the doctors swear she's fine and everything is functioning as it should. They said now it's just up to her."

The bespectacled woman walked over to Jacob and gave him a hug before saying, "Just keep having faith, Jacob. Bella will find her way back to you, to all of us. She has before and she will again."

Returning her hug Jacob thanked Angela before Angela left, stating she had a meeting with her editor in half an hour. Not long after Angela left, the door opened again and this time, Sarah stepped inside followed by Billy and Charlie. Smiling Sarah greeted, "Hi daddy."

"Hey sweetheart," Jacob replied, standing to hug his daughter before doing the same to his father and Charlie. He then moved to sit back in his chair and turned his attention back to the silent brunette that was his love. Sarah took a seat in the chair next to her father while Charlie sat on the bench on the other side of the hospital bed, Billy rolling his chair to join him. The four of them sat in silence for a while before Jacob finally spoke saying, "She still hasn't shown any signs of waking up yet, but her doctors say she will on her own."

Billy nodded and said, "Bella's a strong young woman, always has been. She'll pull through this, just like she has on everything else she's been through."

Charlie stared at his daughter, taking note that her pale skin wasn't as pale as it had been previous. She had a bit of color back in her cheeks, so that for him was good news. Running a hand down his face he said, "I didn't think I'd have to see her in the hospital again after all these years because of that bastard, but I should have known it would happen sooner or later. Luckily we won't have deal with him ever again."

Sarah nodded slowly before murmuring, "Aunt Rosie said that Alice has had some sort of mental breakdown because of his death and isn't herself, so Grandma Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, and Uncle Emmett are watching over her right now."

"What is she going to do when she eventually leaves from here?" Billy asked.

"She said she'd join them to help handle Alice, and when she thinks she's okay, her and Uncle Emmett are going to Russia. She spoke with Jasper and said that he told her it might be better to take Alice to Volterra in Italy to help keep a better handle on Alice, and that he'd join the Volturi guard if it came to that."

"And the doctor and his wife?" Billy asked.

"I don't know."

None of them said anything more, just sitting together and staring at Bella. Time went by and before long, Charlie had to leave and Billy went with him. Jacob decided to walk them out and left the hospital room, leaving Sarah with her mother. When the men all left, Sarah stood from her chair and walked over to her mother's side, looking down at her face. As she looked at her she began to speak in a soft voice.

"Hi mom. I hope you're doing alright. It's been three weeks since…well, you know. I wish you would wake up so we can take you home. It's not fair that you're stuck in here, that you're even in here to begin with because of…that person. Of course…" Sarah bit her lip before continuing. "…none of this would have happened if I hadn't come here. Because if I had just stayed in Colorado, you wouldn't have come after me; you wouldn't have decided to stay, and he wouldn't have shown up to get you back and caused so much chaos. I guess…I guess it's all my fault in the end, isn't it? It's…it's always been my fault." Tears welled up in Sarah's eyes and spilled down over her cheeks. "All this chaos happened because of me, because I wanted to meet dad, because I wanted to live a normal life for once, because I was selfish. And even so, it's all my fault because…because you decided to have me, your husband's enemy's child. Maybe this all wouldn't have happened if I hadn't ever been born. I'm the root cause of all of this. I'm the reason you're lying here right now; I'm so sorry, mommy. I'm so sorry…"

Sarah burst into tears, putting her face in Bella's chest as she cried. That was a lot for her to take in, that none of what happened would have happened had it not been for her and her existence. And because she decided to be selfish for once, her mother paid the price for it. It wasn't fair that this happened, and she blamed no one but herself. As she cried, she felt a gentle hand lay itself on her head, lightly stroking her hair.

Gasping Sarah sat up and looked at her mother, her chocolate eyes widening as she looked into the open, teary eyes of her mother. Bella gently stroked her daughter's face before saying in a hoarse voice, "Nothing could be further from the truth. Don't ever believe what you've just told me, Sarah. I don't regret for a second having you, and I never will. Everything that happened had nothing to do with you; it's all an accumulation of my actions that finally came to a head. I'm sorry you feel like you were the problem that caused this, but you're not. Edward was used to him being the center of my world, but then you came into my life. You're my heart Sarah, my greatest treasure, and nothing will ever replace you. Not only that, but you helped me follow my heart because of your pure one, a heart Edward couldn't ever begin to understand because it's the same heart your father has. I love you so much, sweetheart. I love you, and I'm sorry my actions made you think this way."

As Bella's tears fell down her face, Sarah's started anew and she hugged her mother tightly, crying into her shoulder as Bella wrapped her arms around her, holding her while talking comfortingly to her. And this was the scene that greeted Jacob when he returned, his daughter and his love hugging each other and crying together. As much as he wanted to hug and kiss Bella, very happy to see her awake, he knew not to interrupt them. Even so, he stood in silence watching his little family have their moment while thanking the gods that Bella was finally awake. Perhaps now life could finally go back to normal.