Chapter 2 – Attacked
After spending another summer day together, Bella and Jacob went visit Emily and Sam. They spent the evening there, having dinner and playing card. Bella noticed it was 7:30pm. "I better get going. Charlie is working late, but I know he would want his dinner when he gets home. Thanks for having me, Em." "You're welcome Bella and get home safe." Jacob and Bella headed for the door and headed out into the misty rain. "I'll race you back to your place. I bet I can beat you." Jacob teased. "No, you will not, because we are not going to race. You are going home and going to get some sleep." Jacob looked at her with big eyes, "You're going home, alone." Bella looked at him and smiled "Yes. Jacob, you're exhausted. And if you come to my house, you may not go home, because I know you will just crash. I want you to get your rest. You need it. Your pack's evil alpha has been working you too hard." Bella laughed, right as Sam looked out the window. Bella smiled and waved at him, as Jacob looked back to the house. Sam smiled back, shaking his head.
Bella and Jacob walked back to the Black's home and went inside. They walked to the living room and Bella pushed Jacob onto the couch. "Get some rest." As she headed to the door, Jacob grabbed her arm and pulled her down onto his lap, circling his arms around her. "Now, I can get some rest." Jacob said into her hair. Bella shaked her head and said "If I stay a little while longer, will you try to get some sleep?" "Maybe, let's see what happens." Jacob held Bella to him; breathing in the scent of her hair, listening to the beat of her heart and feeling her fingers trace patterns in his arm. He brushed her hair back and kissed her lips. Jacob's kisses were different; they were warm. His lips formed along with hers. He held her chin as he pulled back. "I just needed to do that before I let you go." Jacob said holding Bella to his chest. After an hour, Bella heard his steady breathing, so she knew he was asleep. She inched herself out of his arms and took the blanket off his bed and put it over him. Right as she was leaving, he grabbed her hand, stopping her in her tracks. "Jake, please, for me; go to sleep. I will see you soon." Jacob stared into her eyes and pulled her closer to him, so that her lips pressed into his. "I don't care about getting sleep, but call me when you get home, so I at least know you're safe. Then I can rest easily. I love you." "That sounds fair and I love you too. I will call you as soon as I get in." Bella told him, playing with his hair. She kissed him again and walked out into the rain.
Bella arrived home quickly and went straight for the phone. She called Jacob, but Billy answered. "Hi Bella." "Hi Billy. Is he sleeping?" "Yes, he is." Billy chuckled. "I will let him know that you called." "Ok, could you also tell him I got home safely, if he ever wakes up." Billy chuckled again "All right Bella. Good night." "Good night, Billy." After Bella hung up, she started preparing Charlie's dinner. While the chicken was baking, she took the laundry upstairs and began folding it in her room. While folding the clothes, Bella heard glass being broken downstairs. She jumped off her bed, put on her boots, in case there was glass on the floor, and ran down the stairs. She didn't see any glass on the floor, but she still checked the house, turning on the lights. There was nothing out of the ordinary in the living room and hallway, so she went into the kitchen to check on Charlie's dinner. As she entered the kitchen, she heard the crunch off broken glass under her boot. When she looked up, she saw a dark figure standing in the middle of the room. As she flipped on the lights, she saw her; a smile across her wild feline face, with her hair whipped around her shoulders. "Victoria." "Hello, Bella. It's so nice to see you again." Victoria chimed. Seeing her after so long, Bella knew what she was here for, but she thought she could prolong what Victoria wanted, in hopes that one of the wolves was near. "What are you doing here?" "I came to see you, of course," she answered sweetly. "I wanted to see you and repay you for last year, back when we first met. Do you remember?" Bella couldn't take her eyes off of her feline face. The red eyes she feared for months since she saw Laurent was staring her in the eyes. "I was hoping to see Edward too, but you will do." Bella let her eyes drop at the sound of his name. "Victoria, I know what you want. But, I'm not……….. Edward's" she pained at saying his name, "mate. There is no need for you to take this revenge against him. He won't care." Victoria stared back at Bella, cocking her head to the side. She had the same intense look James had. "I don't think that's true. But let's find out." At that, Victoria lunged at Bella, gripping her neck with her strong, stone arm. Bella's hands flew up, trying to pull back Victoria's arm, but she knew it would do nothing. As she pulled, Victoria laughed and took Bella's right hand. She saw where James bit her and she sank her teeth into the same position. Bella felt the pain, both Victoria's teeth and the venom, but she refused to scream. Victoria noticed Bella's attempts to not scream, so she bit her again, on her neck. Bella's resolve to not scream almost broke, but she held back, knowing that was what Victoria wanted. Despite her pain, Bella knew the moment would be all the better for Victoria by her screaming. She did not let her lips part. She did not want Victoria to have her enjoyment. Victoria let Bella drop to the floor and stared at her. Bella looked up at her, her body quivering, but she looked Victoria in her eyes. Victoria looked back, this angered her, and she drew closer to Bella and bit her in the chest. Bella's body stranded and tears streamed out of her eyes. Victoria roared in frustration and posed to punch Bella in her chest with all her force, until she heard a howling behind her. Behind her was a grey wolf that stared at her with steel eyes. The wolf was standing on the front door that he knocked down. She backed away from Bella and ran away. The wolf almost sprinted after her, until her noticed Bella was still alive on the floor. The wolf phased backed to human and Paul kneeled down next to her. He lifted her off the floor and ran into the forest outside her home.
As he entered the forest, two wolves came running to him. One, a large black wolf and the other was a russet wolf with black eyes. Sam and Jacob phased back to their human forms and stood over her. Bella held Jacob's eyes. In her eyes, she looked pained, but apologetic to Jacob. Bella and Jacob stared into each other's eyes, while Sam and Paul phased back to wolf forms and chased after Victoria. Jacob took Bella into his arms and kissed her forehead. Then he carried her off further into the forest. Jacob stayed with her for two days in the mountains. On the morning of the third day, Bella's body stopped quivering and her eyes were closed. "Bella, I am sorry. I should have been with you. I shouldn't have let you leave. I should have been there to protect you. I'm so sorry, Bella. But I have to leave you now, because of what you are becoming………. of what you are. Billy's told your father that he spoke to you when you got home, but he does not know what happened to you. Charlie believes someone broke into the house and took you. He saw the front door broken down. I don't know what you want to do about that, but I will support you. I love you, Bella. With all of my heart and maybe in another life, we could have been together. Goodbye Bella. Please remember me." With that, Jacob phased and ran away, leaving Bella in the final stage of her transformation.
