Ch 9: The Family
A/N: Ok, we are now finishing up the last of the past sequences, so we can now get on with the actual main plot. Haha gotcha! You thought that this was it? Yeah right! This is gonna have at least two story arcs, if not three.
Disclaimer: I own none of the novels that this story is based off of, but man wouldn't it be awesome if I did?
#Bella#
I just sat there, doing my best to comfort him, knowing full well how little it actually meant(the memory of my own trail by fire sharp as ever).
"OH God make it stop!" Jeff cried out. He kept on yelling, each yell causing me to wince, and a lancet of pain shot through my heart. Eventually he degenerating into French, and later Hebrew.
I knew Jeff was Jewish but I never guessed he would know Hebrew considering how hard he has it learning just English.
I continued to hold his hand as he degenerated into random syllables and mumbles. I heard Alice and several other sets of foot steps quickly approaching.
"Bella, what is going on?" Alice , being the first one to reach me, barely got the question out of her mouth before the scene sunk in. "Bella, what have you done!?"
I looked down, ashamedly, and I could feel the glares of everyone else upon me, I heard their hushed whispers, and I felt the crushing weight of what I had just done.
"I… I… I saved him," I mumbled. I looked up from my position on the ground, still unconsciously holding Jeff's hand. I had resolved myself to accept whatever punishment was necessary. As I slowly turned my head, scanning my family, I felt my resolve waiver. From concerned Esme, to a neutral Carlisle, to Edward's concerned yet resigned expression, seemingly already accepting what had happened as if it were something he would rather not deal with, instead of a giant breach of the treaty. Next was the blank face of Jasper, which was almost as bad as if he was raging at me. Rosalie had her usual "I don't really care look" which was probably a façade to hide whatever she was really feeling. Emmett was grinning from ear to ear, probably anticipating a fight. That lead me full circle to Alice, which, while Jasper had hurt, Alice burned. Alice, who was like a sister to me, looked so betrayed it would have brought tears to my eyes if I could still cry. As it was I just sank deeper into sadness, so far it was like lying at the bottom of a very deep lake, you can still see everything but it is too hard to act upon it. Carlisle and Edward were discussing the possible ramifications of this act, and what they could do about it. They had come thinking I had given in to temptation and had drunk his blood, prepared to console me. Instead, the found me holding Jeff through his transformation, having broken the treaty and not caring. We were all startled out of our individual worlds and we all watched silently as Jeff's heart gave its last few vain attempts to pump, and then stop. Silence pervaded the area. Tension was so thick you could feel its oppressive weight on you.
Then, there came a groan. "Damnit… what the hell happened?"
A/N: Aaaaaaaaand I'm cutting off there. Sorry about the suspense, but I'm just too tired to continue.