The Open Door

By: KellyCRocker59

Chapter Three: Harder to Breathe

This one is based off the amazing song Harder to Breathe By: Maroon 5. I cut out the f--- in the first set, and the lyrics are sometimes hard to understand, so I apologize if I got them wrong.

How dare you say my behavior's unacceptable

I have the tendency of getting very physical

So watch your step cause if I do you'll need a miracle

You dream of dyin' make me wonder why I'm even here

That double vision that I'm seein' to find out it's clear

You want the statement but you know very well I want you gone

"Hello, Bella." The girl said. Her voice was like honey, and I hated it. She slowly walked forward, but Jake positioned himself so that she would have no way to get to me.

"Vitoria told me all about you. About how good you smell, about how good you should taste. I want a taste."

The girl suddenly laughed, making me shiver, and then looked at Jacob with an examining gaze.

"Well, I guess you're on to werewolves now, huh. You actually smell quite familiar, dog-boy."

Jacob suddenly let out a growl, and she smiled again.

"Oh yes. You're the son of that old man. He was such an easy victim. All I had to do was tilt his head back, run my nail over his neck, and it was instant lunch. Very satisfying."

I gasped. So this is why Victoria was striking more frequently. She had help. Jake let out the howl of a wounded animal, and lunged at the girl. He burst from his skin in an instant, and then he was the wolf that I remembered from before.

But as he lunged, the girl's hand flew forward, and suddenly and the hair disappeared, and Jacob lay naked on my living room floor. While it was a horrible moment, I couldn't help but look at his toned thighs, seeing for the first time the dark hairs that grew on his legs. I kept my eyes away from the most suggestive part, however.

"You don't scare me, wolf." The girl snapped.

She tried to stride past him, but in a split second, Jacob was in front of me, back to me, arms out. I saw the two patches of black hair growing there, and suddenly wondered why I kept staring at Jake's exposed body. Maybe it was because I knew that life was over, and I wanted to memorize every detail of the boy's beautiful body before I died.

"You won't touch her." Jake growled.

The vampire smiled.

"You say that, and yet you're the one that if standing naked, unable to change into your wolf state. Without that, you don't stand a chance."

Suddenly, she flew forward and grabbed Jacob by the wrist and threw him into the wall furthest from us. He cried out my name, and fell to the floor. He didn't even seem to lay there; he got up and flew forward. Before the girl could do anything, he grabbed her by the hair and punched her in the face, over and over again.

She suddenly grabbed his wrist and twisted it hard before throwing him into the stairs, his body slamming down hard

"Jake!" I cried.

The girl turned to me, and suddenly I felt her grab my hair and pull it so that my neck was exposed. I heard her lick her lips.

"So delicious." She whispered in my ear.

Then, she was gone. I fell to the ground as I heard something crash into the far wall. Jake was standing behind me, and quickly swept me into his arms. He rushed quickly toward the door, but before he could reach it, a force that could only be the vampire threw us through the air and into the kitchen. Jake's back hit the counter, hard. I lost my breath, but then he got up and hurried to the back door.

But she was there in a second. Jake quickly threw me over his shoulder as gently as he could, and then we crashed forward and slammed into the girl, my ears picking up a sickening crunch. Jake quickly set me down, slamming into the girl and, who was pinned against the wall. I ran to the kitchen cabinet as Jacob continued to ram into the vampire violently, and pulled out a butcher knife that we rarely used. I hurried to Jake, and handed it to him. He turned and took it, before stabbing it into the girl's chest, where I thought the heart was.

She let out a scream, but then threw the young werewolf across the room and into the wall. She completely avoided me, instead running to the living room, knife still imbedded in her chest. I hurried to Jake, who, now that I saw him laying still and up close, was covered in bruises. He stumbled to his feet, breathing heavy. Suddenly his lips pressed against mine for the briefest second, and he was rushing into the living room. I hurried after him, in time to see him running out the door.

I dashed out the door and then, it struck me. There Jake stood, looking down in front of him in horror.

There, lying on the ground, was Jared, the familiar butcher's knife through his heart. The nightmare was gone, but she had taken someone with her.

You understand when I say there's no way we're gonna give up

In that moment, Jacob screamed, and he screamed loud. I let the tears that had been building up since Billy's death. But I had to be strong for Jacob. I walked forward and wrapped my arms around his waist, not caring that he was naked. The boy turned in my embrace, and collapsed on his knees. I set my head above his, and let him cry.

Is there anyone out there, cause it's gettin' harder and harder to breathe

I didn't know how long it was before the first person showed up, but it was Sam and Emily. The man hurried out of the car and threw a pair of sweats quickly to Jacob. The werewolf, tears still dripping down his cheeks, took them and quickly put them on. Now standing, Jake put his arm around my waist protectively and pulled me close. I laid my head on his chest and sighed. Why did life have to be like this?

You understand when I say there's no way we're gonna give up

Sam cleaned up the mess quickly, while Emily got out and told us that we would have to stay with them. She had already told Charlie that there had been a violent burglary, and that he would have to stay with them as well. She then went on to explain how Jared had picked up Jake's thoughts, and was hurrying to help him. This only made Jacob sob even more, and I hurriedly got him into the car. I held him as Sam and Emily talked outside, held him when they got in and drove us to their small house, and he had calmed down by the time we got out. Sam and Emily led us to a small room at the back of the house. It had only one bed, which we were fine with. The two left us to go to be together. We both looked at each other, and then, as if we knew each others thoughts, walked onto either side of the bed and slid in under the blue blanket. Then, we started talking.

"Jake, I'm so scared." I whispered, letting my emotions flow freely now.

I felt his arms pull me against his chest, and I cried into it.

"It's going to be okay, Bella. I love you, I'm going to protect you, even if it means that I have to die."

I surged at his words.

"No, Jake, no! I can't live without you! Don't leave me!"

I felt him shake his head against me.

"I won't, Bella. I promise."

Suddenly, I felt odd. Feelings were beginning to rush through me. I looked up at Jake, and saw in him a strong man, someone that I could be with for the rest of my life. And then I got to thinking. Everyone was dying. We could be next. This could be our last night together. We had to make the most of it.

"Jake?" I whispered uncertainly.

He looked down at me with a smile.

"Yeah?"

"I think I'm ready." I whispered.

He looked at me, and instantly got serious.

"Are you sure?" He asked, genuine worry in his eyes.

"Yes." I said after a moment's silence. I wanted to be with him. I loved him more than I thought possible, and I wanted to give him something that only he could have.

"Okay." He said, sliding out from under the blanket and going to the door, turning the lock.

He walked back over to me, looking unsure of himself. He slowly slid so that he was hovering over me, pulling off the blanket so that our bodies could touch. I looked into his eyes, giving him all my trust. He looked back with eyes that were filled with undying love.

Slowly, he leaned down and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling my back off the bed.

"Jake." I moaned as he slid down to my collar bone, sucking on it gently.

Before I knew what was happening, I was down to nothing but my undergarments. That night was the best night of my life.