The Open Door

By: KellyCRocker59

You and Me

This is based on the song You and Me By: Lifehouse, though it's only really based off the song for the first little section. This is my favorite chapter yet, and thank you to all my reviewers, especially Parasite Eve for posting a review over every chapter, as well as Ashrie, who is doing so as well!

I felt the shock completely take over as I turned and grabbed Jacob, my knees turning to jelly. I heard a choked sob from Emily as she tried to help Sam, and Quil continuously cursing under his breath. Jacob picked me up, and then I caught a smell of the dead bodies. The last thing I saw was Jacob's face before I passed out.

I woke up lying on the bed in our new room. Jake held me against his chest, and I tried to push all of the memories of the dead away as I laid there in Jacob's arms.

And in my heart

This clock never seemed so alive

I can't keep up

I can't back down

I laid against Jacob's chest, feeling the tears for Embry and Rosalie coming to my eyes. And then there was Emily. She couldn't lose Sam. He was her everything. Why did life have to suck like this?

'Cause there's you and me

And all of the people

Nothing to do

Nothing to lose

And it's you and me

And all of the people

And I don't know why

I turned in Jacob's hold, and felt the electricity that went through my heart when I smelled his skin. It was something that was only his. I loved him so much, and these past days only confirmed that. What would I do without him?

Jacob woke up after a little while, and looked at me, this time not with a smile, but with a look of intensity that I had only seen once. Last night. I leaned up and kissed his lips gently, and he cupped my cheeks. His actions were so gentle, and I felt so loved. I never wanted to go back to the real world, where so many people were dying. Never again.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

He nodded, leaning down and kissing me again.

"What about Sam? Is he..."

"He's fine. He said that the girl who attacked us attacked them. Rosalie appeared out of no where, and when she tried to leave, the vampire slit her throat. He said that her name was Elayne."

I nodded, and our lips met again. The fire of passion was burning, and I knew it was he was now genuinely worried about my life. Before long, there was a knock on the door.

"Sam wants to talk with us. The Cullens are here." The voice of Quil seemed so flat, so disheartened. It made me even more depressed.

"Okay." Jake said.

We got up and I, realizing Jake had disrobed me for the most part while I had been out, dressed quickly. I didn't say anything about it, simply thinking that I wished I had been conscious when he had done it.

We walked out of our room and into the kitchen, which held Sam, heavily bandaged, hand in Emily's, Quil, who seemed to feel out of place, Jasper, Alice, Emmet, and Carlisle. Emmet looked like something inside of him had died, and I felt so sorry for him. The other three looked sad, too, but not nearly as sad as him.

"Okay, we're going to head over to the Cullens for the meeting, since they have much more space than us." Sam said.

We quickly headed out the door, Jacob pulling me into his arms, Sam doing the same to Emily. Everyone dashed forward, faster than I could blink. We were there in mere moments.

The site of the house made my heart sink, the thought of having to see Edward not being a pleasant one. We walked forward, Jacob setting me down on my feet. I quickly entwined my fingers with his, and he understood, giving my hand a squeeze as we entered the house.

When we entered, we immediately headed to the dining room. Sitting there was Esme, but Edward was no where in sight, which I was happy for. We all sat down, and the meeting began.

"Okay, we all know that all of the people who have been dying has taking a toll on us. My daughter died today, and I want to get revenge on these two vampires." Carlisle stated simply.

"Well then, what do you suggest we do? There really isn't any way for the three of us to kill Elayne. You will have to do it." Sam said.

"I have a plan," Jasper said, "They want Bella, so to get them to come out to get her, we need to send her out with only Jacob. That way, Elayne won't feel threatened and will try to attack. But we make sure that we, the vampires, are nearby, far enough away that she can't tell we're there, but close enough that Jacob can fend her off until we get there."

Sam nodded, "Sounds like a pretty good idea, but what about Victoria? She might show up too, and if she does, then Jake and Bella won't make it."

"Well, you and Quil can take care of Victoria. We just have to make it so that Victoria wants to go after you." Jake said.

"Jasper can make it so that Victoria loses her desire to hunt after Bella for a short time, that way Elayne is the only one that ends up coming after them." Alice said.

Everyone nodded.

"But when do we put this plan into action?" Sam asked.

"Right now. There's no reason not to." Carlisle said.

Everyone nodded again, and it was decided. The plan was in motion.

I sat in my truck as we drove to the beach; the prefect place to put our plan in motion. Jake sat at the steering wheel, one hand maneuvering and the other holding my tightly. He could sense my fear, knew how scared I was. I was so afraid that he was going to get hurt, that he was going to die for me. I was afraid that anyone might die. I just wanted all of the dying to end.

"I love you, you know that, right?" He asked.

I nodded.

"I love you too, Jake. It's just...I don't want you dying for me, that's all."

He laughed.

"Bella, I would die for you any day. I know that isn't what you want to hear, but I don't know if I could survive without you."

My breath caught in my throat.

"Jake, no. Don't say that. You're only sixteen. You have your whole life ahead of you."

"You're only eighteen, you have your whole life ahead of you! Just don't do anything stupid, okay? I already know that you're the only one that I want to be with, so there's really no reason to go on if you die."

"How do you think I feel! But I can't abandon my parents, or my other friends. I just...I can't do that to them."

"Bella, I..."

Suddenly, the front of the truck slammed down. I looked forward to see a body pressed against the window, blood pouring from the stomach, which had been torn open. It was Charlie.

I screamed in horror, my head spinning. Jake struggled to control the steering wheel, and then the body was thrown off and replaced by Elayne, who smiled from the hood of the truck.

"Surprise." I heard her mouth.

She slammed her hand through the window, glass flying everywhere. She reached for me, but Jake swerved quickly. Her hand twitched for only the briefest second, but that was long enough for him to grab her wrist and throw her forward. I heard the crunching of what could only be bone as we ran over the vampire, but the relief was short-lived.

The truck was suddenly launched into the air, and plummeted down to the earth, front first. All I saw was the hard road before we crashed. My seatbelt caught me, but it threw the breath out of my body. However, I wasn't completely lucky. The shattered glass flew up, a large piece slashing the side of my face. I screamed in pain, and looked to see Jake, struggling against his seatbelt. We sat there upside down, and outside I could hear the noises of feet moving.

Before I could even catch my breath from the last rush, the truck spun in a circle and skidded across the road with such furious speed that my seatbelt, which wasn't in good shape to begin with, tore, causing me to fall on my head.

My body ached, and I clawed at the door. I turned to Jake, seeing him finally unlatch his seatbelt. But just as I opened the door, my head already out, the truck was thrown through the air. The door swung shut and slammed into my head before the door was completely ripped off from the velocity. I could see and feel the blood pouring from my head wound, and I gripped the seat as we collided with something.

I looked at Jacob, who was ripping at his own door. I threw mine open and crawled out. However, just as I did, the car burst into flames.

"Jacob!" I screamed, but he was already crawling out my door, heaving beside me.

I was so tired, and I just wanted to sleep. But as I felt myself slowly drifting away, something heavy and cold fell onto me. I rolled over to see Jasper, eyes wide, head completely twisted so that his neck snapped. He was dead.

There was a sudden pulling, and I was pulled to my feet. I looked forward into the eyes of another man that I had never seen before. He had silky brown hair, and his tan skin was beautiful. His green eyes were piercing, and his medium frame was covered by a cloak. He smiled at me, and his beauty was almost unrivaled.

I gasped as his fingers glided across my face, examining me. And then I fell as Jake slammed into him, landing on my knees. I fell completely down, and found myself warm against the flames of the burning vehicle.

Then, I saw her. Victoria, with her flaming red hair. She was standing mere feet in front of me, and her nails were at the ready. Suddenly, Quil rushed at her, but he didn't even see her foot fly up and kick him in the jaw, hard. He collapsed in a heap, roaring in pain. She strode forward with a smile, and placed her foot on his throat.

I fell asleep to the sounds of Quil's last cries.

I actually got a little emotional typing that! Anyway, thanks for reading, and plz review!