The End

By: KellyCRocker59

I am SO SORRY that it took so long to post this update. I had just finished all of the fanfic and was getting ready to post it when the computer freakin' crashed! What the hell is that about! Anyway, enjoy the ending!

I awoke to feel Jake's warm body, sighing in relief at the thought that I hadn't been dreaming. Jake stirred beside me seconds later, and held me tighter against him. I leaned up and kissed him, and then we just laid there in each others arms. I didn't want to think about all of the problems that surrounded my life right now, and I knew he didn't want to either.

We stayed there for as long as possible, but then there was a knock on the door.

"We've come up with a plan. We're having a meeting." Sam's voice said from the other side of the door.

We got up and dressed quickly, leaning in to kiss one more time before we left the room, holding hands. The meeting was in the dining room, just like before, and everyone was sitting, besides Emily. There were two seats open between Emmet and Alice, and we took them, the meeting starting as soon as we sat.

"Okay, we have a plan," Carlisle began, "All of us are going to track down the new vampire, while Jacob and Bella stay here. That is the only way to lure Victoria to the house."

I gasped at the thought. Victoria was going to come here, to the house. I trusted Jake to protect me, but Victoria was so powerful. Jacob gave my hand a gentle squeeze, as though he knew my exact thoughts.

"Now, Emily is at the house, so make sure you don't leave the house at all, or that's exactly where Victoria is going to go." Sam said sternly.

"Wait, what about the new girl, Lacy?" Jake asked, looking at the small girl, "Can't she weaken vampires? Victoria doesn't know about her, so why not leave her here with us?"

"We found out last night that she also weakens werewolves, so it wouldn't do a lot of good." Carlisle said.

"But I could help Jake if Victoria if she was as weak as a human! It would be much easier to defeat her." I said.

"She has a point. I didn't think about that. Plus, she can focus all of her abilities into just the house, so that Victoria won't know that she is weakened until she gets inside." Carlisle said, looking at Sam.

The werewolf nodded.

"Yeah, we should leave the girl here. Just, make sure she's someplace where Victoria can't find her."

"We can keep her in the main bathroom. If Victoria is as weak as a human, than she won't be able to get in there; it has three different locks." Carlisle said.

"Okay, honey. Let's take you to the bathroom. I'll some snacks in there, too." Esme said, grabbing the girl's hand and leading her to the kitchen.

"Okay, we're ready to put this plan in action. Let's go." Sam said.

Everyone except Jake and I got up. Victoria was going to be here. She was going to be so close to me. And yet, it was almost over. Esme soon walked back through the kitchen, giving us a smile before leaving.

"It's going to be okay, Bella. I'll protect you, I promise." Jacob said, and leaned down, kissing me furiously.

"No matter what happens, know that I will always love you, Bella." He whispered as we parted, our noses still brushing.

"Wait, nothing's going to happen, Jake. We're going to make it." I said, panicked. I couldn't lose him.

He nodded.

Then, he jerked his head to the main door.

"She's coming. Quickly."

I turned, heart pumping rapidly as I looked toward the door. We got up hurriedly, Jake pulling me toward the stairs, stopping at the base.

"Stay right there." He said, pressing his lips against mine with the most passion I had ever felt in my life.

I wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing my body against his. He brushed one hand along my cheek, the other on the small of my back. When we finally parted, he spun around to face the door, and I truly felt as though that might be our last kiss.

"She's only a minute away. Seconds, feet..."

Suddenly, the doors flew open, breaking from the hinges, and there stood Victoria, more menacing than I had ever seen her. But her expression changed as she stood just inside the house, but Jake flew at her before she could get out, pulling her in.

They fell to the floor, red hair tangling in them as he punched her in the face. She spun them over and kicked him in the gut, stunning him for a second.

"How does it feel, bitch? You're as weak as a freakin' human!" Jacob snapped with a smile.

She growled and threw him off of her. She stumbled up, lurching for me, but he quickly grabbed her ankle, causing her to fall on her face. I suddenly realized that I was just standing there like an idiot. There had to be something I could do. Then, it dawned on me. I rushed in the kitchen and quickly looked through the cabinets, hearing the noises of their fighting. I finally found a steak knife, but just as I grabbed it, someone slammed into me. I fell to the floor, holding my hand forward so that I didn't impale myself.

I felt hands around my throat, and thrashed against them. Suddenly, the hands were gone, and I stumbled to my feet. Jake had Victoria against the kitchen counter, hands around her throat, but she dug her nails into his arm, right where I knew there was a vein. He cried out, letting go, and she took the opportunity to grab him by the throat and throw him with surprising force. Even weakened, Victoria was still powerful.

She turned to me, lunging forward. And thrust the knife out, but she twisted my wrist so that the weapon fell to the ground. Victoria reached for it, but I kicked out, slamming my foot into her chin. She gave a cry of pain, and I slammed into her, throwing her against the cabinets.

She grabbed at my back, throwing me over her back and onto the counter. I cried out in pain, but then she flew across the room, nails catching and digging along the sides of the cabinets. I stumbled up, falling to the ground. My back ached, but I hurried for the knife all the same. I turned to see Jacob with her pinned against the fridge, hands around her neck. One hand gripped the counter painfully, searching for a knife that wasn't far away, while the other tried to dig into the same vein as before.

I didn't even realize what I was doing. I ran forward, and with all of my might, slammed the knife down into her hand, stabbing right through it and into the counter. She screamed in pain, and threw her knee right into Jake's groin. He took a deep intake of breath, and stumbled back a step.

Victoria reached quickly for the knife on the counter with her free hand, turning to me and throwing it right at my leg. I turned to get out of the way, but it was too late. A searing pain rushed through me and I felt a scream erupt from my lungs. I turned back to see her rushing at me, and I pulled the knife from my leg quickly, gritting my teeth at the pain.

Before I even knew what I was doing, the blade was protruding from Victoria's stomach, gone from my hand. She looked at me in shock, and pulled the knife from her stomach, blood soaking her body. She turned away from me, and then I realized who she was going for.

"No!" I cried, lurching for her, but tripped in a pool blood and fell to the ground.

I looked up to see her moving toward an unconscious Jake, eyes closed, bruised body lying against the counter. The vampire knew that she wasn't going to live, but she was going to take him with her. I pulled myself up, trying to get to her.

It all happened in slow motion. I reached for Victoria, but she had already fallen to her knees. I pulled her leg, and instead of driving the blade into his side. Jacob cried out in a way that made my heart wrench in pain. His eyes opened and looked down at the wound in shock, and I threw Victoria from him, pulling the blade gently from Jake's wound, and turning. Victoria was trying to sit up, and my instinct and rage took over. I was so mad that she had ruined my life like she had, and I wanted revenge. Revenge for Charlie, for Paul and Jared, for Rosalie and Jasper, Quil and Embry. Revenge.

I slammed the blade with all my strength into the vampire's skull, right in between her eyes. She screamed in pain, falling backward and thrashing in pain before she was still in death.

I turned to Jacob, eyes watering. He gave me a weak smile and reached out, cupping my cheek.

"Well, Bells, I think this is the end." He whispered.

He coughed, and blood spilled down his chin. I shook my head, the tears causing me to look blindly at him.

"No, Jake! You, you can't leave me!" I cried, reaching out and laying my head on his chest.

I put my hand over the bloody wound, but I knew it was too late. I was losing Jake; I was losing my world. I felt the tears continue to come as I sobbed against his chest, and he stroked my back gently, knowing that this was the end, as well.

"Bella, I love you. Don't you dare forget that." He whispered firmly.

"I-I love you too, Jake! Just, stay with me, please! Don't leave me!" I cried.

This couldn't be happening, not to me. Not again. No. I heard him chuckle, wrapping his arm firmly around me.

"Bells, do me a favor. Keep holding on, okay? Don't give up. Your mom needs you."

I nodded numbly, and the tears came so quickly after that.

"I wanted to have a family with you, Jake! I wanted us to get married, have the little house with the two kids, and the dog that chases cats, and, and..."

"Shh, it's okay, Bella. How about we think of kid names? I kind of like Roy, how about you?"

"Um, M-Melony. Yeah, I like that one." I whispered, and for the next couple of minutes, it felt as though we might really have all of the things that I wanted. That we might live in the small house with the kids and the dog. But who was I kidding?

"I really like Nathan, what about that one? Jake? Jake, what...NO! NO!"

Jake was dead by the time the group arrived from killing Tom, and found lying over Jacob's body. They didn't try to pull me away for a while, and when they did, I was numb. How? How could he leave me?