Chapter 20

Here it is, the next chapter! It might not be as long as I wanted it to be, but I was busy the whole day. (Helping my friend go Bat Mitzvah invitation shopping) It's my only chance because, sadly, I'm not Jewish, I'm Christian so I don't get to pick out my own invites. But here is the chapter! Also, sorry if Jeremy is a little not fitting together well, he wasn't originally going to be a major character in this fanfic, so he might have some loose ends to tie and stuff. Also, this is not a BxJeremy fanfic, because Jeremy is mine.

Don't own anything, only Mary, Chris and the wondrous Jeremy.

Previously;

A door slammed downstairs. Vicki started screaming. I tried to tune her out, without much luck. "Stupid...ignorant….how could he not want….we need to act now…" I wonder what they were talking about.

Suddenly I heard Victoria's voice coming from behind me. "Bella, the time has come for you to take your punishment. You have caused me so much suffering and now I will be repaying that in full." I spun around.

Then suddenly, I was overcome with a strange sensation and I passed out again.

JPOV (Jeremy)

I rushed out of Bella's cell so she wouldn't see me in my moment of weakness. Thinking of Liz always left me feeling weak inside. I couldn't help thinking that if I hadn't been so stupid and ignorant; Liz would still be here now. Everything would be different. I wouldn't even be forced to spend the rest of my existence as a soulless monster. Now I would never be able to see my angel again.

She would be in heaven now. And I never would be. She was perfect and had never done anything that bad in her life. There was no doubt in my mind that she would be in heaven, and be the most prized one there. I, on the other hand would never be allowed into heaven. I had killed many humans. It was the only thing I knew. Now, of course, that Bella had informed me that it was possible to live without human blood; I had tried to do that.

But, of course, Victoria would not allow me to do that. She had told me that it was a sign of weakness to drink animals. She had told me that no member of her guard would drink animal blood. I pretended to agree with her, but secretly I had a plan. I was planning to leave here and live as a nomad, anything was preferable then this lifestyle. We've been trying to track this one vampire, Bella for 20 years now. Obsessed much?

As I thought, I heard voices coming from the room next door. Bits and pieces of what they were saying floated towards me. I couldn't seem to piece it together, though. Something about someone being…stupid? Before I could fully put together everything that was being said, they were rushing upstairs to Bella's room. Probably to tell her something.

Then they came back down, carrying something in a bag and Victoria ordered Alex, her right hand man, to load up the van, that they were going to The House.

Suddenly, I realized what exactly was in that bag. Bella! I had heard Victoria and Vicki discussing where they would take her when they finally decided to take their revenge on her. The House, I knew was an old, deserted, high tech facility. It used to be owned by the company that made KinderKnots, until they went out of business in the 2020's. Now it was abandoned, but Victoria had told Vicki and Alex that they had just the right supplies to torture Bella.

I had to do something. Bella wasn't just some girl anymore. She was my friend. She had lost just as much as I had. We were in the same boat here; we were both separated from the one person who we really loved. I owed it to her to at least try to save her. But what to do?

The answer rushed to me like the flowing water in a current. Bella had told me just a few minutes previously that she had to go meet her sisters, Alice and Mary. Where had she said? Behind the school! I would go to see them, and tell them of what was about to happen to Bella. They would help me, they had to.

Exhilarated by my epiphany, I rushed out the back door, not stopping to lie to anyone about where I was going. I had to rush to get to the back of the school, to meet them. Hopefully they would still be there when I got there. They had to be.

I arrived at the back of the school and stepped into the small clearing. I saw two girls, one short and pixie-like, and the other taller and very pretty. They were obviously vampires. This had to be them. They saw me and half ran over to me.

"Hurry, we don't have much time," I said.

"What?" Asked the shorter one. "What are you talking about? Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"I'll explain in the car," I urged, wishing they would hurry up.

"We're not getting in the car with you!" Exclaimed the other one, Mary, I think. "We don't even know who you are!"

"It's Bella. We don't have much time!" I shouted. Even as I was speaking, the shorter one, who I assumed was Alice, from Bella's descriptions put one of her hands on my shirt and hoisted me up in the air and against a tree. Wow, she was strong, even for a vampire.

"What have you done to her?" Alice shouted.

"Oh yeah, that makes perfect sense!" I choked out sarcastically. "I just kidnapped Bella, and then I come over here to tell you about it! No, I'm on your side." Alice seemed to see the logic in this, and let go of my shirt.

"Now do you want to save Bella or not? If you do, you have to come with me!" I shouted. They looked at each other and, simultaneously nodded their heads. They ran after me to my newest silver BMW, my own car that I had got just a month ago.

"We have to get the rest of your family," I explained. "If we don't have everyone, we'll have no hope. Victoria has 20 vampires at her command." Mary nodded.

I explained everything that had happened. Doubt was soon replaced by a fierce determination in Alice's eyes. As soon as I finished my story, we pulled up in front of the Cullens house. Alice and Mary ran inside to get the rest of the family; I decided to come inside just in case they needed some more persuasion.

"GuyswehavetogoBellaneedsourhelp!" Alice shouted. (Guys we have got to go, Bella needs our help)

I counted 6 Cullens sitting in the living room. They all looked up in shock.

"Alice, what are you talking about?" Said a blond haired one. He looked like one of the oldest there, and like he was the father figure of the family.

"Bella is in trouble and we have to go try to save her," Alice replied more slowly.

"Why? Why should we help her? She's done nothing for us except tear our family apart!" A drop-dead gorgeous blonde spoke what I'm sure that they were all thinking.

Alice spoke at vampire speed, trying to tell everything that had happened. The father figure spoke up. "Alice, why didn't you tell us?"

"Bella didn't want me too," She replied. "She didn't want you guys to get hurt for knowing about it." All was quiet for a second, and then I turned around and saw a 7th Cullen leaning against the staircase. He didn't look as if he'd showered in a while and he looked lifeless. So lifeless that I found myself surprised that there was someone behind that face. When he spoke, I was surprised.

"Alice, is what you said true?" He asked, his voice coarse, as if he hadn't used it in a while. I would have bet anything that this was Edward.

She nodded, afraid to speak. Suddenly a spark of life arrived in his eyes and they shone.

"What are we waiting for? We have to go save Bella!" The big, burly one jumped up from the couch and ran out the door and into my BMW. Everyone else followed suit.

On the way there, I found myself being introduced to members of the Cullen family. They were really very nice once you get to know them. They all seemed focused on the task ahead, but Emmett kept making jokes to try and lighten the mood. I could tell that he really cared about Bella, but the jokes were just part of who he was.

Edward was sitting, not talking, and just staring out the window. I could tell that he was very worried; He kept glancing out the window as if trying to will the van to go faster. I sped up as much as I could whenever I saw him doing this. But he did have a goofy grin on his face at the same time, now that he finally knew the truth. That Bella did love him after all. Hopefully this story would have a happy ending, even though I never got my happy ending with Liz.

Finally I saw the old building. We rushed into the building and I saw Edward's face as he saw Bella again. It was full of love, but also very worried and I could see why. She seemed to have just woken up from passing out. She was trapped into a large cage that seemed vampire proof. As in even with vampire strength, no one could get out.

Bella's face was terrified. "Edward!" She shouted. And I understood. She didn't want Edward here because she was afraid that he would get hurt. But I don't think that she had anything to worry about. Victoria wanted Bella, not Edward.

Edward's face was pained as he looked at Bella chained up in the cage. He was about to say something, but Victoria spoke first.

"Ah, this makes things much easier, doesn't it?" I wonder what she meant by that.

"Oh, and look who has decided to betray us. Jeremy." She sneered. Now she spoke to her army of vampires. I couldn't see any of them, but there was no doubt in my mind that they were waiting somewhere, waiting to attack if she gave the word. "Now, my faithful army, let's see what happens if you try and betray me."

Somehow, deep inside me, I knew what was going to happen before it did. Maybe I had known it the whole time. I really had no desire to live anymore without Liz. Victoria pulled out one of her newest inventions, her vampire shooting gun. It was like a regular gun, but one that worked on vampires.

I did not try to run. This would all be worth it if I could get Bella out of here. Maybe Bella would get her Romeo back. Victoria aimed the gun, and pulled the trigger.

The bullet pierced through my skin, directly below my heart. I heard Bella cry out, "No! Jeremy!" I had never known what death had felt like before. I had wondered about it many times, usually when I was missing Liz. But it didn't hurt. Numbness was spreading through my body. And I closed my eyes.

Liz. A perfect picture appeared in my minds eye. Her perfection was almost too much to bear, knowing that I would never see her in person again. But this was odd. She was walking towards me, beckoning me.

And then I understood. She had come to fetch me. She had been waiting for me. And so, as my spirit drifted away from my body, I followed my angel, Liz into what lies ahead, to a new forever.

I feel so bad about killing Jeremy! But I guess he gets a happy ending with Liz, so it's okay. Was this chapter good? Or not? Review, please!

Jamie