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Chapter 11
Pieces of You
"So if this is a dream, I wish you'd wake me. You don't want to be found, so I guess I will just turn around. And I will give you the time. Pick up the pieces of you that's left behind." One Less Reason
Jakes POV
I could feel my claws dig into the earth as I raced to the La Push border, hoping and praying that I got to her in time.
"Don't worry Jake we will save her." Seth raced shoulder to shoulder with me. Followed by Paul, Sam and Quil. Jared and Embry were already in La Push not far from the house actually. They were in almost in complete control of the situation…
I could see through their thoughts everything that happened. Every sickening thing he was saying to her and every touch made my stomach turn. Each one of my pack members flinch and felt the pain I was feeling at that very moment. All the regret and guilt that I have felt over the past few weeks finally surfaced. The love I felt for Bella shined brightly an I didn't try to hold it back at the moment. I didn't try to hide it.
For almost a second I felt a twinge of guilt for Seth, it was Leah his sister that I had gone out with on an occasion or two. It was quickly replaced with my concern for Bella's safety. As we approached the borderline I saw two figures standing in the shadows.
We came to a stumbling halt at the sickeningly sweet smell. Instantly we knew that it was in fact a vampire and a Cullen at that.
"Move out of the way!" I spit at the little pixie one.
"Wait we came to help! Honest Bella is in trouble and you will need our help to save her." I growled but didn't protest. I looked back at Sam and he nodded giving me the go ahead while he stayed behind to work out the details with the leeches.
I could still hear his voice echoing through my mind…"You are so beautiful Bella…." . I couldn't help but wonder what it was she thought of all the things he was saying. Surely she wouldn't go back to him. I heard him take her out of the bath….how he told her about the dress. Then finally as he told her about his plans for him and her then ultimately me. I couldn't help but wonder what it was he told her she couldn't keep.
I heard the rest of the pack in the background not that far behind me, and didn't wait for permission before I busted into the house. Dad would surely have my hide for it later but maybe he would cut me some slack for saving his life and all.
Dozens of candle brightened up the whole house, Dad and Charlie sat helplessly tied up. Bella's eyes met mine and in that moment I knew that it was her. She was the one that I loved. I felt so stupid and immature for everything the past few weeks. I should have been there more and told her how I felt. I shouldn't have kept it all in. That is what ultimately lead her here. I was solely responsible for this situation.
Then that bastard leech did the unthinkable…..he raised her hand to his mouth and bit her. I screamed and lunged for him but before I could stop him I saw the blood dripping out of his mouth and down her arm. From the corner of my eye I saw Bella turn to look at her arm before she fainted. My hands twined around his neck as he struggled with me.
As I crashed into him we landed on an old dining room table my father was restoring, destroying it into little pieces. I let my guard down for a split second and Edward got the upper hand and I felt his fist connect with the side of my face. I was momentarily set back, only a mere second but with his vampire speed it was all he needed to gain enough space in order to make an escape.
Edward turned and ran out the door, I turned back to Bella and saw her on the ground screaming and tossing about as she lay unconscious. The two Cullen leeches along with Sue Clearwater were circled around her. The little pixie noticed me stalling and stopped what she was doing.
"Go Jake…Go find Edward…he won't stop unless you destroy him…I will keep her safe….I promise."
Has this what things have come down to? Me trusting a leech? I guess it was because with that promise I didn't stick around I ran out the door and tried to catch up with that bastard and the rest of my brothers.
It didn't take me long…they were right inside the forest not too far from the house. By the time I got there Embry was laying in the grass bleeding form a wound on his side while Seth was in human form tending to his wounds. Sam and Paul flanked Jared sides as he lunged at Edward.
Sounds of metal being crushed filled the air as Jared tore Edwards arm off of his body. Edward stood to get up and I thought he was going to try to escape. Instead he smirked at me and shook his head.
"Your too late…the venom is spreading through her body as we speak. Even if you kill me you won' t
have her. She has already begun the change by now." He chuckled at the end of his rant.
"That is where you are wrong you sick, twisted bastard!" I spit through my teeth as I stepped closer to him. I didn't give him a chance to respond before I lunge at him and tore him to pieces. Piece after piece I dismembered his body all the while thinking about Bella and whether or not she would be ok.
Whether or not she would still be human.
"Why don't you go to her Jake….your brothers can handle it from here." Sam reassured me that they could handle it and that Edward was in fact dead and not coming back to harm us.
As I walked into the house I noticed that all the candles had been put out and taken away. They pretty much had most of it cleaned up. I walked into the living room to find my dad and Charlie at his side. Both had signs of the ropes that held them to the chairs.
Almost as if I was in a daze I lead myself to my old bedroom. The two Cullen's were sitting in the corner talking to Sue. I heard them talking about how the pixie sucked the venom out and how she should be coming too soon.
I walked over and took her fragile hand in mine. She was so fragile so innocent yet she was hurt the most throughout all of this. She had bruises along her arms and a wide long bruise and cut on the side of her face from the fall.
Tears stung my eyes as I watched her sleep peacefully now. She mumbled my name a few times and after about forty five minutes of her deep slumber I turned to look at Sue. I was so intently focused on Bella that I didn't even notice the Cullen's exit.
"Did she see anything?" I asked Sue. She looked up at me with tears in her eyes but shook her head no.
I turned to look at Bella one last time. It was now that I realized what it was I had to do. I stood and kissed her gently on the forehead. For a minute I thought she had woke up because she mumbled my name and then sighed again. I watched as a small smile crossed her face yet she was still completely asleep.
Then with a final kiss on the hand I turned and walked out of the room.
BPOV
My whole body hurt as I tried to move to my side. I felt as if I was hit by a truck and my head was aching horribly. As I tried to toss my legs over the side of the bed I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"It's ok Bella….I'm sue…Sue Clearwater, I am a nurse and I have been taking care of you. Your father is right outside. I can get him if you like but I must speak to you first." Her voice was soft and sincere.
"Edward?!" I panicked. The fear flooded through my body once again at the thought of him and his twisted mind.
"Edward is gone. Charlie and Billy are fine….no one was harmed."
"Jake.." I managed to choke out. My voice was rough and my throat was sore causing a loud crackly noise.
"He stepped out for a moment….Bella this is very important….." I closed my eyes intending to fall back asleep once I found out Jake was not here.
"Hmmm.." I mumbled slightly.
"Bella…did you know that you are pregnant?" Sue lowered her voice until it was barley a whisper. My eyes flew open and the look on my face must have answered her question. "The baby seems to be fine but the reason I ask is because no one else seems to know about the situation."
I shook my head from side to side… "No I did not know." Tears filled my eyes once again. How could this be possible? I had only been intimate with one guy…one time.
The tears fell down my face as I thought of the night on the beach with Jacob. Then I cried even harder when I thought of his actions afterward and how he dismissed me and acted as if I was invisible.
"Would you like for me to call the father?" Sue asked sweetly.
"No….no…there isn't a father." I whispered. Confusion struck her face and I tried to explain. "Please don't say anything. I want to figure out the right way to tell me father. This isn't it nor is it the day….."
She nodded but didn't say anything.
"I don't even know what I am going to do." I admitted as I buried my face into my hands.
Sue wrapped her arms around me and told me that I still had time to make up my mind. I was only 5 weeks along and if I chose to terminate the pregnancy I could and she would take me if I wanted someone to go with me.
After talking to Sue I felt slightly better. She made me promise to come see her once a week for a evaluation and she wouldn't say anything unless I stopped coming around. She was a saint after an awful day.
The decision was left entirely up to me. Did I really want to bring a child into this world without a father? If I did would I be able to give him or her the love and care they would need? After making a vast run through of the situation myself I knew what I had to do. After all it seemed like the only logical thing to do anyway.
