The blood began to pour from the wound. I tried not focus on the pain, but instead to concentrate on helping Edward. I held my arm about six inches above his mouth and let the blood drip onto his lips. Edward seemed hesitant to open his mouth but eventually his will broke and he parted his lips.
He let the blood fill his mouth before he swallowed the first time. I saw his eyes light up with a frenzy I had never seen before. He seemed to be regaining a bit of his strength but was still laying still.
Then, before I knew what was going on, his hands were on me. One at my wrist and the other on my elbow. He was trying to pull my arm to his lips. I tried to fight back, to not let him bite me. I wanted more than anything to become one of the Cullens, but I knew that if that happened Edward would regret it for eternity.
"Edward, please stop. Let go and let me do this. You don't want to bite me." He didn't seem to be listening to me. I tried my hardest to fight him off but it was no use. Edward was too strong.
Then my arm was free. Carlisle and Emmett were holding Edward down. He was trying as hard as he could to fight them off, to get back to the blood. I started to slide back across the ground as hard as I could. I needed to put some distance between us and try to lessen the scent of my blood. But I could barely move. The new wound in my arm was throbbing, not to mention the broken ribs and hand.
The someone grabbed me and pulled me away so fast it made my head spin. Once we stopped I looked up to see who had helped me. It was Rose. This was the second time today that she had helped me. A new found love and respect was growing in me for her.
Rosalie didn't let go of me. She sat behind me, leaned me against her chest, and wrapped her arms and legs around my body.
"Don't worry Bella. I have you" She whispered softly in my ear. I felt safe with her. I knew that she would do her best to keep my protected if Edward got loose, and I also knew that Edward wouldn't hurt her. I really was safe.
I returned my attention to Edward. Carlisle and Emmett were still holding him down, though he seemed to be returning from his frenzy. The rest of the Cullens returned to us to see where they could lend their help.
"Jasper. Take my place and stay with Emmett. I need to tend to Bella's injuries." Jasper took Carlisle's place by Edward and came to me in a flash.
"Bella let me see your arm." Rose relaxed her hold on me just enough for me to get my arm out. I extended it to Carlisle to have it cared for.
"It's not that deep of a cut but it will need stitches. For now we will just have to bandage it. Alice." Alice came over to our side then. "Alice can I please have your jacket?" Alice removed her jacket and handed it to Carlisle. I felt horrible then. Alice always seemed to be the one to lend her clothing when I was hurt. First her belt when I cut my leg in Phoenix, and now her jacket.
Carlisle ripped the sleeves off and put one over my arm. The other he then ripped in half and used them to tie the sleeve in place and to hold pressure. It was always amazing to watch Carlisle work. He was so strong that he could easily hurt me, but he was very gentle. It was no wonder that he was such a good doctor.
He was finished quicker than I expected and left me again with Rosalie, who tightened her hold on me once again.
"It's fine Rosalie. I'm not going to hurt her." My heart leapt at the sound of Edward's voice. I pushed against her arms to free myself and make my way to him. I couldn't move though. The adrenaline had worn off and the pain was really kicking in.
"Rose, please bring her to me." Rosalie picked me up in her elegant arms and carried me to where Edward was still laying. Emmett and Jasper let him go and he sat up. His wounds were almost healed. Two of the four gashes were closed and the remaining two were almost in the same state.
"Bella, you saved me." He voice was so soft and he gave me that smile that made me melt. "How did you know to do that?" I wasn't sure how I knew. I just had a feeling.
"Too many vampire movies." I told him with a laugh. He leaned forward and kissed my cheek. I felt my skin become flush as I felt the eyes of the Cullens watching us.
"How are you? Are you in a lot of pain?" He asked me. I didn't want to tell him the truth. He needn't worry right now about me when there were bigger issues to be dealt with.
"It's not too bad. I'll be fine." I said to him. I knew he wouldn't buy it though.
"You're such a terrible liar Bella." He started laughing. We were all laughing then. For a moment all the problems seemed to vanish. Then like a stab in the chest they were back.
"What should we do? The tribe will know you killed them. They'll expose you and come after you." I was frantic. The words were spilling from my mouth faster than they could cross my mind. I was scared. Not just for Edward but for all of the Cullens. They had risked everything for me.
"We'll think of something." Carlisle said reassuringly. "This isn't the first time our family has come across trouble. Let's get back to the house and we'll figure out a plan."
Edward picked me up in his marble arms and took off running for the house I always wished I could call home.