Chapter three.

"Bye Bells, be safe."
Those words seemed almost a cliché now.
So often those were the last words I would hear before a big journey.
Charlie's words had no real meaning though of course. How could anyone be safe when they are on their way to become a vampire? I was silent in the car on the way to the Cullen's. Edward had called ahead so that anyone who did not need to be there wouldn't be. I knew what this meant. My soon to be sister Rosalie would not be there to see me turn.

Or at least that's what I thought…

My surprised expression could not have done my hearts flutter justice. As soon as Edward pulled up in front of his house I was astounded by the fact that standing on the stairs was none other than Rosalie Hale. Edward seemed just as shocked as he opened the door for me not taking his eyes off of Rosalie probably scanning her thoughts to find out her intentions.

I was expecting a lecture begging me to reconsider but instead she hugged me. It was tight and I couldn't breath. Edward could obviously sense this and he took Rosalie's arm and carefully loosened it.

"Oh gosh Bella I'm so sorry I'm not used to having to watch my strength. But I guess I won't need to for long!" She smiled and I could tell it was completely genuine.

"Uh… thanks?" I tried to smile back but I was too confused.

She stepped back sheepishly and then tucked some hair behind her ear. This motion reminded me of a little girl on her first day of school just meeting all her classmates.

"I guess you're wondering why I'm being so nice?" She looked up at me ignoring Edward's glares.

He looked frustrated. She must be blocking her thoughts from him.

"K-K-Kinda" I managed to stutter out and she laughed a little. It shocked me. I had never heard Rosalie laugh before and it was almost as relaxing as my lullaby.

"Well I know I was against this because I didn't have a choice but I thought about it and I realized that if I were given the choice I would have run away screaming but if I had had someone like Alice standing next to me when the option was given, someone to tell me what would happen, I probably would have made the same choice that you are making today. That you have made since you first discovered what we are.

"If I had known that night that I would have met Emmett and gotten to spend the rest of eternity with the one that I love and inherit a family full of people who genuinely love me. That I would get to watch the world grow into something spectacular."

She probably would have continued if Edward hadn't cut her off with his brief thanks for the support and the excuse of us needing to go now rather than later. The sooner the better.

"Bye Bella! See you in three days!" Rosalie blew me a kiss and then ran into the trees where I guessed Alice, Esme and Emmett were waiting for her.

Another surprise was seeing Jasper standing in the room waiting with Carlisle.

"Jasper is here to calm you down through the pain." Edward explained when I looked up at him with obvious confusion stamped across my forehead.

"Don't worry Bells I've been hunting all week." He smiled and it was almost as dazzling as Edward's.

Before I could say anything Edward was wheeling me away to the bed they had set up in the living area. He held me close to his body and kissed my lips with a pressure unbeknownst to my lips. It made it obvious that he was just as anxious as I was. And just as frightened…

Carlisle also gave me a quick hug and a reassuring smile. "Do not worry my dearest Bella you will soon be one of us."

"Thank you." I whispered and then I looked at Edward who was grinning from ear to ear. He gently laid me down on the bed which was very comfortable and I recognized it as the bed from Edward's room. He bent over seeing the understanding in my eyes and whispered "Thought you'd be as well to get used to this bed." He winked at me and I giggled.
I felt a sudden sense of calming in my stomach and I looked at Jasper.
"Thanks." He nodded once smiling and I imagined he was under strict orders not to give me a hug although as he said he had been feeding all week.

Edward brushed away the hair from my forehead and starting humming my lullaby. At first I did not protest until I realized what he was doing.

"No way Edward I want to be awake for this!"

Jasper chuckled and Carlisle snickered. Edward shook his head gently and continued to hum to me. After a while my eyelids could not hold themselves up.

I started to drift away into a soft slumber under Edward's gentle hands. But a little too quickly for my liking I could no longer feel Edward's cold hand on my head. I wondered if maybe the pain was starting and the fire inside of my veins was what was causing me to no longer feel Edward. But that was impossible I didn't feel anything at all.

I heard a large growl and an ominous bang. I sat up immediately and my eyes widened to see my best friend, Jacob Black standing in the center of the room and Edward on the floor.

"Edward! Jake what have you done?" I screamed at him and he stared wide-eyed at Edward. I ran over to him and put my hands on his face. "Edward! Edward, speak to me please!"

He opened his eyes and they were a ferocious shade of black. I backed away and Jake grabbed my arm pulling me into a fierce hold but it wasn't a friendly 'Oh-I've-missed-you-so-much-' hold it was protective.

"LET HER GO!" Edward bellowed and I had to cover my ears. "I WOULD NEVER HARM BELLA!"

Jake scoffed and I knew what he was thinking. I elbowed him in the stomach but my arm just bounced back. I had forgotten he too had a marble chest.

"Jake let me go!" I protested trying to break his hold. He sighed and released me from his arms.

"What the hell do you think you're playing at?!" I asked him while walking over to Edward.
Edward's posture became more relaxed when I was by his side and I held his hand firmly.

"He knows the conditions of the treaty!" Jake looked at me and his fists were shaking violently.

"He didn't bite me!" I yelled back

"But he was about to!"

"How did you even find out!"

This stumped him and he looked away embarrassed.

"He's been watching you." Edward said with a snarl and Jake shot him a hateful glance.

"Will you please refrain from reading my mind! I get enough of that from the pack I don't need you reading it too!" Jake snapped and Edward growled silencing him.

"You've been watching me!!" I was beyond furious. I wanted to rip Jake to shreds myself.

"Only to make sure you were okay! I've missed you Bells." His tone changed in the middle of the sentence and my own fury died.
"I miss you so much." He looked down and the shaking stopped replaced by intense flexing.

"Oh, Jake!" I went to walk towards him but Edward pulled me back.

Jake squeezed his eyes shut and looked away hiding the pain that simple gesture caused him.

"Edward, please." I looked up into his eyes and he rolled his in reply but he let go of my hand.

I walked to Jake and put a hand on his arm. He turned back to look at me and half smiled. "I'm so sorry Bells." He whispered and tears broke through from my eyes.

"Jake!" I hugged him tightly. He was such a cheater. 'His pain my pain.' He knew that if I saw him in pain I couldn't bear to remain mad at him but something told me that he wasn't just faking it to get me to calm down he seriously was hurting.

I wanted so badly to kiss his cheek and rub away the creases in his forehead with my fingers and tell him that everything would okay. But before I could even begin to move my hands away from his neck I saw Emmett flying towards us. He was coming up to Jake.

I screamed "No!" I flew Jake- who was caught off guard enough for me to be able to push him- and he fell onto the floor in the next room.

Emmett not having enough time to stop knocked right into me and sent me flying to the other side of the room. I hit the wall with a large Thud and then fell to the floor.

Edward was by my side in a flash and so was Jake.

"Bella! Oh my God I am so sorry!" Emmett was next to me now and he had me in one of his death grip hugs.

Edward pulled him off of me to crush me with his own hug and I smiled at Emmett "Don't worry about it Emmett. I'm fine."

Jake was holding my hand and that was when I realized that they were sitting right next to each other and weren't fighting.

They obviously caught me looking at them because they both glanced at each other and then cleared their throats looking away. Typical guy behavior.

"Bella I-" Jake began but I stopped him almost immediately.

"Jake it's fine."

"No it isn't Bella I could have taken that hit but you saved me and now you're hurt"

I heard Emmett scoff and Edward whisper something that sounded like "Yeah right!"

I smiled at Jake and leaned forward kissing his cheek. Jake just smiled and then he started shaking again. I realized that it was Carlisle pulling him away from me.

"Stop!" I protested but I couldn't move without a great amount of pain.

"Bella relax" Edward told me pushing me down gently but so that I couldn't move.

I watched them carry him out of the house and Alice was by side.

"Don't worry Bella they are not going to hurt him. He will wait for you until he leaves."

I looked over at Edward and he sighed.

"Bella, I cannot let you go out there with an irrational werewolf!"

"Edward he will not hurt me! Trust me please!" I begged.

Edwards face softened and he kissed my forehead "My dearest Bella, I do trust you."

"Then let me go."

He looked at Alice who nodded obviously giving him the reassurance in her thoughts rather than in her words.

He let me go and I stood up carefully. I walked through to Jake and my heart burned with every step. I knew what I had to do. I had to do it so that he wouldn't interfere with the Cullen's anymore and so that he would be safe.

I had to hurt him.

"Bella!" Jake hugged me and I remained still. He pulled back suddenly "Too tight?"

"No Jake it's not that," I sighed and his face fell. "You can't see me anymore."

He dropped his arms and looked at me in agony.

"Did your filthy little bloodsucker tell you that?"

"No Jake! THIS IS MY DECISION IT'S ME TALKING AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU ANYMORE!" I slapped him across the face and ran into the house.

Alice, who had obviously seen what I was going to do hugged me as soon as I walked into the door and held me as I cried.

Edward came walking through and took me from her.

"Bella… it's okay." He tried to reassure me but I knew he lied. It wasn't okay. I had not only physically hurt Jake but I had emotionally torn him apart. AGAIN!

Edward held me as I wept and he carried me to the bed laying down there with me.

He started shaking and I looked up "Edward?"

His face was screwed up in the same tortured expression I had seen on his face when we had been in the room with the Volturi and Edward got in the way of Jane's powers.

"Oh my goodness!" Alice exclaimed and Emmett growled.

"THAT FILTHY LITTLE MUTT!"

"What? What's happening to Edward?" I asked frantically.

"The dog bit him!"

I looked at Edward who was clutching his neck and I took his hand away. Sure enough there were two rather large bruise like teeth marks in his neck.

I felt my whole body go numb and I stared at his neck. I looked into Edward's eyes and he looked back with agony in his eyes. His lips curled into a small smile and suddenly something deep inside of him lost control.