Homecoming

Ben slipped out of his Dodge Neon, fumbling with the keys to lock it. They fell into the gutter and under the grate.

"Shoot" cursed Ben, getting down on his hands and knees, peering through the bars. Underneath was a long passageway which he could only see part of. His keys were right at the bottom of the damp concrete. Ben thought if he could move the grate he could jump down and climb back up again with his keys. Suddenly he saw two shadows flitting across the inner wall. Suddenly, the two shadows were accompanied by many, until a whole crowd of sullen, pale figures marched silently along. One figure was familiar to Ben – Alice.

Jacob erupted into his wolf form, shaggy brown fur glinting under the merciless sun. He was perilously close to Bella – less than a metre lay between them. His huge figure loomed over her, his brown eyes glaring into hers. Bella's mouth was dry. She would rather die at the hand of one she loved than live at all. Bella mouthed, "I love you" and closed her eyes, ready for the blows that would end her existence. She recalled Edward's musing: that there was no Heaven for vampires.

Definitely, Bella thought, there is no heaven without Jacob.

Suddenly, Bella realised she was not dead yet. She had had her eyes closed for near two minutes. She slowly opened them. Jacob, who had bounded off into the forest, had returned in his human form.

"I… I can't do it" whispered Jacob.

Tears formed in Bella's eyes. "Then can we… can we be together?"

Jacob paused, and then looked beyond Bella, into the horizon.

"No. I'm sorry, Bella… You're one of them, now"

Bella nodded, biting her lower lip. She knew the definite tone in Jacob's voice.

"What will I do without you, Jake?" Bella started, choking on her words.

Jacob shrugged nonchalantly, still deliberately avoiding Bella's gaze.

"There's always Edward"

Bella looked downwards, unable to hide her anguish now. She just didn't love Edward the same way, and she knew she could not live happily like she could have before he imprinted. Was she doomed to an unhappy existence for the rest of her 'life'? As a vampire, that seemed like a very long time.

Bella looked up at him again, "Just do it" she commanded. A wave of confusion spread across Jacob's face.

"What?"

"Kill me."

Jacob's expression turned to anger. "No, I'm not going to."

"But I can't live without you!"

"Then try!" he yelled, turning on his heel and running towards the trees, leaving Bella, crumpled in a sobbing heap in the middle of the meadow which once had been a source of such great happiness.

Ben sped across the streets of Forks, unsure of what he was going to do, but determined to right his wrong between Jasper and Alice. Driving down the path, Ben nearly collided with the Cullen's front gate.

"Jasper! Edward!" he cried out, as they appeared, almost inhumanly quickly beside him.

"I saw Alice! She was heading along Serena Avenue." before he could finish, they had raced into Ben's Dodge Neon, and backed out, as the rest of the Cullens jumped in, leaving Ben stranded.

"Oh Crumbs!" he muttered to himself, following after them on foot.

Angela pulled Hannah into her living room, and made her sit on the sofa.

"I think I'm having a nervous breakdown" she said, chuckling haphazardly.

Angela bit her lip. She had tried to pull Hannah away from the scene as soon as possible, but Jacob had already erupted into his wolf form.

"Er… do you want tea, or something?" Angela asked.

"Coffee, please" Hannah replied. Angela went back into the kitchen and got a mug out of the cupboard.

Slowly, Angela filled it up with boiling water. Suddenly she felt a presence behind her.

"It's okay, Hannah. Here's your coff-"

Angela broke off as she turned around and saw it was not Hannah who stood there.

The coffee mug dropped to the floor and hot coffee spilled out over broken shards.

"Angela." Xavier said quietly.

Angela was surprised to feel she was not upset or horrified at his sudden appearance in her kitchen. In fact, some part of her was relieved.

"I… I thought you were dead" she said monotonously.

"I couldn't bring myself to be separated from you" he explained, remaining motionless on the spot. They did not say anything after that, just stared into each other's purple eyes. The sun broke through the clouds, and beams of light covered Xavier's form from the window. Xavier's skin glittered in the light like diamonds.

Hannah burst into the room.

"Ange, have you-" she broke off as she saw Xavier. His fearsome appearance, teamed with his dazzling skin, had such a horrific effect on Hannah that she ran out of the room, screaming.

Xavier frowned.

"Oh no!" said Angela. "I've got to explain to her… I'll be right back!"

"Wait, Angela!" Xavier called, but she was already out of sight. Xavier did not want to let Angela out of his grasp again, and so he sped off in quick pursuit, but not before leaving a letter behind, wedged between Twilight and Coraline on the bookshelf, where it would gather dust.

Angela's bare feet stumbled over grass, ferns, dirt and stones on the forest floor.

"Hannah?" she called. "Hannah?"

Angela's voice seemed to echo amongst the tall green leaved trees. Suddenly, Angela heard a twig snap. Swiftly, she turned around.

A young, pale faced girl stood before her.

"Um… Hi" mumbled Angela, surprised she was not alone, "have you seen a girl walking around here?"

"No. Only you" replied the girl sweetly, almost angelically. She stared at Angela in silence, observing her from a distance.

"Well…" replied Angela uncomfortably, after a minutes silence, "I'll get going then-" she had begun to walk forward, but the girl barred her way.

"You're not going anywhere, Angela Weber, until I'm done with you." snarled Jane, and hit Angela with the full force of her ability, Angela crumbled to the grass, writhing in agony.