Chapter 15:

I moved anxiously back and forth as I waited for Jake to arrive with Bella. We had planted the fake trail yesterday, and now Edward and I have to wait for Jake to carry Bella here. Ever since I had seen Victoria, I knew I had to be at the clearing tomorrow to kill her, I will kill her. Not Edward, not Jacob, me. Spirit has been with Bella since graduation night, and since I had preformed the ritual, I have a long scar on my palm. I had only down one other ritual, which caused a scar along my collarbone, but I kept it hidden.

Victoria had haunted my every thought since I saw her, and I knew I would be one of her targets other than Bella. I was also anxious to see whom of my family she has. I had called Chels every morning since I had seen Darcy and she is still there. My family has been staying in La Push, so they are still safe. I couldn't think of anyone but my cousin in Europe, who I hadn't talked to in a month and I knew she was still fine because she is like me, a witch.

"Calm down." Edward said. I turned to glare at him and kept passing. I made sure I blocked my thoughts at every moment in case he could see them. I hadn't told anyone of my goddess coming to me. I thought it was better if I kept it to myself. What would they have done, anyway? Probably thought I was a crazy. Maybe I am crazy. I turned to Edward with a sour expression. He couldn't possibly know the feeling of pain I have with Jake gone. I can't even think straight without him here.

"I'm trying! I just want this to be over with! Oh god I'm gonna be sick!" I gasped as I ran over to the side of the rock and emptied out the only thing I had eaten in days. I had tried to hunt as much as possible to be as strong as possible. Although I wasn't worried about the fight, I did need to be strong. Especially since I haven't gotten any recent premonitions of the fight. Edward held my hair back and when I stopped he handed me a bottle of water. I smiled sadly. I felt my eyes glaze over and I stopped.

I saw Edward in a pair of khakis and Bella in very skimpy lingerie. They were in a house I had never seen and I could see it was their honeymoon. Edward held Bella's hair as she threw up all the food she had eaten. I could already see the baby bump and it shocked me. Bella is finally pregnant.

I jumped back from the premonition and looked up at Edward and grinned like a fool. I pulled him into my arms and I giggled. I stepped back and immediately felt faint. I put a hand to my head and took deep breaths. He stared at me like I had just grown another head. I just shook my head and sighed. I started pacing again. I could feel a storm coming and it made me anxious. I felt Edward's gaze on my back and he stopped me short. I looked up to see him glaring down at me. I couldn't tell what had suddenly bothered him. He ripped open the top of my long sleeved red plaid shirt to reveal the scar on my collarbone. It looked rigid and gross, but I couldn't deny it was made by me. It's cold and bleach white and it puckers out.

"What did you do to yourself?" He demanded. I glared up at him and looked down. It ran from the crook of my neck over my collarbone to about 3 inches below my shoulder. I hissed and covered it back up. He starred at me with cold dead eyes and I looked away. He gripped my wrists and looked straight at me. I looked him straight in the eye and tried to read his thoughts, but of course he was blocking me.

"I have to protect Bella." I said, as I showed no sign of regret. I did what I had to. The only thing I worried was that it was not enough. She is a danger magnet, how can I possibly protect her for the rest of eternity? Plus Jake and my whole family? I sighed. It is defiantly going to be difficult. I couldn't even think of Bella getting hurt, ever. She's like my sister, a very danger orientated sister.

I could hear Jake and Bella coming closer and closer, but Edward's grasp only tightened. I hissed at him as Jake and Bella came into my line of sight. Of course I knew we were to far for Bella to see, but Jake can. I ripped my arm from his forceful grasp and gasped as I saw the large hand print sized bruise on my wrist and on my shoulder. I crossed my arms as they approached. Jake looked at us weird and I only smiled. Edward looked over at me with a horrified expression. I sighed and just gave him a sad smile and shrugged.

Jake set Bella down gently and he pulled me into his arms. I breathed in his familiar scent and relaxed visibly. My Jake is here, safe. My Bella is here, safe. An easy place to watch over them both. When Jake looked over at Edward and Bella there was still a sour note to his features, I could see he didn't like them together still. I forced him to look down at me and I pulled his lips to mine. He just chuckled and relaxed.

The winds whipped by furiously and I couldn't help but still feel anxious. Bella was freezing so I made Jake go in and warm her up. I could hear their conversation, but I ignored it. I currently sat in a high above tree watching over the woods around. I had already hunted twice tonight, which was bad for a witch. Very very bad. Drinking blood was not a quality most liked to obtain in their routine. Most thought that our kind is too much like vampires, but none can deny that it keeps us strong and healthy. The taste of blood at first is vile and absolutely horrid. But as you drink it more frequently, it becomes easier to drink than eating food.

After time it starts to taste amazing, like coming up for air after being under water for far too long. You crave it more and more and it becomes like a drug. I had never really drank blood until I came here, being here makes me more and more thirsty for it. And when you drink it you gain energy like crazy. I almost have no boundaries when I have blood fresh in my system. Ever since I came here I wish I had someone to share the glories of being what I am, but with being here I only felt lonelier than before.

I loved having the big family I had now, but with being a witch, it comes with secrets. Back before, I had had my covens. And I knew now that if I hadn't left, then maybe they would still be alive. Although I wouldn't have found my tasks, or the love of my life. I wouldn't have met my family, or anyone. I sighed as I jumped from the tree and walked down from the rocked ledge we had set camp on to the forest below. I kept trying to think of whom Victoria could have. She wouldn't have had enough time to change Chels from this morning, so defiantly not her, thank the high heavens.

Demi, my cousin in Europe, could hold her own, and was already changed so she had no way of being a vampire here. Once you are changed, you cannot become a vampire. Changed witches are like vampires, dead. Our heart beats stop, we are sort of cold, we are paled, we don't have blood, and we don't have to eat, but it still appeals.

The only other person is – no I won't think of him. He's been gone for a year, he's dead. I haven't felt his life aura since he went missing. I sadly kept walking and refused to think of my brother. The brother I had lost not that long ago. Only a year ago, he turned 19, he would have been 20 4 months ago. John just turned 19, Will just turned 18, and I just turned 15. But I look as old as them.

I could hear Jake's snoring from a distance, and I felt someone watching me. I turned back to see Edward following behind silently as he watched me with concern filled eyes. I kept the old pair of sunglasses John had lent me on. I knew that Bella didn't like it when my eyes were black, she said something about it reminding her of Edward when she first met him. I didn't argue and I kept the glasses on since I came here, knowing I had to have all my powers ready to use at any second.

"I've had a question since yesterday. Is it possible for witches to catch human diseases and health conditions?" He asked seriously as he sat next to me on the ground under a large tree. I knew he would have asked that question sooner or later. It is possible; it actually is as common as humans.

"Yes, it's actually very common. Believe it or not, I have had asthma since I was 4. We are still human; we just have powers and are very strong." I said matter-or-fact. A lot of witches die young with cancer and all different types of human illness. He was probably asking since I got sick earlier.

"What about pregnancies?" He asked as he looked down unsure of what he was asking. I looked at him, horrified. I had never really thought of it, but I knew right now is not the time to think of it at all. I nodded my head weakly as he jumped up and pulled me with him. We ran back to the campsite, I could hear Bella stirring in her sleep. I stopped short as we approached the edge of camp, he ran back into the tent silently. I dropped my head in my hands and blew out a deep breath.

Thanks Edward, I really needed this thought in my head before the battle. I thought in my head, knowing he could hear me. I hear him sigh as I let out a growl and I kept pacing. I let my anxiety get the best of me as I let out a loud growl and I zapped the tree near by. I heard Edward scold me from the tent and I just returned it with another growl.

I watched silently as the sun rose from the horizon slowly and the darkness receded. I could feel the little bit of the strength I had from the darkness leave, and I felt a little weak. I climbed up the large tree I had spent most of the night and got to a long straight branch. I was at least 50 feet up and I felt my head get light. I felt my eyes closing slowly from the much-needed sleep and I layed on the branch and let my mind shut down.

The clearing was in chaos as the battle was underway. I ran around, finding some way to contribute. There was a lot more newborns than I had anticipated, maybe 30 or 40. I saw one coming from behind me and I whipped back and took of its head, and chucked it to the burning pile already huge with ash. I had his body disassembled in seconds and I went for another 3. I had my mind set on Seth's as he stayed with Bella and Edward.

I could see Edward watching what was happening here. I could hear Bella asking if I was all right, and I chuckled as I dismantled more of the newborns. He responded with a chuckle saying that's my response. I heard him shout loudly for a second, yelling at me from their camp saying to watch out.

A newborn wrapped its arms around my throat and I felt their nails dig in. But I flew out my leg and I kicked him in the stomach. He was sent into the air and I blew him up mid-air. I felt something wrap its arms around my torso and I felt an excruciating pain. I screamed, and loud, but that wasn't why. I saw in the clearing, where Bella was, Victoria comes in.

I jumped up from the dream and I felt like I was falling. I looked down to see Jacob looking for me. I jumped down from the tree silently and I tapped his shoulder. He jumped back and held a hand to his heart. I could hear the pulse in his throat go faster if possible and I grimaced. The hot wave of blood craving shot as me like lightning and I held myself back. He walked over slowly and kissed me. I could see something bothering him, and I saw Bella leave the tent looking horrified. I saw it was between them too, and I stepped back.

"We have to go, we only have ten minutes to get there." I ran over to Bella and pulled her into my arms. I knew this would not be the last time I would see her, but my visions haven't been coming, and if something had changed even the slightest, then there could be something I could miss. I could feel her grip my jacket and not want to let me go fight. I pulled back and placed her in Edward's arms.

"If I come back and she even has one thing wrong with her, I'll kill you. And you, don't get yourself killed while I am gone." I said to both of them as I ran back over to Jake and took his hand. We ran into the forest and started on a walk when we were a good 100 meters away. He wrapped his arm around my waist and forced me to stop. He made me turn to look at him and he forced his lips to mine. This isn't Jake, he never has this much force, and I could see that something is up with him. He pushed me back against something solid and hard. I could feel the bark behind me. I pushed Jake back.

"Jake, what is with you?" He didn't answer. He just turned and started walking toward the clearing. I took off the glasses I had been wearing and dropped them to the ground and ran after him. This time I pushed him against a tree and forced him to look at me. I slowly brought his lips to mine and gently kissed him, showing how much I really cared and how worried I am. "What's wrong, Jake?"

"She's marrying that bloodsucker!" He said bitterly. I looked down ashamed. I have known that since I met them. But I didn't know why this bothered him so much. He has me. Why would it matter if Bella married Edward? She's his best friend, my subconscious muttered. But I could tell it wasn't that.

"I know." I said, as I looked down ashamed. I could tell he would be extremely mad, I didn't know if it would be because I didn't tell him, or because I knew and I didn't stop it.

"You know?" He gasped. I nodded. I could hear him physically fuming as he paced back and forth as he tried to rip his hair out of his head.

"Jake, I told you guys there were some things I know are gonna happen and I can't tell you. I can't tell anyone. I know a lot of what is gonna happen in the future and I can't tell any of you a word because I would betray my goddess. A lot of the stuff if I told you, you would interfere with and it could ruin the future. Wait, why is this bothering you so much? I thought you weren't in love with Bella anymore?"

He didn't answer me, he just took off towards the clearing and I followed weakly behind. As we approached it, I stopped short and I let my mind take over my body. I could feel Jake watching as I let my eyes turn completely black again and my teeth glisten with coming excitement. When we walked in the clearing, we had seconds before they would come. Jake, forgetting past arguments, brought his lisp to mine gently. We both stepped away from each other and faced the woods, waiting for it to come.