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*Previously*

I started imagining what was happening. I could see Jasper catching a newborn in a headlock, and Alice jumping on another. I started to laugh at the image of that, the newborn's face when he realized there was a pixie on top of him, when suddenly Seth lurched to his feet, looking straight ahead.

I jumped to my feet too, gasping at the sight in front of us.

There, in front of Seth and I, was Victoria. The woman I had feared for months, her haunting my dreams and keeping me up at night. Her fiery hair blew in the wind and her blood red eyes burned a hole through my own. I was like a fly caught in a web; I couldn't move. I was stuck standing there, staring at her as she stared at me. I was so absorbed that I didn't notice the boy standing to her side. He was about 6'1, and had short brown hair, with the same piercing red eyes. He looked about my age, maybe a year or two older.

All of a sudden, Seth flung himself at Victoria, knocking her to the ground. I watched as they rolled across the snowy mountain floor, snarling and growling going on every second. I was suddenly struck with horror as I watched the boy stalk towards me, fangs out, hands fisted into claws.

Before I could move, before I could even think, I was on the ground. My ribs throbbed from where I had hit them on the stone floor in front of me. I looked up just as the boy lifted me by the hair and threw me to the opposite side of the cliff. I screamed in agony as my head came into contact with a large boulder. I could feel the thick, warm liquid seeping out of my forehead and into my eyes.

I guess my scream alerted Seth, because he dropped Victoria and ran to the boy, biting his right leg off. The boy howled, swiping a hand at Seth. He dodged it neatly.

Through the red haze, I looked up to see Victoria towering over my crumpled form.

"Looks like no one is here to help you now, Bella." She said in a baby-like voice, not the ferocious snarl I had imagined in my nightmares.

"My newborns are fighting off your friends this very moment." She said, inching closer and closer to me. I felt a surge of panic; was Edward okay? Was my family safe? What about Jacob? And his pack?

But my panic was forgotten when I felt a stinging on my left cheek; she had slapped me, demanding my attention.

The scraping of limbs being torn apart had stopped. I looked over Victoria's shoulder to see Seth standing, with pieces of the boy lying next to him, twitching. I looked back to Victoria as Seth prepared to pounce.

Victoria suddenly reached down and grabbed me. I gasped as I heard the crunching of my ribs under her stone hands. A second later I felt it. A searing pain cut through my body, moving up my throat until it was hard to breathe. Like a tight hug, only in my throat. Crushing and crushing until I couldn't bear it. But just when I thought the pain couldn't get any worse, it did. Victoria threw me down again as Seth grabbed hold of her neck. My body crashed onto the ground, feeling completely lifeless. I couldn't feel anything but the aching in my chest, the throbbing in my head, and the bruises forming on my legs and back.

I watched through clouded eyes as Victoria flung Seth into a tree, knocking him, and the tree, over. He didn't stand back up. Through a clouded mind, I wondered if he was dead. That, right there, through all the pain and agony, set me off.

I promised myself no one would die for me. No one. And Seth was too young. WAY too young.

The only part of me that wasn't broken was my voice. My best friend promised he would fight for me. I could only hope he meant it.

"JACOB!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as Victoria disposed Seth on the ground.

"No one can hear you, Bella. Absolutely. No. One." Victoria laughed a tinkling laugh as she lifted me by my arm and putting her lips dangerously close to my neck. I could feel her icy breath on my neck, her teeth barely settling on my jugular. This was it. I was going to die as she continued to break me. She would bite me where my love was supposed to. And now he never would. I squeezed my eyes shut and whispered four words. Four words that were so true I would die to make sure everyone knew that.

"Edward I love you."

I suddenly heard a vicious snarl coming from my left. At nearly the same time Victoria's teeth were gone and I was dropped to the ground, bashing my head again. I looked up through what little vision I had left to see Jacob dismembering Victoria, dragging her through the snow and ripping her limbs from their sockets, and finally throwing them in along with the boy's.

"BELLA!" I tilted my head to watch as Edward, followed by the rest of the Cullen's and the pack, shot through the trees into the clearing. Jacob meanwhile had phased back to his human form and ran to me, wearing only denim cut-offs.

"Ed…Edwar…" I couldn't even say his name, how pathetic. My lips refused to move, as more blood from my head poured into my eyes, blocking my vision.

"Oh my God, Bella. Carlisle!" Edward called frantically.

"Sam, take the pack back to the reservation. We'll call you in a few hours. Jacob, you may stay. Esme, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie, head back to the house. We'll join you shortly." Carlisle's voice said, getting louder and louder as he approached me.

"But, Carlisle-" Esme began.

"Esme, she'll be alright. Go back to the house and call Charlie. Say Bella got sick and doesn't want to get him to catch it. Tell him Bella will be staying with us for a few days."

Esme whimpered a little, but didn't push him. I heard the light footsteps as everyone retreated. Only Edward, Carlisle, Jacob, and Alice remained.

"Carlisle, is she going to be alright?" Jacob said, surprising me by not calling him "Dr. Fang" for once.

"Yes, she will. Unfortunately, I have no medical equipment on hand. We'll have to take her back to our house. Jacob, do you think you could go grab Billy and head over to Charlie's for a few hours? Just keep him distracted, so he doesn't start asking questions. We'll keep you posted."

Jacob sighed, but eventually said, "Sure, sure. Keep holding in there, Bella." He kissed my hand, the only part of me that was unscathed, and left.

"Alice, go start the fires for the newborns." Carlisle said, a little quieter this time. What? Fires? That means…that means we won! We beat them! I would have been more enthusiastic if I weren't so worn out.

"Carlisle! You've got to be kidding! I'm not leaving!" Alice cried, her voice thick with concern.

"Alice, it's a precautionary matter. You don't have a choice."

After a few seconds, she replied, "Fine. See you soon, Bella. And Edward, stop freaking out. I can see that she'll be fine." Alice left quickly, probably a bit overwhelmed by all my blood.

I had completely forgotten about Edward, he has been so quiet. I was now aware of his ragged breaths, abnormal for him.

"Edward, stay here with Bella. I'm going to go get the car and bring it to the bottom of the mountain. I'll let you know when I'll get back. It shouldn't be long." Carlisle said, before gently kissing my forehead and running down the mountain.

"Bella? Love, what hurts?" Said Edward's smooth voice, marred by his worry.

"Just my head," I lied. No need to put him through anymore panic attacks.

"Which basically means everything," He sighed. I heard the swish of fabric moving against each other, before feeling cool cotton on my forehead. Edward was dabbing his shirt against my eyes, face, forehead, and everything else that was covered with blood. Just the thought of Edward shirtless was enough to make me open my eyes, no matter how exhausted I was.

I looked up into a pair of warm, honey gold eyes clouded with worry. I raised my hand slowly and put it on his cheek, stroking it with my thumb. Edward put his hand over mine, as if to hold it there forever. I sighed the same time he did, producing a weak smile from me. Edward smiled a little smile back, though it didn't reach his eyes.

Suddenly Edward looked out into the distance, listening to some thought I couldn't hear. I closed my eyes again, so tired.

"Carlisle's here, love. I'm going to just carry you down, okay? We'll be home before you know it." I smiled a little at the word home. I was glad I was already accepted into their family, without even being a vampire.

Edward carefully lifted me into his arms and stood up. Though he barely touched me, just the feeling of being jostled made me whimper in pain as my broken ribs moved. He looked down at me in worry, and then kissed my forehead carefully. Edward then proceeded to walk down the mountaintop, at a normal human pace, as I drifted almost instantly into a deep slumber.

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