Title: Scent of Vampire
Author: Lissy Masen Cullen
Characters/Pairings: Bella/Edward Edward/Jacob
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Slash and severe adult content in upcoming chapters.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Spoiler alert: post breaking dawn.
Notes: PLEASE GO EASY ON ME. THIS IS THE FIRST FIC I HAVE WRITTEN IN ALMOST THREE YEARS. IT MAY BE A TAD MORBID FOR YOUR TASTES, SO IF THAT'S NOT YOUR STYLE DON'T READ. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO, THANKS MUCH!
Raindrops fall from everywhere. I reach out for you, but you're not there. So I stood waiting in the dark. With your picture in my hand story of a broken heart. Stay with me, don't let me go, cause I can't be without you. Stay with me, and hold me close, because I've built my world around you. And I don't want to know what it's like without you. So stay with me, just stay with me.
I'm trying and hoping for the day that my touch is enough to take the pain away. Cause I've searched for so long, the answer's clear. We'll be okay if we don't let it disappear.
Part 2 - Jacob
2.1
"What do you mean you lost her?" I demanded. I knew you couldn't trust these damn leeches. They couldn't even keep tabs on their own family!
"She took off, Jacob, we had no idea she had planned this." Edward replied, it was apparent he was doing his best to stay calm. I wasn't buying it.
"She hadn't planned it." Alice corrected. "It was very spur of the moment."
"Why would she up and leave for Italy? She all of a sudden have a death wish?!" I was on the verge of hysteria. I couldn't understand it. Of course Bella was never a level-headed type of girl, but this was just beyond her. Running off to visit with the vamps we stood up against not months earlier? Someone was holding out.
"Jacob, calm down, we're all very concerned."
He didn't seem concerned. How could he be so damn calm? She was in Italy, she was going to see the Volturi, and she wasn't answering any phone calls.
"You're her husband, aren't you? Explain to me why you're not off running to get her!"
"We just returned home not two minutes ago, Jacob. We found her note. I don't know why Alice didn't see this coming..." his voice started to trail off as he mumbled.
"So let's go!" I was up for a good fight. I hadn't been able to tear apart a damn bloodsucker in quite some time. These Italian vamps seemed like a fun challenge.
It took all of five minutes for Edward to give up on talking me out of the trip. Yeah right, like I would stay here when I my best friend was in danger. I couldn't lie to myself, I still loved Bella more than ever, but she was married, and I had already given in to my destiny. I accepted that I was just her younger brother, and I was going to kick some vampire ass to save her if need be.
2.2
Of course I wasn't entirely surprised when the show off rented a Mercedes the second we arrived in Italy. 'Just to get to her quicker' my ass, I knew he loved the attention. We we're just inside the city limits when we spotted the car. A dark blue eclipse smashed into a tree to the side of the road. Obviously this wasn't a commonly traveled path or someone would have stopped to help. Whoever was in this car could not be in too good of condition, and being the "good samaritan" that Edward was, we were obligated to take 5 minutes of our time to stop and check things out.
"BELLA!" I heard him scream louder than anything I had ever heard in my life. There was no way it could be Bella! Against all my fights, she was a vampire now, didn't that come with super strength and the ability to survive just about anything with few exceptions? None-the-less I ran to his side. I couldn't believe it, she was pinned to the steering wheel, the seat pushing her back forward. No blood was dripping from her body, but you didn't need that to see she was CLEARLY not in good shape.
"Bella!" I cried, tears falling freely from my face. "EDWARD WHY ISN'T SHE REPONDING? GET HER OUT OF THE DAMN CAR!"
"I can't, Jacob." His previous unconcerned face was now full of agony. His eyes were lost as he stared at her, his hand reached through the window to caress her face. It made me sick to my stomach, to be standing witness to Edward seemingly saying goodbye.
"What do you mean you can't? PULL HER OUT!" I demanded. "I'll do it myself, MOVE!"
"Jacob, if we move her, she will die." Again, She was a vampire! You can't kill the already dead! "There's a metal sheet straight through her side, Jacob. She's been..." he choked on the words, trying to get it out "killed. Not gone yet, I can tell she's still hanging on, but one move and we lose her even quicker." He would have cried had he the ability to do so. Tears were falling even harder from my face as I screamed into the silence of the world around us. Not Bella, not my beautiful Bella. Not even bearing a half immortal child could stop her will to survive. "Who?" I swallowed, "who did this?"
"Bella, open your eyes, honey. It's me, It's Edward. And Jacob, he's here. Bella you have to open your eyes sweetheart, please."
I was standing away, crying in the middle of field. I COULD NOT be over there. I couldn't see her like this. But I was close enough hear him as he begged her to come back to consciousness.
"Bella, please!" He screamed through a whisper, knowing she could hear even the slightest of sounds.
"Edward" I heard Bella gasp, which only made it harder for me. Now she was "awake", She was talking, understanding, and she would be aware that there was no way to save her.
Could I accept that? How could I just take Edwards word? I guess deep down I knew if there was any way to rescue her, he would be doing it. It was still too much for me to comprehend. I wasn't ashamed to put my head in my hands and cry. It's not as if anyone could see me. It was all I could do not to jump straight into wolf form and charge to wherever it was them leeches stayed. I knew one of them had done this, there was just no other option. "GOD. DAMN. LEECHES." I mumbled.
I listened to them from the distance.
"Yes, Bella, it's me."
"Oh, Edward. I'm so sorry. I thought... I thought they were going to hurt Nessie. Oh god, Nessie, where is she?!"
"Renesmee's at home with Rosalie, Bella, she's alright. But you have to tell me who did this to you." I knew the look of twisted pain and agony must have still been apparent on his face, but he was staying so relaxed. I could only imagine this was to keep Bella from hysterics.
"I... I don't know. Aro let me go and Jane wanted a ride and then I was here... please don't leave me, Edward, please stay with me."
"I'm not going anywhere, love" Edward was reassuring her. "Jacob can you come over here?"
I tried to wipe away my tears and collect myself. I knew just as much as he did that she did not need to be panicked. That would not help the matter at all. Slowly I walked back to the mangled car.
"Hi, Bells" I tried to smile.
"Jake!" she cried. "Why are you here?"
"Oh come on, like I could let you be in Volterra by yourself? You really didn't think I was going to let you take credit for wiping out their entire clan did you?"
She smiled and tried to laugh, it broke me apart inside. Edward was still caressing her face as I leaned in to hold her hand. 'Be strong Jake' I told myself. "I'm not going to make it out of this, am I?" She was looking directly into Edwards eyes, and I could see the torment as he looked back into hers.
"Bella..."
"Don't sugar coat this Edward." She cut him off. Typical Bella. "I know I'm dying. I know because it burns. You come into immortality by burning, and you leave it by burning. But how? How did she do this?"
"They know each weakness. The Volturi can do anything if we let them get close enough. Bella, I can't believe you..."
It was my turn to cut him off. "Do you really think she needs a lecture now?" I glared at him.
"No, you're right." he agreed. "I'm sorry Bella."
"It's okay." another smile accented her face. "I love you both so much, you know that don't you?"
"of course we do!" I told her "don't you be doing that don't you be saying goodbyes, Bells. I love you, and you're gonna be fine!"
"Oh, I forgot you had bad hearing, Jake, I just said NO SUGAR COATING IT! we established I'm dying. I can't move. Just do me one favor?"
It was starting to rain. Each drop felt like a tear falling from the sky. It was dark all around us now as we stood there beside our beloved Bella. "Anything."
"Don't let me go. I mean remember me. My memory. And don't let Renesmee forget either, OK? I'm so scared. Not of the dying, but of the being without you all."
"Of course we won't let you go! Nobody will ever forget you, Bella! You are my wife, you are Renesmees mother!" I knew he was upset that she could even assume such a bizarre thing as anyone forgetting her. Always the insecure one. Where were all those insecurities when she hopped on the plane to come here?!
"I was not finished" she scowled "Tell Charlie and Renee that I love them. And Carlisle and Esme, thank them for being such wonderful second parents to me. Make sure Alice knows how much I love her, and tell Jasper thank you... Tell Rosalie I love her also, even though we barely got along, and make sure you rub it in to Emmett that he never could beat me in arm wrestling." she grinned. I couldn't help myself, the tears started to fall again. I was so thankful for the rain, there was no way she could see the pool flooding from my eyes. "Now help me..."
"Bella..." Edward started, surely going to explain again through his torment that there was no way. Though to me, it seemed she was quite clear on that fact if she was saying her final words.
"No. Edward. Help me stop the burning, pull me out of this car and let me go."
"BELLA! I CANT!"
I couldn't let myself think of her request, although I understood it. I guess I wouldn't want to be left in that condition much longer than I had to be, either.
"Edward, if you love me, you will do this. You can, I promise."
"Bella, please, please don't make me do this. I can't kill my own wife!"
"I'm already gone, love. You have to be brave enough to help me end the pain. And you have to promise me that you will stay here. Alive. For our daughter, and for the family. And Jake, you have to promise me you wont blame, Edward. I want you two to be friends."
"I promise I won't blame Edward. But I don't promise I won't kill every one of those god damned blood sucking vamps that took you away!" I wanted to let out another scream.
"NO JAKE! Don't let yourself get hurt! I don't need to be avenged, I need to know you all will be alright."
"We won't go after the Volturi, we'll leave Jane alone. Jacob and I will be fine, Renesmee will have us both, Bella." Edwards voice was quiet and shaking. "But I am not strong enough to do what you are asking."
"You're plenty strong enough! You're a vampire!" She joked.
"Alot a good that did you, huh?" He tried to joke back. The pain was tearing him apart. I wanted to vomit from the wave of emotions that were overcoming me. He shot me a glance.
"Do it." I nodded. It killed me to say it, but I knew he needed someone else giving him the "OK".
"I love you, my beautiful wife." he whispered as his arms wrapped around her. I couldn't watch. "I love you too, Bells." I cried, then ran back to the Mercedes.
To be continued...