The ache in my chest seared suddenly, and I bent inward, my hands hugged tightly around my waist and my fingers dug sharply into my side. My teeth were locked together, keeping back the snarl that was clawing up my throat threatening to escape. My eyes were far away, seeing passed the walls, trees, and miles of road that kept me from my prey. I locked myself in place, never moving from the edge of Edward's bed.

"No" I managed to hiss through a small opening in my clenched teeth. I had never experienced such desire, a stronger emotion than I could ever begin to describe, enough to capture my thoughts and send me lurching forward without any conscious choice.

"Bella?" Edward asked, stepping into the room and, upon seeing my sunken frame, rushing over.

Without another word, he knelt on the bed behind me, pulling me to him. I let it happen, not wanting to struggle or fight anymore, I needed him. He pried my hands away from my body and replaced them with his own; He buried his head into my neck, letting his beautiful hair brush against the skin. His lips brushed against me softly.

We sat there for a few moments; a pair of statues glistening in the dim light from the sun, locked in an agonized tangle, until the urge lessened and I gained a hold of myself. Edward felt my body relax and pulled his hands away, giving me a final kiss at the base of my neck.

"Thank you" I breathed, falling back into his waiting arms. He laid his head on the top of mine and let out a rush of air.

"I'm sorry" he whispered "I'm sorry I put you through this" In an instant I was standing, facing him. He was still on the bed, and for a moment his eyes were startled.

"You didn't put me through anything" I raged "I chose this, I made the decision"

"Which couldn't have happened without my consent" he retorted

"Oh, it would have happened" I said, defiant now "I would have jumped off a bridge or something so you had no choice"

He scowled, "don't say that Bella"

"Why not?" I raised my voice an octave "it's the truth"

"You have no idea how dangerous this life is" he said, locking his eyes on mine.

"I do get it Edward, believe me I do, but there's no going back, we can't change anything"

We were both standing now, fuming and unblinking. There was a crash downstairs, the sound of breaking glass ending our stare down.

"Wait here" he hissed, vanishing from in front of me, but our conversation had made me bold and I followed. As I came to the top of the stairs, I stopped dead. There, standing in the Cullen's living room, surveying it as if it were a rare artifact, was Jane, flanked by her henchmen. My world came crashing down.

"Ahh" she whispered, lifting her eyes to me "interesting"

My newly acquired abilities did me good, as I looked into her eyes, frozen in irrational terror.

And then she was in front of me, reaching out her hand as if to test that I was real, Edward was by my side in an instant, a deep growl erupting from his throat.

"Leave Bella" he snarled through clenched teeth, his hands spread wide to protect me. But my legs were stuck, and no amount of super speed was going to move them. "You shouldn't be here Bella" his head snapped back to look at me and they were dark.

When I didn't move he motioned to Alice infinitesimally, who converged on me, grabbing my upper arm and towing me away.

"No" I said, finding my strength and getting my arm back. Jane was getting fed up.

"Enough" she said, turning her gaze to Edward and unleashing her powers on him, he fell to his knees, bringing his hands up to his head in desperation.

"Stop" I screeched, as Edward cringed below me. And no force could keep me back as I bounded into Jane using all my strength. We collided with an Earth shattering bang and flew back onto the floor, landing a few feet away from each other.

Felix and Demetri stepped out of the shadows then and I stood up, half crouched in defense, but as I lunged forward, the rest of the Cullen's took up positions around me. We stared for several unbelievable seconds before the fight began. Half took on Demetri while the others took Felix, with one exception; Edward stepped forward to face Jane.

She was smirking, obviously amused by my family's need to protect me. I watched as she moved to the right and Edward followed, neither letting the other one budge an inch.

I fell into step beside Edward and he looked at me, horrified.

"Bella go!" he yelled, and in the split second that his attention was diverted, Jane knocked him backward. He toppled into the couch, turning it over with the force of the blow.

"Edward!" I screeched. Hatred boiled inside me and it propelled me into her for the second time. This time it didn't take either of us any time to stand up and we started to circle each other.

Edward was caught up in the ongoing battle between Alice, Jasper, Esme, and Felix. Bodies slammed into furniture, crippling the piano in the corner. I was quick now, but Jane was quicker, she descended upon me and with a resounding tear ripped my arm out of its socket. I screamed and Edward turned instantly, anger flashing in his eyes.

Felix tore into him and with a sickening snap, his back was broken. I turned my back on my opponent and raced to his side.

"Edward" I gasped, resting my forehead on his. His hand reached up to stroke my face and my lips grazed against his nose.

"I love you" I whispered, my breath so close to his.

"For eternity love" he breathed, my mouth met his and the world seemed to stop around us as we kissed. It didn't matter that we were fighting for our lives, that there was a battle going on, all that mattered was us, our love.

And then there were too strong hands dragging me back, away from him, I shut my eyes, not wanting to see what I knew was happening. I heard the sounds, smelled the perfume filled smoke, but I couldn't look, couldn't lose that last beautiful image I had of him, Edward Cullen, my love.

I didn't care anymore about my fate, he was my destiny, and destiny was gone. I felt the flames lick my skin, but the pain was nothing to what I had just experienced, and it was a welcome relief. I heard Alice scream my name, but I couldn't open my eyes, because I wouldn't let go of the picture of him.

I knew unequivocally that the darkness was coming, but it was what I wanted if he would be there. I knew he would be furious that I was giving up, and that knowledge gave me the only thing left that I wanted from this world, his voice.

Fight! He told me urgently don't give up!

I smiled to myself as I headed to the darkness, in this moment it would be filled with pain, but for the rest of eternity, love.

The End.

A/N: Im sorry guys, but I had to do it. Dont hate me...please. If you want a story where nothing bad happens to our favorite characters, Im working on one right now that my friend forced me to write after she read this truly depressing chapter. I'll upload it soon. I hope you like my writing enough to read it, even after what I just did.