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Chapter 23: Bruised ego

There was two cars waiting for me. Edward Silver Volvo and Emmett's big jeep. Edward was pacing back and forth Alice was sitting on top of the Volvo's hood, and Jasper was standing next to her patiently. Emmett was sitting in his jeep with the door open.

I went to get out of the car Jacob tried to help me out I pushed him away.

"I can do it myself! I don't need your help!"

"Fine." he snapped.

I ran toward Edward, he was watched me carefully. I wondered if he was waiting for me to fall or cross the boundary line. When I was crossed over, he was a blur and I was suddenly in his arms.

"What happen. Are you ok?"

I wrapped my arms around him tightly.

"Bella, answer me."

"I'm Fine."

"No your not." I pulled away slightly from him releasing my arms.

"I just want to go home. Please." I begged. I wanted to get as far away as possible.

"Ok." He said hesitantly I could tell this wasn't just going to go away.

"I never wanna come back either!" I shouted. Edward narrowed his eyes. Alice slid herself off the Volvo and walked toward me.

"Bella! Please! I'm sorry." I heard Jacob shout from behind me. Suddenly Emmett was beside me in a flash.

I turned quickly around to see Jacob half jogging toward me. I glared in his direction. I felt Edwards hold on me tighten.

"GO away!" I yelled and turned to walk toward the car. Jacob grabbed a hold of my arm and tried to pull me back.

"Get off of me! Don't touch me Jacob!" I pulled my arm away and glared at him. Number of things happen after that.

I heard Edward growl viciously, Alice hissed, Jasper sent a wave of calm over everyone, and Emmett took a step forward growled loudly in his throat.

"Jacob what ever you did to her, I swear to you. If you hurt her in anyway, Victoria will be the least of your worries!" Edward threatened. "I would Kill you right now, but your lucky Bella would be mad, or you would not be going home dog!"

"Humph, I would not be mad! If I could do it I would!" I replied. Be mad, he deserves it all.

"You would be Bella, that is why he still walks on his own free will. Lets go." He looked toward Alice and them. Alice pouted as she walked toward the Jeep. Jasper and Emmett were already climbing inside.

"Jake just go home, I don't want to talk to you! EVER!" I shouted. As Edward led me to his car.

"Bells, wait." Jacob grabbed my wrist and stopped me. A shot of pain went through my entire arm and hand.

"OW! Jacob get off of me! Your hurting me!" I yelped as I pulled my arm away from him and grabbed it with my other hand. I didn't notice before but there was a big bruise on my wrist. Whether from now or before I didn't know.

"I'm sorry Bella, please listen to me."

Emmett was by my side in an instant. I had never seen him be so protective before.

"Touch her again mongrel and you WILL be sorry." Emmett said through his clenched teeth.

"This is between me and Bella!" Jacob glared.

I never would have said Emmett would meet his match, but Jacob had grew so much. He was pretty much Emmett's size.

"Bella obviously wants nothing to do with you." Alice shouted.

Jacobs eyes narrowed to me. They were almost pleading.

"Just go Jake." I stated. Suddenly my anger was melting away.

"I will not leave you with these, these bloodsuckers!" Jacob shouted.

AH and there the anger came whipping all threw my entire body. I wasn't thinking I was just acting. I hurled myself toward Jake fist flying. I was suddenly within reach when I was grabbed around my waist and pulled back. I looked up Jacob didn't even flinch. Ugh I hated this, I wanted to hurt him.

"Jacob Black I hate you! GO home!" I shouted as I tried to kick at him.

"Bella, Love, calm down. Don't do anything you'll regret."

"Ugh I'm going to regret not hitting him, let me go." I whined.

"Bella, if I thought for a second that you wouldn't regret me hitting him, breaking his jaw, killing him. Hell all of the above. I would do so. But I know you, and I know you will regret it soon, when you've calmed down." Edward said as he kissed my neck and pulled me closer to the car.

"Let her go! If she wants to come to this side let her!" Jacob roared. "Stupid parasite." he whispered, just loud enough for everyone to hear.

"If I let her go she wouldn't end up hurting you like she wants, she would only hurt herself, and then, I WOULD have to hurt you whether she liked it or not." Edward shot as he opened the car door.

"Bella, please! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

I pulled away from Edwards grasp.

"Jacob! Just go home! If you were sorry you wouldn't of done it!" I shouted at him again. Everyone's eyes were on me.

"What did he do Bella?" Edwards eyes burned into mine.

"Yea what'd the stupid mongrel do, we'll teach him a lesson." Emmett said with a smirk.

"Nothing!, I just want to go home." I shouted as I threw my arms up into the air. "Why wont anyone listen to me!" I yelled and brought my hand down on the hood of the Volvo with out thinking. I yelped with pain as my hand came in contact with the hood. Edward grabbed my arm and pulled my hand closer to his face. He examined my hand closely. Jasper sent another wave of calm at me. I smiled at him slightly. Alice gasped as she saw my wrist was swollen and the finger shaped bruises on my wrist. I saw Jake look at the ground. Edwards face shot toward Jacob as he let go of me and took a few steps toward Jake. If looks could kill I have no doubt in my mind Jacob would be a cold dead corpse on the ground.

"What, did you, do to her." Edward growled trying to keep himself calm.

"She did it to herself!"

"You grab her arm and her wrist!" Jacob must have remembered what happen, Edwards face became blank with emotion, and then he was furious. "She tries to pull away so you hold on tighter! What the hell is wrong with you!" he growled.

"Stupid mongrel. She didn't want you touching her!" Alice hissed.

"Please, I just want to go home." I pleaded trying to look as sad as possible.

Edward turned to face me, he looked more like a vampire than he ever had before. He was actually scary looking. I gulped, just as the fury was wiped off his face. He smiled at me lovingly.

"Ok love, I'm going to call Charlie, tell him I'm taking you to see Carlisle first for your wrist and I'll bring you home after."

I nodded as he walked over to me. He looked back at Jacob,

"You, I will deal with later!" he hissed. "As I said before If Bella wouldn't regret letting me do something, you would be a dead dog!"

I smiled up at him. I really did want him to hurt Jacob, but I knew he was also probably right. As much as I didn't want to except it, I sighed.

"Bells, please. I didn't mean to hurt you. If you would have just listened to me. Please lets talk." he took step toward me.

"Jacob go home!" I growled. Oh how I wish I was a strong fast vampire right now.

"Bella." he took another step toward me trying to reach out for my arm. I stepped back slightly.

"Bella." I looked up to see Emmett's face, he looked apologetic, and then he smiled at me. Jacob let out an angry frustrated growl. Emmett's face dropped, and then he was just a blur as he came to an abrupt stop in front of Jacob.

Jacob took a jump back.

"What do you want! Parasite!" Jacob shot at him.

"You know what I was just going to talk to you, tell you to listen to her. Give her time to cool of. But right now I don't give a shit if Bella is angry at me for the next three hundred years, this will so be worth it."

The next second Jacob was hurtling backward.

"Emmett!" Alice yelled. Jasper sent a huge wave of calm, bigger than I had ever felt. Alice tried to walk toward her brother. But Jasper caught her around the middle.

Edward was next to his brother in a second, leaving me next to the car horror struck.

Jacob came running back growling viciously.

I ran toward them. Jacob was shaking violently. I saw his lip was bleeding. I stepped in front of Edward and Emmett.

Jacob looked down at me, I tried to apologize with my eyes. I really didn't want him to transform here. That would be nothing but bad. At the sight of me he slowly began to calm himself down though. I was thankful for that.

"Jake, just go home, please." I pleaded.

"Bella, let me explain." he said as he fiddled with a wolf pendant he had around his neck.

"I don't need an explanation right now, my wrist hurts. My hand hurts. Everyone is angry, and fighting. I think its best if we all just go home and take this time to calm down. We have bigger things to worry about."

"Bells I…"

"I'll see you tonight Jake." I cut him off annoyed. I turned toward the cars and grabbed both Edward and Emmett's arms and pulled them away.

"Bella!" Jacob said softly.

"Dog your really testing my patience right now. Listen to her. Your lucky all you got was a little tap in the face! Next time you wont be so lucky!" Edward shot back at him as he helped me into the passenger side of his car.

The car ride consist of every thirty seconds, I had to be checked on.

'your wrist ok, how's your hand, how's your arm. Its swollen do you want me to pull over somewhere and get ice.'

Every single answer was the same. I didn't want ice, of course it hurts, I just want to go see Carlisle.

We finally got back to the Cullen's house and Carlisle was waiting for us in the garage.

"Lets get her inside and I'll take a look."

"Thank you." I said as Edward and Emmett both helped me out of the car.

"What exactly happen."

"Jacob grabbed my arm to try and keep me from walking away. I tried to pull my hand free.."

"And the stupid dumb mongrel held on tighter!" Edward cut me off. Carlisle eyed him curiously.

"I think when I tried to pull away I twisted it the wrong way or something." I lifted my hand up for him to see.

"Ok, lets get her inside and ill have a look. Does your father know where you are?"

I nodded

Edward grabbed his cell phone out of his pocket.

"Charlie?" I heard Edward ask.

"No no, She's fine. I went to pick her up from Jacob. She hurt her wrist though, it's a bit swollen and bruised." he went silent for a second.

"That's where we are now, well sort of. You know Bella, she didn't want to go to the hospital. So I brought her home so Carlisle can take a look at it." he smiled and started nodding to himself.

"Yes, of course. Alice is here yes, I can bring her home sir, its no problem." he laughed. I was so confused, Charlie and him were talking like, I don't know. But it wasn't what I had become used to.

"No sir. It's fine, I don't think she'll need Alice's help this time, its just her wrist… ok I will. Thank you." he closed his phone and slid it back into his pocket.

"What was that about?" I asked curiously as I sat down on the couch so Carlisle could look over my hand.

"He said thank you for letting him know. He wanted to know if he had to come get you, and then he wanted to know if Alice was here, because he thought you were going to need help again, like last time. But I assured him it was just your arm, and you would be fine." He smiled at me.

"Oh, ok." I couldn't think of what else to say.

"I think he's beginning to like me again." he stated

"Don't press your luck." I laughed

"I heard what he thought, he said it was very respectful of me to call and let him know that you were ok, and where you were and that you might be late."

"That all?" I smiled.

"Well at first when he heard it was me he thought about getting his gun and thinking of how to get away with murder but decided against it." He chuckled.

Carlisle grabbed my hand and began to look over it, twisting it and pressing his fingers on it gently. I winced in pain as he put his thumb against the bruise. Edward smiled slightly at me.

"How's it look?" he asked.

"Fine, nothing's broke. I think its just bruised. Take some Tylenol for the pain. She might have sprained it though, if it doesn't feel any better by morning we can wrap it." he said as he stood up and handed me some Tylenol.

I groaned.

"Ah none of that, if Carlisle says it needs to be wrapped then that's what we are going to do." Edward said sternly

I frowned.

He picked me up in his arms and kissed my forehead.

"Bella, what are we going to do with you."

"Wrap her in a big bubble." Emmett said from behind us.

Edward laughed and turned toward him. I glared jokingly at Emmett.

"I'll wrap you in a bubble!" I tried to kick at him, but I wasn't close enough.

"Ah ferocious human girl aren't we?"

I smiled up at him.

"What? No come back?" he asked

"No, I figure I owe you." I said as Edward placed me on my feet.

"For what?"

"Being the only one to actually listen to me. When I said to hit him."

"Your not mad?"

"No, I wanted it, at the time."

"And now?" Edward asked with a grin.

"I don't regret it!" I replied. "I just feel bad."

"Don't he deserved that and much more. He's lucky I only punched him." Emmett stated with a satisfied grin.

"Who'd we punch?" Esme came walking into the living with a bag of ice, and handed it to me. She leaned down and kissed my cheek.

"No one. It was nothing." Emmett replied as he walked away.

I looked up at Edward, he smiled that crooked smile I so love.

"I should get you home, it's going to be a long night." He grabbed my good hand and lead me out to the garage.

Emmett was sitting against his jeep.

"So, what's the thought of we don't tell them about our, uh little incident?"

"Even if we don't tell them the pack might." Edward said to his brother. Emmett sank a little further down the jeeps side.

"I'm so dead."

"Your not dead, why would you be dead, he started it." I said as I walked over and hugged Emmett in as big of a bear hug as I could give.

"What if they decided we aren't trust worthy and don't want to help us?"

"They wouldn't do that, they care about Bella to much not to." Edward promised.

"Yea, I think everyone does." Emmett said as he squeezed me once more and let go.

"Lets get you home love." Edward said as he helped me in the passenger side door. "Emmett do me a favor, come with so you can just take my car home."

"Ok." Emmett said as he climbed into the back seat.

Charlie was asleep on the couch when we got home. Edward walked me to the door, and swiftly was off to wait in my room. I heard Emmett speed down the road as I walked over to wake Charlie up.

"Dad, dad. Wake up, your going to hurt yourself sleeping like that."

"Bella?"

"Yea dad."

"How's your wrist." He slurred half asleep.

"It's fine, just bruised. Now go up to bed."

He slowly worked his way up the stairs and plopped down onto his bed. He was fast asleep again before his head even hit the pillow.

I waked into my room to find Edward leaning half out the window. He almost looked like he was looking for something. Or someone.

"What is it?" I must have startled him he jumped slightly and pulled himself back into the room.

"Nothing. Just, checking."

"Checking what?" I asked suspiciously.

"Sometimes I hear him out there, he comes to check on you. I was just seeing if he had the balls to come tonight."

"Oh." was all I could say, I really did feel bad for Jake, he didn't ask for any of this. He didn't ask for me to fall in love with a vampire, he didn't ask for him to be able to transform into a werewolf. He was maybe just as unlucky as I was. I looked down at the inside of my left hand, I spun the ring around the right way and admired it. He certainly didn't ask for me to break his heart. I sighed and spun it back around so all that anyone could see was the sliver band. I would rather had taken it off, but I knew that would have offended Edward.

"Bella." Edward whispered. "He'll forgive you, don't worry."

"Maybe it's better if he doesn't." it was true, if he hated me, it would make the fact of me marrying Edward somewhat easier. It would make the fact that I was going to be a one of the 'cold ones' that much more simple.

"What do you mean?"

"It would hurt less maybe, hopefully." I frowned.

"Bella, he loves you, the pain is always going to be heart breaking no matter how you spin it."

"I know." I exhaled loudly with a huff.

"Bella, I'm sorry. I know there isn't anything I can do, but I still am sorry."

"Why are you sorry. You hate Jacob, I know why you do. You were right, about everything. You were right not to trust him, he kissed me. It's all my fault." I noticed he stopped breathing when I said he had kissed me. His lips were clenched together in a tight line.

"Bella." He breathed in a raged breath. "None of this is your fault, you didn't ask him to kiss you. You certainly didn't ask for him to leave a big bruise of his hand on your wrist either. Stop blaming yourself. This is Jacobs fault and only his fault, and he knows it."

"I guess, but it's my fault he's hurting."

"No, he knows how you feel. He knows where your heart lies. He just doesn't want to except it. That is his own fault. It's his own fault that he keeps getting hurt."

I frowned and let out a sigh.

"Get some sleep. Do you want to come tonight?" Edward asked, I shot my face up toward him eyes wide. "Ok, I'll take that as a yes, but I wish you would reconsider. If the pack is angry at Emmett and me. I'd rather not have you there."

"I'm going!" I stated forcefully.

"Ok, fine, then get some sleep." he pulled me to the bed and laid be down in his arms. He began to hum my lullaby.

It didn't work my mind was to busy with thought to let me sleep.

"I wish you would have slept at least a little." Edward said as he walked through the woods toward the edge of the clearing.

"I'm fine."

"That why I just heard you yawn?" He laughed.

"I think I'm going to talk to Jake." I said ignoring his joke.

"Ok."

"That's it? Ok. that's all I get?"

"What do you want me to say? That I'm happy?"

"Well no. I'm just going to tell him everything." I held the inside of my hand up so he could see the diamond I was hiding.

"I think that's a good idea."

"Honestly?"

"Yes, he should know the truth. Maybe then he wouldn't take it so hard that you were going to be changed.

"That's sort of what we were fighting about when he grabbed my wrist." I said sheepishly.

"I thought we were going to do that together. I told you he would over react and hurt you Bella."

"I already told you, that you were right about everything! I didn't mean to it just slipped he was fighting with me about you and it came out. I'm sorry."

"It's fine I'm juts glad you weren't hurt worse."

"He wouldn't of hurt me if I wasn't struggling with him."

"Isabella Marie Swan! Do not make this seem less than what it is. He hurt you, end of story! Struggle or no struggle he should know his own strength. He had to have squeezed your wrist pretty tight to leave a perfect bruise of his hand!"

"I, Ok, fine. But It wouldn't hurt if I hadn't of twisted it out of his hand."

"Maybe, but that's not the point."

"I know, but Edward I still need to talk to him. Tell him the truth."

"Ok, but you wont be with him alone."

I sighed, I knew he wouldn't let me go alone to tell him. So why bother fighting it.

"Ok, after all of this is settled we'll tell him were engaged and getting married, and that I will soon be changed."

"Yes, we all have enough to deal with right now I suppose." he slightly frowned.

"You just want to hear his heart break!" I said annoyed as I stalked away reaching the edge of the clearing.

"Maybe. But Emmett already bruised his ego." Edward laughed.

We stopped dead in our tracks. Sam was busy yelling at Paul and then back to Jacob. Carlisle was a bit away from the pack yelling at Emmett, and asking how Alice and Jasper could have let this happen.

All there heads turned toward us, toward me.

"Edward!" Carlisle called. I heard Edward gulp as we walked forward.

"What, were you thinking?"

"Me? Emmett's the one that decked him!" he shouted.

"Thanks!" Emmett said as he slumped to the ground.

"Stop this all of you!" I shouted as I walked to the spot directly between the pack and the Cullen's. Everyone stopped and looked to me. "Jacob was thoughtless, he wasn't thinking when he acted. He was just following his heart. Can any of you say you haven't done the same thing before?" I shouted. "It's my fault that my hand is hurt, I twisted my hand to try to get away from Jacob cause I was mad that he kissed me knowing full well how I felt." I yelled, I looked over to Jacob, his face was hurt, I could see the pain in his eyes. "I'm sorry Jake, I love you, but it will never be more than friendship for me. I love Edward."

"It's not your fault Bells. It's mine if I wouldn't have tried to kiss you to make you think you didn't love Edward, that you loved me more. This wouldn't have happen. I was stupid. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." Jake said as he looked at me.

"It's ok. I know why you did it. I was just upset."

"That still doesn't explain why your son hit him." Sam said calmly looking at Edward.

"I was mad! He hurt Bella. Look at her wrist! You'd be mad to if you were in my place. Edward and Jacob are not the only one who cares for her. Why else would we all be here. If it was reversed I'm sure with Paul's temper he would have done the same." Emmett said as he stood up to defend himself.

"I see your point. We all do care about Bella, and Paul does have a temper." Embry said as he smiled widely t me.

"We have more pressing matters at hand." Sam stated.

"He's right we shouldn't be fighting amongst ourselves." Carlisle added.

Just then Edward growled loudly. So loud it scared me, I jumped to the side.

"Ah, Edward, Edward, Edward. You should be more careful. wouldn't want to scare my precious Bella to death, oh no. that's my job." I heard Victoria's shrill cackle it made my hair stand on end. Everyone was looking all around them, surrounding me in a circle in the process. I saw out of the corner of my eye a white figure come into the clearing. Everyone's eyes were on her, As two large figures appeared on either side of her in the woods. My heart was racing so fast in my chest I thought it was going to jump out. She looked directly at me and I gulped, as I felt Edwards tight but gently grip on my arm.

"Dear Bella, Ready to die?"

A?N: I know I know your totally going to hate me for leaving it at a cliffy like this lol.. But I'm sorry haha… I'm half way through the next chapter so if I finish It might be up tonight, if not you'll hafta wait till tomorrow.. lol