A/N:

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Thanks yet again to angel of sinne for another awesome and super long review!! She so rocks!! Lol... She also got her wish and so this chapter is for her! Lol…

Edward should totally be a real person lol… he has totally given the female population, un attainable expectations of the male race lol… shakes head

Chapter 24: Waiting

"Victoria leave now!" Sam shouted.

"Or what?" She sneered. "Forgetting I have friends?" She laughed as Marcus and Michael stepped into the clearing already transformed to there wolf state there size alone scared me. The sight of there snarling gleaming blood stained teeth frightened the hell out of me.

I was shaking, my heart was racing a mile a minute. I wanted to run, but I knew it would make no difference. I was dead one way or another.

"I'm so sorry Edward." Alice was shaking her head. "Bella please forgive me."

"For what?" I gulped. Oh no who did she see die.

"Alice, you couldn't see this. I didn't hear them until it was to late." He whispered.

"Bells we wont let anything happen to you." Jacob said as he stepped closer to me. "That I do know, Edward loves you, and so does his family. We will protect you."

"Who's going to protect all of you?" I whimpered.

"Ah how sweet. To bad really. No one is going to protect your friends deary." Victoria snarled as more figures appeared, and stepped into the clearing.

I heard everyone around me take a deep breath. A huge group of vampires stepped into the clearing. There were a lot more than eight. All as vicious looking as the next. I counted quickly in my mind. There had to be at least 15 I tried to count again.

"She smells delicious. Please can we share?"

"No, leave the girl, the rest you can have your way with. As for you, Marcus, Michael. Use there bones as chew toys!" She laughed.

I couldn't let this happen, I couldn't let anyone get hurt because of me. I took a step forward toward Victoria.

"Say goodbye Bella. Your mine!"

Before I even knew she was a blur. Snarling and growling erupted from all around me. I heard the entire pack transform into snarling beast.

Victoria flung herself at me. Jacob and Edward both caught her by her shoulders and threw her backwards. Marcus came barreling toward me from now where, I was in shock at the large enormous creature that was snarling for me just a few feet in front of me. I couldn't move, I tried to turn, to run, my legs wouldn't work. I tried to scream, to say something, words were lost to me.

Sam caught Marcus in the side shoving him sideways away from me.

"Alice! Emmett! Get Bella, Protect her!" Edward shouted as he attacked Marcus from behind helping Sam.

My eyes were wide with terror as I watched the love of my life get thrown threw the air by a slash of Marcus paw.

"EDWARD!" I screamed finally.

Edward landed in a crouch, as Marcus shoved Sam aside like he was a feather and ran forward toward him.

"Bella!" Emmett yelled as he grabbed my by the waist and we both landed on the ground with a thud. It knocked my breath away. I gasped for air as I saw Michael take another leap at me. I was the prey, he was the predator. Emmett's hands were over me in a second pulling me on top of him. I turned to where I just was and there was a huge rush of fur barely a foot from my face. I heard a snarl as I looked up into the eyes of predator.

Rose let out a loud gasp as she hurled a tree trunk into Michaels backside. It hit him with a loud crack. He turned toward Rosalie bearing his teeth. He leaped at her.

"Rose!" Esme shouted as she pounced on Michael, he let out a loud whimper as she tore her teeth into his shoulder ripping into his flesh.

I searched for Edward, my eyes darting in every direction I couldn't find him.

I heard Esme groan as she hit the ground a few feet in front of me. One of the vampires was on her in a second. But before he could even attack her, he was ripped in two by Carlisle. Esme smiled up at him as she got to her feet.

"Good acting." he commended her they were off into the battle again. She was faking she wasn't hurt. My mind wondered to Edward I still couldn't find him.

Suddenly Alice's arms were around me in a second. Emmett jumped in front of me just as another vampire tried to attack. He grabbed the vampires arm and pulled it out of the socket, ripping the vampires arm away from his body. He dropped it to the ground as he grabbed for the other one. The vampire yelled in pure agony.

Then there was nothing left but a pile of bloody pieces.

Another vampire ran for me. As Emmett ran in front of me again hitting the vampire in the side sending him flying.

"LEAVE HER SHES MINE!" I heard Victoria shout from somewhere. I didn't know where. Suddenly I was pulled away from Alice. I shrieked in terror. Emmett's face shot toward me and he was gone. Before I knew it was on the ground again. I landed on my bruised wrist. I heard a pop and as my arm suddenly was filled with pain.

I screamed out in agony.

"Bella?" I heard it, I heard the velvet voice I needed to hear. I searched for Edward again. Finally seeing him he was by my side in a second.

"Edward." I screamed as I grabbed him around his neck with my good arm.

"I have to pop your shoulder back in place. This is going to hurt." He grabbed my arm and pulled and twisted it. I heard another pop, as I screamed in pain.

He had me in his arms as he pulled me to my feet. My arm still hurt but not as much as before.

I looked all around me, everyone was fighting, most were just blurs, I couldn't tell who was winning, or who was who.

Then I saw three blurred figures coming toward me. Edward was thrown out of the way, and I was knocked back onto the ground. I saw Marcus take of toward Edward.

Victoria was crouching over me.

"Mate for a Mate" she bared her teeth and came close to my neck I could feel her cold breath against my skin. I shuddered.

Suddenly she shrieked and I was being hoisted into the air again.

"Bells are you ok?" Jacob panted as he set me on my feet. I looked up at him.

"Jake look out!" I screamed as Michael came running at him like a bat out of hell.

Jacob turned just in time to phase back. It was werewolf against werewolf. I at least had the comfort that Jacob was larger than Michael if only by a few inches.

I searched around for Edward again.

My eyes fell on Emmett and Jasper who was helping Alice and Rose fight off Victoria and two other vampires.

Esme and Carlisle were a bit away fending off four more vampires.

The pack stood in a big clump fighting off, I couldn't even count how many vampires. They were all blurs. I only saw them for split seconds and then they were blurs again.

Jacob was still holding off Michael.

I looked for Edward and I saw him at the edge of the clearing with Sam, fighting off Marcus. My heart sank as I saw Marcus take a swipe at Edward.

I heard Alice let out a low cry. My head shot over to her direction, she was holding her arm. She was hurt. Jasper with one fast movement had the one vampire in his grasp and tore him to shreds. He looked to Alice who was now fighting another one.

All around me everyone I cared about everyone I loved was fighting, risking there lives to save mine. I saw in the corner of my eye Sam fly threw the air and hit a tree, shattering it to splinters. I heard the bones crunch as he howled in pain. I looked over to Edward he was pinned to the ground by Marcus. I tried to run to him tried to scream but everything was a blur. Marcus was thrown to the side and Carlisle was helping Edward to his feet. Sam shot back toward Marcus bearing his teeth into his side. Ripping into his fur and skin. He shook his head ferociously ripping a chunk away from Marcus. It landed on the ground a few feet beside me. Marcus growled viciously in pain snapping at Sam. I smelled smoke I looked over to see Alice and Rose throwing the bloody remains of something into a large fire.

They were fighting again in a matter of seconds. I couldn't tell what was going on anymore. If we had lost anyone, they were all to fast for me to keep up.

Michael was tormenting Jacob, taunting him to make the first move. Suddenly he was on Jacob, I heard him let out a whine of pain.

Alice was holding her arm again, Rose was with Emmett who was holding off three vampires from getting any closer to me. Then they became blurs, moving to fast for me to see.

My eyes wondered searching for Edward. Suddenly I saw Carlisle laying on the ground, Esme fighting a vampire next to him, he wasn't moving.

Edward was trying his best to hold of Marcus, but it was no use, he was to large for just one person, one vampire to hold off. Marcus took a snap at Edwards face he was on Marcus' other side in a second. He growled angrily as he swiped at Edward. Edward was a blur, and suddenly he was on his back. He groaned in pain. Marcus had him pinned to the ground again. He was staring at Edward, he knew he had won. I looked around waiting for someone to come, to come throw Marcus off. When I suddenly realized everyone else was fighting there won battles. I heard Jacob yelp in pain again.

I couldn't let this happen I had to do something.

I willed my body to move. My legs took off fast.

"Stop Victoria! I'll do it, I'll go with you just make them all stop!" I shouted

"You heard her!" Victoria yelled. "Don't move or it will be the death of you!" She looked at all her alias, wolf and vampire alike.

I looked to everyone the pack was still holding down the other vampires.

Carlisle rose from the ground toward Esme.

Alice and Rose gaped at me horror struck by my sudden movement. Jasper and Emmett were near the fire watching me intently.

Michael was in a crouch readying himself to attack Jacob again, who was standing in front of him. Then I looked t his left.

Finally looking at Edward, his face was shocked, he stared at me in disbelief as he got to his feet in front of Marcus. Marcus growled loudly obviously annoyed.

I took another step toward Victoria.

"Bella!" Edward shouted at me. Tears were falling from my face at an alarming rate, I didn't know how long I had been crying, probably the entire time. I didn't care, right now I was going to loose everyone, I couldn't allow that to happen, I ignored Edwards pleas, and took another step.

"Bella! Love don't do this!" He shouted at me.

"Bells, Don't! Think of Charlie, think of us!" Jacob yelled.

"I am Jake, I am." I whispered. I took in a raged breath as I took another step.

"Bella! Please, look at me." Edward pleaded. I closed my eyes, willing myself to stop listening. "Please." How could I disobey him how could I not give him one finally smile. I looked to Edward, I tried to smile, I didn't know if I did. But his face dropped. "Bella, you listen to me!" He called.

"I'm sorry, I wont let any of you die for me." I stated as I took another step. Victoria's eyes glistened as I got closer. She was smiling a vicious smile.

"Bella, you cant do this! Please!" I looked over at Edward, he was crying, tears falling from his face. "Bella, you finally agreed, look at your hand. Look at your finger, look at your ring! I love you Bella, please. Don't you want to see that through? Don't you want to have your wedding day? Our wedding day?" He pleaded as he sobbed. "Bella, I love you."

I stopped and looked down at my hand. I wanted that, I wanted that more than anything. I looked up to Edward and nodded.

I heard a loud intake, more of a gasp of air. I looked to Jacob, I had never seen him look so hurt, so sad before. He howled a low cry of pain. Even as a wolf he looked heartbroken, tears rolled down from his dark eyes.

I heard Victoria's shrill cry, and everything was loud, growling, snarling, fighting once again. My eyes were locked with Jakes though. Suddenly Michael hurled him into the thick brush of the woods. I heard growling and snarling come from somewhere in the dark.

I started shaking my head.

"NO!" I screamed as I tried to will myself to move, to run toward Jacob, to help him. My feet wouldn't move. I heard a loud howl of pain. I knew it was Jacob. My eyes darted into the darkness, praying for the sun, praying for light. Anything to see what was happening. It felt like forever, suddenly I saw a large dark figure walk toward the clearing, my heart stopped. I couldn't breath. Anguish rushed through my entire body.

Michael stepped into the clearing, baring his bloody teeth at me. My heart sank, tears ran down my face like rivers. I was suddenly over come with so much sadness so much pain, I couldn't stand, I fell to my knees. My eyes watched, I waited for him, he would come running out of the woods to join the fight again. He had to. Everything else was lost. I couldn't see anything else, I waited, watching the exact spot he went in at.

I heard another loud growl, which followed by a vicious snarl, and then a yelp. I didn't know who yelped. Whether it be Michael, Marcus or the pack. It didn't matter all that mattered was waiting for Jake to emerge from the trees. I was on my knees still.. Waiting.

A?N: I know I know your totally going to hate me AGAIN for leaving it at a cliff hanger once again lol…

who thinks Jacobs dead?!