A/N: This is the big one! I hope you all like it!
This chapter is dedicated to TrueSkye for posting my first two reviews, thank you so much!
Disclaimer: All Stephnie Meyers, though I sometimes think she would cry if she could see what we do to her perfect characters!
A look of horror was painted on Edwards face and he whipped around to Alice. Her face was screwed up in rage and her body began to crouch in a predator pounce.
"Don't, Alice. It is not worth it," he warned, his face looking like that of a man going through the worst form of torture.
"Fuck you both!" she shrieked, the ugly curse spitting out of her cherub lips. "I hope he kills you tonight! I hope someone rips you apart, Jasper, and buries the parts on every continent so you are constantly alive yet never complete! You deserve pain. You both deserve each other!" With one last piercing screech, she flew towards the window and jumped clean through the glass, shards soaring in all directions in their modest living room. A piece hit Bella on her right shoulder. She gasped in pain and tried to stem the flow of blood with her hand.
Edward's face twisted in pain, his red eyes gleaming. Jasper stood defiantly between the two.
"Hark at you," Edward hissed, "Was not that long ago I was throwing you across the living room to stop you killing her remember?"
"Things have changed. Bella's life means more to me than my thirst. Priorities, Edward. I can see you have had a little relapse?" Jasper questioned quietly, edging ever so slightly closer to Bella. Edward laughed coldly.
"I thought humans were good creatures. Turns out they are back-stabbing bitches. No point sparing their pathetic lives now. No point denying my primal instincts. Fuck them, kill them, drink from them." Tears that were not related to the gaping wound on her shoulder spilled from Bella's eyes. How could he have changed so much? How could she live with herself knowing that her actions had destroyed not just his life but that of so many innocent victims?
"Do stop with the self pitying, Edward," Jasper breathed, shocking Bella. "You are not killing because of Bella and myself, you are just using that as a excuse. I will not let you upset her. I will not let you feed off her. I apologise sincerely for what happened and I fully expect that you will never accept it but I want you to leave us to live our lives in peace. Bella will be a newborn very shortly, she will not be able to control herself from hurting you if you turn up again, do you understand? If you care about her then you will spare her the guilt of killing you." Edward did not move, every muscle in his body strained to the limit. He was not breathing but his eyes betrayed his emotions. Thirst, pain…acceptance.
He straightened up slowly, his eyes locked with Jasper's.
"Go back to Carlisle and Esme, Edward," Bella whispered, "Let them care for you." She watched as his shoulders slumped and he exhaled deeply.
"I fought for you, Bella, remember that. Esme has asked me to tell you to get in contact. Good luck both of you. You'll need it tonight." Then Edward was gone, Bella looked around to see the front door swing closed and she finally let herself collapse to the floor. Jasper ran to kneel by her side, ripping off his t shirt to use as a compress on the wound.
"Stay with me, my beautiful Bella. I will take you to hospital, they will make you better," he soothed as he slid his arms under her crumpled body and he her against his cold skin.
"No," she croaked, "Don't take me to hospital. No point, do it now." Jasper looked down into her intense brown eyes, questioning her silently.
"I don't think -," he began, his eyes flickering nervously. "What if I can't…" Bella raised her hand slowly and placed one finger on his full lips. She smiled serenely, never looking as beautiful to Jasper as she did in that second.
"I believe in you. Do it now. If you don't I'll die anyway. Though before it happens, I want you to do one thing for me," she whispered.
"Anything… anything for you," he answered intensely.
"Kiss me." For one wonderful moment they stared into each others soul, and then they connected physically. Sharing every ounce of their person with each other. She knew this was the perfect way to die.
Jasper's lips trailed across her jaw in one slow sweeping movement before settling on the crook of her neck. He could feel her aorta beating life through her body underneath his mouth. It surprised him that instead of feeling an intense thirst like he expected, the only emotion coursing through his body was love, desire and happiness. Bella leant her head back as far as possible and sighed contently.
"I love you in my human life, and I will love you forever more as a vampire. You will always be in my eternity." Then she felt his sharp teeth penetrate her skin, she felt him draw on her blood. She felt him stop and his lips touched her forehead.
Then the screaming started.