A/N: Okay so the last chapter was the first (and last) chapter where I didn't respond to any of my reviewers. I am really sorry about that. I have been going through a recent tragic event which I try not to talk about on here, but it has been affecting my story. I am feeling detached, therefore it shows in my writing. I am only telling you guys this to apologize for the lack of depth in my characters and in Bella/Edward's relationship. I am definatley trying to make up for it in this chapter and hopefully I do so. I will try not to post filler chapters because it is just dragging this on, so if it takes a little longer for updates, I am very sorry. I want to thank you all for hanging in with me though. You guys really are the best! :) Hopefully you enjoy this one!
Bella was absentmindedly flipping through channels in the hotel room that she and Jasper got. No one had called with any information, and they couldn't get through to anyone on their phones. Bella was so preoccupied with worrying about everyone (namely Edward) that she hadn't noticed the state that Jasper was currently in. He had locked himself in the bathroom a while ago saying that he was going to keep trying to get in touch with someone in the family.
After realizing that Jasper had been in there for over an hour, Bella jumped from the bed quickly and called to him through the door.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah," He answered from the other side. Bella ran through ideas of what could possibly be keeping him in there. Since he wasn't human, he couldn't have come down with a scorching case of diarrhea, the shower wasn't running, and he wasn't throwing a hissy fit, so she was at a loss.
"Will you come out, please?" Bella called.
"I can't," Jasper called.
"Try the little dial on the doorknob. It is called a lock, if you twist it like so-" Jasper cut off Bella's sarcasm.
"I need to hunt, but Alice sent me a text message five minutes ago saying that I cannot leave you alone," Jasper called back.
"I hate to break it to you, but I am kind of alone," Bella pointed out. A few minutes later, the door opened, and Bella nearly gasped. Jasper's eyes were pitch-black.
"I can't even breathe," He said quickly, his onyx orbs almost glaring at her.
"Take me with you," Bella suggested.
"Are you kidding? There is a reason none of us has ever taken you on hunting trips. You would freak out," Jasper said, putting as much distance as he could between them.
"Yes, but that was when I still had an unlimited amount of time as a human. Maybe it will good for me to see this now," Bella tried to reason. Jasper was considering it.
"Edward would kill me," Jasper said, looking away.
"I will take full responsibility," Bella promised. Jasper hated that he was even considering this. But since Alice hadn't text anything else, and hadn't answered his text asking her to elaborate, he was afraid that he would have to take her. She was in more danger being locked in a room with him.
"I don't know," He said.
"Please Jasp-"
"Don't even say it. The last time you 'please Jasper-ed' me you nearly ended up my lunch," He huffed. Bella smiled, knowing that she won.
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Bella realized that Jasper was right when he said that she would freak out. Not only did she nearly have a heart attack when she saw the mountain lion lunge at Jasper, but she almost puked when she heard Jasper snap its neck. After the first one, she refused to watch, and simply turned around.
"Okay, I think I'm good for a while. Let's get back," Jasper said, slinging Bella onto his back, preparing for the run back to the hotel.
Bella kept her eyes closed every time she had to run with someone, the speed alone made her sick. She tried to focus on the wind blowing through her hair, and her death-grip on Jasper, but before she knew what was happening, she was being thrown backwards through the air. She felt completely broken as her body collided with a tree and fell to the ground.
Through the blur of her tears, she could see two figures laying into Jasper. One was muscular with long blonde hair, and she felt her heart stop when she realized it was James. The other one was so big, he made Emmett look tiny. Even though every inch of her body protested, Bella tried her best to stand.
"James, the girl," Yelled the huge one. James sauntered over to Bella as she was trying desperately to get up. He reached her just as she managed to pull herself up by a branch, but she couldn't let go without falling. He pulled her by the hair, which evoked a hysterical scream, as he shoved her roughly to the ground again.
Jasper reacted to the scream, not caring that the huge guy was in the process of beating him to a pulp. He ran to her, but was quickly flung back by gigantor.
"Sweet girl, did you think you would get away from me that easily?" James asked, his voice almost made him sound kind. Bella was blinking away the tears, while trying to see if Jasper was okay. Jasper wasn't even fighting, he was just trying to make his way to her, but was always stopped by the other one. Bella whimpered silently, we are both going to die She thought to herself.
James lowered himself to the ground slowly so that he was kneeling right next to Bella. She tried her best to glare at him but couldn't do so without wincing.
"Please," She uttered, trying to speak, but her whole body was screaming at her to lie still. James looked almost concerned, he leaned in lower so he could hear her.
"Please what?" He asked softly.
"Let… him… go," Bella managed to say. Jasper was nearly gaining the upper hand with the big guy, he had managed to throw him into a boulder, and rip off a piece of his arm, but he kept coming back.
"Hey Sam, she wants us to let him go!" James yelled to the big guy with a mischievous smile on his face. Sam grabbed Jasper by the throat and threw him back, jumping on him before his body collided with the ground.
"No!" Bella tried to scream as she watched Jasper being thrown around like a rag-doll. She was convulsing from crying so hard.
"Sam seems to be enjoying himself too much to let him go. I'm sorry, princess. I think I'm going to enjoy this just as much," James said sweetly, as he grabbed Bella's wrist and brought it to his mouth. She tried desperately tried to jerk herself out of his hold, but it was no use.
The moment she felt his teeth pierce her skin, she let out a heart-retching scream that she didn't know she was capable of, causing something in Jasper to break. He screamed as he grabbed Sam and twisted his neck until he heard the loud snap. He tore it off in an instant, knowing that it wouldn't completely kill him, but it would buy Jasper some time. He ran towards James, and lunged, only to find himself colliding with Edward.
Everything was fuzzy to Bella, but she could faintly see Alice, Rosalie, and Emmett ripping apart Sam, while Carlisle and Esme were starting a fire. Edward and Jasper were fighting with James, and that's the last thing she remembered when she felt the slow burn engulfing her wrist. The venom was starting to spread. She screamed again, and in an instant Carlisle was by her side.
Edward and Jasper managed to rip James apart while the rest threw the remaining pieces into the fire, and Carlisle called Edward over.
"You have to decide if you are going to let her turn now, or if you want to wait," Carlisle said quickly. Bella was shaking, and going in and out of consciousness.
"No, she wants me to do it!" Edward yelled hysterically; he couldn't let this happen to her.
"Then you need to suck the venom out," Carlisle said, trying to hold her body down.
"I won't be able to stop myself," He argued.
"You will find the way, but you have to do this now!" Carlisle yelled back, almost having to lay on her to stop her body. Edward hesitated for a second, saying a silent prayer to whomever was listening.
He brought her wrist up to his mouth, and slowly started to suck the venom out. It was like nothing he had ever tasted before, pure euphoria. There was no word to describe how delicious her blood was, even with the venom running through it.
He had never tasted anything so sweet, and he instantly lost himself in it. He couldn't get enough; he sucked harder, and slowly started to taste pure blood, without the venom. So this is Heaven?
"Edward, you are killing her!" Carlisle yelled. Bella was starting to lose color, her body had stopped shaking, and she looked visibly weak.
Edward, you have to stop this. He was trying so hard, but the monster inside was stronger than his will. He closed his eyes and started to think of Bella.
The first time he saw her since he came home, when they stepped awkwardly into an embrace.
The time he ate human food so she would be comfortable.
The time he played her lullaby to make her talk to him.
The time she tried to walk away from him, but he wouldn't let her.
The first time she uttered his name while she was sleeping.
The look they shared when he caught her for the first time.
The time she told him she loved him.
The kiss.
Edward pulled himself away from her as quickly as he could. If he were human, he was sure that he would be sobbing at the moment. He watched as everything seemed to go in slow motion. Carlisle wrapped Bella's wrist and picked her up, motioning for the rest of the family to follow. He looked to Edward after a moment.
"I am very proud of you."
Please tell me if this makes up for the last few. I really would love to hear your thoughts! And I will respond this time around!