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-Peter's PoV- -Chapter 2- "Running late."
Three days later we found ourselves in Forks, but not without difficulty. As soon as it was clear this is where we needed to be during the second day of running, the Major tried with all his might to stop me. It took me the best part of an hour to convince him the little bitch wouldn't be there. Almost an hour wasted. I sighed and closed my eyes, the feeling was stronger now, willing my feet to change direction slightly I ran into the woods, not even escaping from Maria made me run this fast.
After a few minutes we could hear three strong heartbeats and a faint one, it was fluttering.
We glanced at eachother and then the smell hit us, it almost made me trip.
"What is that Major?" I asked, glancing around the tress, I wished I could vomit.
The Major almost gaged and Charlotte looked frantic, her eyes darting all around the woods whlile trying to keep her nose and mouth covered with one hand.
"The Wolves"Her said, narrowing his eyes and sounding a little concerned.
'Wolves? Fuck! We really have no time for this.' There was another fresh scent.
Vampire, it was a mix of honey, lilac and sun. Edward. 'Yuck!'
"We don't have time for wolves Major!" I shouted, while running towards the erratic heartbeat. We stopped as the growling wolves came into our view. They were freaking huge! But I had to keep running, there was no time to worry about oversized dogs.
That heartbeat, I had to get to it. I could hear Jasper faintly in the distance.
"Don't kill them Charlotte!" The wolves kept on growling and I kept on running.
A few seconds later I saw her. I gasped and stumbled, Vampire dexterity gone to hell.
I fucking stumbled and ended rolling on the ground, I barely managed to stop just a few feet next to the girl, there was so much blood. "Major!"
I shouted and growled. I could hear hin, my mate and the wolves coming closer.
'This is bad.' I thought. So much blood. "Major!" I roared and the heartbeat fluttered again.
I heard two gasps and turned to see Jasper on the floor, contorting in pain. The look on his face made me remember a newborn during the burning. 'What. The. Fuck?'
"Bella... so much pain." He whispered between gasps. I heard one of the wolves making odd noises, it almost sounded like it was crying. 'This is too odd!'
They smelled like Werewolves but for some reason they were not attacking they just stood there. Shaking, staring and growling.
"Bella? Major, you know her? Major stand the fuck up she is dying! I can smell venom but is nowhere near enough for the change. She won't last much longer!"
A cry came from behind the trees and after a few seconds I saw a young boy running towards us. "Bella! No!" He sobbed and rushed next to the girl, the Major was still laying on the floor shuddering in pain. 'What the fuck is this boy doing here now?'
"Boy, you know her? What happened? Who did this?" Silence. 'Fuck there is no time for this.' "Boy!" I roared again. He looked up at me, tears running down his cheeks.
"That stupid leech! Edward!" He spat and looked down at the girl.
At least that helped clear the Major's head and started making his way to her.
"Major she doesn't have enough venom! Charlotte and I can't... We just can't do it."
I am not sure why I lied but I had a feeling Jasper needed to be the one to turn her.
"Major you need to hurry the fuck up and bite her or she will die!"
One of the Wolves made a run for me but my mate pushed it away, back into the trees.
"No! You can't turn her! There has to be another way!" The boy cried and I growled at him.
"Are you stupid? Can't you see the blood? She is barely alive as it is! Major do it now!"
"Oh God, oh God! Bella can you hear me?" The Major was kneeling down next to the girl, his hands cupping her face. It was odd looking at him so in control, considering all the blood around her. She opened her eyes slightly and looked surprised, her heart fluttered again.
"Jasper..." She whispered and her lips twitched into a pained smile before her eyes closed again, her heart missed a beat then stopped.
"No!" Jasper roared and looked up at me. "Captain keep her heart beating!" He ordered and I lost no time pushing the boy away from the girl roughly. I felt a little guilty after hearing a couple of bones crack on his arm but I had no time to worry about that.
I carefully placed my hands on the girl's chest and stated pushing down. Charlotte moved quickly to my side and started pushing air into the girl's lungs.
"Jacob!" The Major called to the boy. "You know there is no other way! You know I do not mean to break the treaty but we can't just let her die!"
The boy sobbed and nodded his head. The two wolves moved to his sides, flanking him. 'What the fuck is happening here? What treaty?' I thought to myself as I kept the girl's heart beating. "Come on little girl, don't give up." I whispered. 'Why the fuck am I so worried about this human girl? No time to think about that, just keep her heart beating.'
"I am so sorry Bella" The Major whispered softly taking her left wrist with one hand, his head tilted down slowly and he bit her, pushed venom into her veins and closed the wound.
He worked quickly, making three other bites. I was surpriced, it looked like he was kissing her wrists and ankles. I doubt he even tasted a drop of her blood. He looked up at me.
"We need to move her before the pain is too much for her." I nodded and he glanced to the wolves. "What happened Jacob?" He asked the boy, almost gently.
"That leech!" He cried. "He took her into the woods, told her he didn't want her anymore, that she only made him waste his time and turned to leave. She tried following him and stumbled. I don't know why he lost it. He turned growling and attacked her. He bit her! He wasn't going to stop! If it wasn't for your scent he would have killed her! He started running as soon as your scent hit him. Why did he do it?" He sounded defeated.
Jasper just shook his head and glanced at me, his hands resting on Bella's arm.
"Captain, Charlotte, follow his scent, maybe you will be able to catch him. Bring him in one piece!" He ordered and glanced down at Bella.
"I can't feel any pain from her." He whispered and strocked her hair with his other hand.
"Bella you need to make an efford and survive." He whispered tenderly. I took a chance and stopped pressing her heart. It took and now it was beating on it's own. I glanced to Charlotte and nodded and we ran. We ran following Edwards scent. 'Damn he is fast.' We ran for two hours but it did no good, he was gone.
"What just happened Peter?" Charlotte took my hand and made me stop mid stride.
"You felt it too?" I asked my mate.
This was very odd, that little human, Bella, it took me one look at her and I felt love for her, strong love, the kind you have for a little sister. I couldn't even remember if I had a sister while I was human, and now this girl took a place in my heart and I don't even know her.
"I did.. I think, a little sister?" She hesitated to ask and I just nodded once.
"I think we just found her Charlotte. Damn it! We better get back to the Major." I squeezed my mate's hand. 'We found her, we found her.' It all made sense now, the feeling for the past days. We fucking find her almost dead.
"You want me to make the call Peter?" Charlotte asked softly. Oh yeah, this is one phone call I would die to avoid but I can't let my mate call him with this news. I shook my head.
"No, I'll do it later. We have some time." We kept on running holding hands.
As we approached the clearing I was glad to hear her heart beating normally. Jasper was still kneeling down close next to Bella, the boy and the two Wolves were a few feet next to Jasper, the boy was still crying, the Wolves growled as we came into the clearing, Charlotte and I raised our hands to let them see we meant no threat harm.
"I am sorry Major but the little fucker is too fast." He just shook his head.
"I know Peter, but we had to try. Any idea where he might be?" I took a deep breath and closed my eyes trying to concentrate.
"It would take us a couple of weeks to get to him running. I think he will be taking a plane out the country soon. South, long way south. Thats all I can tell at this distance." He nodded.
"How.. how do you know?" The boy asked and I shrugged.
"I know shit, it's not always useful shit, and sometimes I don't know enough." I sighed. "I had this bad feeling for a few days, felt something bad was happening North, but I couldn't move. Then the Major arrived to our home and I was able to move again. We made our way here but we were too late." I squeezed Charlotte's hand for support.
"I knew we were late the moment we started running. That we wouldn't be to stop whatever was happening Major. I am sorry." And I really was sorry. I sighed and shook my head.
"You all saved her." The boy whispered and looked shocked by his words.
The two wolves growled softly. "It's true Sam. She died and they kept her heart beating. She wanted to be one of them anyway so they technically didn't break the treaty. If anyone is to pay is Edward. Tell everyone the other Cullens and them.." He said pointing at Charlotte and me before adding. "They are free to stay."
It was odd, the tone of the boy's voice changed slightly, and the big wolf shook for a moment.
"Thank you Jacob." Jasper whispered. "Thank you for letting us save her. I am not sure if I can take her home though." Jasper strocked Bella's hair softly.
"They are gone" Jacob and I spoke at the same time. I frowned slightly but allowed Jacob to continue.
"All the other Cullens left three days ago. Your mate too. Why isn't she here?" Jacob glanced around the clearing for a moment, looking back to Jasper after hearing his growl.
"She is not my mate." Jasper said darkly and glanced to me. "If they are gone we may as well take her there and make her more comfortable." He glanced at the Wolves and continued.
"She is dead, for the humans. Animal attack. Poor Charlie." He sighed and took his shirt off making the Wolves let out growls. "Yeah, yeah, scary. I'll leave her clothes here, at least we won't have to fake the blood."
He dressed Bella carefully in his shirt and ripped her other clothes off quickly.
"Can I go with you?" The boy asked.
"Yes Jacob, she should be out of it for the next tree days. After that though it may be dangerous for you to be near." The boy nodded and went back into the trees, after a few seconds a wolf returned.
"Jasper? Is that the boy? Werewolves really? Now we will have tea and cookies with Werewolves?" This was too freaky for me. Jasper shook his head at me.
"Don't be stupid Peter, it's the middle of the day." 'Oh right.' I thought before he added simply. "Shape-shifters." Jasper gathered Bella in his arms, keeping her close to his chest. "We will meet you at the house Jacob." He nodded to the big wolf.
"Sam, thank you. You can all have free pass to the Cullen territory and house for now. We will continue to stay out of your lands." The big wolf barked and Jasper started running. 'This is too weird. Treaty lines, Shape-shifters. We only need witches and a fairy now.' I chuckled and my mate gave me an odd look before she running after Jasper.
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