Hey my peeps! AHHHH!!! I HAVE CROSSED THE 100 MARK!!!! YAY!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!! I'm very happy right now :D. Thank you to all the people who reviewed! Still loving everything you guys have to say! It makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside!! Which is a good thing since I'm freezing my bootie off in an air-conditioned office AND it's raining outside. My fingers are frozen as I type this so I think soon I'll have to type with my toes. Anyway, PLEASE, I am begging, DO NOT KILL ME FOR THIS CHAPTER. Some of you may hate when *AHEM AHEM* but I had to. I'm sorry. Are you confused? Don't like it? Wanna know what the heckie I'm talking about? Start reading!
And now our story continues….*cockadoodledoo*
Disclaimer:
Me: Eddiekins, did you know that I own Twilight?
Edward: *groans* Why do you continue with that? It's a lie and you know it.
Me: Ed, I own Twilight and that's final *sticks out tongue*
Edward: Fine, your funeral.
Me: If I was to die, you'd save me right? *bats eyes*
Edward: Uh……..
*Just then Stephenie Meyer and the Volturi descend from the sky*
Stephenie: You AGAIN?!
Me: Uh Duh. I'll never give up Twilight and there's nothing you can do about it!
Stephenie: *eyebrows raised* Nothing?
Me: Well, give me Jasper and I may say it.
Edward: HEY! What am I? Chopped liver?
Stephenie: Alice will never agree to that and neither do I
Me: Well I still own Twilight
Stephenie: *smiles evilly* Volturi attack!
*Steph is pinned down*
Me: Demetri GET OFF OF ME!
Demetri: Nope, you made me lose the girl of my dreams so that's what ya get!
Me: *rolls eyes* Whatever! Edward help me out here!
Edward: Nope. You wanted Jasper over me. Now tell the truth!
Me: *sighs* Fine. I do not own Twilight. Stephenie Meyer does. Yadadeeyadada.
Stephenie: Good.
Me: Demetri now can you get off?
Demetri: No I like it here.
Me: Ugh…you're worse than Jacob!
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Chapter Eleven
I woke up groggy and dry mouth. My brain was muddled and it was a few minutes before I remembered what had happened. I tried to focus but soon lost my train of thought. What was happening to me?
Instead I focused on my surroundings. I was in some sort of shack. I could hear waves in the distance and smell sea water. There was sand all around me so I assumed I was in a beach. The shack was made of rotting wood and it only had one tiny window in the corner which was covered with newspapers. I was tied to a chair that seemed to be slightly weak but still sturdy. My mouth was gagged with a dirty cloth. I recognized it as one of Jacob's old shirts.
Wait…Jacob? I thought. Then it all came rushing back. The call, the Cullen house, Edward and Tanya, the mountain place, me crying, Jacob showing up, Chloroform… My head began to ache with all the information. I shut my eyes tight. Even now in danger, I felt Edward's betrayal sting.
My eyes went wide as I heard a sound. Jacob's body popped in from a door I hadn't noticed. He seemed to be carrying something in his arms in a brown paper bag. He dropped on a shelf in the corner before turning to me.
"I see someone's finally awake," he said with a roguish smile.
I glared at him and soon the smile was gone. "Oh don't be like that Bella. This is going to be our new start, remember?"
I wanted to talk, to shout, to yell expletives behind him but I couldn't since the gag was still in my mouth. He seemed to realize this that same time as me and he crossed the tiny room in one stride and pulled the gag down from my mouth. I glared at him and then took a deep breath. I prepared myself to scream at him.
"YOU SHITTING IDIOT, YOU KIDNAPPED ME?!" I screamed at him, "WHAT THE HELL, JACOB?! ARE YOU MAD?! AND THEN YOU SAY THIS IS GONNA BE OUR NEW START?! YOU BASTARD!! YOU HONESTLY THINK I WANT ANYTHING TO WITH YOU AFTER YOU DID THIS?! ARE YOU SHITTING MAD?! LET ME GO, JACOB BLACK, OR ELSE I WILL KICK YOU TILL YOUR BALLS ARE BLUE!" I finished vehemently, breathing hard.
His nostrils flared and I felt like an idiot. Everything I had just said was completely true but I probably should have waited till I was not tied to a chair. Now Jacob was mad and I had most likely pushed him too hard. He pulled his hand back and I braced myself for the blow. It came down fast and hard. I heard the wind whistle and felt the sting hard. I felt like if half my face had been taken off. It hurt like hell and despite my great attempts, a low moan escaped through my mouth. My eyes filled with tears and ran down my face. I'd forgotten how strong Jacob was.
"Shut up you bitch," he whispered dangerously. His eyes sparkled deadly. He continued, "This is gonna be our new start because I said so and you're going to like it."
I shut my mouth, tears still rolling down my aching cheek. I glared at him through the tears fiercely. He looked at me for a while and he seemed to calm down. He took a deep unsettling breath.
"Bella," he whispered, "I honestly love you. Why do you make me do these things? You know they piss me off yet you continue to say them. Why? I don't enjoy hitting you, you know."
I shut my eyes. He was just talking bullshit. He didn't care for me. Maybe in some other dimension he thought he was really doing the right thing but now, he was just in denial and trying to make something out of nothing. I couldn't tell him that though. He would just get angry and most likely hit me again. Instead I asked, "Then why do you hit me, Jacob?"
He looked at me again. His eyes were black as night and his mouth was set in a straight line. He was in deep thought as he thought about my question. "I think…that you remind me a bit of my mom," he said seriously.
I looked at him puzzled. His mom had died in a car accident when he was seven. I asked, "But Jacob, how can I remind you of your mother? She never did anything to you so why would you want to hit her?"
His eyes sparkled dangerously and his mouth settled into an evil grimace. "Never did anything?" he said incredulously. Then he hit his forehead, "Of course you wouldn't know!" he said bitterly. "You remember how my mother," he spat the last word, "died in a car accident?" I nodded suddenly afraid of him in his tense state. He was starting to shake again as he continued, "You never knew where she was going to, did you Bella?" I shook my head puzzled and afraid. He continued bitterly, "Well, my mother was having an affair with another guy and she was on his way to see him when she got into the accident. She was going to leave us you know," he raged, "Leave me and my sisters and my dad for that son of a bitch that she supposedly loved," he spat. "But then she got in that accident and died. I saw how broken my father was when she did that to him. I hated her from the moment she started her little affair. It broke my father's heart even more when we found out she was pregnant with the bastard's child." His eyes flashed lethally and I shrunk into the chair. I felt sorry for him. Despite close our fathers had been, we had never known about this. Charlie had probably known but he never shared this with Renee or me.
I was afraid to ask but I had to, "And Rachel and Rebecca? How come they never said anything? Do they even know?"
His eyes flashed again and spat, "Of course they knew but they loved my mother and eventually forgave her for what she'd done to our family. How they did that, I never understood. I will never forgive that bitch I call my mother for doing that to her family." He finished breathing hard and glaring at me. His eyes were two balls of black fire and seemed deadly and pure evil.
I swallowed before I asked, "But how could I remind you of your mother?" I knew it was a stupid question but I had to know. I had never cheated on him.
He gazed at me long and hard before answering, "You have the same spirit as she did. That potential to hurt the people you love the most exist inside of you. I see her in you." His eyes flashed dangerously again and he seemed to be lost in the past.
"I'm not like that," I whispered. His eyes flashed to me and he said in a hard voice, "Maybe, maybe not. I think you are." I didn't say anything this time, just looked away as he continued to gaze at me. His eyes returned to their usually deep brown and he flashed that grin I'd once loved so much. Now I could see it was a mask to his true self, his vicious nature that he kept inside of him. He was truly evil inside. The Jacob I once knew and adored no longer existed. He was replaced by a Jacob who was filled with anguish, hate and spite.
"What are you going to do with me, Jacob?" I whispered, not confidently but not exactly fearful. It was a neutral tone, flat and lifeless showing absolutely no emotions. His face was masked again when he heard my lifeless tone. Well, what did he expect? I wasn't going to be happy about being kept against my will and he seemed to realize it. He plastered a happy-go-lucky smile on his face seeming to understand that if he wanted enthusiasm he had to do it himself.
"Well, I think we're going to go somewhere far away from here. Not Forks though, I'm thinking New York. A fresh start, new identities…I have a friend who specials in fake identities and we're going to get new passports and IDs by tonight. I already booked our flights and everything so we just gotta get out of here before the police start their search. Then again, they might just assume that you ran away huh?" he asked rhetorically. I shut my eyes tightly wishing I could just disintegrate. He continued in a false cheery voice, "I wanted off your boyfriend or should I say ex but then that would be too messy and I could get caught. Besides he's a little rich boy so I guess that people might notice he was gone too soon. You, on the other hand, well…you have run away already so your mom might take that into consideration. Oh and by the way, your dad was pretty broken when you and your mom left you know," he added nonchalantly.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes, "Didn't he come out with his little affair yet?" Jacob looked confused at this so I took that as confirmation. "Oh he didn't. Oh well, that day I found out you were cheating on me, Mom found out Charlie was cheating on her. Except he upped you one, he got his little side lover pregnant." By the time I was done Jacob looked as if he were choking.
"Why so shocked, Jacob? He did the same as you so don't be such a hypocrite," I said casually. He ignored my comment and said, "Both of us had parents who cheated on us," he swallowed and looked fierce, "This is going to be a good thing for us you know, we can help each other get over our parents' betrayal." He looked hopeful at the end and I wanted to hit him.
I looked at him pointedly, "Jacob I got over that a long time ago and it was two weeks ago. My mom is better off without him and she knows it. It's time you got over your mom's too." He didn't answer and after a long silence, reverted to his false cherry mood.
"Well then, your new name is Annabelle Cooper and your nickname is either "Bells" or "Annie". My new name is Jack Martin and you call me "J" or "Jake". Got it?" he asked. I nodded sullenly and he continued, "The passports are going to be delivered in about," he consulted his watch, "ten minutes which means I have to leave okay?"
I nodded again. He replaced my gag and grabbed his car keys. He kissed me on the cheek before I could pull away and then he walked out of the door. A great blast of wind hit me and I saw that we were indeed on a beach. He shut the door with a great bang and then it was dark again except for the dim light coming through the newspaper covered window.
I wanted to cry again. He was really going to do it. He was going to keep against my will and continue to try to court me. I wouldn't let him of course but I knew eventually, one day, he would get fed up and just take what he wanted forcefully. I was scared for that day. I had tried fighting him already and I couldn't beat him; he was too strong. I felt helpless now. Helpless and alone. I yearned for nothing more than to feel Edward's warm strong arms encircle me and for him to whisper assurances in my ear. I wished that I would wake up in his car like yesterday evening from this nightmare and he would kiss away the bad thoughts and hold me tight. But that would never happen. Edward had Tanya now. Again, I felt my heart curl up in agony as I remembered the scene I had seen yesterday. Even after that, I wished Edward was here. I really did love him and now I would never see him again.
Tears filled my eyes and spilled down my cheeks despite my best efforts. I was the damsel in distress, I thought, except I wouldn't have a handsome prince to come and rescue me.
Twenty minutes passed and Jacob still hadn't returned. I was starting to get worried. I wouldn't allow myself to hope that someone had seen what had happened and the police had found us. Not even my luck was that good.
I started to shake off the bounds holding me to the chair. Finally I was free. Maybe I would be able to escape, I thought with a sudden energy. I untied my feet and tried to stand up. My legs hurt from the disuse and the rush of blood hurt painfully. I looked around the room for a weapon in case I ran into Jacob outside. I saw it. His gun. I crossed the room quickly and grabbed it. I was hoping that if I had to, I would have the guts to shoot.
I cocked it like I'd seen them do in the movies and tried to open the door. But it was locked.
NO! I thought fiercely. I rammed myself against trying to push it down. It was surprisingly solid despite how weak it looked. After many tries, I succeeded in nothing but my shoulder painfully aching. I looked around for something to give me leverage. There was a beam overhead and I was struck with an idea. I examined the door closely and realized the wood was fragile at the top and bottom, weakened by wood lice. I took the gun and pointed it at the top and fired three times and then dither same to the bottom. I grabbed on to the beam and began to swing myself. Thankfully dancing had given me good strength and I was soon swinging hard. I swung once, twice, three times, gaining more and more momentum. Finally I launched myself at the door, my feet out. They crashed into the door and it finally gave away. The breath of fresh sea air was welcomed and I breathed it in gratefully.
I knew I had to hurry. If Jacob was near, he would've surely heard the gun shots. I looked around the beach frantically and I could see nothing but miles and miles of beach. Behind the shack was a wild forest. I examined the ground and saw footprints that belonged to Jacob. I also spotted tire tracks so this had to be the way he got me there. Through the forest was most likely a road and where there was a road there had to be people. I looked around the beach once more before hurrying into the forest.
I ran and ran, dodging roots and huge stones in my path. Soon I was out of breath and I had to stop. I had been running for a good while now. I stopped behind a tree and rested, breathing hard.
I tried to slow down my breathing and then I heard something that made my heart freeze, someone, a man, screaming my name.
But it wasn't Jacob's voice.
It was a voice that I thought I would never hear again.
It was Edward.
I ran towards the voice. After he had shouted once, he had stopped and I was afraid to know why. I kept silent but continued to run towards the direction I had heard it from. Finally I saw a clearing ahead. I slowed down to walk and crept closer. Silently, I moved to behind a tree and peaked. My stomach dropped.
Edward was there and my heart leapt at the sight of him but fell when I realized Jacob was there too. They were both panting and ragged. Their clothes were torn and both of them had scrapes and cuts about their body. Edward's right arm had a long gash on it and Jacob stood over him panting in exertion wielding a long sharp knife in one of his hands. Just as Jacob raised his hand to plunge the knife into Edward, Edward kicked his feet out under him and Jacob fell to the ground. Then Edward climbed on him struggling to take the knife away. Before I knew it, Jacob was back on top of Edward and straddling him. This time Edward had no escape. Jacob raised his hand to stab him. My heart felt frozen.
I screamed, "NO!" and raised the gun and shot. The bullet hit Jacob in his left shoulder blade and I watched as blood pooled out of the wound. I watched as my childhood friend and sweetheart fell to the clearing floor. But then my heart froze again as I saw the knife plunge into Edward's stomach when Jacob fell. Edward cried out in pain.
"EDWARD! NO!" I screamed, tears running down my face. I threw the gun away and ran to my love's side. Blood was pooling out of his stomach and the knife was still stuck in. Jacob's hand still held the knife and I pushed it aside anxious to get to Edward. Both of them were still breathing.
I grabbed his hand frantically and whispered, "Edward? Edward, can you hear me?" His eyes were cold and he was whiter than a ghost. His skin was waxy and clammy and his breathing was labored. He opened his beautiful green eyes and stared into mine. "Bella," he whispered, "I-I…I'm sorry about what h-happened with T-Tanya. S-she tricked me."
I felt so idiotic for running away. I should've known better. Tanya was probably vengeful when Edward broke up with her and she found about us and tried to seduce Edward to hurt me. I was stupid, I thought.
"Shh…Edward…don't say anything, I love you and I forgive you for that. I should've known; I should've waited for the facts. Forget that Ed, I love you, please stay with me," I whispered back as he closed his eyes.
He opened them back and once more I stared into green pools. "I…love…you…too," he said, as he slumped in my arms. "EDWARD!" I screamed and began to sob over his body.
"Miss?" I heard someone whisper. I looked up and I saw at least thirty police men surrounding us. I looked at the person who had talked to me. It was a man in his early forties and he had blue eyes and unruly brown hair. He had a kind face though and he was gazing at me concerned.
"Are you Isabella Swan?" he asked. I nodded.
"I'm Sergeant D. Warner and I'm the chief of police here in Phoenix. Are you hurt?" he asked. I shook my head and then looked down at Edward, "Is he going to be all right?" I whispered anxiously.
He looked down at Edward and yelled, "Paramedics!" A team of medics rushed to our side and Sergeant Warner pulled me away from Edward gently, whispering, "He's going to be all right. He's in good hands now." I nodded distractedly as I watched them wheel Edward away. A helicopter arrived and they all went into it with Edward strapped in. An oxygen tube was strapped to his face and I prayed that he would be all right.
After Edward was gone, I looked to where Jacob had been and my stomach dropped.
He was gone. I looked about frantically and could see him nowhere.
"Sergeant, where's Jacob?" I asked worriedly. He looked puzzled and my heart was frozen again. "Jacob?" he said, "the guy who kidnapped you? He wasn't here when we came."
I screamed in frustration. He was gone. Gone but he would come back I thought. He would always come back. He was obsessed. As I thought about it I remembered the words from his text so long ago, "No matter where you go I will find you. This is my promise to you. Isabella you are mine and you will never be anyone else's as long as I am alive. I will find you someday Bella, I promise you." The words echoed in my head as I stared into the distance.
"Ms. Swan, what happened?" Sergeant Warner asked. I told him everything that had happened since Jacob had abducted me and about the fight.
"I shot him, Sergeant; Jacob was going to kill Edward so I used his gun to shoot him. But when he fell, the knife was still in his hand and it stabbed Edward. I forgot about everything else. I flung the gun away and stayed with Edward. I thought Jacob couldn't move but obviously he did move when I was with Edward. I didn't realize that that he'd left," I whispered, finishing my story.
He nodded understandingly, "Don't worry about it, Ms. Swan; we'll find Mr. Black soon enough."
"Please do," I whispered. He nodded and then looked over his notes.
"You said you flung the gun away after you shot him?" he asked.
I nodded and he continued, "Where did you throw it?" I pointed to the bushes and we went over to check for it.
To our horror it wasn't there.
"He took it," I whispered, "Jacob took it." He nodded evidently disturbed by the thought.
He shook his head, "He has a lot of power with a gun in his possession. What was he going to do with you?"
Still horrified, I told him about New York and the fake passports that he was supposed to collect. Sergeant Warner shook his head again, "So that means he has fake ID so he can probably go anywhere he wants now," he sighed heavily.
"What were the names he was using?" he asked again. I told him and he took all the necessary information. Just to be safe he took the identity I was going to use too.
"From what you say, his name is going to be something close to the original. That's a good clue to help us find him," he said aloud as he jotted it down too. He looked at me.
"Okay Ms. Swan I know you probably want to get home to your loved ones; they've been so worried about you," he said. He waved another police man forward and said, "This is Inspector Mark Spencer; he'll take you home okay?" I nodded and went with Inspector Spencer. I climbed into the police car and went back home.
When we finally reached home, I was ambushed with hugs and kisses from my mom, Mason, all the Cullens minus Edward and the Hales. They asked millions of questions and I relayed the events for them. They were shocked when they found out Jacob had gotten away. When I told them about Edward, they said that they would go at once. I wanted to go with them but Renee and Mason wouldn't allow it.
"You need lots of bed rest, honey," Mom said placating. "Yes dear," Esme answered, "After all you've been through, you have to rest. Don't worry about Edward, Bella, he probably won't be awake anyway." I nodded sullenly and said goodbye to them.
Alice whispered, "I'll text you as soon as he wakes okay?" as she hugged me.
As I hugged Emmett, he whispered, "Ah squirt I'm so glad you're okay. You gotta a ton of guts you know that?"
Rose whispered, "Bells, thank god you're all right. If I ever see Jacob, I swear to god I'll smack him till he's blue." I laughed at that.
Jasper said gently, "I'm so relieved that you're okay, Bells. You've become a huge part of us and I wouldn't know what we'd do without you. I promise that if I ever see Jacob, I'll kick his ass for you."
I loved my friends with all my heart, I thought as I watched them leave, waving. I didn't know what I would've done without them. They were my brothers and sisters till the end.
Once they'd all left, Renee and Mason carried me up to bed. I bathed and changed into my comfy pajamas and then as ordered I fell into a deep sleep with my mom and grandpa stroking my hair.
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I know some of you…well actually all of you wanted Jacob to get his ass kicked but I couldn't let that happen. I like Taylor way too much. Besides,without their supernatural sides, they're both normal people and all I can say is that Jacob works out a lot so technically both Edward and Jacob were prettily even matched. But Jacob did get a bullet right? So isn't that good enough? Sure he got away but that's because I may want him to come back again. This story is far from over you know. And sadly, Edward got stabbed in the stomach. But don't worry he'll live.
You guys should probably know that there's gonna be a lot of drama ahead. Not with Eddiekins though, Bella is going to have some boy troubles. Not Jacob, of course though he may be back.
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Oh by the way, my school doesn't open till September 1st so I have until then to finish the story. I doubt I'll be able to continue when school opens since I have big exams coming up soon, not to mention I have Grade 2 in music to do now. I didn't register last term so I gotta do it this term. Anyway, I'm hoping I can finish this story before school starts back. And you guys know my one shot We Meet Again? Well I got the five reviews I was hoping for but I was wondering if anyone else wants me to continue. My friend, Maryam AKA Bella, says to continue but I don't know…so can you just tell me in a review? If you do want me to continue, just mention it in a review.
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Now have you all heard that Rachelle Lefevre has been replaced as Victoria?!?!?! That's just crappy all around!! I mean she IS Victoria! Sure her hair isn't the same color but I, for one, have wrapped my head around her being THE Victoria!! Instead now Bryce Dallas Howard is going to be Victoria!! (The girl from the Village and the Lady in the Water) I have no objection to her but still, I really don't think they should replace Rachelle!! What do you guys think?
Anyway, love you all and REVIEW PLEASE!
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~Steph~