A/N:I own nothing.
Twenty Two
Upon arriving, everyone else wanted to go back to our old home. I, on the other hand, wanted to go straight to La Push. So, we compromised. We went back to the house, while everyone went inside to "plan", I left, and went to La Push. They just didn't know it, until I was already gone. Smart Bella…for once. I got there, and didn't bother hiding it. I was on a mission, and no one would stop me.
"Bella! You shouldn't be here!" Sam yelled, running at me. I snarled at him, and he actually stopped. "Where is he?" I demanded, preparing to lunge. "Whoa, easy Bella. I'll take you to him alright? We don't have an issue with you." He stated, turning around. I followed him; close enough that I could use him as a hostage should they try anything stupid. I wasn't getting jumped trying to rescue Edward, not yet at least. After he was safe, that was a different story. I didn't care after that.
He took me to Jacob's house, of all places. Straight past Billy, and Leah, right to Jacob's room. I hesitated at the door. Sam looked curiously at me, and then swung the door open. I gasped when I saw the condition Edward was in. His eyes, pitch black, his face and chest were covered in scratches and bite marks. He looked…pasty, terrible. I roared that's the only way to say it. I was furious, and ready to kill.
"You will let us walk out of here, NOW, or I will kill you!" I screamed, slamming my fist into the wall. I could not believe they would do this! To my Edward! For something I did! Oh! The nerve of these…these…mongrels!
"Bella, I can't just let him go. I mean, what if you run?" Sam protested, backing up just a little. I respected him a little bit more for that move. At least he knew I was serious. That was a bonus to me. "Let us go, or die. It's that simple Sam." I snapped back. He thought for a few minutes, and then nodded his head curtly once. I grabbed Edward's arm, and helped him out. "If anyone follows us, or tries to harm me, or my family you will all be dead. We'll discuss the consequences of what I did, at a later date. You have my word that we will not leave." I stated, still walking. I didn't wait for a response.
Once in the car, I let loose all my anger. I temporarily forgot the condition Edward was in, and yelled at him. "How dare you! How dare you Edward! This was my mess! I did it! You swore to me that you would not come here! I can't believe you would sacrifice yourself for me when you don't even want me!" I yelled, going much too fast.
"Bella let me ex-"
"I'm not done!" I snapped, cutting him off immediately. "I cannot believe you would do something so foolish! So…so stupid Edward!" I continued, until I saw him laughing. I slammed on the brakes, causing him to fall forward for a split second before he caught himself. We were now stopped in the middle of the road, but I didn't care.
"You're laughing? Seriously? You think there's something funny about this?" I asked menacingly. He nodded, and then explained, "It's just, I'm usually the one yelling at you for doing stupid things. It's kind of…nice having the roles reversed. It really shows me that you love me, as much as I love you. I'm sorry love, its just…my duty to protect you the best I can." I started to speak, but he silenced me with a kiss.
"I want you." He whispered, kissing me again. "I really do, more than you know, but right now, I need to hunt." He whispered again. Oh!
"Right. We're not with this conversation though." I said firmly. He chuckled, but agreed. "Okay, let's go home. Then we'll hunt, because the others will want to see you." I continued, driving as quickly as I dared. This was now much faster than I ever would have as a human. I wasn't scared now that I couldn't die.
When we arrived home, I got out first, naturally. He was weak, I wasn't sure what the marks or scratches had done to him, but it didn't look good. I heard Alice approach me, and I knew she was angry. I had after all, tricked her.
"Bella! Why would do that? Do you know what they could have-Edward!" She screamed, jumping up and down. "How did you get way?" She asked, grabbing his other arm, helping us to the house. "I told them to let us leave, and they did." I replied simply. We made it to the living room, and sat him down. "Look, I need help getting him to the woods. He needs to hunt and fast. I don't know what these cuts are doing, but he's growing weaker by minute." I explained quickly.
"They'll kill him if he doesn't get some blood soon." Alice replied sitting next to him. "But, he needs to rest for a few minutes." I sighed heavily. She did have a point, but she could have waited to tell me he could die before she said the last part.
"Why did you come here? I told you it was fixed." Edward attempted to growl, but it came out very weak. That worried more than anything I think. If he was too weak to even sound menacing, something was seriously wrong with him. I jumped up, and grabbed his arm. "No questions, no arguments. Let's go hunt, now." I stated, directing the argument comment to Alice. Screw resting, he could do that once I knew he wouldn't die.