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Chapter 20

Tara's POV

It was my last Saturday in Forks, I decided to go for a nature walk, it was where I truly relaxed wandering among the trees, and it was a past time Jasper had frequented participated in with me, so why not experience it one last time, even if this time it was some what lonelier. I glanced at my phone, I sighed, 2 missed calls off Bella, which could wait. She had mentioned she was going to visit Jacob again, I laughed at how she had accused me of getting over Jasper too soon, now it seemed it was her turn. I could also swear she'd actually forgotten I was leaving in a few days.

I wandered further into the trees enjoying the breeze on my face, it could be considered a cold day, but I was prepared and had dressed appropriately, determined for this quiet day not to be ruined. I reached for my phone again as Bella called again; she would leave an answer phone message if it was important. I progressed further; the light dimmed a little as I walked deeper. I felt my phone again, this time I viewed the screen, she had left an answer phone message, perhaps this way important then. I pressed to call button, when I saw him emerge in front of me, those red eyes. Laurent.

"Tara?" his face on one side.,

"Laurent" I nodded and turned around, but he was of course in front of me almost instantly, I kept the phone at my side, the call had connected, I hoped that Bella would hear everything.

"Earlier today I met Bella and now I have the fortune of meeting you," he explained.

"I thought you'd moved away?" I asked, I was trying to keep this civil, although I desperately wanted to get away, there was no vampire clothing to cover my scent this time, and he already knew I was human anyway.

"I thought you had, the Cullen's place was empty?"

"They moved," I explained. "Although they visit frequently," I lied for some reason.

"Of course," he smiled and took a step forward.

"I'll mention to Carlisle that you visited, I'm sure he'd like to meet you again," I explained.

"Certainly..."

"So what brings you here today?" I asked.

"Bella," he answered simply.

"Yes, you mentioned you'd seen," her I responded.

"But our reunion was unfortunately interrupted,"

"Oh-"

"Ours however, has not been..."

"Jasper is coming to visit me tomorrow," continued to talk. "I'll pass on any messages you have for the Cullen's"

"I'm sure she wouldn't mind," Laurent thought aloud.

"Pardon?"

"My killing you, Victoria wanted Bella for herself, but you," he paused. "Your scent was hidden from me on that fateful day, but now, out here, it is certainly tantalising," he leant towards me and inhaled my scent.

"You don't need to do this," I groaned as he got closer, his eyes were now black, I closed my eyes wanting this to be over. "Please?" I begged, he leaned towards me, I found myself pressed against a tree trunk, I was whimpering slightly, I stopped that, I had to be brave, until the end. One thing entered my head alone, Jasper, the day when had proposed, the day when we had been reunited after our short time apart. Jasper.

"Oh dear Tara," Laurent sighed and leant towards me, pained seared down my neck, I couldn't help but roar slightly as it pushed my body to limit. It was seconds before light seared down on me, had he moved away? Paused? Got distracted? Was this death?

Bella's POV

I was terrified, I'd seen Laurent, and the wolves had chased him away and from that phone call I think Tara was experiencing the same ordeal, but I'd no idea who to contact or what to do? I was just sat here, I jumped out of the truck, and Jacob came hurtling towards me.

"We need to open up Tara's house!" he demanded,

"We've got a spare key," I bounded into the house, finding the key, where Charlie had kept it in case of emergencies, as I unlocked the door, I was shoved aside as Sam Uley carried an unconscious Tara into the house.

"Is she ok?"

"What do you know about transformations?" Jacob demanded.

"What-"

"Bella!" Sam demanded my attention, "We saved her from the vampire, like we did for you but we didn't realise she'd been bitten!"

"You?!" I exclaimed, "The wolves" they both just stood there, as though waiting for me to fill in the pieces myself. "Werewolves," I muttered, Sam nodded at Jacob who then grabbed both of my hands.

"She's going to become one of them," he explained. "We kind of don't know what to do with her," he continued.

"Right," my mind flickered back to when I had lay on the ballet studio floor, such pain "It burns, a terrible sensation, horrific pain, so difficult to deal with," I explained, Sam was nodding encouragingly, "It takes a few days, I think" I continued, "Depends on the person, that's all I know," I finished.

"Right..." Jacob glanced at Sam. "We couldn't just let her die," he reassured.

"I know Jacob, but what can we do with a newborn vampire on our hands," Sam groaned, he reached forward tenderly and pulled back a coat which had been draped over her, and I saw the red bite mark on her neck, I felt my stomach heave.

"Bella you should go back home," Jacob reassured me, he rubbed my shoulders slightly. "And I'm sorry you had to work it out this way, which is why I've been avoiding you"

"I understand," I murmured before leaving the house. Jacob was a werewolf and Tara was about to become a vampire.

A day later

I was lying on my bed researching something pathetic for school, I thought I heard something earlier but I believed that I'd been wrong, this time however I knew I had. I shifted slightly at the window when I saw it, further along from my house outside Tara's, a Mercedes S55 AMG, I knew everything about it, the horsepower, the interior and how the engine felt, and there it was outside Tara's house. Carlisle's car, they had returned for me.

I fled out of my room, thundering down the stairs I heard Charlie stir, as I arrived outside, the rain pelting down; the car was a dot in the distance by the time I'd got there. Alice's vision. Tara was the one.

"Bella?" Charlie quizzed placing his coat around me in the rain, he moved me slowly back towards the house, I would never forget that moment. The night they returned, they returned for her. Leaving me behind.