We can make it to the house as long as we pass the river. I heard Seth in my mind as we ran as fast as we could. The forest flew by us, the trees going by us in a blue as I felt the cold wind slamming against me. I hear more growling behind me, knowing that it wasn't Seth and someone else from the pack. If only Leah was here, but then again she was protecting the house to make sure none of the other wolves were coming. I looked above me, seeing the trees very high up and clear for me to run through from trunk to trunk. In front of my was a large boulder that could have launched me up into the tree. So I took that opportunity, running up the boulder and jumping as high as I could. Going up at least 30 feet in the sir gracefully like a ballerina, I ran through the trees as Rosalie and Edward stayed on the ground with Seth.
The howls were louder and more intense as we kept running, and I looked behind me to see where they were. I saw three of them chasing us, and Seth was close to Edward who was the last one in our group to run. They looked like they wanted blood, and that was the last thing we wanted in this situation now. I recognized one of them from the previous fight we have together with the newborns: Embry. It pained me seeing him do this, since he saved my life at one time and I saved his. We were on mutual ground, but now that was broken. Who knew that would break over a simple explanation of territory and races.
I saw the clearing where the river was, and I launched myself over the river, seeing the house some feet away from us. I felt myself gliding through the sir, the moon high above me giving the forest a taint of blue, and the clouds shading the atmosphere. There was a sense of peace in the air, like I was hanging in the air and frozen in time. But it all ended when I landed on the floor in front of the house some feet away from us. I slid on the forest floor a couple of set, looking behind me and seeing Rosalie jumping over the river and landed near me. Edward and Seth jumped over the river, having me hear the roar of the other wolves. They were disappointed in the fact that they lost in getting us. The four of us looked back at the wolves, seeing the wolf with the dark black fur growl at us. BUt I knew he was growling at Seth, having me look over at Seth and hear him whimper. Slowly I walked over to him and rested my hand on his fur, hearing him whimper and rub his own head against my hand. He was hurting just as bad as we were, only because he had to run and become the enemy of the pack he was once a part of.
"Now we've really pissed them off." Edward said aloud, "So the second party can't go the same way."
"Where can they go, they'll need to feed soon." Rosalie said aloud as she looked back at the house.
"We'll figure it out." I said aloud to them both, seeing the wolves turn back into the forest with bitter disappointment. I never thought I would close to being killed by wolves again, but like fifty years prior when I was with Sam and we almost got killed for hunting. Even though we were on the top of the predatory list, we knew we still have those who could kill us.
They still could kill us if they tried. We just couldn't give them that opportunity.
The next few days were still waiting games for us. Bella looked like she could deliver the baby at any moment, since she was still looking rather sick and not holding down any food we try to give her. But the one thing we would give her that she was able to drink and be fine with, was Blood. It was a odd thing to give her, but the baby wasn't refusing it this time and she was looking a bit better every time she drank it.
The rest of the family got their share of food and strength when we found a proper route to cut through. And since we were all getting a bit better with our blood intake, all we could do now is what. Sam and I would wait outside the house and look at the forest to make sure that we were safe. Carlisle and Esme were out hunting for the night, and Emmett and Jasper went off on their own. Edward, Jacob, Rosalie and Alice were with Bella inside the house, and I wanted to have some time with Sam alone. We were having a hard time to have our alone time together since we found out Bella was Pregnant, in which we never looked at it as a bad thing to help out our sister. But we missed having that time together.
"Im scared for her." I said aloud to him, my voice was soft against the wind that came through the area. I rested my head on his shoulder and felt him shift a bit as he placed his hand on my kneecap. I had my arm around his in front of us.
"I know you are. We all are. But I trust her." Sam said aloud to me, "She made this decision on her own. Edward's on board with her."
"It took him long enough." I said in a murmur, hearing Sam snicker and I grinned. It was nice to hear him laugh once again, even though given the circumstance we were in as a family. I missed hearing him laugh and being able to have a intimate moment with him. These were precious times for us, not that we hated not helping Bella and what was going with her and the baby.
"If I was human, I would be falling asleep at this point." Sam muttered aloud, having me kiss the side of his head in a loving manner.
"Now you know how Bella is feeling." I said to him in a grin, seeing him nod his head. I heard the howling of a wolf far off in the distance, way too off to be concerned about. Other noises came through the house, I could hear a conversation happening inside the house with everyone in the family, the wind going through the trees and bringing coolness in the Washington forest. I then thought of about something I wanted to talk to Sam about, since we had the opportunity to be alone and talk about it without thinking about anything else.
"Esme thinks we should get a place together, away from the house." I said to him aloud, without thinking about it a moment. Even though it was almost a month ago, it was something I was thinking about since we talked about it in the garden. What if we did get a place to ourselves away from the family, but close enough if they needed our help.
"Where would we go?" Sam asked me in a light tone. I thought of somewhere close to the coast, even though we wanted to be close enough for contact the family.
"Somewhere along the coast." I said to him, just picturing the sea and being able to hearing it on the daily routine. There was a sense of peace that was there between us, though we were living in a life of chaos. It's been fifty years that we have been married, it still felt fresh to be close to Sam and have our moment away from the family.
"You want to do this?" Sam asked me with curiosity. Even thought this was a different case from when we were running to save the family from Demetri and his vendetta against Sam and I, this was still something to consider with the family. I wanted space with Sam, not needing to sneak around with the family nearby to have my moments with Sam, but I still wanted to be close enough to the family to see them and visit.
Before we could decide, We both heard a loud scream from inside the house and we both shot up from our spots, facing the house. I then could smell human blood, flooding my nose and having me hiss and placed my hand over my nose. Bella was hurt, bad, and from what I could hear, her spine was now broken and blood was flowing out.
"Oh no." Sam said aloud as we both ran into the house and up the stairs. I knew we had to help her, though we knew it was a risk of her blood being out in the open and the vampires in the room loosing control. But as soon as we entered the room where everyone was in: All we saw is chaos. Bella was on the operating table, Edward and Jacob over her and trying to make sure she was alright, and Rosalie and Alice getting the equipment ready. But Rosalie's hand was near her belly and I smelt more blood in the area. Rosalie had cut into her belly, and I saw Edward freeze with his eyes on Rosalie. Something went wrong.
"Rosalie, don't!" Edward said aloud in a shout, and within a flash I saw Jacob tackle her to the floor and the knife falling out of her hand. I ran towards Jacob as well, hoping that Rosalie doesn't rip his head off from the attack. Bella was in pain, I could hear it in her breathing and screaming.
"Emma, get Rosalie out of here." Edward said to me as I grabbed her gently and ushered her out of the room.
"I'm calling Carlisle right now." I heard Alice said aloud. I walked Rosalie outside of the room and down to the first floor. We both were quiet as we could still hear Bella screaming in her room. I thought of Sam and what he was going through with the blood out in the air. Was he strong enough to get through it?
"I'm okay Emma." Rosalie said to me aloud, her eyes were on me. I saw her trying to contain her herself with the control she had left in her body and system. I rubbed her ams in a soothing notion, trying to control it myself as well as I heard the door opening behind us. Bella screamed out as I heard the doors closed and I looked behind me. Sam walked down the stairs and joined us.
"What happened?" Rosalie asked him aloud as I felt Sam grab the back of my arms and breathe in my hair. This was his way to control his thirst and find something else to get his mind off of blood. I felt him squeeze my arms, feeling my powers kick him slightly and then having him move to stand next to me.
"I asked to get out of there before she has the baby." he explained to us. I then looked out to the front door and then heard Emmett and Jasper run over to the front of the house as the sound we all were waiting to hear came through the house: a baby cry. We all froze in our spots, thinking that this was some kind of dream, as if it was not the real sound of Bella's baby being born. BUt it was shape, loud, and high pitched, so it had to be real.
"I'm going up there and making sure the baby's okay." Rosalie said aloud, having me looked back at her suddenly. She looked back at me with a reassuring look and a pat on my hand.
"I'm fine, I promise." she said to me. I knew she would try to control herself with the baby there, since she was in fact protecting the pregnant Bella from anyone who tried to hurt her. I saw her walk back into the room and Sam and I looked at each other. We knew the next step that was going to happen: Bella was going to turn. Which meant that she was going to bitten. Which meant, the treaty was about to break.
And war was about happen.
"Sam, Emma! Get out here!" Emmett said aloud as we heard him from the front house. Sam and I bolted out of the house, seeing Emmett and Jasper outside near the edge of the forest and home and looking out in determination. Howls were heard in the air, and we knew then that Bella was bitten by Edward to stay alive.
"How many do we have?" I asked Emmett aloud as I saw Alice and Edward come out of the house and down to us. Edward's shirt has blood stains all over him, having me look at him and see that something terrible happened. Bella wasn't responding to the venom, I knew it from the look of his face. I looked back up at the window of the room she was in, and I felt my heart tearing into pieces.
"We don't have enough." Alice said aloud in a worried tone. But I looked back at my brother, seeing the look of determination on his face, the look that I hated to see since it was rare to have on his face. Edward stared right in front of him as I saw a few wolves coming out through the trees and towards us. They were looking for blood and murder on their faces, I could see it in their eyes. But I saw two wolves coming over to stand next to Jasper, and I looked over. It was Seth and Leah, their wolf forms were staring out into the wilderness and growling at the wolves that were coming. It pained me to think they would have to fight their previous friends. Carlisle and Esme ran back to the front of the house as well, just in time for the ear to come through.
"I'm not going to let them hurt my family." Edward said aloud as we looked in horror at the entire. I wanted to protect Bella and the baby, and this could be the end of our family. I wasn't going to let that happen to the family, since they were everything that I needed in this vampire life. We were meant to protect one another,
"We're right behind you." Sam said to Edward aloud as the wolf that was Sam snarled out loud that roared through the woods. Then the next thing we knew we started a war in front of the house, trying to make sure they the wolves were going nowhere near the house. I had to hold back one of the wolves as they tried to snap at me, making me feel as though I was going to loose my strength and give in. But I couldn't do it, not when I knew Bella and the baby were inside and I had to protect them.
Sam was about to strike at Edward one last time, making me fear for him as I threw one of the younger wolves back from me. But I saw someone run out between the two sides: Jacob. He ran out and looked rather furious at the wolves. I saw everyone stop fighting and everything came into a halt.
"You hurt her, you hurt me!" He screamed at the wolves. it all slowed down again, having me see that we were no longer going to fight anymore with the wolves. We were freezing then since he said those words. They made the wolves stop in their place and we looked at him in both confusion and wonder.
What just happened?
