Chapter 2: Surprising Arrivals

I stood looking at the graves in front of me. The ground still had fresh dirt lying over where the holes use to be. I felt a warm hand brush against my arm. I looked up to see a very warm set of brown eyes staring back at me.

"You ok?" he asked.

I simply nodded at him. Jacob had been my best friend since I had entered the land of the living a month after the Cullen's left. I reached out and squeezed his hand before wrapping my arms back around myself.

We stood there for a long time while I simply held myself together. After about an hour I felt Jacob go rigid beside me and a growl escaped his throat. I turned to look at him. But he was shaking slightly and glaring into the woods at something I could not see.

"Jake, what is it?"

"Bella, get behind me." He said as he moved me so I was standing about a foot behind him.

"What's wrong?" I asked nervously.

"Vampires. Three of them." He growled.

"What?! Do you recognize the scent?" I was suddenly alarmed. I knew Victoria was still looking for me.

"Yeah. I recognize it." He seemed mad instead of on alert.

I peeked out from behind him and stared into the direction he was looking. Not even thirty seconds later I saw three figures emerging from the trees. I felt the hole in my chest rip wide open and I knew that the shock was apparent on my face. There in front of me, in all of their glory, was Alice, Jasper, and Edward. I felt myself inch closer to Jacob.

"What are you doing here, bloodsuckers?" Jacob growled.

The three of them stopped about eight feet away from us. Edward's eyes were glued to me. I tried not to look at him. It just caused more pain to look into his eyes. What was he doing here? I wasn't sure if I could handle seeing him again and then having him leave. Instead I looked at Alice. Her eyebrows were pushed together in concentration.

"Bella? Who is this?" Alice asked confused.

I stepped out from behind Jacob slowly and stood next to him instead.

"I'm Jacob. Bella's best friend."

"I saw… what happened. I knew I couldn't make it in time to make a different, but we wanted to come back and be with you. So you weren't alone." Alice looked heartbroken.

I couldn't think of that. I couldn't let them back in. Edward hadn't taken my heart and my sole with him. I was just trying to get by now. I had nothing left to give.

I fell to the floor because of a strong headache. I heard everyone call my name before I blacked out I mumbled Escalus.

Jacobs P.O.V.

When we saw Bella fall; we all rushed over to her. I picked her up and heard her mumble Escalus. "What is Escalus," Alice said. "I believe I can help," someone said. "Who the hell are you," I said.

Benvolio P.O.V.

"I believe I can help," I said. "Who the hell are you," the boy holding Juliet said. "We will explain after we get to safety," Tybalt said.