Wow, I don't know what else to say. You guys are amazing... That last chapter's reviews lifted my spirit so much, I never want this story to end... Good thing there will be a SEQUEL!

By the way, Steven, you made me laugh. I wasn't waiting to get to 1000 reviews, I wouldn't do that to you guys. It was just that this chapter was so difficult for me to get to. It's, in my opinion, the most important chapter, and I wanted to make sure you guys enjoyed it.

So here it is!

Chapter 47 – Venom

Bella's POV

I felt my world crashing down around me. My heart was pounding in my ears. Victoria's icy hands gripped my chin and hair. I was shivering. This couldn't be the end...

I had chosen Jacob. I wasn't supposed to die. I was supposed to have a nice, wholesome, long life. It entailed kids and a house with a yard and a white picket fence.

Oh please... I whispered in my head, closing my eyes.

"This is for you, baby," she said. I squeezed my eyes shut.

I love you, Jacob...

Edward's POV

"Don't you dare!" I yelled, panicking. Victoria stopped. I could see her hand tightening on Bella. I didn't breathe, I couldn't. Bella... My sweet Bella, she was going to die. No. I couldn't let it happen.

"Thi-... This is what you wanted," Victoria stuttered, her voice getting stronger at the end. I shook my head, paying no mind to the fact that I looked ridiculous with a werewolf on top of me.

"No, it isn't. I've been lying to you. The whole time," I said, sitting up a little beneath Sam. He backed off a little, but not enough to let me get away. Panic. Nausea. Fear. Worry. My Bella couldn't die...

Bella's eyes were open now, looking at me. She really didn't have much else to look at. Any movement of her head might remind Victoria that she was right there. Her bright brown orbs were all I could focus on.

I couldn't read her. Her eyes were furious, yet frightened. I didn't know anything else. Her hatred? For me? For Victoria. No... My Bella...

"Vic, let her go. This is my fault, be angry with me if you want!" I yelled. Victoria's eyes were alive, like wild fires. She was furious... I was going to lose Bella. If I'd had a heart, I would have died because it would have stopped. This was all my fault... Bella.

You'll only have yourself to blame. I hope you can live with that. Alice's words came flying back into my head. She was right. The whole time, she had been right. I should have listened to her. Now, Bella was going to lie in a heap on the floor.

My doing.

My fault.

Victoria's eyes were burning into mine. She didn't pull away for at least half a minute. Bella's life hung in the balance. Then she turned her eyes on her. She pulled her hand off her chin and bent down by her ear. I had to strain to hear her words.

"This is your fault... He never wanted you to be one of us... You don't want to be a vampire now. I've never tried to change a human before... I hope I can stop in time," she whispered. With that, her hand shot forward, faster than I could see. She brought Bella forward and bit into her.

"NO!" I heard Sam and Jacob scream in their heads while they snarled. I shoved Sam off of me and before he even got up, I was on Victoria. I looked up as I pulled her off Bella, grabbing her by the hair. I didn't think twice. I snapped Victoria's neck and pulled it off.

I threw the head towards the fire, not caring if it made it. She wouldn't pull herself back together before the wolves got to her.

Bella was screaming, her back arching up off the ground. The sand was clinging to her clothes, her hair, her face. She was convulsing, her body shaking violently. I dropped to the ground on my knees, watching her. My hands ghosted over her body.

I reached for her hand and pulled it close, seeing the bloodied spot where Victoria had bitten into her.

The same spot James had bitten her.

I felt my chest weaken as Bella's screams penetrated my heart. I closed my eyes. The venom was seeping throughout her body. She would change. She would be mine... She wouldn't be lost to this world... But I had almost lost her.

And now, her soul would no longer exist. But she would be mine.

Angela's POV

Everything happened so fast. Everyone was moving at supernatural speed. Paul was still in front of me, acting as a guard dog. All I saw was a flash of pale fly across the beach, then saw a head fly towards the fire. Then there was screaming. Slow, painful, incredibly heart wrenching moans of agony.

"Bella!" I cried, watching Edward pull her up a little into his hold. I ran forward but strong, hot arms grabbed me around the waist and pulled me back.

"No! You won't go near him!" Paul growled in my ear. Apparently he had become human again. My hand was still out stretched, reaching for Bella with everything I had. Paul's grip around me tightened, refusing to let me go.

"What's happening to her?" I asked, glancing back over my shoulder, unable to look at Bella writhe any longer.

"The bitch bit her. Vampire's have venom in their mouths, when they bite a human, if they don't kill them, the human undergoes the transformation into a vampire," Paul explained.

"Bella will become a vampire?" I cried, turning my head back to watch her. There was a small, bitter silence before Paul responded.

"If she survives the pain of it."

Jacob's POV

I had seen Edward throw Sam off him and run for Bella. I fought as quickly as I could against the black haired woman. She was a violent one. I was lucky to have Seth at my side. He acted as a distraction to keep her attention off me so I could strike. With her attention mostly on him, I came at her from her side, and leapt at her.

I pinned her to the ground and Seth came up behind her. He tore her head off and he'd barely spat it out before I pushed off of her chest and ran for Bella. Less than a minute had passed. Everything was too quick, but felt too long.

As I reached Bella, laying in Edward's arms, I shifted. I landed hard on my knees and shoved him aside, swooping in to grab Bella. Surprisingly, he didn't fight me. He just got to his feet and took a step back. I couldn't understand the look on his face. It was caught somewhere between relief, happiness and remorse. Not that I gave a damn.

"Bella, baby, I'm here," I whispered, caressing her cheek with my warm hand. She let out a violent scream and thrashed in my arms. I tried to calm her, feeling panic rolling through me. This couldn't be happening. Bella was finally with me. She had chosen to spend the rest of her life with me. And I was still going to lose her heartbeat.

I tucked a piece of hair behind her ear as she continued shuddering in my grasp. I pressed my forehead against hers and breathed in. This couldn't be...

My head snapped up and I looked around. There were no vampires left but Edward. Either they were burning in the fire pit or had fled the area. My pack was coming closer, yet they still kept their distance. I begged for help with my eyes. But every where I looked, I saw defeat.

Finally, I looked up to Edward.

"Stop this!" I cried, another moan of pain interrupting my words.

"I can't-"

"Bull shit! Yes you can, do it now!" I yelled at him, sliding my fingers into the hair at the nape of Bella's neck. The convulsions became worse, nearly wrenching her from my hold.

"I could make it go faster, if you'd like," he said as I pulled her closer. I looked back up at him to see he wasn't smiling. He wasn't grinning in triumph. He wasn't basking. He was aloof. In pain, just as much as I was. Neither of us could bare to see Bella like this. I buried my nose into her hair at the top of her head, shutting my eyes.

"This is your fault... Fix this," I whispered, knowing he'd hear me. I could feel him shaking his head.

"The venom needs to be sucked out.. I'm sure Bella's told you this story before-" My head snapped up to look at him again.

"Then do it!" I yelled at him, begging once more with my eyes. I couldn't believe I'd stooped this low. A werewolf begging a vampire. But I'd do anything for Bella. Anything to keep her alive.

"I can't do it! Even if I wanted to, I've done it once before and I barely stopped in time. I'd kill her," he said. I turned my gaze back to Bella and pulled her hand toward me so I could look at the vicious bite. I looked at Bella's face, contorted in pain, then back to the bite.

"I'll do it then," I said, moving forward. Ice cold gripped my shoulder, keeping me from reaching her arm.

"You'll die! Vampire venom is lethal to werewolves, idiot. Just let her become like me and I'll take her away so you won't have to bare it-"

"Never!" I yelled, shaking his hand off my shoulder. I looked at Bella. I couldn't help her... Even if she did turn, I would stand by her side, forever. We would get through it. Things would never be the same, but I would never leave her. This wasn't her choice, to become like this. So I would help her suffer through it. If it came to that.

"Edward, please... She doesn't want to spend her life with you. She chose me. She'll hate you for this. Why can't you just-" Bella let out an ear splitting scream, making me grip her harder. I looked back up to Edward, looking straight into his crimson eyes. "Just help me... Let her live a human life with me... Let her be happy. You used to say that that was all you wanted..."

I looked into his eyes a moment longer before Bella shook hard in my arms. I turned my attention to her and cradled her head against my chest, feeling the tears beginning to well in my eyes. This was not what I wanted for my Bells... Her heart unbeating, her pain, unbelievable...

I couldn't help her...

Edward's POV

I felt too many things. This was all happening too fast...

Soon, there would be no more going back. The venom would seep too far into Bella's system and it would take her over. She would need to be taken care of, housed somewhere where the screams wouldn't be heard. The wolf couldn't do that.

I would take her away, keep her where no one would harm her. Watch her as she transformed into my vampire Bella.

Soon, Jacob Black would let her go. He would have to. He wouldn't be able to stay with a vampire.

Bella let out another cry of pain and I cringed. No matter how badly I wanted her to be with me, be like me, I never wanted her to go through this transformation. I remembered the pain vividly from my own time. Like it was yesterday.

Would she even make it through this?

A surge of fear went through me. What if she died? What if she couldn't make it through the transformation and it tore her apart? I brought my hand up to my forehead, trying to calm myself. Bella wouldn't let that happen. She was too strong, too stubborn, to die.

I laughed at the irony. Either way, she would die. Her heart would stop beating, her soul would be lost, her family would think her dead...

I felt my chest aching. I had done all of this. I should have been protecting Bella from Victoria, not leading her straight to her. I had been the heart of all this evil. Whether Bella made it through this or not, I didn't know if I'd be able to live with myself.

"Edward, you need to let her go..." a voice said, making me look up.

A/N : So, I think this is your guys last cliff hanger. Haha. I have two chapters left, plus your guys reward for reaching 1000 reviews, which I know we're going to get to! You've all made me so happy over the last few months. Thank you so much for sticking with this story! Expect my author's notes to get more and more sentimental. I might cry on the last chapter. Haha.

So who's voice do you guys thing spoke to Edward? I can't wait to hear what you all think!