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BPOV

The humans hid well, but not well enough. Their Lysol covered scent led me straight to them. Four men dressed in green fatigues crouched behind the surrounding brush. I whispered to Jasper and scaled up a nearby tree.

Jasper landed beside me. Scarlet covered his clothes, and face. Even dressed in blood, he was gorgeous. "We have to disarm those guns."

He nodded and searched the ground for our attackers. "We'll stay in the tree tops. Drop, grab a gun, and jump back up. If we move around quickly, they won't be able to target us."

"What about Edward and Alice?"

His hand cupped my cheek. "They'll be fine. No one can move faster then Edward, and Alice can handle herself."

I wanted to apologize for running away, this was my fault, if I had stayed and faced what I did, maybe we…

"Hey." His hands held my face. "Whatever you're thinking, stop."

"But Jasper…"

He shook his head. "Don't."

A scream interrupted our little moment. My eyes widened. "That's Edward!"

Jasper grabbed my arm. "Get the guns first!"

I nodded and leaped to the next tree. Below me stood two hidden figures scanning the area with their weapons. I dropped in between them and stole their weapons before they had a chance to react. The guns crushed underneath my grip, and the powder sprinkled the air. The sound of a racing heart led me to the next victim. Disarming the humans was easy, almost too easy, and within three minutes, I had taken all my targets out.

Leah and Seth, both drenched in crimson fur, ran south. I assumed they were heading towards Jacob. The fight was over. Mission accomplished. My eyes searched for Jasper, I couldn't see him, but his agonizing scream alerted me to his location. The speed that my legs carried me was unnatural, and rightfully so since I was a supernatural being.

I found him on his knees, wailing. Something was wrong. "Jasper?"

He ignored me and continued to scream.

Terror stopped my movements. Suddenly, I didn't want to know what was causing him so much pain. It's Edward! But Edward was fine, because he was in front me, staring at me with a pained expression.

"Bella." His arms wrapped around me, crushing me.

It had been so long since I saw him, felt him, smelt him. I forgot how intoxicating he was, and how much I really did love him. His lips touched my face and then my lips. I closed my eyes drinking in his taste, the sweet and electrifying liquid that was Edward. I forgot about the forest, and the fight, nothing mattered but him. I would have stayed there for years, but he pulled away. His pale skin was warm against mine. His hands stayed wrapped around me, and his gaze burrowed into mine. There was pain, great pain in those black irises.

"It's okay. We're fine now." I assured him.

His eyebrows scrunched in horror. "Alice is dead."

The stories I've read about vampires always described them as emotionless beings, this was far from the truth. Rage, confusion, and misery swirled around in chaos inside me. "I don't understand?" I looked to him for answers and realized he had none. Jasper!

I ran to Jasper and fell beside him, enveloping him within my grasp. He wailed in silent tears, punching holes into the earth. A lifeless body lay in front of him, without a head. My body shook uncontrollably. I held onto Jasper for support. This can't be happening, vampires can't die. "It's not her, someone else." Jasper responded with a deep wail. I felt Edward's hands on my shoulders pulling me away from Jasper.

He dragged me away from the scene. I let him take me away, away from my broken friend and my dead sister. "We need to leave," he said.

"But Alice.."

"Alice is dead," he replied coldly. "We can't change that, but I promise you, that her murderers will die painfully." He sighed and his gaze wandered toward the compound. "I need to go back to Volterra."

"Why? What for?"

"There are vampires working with them and they are extremely strong. We need help."

"Alice…" I couldn't believe she was gone. I never even apologized to her.

"We need to go now Bella, but Jasper may be a problem. He's having a hard time getting through this."

My hand touched his arm. "Talk to him, he's your brother."

Edward shook his head. "I can't"

"Edward.."

He cut me off. "It's not because I don't want to. It's just…" He sighed and his shoulders slumped. "His thoughts are all over the place and I've been blocking them out."

My lip quivered. I knew what Jasper was thinking. He was full of guilt, and probably thought Alice died not knowing that he really loved her. Then the realization that Edward knew about me and Jasper flooded back into my mind. Instinctively, I pulled away, ashamed of what I had done.

"Don't, it's okay Bella." He pulled me back into his embrace.

I avoided his eyes. "I'm sorry Edward. You must hate me. I never meant for any of this to happen."

He kissed the top of my head. "Forget about it. It doesn't matter anymore. The only thing I care about is you and your safety."

The world spun around me. Everything was changing so rapidly, and I couldn't grasp any of it. Edward's hands raised my head, forcing me to stare into those succulent eyes of his.

"You are the only thing that maters to me. If it wasn't for you, I'd be crumbling right now. I love you Bella Swan." He kissed me again, erasing any doubts that I had. He did love me. I felt it. He pulled back, grabbed my hand and led me to Jasper.

Jasper's face was buried in Alice's stomach. He held onto her, whispering apologizes and vowing for revenge. Seeing her corpse filled my mouth with invisible bile. I knelt next to Jasper and touched his shoulder. "We have to go now."

He shook his head. "I need to bury her."

"Okay, but not here."

In silent despair, he lifted her off the ground, and followed us into the woods.

Edward tracked Jacob's scent to a small town ten miles from where we were. He went with Jasper to bury Alice, while I went to see Jacob. I argued with him that I should come, but he told me no. It was something he needed to do with Jasper, alone. The town was really a small fishing community, which made my hunt for Jacob easier.

He sat outside, by one of the docks, with Susan by his side. For complete strangers, they were sitting awfully close. I watched from a distance, seeing the dorky smile on Jacob as he told a joke that made no sense and Susan's quiet laughter that followed. My eyes narrowed at the two of them.

As I approached. Jacob's nose crinkled and he looked my way. "Oh, I thought I smelt something. Bells, you really stink," he said.

Normally, I'm not the jealous type, but when Susan's hand landed on Jacob's lap, something in me snapped. I blinked and appeared before her, glaring menacingly. Her smile faded and instead of removing her hand, she clenched to Jacob in fear.

"What's the matter with you Bella," Jacob asked.

"Me? Do you want to explain why Barbie here is groping you?"

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Susan quickly remove her hand and slide away from Jacob. Jacob groaned and stood up. "Excuse us Susan." He grabbed my arm and yanked me towards the water. "That was uncalled for Bells."

"Are you kidding me?"

Jacob sighed and slid his hands into his pockets. "We're going back to the US, tomorrow."

"Alice is dead," I blurted out.

His massive form reached for me, and I stepped back. "I'm sorry Bells, I know she was your friend, even if she was a bloodsucker."

"Were you going to leave without saying goodbye? You come all the way here to save me, and then you're just going to leave!" I could tell he was hiding something. "Jacob Blake answer me!" I didn't realize I had grabbed him and lifted him up, until I heard the snarl behind me."

"Everything's fine Leah," he said.

I dropped him and turned away. Everything is far from fine. I wasn't mad at Jacob, I was mad at myself. The scent of human wafted into my nose, and the thirst came to life. Without looking back, I ran. I had to get away from the village quickly. Paws treaded across the earth and followed me into the woods.

"Bells, there's something I need to tell you." Jacob stood behind me, pulling on another pair of sweatpants.

"How many of those do you carry with you?" I asked.

His filled with a smile, and one I missed. "This is the last one."

"Great."

"Bells?"

I faced him and leaned against a tree. "What is it."

He scratched his head. "Do you remember what I told you about imprinting?"

"Yea."

"Well, it happened." He stared at me, waiting for a response. "I imprinted, Bells."

My expression must have been one of complete confusion, because he said it again.

"I imprinted...on Susan."

"Oh…" Jacob's curious behavior suddenly made sense. Being a vampire meant that all my senses were heightened, but apparently I was still as clueless as ever,

"That's why we are leaving. I need to get Susan far away from here, and quickly."

"Oh," I repeated.

Jacob was on me, hugging me, drenching me in his wet dog smell. "I'll always love you Bells, even if you are a bloodsucker."

I hugged him back. "I love you too."

He kissed my forehead and left. There I was yet again, standing alone in the woods. Alice was dead, Jacob was leaving and Jasper was a broken mess. The world as I knew it was changing, and I wasn't ready for it.