BLOOD FEUD
ALTERNATE ENDING
This was the original ending to Blood Feud but I changed it because, sorry folks I love happy endings and I felt like my readers would kill me if I released it this way lol also this version left loose ends so I changed it to a more pleasant ending and I left it open for a sequel if I ever choose to do one. It takes place right before Edward and Bella find Jasper in the basement in the end of Chapter Twenty Three in Rival Differences leading onto Chapter Twenty Four – Worth Fighting Four.
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE/TWENTY FOUR – RIVAL DIFFERENCES/WORTH FIGHTING FOR
EDWARD POV
I pulled Bella along with me back through the main building to the end of the hall until we reached the door which read Basement Keep Out. I opened the door and descended the long flight of stairs into this mammoth size sanctum. We walked into a room full of old and unused furniture like chairs, tables, desks, filing cabinets and so forth. I let go of Bella's hand but made sure she was close to me as we walked through the mountain of crap piled up.
"Edward" Bella whispered.
"Yeah" I replied then turned around to face her.
"I'm sorry about Emmett"
Her comment took me a little by surprise it accrued to me then that I didn't actually tell her until I blurted it out during my speech to the Razor Heads.
"Thanks" I smiled and bend down to kiss her when I heard a mumble.
We both paused and tensed up at the same time. I listen for it again and it sounded muffled. I spun around and continued walking towards the noise then finally we broke free from all the junk.
"Jasper!" I shouted.
I ran towards the gated fence and breathed a sigh of relief. He was bound and gagged and judging by the look of him he must have put up a good fight considering the amount of cuts and bruises he had.
"Hang on" I said tiring to find a way to open the gate.
There were no locks or no handles so it must have been an electronic gate like the ones in reception. I looked around for the switch and came across a little button on the other side of the room. I quickly ran over to it then pressed the button. The gate slid open with ease then I quickly ran back over and inside the holding cell. I knelt down and immediately he became alert and tried to tell me something. I pulled at the rope on his hands which were tightly wrapped but I managed to set him free.
"Hang on man" I said rolling my eyes and yanking at his gag.
He was becoming more agitated with every second that ticked by. I finally untied the knot and it couldn't slip of his mouth quick enough.
"Behind you!" He shouted.
I spun around just in time to see somebody latch onto Bella.
"Bella!" I growled.
The man being her wrapped his arm around her neck and held a gun to the side of her head. I immediately got to my feet followed by Jasper.
"Ah ah, don't move!" The man glared at me.
He looked in his mid forties. He was tall with bright blonde hair that was slicked back and he had piercing blue eyes.
"Who are you?" I snarled.
"Carlisle Langford and I must say it's a pleasure to finally meet you Edward Cullen" He smiled.
So this was the sick fuck behind all of this.
"Wish I could say the same" I shot back.
"So you're the one who had been keeping my colleagues on their toes"
"Don't you mean killing machines?" I spat.
Bella stayed quiet and grabbed at his hands around her throat. I was helpless and felt useless as my love was at the hands of this monster.
"Don't talk as if you understand anything. The school board came to me for an answer to their problem and I gave them one"
"What by killing innocent people?" I spat.
Somehow my comment made him laugh.
"Innocent? Don't talk to me about innocent Mr Cullen when every fucking delinquent in this school has a criminal record the size of their arm"
"What about my father?" Bella hissed
"Your father knew what was happening, but sadly he went back on his word. He tried to stop us in the end but luckily the end came to him before it did to us. If you want to blame somebody then blame the state and your school board. We are simply the cleaners that were asked to come in to clean up the mess"
Bella dropped one of her arms and slowly reached around to her back. I knew what she was planning to do but she wouldn't be able to get a clear shot at him without injuring herself.
"You can't get away with this, people will find out" I hissed and slowly locked into my stance.
"Highly unlikely Mr Cullen, we have special forces already here cleaning up the mess that you so kindly left for us. All that needs to be done now is to dispose of the witnesses"
Using her other elbow Bella pulled forward then rammed it hard into his gut and in the blink of an eye the gun she pulled out her jeans came hurling towards me as she threw it to me. The sound of gunfire echoed around the room as Carlisle fired his gun then hunched over from getting winded. Bella dove to the ground and I pointed the gun at him and fired all the bullets that were available in the clip.
Carlisle dropped to his knees letting the gun fall from his hand then he spluttered blood from his mouth and collapsed to the floor.
"Bella!" I panicked dropping the now empty gun.
I scrambled over to her then dropped to my knees and pulled her to me.
"Bella, love"
"I'm ok" She replied.
Relief washed over me but I could have sworn he hit her with his shot.
"Oh god" She whispered looking over me.
I followed her gaze to Jasper who was stood there examining the little red patch of blood in his chest that grew bigger as the blood expanded out of his shirt.
"Fuck" He spat before falling to the ground.
"Jasper!" I growled.
I got to my feet and ran back through the gate to him.
"No, no, no not again!" I growled.
He was lying lifeless on the floor as I begun to shake him. I couldn't take this not again, not after losing Emmett. He was the only family I had left. He couldn't leave me, he couldn't!
"Jasper, please wake up, please bro wake up!" I begged letting my emotions run away from me.
"Edward" Bella whispered.
"Jasper I can't lose you too" I said pulling on his flaccid arm.
Just seeing him lying here motionless brought back all the memories of Emmett which made me go back into the same trance I did with Emmett. This can't be happening he was too young to die. I kept telling myself.
"Edward I'm so sorry" Bella whispered kneeling down beside me.
"Jasper please wake up" I asked.
"His gone Edward" Bella whispered the words that couldn't bring myself to say.
"I can't leave him here" I whispered.
Bella was silent next to me not quite sure what to say, but I knew that I couldn't stay here forever knowing the Harding was still here somewhere. I was still in a trance like state but somehow I managed to slip one arm gently under his legs and my other under his shoulders. I carefully rolled off my knees and stood up with my dead brother cradled in my arms.
I walked through the gate and began walking through the pile of crap that we pasted earlier and ascended the stairs as Bella followed close beside me. She opened the door for me then we continued walking down the hallways and out the exit. I walked down the entrance steps and over to Tyler's car through the parking lot. Bella opened the back doors for me then continued to open the passenger side door. I carefully slid Jaspers body inside then closed the door.
"Edward I'm"
"Don't" I said pulling her into a hug.
Her words would not comfort me so there was no point in trying. Just feeling the warmth of her body against mine and the beating of her heart gave me the strength to continue. For all I knew the other gang members were dead and only us two survived but I knew that Harding was still alive, I just knew it in my gut. I had to finish what the teachers started otherwise Emmett and Jaspers death would have been for nothing.
I wrapped one arm about Bella's waist and cupped her face with my other hand. I pressed my lips to hers and kissed her with all the love for her I had inside of me. I hoped that she would be able to forgive me for what I was about to do but after losing Emmett and Jasper I couldn't lose Bella as well.
"Close your eyes" I whispered pulling away my hand that cupped her face.
She didn't hesitate and did as I instructed. I pressed my lips to hers one last time before clenching my hand into a fist.
"Forgive me" I whispered.
I brought my fist up and punched her in the face knocking her out cold. Her body dropped and I used my other arm to catch her before she fell.
"I'm so sorry Bella" I whispered kissing the spot on her face I had punched.
Even though I hated myself with a passion right now for hurting her I knew I was only doing it to protect her. She would have never let me walk back into that school on my own but at least this way I knew she was safe.
I scooped her up in my arms and placed her inside the passenger side before closing the door. I took a deep breath in and out before making my way back through the parking lot and back up to the entrance. I walked through the hallways listening carefully for any signs of life and not a moment too soon I heard gunfire from the maths department. I ran to the north tower and flew up the stairs and literally crashed into someone which sent me hurling on the steps.
"Whoa whoa whoa it's me" I said as James pointed his gun at me.
"Cullen you fucker, I could have killed you" James spat holding his hand out for me.
"What's the Intel" I said grabbing his hand then he pulled me up.
"Harding is in the hallways his took out loads of people already, what about Conner's?"
"She toast" I spat no pun intended.
"Here" He said handing me a gun.
We crouched down and pulled the stairwell door open. I followed James inside and kept low as we manoeuvred through the hallways. We stopped by a corner and peeked around to see Harding standing there with a gang member in his grip. His hand was replaced by some sort of claw and in the middle was a spinning drill thing. He had the claw clamped on the gang member's face and he cried out in pain before Harding loosened his grip. His body fell to the side as blood trickled out his forehead from the hole that Harding's had created.
"Mother fucker!" James spat.
Harding obviously heard him because he turned around and looked right at us.
"Shoot him!" I shouted.
We got up on our feet and sprayed him with bullets. He stumbled backwards then we moved closer to him as we continued firing. Before I could register what was happening Harding charged towards us. He swung his arm which connected with my face sending me crashing into the lockers on the wall. I let out a strangled growl as the blood trickled down the side of my face. I spat out the blood that gathered in my mouth and felt myself being pulled to the side. Harding crouched down and wrapped his normal hand around my throat and I didn't realise at first that James had somehow ended up sitting next to me.
Harding clamped his claw hand around James face then James began pulling at the claw to pry it away from his face. I looked around for my gun and noticed that it was at the bottom of my legs. It was too far away to reach with my hands so I tried to loop the gun strap over my foot.
"I like to mould young brains" Harding smiled.
"Fuck you" James spat before letting out an agonising scream.
I fought against Harding's grip and managed to turn my head to the side as James's blood sprayed across the side of my face. My foot looped around the strap so I pulled my foot up and took the gun strap into my hand.
"Your turn Mr Cullen" Harding's laughed releasing James.
His lifeless body slid to the side as Harding brought the claw up to my face. I gripped the gun tightly and shoved the barrel into his mouth.
"Your history Mr Harding" I hissed before spraying bullets into the back of his head.
He jolted backwards but I didn't stop until the entire clip was empty. He slid to the floor and I literally watched the lights go out in his head through the huge hole I created from the bullets. The gun slid out my hands and I sat there for a while to catch my breath. It was over, it was finally over. I couldn't help by smile wide as I repeated it in my head over and over again.
"Edward!" Someone shouted.
I looked up to see Jim running over to me.
"Shit" he said examining the mess.
He held his hand out for me and I took it too eagerly. I got to my feet and leaned up against the lockers for support. My head was throbbing and spinning.
"You alright?" he asked.
"Yeah"
"Is that it, is it over?"
"Yeah" I smiled.
"Did you find Jasper?"
"He didn't make it" I whispered.
"I know it doesn't help but I'm sorry anyway"
I just simply nodded.
"Where's your old lady?"
"She's waiting for me"
There was a slight silence that lingered and it felt like forever until he spoke again.
"I'll let the others know about Jasper" He paused "And I'll tell them that you shared the same fate"
"What?"
"Go" He simply said.
"What do you mean?"
"Edward, it's over. I am sorry about Jasper I truly am as I am with Emmett. You have fought your fight and lost enough in the processes. It's time for you to move on and live your life with your old lady so I'm telling you to go and the others will never find out"
I held out my hand for him and he took it.
"I know my thanks will never be enough" I said.
"I have said before that there is no need to thank me" He replied letting my hand go.
I knew I had to get out of here fast before anybody notices me and I knew I would have to get out of Washington before the police come looking for me because of my parole so I didn't have time to do what I was about to ask Jim to do.
"May I ask one last favour before I leave?"
"Anything"
"Make sure Emmett and Jasper get a nice funeral" I whispered.
I knew it was a lot to ask but I had to make sure they were taken care of even in death. This place was both Emmett's and Jasper's home so it was only right they got buried here, in the only place they truly knew and for some reason unknown to me loved.
"Don't worry Edward ill take care of it" He replied.
"Come with me" I said.
Jim followed me back down the hallways and down the stairs of the north tower. We walked out the hallways to the entrance and descended the stairs to the parking lot. I ran over to Tyler's car and pulled the back doors open then gently pulled Jasper into my arms. I kissed him on the forehead before handing him over to Jim. We both froze as the sound of shouts echoed at the top of the entrance stairs.
"Go!" Jim ordered.
I climbed in the driver's side and reversed out.
"See you around" Jim shouted.
"You never know" I smirked and took off out the parking lot.
Bella was still out cold next to me which made me wonder how hard I actually hit her. I took her hand into mine and planted kisses on it as I drove like a manic to my house.
I parked up and threw the car door open. I ran up the footpath and slammed through the front door then ran up the stairs to my bedroom ignoring my mother that was sat in the living room kissing a fat dirty old man. I walked into my bedroom and went straight to my rug and pulled it back. I clawed at my floorboards and pulled out the piles of money I had stashed under here. I stuffed it all in my pockets and grabbed the bag of Edge then left my room. I darted back down stairs and detoured into the living room where my god forsaken mother was sat on the sofa. I cleared my throat which made her stop kissing the old man.
"What do you want?" She hissed.
"I just thought I would take a second out of your selfish little existence to tell you that your nephew is dead along with your son" I spat.
"What?"
I turned to walk out then felt her arm on mine pulling me backwards.
"Don't leave, Edward your all I have left" She panicked.
"Wrong Esme" I snarled snatching my arm away. "You have nobody because everybody who has ever loved you is dead including me. My mother died a long time ago, you are dead to me Esme"
I turned around and began walking out the house.
"Edward please" She begged.
"Oh and one last thing" I said.
I turned around and threw the bag of edge to her.
"Happy Birthday" I spat.
I turned around again and headed to the car. I climbed in slamming the door shut behind me then I took off.
I grabbed Bella's hand and planted short sweet kisses on her again as I drove out of the city limits. I didn't know where we were going I just knew I needed to get out of the state. It was only a matter of time before the police would be looking for me. I wonder how long it would take for them to put a bounty on my head and if so how long would it take to clear? How long would they finally wait until they closed my case with the stamp labelled deceased onto it? Time would only tell and I planned to spend all of that time with my love. Maybe one day I could go back to Forks to pay respects to my family but I knew that if I stepped back in there and they found out I disowned them I would surly share the same fate as my family.
Bella began stirring beside me so I continued with the soft kisses as I drove with one hand on the steering wheel.
"Bella love wake up" I asked.
She let out a little whimper then her eyes slowly fluttered open. She hissed and flinched as she stretched her face and I could already see the black and purple bruising flare up around her eye. I felt physically disgusted with myself that I had hurt her, that I had given her that mark. I still didn't know if she would forgive me for what I did but I would spend the rest of my life making it up to her.
"What happened?"
"It's over love" I whispered.
"Is it really, what about Harding?"
"It's over love his dead"
She sat upright and winched as she stretched her face again.
"I'm sorry love I had no other choice, I understand if you don't forgive me and I understand if you want me to pull over and"
"Edward, it's alright" She smiled at me.
I pulled her hand up again and kissed the top of it before I entwined my fingers around hers.
"I am truly sorry" I whispered.
"It alright, I understand why you did it, just make sure it never happens again" she half smiled.
"Never" I whispered kissing her hand again.
"Where are we going?"
"I heard Phoenix is nice this time of year" I smirked remembering the promise I made to myself about finding her mother that supposed to have abandoned her.
It took a second for her to register my answer then a smile spread across her lips.
"Phoenix it is" She smiled.
I held her hand tightly and with every mile I drove was a mile behind us in our pasts. The road to nowhere was now the road to the future I had been longing for. My future was with Bella and now was the time to start to live our futures together and may we finally live in peace...