I wouldn't change a thing chapter 18
Bailey's POV
Jake and I were at the top of the mountain, or the site where we were 'supposed to be camping'. He out me down and he looked around then down at me.
"Bailey, you'll be safe. I promise." I looked up at him and crossed my arms over my chest.
"What about Bella Jake? I mean she has a vampire after her who wants to kill her. I have a vampire after me who is just trying to turn me. It's not the same." Jake hugged me, but I got out of his hug.
"But Bailey..." I turned around and gave him a look.
"Jake she's the one who's in real danger okay. I mean...someone's trying to kill her, not trying to turn her but kill her." Jake sighed and he went to hug me again, but I pulled away. I turned around and I started walking down the mountain again. Jake caught up to me and he grabbed my arm and tried to get me to stop.
"What's this all about? I thought you were mad at her." I turned around and gave him a stern look. He let go of my arm and stood there staring at me.
"Yeah, but what if I was her. I started thinking about me being her, and I realised that if I was her...If I were her, I would try and fight for you too. I mean it's not very fair that I stole her best friend. If you were my best friend and you imprinted on her and suddenly forgot about me, I'd act just like Bella too. Because I wouldn't want to lose my best friend to my cousin. It's like the situation with Leah, Sam and Emily. I'm not going to end up like Emily and Leah. I'm going to try and fix things between Bella and I because I don't want us to end up hating each other." I turned around and walked back down the mountain. This time without Jake following me.
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Bella's POV
Edward, Jasper and I were waiting down in the meadow for Bailey and Jake to get back. Right now I was glad that Edward couldn't read my mind. I was thinking about Jake and bailey. I was thinking about Sam, Emily, Leah and everything that Bailey had told me. I didn't know how bailey was feeling, but I was feeling hurt, alone, scared. Bailey and I used to be so close, and then Jake imprinted on her.
Don't get me wrong I think Jake is perfect for her, but I just wish that I had my best friend back. I wish I had my cousin back. I don't think Bailey wanted to tear us apart, in fact I KNOW that she didn't want to tear us apart. It just sort of happened.
"I can't smell her. Her scent's masked." I smiled slightly. Bailey was going to be protected by Jake and I was going to be protected by Edward. I still missed my best friend...I was in love with Edward and I had given up on trying to win Jake back, because he didn't want any part in it.
"Bailey? What are you doing without Jake? Did he leave you there?" Bailey shook her head and she walked directly over to me. I saw Jake in the background, he ran right over to us. To Bailey. Not me, but to Bailey.
"Bella I have to talk to you." I nodded and Bailey turned around and glared at Jake. She grabbed my wrist and started pulling me away from Edward, Jasper and Jake. She pushed me down on a rock, and started pacing in front of me.
"I am sorry Bella! I am so sorry! I never wanted to come between Jake and you! I know that you're best friends and I'm sorry for doing that to you. I didn't even realise that we were in the situation like Sam, Emily and Leah but I am so so sorry!" I didn't know what to say. Things were flying through my head like crazy. I didn't even realise that Bailey was crying until I heard her sob.
"I didn't...I didn't even...I'm so sorry! You...You're family and I didn't mean to hurt you. But I know that I did and I don't...Please forgive me Bella. Please!" I stood up and I pulled bailey into a hug. Soon I was crying too. I can't believe that she felt the same that I had felt.
"I forgive you. I want to apologise for trying to steal him back. I shouldn't have and I tried to. It was wrong, and..." Bailey cut me off by pulling away from me.
"No you had every right to. You had every single right to try and steal him back. You were best friends with him first and I should've...I should've done something." I sniffled and pulled Bailey back into a hug. I pulled away and wiped away some tears and smiled at her. We were both crying, both upset, and yet looked like we were both about to laugh at each other.
"Can we go back to what we were like before?" I nodded and then I wiped away some more tears.
"WE can be best friends like we were before. Cousins that are best friends." Bailey smiled and nodded. Then she looked behind me and smiled lightly. I turned around and saw Jake standing there.
"You two should talk." I thanked Bailey and she walked past Jake, not before saying something, then she walked over to Jasper. Jake came and sat down beside me and he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Bella I'm sorry. I shouldn't have ditched you like that. I just became all about Bailey. But I shouldn't have ditched you like that. I should've been there for you like a best friend is supposed to be." I smiled lightly and pushed his shoulder a bit.
"You and Bailey are obsessed about each other." Jake chuckled and eh wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I sighed.
"Did she apologise too?" I nodded and smiled. Bailey apologised, I cried, she cried.
"I am really sorry Bella. I promise that I won't do that again. You're still an important part of my life, but for some reason, I shut that part of my life off. I didn't mean to, I didn't even know that I was doing it." I nodded and wiped away some tears.
"Jake you'll always be my best friend, Bailey will always be my cousin, and my best friend. You guys mean a lot to me. I'm glad that you're the one who imprinted on her. You're good to her, you deserve each other." Jake smiled down at me and he gave me a side hug.
"Is it too late to be your best friend?" I shook my head and Jake chuckled.
"Good. Do you want to hang out tonight?" I looked at Jake and then back at Jasper. He and Bailey were talking about something, and they looked like they were getting along quite well.
"It'll be our last chance before the battle. Then after we can hang out. All four of us. Even IF the Cullen smells rancid." I laughed and nodded my head. Jake smiled and he stood up. He grabbed my hand and led me back to the others. When we got there, Bailey, Jasper and Edward turned to look at us.
"You got it all worked out?" I nodded and Jake smiled.
"I'm glad." I nodded and looked at Edward. He frowned then he nodded.
"Be careful Bella. I don't want you to get hurt." I nodded and I walked towards Edward. He pulled me into a hug, then he kissed my forehead. His cool lips lingered there for a minute before, he straightened out and smiled down at me.
"I'll meet you at the border later." I nodded and walked back over to Jake. He picked me up and then we took off.
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Bailey's POV
"So what are we going to do?" Jasper and Edward smiled at me and I looked back and forth between them. Edward came up to me and he bent down.
"Get on and hold on tight. It's gonna be a fast ride." I smiled and got onto Edward's back and wrapped my arms around his neck. 'Yay piggyback ride!' Edward chuckled before he stood beside Jasper. Both of them looked at each other and smirked.
"Ready to lose Jasper?" Jasper smirked at me then at Edward. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped.
"YOU'RE GOING TO RACE EACHOTHER?" Edward nodded and then he took off. I closed my eyes tightly, and felt sick to my stomach. 'We're moving WAY too fast!' I heard Edward chuckled again before he stopped. I saw the Cullen's out on their lawn. Edward let me go and I gasped for air. I turned to him and glared at him.
"NEVER DO THAT AGIN! YOU HEAR ME! THAT WAS WAY TOO FAST! YOU ALMOST MADE ME SICK!" Edward, Emmett and Jasper all started laughing at me. I huffed and crossed my arms over my chest. I glared at them and walked over to Alice. She giggled and wrapped her arm around my shoulder and led me inside. I could still the guys laughing outside. 'Stupid boys.'
"So what should we do? Watch a movie? Gossip? Relax?" I looked at Alice and titled my head to the side.
"I think we should, relax, watch a movie and gossip all at the same time." Alice nodded, then she dragged me into her living room. She practically threw me on the couch, and smiled.
"We're going to watch a chick flick." I heard groaning and I smiled widely. 'Take that Edward! That's what you get for almost making me sick!' Alice put in the movie, and we sat on the couch watching the movie. We only really got through ten minutes of it, before we started talking.
"Are you scared?" I looked at Alice, and she didn't have the smile on her face anymore. She had a straight face.
"About the battle?" I nodded and looked down. My legs were crossed campfire style and I had a huge pillow lying across them.
"I'm terrified. I was worried for myself for a while but now I'm worried for Bella as well. I mean there's a vampire out to kill her. Not just to turn her but to KILL her. I would switch places with her if I could. Just so then SHE doesn't have to go through with it." Alice nodded and it became silent before I started whimpering.
"New borns, there a lot stronger than normal vampires aren't they? There a lot more dangerous?" Alice went to answer, when jasper walked in the room.
"Can I talk to you Bailey? Can I tell you my story?" I nodded and Alice ran over to him and she kissed his lips before running out of the room. Jasper sat down on the couch, and I turned to face him.
"I was the youngest major in the Texas Calvary. I hadn't seen any real battle. Until I met Maria. I was riding back after evacuating women and children, when I saw them. I immediately offered them my aid. Maria bit me, she was creating an army. They were very common in the south. They fought brutal battles for territory. Maria won them all. She was smart, careful and she had me. I was her second in command, my ability to control emotions served her very well. I trained her new borns, but in this occupation since she never let them live past the first year, it was my job to dispose of them. I could feel everything they felt. I thought what Maria and I had was love, but I was her puppet. She pulled the strings; I didn't know there was another way. Until I met Alice, she had seen me coming of course." I smiled but then I jumped when I saw Alice beside him, looking at him with such love.
"You kept me waiting long enough." Jasper turned and smiled at her with the same amount of love in his eyes.
"My apologies ma'am." I giggled when Alice kissed him lightly. Alice looked at me and smiled brightly.
"Being a vampire isn't so bad. But it's not for you. I've seen your daughter, she's so cute. And she loves me." I blushed and looked down at my legs. 'I'm going to have a daughter.'
"She's really cute. You're going to name her Ashley. Another mutt imprints on her, but I won't tell you which one. It would ruin the fun." I rolled my eyes and stretched my arms.
"I'm way too young for that Alice." Alice nodded and smiled back at Jasper.
"Shall we go hunting?" Jasper nodded and Alice kissed him before grabbing my hand and dragging me somewhere. Once she stopped, I saw that we were in the kitchen.
"I know that you're hungry because Jasper told me. Esme wants to cook you food. She never seems to be able to cook much and she wants to start now. So you sit her, and you shall be her taste tester." Alice smiled at me and then she was gone. I looked back at Esme and she smiled sweetly at me then started to cook food.
"I love having humans over." I giggled and spun around on the chair. 'I am WAY too easily amused sometimes.'
Authors Note:
There ya go guys! Two chapters in one day. I officially have to say that the whole 'you stole my best friend, you're trying to steal my boyfriend' fight is over! All is well between Jake, Bailey and Bella. So let me know what you think. Thanks!