A Month

Chapter 6

The rest of the school day was dedicated to receiving gifts and trying to stuff them into my locker. I had over twenty stuffed animals and quite a lot of body products, way to tell me I need a wash guys. Renee had flown in last night without my knowledge and kept texting me about wanting to do stuff after school with me and how she was still moved about the graduation. "hey Bella! I was wondering if you wanted anymore help with the filming cause me Ang, Ben and Jess are free this Saturday" asked Mike I nodded "yeah you can come around I was planning to teach dad to cook that day and I might be learning how to fire the shotgun so you can come around twelve" I sadi and he nodded before bounding out of the doors to his car. I stuffed all my books, rubbish, papers and gifts that had built up over the years of being in this school I pulled them all into a plastic bag and will sort them out later. I walked out into the parking lot to find that my truck wasn't there.

"looking for something?" I turned to see Jake standing smugly by his bike holding up his camera phone filming me. "did you take my truck Jacob Black?" I asked he smirked, "no but I just thought you might want a ride on my motorbike it was on your bucket list after all but I understand if you don't want too…" he teased I jumped on the back of it "start her up Jakey" I demanded he chuckled and handed me his phone so he didn't drop it.

He started it up and I clutched his shirt as we rode of past all the smiling and laughing students. I laughed and squealed as he spurred on to my house it was a short ride but it was fun and what I wanted to experience. I got off with shaky knees and he laughed as he took his camera. "did you enjoy that?" he laughed and I nodded still grinning "I am going to miss this" he commented that's when I noticed his watery eyes and how his breath caught in his throat, I took his hand and lead my little brother into the house rubbing circles in his palm all the way.

JPOV

I felt terrible, like my heart was were stomach should be and I couldn't fight the sting in my eyes. Bella grabbed my hand and lead me inside, rubbing circles in my hand. Anyone that saw us would think we were a couple but that was wrong it was simply a way of comforting each other, we were more siblings than a couple. There was a time that I wanted us to be more than just friends, but we were already more we were brother and sister and that's all I needed to be happy with Bella. We walked into the house and Bella dropped my and after giving it a tight squeeze she then got pulled into a hug so tight I thought she might burst.

Renee was crying and Charlie was even letting a few tears leek out as he told Bella how proud he was after today. That was it for me I ventured into the kitchen to let my tears fall, I didn't want Bella seeing someone had to stay strong for her. I gripped the counter and thought about the situation. I would give anything to keep Bella on this earth, and that's what I will do. I will do anything for family even if it meant going against my natural instincts.

BPOV

We spent best part of the night watching through my videos and uploading the resent ones to you tube. My mom cried through most of them while I just laughed at nearly everything, Charlie hadn't seen the ones of when I was match making and he didn't have a clue that I brought him to the diner that night on purpose. He thanked me all the same as him and Sue were still going out. Now I was going up to my room and getting ready for bed, I had left Jake downstairs with my parents. Someone knocked on my door so I went and got it, it was Jake he looked a little nervous.

"Bella I am leaving" he said he seemed a bit serious for just going home. "okay I will see you tomorrow after my hospital appointment, right?" I replied he just shook his head.

"No Bella I am actually leaving, I am going away for a few days maybe a week, I don't know for definite" he said he had pulled me into a hug while saying this.

"Why Jake? why now? I need you" I pleaded.

"Bella it is only for a couple of days Sam is coming as well, it's pack stuff Bella we need to do it, but I promise I will be back by next Friday, and not a minute later." he promised kissing the top of my head.

"Promise you will keep safe?" I asked and he chuckled, I looked at him confused.

"You're the ill one and your telling me to be safe?" I nodded and cracked a smile as he walked away I thought I saw him wipe a tear away when he opened the front door.

My hospital appointment wasn't till five so I decided to do my hike today, just me Renee and my dad. I felt so at ease with everything as we started hiking from the car, Charlie had convinced me only to hike through some of Forks forest not all of it. A) because I could hurt myself or tire myself out and not be able to walk back, B) because even the most expeiranced hikers don't hike all of it. so I was just doing a two hour hike while filming. I had never appreciated really how beautiful Forks was, when I was with Edward we would rush through this beautiful sceneary and I wouldn't get a chance to see most of it. not that I was complaining the beauty of our meadow still haunted my mind clouding my vision as I imagined those perfect days spent there when no one was dying or leaving.

We were hiking for an hour before we decided to stop, we ate our snacks and drank our water. While Renee and Charlie finished I walked on a bit not so far as I couldn't see them but far ebough so I couldn't hear them argue over how Charlie forgot to pack any blankets to sit on. I looked out across the trees and shrubbery watching squirrels and birds, all of them so peaceful. My eyes wandered around until they fell on a pale figure in the distance. Even from where I was standing I could see who it was, Victoria. She let herself sparkle in the sunlight and her red hair hang like a mane around her shoulders. She smirked at me before leaving me staring wordlessly at the spot where she stood. So this was her revenge haunting my final days lording the only cure over me. I was shaken up and tried to recover when I felt Charlie's hand on my shoulder.

"Bella you okay?" he asked I nodded shakily starting to walk; this was not what I wanted.

"Due to your slight discomfort Miss Swan we have decided to give you some stronger drugs and you will need to come in on Sunday for an evaluation." Slight discomfort? That's an understatement, no tumour, no opinion.

"your condition will get worse more rapidly form now on Bella, try not to be alarmed but of course if anything feels wrong please don't hesitate to call and try and stop from doing any strenuous activities." The doctor told me, oops better not mention the hike I took earlier then. I had phoned the pack and told them about seeing Victoria they said they had caught her scent and tried to hunt her down. It was probably the worst time for Sam to be away.

"Thank you doctor we will do that" said my father shaking the doctors hand he shook mine and then Renee's. We left with the biggest bottle of pills I had ever seen, they were very optimistic. "it says that you have to take one every three hours" I nodded like I was paying attention but my thoughts were still on Victoria, what does she want except to shake up my rather peaceful passing.

I watched as the greenery passed in a blur and wished more than anything that I had one more year, there's so much I want to prepare for but that would just be delaying the inevitable and I couldn't do that to the people I love.

I am surprised with myself this stuff is way more mushy than anything I have ever wrote before! Thanks for the reviews they are really helping!