Again I am standing awkwardly between the two. Jake clearly bothered and Bella tittering on angry, and hopeful. "They won't hurt me."
"If a Cullen is back here then this is their territory. Treaty says we can only defend in our own lands. I can't protect you here."
"I don't think the Cullens will hurt her Jake. You don't have to protect her. Or me." I add snidely since he seemed to forget he had to protect me too.
"You two are about to cross the line." Jake says stiffly; finally including me.
"You don't have to draw one. Please." Bella says pleadingly. She grabs my hand tightly and we walk inside. As soon as we step inside the Alice Cullen scares the hell out of us by being right inside the doorway. I had met her last year and formed a small friendship with her when she was here taking care of Bella in her cast. I refused to help Bella shower, dad refused, so Alice had stepped up. She was also here to help Bella get ready for prom last year; which I didn't go to.
"Alice!" Bella immediately hugs Alice just as Alice exclaims 'Bella'. Alice gets a sharp look on her face and Bella pulls away. "Sorry. I just can't believe you're here." Bella looked genuinely happy that Alice was here. Alice on the other hand…
"Would you care to explain to me how you're alive?" Alice's eyes are dark and I can see clear shock in them.
"What?" Bella stupidly says.
"I saw a vision of you! You jumped off a cliff! Why the hell would you try and kill yourself? What about Charlie?! What about your sister here!? What about-" Alice's manic rises with each word she says.
"I didn't try to kill myself." Bella replies.
"Apparently she is a cliff diver now. All sporty. Now if you two will excuse me I gotta head upstairs and clean off this blood." I then notice Alice's eyes snap to me and her purse her lips. I wince and back away slowly then high tail it upstairs. I was not going to be vampire food.
Once I am safe upstairs I take off my shirt, thankfully the top I was wearing was a black turtleneck and you can't really see blood in black. My skirt was salvageable, thankfully. I head to the bathroom with a new set of clothes and the first aid kit from under my matress. I wash the blood off my face and arms. The cuts on my arms, and the small ones on my face from the twigs slapping me in the face get a quick rub down with alcohol pads but the wound on my head needs more attention. I am truly surprised Bella and Jake both said nothing about the bloody mess I was. Must show how truly involved with each other they are. I pat the wound on my head with a gauze pad soaked with alcohol and wait for the stinging to dissipate. I decide I don't need stitches and opt for butterfly closures instead. The wound looks painful, and it is, but it doesn't look nearly as bad as it did earlier. I head back downstairs to grab something from the fridge and see Jake came back inside. He is following Bella into the kitchen and I hear her mutter "she can stay as long as she likes." I sigh and putter after her and Jake comes after me.
"Are the rest coming back?"
"No not that I know of. Anything else?" Bella heads to the sink and I head to fridge. She looks up at me and I can see so many emotions in her eyes.
"That's it…" Jake mutters.
"Well then if that's all then you better go run back to Sam." I wince and close the door to the fridge and decide to be obviously nosey and just watch them. Not they notice me anyways.
"I've done it again. I keep breaking my promise." I tilt my head wanting to ask Jake 'What promise?', but don't.
"We don't have to do this to each other." Bella says as Jake walks closer to her. I inch my way to the entrance to the kitchen, feeling awkward as all hell.
"Yes we do." Jake leans against her on the sink and I can hear him mutter something as he tilts his head to her. I wince and try to turn away. It hurt too much to see him like this with someone else. Just as I am about to turn away the phone rings. Jake reaches over and grabs it. "Swan residence...He's not here right now… He's busy arranging a funeral." Jake then slams the phone into the receiver. I can tell my how tense his body is that he is holding in extreme anger. I walk back to Bella and grab her hand in case Jake starts to phase and I have to push her out of the way.
"Who was that?" Bella and I ask at the same time. Jake growls and starts backing away. I hold Bella's hand tighter.
"Always in the way." Is all Jake says
"Who was that?" Bella repeats to Jake.
Just then Alice walks in from the back door a worried look on her face. "Bella! It's Edward. He think's you're dead. Rosalie told him why I came here. That's why he called. To see if you were really gone."
"Oh god." I let out and look to Bella.
"Why didn't you let me speak to him?!" She yells at Jake.
"Well he didn't ask for you." He hisses out through his teeth.
"I don't care!" Bella spits back.
"Bella! He's going to the Volturi. He wants to die too." Alice says grabbing Bella's arm. They exchange a look and run up to her room.
I look to Jake his fury is coming off him in waves. I sigh and place a hand on his shoulder, thankfully he doesn't pull away. "She's going to him isn't she?" He justs nods stiffly. "Jake if it is what she want's you can't stop her. Neither can I?"
"Yea and what is she dies there? What if something happens to her like last time, but they can't save her?" I sigh again and shrug. Alice and Bella come downstairs and head immediately out, Jake and I run after them. Alice disappears and two seconds later a black car pulls up. Jake is yelling to Bella's back, "He left you Bella. He didn't want you anymore. Remember?"
"Yea well I am not going to let him kill himself out of guilt." Bella gets in the car and her and Alice look like they are about to drive off. Jake gets in the window, practically jumping in the car pleading with Bella.
"What about your dad." Not even talking in questions anymore. Just stating things to her now.
"I'm 18. I'm legally free to go and I left a note."
Jake then reaches in the car and grabs the keys in Alice's hand. "Please Bella...Just...stay here. For Charlie? For Hathor?" He stutters out. Bella glances over at me. I don't know what she see's on my face, but whatever it is it makes her hesitate for a moment. "For me?" I can't see his face, but I can hear the tears that Jake is trying not to shed.
"I have to go." Bella simply states.
Jake's hands fall limply to his sides. "I'm begging you. Please."
Bella doesn't even look at his face when she utters her next words. "Goodbye Jacob." And then her and Alice drive off to Italy.
Jacob crumples to the ground crying. I rush to him and hold him to me not saying anything, just holding him. "God why do I let her do this to me. You were so much better than she ever was." I sigh and stroke his hair. "I don't know why...God…" His voice trails off and I feel the warmth of his tears on my shoulder. It hurts seeing him in this pain and knowing that my sister caused it.
"We can't help who we love Jake. You know that." I mutter to him softly.
He lifts his head to me and looks into my eyes. "Well shouldn't the people we love and put our heart and soul into love us back just as fiercely as we love them?" I sigh and shake my head at him.
"No. Love is not so simple Jake. Love, I don't think, can ever be simple. Especially if it involves more than one person." I try to show him a smile and wipe away his tears. I plant a kiss on his forehead. "Let's go home. I will text dad that after school I went to hang out with you and Rae. He hasn't tried contacting me since this morning." We stand up and I keep an arm around his waist. He lays and arm across my shoulders as we walk through the forest together to Sam's in quiet. I am sure he is thinking only of Bella while I am thinking of my new power, of Harry, and of Jake. We get to the edge of the property line to Sam's after a long walk. Jake stops walking and I turn to look at him. I can hear soft noises from the house. Emily must be the only on home, cooking as always. The others must be out on patrol for Victoria, or at Harry's. Jake puts his hands on my shoulder's and his face gets all serious.
"Do you really think love is supposed to be complicated?" I purse my lips leveling my response.
"Yes. Love is weird, complicated, hurtful, but also true. If you love someone then you love them. You can't help it."
"Like you loved me?" He says giving me a bit of a shock. If he wasn't holding me down I probably would have jumped.
"Yes...Like I loved you." It is then Jake's turn to purse his lip. He looks away for a second, nods his head then looks back at me with a different look in his eye. Next thing I know Jake's warm lips are on mine; his hands around my waist.
Here is a sneak peak of a future chapter. Since i am such a horrible author. I am going to keep it vague on purpose. I am not quite sure who Hathor is going to end up with, but I do know this little bit below is about her with a certain someone. I am not revealing, at this point, who this person is.
I snuggle closer to his warmth. The sun is shining on us and the twigs from the tree we are resting against are poking me, but I don't mind. I am here with him finally. I never thought I would be able to find these feelings again after the last boy broke my heart, but here I am with my love the happiest I have ever been. It is cold and snowing, but for this short time away from training and preparing we are blessedly alone. I am wearing little in the way of protecting me from the cold, and so is he; but I don't feel cold.
"We need to be getting back soon. They will be wondering we are for training." My head was against his chest and I could feel his voice rumble against my cheek. I grimace and nod sitting up and giving him a small kiss. I volunteered to fight, or to be some sort of distraction, but there was a unanimous verdict of no. Bella and I were not allowed in the battle area, but he was. I worried for him, I worried for everyone, but I worried for him most. He placed his hand on my cheek and looked into my eyes. "I know you hate it, but I do have to train and help the others." He ruffles my newly cut hair and kisses me again.