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Title: Marcus & Bella Love Story: Rewritten
Author: gdselby
Pairing's: Marcus/Isabella, Aro/Pica, Caius/Anthendora, Jane/OC, Alec/OC
Warning: Language and character death.
Prelogue:
"These violent delights have violent ends…. And in their triumph die like fire and powder… Which, as they kiss, consume." - Bella Twilight New Moon
Author's Pov
Bella: Edward! Gran?
Edward (O.S.): Bella...
Bella: Stop - she'll see! Oh my God.
Edward: Happy birthday.
(Charlie knocks at Bella's door)
Charlie: Happy birthday, Bells.
Bella: Dad, we agreed, no gifts.
Charlie: At least mine's not wrapped.
Bella: Okay, this is actually kind of great. Thanks, Dad.
Charlie: Goes with this one from your mom. We coordinated - well, she coordinated me. To put your pictures in, record your senior year - man, senior year. How'd you get so old so fast?
Bella: Not that old.
Charlie: I don't know. Is that a wrinkle? I was kidding.
Bella: So not funny, Dad.
Bella (V.O.): It was just a dream... but also my worst nightmare.
(Time Skip Bella's Drive to School)
Mike (O.S.): Wherefore art thou, Bella? You finish the Shakespeare assignment?
Jessica: He means will you finish his assignment?
Mike: No, I don't - okay I do.
Bella: I can help you with it - but first - I need a picture. My mom's expecting a scrapbook full of memories.
Angela: I take `em, I don't pose for `em.
Bella: You do today.
Jessica: You'll photo shop my nose if it looks big, right?
Eric: Don't worry, I'm in the picture; no one will be looking at you guys.
Mike: Oh good. Cullen's here.
Jessica: Yay.
Eric: Check ya later.
Edward: Happy birthday.
Bella: Don't remind me.
Edward: Your birth is definitely a day to celebrate.
Bella: Not for me.
Edward: Eighteen is a little early to be worrying about your age.
Bella: It's one year older than you.
Edward: Bella, I'm ninety.
Bella: True. Maybe I should be creeped out that I'm dating such an old guy.
Edward: Yes, it's the age that's creepy, not the fact that you're dating a vampire.
(Edward & Bella Kiss)
Edward: Class.
Bella: Right. Class.
Edward: Wait, Someone wants you.
Jacob (O.S.): Bella!
Bella: God, Jacob, what are they feeding you on that rez, steroids? You're huge.
Jacob: Wouldn't seem so drastic if you came around more.
Bella: I will, soon. But isn't your school, like, ten miles that way?
Jacob: Just here buying this for the Rabbit. I'm almost done with the rebuild. You've gotta come take a ride when it's done. Oh, and hey, happy birthday. Your dad told my dad. So... I saw it the other day and thought of you - it catches bad dreams.
Bella: This, I need. It's great.
Edward: The bell's about to ring.
Jacob: Ooh, look at you, all psychic.
Edward: I don't have that particular gift. But I can read a watch. I'm clever that way.
Bella: Bye, Jake, and thank you.
Edward: How come Jacob Black gets to give you a gift and I don't?
Bella: He's just a friend.
Edward: "Friends" don't spend two weeks looking for the perfect dreamcatcher.
Bella: Stop reading his mind if he bothers you so much.
Edward: Little hard to tune out.
Alice: Happy -
Bella: Shh!
Alice: - birthday.
Bella: Alice, didn't I say no gifts?
Alice: You did. But I didn't. I've already seen you open it and guess what? You love it.
Bella: You had a vision about my birthday.
Alice: And about the green dress you'll be wearing to your party tonight. Great color on you.
Bella: ... My party?
Alice: Please? It'll be fun.
Bella: I... guess I can deal -
Alice: - Great! See ya at seven!
Bella: Wait, Jasper, no fair with the mood control.
Jasper: Sorry Bella. Happy... Never mind.
Edward: Vampires. You can't trust them. Trust me.
Romeo: Arms, take your last embrace, and lips, O you, the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss... Here's to my love!
(drinks)
Romeo: O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick.
Bella: I hate being... celebrated.
Edward: Come on, the last real birthday any of us had was Emmett's - I think Bing Crosby was on top of the charts. You'll be helping us feel normal for a night. There are worse tragedies than a birthday. Look at Romeo. He's responsible for his wife's death. Who could live with that?... Though I do envy him one thing.
Bella: Juliet's alright... if you like that obviously beautiful sort of thing.
Edward: Not the girl - the suicide. It's nearly impossible for my kind. But humans, a little poison, dagger to the heart. There are so many options.
Bella: Why would you even think about that?
He turns her wrist over, runs his hand over the horseshoe shaped SCAR on her forearm.
Edward: I considered it. Once. When James had you trapped. I didn't know if I'd find you in time. If I'd gotten you killed -
Bella: It wouldn't have been your fault -
Edward: Either way, I had a plan.
Bella: What plan?
Edward: There are... ways for us. At least one way. I would have gone to Italy, provoked the Volturi...
Bella: The who?
Mr. Berty: Is there something you'd like to share with the class, Edward?
Edward: Certainly not. But I apologize for being a distraction. Perhaps you should rewind to act five, scene one, line twenty-eight eighty-nine - "If you had the strength of twenty men it would dispatch you straight."
Mr. Berty: Eyes on the screen, people.
(Time Skip to The Cullen's)
Edward: (O.S.) The Volturi are a very old, very powerful family... The closest thing my world has to royalty... Francesco Solimena painted this; he often depicted the Volturi as Gods.
Bella: Is that... Carlisle?
Edward: Yes. He lived with them for a few decades. He describes them as very refined - for killers.
Edward: (V.O.) The Volturi are also what you might call enforcers.
Bella: (V.O.) Of what?
Edward: (V.O.) The only rule they have: to keep secret the existence of our kind. We don't make spectacles of ourselves, or kill conspicuously, unless we want to die.
Bella: Don't even - talk about that. You can't let anyone hurt you. The Volturi or anyone else.
Edward: Who else would hurt me?
Bella: You said there were more dangerous things out there than you. And I know you have at least one enemy - You said she'd come after you for killing her mate.
Edward: Victoria? Yes, some day. But Alice will see her coming. And she won't win.
Bella: I hate that I can't protect you.
(Edward Snorts)
Bella: That was me being serious.
Edward: I know. But you do protect me... from boredom... and loneliness... you give me a reason to stay... un-dead. But it's... my job; to protect you... from everyone but my sister.
Alice: It's time it's time it's time!
Carlisle: Sorry about all this. We tried to rein Alice in.
Esme: Like that's even possible. Happy birthday, Bella.
(A camera Flash goes Off)
Alice: Found it in your bag. Mind?
Emmett: Dating an older woman. Hot. What?
Rosalie: It's a necklace. Alice picked it out.
Alice: Show me the love! For your scrapbook. Now open your presents!
Bella: Alice, I'm the only one who even eats cake. That thing could feed fifty.
Alice: Hope you're hungry. Here, this one's from Emmett.
Bella: (Bella shakes the box) Um... thanks?
Emmett: Already installed it in your truck.
Edward: Finally, a decent sound system in that piece of -
Bella: No hating on the truck. Thank you, Emmett.
Alice: Open mine.
Bella: Ouch - paper cut.
Alice: Jaz... shhh –
Carlisle: Emmett, get Jasper out of here. Emmett.
Alice: I'm sorry, I... can't...
Carlisle: I'll have to stitch this up.
Edward: I'll carry her to the kitchen.
Carlisle: I'll take care of her, Edward. Check on Jasper. Go.
Bella: I sure can kill a party.
Carlisle: It's not your fault. Jasper hasn't been away from human blood as long as the rest of us.
Bella: Seems like you're the only one it doesn't effect.
Carlisle: Centuries of practice.
Bella: Did you ever think of... living differently?
Carlisle: I enjoy my work too much. Helping people, saving lives. I'm hoping there's a point to my existence, even if I am damned.
Bella: Damned? You're not damned.
Carlisle: Then you and I agree. But Edward doesn't believe there's an afterlife for our kind. He thinks we've lost our souls.
Bella: That's why he won't... He thinks he'd be damning me.
Carlisle: (CONT'D) If you believed as he did, would you risk it?
Time Skip To Outside Bella's House
Bella: Say something.
Edward: What do you want me to say?
Bella: That I'm a klutz. That I should have been more careful -
Edward: You got a paper cut. Normal people get paper cuts. And a normal boyfriend wouldn't have flung you into a stack of plates. A normal boyfriend wouldn't have had to fight the urge to kill you -
Bella: Stop. I don't want normal, I want you. You can't protect me from everything - something's going to separate us - accident, illness, old age... as long as I'm human...
Edward: That's your solution? My ending your life?
Bella: Your giving me forever.
Bella: Carlisle told me how you feel, about my soul, but I don't believe that -
Edward: You should go in. It's late.
Bella: I'll leave my window open for you.
Edward: I won't be coming back. Not tonight.
Bella: Then... can I ask for one thing? It's still my birthday. Kiss me?
A Few Days Later
Bella: Edward. You're here.
Edward: Walk with me? We need to leave Forks.
Bella: What? Why?
Edward: It's time. Carlisle's supposed to be ten years older than he looks; people will start noticing.
Bella: But... when?
Edward: Now.
Bella: I'll have to think of something to tell Charlie, but I can be ready -
Edward: Not you. Us.
Bella: (stunned) What? - no - Edward, what happened with Jasper - that was nothing.
Edward: Nothing compared to what could happen. You don't belong in my world.
Bella: - I belong with you -
Edward: - You don't -
Bella: - I'm coming -
Edward: I don't want you to come!
Bella: You don't... want me.
Edward: No. I'd like to ask one favor though.
Bella: Anything.
Edward: Don't do anything stupid or reckless - do you understand?... for Charlie's sake. Just... take care of yourself.
Bella: I... yes... I will.
Edward: Don't worry. You're human. Time heals all wounds for your kind. Particularly if you're not reminded.
Bella: No, this is - don't do this. Please. He sees she won't let go easily. Takes a breath. His face turns cold again.
Edward: Try to understand. Every second with you is about restraint. You're too fragile. I'm tired of pretending to be something I'm not. Reining myself in so I can be with a human.
Bella: Then take my soul. I don't care! I don't want it without you -
Edward: - You're not good for me, Bella. I've let it go on too long. I'm sorry. I promise, it will be like I never existed. Goodbye, Bella.
Bella: - Wait - Edward?!
Edward: (O.S.) Move, Bella.
A Few Hours Later:
Charlie: I'll call the Cullen's again. Her note said she and Edward went for a walk.
Billy: They left town, Charlie.
Harry Clearwater: Hospital said Doc Cullen got a big job somewhere else. We'll find her, Charlie.
Jacob: Charlie!
Billy: It's Sam Uley. He found her.
Charlie: Thank you, Sam. Thank God. What were you thinking, Baby? Why were you out there?
Bella: He's... gone.
Bella: (V.O.) Dear Mom... I'm... lost... Edward took everything with him. Including my life. He promised it would be like he never existed... But I need to know he did. It's like a huge hole has been punched through my chest... But the pain is my only reminder that he was real... that they all were... I miss them. Especially Alice... But I'm sure it's better for them, not having me around...
(Scene Break to The Cullen's)
Carlisle: No. We promised Edward.
Alice: But she won't do well without us. I get flashes of her, but they're unclear -
Rosalie: Forget her, let's drag Edward home.
Esme: He'll come back when he's ready. After Bella moves on.
Carlisle: Yes. When she's living her life, safe from danger -
Jasper: You mean safe from us.
Rosalie: And when will that be?
Emmett: Can you see him, Alice? They all turn to Alice... a beat. She closes her eyes, trying to get a lock on Edward.
Alice: The only decision he's made... is to be alone…
(Back to Bella)
Bella: (V.O.) Time passes. Every tick that goes by... aches... Like the pulse of blood behind a bruise...
Charlie: It's about time you got rid of those, Bob. Seen one too many bikers smeared on the highway.
Bob: Save the lecture, Chief. Soon as the garbage truck hauls, `em off, you and my wife can rest easy. Oh, hey, what's the word on that bear problem? Folks are saying they're huge.
Charlie: That's just... talk...
Bob: How you doin' there, Bella?
Charlie: That's it.
Bella: That's what?
Charlie: You're going to Seattle to a Mental Health Facility.
Bella: What? Why?
Charlie: I just - don't know what to do any more. You don't act like someone left you; more like someone died.
Bella: I'm not leaving Forks.
Charlie: Bells, the bastard's not coming back. It's not normal, this behavior. And frankly, it's scaring the hell outta me.
Bella: I like my old friends.
Charlie: You never even see them anymore.
Bella: I do, too. In fact, I'm... um... Jessica and I are going to Port Angeles tomorrow. Shopping.
Charlie: You hate shopping.
Bella: That's how good a friend I am.
Charlie: Alright. Shopping.
Bella: (PRE-LAP) Hi Jessica, it's Bella... Yes, Bella Swan. Hey, any chance you feel like shopping tomorrow? I don't get why are there so many zombie movies.
Jessica: It's, like, a metaphor? For crass consumerism or something. Not that you'd know anything about consuming. You didn't buy anything today.
Bella: I bought something.
Jessica: Socks don't count. `Course, I was surprised you even called.
Bella: I've been kind of... out of it.
Jessica: Kind of? I mean, at first I was worried. Then I'm like, okay, she's still bumming? It's not like I wasn't going through things, too. Like Mike deciding he wanted to "just be friends?" That was really hard and -
MAN'S VOICE (O.S.): How `bout a ride, girls?
Edward: (O.S.) Move, Bella.
Jessica: Come on.
Bella: I know them... I think...
Jessica: Can we just go -
Bella: I want to see something.
Guy: #1 Alright, we got a taker.
Edward: Turn around, Bella. This is dangerous. Stop. Now.
Bella: ... You're not them.
Guy: #1 We'll be whoever you want, honey.
Guy: #2 Ready for a thrill ride?
Edward: (O.S.) Walk away. Go.
Bella: I can break promises, too.
Guy: #2 ... Okay.
Jessica: Bella!
Bella: ... Wait! Stop - stop! - STOP!
Guy: #2 Hey, I didn't force nothing on you.
Jessica: What the hell is wrong with you?!
Bella: I... saw something.
Jessica: You. Are insane. Or suicidal.
Bella: The more dangerous... the more real it was.
Jessica: So, what, you're like an adrenaline junky now? Go hang-gliding or bungie-jumping. Don't be a complete freak.
Bella: (V.O.) He wasn't real. I knew that. I didn't care. I needed to see him. If danger's what it took, that's what I'd find.
Jacob: Bella! Bout time you came by.
Bella: I brought you something.
Jacob: Scrap metal. You shouldn't have.
Bella: I rescued them from the dump. They'd cost more than they're worth to fix... unless one had a mechanic-type friend.
Jacob: Me, being the mechanic-type friend? Since when are you into motorcycles?
Bella: Recently.
Jacob: The parts alone will be pricey.
Bella: I have a college fund I can dig into.
Jacob: Charlie's gonna love that.
Bella: Charlie won't know.
Jacob: Wow. Lying to Dad. Blowing through college money. Repairing dangerous machines - that I'm guessing you'll want to ride?
Bella: I really get it if you think this is stupid and reckless.
Jacob: Oh it's totally stupid and reckless. When do we start?
Tim: We're going the wrong way.
Nate: Who cares? Enjoy the scenery.
Tim: And the West Nile virus. You hear that?
Nate: If I knew you were such a wuss, I'd have brought my grandma.
Tim: Could be one of those giant bears.
Nate: There are no giant -
Tim: What the hell is that?!
Nate: I don't know!
Tim: Think it's gone? Nate? Nate!?
Bella: If we're going to be working on this every day, we should probably include some homework. Don't want the Dads to think I'm a bad influence on you.
Jacob: You influence me? Please.
Bella: I am older than you.
Jacob: Age ain't nothin' but a number.
Bella: And I convinced you to secretly build us two-wheeled death machines.
Jacob: God, you're right, you're like Satan -
Quil: (O.S.) Yo, Jake, you in there?
Jacob: It's cool, it's just my boys.
Embry: Hey, Jake -
Jacob: Hey. This is Bella. Bella, that's Quil and Embry.
Quil: So the bike building story is true.
Bella: Taught him everything he knows.
Quil: What about the part where you're his girlfriend?
Bella: Oh, we're just friends.
Embry: Ooh. Burn.
Jacob: I said she's a girl and a friend.
Quil: Embry, you remember him making that distinction?
Embry: Nope.
Bella: So I guess you guys have girlfriends.
Jacob: Right. Quil took his cousin to prom.
Quil: Yeah, that's still a riot. You want funny, Black? I'll give you funny.
Embry: I got five bucks on Quil.
Bella: You're on.
The Next Day
Bella: (V.O.) I never forgot my reason for doing what I was doing... But being with Jacob was a bigger perk than I expected...
Jacob: Quil keeps asking to come over. I think he likes you a little too much.
Bella: Tell him I'm not into the cougar thing.
Jacob: What is it with you and age? I mean, that Cullen guy was young, didn't seem to... bother you.
Later That Night
Bella: (V.O.) But not even Jacob could keep away the nightmares... the terror, the loneliness.
Charlie: You're alright, Bells. You're okay. This thing's not working very well.
Bella: It's... not as bad as it was.
Charlie: Yeah right. I know what it's like, you know. When your mom left me. I had a hell of a time. Imagined doing all kinds of crazy things, just to stop the pain. But hanging out with Jacob seems to help get your mind off... things.
Bella: He's been keeping me afloat.
Charlie: That's good. He's a good guy.
The Next Day
Jacob: We got lucky at the dump. You know how much a new crankshaft goes for?
Bella: Sure, I spend all my free time on crankshaft-dot-com.
Jacob: I think that's a porn site. These bikes are gonna be rolling soon. Where should we ride first?
Bella: Someplace sunny.
Jacob: Like there's any place sunny around here.
Bella: I know a place above the cloud line -
Jacob: (O.S.) Where is it?
Bella: Actually, it's... too hard to get to.
Jacob: So we'll find our sunny spot, right?
Bella: Isn't that... Sam Uley?
Jacob: And his cult.
Bella: Oh my God! Stop them! -
Jacob: They're not really fighting, Bella. They're cliff diving.
Bella: What, on purpose?
Jacob: Scary as hell, but a total rush. Most of us jump from lower down.
Bella: Think I could?
Jacob: Man, first motorcycles, now cliff diving?
Bella: You said it was a rush.
Jacob: Maybe on a warmer day. And not from the top. We'll leave the showing off to Sam and his disciples.
Bella: You don't like them.
Jacob: They think they run this place. Acting all bad ass, calling themselves "protectors."
Bella: What are they protecting?
Jacob: The tribe, the land, their right to be jerks. Embry used to call them hall monitors on steroids; now look at him.
Bella: That's Embry? I didn't recognize him. What happened to him?
Jacob: He missed some school - then, out of nowhere, he's following Sam around. Same thing happened with Paul and Jared. They weren't even friends, now Sam owns them. Sam keeps giving me this look, like he's waiting for me or something; it's kinda freaking me out.
Bella: Maybe you should just avoid them.
Jacob: I try but...
Bella: Hey. If it gets worse, we'll go to my Dad. Or you can come stay with us.
Jacob: Thanks. If this is how you're going to react, I'll freak out more often.
Monday Lunchtime:
Jessica: I'll kill Tyler if he gave me his flu.
Angela: It's going around. My sister was so sick she couldn't come on our hike this weekend... so she didn't see it.
Eric: Ang, maybe you should keep that to yourself -
Angela: We saw something, Eric.
Eric: I believe you.
Jessica: No he doesn't. He's just trying to get lucky.
Eric: Is that an option?
Angela: It was jet black and huge; on all fours it was still taller than a person. A bear maybe.
Jessica: Or Big Foot.
Mike: Or an alien. Lucky you didn't get probed.
Angela: ... We saw it.
Bella: You're not the only one. Everyone stares. Did Bella just speak? My dad's been getting reports at the sheriff's station. A couple hikers went missing. People are scared.
Mike: I did hear some guy talking about it at the store.
Eric: Last time you clowns doubt my girlfriend.
Monday Afternoon
Jacob: You look scared.
Bella: I'm not.
Jacob: Brake? Clutch? Right. Gas? You ready? Slowly... release the clutch.
Edward: (O.S.) Stop.
Jacob: You okay? Bruises, breaks -?
Bella: I'm going again.
Jacob: Bella: I'm not sure that's a good - Bella quickly rises and hops back on. Guess we're going again. Now what are you going to do with the clutch?
Bella: Release it. Slowly. I don't - how do I turn!?
Jacob: Bank it! Bank - hit the brake! What, are you training for the X-games?
Bella: I want to go again.
Jacob: Forget it. I'm revoking your motorcycle privileges. Man, look at your head.
Bella: God, I'm sorry.
Jacob: You're apologizing for bleeding?
Bella: It doesn't... bother you?
Jacob: It's just blood, Bella.
Jacob: What are you staring at?
Bella: Just, you're actually... good looking.
Jacob: How hard did you hit your head?
Bella: Oh I - yeah. Jake, you're hot.
Jacob: Upgraded from good looking?
Bella: No, temperature hot. You're burning up.
Jacob: I feel fine. What? I can't hold your hand?
Bella: It just... means something else to you than it does to me.
Jacob: One, that's my problem. But two... we have fun, you think I'm hot -
Bella: Good looking.
Jacob: I know you like me.
Bella: More than anyone. But... that's all.
Jacob: Because of Cullen? Look, I know what he did to you. I can see it in your face every time his name comes up. But you need to know - I would never, ever do that to you. I promise I will never hurt you. You can count on me.
Bella: I already do. You don't know how much. You're my best friend but... I don't think my feelings will change. I'm sorry. I should've said something right from the start -
Jacob: No. That's not - I just feel... weird.
Bella: I told you, you have a fever. Probably that flu everyone has.
Jacob: It doesn't... feel like flu. I don't know what it is.
Tuesday
Bella: Hey Jake. Just checking to see how you're doing. And to say I'm sorry, about, you know... how I feel and... hope the flu passes fast. Call me.
Wednesday
Bella: (O.S.) Hi Jake. Your dad said you have mono. He won't let me visit but... would you call me?
Thursday
Bella: (O.S.) Me again. I just... need to hear your voice...
Friday
Bella: Jacob. Please. Call me.
Charlie: Harry and I will be back by three – It's mono, Bells.
Bella: He's too sick to even call?
Charlie: You just gotta wait it out. You know, I don't have to go fishing...
Bella: No, go. I'll call Jess or someone.
Charlie: Good. But stay here or at Jess's. No hikes or anything. We're issuing a warning about those bears.
3 hours Later
Bella: Laurent?
Laurent: Bella.
Bella: Laurent!
Laurent: I must admit, I didn't expect to find you here.
Bella: I live here. But you - I thought you were in Alaska with Carlisle's friend.
Laurent: Tanya, I was. It was kind of him to arrange, given my association with James and Victoria, "The Enemy."
Bella: You tried to help us.
Laurent: I went to visit the Cullen's, but their house is empty. I'm surprised they left you behind. Weren't you sort of a pet of theirs?
Bella: Um... something like that.
Laurent: Do the Cullen's visit often?
Edward: Lie.
Bella: Absolutely. All the time.
Edward: Lie better.
Bella: I'll tell them you stopped by. Will they be able to reach you in Alaska?
Laurent: I don't think so. Tanya's "vegetarian" family was pleasant enough. But the dietary restrictions were difficult - living on nothing but animals. Tell me Bella. Do you ever feel compelled to... cheat? But that's not why I left. I came back here as a favor to Victoria.
Bella: ... You're still friends.
Laurent: More or less. She asked me to get the lay of the land with the Cullen's. Because, well... I'm afraid Victoria is quite put out with you.
Bella: That's... too bad.
Laurent: Yes. She feels it's only fair to kill Edward's mate, given he killed hers. Eye for an eye, mate for a mate.
Edward: Threaten him.
Bella: Edward will know who did it. He'll come after both of you.
Laurent: I don't think he will. After all, how much could you mean to him if he left you here unprotected? Victoria sent me here for information. She won't be happy about my killing you.
Bella: No, Laurent...
Laurent: No, no, no. Don't be upset. I'm doing you a kindness. Victoria plans on killing you slowly, painfully - whereas I'll make it very quick. And you smell so... mouth watering.
Bella: Edward. I love you.
Laurent: I... don't believe it.
Edward: Don't. Move.
1 hour Later
Charlie: Bella? What's wrong?
Bella: They're not giant bears - I saw them. Up in a meadow -
Charlie: Damn it, I told you not to go into the woods!
Harry Clearwater: What did you see, Bella?
Bella: Wolves. They're wolves, Dad. Five of them. The size of - of cars. I swear. They went after - something - and I ran.
Charlie: Harry, can you get some men from the rez?
Harry Clearwater: Sure. Yeah. I'll just -
Charlie: Jerry? Put a hunting party together - tranq guns, large caliber shotguns - there's something dangerous out there.
Bella: (V.O.) Something dangerous. Victoria. If she came after me, Charlie would try to protect me - and he'd die.
Charlie: I've gotta go to the station.
Bella: Good! - That's good.
Charlie: You okay here? You want to come with?
Bella: Actually, I - need to see a friend.
30 Minutes Later
Bella: Hi, Billy. I know Jacob's sick but -
Billy: He's out with friends.
Bella: Oh.
Billy: I'll let him know you came by.
Bella: Wait - he's got mono, right? That's what you told my dad.
Billy: You should go on home, Bella.
A few Hours Later
Bella: You cut your hair.
Jacob: Go away.
Bella: What happened to you? I can help. Sam got to you. What did he do?
Jacob: Sam's trying to help me, don't blame him.
Bella: Then who?
Jacob: How `bout those filthy, reeking bloodsuckers you love? The Cullen's.
Bella: I... don't know what you're -
Jacob: You know exactly what I'm talking about.
Bella: The Cullen's are long gone. How are they to blame?
Jacob: They started all this by existing. Goddamn leeches -
Sam: Jacob.
Jacob: I can't be friends with you anymore.
Bella: Jake, I know I hurt you. I should have been more up - front but – I needed you, I still do. I don't know what that means yet, but if you give me time -
Jacob: Stop. Don't. It's not you -
Bella: - "It's not you, it's me?" God.
Jacob: It's true. I'm not... good.
Bella: You're wrong -
Jacob: It doesn't matter. This is over -
Bella: I can't take losing my best friend, too.
Jacob: You already have -
Bella: Don't say that - you promised -
Jacob: Go home, Bella. Don't come back.
A little While Later
Charlie: Billy called, said you and Jacob had a fight. But, hey, you guys will work it out, I'm sure of it.
Bella: I'm... going to change. Why!?
Later That Night
Jacob: (O.S.) Bella! Ouch - damn it; open the window. Bella cautiously moves to her window to find -
Bella: What the hell are you doing?
Jacob: Get out of the way.
Bella: No!
Jacob: I pictured your room more... cluttered.
Bella: Why are you here?
Jacob: I had to talk to you. Alone.
Bella: To kick me in the gut again? It was bad before, but you made it so much worse.
Jacob: I know. And I want to explain. But... I can't.
Bella: Then leave.
He stays put. She tries to push him but he's immoveable.
Bella: You're done with me, remember? Get. Out!
Jacob: Bella, I literally can't explain... I broke my promise not to hurt you, I know. But I'm trying to keep it now. I need you to understand... even if you don't want to see me when you find out -
Bella: Find what out? What's wrong?
Jacob: I can't do it.
Bella: Yes, you can. I'll help you. We can... we can leave. Leave home, leave Sam.
Jacob: It's not something I can run away from. I would run with you though. If I could. Wait. Wait, I already - I told you. You know this - you can guess.
Bella: I don't want to play games with you -
Jacob: You have to! I can't tell you, but if you remember - it was that day I ran into you at the beach. I told you a story - come on! I told you a story... about?
Bella: ... about... "The Cold Ones?" You said it was a stupid tribal myth.
Jacob: Was it? Are the Cold Ones a myth? What else did I say?
Bella: That... the tribe made a treaty with them. They can't come onto your land and... I don't know, I don't remember.
Jacob: Try, Bella.
Bella: You have to give me more. Tell me where to look. Is there something I should see -?
Jacob: No, that's too dangerous -
Bella: I'll take the risk. Jacob, show me.
Jacob: Where was the last place you saw me... the way I used to be?
Bella: The motorcycles - that clearing in the woods. He nods slowly, then turns to go. She stops him. Don't go. There are dangerous things out there; more than you know.
The Next Day
Paul: What the hell have you done?!
Jacob: I didn't tell her. You'd know if I did.
Paul: She's here, isn't she?
Sam: Bella, there's nothing to see here. You should go home.
Bella: Not until I know what you did to Jacob.
Paul: What we did?!
Sam: Both of you, calm down -
Jacob: Sam, she knows things about the bloodsuckers. She's been on the inside. She can help -
Paul: Like a leech lover's gonna help us.
Jacob: Watch what you call her.
Embry: Get a grip, guys –
Bella: It's alright, Jacob, I'll go -
Paul: All you care about is her -
Sam: Paul, back off.
Paul: - and she doesn't give a crap about you -
Sam: Jacob.
Jared: Too late.
Sam: Bella, get back!
Bella: Run, Jacob! - Jake, no! Stop -!
Sam: Take Bella to Emily's place.
Embry: Guess the wolf's out of the bag. Pay up. She didn't puke. Told you she was tough. She does run with bloodsuckers.
Bella: Wait. We should go back, make sure Jacob's okay.
Jared: I hope Paul gets some teeth in him. Serve him right.
Embry: No way. Jake's a natural. You see him phase on the fly? I gotta fiver says Paul doesn't touch him.
Jared: Easy money. Paul's been at it longer.
Embry: Come on in. We won't bite.
Jared: Speak for yourself. Bella warily climbs out of the car, joins them. Embry pauses at the door -
Embry: Oh, hey, about Emily - Sam's fiancé - just try not to stare. It bugs Sam.
Bella: Why would I stare? -
Emily: You guys hungry? Like I have to ask... Emily looks toward them now – REVEALING the other side of her face: A scar runs from hairline to chin, three red lines that pull down her eye and twist her mouth. Who's this?
Jared: Bella Swan. Who else?
Emily: So you're the vampire girl.
Bella: And you're a... you're all...
Emily: Werewolves? I'm just engaged to one. But these animals - (slaps Embry's hand) Save some for your brothers. Leave it to Jacob to get around Sam's gag order.
Bella: He didn't say anything, or... couldn't.
Embry: That's a wolf thing. Alpha's orders get obeyed whether we want to or not -
Jared: How `bout you shut up now, Embry?
Embry: You know Jacob's gonna fill her in.
Jared: Yeah, I know every stupid thought he has. (to Bella) Wanna know what he thinks of you?
Emily: Like you need special powers to know that.
Embry: (to Bella) It's another wolf thing. We hear each other's thoughts. Good for hunting. Embarrassing for everything else.
Jared: Freaking out yet?
Bella: (meets his look) You're not the first - mind reader I've met.
Embry: (grins) Jake's right. You are good with the weird.
Bella: But I don't get - how? Why? -
Sam: (O.S.) - Because there are bad things here. She spins - Sam is now standing behind her, the front door open behind him. And they're getting worse. Hey, Em.
Embry: Ha! Pay up. As Jared reluctantly hands Embry five bucks, Jacob's eyes find Bella's. He nods solemnly to the door; we should talk.
Bella: You just have to... stop.
Jacob: It's not a life-style choice. It's in my DNA.
Bella: Killing is in your DNA?
Jacob: Man, I thought maybe you wouldn't be such a hypocrite - what, I'm not the right kind of monster for you? Can't measure up to your bloodsucking friends -
Bella: (angry as well) Hey, they manage to survive without hurting innocent people.
Jacob: Wait - innocent? - so... you don't care that I morph into a giant dog. Just that I... kill people?
Bella: "Just?" Those hikers' lives mean that little to you? Oh my God.
Jacob: Bella - Bella wait... We're not killing hikers. We're trying to protect them.
Bella: From what?
Jacob: The only thing we do kill: Vampires.
Bella: Vampires? Jake, no -
Jacob: Don't worry, we can't touch your precious Cullen's - unless they bite someone and violate the Treaty -
Bella: That's not what I - you can't fight vampires. They're too dangerous.
Jacob: Please. We took out that leech with the dreads easy enough.
Bella: You... killed Laurent?
Jacob: ... He didn't seem like a friend.
Bella: No, God no. But... how?
Jacob: It's what we do, why we exist. A few "lucky guys" in the tribe have the gene. If a bloodsucker moves to town, our DNA kicks in, we reach the right age and the fever hits –
Bella: "Mono."
Jacob: I wish. Next thing I know, they're telling me, this is your life now. That future you saw for yourself? Gone.
Bella: It's bad, huh?
Jacob: I just hate feeling... out of control. Like maybe Sam is right; you shouldn't be around me.
Bella: Like you could get rid of me.
Jacob: You've seen Emily. Sam lost it for a split second; Em was standing too close - he's still messed up about it. I don't want to be that kind of nightmare.
Bella: You're not like that. You save people, right? You saved me from Laurent.
Jacob: Yeah, didn't mind taking him out. His red-headed girlfriend will be fun, too.
Bella: Victoria. She's here?
Jacob: We chased her all the way to the border the other night. But she won't stay gone. Keeps coming back - if we knew what she was after... What?
Bella: I know what she wants. Me.
Victoria's Pov
Victoria: James hated cars. He liked being close to the ground. But I'd steal one occasionally, to throw him off the scent... See, we played hide and seek sometimes. No one can hide like me - but no one could seek like James.
Denise: What - what are you -?
Victoria: Some games lasted months... but we always got hungry for each other. So I'd let him find me...
Denise: Michael? Oh my God -
Victoria: We never could get enough of each other... We would have had forever to try.
Denise: Michael?!
Victoria: James always loved a screamer.
Pack Pov
Jared: Excellent. If the redhead's after Bella, we've got bait.
Jacob: She is not bait.
Bella: I should leave town.
Sam: Victoria will follow you and make it harder for us to catch her.
Bella: No one can catch her. She can escape anything.
Paul: Ooh. She has special powers.
Bella: Some of them do.
Jacob: Like... what? Bella?
Jared: The mind reader you said you knew. He was a suckhead? Can they all do that?
Embry: That would blow.
Bella: No, I - shouldn't have - no.
Paul: She's still protecting them.
Jared: I don't know why. It's not like they stuck around to protect you -
Jacob: Guys, back off.
Later That Afternoon
Jacob: Don't worry, we've got this place covered. She won't get near you or Charlie.
Jacob: Hey, we should do something fun. Like... cliff diving, right?
Bella: I could use the rush.
Jacob: Soon. After we catch her.
The Next Day
Charlie's Pov
Charlie: You got something, Harry?
Harry: Nope, nothin'.
Bella's Pov
Edward: (O.S.) Step back. Stop this now, Bella.
Bella: You won't stay with me any other way. Yes!