Oh Yeah I'm still alive ^ _ ^
In recent months I went from a job that I completely absorbed in self-employment.
I opened a shop with a friend and we are now operating a week by BEN!
To celebrate here's a little pic spam with my three founder that pic spam from Christmas, a live a parallel reality (another neighborhood =) ;-)
We Spring then ... hobby time!
I apologize for the thousands of updates that do not I have read / commented, but maybe now I can recall, and maybe post a few actual update!
It 's a century that I have the photos to be placed for one or maybe two updates of the Shark!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
It Looks Like I Am Looking Into A Kaliedescope
Monday, May 10, 2010
How Long Do Fire Last
Chapter 26: Epilogue Act II - Blind (last chapter)
"Hello Bella, how are you feeling today?" I said smiling at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. A myriad of wrinkles invaded my face.
A myriad of expressions of the past in the most complete happiness.
My brown hair, had given way to a dense tangle silver, soft and delicate as a cloud in the whipped cream.
"The older, in truth," I muttered to myself responding and pointing a new wrinkle on the forehead.
that yesterday was not there.
Charbill Reneah and had become adults and masters of their own life for quite some time. By now we had been just me and Jake, to occupy the old house of my father.
A house that had experienced nightmares and dreams, joys and sorrows. Fire and ice.
And in the last seventy-three, had seen the sun shine in every room.
gave me a refreshed and slowly descended the stairs, clinging to the railing, toward the kitchen to prepare the lunch basket. A ritual that was repeated at fixed intervals. For each
my birthday.
My back and arms are weak, allow me once again to carry the heavy basket to the little garage, from which came sounds of screwdrivers, torches and other instruments of hell that only he could handle, with impressive skill.
He opened the door of a freshly painted red, similar to his old home of La Push, and I saw his shoulders broad and slightly curved, barely covered by her long hair still surprisingly a shiny jet black.
Despite his advanced age it was when my less than two years, spun the sound of the door that opened slowly.
His eyes and aged blacks, met mine and lit up as they did every time our eyes met.
Nothing about him had changed before my eyes off the time, but glad you spent with Jacob.
The deep wrinkles framing her face bronze, while smiling at me as I had always loved. From the first moment that I'd meet again in seventeen years on the beach of La Push.
Time has not been able to anything against the heat that emanated his smile and his person.
But then, the sun can not go out.
, dropped his tools and went to work to me, stretching his long arms auburn, strong as those of a forty.
were already hot and ready for their temporary use.
His transfigured once a year, allowed him to age well, maintaining a physically strong and robust, yet able to defend myself and take care of me.
Even if nothing had touched us in more than seventy years of life together.
I took the basket and gave me a kiss on the lips wrinkled.
"Best wishes for your thousand years, Bells," he said with a chuckle. The voice hoarse and deep, marked also by time.
Aggrottai the eyebrows.
"I only ninety-one. Begin to write numbers? "I asked.
"Those will do since I met you," he said with a smile.
"Okay are forgiven," I said doing shrugs, like when I was young.
laughed softly.
"Are you ready for your gift? Asked, placing the long white hair behind her shoulders.
«Back permitting, yeah. Today, where you taking me? ".
"What kind of gift would be if I tell you where to go?" He asked with a grin.
wrinkled his nose and discovered a thousand wrinkles on my face pale.
"Go , but not to run too. Today I really feel one thousand years on, "I murmured.
smiled and set off on foot towards the inside of the woods behind the house.
Once far enough away from prying eyes, Jake began to undress and ankle tie her clothes dirty and old grease.
It became the largest wolf ever, but the color of his long coat was a dull red, almost colorless.
He crouched as he could, to allow me to salirgli back. I placed the basket between his huge shoulders and started to walk quickly, the trees and large ferns of the forest. I had
never understood how he did it to orient themselves, but find myself in the middle of those trees, I did a thousand memories resurface. All about my life lived in close contact with the supernatural world.
I remembered the first time I met Edward Cullen. The strange feeling that in him there was something different from any human being I ever met. My love for him and the discovery of the nature of the legendary vampire.
I thought back to the liveliness of Alice, Rosalie and the breathtaking beauty of its initial hostility towards me. I remembered his face and loving child Esme, the mocking smile of Emmett, the concern on the face of Jasper, and the sweetness and solemnity Carlisle's face. My friends
vampires, who had kicked off my new life.
Then I remembered Jacob's friend, whose soul was linked to my day to day. Without my noticing, my feelings toward this wonderful guy, grew and solidified into a bubble that included only two of us.
make them part of something beyond my first desire to become a Cullen.
life.
remembered as the echo of his emotions, stimulating vibrating within me the ropes of my own.
As nothing could keep us away from each other, defying orders, limitations and secrets. A magnet more powerful than between me and Edward.
Jacob had not abandoned me one day, even when I thought he did. He was hiding, to watch over my safety, unable to disobey the Sam.
But it was there, if something had happened to me, it would be popped from the darkness of his hideout and I have defense. Until then returned to my room, hoping that I remembered only by the truth that I naively had revealed long ago.
To keep his promise to abide more closely.
Then the first kiss, the explosion of my heart and desire, led nell'avverarsi of my recurring dream and a marriage that symbolized the love itself.
Our first time.
And the second, and third ...
The times were lost over time, up to and beyond the light emanating from our children extraordinary.
Reneah RoSeal.
My photocopier, which had brought life into the Cullen family from a very young age, messing their lives otherwise sober and somewhat empty and isolated. Edward was very fond of her, she liked to be confused in the midst of chaotic thoughts Reneah head.
And she fell in love with him, obviously. I suffered at the thought that it was not paid as desired. And
Charbill Edwarlisle. The Alpha male from
brown hair with golden streaks on the face of new and strong pack of werewolves in La Push and Forks. From which he had found the object of his imprint.
Leah Clearwater. When she was young
to vent pent-up anger and anxiety, sporadic hunting vampires who appeared here and there. Until
first look crossed with that of my son Charbill.
My mind wandered among the memories of a life lived on the side of the sun, air and fire.
constant and inexhaustible, set fire to my every night.
Jake continued with its steady pace and quick, I did not know if we were near the goal.
Slowly my body felt more and more tired, as if you deposit each year with all his weight on my back tired from old age.
decided to take a short nap, curling on the wide back of my beloved wolf. I was woken up when we arrived.
My body relaxed, she was always heavier, as if I were sinking on my own bones. Jake then slowed to a stop. Probably we were there, but I did not have the strength to move a muscle.
I was so comfortable and warm from her hair, so long as to potermici wrap like a blanket.
I feel my body gently deposited on the turf, and a big nose and wet caressing her face, giving me gentle tapping like to wake up. Let rest
, I wanted to tell him, but not from my old mouth no sound came out.
"Bells, Bells love wake up," Jacob said with a hint of concern. He had turned, but I had heard the rustle of clothes as if you were coating.
he had to worry about? I was just tired, I was resting for the misery. On the other hand I have the beauty of ninety years, not eighteen.
"Bells," she heard him speak, but his voice was not just worried. He seemed to be crying.
Why? She thought I was dead? Yet still breathing, I felt the fresh air and scented with musk and rain fill my lungs.
No love, you must not cry, leave me alone again. I feel so tired and heavy , I mean.
But still I had no strength to utter a syllable. And he never stopped wetting the face with her tears.
Then he heard light footsteps, like the leaves swept away by a light breeze, close to my body relaxed. And a different voice, but that I recognized among a thousand. I had heard just a week ago, when one night he came to visit us along with Alice and Rosalie.
Even Jacob had become more friendly towards him, with the passage the years.
'It is time, "announced Edward. His velvety voice was low and slow. Scand every word.
'Bells. My little girl ... wolf, "muttered Jacob in the throes of an inexplicable fit of hysterical tears.
began to worry seriously.
"Part of me will remain empty for eternity, and the same for you. My friend and eternal rival, "Edward said in a whisper away. "If it were not for Reneah, which shocked me almost as much as the existence Bella, I would have asked you to kill me, how you plan to do from the beginning. I would be honored to die by your hand. "
I froze the blood in the veins in his words. Why talk about me as if I were to die?
What had got these two crazy?
Edward, readme thought a good time: I'm sleeping! ARE TIRED!
"Bella would never have allowed it to you, and I would never have forgiven if you had paid attention. And not just her, "muttered Jake with his voice even more hoarse and deep.
I fought against the sudden cold and the inertia of my old body, to find a weak voice and say something. To say that I just wanted to sleep in that coat soft and moist.
But the words of Edward had provoked in me a different thought. A face, a bright mind and full of life. A daughter who loved him.
"Reneah you throw stones in mind," mumbled.
He felt cold wave on the one hand, and a warm hand. They were crouching, remaining silent for my weak grasp whispers. I did
strength in the muscles of the face and managed to slightly open his eyes.
I saw Jacob's face furrowed with tears, laughter and a faint smile.
"I doubt that our hard heads would break. If anything, the stones, Bells, "he said.
Stiracchiai a laugh, although the stiff muscles of the face let me.
"Edward," I whispered looking for her face from the immortal perfection.
Edward came up to me, with his usual crooked smile. "In my eyes you're not changed one iota you know? You are always the same girl, awkward and attiraguai, "she said, sobbing and giggling.
I made a face, but I kept smiling.
'You're always beautiful, breathtaking, "whispered one of the many thoughts that I had kept hidden in his youth, and watching his eternal youth. Then I turned around with the little strength I had left.
I felt that I slipped through our hands.
returned copper on the face of my Jacob. My life partner, my eternal savior.
him that I had saved and protected even from myself. And I had come to love more than I loved Edward.
"I'm sleepy. And cold. Jake, warming up, please, "I murmured in a voice more and more irrelevant to my ears.
Jacob put his arm under my back bent and lifted me up, and hold her chest copper.
But I still feel cold.
"I'm here my love, do not leave you cold. I'll stay to warm up, " answered with his eyes flooded with tears.
"Like you always did," I said, but was not sure it really said. I no longer felt.
I saw him nod his head, trying to smile, as only he could do.
His smile, bright, warm and unique, was the last image my eyes saw weighed down by that time.
Then, darkness.
Chapter 26 Epilogue
Act II
Dark
"Hello Bella, how are you feeling today?" I said smiling at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. A myriad of wrinkles invaded my face.
A myriad of expressions of the past in the most complete happiness.
My brown hair, had given way to a dense tangle silver, soft and delicate as a cloud in the whipped cream.
"The older, in truth," I muttered to myself responding and pointing a new wrinkle on the forehead.
that yesterday was not there.
Charbill Reneah and had become adults and masters of their own life for quite some time. By now we had been just me and Jake, to occupy the old house of my father.
A house that had experienced nightmares and dreams, joys and sorrows. Fire and ice.
And in the last seventy-three, had seen the sun shine in every room.
gave me a refreshed and slowly descended the stairs, clinging to the railing, toward the kitchen to prepare the lunch basket. A ritual that was repeated at fixed intervals. For each
my birthday.
My back and arms are weak, allow me once again to carry the heavy basket to the little garage, from which came sounds of screwdrivers, torches and other instruments of hell that only he could handle, with impressive skill.
He opened the door of a freshly painted red, similar to his old home of La Push, and I saw his shoulders broad and slightly curved, barely covered by her long hair still surprisingly a shiny jet black.
Despite his advanced age it was when my less than two years, spun the sound of the door that opened slowly.
His eyes and aged blacks, met mine and lit up as they did every time our eyes met.
Nothing about him had changed before my eyes off the time, but glad you spent with Jacob.
The deep wrinkles framing her face bronze, while smiling at me as I had always loved. From the first moment that I'd meet again in seventeen years on the beach of La Push.
Time has not been able to anything against the heat that emanated his smile and his person.
But then, the sun can not go out.
, dropped his tools and went to work to me, stretching his long arms auburn, strong as those of a forty.
were already hot and ready for their temporary use.
His transfigured once a year, allowed him to age well, maintaining a physically strong and robust, yet able to defend myself and take care of me.
Even if nothing had touched us in more than seventy years of life together.
I took the basket and gave me a kiss on the lips wrinkled.
"Best wishes for your thousand years, Bells," he said with a chuckle. The voice hoarse and deep, marked also by time.
Aggrottai the eyebrows.
"I only ninety-one. Begin to write numbers? "I asked.
"Those will do since I met you," he said with a smile.
"Okay are forgiven," I said doing shrugs, like when I was young.
laughed softly.
"Are you ready for your gift? Asked, placing the long white hair behind her shoulders.
«Back permitting, yeah. Today, where you taking me? ".
"What kind of gift would be if I tell you where to go?" He asked with a grin.
wrinkled his nose and discovered a thousand wrinkles on my face pale.
"Go , but not to run too. Today I really feel one thousand years on, "I murmured.
smiled and set off on foot towards the inside of the woods behind the house.
Once far enough away from prying eyes, Jake began to undress and ankle tie her clothes dirty and old grease.
It became the largest wolf ever, but the color of his long coat was a dull red, almost colorless.
He crouched as he could, to allow me to salirgli back. I placed the basket between his huge shoulders and started to walk quickly, the trees and large ferns of the forest. I had
never understood how he did it to orient themselves, but find myself in the middle of those trees, I did a thousand memories resurface. All about my life lived in close contact with the supernatural world.
I remembered the first time I met Edward Cullen. The strange feeling that in him there was something different from any human being I ever met. My love for him and the discovery of the nature of the legendary vampire.
I thought back to the liveliness of Alice, Rosalie and the breathtaking beauty of its initial hostility towards me. I remembered his face and loving child Esme, the mocking smile of Emmett, the concern on the face of Jasper, and the sweetness and solemnity Carlisle's face. My friends
vampires, who had kicked off my new life.
Then I remembered Jacob's friend, whose soul was linked to my day to day. Without my noticing, my feelings toward this wonderful guy, grew and solidified into a bubble that included only two of us.
make them part of something beyond my first desire to become a Cullen.
life.
remembered as the echo of his emotions, stimulating vibrating within me the ropes of my own.
As nothing could keep us away from each other, defying orders, limitations and secrets. A magnet more powerful than between me and Edward.
Jacob had not abandoned me one day, even when I thought he did. He was hiding, to watch over my safety, unable to disobey the Sam.
But it was there, if something had happened to me, it would be popped from the darkness of his hideout and I have defense. Until then returned to my room, hoping that I remembered only by the truth that I naively had revealed long ago.
To keep his promise to abide more closely.
Then the first kiss, the explosion of my heart and desire, led nell'avverarsi of my recurring dream and a marriage that symbolized the love itself.
Our first time.
And the second, and third ...
The times were lost over time, up to and beyond the light emanating from our children extraordinary.
Reneah RoSeal.
My photocopier, which had brought life into the Cullen family from a very young age, messing their lives otherwise sober and somewhat empty and isolated. Edward was very fond of her, she liked to be confused in the midst of chaotic thoughts Reneah head.
And she fell in love with him, obviously. I suffered at the thought that it was not paid as desired. And
Charbill Edwarlisle. The Alpha male from
brown hair with golden streaks on the face of new and strong pack of werewolves in La Push and Forks. From which he had found the object of his imprint.
Leah Clearwater. When she was young
to vent pent-up anger and anxiety, sporadic hunting vampires who appeared here and there. Until
first look crossed with that of my son Charbill.
My mind wandered among the memories of a life lived on the side of the sun, air and fire.
constant and inexhaustible, set fire to my every night.
Jake continued with its steady pace and quick, I did not know if we were near the goal.
Slowly my body felt more and more tired, as if you deposit each year with all his weight on my back tired from old age.
decided to take a short nap, curling on the wide back of my beloved wolf. I was woken up when we arrived.
My body relaxed, she was always heavier, as if I were sinking on my own bones. Jake then slowed to a stop. Probably we were there, but I did not have the strength to move a muscle.
I was so comfortable and warm from her hair, so long as to potermici wrap like a blanket.
I feel my body gently deposited on the turf, and a big nose and wet caressing her face, giving me gentle tapping like to wake up. Let rest
, I wanted to tell him, but not from my old mouth no sound came out.
"Bells, Bells love wake up," Jacob said with a hint of concern. He had turned, but I had heard the rustle of clothes as if you were coating.
he had to worry about? I was just tired, I was resting for the misery. On the other hand I have the beauty of ninety years, not eighteen.
"Bells," she heard him speak, but his voice was not just worried. He seemed to be crying.
Why? She thought I was dead? Yet still breathing, I felt the fresh air and scented with musk and rain fill my lungs.
No love, you must not cry, leave me alone again. I feel so tired and heavy , I mean.
But still I had no strength to utter a syllable. And he never stopped wetting the face with her tears.
Then he heard light footsteps, like the leaves swept away by a light breeze, close to my body relaxed. And a different voice, but that I recognized among a thousand. I had heard just a week ago, when one night he came to visit us along with Alice and Rosalie.
Even Jacob had become more friendly towards him, with the passage the years.
'It is time, "announced Edward. His velvety voice was low and slow. Scand every word.
'Bells. My little girl ... wolf, "muttered Jacob in the throes of an inexplicable fit of hysterical tears.
began to worry seriously.
"Part of me will remain empty for eternity, and the same for you. My friend and eternal rival, "Edward said in a whisper away. "If it were not for Reneah, which shocked me almost as much as the existence Bella, I would have asked you to kill me, how you plan to do from the beginning. I would be honored to die by your hand. "
I froze the blood in the veins in his words. Why talk about me as if I were to die?
What had got these two crazy?
Edward, readme thought a good time: I'm sleeping! ARE TIRED!
"Bella would never have allowed it to you, and I would never have forgiven if you had paid attention. And not just her, "muttered Jake with his voice even more hoarse and deep.
I fought against the sudden cold and the inertia of my old body, to find a weak voice and say something. To say that I just wanted to sleep in that coat soft and moist.
But the words of Edward had provoked in me a different thought. A face, a bright mind and full of life. A daughter who loved him.
"Reneah you throw stones in mind," mumbled.
He felt cold wave on the one hand, and a warm hand. They were crouching, remaining silent for my weak grasp whispers. I did
strength in the muscles of the face and managed to slightly open his eyes.
I saw Jacob's face furrowed with tears, laughter and a faint smile.
"I doubt that our hard heads would break. If anything, the stones, Bells, "he said.
Stiracchiai a laugh, although the stiff muscles of the face let me.
"Edward," I whispered looking for her face from the immortal perfection.
Edward came up to me, with his usual crooked smile. "In my eyes you're not changed one iota you know? You are always the same girl, awkward and attiraguai, "she said, sobbing and giggling.
I made a face, but I kept smiling.
'You're always beautiful, breathtaking, "whispered one of the many thoughts that I had kept hidden in his youth, and watching his eternal youth. Then I turned around with the little strength I had left.
I felt that I slipped through our hands.
returned copper on the face of my Jacob. My life partner, my eternal savior.
him that I had saved and protected even from myself. And I had come to love more than I loved Edward.
"I'm sleepy. And cold. Jake, warming up, please, "I murmured in a voice more and more irrelevant to my ears.
Jacob put his arm under my back bent and lifted me up, and hold her chest copper.
But I still feel cold.
"I'm here my love, do not leave you cold. I'll stay to warm up, " answered with his eyes flooded with tears.
"Like you always did," I said, but was not sure it really said. I no longer felt.
I saw him nod his head, trying to smile, as only he could do.
His smile, bright, warm and unique, was the last image my eyes saw weighed down by that time.
Then, darkness.
The end
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Chapter 25: Epilogue Act I - Light
"Please Jake," Bella begged me stroking my hair that I fell on my chest. I had made them grow again, as before to join the pack of Sam.
"No," I replied dryly. I was adamant. More or less.
"I know it's irrational, but I have a tremendous desire to join them. It 's a strange sensation, urgency, "he insisted.
"You and your cravings I have stew. Why do not you want a slice of cake or a nice plate of pasta, or strawberries and cream? Do you think that a standard in your state, you want to spend time with a band of vampires? "I asked exasperated and pointing to his belly.
Bella was pregnant and just missed the birth.
's been eight years since the day I started to grow again, sporadic changes aside, the usual but she was stubborn as ever.
Charlie had decided to move in with Billy in order to stay both on their own - and I think also to be with Sue Clearwater - leaving his house in Forks. In the back I put up a sort of garage that I used for some repair and flash for storage to the garage where I worked.
earn a lot, all of Forks came to me for the slightest problem. The voice had spread even to Port Angles.
Bella instead was absent only a week ago from the shop of Newton, which had become a partner with Mike.
Since he knew that I was his partner, Mike was given a much calmer.
suited him.
"You know what happens if you do not meet the desires of pregnant women? Asked sharpening the look on my own. Even when he tried to challenge me was irresistible. "How do you think will be the stain? In my blood is red, and it will right here, "he pointed to his neck with his pale finger.
I made his eyes to heaven, and grabbed the remote control. "There are no cravings of a vampire."
At least I think, I thought to myself. Not that I would have liked to take risks on the skin of my two children.
Carlisle had discovered that Bella is pregnant with twins.
not you'll be given a bit 'too much to do, Jacob? , I had jokingly asked Dr. canine.
The joy and embarrassment I was unable to pull out my usual sarcasm, and he responded with a nervous laugh. Bella snorted
annoyed and pouted stroking his balloon was in place of the belly.
"We're almost there darling, I know that your dad is about to give," he murmured to his lap. From beneath his finger, a small protuberance emerged from the belly.
The hand of our daughter.
Or so I thought.
If the boy was more like me, at this time was sulking, angry idea of going for the umpteenth time by Cullen. So
was to be the girl, and a photocopy of Bella, to be so impatient.
Anyway ... every time I saw her, my heart swelled as about to burst. I thought I was dying.
I tried to compose myself from that extraordinary vision.
"Do not begin to create factions type males against females. I'm already double of you put together, and your brother is my biggest ally. You do not have hope, "I protested almost leaning over the belly of the mother.
course providing the ritual daily dose of strokes. Did not want to get angry before you even know me.
"You want them to fight before he was born? I hope the girl you forget your words, otherwise the rinfaccerà when you learn to talk, "whispered Bella smiled and stroked the tiny bump. "It will have quite a temper, according to Alice."
"Two jerks, that's what you are," I said raising his eyebrows.
Defeated by a little girl who was not born yet, and disappointed by an uncooperative child. And Bella had learned to play dirty, by dint of being with me.
rested the remote on the coffee table with a grunt, and took the car keys.
"Give me five," he heard her whisper to her belly, and helped her up off the couch.
I held a laugh. Absurd. When
with the usual difficulties discovered the path to home Cullen, Rosalie and Alice were in the doorway waiting for us with air impatiently.
That little bloodsuckers did nothing but watch us all the time. Tiny
spies.
But why not look instead to be the future of our affairs?
Bella I helped to get the car through clenched teeth, and we walked towards them. I did not visit them, but I liked even less to let Bella go there alone.
My usual protective instinct.
"Good timing!" Trilled the visionary running towards us, followed by the blonde. "Of course if you arrive five minutes before it was better," he added, giving me a dirty look.
I did not have time to ask What the hell are you talking about? that Bella gave a scream that nearly broke my eardrum, and gave away a flock of birds from a tree in the garden. Curled up on itself, keeping the base of the enormous lap.
"Let us carry inside," suggested Rosalie with a spark of impatience honey-colored eyes.
"No way! The port's me! "Tuonai. All we need is me out of the hands at that moment.
Rosalie came from the mouth of a hissing sound, similar to that of a rattlesnake. The highly
ignored, suddenly I had nothing else to do. Taken in Bella
arm - damn how much he weighed - and brought her inside the giant race while holding the door open and the blond kept me calm as always under control. What
bell'ambientino. I could not wait to go back , I thought sarcastically.
When I entered, I noticed that the residence was different from usual.
The large window was missing: it seemed covered with metal. And they had taken away the furniture.
the middle was a bed with bars, such as hospitals. Carlisle was waiting for us beside the bed, while Bella continued to wail and writhe.
"Put it here, we'll Bella," he said reassuringly.
"I told you it was an emergency, Jake," Bella mumbled prey to pangs while posavo gently on the bed.
"Yes, Alice was going to call you, then he felt that Jacob had decided to come here. He saw that today would give birth to your twins, "said Edward, who was on the other side of the bed. "It seems to wait to get to us, to come out," he added with a half smile.
"What can I do?" I asked nervous and agitated, while Carlisle something injected in the arm of Bella.
I could not leave them alone, not now. He lost a lot of blood, and with all those vampires that I could not risk losing her mind.
I kept ready for possible conversion program out.
"Do not worry Jacob, we all prepared for this event. Especially on that front, "said Edward in response to my thoughts.
"I do not see how. And I do not care to know, "precisai with an instinctive feeling of nausea.
"Jake," Bella muttered, finally a bit 'more calm. Carlisle probably had given dell'antidolorifico. I breathed a sigh of relief could not bear to see her suffering.
"Tell me love, I'm here," he said bending down and taking her hand her little pale. I hoped to infuse a little 'strengths.
"Do not go away, I need you close," whispered the eyebrows and pursed his voice slightly slurred.
"I'm going right now that Miss Universe and Mr. Muscle have decided to go out to the delight of their fans? You are mad as a hatter, Bells. Let him say, "I said crossly. Beautiful sketched a bright laugh. What I returned automatically.
The smile vanished and his face began to twitch in pain.
'contractions begin, "Carlisle whispered, touching the stomach of Bella. "Yes, we have expectations," he added with a smile.
I froze the blood in his veins. If it had increased the pressure of that hand ...
"Jacob," Edward called me back. Sbuffai.
"I know, I know. It's okay, I am calm, "inhaled. "After all, in eight years I have learned to be so," I admitted.
At this time I would have been gripped by violent spasms, and I would have had to flee to avoid worse damage.
I've always been good at controlling my change, but do it once a year for his birthday, called for a certain concentration, since I am unaccustomed. Then I had to start all over again, to continue to grow.
But Bella was happy and enjoyed a world. I would do anything for her. From the room had disappeared
Emmett and Jasper, and Esme, Rosalie and Alice were at the foot of the bed, worried and impatient. Alice just seemed more or less quiet.
"There will be a problem?" I asked the little reluctant vampire.
"No, no. It will be a bit 'long, everything here, "he revealed.
relaxed the muscles of the jaw.
All in all, his power was useful. At least in these extreme times.
I would have remembered more often, that after all the aid they gave us.
Time passed, Bella and did nothing but scream. Her hair disheveled and sticking to his forehead and cheeks with sweat, was tired and nauseated by the smell of blood, but he tried to do as he said Carlisle.
I felt bad seeing her like that.
"Without strength Jacob, will it all end soon," said Esme laying his cold hand on my shoulder.
I was no longer as hot as before, but that contact caused me the same shiver down my arm.
"Here!" Announced Carlisle between the screams of Bella. One of her holding my hand, while the other was clinging to that of Edward.
I reached into the space between the legs of Carlisle and Bella, his heart was beating a thousand. Esme gave me a soft towel and dark, which at first did not understand exactly why he had given me.
He heard the cries of the infant acute and urgent that Carlisle was holding marble.
My eyes went out of their sockets.
was the boy. My little, big ally uncooperative.
A smile on my face is explained by an ear to another. I thought of being paralyzed with that face.
God, how beautiful it was.
"Take Jacob, I think of Bella, "Carlisle said handing me the baby covered in blood. Esme's why I had stretched the towel. What a fool.
Esme began to sob, at the mercy of emotions that he felt for who knows how long. Rosalie stared at that moment I caught the baby with air ecstatic.
If you try to get closer, I would have to bite your head off.
"I want to see it!" Cried Bella prey to other contractions. Left hand grip of Bella, now replaced by that of Rosalie. My son and wrapped nell'asciugamano and arms. Our
Mr. Muscle. The
I felt joy in seeing that his eyes blacks, open and bathed in tears looking at me, wide as the horizon was boundless ocean.
I had opened my heart in three equal parts. Two were already assigned, the third was missing.
"After Bella, now there's the pussy. You're doing fine, keep it up, "urged Carlisle.
Another scream came from the throat of Bella. I did not think he had all that wind.
More screams, more tears, more blood. Lots and lots of blood. Edward was right, it seemed that they had enough time to prepare. None of them sported difficulties.
I could not take his eyes from the nose of my son. The skin was a color between the mine and Bella, like gold, but darker. The fine, soft hair, were brown from light reflected red like Bella. The full lips and eyes like my blacks.
very similar to me.
Then a different plant, which did not come from little mouth full of pink and Mr. Muscle, I was trying to clean up the blood came out from the womb of Bella and caught my attention.
And here. Our Miss Universe.
Wonderful, it should be.
picked up too, after the Carlisle cleared, and finally I assigned the last part of my heart. She cried and screamed like an eagle, also stimulating the brother who had just calmed down.
I watched my little pain in the neck and I was astounded by what looked like his mother.
Then her eyes so familiar to fix a point behind me, and calmed down.
I turned around with the dazed expression and found that Edward was smiling.
"He has the eyes of Bella, and his face as his heart," she whispered in amazement. "Your hair and coppery color of your skin. I did not think it possible that Alice was right. " Then he laughed moving the look at my other arm. "But he is his own father," he chuckled.
I raised an eyebrow and looked at my son who had calmed down again.
Edward stared with a kind of puzzled expression, small brow furrowed as if to say and you, what are you?
"I knew you'd be my ally," I murmured already proud of him. Edward
doubled over with laughter.
"I want to see them," Bella muttered exhausted by the immense effort of having twins.
I bent over her and I placed carefully our two children in her weak arms. Our masterpieces.
"Reneah, Charbill are beautiful, even more of my dreams," whispered Bella illuminated by a spectacular smile, and looking delighted our little photocopies.
The surprise and curiosity forced me to look away from our children and to formulate a question.
"How did you called?".
Bella snapped on my eyes and then looked away with them tired and embarrassed expression.
"I wanted to call them by a combination of the most important names in my life. If you are fine ' he murmured.
"Reneah Charbill ... I repeated the light of its summary explanation. "Renee and Sarah ... Charlie and Billy," I stammered with a broken voice, his eyes bulging with wonder to hear the name of my mother and father to my children.
"Actually I thought Reneah RoSeal for her," she added, blushing.
"RoSeal?" Echoed the two vampire. Their faces were amazed, moved and delighted to hear their names combined.
"Yes Alice because he has seen and not seen the time he arrived, and Rose because she was loved even before I did, "he confessed with a slight smile on his face destroyed by fatigue. "Why are my best friends, and I want a good that I can not hold. I needed to deploy it in some way, "he added.
"Bella, I ... I ... I do not know what to say," stammered Alice to hold back her seizures that caused the urge to cry. Rose could not speak, was prey to those same convulsions.
Bella had a strange laugh, and threw open its wonderful chocolate brown eyes. "I've surprised Alice? I can not believe I did it, "he said with his hair plastered to his forehead beaded with sweat.
Alice was unable to replicate, he was so excited. It was large nodding her head and ruffled black, nodding.
was the best I could do at this time.
"They are beautiful names," said Bella. RoSeal I really liked as a name. "And the boy? It has a middle name too? "I asked.
"Yes," whispered hesitantly, he lowered his eyes on our creatures attached to their breasts. "Edwarlisle," he said in a faint voice.
Both were present, and both were turned to stone.
"I do not deserve so much, Bella," Edward murmured. "After all ...."
"Shut up," said Bella trying to force as a weak tone. "You have not yet realized how important you are to me, Edward. Carlisle, then do not even need to explain it. ... He is like a second father to me, "he added.
Although it was really done by all these years, and I mitigated a lot of my temperament, I felt a bit 'jealous held to learn how to Edward.
"Thank you, Bella. We did not expect that we would have tied it to your family. ... We are honored and very, very moved, "Carlisle said with a loving smile.
How could I refuse to have my children to have those names? It was a way to thank them, maybe.
"Of course Jacob," Edward said as he watched her face full of Charbill. "It takes quite that meaning."
Suddenly I felt a strand of hair dangling.
Charbill trying to get my attention with the uncoordinated movements of the hand, her little face was wrinkled as if to tell me something.
"I'm sorry little guy," he whispered gently. "I think you'll keep the names of these blood-sucking kind," I was forced to say. Bella sighed, a smile and kissed my temple.
Charbill made a kind of grimace and lifted awkwardly on the tip of my nose hair. She heard him breathe deeply and my treasure, and still sleep with my hair close in her chubby fist.
an incredible gesture, for a newborn. Something had triggered in him the need to strive and accomplish something so complex.
I raised an eyebrow, and my brain was numb already developing his theory.
'E' likely, 'said Edward. "Besides, is your son. He may have inherited the gene the werewolf, "he said, revealing a thought that I had begun to do, but I did not have the courage to enter.
felt the smell of a vampire, like I felt before going on to a form other than human. His instinct led his little body in search for an aroma that pinched his nose.
smells different from the one that invaded the room. Perhaps that was why Edward stared in that strange way. In he had identified a source of unpleasant smell, while I watched with curiosity.
My son would become a wolf, was an undeniable proof.
One day I would have had to drive the transformation, certainly induced by association with the Cullens.
sighed loudly, guilty, sentenced for my son of my own destiny.
"There should be a helluva lot," Alice said suddenly. "Now we must think about how you could justify a Charlie the happy event. "
'home birth, old-fashioned. Ambulance and phone lines busy, and Jacob has proved an excellent midwife, "suggested by Edward shrugged.
"Perfect, Charlie did not suspect anything," said Alice.
They were all bent over next to us and our children, now fallen into the world of dreams. Seemed to be immersed in the ice of Alaska.
"Well," Bella mumbled with his eyes heavy with fatigue. "Even this is done," he added before falling in a deep sleep and peaceful.
Chapter 25 Epilogue
Act
Light
Jacob Black
"Please Jake," Bella begged me stroking my hair that I fell on my chest. I had made them grow again, as before to join the pack of Sam.
"No," I replied dryly. I was adamant. More or less.
"I know it's irrational, but I have a tremendous desire to join them. It 's a strange sensation, urgency, "he insisted.
"You and your cravings I have stew. Why do not you want a slice of cake or a nice plate of pasta, or strawberries and cream? Do you think that a standard in your state, you want to spend time with a band of vampires? "I asked exasperated and pointing to his belly.
Bella was pregnant and just missed the birth.
's been eight years since the day I started to grow again, sporadic changes aside, the usual but she was stubborn as ever.
Charlie had decided to move in with Billy in order to stay both on their own - and I think also to be with Sue Clearwater - leaving his house in Forks. In the back I put up a sort of garage that I used for some repair and flash for storage to the garage where I worked.
earn a lot, all of Forks came to me for the slightest problem. The voice had spread even to Port Angles.
Bella instead was absent only a week ago from the shop of Newton, which had become a partner with Mike.
Since he knew that I was his partner, Mike was given a much calmer.
suited him.
"You know what happens if you do not meet the desires of pregnant women? Asked sharpening the look on my own. Even when he tried to challenge me was irresistible. "How do you think will be the stain? In my blood is red, and it will right here, "he pointed to his neck with his pale finger.
I made his eyes to heaven, and grabbed the remote control. "There are no cravings of a vampire."
At least I think, I thought to myself. Not that I would have liked to take risks on the skin of my two children.
Carlisle had discovered that Bella is pregnant with twins.
not you'll be given a bit 'too much to do, Jacob? , I had jokingly asked Dr. canine.
The joy and embarrassment I was unable to pull out my usual sarcasm, and he responded with a nervous laugh. Bella snorted
annoyed and pouted stroking his balloon was in place of the belly.
"We're almost there darling, I know that your dad is about to give," he murmured to his lap. From beneath his finger, a small protuberance emerged from the belly.
The hand of our daughter.
Or so I thought.
If the boy was more like me, at this time was sulking, angry idea of going for the umpteenth time by Cullen. So
was to be the girl, and a photocopy of Bella, to be so impatient.
Anyway ... every time I saw her, my heart swelled as about to burst. I thought I was dying.
I tried to compose myself from that extraordinary vision.
"Do not begin to create factions type males against females. I'm already double of you put together, and your brother is my biggest ally. You do not have hope, "I protested almost leaning over the belly of the mother.
course providing the ritual daily dose of strokes. Did not want to get angry before you even know me.
"You want them to fight before he was born? I hope the girl you forget your words, otherwise the rinfaccerà when you learn to talk, "whispered Bella smiled and stroked the tiny bump. "It will have quite a temper, according to Alice."
"Two jerks, that's what you are," I said raising his eyebrows.
Defeated by a little girl who was not born yet, and disappointed by an uncooperative child. And Bella had learned to play dirty, by dint of being with me.
rested the remote on the coffee table with a grunt, and took the car keys.
"Give me five," he heard her whisper to her belly, and helped her up off the couch.
I held a laugh. Absurd. When
with the usual difficulties discovered the path to home Cullen, Rosalie and Alice were in the doorway waiting for us with air impatiently.
That little bloodsuckers did nothing but watch us all the time. Tiny
spies.
But why not look instead to be the future of our affairs?
Bella I helped to get the car through clenched teeth, and we walked towards them. I did not visit them, but I liked even less to let Bella go there alone.
My usual protective instinct.
"Good timing!" Trilled the visionary running towards us, followed by the blonde. "Of course if you arrive five minutes before it was better," he added, giving me a dirty look.
I did not have time to ask What the hell are you talking about? that Bella gave a scream that nearly broke my eardrum, and gave away a flock of birds from a tree in the garden. Curled up on itself, keeping the base of the enormous lap.
"Let us carry inside," suggested Rosalie with a spark of impatience honey-colored eyes.
"No way! The port's me! "Tuonai. All we need is me out of the hands at that moment.
Rosalie came from the mouth of a hissing sound, similar to that of a rattlesnake. The highly
ignored, suddenly I had nothing else to do. Taken in Bella
arm - damn how much he weighed - and brought her inside the giant race while holding the door open and the blond kept me calm as always under control. What
bell'ambientino. I could not wait to go back , I thought sarcastically.
When I entered, I noticed that the residence was different from usual.
The large window was missing: it seemed covered with metal. And they had taken away the furniture.
the middle was a bed with bars, such as hospitals. Carlisle was waiting for us beside the bed, while Bella continued to wail and writhe.
"Put it here, we'll Bella," he said reassuringly.
"I told you it was an emergency, Jake," Bella mumbled prey to pangs while posavo gently on the bed.
"Yes, Alice was going to call you, then he felt that Jacob had decided to come here. He saw that today would give birth to your twins, "said Edward, who was on the other side of the bed. "It seems to wait to get to us, to come out," he added with a half smile.
"What can I do?" I asked nervous and agitated, while Carlisle something injected in the arm of Bella.
I could not leave them alone, not now. He lost a lot of blood, and with all those vampires that I could not risk losing her mind.
I kept ready for possible conversion program out.
"Do not worry Jacob, we all prepared for this event. Especially on that front, "said Edward in response to my thoughts.
"I do not see how. And I do not care to know, "precisai with an instinctive feeling of nausea.
"Jake," Bella muttered, finally a bit 'more calm. Carlisle probably had given dell'antidolorifico. I breathed a sigh of relief could not bear to see her suffering.
"Tell me love, I'm here," he said bending down and taking her hand her little pale. I hoped to infuse a little 'strengths.
"Do not go away, I need you close," whispered the eyebrows and pursed his voice slightly slurred.
"I'm going right now that Miss Universe and Mr. Muscle have decided to go out to the delight of their fans? You are mad as a hatter, Bells. Let him say, "I said crossly. Beautiful sketched a bright laugh. What I returned automatically.
The smile vanished and his face began to twitch in pain.
'contractions begin, "Carlisle whispered, touching the stomach of Bella. "Yes, we have expectations," he added with a smile.
I froze the blood in his veins. If it had increased the pressure of that hand ...
"Jacob," Edward called me back. Sbuffai.
"I know, I know. It's okay, I am calm, "inhaled. "After all, in eight years I have learned to be so," I admitted.
At this time I would have been gripped by violent spasms, and I would have had to flee to avoid worse damage.
I've always been good at controlling my change, but do it once a year for his birthday, called for a certain concentration, since I am unaccustomed. Then I had to start all over again, to continue to grow.
But Bella was happy and enjoyed a world. I would do anything for her. From the room had disappeared
Emmett and Jasper, and Esme, Rosalie and Alice were at the foot of the bed, worried and impatient. Alice just seemed more or less quiet.
"There will be a problem?" I asked the little reluctant vampire.
"No, no. It will be a bit 'long, everything here, "he revealed.
relaxed the muscles of the jaw.
All in all, his power was useful. At least in these extreme times.
I would have remembered more often, that after all the aid they gave us.
Time passed, Bella and did nothing but scream. Her hair disheveled and sticking to his forehead and cheeks with sweat, was tired and nauseated by the smell of blood, but he tried to do as he said Carlisle.
I felt bad seeing her like that.
"Without strength Jacob, will it all end soon," said Esme laying his cold hand on my shoulder.
I was no longer as hot as before, but that contact caused me the same shiver down my arm.
"Here!" Announced Carlisle between the screams of Bella. One of her holding my hand, while the other was clinging to that of Edward.
I reached into the space between the legs of Carlisle and Bella, his heart was beating a thousand. Esme gave me a soft towel and dark, which at first did not understand exactly why he had given me.
He heard the cries of the infant acute and urgent that Carlisle was holding marble.
My eyes went out of their sockets.
was the boy. My little, big ally uncooperative.
A smile on my face is explained by an ear to another. I thought of being paralyzed with that face.
God, how beautiful it was.
"Take Jacob, I think of Bella, "Carlisle said handing me the baby covered in blood. Esme's why I had stretched the towel. What a fool.
Esme began to sob, at the mercy of emotions that he felt for who knows how long. Rosalie stared at that moment I caught the baby with air ecstatic.
If you try to get closer, I would have to bite your head off.
"I want to see it!" Cried Bella prey to other contractions. Left hand grip of Bella, now replaced by that of Rosalie. My son and wrapped nell'asciugamano and arms. Our
Mr. Muscle. The
I felt joy in seeing that his eyes blacks, open and bathed in tears looking at me, wide as the horizon was boundless ocean.
I had opened my heart in three equal parts. Two were already assigned, the third was missing.
"After Bella, now there's the pussy. You're doing fine, keep it up, "urged Carlisle.
Another scream came from the throat of Bella. I did not think he had all that wind.
More screams, more tears, more blood. Lots and lots of blood. Edward was right, it seemed that they had enough time to prepare. None of them sported difficulties.
I could not take his eyes from the nose of my son. The skin was a color between the mine and Bella, like gold, but darker. The fine, soft hair, were brown from light reflected red like Bella. The full lips and eyes like my blacks.
very similar to me.
Then a different plant, which did not come from little mouth full of pink and Mr. Muscle, I was trying to clean up the blood came out from the womb of Bella and caught my attention.
And here. Our Miss Universe.
Wonderful, it should be.
picked up too, after the Carlisle cleared, and finally I assigned the last part of my heart. She cried and screamed like an eagle, also stimulating the brother who had just calmed down.
I watched my little pain in the neck and I was astounded by what looked like his mother.
Then her eyes so familiar to fix a point behind me, and calmed down.
I turned around with the dazed expression and found that Edward was smiling.
"He has the eyes of Bella, and his face as his heart," she whispered in amazement. "Your hair and coppery color of your skin. I did not think it possible that Alice was right. " Then he laughed moving the look at my other arm. "But he is his own father," he chuckled.
I raised an eyebrow and looked at my son who had calmed down again.
Edward stared with a kind of puzzled expression, small brow furrowed as if to say and you, what are you?
"I knew you'd be my ally," I murmured already proud of him. Edward
doubled over with laughter.
"I want to see them," Bella muttered exhausted by the immense effort of having twins.
I bent over her and I placed carefully our two children in her weak arms. Our masterpieces.
"Reneah, Charbill are beautiful, even more of my dreams," whispered Bella illuminated by a spectacular smile, and looking delighted our little photocopies.
The surprise and curiosity forced me to look away from our children and to formulate a question.
"How did you called?".
Bella snapped on my eyes and then looked away with them tired and embarrassed expression.
"I wanted to call them by a combination of the most important names in my life. If you are fine ' he murmured.
"Reneah Charbill ... I repeated the light of its summary explanation. "Renee and Sarah ... Charlie and Billy," I stammered with a broken voice, his eyes bulging with wonder to hear the name of my mother and father to my children.
"Actually I thought Reneah RoSeal for her," she added, blushing.
"RoSeal?" Echoed the two vampire. Their faces were amazed, moved and delighted to hear their names combined.
"Yes Alice because he has seen and not seen the time he arrived, and Rose because she was loved even before I did, "he confessed with a slight smile on his face destroyed by fatigue. "Why are my best friends, and I want a good that I can not hold. I needed to deploy it in some way, "he added.
"Bella, I ... I ... I do not know what to say," stammered Alice to hold back her seizures that caused the urge to cry. Rose could not speak, was prey to those same convulsions.
Bella had a strange laugh, and threw open its wonderful chocolate brown eyes. "I've surprised Alice? I can not believe I did it, "he said with his hair plastered to his forehead beaded with sweat.
Alice was unable to replicate, he was so excited. It was large nodding her head and ruffled black, nodding.
was the best I could do at this time.
"They are beautiful names," said Bella. RoSeal I really liked as a name. "And the boy? It has a middle name too? "I asked.
"Yes," whispered hesitantly, he lowered his eyes on our creatures attached to their breasts. "Edwarlisle," he said in a faint voice.
Both were present, and both were turned to stone.
"I do not deserve so much, Bella," Edward murmured. "After all ...."
"Shut up," said Bella trying to force as a weak tone. "You have not yet realized how important you are to me, Edward. Carlisle, then do not even need to explain it. ... He is like a second father to me, "he added.
Although it was really done by all these years, and I mitigated a lot of my temperament, I felt a bit 'jealous held to learn how to Edward.
"Thank you, Bella. We did not expect that we would have tied it to your family. ... We are honored and very, very moved, "Carlisle said with a loving smile.
How could I refuse to have my children to have those names? It was a way to thank them, maybe.
"Of course Jacob," Edward said as he watched her face full of Charbill. "It takes quite that meaning."
Suddenly I felt a strand of hair dangling.
Charbill trying to get my attention with the uncoordinated movements of the hand, her little face was wrinkled as if to tell me something.
"I'm sorry little guy," he whispered gently. "I think you'll keep the names of these blood-sucking kind," I was forced to say. Bella sighed, a smile and kissed my temple.
Charbill made a kind of grimace and lifted awkwardly on the tip of my nose hair. She heard him breathe deeply and my treasure, and still sleep with my hair close in her chubby fist.
an incredible gesture, for a newborn. Something had triggered in him the need to strive and accomplish something so complex.
I raised an eyebrow, and my brain was numb already developing his theory.
'E' likely, 'said Edward. "Besides, is your son. He may have inherited the gene the werewolf, "he said, revealing a thought that I had begun to do, but I did not have the courage to enter.
felt the smell of a vampire, like I felt before going on to a form other than human. His instinct led his little body in search for an aroma that pinched his nose.
smells different from the one that invaded the room. Perhaps that was why Edward stared in that strange way. In he had identified a source of unpleasant smell, while I watched with curiosity.
My son would become a wolf, was an undeniable proof.
One day I would have had to drive the transformation, certainly induced by association with the Cullens.
sighed loudly, guilty, sentenced for my son of my own destiny.
"There should be a helluva lot," Alice said suddenly. "Now we must think about how you could justify a Charlie the happy event. "
'home birth, old-fashioned. Ambulance and phone lines busy, and Jacob has proved an excellent midwife, "suggested by Edward shrugged.
"Perfect, Charlie did not suspect anything," said Alice.
They were all bent over next to us and our children, now fallen into the world of dreams. Seemed to be immersed in the ice of Alaska.
"Well," Bella mumbled with his eyes heavy with fatigue. "Even this is done," he added before falling in a deep sleep and peaceful.
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Chapter 24: Answers
course, Billy was unable to get angry with her son, for having lost the ring. He was sorry, but pride and happiness of getting it back home alive and victorious, beyond all bitterness. Billy
I had hosted for the night, with the consent of Charlie who had dined with us, and offered me her bed while he would sleep on the couch.
I never allowed to do such a thing, so I protested until I convinced him to let me.
Although Jacob's room was next to the small living room, I was troubled that distance. I could not sleep, I got to see him constantly while he slept. But health
Jake was not the only thing that kept me awake.
Every time I close my eyes, I saw flames of fire and heavy smoke thick smell of incense, threatening rise in the trees. It framed a head of wavy red hair and rolled into the valley.
I got up again and dragged me veso the room with Jake.
I sat on the chair that I had left next his bed. I felt as if I had a quiet close.
With its heavy and regular breathing, the air and the warmth that emanated helpless, banished away all my horrible memories.
I bent on stretching the back edge of the bed and folded her arms under my cheek. I put my forehead on his arm warm and heavy, and fell into a sleep without nightmares.
Something warm and light stroked my hair, waking from my slumber. The sun was high, but it was not in heaven, where usually shining.
was inside this room, before my sleepy eyes. The bewildered face
Jake was gone and in its place was a wonderful smile from breaking my heart.
I kissed him, without even saying goodbye, not caring about my hair disorder, or signs of the faith of Sarah and the bracelet with the wolf of wood on the cheek.
"Welcome back," I whispered, resting his forehead on his and stroking the hair on the nape.
"You stayed here," she whispered soft and satisfied.
"Yes When I want to keep my promises, Jacob Black, "I answered.
laughed and grimaced sore.
I walked away now.
"How do you feel? Are you ill? I take your tranquilizers " I said, agitated. Too bad that put their hands everywhere, not find them.
"I'm fine, I just a bit 'of tenderness. Maybe a little 'stunned, "he said touching his head. He did it by hand with a fractured arm.
Strabuzzai eyes and snapped up.
I took his pulse, which was the only part of the arm was not wrapped, and I tried to back down. I had to put a lot 'of power.
"He stopped, or I'll break it again!" I snapped. He
his eyes, took my arm and sat me down on the bed. I crouched beside him healthy.
"You know what the funny thing? "he asked.
"No, what?".
"When I've prayed that way ... well ... I almost left them with you. See you so desperate for me, I destroyed, I was completely distracted. Sam had to stop me with an order Alpha, otherwise I was already coming back, "he confessed.
gasped.
"What's so funny?" I asked.
"What's the most important battle was where you were there and that bloodsucker. Now I'll have to thank him for having saved. Crazy stuff, "he said, shaking his head annoyed.
"Well, nobody died when I thank him. And then we have helped anyway. Edward told Victoria that I was with you, it was betrayed and Riley has distracted attacking. Edward was enough because you benefit, "I told her.
"Fabulous, now that is something else," he said making his eyes and a grimace of disapproval. "Anyway, maybe it was better that way. If I stayed, Seth would have to take my place, and do not know what would have happened if he had intervened to defend the troublemaker of his sister, "he said.
That thought I froze the blood. Seth could not survive the attack of the newborn.
I wanted to blame Sam for not let Jacob come back to me, but in the end it was the best move.
Seth had to be protected.
"He had the same his moment of glory," I murmured.
"I know. We will head to the ball for weeks, it should suppress us, "he said with a chuckle. Suddenly
his stomach began to grumble loudly.
"Are you hungry," was not a question. I would hear a thud.
"From wolves," she smiled amused by a figure of speech rather than guessed.
"I make breakfast, maybe even Billy woke up," I suggested.
I started to get up but my wrist was stuck by his hot hand.
"Billy has already had breakfast. There was even Charlie, but when they saw who was sleeping next to me, they left on their own with pride in his eyes, "he shook his head holding a laugh. "Rather, there is something we should talk about you and me. Now, "he added.
imagined what he talk to me. I sighed and sat back down
slowly beside him. We could not delay long.
"I thought about it a little above," I muttered as I stared at our hands intertwined.
"So?" He pressed.
I took courage and I decided to cross his face. The light of impatience and hope invaded his dark eyes, and penetrated into mine.
really wanted to abandon his wolf form to be with me.
I wanted more than anything else. How I wished to live that dream, more than anything else in the world.
What a strange reversal of roles, I thought. It was like being in the role of Edward, and Jacob was on mine. But there was a difference, he was right.
For a moment I can not breathe.
possible that Jacob loved me as much as I loved Edward so long ago?
was willing to sacrifice his immortality for me. To remain at the side of a small, fragile human.
order to get to his peers.
But it was unfair to compare me to Edward.
I never had the strength to leave Jacob.
And I am just a human with human feelings. But something inside of me Magnetic, I always brought to him.
As he always came back to me, whatever he cared far. It was never a choice, unlike Edward, who knew exactly what he was doing.
And now Jacob asked me to be selfish. To deprive him of his powers.
I was able to go that far? Or the guilt I would have pursued for a lifetime?
The sense of guilt for having made it like me.
unfolded my lips remained locked all the time, not knowing what I said.
His eyes fixed on her, to read before you even hear the sound.
"Excuse me if you interrupt, "Carlisle's voice startled us both in bed.
Jake literally glared at him. Neither liked the breaks.
"Hello Carlisle," I murmured.
"Good Morning Beautiful Good morning, Jacob. How are we going? Feel pain? "He asked.
Jake grinned and replied without looking at him. "Pain do not. Bother you, "clearly referring to his presence.
Carlisle Jacob ignored the sarcasm.
"I have to touch the wounds to see where they are. Do not move, "she warned trying to avoid the reaction of the previous day.
Jake angrily and reluctantly obeyed, while Dr Cullen felt his arm, leg and ribs.
kept staring at me, eager to take up the subject.
"Incredible," he said. "Certainly from a lot of satisfaction. Maybe all of my patients recover as fast as you, "said amused.
'It cured? "I asked in amazement.
"The bones are welded near perfection," he said. "But it's better if you turn to a bit ', otherwise you ruin the. You will also need to continue to bring bandages and crutches, although completely heal, "Carlisle suggested turning back to Jake.
'Stupid props " , Jacob muttered through clenched teeth.
Carlisle laughed, then turned to me.
"Nice, now I have to remove the bandages will not be a good show. I assure you, "he said.
winced.
I had the courage to review all those wounds, and if Carlisle said it was not a pretty sight ...
"I'm going to make breakfast, "I murmured.
"Well. I'll wait to finish eating, "Carlisle offered with an affectionate smile.
"Before I finish, before you go. I'll eat later, "he said, turning hard to the doctor. 'With Bells, "he said riaddolcendo tone.
"All right, then go out. Jake did well, "I said start out of the room.
"Sure, sure," he muttered softly. He heard someone giggling behind the door.
I did not realize that Quil and Embry were right on the threshold. Probably had to keep an eye on Carlisle.
greets them and went outside to get some 'fresh air and schiarimi ideas.
Away from home Black Sam was with his back against the wall, waiting. He looked at me smiled. I tried to reciprocate and leaned next to him.
"Jake told me that you spoke about his decision, 'he said after a pause. "What do you think so?".
Sam looked away, toward the beach.
"I think a loss would be insurmountable for the herd," seriously and answered thoughtfully. Arms crossed. "The real Alpha should be him. It was not nice to see him throw in the towel as well. But the rest, becoming a werewolf, he's got worse than others. Had always made things more difficult. Species with you, "he confessed.
"Yeah. The beginning was rather stormy, "I murmured staring at the dirt sprinkled with occasional tufts of grass before my feet.
"My fault," he replied, understanding what it meant. "But I could not do otherwise. No one had to know, and nobody was getting hurt. Jake would ever not forgiven if you had done even a single scratch because of us, or worse because of him. He suffered a lot, when I ordered not see you anymore. And I know that I tried to circumvent the ban, watching in your home and sneak into your room to refresh your memory. "
My eyes snapped on his face.
"I've always known?".
Sam nodded quietly. "Yes At first I was obviously very angry. I was responsible for leading a pack that expanded quickly, and not I wanted something that escaped me in hand. The limited self-control of Paul, was nothing compared to the stubbornness of Jacob, "laughed softly, as if not now more irritated. "I understood it but unfounded. I also tricked the secret, when I was still with Leah. Except that I was more lucky: there was no order Alpha to stop me. "
We thought the imprinting to amounts other orders, I thought.
"Anyway, Jake is free to choose the life you want. Being a werewolf is a constraint only if it renounces its spirit. Losing a fighter like him, comportarà at least one or two substitutions, so to speak. But we'll get through, we are many and in any case, was still someone whose gene has not yet fired, "he added.
"You'll do for Emily?" I asked.
"Yes We can not continue like this for eternity. Our children will replace us, as we replaced our fathers, "he said quietly.
"Even now I'm done, 'he interrupted Carlisle Black as he left home with two bodyguards.
"Well. The accompany towards the border, "suggested Sam.
"Sure, but first I want to ask you a favor if I may ask. We can talk in private? "Asked Carlisle.
Sam nodded with a hint of tension in the eye. I merely look at him confused.
Carlisle and Sam went off while they were already confabulation. I stood there, hoping to pick up something, but speaking too low.
Sam at first seems contrary to the demands of Carlisle, shook his head and replied in a dry tone.
Carlisle was conciliatory and even if I did not understand what he was saying, the tone of his voice was persuasive and reassuring. At
Sam sighed, muttering something end, while Carlisle was coming towards me with a smile. He had won.
"Edward, Alice and Rosalie would have you visit. Sam has just given permission. They are waiting just over the border ", he revealed.
"Oh yeah, I'd love to see them again!" I said, surprised and happy. "Thank you Sam," he said, addressing a grateful smile. Sam gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Now I believe that the wolf has no more intention to postpone the breakfast," Carlisle suggested holding back a smile.
Risi.
Perhaps Jacob's stomach had bombed the sensitive ears of Carlisle all the time.
"I'm going now, soon to Carlisle. And thank you. "
I went into the kitchen and I got busy with a smile on his face.
I rummaged in the pantry and pulled out the ingredients for a quick and hearty breakfast.
I tried to think back to the words of Sam, and figure out what I wanted for myself. Sooner or later they all stopped, they started a family, as did their fathers, but Jacob was not going to wait. Meanwhile
that I finished preparing a first big sandwich, I wondered why. Physically
showed at least twenty-five years nonetheless seemed bigger than me. I would have celebrated birthdays
them equally, to catch up with his physical appearance. Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen ... again a nine-year transformation.
Nine years of patrols, of sleepless nights, for submission to the orders Alpha. Orders that should have given him, which instead was forced to obey.
future did not look attractive, seen with his eyes.
"Hello Bella," he heard a familiar voice behind me, and Argentina, among other big hands clutching a sandwich.
"Alice! Edward! Rose, "I cried with joy. I put down awkwardly the sandwich on the table and ran to shake his arm Alice and Rosalie with each other. "How happy I am to see you! Alice, you do not know what I'm worried about you! Oh Rose, I'm happy to find you beautiful as always! "Sobbed while Rosalie laughed, delighted by my words.
I felt wrapped in their arms, cold and hard as marble. A close embrace, was Edward, who enveloped us all three from behind my back. The cold was unbearable, but the excitement I felt was enough to keep me warm.
"It's okay, Bella," Alice whispered, loving.
'E' over, "said Edward to my ear.
"No longer will you hurt, Bella. Now you can live your life in peace, "he concluded while Rosalie broke their arms. I watched their faces marble, and I stopped on that of Alice.
He had a sweet smile, and suddenly I remembered the last expression I'd seen his face before leaving my trail around the woods.
"Alice I'm sorry I disappointed for the wedding, I'm sure we could make up some other time," I suggested, although I did not like the idea of a genius.
"Do not Bella does not matter, it is likely that human remains. There are so many birthdays to celebrate, "said Merry.
wrinkled her nose. I never thought of.
"Or maybe we can make you change your mind about traditional marriage," Rosalie suggested with a smile. "It's not so bad, an expert tells you," he added with his delightful laugh.
On this there was no doubt: Rosalie and Emmett were samples of wedding ceremonies.
"Speaking of unconventional marriages," said Edward. "How's Jacob?" he asked with a slight concern on his face.
"I'm sorry for you, but I am divinely," Jacob hissed, springing from his room. He was wearing Bermuda shorts and bandages. "Ah! There is also the blonde neuron lonely, "she added with a wry smile and looking at Rosalie.
"Here's lots of fleas were looking for, Edward," said Rose acid and nauseated.
"Jake, what are you doing? Go to bed! "I said trying to push it on the bright side. Of course, not stirred an inch.
"No, I'm bored to stay stopped, and I do not like to have the bloodsucker in house, "he said. Then risploverò his black mask and pointed it in the face of Edward. "What did you do in my house?".
"I came to bring you this. I found the place where you met with the baby, "said Edward, and Rosalie looked down and blocked nose. From the hands of Edward
granite swung the string of dark-skinned, hung with the ring of Billy.
"Wow you saved my life!" Said Jacob, and unthinkingly raised. He took the pendant from the hands of Edward, and if he tied around his neck.
I stared at him, waiting for him to say something. He looked at me and understood.
"... Thank you Edward. For everything. For the ring and for defending the montanga Bella, "he said. His tone was serious and sincere. Adult.
smiled, proud of him.
'It was a pleasure, but I enjoyed it as much as you. Too easy, "said Edward twisting his mouth.
"Now that I feel is better," Jacob said with a satisfied smile. Alice
cleared voice.
They had all forgotten her.
Except me, because I held her hand and admired her pixie face that I feared not to see more.
"Yes, Alice also came for a reason," Edward introduced.
looked at her with a question mark on his face. The fun was gone from the face of Jacob, and looked serious and focused.
Alice noticed my expression and raised an eyebrow.
"I do not want to know more about your future, Bella?" He asked.
Strabuzzai eyes and my breath is cut off in his throat: I had forgotten my request.
And now it was time for the truth. I discovered if somehow I would have stayed with Jacob.
Or if one day I re-emerged because it had lost.
"Are you ready?" He asked seriously.
I clung to Jacob, and he pressed her to send me as his courage.
"Yes," I muttered with my heart in my throat.
"It may take a little bit," he warned.
"I'll wait," said cast.
The knees were already starting to shake. Jake increased his grip and held me. She felt him tremble, but not anger.
was anxious. But I did not know if it was rough for me or because he was not sure of his theories.
I did not know and did not want to know.
"Come on Alice," Edward whispered. "Concentrate."
Alice took a deep breath, wrinkling her nose at the smell, of course, and closed his golden eyes.
bite my lip bleeding risk, while I kept my eyes on him and the minutes passed. Edward stared at her
concentrated tried to see the thoughts of her sister and to understand something.
Rose remained motionless as a statue, one hand on my shoulder.
Alice's face grew more and more frustrated, ruffled eyebrows and rubbed his temples.
He spent more than half an hour and still did not say a word.
Meanwhile Jacob ate his breakfast and stood in silence, eyes puntanti on me, then at her, then Edward. He was trying to find some sign.
The sudden giggle of Edward and Jacob startled me on the spot.
"Alice, what are you doing?" He said. Bella can not live up to one hundred and fifty! From vampires, but not human. "
Alice came out of the trance state with a snort, his shoulders hunched as if under stress. He looked very tired.
"What did you see?" Jacob asked, impatiently.
"Absolutely nothing," said Alice angrily. "I wasted almost an hour of my eternity to see anything. I am pushing so far that I even realized. "
I stood speechless, while inside me something unexpected happened.
Nothing.
How to read a book now that I knew by heart.
I already knew the answer to Alice, I always knew you would not see anything.
that my future would no longer reappeared in his visions.
That strange and inexplicable feeling that I had always said that Jacob would never have abandoned, he was right. And Alice had confirmed, in some way.
The chain was invisible ... why did not exist.
"What did I tell you Bells? Woman of little faith! "Jacob joked forging strong and off the ground. But repose had suffered as a result of a slight pain in his right arm.
I saw Rose hold a malignant laugh.
"Hold on to claim victory, Jacob," Edward said looking at him sideways.
His words my happiness unexploded chained to a pole. What alternatives were there?
"Alice, look in my future. The worst that can happen is that one day Jacob has imprinted, and Bella ... do not take it well, "he added, turning to his sister and lowering his voice on the last words.
Jacob stopped his joy and his face twitched. A
I had not thought. I do not know if I got that far. But it was better to keep it in mind.
Given the track record.
"This should be easier. Your future is definitely changed, Edward, "Alice said.
"You could fill the void of your visions. If you see that I too one day disappear, it will be for one reason only. "
winced.
The fragment of my heart knew immediately what he meant, but I tried not to listen to silence him.
I remembered the night before the camp, where the conversation between Edward and Jacob, had taken the form of a strange dream.
Edward said he would put an end to his life, when I would have stopped me.
I prayed with my whole being that Alice did not see anything like that.
Alice took another breath of fresh air, twisting his nose again to the smell, and concentrated again.
His little face was more relaxed, probably saw better life for vampires.
Edward went back to fix it, with extremely bored expression, unlike mine, dreadfully worried.
"I almost return to university," he remarked after a while. "At least I something to do. "
"Why?" I asked uncertainly.
"Sometimes you come to visit us, but quite often," he explained. "More than anything else we will remain vigilant on homeland defense."
"Nothing escapes from the big bad wolf?" Jacob asked sarcastically.
Edward shot him a dirty look.
"No. From its appearance, albeit blurred, seems to be ... ', but the end of the sentence was in my throat.
's eyes widened and he turned with exaggerated slowness on the face of Alice, who had taken to secure it. Rose s'irigidì instinct. Both had
expression between surprised and confused.
"Who was that?" Asked Edward.
I do not know, it seemed ... "stammered Alice.
"But it may be, it's been too long. Rincontrolla.
Alice blinked confused and closed his eyes.
Edward stared at her stunned, then snapped his golden eyes on me. Not
we knew nothing.
"What's happening?" Said Rose run out of patience.
"Incredible," Edward mumbled, ignoring his sister. "I like a lot," he added without taking his eyes off her.
"Who?" I asked impatiently.
I do not know, but the only explanation is that ... "he said before the peering face of Jacob. "... Your daughter," he murmured incredulously.
"Our ..." I stammered.
"Daughter?" Concluded Jacob surprised and caught off guard. At these words
Rose's face brightened. As if Edward had spoken to her.
"He has the color of your skin, but it looks so awesome to Bella," Edward said. Then he went back on my face, but his expression betrayed a touch of happiness. "And know," he added with a shadow of a smile on the face of marble.
Bella have children, "whispered Rosalie, enchanted disbelief on my face and confused.
"Yes, and make us crazy," said Alice with her laughter crystalline. "I saw love the holidays and shopping! I can not wait, "he added, hopping and bursting with joy from every pore.
"No," Jacob hissed with eyes wide open. His arms began to vibrate, and I with them. "Do not allow it."
"Apparently someone run away from the big bad wolf ," Rosalie said, paraphrasing his words a little earlier.
"No!" Jacob repeated furious.
"we did not hurt," said Edward his face hardened up to Jacob. "Do not commit the same mistakes. I do not know what role will in our lives, but it certainly will not follow in the footsteps of Bella. "
"It has nothing to do with the bloodsuckers," said Jacob got from other violent spasms.
"Jake," I mumbled laying a hand on his chest shaking with anger, and recovering from that temporary feeling of loss. "I wanted to learn to control yourself," I said. Jacob
the tremors stopped suddenly and snapped on my eyes, pinning him with his eyes.
"What did you say?" He asked.
"Do not you have said?" Asked Edward. "I thought you had talked about yesterday."
"Talk about what?" Alice asked curiously.
Jacob continued to stare at Edward while he turned to his sister.
"Jacob wants to give up its ability to transform itself to grow old alongside Bella," Edward whispered.
"Really?" Alice said, opening his golden eyes on Jacob. Rose looked at him with a mixture of awe and envy.
"Yes, if she wants it," confirmed Jacob, in firmly.
"And you think you can be sure of what you do?" I asked nervously, and with the heart pounding. It was time for answers.
"Of course, Bells. Why do you think has fallen out with the rest of the pack? "Said Jacob taking my face in her hands burning.
"And if they need you? I do not want to condemn other kids in the name of my selfishness, "I said.
"It will not be my choice to stop him. They are already doomed, it's just a matter of time of real need, "replied intense.
"And then we 'll help the herd," said Edward. "Alice saw him, as I said. We will remain vigilant to prevent other vampires come near here. In this way, limit the transformations. At least until the change of generations, given that our presence will inevitably attract. "
"Well ... not bad ... as an idea," admitted Jacob with some difficulty. "Where does all this kindness?" He asked suspiciously.
"I want Bella to live peaceful and be happy," explained Edward.
"And I want to keep good fun with your daughter," said Alice happy.
"I would like to be able to look after, as if it were mine," said Rose, brightening with mixed emotions that I had never seen his face.
Jacob grunted.
"It's better like your best friend's daughter, Rose," suggested Edward, probably reading the thoughts of Jacob intimidation.
Jacob and Rose exchanged a look.
Then Jake came back on my face, frustrated by a sense of guilt that he sought in every way to win on everything else.
"As you see, everyone has a reason to help us," Jacob whispered with a half smile. "And do not leave you because it is clear that I will not have imprinting. But I know you too well, and I know that some t'inventerai absurdity for the sake of controbbattere.
"I do not invent anything," I said raising his eyebrows. "But you will not regret a single day? Watch it now! "I said, freeing his face from his hands and pointing to his body from head to toe. "Why do you give up your youth? Why do you want to grow old and bent as Quil? I can not let you become a human being like me, "he said in a fit of rage.
But my anger faded instantly, like a small cloud swept away by a furious wind.
I had always despised my humanity, even before she met Edward. How many times I wanted to be invisible to the eyes of the world.
But since I met Jacob, my life had become incredibly more bearable. Even better.
I felt alive again, as they had never been in eighteen years.
And despite his extraordinary abilities, with Jacob did not feel worthless, like when I sat beside Edward. I thought a guy like me, more or less, and I met another me I never thought existed.
At that thought, a new awareness made her way inside me.
How it took my eyes closed for so long, and finding myself in front of you open it something insaspettato.
The same scene, an alternative point of view that changed everything. I
... happy to be human.
To accept myself and not feel inferior to the side of the person I loved.
Happy not to give up anything, and have it all. But Jacob would have to give up something.
Or maybe, he would only get it back.
"I'd rather see me young and strong as you become old? In twenty years I shop for your son or your nephew? Knowing I would say no, "said Jacob, seriously. "I've always been human, Bella. And now I want to get over what fate has taken away: normality. For you, for me, for our children. I will not hide a dovergli truth that lies before them, year after year. This condition represents a surrender, not a gain. I know what I want, Bella, "he said determined. "And I know what you will."
"Oh, Jake," I sighed closing his eyes.
I also knew what I wanted.
Every beat of my heart I suggested, every cell of my body knew it.
Jake took my hands, almost sovrapensiero.
For a moment I thought that we were in that room just me and him. Edward, Alice and Rosalie had remained perfectly still and silent.
three magnificent statues of perpetual ice.
"So," whispered focusing on my eyes. 'Would you like to grow old with you? Would you like to come true also that other ... your dream? "Asked sweet.
"Say yes, say yes," Alice suggested a very low voice. I ignored.
"My dream," I repeated like an echo of his voice.
"Yes The one where you see your reflection marked by time, along with the faded red-haired wolf, "he recalled. "You said it was very, very happy " added the words that I uttered when I told her.
"I envy you to death," I said confused with that picture before my eyes.
"I envied yourself, Bells. Why you so if you let me grow old with you. it'll be every day that passes, "she said continuing to whisper, as if lost in that my own imagination.
"Yes, yes, yes," repeated Alice betraying impatience bells of her voice. I wonder why he was so nervous. It had never seemed very enthusiastic about the my union with Jacob.
Edward looked sideways at slowly shaking his head in disapproval.
"And your strength? You'll lose too? "Church continues to ignore it. I would be disappointed if he abandoned all the magnificence.
Jake raised an eyebrow and thought about it.
"Well it never happened that one of us decides to turn right from time to time, to make his woman happy tastes strange," he said finally with a grin. "So I think my body returns to a more acceptable level, but above average. More or less happened to Taha Aki when he transformed back after so long. "
"So for my birthday you become?" I asked.
"How did I proposed," said the smile widening.
"Yes! Yes! "Yes!" Alice trilled inexplicably jumping with happiness.
"You're really irritating Alice," Edward murmured, looking at her sideways.
"Irritating is a pale understatement," said Jacob, without taking his eyes off me and betraying a deep emotion in his voice. "You want to respond or should I take to break that record of your good friend?".
"Well, actually it has already told her. So why repeat? "I said trying to break free from the obligation to respond in person.
Jake shook his head. "No, I want to hear from you, not by yourself. I want a "yes" said a trembling, embarrassed by your voice, not his annoying bells, "replied.
Edward and Rose stayed with laughter while Alice gave him a dirty look.
"Yes or yes, Bells?" Asked Jacob, though he did not make much sense as a question.
Risi.
"Yes," I whispered, shaking and embarrassed as he had planned.
"Yes!" Hopped back Alice. "At last! Now I also see Jacob and Bella again! As if they were ghosts and disappearing more than I can bear, but I see them! "Trilled.
I looked at Alice and Jacob, both surprised.
"Can you see us?" I asked incredulously. What happened?
"Yes!" ringing her. "Even if" seeing "is a term a bit 'strong, given the poor quality of the images. But apparently, when a wolf decides to give up his power and resumed control of their future. There will be a while ', but one day reappear, and you with him. So it's confirmed: no imprinting, "explained cheerful.
"You do not seem to go overboard with all this euphoria?" Asked Edward.
"I'm sorry Edward, but you know how much you hate to be blind," Alice said innocent expression and yet excited.
'It's all so incredible ... "stammered. "Everything has changed."
"And everything is back to the right place," added Edward. "Remember that the future can always change, Jacob Black," she said to him, slightly menacing air. "Remember what I said last night."
Jacob looked down upon, in every sense.
'Hold my breath until that day, "said arrogant.
"I'd be able to do it," Edward hissed.
"But really, you want the plant to behave like two kids to kindergarten?" I blurted out exasperated. "I hope that things will change in coming years, because they do not want to see you fight for life."
Jake wrapped me in his arms and looked at me smiling.
"If I let a lot more interesting programs that quarrel with your friends bloodsucker," he said.
"I hope so," mugugnai. "There is much work to do."
"It's not a job, is a street. The road to our future. You finally decided to go with me, "she whispered sweet.
"Well, then you just have a good trip," said Rosalie with the shadow of a smile.
"Do you know where to find us, do not be any problems for any reason. For any need, we'll be there, "said Alice polite.
"Forever," Edward said in a whisper. His golden eyes on mine, seemed to say goodbye, rather than a goodbye.
With this we parted, with the promise that I would soon be passed on visiting Esme, Emmett and Jasper.
"Will you reconsider?" Jacob said, noting the veil of sadness in my eyes when the door closed. I felt sorry for Edward.
I turned to look at the worried expression of Jake, not understanding the reason for that question.
sorry for Edward, but the road that I traveled together to Jacob, I had unrolled before his eyes. And though I tried to negarmela to find a reason to prevent Jacob to come to sacrifice even i suoi poteri per me, ero intenzionata a percorrerla.
«Non posso ripensarci, Jake», sussurrai.
«Perché no, Bells?», chiese accarezzandomi lievemente il viso.
Sarà un cammino lungo, forse difficile. Ma ce l’avremmo fatta insieme. L’avrei sostenuto, come lui avrebbe sostenuto me quando ne avessi avuto bisogno.
Come aveva sempre fatto.
La mia esistenza valeva la pena di essere vissuta, con Jacob al mio fianco.
D’un tratto, ero ansiosa di iniziare quel cammino mano nella mano con l’altra metà della mia anima.
Con my "yes", I had given him the much desired freedom, or as he called it, normalcy.
The same normality, with whom I had agreed to make peace.
"Because I love you," I said before I zittisse with a kiss, and me back in the room in his arms.
Chapter 24
Answers
course, Billy was unable to get angry with her son, for having lost the ring. He was sorry, but pride and happiness of getting it back home alive and victorious, beyond all bitterness. Billy
I had hosted for the night, with the consent of Charlie who had dined with us, and offered me her bed while he would sleep on the couch.
I never allowed to do such a thing, so I protested until I convinced him to let me.
Although Jacob's room was next to the small living room, I was troubled that distance. I could not sleep, I got to see him constantly while he slept. But health
Jake was not the only thing that kept me awake.
Every time I close my eyes, I saw flames of fire and heavy smoke thick smell of incense, threatening rise in the trees. It framed a head of wavy red hair and rolled into the valley.
I got up again and dragged me veso the room with Jake.
I sat on the chair that I had left next his bed. I felt as if I had a quiet close.
With its heavy and regular breathing, the air and the warmth that emanated helpless, banished away all my horrible memories.
I bent on stretching the back edge of the bed and folded her arms under my cheek. I put my forehead on his arm warm and heavy, and fell into a sleep without nightmares.
Something warm and light stroked my hair, waking from my slumber. The sun was high, but it was not in heaven, where usually shining.
was inside this room, before my sleepy eyes. The bewildered face
Jake was gone and in its place was a wonderful smile from breaking my heart.
I kissed him, without even saying goodbye, not caring about my hair disorder, or signs of the faith of Sarah and the bracelet with the wolf of wood on the cheek.
"Welcome back," I whispered, resting his forehead on his and stroking the hair on the nape.
"You stayed here," she whispered soft and satisfied.
"Yes When I want to keep my promises, Jacob Black, "I answered.
laughed and grimaced sore.
I walked away now.
"How do you feel? Are you ill? I take your tranquilizers " I said, agitated. Too bad that put their hands everywhere, not find them.
"I'm fine, I just a bit 'of tenderness. Maybe a little 'stunned, "he said touching his head. He did it by hand with a fractured arm.
Strabuzzai eyes and snapped up.
I took his pulse, which was the only part of the arm was not wrapped, and I tried to back down. I had to put a lot 'of power.
"He stopped, or I'll break it again!" I snapped. He
his eyes, took my arm and sat me down on the bed. I crouched beside him healthy.
"You know what the funny thing? "he asked.
"No, what?".
"When I've prayed that way ... well ... I almost left them with you. See you so desperate for me, I destroyed, I was completely distracted. Sam had to stop me with an order Alpha, otherwise I was already coming back, "he confessed.
gasped.
"What's so funny?" I asked.
"What's the most important battle was where you were there and that bloodsucker. Now I'll have to thank him for having saved. Crazy stuff, "he said, shaking his head annoyed.
"Well, nobody died when I thank him. And then we have helped anyway. Edward told Victoria that I was with you, it was betrayed and Riley has distracted attacking. Edward was enough because you benefit, "I told her.
"Fabulous, now that is something else," he said making his eyes and a grimace of disapproval. "Anyway, maybe it was better that way. If I stayed, Seth would have to take my place, and do not know what would have happened if he had intervened to defend the troublemaker of his sister, "he said.
That thought I froze the blood. Seth could not survive the attack of the newborn.
I wanted to blame Sam for not let Jacob come back to me, but in the end it was the best move.
Seth had to be protected.
"He had the same his moment of glory," I murmured.
"I know. We will head to the ball for weeks, it should suppress us, "he said with a chuckle. Suddenly
his stomach began to grumble loudly.
"Are you hungry," was not a question. I would hear a thud.
"From wolves," she smiled amused by a figure of speech rather than guessed.
"I make breakfast, maybe even Billy woke up," I suggested.
I started to get up but my wrist was stuck by his hot hand.
"Billy has already had breakfast. There was even Charlie, but when they saw who was sleeping next to me, they left on their own with pride in his eyes, "he shook his head holding a laugh. "Rather, there is something we should talk about you and me. Now, "he added.
imagined what he talk to me. I sighed and sat back down
slowly beside him. We could not delay long.
"I thought about it a little above," I muttered as I stared at our hands intertwined.
"So?" He pressed.
I took courage and I decided to cross his face. The light of impatience and hope invaded his dark eyes, and penetrated into mine.
really wanted to abandon his wolf form to be with me.
I wanted more than anything else. How I wished to live that dream, more than anything else in the world.
What a strange reversal of roles, I thought. It was like being in the role of Edward, and Jacob was on mine. But there was a difference, he was right.
For a moment I can not breathe.
possible that Jacob loved me as much as I loved Edward so long ago?
was willing to sacrifice his immortality for me. To remain at the side of a small, fragile human.
order to get to his peers.
But it was unfair to compare me to Edward.
I never had the strength to leave Jacob.
And I am just a human with human feelings. But something inside of me Magnetic, I always brought to him.
As he always came back to me, whatever he cared far. It was never a choice, unlike Edward, who knew exactly what he was doing.
And now Jacob asked me to be selfish. To deprive him of his powers.
I was able to go that far? Or the guilt I would have pursued for a lifetime?
The sense of guilt for having made it like me.
unfolded my lips remained locked all the time, not knowing what I said.
His eyes fixed on her, to read before you even hear the sound.
"Excuse me if you interrupt, "Carlisle's voice startled us both in bed.
Jake literally glared at him. Neither liked the breaks.
"Hello Carlisle," I murmured.
"Good Morning Beautiful Good morning, Jacob. How are we going? Feel pain? "He asked.
Jake grinned and replied without looking at him. "Pain do not. Bother you, "clearly referring to his presence.
Carlisle Jacob ignored the sarcasm.
"I have to touch the wounds to see where they are. Do not move, "she warned trying to avoid the reaction of the previous day.
Jake angrily and reluctantly obeyed, while Dr Cullen felt his arm, leg and ribs.
kept staring at me, eager to take up the subject.
"Incredible," he said. "Certainly from a lot of satisfaction. Maybe all of my patients recover as fast as you, "said amused.
'It cured? "I asked in amazement.
"The bones are welded near perfection," he said. "But it's better if you turn to a bit ', otherwise you ruin the. You will also need to continue to bring bandages and crutches, although completely heal, "Carlisle suggested turning back to Jake.
'Stupid props " , Jacob muttered through clenched teeth.
Carlisle laughed, then turned to me.
"Nice, now I have to remove the bandages will not be a good show. I assure you, "he said.
winced.
I had the courage to review all those wounds, and if Carlisle said it was not a pretty sight ...
"I'm going to make breakfast, "I murmured.
"Well. I'll wait to finish eating, "Carlisle offered with an affectionate smile.
"Before I finish, before you go. I'll eat later, "he said, turning hard to the doctor. 'With Bells, "he said riaddolcendo tone.
"All right, then go out. Jake did well, "I said start out of the room.
"Sure, sure," he muttered softly. He heard someone giggling behind the door.
I did not realize that Quil and Embry were right on the threshold. Probably had to keep an eye on Carlisle.
greets them and went outside to get some 'fresh air and schiarimi ideas.
Away from home Black Sam was with his back against the wall, waiting. He looked at me smiled. I tried to reciprocate and leaned next to him.
"Jake told me that you spoke about his decision, 'he said after a pause. "What do you think so?".
Sam looked away, toward the beach.
"I think a loss would be insurmountable for the herd," seriously and answered thoughtfully. Arms crossed. "The real Alpha should be him. It was not nice to see him throw in the towel as well. But the rest, becoming a werewolf, he's got worse than others. Had always made things more difficult. Species with you, "he confessed.
"Yeah. The beginning was rather stormy, "I murmured staring at the dirt sprinkled with occasional tufts of grass before my feet.
"My fault," he replied, understanding what it meant. "But I could not do otherwise. No one had to know, and nobody was getting hurt. Jake would ever not forgiven if you had done even a single scratch because of us, or worse because of him. He suffered a lot, when I ordered not see you anymore. And I know that I tried to circumvent the ban, watching in your home and sneak into your room to refresh your memory. "
My eyes snapped on his face.
"I've always known?".
Sam nodded quietly. "Yes At first I was obviously very angry. I was responsible for leading a pack that expanded quickly, and not I wanted something that escaped me in hand. The limited self-control of Paul, was nothing compared to the stubbornness of Jacob, "laughed softly, as if not now more irritated. "I understood it but unfounded. I also tricked the secret, when I was still with Leah. Except that I was more lucky: there was no order Alpha to stop me. "
We thought the imprinting to amounts other orders, I thought.
"Anyway, Jake is free to choose the life you want. Being a werewolf is a constraint only if it renounces its spirit. Losing a fighter like him, comportarà at least one or two substitutions, so to speak. But we'll get through, we are many and in any case, was still someone whose gene has not yet fired, "he added.
"You'll do for Emily?" I asked.
"Yes We can not continue like this for eternity. Our children will replace us, as we replaced our fathers, "he said quietly.
"Even now I'm done, 'he interrupted Carlisle Black as he left home with two bodyguards.
"Well. The accompany towards the border, "suggested Sam.
"Sure, but first I want to ask you a favor if I may ask. We can talk in private? "Asked Carlisle.
Sam nodded with a hint of tension in the eye. I merely look at him confused.
Carlisle and Sam went off while they were already confabulation. I stood there, hoping to pick up something, but speaking too low.
Sam at first seems contrary to the demands of Carlisle, shook his head and replied in a dry tone.
Carlisle was conciliatory and even if I did not understand what he was saying, the tone of his voice was persuasive and reassuring. At
Sam sighed, muttering something end, while Carlisle was coming towards me with a smile. He had won.
"Edward, Alice and Rosalie would have you visit. Sam has just given permission. They are waiting just over the border ", he revealed.
"Oh yeah, I'd love to see them again!" I said, surprised and happy. "Thank you Sam," he said, addressing a grateful smile. Sam gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Now I believe that the wolf has no more intention to postpone the breakfast," Carlisle suggested holding back a smile.
Risi.
Perhaps Jacob's stomach had bombed the sensitive ears of Carlisle all the time.
"I'm going now, soon to Carlisle. And thank you. "
I went into the kitchen and I got busy with a smile on his face.
I rummaged in the pantry and pulled out the ingredients for a quick and hearty breakfast.
I tried to think back to the words of Sam, and figure out what I wanted for myself. Sooner or later they all stopped, they started a family, as did their fathers, but Jacob was not going to wait. Meanwhile
that I finished preparing a first big sandwich, I wondered why. Physically
showed at least twenty-five years nonetheless seemed bigger than me. I would have celebrated birthdays
them equally, to catch up with his physical appearance. Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen ... again a nine-year transformation.
Nine years of patrols, of sleepless nights, for submission to the orders Alpha. Orders that should have given him, which instead was forced to obey.
future did not look attractive, seen with his eyes.
"Hello Bella," he heard a familiar voice behind me, and Argentina, among other big hands clutching a sandwich.
"Alice! Edward! Rose, "I cried with joy. I put down awkwardly the sandwich on the table and ran to shake his arm Alice and Rosalie with each other. "How happy I am to see you! Alice, you do not know what I'm worried about you! Oh Rose, I'm happy to find you beautiful as always! "Sobbed while Rosalie laughed, delighted by my words.
I felt wrapped in their arms, cold and hard as marble. A close embrace, was Edward, who enveloped us all three from behind my back. The cold was unbearable, but the excitement I felt was enough to keep me warm.
"It's okay, Bella," Alice whispered, loving.
'E' over, "said Edward to my ear.
"No longer will you hurt, Bella. Now you can live your life in peace, "he concluded while Rosalie broke their arms. I watched their faces marble, and I stopped on that of Alice.
He had a sweet smile, and suddenly I remembered the last expression I'd seen his face before leaving my trail around the woods.
"Alice I'm sorry I disappointed for the wedding, I'm sure we could make up some other time," I suggested, although I did not like the idea of a genius.
"Do not Bella does not matter, it is likely that human remains. There are so many birthdays to celebrate, "said Merry.
wrinkled her nose. I never thought of.
"Or maybe we can make you change your mind about traditional marriage," Rosalie suggested with a smile. "It's not so bad, an expert tells you," he added with his delightful laugh.
On this there was no doubt: Rosalie and Emmett were samples of wedding ceremonies.
"Speaking of unconventional marriages," said Edward. "How's Jacob?" he asked with a slight concern on his face.
"I'm sorry for you, but I am divinely," Jacob hissed, springing from his room. He was wearing Bermuda shorts and bandages. "Ah! There is also the blonde neuron lonely, "she added with a wry smile and looking at Rosalie.
"Here's lots of fleas were looking for, Edward," said Rose acid and nauseated.
"Jake, what are you doing? Go to bed! "I said trying to push it on the bright side. Of course, not stirred an inch.
"No, I'm bored to stay stopped, and I do not like to have the bloodsucker in house, "he said. Then risploverò his black mask and pointed it in the face of Edward. "What did you do in my house?".
"I came to bring you this. I found the place where you met with the baby, "said Edward, and Rosalie looked down and blocked nose. From the hands of Edward
granite swung the string of dark-skinned, hung with the ring of Billy.
"Wow you saved my life!" Said Jacob, and unthinkingly raised. He took the pendant from the hands of Edward, and if he tied around his neck.
I stared at him, waiting for him to say something. He looked at me and understood.
"... Thank you Edward. For everything. For the ring and for defending the montanga Bella, "he said. His tone was serious and sincere. Adult.
smiled, proud of him.
'It was a pleasure, but I enjoyed it as much as you. Too easy, "said Edward twisting his mouth.
"Now that I feel is better," Jacob said with a satisfied smile. Alice
cleared voice.
They had all forgotten her.
Except me, because I held her hand and admired her pixie face that I feared not to see more.
"Yes, Alice also came for a reason," Edward introduced.
looked at her with a question mark on his face. The fun was gone from the face of Jacob, and looked serious and focused.
Alice noticed my expression and raised an eyebrow.
"I do not want to know more about your future, Bella?" He asked.
Strabuzzai eyes and my breath is cut off in his throat: I had forgotten my request.
And now it was time for the truth. I discovered if somehow I would have stayed with Jacob.
Or if one day I re-emerged because it had lost.
"Are you ready?" He asked seriously.
I clung to Jacob, and he pressed her to send me as his courage.
"Yes," I muttered with my heart in my throat.
"It may take a little bit," he warned.
"I'll wait," said cast.
The knees were already starting to shake. Jake increased his grip and held me. She felt him tremble, but not anger.
was anxious. But I did not know if it was rough for me or because he was not sure of his theories.
I did not know and did not want to know.
"Come on Alice," Edward whispered. "Concentrate."
Alice took a deep breath, wrinkling her nose at the smell, of course, and closed his golden eyes.
bite my lip bleeding risk, while I kept my eyes on him and the minutes passed. Edward stared at her
concentrated tried to see the thoughts of her sister and to understand something.
Rose remained motionless as a statue, one hand on my shoulder.
Alice's face grew more and more frustrated, ruffled eyebrows and rubbed his temples.
He spent more than half an hour and still did not say a word.
Meanwhile Jacob ate his breakfast and stood in silence, eyes puntanti on me, then at her, then Edward. He was trying to find some sign.
The sudden giggle of Edward and Jacob startled me on the spot.
"Alice, what are you doing?" He said. Bella can not live up to one hundred and fifty! From vampires, but not human. "
Alice came out of the trance state with a snort, his shoulders hunched as if under stress. He looked very tired.
"What did you see?" Jacob asked, impatiently.
"Absolutely nothing," said Alice angrily. "I wasted almost an hour of my eternity to see anything. I am pushing so far that I even realized. "
I stood speechless, while inside me something unexpected happened.
Nothing.
How to read a book now that I knew by heart.
I already knew the answer to Alice, I always knew you would not see anything.
that my future would no longer reappeared in his visions.
That strange and inexplicable feeling that I had always said that Jacob would never have abandoned, he was right. And Alice had confirmed, in some way.
The chain was invisible ... why did not exist.
"What did I tell you Bells? Woman of little faith! "Jacob joked forging strong and off the ground. But repose had suffered as a result of a slight pain in his right arm.
I saw Rose hold a malignant laugh.
"Hold on to claim victory, Jacob," Edward said looking at him sideways.
His words my happiness unexploded chained to a pole. What alternatives were there?
"Alice, look in my future. The worst that can happen is that one day Jacob has imprinted, and Bella ... do not take it well, "he added, turning to his sister and lowering his voice on the last words.
Jacob stopped his joy and his face twitched. A
I had not thought. I do not know if I got that far. But it was better to keep it in mind.
Given the track record.
"This should be easier. Your future is definitely changed, Edward, "Alice said.
"You could fill the void of your visions. If you see that I too one day disappear, it will be for one reason only. "
winced.
The fragment of my heart knew immediately what he meant, but I tried not to listen to silence him.
I remembered the night before the camp, where the conversation between Edward and Jacob, had taken the form of a strange dream.
Edward said he would put an end to his life, when I would have stopped me.
I prayed with my whole being that Alice did not see anything like that.
Alice took another breath of fresh air, twisting his nose again to the smell, and concentrated again.
His little face was more relaxed, probably saw better life for vampires.
Edward went back to fix it, with extremely bored expression, unlike mine, dreadfully worried.
"I almost return to university," he remarked after a while. "At least I something to do. "
"Why?" I asked uncertainly.
"Sometimes you come to visit us, but quite often," he explained. "More than anything else we will remain vigilant on homeland defense."
"Nothing escapes from the big bad wolf?" Jacob asked sarcastically.
Edward shot him a dirty look.
"No. From its appearance, albeit blurred, seems to be ... ', but the end of the sentence was in my throat.
's eyes widened and he turned with exaggerated slowness on the face of Alice, who had taken to secure it. Rose s'irigidì instinct. Both had
expression between surprised and confused.
"Who was that?" Asked Edward.
I do not know, it seemed ... "stammered Alice.
"But it may be, it's been too long. Rincontrolla.
Alice blinked confused and closed his eyes.
Edward stared at her stunned, then snapped his golden eyes on me. Not
we knew nothing.
"What's happening?" Said Rose run out of patience.
"Incredible," Edward mumbled, ignoring his sister. "I like a lot," he added without taking his eyes off her.
"Who?" I asked impatiently.
I do not know, but the only explanation is that ... "he said before the peering face of Jacob. "... Your daughter," he murmured incredulously.
"Our ..." I stammered.
"Daughter?" Concluded Jacob surprised and caught off guard. At these words
Rose's face brightened. As if Edward had spoken to her.
"He has the color of your skin, but it looks so awesome to Bella," Edward said. Then he went back on my face, but his expression betrayed a touch of happiness. "And know," he added with a shadow of a smile on the face of marble.
Bella have children, "whispered Rosalie, enchanted disbelief on my face and confused.
"Yes, and make us crazy," said Alice with her laughter crystalline. "I saw love the holidays and shopping! I can not wait, "he added, hopping and bursting with joy from every pore.
"No," Jacob hissed with eyes wide open. His arms began to vibrate, and I with them. "Do not allow it."
"Apparently someone run away from the big bad wolf ," Rosalie said, paraphrasing his words a little earlier.
"No!" Jacob repeated furious.
"we did not hurt," said Edward his face hardened up to Jacob. "Do not commit the same mistakes. I do not know what role will in our lives, but it certainly will not follow in the footsteps of Bella. "
"It has nothing to do with the bloodsuckers," said Jacob got from other violent spasms.
"Jake," I mumbled laying a hand on his chest shaking with anger, and recovering from that temporary feeling of loss. "I wanted to learn to control yourself," I said. Jacob
the tremors stopped suddenly and snapped on my eyes, pinning him with his eyes.
"What did you say?" He asked.
"Do not you have said?" Asked Edward. "I thought you had talked about yesterday."
"Talk about what?" Alice asked curiously.
Jacob continued to stare at Edward while he turned to his sister.
"Jacob wants to give up its ability to transform itself to grow old alongside Bella," Edward whispered.
"Really?" Alice said, opening his golden eyes on Jacob. Rose looked at him with a mixture of awe and envy.
"Yes, if she wants it," confirmed Jacob, in firmly.
"And you think you can be sure of what you do?" I asked nervously, and with the heart pounding. It was time for answers.
"Of course, Bells. Why do you think has fallen out with the rest of the pack? "Said Jacob taking my face in her hands burning.
"And if they need you? I do not want to condemn other kids in the name of my selfishness, "I said.
"It will not be my choice to stop him. They are already doomed, it's just a matter of time of real need, "replied intense.
"And then we 'll help the herd," said Edward. "Alice saw him, as I said. We will remain vigilant to prevent other vampires come near here. In this way, limit the transformations. At least until the change of generations, given that our presence will inevitably attract. "
"Well ... not bad ... as an idea," admitted Jacob with some difficulty. "Where does all this kindness?" He asked suspiciously.
"I want Bella to live peaceful and be happy," explained Edward.
"And I want to keep good fun with your daughter," said Alice happy.
"I would like to be able to look after, as if it were mine," said Rose, brightening with mixed emotions that I had never seen his face.
Jacob grunted.
"It's better like your best friend's daughter, Rose," suggested Edward, probably reading the thoughts of Jacob intimidation.
Jacob and Rose exchanged a look.
Then Jake came back on my face, frustrated by a sense of guilt that he sought in every way to win on everything else.
"As you see, everyone has a reason to help us," Jacob whispered with a half smile. "And do not leave you because it is clear that I will not have imprinting. But I know you too well, and I know that some t'inventerai absurdity for the sake of controbbattere.
"I do not invent anything," I said raising his eyebrows. "But you will not regret a single day? Watch it now! "I said, freeing his face from his hands and pointing to his body from head to toe. "Why do you give up your youth? Why do you want to grow old and bent as Quil? I can not let you become a human being like me, "he said in a fit of rage.
But my anger faded instantly, like a small cloud swept away by a furious wind.
I had always despised my humanity, even before she met Edward. How many times I wanted to be invisible to the eyes of the world.
But since I met Jacob, my life had become incredibly more bearable. Even better.
I felt alive again, as they had never been in eighteen years.
And despite his extraordinary abilities, with Jacob did not feel worthless, like when I sat beside Edward. I thought a guy like me, more or less, and I met another me I never thought existed.
At that thought, a new awareness made her way inside me.
How it took my eyes closed for so long, and finding myself in front of you open it something insaspettato.
The same scene, an alternative point of view that changed everything. I
... happy to be human.
To accept myself and not feel inferior to the side of the person I loved.
Happy not to give up anything, and have it all. But Jacob would have to give up something.
Or maybe, he would only get it back.
"I'd rather see me young and strong as you become old? In twenty years I shop for your son or your nephew? Knowing I would say no, "said Jacob, seriously. "I've always been human, Bella. And now I want to get over what fate has taken away: normality. For you, for me, for our children. I will not hide a dovergli truth that lies before them, year after year. This condition represents a surrender, not a gain. I know what I want, Bella, "he said determined. "And I know what you will."
"Oh, Jake," I sighed closing his eyes.
I also knew what I wanted.
Every beat of my heart I suggested, every cell of my body knew it.
Jake took my hands, almost sovrapensiero.
For a moment I thought that we were in that room just me and him. Edward, Alice and Rosalie had remained perfectly still and silent.
three magnificent statues of perpetual ice.
"So," whispered focusing on my eyes. 'Would you like to grow old with you? Would you like to come true also that other ... your dream? "Asked sweet.
"Say yes, say yes," Alice suggested a very low voice. I ignored.
"My dream," I repeated like an echo of his voice.
"Yes The one where you see your reflection marked by time, along with the faded red-haired wolf, "he recalled. "You said it was very, very happy " added the words that I uttered when I told her.
"I envy you to death," I said confused with that picture before my eyes.
"I envied yourself, Bells. Why you so if you let me grow old with you. it'll be every day that passes, "she said continuing to whisper, as if lost in that my own imagination.
"Yes, yes, yes," repeated Alice betraying impatience bells of her voice. I wonder why he was so nervous. It had never seemed very enthusiastic about the my union with Jacob.
Edward looked sideways at slowly shaking his head in disapproval.
"And your strength? You'll lose too? "Church continues to ignore it. I would be disappointed if he abandoned all the magnificence.
Jake raised an eyebrow and thought about it.
"Well it never happened that one of us decides to turn right from time to time, to make his woman happy tastes strange," he said finally with a grin. "So I think my body returns to a more acceptable level, but above average. More or less happened to Taha Aki when he transformed back after so long. "
"So for my birthday you become?" I asked.
"How did I proposed," said the smile widening.
"Yes! Yes! "Yes!" Alice trilled inexplicably jumping with happiness.
"You're really irritating Alice," Edward murmured, looking at her sideways.
"Irritating is a pale understatement," said Jacob, without taking his eyes off me and betraying a deep emotion in his voice. "You want to respond or should I take to break that record of your good friend?".
"Well, actually it has already told her. So why repeat? "I said trying to break free from the obligation to respond in person.
Jake shook his head. "No, I want to hear from you, not by yourself. I want a "yes" said a trembling, embarrassed by your voice, not his annoying bells, "replied.
Edward and Rose stayed with laughter while Alice gave him a dirty look.
"Yes or yes, Bells?" Asked Jacob, though he did not make much sense as a question.
Risi.
"Yes," I whispered, shaking and embarrassed as he had planned.
"Yes!" Hopped back Alice. "At last! Now I also see Jacob and Bella again! As if they were ghosts and disappearing more than I can bear, but I see them! "Trilled.
I looked at Alice and Jacob, both surprised.
"Can you see us?" I asked incredulously. What happened?
"Yes!" ringing her. "Even if" seeing "is a term a bit 'strong, given the poor quality of the images. But apparently, when a wolf decides to give up his power and resumed control of their future. There will be a while ', but one day reappear, and you with him. So it's confirmed: no imprinting, "explained cheerful.
"You do not seem to go overboard with all this euphoria?" Asked Edward.
"I'm sorry Edward, but you know how much you hate to be blind," Alice said innocent expression and yet excited.
'It's all so incredible ... "stammered. "Everything has changed."
"And everything is back to the right place," added Edward. "Remember that the future can always change, Jacob Black," she said to him, slightly menacing air. "Remember what I said last night."
Jacob looked down upon, in every sense.
'Hold my breath until that day, "said arrogant.
"I'd be able to do it," Edward hissed.
"But really, you want the plant to behave like two kids to kindergarten?" I blurted out exasperated. "I hope that things will change in coming years, because they do not want to see you fight for life."
Jake wrapped me in his arms and looked at me smiling.
"If I let a lot more interesting programs that quarrel with your friends bloodsucker," he said.
"I hope so," mugugnai. "There is much work to do."
"It's not a job, is a street. The road to our future. You finally decided to go with me, "she whispered sweet.
"Well, then you just have a good trip," said Rosalie with the shadow of a smile.
"Do you know where to find us, do not be any problems for any reason. For any need, we'll be there, "said Alice polite.
"Forever," Edward said in a whisper. His golden eyes on mine, seemed to say goodbye, rather than a goodbye.
With this we parted, with the promise that I would soon be passed on visiting Esme, Emmett and Jasper.
"Will you reconsider?" Jacob said, noting the veil of sadness in my eyes when the door closed. I felt sorry for Edward.
I turned to look at the worried expression of Jake, not understanding the reason for that question.
sorry for Edward, but the road that I traveled together to Jacob, I had unrolled before his eyes. And though I tried to negarmela to find a reason to prevent Jacob to come to sacrifice even i suoi poteri per me, ero intenzionata a percorrerla.
«Non posso ripensarci, Jake», sussurrai.
«Perché no, Bells?», chiese accarezzandomi lievemente il viso.
Sarà un cammino lungo, forse difficile. Ma ce l’avremmo fatta insieme. L’avrei sostenuto, come lui avrebbe sostenuto me quando ne avessi avuto bisogno.
Come aveva sempre fatto.
La mia esistenza valeva la pena di essere vissuta, con Jacob al mio fianco.
D’un tratto, ero ansiosa di iniziare quel cammino mano nella mano con l’altra metà della mia anima.
Con my "yes", I had given him the much desired freedom, or as he called it, normalcy.
The same normality, with whom I had agreed to make peace.
"Because I love you," I said before I zittisse with a kiss, and me back in the room in his arms.
How To Get Chocolate Syrup Out Of Carpet
Chapter 23: Promises and Lies
I forced myself to focus his eyes elsewhere, petrified with astonishment, not to examine too closely the oval object wrapped in tentacles of hair and fiery trembling.
Edward had been restarted. Quick, cold and withdrawn, dismembered decapitated body.
Along with Seth Wolf, transported the remains of self-propelled Riley and Victoria in a pile of pine needles, twigs and dry leaves, to set it on fire.
The fire blew into the sky unleashed a purple column and cramped. The smoke enveloped slow and dense, almost solid rule; smelled of incense, aroma disturbing.
was heavy, too strong. Seth
repeated that snickering sound, from deep within his chest.
A smile appeared on his face tense with Edward.
Edward reached out, shaking his fist. Seth smiled, showing a long row of sharp teeth, and rubbed his nose against Edward's hand.
"Nice teamwork," murmured Edward.
Seth coughed a laugh.
Then Edward took a deep breath and turned slowly toward me.
I did not understand his expression. His eyes were attentive, as if I were another enemy ... More than careful, they were afraid. Yet he showed no fear in facing Victoria [...] . My mind was surprise, inert and indecisive as my body. I stared at him shocked.
"Bella," he said with the utmost gentleness, she went to meet with exaggerated slowness, his hands raised, palms facing me. Upset as I was, I remembered the strange image of a suspect approaching the police to prove they are not armed ...
[...] "Do not be afraid, Bella," he said. "You're safe. Will not do you harm. "
That promise me disoriented and do not served to further confuse. I stood looking at him as an imbecile, trying to understand.
"It'll be okay, Bella. So now that you're afraid, but it's over. Nobody will hurt you. Do not you will rise to almost even. I'm not going bad, "he repeated.
slammed his eyes furious, and found his voice. "Yes, I know ... but I'm not very used to these bloody scenes. You're fine? Seth, are you okay? "I asked with sudden apprehension.
still echoed in my head to the cracking of bone Seth.
Edward smiled, slightly relaxed. "Yes, Victoria has not had time to brush. Even Seth is just fine. Indeed, it seems very pleased with himself. " Then he turned to him and carefully. "You should treat yourself to Carlisle, otherwise you will pay back evil."
Seth nodded several times.
was excited. radiated satisfaction of every single hair. [...] "The others? Jacob? Alice? Esme? Other wolves? ".
"All right. Also down is all over. It went smooth as I promised. The worst was here. "
For a moment I let the idea I came well ahead and settle quietly.
Suddenly, Edward glanced at Seth, as if he had called him.
"What are you doing?" Asked Edward.
Seth gave a moan anxious, restless. He had me on the neck hairs stand on end.
For a second everything was fine without silent as the grave.
Then Edward said: "No!" and a hand grabbed shooting something invisible. "Do not do it."
A spasm shook his body of Seth and his lungs burst an agonizing howl, full of pain.
At the same time Edward fell to his knees, his head trapped between his hands, his face wrinkled into an expression of pain.
let out a scream in surprise and terror, and knelt down beside him. I made the attempt, stupid, levargli of hands from her face, mine, slippery with sweat, slipped on the marble of her skin.
"Edward! Edward! What happens? What happened? ", Screamed in panic. This time it was
something happened.
His eyes upon me with an obvious effort relaxed clenched teeth.
"All right. You'll be fine. It's all .... " He stopped and had another tremor.
"What's happening?" I yelled, while Seth howled in despair.
"It's okay. It will be all the better, "Edward snapped. "Sam ... help him."
"No! Not true! Now I do not cheat anymore! Who is it? Tell me! " but my eyes were already flooded with tears.
His sudden reaction had shouted his name loudly.
Every cell of my body, he understood.
When I saw his lips move to answer, I tappai ears and bared his teeth in a knee-jerk reaction.
"Jacob," she whispered in a faint voice.
sudden and terrible wave of sorrow, m'investì with the force of a hurricane.
squeezed her eyes and screamed with all the breath in his body.
The chasm opened again tearing his chest, while my tortured cry echoed between the trees and the cliff of the mountain.
"Bella, please, be still," said Edward shaken from my violent reaction. She took my trembling hands and broke away from my face with ease and finesse. My whole body trembled as the mercy of an earthquake. 'It only wounded, not dead! It 's alive! Jacob is alive. "
He opened his eyes, but everything looked blurry, and my face was distorted by agony and suffering.
"I live? Jake is ... is he alive? "I stammered almost voiceless. I had wasted all screaming.
"Yes! It 's just hurt, Bella. 'll Be fine, is already healing. Carlisle is with him, "he said.
I began to breathe and relaxed the muscles of the face, and rocked like I wanted to faint. Knowing that my Jacob was still alive, was enough to heal the wound, which had opened in me.
He healed you, but very slow and unbearable.
Until I had seen with my own eyes, breathe again, my tears have been slow to close.
Edward I held her before he collapsed on the blanket of snow, and glanced lightning enormous wolf.
"Seth!" He cried.
Seth was crouched, always tense and agonizing, almost ready to plunge into the forest.
"No," Edward commanded. "You go straight home. Now. Faster than you can! "
Seth gave a yelp and shook his big head.
"Seth, trust me! Take away with you Bella! ", Then turned to me with the face contract with anxiety. "Bella, Seth has to take you away. Volturi are coming and must not find you. "
"The Volturi?" I repeated numb. "Oh God, the Volturi," I cried, recovering from the shock.
I staggered up to Seth, and Edward helped me salirgli riding.
'strong Hold on, Baby! Seth, run! "He urged.
The huge wolf Edward looked into his eyes for a long moment, and immediately stood up and flew through the trees, disappearing as ghosts. While
darted into the forest, I wondered what would happen in the clearing, now that the Volturi arrived. I had reviewed
even Alice, Esme, Rosalie and others. I did not know if he was okay, or if you were hurt, too.
I did not know how they would react the Volturi, the Cullens finding in the midst of the carnage. As would be justified, and what will the wolves just came up?
I hoped he will not take another war footing.
I felt his head crushed by a thousand worries.
But the thought of Jacob, wounded, without knowing the conditions and I found out what had happened, drove me crazy. At least he could see him again.
The hole in my chest had to close down quickly. I was no longer willing to suffer that way.
"Seth, please take me to Jacob. "
Seth nodded and let out a roar, increasing its mad rush towards La Push.
arrived near the Quileute reservation, and Seth made me get out of his sand-colored back. The howl of the wolf was always torn stronger and closer, I tried to shut my ears but it was useless.
ignorance was impossible to listen to them was unbearable.
Jacob suffered. I suffered an echo of his own pain. But he was alive, he really was.
Seth left me alone and went into hiding in the bushes.
had to resume his human form, and could not do it in front of me.
"Bella, are you okay?" Cried Seth come out of nowhere and making me take a shot. He, like others, wore only a pair of Bermuda shorts.
"Yes, Seth, are you? Are you hurt? The shoulder? "I approached him to control it. Seemed to have nothing.
Another howl ripped through the air into a thousand pieces.
'E' Jake. Sam tries to make it convert it back, but in those conditions is difficult and painful. I'm fine, nothing serious. Later I'll show to Carlisle, said Edward. But who are the Volturi? "Asked with its air naive as a kid.
was the first werewolf who called Cullen with their names.
'It's a long story. They are very powerful and govern the lives of vampires. If they know their secrets I know, kill me. "
Seth winced at these words.
"Seth, now go home. I have to go to Jake, I see it. I want to be there when no reported, "I said start at a long distance to the faded red house, being careful not to trip between the protrusions from the grassy ground.
"No, I'm coming with you. I also want to see him. Carlisle has sent away the rest of the pack because we should not attack them, even if there is no truce with them. He said he will go once they have finished in the clearing, and I will give a controllatina. Sam gave him permission to enter the reserve to come and take care of, "replied the little Seth.
Well, maybe not another fight would break out if the wolves had not come face to face with the Volturi.
Seth was also concerned about Jake, admired him and like him a lot.
"Okay, let's go then," I said and we walked out of the woods and the wolf continued to howl. Fortunately
we found the police car to my father, probably had not yet returned from the fishing trip. Certainly the howling had reached the lake where they had gone, and Billy will get it. They would arrive shortly, and I would hide due to not make me find out for Charlie.
However, I found the other werewolves, outside the house of Jacob.
were all there, except Sam and Paul.
"Boys, you all right? What happened? "I asked in agitation. They all looked in great shape.
"All right, apart from Jacob, and if you want to know why ha metà delle ossa del corpo sbriciolate, chiedilo a Leah», rispose Jared indicando la ragazza appoggiata allo spigolo della facciata di legno rosso.
Quella rivelazione, calmò un minuscola parte di me. Almeno non aveva perso un braccio o una gamba.
Osservai il viso duro e bellissimo di Leah, guadare un punto imprecisato dell’orizzonte, con le braccia incrociate e le sopraciglia aggrottate.
«Leah, ma che ti è saltato in mente?», la rimproverò Seth.
Leah si voltò di scatto e lo incenerì con i suoi occhi neri come il carbone.
«Chiudi il beak, kid! "spat. I went to Leah
slowly, trying to maintain an air of peace, and a certain distance. Another howl made me shiver down my spine.
was very close.
"Leah, what happened? Do not worry I do not have with you. I just want to know how things went. "
Leah continued to ignore me, but his face betrayed a wide range of emotions. Regret, arrogance, anger, resentment, sorrow again. But no answer.
"One of those vampires is hidden," explained Seth, securing it with an air of disapproval. "And this I find that stupid sister attacked him alone! Jake had to intervene to help her, and behold the result! What did you want to prove? That you are as strong as us? "Seth said with a mixture of worry and anger.
all right if she had with her. Suddenly the howling
s'interrupero, and instead heard a human voice screaming in the distance an infinite number of expletives.
Jake was able to revert. Leah
ash again Seth, while his arms were shaking and auburn tonic. "Seth, I told you to shut up," he hissed.
"Just the two of you," cried a familiar voice, drawing our attention.
Sam and Paul were just a few steps away, and dragged Jacob on his shoulders.
Half of his body was full of horrible bruising, arm and leg swelling to broken bones.
I heard bleach in it so battered and screaming.
I tried to distract from his wounds and I focused on a detail, the absence of which I had jumped to the eye: the ring of Billy. It was no longer hanging
his neck.
"Carlisle gave him morphine, but the heat consumes it in a hurry. Will give him yet, "Sam said calmly, seeing my eyes anxiously fixed on Jacob.
"Thanks Sam, for giving permission to Carlisle. It's a great doctor, and will help to heal, "pronounced full of sincere gratitude, while I accompanied them inside.
Jake tried to calm the screaming and turn to face me with the contract. Somewhere he found the strength to draw a smile.
"Bells," he muttered through clenched teeth. "You see? I kept my promise, "he said as Sam and Paul took him inside and laid him on the bed, before leaving us alone. He held another scream.
I fought against the tears of joy and tenderness he wanted to get off with all their might, and tried to smile about stretching.
now my wound was closed again just crossed his eyes.
"That you think the way to go?" I said, but happiness belittled my reproach.
Jake coughed a laugh, then held a curse.
'Bells, please do not make me laugh, otherwise rest of us dry' said, gritting his teeth and eyes.
I did not have time to kneel at the foot of the bed, who joined Carlisle. Behind him, Sam followed him into the small room of Jacob, now overcrowded.
He was calm, but his eyes stared at the vampire's movements carefully.
"Bella, my dear, are you okay?" Carlisle said with a gentle tone and worried. He put his leather bag on the floor and bent over me.
Jacob looked at him sidelong, suspicious and property. Launched fleeting glances at Sam, who kept everything under control.
The tension was palpable, but there was no danger. Carlisle was the best in the vampire world.
"Yes, fine. I am happy that you are well, all you're doing well and you're here. "
"I am happy to be helpful," said Carlisle. Then he turned and turned to Sam with infinite gratitude in his voice. "Without your help we could not have done. We will be indebted to you for eternity, "he promised solemnly.
Sam slowly nodded his head as a sign of respect and loyalty.
"Do not forget this alliance. It will be part of our history, and will be transmitted to future generations of werewolves. I would like to stress however, that the terms of the pact remain indisputable ", explained Sam.
"Sure, we had no doubt about this. My presence is only for temporary convenience, and is the best thing right now, "said Carlisle firm.
Meanwhile, Jake seemed to slowly relax your face, as if you were already recovering. Suddenly his eyes opened wide and eyebrows curled.
"Damn, I lost it!" cried slapping his neck with his good hand. "Wow! Good grief! Bells, hell I'm sorry, I lost the ring! Billy kill me! "Said agitated and delirious.
"Jacob, do not move. Risk that a rib punctured a lung you, "Carlisle warned. So he had also broken his ribs.
The head began to spin.
Jake threw his head on the pillow, looking at me with a face in a mixture of pain and sorrow.
"He's calm, Jake, Billy do not be angry with you. Now its time to feel comfortable, we'll do when you're better, "said trying to calm him down and holding his good hand.
Jake sighed, but could not completely relax. Her eyebrows still slightly wrinkled.
"Why have you sent away? You said you were coming of your friends, "said Sam.
"In our world are known as the Volturi," Carlisle said as he knelt at the foot of the bed next to me and opening the bag. "Old and powerful friends. They must not know that a human is aware of our existence. But Bella is saved, you do not have to worry about. " Then he turned
his ailing patient. "Now you must stand still Jacob, you need a lot of morphine. I do the tests, your heat will burn quickly, "he said pulling out a dozen vials, some tourniquets and a syringe.
When Carlisle took his arm to hold it, Jake shivered and drew back instinctively.
barked an expletive unique pain.
"Jake!" The sgridai. Sometimes it seemed like a willful child, mother and I took it to heart. "Do not say such things! Stand still and do as he says Carlisle. "
Jake clenched his teeth with a sigh which resembled a growl, and there was the bomb anesthetic injected in the arm.
"Bells," whispered already mixed immediate effect of morphine.
"I'm here, Jake," I said shaking the hand of the intact side and stroking his hair disheveled.
"Do not go away ... ... is ..." he muttered.
Taking his hand on my relaxed, closed her eyes before I could answer and lost consciousness.
"I stand here, Jake. I stand here with you, "I whispered kissing his hand hot.
"She'll soon, Bella. Do not worry, "reassured Carlisle with a sweet smile. "He's recovering at an incredible speed, but unfortunately the injuries are so extensive that even at this rate will take a few days before returning completely healthy." [...]
"heal at all?" I asked.
"Yes, Bella. This will only leave lasting damage. "
I took a deep breath.
"How gone with the Volturi? There was Aro? ".
Carlisle shook his head and became serious, while Sam remained silent to listen.
"No, fortunately. There were five of his guards the most trusted and feared. We had spared a young baby, had surrendered. Jane, one of the trump cards of Aro, has questioned the first to finish it, "Carlisle told Jake and arranged the bones with strange and chilling operations.
The sound of bones that bear would return, he gave me nausea.
Luckily he was not awake, otherwise he would have bitten ...
The beautiful face of marble, showed a small wrinkle on the face silvery. Carlisle was very saddened by the fate of the young vampire.
"Jane was impressed by the number of babies killed. The absence of wolves have us believe that we had them removed. The girl, whose name was Bree, said that their task was to destroy, to take possession of the territory. Victoria reported that they would have found if you had followed your scent. "
Strabuzzai eyes and I was panicked.
"I named Bree? The Volturi know about me? "I stammered.
hoped that the death of Victoria had marked the end of my nightmares. But obviously I was wrong. Moreover, there was talk of me.
"Yes We have said that you were a dear friend of ours, but we have passed off as dead, and it seems that we have thought Jane. But I'm sure that will report to Aro, Caius and Marcus every word spoken. I'm not sure there caschino too, but I hope from the bottom of my heart. "
"What did you tell?". Carlisle
meanwhile consumed a dozen large rolls of bandages, wrapped the enormous body of fractured Jake.
"Victoria revealed that Bree and Riley had gone to your research, and they would return later to help them. He did not know they had found there with you and that there was Seth. Then Edward was able to improvise a lie. Edward said that Riley was there specifically to attack him and keep him occupied, while Victoria has you killed. They have heard your cry in the distance, which provided evidence convincing enough. He thought you were killing. Your broken body lying in the flames near your camp, to cover your passing. Jane believed to Edward, was reassured to learn that the man who knew us, had already died ", he said.
"Well, then are dead, and now I'm burning with Victoria and Riley. Very good bluff, "I said with a mixture of disbelief and relief.
"It provides very good," Carlisle said with a smile.
Yes, Edward was a good liar. For once, this additional capacity had saved me without making me suffer.
looked at the peaceful face of Jacob, while asleep, without pain. Finally it was over, nothing would have hurt more.
Maybe.
"But if they do not believe this version? If you thought it was all a sham? What will we do? "I asked.
Carlisle thought for a bit 'up, while remitted affixed his work tools. Sam does not miss a word, I had almost forgotten his constant and watchful presence.
"Something will come to mind. Jane has never seen you in the face, and neither she nor the other guards more familiar with your smell. We could use it as a second chance. Pretend that you're just a friend, who consider us normal human beings. If Aro will then verify in person, we should concentrate and eliminate the truth from our thoughts. That would be the only thing more complex. In any case we would have time to prepare. Alice will know if and when they take such a decision. "
"You are running a huge risk. If only I could do something, "I said. It seemed that my dreams could never come to an end.
"Bella, you've done a lot for us. Unfortunately, this is our world, it's not your fault. We will take care of the Volturi, who are always suspicious. Jane believed to scream your and our version of events, and this gives us much hope, "Carlisle assured him, placing her cold hand on my shoulder to comfort me.
closed my eyes and sighed. "I hope so."
Carlisle smiled and stood up taking the bag while Sam backed out of the room in silence. Never give it back, obviously.
"Jacob have remained unconscious until at least tomorrow. His father and Charlie are about to fall, and certainly can not see that at this rate heals absurd. You want to stay to watch over him? "He asked.
"Yeah, sure. I'll stay until he wakes up, "I confirmed the casting.
"And Charlie? The leave me alone? "She asked. Button sore.
"Yeah, I forgot my father," he growled. "I'll try to go home, but I would spend more time here. I like that I found when resumed, "I said. He would have liked, and I do not want to miss one of his sudden awakening.
Carlisle smiled sympathetically.
"Okay, as you prefer. As justification for your presence here, I will say personally that Jacob had a motorcycle accident and we came back early because it could cure. And you like a good loving girlfriend, you ran to him at once, " suggested with a knowing glance.
"And Alice was so friendly that I let me do it without protest. Not too much at least, "aggunsi imagined the scene if it had really happened.
laughed along with Carlisle.
"If you need us for anything, call us. In any case I will come again tomorrow, "he said as I escorted him and Sam.
"Yes, and thank you for giving me a fair hearing. I ... I love you Carlisle, I want it so much that ... "I could not find the words, and I was already wracked with sobs.
Carlisle gently stroked my hair and smiled at me.
"We, too, we want you, Bella. Farai forever part of our family, you're like a daughter to me, "she whispered slightly. "Even if your heart belongs to the wolf bruised down there," she said giggling and pointing to the long spinster Jacob protruding beyond the open door of his room.
stifled a smile.
greeted Sam and Carlisle, that he intended to give a look at Seth, and walked into the room to reunite with the other half of my heart.
I felt much more relaxed. It was over.
I would have been next to me Jacob, and I called Alice and the others feel like they were. I was grateful to all of them, especially Edward.
I had saved from Victoria and the Volturi.
steals a tiny fragment of my heart from the hands of Jacob, and let him roam across the threshold and beyond the forest.
Beyond the Quileute.
Jake would not have noticed it, and if I did think, would have given me. Maybe Edward would forgive all his mistakes.
With that hope, I took a chair from the kitchen and brought into the room of Jacob.
I settled next to her bed and watched him while he was snoring slightly.
In sleep, his lying face resembled one of two children who had dreamed the night he kissed me for the first time.
remembered his decision on wanting to grow old with me, and build a family together.
not thought about that particular detail of our future. It was an important step, and the idea of forcing him to give up his spirit wolf made me uneasy.
But maybe it was more a liberation than a punishment.
hands, I had the opportunity to guide and support him in taking up the thread of his life and even more to my weave. I had an important role, despite my fragile and dangerous humanity.
would become old and gray like me.
would be dead.
I would be able to allow him to give up his eternal youth, his strength, his beautiful wolf form, to grow old and die with me? If I had not allowed him, he would continue to love me once grown old?
The same question I set myself a long time ago when I had the crazy idea of becoming a vampire.
To love and insecurity.
But how long he could go on like Jake?
Sooner or later he would stop, otherwise we would have to hide from the world, that he should not know anything about wolves. Was to lead the same life as a vampire isolated and so did others in the herd.
I did not want that to happen, not to him.
I was lost in my thoughts, when suddenly she heard him mumble something.
I bent down and put my head on the pillow top. With his face close to hers, I tried to understand what he was saying.
Write to mumble.
"Bells, Bells for my baby," seized.
closed his eyes and smiled.
I was dreaming.
Chapter 23
Promises and lies
I forced myself to focus his eyes elsewhere, petrified with astonishment, not to examine too closely the oval object wrapped in tentacles of hair and fiery trembling.
Edward had been restarted. Quick, cold and withdrawn, dismembered decapitated body.
Along with Seth Wolf, transported the remains of self-propelled Riley and Victoria in a pile of pine needles, twigs and dry leaves, to set it on fire.
The fire blew into the sky unleashed a purple column and cramped. The smoke enveloped slow and dense, almost solid rule; smelled of incense, aroma disturbing.
was heavy, too strong. Seth
repeated that snickering sound, from deep within his chest.
A smile appeared on his face tense with Edward.
Edward reached out, shaking his fist. Seth smiled, showing a long row of sharp teeth, and rubbed his nose against Edward's hand.
"Nice teamwork," murmured Edward.
Seth coughed a laugh.
Then Edward took a deep breath and turned slowly toward me.
I did not understand his expression. His eyes were attentive, as if I were another enemy ... More than careful, they were afraid. Yet he showed no fear in facing Victoria [...] . My mind was surprise, inert and indecisive as my body. I stared at him shocked.
"Bella," he said with the utmost gentleness, she went to meet with exaggerated slowness, his hands raised, palms facing me. Upset as I was, I remembered the strange image of a suspect approaching the police to prove they are not armed ...
[...] "Do not be afraid, Bella," he said. "You're safe. Will not do you harm. "
That promise me disoriented and do not served to further confuse. I stood looking at him as an imbecile, trying to understand.
"It'll be okay, Bella. So now that you're afraid, but it's over. Nobody will hurt you. Do not you will rise to almost even. I'm not going bad, "he repeated.
slammed his eyes furious, and found his voice. "Yes, I know ... but I'm not very used to these bloody scenes. You're fine? Seth, are you okay? "I asked with sudden apprehension.
still echoed in my head to the cracking of bone Seth.
Edward smiled, slightly relaxed. "Yes, Victoria has not had time to brush. Even Seth is just fine. Indeed, it seems very pleased with himself. " Then he turned to him and carefully. "You should treat yourself to Carlisle, otherwise you will pay back evil."
Seth nodded several times.
was excited. radiated satisfaction of every single hair. [...] "The others? Jacob? Alice? Esme? Other wolves? ".
"All right. Also down is all over. It went smooth as I promised. The worst was here. "
For a moment I let the idea I came well ahead and settle quietly.
Suddenly, Edward glanced at Seth, as if he had called him.
"What are you doing?" Asked Edward.
Seth gave a moan anxious, restless. He had me on the neck hairs stand on end.
For a second everything was fine without silent as the grave.
Then Edward said: "No!" and a hand grabbed shooting something invisible. "Do not do it."
A spasm shook his body of Seth and his lungs burst an agonizing howl, full of pain.
At the same time Edward fell to his knees, his head trapped between his hands, his face wrinkled into an expression of pain.
let out a scream in surprise and terror, and knelt down beside him. I made the attempt, stupid, levargli of hands from her face, mine, slippery with sweat, slipped on the marble of her skin.
"Edward! Edward! What happens? What happened? ", Screamed in panic. This time it was
something happened.
His eyes upon me with an obvious effort relaxed clenched teeth.
"All right. You'll be fine. It's all .... " He stopped and had another tremor.
"What's happening?" I yelled, while Seth howled in despair.
"It's okay. It will be all the better, "Edward snapped. "Sam ... help him."
"No! Not true! Now I do not cheat anymore! Who is it? Tell me! " but my eyes were already flooded with tears.
His sudden reaction had shouted his name loudly.
Every cell of my body, he understood.
When I saw his lips move to answer, I tappai ears and bared his teeth in a knee-jerk reaction.
"Jacob," she whispered in a faint voice.
sudden and terrible wave of sorrow, m'investì with the force of a hurricane.
squeezed her eyes and screamed with all the breath in his body.
The chasm opened again tearing his chest, while my tortured cry echoed between the trees and the cliff of the mountain.
"Bella, please, be still," said Edward shaken from my violent reaction. She took my trembling hands and broke away from my face with ease and finesse. My whole body trembled as the mercy of an earthquake. 'It only wounded, not dead! It 's alive! Jacob is alive. "
He opened his eyes, but everything looked blurry, and my face was distorted by agony and suffering.
"I live? Jake is ... is he alive? "I stammered almost voiceless. I had wasted all screaming.
"Yes! It 's just hurt, Bella. 'll Be fine, is already healing. Carlisle is with him, "he said.
I began to breathe and relaxed the muscles of the face, and rocked like I wanted to faint. Knowing that my Jacob was still alive, was enough to heal the wound, which had opened in me.
He healed you, but very slow and unbearable.
Until I had seen with my own eyes, breathe again, my tears have been slow to close.
Edward I held her before he collapsed on the blanket of snow, and glanced lightning enormous wolf.
"Seth!" He cried.
Seth was crouched, always tense and agonizing, almost ready to plunge into the forest.
"No," Edward commanded. "You go straight home. Now. Faster than you can! "
Seth gave a yelp and shook his big head.
"Seth, trust me! Take away with you Bella! ", Then turned to me with the face contract with anxiety. "Bella, Seth has to take you away. Volturi are coming and must not find you. "
"The Volturi?" I repeated numb. "Oh God, the Volturi," I cried, recovering from the shock.
I staggered up to Seth, and Edward helped me salirgli riding.
'strong Hold on, Baby! Seth, run! "He urged.
The huge wolf Edward looked into his eyes for a long moment, and immediately stood up and flew through the trees, disappearing as ghosts. While
darted into the forest, I wondered what would happen in the clearing, now that the Volturi arrived. I had reviewed
even Alice, Esme, Rosalie and others. I did not know if he was okay, or if you were hurt, too.
I did not know how they would react the Volturi, the Cullens finding in the midst of the carnage. As would be justified, and what will the wolves just came up?
I hoped he will not take another war footing.
I felt his head crushed by a thousand worries.
But the thought of Jacob, wounded, without knowing the conditions and I found out what had happened, drove me crazy. At least he could see him again.
The hole in my chest had to close down quickly. I was no longer willing to suffer that way.
"Seth, please take me to Jacob. "
Seth nodded and let out a roar, increasing its mad rush towards La Push.
arrived near the Quileute reservation, and Seth made me get out of his sand-colored back. The howl of the wolf was always torn stronger and closer, I tried to shut my ears but it was useless.
ignorance was impossible to listen to them was unbearable.
Jacob suffered. I suffered an echo of his own pain. But he was alive, he really was.
Seth left me alone and went into hiding in the bushes.
had to resume his human form, and could not do it in front of me.
"Bella, are you okay?" Cried Seth come out of nowhere and making me take a shot. He, like others, wore only a pair of Bermuda shorts.
"Yes, Seth, are you? Are you hurt? The shoulder? "I approached him to control it. Seemed to have nothing.
Another howl ripped through the air into a thousand pieces.
'E' Jake. Sam tries to make it convert it back, but in those conditions is difficult and painful. I'm fine, nothing serious. Later I'll show to Carlisle, said Edward. But who are the Volturi? "Asked with its air naive as a kid.
was the first werewolf who called Cullen with their names.
'It's a long story. They are very powerful and govern the lives of vampires. If they know their secrets I know, kill me. "
Seth winced at these words.
"Seth, now go home. I have to go to Jake, I see it. I want to be there when no reported, "I said start at a long distance to the faded red house, being careful not to trip between the protrusions from the grassy ground.
"No, I'm coming with you. I also want to see him. Carlisle has sent away the rest of the pack because we should not attack them, even if there is no truce with them. He said he will go once they have finished in the clearing, and I will give a controllatina. Sam gave him permission to enter the reserve to come and take care of, "replied the little Seth.
Well, maybe not another fight would break out if the wolves had not come face to face with the Volturi.
Seth was also concerned about Jake, admired him and like him a lot.
"Okay, let's go then," I said and we walked out of the woods and the wolf continued to howl. Fortunately
we found the police car to my father, probably had not yet returned from the fishing trip. Certainly the howling had reached the lake where they had gone, and Billy will get it. They would arrive shortly, and I would hide due to not make me find out for Charlie.
However, I found the other werewolves, outside the house of Jacob.
were all there, except Sam and Paul.
"Boys, you all right? What happened? "I asked in agitation. They all looked in great shape.
"All right, apart from Jacob, and if you want to know why ha metà delle ossa del corpo sbriciolate, chiedilo a Leah», rispose Jared indicando la ragazza appoggiata allo spigolo della facciata di legno rosso.
Quella rivelazione, calmò un minuscola parte di me. Almeno non aveva perso un braccio o una gamba.
Osservai il viso duro e bellissimo di Leah, guadare un punto imprecisato dell’orizzonte, con le braccia incrociate e le sopraciglia aggrottate.
«Leah, ma che ti è saltato in mente?», la rimproverò Seth.
Leah si voltò di scatto e lo incenerì con i suoi occhi neri come il carbone.
«Chiudi il beak, kid! "spat. I went to Leah
slowly, trying to maintain an air of peace, and a certain distance. Another howl made me shiver down my spine.
was very close.
"Leah, what happened? Do not worry I do not have with you. I just want to know how things went. "
Leah continued to ignore me, but his face betrayed a wide range of emotions. Regret, arrogance, anger, resentment, sorrow again. But no answer.
"One of those vampires is hidden," explained Seth, securing it with an air of disapproval. "And this I find that stupid sister attacked him alone! Jake had to intervene to help her, and behold the result! What did you want to prove? That you are as strong as us? "Seth said with a mixture of worry and anger.
all right if she had with her. Suddenly the howling
s'interrupero, and instead heard a human voice screaming in the distance an infinite number of expletives.
Jake was able to revert. Leah
ash again Seth, while his arms were shaking and auburn tonic. "Seth, I told you to shut up," he hissed.
"Just the two of you," cried a familiar voice, drawing our attention.
Sam and Paul were just a few steps away, and dragged Jacob on his shoulders.
Half of his body was full of horrible bruising, arm and leg swelling to broken bones.
I heard bleach in it so battered and screaming.
I tried to distract from his wounds and I focused on a detail, the absence of which I had jumped to the eye: the ring of Billy. It was no longer hanging
his neck.
"Carlisle gave him morphine, but the heat consumes it in a hurry. Will give him yet, "Sam said calmly, seeing my eyes anxiously fixed on Jacob.
"Thanks Sam, for giving permission to Carlisle. It's a great doctor, and will help to heal, "pronounced full of sincere gratitude, while I accompanied them inside.
Jake tried to calm the screaming and turn to face me with the contract. Somewhere he found the strength to draw a smile.
"Bells," he muttered through clenched teeth. "You see? I kept my promise, "he said as Sam and Paul took him inside and laid him on the bed, before leaving us alone. He held another scream.
I fought against the tears of joy and tenderness he wanted to get off with all their might, and tried to smile about stretching.
now my wound was closed again just crossed his eyes.
"That you think the way to go?" I said, but happiness belittled my reproach.
Jake coughed a laugh, then held a curse.
'Bells, please do not make me laugh, otherwise rest of us dry' said, gritting his teeth and eyes.
I did not have time to kneel at the foot of the bed, who joined Carlisle. Behind him, Sam followed him into the small room of Jacob, now overcrowded.
He was calm, but his eyes stared at the vampire's movements carefully.
"Bella, my dear, are you okay?" Carlisle said with a gentle tone and worried. He put his leather bag on the floor and bent over me.
Jacob looked at him sidelong, suspicious and property. Launched fleeting glances at Sam, who kept everything under control.
The tension was palpable, but there was no danger. Carlisle was the best in the vampire world.
"Yes, fine. I am happy that you are well, all you're doing well and you're here. "
"I am happy to be helpful," said Carlisle. Then he turned and turned to Sam with infinite gratitude in his voice. "Without your help we could not have done. We will be indebted to you for eternity, "he promised solemnly.
Sam slowly nodded his head as a sign of respect and loyalty.
"Do not forget this alliance. It will be part of our history, and will be transmitted to future generations of werewolves. I would like to stress however, that the terms of the pact remain indisputable ", explained Sam.
"Sure, we had no doubt about this. My presence is only for temporary convenience, and is the best thing right now, "said Carlisle firm.
Meanwhile, Jake seemed to slowly relax your face, as if you were already recovering. Suddenly his eyes opened wide and eyebrows curled.
"Damn, I lost it!" cried slapping his neck with his good hand. "Wow! Good grief! Bells, hell I'm sorry, I lost the ring! Billy kill me! "Said agitated and delirious.
"Jacob, do not move. Risk that a rib punctured a lung you, "Carlisle warned. So he had also broken his ribs.
The head began to spin.
Jake threw his head on the pillow, looking at me with a face in a mixture of pain and sorrow.
"He's calm, Jake, Billy do not be angry with you. Now its time to feel comfortable, we'll do when you're better, "said trying to calm him down and holding his good hand.
Jake sighed, but could not completely relax. Her eyebrows still slightly wrinkled.
"Why have you sent away? You said you were coming of your friends, "said Sam.
"In our world are known as the Volturi," Carlisle said as he knelt at the foot of the bed next to me and opening the bag. "Old and powerful friends. They must not know that a human is aware of our existence. But Bella is saved, you do not have to worry about. " Then he turned
his ailing patient. "Now you must stand still Jacob, you need a lot of morphine. I do the tests, your heat will burn quickly, "he said pulling out a dozen vials, some tourniquets and a syringe.
When Carlisle took his arm to hold it, Jake shivered and drew back instinctively.
barked an expletive unique pain.
"Jake!" The sgridai. Sometimes it seemed like a willful child, mother and I took it to heart. "Do not say such things! Stand still and do as he says Carlisle. "
Jake clenched his teeth with a sigh which resembled a growl, and there was the bomb anesthetic injected in the arm.
"Bells," whispered already mixed immediate effect of morphine.
"I'm here, Jake," I said shaking the hand of the intact side and stroking his hair disheveled.
"Do not go away ... ... is ..." he muttered.
Taking his hand on my relaxed, closed her eyes before I could answer and lost consciousness.
"I stand here, Jake. I stand here with you, "I whispered kissing his hand hot.
"She'll soon, Bella. Do not worry, "reassured Carlisle with a sweet smile. "He's recovering at an incredible speed, but unfortunately the injuries are so extensive that even at this rate will take a few days before returning completely healthy." [...]
"heal at all?" I asked.
"Yes, Bella. This will only leave lasting damage. "
I took a deep breath.
"How gone with the Volturi? There was Aro? ".
Carlisle shook his head and became serious, while Sam remained silent to listen.
"No, fortunately. There were five of his guards the most trusted and feared. We had spared a young baby, had surrendered. Jane, one of the trump cards of Aro, has questioned the first to finish it, "Carlisle told Jake and arranged the bones with strange and chilling operations.
The sound of bones that bear would return, he gave me nausea.
Luckily he was not awake, otherwise he would have bitten ...
The beautiful face of marble, showed a small wrinkle on the face silvery. Carlisle was very saddened by the fate of the young vampire.
"Jane was impressed by the number of babies killed. The absence of wolves have us believe that we had them removed. The girl, whose name was Bree, said that their task was to destroy, to take possession of the territory. Victoria reported that they would have found if you had followed your scent. "
Strabuzzai eyes and I was panicked.
"I named Bree? The Volturi know about me? "I stammered.
hoped that the death of Victoria had marked the end of my nightmares. But obviously I was wrong. Moreover, there was talk of me.
"Yes We have said that you were a dear friend of ours, but we have passed off as dead, and it seems that we have thought Jane. But I'm sure that will report to Aro, Caius and Marcus every word spoken. I'm not sure there caschino too, but I hope from the bottom of my heart. "
"What did you tell?". Carlisle
meanwhile consumed a dozen large rolls of bandages, wrapped the enormous body of fractured Jake.
"Victoria revealed that Bree and Riley had gone to your research, and they would return later to help them. He did not know they had found there with you and that there was Seth. Then Edward was able to improvise a lie. Edward said that Riley was there specifically to attack him and keep him occupied, while Victoria has you killed. They have heard your cry in the distance, which provided evidence convincing enough. He thought you were killing. Your broken body lying in the flames near your camp, to cover your passing. Jane believed to Edward, was reassured to learn that the man who knew us, had already died ", he said.
"Well, then are dead, and now I'm burning with Victoria and Riley. Very good bluff, "I said with a mixture of disbelief and relief.
"It provides very good," Carlisle said with a smile.
Yes, Edward was a good liar. For once, this additional capacity had saved me without making me suffer.
looked at the peaceful face of Jacob, while asleep, without pain. Finally it was over, nothing would have hurt more.
Maybe.
"But if they do not believe this version? If you thought it was all a sham? What will we do? "I asked.
Carlisle thought for a bit 'up, while remitted affixed his work tools. Sam does not miss a word, I had almost forgotten his constant and watchful presence.
"Something will come to mind. Jane has never seen you in the face, and neither she nor the other guards more familiar with your smell. We could use it as a second chance. Pretend that you're just a friend, who consider us normal human beings. If Aro will then verify in person, we should concentrate and eliminate the truth from our thoughts. That would be the only thing more complex. In any case we would have time to prepare. Alice will know if and when they take such a decision. "
"You are running a huge risk. If only I could do something, "I said. It seemed that my dreams could never come to an end.
"Bella, you've done a lot for us. Unfortunately, this is our world, it's not your fault. We will take care of the Volturi, who are always suspicious. Jane believed to scream your and our version of events, and this gives us much hope, "Carlisle assured him, placing her cold hand on my shoulder to comfort me.
closed my eyes and sighed. "I hope so."
Carlisle smiled and stood up taking the bag while Sam backed out of the room in silence. Never give it back, obviously.
"Jacob have remained unconscious until at least tomorrow. His father and Charlie are about to fall, and certainly can not see that at this rate heals absurd. You want to stay to watch over him? "He asked.
"Yeah, sure. I'll stay until he wakes up, "I confirmed the casting.
"And Charlie? The leave me alone? "She asked. Button sore.
"Yeah, I forgot my father," he growled. "I'll try to go home, but I would spend more time here. I like that I found when resumed, "I said. He would have liked, and I do not want to miss one of his sudden awakening.
Carlisle smiled sympathetically.
"Okay, as you prefer. As justification for your presence here, I will say personally that Jacob had a motorcycle accident and we came back early because it could cure. And you like a good loving girlfriend, you ran to him at once, " suggested with a knowing glance.
"And Alice was so friendly that I let me do it without protest. Not too much at least, "aggunsi imagined the scene if it had really happened.
laughed along with Carlisle.
"If you need us for anything, call us. In any case I will come again tomorrow, "he said as I escorted him and Sam.
"Yes, and thank you for giving me a fair hearing. I ... I love you Carlisle, I want it so much that ... "I could not find the words, and I was already wracked with sobs.
Carlisle gently stroked my hair and smiled at me.
"We, too, we want you, Bella. Farai forever part of our family, you're like a daughter to me, "she whispered slightly. "Even if your heart belongs to the wolf bruised down there," she said giggling and pointing to the long spinster Jacob protruding beyond the open door of his room.
stifled a smile.
greeted Sam and Carlisle, that he intended to give a look at Seth, and walked into the room to reunite with the other half of my heart.
I felt much more relaxed. It was over.
I would have been next to me Jacob, and I called Alice and the others feel like they were. I was grateful to all of them, especially Edward.
I had saved from Victoria and the Volturi.
steals a tiny fragment of my heart from the hands of Jacob, and let him roam across the threshold and beyond the forest.
Beyond the Quileute.
Jake would not have noticed it, and if I did think, would have given me. Maybe Edward would forgive all his mistakes.
With that hope, I took a chair from the kitchen and brought into the room of Jacob.
I settled next to her bed and watched him while he was snoring slightly.
In sleep, his lying face resembled one of two children who had dreamed the night he kissed me for the first time.
remembered his decision on wanting to grow old with me, and build a family together.
not thought about that particular detail of our future. It was an important step, and the idea of forcing him to give up his spirit wolf made me uneasy.
But maybe it was more a liberation than a punishment.
hands, I had the opportunity to guide and support him in taking up the thread of his life and even more to my weave. I had an important role, despite my fragile and dangerous humanity.
would become old and gray like me.
would be dead.
I would be able to allow him to give up his eternal youth, his strength, his beautiful wolf form, to grow old and die with me? If I had not allowed him, he would continue to love me once grown old?
The same question I set myself a long time ago when I had the crazy idea of becoming a vampire.
To love and insecurity.
But how long he could go on like Jake?
Sooner or later he would stop, otherwise we would have to hide from the world, that he should not know anything about wolves. Was to lead the same life as a vampire isolated and so did others in the herd.
I did not want that to happen, not to him.
I was lost in my thoughts, when suddenly she heard him mumble something.
I bent down and put my head on the pillow top. With his face close to hers, I tried to understand what he was saying.
Write to mumble.
"Bells, Bells for my baby," seized.
closed his eyes and smiled.
I was dreaming.
How To Make A Pepper Costume
Chapter 22: Decisions
When I awoke the next morning, there was plenty of light inside the tent, and even the sun was hurting my eyes. And I was sweaty, course, and Jacob light snoring in my ear, without dissolving the embrace. Extricated his head from his chest and felt feverish the next morning cold sting my cheeks numb. Jacob sighed in his sleep, unconsciously tightened his grip.
I tried to lift his head and his eyes just enough ...
"Edward Are you still there?" I asked with his mouth covered by the breastplate of Jacob.
"Yes, I'm here. Good Morning Beautiful " said the velvety voice, beyond the wall of the tent.
"Hello Edward," I said embarrassed.
Luckily Jacob had left the zipper down, leaving a 'maneuver, but the difficulties were not lacking.
fought with all my might against the force of inert Jacob.
He mumbled something, in deep sleep, and even shook his grip.
"Jake woke up, I beg you," I said quietly.
"Need a hand? If I want to wake him up, "suggested Edward, but the tone he used does not suggest anything good.
"No. I'll try again, I'll be more lucky, "I murmured, throwing a dirty look that could not see.
Sfruttai space gained by the opening of the hinge to extend a hand to his face. I did not have many alternatives, better than leave it to Edward. The
tappai nose. Jacob
I coughed in his face half suffocated, has succeeded in waking him.
"I would have preferred a more abrupt awakening," Edward muttered very quietly.
sighed.
"Oh, are you awake, Bells. Good morning, "said Jacob sprawled a smile.
"Yes, how about let me breathe? I'm dying of heat. "
"Sorry," he said with a big yawn and loosening the grip.
"Thanks," I said finally free the lungs to inflate. Then I took her face and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "By the way, good morning to you too," I added with a smile.
slipped out from the sleeping bag and stretched my muscles stiffened.
The air seemed warmer than yesterday. Fortunately, I Jacob was close all night, otherwise I would have hibernated.
'Hey, bloodsucker, "Jacob called out of the tent. "Do you know what the case is missing the clash?" He asked stretching and creaking joints of the arms and legs. "Oh, hello Seth."
He heard a faint roar and I decided to leave the tent too.
There was less snow than I thought after the fierce storm the night before. Probably had been blown away, instead of melting in the sun at that time was shining low in the southeast and the white coat came out pinching his eyes not yet accustomed to the light.
The air was still crisp, but there was absolute calm and, As the sun rose, the temperature returned to the levels of the season.
Seth Clearwater was curled up on a patch of dry pine needles, the dense shade of a fir tree with his head between his paws. His sand-colored fur was almost invisible against the backdrop of dead needles, but I noticed the reflection of snow in her eyes open.
[...] 'Alice said to Sam that should be a matter of an hour, more or less, "said Edward, impassive.
He was standing two meters away from us, we had her back and looked away, between the trees.
"Well," Jacob hissed with a look on with impatience.
"Not good for anything," I retorted angrily.
In less than an hour the battle would begin, and Jacob had no intention to miss.
Edward spun around to point your eyes to those of Jacob, not that he had opened his mouth.
"I envy your ability to do so," he hissed.
"Then you will not be sorry to leave us alone," Jacob replied annoyed. "I do not have much time, the battle is about to begin."
I looked at them both confused. "You can know what you're talking about?".
"I leave you alone," murmured Edward. "I'll be back as soon as Jacob is gone," he assured, noting my expression anguished.
"Seth, do you mind?" Asked Jacob wolf crouched. Seth jumped up on his hind legs and walked away without making a fuss. As if he knew everything already.
Edward looked back down the mountain on which we had camped, flanked by Seth. That incredible closeness surprised me.
However, I turned to Jacob with exasperated air.
"Why have you sent away? When you decide to leave him alone? ".
"I just wanted to talk to you. One thing I would tell you, and another that I'm curious to know, "he said holding my hips and leaned toward my face. "I have not had time to ask."
"And you think now?" I asked raising his eyebrows, puzzled.
"I would say it's perfect," he replied with a smile more dazzling than the sun.
I shook my head dizzy. "Okay, what do you want to start?".
"From the question," he answered immediately.
blessed I was waiting for this question. I wonder what he wanted to know so important at a time like that.
"What did you dream after I kissed the first time?". Question
incredibly easy and mindless.
"I wanted to see our life together," I whispered, trying to figure out where he was coming. "There were Charlie, Renee, Billy, and even Sam, and then the children with hair rincorresi blacks who were playing in the woods of La Push. Then I saw my reflection in the mirror, I was aged but very, very happy. Behind me you were there in the form of a wolf, and you seemed even older. Your coat was longer now and a faded red. " As told, the images follow one another like yourself watching a film.
There was a moment of silence, then Jacob chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.
"Wow, you're clairvoyant as your friend Alice."
"What?".
"Well, I told you that one day we would have spoken. It was one thing that came to mind was that time in your room. "
I remembered very well. The first night of the practical demonstration of Cullen.
"I discussed it last night with Sam, to see if my decision would give some problems. There was an altercation with others in the flock, but in the end Sam calmed the sea. He gave me his permission and would be assured that if the escaped all ... "he mumbled.
"Jake comes down to it. What are you trying to say? ". Jacob took a breath
and looked at me lovingly.
"When all this is over, I'll stop changing. I want to build a family with you, and more than anything else, I want to grow old by your side, "he confessed in one breath.
was enthralled, frightened, upset and kidnapped by his words.
"Jake, you can not. You ... you want to give up your immortality, your youth, your power to ... "I could not finish the sentence.
The sobbing and a thick stomach prevented me, as tears I clouded her vision.
"To be with you, Bells. I do not care all that stuff, even if you stay young, it would be a problem. I still remember your stupid obsession with the age difference, "he said making his eyes.
"I could turn me on your birthday, maybe, if I still remember how. I would carry you somewhere as a gift. There are many wonderful places you've never seen, I'll show you one for each year that appears, and in the meantime started to rise. He had said during the fire, remember? The important thing is not becoming for a long time, and one year should be sufficient, "he continued as if he was talking about this and that.
"Why? Why do you give up? "I asked in amazement.
"Because I love you, of course."
"Jake, you want to do the same thing I did to Edward?".
Jacob snorted impatiently.
"I think that they are two different things, Bella. I do not choose to turn me into a soulless stone because they are not able to pass. I resume my normal. That part of life which I was forced to resign for reasons of descent. But unlike your vampire, I can go back. Can I give up, if I want, but you want it too. If you do not wish for any reason, you must tell me. And even if your reasons make sense, which I doubt, we will discuss it until you convince, "he said firmly. Then he glanced
concentrated towards the sky, catching some sign that I escaped.
"Now I gotta go, I'm already late. In the meantime, think about it, later I'll know, "he said and gave me a quick kiss on the forehead. He started to
away, but I threw at him and I clung to his arm.
"Wait, Jake!" Screamed through her tears. My voice had suddenly become hysterical.
His speech was not yet ready to be digested, and my priority at this time was different. Much, much more urgent.
Edward was gone at the moment, and I knew he'd be back. Jacob
But I had no idea, and it was enough to feel crazy, especially after what I had said.
The anxiety I had felt until then, was nothing compared to fear of these last moments.
Nothing gave me his return.
How could I even try to imagine a future so far, if I did not know anything about the one closest to me? If the immediate future scared me to death?
terror imprisoned me in a grip of steel, and crushes me.
Jake had already found a good reason for me to give up, but the uncontrollable desperation drove me to make another attempt.
"Jake, please, I beg you, do not go! Stay here, stay with me! Please, "cried imploringly.
Jake stared at me. A veil of concern
and hesitation through his eyes. He tried to compose himself immediately.
"Do not worry Bella. I'll be back, I promise. "
"No," I cried, but I broke the scream in her throat.
My legs gave way and sank to his knees in the snow, while my hands slid along the hot arm of Jacob and shook his hand.
My heart was about to burst again.
I felt as if I were sawing in two.
Jake squeezed my hand and knelt in front of me, giving me a smile of his.
"back soon, "he promised. "It 's a promise, Bella."
took my face drawn with pain, and kissed me on the lips.
I had the horrible feeling that this was the last kiss.
But I did not have the strength to counter it like this.
as I stood in shock, I barely noticed that his lips touched me.
He stared at me briefly with anxious expression. Her lips parted as about to say something, but immediately stood up and gave me back.
I saw him running away, already prey to the thrills of transformation, while I remained on my knees in the snow with one hand and the other arm's length. All that my hand could grasp, the empty air was cold.
The same emptiness I felt inside me.
see him disappear among the trees, tore my heart, my soul and my body, two perfect halves.
began to sob, and my body shuddered as in convulsions. Surrounded by the other arm in the snow and my head slumped.
"... Jake back," I stammered through her tears while the hole in my chest threatened to close down for not re-open again.
Not even the icy hand on my shoulder Edward, helped me get out of that state.
"Bella, you'll help me and Seth," she whispered with a voice soft and reassuring. Seth whined as if to prove him right.
I lifted my face toward her, trying to find comfort in his words. "Help me? Tell me how, please, "I pleaded.
Edward smiled kindly and explained.
"Seth has to keep in touch with others in the flock, so will any time, as if he were living. I will translate his thoughts for you, so you'll know what happens from moment to moment, "he said slowly.
"Would you?" I asked with a whisper and a surge of hope.
"It's not so much," he said.
"For me it is, is vital. Thank you Edward, "I said as I helped her get up.
Edward took me staggering to sit next to Seth, who was standing on the legs and looked at me.
issued a concerned moan and leaned her head to one side.
"He's sorry see you so, "said Edward. "You're the girl of his idol, so the are a bit 'too."
Seth looked at him and coughed a laugh, nodding his big head.
"Thank you Seth, do not worry. I'm fine, "he lied.
I sat next to him to capture the heat, and Edward crouched down next to me. If nothing else, I felt protected.
I stared at the faith of Sarah, while I was turning the finger. I could not think of anything, it was as if my brain was disconnected.
"What is Jacob doing?" I asked colorless voice.
"has been transformed. It's a bit 'distracted, but Sam is helping him, "said Edward, peaceful.
"And Alice? What are you doing? ".
Edward smiled at me reassuringly. "You're worried for her. You do not have, you know. "
I shook my head. "How do I? Alice is so small, "mugugnai.
said with a laugh. "It could be a problem ... if there was someone who could take it."
Seth began to hum.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's just mad that touches stay here with us. He knows that he has kept away from the herd for protection. Drooling by the desire to achieve them. " I raised my face
, looking at Seth.
"Newborns are at the end of the path - it worked magic, Jasper is a genius - and have engaged in the footsteps of those who are in the clearing, therefore, as provided by Alice, you are dividing into two groups," Edward murmured, his gaze focused on something in the distance. "Sam is leading us to intercept the group ambush." He was so focused on what he was listening to use the plural of the pack.
Suddenly he looked down on me. "Breathe, Bella."
I tried to obey the request.
I tried to tune to the same steady rhythm of breath Seth for not going to hyperventilate.
"The first group entered the clearing. We can hear the noise of battle. "
I gritted my teeth.
laughed dry. "We can Emmett hear: you're having fun. "
I tried to take another breath with Seth.
"The second group is getting ready ... We do not pay attention, there have yet heard."
Edward roared.
"What?" I snapped.
"They speak of you." With one click clenched his teeth. "In theory, they should keep you away ... nice move, Leah! Hey, it's really fast, "he murmured approvingly. "One of the babies has noticed our wake, and Leah has even felled before he could change direction. Sam is helping to finish it. Paul Jacob and I took another, the rest is on the defensive now. They do not know what to do with us. Both armies Mostrami attack ... No, let it be Sam to drive, "he muttered. "Separate: do not let you look away from each other."
Seth whined.
"That's better, push them to the clearing," Edward approved. Without realizing it, his body was moved, stretched towards the same moves that he wanted to do.
I stared at him with apprehension, sinking her nails into the palms of my hands.
The sudden absence of noise was the only sign.
The deep sound of breathing and pressing Seth stopped and now in sync with him, I soon found out.
too afraid to breathe I stopped when I realized that even Edward was still like a block of ice by my side.
Oh, no. No. No.
Who was hit? Our or its ? My, they were all mine. Who I'd lost?
I did not think of any known name. But all echoed in his ears, one above the other, confused and loud.
And one stood out among all.
Edward stood with one click so fast that I noticed. The muzzle
Seth to fifteen inches from the face of Edward.
fixed with absolute concentration for a second infinity. The sun was crumbling on the skin of Edward and triggered sparks dancing on the fur of Seth. Then
Edward whispered vehemently, "Go, Seth."
The huge wolf turned and disappeared in the forest shade.
was two seconds? They seemed hours. I was terrified and sickened by the certainty that in clear something terrible had happened.
If I had not had a sudden fear of dying, I would have sacrificed as his third wife. I would have given blood to save them.
cowardly, I thought.
I had never been very attached to life, because right now should I care? As in the dream, rather than sacrifice to distract Rosalie terrible and bloodthirsty wolf from the attack on Billy, I had thrown down the silver dagger.
But something I would have done the same, I would look for a way to be able to hurt, and attract attention without having to die.
Yes, absolutely I would have done this!
I opened my mouth to ask Edward to take me, now, [...] but before I could utter the first syllable, I felt like tossing. [...]
I found myself with my back pressed against the rough side of the outcrop of rock. Edward was in front of me in a position to be recognized immediately.
My thoughts were filled with relief at the same time when I felt my stomach sink under their feet.
I misunderstood.
Relief: nothing had gone wrong in the clearing.
Horror: The critical point was near.
Edward maintained the position of defense - half crouched, arms semidistese. [...]
Something was approaching us.
"Who?" I whispered.
The words came from his teeth with a growl more intense than I expected. Too intense. Meant it was too late to hide.
We were trapped, never mind that someone will hear.
"Victoria," he said, spitting the word, turning it into an insult. "She's not alone. It has crossed my trail, follow the infants to attend: no intention to fight with them. All of a sudden he decided to look for me, sure of finding you, too. And he guessed. You were right. It's always Victoria. " The
was close enough to hear your thoughts.
I wondered how he would react if we had said that I was no longer along with Edward. In all probability, would not give anything imported.
mentally counted the last strokes of my life, while Victoria was approaching us. Edward
was a good fighter, as good as Jasper. If the company did not arrive in large, he could struggle to escape and return to his family. Edward was the fastest of all. He could do it.
I was really glad that Seth had sent away. Of course, there was could ask no one to help. Victoria chose the perfect moment to act. If nothing else, Seth was safe. When I thought of his name, I could not imagine the big wolf sleeping only clear but awkward fifteen.
The body of Edward snapped an almost imperceptible movement, which made me understand where to look. I stared at the black shadows of the forest.
It was like seeing my nightmares that I came to meet him. Two slow vampires
surfaced in the small clearing where we had camped, where tellers eyes missed nothing. Sparkled like diamonds in the sun.
I could hardly set the blond boy [...] . His eyes, however, turned a deeper red than I had ever seen, were not able to capture my own. Although it was the closest to Edward, the most immediate danger, I could not worry about it. Why
at his side, a few meters away from him, Victoria was staring at me.
Her hair turned orange-red were more than I remembered, looked like flames of fire. There was no wind, but the flame that framed his face seemed to sway gently, as if it were alive.
His eyes were thirsty for blacks.
not smiling as he did in my old dreams: he kept his lips in a straight line. There was something feline in unsettling position of his body, like a lion waiting for the jump in a crack of the vegetation.
His restless eyes and wild jumping between Edward and me, without ever dwell on him for more than half a second. He could not take my eyes from my face for longer than I I could ignore her.
radiated an almost visible tension in the air. I felt the desire and passion that the besieged and consumed. Almost as if I could read his mind, I knew what he was thinking.
had almost achieved what he wanted: that more than a year that was part the center of his existence was now very close.
My death.
His plan was as obvious as it is effective. The blond boy would attack Edward. And when he would be more distracted, Victoria would have ended.
[...] The blond boy looked at the corner of Victoria, waiting for an order.
He was young for many reasons. Judging by his eyes shining, it was not long vampire. He was strong, but also incompetent. Edward certainly knew how to fight it.
[...] pointed Victoria Edward and ordered not to mention boy to carry.
"Riley," Edward said in a tone of sweet and imploring.
The blond stood still and blinked.
"You're lying, Riley," Edward said. "Listen. You're lying as he lied to the other that die in the clearing. You know that he lied to them, which forced them to lie to you, why not return to their relief. It's so hard to believe he lied to you? ".
The confusion took hold of the face of Riley.
Edward moved to the side, a few centimeters, and Riley compensated automatically the movement supporting him.
"I love you, Riley." The Edward's soft voice was seductive, almost hypnotic. "Do not you ever loved. His real name is James Love, and you are nothing but an instrument in his hands. "
In the name of James, a grimace grin discovered between the lips of Victoria.
not take his eyes from mine.
The Vampire threw a desperate look at her, but Edward continue to talk with a sweet voice attracted his attention again.
"He knows I'll kill you, Riley. She wants you to die, in so stop with this play. Yes, you noticed, right? Have you read the doubts in his eyes, suspected of that tone in his false promises. Did he ever wanted. Every kiss, every caress, it was a lie. "
Edward moved on again, a few centimeters to the boy, a few inches farther away from me.
Victoria pointed gaze to the space between us. She would take less than a second to kill me ... as soon as he had the slightest margin of possibilities.
[...] "The liar is he, Riley," said Victoria, and stood with his mouth wide open, shocked by the sound of his voice. "I have already spoken their mind tricks. I love you, you know. "
His voice was not strong and wild cat roar that I
associated with that face and that posture. It was delicate, high-pitched, tinkling a child soprano. The kind of voice that usually goes hand in hand with curly blonde hair and chewing-gum pink. It was absurd that came out from his teeth bared and glistening. Riley
clenched his jaw and held her shoulders. His eyes emptied of confusion and suspicion. Of all the thoughts. Collected, prepared to attack.
Victoria's body seemed to tremble with tension. His fingers were already claws, waiting for Edward to go away one inch from me.
The growl did not come from any of them. A huge dark shape and flew to the center of the clearing and Riley fell to the ground.
"No," Victoria cried, her voice shrill and childish disbelief.
At five feet from me, a huge wolf was in tatters the blond vampire. Something white and hard rock bounced off my feet.
Me I walked away, disgusted.
Victoria did not deign to glance at the boy who had just declared their love. His eyes were always on me, full of a malaise so fierce as to make it seem in confusion.
"No," he repeated, through clenched teeth, while Edward was approaching, blocking the road.
Riley was raised, seemed bent and disjointed, but surprisingly failed to give a kick against the shoulder of Seth. I heard the bone crack. Seth drew back and began walking in circles, limping. Riley had his arms extended, ready, despite the apparent loss of a piece of hand ...
A few meters away from that battle, Edward and Victoria were dancing.
From breast Edward proven a dark laugh.
"If I told you that Bella is not mine anymore and sees it as a lie, you had a great mistake. My dear Victoria, "he hissed.
For a moment I read the wonder in the eyes of thirsty vampire.
Camera and Edward watching me with a hint of actual confusion.
"It is with the wolves now. Did you know that this is just a form they must assume in times like these? In reality, they are human, and Bella is one of them. No longer with me, "Edward continued.
Victoria's face becomes unbalanced, and opened his eyes and mouth.
But it takes less than a beating of my heart back together, and his voice ringing with a delightful laugh as threatening.
"Do you think that changes anything? You are here with you, this shows that there is still some connection. Unless, you do not care to see it die, "he said.
"Of course I care, and I know that nothing will change. I just wanted to keep you informed, "said Edward soft, as if he was playing with her.
Victoria stopped laughing, while my eyes soaked disappointment Riley stared at her.
"Victoria ... what are you saying? "whispered the blonde vampire. Victoria
clenched his teeth, but did not answer.
He had betrayed herself.
"You got Riley. We made a bloodthirsty monster to avenge the death of the man she loved. To send you to die and kill a simple man who has no guilt. But to be loved by me. Why was I, James to kill her, "revealed Edward, aprofittando the moment.
Riley's eyes were burning for revenge, shouting death of its creator.
In that same short time the dance stopped abruptly. Then everything happened fast, not been able to rearrange the sequence of events. I tried to reconstruct it mentally.
Riley lashed out against Victoria, Seth lunged forward with the strength of a steel ball, a gaping maw the mutilated body of Riley. Victoria is distracted by the sudden attack of the partner. And
Edward took advantage. With
grabbed the cat jumped on the burning flames of her hair and pinned.
Edward put his mouth on the neck, graceful as a caress. The noise of the shrill Seth cover any other noise, so there was no other sound to emphasize the violence of that image. It seemed almost kissing them.
Yet the fiery tangle of hair was no longer attached to the body. The restless waves of orange fell to the ground and bounced once before rolling into the trees.
Chapter 22 Decisions
When I awoke the next morning, there was plenty of light inside the tent, and even the sun was hurting my eyes. And I was sweaty, course, and Jacob light snoring in my ear, without dissolving the embrace. Extricated his head from his chest and felt feverish the next morning cold sting my cheeks numb. Jacob sighed in his sleep, unconsciously tightened his grip.
I tried to lift his head and his eyes just enough ...
"Edward Are you still there?" I asked with his mouth covered by the breastplate of Jacob.
"Yes, I'm here. Good Morning Beautiful " said the velvety voice, beyond the wall of the tent.
"Hello Edward," I said embarrassed.
Luckily Jacob had left the zipper down, leaving a 'maneuver, but the difficulties were not lacking.
fought with all my might against the force of inert Jacob.
He mumbled something, in deep sleep, and even shook his grip.
"Jake woke up, I beg you," I said quietly.
"Need a hand? If I want to wake him up, "suggested Edward, but the tone he used does not suggest anything good.
"No. I'll try again, I'll be more lucky, "I murmured, throwing a dirty look that could not see.
Sfruttai space gained by the opening of the hinge to extend a hand to his face. I did not have many alternatives, better than leave it to Edward. The
tappai nose. Jacob
I coughed in his face half suffocated, has succeeded in waking him.
"I would have preferred a more abrupt awakening," Edward muttered very quietly.
sighed.
"Oh, are you awake, Bells. Good morning, "said Jacob sprawled a smile.
"Yes, how about let me breathe? I'm dying of heat. "
"Sorry," he said with a big yawn and loosening the grip.
"Thanks," I said finally free the lungs to inflate. Then I took her face and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "By the way, good morning to you too," I added with a smile.
slipped out from the sleeping bag and stretched my muscles stiffened.
The air seemed warmer than yesterday. Fortunately, I Jacob was close all night, otherwise I would have hibernated.
'Hey, bloodsucker, "Jacob called out of the tent. "Do you know what the case is missing the clash?" He asked stretching and creaking joints of the arms and legs. "Oh, hello Seth."
He heard a faint roar and I decided to leave the tent too.
There was less snow than I thought after the fierce storm the night before. Probably had been blown away, instead of melting in the sun at that time was shining low in the southeast and the white coat came out pinching his eyes not yet accustomed to the light.
The air was still crisp, but there was absolute calm and, As the sun rose, the temperature returned to the levels of the season.
Seth Clearwater was curled up on a patch of dry pine needles, the dense shade of a fir tree with his head between his paws. His sand-colored fur was almost invisible against the backdrop of dead needles, but I noticed the reflection of snow in her eyes open.
[...] 'Alice said to Sam that should be a matter of an hour, more or less, "said Edward, impassive.
He was standing two meters away from us, we had her back and looked away, between the trees.
"Well," Jacob hissed with a look on with impatience.
"Not good for anything," I retorted angrily.
In less than an hour the battle would begin, and Jacob had no intention to miss.
Edward spun around to point your eyes to those of Jacob, not that he had opened his mouth.
"I envy your ability to do so," he hissed.
"Then you will not be sorry to leave us alone," Jacob replied annoyed. "I do not have much time, the battle is about to begin."
I looked at them both confused. "You can know what you're talking about?".
"I leave you alone," murmured Edward. "I'll be back as soon as Jacob is gone," he assured, noting my expression anguished.
"Seth, do you mind?" Asked Jacob wolf crouched. Seth jumped up on his hind legs and walked away without making a fuss. As if he knew everything already.
Edward looked back down the mountain on which we had camped, flanked by Seth. That incredible closeness surprised me.
However, I turned to Jacob with exasperated air.
"Why have you sent away? When you decide to leave him alone? ".
"I just wanted to talk to you. One thing I would tell you, and another that I'm curious to know, "he said holding my hips and leaned toward my face. "I have not had time to ask."
"And you think now?" I asked raising his eyebrows, puzzled.
"I would say it's perfect," he replied with a smile more dazzling than the sun.
I shook my head dizzy. "Okay, what do you want to start?".
"From the question," he answered immediately.
blessed I was waiting for this question. I wonder what he wanted to know so important at a time like that.
"What did you dream after I kissed the first time?". Question
incredibly easy and mindless.
"I wanted to see our life together," I whispered, trying to figure out where he was coming. "There were Charlie, Renee, Billy, and even Sam, and then the children with hair rincorresi blacks who were playing in the woods of La Push. Then I saw my reflection in the mirror, I was aged but very, very happy. Behind me you were there in the form of a wolf, and you seemed even older. Your coat was longer now and a faded red. " As told, the images follow one another like yourself watching a film.
There was a moment of silence, then Jacob chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.
"Wow, you're clairvoyant as your friend Alice."
"What?".
"Well, I told you that one day we would have spoken. It was one thing that came to mind was that time in your room. "
I remembered very well. The first night of the practical demonstration of Cullen.
"I discussed it last night with Sam, to see if my decision would give some problems. There was an altercation with others in the flock, but in the end Sam calmed the sea. He gave me his permission and would be assured that if the escaped all ... "he mumbled.
"Jake comes down to it. What are you trying to say? ". Jacob took a breath
and looked at me lovingly.
"When all this is over, I'll stop changing. I want to build a family with you, and more than anything else, I want to grow old by your side, "he confessed in one breath.
was enthralled, frightened, upset and kidnapped by his words.
"Jake, you can not. You ... you want to give up your immortality, your youth, your power to ... "I could not finish the sentence.
The sobbing and a thick stomach prevented me, as tears I clouded her vision.
"To be with you, Bells. I do not care all that stuff, even if you stay young, it would be a problem. I still remember your stupid obsession with the age difference, "he said making his eyes.
"I could turn me on your birthday, maybe, if I still remember how. I would carry you somewhere as a gift. There are many wonderful places you've never seen, I'll show you one for each year that appears, and in the meantime started to rise. He had said during the fire, remember? The important thing is not becoming for a long time, and one year should be sufficient, "he continued as if he was talking about this and that.
"Why? Why do you give up? "I asked in amazement.
"Because I love you, of course."
"Jake, you want to do the same thing I did to Edward?".
Jacob snorted impatiently.
"I think that they are two different things, Bella. I do not choose to turn me into a soulless stone because they are not able to pass. I resume my normal. That part of life which I was forced to resign for reasons of descent. But unlike your vampire, I can go back. Can I give up, if I want, but you want it too. If you do not wish for any reason, you must tell me. And even if your reasons make sense, which I doubt, we will discuss it until you convince, "he said firmly. Then he glanced
concentrated towards the sky, catching some sign that I escaped.
"Now I gotta go, I'm already late. In the meantime, think about it, later I'll know, "he said and gave me a quick kiss on the forehead. He started to
away, but I threw at him and I clung to his arm.
"Wait, Jake!" Screamed through her tears. My voice had suddenly become hysterical.
His speech was not yet ready to be digested, and my priority at this time was different. Much, much more urgent.
Edward was gone at the moment, and I knew he'd be back. Jacob
But I had no idea, and it was enough to feel crazy, especially after what I had said.
The anxiety I had felt until then, was nothing compared to fear of these last moments.
Nothing gave me his return.
How could I even try to imagine a future so far, if I did not know anything about the one closest to me? If the immediate future scared me to death?
terror imprisoned me in a grip of steel, and crushes me.
Jake had already found a good reason for me to give up, but the uncontrollable desperation drove me to make another attempt.
"Jake, please, I beg you, do not go! Stay here, stay with me! Please, "cried imploringly.
Jake stared at me. A veil of concern
and hesitation through his eyes. He tried to compose himself immediately.
"Do not worry Bella. I'll be back, I promise. "
"No," I cried, but I broke the scream in her throat.
My legs gave way and sank to his knees in the snow, while my hands slid along the hot arm of Jacob and shook his hand.
My heart was about to burst again.
I felt as if I were sawing in two.
Jake squeezed my hand and knelt in front of me, giving me a smile of his.
"back soon, "he promised. "It 's a promise, Bella."
took my face drawn with pain, and kissed me on the lips.
I had the horrible feeling that this was the last kiss.
But I did not have the strength to counter it like this.
as I stood in shock, I barely noticed that his lips touched me.
He stared at me briefly with anxious expression. Her lips parted as about to say something, but immediately stood up and gave me back.
I saw him running away, already prey to the thrills of transformation, while I remained on my knees in the snow with one hand and the other arm's length. All that my hand could grasp, the empty air was cold.
The same emptiness I felt inside me.
see him disappear among the trees, tore my heart, my soul and my body, two perfect halves.
began to sob, and my body shuddered as in convulsions. Surrounded by the other arm in the snow and my head slumped.
"... Jake back," I stammered through her tears while the hole in my chest threatened to close down for not re-open again.
Not even the icy hand on my shoulder Edward, helped me get out of that state.
"Bella, you'll help me and Seth," she whispered with a voice soft and reassuring. Seth whined as if to prove him right.
I lifted my face toward her, trying to find comfort in his words. "Help me? Tell me how, please, "I pleaded.
Edward smiled kindly and explained.
"Seth has to keep in touch with others in the flock, so will any time, as if he were living. I will translate his thoughts for you, so you'll know what happens from moment to moment, "he said slowly.
"Would you?" I asked with a whisper and a surge of hope.
"It's not so much," he said.
"For me it is, is vital. Thank you Edward, "I said as I helped her get up.
Edward took me staggering to sit next to Seth, who was standing on the legs and looked at me.
issued a concerned moan and leaned her head to one side.
"He's sorry see you so, "said Edward. "You're the girl of his idol, so the are a bit 'too."
Seth looked at him and coughed a laugh, nodding his big head.
"Thank you Seth, do not worry. I'm fine, "he lied.
I sat next to him to capture the heat, and Edward crouched down next to me. If nothing else, I felt protected.
I stared at the faith of Sarah, while I was turning the finger. I could not think of anything, it was as if my brain was disconnected.
"What is Jacob doing?" I asked colorless voice.
"has been transformed. It's a bit 'distracted, but Sam is helping him, "said Edward, peaceful.
"And Alice? What are you doing? ".
Edward smiled at me reassuringly. "You're worried for her. You do not have, you know. "
I shook my head. "How do I? Alice is so small, "mugugnai.
said with a laugh. "It could be a problem ... if there was someone who could take it."
Seth began to hum.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's just mad that touches stay here with us. He knows that he has kept away from the herd for protection. Drooling by the desire to achieve them. " I raised my face
, looking at Seth.
"Newborns are at the end of the path - it worked magic, Jasper is a genius - and have engaged in the footsteps of those who are in the clearing, therefore, as provided by Alice, you are dividing into two groups," Edward murmured, his gaze focused on something in the distance. "Sam is leading us to intercept the group ambush." He was so focused on what he was listening to use the plural of the pack.
Suddenly he looked down on me. "Breathe, Bella."
I tried to obey the request.
I tried to tune to the same steady rhythm of breath Seth for not going to hyperventilate.
"The first group entered the clearing. We can hear the noise of battle. "
I gritted my teeth.
laughed dry. "We can Emmett hear: you're having fun. "
I tried to take another breath with Seth.
"The second group is getting ready ... We do not pay attention, there have yet heard."
Edward roared.
"What?" I snapped.
"They speak of you." With one click clenched his teeth. "In theory, they should keep you away ... nice move, Leah! Hey, it's really fast, "he murmured approvingly. "One of the babies has noticed our wake, and Leah has even felled before he could change direction. Sam is helping to finish it. Paul Jacob and I took another, the rest is on the defensive now. They do not know what to do with us. Both armies Mostrami attack ... No, let it be Sam to drive, "he muttered. "Separate: do not let you look away from each other."
Seth whined.
"That's better, push them to the clearing," Edward approved. Without realizing it, his body was moved, stretched towards the same moves that he wanted to do.
I stared at him with apprehension, sinking her nails into the palms of my hands.
The sudden absence of noise was the only sign.
The deep sound of breathing and pressing Seth stopped and now in sync with him, I soon found out.
too afraid to breathe I stopped when I realized that even Edward was still like a block of ice by my side.
Oh, no. No. No.
Who was hit? Our or its ? My, they were all mine. Who I'd lost?
I did not think of any known name. But all echoed in his ears, one above the other, confused and loud.
And one stood out among all.
Edward stood with one click so fast that I noticed. The muzzle
Seth to fifteen inches from the face of Edward.
fixed with absolute concentration for a second infinity. The sun was crumbling on the skin of Edward and triggered sparks dancing on the fur of Seth. Then
Edward whispered vehemently, "Go, Seth."
The huge wolf turned and disappeared in the forest shade.
was two seconds? They seemed hours. I was terrified and sickened by the certainty that in clear something terrible had happened.
If I had not had a sudden fear of dying, I would have sacrificed as his third wife. I would have given blood to save them.
cowardly, I thought.
I had never been very attached to life, because right now should I care? As in the dream, rather than sacrifice to distract Rosalie terrible and bloodthirsty wolf from the attack on Billy, I had thrown down the silver dagger.
But something I would have done the same, I would look for a way to be able to hurt, and attract attention without having to die.
Yes, absolutely I would have done this!
I opened my mouth to ask Edward to take me, now, [...] but before I could utter the first syllable, I felt like tossing. [...]
I found myself with my back pressed against the rough side of the outcrop of rock. Edward was in front of me in a position to be recognized immediately.
My thoughts were filled with relief at the same time when I felt my stomach sink under their feet.
I misunderstood.
Relief: nothing had gone wrong in the clearing.
Horror: The critical point was near.
Edward maintained the position of defense - half crouched, arms semidistese. [...]
Something was approaching us.
"Who?" I whispered.
The words came from his teeth with a growl more intense than I expected. Too intense. Meant it was too late to hide.
We were trapped, never mind that someone will hear.
"Victoria," he said, spitting the word, turning it into an insult. "She's not alone. It has crossed my trail, follow the infants to attend: no intention to fight with them. All of a sudden he decided to look for me, sure of finding you, too. And he guessed. You were right. It's always Victoria. " The
was close enough to hear your thoughts.
I wondered how he would react if we had said that I was no longer along with Edward. In all probability, would not give anything imported.
mentally counted the last strokes of my life, while Victoria was approaching us. Edward
was a good fighter, as good as Jasper. If the company did not arrive in large, he could struggle to escape and return to his family. Edward was the fastest of all. He could do it.
I was really glad that Seth had sent away. Of course, there was could ask no one to help. Victoria chose the perfect moment to act. If nothing else, Seth was safe. When I thought of his name, I could not imagine the big wolf sleeping only clear but awkward fifteen.
The body of Edward snapped an almost imperceptible movement, which made me understand where to look. I stared at the black shadows of the forest.
It was like seeing my nightmares that I came to meet him. Two slow vampires
surfaced in the small clearing where we had camped, where tellers eyes missed nothing. Sparkled like diamonds in the sun.
I could hardly set the blond boy [...] . His eyes, however, turned a deeper red than I had ever seen, were not able to capture my own. Although it was the closest to Edward, the most immediate danger, I could not worry about it. Why
at his side, a few meters away from him, Victoria was staring at me.
Her hair turned orange-red were more than I remembered, looked like flames of fire. There was no wind, but the flame that framed his face seemed to sway gently, as if it were alive.
His eyes were thirsty for blacks.
not smiling as he did in my old dreams: he kept his lips in a straight line. There was something feline in unsettling position of his body, like a lion waiting for the jump in a crack of the vegetation.
His restless eyes and wild jumping between Edward and me, without ever dwell on him for more than half a second. He could not take my eyes from my face for longer than I I could ignore her.
radiated an almost visible tension in the air. I felt the desire and passion that the besieged and consumed. Almost as if I could read his mind, I knew what he was thinking.
had almost achieved what he wanted: that more than a year that was part the center of his existence was now very close.
My death.
His plan was as obvious as it is effective. The blond boy would attack Edward. And when he would be more distracted, Victoria would have ended.
[...] The blond boy looked at the corner of Victoria, waiting for an order.
He was young for many reasons. Judging by his eyes shining, it was not long vampire. He was strong, but also incompetent. Edward certainly knew how to fight it.
[...] pointed Victoria Edward and ordered not to mention boy to carry.
"Riley," Edward said in a tone of sweet and imploring.
The blond stood still and blinked.
"You're lying, Riley," Edward said. "Listen. You're lying as he lied to the other that die in the clearing. You know that he lied to them, which forced them to lie to you, why not return to their relief. It's so hard to believe he lied to you? ".
The confusion took hold of the face of Riley.
Edward moved to the side, a few centimeters, and Riley compensated automatically the movement supporting him.
"I love you, Riley." The Edward's soft voice was seductive, almost hypnotic. "Do not you ever loved. His real name is James Love, and you are nothing but an instrument in his hands. "
In the name of James, a grimace grin discovered between the lips of Victoria.
not take his eyes from mine.
The Vampire threw a desperate look at her, but Edward continue to talk with a sweet voice attracted his attention again.
"He knows I'll kill you, Riley. She wants you to die, in so stop with this play. Yes, you noticed, right? Have you read the doubts in his eyes, suspected of that tone in his false promises. Did he ever wanted. Every kiss, every caress, it was a lie. "
Edward moved on again, a few centimeters to the boy, a few inches farther away from me.
Victoria pointed gaze to the space between us. She would take less than a second to kill me ... as soon as he had the slightest margin of possibilities.
[...] "The liar is he, Riley," said Victoria, and stood with his mouth wide open, shocked by the sound of his voice. "I have already spoken their mind tricks. I love you, you know. "
His voice was not strong and wild cat roar that I
associated with that face and that posture. It was delicate, high-pitched, tinkling a child soprano. The kind of voice that usually goes hand in hand with curly blonde hair and chewing-gum pink. It was absurd that came out from his teeth bared and glistening. Riley
clenched his jaw and held her shoulders. His eyes emptied of confusion and suspicion. Of all the thoughts. Collected, prepared to attack.
Victoria's body seemed to tremble with tension. His fingers were already claws, waiting for Edward to go away one inch from me.
The growl did not come from any of them. A huge dark shape and flew to the center of the clearing and Riley fell to the ground.
"No," Victoria cried, her voice shrill and childish disbelief.
At five feet from me, a huge wolf was in tatters the blond vampire. Something white and hard rock bounced off my feet.
Me I walked away, disgusted.
Victoria did not deign to glance at the boy who had just declared their love. His eyes were always on me, full of a malaise so fierce as to make it seem in confusion.
"No," he repeated, through clenched teeth, while Edward was approaching, blocking the road.
Riley was raised, seemed bent and disjointed, but surprisingly failed to give a kick against the shoulder of Seth. I heard the bone crack. Seth drew back and began walking in circles, limping. Riley had his arms extended, ready, despite the apparent loss of a piece of hand ...
A few meters away from that battle, Edward and Victoria were dancing.
From breast Edward proven a dark laugh.
"If I told you that Bella is not mine anymore and sees it as a lie, you had a great mistake. My dear Victoria, "he hissed.
For a moment I read the wonder in the eyes of thirsty vampire.
Camera and Edward watching me with a hint of actual confusion.
"It is with the wolves now. Did you know that this is just a form they must assume in times like these? In reality, they are human, and Bella is one of them. No longer with me, "Edward continued.
Victoria's face becomes unbalanced, and opened his eyes and mouth.
But it takes less than a beating of my heart back together, and his voice ringing with a delightful laugh as threatening.
"Do you think that changes anything? You are here with you, this shows that there is still some connection. Unless, you do not care to see it die, "he said.
"Of course I care, and I know that nothing will change. I just wanted to keep you informed, "said Edward soft, as if he was playing with her.
Victoria stopped laughing, while my eyes soaked disappointment Riley stared at her.
"Victoria ... what are you saying? "whispered the blonde vampire. Victoria
clenched his teeth, but did not answer.
He had betrayed herself.
"You got Riley. We made a bloodthirsty monster to avenge the death of the man she loved. To send you to die and kill a simple man who has no guilt. But to be loved by me. Why was I, James to kill her, "revealed Edward, aprofittando the moment.
Riley's eyes were burning for revenge, shouting death of its creator.
In that same short time the dance stopped abruptly. Then everything happened fast, not been able to rearrange the sequence of events. I tried to reconstruct it mentally.
Riley lashed out against Victoria, Seth lunged forward with the strength of a steel ball, a gaping maw the mutilated body of Riley. Victoria is distracted by the sudden attack of the partner. And
Edward took advantage. With
grabbed the cat jumped on the burning flames of her hair and pinned.
Edward put his mouth on the neck, graceful as a caress. The noise of the shrill Seth cover any other noise, so there was no other sound to emphasize the violence of that image. It seemed almost kissing them.
Yet the fiery tangle of hair was no longer attached to the body. The restless waves of orange fell to the ground and bounced once before rolling into the trees.
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