After almost two whole years of wait, I had finally gotten what I wanted. I should have been happy- overjoyed even. But I wasn't. I was miserable, alone, and afraid.
There is a saying, "All get what they want", what it doesn't say is the price you pay for getting it... I was in an empty room, and had been for about a week. I wasn't sure; there was no window inside. Not to mention, I couldn't sleep. So, naturally, I had lost all sense of time. What I did know was how I ended up in this mess.
It
was Saturday. Edward was waiting on me downstairs to go over to the
Cullen's house... I rushed around like a mad woman, trying to
leave my house as soon as possible. I grinned at the thought of
Edward waiting in the kitchen for me. Charlie had left only a moment
before- gone fishing down at La Push. I hardly went there anymore,
what was the point? Jake pretty much hated me. I threw on
some clothes and headed down the stairs, praying I wouldn't trip. To
my pleasure, I didn't and went to Edward's welcoming arms. "Hello,
Bella." He murmured into my hair before kissing me. My breath
caught, and he grinned. "Hello to you, too." I
managed to respond. "So, are we doing anything special
today?"
"Well,
Alice said it is going to be prefect weather for baseball. Want to
come?" I could feel his excitement building. How could I tell
him no? I smiled, "Sure! I like to watch you all play."
It was true. As soon as Edward felt comfortable with me going to them
again, I gained a taste for watching the game. His answering
smile took my breath away. "Great, we'll do that tonight."
He shrugged, "We will just be at my house until then." "You
say that like it's a bad thing," I commented as he took my hand
and led me out the door to his silver Volvo.
I lay down on my back, and stared up at the blank ceiling, there was nothing else to do. Instincts were getting the better of me, I knew. From the time I had been changed, I was thirsty. It was overwhelming. I felt as if I would attack the first thing that came my way- animal or human. I was disgusted with myself.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming towards my room. But that wasn't all; my nose tingled. I was sure my eyes would be watering if they could have. Werewolf. The door opened, and I growled lowly. There, standing before me with a pained expression on his face, was Jacob Black.
I was on my feet in an instant. "Where is the rest of my family?" I hissed at him. It was Jake's fault I was here; Jake's fault I was a vampire. He shook violently before calming down.
"What? Going to kill me?" I sneered. By this point, I hated him.
"Bella... Please don't..." He whispered. Normally, I wouldn't have heard him, but with my new acute senses, it was no problem.
"Where are they?" I repeated, my voice like venom.
Jacob seemed to be getting his bearings, because he looked me in the eye for the first time. I have to admit, I was shocked to see how menacing his gaze was.
He grinned with contempt, "Your guess is as good as mine, Bells. But that's not why I came in here. I-"
I cut him off, "Then why the hell are you here?"
"Patients, Bella, because- I was pretty sure you would be thirsty by now..." He paused, looking down again. If I had had a mirror, I probably would have seen my eyes go as big as dinner plates.
"But the pack, of course, has forbidden me to give you anything like that." Jacob spat the last word with disgust, "They did say you could have this." He took out an apple out of his pocket.
"Honestly, how desperate do you think I am?"
"Fine, but
don't say I didn't try, at least." With that he stalked off,
locking the steel door behind him. If I was in full strength, I could
have broken that door to pieces. As it was, I could barely move
without feeling tired. I laid down on my back again and
thought. "Edward, you cheated and you know it!"
Emmett yelled across the field. I laughed and shook my head. It was
the final inning, so tensions were already high. Edward's team was up
by a run (scored by Alice just moments ago), but I couldn't tell if
Emmett was just being a sore loser or Edward really did cheat. He did
it on occasion. "No I did not!" Edward yelled
back. "Yes, you did. I saw it too. You were out that
time." Jasper cut in. "Well, I didn't see anything,"
Alice voiced. "We can't trust you, you're on his team."
Rosalie argued. Esme, who had been standing next to me,
walked gracefully out to the field. Carlisle walked over to the
middle of the field, and the others, taking his lead, followed. There
was a heated argument, which was usually loud enough for me to hear
(even though they were far away from me). "The call
stands: Edward was safe." Esme yelled over everyone's bickering.
Edward ran to my side, pulled me into his chest, and kissed me. I
laughed, "That was fun to watch." "Fun for
you!" He said, giving me his crooked smile. Then he
stiffened; all of the Cullen's did. Edward held me tighter. I tried
to ask what was wrong, but he shook his head at me. In a flash,
Alice, Emmett, Esme, and Carlisle surrounded me. Jasper probably
would have done the same if he could. To make up for it, he blocked
my path from what I could only assume was the direction whatever it
was, was coming from. Rosalie was off to the side, waiting on an
attack. When it came, we were very unprepared.