Chapter 12
JPOV
I went back to Sam's house to tell him about Bella. I just had a bad feeling about things, I told him about the leeches scent but he said that Bella was probably just hanging out with them and he came to pick them up. This really sucked, I hated not being able to see Bella and I know that she would have told me if she was hanging out with them. There really was nothing I could do, but I would call Charlie later to see if Bella was home. I was restless I couldn't stay still no matter what I did; I just couldn't get Bella off my mind. I had a bad feeling I wasn't sure why but I just couldn't shake it off. When it was 7 at night I decided to call her house, just so that I knew that she was home, that she was fine. The phone rang a couple of times before someone picked it up.
"Hello?" I said
"Hey Jake" said Charlie
"Hey Charlie, is Bella home?" I said impatiently
"No she's not. I thought she was with you she didn't leave a note or anything" he said
"Oh. She's not here" I said
"Well maybe she'll be home soon. I'll let her know that you called" he said
"Ok thanks Charlie bye" I said
"Bye" he said
The line went dead, and I just stood there frozen, unsure of what to think. Part of me a big part of me told me that something was wrong I know Bella she would have mentioned something about where she was going. She wouldn't just up and leave, this had to be all them leeches doing. That's the only logical explanation. Time passed by and I couldn't stay put so around 8 I decided to go over to Sam and try to keep myself busy. I walked in and found Sam, Emily, Quil, embry, and Seth there.
"Hey guys" I said as I sat down on the couch with them
"Hey Jake, how are you doing" Sam asked
"I'm ok I think" I said
"Any news about Bella? If she's back yet?" he asked not sounding worried
"No I called about an hour ago and Charlie said she wasn't home yet, but he would let her know I called when she got home" I said and sighed
"You don't seem happy about that" he said
"yea it's just that it's not like Bella to just get up and leave like that for the day without leaving a note for Charlie or letting me know where she was going or who she was going with" I said getting worried even more as I spoke
"Have you talked to the Cullen's?" Seth asked
"No I haven't." I said
"if she's not home by 9 then we'll go to Charlie's and then check in with the Cullen's to see if they know where she's at" Sam said unsatisfied that the Cullen's would have to be involved
"Ok that sounds good to me" I said
I hope she's okay, if them stupid bloodsuckers hurt her… no I can't think like that there's no way they wouldn't…
BPOV
When I woke up I was in a room the curtains were dark not allowing any sunlight in. I thought I was by myself until I saw someone from the corner of my eye, so I turned around to see who it was.
"Hello" Edward said smiling
"Hi" I mumbled
"How did you sleep love?" he asked walking towards me slowly
"Fine. I have to use the bathroom" I said and walked into the bathroom
I wondered about the time it has to be late or early in the morning which would mean that Charlie and Jake have to know that I'm gone by now. I brushed my teeth, washed my face and tried to fix my hair so it looked decent. Then I went back out into the room where Edward was sitting on the bed waiting for me.
"Bella how are?" he asked
"Good. What time is it?" I asked
"It's around 3 in the morning love" he said
"Stop calling me love okay." I said
"Sorry" he said
"Charlie and Jake must be looking for me by now" I said
"I called Charlie but he didn't answer, I tried calling Jake as well but he didn't answer either" he said
"I know that's probably because they're out looking for me!" I said
"Calm down Bella" he said
"Ugh. Can I call him now?" I said
"What are you going to tell him?" he asked
"Um I don't know. What's my story?" I asked
"You decided to come on a trip with us" he said
"A trip? Charlie won't buy that" I said
"He will, Carlisle can talk to him. He'll tell Charlie you agreed to come camping with us on Sunday and it got late, there was traffic and the road back home was closed therefore we couldn't get back in time for school" he said
"Uh ok. Where's Alice?" I asked
"She's not here. None of them are here they're off looking for the clan." He said
"Where are we at?" I asked looking around
"In a hotel. In Montana" he said
"In Montana?" I asked surprised
"Yea it's far enough that they might not find you" he said
"When can I go home? Or call home?" I asked
"You can go home as soon as Carlisle calls and lets us know the situation" he said.
We stayed in the room all day just watching TV. Every time I asked him if I could call Jake or Charlie he said we had to wait until morning. Part of me thought he was actually enjoying the fact that Jake had no idea where I was. Jake must be going crazy I was sure that he must have found out I was gone earlier in the day. Despite the fact that time seemed to be going slower than usual and that I was worried about Jake and Charlie I actually felt safe and at ease. I didn't feel worried about my life being in danger, but I was kind of worried about Jake. By now he must have the whole pack searching for me. Charlie must have the police informed by now waiting for the normal hours someone can be reported missing. It was around 7 in the morning when Edward said I could call Charlie.
"Here's the phone, go call Charlie tell him the story, tell him you're fine and that you'll be home as soon as you can." He said
"Ok" I said taking the phone from him
It only rang once before someone picked it up.
"Hello" I said
"Bella!" Charlie said with relief
"Yea dad, hey sorry I'm not home. I um went camping just for a couple of hours with the Cullen's and we were supposed to be back earlier but we left late and then we couldn't get back because the road is closed and there was a lot of traffic so we had to spend the night in a hotel" I said hoping he would buy my lie
"You're with the Cullen's then?" he asked sounding suspicious
"Yea dad I'm with Alice right now, she told me to call you while she went downstairs really quick" I said
"Ok, geez Bella you had us worried. I swear Jacob was going to rip someone's head off" he said
"Sorry dad I know I should have called earlier" I said
"It's ok as long as you're safe" he said
"Yea dad I'm fine. I'll be home as soon as I can" I said
"Ok bells take care" he said
"Ok bye dad" I said and hung up
At least now they knew that I was fine and that nothing was happening, Jake would be calmer now but probably not too much since he knows that I'm with Edward. Now all I have to do is wait for Carlisle to call.
JPOV
Bella where are you? What have they done to you? I was going crazy now, I couldn't stay still. We had gone to the Cullen's house and saw that the house was empty, no one was there. Nothing was there. The place was empty, completely empty. They took Bella with them but why? And where? I couldn't take this I was so angry how could they just take her from me like that. I didn't sleep at all that night. I was waiting for her to come back home, but she didn't. Sam told me to go home and relax for a little while so I did. Soon after that the phone rang and I ran to get it hoping it was Bella.
"Hello?" I asked urgently
"Hey Jacob" he said
"Oh hey Charlie" I said disappointed that It wasn't Bella
"Bella called" he said
"She did! What did she say? Where is she? Is she ok? What happened?" I asked quickly
"Calm down. She's fine Jake. She went camping with the Cullen's, just to be with them and they couldn't get back because the road is closed." He said
"Ok Charlie thanks for letting me know" I said
Then we hung up, I was glad that she was still alive but Bella camping? I don't think so, something was up I just didn't know what. I went over to Sam's and told him what Charlie told me. Sam was glad she was fine too but didn't like that she was with the Cullen's. He didn't trust them one bit, they were our enemies but as much as I wanted nothing to do with them Bella did so I had to deal with them for her.
BPOV
I was getting impatient, time was going by really slow and there was nothing to do.
"When is Carlisle going to call?" I asked
"When he can" Edward said
"When's that?" I asked
"Bella calm down he'll call as soon as he has something to tell us" he said
"Fine" I said
He looked at me from the corner of his eye for a second before looking away it was so fast I wasn't sure if he had actually done it.
"So why did you stay?" I asked
"What do you mean?" he asked
"Why not Alice? Or jasper?" I asked
"I told them I would stay" he said
Just then the phone rang and Edward answered it.
"Hello" he said
That was all I heard before he started talking way too fast for me to understand, then he hung up.
"What is it?" I asked
"Bella I love you" he said and hugged me
I couldn't help but hug him back.
"What's wrong Edward?" I asked
"Nothing" he said
"Are you sure" I asked
"Yes. Now let's get you home" he said grabbing my hand
We got our stuff and got in Edward Volvo. By now it was around 2 in the afternoon, I wasn't tired but I didn't know what else to do so I closed my eyes and relaxed. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up we were in Charlie's driveway.
"Bella wake up we're home" he said
"Umm what time is it?" I asked
"It's around 6 in the afternoon. Charlie's going to be home soon" he said
"Ok I'll see you tomorrow at school" I said
"Bella" he said
"Yea?" I asked
"I'm not going back to school" he said
"What?" I said surprised
"It's time for us to move were going back to Alaska for a little while to visit our friends and then were going to find a more permanent place to stay" he said
"You're leaving?" I asked
"yes." He said
"All of you?" I asked
"Yes Bella. We've done enough to you, besides you're happy now." He said
"You don't have to leave" I said
"We do, it's better if we do" he said
"So this is goodbye then?" I asked
"Yes it is I'm sorry for everything that I caused you. All of the trouble and pain." He said
"It's ok Edward" I said trying not to cry
He kissed my forehead and hugged me
"Goodbye Bella" he said
"Goodbye Edward" I said and got out of the car
"Oh Bella you're boyfriends in the house waiting for you" he said with a little smile
"Um ok. Bye Edward" I said
"Goodbye Bella, I'll always love you" he said as I closed the door. Then he drove away.
I went inside and sure enough Jacob was on the couch waiting for me.
"Jake!" I said
"Bella I missed you so much" he said hugging me tight
"I missed you to" I said
"Where were you what happened?" he asked sitting on the couch with me
I explained everything to him and he seemed to relax, but there was one more thing I had to tell him.
"Jake there's one more thing" I said
"What is it Bella?" he asked
"The Cullen's left" I said
He didn't say anything he just looked at me
"Jake?" I said
"Are you ok with them leaving" he asked
"Yes" I said smiling
"You are?" he asked
"Yes Jake. I can't go back to him, not when I love you" I said
A whole bunch of emotions ran through his face when I said that and then he smiled
"I love you too. You have no idea how long I've waited to hear those words" he said
I smiled at him I knew that Jake was who I was supposed to be with; he was the most amazing guy anyone could ask for. Loving Jacob was the most amazing thing in the world, he was caring and wonderful. He was the love of my life.
Three years later
Alice came to visit me from time to time, and I invited all of the Cullen's to Jake and my wedding. Carlisle, Alice, Esme and jasper showed up. The wedding was inside so they wouldn't have a problem with the sun. Jake had said he didn't mind if they came, we knew that there was nothing in the world that could take away the happiness we would share on our special day. The wedding had been kept very simple, to Jake and I's request. Neither of us wanted a big wedding we just we wanted to get married and be happy together for the rest of our lives.
As I walked down the aisle with Charlie all I could look at was the beautiful man standing up there. I couldn't help but smile when I saw him and as my dad handed me to Jake. That was the best day of my life.
"Do you, Jacob black take Isabella Swan to be your wife?" the man asked
"I do" Jake said smiling
"And do you Isabella Swan take Jacob Slack to be your husband?" he asked
"I do" I said smiling
"I know pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride" the man said
Jake kissed me with as much passion as he had then we faced everyone that was waiting for us.
"I love you Bella Black" Jake whispered in my ear
"I love you too Jacob black" I said smiling
All of our friends and family were there, I wasn't surprised that Rosalie wasn't there, she had never liked me and Emmett must have stayed with her. Edward didn't come either I thought he would come but he hadn't showed up. On one of Alice's visits she had told me that the day they all took me because there had been vampires after me was only so Edward could spend time with me before we left, and he hadn't wanted me to know they were leaving until it was time. I remembered that day and almost cried, not from sadness but from happiness. I was happy that Edward left because I know that if he was still here my life would be different. Now that I thought about it that was the last time I ever saw Edward Cullen…
So that was the last chapter, I felt like the story was going on with boring stuff so I decided it was time to end it. I hope you enjoyed it =)