Guardian Angel? (A Twilight story)

Chapter 22: All Knowing

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RECAP: That was when I decided it, I would rather die myself, than see them all perish.

Chapter 22: All Knowing

JESSICA'S POV:

Everyone rushed over to where I sat crouched; gasping for air. I felt Alice's supposedly cold hand come down onto my shoulder and rub it in soft, comforting circles. I was surprised when my breathing became regular again. I inhaled a deep breath of air before glancing around the tight circle that had formed around me. I tried to keep myself from turning my attention to Bella but I couldn't help it, my eyes just kept darting helplessly towards her worried face.

I opened up my mouth to say something--anything. I wasn't surprised when nothing came out and my mouth felt incredibly dry. It felt as if my mind was just sucking up all my energy and clogging up my throat. I couldn't process everything that I had seen. How could I let something like that happen to the Cullen's? Why wasn't I there? Had something happened to me? All of these questions were racing through my mind, and before I knew it I was back to hyperventilating.

"It'll help if you talk about it." Alice's voice chimed in my ear. I wish that it were that simple. Unlike Alice's visions which were not definite, mine were ninety-nine percent of the time correct. Just the idea of it caused me to quicken my breathing even more.

"Are you alright Jessica?" Carlisle's gentle voice inquired from a few feet away. All that I could answer with was a weak nod and turned my attention back to worrying about the vision.

"Hey it's just a vision!" Bella's voice caused me to jump, "whatever it is, it's not necessarily going to happen!" Her voice was still shocking to hear even now; two years since she had changed. It was the type of voice that was kind and sweet, yet strong and powerful.

I looked into her now golden eyes and saw something that filled me with sudden hope. Bella had gone through so much since she had first moved to Forks. First she dealt with James, then the Cullen's leaving, the newborn army, and later Renesmee's birth and her transformation into a vampire. She had been so brave and strong through it all, if it weren't for her drive to become who -- or what she wanted to be-- I don't think that I would be here right now.

Bella was my hero, my own guardian angel.

I felt my own face harden as I spoke the words confidently, "I won't let anything happen to you. Any of you." I stood up and angrily swiped away a few stray tears that had began their journey down the side of my neck.

I heard a few gasps from everyone at my words but only Bella spoke up. "The vision was about me, wasn't it?" She asked quietly and looked to the left; out of the large window and into the forest. Her eyes glistened and it looked as if she could cry she would be. Edward's arm tightened around her waist instinctively and I felt his emotions shift to one of menacing protection.

His eyes locked with my own and I carefully lifted my shield for him to read my mind. I carefully went around the part about Bella, but told him that I saw the family and the Volturi having a fight- a fight in which would not be as fortunate for them as the other ones had been.

I watched intently as he focused on my mind. My heart broke as I watched the Edward Cullen that had become so happy and at peace with life the last few years, transform back to the same tortured man I was introduced to years back. His eyes started to lose their usual glisten and instead were filled with remorse and pain. He let out a quiet sigh, trying to not bring to much attention to himself.

His eyes burned in unstoppable flames as he once again turned to look at me. This time I listened in on his thoughts. He was having a difficult time concentrating on what he wanted to ask me. It was mainly him just replaying scenes over the last few years- him, Bella, Renesmee, the family, and even Jacob appeared in the slideshow of his memories. Finally he asked the one thing that I could never have expected hear from Edward Cullen.

"So there is no hope." He didn't ask it in a question-like form though, he stated it. Edward Cullen saw no hope. I gulped down the huge bump that had formed in my throat. I couldn't let that happen, I won't. I would rather die then see any of them hurt.

"I won't let it." I spoke loudly, the words shooting out of my mouth sharply and like bullets.

"Huh?" Emmett asked confused, and turned to look towards where I stood now on the other side of the room, crouched and ready for attack. My hands were scrunched together in tight fists, that were ready to throw a punch when necessary.

I cleared my throat and straightened myself out so that I looked less like a terrifying creature and more like a civilized person. "Um nothing. But we have a lot of work to do." my voice was firm, I was in preparation mode, "Hold on one second."

I quickly flashed back into my room and changed into a pair of yoga's and a V-neck t-shirt. I held onto the railing to steady myself from falling as I carefully walked down the few steps to grab my running shoes. When I had put them on, and checked twice that my mom was not near I closed my eyes and felt myself land back in the Cullen's living room.

I was bombarded with questions, "What just happened?" Jacob mumbled, "Where did you go?" Edward asked shakily, "I love your shoes!" Alice screeched, and lastly Emmett's booming voice, "I can smell it in the air. We're going to fight."

I took my time to kneel down and retie my shoelace. When I got back on my feet I was met with ten pairs of curious and worried eyes. I tried on a fake smile for their own sakes and possibly even my own.

"Emmett is right," I began and looked out the window and into the gruesome weather that I had become accustomed to, "we have to fight." I whispered and drew my eyes away from the window and automatically met Bella's knowing ones.

She opened her shield for me and I listened to what she had to say. I wasn't quiet sure why I wasn't surprised to hear her say the one thing that Edward and I both already knew. "We aren't going to get through this one, are we?"

Bella looked to Edward, and for the first time he had nothing to say to her- nothing to reassure her with. He looked to me helplessly. I chose my words carefully and whispered to her, "Your fate has brought us this far. We would be foolish to try and go against it now."

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