Edge of Eternity

The Truth

Chapter Seven – The Truth

After Alice had found a wrap for my hand, we sat outside on the steps that lead to the house, her wrapping my hand for me. I hissed only once when she pulled on it too tight before she finished up, allowing us a moment of silence. I enjoyed the cool air, taking a deep breath as the wind gently blew around us. I felt Alice stiffen beside me before she relaxed as the wind died down.

"You smell just as good as Bella," she murmured, catching my attention. I tilted my head, puzzled by her statement. At least until she smiled at me, flashing her pearly whites in my direction. Something that made my blood freeze in my skin. Well... blood really shouldn't be on my mind.

"I'm sorry?"

"Oh, Bella has this really floral scent. It's very addicting. But you, I'm not sure how to describe it. It's floral but also very sweet. Homely, I guess," she tapped her chin. I found myself at a loss for words, these past few days leaving me completely speechless. Which was normally hard to do but I guess not anymore.

"Oh," I leaned forward, resting my arms on my legs as silence once against joined us. At least until Alice spoke again, making me look at her with wide eyes.

"Pardon?"

"We're vampires. That's what Jacob meant. But my family and I don't drink human blood. We drink animal blood. Which is why our eyes are different. Human drinkers have red eyes," she was waiting for my reaction and sure enough, I moved away from her. I felt my heart rate increase again dangerously, my eyes taking over my face.

"You can't be serious? Is this why... what has Bella gotten herself into?" I ran my good hand through my hair, trying to keep calm enough to keep from hyperventilating. This was becoming too much for me to handle. Like seriously, I think Bella in a gang would have been easier. But a supernatural war between two separate species? Bells?!

"Okay, so why tell me? Why not pretend that I didn't exist in there?"

"Because it wouldn't have made him happy."

"Who?"

"Can't tell you," Alice beamed, patting the spot next to her. I sat down rather shakily as she explained some things to me. How they were practically invincible. They had increased strength, enough to lift up a car, and were fast runners. Again, faster than a car. And some had special gifts. Like Alice. She can see the future based on people's decisions. And it made me nervous when she said that the only way to kill them was to rip them apart and set their pieces on fire.

"We are technically dead anyways, so we have no blood. We only have venom," she kept my gaze, not mentioning how pale I probably looked. Or sick.

"Venom?"

"Yes. We have venom. We use it to turn others into us if we wanted. Or if we can push past the blood lust."

"And the reason why you are so cold, huh?"

"We can't feel the temperature. Well, we can but it doesn't bother us. But yes, since we are technically dead, our bodies are cold. Here, feel," Alice placed my good hand on her chest, waiting for me to notice something different. And sure enough, I felt... nothing.

"No heartbeat?"

"Nope, we are frozen at the age we are turned. So we have no heartbeat, no blood, and no pesky monthlies," she smiled at that. I felt my own lips curve into a grin at that too, knowing that was something that I would love to go through. No periods? Hell yes. But now that brought up another concern, my eyes searching hers as I got the courage to ask her.

"Okay, um, am I going to be... is Bella?" but my question didn't get answered as I noticed Alice frozen in her spot with a glazed over look. I reached for her, holding her in my arms as I waited. I didn't know how long these visions lasted but it made me worry because her face contorted to one of pain before she stood abruptly. She went into the house, me following behind as I tried to hurry to stay caught up with her.

"Jake, who was that?" Bella's frantic voice made me hurry faster, turning the corner into the kitchen. Jacob had a very angry face on, trying to ignore Bella. That irritated me as I held her, listening to Bella scream at him.

"What did you do?" I hissed, surprising myself.

"Bella? Bella? It's Edward," Alice finally spoke, a tear filled voice filling the air. "He thinks you're dead. Rosalie told him why I came here."

Realization hit me hard as I turned on Jacob, clenching my free hand into a fist. Something told me he made the situation worse and my instinct was correct as Bella yelled at him, my eyes narrowing further to show how pissed off I was. And when I got pissed, I practically unleashed hell and unfortunately, cried.

"Why would you... why didn't you let me speak to him?"

"Jacob Black, I am highly disappointed in you! Don't you see how hurt Bella is?!" I countered with my own, seeing him scoff.

"He didn't ask for you. And you," Jacob turned on me. "You stay out of this. You don't belong in this world and it's best that you forget anything you heard."

"Don't you dare speak to her like that," Alice defended me, anger pushing through her own sadness. I felt such fury but Alice pulled me back, focusing on Bella again.

"Bella! He's going to the Volturi," she choked on a sob, but remained strong. "He wants to die too."

That sent us all into a frenzy. I grabbed Bella's hand, rushing up the stairs with stumbling Bella in tow. I quickly commanded her to pack, knowing that was what she was going to do anyways as I prepared a note for Charlie. I knew Charlie was going to be mad at us. His best friend died recently. But... we needed to do this. I don't know why but I just couldn't let this moron kill himself. And even then, Bella would have gone anyways and I wasn't going to let her do this alone.

As I finished the note, saying something about a surprise visit from an old friend and we were going out for a girls' weekend, my treat, I packed a small bag before rushing down the stairs. Alice was already outside, the car started with Jacob trying to convince Bella not to go. Instead, I pushed past him, rushing to the back of the car. And then it hit me as I sat down, a familiar scent tickling my nose. That lurching hit my chest, sending me forward in pain. But I pushed it aside. Right now we had a moron to save. And as I waited for Bella to hurry it up with Jacob, I tried to ignore the knowing eyes staring at me from the rearview.