Eternity Is Mine

Chapter Eleven

Bella POV

   Unbelievable agony pierced me like a bullet, spreading like a wildfire. "Bella, shh," Carlisle moaned. It had only been ten minutes, but I knew he hated seeing me like this. I couldn't move at all. Where was Edward? I swear, if Jacqueline slipped up and hurt him...

   Edward. I was supposed to protect him and I failed. Well, now I would not let him out of my sight. Carlisle sighed, and shoved a needle through the inside of my granite skin. It felt as though my skin was being ripped from the inside out. "C-CC-" I could not even pronounce my father's name! Carlisle stroked my face. "What's wrong, sweetheart? I know it hurts, but you'll get better soon. Can you speak?" 

   "I need Edward," I croaked. Carlisle frowned. "I'm sorry, sweetie, but do you really want Edward to see you in pain?" I knew he was right. I shook my head. I felt helpless, like I could not protect my family any longer. And if I healed, I had a feeling Emmett and Jasper would carry me everywhere. Ugh.

   I let out another shriek, to my dismay. Somewhere, I heard a faint moan. I knew it came from Edward. Then I heard footsteps and someone was holding my hand just as Carlisle pressed another needle in. I screeched loudly, the agony unbearable. Heck, he wasn't even 1/4 of the way through, and I still had my leg to go. I noticed the person was Rosalie. 

   "Bella. Can you hear me?" she asked softly. I nodded, the ache making me unable to speak. Rosalie sighed with relief. She turned to Carlisle. "Will she be okay, Dad?" Carlisle hesitated, but offered a small smile. "In pain, but yes, she'll recover quickly. She may not be able to walk for a few eeks, but she will get fixed. Bella, I'm going to try and do three stitches at once to try and hurry it up. Rose, hold her shoulders down. Try not to scream. It'll hurt the rest of our family," Carlisle announced. Rosalie pushed down on my shoulders as Carlisle yanked three stitches in. I knew Edward would be tormented by this, but I screamed. "Please, stop! Just kill me! End the pain, please, please, PLEASE!!!!! Edward! Edward!" I wailed. It's getting worse, Carlisle thought. I realized I could barely hear any thoughts. Carlisle and Rosalie looked down at me sadly. "Get Jasper."

   I started to thrash. But the minute Jazz stepped in the room, I was pulled under. I could vaguely hear Carlisle say, "I'm sorry, Bella."

Edward's POV

   I heard my angel scream for me, but Emmett held me back. "Stop it, man! Do you want to see her suffer?" Em said. I knew it was worse for him. He could hear everything much more clearly. Bella stopped crying. "Jasper made her fall asleep. Because she was hurt the way she was, she is able to sleep. C'mon, we can go see her now." We quickly ran into Carlisle's office. My heart broke at the sight of Bella. 

   She was curled up in a C, her white arm half on. Carlisle was working on her, faster than before. But what made my heart sink was how weak she looked. In all of my time with her (let's just say it was two months, because we need that), she'd always been the strong one. But here, she looked delicate, fragile, even. I almost asked Emmett to rip off Jacqueline's head for doing this to my beautiful Bella, but I knew it would upset me later. 

   Emmett caught his breath in horror. "Edward? Are you okay?" Carlisle asked. I shook my head. "My reason for living is in pain," I said, kneeling beside Bella. Carlisle got back to work. He seemed desperate.

A DAY LATER...

   Bella's eyes flew open. I stared at her, along with the Cullens. "Bella?" I said, my voice cracked. "Oh, Edward. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done what I did! Did she hurt you in any way at all? Are you okay? Oh, I'm so sorry!" Bella breathed, putting her face in her hands. I glanced at the Cullens. They knew what I was thinking. 

   "Oh, Bella. It is not your fault! You defended me, and you got yourself all banged up in the process! Please, don't hate yourself." Emmett, under his breath, muttered, "Stupid self-hating sister." Bella laughed weakly. 

   Bella's family left to give us privacy. I noticed that her leg and arm were stitched on carefully. The little stitch marks were starting to disappear. "I thought you were indestructible," I said. Bella shook her head.

   "Almost. There are only two ways to kill my kind. Rip the body apart and burn the pieces or if a wolf decides to chew us up," Bella explained. I kissed her, trying to get close, but as usual, she had to pull away too soon. I knew she wanted to go on, but my humanity was in the way.  

  Emmett came in. "We're going to try and get you to walk, Bells. Edward, help me stand her," Em declared. I gently lifted Bella onto her feet. Emmett crept bacwards, hs arms ready to catch her if she fell. Bella cautiously walked to Emmett. She could walk! Emmett picked her up and swung her around. I wished I could do that, but I knew Bella would want just a kiss. So I gave her one. 

   Emmett fake vomited. Bella stuck her tongue out at him, like Alice might. "She's good," Emmett said quietly. I wondered who he was talking to, but I realized his family could hear him. He didn't need to call out. He could probably whisper and they'd still hear it. Bella winced. "Tone down the images, Em," she said. Em stuck his tongue out at her. I laughed. i loved Bella so much.

   Alice and Jazz came in. "BELLA CULLEN, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING????" Alice shrieked. She dragged Bella up the stairs to change, but not so harshly that the stitches would tear. That's when I heard a car pull up. 

   Emmett growled. "The mutt is looking for you. Stay here, I'll get Bella," Emmett told me. He flashed away, and then was back, Bella by his side. She now wore dark wash jeans and a creamy white top that hung by her mid-thigh. Her hair was in a french braid on the side of her head. She was beautiful. I felt so unworthy of this stunning girl. 

   "Are you sure you want to face the dog just yet, Bells?" Emmett asked. "Oh, I won't be facing her. Edward will. I'll be near in case she gets angry. Her thoughts are pretty loud," Bella assured him. Bella looked up into my eyes as I looked down at her. "I love you, Bella."

   "Edward. I do not like you. I do not love you. I adore you. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You are my reason for existing. You are the stars that light up my sky. Without you, I am nothing. Without you, I am worthless. Without you, I am a monster," Bella said. I kissed her passionately before leaving to deal with Jacqueline.

Jacqueline's POV

   I heard the bloodsuckers take their 'sister' to their home. Edward raced in, his face scrunched up in misery. "Dad, I'm going out with some friends!" he called. Friends? No. He means the Cullens, the parasites. I was almost sorry that I hurt his precious girlfriend. I liked Edward a lot. But I shrugged it off, telling myself that he would forgive me. Edward left. I had to stay, otherwise Dad would get suspicious. Dad hated the fact that I was always in danger when on patrol, so he got upset whenever I had to investigate or whatever. Besides, I knew exactly when to talk to Edward. When the leech got better. 

   The game ended an hour later, so I left Dad with Charlie to wait for Bella to wake up. I phased, ran home, got my car, and drove to the Cullens. This took all of forty minutes, mostly because of traffic on the way there. By the time I reached the Cullens' residence, it was the next morning.

   I rang the doorbell, praying Edward would answer. He did. He glared at me. I glared back. Then we both laughed. I could swear that I heard the breaking of Bella's dead, unbeating heart. Good.

   I hugged Edward. "Hi," I said. Edward sighed. "Why did you hurt her?" he whispered. "She'a vampire, Edward. A soulless (sp?) monster. The devil's daughter. An abomination. A beast full of deadly games. How could you love such a wicked...thing?" I said, incredulous. Did he not understand how lethal this freak was? Edward stood his ground. 

   "Bella is none of that. If she was, she would've killed me by now. She is not a monster. She loves me, and I love her. If you came here to tell me to stay away from Bella, then go." He tried to look tall and fierce, but unlike Bella, I was only three inches shorter. Bella was not VERY short, but she was way smaller than Edward and I. I hissed and sprinted away, tears streaming down my cheeks. I could only imagine what was going through Edward's head right now. But I wasn't sure I really wanted to know.

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