The Whitlock Twins (Bella and Edward Story)

Chapter 16: Don't make your self regret it

Bella's POV

It was the day before the battle with Maria and I was spending half with my baby brother and the other half with Edward. Right now Chance and I are inside of his room, making plans for the battle. We knew that we would have enough training, but would we have the numbers.

"Should we form our troops in lines or the death diamond?", I asked my brother. "What is the death diamond Izzy?". "Where our group is in a tight diamond shape so we look like a smaller group, but when we attack we spread out and become a line and we have the upper hand" I said. "That is a great strategy Izzy, but where did you learn it from?", Chance asked with worried eyes. "Chance some stories are better left in the past", I said. "No Izzy, I need to know". "No you don't!", I yelled. "Izzy I told you about all the time I spent with Maria, all the people I killed. Why won't you tell me?", Chance asked me. "Chance I took all my anger out on humans. I killed recklessly. The way I looked at things was if I can't have my loved ones, then no one else can either. I was so hellbent on revenge that I would kill anything and everything to avenge you. I was a monster Chance. I was able to take out thirty- four newborns along with their sire singlehandedly and came away with relatively nothing wrong. I am death on legs and I can't go back to being like that", I said sobbing. "Izzy no matter what happens, I nor Edward would ever let you do something like that ever again. You were not a monster. You were grieving. I would have done the same thing. You have, for some stupid reason, taken it apon your self to look after me, but I don't need it any more Izzy. I can take care of myself and take care of you at the same time", Chance said. "You shouldn't have too though". "That is where your wrong. I was the man of the house. I should have stuck with you and made sure you were okay and safe, but I didn't and for that I am truly sorry Izzy. You had to grow up so fast and I thought of you as a big sister, never taking into account we were the same age. You let me have the freedom and the child hood, you never really got. Why is that?", Chance asked. "You are my baby brother, that is what I am suppose to do", I replied simply. "Bella! Uh. Why will you never let anyone help you?", Chance asked annoyed. "Because I don't need help! I have never needed help from anyone. I hate it when people try to help me when I don't need it or think im incapable. I hate it!", I shout out in frustration. I look at chance and he looks like I had just beaten him. "Well, I need to get back to plans for the battle.....Alone", Chance said. "Chance". "I said alone Isabella", he said.

I hung my head and made my way to my room and thought about the promise that I just broke.

/Flashback/

"Papa stop please, he didn't mean it!", I cried as Jasper was getting beat for accidentally letting a few hogs out of their pen. Papa looked at me and with a sigh stopped. "If any of those hogs get out on your accord again, your punishment will be worse", papa yelled at Jasper as he shook from fright.

Two weeks later Jasper fell and the gate was opened at a hog got out and Jasper was panicking. I told him I had it covered. We walked into the house after getting the hog back into the pen and was in the presence of papa.

"Whose fault was it this time", Papa hollered. Jasper shook in fear as him and father never saw eye to eye and always fought, resulting in a beating. I put my head down and raised my hand. "Isabella how is your fault when you are not suppose to be in the pen in the first place. "I wanted to help Jasper, but when I got in there I tripped and accidently pulled the fence and released the gate. I promise it was a mistake papa, I didn't mean it",I said crying. "Jasper go wait outside until this is taken care of", Papa said. Jasper shot me a pained look and retreated out the door. That night had consisted of forty- one swats with a leather belt, my crying, and Jasper begging papa to stop.

We were finally able to retire to our rooms, chance having to carry me because I couldn't stand let alone walk. Jasper told me that he didn't need help anymore and I argued with him until he gave up. He knew I was going to be there to protect him and I would never yell at him.

/End of Flashback/

When I had made it back to my room, I couldn't do it anymore. I let all my emotions run wild. I let it loose as I sobbed.

Jasper's POV

I was so mad at Izzy. It hurt me to use her full name, but she broke her promise to me. I heard her foot steps go down the hall, her door open, then close and for her to lock it. I didn't think about it till I could feel her emotions.

Regret.

Sadness.

Pain.

Self loathing.

Disappointment.

Resentment.

To many to count. It didn't hit me of what she was thinking about until I felt it through our link.

Helplessness.

I heard her sobs and it made me stop in my tracks.

It clicked.

Izzy and Papa were always closer and she would do anything and everything papa told her. She hung on his every word and took everything he said to heart, but three stuck out more than the rest. " When you start relying on others Isabella, you lose the battle even if your side wins", " My children never lose, never", and "If someone knows your weaknesses, your are as useful as a pillow on a pokin' stick". I knew Izzy took then to heart, but never that much.

She thought that letting people help her and telling them her weaknesses was letting down Papa. It all made since now. She always hated telling people her weaknesses and when she yelled was one of the moments that she was letting me see what one of her weaknesses were. Now I felt horrible. I pushed her to far, made her explode and then shoved her away. I was a horrible brother.

Just then Char charged through the door with a look of panic in her eyes. "Why is Bella crying", she asked quickly. "I pushed her too far. I got her to release one of her weaknesses", I said. Char looked at me as if I had two heads then started giggling. "Nice one Major. Now really why is she crying?" "I'm not lying. I pushed her too far, she opened up and yelled, and then I pushed her away", I said. "Shit", Char said under her breath. "Go talk to your sister", she said rushed and ran out of the room. So that is what I did.

I walked to Izzy's room and knocked on her door. "Izzy", I spoke softly. I heard a low growl and then her bedroom window shut. I tore the door from its hinges. I found the room destroyed, and a piece of paper that said "my children never lose" in quotes and the one thing that made my venom run cold. "Remember my promise I will never break". The words she said to me when I was six ran through my mind, "I will always protect you Jasper, even if it kills me".

A/N: I am truly sorry for how long this chapter took, but I did have some writers block. But I got it done! Hope you guys like it. What do you think will happen now? Let me know in the comments below.
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