Chapter 20
The next day, I drove Bella home. She seen better after she spend the night at my place. I drove Jacob's house, when I got there. He was coming out of his house.
"Jacob!" I yell. He turns to see me, Bella was right he cut his hair. I stared at him up and down.
"Bella told me what happened. Why Jacob?" I asked him. He kept his head down.
"I didn't mean to hurt her." He quietly said. He lifts up his head. "You gonna believe me." He said. I sigh, "you acted like Embry. You know." I sass him.
"I know." He said. We walked to his shed house. "I'm guessing you know what my family does. Right?" I asked him. He smiles, "oh yeah, I kinda knew before the change actually. Which I can also guess Embry told you." He said. I nodded, then looked confuse, "wait, you knew the entire time." He nodded. "And you never said anything?" He nodded again. Then he chuckles, "come on, Argent. Your name means-"
"Sliver. I know." I snapped at him. "Argents have been hunting us for quite sometime. Even the Cullens." He said. "I know. It's something I had to learn." I said. "So I'm guessing you know what i am." He asked him. As we left the shed house, we see Paul, Sam and Quil. "What is she going here?" Paul asked aggressively. I roll my eyes.
"It's cool Paul. She's my friend." He told him.
"She's an Argent. She's probably planning to hunt us." He tell jake. "Allison, may be Argent. But she wouldn't hurt her friends or the people she loves." He get in his face. Sam then pulls them away from each other. "Okay that's enough."
"Besides, I don't have any weapons on me." I said, jake arch his eyebrow. "Okay." I pulled out my dragged, from my boot. Jake had his hand out, so I handed him my knife. "Now, I don't have any weapons." I said. "Look, I sorry for what my family's has done. But I'm not like them." I tell them.
"You almost throw an arrow at me. Remember?" Sam said. My mouth dropped, when I remember that day my dad took me.
"That was you." I asked him. He nodded. "I was going through something. I didn't mean to." I tell him. "It's okay, Allison. We're heading back to Emily's. Embry there." He said. I nodded.
We got to Emily's place. "Before we go in. Try not to stare. It bothers Sam." Jake said. "I would I stare?" I asked. "Just don't, okay?"
We walked in, I see Embry. I see a woman turn around. I see why jake told me not to stare. Half her face is scarred. I remain calm. Sam walks up to her, giving her a kiss. Looking at them so in love, reminded me how I was with him.
"You must be Allison Argent. The huntress." She said. "I am." I said, surprisingly. "Embry talks about you a lot. He wasn't lying, you are very beautiful." She said, I blushed. "Oh does he." I tease him. The others laugh, "really guys." He said.
"It's okay." I laugh. I stayed with the guys for a bite, it was nice. Emily was really nice to me, she reminded me so such of Esme. After eating at Emily's, Embry and me took a walk in the bleach.
"What happened to Emily's face?" I asked him.
"Sam lost it one day. Leaving her like that." He said. "He got anger? Why?" I asked. "It's not really my place to say. She said some stuff and he wolfed out, lost control." He said. I stopped walking.
"Is that why you wouldn't speak to me?" I asked him, he turns around. "I was trying to protect you." He said. "I can protect myself." I said back. "If I hurt you, I wouldn't forgive myself Allison." He looked at me with sad eyes. "I know you won't." I tell him. He slightly smiles. "How can you be so sure. When I phase all I thought about. What if I hurt Allison the way Sam hurt Emily? That's my biggest fear. I thought if I stopped talking you it was my way of protecting you." He tells me.
"Embry, I know in my heart you would never hurt me. Ever. The whole time you didn't speak to me, I really missed my friend." I tell him. He pulls me in for a hug. "I missed you too, Allison." He hugs me. I spend the day there.
The next day at school. I decide to study in the library, needed to catch up on some work. I sat there quietly when I heard I familiar voice. "Allison." I looked up to see Matt. The guy i accidentally bump into.
"Matt. Um, hi." I awkwardly said. He smiles.
"I haven't seen around lately. Doing homework I see." He points to my books. I chuckle, "yeah, just needed to catch up. Working on the yearbook?" I see him holding his camera. "Yeah, senior year." He chuckles. "That's cool." I said.
"So, I was wondering if you wanna go out, maybe after school?" He asked, i left a little awkward, "oh, um, I can't. I promise Bella I would go with somewhere with her after school. Sorry." I tell. Which is true Bella ask me to go with her, but I have no idea where. Matt tried to keep a cool face, but I know he look sad. "Oh it's cool. Maybe some other day. You know." He said. I nodded. I watch him leave, I couldn't help to feel bad for him. I'm just not ready.
After school was over, me and Bella drove to the forest. She stopped the truck. "Wanna go on a walk with me?" She said. I looked back at the window. "Sure."
We started walking farther in, until we reach a big open field. I looked around, to only see the dry grass, I see Bella. She looked so broken from see the empty meadow. She crouches down to touch the grass. "This was our place." She chokes from her voice. I realize she was talking about Edward. We stood there quiet, hearing the wind, blowing around us. I crouch down next to her, we then got up, our eyes directly looked straight as we see a man, with dreadlocks.
"Bella." He said. Wait this that-
"Laurent." She said. This is Laurent. Me and Bella stood closely to each other. I slowly pulled out my knife from my back pocket. Keeping my eyes on him.
"I didn't expect to find you here." He tell her. He's eyes then shot to me. He's eyes widen, like if he knows me. "Marie Jean" he said, then he went back to Bella. "I went to visit the Cullens, but..the house is empty." He started walking around us. "I'm surprised they left you girls behind. Weren't you sort of a pet of theirs." He said, we looked at each other then nodded. "You could say that." She voice sounded shaken
"Do the Cullens visit often?" He asked. We stood in frozen, not knowing what to say. "Yeah, all the time." She lied. I looked at her, as in why she said that. "We'll tell them that you stopped by." I played along. He smiles.
"But I probably shouldn't...Edward. Cause he's pretty protective." Bella said. Laurent kept walking around.
"But he's far away, isn't he?" He said. "Why are you here?" She asked him, since he kept a asking questions of the cullens.
"I came as a favor to Victoria." He said.
"Victoria?" We both said.
"She asked me to see if you were still under the protection of the Cullens." He said, then eyes came back at me. "But I can see your under the protection of this hunter. Argent." He said.
"You know who i am?" I asked. "Oh the Argents are big line of hunters. Never imagine one is involved with a Cullen." He said. "I guess you can say that." I said.
"Victoria feels it's only fair to kill Edward's and Thomas mate given they kill hers. An eye for eye." He said. I could feel my breathing getting hard.
"Edward would know who did it. And he'd come after you." She said, she squeaks my wrist. "So would...Thomas." I finally said his name. It was the first time since he left I say his name.
"I don't think they will. After all, how much could you mean to him if he left you here unprotected? Well somewhat protected. He looked at me.
He sighs heavily, "Victoria won't be happy about my killing you. But I can't help myself. You both are so mouth-watering." He said, Bella clinched her hand on my arms as we stood together.
"Please, don't. I mean you helped us." Bella begged him. He then sped right in front of us.
We gasp, "oh no, no, shh! Don't be afraid. I'm doing you both a kindness. Victoria plans on killing you two slowly. Painfully. Whereas I'll make it quick. I promise." He whisper to us. I left my pain shaking, as Bella's too.
"You will feel nothing." He said. He stepped backwards ready to kill us.
We both held hands. I close my eyes, then both said,
"Edward, I love you."
"Thomas, I love you."
"I don't believe it." He said.
That's when we heard a branch broke, we looked at the direction it came from. A large black wolf came out followed by other wolves. One wolf stared at me, a gravy with black spots, Embry. I slightly smile at him.
Laurent sped out of there, the wolves started chasing after him, we watch as the wolves started running. I notice a brown wolf stared at Bella.
Jacob, I thought. They saved us.
"We should go." I pulled on Bella arm. We ran back to the truck, and headed home. On the way there, I thought about what I said. But it's true. I love you, Thomas.
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