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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 8, 2007 20:20:32 GMT -5
Gabrielle parked her car outside of the Swan household, but did not get out right away. Her heart was beating quickly, and she didn't want to do this. Nobody knew she was going to do this... but she had to do it. Jacob hadn't spoken to Bella in months, and somebody had to... had to save Bella. Jacob refused to even try anymore. It was Gabrielle's turn.
It wasn't really any of her business, and she knew this. But vampires, in her mind, were very evil beings. They killed her father, they took from her the single most important man in her life. They took away the best husband her mother could ever have. Nobody and nothing was going to change her opinion.
She stared at her steering wheel, her heart thumping in her throat. It's now or never. She climbed out of her car before her nerves got ahold of her, and slammed the door shut. She walked slowly and awkwardly to Bella's front door and stood there. She hoped Bella wasn't home, because then she could just leave. She could leave and never come back.
No. I have to do this. For Bella's sake... she deserves so much more.
Of course, she had no idea that Bella had already agreed to become a vampire. She had no idea at all...
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 8, 2007 20:44:05 GMT -5
Sitting in the kitchen, I was once again attempting homework... It truely was impossible, I probably should have given up. All I had accomplished was decorating my paper with doodles. There were only Two weeks left until school was over... And my life would in a way... truely begin? No... my life had begun when I'd met Edward. But the start of something new, of a different way of life would begin.
I was finally going to get my wish... of being a vampire.
If I was going to be honest with myself, I knew I loved Edward infinitely more than anything, and I knew in my heart I would do anything just to see him smile.... To hear his voice, which I lived for. That's why I was going to end it, for him.
I wouldn't be able to tell Jacob, though, would I? I couldn't exactly go up to him, or anyone for that matter.... And just say.... 'Hey jacob, just wanted to let you know... I'm marrying a bloodsucker and becoming one.... '
Nope, that wouldn't work. Besides, would I be sticking around Forks? Would I be endangering others? I sighed, banging my head against the table.
That's when a sound was heard... At first I thought it had just been me. Then i realized it was from the front of the house by the door.
Figuring it was just Charlie, I stood up to go open the door while calling out, "The door's open!"
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 8, 2007 20:49:43 GMT -5
Gabrielle heard Bella call and opened the door, letting herself in quietly. She closed the door gently behind her and said, "Hey. Bella?" She looked around the cutely furnished house. She'd never been here before... it was so quaint. So... cute.
"Bella, where are you? It's Gabrielle. I hate to burst in on you, but we really need to talk." Her voice was urgent, pressing. She needed to knock some sense into Bella, and she wouldn't take "no" as an answer. This was more than just "vampire vs. werewolf." This was oh so much more now.
It was personal.
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 8, 2007 21:21:39 GMT -5
Hearing Gabrielle's voice, the urgency in it, I could feel my entire being go cold. I had nothing against her... not at all. But something didn't seem right, I was worried about what it meant, her being here. Did Jacob hear already about the two week deadline? Is that why she was here? As a messenger?
"I'm in the kitchen," I called out to Gabrielle, though I walked out to meet her. She wouldn't have had a problem finding it, but still. I saw her by the front door, and greeted her. "Hi Gabrielle. Are you alright? Is Jacob?" I asked quickly, now seeing her expression. There was something wrong, I didn't know what... But she had a serious reason for being here.
"I don't know how long your planning on staying, but if you want we could talk in the kitchen." I suggested, watching the reaction on her face.
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 8, 2007 21:27:46 GMT -5
"That's fine." Gabrielle bit her lip and walked into the kitchen. Oddly enough, it wasn't hard to find. Maybe that's because most of the houses around Forks were built pretty much the same. "And yes, Jacob is fine. He's just... worried, that's all. About you. And your... er... boyfriend." She said the word boyfriend as though she were speaking of something unattractive, something nobody wanted to think about. "And that's sort of why I'm here."
Gabrielle didn't know if Bella knew that Gabrielle knew about Edward and the other Cullens. Surely Edward would have picked up on it with his telepathy and told her, but there was still a chance she didn't know. Gabrielle was torn between wanting Bella to know, and not wanting Bella to know. It was all so very complicated. "How long do you have?" She asked, "How long do you have before Charlie comes home?"
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 8, 2007 21:40:36 GMT -5
My face, despite my attempts to control it, grew stony cold. I was angry at Gabrielle. Jacob had told her, that's probably why she had come, my eyes narrowed. Just the way she had said boyfriend.
"Charlie's working late tonight, he won't be back for awhile," I said reluctantly. Then even more hesitantly, I sat down in a chair at the table, expecting she'd do the same.
I really didn't want to start something, but if people were going to question my choice of being with the one that I love.... Then they had better be prepared to deal with the consequences. Watching Gabrielle, I decided I'd force her to get to the point. I wasn't going to bother with stupid chit chat. I highly doubted she was going to anyways.
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 8, 2007 21:55:56 GMT -5
"Okay listen," she said, her Yat accent returning to it's natural state. She'd been trying to get rid of since she'd moved to Forks, but had been unsuccesful. "I'm going to get straight to the point. No dilly dallying here." She sighed and leaned back in the chair she'd sat down in. She tugged on her hair for a brief moment before continuing. "I'm sure you're aware of the fact that Jacob's a werewolf. I'm also sure you're aware of the fact that Edward is a vampire. Now, you may or may not be aware of the consequences of being with a vampire."
She looked at her foot for a second, then returned her gaze to Bella. "If--and only if--you are bitten by your beloved vampire, there will be a war. And, because I forgot this earlier, Jacob does not know I'm here. I haven't even seen Jake for a few days. Okay, back to the point. This war could harm a lot of people. I'm not sure you realize just how many. Eventually it could spill... and the locals could find out. Are you willing to risk all of this for one person?" She almost said "are you that selfish?" But she refrained. She would pull that one later if she needed.
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 9, 2007 18:37:41 GMT -5
As Gabrielle went on with her whole lecture of the affairs between vampires and werewolfs, I began to glare at her. I couldn't help it. I had considered GAbrielle a friend at one point.... Even if I hadn't known her well.... But here she was, lecturing me on what was right and wrong, saying it was wrong for me to be with the one I love. I couldn't take it.
But at the same time, I could sense some truth in her words... People were going to get hurt if a war began. Why did a war need to start though? Why would one more vampire make such a difference to Jacob and his family? If only Gabrielle could understand how much I loved Edward....
"Gabrielle," I said, my voice much less threatening than I had intended. "Why does one person being bitten, just one... affect the entire treaty? Haven't you ever loved someone so much that you would do anything for them?" I asked, trying to keep my voice even and controlled... hoping the sorrow I was feeling wouldn't be mixed into it.
It had been such a small amount of time since I had even told Edward yes.... Was it all going to be ruined? But this wouldn't be the first time the world was against him and I... Just the first time it would threaten the world.
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 9, 2007 18:47:49 GMT -5
Gabrielle sat there for a moment, fiddling with the ring Jacob had given her. She spun it around on her finger, her own body warmth mixed with friction warming the ring up. "Actually, yes I have. I've loved two people in my life that I would do anything for."
She closed her eyes and tilted her head up, inhaling deeply to keep her voice from shaking. This was still a very difficult thing to talk about. "One was my father, and a vampire killed him. Drained him of blood, took advantage of us. Nobody would care if one person in the Superdome went missing. And the other person is Jacob. But, you see, as much as I love both of them, there is one thing I would not do: put the lives of people at risk. I have no problem with my own life, because I can handle facing death. I've done it before, and I can do it again. But I will not stand to see the lives of innocent people destroyed!"
She ran her slim, tanned fingers through her hair, trying to clear her thoughts. "Bella, I realize you love Edward. And, you know what, I really don't care that you're with him. It's your life, not mine. If there was no treaty, I wouldn't care. But there is... and it's not just about the treaty anymore. Jacob still very much cares about you, and sometimes I wonder if he still loves you. If you were bit... it would tear him apart. And then a war would start because of the personal ties the pack has with you. Do you understand?"
"And then who knows what would happen? A fight breaks out in the middle of Forks, depsite attempts by a werewolf and a vampire to control themselves. People nearby see, people watch. People find out. A small child gets hurt in all the fighting. A mother loses her child. Or maybe a man is killed. A young girl loses her father."
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 9, 2007 19:34:56 GMT -5
It wasn't.... fair. I didn't want to believe in what Gabrielle was saying... But she was on 'enemy territory' she knew what the tribe would do... I was angry though, I didn't want her to... I don't know!
"Well," I said, narrowing my eyes while seething... "Try thinking of this from my situation, GAbrielle. Would you really consider it fair that others were involving themselves and making it so you couldn't be with the ones you love?" I closed my eyes, pushing Edward's image to the front of my head while blocking out what she had described. Innocents getting hurt...
A young girl loses her father.
I knew that that was what she had went through. She was biased against vampires, she had reason to be, obviously... But still, bias was bias.
I stared at the kitchen table for a few moments... Searching for answers in the designs in the wood, tracing them with my finger, attempting to keep calm... That's when I realized something.
"If this is about breaking the treaty, technically it was already broken." I said quietly, waiting intently for a reaction.
I wasn't sure if Gabrielle knew.... Or if it was considered to insignificant to be passed on.... But in reality, it was true. The treaty had been broken for awhile. I couldn't understand why I hadn't thought of it before.
"Besides, the Cullens wouldn't fight Jacob or his family unless they started fighting. So maybe everyone can just get past this whole issue of my becoming a vampire?"
I will not let her make me feel guilty....
I will not let her make me feel guilty...
I won't!
She can't use innocents against me. If they were hurt, it would be because the werewolfs were just too stubborn, if they started a war over me, it would be their fault. And Gabrielle most CERTAINLY can't use Jacob against me! That is completely unfair! It just.... no. Besides... if what she said was true, Jacob and her were in love. It was hard to believe, but it was good, Jacob had finally moved on. But how was it fair that she was using him against me if he was HAPPY WITH her?! hmm? Not at all....
I cleared my head while concentrating on analyzing Gabrielle.
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Post by Jacob Black on Jan 9, 2007 20:00:57 GMT -5
OOC: Gabi gave me permission...
Jake roared down the street, riding a new motorcycle. He had been looking for Gabrielle all day. When he went to her house her mother had told him that she had gone to Bella's. He hadn't talked to her for months.
Bella... Bella... What am I going to say to her?
That was when he heard it, over the roar of the motorcycle, Gabrielle's voice shouting, distressed, and upset. His instincts told him to stay away but like hell he was going to listen to them. He roared up the street and parked in the driveway and pulled off his helmet. "GABRIELLE!"
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 9, 2007 20:05:08 GMT -5
Gabrielle was about to answer Bella. It had taken her a moment to come up with a response, but when she opened her mouth to speak, she heard Jacob's voice come from outside. Her muscles tightened, and for the first time she was actually angry with him. Why the heck was he there, and how did he find her? "Stalker..." she muttered, although she knew he wasn't.
She tried to ignore him, though. "How, exactly, is the treaty broken? It's only broken if someone is bitten by one of your beloved Cullen vampires. You haven't been bitten... yet." She knew Bella didn't appreciate what she was doing, but Gabrielle believed what she was doing was right. Bella had to understand.
It was more than love now.
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 9, 2007 20:21:50 GMT -5
My body went cold as I heard Jacob's voice calling out Gabrielle's name. Oh, so he was worried that she was with me... I was the enemy too? Jeesh... This was getting WAY out of hand. Besides, the teams were unfair now, whether GAbrielle had planned on Jacob following after her or not. Though I was somewhat thankful Edward had left, even if I felt... more anxious with him gone, if he was here... Who knows if Jacob and Edward would be able to control themselves and not.... fight.
Not answering Gabrielle's question, I simply replied, "Ask Jacob." Then waited for him to just burst through the door as I imagined him doing so.
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Post by Jacob Black on Jan 9, 2007 20:56:33 GMT -5
Jake walked up to the front door and put his hand on the handle. He hesitated for a second.
Do I... do I go in...?
He blinked and opened the door slowly. (OOC: *plays Pink Panther Theme*) "Hello?" His head peaked around the door.
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Post by Gabrielle Gamarra on Jan 9, 2007 21:02:29 GMT -5
OOC: Thanks for the short post.
IC:
Gabrielle put her head in her hands. "Ugh!" She looked at Bella then turned around, her expression strained. "Jake, what on earth are you doing here?"
She was really irritated that he just popped in like that. She was trying to knock some sense into Bella, and this would probably ruin it. Unless... unless she could somehow use Jacob to get Bella to see her way. There was a 50-50 chance it would work, but it could be worth it... Maybe once Bella saw how much everyone cared about her, and what could happen if she was bitten, Bella would understand.
Maybe...
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Post by Bella Swan on Jan 16, 2007 17:11:18 GMT -5
Ok, now this was COMPLETELY unfair. Instead of being reassured that Jacob was ok, because I hadn't seen him in so long... I was angry. I was done with trying to pretend I wasn't, or holding it back. I narrowed my eyes, they were almost like slits, and didn't take my eyes of either of them.
"Greetings, Jake..... " I started, "What are you doing here?" I finished coldly. "Perfect timing though.... Gabrielle wants to know how you broke the treaty already."
It was times like these that I wished I was a vampire, even more so than usual for me. I wanted them to be afraid of getting mad at me. I was through with everyone thinking they could walk over me, just because I was a human. My nose wrinkled in distate at the word.
Well... GAbrielle too, was a human, but that was besides the point. They couldn't just come barging in, try to tell me that I couldn't become a vampire, not in my house! Hmpf!
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