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Twilighted with a Wish

Chapter 21

I closed my eyes tightly, hoping I'd die before I felt any pain. For the second time in my life I was being threatened by a supernatural being and I was terrified.

I cautiously opened my eyes, praying that he wasn't a mere centimeters from my face. I didn't think my heart could endure the fright.

He was still straddling me, trapping me between him and the cold, damp ground beneath me. But Jeremy the werewolf wasn't looking at me. The werewolf in front of me seemed to be sniffing and searching his surroundings. His attention seemed to lock in one direction, as he snapped his head towards the forest, focusing his attention on something in the darkness surrounding us. His snout, a darker shade of grey than the rest of his head, dripped drool disgustingly onto my shirt, soaking it through until I could feel the warm liquid on my skin. He growled threateningly, baring his sharp teeth dangerously towards the same direction.

I gasped loudly, unable to contain my fear. My heart pounded faster as his attention returned to me. I felt like his eyes were piercing into me, savoring the adrenaline rush before the kill. His dark blue eyes only intensified my fear. The gleam that so naturally shined in his eyes was gone, nothing left in its place.

He growled loudly, bringing his snout within centimeters of my face. But before he had the chance to strike, he was tackled off of me.

I lay there silently, trying to catch my breath as I realized I was no longer pinned to the ground. I quickly pushed myself up to my knees, looking for the werewolf and whatever had saved me.

It took me a second to identify the creature fighting with Jeremy but I soon recognized it as one of the shape shifters. Its reddish brown fur reminded me of Jacob's wolf form. He stumbled and rolled with Jay, trying to gain the upper hand. Jeremy was an inexperienced werewolf but his attacks were instinctive and savage. He used brutal force and speed to unbalance Jacob's calculated moves.

Jay clawed at Jacob, landing a blow directly across his face. Jacob grunted in pain as the blow threw him against a tree. He struggled to stand up, his legs fighting to withstand his weight. I saw Jeremy rushing towards Jacob, who was still struggling to regain his strength. A scream caught in my throat. I tried getting up but I was still shaky over the close encounter with the werewolf.

Tears began to cloud my vision. I felt the need to help Jacob. I blinked my tears away just in time to see Jacob dodge Jeremy's swipe. He leaned to his left, escaping Jeremy's claws and successfully striking his own blow. Jeremy moaned in pain, struggling to detach himself from Jacob's grip. Jacob's sharp teeth were penetrating Jeremy's shoulder. Jacob swung his head back and forth, tearing at Jeremy's skin, trying to detach his arm from his torso. I was so far away but I thought I saw what looked like dark fluid spilling out of Jacob's snout.

The werewolf twisted in his grip, dropping to the floor in pain. He tried reaching Jacob with his other arm but Jacob made sure to keep his body as far as he could from the werewolf's free hand. With a quick twist of his body and the use of his strong legs, Jeremy managed to kick Jacob in his torso. I heard what sounded like several bones breaking. His heavy body fell to the ground with a loud thud. It laid there motionless. I could feel my heart hammering against my chest, increasing with the rising fear for Jacob's life.

I heard a pained whimper coming from Jacob as Jeremy stepped on his leg, breaking it as well. Jeremy leaned down encircling Jacob's head in his arms. Jeremy had quickly turned the tables and had Jacob in a dangerous head lock. I screamed, running towards them. I didn't know what I would do. All I knew was that I couldn't just stand there watching as my best-friend-turned-werewolf killed my shape-shifting best friend.

But I didn't have the chance to get there before a blur of colors flashed before my eyes, quickly tackling Jeremy off of Jake. They were moving too quickly for me to see what was actually happening. All I could see were the branches breaking off of trees as they crashed into them with loud resounding cracks.

I ran to Jacob, dropping to the floor as soon as I reached him, looking him over for any visible injuries. He groaned in pain and before I could do anything he phased into his human form. I quickly took my jacket off and covered him up; it made him seem less vulnerable."Fuck! It hurts!" he groaned, gritting his teeth together. I knew that if he didn't get his bones positioned correctly soon, they would have to re-break them later, putting him through the same pain all over again. He groaned at my side but I had no idea what to do to help.

A loud crack followed by the sound of a breaking branch caught my attention. I looked up and saw that Damien had knocked Jeremy into the tree. He used his telekinesis to pick him up, pushing him against the tree as the frightened werewolf struggled to get free from an invisible grasp. In a blink of an eye Damien was on Jeremy, holding his head in his arms, ready to twist his head and end his life.

"No! It's Jeremy. Stop!" I managed to scream. He looked at me, surprised and momentarily distracted. The werewolf, the part in Jeremy that thirsted for blood, took that as an advantage. He lifted his hand and grabbed Damien's neck, pulling him forward and throwing him across the clearing. Damien didn't even get a chance to get up before the werewolf was on top of him. It was Jeremy's turn to threaten Damien's life. I couldn't take this anymore. I couldn't just watch them kill each other. I stood up; ignoring Jacobs complains and ran over. I picked up a couple of rocks and threw one at Jeremy's head. It succeeded in catching his attention but he still held Damien captive. His overly grown furry foot easily covered a large part of Damien's chest, restraining him against the floor. Jeremy pushed against Damien's chest every time he tried moving and each time Damien growled in frustration.

"Stop it, Jeremy! Damien isn't going to hurt you but I swear if you touch him I'll hurt you too!" I kept walking to him determinedly, trying to ignore my shaky legs. I played with the one rock I had left, terrified by the way Jeremy was looking at me. I looked at Damien, struggling to get Jeremy's foot off of his chest. His eyes implored me to run and get away from him but I knew I couldn't just leave.

"You can trust me, Jeremy. I'm your friend." I tried to reach out to him. I knew Jeremy was somewhere in there. I just needed to find him. But as I looked closely I realized I didn't have time to reach out to him. Jeremy was lost in a world he didn't understand. The werewolf had taken over and he was going to kill me.

Quicker than humanly possible, Jeremy turned around, grabbed Damien and jammed him into a tree, momentarily paralyzing him with pain. He turned to me, sprinting in my direction. I threw the rock which hit him on the shoulder. It did nothing to slow him down. I turned around to run but something in the woods startled me and I lost my balance. I tripped and fell to the ground while three different blurs rushed past me. I heard a loud thundering boom, hissing and growls coming from behind me. I turned around only to see Jeremy held forcefully down by Emmett and a hissing Edward and Jasper over him, preparing to kill.

I couldn't scream. As a matter a fact, I was having trouble breathing. My legs felt too weak to carry me. I couldn't stand up. They were going to kill him and I couldn't do anything!

"Back off Edward, It's Jeremy," Damien said, pulling Edward back.

All three vampires were surprised. But Emmett managed to pull a struggling Jeremy back down.

"But how? How come we couldn't tell?" Emmett asked.

"I don't know. Maybe Millie knows." Damien said, looking my way. But I didn't know. None of it made sense. Twilight didn't have real werewolves. My being here had changed things drastically. It was my fault Jeremy had become a werewolf.

We heard a unison of howls coming from the distance; the pack was coming. Jacob struggled in his fetal position, trying to get up. The howls and growls were consistently one after another. Even I could hear the loud pounding of their paws against the earth as they ran our way.

The vampires became uncomfortable, unsure of what to do. They prepared for an attack crouching low to the ground. But they were still caught by surprise as a second werewolf jumped out of the shadows into the clearing, knocking Emmett over and liberating Jeremy. Both the werewolves disappeared into the tree line. Within seconds the pack appeared and ran through the clearing after both werewolves. Only two wolves stayed behind, whining and licking Jacob's face in comfort.

I started panicking. They didn't know!

Damien looked at me, giving me a faltering smile before taking off into the forest followed by Emmett and Jasper.

"Alice will be here in a few seconds. Stay calm and breathe. I need to go help them," Edward said as he started to leave.

"Wait!" I managed to say. My voice sounded weird to me, hoarse and scratchy. "Jacob needs you. If you don't reposition his bones they won't heal properly. Carlisle will have to re-break them later. Please Edward, help him."

He looked at Jacob, a worried expression on his face I thought I'd never see. "He won't let me."

I was confused for a second before understanding what he meant. I managed to get up. I walked over to Jacob and dropped to my knees close to his face. "Jacob, he's the only one that can help you. If you don't let him, they'll have to break your bones again so they can heal straight. You'll feel the pain all over again."

"I... don't…want…'em…near..." He moaned, wincing in pain.

"This isn't the time for pride Jacob. If he doesn't help you, you'll be crippled for the rest of your life!"

That seemed to catch his attention. Even the other two wolves, which I recognized as Seth and Quil, backed off, allowing Edward to get closer.

He began to examine Jacob's body. He said it wasn't that bad. Aside from the one broken rib and the leg, he only had bruises that were already healing. He worked on him, moving Jacob's body struggling to keep him still. He managed to straighten out his leg before Carlisle and Alice got there. Carlisle leaned over Jacob asking for his permission before giving him some morphine. He said his body would burn it off fast but it would last long enough to adjust his rib without any pain.

I felt the only wave of happiness at that moment. Jacob wasn't going to go through the pain he went through after the newborn fight. He wasn't going to scream bloody murder and have our hearts ache for him. It was one good thing among an overflowing river of bad. How many things had I changed? What else would go wrong? Who else would have to pay for my inattentiveness? If I had never made that stupid wish, Jeremy wouldn't be going through what he's going through right now.

What will happen in the future? What if the Volturi find out? Caius would want to eliminate Jeremy! He'll come and kill him mercilessly and he'd kill the rest of us while he's at it! I wasn't supposed to know about them. Aro wouldn't have the same interest in me as he showed for Bella. He would be able to see what I've seen. I wasn't like Bella. I wasn't special. She could block him, I couldn't. What would I do when that happened? He was sure to use Jane!

I kept thinking how things had gone so terribly wrong. How painful my death could be at the hands of Jane. I suddenly got an image of Bree and the way she died in the clearing after the fight. Jane wouldn't show any mercy. They would feel insulted and played with. They still didn't know about Bella. She wouldn't hesitate to end us both! We would be gonners if she found out about us before Aro. I couldn't let that happen. I couldn't. I didn't want to die like Bree. I didn't want to feel that kind of pain!

I started breathing heavily as so many different scenarios flashed before my eyes. They were gruesome images. In all of them I ended up dead, laying there on the floor, bloodless. Others were a bit more vivid and I actually saw myself in pain, screaming and pleading with her to stop. My heart was pumping fast. I inhaled deeply trying to catch as much air as possible but none of it seemed to be reaching my lungs. My heart was racing so fast I thought it possible for me to have a heart attack. The thought of dying in that instant sent a wave of unbelievable terror through my body. My hands were getting sweaty and I felt a tingling sensation running through my arm all the way down my hand. I unconsciously started paying attention to my body, noticing every single discomfort, anything that seemed out of place. Like the chest pain I was starting to feel.

I needed to breathe. I tried concentrating on my breathing. Inhaling and exhaling. But I couldn't stop the images from coming. I couldn't stop myself from thinking. Would Edward die? Would Felix snap his head off, never giving Bella the chance to save him? And what would happen to Damien? He was never part of the story? Would he disappear? Die? Would I have to die as well so things could return back to normal? I didn't want to die. I wasn't ready to die!

"Millie…calm down. That's it. Breathe." Edward was next to me ushering me to sit down and pull my head between my knees.

I started freaking out again. I kept messing things up! He heard everything going through my head. He knew more than he should!

"It's okay, Millie. It's not your fault." He whispered, gently massaging my shoulders.

It isn't my fault? How can it not be my fault! Everything is my fault! Things are only going to get worse because you know too much! Get the fuck out of my head Edward! Get out!

I tried to get up, away from him, but the lack of air and the overwhelming emotions made me dizzy. He held me up, supporting my weight with ease. I tried pushing him off me. I couldn't let him see anything else. I had no control over my thoughts. What if he saw more? He couldn't find out anything else! It could change things and make them so much worse. What if he found out about the Volturi? That could change too. It could turn into a bloodbath rather than a peaceful gathering to discuss the future. It would all end badly!

"Melanie..." I looked up at him, realizing I slipped again.

I looked away from him, my vision wavering with the sudden movement. I could feel my chest rising and falling rapidly as I kept struggling to breathe. This couldn't be happening to me! It couldn't end this way! I didn't want to die before I fixed things! I became more aware of the stabbing pain in my chest.

"Carlisle!" Edward called urgently from behind me.

"It's okay son. I've got it."

I saw him approaching me, a large syringe in his hand. "It's a sedative, Millie. It will help you calm down."

I looked at it. "I don't…nee…need it." It was so big. I hated needles. "Carlisle...please."

"Son, hold her still." He said to Edward. I felt cold arms wrapping around me, holding me tightly against his body as I began to struggle forcefully.

"I'm sorry but it's for your own good Millie." Edward whispered.

I felt tears running down my cheeks. Everything had happened so suddenly and all at once. It couldn't end like this. I didn't want to die like this.

"Relax Millie. It will only put you to sleep. We would never hurt you." Edward said. He was trying to console me as my eyes locked on the needle pocking at my arm. I felt a brief sting against my skin followed by a flow of warm liquid through my body. I struggled harder. I didn't like what I was feeling. My heart started pumping slower and slower to the point I thought I was feeling my last heart beats.

I felt heavy with no control over my body. My lids felt like a ton of bricks and they slowly started to close. The last thing I remember was seeing Damien breaking through the tree line and rushing towards me.

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