Darling ? Jasper Hale

10

*

Alice and Jasper left the hotel room to check out, leaving Hayley and Bella alone. Since they knew where James was going to be, they decided it was best to get Bella out of the area.

Bella was frantically packing her bag when her phone rang. "Hey, mom, I'm glad you got my message. What are you doing home?" She asked.

Hayley was leaning against the couch with her arms crossed over her chest as she watched her protected talk to her mom. She was still worried about Bella's safety, even though they knew where James was going to be.

"Calm down, everything's fine," Bella assured her mother. "I'll explain everything later. Mom, are you there?"

Hayley slowly pushed herself off of the couch, uncrossing her arms as she walked towards Bella. She watched as the Swan girl's eyes widened in fear, making her even more worried.

"Don't touch her! Don't!" Bella yelled.

"What's going on, Bella?" Hayley asked.

"Where should I meet you?" Bella asked, completely ignoring the dhampir's question.

*

James had Bella's mother. After the Swan girl got off the phone, she turned to Hayley with a panicked look. After she explained everything to the dhampir, she insisted on going alone so her mom wasn't hurt. Hayley wasn't having it.

After arguing about the matter for a good while, the final decision was that Hayley would go with Bella. After writing a short apology note to Jasper, the two girls snuck out of the hotel and raced off to save Bella's mom.

*

It was dark outside by the time the taxi dropped the two girls off at the Ballet studio. They both thanked the driver and got out of the yellow vehicle, staring up at the building in fear. Hayley squeezed Bella's hand for reassurance before placing a hand on the stake that was secured around her thigh. The Swan girl offered her a small smile, pulling out a can of pepper-spray.

"If this gets ugly, I want you to get out of here," Hayley told her protected.

"What?" Bella asked, her head snapping towards Hayley. "I'm not going to leave you to fight a vampire who's after me."

"I'm not giving you a choice," Hayley said sternly. "It's my job as your dhampir to protect you and fight for you. He can't kill me, Bella, but he can kill you. I won't let that happen."

Bella nodded her head. "I love you, Hayley," she told her.

"I love you too," Hayley replied with a small smile. "Now let's go get you mom."

The two walked into the empty studio side-by-side. The sound of Renee's frantic voice called out, echoing throughout the room. Hayley and Bella shared a look before running towards her voice.

"There you are. What are you doing?" Renee said.

"Everyone makes fun of me," A child's voice answered.

Hayley and Bella shared a confused look before opening the closet door. Renee was no where to be found inside of the closet. Instead, there was a TV playing an old video of Bella and Renee. Realizing it was a trap, the two girls turned around to see James.

"That's my favorite part," James said with a sadistic smile. "You were a stubborn child, weren't you?"

James walked closer to the two girl, reaching out to touch Bella. Before the vampire could even get close to her, Hayley quickly pushed Bella behind her.