Eclipse! - the continuing story 9

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As this marks the final five chapters of Eclipse I want to thank all you loyal fans of Twilight and my blog.   By way of a “Thank You! ”  I  have some very big posters of New Moon to give away. When I say big I mean about 9 foot or so heavy cloth ones.

There are no rules, no competitions. You have been very supportive of my blog and Twilight in general (ranking me among the top 25 in the world when New Moon came out) so they are free to whom ever wants them. You just cover the shipping costs.

 But first I will post pics of them and give you an idea of the size. No pressure guys…if you really want them. I have them, they’re not going anywhere, (I have about 5, made of cloth type material, like what you see in the movie theatres).

Please do not post your address on line. Wait til I post the pics. Decide for yourself if you want one, then I will post an email address to which you can send me your details(i.e Name, address, email, post/zip code if any) and why you want one. The ones that touch me the most (they can be happy, sad, begging, angry, funny or whatever you like) will get the opportunity to have one and I will tell you what it costs to ship to your home). This is a genuine offer to Twilight fans only.

Next week…Back to the Twi world and what’s going on with the stars.

And now…the final chapters of Eclipse.

Eclipse! - the continuing story 9.

Jacob, in love, happy and triumphant races off to the fight between the newborns and the vampire Cullen’s he has allied himself to. All for the love of Bella Swan.

Bella lies on the sleeping bag in the tent. Swamped in guilt and the new discovery that she loves Jacob Black too. An ice cold hand touches her cheek.

“Where is Jacob”  Edward asks.

Even with Bella explaining, Edward had his answer in the form of thoughts, singular and collective in Jacob’s mind.

“Oh”  he said. The vivid images of Jacob’s last moments with Bella clear in his mind. Bella looks at him. She would rather die than have Edward see her shame in Jacob’s mental pictures of her kissing him.

Surprisingly Edward chuckles. He knew Jacob was cunning but his skill was by far more than Edward thought he was capable of. He tricked Bella into asking him to stay, to kiss her. Edward is actually impressed.

Bella thinks Edward didn’t get the whole story but he tells her how Jacob paints very vivid pictures and right now the whole pack including mortified and nauseated Seth have to endure the pictures and thoughts too. But Alpha male Sam is forcing Jacob to focus on the game plan.

Edward won’t hear of Bella’s shame and self loathing.

“You are only human. There are holes in your life that I can’t fill. I understand that”, he tells her.

“You love him” he says quietly.   ”I love you more”  Bella says as she turns to look at him. Edward tells Bella that he will take whatever part she has to offer or none at all if it means that she is happy. He could be that noble. She believes him and tries to convince him of her love by kissing him. She forgets the scent of werewolf is all over her and Edward tells her.

The fight begins and Edward focuses on the unfolding events he sees through the minds of Alice and the pack. He describes to Bella what he sees and with Seth (ordered to stay out of harms way) whimpering outside the tent the fight is explained as if Edward is there. He becomes one with the pack and speaks from the collective mind. 

Jasper’s plan is brilliant and as planned the newborns arrive at the meadow and split up. They speak of Bella which makes Edward growl and he relays this to her. Then one gets her scent but Leah Clearwater sees him and cuts him off. Edward is impressed with Leah. Emmett is enjoying the fight and although Bella worries about Alice being tiny, no one can catch her.

“No, let Sam lead. Stay out of the way”,  Edward muttered to himself as Seth whined again, wishing he was there.

The sudden absence of sound was the clue. Edward and Seth outside froze, silent. Bella who was trying to breathe evenly stopped. Oh! No, who was it?. One of them?, one of ours?. Bella thought…no not ours, mine all mine.

Suddenly Bella was on her feet, being ripped out of the tent. Edward and Seth stood close, his sunlight sparkled skin dancing off Seth’s fur. They stared at each other and then Edward said “Go Seth” and the huge wolf disappeared into the forest. Then Bella was being moved at speed, so fast she couldn’t see clearly. Her body was suddenly being pressed to the cliff face as Edward took a defensive stance in front of her.

Bella misunderstood. The “something wrong” was not there, it was here. “Who?”  Bella asks understanding.

“Victoria”  Edward spat out. It was always Victoria. She knew Bella would be where Edward was.

A blond boy, a vampire, emerged from the treeline, Victoria a ways behind. Her intent was Bella and the newborn Riley was to distract Edward. Victoria advanced and signalled to Riley to attack Edward. Edward tried to convince Riley of his mistake but he loved Victoria and didn’t listen. Her voice alone convinced him.

Before he could attack Edward, a sandy ball of fur flew in Riley’s direction from the forest behind. Seth attacked Riley and a piece of him landed at Bella’s feet. As Seth tore Riley to pieces, Victoria weaved in and out of the treeline. Torn between survival and revenge for her beloved James.

“Don’t go Victoria”  Edward crooned. He tells Victoria that her vendetta was wasted on one who thought so little of her really. That James thought no more of her than a rider thought of his mount. He tapped his temple to indicate he could read James’ thoughts. Victoria is enraged. Riley hurts Seth and backs him towards the cliff face and close to Edward. Edward tells the hopeful Victoria that the wolf will not hurt him.

The fight continues until Seth is thrown ten feet above Bella and hits the ground beside her. Edward flings Victoria into the trees and suddenly turns on Riley. All movement was a blur as they fought with screams coming from Riley as bits of him are ripped off by Edward and suddenly Seth pounces from the ground fully recovered. A sliced off arm scratches at the grass as Seth rips Riley to pieces in the forest. Edward and Victoria lunge at each other and in between the screams of Riley being killed by Seth, Victoria’s head is quietly ripped from her body by Edward. The fight is over.

With a vampire piled pyre sending smoke high up into the tree tops, the young hero werewolf and the vampire were pleased with themselves. Bella was relieved of her rock weapon and reassured.

Then the unthinkable happened. Edward fell to his knees and Seth howled in pain. But despite Bella’s screams and efforts to see what was wrong the pain did not come from them. The pain came from another piece of her heart far away deep in the forest. Jacob, her Jacob was hurt.

A small volturi party arrives with Jane to clean up the mess. Edward used this information to distract Bella as they raced through the forest to the clearing. But she asks again who got hurt and the word Jacob brings her world to blackness and she passes out.

As Bella comes to, she sees a newborn girl of fifteen by Jasper. Edward tells Bella that Jacob will survive his injuries and Carlisle reasures her that this is true. Esme comforts Bella as Alice tells them that the volturi are here. The Cullen family move together in a united front.

The volturi arrive at the clearing with Jane at the head. She asks about what went on and Carlisle and Edward explain. She asks about the newborn girl Bree and causes her pain in exchange for answers. Edward disapproves. Carlisle offers to help the girl adjust but Jane wants her destroyed. Edward hides Bella from the death of the girl and the volturi leave with the knowledge that a date is set for Bella to be changed.

Bella goes home to cover her story with Charlie about shopping with Alice. He tells her about Jacob and she goes to see him. Jacob is pale and drawn and his body is braced instead of in plaster because he heals so fast. But he is calm. Bella already knows that she can’t live without Edward but she doesn’t know how she will tell Jacob she has made a choice.

Jacob thought Edward would be mad at him for tricking Bella and was irritated when he was not. He thought he’d have a fight on his hands and more tricks to outwit each other. But Bella tells him it wouldn’t have made any difference. She asked if it was better that she now knows she loves Jacob too or to be in the dark still.

Jacob says it was better that he know, that he did everything he could to win her. He drags in an unsteady breath and closes his eyes. The pain evident. Jacob agree to be good, to give in and just be friends. He wants Bella to see that he loves her the most. Jacob says that he could compete with the clouds to be her sun, as she called him, but not with an eclipse. They talk about the wedding and then finally Bella goes to leave.

“Love you”, she says. “Love you more”  was his reply.

The wedding plans go ahead and Bella prepares to tell charlie and Renee that she is getting married. Leah is annoying Jacob because she can’t stand the feelings Jacob still has -  despite being kicked in the teeth again and again - for Bella. What he feels , she feels. jacob tells her to get lost and he finally hurts her using Sam to get her to leave. He goes home still using the crutches as props. Billy tells him about the wedding invitation and he sees the note from Edward, giving him the choice to come if he wants to.

It’s too much and Jacob phases and races through the forest. Sam orders Quil and Embry to phase back to human form and leave Jacob alone. Jacob’s mind is empty for the first time and he concentrates on his running, his paws in the earth, the rhythm, the smell of the forest, the ocean, the earth, the silence.

If this continues he will never return he thinks. But enevitably his path will change and he will find himself returning to the place of his pain, the place of his heartache, the place where Bella swan is still, for the time being, human.

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Next week more gos from the Twi world and photos of the posters and where to send your details.

Take care,

Annie 

Eclipse! - the continuing story 8

Hi and welcome to discussions with Annie!

A big thank you to all the Twi fans out there who read my blogs. You are indeed a loyal bunch! Don’t forget to check out Mac and Ruth’s blogs at www.twilightmovies.org/mac or www.twilightmovies.org/ruth .

As we near the end of the retelling of the story of Eclipse, I will be getting back to what’s going on in the Twilight world but for now let’s continue on as this bit is a very interesting turn in Bella’s life. 

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Edward carries Bella and her backpack the long way round to the clearing making sure to stay clear of the trail. He sets Bella down and she begins walking north, touching whatever she could reach to leave her scent as she went. Edward walked parallel to Bella keeping an eye on their path as Alice saw it. It was unusually chilly despite the sun and blue sky and even though Bella wrapped up she had goosebumps.

Edward kept Bella on the right path through the trees from a few yards away and eventually they reached a place where their path intersected the newborns. Bella saw an opening to the clearing and took her eye off where she was going. She trips. Edward was at her side in moments. He wanted to clean the cut on her hand but she had another idea. She touched her bloody hand on the nearest rock before allowing Edward to clean the wound. The scent would drive the newborns crazy. Job done he gives Bella a warm coat and takes her hand as they go to meet Jacob who suddenly appeared from the treeline in front of them.

Jacob in human form was all business. “Where do I take her?”  he asked Edward. Edward shows him on the map. An elevated journey of nine miles. Jacob doesn’t need a map, he knows this area well. Although strained the atmosphere between them is polite. Edward fades into the trees and Jacob is suddenly happy again.

He sweeps Bella up into his arms and they begin their journey at a jog. Running doesn’t tire Jacob as Bella finds out. Jacob remarks on the unusual silence of the forest and notices the crystal on Bella’s bracelet.

“A rock, figures”  he remarks when he sees the diamond. Bella remembers something Alice said and realises it is a diamond. They continue on as Jacob talks. He tries to make Bella open up to the idea that she’s attracted to him. If she had him to practice kissing on, she might see that Edward is not all she wants. Besides Jacob argues he isn’t really human. Bella refuses to be drawn.

She confesses how she got Edward to stay behind and not fight. Jacob wouldn’t miss the fight for anything and said so.  But he amends… “That doesn’t mean he loves you more than I do”.  The conversation gets confusing and uncomfortable and then Bella remembers Edward told her Jacob was second in command and now Sam is chief. She asks about that but Jacob doesn’t want to talk about that. He finally tells her that he didn’t want to step up and be Alpha, even though he has the bloodline.

They finally reached the campsite to Edward’s relief. He thanks Jacob who phases back to wolf form to check with the pack.

That night with the temperatures dropping Bella begins to freeze and Edward is fretting. Jacob still in wolf form howls his disapproval outside the tent. They argue about what to do about Bella until Jacob appears in human form at the tent opening.  “Go fetch a space heater”  he grumbles repeating what Edward said. “I’m not a St. Bernard”.  Jacob tries to open the sleeping bag to warm Bella. Guessing his intent Edward puts his iron grip on Jacob’s shoulder.

 ”Get your hand off me” Jacob growls.  “Keep your hands off of her”  Edward replies. Bella tries to say “Don’t fight” but she was too cold. Jacob points out that Bella won’t thank him if her toes turn black and fall off. Edward realises he is right and moves away. Jacob climbs in beside Bella in the sleeping bag to warm her.

Grinning with triumph he suggests Bella take her clothes off to warm up faster and innocently defends this remark saying it’s Survival 101 basic knowledge. Edward growls. Jacob remarks that Edward is jealous. Edward explains that he is, he wanted to be able to warm Bella. Jacob tells Edward sourly that Bella wishes it was him and not Jacob doing the warming. Bella begins to thaw and Jacob’s mind begins to wander. He forgets that Edward can read his mind until Edward says. “Please, do you mind”. Edward can hear Jacob’s thoughts about him and Bella given that she is now asleep in his arms. A dream come true for Jacob.

Jacob wonders if the tables were turned, if he could read Edward’s mind what would he find out. Edward and Jacob have a strangely frank conversation. As if close friends Edward reveals his true feelings about many things and Jacob questions him about all that he ever wanted to know about what it was like to leave Bella, being a vampire, Edwards feelings and his love for Bella. It was a kind of truce. By morning it would be gone.

Vampire and werewolf crouched in the small tent intent on killing each other and

Bella in the middle begging them to stop. It was morning. Jacob decides to leave and talk with Sam. But he is close enough to hear that Edward asked Bella to marry him and she accepted. Edward knew he was listening. Jacob howls as he phases into wolf form his heart breaking at the news. Bella is upset at his pain. Edward is sorry and goes to find Jacob.

Jacob returns and Edward leaves with Seth promising to not listen.  Jacob has his back to Bella. Bella begins to apologise, to say she will leave and go far away. Jacob is angry and hurt. He wants to know if he has any say at all. He could have stepped down and not tried to fight for her. Then a thought occurs to him. He tells Bella he could get himself killed in the fight. She is horrified and begs him to stay. He tells her quietly that he loves her and turns to leave.

“Anything, anything you want Jacob, just don’t do this”.  Jacob pauses and turns slowly.

“I don’t think you really mean that” he says. “Stay”  Bella begs.

Jacob has a thought. He tells her he could leave it to fate. Fight for his pack and see if he survives. He asks if she really wants him back or is she just being selfless. “Come back” she whispers. That’s not what Jacob means. He wants what he has always wanted. For Bella to want him. He wants her to ask him to kiss her.

“Will you kiss me Jacob”  Bella asks. “Kiss me Jacob, kiss me and then come back”.

Jacob thinks she’s bluffing but something makes him hesitate. His body half turns to go but his feet stay planted where they were. Then he moves towards her, striding to get to her faster. He grabs her and kisses her violently. Bella closes her mind to it. He puts one arm onto his shoulder. Bella’s hands are balled into fists. He puts her other arm up onto his shoulders as he continues to kiss her deeply. He whispers in her ear that she is not trying, she’s over thinking it. That maybe she didn’t really mean it. Bella angry, tries to grab his hair and yank his face away but Jacob misinterprets it as a response. He grabs her round the waist and yanks her body into his, moulding them together.

Without thinking something happens. Bella finds she is responding to Jacob. Something in her wants to kiss him. It’s her heart she feels. Bella loves Jacob and he feels it now as his joy rushes through Bella. Bella Swan is in love with Jacob Black and Edward Cullen at the same time.

How can this be?

Something small cracks and splits away inside her. That piece of her heart reserved especially for Jacob Black.

Jacob moves his lips away and looks down at her. He has to go he says, but first he kisses her the way he felt their first kiss should have been. Gentle, nervous and full of wonder. Jacob hugs Bella to him before he leaves. He tells her he will be back soon. The sweet hesitant kiss brought tears as Bella hides her face in his chest. Jacob is full of joy and rushes to the fight.

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Next time…the battle to save Bella, Seth the brave and life after near death.

Next week is the last part of the story so I hope you will stop by for that.

Take care,

Annie  

Eclipse! - the continuing story 7

Hi and welcome to discussions with Annie!

I’m gonna get straight back into  the story, so for all you Twi Fans for whom Eclipse was your favourite…I’ll say no more and get on with it…:).

                           Eclipse! - the continuing story 7…

So Bella arrives at her graduation party and tries to be a good hostess, but is distracted by the disappearance of Edward and Alice, which can only mean one thing. Alice had seen something or something had ocurred to them and Bella intended to find out…

 Now as with all things in Bella Swan’s life, nothing ever runs smoothly. Above the noise and the din of young people dancing, laughing and generally having a good time, the doorbell rang some hours after all the guests had arrived. It was a persistent “I’m waiting”  sort of ring. Bella ignored it, more intent on finding out what was going on with the Cullen’s. Alice had seen the arrival of the latecomers and told Bella to get the door. But before she could grab Alice and ask what was going on she disappeared again.  

“Hey Bella”.  Jacob let himself in and two other very tense pack members. Quil and Embry scanned the room looking for any sign of trouble. Bella didn’t want to talk to Jacob, she had other things on her mind but before she could reach the shadows Jacob was there. Jacob wanted her attention, but even the present he spent hours making didn’t turn her attention away from scanning the room. Jacob turned her face in his hand.

“Could I please have a few seconds of your undivided attention miss Swan”  he said.

Bella pushes him away but relents when he apologises and then looks dejected and sad. That’s always worked on her. She asks to see the present. A wooden wolf carving on a silver chain. Bella absolutely loves it and promises to wear it.

With a little coaxing Bella tells Jacob what little she knows. Alice saw something. Jacob calls his brothers to his side and Alice arrives to rescue Bella.  Jacob puts up his arm to stop them leaving. He wants to know what’s going on but Jasper appears like a whisper, his face burns into Jacob’s. Jacob removes his arm slowly. 

As with all things stalemate, something has to give and eventually Alice explains that the newborns are after Bella and the Cullens are outnumbered. Jacob involves the wolves in the fight and promptly leaves to report to Sam. The Cullen’s will have werewolf help to fight the wrath descending on Forks. They agree to meet ten miles north of the house in the Hoh Forest and Bella tells Edward she is going whether he likes it or not.

Later that night to every one’s surprise, the wolves reveal a secret. They are ten in number now. With Edward translating, Sam agrees to watch Jasper demonstrate ways of killing the newborns. Everyone takes a turn as the wolves watch. They agree to meet again the next night. Jacob approaches Bella in his wolf form and she is not afraid.  He licks her, which although gross made her laugh. Jacob and Edward hatch a plan to  hide Bella’s scent from the newborns. The werewolf scent is strong enough to deter a newborn investigating as it’s a stench most foul to them. Jacob carries Bella a ways off through the forest and comes out into the clearing some way down. He carries Bella, who is uncomfortable being held by Jacob, back to Edward. Alice and Jasper report that the scent has totally masked the scent of Bella. Jasper thinks of using Bella as bait but is immediately contrite when Edward is annoyed. Jacob is too but Edward defends his brother’s idea as strategic, that of a military mind.

Another revelation is the distance the wolves can hear each other. The wolves tested it over three hundred miles so far and it was clear as a bell.  “That’s impressive”  Edward remarked.      

One of the younger pack members Seth, Leah Clearwater’s brother, will act as cell phone between the pack and the Cullen’s.  Edward and Jacob agree that they are left with no option but to trust each other and Jacob is pleased at being able to at least fight some  vampires. Edward brings Bella home and she sleeps through the day. As she eats later on he notices the bracelet with the wolf charm.

 “May I? “  he asks and Bella shows him the bracelet. “Jacob Black can give you presents”  he says. The fact that Bella felt so lucky to have Edward and that being the reason she didn’t want anything from him galls Edward. But he shrewdly points out that if she wears Jacob’s gift so as not to hurt his feelings then the same should apply to him. Bella concedes and Edward will give her a “hand me down” as a gift.

Bella’s talking in her sleep gives away her wish to help out and be a decoy but Edward stumps her by out thinking her and saying Jacob would agree with him about her safety. Bella finds out that Jacob is second in command and Leah Clearwater is a werewolf now too.  Edward describes the pack mind, single and collective. Bella remembers how Edward insisted that someone could sit out the fight as they were down to nineteen newborns now. She tricks him using her pain of his departure before to suggest that he could sit out the fight. Edward is cornered and he goes to speak to Jasper leaving Alice with Bella.

Alice arranges for Bella to sleep over at her house for the weekend, thus clearing everything for the battle. Edward and Bella arrive in the clearing for more training sessions. Jacob comes to rest his wolf body beside Bella and as the others sparred she snuggles up in Jacobs fur.Edward and Bella arrive at the Cullen house. Sitting on his cast iron bed, he gives her the hand me down  gift. A small heart shaped crystal. It was he said a representation of him. Hard and cold, the heart silent like his heart and it sparkled in light just like him. He tells her it was his mother’s and he puts it opposite Jacob’s on the silver bracelet.

Bella has a request of her own and tells Edward that she wants to know what it is like to make love with Edward in human form…before she is changed forever. Edward demonstrates how fragile she is under his grip by crushing an iron rose from the bedpost into black sand. He refuses her request flatly but Bella doesn’t give up and eventually seeing her hurt and upset he gives in - provided she marry him first. Outmaneuvered she finally agrees.

Edward gives Bella his mother’s engagement ring and places it on her finger. Bella hates this until she sees how old fashioned and beautiful the ring is. She traces it’s oval shape with her fingers. Then Edward does the unthinkable.

 Edward slid from the bed onto one knee. “Isabella Swan?”  he began.

“I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever. Will you marry me?”

Bella Swan, tricked, cajoled and mastered in a game of wills, looks into the eyes she will love for all eternity.

“Yes”  she whispers.

Bella Swan has set her life on a path that will unite the supernatural world against an out of control army fuelled by revenge. But for now looking at Edward, his tricks are forgiven. Alice proves she is as good as Edward at manipulating Bella when she gets Bella to agree to a white wedding she wants to plan. So now, everything is set. Bella will marry Edward, they have an engagement ring and Alice will have her wedding to organise. Alice almost blurts out about the crystal heart being a real diamond but Edward stops her. They have to travel north into the mountains and they need to pack, tents, sleeping bags and warm clothes and food. Camping gear is something the Cullen’s have plenty of.

Edward carries Bella the long way round to the clearing. This night will be the beginning of new revelations for Bella Swan. She will find in herself new emotions she didn’t know she had.

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Next time, concessions made in the snow and new feelings for Bella Swan.

I hope you are enjoying the story as much as I am.

Until next time, take care.

Annie 

Taylor made for you!

Hi and welcome to discussions with Annie!

As the March 20th release date for the New Moon DVD approaches and the editing of the Twilight Saga Eclipse continues, we come to a milestone in the life of someone very special.

Yes Twi fans, last Thursday our beloved Taylor turned 18. He’s legal.

         Please… if your older than 25…do not embarrass yourself. To him you are old, lol.

There are some very rare exceptions of course…Hollywood does have it’s little oddities.

Juliet Mills for example. Her husband of thirty years, Maxwell Caulfield is eighteen years her junior. And Barbara Hershey’s partner is Naveen Andrews, (Sayid) from the Lost series. He is twenty one years younger. Why are they together? Beats me. 

 Perhaps…now don’t laugh you cynics…perhaps they actually love each other.

As for our Taylor…Yeah, it’s ok to say he’s kinda perfect…kinda beautiful, but admire from afar ok. Now to celebrate Taylor’s coming of age, I give you, a pictorial present to mark the occasion. Enjoy!  (pics from RollingStone, JustJared, Mark saliger, Summit, PynkCelebrity and Google).

Thanks guys for letting me use your fantastic photos.

 And these justjared  pics are from the Celebrity Beach Bowl in Florida recently, for Direct TV. Taylor gets a requested meet with Hilary Swank. (Below)  

Former pals and reported couple, Taylor and taylor Swift hang out and have fun - (right).

Rob Lowe hooks up with taylor to support the Colts in Florida.

 And finally, the image that made New Moon an overnight success despite the bad acting and directing and literally hurtled a shy Taylor into super stardom. Over the last six months alone he has grown in confidence and learned a great deal about what it is to be famous.

                                                            That’s all for now guys. Check back in for part 7 of the story of Eclipse…until then.

Take care,

Annie  

Eclipse! - the continuing story 6

Hi and welcome to discussions with Annie!

As Twilight’s third installment Eclipse approaches ever so slowly Twi fans, I’m finding slim pickings in the news department. However, although the news might be slim, there is news.

Kristen Stewart performed her civic duty and turned up for jury duty recently. Although not a major case I’m told Kristen, pictured here on the day, was proud to do her duty. And if she was proud of that, then we are proud of her charity work. Kristen is set to attend the opening of La Vida restaurant and lounge in Hollywood later this month, the proceeds of which will go to The American Red Cross who desperately need funds to continue their work in earthquake torn Haiti. E online has that story.

I don’t think Kristen and her supposed love Robert Pattinson will be seeing a lot of each other this year. Judging by the amount of movies they will be making and reports that they are focusing on their careers and putting their love life on the back burner. Or was that pressure coming from business and studio handlers. Beats me! I kinda feel sorry for them…kinda!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWQV6-QgGjI&feature=fvst  Remember me clip with Robert!  pic courtesy of Summit shows Robert in ingury makeup. Below left.

 Reel Empire say that director David Slade will have more Edward in Eclipse, when the movie comes out in June this year. Of course they will. In New Moon Edward leaves but in Eclipse he vows never to leave her side again. There will be plenty Edward in Eclipse…don’t you worry Twi fans. There will be plenty Jacob too for all the Jacob fans like me.

And speaking of Jacob, Taylor Lautner is to play Stretch Armstrong in a new Universal 3D movie according to MTV’s splash page. If this is true and memory serves Taylor will play a spy who gets exposed to a formula that causes him to stretch his body to great lengths. That’s supposed to hit the screens 2012.

Alex Meraz got himself into hot water saying on his twitter page that Taylor Lautner’s film Valentine’s Day was lame. I don’t think he meant it against Taylor but more for the amount of high profile actors they had in it.  A veritable who’s who of actors. Anyway I’m sure smart Taylor didn’t take offence.

Now back to Eclipse.

Eclipse! - the continuing story 6.

Now that Bella knows Jasper’s story she begins to understand his appeal and odd nature.  But whatever his past he will be invaluable when it comes to the newborns. Amazingly the Cullen family still have not made the connection and look to Italy for blame.

Edward has to go hunting to keep up his strength and leaves Bella out to the boundary line where Jacob is waiting. Edward is annoyed at the thoughts he reads in Jacob’s head but says nothing. Jacob takes Bella to his house and promptly falls asleep. When he wakes he suddenly realises how much time he wasted being asleep and his time with Bella has dwindled away. He must act now.

Exhausted from his night time vigil watching over Bella and Charlie as they sleep, Jacob begins.

“Bella I love you and I want you to pick me over him” he says. Bella is speechless and doesn’t know what to say. She also realises she has been mean to Jacob, wanting him around knowing he loves her the way he does.

“I love him Jacob, he’s my whole life”,  she says but Jacob insists she loves him too.

“Until your heart stops beating Bella, I’ll be here fighting”.

Bella protests but suddenly Jacob holds her face in his hands so tight she couldn’t free herself. And he stole the kiss he dreamed of so many times before. At first angry he crushed her lips with his but became gentle when Bella stopped resisting. She had hoped he would give up after she didn’t respond but he continued on more gently now. Finally he drew back after one final gentle kiss, eyes closed lost in the moment.

Jacob felt no pain when Bella hit him but heard the sound of bone crunching and looked at Bella surprised. She actually hit him and broke her hand doing it. It was almost comical to him. He felt no remorse for the kiss. Nothing could erase that from his memory. But worried now he took Bella home. She was angry with him and told Edward what happened. Within minutes Edward was there, angry.

He decides to take Bella to his father’s house to look at her hand. Jacob follows them out to the car despite Chief Swans insistence there be no fighting. Edward spoke so quietly it was almost a whisper. “I’m not going to kill you now because it would upset Bella”. He continues to speak, his voice velvety soft. Jacob is warned that if he ever brings Bella back damaged again or if he ever tries to kiss her again then Edward will  break his jaw for her.

Jacob is unperturbed and asks…”What if she wants me to?”. Edward says he won’t object. Bella says “You wish”, to which Edward replies “Yes, he does”. Annoyed at the fact that it’s galling to him that Edward can read his thoughts he concedes. Edward lets Jacob know that he will be fighting just as hard for Bella too. A standoff ensues and Edward drives away.

At graduation, Bella arrives dressed in the outfit Alice bought for her. It occurs to her that the visitor was following a set of rules laid out by someone who knew Alice could see events unfold. Careful not to touch anything the mystery vampire left with what he came for.

Explaining her thoughts to Alice, who then decides to keep it from Edward by reciting foreign languages in her head, they arrive at graduation in Chief Swan’s cruiser. Afterward they go to the lodge to eat. Finally Edward meets Bella again outside. He’s worried!

Charlie drives Bella to the Cullen House for the graduation party. Edward is waiting for Bella and by now he has learned about Bella’s thinking on the intruder in her bedroom. He explains the revelations to everyone and they weigh the options. The house is beautifully decorated and the guests start to arrive. Bella’s friends are curious about the Cullen house and thrilled to be invited to the party.

Other guests arrive that were not invited.

Nest time …An alliance is formed!

Take care Annie!

Eclipse! - the continuing story 5

Hi and welcome to Discussions with Annie!

Well Twifans, in just eleven days our beloved Taylor Lautner will be a man. Yep!  - he’ll be all grow’d up at the ripe old age of eighteen. Ok maybe not a man yet -  he can’t drive a stick shift (I’ll explain later  - read on) but a man in numbers anyway. Dear old Dad won’t have to traipse after him anymore. Yay!.

Stephenie Meyer according to mygloss.com does not mind how many parts Breaking Dawn will be shot in, as long as the end result is what’s best for the series and Summit Entertainment agrees. According to her Entertainment weekly interview -  say mygloss.com - Stephenie has given the strongest hint yet that she may return to the saga. She left the series when a leaked draft of Midnight Sun  - the Twilight story written from Edward’s point of view - was found on the net. She has not returned to it since and the book was never finished.  She says…

“I’m not working on anything new Twilight-related now, and probably not for a while. But there’s still a possibility that I’ll go back and close some of the open doors.”  (pic courtesy of mygloss.com)

The first Director’s cut of Eclipse is ready says it’s director David Slade. David - according to reelempire.com -  took to his twitter page to let the fans know. As you probably already know, a director’s cut is not the movie you see in the theatres but it may end up on a DVD as bonus material. Does this mean a trailer will be on YouTube soon?

Zac Efron and not Robert Pattinson will be the next Spidey in the upcoming Spiderman 4 say entertainment and showbiz. Is this true?…I have no clue. But I hear Tobey Maguire recommended Zac. Nice!

Taylor Lautner’s recent purchase of a beautiful Audi R8 according to celebrity-gossip.net  stalled when the seventeen year old couldn’t get used to the “stick shift” - that’s “gear stick” to you and me - when out and about in LA.  Yep!…she’s a sophisticated lady Taylor, you have to treat her gently. You can’t just slam her into “Drive”  and take off…you have to say “Please” first.  Real drivers change gears ya know!…but I guess you do, since your learning to drive one. Still if you can tame this powerful black beast, then vampires are no problem eh!. What can I say…go Taylor!

Robert Pattinson has been immortalised in another unique way. According to E-online, a comic book about the actor called “Fame Robert Pattinson” will hit the shelves next month. The issue, written by Kim Sherman and drawn by Nathaniel Ooten, with the cover created by Juan Mar Studios, delves into the star’s music, modeling and of course, those dreamy roles he played in the Harry Potter and Twilight movies.

Ok enough waffle. Let’s get back to the story. Now where was I …oh! yes.

Eclipse…the continuing story 5

Edward collects Bella from the boundary line, after the council meeting and he takes her home. That night as Bella slept in Edward’s arms, she was dreaming she was outside in the cold, wet and windy night. She had complained earlier about the vampires and the wolves out in the cold protecting her, but Edward had said “It’s only cold to you, Bella”.

She was on First Beach…the wolves and the vampires she loved were fighting each other. She cried out and tried to run. In her hand she now noticed, was a sharp silver blade drenched in blood. She drops the blade in horror and wakens. As always Edward was there in the darkness beside her. His very presence a comfort to her.

The next morning she noticed the crumpled Wuthering Heights book where Edward had dropped it onto the floor the night before. Curious as to why Bella loved this book so much he began reading it again, Being a forever 17 teenager, Edward had matriculated a lot and was familiar with all high school preferred reading. Bella picked up the book at the place and page where Edward had left off. His change of heart towards Jacob now understood in the words….

“And there you see the distinction between our feelings: had he been in my place and I in his, though I hated him with a hatred that turned to gall, I never would have raised a hand against him. You may look incredulous, if you please! I never would have banished him from her society as long as she desired his. The moment her regard ceased, I would have torn his heart out, and drank his blood! But, ’til then- If you don’t believe me, you don’t know me, - ’til then, I would have died by inches before I touched a single hair of his head!”

Alice announces a graduation party. Bella, knowing how tenacious Alice can be, gives up without a fight. Alice also announces that Bella is getting her graduation present and that she loves it. Bella realises that graduation is only one week away, June 4th. She is shocked at how the time has slipped away from her and that she is now out of time.

The time to say goodbye to everyone she loves. Soon she will be a vampire and too dangerous to be around humans. Bella wanted to be a vampire because it meant being with Edward forever. But panic sets in now and Bella’s mind zones in on the implications. She is only slightly aware of the people around her.

It takes a lot to make a vampire impatient. They have great stillness inside. No beating heart to pound out the seconds. But here at the house, Bella stares out the window and time passes. Edward finally asks what she is thinking. When she tells him how the graduation had crept up on her and that she didn’t know how to say goodbye. Edward tells her she is not ready and no threat of death would make him turn her until she was absolutely and completely ready.

“You don’t want me to be a vampire” she says.

When Edward says no and explains it is the most selfish thing he will ever do even if he lives forever. She smiles. She was worried he wouldn’t like her when she was no longer soft and warm.

He laughs now. How silly!

 He would miss her blushes, her beautiful soft brown eyes, her beating heart. “The most significant sound in my world”  he says. Edward explains that he will still love her once she is turned and that he wouldn’t have to be careful of not killing her. Edward once human, has human concerns. He worries if Bella wants immortality more than him. For a moment he looked down frightened at what her answer might be. She surprises him now by laughing.  “There is no point to forever without you”.

Jasper.

The rising deaths in Seattle brings the Cullen family and Bella together again. Edward mentions more than once that Jasper is the right person to talk to because of his knowledge of newborns. Bella is confused. Jasper, always on the fringes of the family seems now to be central. He shows Bella the crescent shaped scars that criscross his skin by the thousand. She touches the one on her wrist and begins to understand.

Jasper begins his story by telling Bella of the southern vampires at war with humans and each other and kept in line only by the Volturi in Italy. He tells of Benito, the first to use newborns to wipe out the competition and gain control of the most populated area of humans. Other covens created their own newborns to protect themselves. The Volturi came and wiped them out beginning with Benito and his followers.

Jasper was from Houston,Texas and joined the Confederate Army in 1861. He wasn’t even seventeen but tall enough to get away with the lie of being twenty. He became the youngest Major in Texas, not even acknowledging his real age. On the way back from a task, Major Jasper Whitlock met three beautiful women, one of whom turned him into a vampire.

Maria, his maker, was building an army to get her territory back and trained Jasper. But she knew newborn strength waned after a year so she worked quickly. She put Jasper in charge of the others and his ability to calm made the newborns work well together. She grew fond of Jasper. They fought wars, Maria grew greedy.

Eventually Jasper grew weary of the bloodshed. A newborn, Peter, who survived long enough to become friends with Jasper began a change in him. Peter escaped by fleeing with a female meant for execution.

They meet again years later and Jasper leaves with them to enjoy a more peaceful life. But even that didn’t last and Jasper left unable to clear his now constant depression. He finds Alice who had been waiting for him and a new happier life begins.

The Cullen family stumble upon the realisation of a newborn army. Their thinking still lead them to Aro but Jasper’s logic tells him it can’t be. 

Next time… the graduation ceremony, meetings and preparations and the ever present problem of Jacob Black.

Take care…Annie  

Eclipse! - the continuing story 4

Hi and welcome to Discussions with Annie!

Today is a good day to be human Twifans. Today we know that for some Hollywood A-Listers, their ivory tower has an elevator to the ground floor. They can come down to the level of us mere mortals and give up their time for the sake of charity and basic human need. Yes! I’m referring to the “Hope for Haiti” telethon held on January 22nd in LA which raised upwards of 57 million dollars. Big hearted George Clooney forged that together out of nothing and suddenly it was huge. If you were a English subject you’d be knighted by now George! [see all the pics at anorak.co.uk]

Some like Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio showed just how big their hearts and their wallets really were by donating one million dollars. Some manned the phones. Some according to fashion.ie donated their designer clothes like Kellan Lutz.  Some recorded their piece for the telethon and some went to Utah for the film festival. But all donated something right?

So whether it was their time, their money or their clothes - Hollywood donated, we donated…did you? I bet you did  

Now before we continue on with the Eclipse story let’s take a look at some Twi news.

Our handsome Kellan Lutz lost out to 6′4″ Jason Mamoa for the part of Conan. Sorry dude! I guess some people don’t see what we see in you!

According to examiner.com Taylor Lautner (seen here at the telethon) will be participating the the 4th annual Direct TV Celebrity Beach Bowl next month in Miami, Florida along with other competitive types like Taylor’s former dad in My Own Worst Enemy Christian Slater. See that on the 101 network.

And eonline.com has the story that Kristen Stewart got her legs all bruised up learning to poll dance for her part in Meet the Riley’s. Seen below with co star James Gandolfini, Kristen who plays a sixteen year old stripper in the movie had to go to a real club that was both dirty and tough and train with real strippers.

 Robert Pattinson may be taking on the roll of Jacob (ha ha!) in the film adaptation of the book Water for Elephants. In it he falls in love with wife of animal trainer  (played by Sean Penn - maybe) Reese Witherspoon. That story on zap2it.com. It seems many of Robert’s films lately involve him being in secret love trysts with wanton women. Hmmm!  And just when he and Kristen Stewart plan to go public with their relationship. Yawn!

Now let’s get back to the retelling of the third installment of the Twilight Saga Eclipse. Ya know this started off as a two parter at best and now I seem to be lost in the story all over again. I think we will be saying in our ninties…when I was young I read a book about a vampire and a werewolf who were both in love with a girl named Bella. But first here’s the obligatory picture of Robert Pattinson.

Eclipse the continuing story 4…

When we left off last, Jacob and Bella were not on good terms. He had rescued her from a dreary long day at school with Alice watching her every move. It was fun at first, just like before when they were close, but then Jacob found out that within weeks Bella would be a vampire.

So when Bella arrives back at Charlie’s house upset because Jacob wished her dead. she had no intention of ringing Jacob like his “Sorry”  note asked. She was mad and besides the laundry was piling up. That’s when she noticed some of her clothes were missing. Chief Swan didn’t start the laundry so she was puzzled. Where was her pillow and her missing red top?  Within moments Edward was at the door in full protect mode and she had the answer. Bella was stunned to learn that unknown vampires had been to her house and taken her clothes. It all happened quickly then. Jasper and Emmett kept an eye on Charlie while Edward and Bella had a family meeting at his house.

Was it the Volturi? or just a curious vampire who picked up the scent and followed it. The Cullen family had no answers. Only the determination to keep Bella safe above all else.

The next morning Bella decides to forgive Jacob and calls him. Jacob is relieved and Bella, about to tell him of the phantom visitor, hands the phone to Edward’s outstretched hand. He quickly explains about the unknown vampire to Jacob and a truce ensues however tenuous. Edward leaves so that Jacob could come over. Jacob arrives and Bella is exasperated by the fact that he’s always hot and half dressed. “Does my being half-naked bother you?”  he asks.  Bella’s blushes give him his answer and he goes to check out her bedroom to see if he recognises the scent.

As they wash dishes together Jacob asks the burning question. How long exactly before she is turned? The word graduation made him close his hand on the knife he was rinsing and make a fist. Shocked by the sudden appearance of blood on Jacobs hand, Bella gets lightheaded but attempts to clean the wound only to find there isn’t one. Jacob heals fast too! Bella is reminded yet again of how ordinary she is.  But in Forks, Washington, being ordinary Bella Swan is a very dangerous thing.

Edward learns about Bella’s missing clothes and the real reason for all the deaths in Seattle. He admits Bella should be safe with all the werewolves however young and lets her go to the bonfire night at La Push.

Jacob is over the moon and agrees to meet her at the boundary line at six. Bella decides to bring back the bike Jacob fixed for her and Edward puts it in the trunk. When Bella worries about the reception she will get at the clifftop bonfire, she is immediately surprised by how friendly everyone is and accepting. Even Paul only jokes about keeping the vampire smell downwind. As Edward learns from reading Bella’s favourite book Wuthering Heights,  that you must love the thing your hearts desire loves. So too it seems the wolves are ready to protect with their lives the girl that Jacob Black loves. She is human after all for now and her life is their duty.

Bella is taken on a journey back through time as the Quileute tribe retell the story of how they came to be. She sees how respected Billy Black is and realises he is a tribal elder and this is a council meeting. Billy begins the story of the spirit warriors and the Quileute struggle to survive. Billy is passing on the Quileute legends to the young in the traditional storytelling way. As she sits amongst the ancestors of the great warrior Taha Aki Bella gets lost in the story.

It’s midnight and Bella realises she didn’t phone Edward. She also didn’t notice that Jacob had carried her to his car and drove her from the cliffs to the boundary line where a pacing Edward was waiting. Bella tells Jacob that the night was amazing. It meant everything to Jacob that his Bella was there that night. So much so that he becomes more proactive in his fight for her and subtlety goes out the window.

Next time…Graduation party plans, newborns and Jasper’s story.  (All set photos courtesy of Summit Entetainment)

Take care Annie 

Eclipse! - the continuing story 3

Hi and welcome to Discussions with Annie!

This week Twi fans I hear all kinds of crazy news!  Why crazy?  Well - get this - Robert Pattinson has been rumoured to be the next Peter Parker (aka Spiderman).  All I can say is, if you believe that then your duller than a bent tuning fork. But of course you don’t. Twi fans are smart…they read.

Ok, so all this started when the current Spidey - Tobey Maguire- departed the franchise and Sony/Columbia  began looking for replacements. A director would be a good start, since they have none and the movie is said to start shooting in March. According to comicbookmovies.com Sony/Columbia have denied the Robert Pattinson rumour. Just as well, Robert would have been a disaster. He’s not an action hero. Pic by Getty.

And speaking of Robert Pattinson, both he and yes/no girlfriend Kristen Stewart have been rumoured to be joining the very charitable George Clooney on his telethon for Haiti set for January 22nd. The telethon named “Hope For Haiti” has attracted the generous and very wealthy Jolie/Pitt and Madonna heavyweights. Haiti as you know was hit by a massive 7.0 earthquake, killing - according to American networks 50,000 haitians or nearly 100,000 according to European news networks. I hope they do participate in the Telethon for the sake of using their fame for good. Go on Robert and Kristen, stand up and be part of the real human race.

Breaking Dawn still has no director. I wouldn’t want responsibility for that potato either. Who they eventually pick is anyone’s guess.

And Taylor Lautner is still making headlines with his personal life. This January 15th photo opposite shows him post Taylor Swift out to lunch in LA with Sara Hicks, Dad in tow. Just weeks before his eighteenth birthday, Taylor has lost the ability to have a normal life. I guess he chose it, but does he regret it?…probably not! Pic courtesy of celebgossip.com

Emilie De Ravin makes Robert (aka Tyler) smile in the movie Remember Me out April 2. This movie brought about the need for extra security for Robert when he worked on the set in New York. Even New York’s finest couldn’t keep the crazy fans off him never mind his own security.

Movieweb.com says that Kellan Lutz and Jason Mamoa are favourites for the remake of Conan. Wow! that would be way cool. Jason is very tall and has the moves, but I think Kellan has more muscle mass. What do you think? 

Now where was I on Eclipse…

                                 Eclipse - the continuing story 3.  

Bella goes to see Jacob and he’s delighted to see her. They go for a walk and Jacob asks Bella if she forgave Edward for leaving her in the forest. Bella, always protective and defensive where Edward is concerned states that there is nothing to forgive. Bella is so in love with Edward that he can do no wrong as far as she is concerned. Her father Charlie would have a different opinion.

Bella begins to retell the story of how events unfolded after she left a very upset Jacob at her house to fly to Italy and rescue Edward. She would face an angry Edward later when he finds out from Alice that she has snuck off to Jacob where he can’t follow. Jacob learns that Alice Cullen can’t see the wolves or their future and by just being with them, she can’t see Bella either.

Jacob recounts the story of how Victoria eluded them and of how Edward’s brother Emmett almost ran into pack member Paul, causing a territory dispute. Jacob also tells of how worried he was when he didn’t know Bella had gone to Florida and then thought Edward might have turned her.

Jacob ponders the road not taken.

If Bella had waited for him and not jumped off the cliff that day, Alice would not have mistaken that image for suicide and events might have unfolded differently. Bella might have been his. But Bella believes Edward would have come back anyway. She is now more sure of their love than ever. Edward is her life -  that much is clear to her. Jacob is disgusted and points out that Bella should look to her own species. Human.

Angry now, Bella shouts out , “I guess I’m stuck with Mike Newton after all”.

Jacob is hurt. He turns to look out to sea. “I’m human”  he says. “Your not as human as Mike Newton”  She replies, still angry. Jacob points out that he didn’t choose his werewolf life, to which Bella counters that Edward didn’t choose his vampire life either. Jacob repeats that it’s not the same. Everything he is, is born in him, who he is and what it means to be a tribe. Vampires shouldn’t exist he points out and besides he says, ” I am still human”.  To prove this he takes Bella’s hand and places it on his chest so that she can feel his still human beating heart.  It’s hard for Bella to stay mad at Jacob.  She sees his pain.

Jacob tells Bella about imprinting and about what happened to Sam and his former love Leah. Bella is exasperated to learn that Jacob like Edward, does not age. Until he decides to stop phasing he will stay young. He finds it interesting that Edward can’t read Bella’s thoughts.

They are friends now and agree to meet again as soon as Bella can sneak out. She drives to Angela’s house aware that she is being followed by an angry Edward, who drives on without stopping. They hash it out later in her room. Bella informs Edward that she is like Switzerland, Neutral. When it comes to werewolf and vampire feuds, she will not be caught in the middle.

But Bella’s safety is Edward’s main concern, so when Alice came to pick her up while he was away hunting, Bella realises she is being kidnapped for her own good. She rings Jacob to tell him she cannot meet him that Saturday. He is not happy. At the Cullen house Bella is safe with Alice, Esme and Rosalie. She goes to bed in Edward’s room where a big bed has been placed.

Rosalie knocks and enters. She tells her story and of how she would not have chosen the vampire life. She loves Emmett but wanted a human life with children. Bella is given a little insight into Rosalie’s resentment of her. She goes to sleep and dreams dark dreams.

Alice drives her to school the next day and Jacob rescues her from a long day at school without her Edward and being watched by Alice. She jumps on his motorbike and they speed away, only slowing down and laughing when they reach the Quileute line,  Just like they used to before Edward came back. Then Jacob finds out that Bella will be turned into a vampire in weeks and not years. He’s so angry he almost phases but controls it. Bella is stunned and frightened. Jacob is angry and hurt. He says she’d be better off dead. Bella rushes back to the Cullen house on the bike.

Later Edward tells her that he will not be mad if she goes back to La Push. She tells him that she doesn’t think she will be welcome anymore. He hears her voice break. He wants to kill Jacob.

Next time…more notes, newborns and babysitting across boundary lines.

Take care…:)

Annie.

Eclipse! - the continuing story 2

Hi and welcome to “Discussions with Annie”

OK, so when last I posted, we were going over the continuing story of The Twilight Saga Eclipse. Yes! Twi fans that’s way cool  (way cool I tell you!)  but I thought I’d share some teeny tiny gos I came across that was not rehashed to death first and to me anyway, was mildly interesting. So here it is!

Taylor Lautner’s 8 pack abs (so too 8 pack - count them)  are now commanding 7.5 million dollars per film. Taylor seen here leaving an LA gym is said to be getting (actually earning  was the word they used - how can you earn something you haven’t done yet?) the huge sum for the Tom Cruise film Northern Lights. It’s not clear if Tom Cruise will actually be in it.  This makes Taylor, whose eighteen Feb 11th, the highest paid teen in Hollywood today. Go Taylor! (pic ontheflix.com)

Robert Pattinson is set to be immortalised in a biographical comic book. The details are sketchy so I will not quote anyone til I know more. Robert seen below with Kristen Stewart December 17 is set to be very busy indeed this year. And what of the rumours about these two?…they go on and on and on and on…

Ashley Greene’s new horror flick Apparition, pictured below with co star Sebastion Stan is set to start shooting next month and finish around April 2010. Let’s hope it’s a success for her. Source: accesshollywood.com.

A Twilight Saga Eclipse script has been leaked!  Shock - Horror?, I say no. Getting to be a habit me thinks!. Check Google for that story.

And finally “Happy Birthday Alex Meraz”.  Alex below is 25 today and I’m sure celebrating in style.

So that’s what caught my eye today Twi fans. Now lets get back to the story.

        Eclipse..the continuing story 2.

When we left off last time Bella wanted to see Jacob but things between them were not good. Boundaries had been set and Edward didn’t want her to go, even going so far as to take a piece out of her engine to stop her driving.

Then Edward remembers the plane tickets his mother Esme gave to her as an eighteenth birthday gift. He initiates a conversation with Bella’s father Chief Swan, hinting that Bella needs to see her mother and not hurt Esme’s feelings by not using the tickets. Charlie reluctantly agrees but he’s not happy. If Bella ran off with Jacob Black into the night without a word he would not be upset. Charlie was very fond of Jacob. Edward was another matter!

Bella is not happy but Edward explains that she has been calling out her mother’s name in her sleep and the matter is settled. They go to Florida. When they return to a much relieved Chief Swan, Bella finds out that Jacob has been ringing every minute asking for her.

She calls and hears an angry Jacob. Why didn’t she call him? he asks. He tells her he wanted to talk to her but when she asks what about, he only tells her he just wanted to hear her voice. The sound of his deep voice brings back memories of their time together and she misses him. Her sunshine! When she tells him she will be at school the next day he hangs up. 

Bella was puzzled until it occurred to her that he wanted to find out if she was still human. 

He turns up at her high school the next day. Jacob is now 6′7″ and towering over the other students. Bella finds out that Edward has been keeping something from her and the real reason they went to Florida. Bella wants to know what’s going on and Jacob relishes sending Edward mental pictures of what happened after he left Bella behind distraught in the forest. Bella sees the suffering on Edward’s face. He is reminded of what he did to Bella.

Through Jacob, Bella finds out that Edward’s vampire brother Emmett crossed the Quileute line after evil vampire Victoria and instead of chasing her, the wolves defended their boundary and Rosalie defended her husband Emmett. Paul in werewolf form was ready to start a war there and then until Jasper and Carlisle calmed things down. As Edward can read minds and Alice can read the future, Jasper has a gift for calming any heated or upsetting situation. Just as well or the supernatural secret world of Forks Washington would be minus a few members. 

Jacob, Bella notices is no longer clumsy and has become more self assured. The bitter sarcasm he throws at Edward changes as he turns to Bella. The smallest hint of a smile is playing at the edges of his mouth. A smile she once thought was her sunshine. He tells Bella that he misses her and that maybe they could be friends again if she crossed over to the Quileute side of the boundary line and visited him. Under Edward’s restraining arms, Bella longs to hug Jacob but the principal comes out to disperse the students who are by now placing bets on a fight between Edward and Jacob, especially Mike Newton. Jacob gets on his bike and leaves.

Later Edward offers to update his offer to turn her himself ( a thing she really wants, but he doesn’t want to do because her humanity means everything to him) if she agrees to marry him first. A clever ploy considering Bella’s dislike of marriage. The one thing that would slow down her rush to become a vampire and stave off a war with the human protecting wolves.

Edward has to feed. His amber eyes are growing dark and he must hunt with his brothers. She will miss him but he leaves her a note on her pillow.

“I’ll be back so soon you won’t have time to miss me. Take care of my heart, I left it with you”

Bella goes to work at Mike Newton’s family business Olympic Outfitters to find she’s not needed. Struck by the fact that this unexpected event would leave Alice Cullen blind to her actions, she rushes to see Jacob before Alice could stop her and tell Edward. Jacob rushes to her, picks her up and spins her round in a circle before she could even say hi to Jacob’s dad Billy Black.

This would be the beginning of many meetings across the boundary line.

More next time on the strange love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob.

Take care    

Annie.

Eclipse! - the continuing story.

Hi and welcome to discussions with Annie!

“Happy New Year Twi fans!”

Today I will be recounting where the story left off in New Moon for Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black.  This may have to be edited to death or if I’m in a storytelling mood divided into several parts.

Eclipse is probably where Jacob - (formerly the one whose heart gets stomped on, on a regular basis and still does) decides to be more proactive in his misery and fight for Bella Swan. Does his persistence pay off?…

With that question in mind we begin where New Moon left off.

Eclipse! - the continuing story. 

Jacob’s dark eyes, framed in the shaggy body of his wolf form looked into Bella’s warm brown ones. There was no way to win now. He switched his gaze from Bella to Edward Cullen. The vampire had proven he was not above trickery to keep Bella. If he tore Cullen limb from limb now Bella would hate him forever. She would always love the stupid bloodsucker.

He returned his gaze to Bella. Even now, he could not hate her. She chose Cullen over him and that rejection should have burned her out of his heart. But it made no difference. He loved her still.

Not wanting to show the bloodsucker his pain he turned and disappeared into the forest.

Time passed for Bella, Edward and Jacob.

For Edward, time was a lesson in patience learned over five of Bella’s current lifetimes and yet he did not look a day over seventeen, which of course was what he was, in human years. But in vampire years he was 109.

For Bella, time was a drag…a frustration compounded by the fact that she was a grounded teenager and only allowed to see Edward at school and for a measly two and a half hours per day after that. Under the watchful eye of her father Chief Charlie Swan, she did her homework, read college application replies and waited impatiently to see Edward’s beautiful face again.

Edward was always on her mind…well, except for that small part of each day she kept aside for Jacob Black.

Jacob whose crossed out words in a note gave evidence to his dark mood. Angry words replaced at the bottom of the note by the simple admission that he “missed her too”. If time was a lesson in patience for Edward and a frustratingly slow process for Bella - it was agony for Jacob. Being a werewolf, Jacob’s private thoughts were open to his wolfpack brothers. They teased him. (I imagined Paul here as being particularly relentless).

No matter what he tried to do , his love for Bella Swan only seemed to grow and with it, the agony of not having the thing you love. But Jacob would be presented with opportunities he would take full advantage of in his quest to convince Bella they were more than friends.

At this point Seattle is fast becoming the murder capitol of the country. The deaths were really caused by “newborns” - fresh vampires created by Victoria and her new lovesick sidekick Riley.  The newborn vampires had the single purpose of keeping the “good” vampires - the vegetarian Cullens -  busy while she takes her revenge out on Edward for killing her mate James. 

How?   By killing Bella!

Bella’s father Charlie decides to release Bella from house arrest on condition she spend more time with her friends-meaning Jacob. Unaware of the existence of vampires and werewolves in Forkes, Chief Swan thinks Bella is avoiding Jacob and hurting his feelings. But what really happened was, after Jacob returned Bella’s secret motorbike to her house, causing Charlie to freak out and ground her, they fell out and the hatred between the vampires and werewolves intensified. The fact that Bella intended to become a vampire herself by getting bitten by one -  thus breaking the ancient Quileute Indian laws that protected humans - made matters worse and a  war was imminent. 

As Jacob was bound by wolfpack laws which naturally didn’t favour vampires and Bella’s love of Edward constantly left him on the down side, his pack loyalty and growing jealousy drove a wedge between him and his beloved Bella. He stopped taking her calls and his brothers bore the brunt of his misery.

But Edward was jealous too and even though he was sincere when he thanked Jacob for looking after Bella when he left, he also wished Bella would stay mad at Jacob for getting her into trouble with her Dad. But he knew she would not. Bella had grown close to Jacob after he left and he hated that she missed him and her father thought of Jacob like family. 

Edward worried about the treaty between the vampires and the Quileute Indian tribe, of which Jacob is a direct descendant. He warns Bella that if she crosses over onto Quileute land to see Jacob, he cannot protect her or follow. Also it transpired that Alice, Edward’s gifted sister could not see Bella when she was with a werewolf and would not know if she was in danger. Edward is adamant she stay away but Bella wants to see Jacob…she owed him that much. 

NEXT TIME… Boundaries, plane trips and the problem of Jacob Black.

Take care,

Annie