Re: Edward Cullen #6
Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:08 pm
Seeker~ Don't get me wrong. Edward and Jacob's relationship got a lot easier with his imprinting on Ness and Jacob's assistance with both the newborn and Volturi battles. Edward, I believe, feels a genuine respect for Jacob now. However, had Bella died (even if Ness lived) Edward was not staying alive long after her and things between he and Jacob would be very different.
If Bella died AND Jacob hadn't imprinted, there was no way Jacob was not going to fight Edward. That was pretty much a guarantee. Jacob would blame Edward for Bella's death and Edward would accept that blame readily and fully and would welcome any punishment Jacob felt he deserved. He would not even have faught back. And, in my mind, Jacob would have obliged. He said as much, didn't he? He outright stated that he would be more than happy to kill Edward if Bella died and he wouldn't wait long to do it either.
There has been debate about whether Edward would have wanted to die if Bella had died but Ness had lived. I'm torn on that. A part of me says that Edward woud see in Ness his beautiful Bella and would see Ness as a part of her, would love her and nurture her despite his pain because Bella died to save her. He would love her enough for both of them and when Ness was grown and on her own, then he would follow Bella. But, another part of me doesn't accept that. He knows that Ness will be taken care of by his family. He knows that she will be loved beyond reason, doted on, nurtured and taught everything she needs to know, given everything in the world. And, he knows the yawing, gaping blackhole his life is without Bella. I just don't think he can go back to that. No, he would still seek to die if Bella had.
If Bella died AND Jacob hadn't imprinted, there was no way Jacob was not going to fight Edward. That was pretty much a guarantee. Jacob would blame Edward for Bella's death and Edward would accept that blame readily and fully and would welcome any punishment Jacob felt he deserved. He would not even have faught back. And, in my mind, Jacob would have obliged. He said as much, didn't he? He outright stated that he would be more than happy to kill Edward if Bella died and he wouldn't wait long to do it either.
There has been debate about whether Edward would have wanted to die if Bella had died but Ness had lived. I'm torn on that. A part of me says that Edward woud see in Ness his beautiful Bella and would see Ness as a part of her, would love her and nurture her despite his pain because Bella died to save her. He would love her enough for both of them and when Ness was grown and on her own, then he would follow Bella. But, another part of me doesn't accept that. He knows that Ness will be taken care of by his family. He knows that she will be loved beyond reason, doted on, nurtured and taught everything she needs to know, given everything in the world. And, he knows the yawing, gaping blackhole his life is without Bella. I just don't think he can go back to that. No, he would still seek to die if Bella had.