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Chapter 13
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A/N: Alright kiddies, here it is, chapter 13. Enjoy!
Alice POV
Guilt. That was only one of the emotions that kept pulling me under. I’d failed Bella in the worst way imaginable. I should have seen something by now so that we could save her. Save her from that monster.
But no matter how hard I tried or how often I looked, I never saw anything more than murky images. I couldn’t even tell if it was Bella in those muddled images that flashed in my mind. It hurt to think that she had counted on us and we had let her down on such epic proportions. I couldn’t stand to think about Bella being near that fiend. After the first vision of them together, who knew what horrors he was subjecting her to. My imagination ran wild different scenarios that she might have suffered since that horrendous imagery had polluted my mind.
I was the one who possessed the gift that should have delivered her safely back home to us. But my ability was useless when it came to Bella now. It was more distressing than I could let on. I was supposed to be the upbeat one. The one that always looked on the bright side of things. That was only because I always knew how things were going to turn out. I’ve never been completely in the dark. It made me anxious and worried. If I could get an ulcer, I’d be developing one right now. I didn’t understand what was going on. What was wrong with me?
Why couldn’t I see her anymore?
Terror gripped me when I considered the possibilities. What if he had killed her? What if that was the reason I couldn’t see her anymore?
Suddenly, I was grateful that Jasper had taken a break from the house. My emotions had run across the entire board. I felt like I was bipolar or something. It would have left my love feeling like he had whiplash. Everyone’s emotions were affecting him so negatively to begin with. It hurt me to see him struggling with his ability. His gift truly was his curse sometimes. He felt his own emotions and they were magnified by what everyone else was feeling. If he didn’t exercise extreme caution , he could project those intense emotions back onto the rest of us. It would become a vicious cycle.
I sighed and rubbed my temples absentmindedly, trying to will the visions to come. I was beyond frustrated. Why couldn’t I see anything important? The only thing that I was seeing with any clarity were of every day mundane things. New trends in the stock market. The fashion expo in Milan next month.
The next vision perked me up somewhat. Jasper would be home in twenty-three minutes. I noticed that he had a fierce, calculated look on his face. It looked like he was planning something. I saw my future self melt into his embrace and I smiled. I loved him more than life itself.
I sighed again as I thought about Jasper and what he meant to me. I couldn’t imagine the pain that Edward was facing. I couldn’t comprehend the anguish that I would feel if Jasper was ripped away from me like Bella has been from Edward. I loved Bella but she wasn’t my other half like Jasper was. My own pain couldn’t even begin to compare to his. The fact that she was human and so delicate was also cause for concern. She was fragile and easily broken. I worried about her mind as much as her body. If only Edward had listened to me from the beginning. This whole tragedy could have been avoided. I had seen Bella as a vampire, as one of us. I heard a low growl of anger erupt from Edward’s room.
“You are so stubborn, Edward.” I shouted in my mind. “If we had just changed her, she’d have been safe. I love her too, Edward. We all do. But surely this life wouldn’t have been as bad as what he’s done to her. I just want my sister and best friend back, you asshole. I want my family back. I want this nightmare to be over.”
I let up my silent tirade. “I’m sorry Edward. It’s not your fault.”
He just wanted what was best for Bella. He thought that if he changed her he would be destroying her soul and he couldn’t do that. I didn’t believe for one minute that we were soulless. I didn’t think of us as monsters like he did. True, there were others of our kind that did horrific things but that didn’t mean that we were all evil. There were humans out there who killed just as ruthlessly as vampires. Did that make all humans killers? In my mind, that made humans more evil than vampires. Most vampires only killed to feed. Humans killed for a broad spectrum of reasons. Some did it for pleasure. Some did it in anger or for revenge. Some did it for no good reason at all. It was our choices in life that defined us. I felt that nothing changed when we began this life. Our choices made us who we were and I felt confident that Bella wouldn’t have any problems following our diet. She was such a good person and I knew that she would carry that
with her when she changed.
I heard the phone ringing in the background. I wondered vaguely who that could be. I’d never even heard the house phone ring before. I heard a crash from Edward’s room and then I heard Carlisle say, “Bella?”
I launched myself off the couch and was halfway up the stairs when Edward met me. He had a look of relief etched on his face. I raised my eyebrow and questioned him silently, “What’s going on?”
He said, “Bella is on the phone with Carlisle. He knows where she is. Go get Rosalie and Emmett. I’ll call Jasper right now. Carlisle said we need to leave in ten minutes. We’ll all meet in the dining room.”
Happiness radiated my body as I raced down the stairs and into the garage. Emmett and Rosalie were under the jeep. “Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle has got Bella on the phone. He knows where she is. We’re going to get her.”
Emmett whooped loudly as he slid out from under the car. “It’s about time. I’ve missed that little squirt too much. That asshole is going to regret touching our little sister. I can’t wait to get my hands on him.”
Rosalie smiled at Emmett’s protectiveness of Bella. This unfortunate event had changed her attitude toward Bella a great deal. Not that she openly disliked Bella, but now they had something in common. She felt closer to the girl that she thought should stay away from them. Now Bella would be lucky if Rosalie ever let her out of her sight when she returned.
Then my own piece of heaven ran into the garage. I felt the stiff set of my shoulders relaxing and I rushed into his arms. “Jazz,” I said softly and breathed in his scent.
“I missed you darlin’,” he replied.
I took his hand and followed the rest of our family into the dining room. We couldn’t make use of this room in the traditional sense but Carlisle still liked to use it to have family meetings in. Some vestiges left over from his humanity. I heard Carlisle race down the stairs and I waited impatiently for him to speak. I hated being blind. I hated not knowing what was going to happen. It made me feel vulnerable and unprotected.
Carlisle didn’t waste any time. “I’m sure that Edward has already told you. Bella is okay for now but we have got to hurry before James leaves again. Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, and I will take my car. Edward, Alice, and Jasper take the Volvo. You all know what to do when we get there.”
Carlisle had a grim look on his face and it was a little intimidating. He was very old and very powerful. It was more than daunting seeing him look so determined and so angry. Carlisle was usually so quiet and passive.
We didn’t hesitate as we ran outside and into the cars. Jasper and I jumped into Edward’s backseat and he tore out of the driveway behind Carlisle.
I wished that we could run. It would be so much faster, not to mention that it would make me feel that I was actively doing something to help Bella.
Edward answered my thought. “It would be faster for awhile, Alice. But not very practical. What would we do when we ran out of the cover of the forest? Besides, Carlisle thought if Bella rode home in something familiar to her that it would be easier to start the healing process.”
I nodded. It made sense but I felt a deep foreboding at the whole situation. James was a tracker. I was sure that he would be able to sense when we got close. I was terrified he would leave before we got there. I was scared that I wouldn’t see it and we’d be back to square one. I had lost all faith in my defective visions.
“What’s the matter, beautiful?”, Jasper murmured in my ear.
Sometimes I cursed his ability. I couldn’t hide anything from him. I said, “I’m afraid that he’ll be gone before we get there. I’m worried that I won’t see his decision if he does leave. I’m scared that we’ll lose her again.” I felt my eyes prick with tears that would never fall as I broke down. I would never forgive myself if anything else happened to her.
Jasper sent soothing waves of calm at me and I felt extremely grateful for his care and understanding. He was the only one who truly understood me. He said, “Everything is going to work out darlin’. You’ll see.”
I relaxed into his embrace and let him control my emotions for the moment. I knew the feelings of calm and tranquility that he was sending was for Edward as much as it was for me. I could only imagine the confusing things that he was feeling right now. Knowing Edward, he would have a full on anxiety attack if Jasper would let him.
We made good time but I found myself getting impatient when we came within one hundred miles of Edmonton. We couldn’t move fast enough. She’d spent too much time as it was with that bastard. It was too much to hope that this terrible experience wouldn’t change Bella but I would do everything that I could to help her.
I was ruminating on Bella when it hit. I gasped I was so shocked. It was Bella, crystal clear in my vision. She was arguing with James. I threw a wall up around my mind. Edward didn’t need to see this yet. I wasn’t sure how this was going to end and we didn’t need Edward ripping the car apart. I saw him hit her and saw her brave reaction. Oh, Bella. Hang on, we’re coming.
I got more angry as the vision continued. He was going to rape her again. Oh, God. I sat rigidly as I saw him slice into her pale skin. He was feeding from her again, the bastard. Then I saw him stiffen and the words he uttered to her would have made my blood run cold if I still had any.
Shit. He knows. Jasper said, “What did you see, Alice?”
I didn’t answer him. I pulled out my phone and dialed the number. “Carlisle, he knows…Yes, I saw it perfectly clear…I don’t know what the difference is…I didn’t feel anything different…No, I don’t know…”I trailed off as another vision flashed in my mind. James and Bella at an airport.
I said, “Carlisle, they are heading to the airport.”
I hung up, overjoyed that I’d finally seen her. I replayed the first part of my vision for Edward so that he could see that she was okay. I saw him relax and loosen his grip on the steering wheel.
“Thank you, Alice. Can you see where they are going?”
“Not yet, but I’m watching for it.”
We sat in silence as we got closer to the airport. I didn’t think that we could stop him at the airport. Too many witnesses. Hopefully, we would know where he went and we could follow accordingly.
I closed my eyes as another vision danced in my mind. I sat up straight and cried out at what I saw. Why would he take her there? Was he insane? Surely he knew about them!
Jasper said, “What is it, beautiful?”
I could only choke out one word but it was all that was needed.
“Italy!”
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