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She Sleeps
By : bcullen1026
Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR
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Chapter List
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Chapter 16
EPOV
I raced to the airport and met my family in the terminal. Everyone was whispering too fast for any human to follow. Alice looked up and met my eyes. She nodded once to let me know she saw me and then turned back to Carlisle. Before I could ask why we were going to Boston on such short notice, the attendant called for the final boarding of our flight. Everyone moved at once. I wanted to be stubborn. I wanted to stay where I was until I got an explanation, but that was selfish. They wouldn’t hold the plane for me and if Alice had indeed found Bella I needed to be there.
I followed my family onto the plane and slide into the vacant seat next to Alice. She had some explaining to do. Before I could even open my mouth she turned and looked at me. “I know you want to know what happened, and I will tell you, I promise, but we need to get in the air first.” I stared at her for a moment longer, trying to see if she was avoiding the issue, but she seemed sincere. I nodded and settled back in my seat and began counting down until the flight was over.
After the flight attendants began serving drinks, Alice turned to me again. “I saw Bella in a room with a stranger.” I immediately tensed. I was afraid of what she would tell me next. “The man was showing her something. At first I couldn’t tell what it was, but when I concentrated I saw his driver’s license. We have his address.” I sat frozen in my seat. We had an address. We knew where she was. I was going to see my Bella again. “The only problem is we don’t know if Bella is at the address I saw or somewhere else, but either way we will find her soon. She’ll either be there or this man will know where she is.” I nodded. This was going to be a long flight.
Long flight doesn’t even begin to cover the agony that I had to sit through. It was the longest four hours of my life. As soon as the plane hit the ground I was out of my seat. We were the first ones off the plane. It was torture to move through the lobby of the airport at human speed, but we needed to keep up appearances until we were clear of the people. Emmett and Rose met us at the terminal exit. Alice had not actually told anyone the address so we were following her lead. As soon as we cleared the main road we were running. It didn’t take long before we stopped in front of a ranch style home. The instant I was in range I was listening for her heartbeat. She wasn’t here, I knew that already, but this man knew where she was and I’d be damned if I didn’t get it out of him.
I took a step toward the door and Carlisle’s hand came down on my shoulder. “Son, you need to be prepared for what we might find. She may not even be here, but if she is she may not be exactly happy to see us. She may not be in her right mind. We need to find out what really happened. We have Alice’s visions and what the police think, but the Bella we knew wouldn’t hurt a fly.” I didn’t take the time to tell him what I already knew. I needed to see her and hold her in my arms. Everything else would fall into place. I knew it.
I knocked on the front door. I heard someone moving inside so I managed to keep myself from breaking down the door. The moment the door opened I grabbed the man by the throat. “Where is she?!” I heard my family discussing what to do behind me. I ignored them. “WHERE IS SHE?!” I shook him. Hard. His mouth was moving, but now words were coming out. I assumed he was trying to answer my question so I set him on the ground. I waited for his answer as he coughed and attempted to find his voice.
“Your eyes…they’re black. They remind me of hers, except hers were bright red.” Esme was the one who asked. “Whose eyes?” The man looked nervous. “Victoria. That’s what Matt called her.” I hissed. That bitch! I was going to rip her apart and put her back together just so I could rip her apart again. I was getting impatient. Of course Alice saw my plan before I even moved. “Edward, focus.” Carlisle stepped forward and placed a restraining hand on my shoulder. “Please forgive my son. He is not himself at the moment. My name is Carlisle and this is my wife Esme, my sons Edward, Jasper and Emmett, and my daughters Alice and Rosalie. We believe you may know where a member of our family is. It’s imperative that we find her as soon as possible.”
The man looked confused. “I have never seen anyone like you before.” I sighed in frustration. “She wouldn’t have looked like us. She has brown hair and brown eyes and has been missing for about 4 months.” The man froze. “You’re looking for Bella.” It was a statement, not a question. Carlisle was thinking very loudly in my direction. Be careful Edward. If we spook him he may not tell us what he knows. I nodded to let him know that I understood. Before I could speak Alice stepped forward. “Will you tell us where she is Paul?” His eyes got very wide. “H-how do you know my name?” Alice was treading on very thin ice here. I didn’t even need him to say it out loud; I just needed him to think it. “You look like a Paul. Won’t you help me find my sister? I miss her terribly.” Alice did the best pout out of all of us. She could get an answer from a mute. Paul took a deep breath and I had my answer.
He gave us the address and a warning to be careful. He told us everything he knew about Matt and Victoria. Little did he know we wanted to catch both of them, but Bella was our first priority. I turned to leave when a thought struck me. “How long have you known where she was?” Paul was suddenly extremely uncomfortable. Carlisle looked at me. “HOW LONG?!” I took two steps toward him. He took a deep breath. “I guess I’ve known the whole time she’s been here, about 3 months, but I only knew for sure for about a day.” It was my turn to take a deep breath. “Did you know what was happening to her?” He looked at the ground. “Yes.” I let a low hiss escape me and Emmett and Jasper were at my side immediately. Jasper was sending calming waves my way, but they weren’t working.
This man knew what was happening to my Bella and yet he did nothing to help her. “Why didn’t you help her? WHY?!” This time Paul met my angry eyes. “First of all, I didn’t know for sure until yesterday. Secondly, the instant I but the pieces together I tried to get her out of there, but she wouldn’t leave.” He stopped speaking and my anger left me in a sudden rush. “She wouldn’t leave? Did she say why?”
“She said something about Victoria being angry and coming after me. Though she did say that if she got out on her own she would come here.” I sighed. It was typical Bella, always worried about someone else when she really needed to worry about herself. It made me miss her even more. “Thank you, for trying to help her. I’m sorry if I offended you, it’s just that she is my other half. I’m nothing without her. I need to see her.” Paul lost his anger. “I understand. You are a lucky man. She’s special, but she will need a lot of help to recover from this. I don’t know what went on before she came here, but I saw firsthand what happened when she was here and let’s just say it’s nothing that you want to know about.” He was right I didn’t want to know, but I owed it to her to step up and face it. I looked at the images in his head and wanted to throw up.
I couldn’t speak so Carlisle came forward and thanked Paul again. “Please take this, as a thank you for all your help.” Carlisle handed him a stack of bills. I think it was $5,000 but I wasn’t sure. We all turned and left while Paul tried to get over the shock of the amount of money. After we left the house, the rest of the family was unusually quiet. I looked at each of them and I could see the fear and worry in their eyes. They were trying not to think about what we would find at the house and failing. I too was worried about my Bella, but as long as she was alive we could get through anything.
We raced through the shadows of Boston to the address Paul had given us. It was important to move quickly because if Victoria smelled us before we got there, she would act and it wouldn’t end well. We found the house easily. We stopped far enough away not be overheard. Everyone started talking at once. I wasn’t really listening. I was too busy listen to the greatest sound in the world, her heart beat. It was a little faint, but it was there. Just hearing it made me happier than I had been since I left her.
Rose reached over a punched me in the shoulder. It didn’t hurt, but it got my attention. My whole family was looking at me. “Sorry I was distracted.” Rose raised an eyebrow at me. “We know, but we need you to focus now so we can get in there and get her home.” I nodded. Carlisle repeated what to do when we got inside. “Esme, Rose, and Alice you find Bella and get her out of there.” I opened my mouth to protest but Carlisle cut me off. “I know you want to be there Edward, but after what was done to her, she will probably be more comfortable about women. It’s just for now.” He was right of course. I nodded. “Good. Edward, Emmett and Jasper if Victoria is in the house you take care of her.” This time I did protest. “No. Victoria is mine.” Carlisle sighed. “I thought you would say that. Fine. Emmett, Jasper and I will secure the rest of the house and help the girls with Bella if need be. Is everyone ok with this?” He looked around and everyone nodded.
“Good. Any last minute questions before we go?” Rose looked at me and then back at Carlisle. “If you find Matt, don’t kill him.” My jaw dropped. “What?!” Rose looked at me. “I know everyone here wants him dead, but trust me. Don’t kill him. When Bella’s better let her decide what to do with him. She will need some form of closure and she can’t get that if he’s dead. We can keep him locked up until then.” Rose would know all about closure, since something similar happened to her, but she wasn’t kept for months. I couldn’t help but be grateful that she would be able to relate to Bella and help her through this. Carlisle looked at me then nodded. “Ok, don’t kill Matt, for now. Let’s go bring her home.”
We all turned and raced for the house. As soon as we burst through the door we froze and all our plans were shot to hell. Bella was suspended from the ceiling fan by her wrists. She was covered in blood and absolutely nothing else. The smell of that much of her blood hit me like a freight train. Carlisle was the only one not affected. He darted forward and cut her down. He laid her on the ground and covered her with a blanket from the couch. I pulled myself together enough to go to her side. I fell to my knees beside her. That’s when she started to scream.
APOV
We meet Edward at the airport. I knew he was going to badger me with questions about why we were going to Boston, but I didn’t have time to answer them now. I acknowledged his presence with a nod, but I was saved from having to tell him that by the attendant called for the final boarding of our flight. We all made our way to the gate. I noticed Edward hadn’t moved yet, but before we had to drag him along he caught up with us.
We all settled into our seats. Edward slid in next to me. Before he could even ask me to explain I turned and looked at him. “I know you want to know what happened, and I will tell you, I promise, but we need to get in the air first.” Edward finally nodded.
After the flight was underway I turned to him and told him what I saw. “I saw Bella in a room with a stranger.” Edward tensed. “The man was showing her something. At first I couldn’t tell what it was, but when I concentrated I saw his driver’s license. We have his address.” He froze in his seat. “The only problem is we don’t know if Bella is at the address I saw or somewhere else, but either way we will find her soon. She’ll either be there or this man will know where she is.” He nodded. This was going to be a long flight.
I don’t think Edward moved the whole time we were in the air. Not that I could blame him. We were all anxious to get Bella home. As soon as the plane landed we were the first ones off. It was agonizing having to move at a human pace through the airport. Rose and Emmett met us at the door and then we were running. We found the house easily enough. Edward was the first to move toward the door. Carlisle stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. “Son, you need to be prepared for what we might find. She may not even be here, but if she is she may not be exactly happy to see us. She may not be in her right mind. We need to find out what really happened. We have Alice’s visions and what the police think, but the Bella we knew wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
Edward knocked on the door. Once we saw the man I stopped really listening. I was hit with a vision. I came back to consciousness gasping for breath with Jasper’s arms around me. He leaned down and whispered in my ear. “What did you see?” I just shook my head. Telling them about it wouldn’t help anyone at this point. Everyone but Edward was looking at me. “Edward, focus. She’s not here. There is no other person in this house.” I knew Edward heard me. Carlisle stepped forward and placed a restraining hand on my shoulder. “Please forgive my son. He is not himself at the moment. My name is Carlisle and this is my wife Esme, my sons Edward, Jasper and Emmett, and my daughters Alice and Rosalie. We believe you may know where a member of our family is. It’s imperative that we find her as soon as possible.”
“I have never seen anyone like you before.” Edward sighed. “She wouldn’t have looked like us. She has brown hair and brown eyes and has been missing for about 4 months.” The man froze. “You’re looking for Bella.” It was a statement, not a question. I stepped forward. “Will you tell us where she is Paul?” His eyes got very wide. “H-how do you know my name?” I had to be very careful. “You look like a Paul. Won’t you help me find my sister? I miss her terribly.” I could get an answer from a mute if I really wanted to. No one seemed to be able to deny me anything. Paul took a deep breath and gave us the answer.
As soon as Paul gave us the address I had another vision of how Edward was going to react. So I knew that everyone would be focused on him. No one would notice if I stepped outside. I turned and ran out the front door and two blocks down. At the exact same moment I saw Edward shouting at Paul, I looked up at the night sky and let out the scream that had been trapped in my throat since my vision of Bella. I knew we would be too late and there was nothing I could do about it. She was already dead.
I was back in the house before anyone noticed my absence. The rest of the family was just leaving. We ran through Boston and found the house. I hardly heard a word Carlisle said. There was a heartbeat inside the house and although I had the vision of Bella hanging from the ceiling covered in blood I couldn’t help but hope she was alive. Edward was focused on the same thing I was, but for different reasons. He wasn’t the one who thought Bella was dead. I was. Rose punched Edward in the shoulder and the directions were repeated. We all ran through the front door and froze in our tracks.
The smell of blood was like getting punched in the gut. It was the total embodiment of my vision. Bella was hanging from the ceiling fan by her wrists, naked and covered in her own blood. Her heart was still beating but it was faint. Carlisle raced across the room and cut her down and covered her with a blanket. Edward finally pulled himself together enough to kneel by her. The moment his knees hit the ground she started screaming and my heart was ripped out of my chest.
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She Sleeps	By : bcullen1026 Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR Views: 5823 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or make any money from this story.

She Sleeps