A/N: This is Edward's point of view, in Twilight, when he's going to get Bella from Phoenix. It starts with the phone call with Alice. Enjoy!

"He's going to be at her mom's house." Alice's silky voice flowed from the phone, her words sharp and icy.

"What? Why? You're positive?" We had known that James left Forks, but… why would he go to Renée's house? It didn't make sense. How had he known?

"Look, I'm just telling you what I saw. We'll watch Bella, Edward, make sure she doesn't get into danger." Her words, far from soothing me, pushed me into action.

"Listen to me, Alice. Emmett, Carlisle, and I are taking the next flight out of Seattle to Phoenix. We're going to take her somewhere, away from James. Until then, you and Jasper are to keep a close eye on Bella. I don't care what she's doing, watch her at all times." My words had an edge of menace, an unsaid threat, but inside, my heart was shattering slowly. With a softer tone, I said, "Please, Alice. For me."

I heard her sigh on the line. "Trust us, Edward. Bella will be safe with us."

I shut the cell phone. Carlisle was already dialing to the airlines, scheduling a flight that would arrive at Phoenix at 9:45 this morning.

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My hands drummed on the armrest, not feeling the plush seats of the first-class airline. I watched impatiently as the flight attendants went over emergency procedures and the schedules of the flight.

"Calm down, Edward," Emmett snapped, his patience thin. Next to him, Carlisle nodded.

"You know it's faster than running. Besides, Bella's safe with Alice and Jasper." I glanced over at his gentle eyes, eyes that had kept me on the right track for so long. Now, I wasn't sure if this was what I wanted.

It wasn't fair! To Bella; all the times I tried to convince her to leave me, I didn't try hard enough. Because of me, because of what I was, my angel was in danger.

What if we were too late? What if Alice and Jasper didn't fulfill their promise, didn't keep Bella safe? What if- I cringed at this thought- James won? The never-ending questions had answers I knew that Carlisle and Esme would hate.

I would have to go after James, of course. He couldn't live if he killed Bella. Speaking of which, I couldn't either. Life without Bella was… unimaginable, unendurable. I thought of Romeo and Juliet, the book we had been studying in English. How ironic it is, I thought, shaking my head. They had so easy. A swig of a simple potion and their problems were solved. Again, it wasn't fair. Humans had an easy way out. I knew Emmett wouldn't help, so, for me, there was only one option: the Volturi.

Aro, Marcus, and Caius. I would have to go alone, and it would probably be the longest journey of my life.

I twisted uneasily in my seat as the plane touched the ground. A nasal voice came on the PA, "Welcome to the Sky Harbor Airport. It is a beautiful sunny day, 86 degrees outside. Please wait until the seat belt sign is turned off to unbuckle your seat belts. Please remove all belongings from overhead cabins and under your seats. Thank you, and welcome to Phoenix."

As soon as I could, I raced off the plane into the bustling terminal. Alice and Jasper were counting in their heads, a telltale sign that something had gone wrong- not to mention that Bella was nowhere in sight.

"Okay," I growled, shaking Alice. "Where is she?" She stared back at me with wide, anxious eyes.

"I'm sorry, Edward, but when she left to go to the bathroom, we lost her. She ran away from us." My eyes slid from her gaze, and immediately, not caring who saw, I ran as fast as I could towards the exit elevator, where her scent was barely lingering.

I'm coming, Bella. I'm coming, my angel.

A/N: So? Good? Bad? I'd like some feedback, so please review! Oh, and I'm not abandoning AIM with the Cullens, otherwise some very violent reviewers might come after me. -cringe-