All Credits Belong To Stephenie Meyer

Edward POV

SLAM!

I flew backwards as the enormous bulk landed on me. I think the impact broke a few trees. I couldn't see anything. I was too shocked to even react. My head hurt with the fall. The figure on me tried to move but slumped back on me. Again. I groaned and it took time for my vision to clear.

"Get away from me!" I screeched at the damn load on me. As my vision cleared, I recognized the heap as Emmett. He slid down on the other side of me. His eyes were blood red and he looked like he'd been beaten up severely. "EMMETT!" I shrieked in horror. He wasn't unconscious, merely in pain. His clothes were a lot torn and had splatters of blood on them and his face seemed cracked. Alice heard me and rushed to us.

"Oh my god!" Alice shrieked looking at Emmett.

"We need to take him to Carlisle!" I said urgently lifting him up as Alice supported him. "Did you see this coming?" I asked Alice as we ran to our home.

No! His future momentarily disappeared and I started panicking but then I heard you shout. Alice thought. Who could've done this?

"I don't know." I said my voice shaking. We reached the house at that point. Emmett must have killed a human! We had to leave quickly.

"Edward. What happened? You're back so soon." Esme said as soon as we stepped in and looked at Emmett with her mouth open. "Carlisle!" Esme said loudly in panic as soon as her eyes bore in Emmett's frail form. Carlisle, and everyone came down to along with him to see what this was all about. Rosalie shrieked when she saw Emmett.

Oh my god! Emmett! How? How did it happen? Rosalie thought in panic as she rushed to Emmett. I quickly lay him down and Carlisle started his work immediately. He told us to leave the room apart from Rose. Esme, Jasper, Alice and I went upstairs.

"How did this happen?" Jasper asked.

"I don't know. I was just walking in the forest when Emmett landed on me as if somebody threw him. He possessed no coherent thought." I said worriedly.

He's in pain. Jasper said in his thoughts.

"Alice, when will Emmett wake up?" Esme asked.

"He'll be alright in five hours." She said.

"Who could do this. I mean Emmett is strong. You can't just toss him away. Whatever did this is a threat and it's still out there." Jasper said worried.

"I couldn't see who did this either." Alice said panic evident in her voice.

"I am afraid that's not the only problem. Emmett's off the wagon. His eyes are blood red. He either killed a human or a vampire is in transformation. Though I think the answer is most likely the second one. I think we should go to the forest and check if we have a newborn in our hands or if there were witnesses." I said hurriedly.

"I am coming with you." Alice said immediately.

"No!" Jasper protested. "We don't know what this thing is. We don't know if it's still there! It's too dangerous for you." He said looking at Alice.

"Jazz. I can handle myself. Besides, Edward will be there with me." She said. Jasper was still reluctant. "Jazz. Please believe me." She said Jasper looked at me.

Don't let anything happen to her. He warned.

"Thank you Jasper!" Alice said already seeing his 'yes'. I quickly left the house and started retracing my steps as Alice followed me. I wasn't afraid of this creature. In fact, I wanted it to kill me. My life had lost its meaning the day I left…Bella. It had been one hundred and twenty-seven years since I left her. She was long dead now. The reality hit me like an arrow. She went missing after two months when I left her. She was never found. I learnt that after my resolve to stay away faltered and I came back after two years. But there was nothing I could do then. The trail had gone cold. No body was found but she was declared dead. The pain was unbearable. And it had worsened over time. My mistakes had taken Bella away from me. And I had no knowledge as to what happened to her. My head swum with pain at the realization.

"EDWARD!" Alice screamed breaking me out of my stance. I stopped immediately and looked down to see that we had reached a small clearing. I could see a lot of blood soaking down. But neither Alice's nor mine eyes darkened heavily. The blood smelt better than that of any animal but not as good as a human's blood. It smelt faintly like that of a vampire. It smelt pleasant and sweet. There was no body though. Just the dead body of a mountain lion. The blood down did not belong to the mountain lion though. The lion was drained but it had no bite mark.

Do you have any idea whose blood is this? Alice asked in her thoughts.

"No. I have never smelt something like this before. It smells better than any animal but it's not human. It smells pleasant actually." I said frowning.

Whatever it was, it made Emmett's eyes turn red. Alice thought.

"You would be right." I said. "How did this lion die? There's no bite mark on it." I said confused. Alice looked at the dead lion examining it. "It died of a broken neck." I realized looking at the odd angle of the lion's head.

"But it's drained of blood." Alice said more confused than ever.

"So it appears." I said and looked around. I spotted a syringe fallen away partially hidden by the grass. I picked it up. There were small splatters of blood in it. I was more confused than ever. "It was drained of blood by a syringe." I said frowning. Alice was confused too. "Maybe whatever the creature was, killed the lion and was drawing out his blood in some sort of a container, probably a blood bag when Emmett attacked the creature and the creature fought back not before Emmett injured him. The creature took the container and hastily ran away. Probably not too far considering he's injured but he's still strong considering what he did to Emmett." I deduced. Alice looked at me with raised eyebrows. "We should follow the smell of his blood."

"Lead the way Sherlock." Alice said.

We tried following the trail but it was more like a perfume. I couldn't really track where it was coming from. It was strong too.

"It's not working." I groaned.

"What do we do Mr. Holmes?" Alice asked.

"I consider you seek the future Dr. Watson. At which path does our future go blank?" I said playing along.

Nice idea. Alice said in her head.

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