When Edward arrived at the ballet studio he found it deserted. No James and more importantly, no Bella. In a fit of rage and anguish the bronze haired Cullen slammed his fist into the mirrored wall sending a ripple through the mirror and causing a rainstorm of thousands of tiny shards of glittering glass to fall to the floor. He was about to leave and hunt for his missing soul mate when something caught his eye. In the middle of the room, sitting on the floor was a small camcorder. When he reached to pick it up, Edward found himself having to suppress a growl as the sweet scent of his beloved was mixed with the bitter aftertaste of her captor. Taking a deep, unnecessary breath, he gently opened the viewing screen and pressed play, the scene before him made his muscles tense almost painfully and his veins burned with rage.
James smiled smugly into the camera lens.
"Well hello there Edward so nice of you to join us. I'm sorry I couldn't be there to greet you but I'm a little anxious to start playing with my new toy. I have quite a collection and I think my newest prize will fit right in with the others. I think you know her. Say hello Bella."
James moved out of shot and revealed a sight that chilled Edward to the core. His sweet beautiful Bella was bound and gagged propped against the wall he had just smashed, her eyes red and full of fear that grew in intensity as James stalked towards her. Her restrained sobs and whimpers were like daggers shooting straight into Edwards heart and his hands began to shake.
James appeared back in the shot.
"Tut tut Bella, it's rude to ignore people. I guess you'll be getting your first lesson right here and now. I hope you enjoy this Edward, I know I will"
Bella's eyes widened a second before James's hand impacted her jaw, the force caused her head to rebound off of the wall. For a moment she looked dazed and unaware of her surroundings but after a quick wink into the camera James slammed his hand down into her right leg. Clarity returned to Bella instantly and she screamed and writhed in agony. James stood up and moved the camera away so Bella's form could not be seen but her screams and sobs echoed through the room.
"Wasn't that fun? I do love playing with my new toys, but I seem to have a habit of breaking them. I've only ever had two witches before and they didn't live past a month. Well you know what they say about the third time. Did you know that your little human is in fact a witch? I hope I didn't ruin the surprise. Well I have to get her home and introduce her to the others and then the fun can really begin. Don't worry though you will see her again, I'll make sure to send you videos and pictures of our play dates. Oh and tell Jasper to keep an eye out for an email from me. I think he'll be particularly interested in one of my older toys. Say bye bye Bella"
The camera focused on her unconscious form for a few seconds before the video ended. As Edward watched the screen go black he felt his knees connect with the floor. The thoughts of his family invaded his mind and he felt Carlisle place a hand on his shoulder but he could not bare to tear his gaze away from the tiny camera in his hand. If he did not get his Bella back, if she died by James's hand then this device held possibly the last images he would ever have of her. unconscious, in pain and at James's mercy.
It was decided that the Cullen's would return home to Forks after it became apparent that James had somehow managed to mask his scent and none of the Olympic Coven had been able to track him. The atmosphere in the Cullen household was so thick with anger and tension that Jasper found himself trembling with the effort to remain in control of not only his family's emotions but his own. Whilst it was true that he struggled with his thirst around Bella, the pesky little human had wormed her way inside his heart and it angered him that someone would dare hurt such an innocent creature. Alongside his anger was confusion. What had James meant when he said that an 'older toy' of his would be of interest to him? A cry came from next to him snapping him back to reality.
"Alice?" Everyone was focusing on the tiny pixie who was shaking her head from side to side, her mouth open in horror. Jasper grasped his wife by the tops of her arms and shook her gently.
"Alice, sweetheart what did you see?" Alice closed her eyes briefly before replying.
"Nothing. I saw nothing"
Emmett stood up straight, his hands curling into fists. "What does that mean?"
"It means that Bella's future just disappeared" Alice clung to her husband, her words laced with pain.
A loud crash rang through the room as the table shattered against the wall. Edward stood over the debris his body shaking. Just as Esme stepped towards her son a quiet 'Ping' chimed from the open laptop that sat upon the dining room table. Carlisle approached the device and saw the flashing symbol in the bottom right of the screen, indicating one new message. He scanned the faces of his family and with a half nod from Edward he opened the message.
'Dear Cullen's,
This is a little thank you present from me for providing me with such a pretty new toy. The sounds she makes are like music to my ears, I do hope she lasts a while. Please accept this token of my appreciation.
James'
Below the short message was a video file. After a seconds hesitation Carlisle clicked the mouse and the video began to play.
Bella was chained to a wall, her arms and legs spread, a gagged tied tightly around her mouth. Her face was red and soaked with tears, a large bruise marred the left side. James appeared in the shot, a knife held loosely in his right hand.
"Let's play a game my pet. Let's play Truth or Dare. I'm going to as you some questions, you're going to answer with the truth and if I don't like the answers, well, I dare you not to scream." James removed the gag roughly.
"Question one. What are you?" Bella's face was a mixture of fear and confusion.
"Human, I-I'm human." James shook his head and drew the blade across her left thigh, the material of her jeans gave way easily and a small amount of blood seeped out of the wound.
"Wrong. Try again Bella. What are you?" James made another cut about an inch lower than the first. Then he made a third before Bella cried out.
"Witch! I'm a witch!"
"Good girl. Question two. What are your parents?" The conflict in Bella's eyes was clear, on the one hand she did not want to give this monster any information but she also did not want to suffer. Tears leaked out from the corner of her eyes and she tried to make a decision but it was made for her when the knife was plunged into her shoulder.
"Witch! My mother's a witch"
"And your father?"
"Please, no more, please!" Bella sobbed.
James was not done though as he slowly twisted the knife, his eyes black with hunger and excitement.
"Answer the question!"
"Shifter he's a shifter!" Bella's screams echoed through the room, bouncing off the stone walls and floor.
"Tell me about your siblings" Not a question, James was done playing. He tore open her shirt and rested the blade against her skin.
"Start with your brother"
Bella shook her head and more tears fell. Another scream tore through her lips as the knife was pulled across her stomach.
"Tell me!"
"No!"
"Tell me or I will have the Cullen's hunted down and ripped to pieces! I'll start with Alice, sweet little Alice, I'll have her brought here and I'll let you watch as she's pulled apart and burned and it will be all your fault!"
"No!" Bella began thrashing wildly against the restraints.
"Then tell me about your brother!"
"Tyson, his name is Tyson, he's a feline shifter like Charlie!"
"Now tell me about your sister"
"I can't"
"Then I can't guarantee the safety of the Cullen's, maybe after I'm done with Alice I can bring Esme in here and have a little fun with her before I kill her, slowly!"
"You don't understand! I can't tell you anything!"
"Why not Bella?"
"Because I don't know anything about her!"
James smiled and leaned into Bella's trembling form, his lips close to her ear, the tip of the knife dancing across her throat.
"Would you like to meet her?"
Bella froze, her eyes opened wide.
"That's right Bella, Your sister is here, I've been, 'enjoying', her company for a while now."
James suddenly rushed towards the camera and stared directly into the lens.
"How about it Cullen's. Would you like to meet Bella's sister? The one that the little witch kept a secret? Maybe she kept everything a secret from you. Not quite the innocent fragile little human she appeared to be is she? Tune in next time to see what other secrets I can pluck from those cute little lips of hers"
The camera shut off and the room was silent. Each Cullen was seething in anger, not only had James threatened Alice and Esme but he had used them to manipulate Bella into giving out information that she clearly did not want to share.
"I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill the evil son of a bitch and I'm going to enjoy doing it" Nobody was shocked at Emmett's outburst, what did shock them however was Esme's response.
The matriarch visibly shook with anger. She turned slowly putting her back to her family.
"Get in line"
With that the usually calm, loving woman exited the house, her husband followed close behind, his face betraying his anger.
Edward had not moved, his body was frozen in anger? Shock? Fear? Jasper struggled to get a lock on his emotions as they all tumbled over each other.
Alice threw her arms around her brothers waist, her body shaking with tearless sobs. Slowly she felt his arms fold around her.
"It's going to be OK Ali, we're going to get her back" Please Bella just hold on.
Bella was shoved roughly into the room, her broken leg causing her to fall to the cold stone floor and the door was slammed shut. Her whole body hummed with pain, particularly her bloody shoulder. Pressing her hand to the wound she couldn't suppress the whimper of pain.
"Bella?" Bella spun her torso around quickly at the familiar voice. Dragging herself slowly to the back of the room, she saw a figure chained up in the left corner, almost completely bathed in darkness.
"It is you isn't is Bells?" Bella slowly made her way to the figure and tucked herself into their side, lacing the fingers of her right hand through theirs.
"Yeah Ty, it's me" The hand holding hers squeezed gently and she rested her aching head on his shoulder, taking a small amount of comfort in the fact that her brother was alive and she wasn't alone.
"They have Amelia."
"I know"
"This is bad Bells" Bella tightened her grip on his hand.
"I know"
The pair slipped into silence that seemed to go on forever until the door opened, bathing the room in light as a short, snarling blonde was pushed into the room, her body bloody and her clothes torn. The door slammed and once again the room grew dark except for the small beam of light coming through the small section of bars in the door. The blonde approached the corner slowly. Her green eyes met Bella's and she smiled gently before lowering herself to the floor.
"You must be Bella." The brunette nodded already having an idea as to who this girl was.
"I'm Amelia. It's nice to finally meet my baby sister."
A/N This is my first story guys and I hope it doesn't suck too much! Your feedback is greatly appreciated! I've been toying around with this idea for a few months and finally decided to post this chapter. I know it's a little fast paced but please bear with me obviously a lot of questions will have arose from this chapter for both you guys and the Cullen's but be patient and all will be revealed! Let me know what you thought, good? bad? be honest, I can take criticism if it helps me become a better writer! x