I set the speeding ticket down on the entry way table as we entered the Hale house.
"Are you okay?" Jazz put his arm on my shoulder as I tried to race him out of the porch.
"I'm fine." I lied
"Okay. Well did you see him coming?"
"Who?" I pretended not to know what he was talking about.
He sighed. "The police officer. You've never gotten a ticket before."
"No I didn't see him. I wasn't watching." I lied again. I had been watching. I always keep an eye on police cars in the area while I'm driving one hundred in a seventy zone. But somehow this police officer slipped through my physic radar. What's wrong with me. I mentally kicked myself as I walked up the stairs towards Jasper's room.
"Please stop." Jasper took my hand and spun me around to face him in the hall just outside his door. "I know your upset, so don't try to hide it." There was a pause and I leaned my head back on the door. "The ticket's not a big deal. Money isn't a problem you know."
"Yeah I know money is not a problem." I said as emotionless as i could manage.
I let go of his hand and opened the door behind me. I walked into the room and let myself fall face first onto the bed.
Jazz sat down beside me and started rubbing my back slowly.
"You couldn't see him at all, could you?" He asked softly. I knew he was sending me waves of calm because I could feel my emotions changing without reason.
I sat up. "I can barely see anything lately. The future is so blurry to me. I'm losing my ability and I'm scared."
"Have you been trying to use your gift a lot lately?" he asked softly.
"No, it hurts." I almost sobbed. "There are to many blocks in my way scattering the pictures. It gives me a headache."
The phone started ringing.
"See, I did not see that coming." I said folding my arms over my chest.
"You weren't trying." He kissed me on the forehead before getting off the bed and reaching for the phone on his bureau. He checked the caller I.D before pressing talk.
"Hello." he answered.
"Jazz, is Nessie there?" Edward's voice sounded out over the room. I temporarily set aside my thoughts of self pity to eaves drop on Jasper's telephone conversation.
"I don't think so. One sec." Jasper put the phone down from his ear and placed the part you speak into against his chest. "Rose, is Renesmee here?" he said only a little bit over his normal speaking volume.
Rosalie appeared at the door. "No. Why?" She asked letting herself in.
Jazz shrugged before putting the phone back up to his ear. "She's not here. Is she missing?"
"Well, in the sense that none of us know where she is. Her and Jacob said they were going outside for a second and they aren't there anymore. So...I don't know. She's only been gone a few minutes. But if they aren't back soon..." he left his sentence at that.
"We should start looking for her now." Jasper said seriously.
"What's going on?" Rosalie asked.
"Renesmee's missing." Jasper informed her.
"We don't know that for sure." Edward's voice wavered and didn't sound at all confident with his statement.
"Emmett and I will go out to look for her now." Rosalie disappeared into the hall hearing Edward's pathetic answer.
"I know she probably can't, but does Alice see anything?"
Jazz turned his eyes to me. I shook my head in response.
"No." he said plainly.
"Okay."
I heard a muffled sound from the phone and Jasper's eyes widened. "I think we should get over there now." he said hanging up the phone and running for the door.
* * * * *
The four of us stood outside in the dark in a circle around the patch of blood stained snow.
"It's definitely Jacob's" Edward said solemnly. He half heartedly covered his noes with his hand.
I looked at Carlisle who seemed to be examining the splatter. "There isn't enough blood here to assume he is seriously hurt, but this does suggest he was attacked."
Bella had fallen to her knees the second she discovered the blood and remained silently in a crouch by the stain since.
Jasper and Emmett returned after having left to follow the three sets of tracks leading away from the blood.
"Anything?" I asked, hoping for good news.
"One set of tracks is Nessie's, one Jacob's, and the other we don't recognize. That's about it" Emmett said hanging his head.
"The trail continues on for a few miles but eventually meets up with the road. It ends there." Jasper said.
Bella inhaled deeply but made no other sound. Edward just stared at the snow.
Rosalie and Esme came out from the house. Rosalie's eyes met Emmett's expectantly but he just shook his head.
"They're gone. They're both gone." Bella said suddenly. "My baby is gone." She stood up and covered her face with her hands as she began to shake uncontrollably.
Edward put an arm around her and pulled her close in a weak attempt to comfort her. He was too far gone to be any help to anyone else.
Esme took a step towards them and put her hand on Bella. "I called the pack. They are sending Quil and Embry to come help us look and Seth and Leah are searching the woods now. If there is anything to be found, they will find it."
Edward's head snapped up like he was coming out of a trance. His eyes were dark and he was full of anger. "Aro's gonna pay for this."
"We don't even know who's responsible. The Volturi might not even be involved." Carlisle said calmly.
"Who else could it be!?" His anger was building. "Who else would kidnap my daughter!?"
Carlisle put his hands up in front of him facing Edward trying to calm him down. "We all might be over reacting, this might not have been a kidnapping for all we know."
"Oh, do you have some other evidence to the contrary that I am not aware of. Because from where I'm standing it looks like Renesmee was taken against her will!"
"Please stop yelling." Bella pleaded in a quiet whisper.
Everyone fell silent. Edward hung his head. He started to appear a little bit more calm when he lifted his head. "We are wasting time here just standing around. Alice can you see anything of relevance."
Everyone turned to stare at me expectantly. Except for Jasper. His gaze was soft and apologetic. After a few seconds I shook my head.
"Okay, then I am going to Italy." He already has his cell phone out and started dialing the airport's number. He started walking back towards the house. "Anyone who wants to come, get in the car."
