Chapter 2: Edward's hope
JPOV
I stared at a dumbstruck Alice as I tried to analyse her mood. Clearly she was panicking. She breathed quickly even though breathing was not essential for our species. As I debated what Alice could of seen which could of freaked her out this way I tried to pull her up, noticing that we had an unwanted audience. "Is she alright dear?" A concerned customer enquired, obviously worried about Alice. "No she's fine" I said. "Actually she does this quite a lot." Alice glared at me. "Well it's normal you are a bit weird." Alice's faced turned a bright shade of violet but I quickly calmed her mood. –thank you power- "Alice this is not the time." I looked around, "or the place." Remember the Volturi don't allow us to tell humans about what we are." I whispered. Alice shivered the wrong sentiment perhaps. I pulled Alice up from the mess that were apples and swiftly took the trolley to the checkout, picking up fresh apples as I went. I had noticed a store cleaner approach us; obviously she hadn't been happy with the mess. I placed the food on the checkout quickly, keeping a close eye on Alice. I wandered what Alice had seen as I placed a can of corned beef on the checkout- did Renesmee and Jacob even like corned beef?- A shop assistant packed our food, I glanced at Alice and squeezed her tightly round the waist, my head balanced on her perfect shoulder. She shrugged me of so I turned to pay for the food. "That's a hundred and twenty two pounds." The women at the checkout said. Jeez I'd forgotten how much human food cost, it was so long since Rennesme and Jacob had been round… or a least it seemed a long time. Hunting elks was cheaper and tastier. Vampires didn't like human food. I gave the smiling checkout assistant the money and we walked silently out of the shop. I put the shopping in the Porsche's boot and snatched the keys of Alice. Did she really expect me to let her drive in this state? I pulled out the supermarket worrying now about both Alice and Bella.
It was a long journey home and a boring one, I watched humans drive unsteadily at 30 miles an hour. What was this a competition, yeah how slow can you drive? I twiddled my thumbs. My fingers creeping up the steering wheel towards the horn, I didn't have to press it the highway was clear. I speed up urgent to get home.
Carlisle I shouted as I barged through the front door clutching the shopping in one hand and Alice in the other. I shoved the bags on the table and dragged Alice into the living room. "What is it Jasper?" Carlisle murmured clearly worried. "Alice has seen something, she thinks she's seen Bella but she won't speak." "Alice is this true speak to me where's Bella?" Suddenly I heard a loud bang from the kitchen and in less than a second my family surrounded me. "Bella?" they questioned in unison "What about Bella? " Then there was another loud bang this time it came from upstairs. I turned around to see Edward at my side his eyes red with tears. "Bella" he gasped he voice hopeful. "No she's not here Edward." Carlisle stammered. "But we might know where she is, Alice has had a vision."
