So in case you didn't understand the first chapter, here's what happened. The Volturi came and took Bella and Edward, because Bella is still human. Edward was forced to change Bella and shortly after was locked up and has to watch her transformation from behind bars. Now, on to the rest of the story!
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Alice POV
Whew, I sighed. There is absolutely nothing to do. Now that the wedding is over and done with, I am quite literally just standing around, twiddling my thumbs. "Do not even think about it, Jazz," I spat out, after seeing a quick vision of Jasper creeping around the corner. "You know you cannot ever sneak up on me, so don't even try it." I was still trying to relax after finishing one of my biggest projects of the century. Bella and Edward were married no more than four days ago, and I still felt uneasy about sitting around lazily. I was beginning to miss all of the fun I had planning the beautiful scene.
I felt his tender arms wrap around my waist as Jasper whispered into my ear. "Aww Alice," he cooed, "you're no fun. Can't you let me have my fun?"
"Not in this lifetime, tiger," I giggled as my husband turned me around, my arms snaking around his neck as he closed the distance between us. But no sooner had the kiss began were we interrupted by an obnoxious, immature nineteen year old, who seemed to be stuck with the mind of a four year old.
"C'mon guys stop sucking face and let's do something. It's so lonely without Bella and her clumsiness. Not to mention I miss wrestling with Edward. When are they coming back?" Ugh. Way to go, Emmett, I sighed.
"Emmett", Jasper began, "don't you have someone else to bother? We were kinda busy, right Alice?
"Alice?"
But there was no reply for as soon as Jasper began speaking, my eyes glazed over, and I saw something that I didn't want to see. I hadn't intended on looking for the newlywed's future, but I could not help it. This vision just could not be stopped from entering my head.
There is someone on a floor, in pain, screaming, someone in a cell, and a small pixie-like person in front of the cell, its eyes darting back and forth. Wait…Bella? On the floor? "Oh God", she moaned, "No. Not again…Edward…God, no. Edward, kill me. Just kill me now, please. It hurts…so much. Edwa-", she stopped, clutching the left area of her chest, "please! Put…me out…of my damn…misery! Oh, God, why does it hurt so much!?" What is she talking about; pain, misery, killing—Oh no. No, this cannot be happening! Edward…is he in a cell? Is that Jane? It stopped abruptly, leaving
my in utter shock and confusion. I gasped, as Jasper stood before me, rubbing his hands up and down my pale arms.
"Alice", Jasper began, but I put a finger on his mouth. I unnecessarily began to hyperventilate.
"Bella…Edward…pain…cell…Jane. We need…to help…them!"
"Alice, what are you talking about?"
How could he not comprehend what I was saying? "VAMPIRE, Jasper, Bella's turning into a vampire…in Italy!" I spat out the last word, staring straight into my husband's eyes, which were quickly darkening.
"What did you say?" I could hear Emmett snarling and a door swing wide open from upstairs, where Rosalie just appeared. She was by my side within milliseconds, her usual hostile eyes now staring at me such compassion. I all of a sudden felt a wave of calm seep into me, which of course, was the last thing I wanted to feel.
"Damn it, Jasper! Don't screw around with my emotions! This is Bella we're talking about, OUR SISTER! We have to help her, now", I scolded. Jasper quickly released me, staring back at me, hurtful and confused. "Jasper," I began, "I…I'm sorry. I'm just really freaking out right now and…and," I stopped while tearless sobs took complete control over my body. Esme and Carlisle now appeared in the doorway; fear was written all over Esme's face.
"Alice, please calm down, okay? We will work this out, and we will save Bella…and Edward," Carlisle said while holding me in my favorite fatherly embrace.
"We all will," said the rest of my family.
"I have already called the airlines Alice, and there is a flight departing for Italy in about two hours. Let us hunt, and meet back at the house, in thirty minutes, immediately", Esme verbalized sternly, although we all knew she was just trying to get the point across. Esme spoke again, softer this time. "Agreed?"
"Agreed", my family responded in unison.
After what seemed an eternity, my family boarded the plane and we left the saturated town of Forks to rescue my best friend and my brother.
The plane ride was causing me to become very impatient. I couldn't stop moving, whether it was playing with my hair, or hastily popping my leg up and down. I was torn between emotions, and it didn't help that Jasper was right next to me, trying to calm me down. "Alice", he began, "please, calm down. We will arrive soon; there's nothing you can possibly do to make this flight go any faster."
"I know." I sighed in defeat. "But I'm bewildered at what I need to feel. I'm happy that Bella will officially become one with our family, but I'm horrified that something will go awry and it will be my entire fault because I didn't see it sooner!" I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I looked over to find Rosalie leaning forward out of her seat. "Alice, knowing Bella, she will forgive you if anything happens. I would know, remember? It's not your fault at all; you cannot control when you see your visions, plus, you weren't trying to scrutinize their future. You were giving them the privacy that all newlyweds deserve; you were being a sincere friend, and a loving sister, at the same time. I am proud of you, we all are. So please, calm down and relax. This dilemma will end soon."
I looked at Rosalie skeptically. However, her eyes confirmed that she was being serious and that she really meant what she had just said. All I could do was stare back at Rosalie. "Thank you Rose…so much", I whispered.
Bella POV
Fire. It was seeping into every inch of my body, consuming me into its hell. I knew that screaming in agony wouldn't help the situation, but somehow screaming made me feel better. Not physically, but emotionally. This hurt so much. I hated to put Edward through such pain watching me, but there was no way around it. I could see in his eyes exactly what he was thinking. He was feeling wretched, and thought, as usual, that this was his entire fault, but I had told him countless times not to worry about this moment; this was nature and it had to take its course. He had nothing to do with what has happened.
Edward. Oh how I want him to be by me, right this second. I longed to be in his arms, to have him whisper my lullaby into my ear. That is something that I always want to remember from my previous life. I want to remember him staying with me at night, assuring me of how much he loved me. I want to remember how it felt, as a human, to be protected and loved by so many. I want to remember how he used to 'resist the wine'.
I sighed. What I really wanted to remember the most was how in the world I got here in the first place. All that came to mind was the wedding, and then my mind went blank, as the fire worked its way up from my stomach.
"Oh God," I moaned, "No. Not again…Edward…God, no," I began to scream, shocked at how vociferous I was becoming.
"Edward," it took all I had to speak, "kill me. Just kill me now, please. It hurts…so much," I turned my quivering head towards the love of my life. I stared deeply into his eyes, which were turning darker.
"Edwa-", I stopped, as I was overcome with a powerful eruption of pain, "Please! Put…me out…of my damn…misery! Oh, God, why does it hurt so much!?" My convulsing body began to thrash even more, putting me in much more pain; any movement caused pain. I was screeching and whimpering for Edward. I tried to conceal my pain by pressing my lips together, and squeezing my eyes shut, but it didn't work. Another movement triggered my pain, sending me to new heights of pain that I never knew existed.
I began crying tears. It was then that I realized that this was the last time that water would ever flow from my eyes again. And so I cried a long cry. I cried a tear for Charlie, a tear for Renee, and a tear for Jake. I cried for my friends. I cried…for my life. I went on like this for while, crying tears for everyone and everything. After a short while though, the tears began to slow down. No! I don't want to stop crying! I'm not ready at all, for anything. I'm not ready to thirst only for blood; I'm not ready to die!
It was after those thoughts that I felt one last tear slide down my cheek.
That tear was for the love of my life, Edward Cullen.
