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Chapter 2 – Runaway
Bella looked up when Alice came into the room like a hurricane. She wasn't sure what was going on, but her best friend looked like she was a little frenzied. That was not normal for her always put together friend. "What's wrong Alice?" Bella asked standing up quickly. She was still in her robe and was waiting on Alice to help her into her wedding gown.
"They're here Bella. We need to get you out of here in order to keep you safe," Alice said grabbing a bag of clothes from the closet. She threw a t-shirt and jeans at her friend and told her to get dressed fast. They needed to escape.
"Escape? What are you talking about Alice? Who is here?" Bella asked worried. She had never seen Alice like this and she wasn't sure what the petite girl was talking about.
"I will have to explain later. There is no time now, just get dressed. Hurry or we won't have time to leave," Alice stressed.
Bella got dressed. She was more worried about keeping her friend calm at that point than she was about putting on her dress and walking down an aisle. When she was changed, she looked at Alice and calmly said, "I am changed. Now do you want to tell me what is going on?"
"No time, let's go!" Alice grabbed Bella's arm and started to pull her through the front door. Jasper was waiting for them by the front door and threw Alice her keys as she flew by.
Bella had a hard time keeping up with her and couldn't understand what was going on. Edward was waiting for her in the back yard. Edward was waiting for her on the other side of the aisle. What was going to happen to him? Did he know? Surely he knew what was going on because he would have been able to read Alice's thoughts, right? She was so confused.
Alice pushed Bella into her car and shut the door with a bang. Seconds later she was in her own seat and the engine roared to life. She peeled out of the driveway and soon enough they were on the road.
Bella looked in her pockets for her cell phone and realized that she left it back at the house. She better have a damn good reason for kidnapping me from my own wedding," she fumed from the passenger seat. "You need to tell me what is going on right now Alice. What about Edward? We are supposed be getting married right now! He is going to notice that I am not there. Did you even tell him what is going on?" Bella yelled.
"I will tell you when we are far enough away. No he doesn't know for good reason. I'm sorry Bella, but it had to be this way. I will explain everything to you, I promise," Alice said as she kept switching her eyes from the rearview mirror to the road ahead.
Edward got into position and waited for Bella by the justice of the peace that would be marrying the two of them today. He looked up when he heard Charlie yelling for Bella like he couldn't find her. His heart would have been racing if it had been beating. He ran up the aisle, remembering to use human speed, and raced up the stairs. He saw Charlie at the top of the stairs, "Where's Bella?"
Charlie looked at the man that stole his little girl's heart, "I don't know. She isn't in the room and I can't find her. Her dress is still in there, but she and Alice are missing."
The thoughts that he had heard earlier ran through Edwards mind. He needed to know whose thoughts they were and what they had to do with his missing fiancé. He growled in frustration and forced himself to check the whole house before he panicked any further. When he turned up with nothing, he looked at Charlie, "We have to find her."
Charlie agreed and had already called the department to get a couple of guys out here now. He had a fleeting thought that maybe his daughter had cold feet and decided to jilt the man that had once broken her into pieces, but that was not her. She would have left a clue or a note, or something. No, this didn't feel right and something was very wrong, "I have already called the boys at the station. Two of my officers are on their way now."
Edward knew that the police could do nothing to help. IF anything, it would put them in danger with the fact that Alice was a vampire and Bella was engaged to one, but how did he tell the chief of police that without looking suspicious in her disappearance. In the end he nodded and ran downstairs to tell Carlisle what happened.
Carlisle knew something was wrong as soon as he saw Edward leave. He had heard Charlie calling for Bella also and couldn't understand where she could have disappeared to. Instead of calling more attention to everything though, he stayed where he was and hoped that they found her. His hopes were dashed when he saw Edward appear looking worried. When he was close enough, Carlisle asked him quietly what happened.
"Bella and Alice are missing. I don't know what happened or where they are," Edward rushed. He was about to completely lose it and he couldn't. He had to his sanity together at least until they got the humans out of there. "Charlie has already called the station and two officers are on their way," he added.
Carlisle did not show a reaction to that last part. He figured that Charlie would call the station and although it could complicate the situation more due to the presence of supernatural beings, there was no way around it. He called Jasper over to him, "Alice and Bella are missing. Do you know anything?"
Jasper tried to keep his mind as blank as possible. He knew that Alice had left with Bella. His wife told him that there was danger and she needed to get her out of there, but also told him not to say anything to anyone in order to give them a head start. He hoped that Edward didn't hear anything in his head when he told Carlisle that he knew nothing. He could lie with the best of them, but it was hard to have secrets with your adoptive brother could read your mind. He trusted Alice and if she took Bella away, there was a good reason for it. "What? I don't know anything. Did they leave a note? What happened?" Jasper said out loud playing his part.
Carlisle clasped him on the shoulder, "We don't know, but we will find out. Don't worry. We will get both of them back."
Edward was scanning the crowd's minds to see if they gave anything away, and there was nothing about his Bella or Alice going missing. He was still at square one. It was time to make an announcement since the crowd was getting restless wondering what was going on They had noticed him running into the house and returning looking freaked out. Although he tried to hide it, he wasn't able to. He stood at the front of the aisle and cleared his throat. He saw Charlie step out of the house with the two officers he called. Edward cleared his throat and addressed the crowd in a trouble voice, "Everyone, the wedding has been postponed. I need everyone to stay where they are though so that Chief Swan can address everyone. Bella and Alice are missing." His voice cracked on the last sentence.
Charlie walked forward, "We will need to question everyone here about Bella and Alice. If you know anything, please please let us know. I am begging you. We need to find both of them."
The crowd started to murmur. They were shocked and surprised that Bella was missing. There were thoughts wondering if she had gotten cold feet. Others wondered if both of the girls were kidnapped. Everyone wondered what had happened to both of them. The happy day had just turned into a nightmare.
