They were getting closer; Edward could see where he was. He was standing next to a stream in the forest. They approached with caution. Edward was the closest to him. The guy was watching the fish swimming. He seemed not to notice them.
Edward's foot touched lightly onto a rock and the guy's head snapped left. Edward stood still. The guy's eyes narrowed. Suddenly Edward hit the floor. Carlisle ran over to him but he was out. Jasper and Emmett continued their approach. Then a wild fire started up around them. When Jasper could look past the flames he saw the guy was looking at him. They quickly ran away from the fire and to Carlisle. It was obvious this guy wasn't going to be very talkative to them today so Emmett picked up Edward and they ran back to the house.
Alice and Bella were in the living room watching a girly film. Suddenly Alice gasped but nothing was wrong in the film. Bella turned to her. "Alice, what's wrong?" She asked. Alice looked her in the eyes and said, "Edward's hurt." Bella had a sinking feeling inside her. How could she let this happen to him? "What are they doing about it?" she asked Alice. "They're coming back, now!" she said and they both looked to the door. Seconds later Carlisle and Jasper walked through the doorway and Emmett followed carrying Edward who was still limp.
"What happened? What's going on? Is he going to be ok?" Bella asked quickly as she ran around the ring of vampires, trying to get to her love. Jasper turned on her. She froze. "Can you please calm down?" he asked and she was hit with a wave of calm. Her heart settled down slightly. "What's wrong with him?" she asked in a slower, calmer tone. Carlisle turned round to answer her. "He's been paralyzed but it's worse than just being paralyzed, he's been drained of energy. Can you see?" he asked and she looked over his shoulder as he lifted one of Edward's closed eyes. It was true; his eyes were going jet black.
She stepped back and realised what that meant. "When will he recover from it?" she asked. Carlisle sighed, "It could take up to three hours. We can't do anything now anyway until he wakes up; he knows where the vampire is by reading him mind." It was a lot to take in; Edward would be paralyzed for up to three hours. "Is there any way in which we could help him recover sooner?" Esme asked. She hated to see Edward hurt like this. Carlisle turned to her and gave her a hug. "There is only one way but at the moment it's out of the question." He said. She looked him in the eyes. "What is it?" she whispered. Bella couldn't hear but she knew that the vampires would. "They say the smell of fresh, human blood will bring the vampire back to consciousness but obviously they would need to drink from the nearest food source in order to regain their energy." Carlisle whispered in reply. Everyone's eyes were on Bella (well, apart from Edward's) She took an involuntary step back. Carlisle's carved facial features warmed and she felt slightly less vulnerable. Rosalie was still glaring at her in a way Bella couldn't understand. Emmett realised and nudged Rosalie in the ribs. Rosalie quickly looked away.
Alice took Bella to have a makeover to take her mind off of the situation. It worked and they were laughing and joking with each other. Two-and-a-quarter hours had passed. Bella didn't realise it as she was having fun but Alice kept a time check in her head. She could see Edward waking up in twenty minutes so she was happy. Suddenly her mind blacked. Bella was laughing as she worked on a home-made dress they were designing. Suddenly she stopped laughing. "Ow!" she said and Alice looked at her immediately. A few drops of blood welled from a slit in Bella's thumb. She had cut her thumb with the scissors.
Alice heard Jasper's sniff of hunger. She held her breath so she couldn't smell the blood. Jasper advanced the stairs. Alice was standing in front of him before he could get to close. "Hold your breath." She said. He did and returned to his usual self. Suddenly there came a bigger gulp of air and they heard the sound of footsteps approaching closer from the stairs. Within a second Alice and Jasper were joined by Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme. Soon they saw the black-eyed figure that was Edward. His face was twisted into a hungry snarl. He glared at them.
Bella couldn't hear much from in Alice's room so she took a walk outside toward the stairs. All eyes were suddenly on her. Then she saw Edward. His eyes were blacker than she'd ever seen. She couldn't tell whether his eyes actually were there anymore. He smiled wickedly. She stepped back and he moved a step closer. There was a wall of vampires between them but he was staring straight at her. She looked down at her thumb. The blood was drying but she realised that it was her he wanted. When she looked up he smiled again and disappeared. All of the vampires were listening for his next approach but they didn't hear as he was travelling so fast. Even Alice couldn't tell what he was going to do next. Then he appeared next to Bella. She gasped as he reached out to her neck. She stood there, helpless.
