Chapter Three

Kidnapping

Karis

Edward questioned me the following day at school when nobody was around, he claimed I were tossing and turning all night. I had to think of a lie fast because I couldn't tell him what was really going on. I re read the note when Edward left to get ready for school that morning and I yelped quietly in defeat, knowing that soon I would be locked away awaiting my own death with 2 other people in my life I truly loved and cared about. Although the thought of my death were menacing, I couldn't comprehend how I really felt when I knew I would be made too choose 1 person out of 3 people I love, to survive. If they hadn't already decided on me replacing the one person I chose to live, I would sacrafice myself for all 3 of their survivals. I wiped away the tear that left my eye.

I dreamt that same night of the female vampire running in front of my car, and it replayed in my dream over and over again each time ending differently. The first time it played in my dream, it was how it ended when it actually happened. But every time it replayed, it developed into something a lot worse than a nightmare and I couldn't drag myself away. I awoke when it was the last replay, and she killed me.

"Please Karis, please. This block on your mind is an annoyance! I can see in your eyes something is bothering you. Please, tell me." Edward begged when we were sitting in my car, driving home from school.

This was where my lie came in useful. "As you were aware, my dad was away last night. He's on... a work conference and he needs me to go and see him tonight. I'm not sure why and it's making me nervous." And I thought I lied pretty well. When I glanced at Edward, he seemed convinced.

"Let me come with you." He replied. I was dreading the moment he would decide to come along with me. I answered to soon for his own liking, though.

"No."

"Why not? You seem really worried, I want to be there to comfort you." He defended.

"But you will know before I will what's going on using all your mind reading techniques and that'll give it away. Plus, I have a vampire after me; I want you to stay here and make sure your family are kept safe." I tried to defend on my behalf now.

"All the more reason to go with you - a vampire is after you. My family can look after themselves, we ourselves are vampires."

"And I'm a wizard! I can look after myself. Please Edward, for me?" I looked up at him through the corner of my eye; he was pinching the bridge of his nose. I knew that it was going to be a hard battle - Edward was more stubborn than I. But as he composed his face, I got the impression that I'd won. We pulled up outside my house.

"Promise me you will keep safe while you're gone?" He looked at me.

"I will." I changed the subject knowing that I weren't going to be safe and me promising was a lie. "I'll come over to yours later. I feel lonely staying in the house without Dad. And I haven't really spent time with all of you since my birthday. It will be good to see you all before I'm off later tonight." I smiled. Edward happily agreed to me coming over, leaving me with a soft kiss that sent electric pulses through my body, before he sped off inhumanly home.

I shut the door behind me and rested my forehead against it, letting the tears fall freely.

"Why me?" I cried to myself, "Why do I have to be in the middle of all these catatrosphic life events?"

"You're unlucky, I guess." A dark, male voice answered.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood, my eyes widened and the tears suddenly stopped. I tensed all over and my heart began racing. I turned to face the man who was speaking but I couldn't see him anywhere. I walked a few steps forward, looking into the sitting room and the kitchen but nobody was around.

"Behind you." The same voice whispered in my ear. The breath from his soft yet menacing voice tickled my ear and I jumped at the sound of his voice, this time turning around and successfully facing him.

I stood facing a man almost as beautiful as Edward - the light from my landing making him glitter where it refelected off of his skin. His hair colour matched Alice's and was a little bit shorter than hers, yet it still stuck out everywhere - like hers. His eyes were a mesmerising crimson and I shimmered as the thought of humans being killed for his benefit took over my thoughts. The left side of his mouth was upright in a crooked smile, mocking my vulnerability. He began making his way over too me and I mirrored his steps but in the opposite way. He growled in annoyance and before I could even blink, he had my face in between his hands and I could feel his breath on my cheeks.

"I could kill you so quickly." I tried to sound intimidating and threatening but my voice was weak and I had never felt so frightened before in my entire life.

His laugh was quiet, like he was a bully just being threatened by his victim. If only that were real, I would much rather be punched than put on death row.

"You can't kill me." His hands tightened around my face and I tried to hold back the yelp containing my pain, but I couldn't stop it from coming out. "If only you could see how scared and vulnerable you look right now. I'm not going to kill you. I came as a favour to see whether you have a decision made and you obviously do. I could hear your conversation with your boyfriend - are you really going to see your adopted father at a work conference?" He mocked, his hands stroked my face as he spoke.

"No. I was going to save 3 of the most important people too me." I hissed and as I spoke, something else clicked. "And if you were that close to hear our conversation, how did Edward not pick up your scent?"

"My own, personal gift. I can stop my scent from being known to other vampires and werewolves - it's so easy for me to get away with things." I could hear the smile he had on his face, in his voice.

I was left speechless, I had nothing else to say. We were silent for a moment, then the male vampire spoke again.

"Are you coming with me tonight then, seeing as you have made your decision?" He asked.

"Can I not meet you somewhere in a few hours? Please, I need too see Edward before I go. I need too see the rest of his family too, I want to say goodbye." I whispered, my voice broke on the last word.

I felt the vampire shake his head and tut. "That looks just the tiniest bit suspicious Karis. So please, don't make it hard for yourself. Are you coming with me now?" He cocked his head to the side and moved it closer to mine as he asked the question.

Again, I was left speechless and nodded in agreement. I knew not to make it hard for myself because my vulneribility weakened me right now. The nod was his cue to pick me up and whisk me out of the house, to where I was going to die. I closed my eyes to stop the tears from falling once again and I didn't lift an eye lid until we got to where he was taking me.

A/N: How sad! Karis didn't even get to see Edward and his family before she was taken away, I feel really sorry for her!

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I have a few more Twilight stories that I'm gonna put up in a short while, once this story is on full swing.

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