Chapter 4
Action ensues
Hey all. Sorry it's been a while since I last updated. I was on a camp. Hope you are still enjoying this ficlet. Remember, Alice's visions are in bold. Reviews are love and I only have two so far…
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The hours passed quickly. There was no sign of my family yet, but I had a couple of visions of them sweeping the forest in search of me. I guess the earlier change of my outfit helped mask the scent after all. I watched as my husband's face creased in worry.
"There's still no sign of her," came the voice of my father, "She must have planned this quite extensively." Edward was leaning against a tree listening to Carlisle. "She knows what she's doing," he said, "We shouldn't worry too much. Besides all of this, I can't hear her thoughts, and Jasper can't feel her emotions, so she must be pretty far away." Suddenly Edward was pinned against the forest floor, with Jasper holding him firmly in place by his shoulders. Jasper stared at his brother with blackened eyes. "We. Are. Not. Giving. Up." He growled at Edward. Each syllable was sounded out clearly with extreme emphasis. "We keep looking until we find her." He let up on Edward a bit. Edward stood up and brushed the dirt off of his shirt. The search carried on.
I pulled myself out of the vision. I looked outside the cave I was in to see the colours of the setting sun. This beautiful sight meant that there were only a few hours until the Volturi arrived in Forks.
I left the cave and went back into the forest. I ran close to the Quillette border again. I had a vision of my family returning home, so at least they would be safe. That was more than I could say for myself. As I continued to run, the moon started rising in the sky. "15 minutes 'till show time." I told myself. I got to Bella's house with 10 minutes to spare. I perched myself high in a tree so that I was invisible to everyone else, and I could keep an eye on things from a bird's eye view. As I saw Jane appear at the edge of the forest, I pulled in a deep and unnecessary breath and leapt off the 30 foot high branch.
I landed cleanly in front of Jane. A menacing smile crossed her face. "Hello, Alice." She said in a cold voice. I stood tall as Demetri, Alec, and Felix joined her. "I can't say I didn't expect you here, but I at least thought you would have brought back up." She said with the smile still on her face. "What is the reason for your visititation, Jane? I don't remember sending out any invitations." I asked to her coolly. "Your time is up." she answered, "Bella knows too much and still hasn't been turned. We have come to take care of that. We cannot carry on waiting for you to change with this human, so we are simply going to annihilate her." Jane's eyes shone evilly. "I'm afraid I cannot allow that to happen." I said. I took a step forward to show her I was ready for anything. "Stop being so bold. That's how vampires get destroyed, despite their special abilities or their value to us." Jane responded in a low growl. Alec, Demetri and Felix took a step toward me to join Jane. They stood along side her in their grey cloaks. "Now, now," said Alec. "This doesn't seem fair at all. There are four of us, and one of her. Where are the rest of the Cullens? I was in the mood for a challenge." Demetri stared disbelievingly at me. "It must be a trap." He announced. I looked at the four Volturi guard standing before me. I weighed up my chances, but they were slim. "It's only me." I said to him, staring into his crimson eyes.
Jane's smile widened at this statement. Even if I tried to fight, their strength would overwhelm mine because of their diet. Human blood made a vampire stronger than animal blood would. "Perhaps," Jane said, "that we may have an audience when we put the human down." My eyes widened in horror. They not only wanted to kill my best friend, but they wanted to do it in front of me. Felix tried to make a grab for me, but I dodged his grasp. He growled in frustration at this. He made another attempt but missed again. "Come now, Alice." Jane said. "Don't make this difficult for yourself." I dodged Demetri's attempt to capture me. Jane sighed. "You asked for it." Crippling pain overcame my body. I knew it was Jane's ability. A scream involuntarily escaped my mouth. As soon as the pain came, it was gone. At that moment, Felix grabbed my wrists and twisted my arms behind my back. I knew struggling would get me nowhere. Jane turned to me. "If you try anything rash…" The pain came back for a second. My body collapsed but Felix supported my weight. I watched in horror as Jane and Alec entered through Bella's window.
Dry sobs overtook me. This was it. I had failed. I failed Edward, my family, and I had failed Bella. A scream came from Bella's room, but it was not her scream. Jane was roaring with rage. She leapt out of the window and stomped over to where Felix had me restrained. Alec followed closely behind her. She grabbed me by the throat with anger burning in her eyes. "Where is she!?" Jane screamed at me. Bella wasn't in her room… That was impossible. Where was she? Pain overcame me and then disappeared. "I asked you where she is. Don't toy with me, Alice. Where is the human!?"
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