Chapter 4
Gone
"Next!" shouted the woman at the check-in counter. Edward ignored her. Bella was gone. She disappeared. What the hell was going on? Where was she?
"Bella? Bella?! BELLA?!?!" Everyone was looking at him. He could hear all their thoughts. Calling him crazy, mental. But he didn't care. Where was Bella? How did she just disappear like that? "Did you see where my girlfriend went?" He asked the woman standing behind him. She just shrugged. How could this be happening? "BELLAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A security guard approached him. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"Fine." He ran out the airport, leaving his luggage unattended. He really didn't care about anything else but finding Bella. And then he smelt it. Him. Dog. Jacob.
I hope he doesn't find me. Where did she go? Damn it, he could hear me now. Shut up shut up shut up!
Edward walked up behind him.
"Jacob." said Edward.
Jacob jumped and turned around.
"Did you see where she went?" He asked him.
"No. She just vanished. I don't think anyone noticed except us." How could that be?
Edward took out his phone and called Alice.
"Hello?"
"Alice, Bella is gone. Did you see anything? Any visions?"
"What? What do you mean she's gone?"
"I mean she's just disappeared, Alice! No trace. Into thin air! Literally!"
"What? No. No. No this. That can't be. How couldn't I've seen it?"
"I don't know but get everyone down here now!" Edward hung up. Jacob wasn't far off, talking on his cell phone too. He hung up and walked up to Edward.
"I called Seth. He's gonna bring everyone down."
"Okay. It's fine. We just need to find her."
"Do you have any ideas? Anything? It seems…Vampire related?"
Edward knew that Jacob was right and that there was only one possibility. But he wasn't going to divulge that possibility to Jacob of all people.
While they waited for their families to arrive, they went around asking people if anyone had seen Bella. They had her name announced over the intercom. Edward's name was announced as well because of the luggage that was just sitting there unattended so he quickly went to fetch it. When he came back, the Cullens and Quileutes had arrived.
"Carlisle, it was them. There's no other possibility." Edward said to Carlisle so that only he could hear.
"I know. I called up the airport to see if any flights had left for Italy and there was one. So I booked us tickets. We're on the next flight."
"Which is when?"
"A few hours from now."
"We don't have a few hours, Carlisle!"
"It doesn't matter." said Alice. She had a blank expression on her face, indicating a premonition.
Great. Perfect timing, Edward thought.
"We won't be going anywhere." said Alice.
As she said that, every flight on the schedule board suddenly had the word "CANCELLED" next to it.
"All flights are cancelled due to weather conditions." said a voice over the intercom, preceded by a crack of thunder and a downpour of rain.
"There was nothing wrong with the weather," said Rosalie.
"They probably have a new recruit." Esme suggested.
"Weather control?" said Emmet.
"Yes, an extremely sought after vampire power. Enough of this, we need to get going. I take it they're coming with?" Carlisle gestured towards the wolves.
"Yes." said Edward.
"Okay, let's go tell them."
The Cullens approached the Quileutes.
"Bella is on her way to Italy. We think she was kidnapped by a group of Vampires called the Volturi."
"What?" said Jacob. "You bloodsucking fiends keep putting her in danger! I told her! I warned her!"
"Jacob, relax." said Jasper. And he did.
"Seeing as there aren't any flights, we'll be running." said Carlisle. "Do you think you can keep up?"
"You bet," said Seth.
"Okay. Good. Rosalie, take Esme home."
"No." said Esme. "I never get to come with. Bella is just as important to me. I want to help."
"Very well. Rosalie? Will you be joining us?"
"Yes," said Rosalie.
"Then let's go!"
"Edward," Jacob walked up to him. "We'd all prefer for you to stay out of our minds on the way there."
"Believe me Jacob, what you dogs are thinking about is the last thing that concerns me right now. And you caring about it should be too, if you really do love her."
"I do love her! More than you ever could!"
'Boys," said Alice. "It's time to go."
"Carlisle, maybe we should head for the nearest airport." said Esme. "Seattle?"
"Yes, my thoughts exactly."
They all ran out to the woods and headed for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It would be a long journey. And if they were being followed by this new Volturi weather-controller, then it would take even longer. All I want is to have Bella back in my arms. Little did Edward know that this would not happen for a very long time.
