For some reason, occasionally my story has four chapters instead of the normal chapter number. A few of you have told me about this, and it's actually happened to me too. I have no idea why it does that, but I would try going back and then clicking on the story again. That worked for me. I'm sorry for this, and I would fix it, if I knew what to fix.
A scarf.
That's all I had left of my Alice. It was lying on the floor, slightly tattered. Which made me think Alice had put up a struggle. That thought put a lump in my throat, I knew Alice had no chance against her. I picked up the small piece of dark purple fabric and lifted it to my face, breathing in the wonderful scent of Alice. Like honeysuckle, melon and apple, no other scent in the world could compare. I tucked away the last piece of her, and rushed longer I hesitated, the farther Alice was getting away.
"Joy! Serenity" I shouted as soon as they were in sight. They both flinched at the sound of my anger. "Both of you, follow me. Now."
I lead them out the door and followed Peter and Charlotte's path. They both quietly followed, still confused. I had to join up with them before I even thought about trying to save Alice. I couldn't go alone, I knew I would lose. We caught them on their way back.
"She's gone." I choked out between my dry sobs as soon as they were in earshot.
"Jasper, what's wrong?" Charlotte asked, putting her hands on my shoulders with Peter by her side.
"Maria has Alice."
"What?"
"I came back to the room and I found this," I said handing her the note. "I was so stupid! I shouldn't have come to tell you that, I could've just left a note!"
"Jasper, this isn't your fault," Charlotte told me, reading the note.
"Yes it is! I dragged her into this, I should have... I mean she shouldn't be..." I was caught off by violent sobs.
"It's alright, sitting here talking about it won't help anything. Jasper, this is more than any of us alone can take on." Charlotte said, "I think we should involve the Cullens."
"I guess...we have...no choice..." I said, with a little difficulty. My Alice was gone, and it felt like my heart heart had been ripped out from me. I felt so hollow.
"Where do they live, Jasper?" Peter asked me.
"Forks. I'll lead." Charlotte took my hand and rubbed soothing circles into the back of it. That was weird, usually I was the one calming others down. I led us north, towards the house that was not home unless Alice was there. I could only imagine what could be happening to her right now...
Edward pov.
"Bella, we checked there already!" I told her in exasperation. I was never this way with her, but this situation was putting a huge strain on all of us.
"I'm just saying, they could be there now! They could be moving Edward!"
"I dont' know, maybe they are, but we should check the most likely places before we just start running around!"
"Edward, please, stop." Esme said softly walking into the front room, she hated it when we fought. Which was actually quite often these days. Carlisle was right behind her.
"I can't take this!" Rosalie complained, flying down the stairs with Emmett trailing behind.
"What now Rose?" Carlisle asked warily. She has been having a lot of outbursts lately.
"My sister is out there, who knows what is happening to her, and all we're doing to help is sitting here!"
"Rosalie! We can't do anything! Who knows where the heck they are, I sure don't, and I doubt you do either!" I shouted, furious. I was already worked up, she was just making it worse.
"Maybe we would have some leads if you just tried harder!"
"Both of you, calm,"Carlisle pleaded. Instead I stood up and stomped over to Rosalie.
"ROSE! I'M TRYING JUST AS HARD AS YOU ARE, MAYBE EVEN MORE SO!"
"Edward, stop." Bella said,putting her hand on my shoulder. I shook it off.
"YEAH RIGHT! ALL YOU DO IS SIT HERE AND DISCUSS WHAT DO, NEVER PUTTING IT INTO ACTION! I'D BET YOU COULD CARE LESS ABOUT WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING TO THEM!"
"YOU DON'T THINK I CARE?" I shouted, unbelieving. "I PROBABLY LOVE THEM MORE THAN YOU DO! IN FACT, I KNOW I DO! JASPER IS LIKE MY BROTHER, AND ALICE AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUPER CLOSE, DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK I DON'T CARE IF THEY GET HURT?"
Bella and Esme were pulling me back from Rosalie, for I was shouting right in her face.
"Edward Anthony Mason Cullen, you calm down. Right. Now." Bella ordered me, putting her hands on my face. I closed my eyes, and tried to obscure the red haze that clouded my vision. I could hear Emmett dragged Rosalie upstairs, begging her to calm down. I opened my eyes and Bella still had her hands on my face, everyone else had stolen out of the room.
"Bella, I'm sorry. That was incredibly rude of me."
"Yes, it was. But you had good reason. We've all been a little short tempered lately."
"How about I play you a song? That'll calm me." I asked taking her hand and leading her over to the piano. We both sat on the bench, and I played her the lullaby she inspired, back when she was human.
"You know, I kind of miss when you were human."
"Why?"
"I don't know. Just the...normality."
"Oh, I'm sure a vampire-human romance is just the pinacle of normal." she said sarcastically.
"No, it's just, my family was intact then. I realize now that I took that forgranted."
"We'll find them, don't worry."
"I know. You know, I wonder if Jessica and Mike ever got together again."
"Yeah, I sorta wonder about them sometimes too."
"Did you ever think..." my thoat was cut off as a new buzzing joined the others in my head. One that I haven't heard in weeks, and one that I was so attuned to, I would know it anywhere. "Jasper!" I jumped off the bench and headed out the door, but Bella grabbed my arm and stopped me before I could get there.
"Edward? What's going on?"
"It's Jasper I can hear him!" I said, grinning from ear to ear. The rest heard me and rushed downstairs.
"You hear Jasper? What are we waiting for?" Esme screached, and we all rushed outside. I used the clarity of his "voice" to judge the distance. He was not alone, four others, but to my surprise, no Alice. It didn't take long for us to find them, coming in from the south. When we finally saw them, Esme dashed to Jasper and grabbed him into a bone crushing hug. Two of the others I knew from his thoughts, Peter and Charlotte. The other two I didn't know, and by the looks of their eyes, they couldn't be that old.
"Jasper, we've been so worried!" Esme said throught her joyous sobs.
"Where's Alice?" Carlisle asked in confusion. Jasper's face crumpled in pain and he buried his face in Esme's shoulder. I looked to Jasper's thoughts for answers. Them being taken by... was that Maria? Them being forced to fight, finding Peter and Charlotte, taking those two with, a note from Maria, coming to find us...
She has her Edward. Maria has Alice. He thought.
"Maria has Alice," I said, my mouth hanging open.
"What?" Rose exploded. Jasper told her the whole story. It took him quite a bit, his sobs escalating with every sentence.
"Well, let's go get her! Maria doesn't stand a chance, no one messes with my little sister." Emmett said menacingly, always eager for a fight. He would have made a good soldier, I bet.
"She has an army, Emmett," he said, his voice slightly muffled, for his face was still buried in Esme's shoulder.
"Why does she want Alice?" Bella asked. Jasper looked up.
"She doesn't. I know Maria, and she's just using Alice to get to me. She'll offer to let Alice free, as long as I join her. But then she'll kill all of you and Alice, so that I have nothing, and I'll be willing to join her."
"That's horrible," Bella said, her eyes widening.
"Does she know about the wolves?" I asked him.
"No, I never told her anything."
"Excellent! I'll talk to Sam. Don't worry Jasper, Maria's going down."
Wow, I ask for 8 and I get 13, thank you so much :D
Can we beat 13?
Should I do the next chapter from Edward or Jasper's POV? I can't decide.
