She was in a cold place. A cold, damp, unfamiliar place. For a while she was numb, surrounded by only black whereever she was. And then slowly, she started to feel again. But all she felt was pain. At first it was just little bursts of pain at different points in her head. Nothing she couldn't handle. But then it grew, the bursts of pain stayed and grew and connected to each other until the pain was constant over a large area.
She wanted to cry out but no sound was reaching her ears. She couldn't feel her mouth to see if she was saying anything at all. So she cried out in her head. She cried for her Dad, her mom and Jacob over and over again. Then she started listing names everybody she knew. Carlisle. Esme. Rosalie. Emmett. Alice. Jasper. Charlie. Seth. Sam. Paul. Embry. Quil. Jared. Emily. Leah. But her desperate cries were met with silence and darkness.
She tried desperately to find a light. She ran through the darkness of her mind for what seemed like ever. She was lost in her mind, looking left and right, up and down, any which way she could go. She kept running and running through never ending darkness.
Suddenly she felt a falling sensation. The ground left her and she was falling. She tried desperately to reach out for something to grab but found nothing. Suddenly she hit a hard surface and the darkness around her was brightening.
She could feel her body, she could hear her breathing and her erratic heartbeat. She tried to open her eyes but they were so heavy. She tried to call out again but no sound was coming out. Again she called out in her mind for her parents and Jacob.
Soon she heard a mumbling sound, like someone was talking. She couldn't pick out the voice or what they were saying. She called out again.
Daddy?
Mom?
JACOB!
She whimpered quietly.
"Did you hear that?" She heard a foggy voice say.
"Yes." Another voice said. "I think she's coming to."
"Poor dear, she must have been hit hard." The third voice said. The voices were becoming more clear. However they were not voices that she recognized.
She tried to open her eyes again. They felt less heavy then before but still too heavy to open. She tried to call out once again. "Daddy..." She whimpered quietly.
She heard two of the voices 'aw'. "I wonder how old she is." The second voice said.
She began whimpering once again and tried to move her body. She felt her breath hitch when a hand touched her arm. "Hush little one." The first voice said in a soothing voice.
"How do you know she is little?" The third voice asked. "She looks the same age as all of us."
"She called out for her 'Daddy' I think that's a tell tale sign right there." The second voice responded.
"Anyone would do that if they were scared." The third voice retaliated.
"Girls please." The first voice responded. "Behave yourselves. You don't want to scare her."
"Sorry." They both said together.
She once again tried to get her eyes open. This time she could feel her eyes fluttering open. She expected a bright light but when she opened her eyes she was met with more darkness. Or almost darkness. She sat up quickly and her wide eyes scanned the area. She was in rather small room, all four walls were dark with no way out. Her eyes were still adjusting and she saw a little yellow blob in one corner and her eyes kept traveling. Near her were two blonde girls who appeared to be eighteen years old and obviously sisters. Right in front of her was another girl. She also appeared to be around eighteen years old. She had curly, thick jet black hair that fell to right past her shoulders. Her warm chocolate brown eyes bored into Nessie's with a look of caring and concern.
"Hello." The dark haired one said. Nessie recognized her as the first voice she heard. "My name is Melissa, what's your name sweetie?"
Nessie stared at her like she had three heads. Her brain was still trying to process everything. She slowly shook her head and opened her mouth to speak. "Renesmee." Her voice sounded foreign to her ears.
"Renesmee?" One of the blondes asked. "Thats an interesting name."
"Angie." The other blonde hissed at her and Angie grew sheepish.
"Well it is."
Melissa looked over her shoulder and gave the two blondes a look. She then turned back to Nessie and gave her a smile. "It's very nice to meet you Renesmee."
"How old are you?" The other blonde asked taking a few steps forward. "If you don't mind me asking."
Nessie stared at them with wide eyes not sure if she should tell them the truth or just stick with what her family told her. She didn't know anything about these girls and so she just decided to go with the story. "Sixteen." She replied, her voice still unfamiliar to her ear.
"I told you." Angie whispered to the other blonde.
Melissa shot a look at them to be quiet and then turned back to Nessie. "It's okay Renesmee. We know what you are." Nessie's eyes widened more and Melissa shot her a reassuring smile. "We are too." Nessie furrowed her brow and gave them a confused stare.
"We're hybrids like you." The other blonde told her. "Half vampire, half human."
"You all are?" Nessie asked.
The three of them nodded. "Yes."
"It's alright to tell us the truth." Angie insisted.
"If you wish we will tell you our ages." Melissa said.
Nessie stared at them and nodded silently.
"Christine." Melissa nodded towards the other blonde. She walked closer with Angie right behind her. Nessie could see now more clearly that they had bright blue eyes and very golden hair.
"I am 75 years old." Christine stated and Nessie's eyes widened slightly.
"As am I." Angie said and looked at Christine. "We're twins."
Nessie nodded in understanding and then she turned to look at Melissa. She smiled warmly at her, "I am just over one hundred."
"Wow." Nessie muttered, the familiarity of her own voice reaching her ears.
"And how old are you?" Melissa asked.
Nessie hesitated for a second but then answered quietly, "Seven."
"She is only a child." Christine said, her face scrunching up in sympathy. "You poor thing."
Nessie felt her body was tensed up and she relaxed herself. She didn't feel threatened by these women around her. She moved her legs under herself and propped herself up on her knees. "Where am I?" She asked.
"I wish I could answer your question dear." Melissa responded sadly. "Unfortunately we have no idea where we are."
"How long have you been here?"
Angie shrugged helplessly. "We have no track of time here."
"Can you tell us what was the date that you last remember?" Christine asked.
Nessie bit her lip in contemplation and thought back. "November fourth." She answered and then let out a gasp.
Melissa, Angie and Christine looked at her in alarm. "What is it?" Melissa asked.
"Hunter!" She whispered in shock and jumped to her feet, frantically looking around for an exit. "They've got him, whoever got me, they got him!"
"Who is Hunter?" Christine asked, watching Nessie feeling every wall.
"A boy, my friend, he-"
"A human boy?" Melissa asked montonously.
Nessie turned around briefly and nodded at her. "Yes, he was human and there was a vampire-"
Melissa looked at Christine and Angie and they looked back at her. Melissa sighed and rose to her feet, crossing the room to where Nessie stood. Nessie stared at her curiously.
"What?" Nessie asked nervously.
"Sweetheart, that human boy is not a victim here. He is the one who helped capture each one of us, including you."
Nessie furrowed her brow and cocked her head to the side. "No." She whispered and shook her head. "No, that can't be true. Hunter would never...he promised..."
"I'm sorry." Melissa said. "I'm sorry that you had to be tricked by him. But he is working for the vampire that captured you."
Nessie felt her heart pounding away in her chest and her breaths becoming more shallow. "But that means he had to know..." Her eyes widened and she gasped and pressed her self up against the wall. "Of course..." She whispered. "It all makes sense."
The mystery of the handprint bruise, how he seemed terrified when Emmett pretended to bite his neck, when he was terrified of his father...his father who was not really his father but a vampire. How Jacob didn't trust him.
She felt tears spring to her eyes suddenly. "Jacob!" She cried out and fell to her knees burying her face in her hands. She told Jacob not to worry. She told Jacob that Hunter was trustworthy. Now she had been kidnapped because of Hunter and she had no idea where she was. She started to sob into her hands and she felt a pair of comforting arms surround her.
"Shh." Melissa's soothing voice rang in her ear but Nessie couldn't stop. She had been betrayed by someone she thought was her friend. And she was scared, she didn't know what was going to happen. She didn't know if she was ever going to see her parents or Jacob again.
She cried for a while, she needed to get everything out. She felt a little comforted by Melissa's arms but she longed for her father's stone hard, cold, strong but comforting hold. Her mother's protective hold as she held her on her lap. Jacob's hot body temperature and comfortable fur. She wanted to rest her head on Esme's lap while she combed her hair and Carlisle rubbed her back. She wanted to get on Emmett's back and have him run around the house. She wanted to sit on her bed and have Alice and Rosalie fight over who was going to do her hair. She wanted to be on the beaches of La Push playing with Claire or climbing on Seth's back and enjoy the wind through her hair. She even wouldn't have minded going fishing with Charlie and Billy.
She finally calmed down and pulled herself out of Melissa's arms. She wiped the tears from her eyes and sniffled.
"Are you alright?" She heard Melissa's concerned voice ask her. She turned to look at her and saw the concerned look on her face and she nodded. "I think so."
"Who's Jacob?" Angie asked and Christine slapped her arm, giving her a dirty look. Angie raised her shoulders innocently.
Nessie gave them a small smile. "No it's fine." She sighed quietly. "Jacob is my best friend. The day before..." she swallowed. "Well, we had a fight because he didn't trust Hunter. The morning that I was...taken, I managed to convince him that Hunter could be trusted and he had nothing to worry about." She pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "If he hadn't listened to me this never would have happened." She lifted her head to look at Christine, Angie and Melissa. "Jacob would protect me with everything he's got. He only let me go with Hunter because I told him he could trust him."
She rested her head back on her knees and stared off at one of the dark walls. "I'm a stupid, naive child."
Bella Cullen stood still as stone, staring out one of the front windows of the Cullen's mansion. Behind her Alice stood with her fingers pressed to the side of her head and her eyes closed tightly. Jasper stood beside her with one hand on her back, constantly sending out waves of calm to fill the air. Esme stood off to one side of the room, her hands clasped together in front of her and worry was etched onto every inch of her face. Beside her Carlisle stood in almost a protective stance, his stern yet concerned eyes were also focused out the window.
Rosalie was at the opposite window standing just as still as Bella was with Emmett close by her side. The house was quiet and no one made a sound or a movement.
Suddenly the door slammed open and the ice was broken. All seven vampires turned to look at the door. Edward stood in the doorway with a panicked and angry look on his face. He scanned the room quickly and then turned to Bella. He looked directly at her when he spoke but was talking to the whole room. "I searched all of Forks, La Push, Port Angeles, Seattle and even Olympia. I couldn't hear her and I scanned the minds of everyone in the cities and no one had seen her."
Alice let out a frustrated sigh and her hands fell to her sides and her eyes popped open. "I'm sorry Edward." She said looking at her brother. "I can't see her."
"And her friend?" He asked in a growl.
She shook her head. "He must be with her."
Bella curled her hands into fists at her sides and a low growl emitted from her. She pushed past Edward and started out the front door.
"Bella where are you going?" Edward asked, quick at her tail.
"To Charlie." She growled.
"Bella." Edward sped in front of her and gripped her shoulders to stop her and Bella glared up at him. "It's nearly midnight love. Charlie is probably sound asleep. "
She narrowed her eyes at him and ripped his hands off her. "This is our daughter Edward. I am not just going to stand by and do nothing while she could be dying out there!"
Before Edward could protest further, Bella ran past him and took off towards her old home. She saw Edward pass her when she was halfway there and when she got there he was standing in front of the door.
She stopped right in front of him and growled. "Don't try to stop me Edward."
He moved to stand by her side and pulled her into a side hug and kissed the top of her head. "I'm right beside you."
She nodded a thanks and knocked on the door. Then she tried the door and found it unlocked and pushed it open. She flicked on the light and started for the stair case. "Ch-Dad!" She called up the stairs and darted up them. She turned towards her father's room and saw the door knob turning. Charlie stepped out dressed in sweat pants and t-shirt, rubbing his eyes sleepily. "Bells?" His voice was hoarse from sleepiness. "What's the matter?"
"Renesmee is missing."
Charlie immediately snapped awake and he approached Bella and Edward. "Missing?" He repeated. "When was the last time you saw her?"
"The last time we saw her with this morning." Bella answered. "The last time we talked to her was after she got out of school. She asked permission to go to a friend's house."
"And did you check this friend's house?" Charlie asked.
"Edward checked all of Forks." Bella replied. Charlie looked at Edward and opened his mouth to ask how but decided against it realizing it was probably something that wasn't on his need to know basis.
"I don't understand what you want me to do Bells." Charlie said turning his attention back to his daughter.
"Start a search party, anything, you're the chief of police!"
He gave her an apologetic look. "Bells, I can't do anything until she's been gone for 24 hours."
"Twe-" She growled and threw her hands up in the air and Charlie looked taken aback. She stalked towards him, a hysterical look on her face. "This is my daughter we're talking about! What would you do if it were me?"
Charlie glanced down at the ground and didn't answer her. Bella let her hands fall to her sides and she adopted a pleading look on her face. "Dad, she's family. She's your granddaughter. She could be hurt. Please."
Charlie sighed and looked up at her. "The best I can do is start first thing in the morning."
Bella opened her mouth to protest but Edward stepped in and cut her off, "That's very reasonable Charlie, Thank You."
Bella shut her mouth and glared at him but Edward kept his attention on Charlie. Charlie nodded.
"I'll get my finest men and the best tracker dogs we have." Charlie assured them.
Edward turned his head to the side and then turned back to Charlie. "Your dogs won't be necessary sir."
Charlie cocked his eyebrow and Edward made a motion with his fingers for Charlie to follow them. He led them downstairs where the front door was still left wide open. Charlie automatically went to close it when Jacob appeared in the doorway. Charlie jumped and placed his hand over his heart. "Jacob."
Jacob inclined his head an inch but his face remained stern. "Charlie." His deep voice pierced the quiet night.
Edward appeared beside Charlie. "Jacob."
"I got everyone I could." Jacob responded and moved aside. Outside behind him were Sam, Quil, Embry, Seth, Paul and Jared.
Charlie looked to Jacob and then at the other Quileute boys and his mouth formed a small "o". "You got your own personal tracking team huh?"
Jacob nodded once. "Our noses are ten times better than your police dogs and we can cover more ground. But we can use all the help we can get. Your men would be an asset to us."
Charlie nodded, looking a little hesitantly between the giant Quileutes. "Of course, first thing in the morning."
"Thank You for this." Edward said looking directly at Sam.
Sam looked back at him and nodded. "Nessie is a part of our family as much as she is yours. Of course we would help."
"Alright," Jacob started in his Alpha voice, "We should get started right away. We have to find her."
Sam nodded and then led the pack into the woods. A minute later a bunch of howls broke through the air. Jacob looked at Bella and Bella looked back at him. Jacob held out his arms for her and Bella walked into his arms. She rested her head against his chest and he wrapped his arms tightly around her. "We'll find her Bells."
"I know." Her voice betrayed her words. She closed her eyes and took a breath burying her face in his chest. If she could cry, tears would be streaming down her cheeks.
"I will not rest until Renesmee is safe in your arms." Jacob told her and looked over at Edward. Edward stood near Charlie and was looking back at him. He looked quickly to the woods and then back to Jacob. Jacob nodded, catching his silent signal.
"Bells, I have to go. To search with the pack." Bella seemed reluctant at first but then pulled away at his last words. She nodded and let Jacob go. Jacob quickly kissed the top of her head and then ran off into the woods, his howl joining the rest of the pack's.
Bella turned and looked over her shoulder to Edward. The agony on her face was mirrored on his and he sped over to her enveloping her in his arms. "Jacob is right." He whispered in her ear. "We'll find her. We'll bring her home safe and sound."
"Edward." She whimpered, burying her face in his chest, her arms tightening around his middle. "I want my baby girl."
"I know love." He held her tight against him and rested his head on top of hers. "As do I. And soon she'll be back with us."
"I'll do everything I can." Charlie said walking over to them. "Everything in my power and more. I'll contact every police station in Washington and have them look for her."
Bella turned her face to look towards Charlie. "Thank you Dad."
Charlie nodded. "Of course."
"You should get some sleep Charlie." Edward told him.
"Yes." Bella agreed in a soft voice. "Go to bed Dad."
"I'll see you tomorrow. I'll let you know the details." Charlie said.
They both nodded. And Charlie looked around and cleared his throat. He then looked back and then nodded towards them. "You too. Get some sleep."
To keep up their act, both of them nodded and Edward let out a fake yawn. Bella glanced up at him and then followed a few seconds after. Bella reluctantly parted from Edward and ran up to Charlie. She hugged him gently and kissed his cheek. "Good night Dad."
Charlie returned the hug and then let her go. "Good night Bells."
Bella returned back to Edward's side and slipped her arm around him and he slipped his arm around her, pulling her into his side.
"Goodnight son." Charlie said towards Edward.
"Goodnight Charlie." Edward replied.
Charlie looked around awkwardly and then headed back into the house. Both Edward and Bella waited until they heard Charlie's deep, even breathing and then headed back to the Cullen's to start their search.
