10

The chase

The three of them entered the clearing one by one. The first one that came into sight was a male. He had dark, long hair and dark skin, but it was still light and translucent at the same time. The second one was a female. She had long, red hair and the way she walked reminded me of a cat. The last one was another male. He had short brown hair and stood very close to the female which made me think that they might be mates.

But the thing I noticed the most was their eyes. They were a deep crimson red that almost made me want to take a step back.

They stopped walking just a few yards from Carlisle. The dark-haired man smiled and stepped forward. "We thought we heard a game." He said. "I am Laurent, these are Victoria and James." He gestured to the other vampires behind him.

"I'm Carlisle. This is my family: Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Rosalie, Bella, Alice and Esme." Carlisle told him while pointing to our groups while trying not to put too much attention on any one person.

"Do you have any room for a few more players?" Laurent asked.

Jasper quickly looked at Carlisle then back at the vampires. "Well, a few of us were leaving, so I guess we do." Jasper looked at Carlisle again.

James must have noticed this and looked at Jasper with a questioning look. Jasper looked at him and growled.

"Well Jasper, why don't you take Bella and Alice back to the house." Carlisle told him.

Jasper started to back up toward me and so did Bella.

Out of nowhere I saw that there was about to be a gust of wind. Right as I shook myself of the vision the wind came. Three things seemed to happen at once. The wind came from behind me and blew my scent towards the three vampires. James' head whipped around so he was facing me, and Jasper

jumped in front of me in a protective stance.

I looked around and saw that everyone was now in a crouched position and were growling. Laurent was looking around confused and Victoria looked like she was ready to pounce.

James cocked his head to the side. "You brought a snack." He said with a hungry smile.

Carlisle stepped forward. "She's with us." He told them.

"But she's human." Laurent remarked.

"Like I said. She is with us. Now I think it would be best if you left."

Laurent grabbed James's are and started pulling him back toward the forest. "Victoria. We're leaving." Victoria looked at James and he nodded. She took one last look at me then started to retreat.

Once they were gone Jasper looked at me. "We need to go." He grabbed my hand and started pulling me toward the jeep.

Once we got there he picked me up and put me into the back seat. Then he ran around to the driver's side and got in, while Emmett got into the back seat with me and Edward got in the passenger seat.

"So what are we going to do?" Emmett asked. "Well, James is a tracker and is looking forward for the chance to get Alice." Edward told them.

I heard Jasper hiss. "Well do y'all have a plan in mind?" I asked them. The car went silent. "Well if y'all don't I think I might have one." I said. Again no one said anything.

"Well here is my plan. Emmett and Rosalie can take me to Texas, Esme puts on some of my clothes and she and Jasper can take my car and head toward New York. Carlisle, Bella and Edward can keep track of Victoria."

"Why would we go to New York and why am I leaving you?" Jasper asked me.

"Well I'm going to tell my dad that I want to go to New York to see my mom. And if Esme is wearing my scent, driving my car, and is with you, James will think she is me and while he is chasing y'all, Emmett and Rose will take me south."

"She's good." Emmett remarked. "I agree." Edward said.

"Well I don't! I am not leaving you, Alice!" Jasper shouted. "Well you have to. 'Cause as long as you are with me James will follow." I told him.

"I see that it will work. James will follow y'all and I'll be able to go down to Texas without them even knowing." I sat on the edge of my seat and put my hand on his shoulder. "Jasper, everything is going to be fine. I know you don't want to leave me, but this is the only way. Please. Let's just get this over with, and then we won't ever have to be apart again."

I could feel him relax. I took my hand off his shoulder and sat back in my seat. "Now, just go to my house so I can tell my dad I'm going to New York and get some clothes and my truck."

When we pulled into my driveway, Jasper and I got out and headed for the front door. I stopped once we got to the door and turned toward Jasper. "James' here. Now don't listen to a single word I'm about to say." I got up on my tip-toes and gave him a quick kiss then opened the door.

"Get away from me!" I yelled at Jasper. He looked a little confused but played along. "Alice, wait." He reached out for me but I slammed the door on his face.

I turned around and ran upstairs to my room and slammed the door. Jasper was already there putting things in a bag. I heard a knock on my door and went to it.

I swung the door open to find my dad standing there. "What!" I yelled. "What's wrong sweetheart? Did that boy do something?" He asked. "No. I just hate this place and I don't want to get stuck here like Mom!" I saw the hurt in his face and felt guilty for putting it there.

"Isn't there something I can do?" He asked. "No. I just want to leave. I'm going to go to New York to be with Mom." I turned around and started to put some more things in my bag.

Once I got my bag filled to full capacity I went downstairs to find Ann and my dad standing be the door. "Don't." I warned. Ann took a few steps forward and said, "Please honey. Let's just sit down and talk about this. There is no need for you to go driving all the way to New York right now." "I want to leave now. If I get tired, I'll stop at a hotel."

I pushed passed them and opened the door then turned around. "This isn't y'alls fault. I just need to get away."

I ran out to my truck. I started it up and backed out of the driveway.

As I started driving, Jasper was suddenly at my door. "Move over." I kept my foot on the gas while I moved over to the passenger seat. Once he was in I took my foot of the gas.

"Did James hear?" I asked him. "Yes."

I looked back behind us where Edward and Emmett were following us in the jeep. Then I turned back toward Jasper. "Please try not to break my steering wheel." He looked down at his clenched fists and loosened them up. "Sorry." He mumbled. "It's okay. " I placed my hand on his. "Everything is going to be fine." I told him. Everything is going to be fine. I thought to myself. Everything is going to be just fine.

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