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The ability to see the future was often times seen as a curse. To be forced to see events of less than pleasant nature and know there was nothing you could do change them took a toll on someone. Alice knew the feeling a little too well. For as long as she could remember she saw things that nobody else did and because of that she had been deemed crazy until people realized the things she started seeing happened to be real. When that happened people stopped thinking of her as crazy and instead started to see her as a witch. Nobody wanted to hang around someone who could potentially see every little detail of their futures. After all who would want all of their secrets and dirty laundry exposed?
The small seer usually hated it whenever she would see a vision based on future events. Sometimes it would trivial things like what she would have for dinner, but then there were other times when she would see life altering events. Whenever she saw something bad happening she would do whatever she could to change it for the better though that did not always work. Jasper once told her that sometimes there were things that nobody could change since they were meant to happen and all you could do was try to learn from the experiences. Alice liked to think that was true because if it wasn't she would have to figure out how to live with the guilt of not being able to save the strangers she sometimes saw in her visions. Even though she may not be able to change everything there were some things that Alice could change and today she was determined to make sure that the vision she'd had earlier did not come true.
Alice was running as fast as her tiny legs would allow as she searching frantically for Leah. She couldn't believe what she had seen and she did not understand what her friend was thinking. She understood that her Quilette friends longed for nothing more than to be normal, but what she was planning was crazy not to mention dangerous. When Alice had gotten the vision she couldn't believe what she had seen. The small seer had seen a lot before and almost all of it was horrible, but this took the cake. To be so desperate that you would mutilate your own body was something the girl with spiky hair could not understand. There had been times she wished that she did not have her gift and yet if it really came down to it she knew she would never wish away her visions they were a part of who she was just like Leah's wings were a part of her.
Finally she managed to find Edward who had been wandering around since the shows were over the day. Alice had hoped that Leah would be with him, but she was disappointed to see she wasn't there. "Edward have you seen Leah? I really need to find her as soon as possible."
"I haven't seen her since breakfast." The mind reader stated as he looked towards Alice who seemed on edge. Her thoughts were erratic and usually he wouldn't pry, but he was worried. The seer was usually so full of happiness and life, yet today it was almost like she had undergone a personality swap. When he finally got a firm read on her thoughts he paled instantly. "She told me that she wasn't going to go through with it. What could have happened to change her mind?"
His companion bit her bottom lip and shook her head. "I wish I could tell you what changed her mind, but I can't. I only saw her going to a plastic surgeon and not the reason that provoked her decision. I wish that I could be more help, but that is all I know. She should be arriving at the doctor's office right about now so you have a little time to find her. I would go with you, but I have to stay here to make sure Sam doesn't find out where Leah went. He is going to be furious and when Sam is angry those around him suffers. If he was to find out what she wants to I fear he will hurt her. I remember when we had another entertainer named Heidi who was born with an extra set of legs. She had them removed without telling Sam and let's just says that nobody has heard from her since. A lot of people think she ran off, but I saw what happened to her before it happened. Sam made sure that she would never leave the show. In his mind it is either perform or he makes you disappear for good. I do not want to see that happen to Leah."
Edward ran his fingers in his hair. While he knew this choice was Leah's and hers alone he knew he had to at least try to stop her from making a mistake. If she still wanted to go through with it after he spoke with her then he would support her, but he had to try something because he knew this was a mistake she would regret if she actually went through with it. "I will find her Alice you don't have to worry about that. Did you see the name of the doctor or the hospital? I need some sort of clue as to which center she would go to. This place seems to have a few and I doubt that I have time to check all of them."
"I remember seeing a name tag that read 'Dr. Alan Morgan' and I can only assume that is who she is seeing." She paused as a thought hit her. "Would you like to ask Jasper and Jacob to accompany you? Rosalie will hand distracting Sam if you think your search will go faster with help."
"I will be able to move faster if I do this alone." He explained as determination filled his voice. "I won't fail in bring her back. I think she is just scared and frustrated. I will do my best to talk her out of it. I know she wants to be normal, but she needs to know I like her exactly the way she is. Thank you for letting me know what was going on. Leah has a good friend in you."
TBC…
AN: hey people I hope that you all enjoyed this chapter. I think that it came out rather well because I needed Leah to be desperate enough so that Edward could save the day which he will in the next chapter. I would love to hear your thoughts and hey what did you all think of Alice? The other characters will slowly start to trickle in to the story.
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