Trust Factor

Chapter 10: Sometimes the Moon Can Hold Your Future

Monday January 19-8:45pm-Cullen house-Forks Washington

Bella sat with Nessie on her lap and Edward by her side. Rosalie sat with Emmett next to him and a children's book in her hand. The Cullen house was serene for once in a long time. The quiet was relaxing, and calming.

"She's gone!" Alice cried running down the stairs at top speed with Jasper close behind.

"Who's gone?" Edward asked jumping up at the sight of his sister.

"Cleo, Cleo is gone. She's not in her room or anywhere. I can't even see her anymore," Alice rambled.

She had all her siblings around her as she went off about what had happened. Alice had gone into Cleo's room to find the window open and Cleo gone. She had searched everywhere with Jasper's help and Cleo was nowhere in the house.

"Ok, Alice, let's split up and search the woods, she couldn't have gotten far. I call Carlisle and tell him to be on the lookout," Edward said.

"I'll call Jacob and tell him to get a group together," Bella said.

The Cullens jumped and were off into the woods. The scent of the ocean breeze was fresh in the air but it was untraceable. Alice and Jasper started toward town as Rosalie and Emmett started deeper into the forest, toward the meadow. Once Jacob and his pack were searching the beach, Edward, Bella, Nessie started toward their cabin. In the sky, the full moon shone on their skin, shining and stunning. None of them noticed.

Monday January 19-9:10pm-Ash's house-Mexico

There was a knock on the door. All the windows were covered and Rikki was already locked in her room. Ash quickly moved from the kitchen to the front room to open the door. Standing there was a beautiful blond girl, her eyes were a dark red and her teeth were as white as they could be. Her skin was pale and was covered with a long black dress. Ash couldn't move.

"Hello, I'm Amelia Mandarin." She said kindly. "I'm looking for someone. Have you seen a boy with short brown hair and eyes like mine?"

"Not recently," Ash asked with little voice.

"Ok then, I'm sorry I bothered you," She said with a small smile as she turned around and headed back out into the moon light.

Ash shut the door slowly watching her walk away. As soon as the door was shut Rikki was at his side. She had fear in her eyes.

"What did she want?" Rikki asked quickly.

"I'm not entirely sure," Ash said slowly.

Outside Amelia was smiling at her new capture. The boy was still sitting in his car going over something in his mind. Amelia smiled as she pulled the rope she took from Ash's house out and held it at top length. Then she knocked on the door. The boy turned and opened the door. Amelia took the rope and trapped him.

"What's your name?" She demanded.

"Zane, Zane Bennett," Zane blurted, scared out of his mind. "I just wanted to see the girl in that house.

"Ha, well that isn't going to happen today. Besides, she already has a boy. I'm doing you a favor," Amelia said as she pulled Zane away from the drive leaving his car and the note he was planning to tell Rikki.

Back inside Rikki and Ash sat on the couch. Each had a cup of hot tea and they were planning an ambush on the vampires. No light was coming in the home and things were peaceful. Then they heard the scream. Ash raced to the window to see what had happened before the scene was gone. There was Amelia holding a squirming and screaming boy. The boy was unmistakably Zane.

Monday January 19-9:45pm-Voturi layer-Volterra Italy

"I got the address," Jane said pulling Will into the open room with Aro, Marcuse, and Caius. "And it turns out I know the little fish."

"Excellent, I don't think we need our little friend anymore," Aro said getting up and moving toward Will.

Will's breathing was strong, fear was everywhere on him. Aro put his hands on his neck and twisted in just enough to break it and kill him. There wasn't even a scream as his life ended and his body was left there to be disposed of.

"Jane, I would like you and Alec to go pick up the little fish girl," Aro said.

"With pleasure," Jane said leaving the room with a smile across her face.

She walked up to where Alec was standing and said, "Let's go fishing."

Monday January 19-10:05pm-Richen School-Volterra Italy

"Bella, What are you doing?" Caprice asked with terror in her voice.

Bella's half crazed smile scared Caprice into a cuddle in a corner. The darkness of the room was lit only by the light of the full moon. Caprice turned her head as Bella walked closer.

"This is so unlike you," Caprice said searching for her phone in her pocket.

There was a crash from down stairs. Bella stopped, and Caprice looked up. Two figures came before them, one being the girl they met in the ally. The other was male. He had the same pale skin and red eyes. His hair unkept and brunette, was blowing loose in the wind from the open widow.

"Oh, we have a witness," the girl said in her mesmerizing voice.

"Who are you?" Caprice asked.

The boy moved closer to her and whispered in a more eerie voice, "I'm Alec and my sister, Jane. We just want your friend here."

Caprice slouched away from Alec's face, that was so close it could touch hers. She moved around him to get away from the madness. Jane smiled and Caprice fell to the ground, screaming with pain. Bella stood, unmoved. Alec moved in and took Caprice in his arms, then broke her neck, which killed her. He took her to the stairs and dropped her, making the death look natural.

"You have the sea creature, sister?" Alec asked racing back to the bed room.

Jane stood with Bella slumped in her arms and said, "I do, let's get out of here."

Monday January 19-11:12pm-Cullen house-Forks Washington

"Cleo!... Cleo!" Alice's music like voice echoed in the empty forest.

Jasper stayed close to her. They walked through the forest checking every corner behind every tree. The full moon shone down giving them a path to follow.

"Why would she leave?" Alice asked Jasper for what felt like the hundredth time. "She was happy, right? This is just not like her."

"Alice, calm, we'll find her," Jasper said with his arm around Alice. "There is no way she is faster than us."

"She is in the water, all she has to do is get to La Push and she is gone, there is no catching her," Alice rambled.

Jasper kept his grip on her shoulder and smiled. Alice relaxed just a bit. Then Seth and Jacob came through the trees in human form. Seth's face seemed scared and Jacob's wasn't much better. Jasper lost his concentration and Alice freaked just looking at them.

"We've looked everywhere," Jacob started. "Is there any way she could have gotten to the water by now?"

"This is bad, and so not Cleo. She wouldn't just leave," Alice said as her phone rang. She picked it up. "Hello….. you did." Her expression changed from worry to exceeded in one move. "We'll be right there."

"They found her?" Jasper asked knowing the answer.

"We need to get to the meadow," Alice said as she broke into a run with Jasper. Jacob and Seth were following just behind them.

In the Meadow, Emmett and Rosalie were face to face with a clearly mesmerized Cleo. Her focus was to the sky, but her attention was to the vampires. Edward, Bella and Nessie had just entered the meadow to see what was playing out.

"I can't read her," Edward whispered to Bella and Nessie.

Jasper and Alice showed up behind them. Once seeing the situation Jasper tried to calm her, but had no luck.

"What's up with her?" Jasper asked.

"It's like her mind is being controlled by another force," Edward said. "She has no control over herself, no thoughts, no emotion, unpredictable future."

"Controlled?" Seth asked. "Like by the moon, like a werewolf, a real one."

"That's right, uncontrollable power, and a lot of it," Edward said just as Emmett and Rose were knocked down by the strongest wind ever.