Chapter 10

Rosalie's POV

I watched as the boys raced off in front of me.

There was no possible way that I could go that fast. I wasn't the fastest in our family. In fact I was almost the slowest… before Esme. She doesn't like to run that much. She would rather just stroll around at her own pace.

I hoped Edward wouldn't do anything stupid because the last thing we needed was the Volturi after us again.

I followed their sent for a while before the smell of fire filled my nostrils. It was no ordinary fire.

Panic gripped my heart.

I had to be about half an hour behind the boys… a lot could happen in that short amount of time.

Especially when Jane was involved.

What if something had gone wrong? What if it is my family on that fire? Jane could have brought reinforcements. She'd never played fair before.

I pushed myself to go faster and all of a sudden I ran into an object. As I toppled to the ground, it fell on top of me. It felt really light but it scared the crap out of me. It felt like it was grabbing me.

I screamed when I realised it was a person and pushed him away from me. I couldn't see his face from the angle it he was on me.

I stood up quickly and turned to see who it was.

"Oh, my God!" I yelled. "Jasper I am so sorry!"

I stopped apologising when I realised something was wrong.

He was completely frozen and he hadn't made a single sound. I ran over and crouched down beside him.

He had both of his hands up in a gesture of surrender and his mouth open as if he was trying to say something.

Only his eyes were darting around, looking at me.

"She got you didn't she?" I whispered.

With his eyes, he said yes.

"Well at least now I know I am on the right track," I joked half heartedly, then I regretted it, I mean he was frozen and I'm just teasing him. How mean can I get?

"Sorry." I murmured. "I didn't mean to make fun." Suddenly the sickening smoke tickled at my nose again.

I gasped. How could I have forgotten?

"Jasper, do you have any idea who that is?" I pleaded.

His eyes said no.

A panicked emotion flew over me, mixed with a little desperation.

"Jasper stop!" I yelled. "I can't be feeling any more panicked then I already am."

Immediately it stopped.

"Thanks," I breathed a sigh of relief.

Well at least his power is still working. I thought to myself.

"Jasper, I'm sorry." I said regretfully, panic still tinging my voice in my voice. "I can't do anything for you and I have to go and see who it is but I will be back for you. I promise."

I sprinted as fast as I could towards the smoke. I stopped at the edge of the trees and looked out into a clearing.

Right in front of me was a massive fire that was spewing purple smoke into the air.

But even as I was watching it, it started to die down.

I watched in amazement as I watched the fully burning fire burn down into coals in the matter of ten minutes. Only a few burning embers remained.

"Whoa," I murmured.

Suddenly I was broken out of my stunned trance when I spotted someone curled up on the ground behind the flames.

I recognised who it was immediately.

"Edward!" I yelled and ran over to him. "Are you ok?"

DAMMIT! I thought as soon as I realised he was in the same situation that Jasper was in.

"How long has it been since she left?" I asked hopelessly. "I know you can't talk but shake your eyes when I am far off and nod when I get close. Do you understand?"

He nodded his eyes.

I thought for a moment.

"Five minutes?"

He shook his eyes.

"Ten minutes?"

Again he shook his eyes.

"Twelve minutes?" I seriously didn't think that she could have thought Jane and got away so quickly. I don't think she could have been gone for more than fifteen minutes.

I wasn't that far behind the boys, I thought. Right?

He nodded his eyes.

I sighed quietly, thinking.

"Let me guess," I mused, "She said that she would keep you frozen for a few days and then let you go but then if you followed her, she would freeze you for ages?"

He nodded his eyes as a yes.

So predictable, I thought. Why does she always do this when something goes wrong for her? Will I track her and find dozens of people just frozen? This is getting stupid.

"Ok well I am gonna pick you up and carry you to Jasper then take both of you back home." I said, slightly angry.

The one time I don't bring my cell phone and I really need help.

I picked him up and slung him over my back before taking off in the direction where I left Jasper.

I stopped beside him.

How am I going to do this?

I picked up Jasper and used his arms to attach him to Edward.

When I was pretty sure that they were both reasonably secure on my back I carried them back home.

It took three times as long as it normally would and when I finally staggered other the threshold and dumped them on the ground. It was really awkward carrying the both of them. It slowed me down a lot.

I heard the shocked gasps of my family in front of me.

I dropped my brothers on the floor and sagged into an arm chair.

"What happened?" Carlisle said as he went over to check them out.

"One guess," I murmured. "This is an easy one."

"Bella," Esme gasped, "Bella did this?"

I looked into the face of my mother.

"Mum," I said, trying to think of a way to word this that would hurt her so much, "This isn't the Bella that we knew. She has changed and it is mainly because my thick headed brother, but she is a new born vampire, mum. She is not the fragile little human any more. I don't know what she is capable of doing any more."

She looked as if she would be crying if she could.

"What do we do now?" she cried. "We can't just let her run wild."

I shrugged. I had no answers for her.

I looked over at Emmett.

He had a serious face on and for once I didn't want to see it. Usually when he is serious it is a welcome break but in this situation I really need one of his jokes to lighten the mood.

As if he sensed me looking at him he looked up and caught my gaze.

We were silent for a few minutes, just looking into each others eyes.

Carlisle broke the silence.

"Wait," He said, a confused tone colouring his voice. "What happened to Jane?"

I stared at him for a moment before a small smile broke out on my face.

Emmett seemed to realise what I was thinking.

"What…" he stuttered. "Do you mean to say Bella… the little clumsy person who wouldn't hurt a fly… killed her?"

I laughed at the stunned look on his face and nodded.

"Wow!" he breathed. "I don't want to get in her bad books then."