When the Dark and Light Collide

Chapter 9:

Face of an Angel

The Black family entered the airport; I could tell Jacob was itchy to find the Cullen family. I was dying to find Sarah-Anna more than anything. Soon as we walked into the electronic opening doors, Jacob was sniffing the air. Without looking back at me, Derrek and him headed off in the directions of the arrived airplanes.

"Come on Mom," Lucy said, tugging my hand. "I can smell Sarah, she's off the plane right now."

I started running, to the opposite direction of the way Jacob went, heading to the departing airplanes. Lucy hesitated, but ran after me. She easily kept up; we weren't running fast, it was more of a human run.

I didn't know why I was running this way, I wanted my daughter in my arms. I could sense Sarah's scent mixed in with Carlisle. But instead, I followed Alice's scent.

I heard her voice and I ran quicker, humans looking at me funny as I sprinted to the loading deck. I could hear her, sweet Alice's honey voice.

"We'll be there soon. Carlisle and Esme are already there. We'll sorry we couldn't contact you. Rose and Emmett can't wait to see you."

"It is all right Alice, I know how Jasper can get over-involved with human smell. I'm glad no one was hurt. Are you perfectly sure you don't want me to stay and help?" I stopped running immediately. I wasn't making it up in my head. In a distance was that velvety smooth voice, belonging to the vampire that broke my heart. I didn't know if I should move, I wanted to run away, to hide forever. But apart of me wanted to go see him, take a glance at his beautiful face of an angel.

"I will see you there Alice." See you where? Where was Edward meeting Alice later? Why was Alice sending Edward away from me?

"Goodbye brother."

Without thinking a second longer, I started to run. I was a blur to the human eye. I pushed myself roughly through the crowd; humans blinking as they felt something hard push against their shoulders as I zoomed past.

I stopped, starring at the back of Alice Cullen, a meter or two away. Her petite body was gazing at a long narrow passage way- an entrance to a plane.

"Mom, why would you do that? You may have just exposed us!" I heard Lucy's voice beside me, but I didn't look at her.

Looking at where Alice was starring at, I flashed my eyes to the last person boarding the plane. There was a boyish man around six feet, his back lightly muscled covered in a tan jacket. His neck was barely showing, a startling pale white. But it was the hair that I recognized first. It was an amazing bronze, tousled in just the right way. My heart ached. Edward.

His back stiffened for a second and his beautiful golden eyes scanned over the crowd. He met his sister's eyes and Alice smiled slowly. Edward Cullen didn't see me. Many humans were standing infront of me, waving there hands goodbye to their love ones. The vampire merely nodded at his sister and walked down the passage. A flight attendant closed the door of the way in and people started to walk away. Alice turned around as well, her head slightly down. But she stopped moving and inhaled slowly. Her head flew up and her eyes caught mine.

Alice gasped and her eyes glazed over as she looked me up and down. She ran to me, slamming her hard body against mine. I heard her sobbing.

"Bella, oh Bella! You're… you are…"

I nodded, not speaking as I shook with so much emotion. "Was that-?" I managed to choke out.

Alice looked up at me, her eyes wide. She starred into my own same gold eyes and bit her lip softly. "Yes," she whispered.

I merely bent my head lower.

"Is Sarah-Anna safe?" I turned to look at Lucy, I had forgotten she was here. She was starring at the airplane that just took off into the sky.

Alice smiled at Lucy, her eyes glowing with happiness. "Lucy!" She took my daughter into her arms and they hugged. Lucy was tall and lean, towering over Alice. "I knew you'd find Bella," I heard Alice murmur.

Lucy took her arms away from Alice, sniffing the air for her sister. "She's with Carlisle and Esme and Jasper," Alice reported, turning to lead the way to my daughter.

"Has she asked yet?" I inquired, turning to Alice while we walked in a speed walk. She knew what I was talking about.

"I'm not sure, I haven't been looking."

I sniffed the air; Sarah-Anna's scent filled my nose.

Then I heard growling.

"Oh crap," I huffed silently under my breath. Lucy and Alice heard it too. We hurried to the sound.

Derrek was hunched over, shaking from head to toe. Jasper was a few feet away, hissing angrily at the werewolf.

"Don't you dare hurt my son Jasper!" I shouted a little too loud. Humans glanced towards me, but I ignored them. Both Jasper and Derrek looked up as I approached. They both looked ashamed, Jasper more because of Alice's glare.

It took me a moment to see Jacob shaking as well, starring at Carlisle Cullen with rage. "Jake…" I warned, throwing him a glance. His shaking stopped slightly, but he didn't move from his protective position. I went to Esme, wrapping my arms around her neck.

"It's been too long," Esme whispered low enough for only me to hear.

"Agreed," I stated. I turned around, looking for Sarah-Anna. Jacob had his arm around her waist, more in an angry way than a loving one.

"Do you know how worried I was Sarah-Anna Black?" I hissed, but even so I threw my arms around her, smelling in her so human scent.

"I'm sorry Mom," she had real tears in her eyes and they slowly crept down her cheeks. "I… I just… I knew you wouldn't."

"It is not a time to talk about that here Sarah-Anna." She started to cry harder by my harsh tone.

"How about you come back to our home?" Carlisle suggested.

"That sounds lovely," I commented, taking Sarah-Anna's hand in mine and kissing her forehead lightly.

Jacob and Derrek growled. I smacked Derrek firmly in the head. He was more attuned to vampires than Jacob, but he was following his father's lead. "If you don't feel comfortable you can go back to the hotel or go back to Forks," I hissed in an undertone, turning to Jacob. My eyes were dark black- I never looked at him like that.

His eyes looked hurt and he bowed his head like a puppy that ripped up a pair of shoes. "Please," I added as an after thought, my eyes growing softer.

"I think we should be alone and talk to Sarah-Anna ourselves," Jacob said, his voice irritated. "As a family."

"I came to talk to Carlisle," Sarah interrupted, in a quiet voice.

"Fine." Jacob turned to walk away. Derrek followed after him. "We'll be in the hotel."