A.N: Alice POV
I had to do research for this one lol well, I had to Google a map of the U.S and "Fast cars" I classify that as research.
Chapter 10: Welcome to Forks
"Laurent." I gasp, coming back to reality. Its 2am and my whole family's eyes on me
"Who?" Emmett says
"What did you see Alice?" Jasper squeezes my hand
Carlisle and Esme are looking at me, with questions in their eyes
"I need to call Edward" I announce as I stand up and run to our room and grab my cell phone, I sit down on the bed and Jasper seats himself beside me
"I told the others to put a hold on the Spanish inquisition until you've spoken with Edward" I try to laugh, but the urgency of the situation has taken hold and I quickly dial Edwards phone and pray that he picks up
"Alice?" he says, his voice the same flat monotone as the last time they'd spoken
"Edward, I had another vision… of Bella" I hear him take in a sharp breath
"Tell me" he says
"It was brief and flashy, bits and pieces I'm unsure about" I say
"Just get to it Alice" he snaps
"Okay, well I see Bella at the meadow you two used to go, with… Laurent"
"Laurent? From James's coven?" he says, his voice a little shaky
"That's the one" I confirm "I don't know specifically why he is there, but he's thirsty I can see that, I can't tell whether he's there to hurt her or not, but I get the feeling he's warning her of something"
There is a silence at the other end
"Edward?"
"Yeah, I'm here. Is that all you see? Are you sure you don't see him…hurting her?" I can tell he's forced the last two words out, and I can hear the pain in his voice
"Not yet" I say "but it was very flashy, I think it's because he's thirsty, maybe he's trying to control himself"
"When?" he says
"I can't tell, argh this is so frustrating" I feel Jaspers hand on my shoulder, I'd forgotten he was there, and I immediately feel calmer, I glance at him and give him a quick smile "where are you Edward?" I say
"Michigan" he replies
"How quick can you get to Forks?" I say, a rhetorical question
"I'll catch a flight to Seattle, you do the same. We'll get a car, then we'll go to Forks together" he says quickly before hanging up.
"So you heard" I say turning to Jasper and he nods
"I'll go tell the others, you get prepared" he says before running back downstairs.
The earliest flight I can get is in two hours, and I'm lucky to even get that, due to cancellations. My first time flying coach. Joy.
I pack a suitcase with a few outfits, unsure about how long I'd be in Forks for, and then go downstairs.
"I think I should go with you" Emmett says, I shake my head
"No, no need for anyone else besides me to go. I'll call you all if there is" I say quickly turning to Carlisle
"I've got a flight in 2 hours, when I get to Seattle I'll call okay?"
"Are you going to be okay Alice? Do you need to hunt before hand?" he asks in a concerned voice
"No I hunted the day before yesterday, I think that'll be enough at least until I reach Seattle" I say and he nods
"Tell Edward we all miss him" Esme says and I hug her
"Of course I will"
"And we'll pray Bella will be safe" she says, and everyone nods, except for Rosalie who is standing blankly beside Emmett.
"Okay well I better be off. I'll call you"
Jasper grabs my suitcase off me "I'll drive you" he says
"Call me as soon as you get off that plane okay?" Jasper says when we pull up at the airport
"I will, I promise" I smile at him, and he leans in and kisses me softly
"I love you" he says "hurry back"
"I love you too. I will" I say and get my suitcase.
On the plane I'm seated next to a poorly dressed middle aged woman who insists on "chitchat" I politely tell her I've got a migraine and spend the rest of the flight desperately trying to tune into Bellas future. But I get nothing, something I'm not used to at all. I don't know whether to take this as good or bad, but it makes me feel blind and useless all the same.
When I get off the plane I am not surprised to see that Edward is already there, with a car ready, this was one thing I did see. I haven't seen Edward in over 2 months, but there is no time for a reunion.
"Anything new?" he asks taking my suitcase and leading the way outside of the airport
"No, nothing" I answer in my head, and his eyes close for the briefest second, and I don't know If it's in relief or fear
"I need to hunt" I say, still in my head
"No time Alice" he says and I nod, unsure about whether I'll be alright with that
"You'll be fine, you've gone longer without hunting" he says, hearing my doubts.
We finally come to the car, he has obviously just stolen, it's a beautiful black Noble M400, Edward throws my suitcase in the back and guides me to the passenger seat
"Settle down Alice, I'm driving" he says with a chuckle, but the sound is unusual, it doesn't sound right coming from his tense body.
"I'm Fine" he says answering my thoughts "shouldn't you call Jasper" he reminds me
And I get out my cell phone and dial jaspers phone
"Alice" he breaths
"Jas" I say
"How are you? Have you had any change with Bella?" he asks
"I'm fine, but no. Nothing. I feel like I'm blind" I say
"You? Blind?" he laughs, and it soothes me "where are you?"
"We're in the car now; on the way to Forks" I say "I better go"
"Okay Alice, be safe and I miss you" he says
"I miss you too"
"Call as soon as possible" he adds
"I will, bye" I hang up.
We're going over 200ks/hour and Edward finally breaks the silence
"I was thinking, maybe she won't have to know we're there"
"What do you mean?" I say not quite understanding
"Bella, I mean we could just get Laurent away, it shouldn't be hard, if his intentions are not bad. She doesn't have to know that we ever came back" he says thoughtfully and I scowl
"No Edward, I think we've stayed away far too long" I say "and what if his intentions are not good?" his fists clench at the steering wheel
"But I promised" he says "I promised I wouldn't cause her any more pain"
"Edward, don't think about any of that now. Right now, think about that fact that she might not even be alive by the time we get to Forks" his head quickly spins to face me
"What?!" he yells
"What I'm saying is, in my head, she has no future. All we know right now is that for some reason Bella is going to come face to face with a vampire sometime today, and regardless of whether that vampire has good intentions or not, this is not a good thing"
I look at Edward but he is distracted by something, I follow his gaze, and about 20 metres ahead I see it, a sign…
Welcome to Forks.
AN: Oooh another cliffhanger! Okay, a long one I know! Had to fit it all in one chapter. Good? Bad? Let me know!
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