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"Is he in any danger?" The male voice asked
"I don't know, its only coming in flashes" The female responded
"But is he in danger?"
"It all depends on which door he opens…."
I woke up from my dream startled, I had fallen asleep on the small plane I'd taken from Seattle, I'd heard the same voices again. But I couldn't think about that now, I would be in Forks soon and from there everything would hit the fan. Forks was about to be turned into a battleground.
I picked up my truck from Port Angeles and put the pedal to the medal when I hit the highway. It was mid afternoon and it would be dark soon I had to hurry.
Before I went to the address Anna had given me I first drove into Forks and went straight to the city hall. The Ricochet wasn't going to be enough to take her down; I need to be more prepared. I walked into the police office and was glad to find that Charlie was out. I walked down the hall to the police vault that Charlie had showed me a few days ago. I quickly typed in the numbers 1-5-5-1 and walked inside.
I scanned each shelf, there had to be something useful. I opened up the door that had the uniforms and found and bullet proof vest. I wasn't going to get shot but I still remembered how Jacob's punch had hurt and I figured Anna would have the same strength, if not more. I needed something to protect me from any blows she threw at me.
I scanned the shelves and found a metal box, the tag on it was labeled Port Angeles weapons bust 5/16/2003. I opened up the box and found a gold mine. I didn't need to look twice to realize I'd picked up a grenade. I knew it wouldn't kill her but they could slow her down if I could escape. Last but not least I grabbed a Swiss army knife; one of Charlie's words of wisdom was to always have a Swiss army knife, just in case.
I strapped the three grenades to the vest and walked out of the vault. I caught the eye of the receptionist and she gave me a surprised look. I gave her a quick nod and walked out to the truck.
I followed Anna's directions and traveled down the road, I kept searching the side of the road but I didn't see anything. One mile further I saw it, the dirt road that led to Jessica. I quickly turned on the road and began my slow journey up it.
I searched but I didn't see anything. "You'll know it when you see it" Anna had told me the other day. I drove for ten minuets scanning the forest, the road stretched on, then I could see a clearing up ahead. I slowed the car to a crawl. As I came to the clearing I could see what Anna was talking about. There in the clearing stood what looked like a mansion. It was a three story house that looked abandoned. Weeds overgrew the front and there were cracks in the side, I was surprised to see the thing was still standing. I cut the engine and coasted up to the front.
I slowly got out to cause as little noise as possible but I knew it probably did no good, Anna probably already knew I was here. I pulled out The Ricochet and crept through the overgrown clearing. I walked slowly up to the front porch; I looked to the side and saw an old rusty swing that creaked with the wind. I the sun was almost fully set by now but the glow still allowed me to see clearly. I opened the door slowly and it creaked slightly towards the end.
I looked inside the house, it was old, rusty, broken down, but yet it looked as if it was once well taken care of. I quickly scanned the downstairs going through each room. I walked into the kitchen, there was an old table that looked like it was about to split in half because of all the cracks it suffered. The pipes that connected the stove and fridge had long since rusted away. I quickly moved on to the next room, the living room. There was an old love seat that had so much dust on it I couldn't tell if it was originally white or if it had just turned that way over the years. I checked every other room downstairs with caution entering slowly with The Ricochet out. When I found nothing I walked back to the front and looked up the stairs.
It all made sense, Anna figured if she put Jessica downstairs then we could escape easily. This was one big death trap.
I slowly made my way up the stairs. I tried not to make any noise but the stairs creaked with each step. As I approached the summit I came to a hallway. I scanned the first door, it had one old brass letter on it; C. The door was either locked or it was so old it wouldn't open. I walked down the isle to the next door, it had C.E. on it. I didn't waste my time with this, Anna definitely would want a more dangerous trap.
I walked up the stairs to the next floor I made my way along this hallway much faster than the last. I quickly glanced at the door as I passed it. It had the letters A.J. on it. When I reached the last set of stairs I became cautious again. The last floor was definitely where Jess and Anna were. I had to be stealthy or at least as stealthy as I could be in front of a vampire. I crept along the walls of the stairs gun pointed in front of me. I was afraid of what I was going to see around the next corner.
When I reached the top there were two doors with a chair next to the first one. I approached the first door it had the letters R.E. on it. I slowly reached for the handle and as soon as I touched the knob I had a bad feeling. The words from my dream echoed in my ears "It all depends on which door he opens". This isn't the right one I thought to myself. Whatever is behind the door is something that I do not want to see. There's one more door, my last hope.
I slowly walked to the last door, it had only one letter on it the letter E. I reached down to touch the knob and I had a different feeling about this one. This is it I thought to myself; this has to be the right door. There was only one way to find out
I opened the door quickly, gun drawn in front, ready to fire. I scanned the room quickly in a panic. The room was half empty but there was one thing in the middle, a large bed that was against a large glass window and on this bed was a person. I crept closer the bed, fearing the worst, but when I was in arms reach I saw that the person on the bed was my prize, my love, My Jessica.
I quickly kneeled down and looked closer, she was out cold. I saw a needle next to the bed and realized that Anna had tranquilized her so she couldn't change into a werewolf and fight back. She was passed out but she was still breathing. I quickly pulled out the Swiss army knife and cut the rope that held her down to the bed posts. I was lucky; she was light and easy to carry. With one motion I picked her up and slung her over my shoulder. With no Anna in sight it was time to make my escape, I had the Ricochet in one hand and I had the other free in case I needed to grab a grenade. I walked back out to the hallway. Everything was getting darker but I could still see. I walked slowly, careful of walking too fast into a trap or maybe something that was in the dark that I couldn't see. I kept walking down the hall until I walked right next to the door with R.E. on it. To my horror I saw that the door knob was starting to turn.
I quickly grabbed the chair and lodged it into the knob so she couldn't open the door. As I began to run I lobbed a grenade at the door as it was suddenly ripped apart.
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't get away fast enough; the force from the explosion threw me and Jessica against the wall next to the stairs. My ears were ringing and my head hurt but I had to keep going. I quickly picked up Jessica and began to run down the stairs. I got to the second floor and when I was halfway down the hall I heard a sound behind me and I turned to see the curly haired blond with red eyes at the foot of the stairs. I threw another grenade and this time I was far enough away.
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
Anna went up the stairs again before the grenade went off. I was now down to the first floor and I started to run fast, I didn't even look back to see if Anna was right behind me. When I started down the last stair I felt something go past me but I couldn't see what it was. I knew what it was when I saw Anna waiting for us when we reached the foot of the stairs.
I quickly reached for The Ricochet and fired a shot. Anna dodged out of the way and I made a bee line for the door. Anna came fast out of the living room but I turned and fired again to scare her away. When we got outside to the porch I lobbed another grenade at the front door and then ran for the truck.
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
I loaded Jessica in as fast as I could. I revved the engine and didn't dare even look back into the rear view mirror.
We were hauling; I pushed the truck to its limits as we sped down the dirt road. I drove as fast as I could until we reached the main road then I pushed the truck even faster. As we drove toward Forks I knew I couldn't stop for anything, I had to get us to La push as fast as I could, from there the pack could help us. I heard a noise next to me and I saw that Jessica was starting to come around. We got into forks and I turned at the intersection to the road that led to La push. Almost instantly I slammed on the breaks. There blocking the road was a car that was erupting in flames.
I couldn't believe it; Anna knew about the pack and had made sure that we couldn't call for help. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw movement behind us, I put the truck in reverse and moved back to Main Street and started to head south.
We couldn't escape there was nothing but forest for the next thirty miles. I had to act fast. Out of the corner of my eye I saw that we were passing Newton's. I swerved the truck into the parking lot and ran with Jessica around me in the store.
"Yes I see it, you need to call the fire department" Mike Newton said into the phone. He looked up and noticed me, bloody and carrying an unconscious Jessica around my shoulder, run into the store.
"Edward, what the hell is going on!? There's a car fire on Main and Charlie's still in La Push!"
"Mike you need to get out of here!"
"What are you talking about?" He looked worried
"MIKE, RUN!" I shouted at him. Mike didn't ask me again, he dropped the phone and sprinted out the back door.
I ran up to the front register and put Jessica down behind it, I noticed the person was still on the line.
"Mike? Mike what happened?" the voice said
"Lock your doors!" I said before I hung up
I crouched down behind the counter; I had The Ricochet ready for when Anna broke through the door. I crouched there waiting.
The phone rang again and it caught me by surprise. I picked up the phone quickly.
"Whoever this is stay insi…" but I was cut off by a cold voice that I easily recognized
"An eye for an eye" Anna said into the phone, and then the line went dead.
I got back into position and waited. I kept waiting for what seemed like minuets. Then I heard a noise to my right. I turned and pointed the gun towards the isles. Suddenly a light broke and the rest started to flicker. When nothing else happened I turned and hoped over the counter and started slowly towards the isles but still staying close to the counter not daring to enter them.
I had the gun pointed towards the dark isle and I waited. For a second I thought my eye was playing tricks but them I knew it wasn't when Anna came charging at me from the darkness.
I tried to dodge her but she was too fast. She grabbed me and threw me against the shelf of outdoor supplies. I snatched up a lantern and broke it on her face when she came charging again. She stumbled back for a second and I whipped out The Ricochet and pointed it at her. As soon as I started firing she was moving fast. She moved from the isle to the counter, and then up the shelf. When I pointed the gun at her she broke through the widow and was outside in the parking lot. We ran parallel to each other, I shooting at her from the store and she dodging the bullets from outside in the parking lot. I kept firing until the gun went empty.
I jumped behind the counter and began to reload; I had one round of bullets left so I had to aim perfectly. I heard a crash and looked up; she had jumped through the back window and was now running on top of the shelf toward us.
I had the gun reloaded and ready to go, I hoped over the counter and began to counter her charge. We were going to clash at the edge of the shelf. I quickly had a light flash in my head and I remembered the action movies I'd seen. We were both charging and as soon as she reached the edge of the long isle shelf she made a leap for me. I quickly slipped to my back and pointed the gun straight up towards her.
I fired three shots dead on and her body hit the floor and slid toward the counter until she hit it with a loud thud. I crawled up to my feet and crept slowly toward her body. I still had the gun pointed and I was ready to shot. He body twitched briefly that caused me to jump back but then she was still. I moved slowly toward her again and turned her over off her stomach. Her eyes were open but they seemed blank, the red in them looked like they were staring into space, and he mouth hung open limp. I heard a noise behind the counter and I quickly jumped over to see Jessica.
"mmmm……mmmm" she mumbled
"Jessica, you're ok"
"Edward?" she whispered sleepily
"I'm right here Jess your safe"
I thought about what I had just said, I didn't know for sure if we were safe, I thought back to the Legends and remembered that the only way to fully kill a vampire is to burn the body
"Jess, I'm going to leave you for a few minuets, I'll be right back" I said calmly
"No" she whispered her eyes still closed "don't go"
"I'll be right back Jess" I laid her head down and got up to finish off Anna. Her stone cold body was heavy, way heavier that Jessica's. I had to drag her outside to the parking lot. I came back inside to grab a can of gasoline and a matchbox.
I came back to get Jessica who was by now halfway awake
"Edward" she said a little louder than last time "where are we?"
"Were at Newton's, listen to me. I'm going to pick you up and take you to my car" I spoke slowly just in case the tranqs hadn't worn off "Then I'm going to take you home"
She seemed agitated about something "but my dad….."
"I think I've faced worse things tonight than an angry werewolf" I said jokingly
With that I picked her up and headed outside. I held her up in front of me and I could see that her eyes were slightly open
"I can barley see" she said softly
"Don't worry that should ware off soon"
"Edward…….what's that orange glow?"
I took in a deep breath "Just keep looking at me Jess, don't look at anything else besides me"
The road was still not clear of the burning car; we'd have to go all the way south then come back north along the coast line. As we drove away I could hear emergency cars approaching from a ways away.
An hour later we pulled into La Push and Jessica was now fully awake.
"Here's your house" I said as we parked. She got out of the car then turned and gave me a puzzled look
"Aren't you coming in?"
"No, Jess I can't"
"But Edward its ok now, you saved my life; they won't care anymore what your parents are your still human, trust me people in La Push are always grateful for people who help them"
"And" she paused "I want you to stay"
I was silent for a moment "Jessica hop back in the car" She got it "Jessica………..I won't be human for very much longer" her eyes widened with shock "Jessica, other vampires told me that……….I'll be changing soon………..and there's nothing I can do about it"
We were both silent, I looked over and saw that there were tears slowly coming out of eyes. We both looked at each other and for one last human time we hugged each other tightly. We didn't let go for a long time, I could feel her sobbing against me. "I love you" I whispered into her ear "I love you too" she whispered into my chest. We held it like that for a few more minuets then I had to let her go.
She got out of the truck and stood outside as I started it again. I began to drive away slowly and when I turned around my headlights caught someone else in the trees near her house.
I stared at the pack, and they stared back at me. This wasn't a glare though, we both just stared. Sam gave me brief nod, a sort of thank you I guess for saving his daughter, and I nodded back. I then put the truck into gear and drove out of La Push and out of the Olympic Peninsula ready for one last adventure.
Author's note: This is the only time this is going to happen but I'm going to switch point of views briefly.
"Do you want smooth skin?" the T.V. asked
Emmett looked like he was about to kill himself "Rose, can we watch something else please, it's not like you need this"
Rosalie was about to argue, but then Alice and an my Bella both ran through the door
"Did you see it?" Alice asked
Bell came over to my side quickly "It's all over the news; we saw it while we were shopping"
We turned the channel to CNN and the female reporter came on the T.V.
"Pandemonium struck Fork's Washington last night, with the car fire of the Suburban that belonged to the Stanley family. The car erupted in flames just shortly after six o clock and it burned until fire crews from Port Angeles reached it an hour later. But that wasn't the only incident Forks suffered; Just outside of Newton's Outdoor Store police units discovered a burning body in the parking lot. Police are unable to identify the body at this time, but the victim was burned beyond saving by the time they got there. Seattle police are suspecting gang violence but the Sheriff of Fork's is saying that there is others sources at work. There was however a positive moment last night, just two days ago Jessica Uley disappeared from her house in La Push, there was no trace of where she went and the Sheriff's department searched for hours on end. Last night however Jessica was returned to her family, we have no more other information at this time."
"Who was in Forks?" Rosalie asked still looking at the report
"Anna, I heard that she was going there but against Josephs will" Alice replied
"Well that's good isn't it, one down two to go" Emmett said with encouragement
"Maybe even one to go, No one else has seen Daniel for a while, he could be gone already" I replied with a dark tone
"Well isn't that even better then?"
"It won't be better for whoever killed Anna, Joseph will find out soon" But he already knew, out the window in the dark Voltera streets we heard a loud, angry yell erupting from distance away.
Next chapter coming soon!
