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Somehow everything's gonna fall right into place
If we only had a way to make it all fall faster everyday
If only time flew like a dove
Well God, make it fly faster than I'm falling in love

Hallellujah by Paramore

Chapter ten

I broke down as soon as Edward's words were out of his mouth. My baby, my little angel was taken from me. How could I let that happen?

Edward sat down next to me on the couch and put his arm around my shoulders, trying to comfort me, but I shrugged it off, getting up quickly.

"I hate you, Edward." I yelled at him; on my distressed state, I couldn't help but blame him for this. If only he had paid attention. If only we weren't so distracted. If only he didn't love me.

"I hate you." I kept repeating it, punching him on his chest. He just let me get my anger out, not even flinching when my fists made contact with his chest.

Soon I was holding his shirt, bringing him close to me as I cried. "She's gone... my angel." I buried my face on his chest. "My baby."

It took me fifteen minutes to calm myself down. Edward had called the rest of the family, and they were all sitting in my living room, looking at me sympathetically.

"Are you sure you didn't hear him?" Carlisle asked Edward once again.

Edward shook his head. "Not his mind, and we didn't hear him come in through the window either. Nor did we smell him. I don't understand how he managed to pass through all of us without us noticing."

"Yeah, I didn't smell any different scents on Annie's bedroom." Emmett said.

"How are we going to find her if we can't pinpoint his scent?" Esme asked, her eyes wide with fear.

"I don't think he went very far." Jasper spoke up. "It's not Annie he wants. It's Bella."

"So he takes my baby because he wants me? That doesn't make sense." I said.

"Yes, it does. Edward said he talked to Annie at the mall right? She looks just like you, so he recognizes her, follows her to our house and then to your house. He has some ability to mask his scent, or make himself invisible or unnoticed. That was why Rose didn't suspect anything, she didn't smell him. And why he could get in tonight without being noticed. It would have taken a lot longer for you to figure out Annie wasn't here if it weren't for the lamp she knocked down." Jasper explained.

Now it made sense. The guy had an ability.

"So what? What do we do? What do I do? I can't fail her again. She must be terrified, what will he do to her?" I started rambling. Edward put his arm around my shoulders, much like he did a few minutes ago, but this time I didn't shrug it off. I leaned into him, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.

"We'll split up and look. If Jasper's right, then he won't be far. Esme and I will head south; Jasper, you and Alice go north; Rosalie and Emmett, west; and you two," Carlisle said, pointing to Edward and I, "will go east. Take your cell phones with you, and call if you notice anything. Alice, can you see anything?"

She shook her head. "No. It's like he's blocking me or something, our futures simply disappear. I don't understand, I saw him before. Why can't I see him now?"

She sounded frustrated. I bet she was blaming herself as much as I was blaming myself.

"Al, it's not your fault, okay? Don't blame yourself for this." I told her softly. She looked at me, her eyes questioning. "I know you, and I know you're blaming yourself. Don't deny it. And please, don't beat yourself up because of it." She let out a long breath through her mouth and nodded.

Everyone got up then, getting ready to start our search.

"We'll find her, Bella." Rose reassured me before running off with Emmett. Alice and Jasper went right after them, Alice just stopping to give me a hug. Esme and Carlisle also promised me we'd find her before leaving.

"Let's go, Bella." Edward said, grabbing my hand.

"One second." I asked him before running towards her room. I picked the small teddy bear that I had given her – the only one I had kept from my childhood – and hugged it to my chest.

I ran back downstairs, still holding the teddy, and took hold of Edward's hand. We headed east as planned, and started our search. We ran all over the woods, looking everywhere; we even went up some trees to have a better view, but found nothing. We ran, calling out her name every now and then, until it got dark. We regrouped at around two in the morning, but no one had any news.

"We even got permission from the wolves to enter their lands to look for her, but we found nothing." Emmett said. That meant they had gone all the way to La Push but found nothing.

For days we ran all over the country looking for her. Emmett and Jasper went as far as Alaska, visiting their extended family; they had all come down to help us. We didn't tell them what she really was, just that she was my daughter and she was kidnapped.

Even with five more people, we had no luck finding her. Jasper thought that, whatever the man's ability was, he was projecting it into Annabelle, so we couldn't find her.

It was Friday; it had been a week since she was taken, and we didn't find anything. I was getting desperate; I spent hours inside her room, looking around it over and over. I missed her laugh and her smile. I missed her voice; I just wanted my baby back. I would do anything just to know she was safe.

Later that day, I was lying on her bed, clutching her teddy bear to my chest when Edward called me.

I ran to the living room, where everyone was sitting, looking at a piece of paper someone left on the coffee table. I picked it up and read it to myself.

It was a letter from the vampire. He said he had Annie, but what he really wanted was me. Just like Jasper said, I thought to myself. The guy kept on, asking me to meet him somewhere, and that I was to be alone or else he'd kill my daughter. He signed the letter as Phillip.

I finally knew his name.

Once I was done reading it, we all started to plan. Edward said there was no way I was going in there by myself. He knew the place where Phillip wanted to meet me, and he said there were some few places that they could hide without being noticed.

For the rest of the night we planned it. Everyone, including the Denali clan, would be there. Emmett was looking forward to a fight, and so was Jasper.

I just wanted answers.

Saturday morning, I was driving towards my destination, a rundown warehouse in the suburbs of Seattle. It took me three hours to get there, counting the slow ferry trip. I had taken Edward's car, so I could drive faster. Everyone else had left half an hour before me

I couldn't smell any of my family when I got there, which was a good sign; they had hidden themselves just as planned; it helped that it was raining, so the scents were washed away almost instantly. I just hoped this would work.

I took a deep breath and pushed the door for the warehouse open. The lights were off, which didn't matter to me, and the place smelled like mold. There were old boxes all over the place; he could be anywhere.

I took a careful step forward, walking in a half crouch. Jasper had gone through all my defense techniques with me before I left, so I could overpower him if anything went wrong.

After a few steps, I heard a whimper. I walked towards the sound, and could finally see my baby's hair when someone jumped in front of me.

"Isabella... how nice to see you again." Phillip said.

"You!" I snarled. I really wanted to attack him. "Give me my daughter back."

He laughed. "You think it'll be that easy? That you'd just come here and I'd give our daughter to you?"

"She is not your daughter." I growled.

"But she is. I think I contributed in her conception, didn't I?" He asked, amused.

"You raped me. You attacked a defenseless human because I wouldn't betray a friend. You're just a sick bastard that deserves nothing but death." I told him. He took a step towards me and I took one back.

We danced around each other for a while, both waiting for the other to make the first move.

"You deserved what you got." He taunted me. "You should have just told me where the vampire was."

"I didn't know where he was. And even if I did, I wouldn't have told you. I don't betray my friends." I replied. I would not let this guy get to me.

"You don't get it, do you? He was just using you. He needed a place to hide, so he chose some pathetic human to cover for him. Do you know why he was hiding? He killed someone... someone important. I was hired to kill him. And I will succeed." He sneered.

So Ryan was alive. He hadn't been found yet. That made me feel relieved.

"But not before I kill you, bitch." He continued and lunged towards me. Luckily I was prepared for that, so I ducked just as he was about to collide with me. I kicked him down there and while he was distracted, bit his arm.

Jasper, Emmett and Edward came through the door and took over, taking him to another room in the warehouse. We had agreed that we'd do anything to not traumatize Annabelle any more.

"Mommy." I heard a faint call. Everyone else came in through the door, but I barely registered it. I just ran towards the voice, recalling where I had seen her before. "Mommy!" Her call was louder, and when I finally saw her, I let out a chocked laugh, kneeling down and pulling her to me.

"I got you, baby. I got you." I hugged her close. She threw one of her arms around my neck and held me tight.

"I was so scared, Momma. I thought I would never see you again." She sobbed. I just buried my head on her hair and breathed in deeply. I had missed her so much and was so glad she was safe.

I untangled my arms from around her and pulled her face close. I looked her over to check for any obvious injuries, noticing she was holding her left arm close to her body.

"Did he hurt you?" I asked her. She nodded, fresh tears running down her face.

"He grabbed my arm and it hurt a lot." She told me.

Gently I picked her up, trying not to jolt her arm. She kept her good arm around my neck and rested her head on my shoulder.

"Carlisle." I called while walking towards them. They had heard everything she said, so he approached us at once. "She's hurt."

"Lets... lets just get out of this place first, and I'll check her out. I don't think the smoke will do her any good." He said. I nodded and walked towards Edward's car. Carlisle and Esme got in, and I sat down with Annie on the back seat.

Annabelle fell asleep during the ride; she had untangled her arm from my neck, and was now holding my shirt tightly on her tiny fist. I put my hand over hers, caressing her knuckles with my thumb.

Carlisle drove us to his house. He had all the necessary equipment there to treat her.

I had to wake her up, and she looked around scared before she saw me; she relaxed instantly.

"Grandpa Carlisle needs to see your injuries, okay?" I asked her gently, trying to sit her down in his chair.

"Don't leave me." She whimpered. Instead, I sat down and kept her on my lap, facing Carlisle.

He first gave her a kiss on her forehead. "I'm really glad you're safe, sweetheart. We missed you." He whispered, taking her small left arm in his hand. Very carefully, he lifted her sleeve. I gasped.

Her arm was purple, there was a huge bruise there. I could make out the finger shapes and that made me feel sick; it reminded me of how my arms looked like right after he attacked me.

"It's broken." Carlisle said. He picked up some scissors from his desk and quickly cut off her long sleeve; she was still wearing her nightgown. "We'll have to cast it." He told me. I sighed, but nodded to him.

He took some x-rays to confirm it was a clean break and prepared the plaster to put around her arm. I took off her nightgown, leaving her only in her panties. I would give her a bath as soon as Carlisle was done.

While we waited for the plaster to dry, Carlisle checked her over for any other injury, but found none.

"Sweetheart, there is just one more thing before I let your Momma take you away for a bath. Did he... did he touch you anywhere?" Carlisle asked. I looked at him alarmed; I hadn't considered that possibility.

She shook her head, though, and I let out a relieved sigh. He nodded, and with another kiss to her head, he got up and left.

Esme had prepared her bath, and I was grateful for that. I put some plastic over Annie's cast, and gently lowered her into the tub. Very carefully, I ran the sponge over her body, getting all the dirt out. Her hair was a mess, and I had to use some conditioner to untangle all the knots that had formed. When we were done, the water had turned brown.

I drained the tub and used the shower head to rinse her hair and body; she had kept silent the whole time. I dressed her in pajamas, and took her downstairs, where Esme was just finishing up some pancakes.

Annabelle ate all ten pancakes that Esme had made.

"Baby... have you eaten anything?" I didn't have to elaborate. She shook her head, and Esme gasped loudly.

That man had starved my baby. I was so glad that she didn't need to eat as much as humans did, or else she'd be in a far worse state.

"Can I go to sleep now, Mommy?" She asked as soon as she finished eating.

"In a minute, angel. Everyone wants to see you before we go to bed, okay?" I asked her, brushing some hair out of her face. She nodded, once again resting her head on my shoulder.

Esme came around us to face her. "I'm so glad you're okay, sweetie." She said, giving Annie a sweet kiss on her cheek.

"I love you, Nana." Annabelle said, which made Esme smile.

"And I love you, princess."

With that, I walked towards their living room, where almost everyone was gathered. Jasper, Emmett and Edward hadn't come back yet.

Rose and Alice each gave Annie a kiss. I introduced the others to her, and they all looked at her confused. They must have noticed she was not entirely human.

Annabelle fell asleep on my lap and I didn't want to leave her alone, so I just lay down on one of the couches with her; that way I could still answer any questions the Denalis had; Eleazar was especially intrigued by us.

"She's not human, is she?" He asked, already knowing the answer.

I shook my head and explained to them all what she was and how she was... conceived. They had heard the vampire say it anyways, so it didn't bother me to retell the story.

"You're both very powerful as well." He said. I looked at him quizzically. All Annie could do was show me her thoughts; that wasn't much. "You both have a shield. Yours is more powerful than hers, but still, it's amazing."

"A shield?" I asked, confused.

"Yes... I have the ability to tell another vampire's ability. I believe Edward is not able to read your minds, is he?" I shook my head. "That means you have at least a mental shield. Any vampire with a mind power cannot harm you at all. But I believe your shield goes beyond that. If you practice, with time you'll learn how to project it into others, and stop any sort of attack.

"Didn't you notice how the vampire couldn't touch you tonight? Because unconsciously you used your shield to protect yourself. It deflected his advances, so you could defend yourself. Didn't it happen before?"

When I shook my head, he continued.

"You said he attacked you as a human, but yet didn't kill you. He would have, if you didn't have your shield. It protected you from him in some form, preventing him from killing you."

I shuddered at that thought. So he would have killed me; he just couldn't.

"I believe, because you have no control over it, that your shield only shows up at moments of peril. Or, shall I say, your physical shield." When I looked at him yet again confused, he explained.

"Your mental shield keeps your mind protected at all times. The only thing you can learn to do with it is let go, so people can access your mind. Your physical shield, though, is different. You have to practice using it so it doesn't just appear at times of danger. With time, you'll be able to protect anyone you want.

"Your daughter only has a mental shield, but it's still strong enough so no mind powers will not hurt her." He told me.

It felt weird to learn all that, but it all made sense. How Ryan didn't attack me, how I didn't die after being assaulted, how Jasper had a hard time trying to teach me how to fight because he kept being thrown far away from me, even though I had never touched him.

I couldn't help it; I started laughing. I think everything caught up to me and I couldn't stop. I had been so stressed out this past week, I just bottled everything inside; now I was letting it all out.

Esme was by my side in an instant, sitting down and putting my head on her lap without even disturbing Annie's sleep. She just ran her hand through my hair as I calmed down.

"I'm sorry, everyone. It's just been the most terrible week of my life, and I have no control over my actions at the moment." I explained, sobering up.

Everyone still looked at me as if I were crazy, but they carried on with their conversation. Until Annabelle started talking in her sleep.

"I miss you... Mommy... where are you?" She whispered.

I held her closer to me, afraid to let her go. Her ramblings stopped shortly after, and she snuggled even closer.

Edward, Jasper and Emmett came home half an hour after that, and Edward came straight to my side. Esme discreetly left and he took her place, caressing my hair and kissing my temple.

"I was so worried. You have no idea how much I wanted to enter that place when he started talking to you like that." He whispered.

I turned my head on his lap, looking straight into his eyes.

"It's over. He's not going to hurt me, or us, anymore, okay? We're safe."

He sighed, bending down to kiss my lips chastely.

I heard the same growl I had heard ever since the Denali coven had showed up. Someone was truly shallow in this family.

Edward had told me all about Tanya's advances on him, which he always rejected. Apparently, her crush on him hadn't gone away, because every time he kissed me, she'd growl loudly, as if I were taking away her prize.

The blonde vampire was no better than any of those humans from school. Although she's older than most of the people in this room, she had such an ugly mind, it made me sick just to talk to her. I was glad her family came down to help us, but she did nothing. She didn't even want to be here, her only reason was that it could be a chance to win Edward over.

I ignored her, though; she would be going back to Alaska soon, far away from us. Everyone, including her own family, just ignored her throughout the night. We talked among ourselves; Edward got all my 'power' information through Eleazar's mind, and was fascinated by it.

Carmen and Kate were great, and we got along pretty well. Carmen, the brunette, was much like Esme, she was really caring and artistic. She drew and painted, and while we were lying down, she drew Annie, Edward and I. It looked beautiful. Kate was very energetic, the opposite of her sister Irina. The three blonde girls seemed to be Russian. Their accent was quite strong.

When the sun rose, Annabelle woke up with a start. She took a deep breath before looking up at me. When she saw me, she sighed in relief.

"Are you feeling better?" I whispered to her.

"My arm itches." She whined. I ran my hand through her hair, comforting her.

"I know, I'm sorry. You'll have to stay with the cast for a few more days, angel." I told her, feeling like crap. I couldn't even make her feel better.

"It'll be gone before you know it, sweetheart." I heard Edward say. Annie's eyes snapped open at his voice and she sat up.

"Daddy!" She exclaimed. I looked up at Edward alarmed. He looked surprised, yet joyful. "Daddy, I'm sorry I said I hated you. I promise I'll never hate you again." She said, lifting her arms towards him. He picked her up and I sat down, so he could put her on his lap.

"It's okay, baby." He whispered.

"The bad man said he was my daddy. But he's not my daddy, I don't know him. You'll be my daddy, right, Edward? I don't want him to be my daddy, he was mean to me and he hurt me." She babbled.

Edward looked at me, trying to gather my reaction. I didn't know what so say, though. It felt good that she accepted him, but what if something happened and we broke up? What would happen to her?

I shook my head to clear my mind. Vampire's love worked different than human's. We mated for life, and I was pretty sure Edward was my mate.

So I smiled at him and nodded; Edward was already really attached to her anyways, and we were a package deal. He'd have to spend time with her if he wanted to date me.

"Yes, I will be your daddy, baby. I love you and I won't let anyone else hurt you ever again." He whispered to her.

"I love you, too, Daddy."

It looked like Edward would cry if he could. He cuddled her to his side and brought me to him with his other arm, kissing my temple once more.

"My girls." He whispered.

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I really thought of just using James, but that sounded so cliché... so I made a character up! Hope you're not too disappointed =)

Guess this chapter answered a few questions, but rose a few more uh? LOL

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