I am finally updating, yay!! Please review, I'm sorry it took so long to get out of my writer's block! Thank you so much for taking my poll or reviewing on whether you wanted Bella's POV. I decided I won't do it for any upcoming chapter, but maybe later in the story. So here it is, Chapter 11! Enjoy!
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I raced off in search of Elise, trying to get a hold of her scent, but all I got was the smell of perfume up my nostrils. I sneezed but kept running. My legs, which pumped so fast it almost made me invisible, seemed to go agonizingly slow today.
In seconds I was at the coffee shop. What I find chilled my bones.
There was no one there.
Jake! Quil screamed as I tried frantically to find her scent. What was up with the weird perfume in the air?
Then it dawned on me.
Shit, shit, shit, shit. It was worse than Elise being missing. It was their smell. It was their scent.
If they had taken her...
I roared loudly out of rage. They had already taken Bella, dammit, they weren't taking her! If I'd focused a little more on listening to what Quil was shouting about and a little less on contemplating ways I'd kill all of them, Bella's truly first, I might have gotten there before it was too late. But I hadn't known.
Jake! Get your ass over here! Paul now. I seethed.
Leave me the hell alone!
Suddenly Sam and the pack stood in front of me, Embry trailing behind before bursting out of the forest moments too late.
Jacob! We don't have time for your personal needs right now. Jared smelled vampires here.
I already know that! I fired back at Sam for the second time in my life. What had gotten into me? Can't you smell it? They took her! They took Elise, that's why I can't smell her!
Sam's brow furrowed in frustration at the news. He seemed like he wanted to reprimand me for my backtalk but decided against it and went in leader-attack mode. Embry, Quil, go warn the rest of the pack. Paul, Jacob, go see if Elise is in Bella's house, or any other place she may be. Jared, come with me.
What? Sam, no, I need to go with you! Have Jared trade with me!
Jacob, I don't think you can handle this. If you see Elise with them, you might lose control, and we simply cannot risk it in circumstances like this. We still don't know if Bella's one of them yet. Go with Paul. Without another word, they were gone. Quil and Embry had left too, so it was Paul and I. I called after Sam.
No! I can do this! I knew it was no use—because of my outbursts, instead of yelling at me like he should've, Sam decided I was no longer fit to control my temper and chose Jared over me. I needed to do this, though, I needed to see if Elise was alive...if she was human...
The thought was so horrifyingly familiar, my body shook. Paul threw an annoyed scowl my way and dashed the other way, to Bella's house. I was desperate to go with Sam, to make sure Elise was okay. I knew I was being cruel and selfish but he had left me with no other choice, and making Sam feel guilty might be the only way to make him agree. I felt awful, but I had to.
Sam! I called, knowing he could still here me. He didn't acknowledge my thoughts. Sam, if this were Emily, would you obey me if I told you to stay while I searched for her, just because you got a little frustrated with me and lost your temper? If it were Emily, wouldn't you do everything in your power to protect her, even if it meant disagreeing with me? I need to see her!
I could feel Sam slow down, somewhere deep inside of me. I knew I had gotten to him. Immediately after telling him, I felt guilty, and shallow, like a real monster that did anything to get what they wanted. I could feel him reconsider. I wanted to apologize, to be his second in command again, but I knew I had to do this before it was too late.
Jared, go with Paul. Jacob – come on.
Without another word, I sprinted toward the leech headquarters. I knew Sam was disappointed in me for using Emily and his own feelings against him, but it was necessary. Wasn't it?
Jacob, we'll talk later. Sam growled as I came to his side. My shoulders slumped but I nodded and together we crouched in the tall bushes, hiding from whatever bloodsucker might be outside.
It was like that for what felt like hours, or maybe it was just seconds, that we crouched there, waiting, not being able to do anything. Finally, something happened. It made me wish that nothing had happened at all.
It was his car. A silver Volvo, making its way into the driveway. On the passenger seat walked yours truly, and in shotgun, there she was. I gasped as she came out of the car, her brown hair swaying in the wind. It had been so long since I'd last seen her, since I'd last been blessed by her presence. Bella was more beautiful than I remembered. And best of all, she was still my Bella. For now.
I tried not to growl as I tacked on my last thought. I was always so negative, getting myself worked up over nothing, like Elise said. So...if the new leech wasn't Bella, who was it?
Sam pawed me in warning, seeing my intense gaze directed at Bella. I nodded. I wished so hard that I could become human for just a few minutes, just to have her see me, gauge her reaction. Would she be happy that I was here, or sad? Perhaps even angry?
Jacob! Sam shouted, snapping me out of my fantasy. Focus! I told you you wouldn't be able to handle this!
I can deal with it, Sam!
He eyed me skeptically but said nothing.
Bella was murmuring softly to him, her face drawn in fear. He kissed her lightly on the lips, cradling her head against his chest. Damn leeches.
Jacob, control! Sam glared at me as I made an audible growl.
Sorry. I said, ashamed. I knew without even listening that he was regretting sending Jared with Paul and taking me.
Another car pulled up, this time a huge jeep that squealed into the driveway next to Edward's Volvo. The huge, bulky brother of his, the one with curly hair, was booming with laughter as he got out of the seat. On the passenger seat, the tall blond came out. I looked away, remembering her disgusting beauty. She was hot, alright, but she was a parasite, and that made up for it any day.
Out of the backseat came the small pixie I ruefully remembered trying to convince Bella to go to Italy way back when—I couldn't stop the shudder running down my back—followed by the long, lean vamp. He was the one who made us calm and did all that emotion bullshit. The head vamp and his wife were nowhere to be seen. I breathed out a sigh of relief, seeing that Elise wasn't with them.
I had spoke too soon.
At the last second, a brunette figure came out of the back, trembling. The small one, Adrian or Allison or whatever, encircled her in a hug and Bella, surprise flitting across her features, ran to hug her cousin, teary-eyed. Edward smiled at her.
How dare they? I was overcome by fury. How dare those freaking leeches steal her away, just like they'd stolen Bella? How dare those filthy parasites even touch her? Elise was crying, I could see, her cheeks redder than a blushing Bella. Alice, usually looking like she was on crack with excitement, was serious as she whispered to them. I couldn't make out what they were saying, even with my enhanced hearing capabilities. Neither could Sam, it seemed like. I was surprised he hadn't said anything to calm my fury.
Get closer! We need to get closer! I hissed, making a run for the trees on the side of the house.
Jacob! Jacob, get back here! JACOB!
But I already had my mind set. I was going to hear everything I needed to hear. I was going to get Elise back. I was going to rescue her before it was too late.
Before they brainwashed her too.
Sorry it was so short! Review and tell me what you think!
