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The Agents and The Vampire
Chapter Fourteen – Holes in the Plan
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
I left Tony and the team at the police station and told them to stay together, and to stay inside. They could see the fear in me, and were instantly frightened. I just wanted to go and catch up with Carlisle and Abby. I sensed that Carlisle would find them, and I sure as hell didn't want Abby there alone. I trusted Carlisle to do what he thought was best once they got there, but that would involve leaving Abby alone while he went for Bella. That was what I expected from him, as it was exactly what I would do in his position. I just didn't like the idea of Abby being all by herself, not that I knew what I could do to fend off a vampire to protect her. I dialed her quickly as I sped through the small town.
"Gibbs?" She answered as I took a corner.
"Where are you?" I asked.
"Old warehouse," said Abby, "He just went in. We're near the edge of town."
"Lock the doors," I said.
"Already locked," she said, she sounded scared, "Are you coming?"
"Would I leave you there by yourself, Abbs?" I asked and she scoffed.
"No," she replied, and I managed a smile, "Emmett and Rosalie just went inside."
"Good," I said, "He's got back up, they'll get her, Abbs. Do you want me to stay on the line until I get there?"
"Yes please," she squeaked and I nodded, even though she couldn't hear me.
I tried to make small talk with her, trying to get her mind off what must be going on inside the building that she was parked outside of. I tried not to think about how much danger Abby was in as I sped towards the warehouse, luckily I remembered it from when we were driving in. I screeched to a halt on the right side of the Mercedes, and Abby ran out of the car and around into the passenger seat of mine.
The second she got in the door and I wrapped an arm around her, trying to comfort her the best I could with the center console in my way. I kissed her cheek and pulled her close as she started to cry.
"Shh Abbs," I said, "You're ok."
"Bella's not," she said, and I panicked.
"Did anyone come out yet?" I asked and she shook her head.
"But she's in there, and there's nothing I can do about it," said Abby and I instantly sympathized with her concerns for her friend.
"Carlisle's got it," I told her, stroking her hair gently, "Abbs, he is going to do absolutely everything in his power."
"I know," said Abby, "It just sucks not being able to do anything to help him.
"Carlisle said there were two nomads, they have them outnumbered, Abbs," I said.
"They've got a hostage though."
"I know."
Dr. Carlisle Cullen
I locked Abby in the car, feeling guilty about leaving her, but it was the same that Gibbs would do in my situation. I didn't really have time to second guess myself as I took off towards the warehouse door. Emmett was already standing there when I got there, he and Rosalie were holding the door open for me, and I led them inside the darkened windowless place.
The scent of Bella's blood immediately hit me, and I growled lowly. It wasn't enough that she was dead, she was hurt, and Emmett put a hand on my shoulder to hold me back. I snarled at him and he threw his hands up in the air, as if surrendering.
"Carlisle, we have to be careful," said Rosalie as we traveled quickly in the direction of the blood.
"Don't you think I know that?" I said irritably, and I was immediately ashamed of myself.
Bella would be mad if she heard me talk to anyone like that, but I had to assume that she would understand my irritability in this case. We made our way through aisles until we reached the end of one. I was blinded by rage, and it was Emmett again that stopped me before I walked right out in the open.
"Thanks," I whispered as we looked around the corner.
Bella was tied to a post on the other side of the open space towards the middle of the warehouse. I could tell we would need a plan, the two nomads were arguing amongst themselves, and hadn't noticed us yet. My eyes went dark the second I registered that Bella was sitting in a pool of her own blood. It was coming from her leg, and I wasn't sure how we were going to get to her without stupid and stupider noticing us.
"Emmett?" I asked in a little less than a gust of air and he nodded as I motioned for him and Rosalie to cover my back.
I snuck silently, even by vampire senses to Bella's side. The blood was so potent in the air, none of us could smell anything but Bella's blood. This was an idea I didn't like to much as I knelt beside her. She was still bleeding profusely from her leg, and I got my belt around it as fast as I could. She was getting weaker by the second, but her eyes had gone wide with hope as she saw me arrive at her aide. Once I had the belt in place I kissed her temple.
"I got you, Bella," I whispered, but I had to whisper it loud enough for her to hear, which meant the other two did too.
The second they looked over at me I had Bella up in my arms, bridal style with her head lolling onto my shoulder. I kissed the top of her head as they took one step and Emmett and Rosalie were in front of them. The battle between them that was to inevitably ensue started, and I knew I had to get Bella out, as soon as possible. From what I could tell only her leg and hand were broken, so I carried her right outside, as fast as I possibly could.
I got out to the parking lot and laid her on the grass. Gibbs and Abby were quick to my side as I tried to stop the bleeding that was still coming out. She was unconscious by now, and I kissed her forehead once I had her all secured.
"Did you two call and ambulance?" I asked Gibbs and he nodded over to Abby, who was on her phone.
"Chief Swan's daughter!" said Abby, "Yes, we found her now get an ambulance to the warehouse on Weston Street… Asap!"
She hung up her phone and I picked up Bella's limp body and carried her to the road, where I could hear the ambulance already coming to. Emmett and Rosalie appeared beside us, and I smelt the fire coming from inside the warehouse. Emmett gave me a dutiful nod, and Rosalie just rolled her eyes as they registered the ambulance
"Why don't you just change her?" She asked, "It's what she'd want."
"Not like this," I said and Rosalie scoffed as Emmett walked a little ways away to call the fire department.
"She's going to be pissed when she wakes up," said Rosalie.
"When she wakes up," I said, "Like I said, she still has years,"
"She has an eternity," said Emmett as he walked back over and I rolled my eyes.
"She's not ready."
"She's more ready than you think," said Rosalie, and that was it, that argument had taken us to the ambulance arriving.
They unloaded the stretcher and I set Bella down on it as they put a neck brace around her. They wrapped her in blankets, and I helped them load her into the ambulance before taking charge of the EMTs. I had her stable and all ready for the blood they would give her at the hospital. Charlie met the ambulance, along with a surgical team and my chief.
"Ok, I said, Dr. Green, Dr. Masen," I said as they loaded her off, "Let's go, did you prepare a room?"
"Carlisle," said Chief, setting his hand on my chest, "You're in no state to operate, Dr. Masen can handle it."
"I am the best surgeon on your staff," I said, angrily and Chief nodded.
"That may be true," He said, "But you know as well as I do you can't do this one."
"Like HELL I can't," I argued.
"Carlisle, go sit in the waiting room," He said, with authority that set me back, "That's an order."
Emmett, Rosalie, Gibbs, and Abby pulled up a few seconds later, and they escorted me to the waiting room, where almost the whole town of Forks had formed a small mob. I felt the eyes on me as I went and sat next to Charlie, and put my head in my hands. I didn't want to talk to anyone. The atmosphere in the room was toxic, but I couldn't bring myself to leave Charlie's side. He was the only one that loved Bella as much as I did, if that was possible. It was a strange feeling. Usually I was the one in the operating room, not the one in the waiting room.
