Chapter 20: Race against Time :Carlisle:

I miss Bella with all my heart. I was foolish for kicking her out. Why was I even mad at her in the first place? After we got home from the baseball game, Alice suddenly disappeared and no one knows where she is. Cauis also disappeared right after me and Bella's fight.

I sighed. It's only been 12hrs and I miss her. I got up from my desk and headed outside.

It was a clear sky. Little dots of white were sprinkled across the sky. A bright red moon was hung in the air. It seemed unnatural for there to be a red moon, much less a clear sky. Something was a miss.
"I need to hunt." I grumbled to myself. And I took off.

"Carlisle? Where have you been?" Esme chocked as I walked through the door.

"Hunting." I look to where Alice was sobbing uncontrollably. "What's going on?" I asked.

"We only left her for a minute. I should've saw it earlier. I searched everywhere." Alice sobbed.

"What happened?"

"Carmen's been kidnapped."

:Bella:

Stupid, ignorant father! How dare he kick me out of the house. I walked farther from the house. "Wait? Why am I mad in the first place?" I wondered aloud. I don't even remember what started the fight in the first place. I shook my head. First I needed a place to stay. I kept driving until I came across a hotel. Since when did Forks have hotels?

"Hello dear. Are you lost?" I looked up into the eyes of the person/vampire. My own topaz eyes widened in shock.

"Mom is that you?"

Sometime Later:

"Isabelle? Isabelle? Isabelle honey snap out of it."

"Bella." I snapped instinctively.

"Sorry Hun." I shook my head.

"No it's my fault. You couldn't possibly have known."

"But I should've. I've been watching you ever since my 'death.'" I jumped up.

"YOU FAKED YOUR DEATH!"

"Bella honey calm down. I do have people staying here." she said calmly. Too calmly. I
hesitated before sitting back down. "So why are you here? Don't you live with Carlisle?" She asked curiously.

"We got in a fight, and I can't even remember why." I said scrunching up my nose.

"I'm sure it wasn't that bad."

"He kicked me out of the house."

"So you finally found a mate!" She cried changing the subject.

"How'd you?" She pointed to my bulging stomach.

"How far?"

"3 ½ months, but 5 in human terms. Actually today marked my '6th month'" I smiled.

"Tell me everything!" And I did. Everything. I told her what happened after her funeral, how I met Jasper, Emmett and Rose. How I saved Esme after she'd thrown herself off a cliff. How when I was younger I hated their intimacy. How I met Edward, and that I despised him. I told her how I rescued Alice, and that I adopted Carmen. I even told her about Jacob Black, who I haven't heard from in awhile. I even told her how the babies were conceived. Although she slapped a hand over my mouth before I could get half my sentence out.

"I didn't literally mean everything Bells." She smiled. "Sounds like you had a good life." I nodded and sighed.

"A very good life. What about you mom?"

"Well after I left, I married a man named Charles. It's so funny. He looks exactly like your old step-father Charlie. Same last name to. Only it's Swan. We're so happy. He's lawyer." She squealed.

"I'm so happy for you mom. I've always missed you."

"I know Baby. I know." She hugged me. At the time, nothing could make me want to let go. Bring. Bring. Except maybe a call from Edward.

"Hello? Hey Edward. uh-huh. SHE WHAT! Tell her not to worry. I think so. Okay. Bye."

"What's wrong?"

"My daughter was taken." I said through gritted teeth. I dialed another familiar number.

"Hello Jacob? Listen can you meet me at the Swan Hotel. I need a favor."

:30 minutes later:

"So will you help us?" Jacob put down his coffee; a doubtful look crossed his face.

"Please Jake. She loved you like an uncle." He sighed.

"Okay Bells we'll help."

"Yeah. Bells. Even if you are a bloodsucker, we still like you!" Embry piped up. I smiled.

"Thanks Embry." My phone rang. Alice. "Hello? Okay thanks." I snapped my phone shut. "My sister Alice says I receive a call...now." Sure enough my phone rang. "Hello?"

I greeted putting it on speaker.

"Well if it isn't my favorite little vegetarian." I snarled.

"James."

"Ahh she hasn't forgotten me. That's good."

"Where's Carmen?" I asked calmly.

"She's safe. Don't you worry. I was planning on making her a vampire-" I snarled. "Calm down sweet cheeks. I was planning, but how about we make a deal."

"Fine. What is it?"

"I get your children and you get Cathy ."

"It's Carmen !" Sandy cried.

"Is it a deal?" I need to think. If I give up my children, I can always concive again. But
what if that didn't happen. Would Edward hate me if I gave up our children.

"Waiting sweet cheeks."

"One: Don't call me that. 2: I have a better deal. You release Carmen...." I looked at Jacob and my mom. "And you can have me and the children instead."

"Ohoho. Looks like I hit the jackpot. You got yourself a deal sweet cheeks. Meet me out in the meadow at 10. Don't be late." And he hung up.

"Bella are you sure that is okay?" Mom asked.

"I'll be fine." But inside I wasn't sure.

:Carlisle:

"It's official, I don't know where Bella gets her brain from, but its not me." I grumbled. Alice giggled softly.

"It's not her fault you know." I looked at Rose with a raised eyebrow. "Okay so it is her fault, but still we all known Bella. Puts her family before herself." I shook my head.

"Sometimes that's bad." Emmett said seriously.

"Only Bella would make that kind of deal. Why can't she be like a normal person and just 'pretend' to give up something instead of actually doing that!" I fumed.

"Well Bella is a vamp and vamps aren't normal." Alice chirped.

"You've got a point." I looked around. "Where's Edward?"

"Right here." Edward said popping up from nowhere. Then again vampires do that.

"Alice how much longer?"

"1 minute 30 seconds." Edward nodded.

"Let's go." 'Bella be careful.'

:Bella:

"Bella are you sure you want to do this?" Mom asked. I nodded. "So stubborn." She muttered. I smiled.

"So you know the drill right Jacob."

"If they don't hand over Carmen attack right." I nodded.

"Right." I checked my watch. "It's time to go." The others nodded and transformed into their wolf forms. "Ready?" Jake nodded and we took off.

:Meadow:

We made it to the meadow where we had played baseball.

"James! Show yourself! I can smell you." I snarled.
"Now, now sweet cheeks, why such and ugly tone?" James tsked.

"I'm not your 'sweet cheeks.'" I growled. "Where's Carmen?" He sighed. Victoria appeared with a mysterious vampire dressed in black robes.. A large hood covered up his face. The masked vampire was holding Carmen, who was tied up.

"MOMMY!"

"Carmen! Give me my baby back!" I screeched.

"Not until you hold up your end of the deal."

"Fine." I walked over to James. "Better?" I asked as Victoria tied my arms behind my back.

"Yes. Because now I have you, your children, and Carmen." He said evilly.

"That wasn't part of the deal!" He shrugged. "YOU MONSTER!"

"Get her." He motioned for the hooded vampire.

"Stay away!" I snarled, kicking him. And by doing that his hood flew backwards. I gasped. "WHAT THE HELL CAUIS!"

"Same fiesty little brat as before huh?" He smirked.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked. "I know we never liked each other but still!"

"Because, when you came I was the bad guy."

"YOU TRIED TO EAT ME! Oh yes, you were a good guy." I retorted sarcastically.

"All about Bella. Just because she was the first offspring born to a Vampire and human." He hissed, as I rolled my eyes.

"Jealous much?" I mocked. He slapped me.

"No more. Because I will rid of you forever."

"If you touch her, I will kill you!" A voice roared. Seconds later Cauis was knocked sideways by and unknown force.

"Bella are you okay?" My hands were freed and I turned to see Alice the Malice grinning from ear to ear.

"Nice work." I said as we high five. I raced forward and kicked Victoria as she bit my neck.

"Think you can defeat me?" I smirked. I raced forward and bit her ear. "EOWWW!" I covered my ears. Just as I was about to rip her apart, I felt my skin burning.

"Sorry...sweet cheeks." And my world went black.

:Carlisle:

We were running as fast as we could. When we got there Cauis was about to destroy Belle.

"If you touch her, I will kill you!" I roared attacking him. He fell to the ground.
"Carlisle? Should've known." He smirked and kicked me off of him.

"How could you?"

"It's always been about that brat. Just because she's a half-breed."

"That's my daughter you're talking about." I snarled.

"She's a worthless piece of sh-" I tackled him and began ripping him apart. "GET OFF!" He bit my ear. I punched him and bit his neck. Then I smelt it. Something burning. I turned my head and saw Bella burning.

"BELLA!" I ran towards her but was knocked down by Cauis. Who was pushed off of me.

"Go Carlisle we'll take care of this traitor." I nodded.

"Thanks Jane, Heidi." I rushed forward to Bella. Her body was charred and her arms and legs looked ready to melt.

"Bella, honey talk to me."

"D-daddy?"

"I'm here baby." I soothed.

"Tell, Edward and Sandra I'm sorry. I'm also sorry for yelling at you." She smiled sadly and closed her eyes.

"Bella?" No response. She was...dead. Impossible. I heard the screams of James and Cauis as they too burned. Just like my sweet Bella.

"I'm sorry, I should've seen this." Alice chocked.

"It's not your fault." I heard Esme's reassuring voice. I did the only thing I knew how to do. I held her close, and cried.