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Chapter 24: Family Fun on the Run

September 23, 2081

Carlisle and Jasper led the way up the spiral staircase. Emmett, Rosalie, and Alice were right behind them.

"Where's Edward?" Rosalie asked for the third time. She was met with the same answer of nothingness. Carlisle glanced back at her and could see her agitation. He didn't want to break the news until the rest of his family was together.

Jasper slowed down when they reached the final bend before the place they had left Esme and Trina. Trina was sitting on one of the steps as far away from Esme as she could.

"Let the girl go." Carlisle said when he saw his beautiful wife. Trina looked up surprised, before running away with no words.

"Where is Edward, Carlisle?" Esme said when Trina was out of hearing range. Carlisle took a deep breath of air while looking at the faces of his family members, taking in each separately.

"Edward turned back into a human," Carlisle said bluntly. Everyone except for Jasper looked at him like he was lying.

"What are you talking about? That's impossible," Emmett stated pulling Rosalie closer to him.

"Apparently not; I saw it myself. Edward is a human again. I could hear his heartbeat with my own ears," Jasper confirmed what Carlisle was saying. Rosalie wiggled out of Emmett's grip and ran up to Carlisle. Her fingers seemed to turn to claws as she pushed Carlisle against the wall.

"What do you mean Edward is human?" There was a rough edge to Rosalie's voice that made her seem like the primitive vampire she once was.

"I mean exactly what I'm saying. Edward turned back into a human. I don't know how it happened, but we need to leave." Carlisle pried Rosalie's fingers off of him. She still had a distraught look in her eyes. "Bella's still alive and human too." Carlisle added on.

"How? How is any of that even possible?" Rosalie punched a hole into the wall. "I don't believe you. There is no way that Edward could turn back into a human. Where is he? I need to see it to believe it." Rosalie waited for an answer from Carlisle. He seemed to be pondering it.

"I think he's going to jail. He almost killed someone. . ." Carlisle trailed off and Esme looked at him with wide eyes. "I think they might kill him."

"No," Esme said, distraught, "I've already lost one child! I don't want to lose another." She made a dash down the stairs, but Carlisle grabbed her before she could go far. "What are you doing? I have to save my baby!"

"We can't, Esme." Carlisle said in a soothing tone.

"What do you mean 'we can't'? We can't just leave him down there!" The rest of the family watched in silence.

"He asked us to let him stay down there." Carlisle's voice was only a whisper.

"But-" Esme was cut off by Carlisle.

"We have to respect his wishes." Carlisle stared Esme straight in the eyes until she understood. She agreed sadly before they turned around and started running back to the top of the stairs and away from Edward.

Sorry this is so short. I am having trouble with the next chapter so I thought I'd send you a little something while you're waiting. Also a couple of people were wondering why the Cullen family just didn't swoop in and save Edward so yeah.

Can anyone give me the names of Aro's, Caius', and Marcus's wives names? It's for one of my side projects. Review and feel free to check out some of my other works.