Chapter 25: Missing Clues
Night fell upon the silenced town, dark clouds loomed over it. Jacob sprinted across the deep, damp, green grass, creating squishes beneath his feet. Darkened midnight orbs observed the usually opened window to be slightly yanked up. He quickly climbed up the tree, grabbing a sturdy branch and swung back and fort, adding momentum to his action. Jacob thrust his body, letting go of the branch and landed on the side of the roof above the porch, sheltering the ancient wood from the dampened weather. Her pushed the window up, dodging into the room and landed on the creaky flooring, giving away his secret arrival.
His shadow danced across the walls covered with creative photos and favorite bands, the moonlight illuminating the blackened figures. Inhaling deeply, he could sense the strong scent of fresh blood. He raced down stairs, skipping the steps. Flicking on a near light switch, directly seeing blood splashed ubiquitously. Fear jolted his inconsistent nervous system, not being able to contain the emotion if it was Blair that had been injured. However, the environment was different; Blair's scent was evident but now within the blood. Relief washed over him greatly; panic still competing through his hot blooded veins.
Eyes glance around the room, white tape outlining the shape of a body, a figure not belonging to Blair.
Suddenly, thudding echoed though the ghostly hushed house. He ran out the front door, rain spilling over the edge of the roof, washing away a potential trail that could have led to Blair. Jacob stepped off the porch, allowing the rain to bathe his intense fury.
"Blair!" Jacob screamed to the endless sky, his voice drifting along the breezy current, spreading the message throughout the small town.
Monday flew by before anybody realized what was truly happening within the town. New channels often featured the most current story of a missing young woman by the name of Blair Wolfe whose father had been attacked. Search teams scanned every part of Forks for the lost minor, yet nothing had turned up to add to the case.
Student within the high school repeatedly gossiped about Blair, each worrying for her well being, each knowing she was a responsible student and didn't deserve any harm.
Edward sat at his usual lunch table, accompanied by his close siblings.
"I cannot believe that this had happened to such a sweet girl." Alice commented, not being able to hold back the interjection.
"You've got that right." Emmett said as he stretched his buff arms well above his head.
"Alice, have you had any visions about her at all?" Edward questioned abruptly, anxiety wrapping around his aching heart.
"I'm sorry, but no. can't you read her thoughts?" Alice suggested.
"I've already tried that but I could never hear them in the first place." Edward explained with a sudden irritation.
"We can all see that this situation is quite rough on you, but what else can we do? We don't have the faintest clue as to her location." Alice stated the obvious, laying all the conclusions that had been the results of their supernatural efforts.
Edward's jaw tightened from the reality he was being forced to face. Eyes transformed into a blackened cloud of anger, covering the memorizing topaz that had attracted Blair to him. He habitually questioned himself as to how he, a gruesome monster, could fall for such a fragile and majestic beauty as Blair. How had he been so fortunate as to have the opportunity to associate himself with an extraordinary being? Even though she had made the decision to walk alongside a chaotic, young werewolf with a hot temper and uncontrollable emotions, a small, intimate part of him still hoped for the day when Blair would realize that she had made a mistake. But that tiny glimmer of hope had vanished as his knowledge of her sudden disappearance wrapped around the actual facts.
"I'm going to skip the day's classes. I need some time to myself." Edward announced as he rose from the old plastic chair.
"All right." Alice sighed with defeat.
The warning bell rang, signaling lunch had officially been finalized. Edward swiftly exited the cafeteria, nobody noticing his speed as he ran through the forest, breaking the barriers he had set up for his massive anger. His arms lurched in front of him as he took a tight hold of the trunk of a tree, ripping the gigantic organism from the earth and toss it across the dense forest, causing other damage. Resentment of Blair being kidnapped raced through his entire body, engulfing him into a darker state; he had not visited until his first months as a vampire.
However, thinking back to precious moments he had spent with Blair immediately calmed him. Clearing his mind of the fury, he decided to stop at her home for any clues that could possibly lead to her location. He hastily sped off towards her personal sanctuary, a place where she had invited both werewolf and vampire into her house and heart.
Arriving in front of the house, Edward stood before the vacant steps that had been used well in the past ten months or so. Yellow tape surrounded the house, issuing the place was under federal investigation. He slipped underneath the tape, taking measured strides as he climbed up the short staircase. He removed the flimsy tape from the entrance of the house and entered the residence, keeping his guard up at all times. A light remained on, revealing the very place where Blair's father had been brutally assaulted. Edward carefully stepped over the outlining of a corpse and hopped onto the first couple of steps. He sauntered up the steps and entered Blair's room. Nothing had been moved since the analysis began.
Blair's bed still remained unmade, clothes strewn about the floor and electronics turned off. Everything was covered with a thin layer of dust, Blair was not one for cleaning very often but she still didn't like dust, one of her many pet peeves. He walked towards her closet, all clothes folded pierce and coordinated by colors and material. A cold arm reached for the long sleeve of an elegant blouse that Blair had once worn to school; bringing the material up to his nostrils he inhaled her memorable fragrance. Then his powerful sense caught the horrid whiff of wet dog within her room. He composed himself to confront a pup who would not be too eager to see him. Edward left the closet, entering the room that was consumed with his scent, immediately turning his stomach from the awful stench. In front of him stood a well structured being with olive toned skin, black eyes consumed with a need to let the anger out.
"Hello, Jacob." Edward greeted blankly.
"Don't say my name." Jacob barked with exploding irritation. "What you doing here, bloodsucker?"
"Not that I need to explain myself to you but I was searching for any clues that could lead to finding Blair." Edward explained anyway as he opened a book that sat on the nightstand.
"Don't you say her name either." He responded through clenched teeth.
"Fine, so you have you found anything?" Edward questioned, attempting to remain civilized for Blair's sake.
"No, it looks like the cops have cleaned this place out of evidence." Jacob clarified as he calmed his anger.
"I don't think so." Edward said as his jaw tightened once more, sniffing the air again, catching the faint hint of another vampire within the house.
He glided out of the room to the top of the stairs, Jacob following close behind him.
"Do you smell that?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, human blood and the reek of a rotting corpse standing in front of me." Jacob answered honestly.
"No, not me. There was another vampire within this house. The scent is just-" Edward was soon interrupted as Jacob grabbed him and shoved him through the closest wall, throwing him on the tattered floor.
"This is your entire fault. If you hadn't been hanging around her then she wouldn't have gotten kidnapped by a filthy leech that'll do only god knows what." Jacob yelled as he began trembling.
"Instead of finding someone to blame you should be focusing on finding Blair first. That should be your highest priority." Edward replied sternly as he swiftly rose.
It's mine, Edward thought to himself.
"It looks like we'll need to work together in order to locate Blair. Can you do that, Jacob? Can you work with me in order to locate her?" Edward inquired as he glared at Jacob, eyes connecting in that instant, neither answering the palpable question.
A/n: things are really starting to heat up now. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and thank you so much for the reviews. Thanks for reading and please review.