Okay, I know it has been a long time since I updated, but my beta, RyK77, had computer troubles and we couldn't get in touch. I'm sorry about that and yes the chapter is short, sorry.

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Forever Gone, Forever You by Evanescence

Chapter Twenty-Six—Forever Gone, Forever You

I'm sitting on the couch, watching some TV when I hear a howl. Leah, who is sitting next to me, lifts her head at the sound, and I glance at the window. Across the street, in the forest, I can make out Paul's wolf form, staring at our house. Obviously, the howl means they want us to shift.

Leah stands up and begins walking to the door before hesitating and looking back at me, waiting. Sighing, I haul myself up following her outside. I wonder what is going on and briefly think about Adalynn before telling myself I shouldn't get my hopes up.

Shifting at the same time and running into the forest, I'm shocked that almost the whole pack is here, minus Jacob.

What's up, Sam? Leah asks as we run through the forest, closer to where the wolves are sitting in a circle.

Paul and Jared caught a scent while patrolling today. Sam begins. I pause my run for a moment before I go on. We've caught his scent many times, although it never led anywhere. I wonder why I have to be here this time. It only hurts me. They followed it.

And we came to a cabin, Paul continues from where Sam paused. I finally get to the clearing and everyone turns their heads at my appearance. Seth, we saw her.

You-You what? They saw her? Adalynn? They know where she is? Why didn't they get her out, why weren't we there right now!

Calm down, Seth! Sam orders, hearing my thoughts. The vampire was there and they didn't want to take any chances. I snarl when Sam mentions the vampire, but I really realize what's happening.

Adalynn! We have to go now! I scream, trying to go through Paul's mind to see where the cabin is.

Seth, we are. But you need to calm down—

Calm down! I scream at him, growling loud. We found Adalynn, and we're just sitting here talking about it. We have to go!

Seth! This time, Sam uses his alpha voice and my knees wobble from the force of the word. The Cullens are getting ready to come with us. We can't afford to lose the vampire again. Also, Adalynn will most likely need medical attention, Carlisle will tell Jacob, who is with him, when he has everything he needs. Which should be—

Sam! Jacob's voice comes floating into my mind suddenly. They're ready.

I let out a howl at the words and growl, ready. The rest follow my action, and Paul takes off, leading us farther away from La Push.

I can't believe it. We have finally found Adalynn and we are going to her, and she will be back in my arms soon. These last two years have been hell for me and my family, and Adalynn's family. It seemed that every time something bad happened to Adalynn, something worse would happen shortly after.

The police had been baffled by her sudden disappearance, but had confirmed it had been a kidnapping when they got video of an unidentified man carrying out a crying Adalynn to a car waiting in the parking lot of the hospital.

The Cullens were ready to plant evidence to try to cover up what really happened. Although I don't know exactly what they did, I knew they had somehow been able to get the police to think that Logan had hired someone to kidnap her after he was told that she would have to testify again.

I stayed away from Adalynn's grieving family as best as I could in this small town. Adalynn's parents had moved in with them ever since the abduction but mostly all of them were at college. And when they were home they stayed home, not going out. Except for Dan when he went to work and their parents.

I knew it seemed weird for me to withdraw from their family, but all of them reminded me so much of Adalynn, and I already was having enough pain. I knew in the beginning, everyone was worried that I would return to the way I was when Adalynn first disappeared. But instead of staying in my room and never doing anything, I was always out and searching for Adalynn.

After a few months of trails that led nowhere, I had stopped searching as much, feeling guilty that I was giving up on finding her. But now, Paul and Jared had seen her in a cabin. She was alive and we were going to save her. I was going to save her.

The run is long and we pass into Canada, joined by the full Cullen family soon after that. Carlisle and Edward both have hiking bags and I realize that they are the reason that we couldn't have just run to Adalynn so quickly. Those bags have medical equipment so that they can be prepared for whatever state they find Adalynn in.

Finally, after three hours, we are in a small town called Powell City, just a little north of Vancouver. I can smell the vampire's scent as soon as we hit the town and I let out a snarl of disgust. All of us slow into a walk as we jog through more forest before Paul finally stops a few feet from a clearing.

Inside the clearing is a small wooden cabin, a light coming from one of the windows. I can hear Adalynn's heartbeat, although it sounds slow, and faintly smell her. The vampire's scent is stronger here but not fresh; he isn't here. I growl a little; disappointed I won't be able to kill him.

"Seth." I look to Carlisle, startled; it's the first time any of us have talked the whole trip. "I think you should change back to human form, Adalynn might need you," he says. Adalynn might need me. Would Adalynn need me? Or would she hate me, for not getting to her sooner? Oh God, I won't be able to take that.

Seth, Sam says. Don't worry. Change. Not needing to be told again, I trot behind a tree and change, pulling on some shorts.

"Okay," Carlisle says once I get back. "Edward, Jasper and Seth will come with me while we get Adalynn. The rest of you, spread out to make sure the vampire is not here."

We start towards the cabin but Edward stops, cocking his head to the side. "Do you hear that?" He asks. And then I do here it. A second heartbeat, this one faster. Carlisle sighs, obviously not happy. "Someone else is there. I think they're sleeping, their thoughts are fuzzy."

"Esme, Alice, do you think you could get the human?" Carlisle asks. Together, all six of us walk closer to the cabin as the others spread out. The door is locked but I simply kick it open, the door splitting in half. There's a small living room with a couch and one chair along with fireplace. The kitchen takes up the other half of the room. There's a hallway in between the two rooms, leading to two doors right next to each other and a third door on the left wall.

"Adalynn's in the back, the left door," Edward says. I barely hear Edward telling Esme and Alice where the second human is as I cross the house to get to the door, Carlisle close behind me. Adalynn's just on the other side of this door…

I open the door and stop suddenly when I see her. Adalynn is sprawled across a bed, her hands handcuffed above her head. She's sleeping, her head resting on her shoulder. She looks peaceful and it startles me. I stand in the doorway, just looking at her when Carlisle pushes past me and comes to her side, Edward following closely behind.

Carlisle gently grabs her face, pulling it to him. "Adalynn?" He asks softly, trying to wake her.

"Carlisle." Edward picks something up from the dresser and shows him a syringe. Carlisle grimaces. "He drugged her. Ativan." I finally snap out of the shock of seeing her for the first time.

"What does that mean? Will she be okay?" I ask, walking closer.

"It means she'll be in and out a lot, and very weak. Although," Carlisle mutters, moving down to look at her legs. She's in nothing but a tank top and short shorts. "Her bones hadn't healed properly, she wouldn't be able to walk far and not be in pain."

"Carlisle," Edward says again, placing his hand on Adalynn's forehead. "She has a fever and I smell vomit."

"Alright, we need to get her back home quickly, before he comes back and her fever gets worse. Edward, break the cuffs off. Jasper, come here." Jasper moves from the hallway and into the room. I had forgotten he was there but it makes sense as to why I'm not freaking out. He's calming me.

"Jasper, I need you to cradle her head, make sure she doesn't move it. I don't want any more damage done. Edward takes her left side. Seth, carry her legs," Carlisle orders. I move to the end of the bed, sliding my hands underneath her legs. Her skin is warm, even to me, and electricity shoots through me. I have missed having her in my arms so much.

Suddenly, Adalynn stirs, stopping all of us. She tries to move her head in Jasper's hands and then mumbles when he keeps it still.

"Victor," Adalynn mumbles, fluttering her eyes open. "You're back so soon?" She asks in a dreamy voice. I glance at Carlisle, to stunned to say anything. She opens her eyes and squints. "Victor?"

"Adalynn, honey," Carlisle says, leaning down to touch her face. "Adalynn, it's me, Carlisle. We're here to take you home," he tells her.

"Carlisle?" Adalynn slurs. "Where's Victor? And Kayla. He was suppose to…" Adalynn trails off, slumping. I get alarmed, panicking that something is wrong.

"Don't worry, Seth, it's just the drugs. She'll wake up for a few seconds or minutes and then go back to sleep," Edward assures me.

"Yes, but we should start moving now. On three, lift her." It seems silly that four supernatural creatures have to carry one one hundred pound girl. We lift her from the bed and I frown at how skinny she looks. Maybe she's less than a hundred pounds.

Carefully, with me first, we move out of the room and into the hallway at the same time Esme and Alice exit the other room. In Esme's arms, propped up by her hip, is a little girl. She looks about two or three years old, wearing a pink skirt and a white t-shirt with polka dots.

My eyes widen as I take in her scent. She's half vampire. And she looks so much like Adalynn…

"Kayla!" I'm so stunned that I don't notice that Adalynn had woke up. The little girl whips her head around when she hears Adalynn call out. Her eyes widen and she pushes against Esme, trying to get closer.

"Mommy!"

Another cliffie. Ha ha. I promise it won't be this long of a wait for the new chapter. But, while you are waiting for the next chapter, could you please check out my new story; Fate Has Other Plans? Evanescence is almost over and I have been working on this new story for months so I decided to post it. It's over on Twilighted also if you want to read it there. Please review and give my new story a chance, there are only two chapters so far.

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