"Take..take you to Italy? Mom I don't think that is a good idea." Emmett said, sitting on the edge of her bed, hoping to talk some sense into her.
"Emmett I need to do this." Esme said getting up from her bed.
"Mom." Rose stated, causing Esme to jump slightly. "You can't do this, you are 34 weeks pregnant. The baby could come at any time and you want to travel halfway across the world?"
"Yes, I do. I still have about 6 weeks left until she gets here and with Emmett driving we will be there in no time, I just need to sleep while you guys are driving." she said, while getting clothes from her dresser and making her way over to her bathroom to change.
"Mom! This is completely insane and unsafe, you are a human who is carrying a human baby and you want to walk into a place full of vampires." Rose tried to talk some sense into her, while Emmett gave her a defeated look.
"Rose, I have to do this." They heard their mother call from the bathroom, hearing her struggle with her clothes.
A few minutes later Esme exited the bathroom wearing a plain black T Shirt that stretched over her very pregnant belly and a pair of maternity blue jeans. She had her hair in a ponytail, having her bangs resting on top of her forehead. She walked into her closet looking for her sneakers.
"Mom, please explain to me why you think you should go to Italy when anyone one of us can go there and try and talk some sense into Aro." Rose tried to argue, hoping if she stalled her long enough, Alice would get a vision and get everyone to come home to stop this.
Esme came back into her bedroom, her sneakers on her feet and now was wearing a leather jacket. "Rose, I need to do this. I promised Tia I would help her get Gracie back. I thought everything was set in motion for them to get her back, and I allowed myself to get distracted by the baby and now everything is ruined. I need to talk to Aro and convince him to just be patient."
Esme allowed the self pity to seep in as she sat back down on her bed.
"Mom, you are allowed to get distracted by the baby. This baby should be your only concern right now." Rose said, kneeling in front of her mother, placing her hands on her bump, feeling her baby sister kicking.
"I can't lose another baby Rose, I won't allow it." Esme stated, her voice grew stronger with every word.
Rose only nodded, knowing the feeling of wanting to keep another baby safe, she grew protective of Renesmee and now her own baby sister.
"And what if they hurt you?" Emmett asked.
"They won't, they know about the baby and if they wanted to hurt me or the baby, they would have done so when they found out." Esme said, her own hand rubbing her belly.
"Why can't we wait for the others, we are stronger when we are together." Emmett argued.
"Your father will barely let me walk up and down the stairs alone, I highly doubt he would approve of me going to Italy. I have a feeling they won't be far behind us. When one of them comes home they will notice we are gone, I'm sure your father will know exactly where I am going, if not, Alice will see it. Now let's go." Esme stated, standing up from her bed and made her way down the stairs, Emmett and Rose right behind her.
Esme awoke hours later, and looked outside the window she was resting on. She saw the world passing at an impossible speed; it made her nauseous. Groaning she shifted in her seat and sat up, focusing on the ground for a moment.
"We are almost there mom, About another hour or so." she heard Emmett say.
"Okay." Was all Esme could say, she closed her eyes, trying to focus on anything to distract her from how sick he felt. She finally gave a slow breath out and felt a little better.
"Hey Mom?" Rose called out.
"Hmm." Esme answered.
"What is your plan?"
"What do you mean."
"What is your plan when we reach their castle? Are you just gonna walk in there and tell Aro 'No' and leave satisfied?" Rose asked, turning around in the passenger seat to look at her.
"Well, I don't have a plan in detail, but I do plan on talking with Aro, I have no idea what to do after that, it depends on how the talk will go." Esme answered.
"Mom, I don't like this." Rose stated.
A few minutes had passed when Esme's phone began to ring. Looking at who was calling her, her heart began to pound in her chest.
"Most be Carlisle." Emmett jokes, hearing her heartbeat quicken/
"Hello." Esme answered, preparing herself for her husband to start yelling at her.
"Esme! Where are you?! You can't just up and leave in the middle of the night! I have tried to reach you on your cell phone and you haven't been answering! Alice has been trying to see you but can't. What is going on Esme!?" Carlisle was trying not to yell,but the fear of losing his wife and baby was seeping through.
"What do you mean Alice can't see me?" Esme asked.
"What?" Rose asked, turning back around, listening in on the conversation.
"Just as I said, she can't see your future or the babies, we were beginning to fear that.. That.." his voice cracked with emotion. He drew in a deep unnecessary breath to calm himself.
"Carlisle, I am fine, and so is the baby. I promise we are safe. I am with Emmett and Rose." She answered, hoping to calm down her husband.
"Okay, I am glad you are safe and you have some of our kids with you, but Esme, where are you?"
Esme leaned forward slightly to look out the front window and say the Voltori's castle in the distance.
"Italy." She said plainly, before hanging up and putting her phone on silent.
After a few minutes had passed, they pulled into a parking lot about a quarter of a mile away from the castle.
"Mom, before you get out of the car, can you please just wait a minute." Rose asked.
"Yes, but for what?" Esme asked.
"Let Emmett and I go in first and warn them. So they can prepare themselves for the fresh scent of blood."
"Okay, that sounds good." Esme agreed.
"We will come back to get you when they are ready." Emmett stated.
When they got out of the car, Esme watched them run at human speed toward the castle. After a couple of minutes, a light caught her eye. Her phone screen had lit up, letting her know she had a text message. Picking it up, she read that she had 8 missed messages and 5 missed calls. Sighing, she read through the messages.
Carlisle: Esme, did you say Italy? Are you Crazy?!
Carlisle: Esme, Why are you doing this? You could get hurt. What about our baby?
Carlisle: Alice still can't see you, or the baby.
Carlisle: Please come home
Carlisle: Edward told me he hasn't been able to read your mind since you had your nightmare, what is going on?
Carlisle: Esme, I talked with the rest of the family and we are coming down there, we will see you soon.
Carlisle: I understand why you are doing this and why this is important to you, please call me so we can talk about this.
Carlisle : I love you.
Esme sighed and began typing on her keyboard.
Esme : Carlisle, Thank you for understanding and I promise I am being safe. Emmett and Rose are going in ahead of me to talk with them first. I am very safe and so is the baby. I will explain everything when I get home. I love you.
Esme put her phone in her pocket and got out of the car to stretch her legs. After about ten minutes of waiting, she began to feel inpatient, and before she could stop herself she was walking towards the entrance of the castle.