AN: Sorry for the wait. R&R!
EPV "Jasper, help me, I'm not great at tracking…"Jasper nodded at me and began to concentrate hard, trying to ignore the dry sobs of his wife standing behind him.
"Alice, please, I need to concentrate…" I muttered, irritated.
"I'm sorry…" she gasped, trying her best to stifle her sobs.
"And you also need to concentrate. Do you have any visions?"
"I don't think s – wait!"
A strange expression came over Alice's face and she fell to her knees, rocking to and forth, eyes shut. Then, they flapped open.
"Florida!" She gasped. "Bella's in Florida!"
Soon we were in the airplane, I couldn't seem to sit still.
"Ugh! Why's this trip taking so freaking long?" I yelled. Carlisle placed a reassuring hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry, man, we'll get there in time." Emmett said gently.
"Don't make me
any promises Emmett, or you'll be the one to pay!"
"Edward,
what is your problem? Your attitude has been nothing but crap. We're
doing our best here!" Rosalie snapped, flipping her hair.
"What's my problem? What's my problem? Do you know how much has happened to me in the last few days? Okay, first, a messed up vampire arrives in Forks and wants my girlfriend. He makes her leave me, then when things started to get better and we're back together, he kidnaps her, tries to make her his wife, we rescue her, he takes her again and is now beating her half to death, and is about to kill her! What do you think my problem is Rose?"
"Keep your voice down…" Esme hissed. "Jasper?" She nodded at my brother and all of a sudden I felt a wave of calmness sweep over me.
"Okay, now here's what's more important. Where will she be in Florida? It's a very big state, you know."
"It's by a beach. A few miles from civilization. In a mansion. Around Orlando, I think. That's all I saw." Alice confirmed.
"Now that won't be hard!" Jasper grinned. "There's not that many beaches in Orlando, we'll just scout around real quick, it'll be easy."
I sighed and nodded. Jasper was right. This will be easy. I hope.
BPVI awoke on a bed. Everything was blurry at first and I saw an obscure face looming over me.
"Edward?" I asked, reaching out.
"No! It's me!" Everything came in focus and I saw Derek. A scowling Derek.
"Stop thinking about him. There's no more hope for you and him," He continued. "I just sent the tape and letter. He'll be getting it soon…"
"L-letter?"
"Yes, letter, idiot girl, a letter telling him that today will be your last night on Earth. You'll be gone by tomorrow. Killed."
At this, I began shuddering violently. And before I knew it, a fresh batch of tears had worked out of me and I was soon on my knees.
"Please Derek! Please! Spare me! I don't want to die! I don't! I'll do anything! Anything…" And then, I felt a sharp pain on my cheek. Derek had slapped me.
"Shut up, you freak! Enjoy your last hours alive and quit whining!" And with that, he left the room, locking it, leaving a sobbing, hurt, torn me.
EPV "The plane is now descending. Please fasten your seatbelts." I heard a voice on the intercom and I sat back calmly. I checked my cell. 6:10. Good. We still had enough time. As the plane made its way downward, I thought of all the ways I would hurt Derek, of the was I would make him suffer. (AN: I BET YOU READERS DO TOO. I GOT SO MANY REVIEWS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY WANTED TO HURT HIM. LOL.) Finally, we reached land. My family members and I raced to the rented cars waited for us and sped ahead."Beach in Orlando…beach in Orlando…Ah ha! Take the next highway, Ed!" I heard Emmett yell. I pushed my foot hard down on the gas pedal and we were speeding away.
Three beaches later, we still hadn't come in sight of a mansion matching Alice's description. And I was slowly getting more and more agitated. Once again, I checked my cell. 7:45.
"Any more beaches, Emmett?"
"Yeah…hold on…take your left."
And so we went.
"I see it! I see it! Oh, thank God!" Alice was almost crying with relief and she was right. I saw a huge, white mansion by the bay of the beach. I jerked the car to a stop and we all ran out.
"Let's go!" I yelled and following my lead, my family members ran to the house, and I kicked the door open.
Silence. Nothing and nobody greeted us. Did they hear? Or were we…at the wrong mansion? Impossible. It was exactly what Alice saw.
"She'd probably be upstairs locked in a room…" Rosalie suggested and so we began to crawl up the stairs cautiously. We opened a few doors and nobody was inside. But finally, I realized that one door was locked. Pulling my leg back for a huge kick, I delivered it.
There was Bella and Derek, on the floor next to a huge bed. Derek was on top of Bella, kissing her forcefully and Bella was struggling underneath, tears streaked down her cheeks. Derek's lips were unlocked from Bella's when he heard our noisy entrance and his surprised eyes soon turned to hatred.
"Edward!" Bella gasped. "Edward!"
"You!" Derek
hissed.
