Blood Moon
running against time
Alice was feeling wary. Edward was about to check in with them again. It had been months since they had last seen him. He was trying to protect them, because he knew how it hurt them to see him suffer like he did. So he kept his distance was convinced that they should have never left 'to protect her' as Edward put it. It was tearing their family apart. Edward was gone all the time. Jasper was feeling like this was all his fault, she herself was still asking herself why she hadn't seen it coming. Bella had brought back some sparkle, some excitement back to their lifes. Some variety. Something they hadn't had for centuries. And now that it was gone even Rosalie missed it - not that she would ever admit that to anyone but Emmett.
Edward was about to arrive a few minutes from now. So she went into the living room to join the rest of the family. No one knew how long he was going to stay this time and when they would see him again. So the whole family was assembled in the living room. Alice stole a worried glance at Jasper. Although she was glad to see her favourite brother again - she had missed him dearly - she knew it wasn't gonna be all bright and shiny. Jasper was going to suffer the most, feeling Edwards pain full force. And sure enough as Edwards car pulled up Jasper stiffened next to her. She took his hand and squeezed it reassuringly.
But just as Edward set foot into the house Alice's eyes glazed over with a vision. Edward stopped dead in his tracks everyone looked expectantly at her. Then hot tears rolled down her cheeks and Edward let out an agonized scream. "God Alice! What is it?! What did you see?!" Jasper shrieked alarmed grabbing her shoulders to steady her. "Bella ... Victoria is taking her away" she choked out then she turned to Edward "and we're already to late ..." her voice broke. "I have to at least try!" He argued with her. Alice looked at him intently and whispered "she's gonna take her time ..." she averted her gaze "... torturing her." Everyone gasped and Edward was already out the door. "We need to help him." Alice stated as Jasper embraced her kissing her forehead and sending her calming waves. "It's not gonna be easy to find her."
Alice was crying on Jaspers shoulder on the backseat of Carlisles Mercedes. Emmett and Rosalie were in Rosalie's car right behind them. Jaspers attempts to calm her took little effect. Carlisle was driving as fast as the car would go while Jasper and Esme exchanged worried glances. Then Alice was struck by another vision, seeing Victoria torture Bella and broke down, shaking violently from her sobs.
Bella didn't know how long it was since Victoria had abducted her. It felt like years to her. And it seemed like the redhead was going to use every torture technique that any sick sadistic mind had ever thought of on her. It felt like every single bone in her body was broken and that might just be the case. Her skin was burned. She had been drowned ... She was exhausted from the excruciating pain as well as the lack of sleep and food. She longed death to finally embrace her, so that the pain would be over at last. But Victoria made sure to keep her alive - or more like on the verge of life and death. But as the redhead approached her now Bella sensed that something was different. It seemed like she was now headed for the final. Bella assumed is was going to be over very soon now. How wrong she was.
Victoria grabbed her roughly by her shoulders and sunk her sharp teeth deep into her neck. Bella's eyes shot open from the new kind of pain as she felt the venom seeping into her system and her blood flowing from her body. And a weak smile graced her features it was gonna be a matter of seconds now. But then Victoria suddenly stopped and stepped back. Bella was confused. What was that supposed to mean? The redhead watched contend as she trashed and screamed and begged for her to finally kill her. Then she bend down and whispered in her ear amused "Now now lets not get ahead of ourselves. You will die soon enough ... once this is complete."
The Cullens had arrived in Forks and were searching the woods for Bella. They knew from Alice's visions that she was held in some kind of a cave and that she was still alive, but they knew their time was running out. They had to find her soon. So they had split up to be more effective. Alice and Jasper were with Edward. Carlisle was with Esme and Emmet and Rosalie were together. Alice stopped dead in her tracks as jet another vision hit her. "She is changing her" She gasped. "... only to eliminate her afterwards" Jasper was by her side and tried to comfort her again. Edward growled agonized, seeing Bella in Alice's vision.