Chapter 6- Angst
Edward's Point of View

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Rage was wiping my mind clean, consuming my thoughts. I wanted no less then to turn around and confront Jasper and Alice.

What had they been thinking! Did Alice honestly believe that Jasper would be able to resist such temptations?

It was one thing for him to be able to control his thirst in a room with thirty odd students, a task which was still very difficult for him to do, but in an area where humans were practically teeming everywhere? It was absurd!

My hands were rapped firmly around the steering wheel, my knuckles even more translucent then ever, under the stress I was putting them through. It was taking all of my strength to stop myself from snapping the steering wheel off completely.

It would be a shame if I damaged this car.

The BMW I had stolen was proving to be worthy of my approval. It was fast. Alice had lucked out, once again. It was not every day that one could scan the streets and steal a car such as this one in less than three minutes.

BMW 335i Coupé, Turbo. I acknowledged Alice's quick but efficient selection.

The trees had thinned out, now, and before long, I was turning onto the highway. It was mid afternoon. Rush hour. To someone who paid immense attention to all the rules of the road, and one who followed the traffic obediently, they would have likely reach Seattle in an hour, if they were lucky. I, however, planed to make it in ten minutes.

I swerved and maneuvered the BMW threw the traffic, effortlessly; all the time I never relaxed my rigged muscles. I was not only livid with rage, but anxious, too. Bella was in a shop, alone, in a city far more dangerous and large then Forks. Forks alone, was a dangerous area for Bella. I could not bear to think of the possibilities…the situations that she could get herself into, being the danger-luring person she is, in a city the size of Seattle. Being away from her was excruciating.

Ten minutes later, I pulled into a parking spot a block and a half away from the shop and the café where only a short while ago, I had left Bella.

I stepped out of the car without a backwards glance and took off at an abnormally fast walk, my angst nearly too great to bear.

I nearly sighed with relief as the large sign of the café came into view. The wooden doors moaned on their hinges as I pushed the café door open. A woman behind the counter looked up with curious eyes. I paid little attention to the three sets of eyes I had attracted. They meant little to me. My eyes were for Bella's, and Bella's alone.

"Bella?" I called out as soon as I entered the store. My eyes moved swiftly around the room, taking in every occupant. There was one thing in particular that stood out to me as I glanced around the room; Bella was not there.

She was nowhere to be seen.

"Bella?" I repeated, the worry lacing in my tone. There were not abnormal scents around that I could smell, just the floral scent of my Bella and the scent of humans that had been around here.

There was no distinct scent other then hers, so there was no way to tell whether she had left the store willingly or not.

I tried picking out the thoughts of those around me to figure it out.

Woah! Maybe I should give Karen a call. She'd love to see this eye candy!

I wonder if he has a girlfriend.

Poor boy looks like he hasn't had a good night's sleep in quite some time.

I nearly growled in frustration. None of the thoughts around me helped. I could try to follow Bella's scent, but it would be harder than if we were in Forks. To be able to pick Bella's scent out of this crowd of unfamiliar people would be testing my limits in tracking.

But it was worth a shot. And I was running out of time.

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Author's Note: Chapter six is complete! Finally!
I hope you all enjoyed the twist. ;
I'll try to update, soon!
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