Previously: (Alice POV)

I get in the back of the Mercedes and Jasper slides in beside me. We link hands and I lean against him. Esme gets in the passenger seat and Carlisle in the driver seat. The car flies out of the driveway, and we're off to the airport.

NOW: BELLA POV

I slip in and out of consciousness for a long time. I'm aware that when I'm awake, there's a lot of commotion around me. Sometimes, I feel someone carrying me. Sometimes, they'll be yelling at each other. When I wake up for good, I notice Alissa standing over me. I nearly shriek, but she places a finger over my mouth and whispers, "Quiet. We wouldn't want them to hear. We only have minutes, as it is."

I nod silently and sit upright. I hiss, "Why are you here, Alissa?"

She says quietly, "I'm here to rescue you. Now, come on. And call me Liss, would ya?"

I nod and the two of us are off. We've barely escaped the main house when an alarm pierces the air. Liss groans, "Oh, shit!"

We begin running, then. In about five minutes, we're at the gates and I'm helping Liss over. I vault myself over, and we're running again. Something grabs my blouse and I open my mouth to scream, only to have a hand clap over my mouth. Metal is pressed against my throat and a sickeningly innocent voice growls in my ear, "Do as you're told and you won't be killed. Capice?"

I act like I'm nodding, and then stab my elbow backwards. The person stumbles away and I twist around so I'm facing them. Abby stares back at me, blue eyes like ice. The knife is gone. She purrs, "We've been looking for you, Isabella."

I say, "I'm not coming back."

Abby whispers, "Then burn."

She outstretches her arms and flames shoot at me. I draw water from the humid air and shield myself from the orange bolt. I shoot ice at her, but it melts when Abby's skin touches it. Wind rushes around me from either side and knocks her back a few steps. I do my best, drawing water from every source I can and pelting her with attacks. Something changes for the worse. Heads break over the hill behind where we are fighting; troops from the school. I can see my former friends, those I never liked, and those I do not know. Abby makes the best of my sudden distraction and sends fire towards me. Luckily, I cancel it out with water and bring a wave towards her. She screeches with rage and throws herself at me. We roll over and over, beating each other with fists, our abilities long forgotten. I'm the first to realize, and I spray her face with ice-cold water.

Abby shrieks and blasts in the general direction of my head with fire. I roll, missing most, but some of it catches my cheek and singes all my hair off at shoulder-level. The pain is excruciating, and I cry out immediately. I black out, but not before grabbing a sharp rock and driving it through Abby's chest. She screams like a demon and a curious gurgling comes with every breath. I hear more shrieks, and the sound of a battle. Familiar voices float on the wind, strained and fierce with worry. Liss cries, "BELLA!"

Her tiny, cool hands flutter anxiously over my burn. I open my eyes long enough to look at her. I whisper, "I'm just a regular mess, aren't I?"

Then, with that weighty statement of my immense intelligence, I drift into the blackness of unconsciousness.

I'm sorry it's so late and so short. But it's a new chappy, and that's all that counts! Hope you enjoy this.
~TWC~