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Isabella Black Chapter 9

Edward's POV

"I want to go see Bella now!" I stopped pacing back and forth in the living room and turned to look at Alice who had just broken the silence. My little pixie sister was sitting in the lap of her husband Jasper. I gave an exasperated sigh.

"Are you serious? Did you just whine at me? Besides you can't go, the wolves are patrolling her house now, I can only assume it's because of us." I saw Jasper visibly flinch at the mention of those mangy dogs.

"But I miss her, we can't just stay away."

"We can and we will stay away until she comes to us. I gave her the opportunity to come here and talk with us, but I will not endanger any of you by throwing you into the dogs pen so to speak."

I had started to pace once again. I didn't deserve for her to come and want to talk, but I was praying like hell that she would. It was two in the morning and all I could think about was Bella. She's the only thing I had been able to think about for the past year while I was in Italy. I couldn't concentrate on my studies and ended up dropping out and holing up in my apartment like a hermit.

I loved her too damn much!

God she was beautiful though. I had wanted to take her in my arms and kiss her half to death even as she stood there and yelled those hurtful things to me. I couldn't let my mind go down that path, not yet. I had to talk to her first.

I had snuck back into her house last night after I was sure the dogs had left and Bella and her father were asleep. I only had a few minutes to act before the next wolf was sent out for patrol duty. I only hoped she took a shower that morning and got my message.

I was trying to decide if I should stay at the house with my family or take off and go do some hunting to try to clear my head. All of the sudden I heard Emmet growl next to Rose on the couch. When I looked over at him all he said was, "Dog!"

I tensed my body waiting for the mutt to barge in and charge when I heard a hesitant tapping on the door. I looked over at my brothers and sisters sitting on the couch in confusion.

Slowly I made my way to the door and opened it a crack to see a half naked Jacob Black standing on the porch. Opening the door wider I narrowed my eyes. He took that as his cue to speak and explain why he was here.

"I-I didn't know where else to go. I know I'm not suppose to be over the treaty line, but it's an emergency." He took a deep breath and looked me dead in the eyes when he spoke again. "B-Bella's missing. She was suppose to be at home sick and said she needed some alone time, but when Charlie got home she wasn't there and he called me. The pack has been out searching on our side, but we haven't found her." His words were rushed but I caught everything.

My heart lurched into my throat. Oh my God, was he really saying Bella was missing? I snapped out of my thoughts and opened the door wider allowing him to step in and address the family.

"We have been looking since ten o'clock tonight, but there is no telling how long she has been gone. I don't know if she went by herself or if someone-"

I knew what he was going to say and I felt my heart break even though I had thought it couldn't break anymore. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to her.

Jacob started speaking again, "I-I was hoping Alice might be able to see her and that I could accompany Edward if she was on your side of the treaty line. I promise I will go back when or if we find her.

My jaw clenched at the word if. I couldn't begin to think of what I would do if we couldn't find her. Just then I saw Alice's eyes glaze over and I knew she was focused on finding out where Bella was so I concentrated on her thoughts so that she could show me the location.

I sighed in relief when I saw where Bella was and had to bite back a smile. She was in the meadow. Our meadow, and from the looks of it she was sound asleep. "I got it, I know where she is." I said in as straight a tone as I could muster. Thank God she was OK.

Jacob's questions flew at me instantaneously. "Where is she? Is she OK? What's going on?" I was just about to answer Jacob's questions and suggest that we go get her when another vision popped into my head. It was coming from Alice.

I saw the meadow. It was still dark. Then I saw Bella and I couldn't help but smile because whatever she dreamed about she had just said my name in her sleep. Then all of the sudden she woke up sitting straight up. I heard her ask in a shaky voice whose there, and then a flame red blur came forward and stopped a foot away from her. Victoria. The vision vanished.

"Oh my God! Jacob we have to go now!" I turned to my family and told them to stay put and I would call them if I needed them and for Alice to keep watching Bella. We were going to have to fight…werewolf and vampire side my side.

I turned and looked at Jacob who was staring at me in confusion. I spat the word, "Victoria!" Then in a matter of second we were both running for the meadow side by side.

Bella's POV

I was dreaming. In my dream I was walking down a long hall. I couldn't seem to get to the end, so I took off running determined to see what was there. It felt like the more I ran the longer the hall got until I suddenly smacked into a wall tumbling backwards. When I looked up I saw two huge doors. The door on the left had a picture of a bat on it and the door on the right had a picture of a wolf on it. I knew in an instant that these doors represented Edward (the bat) and Jacob (the wolf).

I rolled my eyes at the door with the bat on it. Oh, come on! Then I was awake and springing into a sitting position while my eyes adjusted to my surroundings in the moonlight. I rolled my eyes again. Could my subconscious not come up with anything better than a bat? That was so cliché. Then as my eyes focused in the moonlight something moved in the woods far away to my right.

"H-hello? Is someone there?" I knew Charlie was worried by now, but at this point I didn't really care, there was just too much that I needed to figure out…on my own. I heard a branch snap and turned my head in the direction it came from. My left.

Either someone was very fast or there was more than one someone. My heart started drumming extremely fast and I thought I might start hyperventilating. I was getting more scared by the second.

Then suddenly something was coming towards me at lightning speed and stopped a foot away. I watched as the figures flame red hair settled around her face and gasped. Victoria!

"Hello Bella, we meet again," She hissed. "I've been looking forward to ripping you limb from limb. I'm going to take my time with you and make sure that you suffer for what you caused to happen to my James." The bitterness behind her words was overwhelming. I could feel her hatred for me rolling off her in waves.

She stepped forward and I froze in fear, tears started to quietly roll down my face. I knew in the instant that she grabbed me that I was dead, for nobody even knew where I was at. Victoria was suddenly running with me in her arms and I was petrified. Realization hit me then.

No one was coming. Then I blacked out and went limp.

Jacob's POV

I felt like we had been running for forever, and the leech still hadn't told me where we were going. I had to find Bella, I couldn't bare to lose her. She is my everything and I swore that if Victoria harmed one hair on her beautiful head I would rip her limb from limb.

Finally I could feel Edward slowing down and then we were in a clearing. It looked like a huge meadow, but it was still dark. I phased back into my human form and slipped my pants back on. Before I could speak and ask where we were, he beat me to it.

"This is our meadow," he said solemnly. "Can you smell her scent? It's everywhere!" I let her unique strawberry scent roll under my nose and nodded. As soon as he said the words "our meadow" my hear felt like it was breaking. All the places for her to come and she chose this place. I had a feeling I was losing my Bella.

"In the vision she was sleeping under a tree. We have to split up and look for her. You take over there and I'm going to go over there." He walked away and I went to looking. I was walking under some trees when I stumbled over a bag. I looked down and I was standing on an empty blanket.

My heart completely broke into two at that moment.

My knees hit the ground and I screamed, "Nooooo! Bella!" In seconds Edward was behind me, but I didn't care I started to cry. I reached down to clutch the blanket that had her scent all over it and something brushed my hand. I picked up the little black velvet box and opened it. She had brought her engagement ring with her? My thumb ran across the stones. I was thoroughly confused by this woman. Now Victoria had her and I didn't know where. I got up seething with anger as I swiped the remaining tears away.

Turning to Edward I growled in anger saying, "We have to find that bitch and rip her to pieces. I don't ever want to hear her name again when we're finished!"

I saw him nod and then he spoke softly, "We need to get the pack and the rest of my family and spread out and follow the scent, try to figure out where Victoria is going. Tonight I take it agree that there is no more treaty line?"

I looked up into his eyes and could see my pain, anger, and vengeance reflected there. I nodded and said, "Agreed. On one condition though." I saw him look at me curiously and then nod for me to continue. "When we get to her I want everyone to get Bella out and me and you are the ones to finish that bitch once and for all."

Edward grinned a malicious grin and nodded his head in agreement.

"Why don't we call and get everyone to meet in the open field on our side?" Edward was already pulling a small silver flip phone out and dialing a number. I heard him talking I assumed to Carlisle due to the amount of love and respect I heard in his voice.

I was beginning to think that these leeches weren't half bad. They could love and feel and in their defense they were what Bella called them "vegetarians". Besides I'd have a feeling that even if me and Bella stayed together she wouldn't let Edward go again, and I would have to except her being friends with him, just like if she were to choose him I will not leave her life. I shuddered at the thought of her ending back up with him.

Edward flipped the phone closed and tossed it to me. "Whatever happens…whatever Bella decides you should know that I would not ask you to leave her life or her to not be friends with you if she chooses me. Not that I deserve it. If she chooses you I will not leave her again unless she tells me to. If friends is all I can have then that's what I'll have to take. I want her to be happy either way."

I nodded and flipped open the phone to call Sam. This was way too weird for me, Edward and I were actually being civil instead of at each other's throats as usual. After I told Sam and the others where to meet us I tossed the phone at Edward who slipped it in his pocket.

He picked up Bella's things and put them in the backpack and I handed him the little black velvet box to stick in there too. He looked up at me, "May I?" He was asking if he could open it.

"Yeah, sure." I looked down at the ground as I heard the box squeak open.

"It's beautiful…definitely Bella." I heard him sigh, almost as in defeat, but I doubted he would give up without letting her decide.

"Not a chance," I heard him say.

"Could you please refrain from reading my thoughts unless I'm in wolf form. I can't take people being able to be in my head 24/7."

"Yea, sure." He used my same answer from before to answer me now.

We headed off and before we could speak again I was stripping down and phasing. We both ran side by side toward the field.

Alice's POV

As soon as Carlisle told us what was happening fear overtook me…fear for Bella. I knew it wasn't good for Jasper to feel all of the emotions going on around him, but I couldn't help it. In minutes of Edward calling we were on our way running to the field where we had played baseball so many times before.

We were all standing in the open field now and waiting on Edward and Jacob with the rest of the pack. I had seen Bella getting taken by Victoria but was hoping the boys could've gotten there before it actually happened. I was so scared that I was never going to see my best friend again.

Jasper must have felt my emotions because he came up behind me and put his arm around me kissing the top of my head. "It's going to be alright," He said in as gentle of voice as he could.

"What if it's not? What if Victoria has already killed Bella or worse, bitten her. You don't think she would turn her do you?"

"No, she wants revenge for her mates death, there is no way she is going to let Bella live. She'd rather Edward be cursed to live forever without Bella, only I don't think she even knows they aren't together anymore."

"I just hope she's OK. I have been trying to get a vision of her, but I can't seem to concentrate through the fear."

"Come here darling." Jasper grabbed a hold of my hand and pulled me over to a tree stump out of the way. "Sit here and concentrate, I will do my best to calm you down long enough to tell where she is."

I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate as best I could, my eyes glazing over. I felt a sense of calm wash over me and could only assume that it was from Jasper. I was so thankful for him.

Then suddenly images flew into my mind.

Edward's POV

We caught up with the rest of the werewolves in the woods and emerged at the same time. I saw four members of my family and my heart clinched. Where was Jasper and Alice? Then I heard a high pitched scream come from in the woods. We all ran to where the noise was coming from.

When I stepped just inside the woods I could see Jasper sitting at the base of a tree holding his head in his hands chanting, "Please make it stop…make it stop." A few feet away Alice was laying on the ground clutching her stomach and convulsing on the floor, her eyes glazed over. My mind reached into hers automatically to see what she was seeing while everyone else looked on.

I saw the mountains, then a cabin tucked away and hidden, abandoned. The image changed and I was inside the cabin, and I could see a fire glowing from the fire place. There was a bed, and Bella was tied to it. Her hands tied to the head board and her feet tied to each one of the foot posts.

She was gagged with a cloth and tears were pouring down her cheeks. Then Victoria was standing over her and leaned down to whisper something in her ear. When she leaned up she ripped Bella's shirt open and gave a menacing grin. She showed off her long brightly polished finger nails…more like claws because what she did next made my stomach surge in disgust and I thought I would be sick.

She ran the nail of her index finger down Bella's stomach slicing deep into her skin. All I could hear was Bella's terrifying cry and then I blacked out.

When I came to, I saw Jasper with Alice huddled in his arms, and she was dry sobbing. I knew if she could've been crying she would have. The only thing she said was, "I don't know how, but I could feel everything Bella was feeling, even pain." Then she buried her head in Jaspers chest still sobbing.

"I'm so sorry Alice, Jasper take her back we can manage without you two." He nodded and in seconds he was gone running through the woods. "We have to get going, Victoria has taken her to the mountains. They are in an abandoned cabin, I'm not sure where, but I'm hoping we can intercept their scent."

With that we were all running as fast as we could to get to Bella.

Bella's POV

When I became conscious again my eyes were sealed shut with the dried tears that I had shed. I had to work to get them to open, and my mouth felt so dry. There was something in my mouth, something soft. When my eyes finally fluttered open I noticed I was in a cabin. There was warmth coming from a fire in the fireplace, but I was still so cold.

I couldn't move. That's when I noticed I was tied to a bed and gagged with a piece of cloth. I tried to tug free from the ropes tied around my wrists and ankles, but I still couldn't move. I started to cry then, and Victoria walked in.

Her thick wavy flame red hair was flowing behind her. She was wearing a pair of black leather pants with a silver studded belt, a black leather halter top, and black leather four inch heels. Her makeup consisted of heavy eyeliner and bright blood red lipstick. She looked the epitome of an evil seductress.

When she came forward her eyes locked on mine, "Good your awake, I was wondering when I was going to be able to start my torture. I'm going to love the taste of your blood." She leaned forward over me and whispered in my ear, "I'm going to have my fun with you first, I promise not to make it hurt too much." She backed up tearing my shirt with her perfectly manicured bright red polished fingernails. She laughed and then spoke once more, "Oh wait, I don't!"

She held up her index finger and her eyes went dark and hungry. My eyes got so big and I was so scared. The only thing I could think of before I felt the sharp claw stab into my flesh was…

Oh God, Jacob! I love him so much, and now I'm going to die.

I'm going to die, and leave him alone, I wish I could tell…

Then her sharp claw started to move down my stomach while it was still deep in my flesh. I could only hear two things:

Victoria's hideous cackle, and my painful screams.

In a few short seconds I could smell the blood and the room started to spin as a cloud of unconsciousness overcame me again.

When I had completely blacked out, the only thing I could see was Jacob's face and the love he had for me shone in his eyes. I was going to leave him…I was going to die.

Jacob, I love you!

Then nothing……

Author's Notes:

I hope you all liked this chapter. It took me forever to figure out how I wanted it to go because I had so many ideas.

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