Free Emmett!
(Carlisle POV)
"Rosalie, calm down," I said quickly. She snarled.
"Breathe, Rosalie. Remember what we talked about?" I asked her steadily, and she looked at me, angered.
"And?" she hissed.
"Come on Rosalie. Slow and steady breathing. Concentrate on your breathing," I instructed. She sighed, and stared stonily at the ground, breathing in and out slowly.
"Jasper, help Rosalie out," I said, and he obligingly put his hand on her shoulder. She soon looked up at me, now scared.
"What's going to happen to Emmett?" Rosalie demanded. I sighed as everyone turned to me expectantly.
"I honestly don't know. If we fly out to Italy, we might make it before Aro does, and maybe we can help Emmett," I said, "But we'll need to hurry."
Five heads nodded quickly, and I sent them off to collect passports. Esme and I grabbed ours, and I grabbed my wallet from the table. I took her hand and held it tightly.
"Don't worry, Esme. He'll be all right," I soothed her, and she looked at me, terrified.
"Are you sure?" she asked, and I nodded.
"I promised you, didn't I?" I reminded her. She nodded and we ran downstairs.
"Hurry!" Rosalie yelled, and we ran to the airport at lightning speed. After hurriedly buying the tickets, we boarded the plane. I sat between Rosalie and Esme, with Alice, Edward, and Jasper behind us. Both Esme and Rosalie were shaking.
"Emmett will be fine. Aro promised to try and prove him innocent, didn't he?" I reminded them.
"What if he doesn't?" Rosalie demanded. I shook my head.
"It's like… like a game to him. He'll play by the rules if we do," I replied and Rosalie snarled but did not say anything. Alice leant forward between Esme and my seats.
"I'm still not getting anything from them," she whispered.
"That's because neither Aro nor Emmett ever do anything they'd thought out," I replied. She smiled and leant back. The plane ride could not have taken longer. By the time we arrived in Italy, both Esme and Rosalie were terrified again.
"Do you think we should steal a car?" Edward asked as we went out onto the street.
"Yes, we'll need one to get in," I sighed. It pained me to steal from the people, but there was no easier choice. Edward nodded, and ran off. He soon returned in a sleek silver car, looking somewhat pleased. Edward liked cars.
"Let's go," I said, and we climbed in. Edward drove insanely fast, appropriate for the time we needed, and we soon were at the gates to Voterra. After slipping the guard a few hundred-dollar bills, he allowed us in without a tour group. We soon abandoned the car, and raced to the tower. We entered cautiously, not sure what to find.
"There's no smoke," Esme sniffed, and let out a sigh of relief. As we entered the entrance, appeared to be totally empty.
"I've been hoping you'd arrive soon," Caius's voice filled the room. I turned and sure enough, Caius and Marcus were behind us.
"Caius, Marcus," I greeted them, and Caius held up a note.
Damned thing bit me and escaped! He has super strength! Will find him and return to Volterra- Aro
"Ah," I said uncomfortably, after reading Aro's note, "Yes, I wanted to talk to you about that."
"I didn't know Emmett had powers," Marcus said simply.
"It depends on how you see it," I replied. They nodded. There was noise outside, and a dishevelled yet delighted looking Aro entered, holding Emmett by his leg upside-down. They were both laughing.
"I got him! He stopped to eat a bear. I never saw anything like it!" Aro gushed and Emmett grinned.
"A bear?" Caius asked, "Why?"
"I have no idea! He got me one too! It tasted terrible though," Aro stopped to consider that.
"Maybe you'd prefer something else next time," Emmett offered. Aro nodded thoughtfully.
"I don't think I will go again," Aro said, and set Emmett right side up on the floor. Immediately, Emmett ran over to Rosalie and wrapped his arms around her legs.
"Hi!" he laughed as she picked him up.
"Emmett!" Rosalie hugged him tightly, and handed him to Esme as she glowered at Aro.
"How dare you do this!" she snarled. Esme hugged Emmett.
"Don't you ever do this to me again, Emmett!" Esme scolded him lightly.
"Ok Momma," he agreed readily.
"Well, Emmett, I'll see you on Sunday for your testing," Aro said, and Emmett nodded.
"Ok," he said brightly.
"We'd better go then," I said slowly. I did not want to stay here with Esme this nervous.
"You must remain within Volterra," Caius instructed. I nodded.
"Come, we'll find somewhere to stay until Sunday," I said, and lead my family away from the tower.