Title: In Need of Rescue

Chapter 11: Taken

Edward's POV

(Guess what Italics means…yeah vampiric)

I had just brought Bella outside in the front yard for some fresh air. The backyard was great but I knew it got boring over time.

I had decided to decline the contract of having tests done on her, even if Carlisle was going to do it, I didn't want her to get hurt on accident. Instead I paid the farm a thousand dollars to take that part out.

In the front yard, she could see the other houses and not just a tall wooden fence. Her smile only grew as she walked around the front of the yard. She hadn't seen it since I first brought her home.

My life has been rather hectic and there were some days where I had to pull a forty eight hour day at the farm. Especially when the group she was from had tried to go against us. While we are stronger than humans and can easily take them down. We try to keep them alive when we have to stop them because it takes so long to replenish a whole group at that farm. Two months later and everything was better now, her group calmed back down. I finally had a chance to relax at my house and Bella's family was safe. I couldn't tell her anything that happened at work for her safety and mine but it was sad to think she had no clue what her family was up too.

I currently had Bella on a ten foot leash so that she could explore. Leash laws applied even in your yard. My yard was a little over ten feet in length so the leash was just enough room for her to explore the yard and I didn't have to worry about her going too far.

She went up to the tree in the yard, touching the bark on it. It was amusing to see her eyes light up at everything that anyone else would take for granted. I sat down on the front steps watching her. She went near the street, pushing the leash as far as it would go as she watched the cars pass by. They were so fast that I was sure they were nothing more than a blur to her.

She chuckled, looking back at me. I had to admit her smile was great, more than great, it was amazing. I would always get lost in her eyes, so full of wonder. I wanted to know what was in her mind but at the same time, I didn't. She walked over to one of my rose bushes that were near my house. They were right next to the stairs where I sat.

She went to touch them, "Don't do that." I said to her. She put her hand back away from the rose bush, looking at me quizzically as if asking me to explain. "Thorns, they hurt you." I told her getting up from the steps. I walked over to where she was and lifted the bush back, showing the thorns that were underneath. "They are beautiful on the outside but underneath, there are thorns. Get too close and they will hurt you." I said as I pointed to the thorns.

She nodded, "I won't touch them." She muttered.

"You can smell them though. They smell nice." I said lifting the rose up to her face.

She bent down as her nose went right into the flower. She inhaled the scent. "It smells good." She agreed with me.

"Yes, it does."

She walked away from the rosebush and sat out on the grass. She inhaled a deep breath as she fell backwards and lay flat on her back. I realized then that I had left my television on inside and decided to go turn it off before it was left on for too long. The electricity bill was high enough with the new freezer.

I walked inside, going up to the television and flipping it off.

Then a screech from a car tire was heard, followed by several people talking.

I ran out to the front yard to see Bella on a long metal pole as she fought to get away. The wire that was around her neck was gouging into her, making her start to bleed as it chocked her. She tried to kick away, tried to move, I have to say for a human she was putting up a good fight.

"What's going on?" I yelled as I ran out to the scene. "I bought her, she is my property. You can't just take a human back. I have the papers inside, let me get them and I can show you." If I felt so low for having to say that.

"There have been complaints filed against you. Three to be exact. Two by an anonymous person and one from farm 53 who has issued a warrant for the return of the girl due to failure to comply under contract." He was thinking of the part where I had to take Bella in to have tests done. I signed the contract saying that I would take her in but then paid them to take that part out.

"I paid them a thousand dollars to take that out and they said fine."

"There is no paper work stating that. Your court date will be in five days. You can bring up to three people to testify for you. If you are not there we will have full rights to bring the human back to the farm where she came from. You will get a full refund of the money through them." He hand me a piece of paper that was marked up with date and times of my court date, complete with the address.

"I can't do this time. I have to be at work at this time." I told the man as he walked back to the car. I noticed behind him, two others had just thrown Bella into the back of their van, in a small cage that was placed back there. It reminded me of back when animal control would catch stray dogs on the streets. It was horrendous to watch. We had drawn a crowd from all my neighbors. Life was boring so any type of excitement made everyone swarm to the spots.

"Then you don't need the human that badly." The man said as he went to the driver side of the van and jumped in. One of the men closed the back door; I could no longer see Bella inside. I wanted to tell her that I had everything under control. That she would be fine.

I crumpled up the piece of paper as they sped down the streets. I turned to go back to my house when a chuckle caught my attention. I turned to see James standing on the other side of our bush fence that was separating our two yards. If only one of my family members had bought the house before those two moved in.

"Trouble with the law Cullen?" he asked.

"Shut your mouth." I grumbled.

"Guess you should have taken better care of the pet. Too bad the court date is the same time you will be working. It's like the person who made that date knew you couldn't make it."

"If I find out it was you, you will be drinking blood through a straw."

"Wow, so threatening. I would hate for you to try and hurt me. I'm so scared." He said in mock horror. "It wasn't me, if it was me. You're precious pet would be dead."

I had to hold back punching him as I walked inside, slamming my door. I slid to the ground, reading the warrant. She was taken from me for three reasons.

Reason #1- Failure to comply with documents signed.

I had a verbal agreement that she wouldn't go back there ever again.

Reason #2- No manners training as of yet.

The farms didn't train their humans and I just hadn't gotten around bringing her to a class. Okay this one might have been my fault.

Reason #3- Seen without collar.

I snorted at that one. There was one day I let her go into the fenced in backyard without a collar because she had just gotten done with her bath. James and Victoria are the only two that can see my backyard. The other house on my opposite side was currently vacant. Alice was over, she was the one who gave Bella the bath but there was no way Alice would call in for that.

I felt horrible, Bella would now have to be somewhere else for five days not knowing what was going on. I heard my phone ring and answered it without looking at the caller ID, "Hello."

"You are lucky I called if you are going to speak human when answering the phone." It was Alice's voice.

"Hey, I take it you heard." I said.

"Well what are visions good for if you can't tell when someone is going to call you?" She said.

I smiled. "I don't know what to do."

"Carlisle, Esme, and I. You are going to have us testify for you. We will get her back, I'm sure of it." Everyone knew how much Bella meant to me. We all have attachments to our first pets…some more than others.

"You saw this in a vision?" I asked.

"I didn't see the final decision yet but I am sure you will get her back. You have to."

"Thanks Alice."

"No problem. Just remember that we will fight to the last bit to get her back!" Alice said hanging up the phone.

No one says bye anymore. I put the phone down. I looked around my house, for some reason if felt quieter, more lonely. I walked aimlessly around the house, trying to find something to put my mind too. Nothing helped, not even my piano. Everything reminded me of her and if something didn't remind me of her then I had no desire to go near it.

Chapter down! I'm extremely busy so I'm shocked that I got this out as early as I did! I hope it's good, I didn't read it as much as I normally do. If you find mistakes let me know and I will start to work harder on my chapters to catch the mistakes but I only get six hours of sleep a night so I get tired by the time I have free time.

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