Chapter 2

Edward stepped off the plane one perfect step after another. Emmett and Carlisle followed at his heels. They had all fallen into an awkward silence as they paced evenly towards the airport.

As they gaited, Edward's face changed from sincere to horror in less than a second. "Bella!" he cried and obediently without second thoughts, the three of them raced to find Alice and Rosalie.

Edward soon eyed Alice and Jasper zipping through the airport, searching. Then both of them started arguing vigorously till Edward finally reached them. "Where is she? What happened? How could you be so ignorant, Alice? Where was the last place you saw her-." Edward haulted mid-sentence as Alice's face grew graver and graver. "No!" he gasped as he examined her mind. She had seen the future. Bella was in great pain.

"James," they all whispered at the same time.

Alice's forehead creased as she concentrated on the picture painted in her head. She wasn't able to find out where Bella was because her premonitions only showed Bella's gory face and James' menacing eyes as he made evil decisions second after second. Edward was shaking her madly as he kept asking her for more details. Carlisle stood by Edward and whispered for him to calm down. People eyed them peculiarly and walked quicker as they passed them in the airport. Someone even came up to them and asked if they needed any help. Carlisle was about to speak but Edward quickly shooed him off just by staring at the man brutally and growling. Edward began to grow warier as he noticed no gain of knowledge in Alice's unsteady mind. He finally stopped shaking Alice and eventually let go of her shoulders and dropped his arms to his side as if paralyzed.

For the first time since Edward had met her at the airport, Alice finally spoke. She was in great pain as she finally mouthed out the words. "Edward, she's d-dying-." Alice snapped her eyes shut as another scene developed in her mind. This time, the mirrors and walls filled the background of the image. "Oh my gosh, Edward! The dance studio!"

Edward had already exited the airport and was zipping through the crowds by the time the words came out of her open mouth.

The Cullens sprinted past the sidewalks, not caring what pedestrians thought of them. Edward noticed himself crying as he thought deeper and deeper about what would happen to him if he was too late for Bella. After a while, he erased that whole idea from his mind due to the fact that it was causing him too much pain in his already aching heart.

"Edward," Alice whispered quietly, "We won't make it. Her heart rate is decreasing drastically by the second. Edward, please listen."

Edward continued to ignore her even though the images that were displayed in Alice's mind were also whirring through his. He examined each one carefully as each of them reflected Bella in different ways, all in unbelievable pain. Edward's eyes bulged and watered as he noticed Bella's image growing worse and worse. He smashed and grinded his pearly white teeth together as revenge spread through Edward's body like food coloring in water. He was destined to kill James. Whether Bella were to make it or not, James was sure to die.

"Edward! Listen to me! It's impossible to make it there in time! Edward, snap out of it and listen to me!" Alice's eyes grew with horror. She knew Edward was going to have a huge mental scar when he finally realizes he was too late.

Relief stroked Edward as the dance studio came to view. On the other hand, Alice's face grew gloomier and gloomier. "There it is," growled Emmett, "Nobody messes with my little sister."

Without warning, Alice fell to the ground on her knees and smashed her hands over her eyes as she screamed. Jasper stopped by her side and started soothing her though he knew what Alice was seeing. He himself wasn't exactly ready to see Bella so instead he stayed by Alice.

Edward crashed through the front door of the studio and froze midstride as he eyed the pale white being that lay dead and twisted in front of him. Edward's knees instantly gave way and he landed with a loud thud by her side. He cradled the tortured body then let out a loud yell as he sounded out the name of his loved one. He was too late. How could he be too late? He never had thought that that was even possible. He moaned as he gently placed his head on the still chest. He whispered Bella's name over and over as he shook his head in disbelief. He then fell into an uncontrollable wale. What he lived for disappeared. Everything he had ever cared for disappeared along with it. He himself wanted to disappear because he knew deep down that whatever it was he lived for was gone along with the body that lay in front of him. The last thing he wished for now was to die.

His family stood behind him, all quietly weeping to themselves except for Emmett who continued to punch the wall over and over in different places as he growled James' name over and over. Carlisle slowly placed a firm hand on Edward and tried to calm him down. Edward shook it off and continued to weep in a quieter tone. Alice tumbled through the door and fell to her knees by Edward, gasping and wailing.

"I'm so sorry! It's entirely my fault! Edward! I'm sorry! Ple-." she stopped talking and continued to cry as she stared at Bella's maimed form. They stayed there weeping and muttering to themselves till Edward suddenly stopped. He studied Bella. Her brown and bloody hair covered her face and her leg lay broken along with the rest of her body. Her skull had cracked leaking out blood that had been wiped clean from her head. He grew angry as he thought of how that blood was now filled inside a satisfied vampire's belly.

He knew now what was left for him to do. This vengeance was his last resort. After that, nothing.