EPOV
Millions of questions are going through my mind right now. We left Esme and Bella behind as Carlisle, Jasper and myself ran out of the house and into the woods behind our house. I was having a hard time concentrating on what was even going on around me. We are moving so fast yet I can still see everything around me as if I were standing still. I can hear the fighting going on ahead of us in the direction that we are running. It sounds as if there is a massive battle taking place.
"Edward we need to stop…we need to approach this cautiously" Carlisle says to me.
"I agree with him Edward. We don't know what we are heading into and the emotions are intense"
I came to a sudden stop trying to focus on the thoughts of whoever it is that is ahead of us.
"what is he doing? Why is he acting like this? It's all Bella's fault. It's always Bella's fault. I hope someone gets here soon, he is too strong for me to be able to handle this. Does he not know who I am?"
"Who is She? Why is she fighting me? Why am I fighting her? What is going on? Everything feels so hazy…Why am I so mad? This is so frustrating! If she doesn't get off me now I am going to rip her apart, but I don't think that I want to."
"Rosalie is in trouble. I can hear her thoughts as well as Emmet's. She is fighting him, but He doesn't seem to know who he is or why he is even fighting to begin with. We need to hurry. I don't hear anyone else, but if we don't hurry he is going to kill her, he is very confused right now."
We continued on in our search for them. It wasn't hard with our enhanced senses, however, when we found them we weren't prepared for what we would find.
"I swear it Emmet, If you don't stop fighting me right now I will kill you. I don't want to because I love you, but when it comes down to me or you, I will not loose!"
Rosalie has Emmet pinned down with one hand on his throat and her other hand holding his hands above his head while she is sitting on top of him. She was demanding yet pleading at the same time for him to stop fighting her. He on the other hand looks lost and confused. He doesn't seem to understand where he is or what is going on.
Alice has suddenly shown up out of nowhere right as Jasper approached Rosalie. They worked together without needing to talk. As Alice pulled Rosalie off of Emmet, Jasper took over the hold on Emmet and firmly held him so that he couldn't get away.
"Emmet, if you want me to let you go, you are going to have to calm down. Do you understand? We are not going to hurt you I promise. We are your family and are only here to keep you and Rosalie from killing each other."
Emmet took a second to process what Jasper said and then slowly nodded. Jasper cautiously let Emmet go. It seemed like the haze that was over Emmet's eyes slowly lifted and he shook his head.
"Whoa!!! What is going on, why are we in the middle of the woods, and why do you all look like you are ready for a fight? Did I miss something?" Yep, Emmet is defiantly confused.
Rosalie quickly went over to Emmet and explained to him what had happened. As she embraced him I decided to read Emmet's mind to see if I could figure anything out.
Ok, so I remember Bella…I was trying to be my usual self that everyone loves…I picked her up…she was rude to me….I was hurt and upset because she has never treated me like that…I decided to come get some air and maybe hunt down a grizzly or two or three so that Edward wouldn't kill me for possibly putting the slightest of marks on my little sister…I remember Rosalie chasing after me…I remember her calling me stupid for letting Bella get to me like that…we started to argue…I threw a tree…Rosalie attacked me…Wait. Rosalie attacked me? And I don't remember anything else.
"Rosalie? Why did you attack me? Do you not love me anymore? What did I do to you? I don't understand. Baby, I'm sorry. Please don't be mad at me. I just didn't want to hurt Bella, and I didn't want to be killed by her overprotective Edward. I'm so sorry baby. Please forgive me."
"Oh Emmet, I'm not mad at you. I just followed you to make sure that you were ok. I didn't want Bella to ruin who you are. I love you so much. I don't know why I attacked. It's like I wasn't me or something. But after I had you pinned, I couldn't let you go because you didn't seem like yourself. I knew that if I let you go you were going to kill me. I knew you didn't want to hurt me, but it was like something was telling me to not let go. I am the one who is sorry. Please forgive me"
I looked to Carlisle and he was deep in thought. He was thinking about what Jasper was saying earlier about someone else being out there, someone who was controlling Bella's emotions. He thinks that someone is planning something big and for some reason this person seems to able to not only control emotions but able to disappear at the same time. This other person is very powerful and could be here watching us at this very moment.
We decided to get back to the house to have a family meeting. We need to talk about everything that is going on. We need to make sure that Bella and Esme are safe.
Just the thought of my Bella makes my undead heart soar. Her absence makes me feel like I am missing a huge part of me. I need her and I need her now. I need to hold her in my arms and tell her everything is going to be ok. That we will find out what is happening and get to the bottom of it so that we can stop it. I need to tell her how much I love her. I need to see her beautiful face once again and I can't wait any longer.
We are almost home now! Just a few more minutes until I have my Bella in my arms again.
"NO! Edward, It's too late" Alice gasps. Too late? What is she talking about? Have I been so consumed with my thoughts that I missed something?
"Edward, my vision…It's happening now!! We won't make it in time. They have made the decision and it is too late! We won't make it! They took her. They took Bella, but they took Esme too. We didn't make it. They distracted us. It was a trap. They got us all out of the house and they took her. They took Esme too" Alice was interrupted by the fiercest and most painful growl I have ever heard and when I looked around I noticed that it was coming from Carlisle. I joined in as the family started to run faster than I have ever seen them back to the house.
