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Chapter 19

Missing

The stench of herbs was all around me. I didn't think that my death would have smelled like herbs… But why? How come I smelt herbs when I'm not supposed to be alive right now? Then… I can't be dead! I tried to open my eyes but it was hard. It was like they were welded shut! Finally, I made them open up and all I could see was brown. Although it was blurry, that's all I could see. I tried to look past the blur and look at what it really was. It was the ceiling of a… cave? Yeah, it was… The rocky surface; carvings in the walls; symbols on the walls… Wait, what? I turned my head around to find a figure sitting right beside me.

"Hello."

I tried to picture him better. My vision wasn't that good right now but I had to focus. He had silver long hair and a young man's face. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a white shirt that looked like it was from the pirate era. His face was beautiful and his golden eyes were staring right at me. Then, that means… If he has golden eyes, he must be a vampire… "Who… are you…?"

"My name is Frederic. I am the one that found you in that terrifying accident." His voice was deep, strong and firm. But it seemed nice. It seemed… sincere. "You have quite the series of injuries, my dear." He said as he rubbed something on my arm. I remember what happened… Something flipped my car over and it kept on rolling in the forest. My head hurt so much that it couldn't compare to my arm and my unnaturally angled leg. Someone pulled me out of the car and it burst into flame beside me. I saw someone before everything went black. It must have been Frederic.

"Where am I…?" I asked as I tried to get up but my back hurt a lot. I wasn't even a quarter of the way up when the pain shot up my back. What happened to my back? I don't remember hurting it.

"You should not try and move miss. Your leg is badly hurt; you have an injured arm; an extremely bad concussion; and some broken ribs. It was quite the accident. But not to worry. You are in my home at the moment. I am the one healing your wounds. Although, I must say, it is quite difficult." Frederic said as he pressed against my stomach to make me lie back down slowly. It was painful but I had to keep the pain inside me. "You have been unconscious for a very long time."

"How long… have I been out…?" I said as I laid back down on a hard surface with a blanket.. My head started to kill me so I closed my eyes a little.

"You have been out cold for three days now. Although, you have been wincing in pain a few times when I tried to help you." Three days?! Oh god! People would probably notice the accident and think that I'm dead or something. Great… What about Edward? He'd probably be freaking out right now.

"Where's my phone…?" I asked as I looked around the room. I sounded really weak right now but it was also how I felt. I had almost no strength whatsoever. I saw Frederic reach for something on his right side and I saw that he was reaching for my cell phone. It didn't seem to be destroyed or anything. That's a good sign.

"Here it is. Would you like to make a phone call?" He asked me while handing my phone. My trembling hand took the phone and I had a smile on my face now. I could call Edward.

"If you don't mind…"

"Not at all. I will give you some privacy." He said as he got up and went towards the entrance to the cave. It seemed to be raining outside. I pressed the buttons on the phone with a trembling hand. It took me three tries to get the number right. Once it started ringing, I pressed the phone against my ear. Edward picked up on the first ring.

"Hello?" He sounded like he was hyperventilating.

"Edward…?" I sounded weak but he gasped at who it was on the phone.

"Jules?! Is that you?! I'm so happy that you're alright. I've been so worried!" He sounded so worried but at the same time happy.

"Edward… I'm fine… A little beaten up… but I'm fine…" I said. I was still lying on the blanket. I was too afraid to get up. It might hurt too much. "Don't worry…"

"Where are you? We've been tracking your scent for a while but haven't been able to find you. Alice is worried sick about you. And so is Esme." He sounded relieved.

"I don't know… The only thing I know… is the guy who's taking care of me… He says his name is Frederic…" I explained.

"She says there's someone by the name of Frederic taking care of her." I heard Edward tell someone. Who could he be talking to?

"I know him… And I know where she is. Tell her we'll be there in a day." I heard a manly voice say in the background. That was Carlisle.

"Did you hear Carlisle, Jules?" Edward asked.

"Yeah… I heard him…"

"Don't worry Jules. I'll find you. I love you…" He said before hanging up.

As I put the phone down on the ground, I saw Frederic come back in the room.

"I assume Carlisle and his coven are on their way?" He said as he brought a bowl with him. There was something in there but I didn't want to figure it out. He started putting his hands in the bowl and put some liquid on my scratched arm. It stung a bit but I tried to hide it pretty well.

"You know Carlisle…?" I asked as he finished applying the liquid on my arm and moved to try to brace my leg. It was still in an unnatural angle but I guess he could fix it.

"Yes. Carlisle and I have known each other for close to two hundred years. I am the first shaman that he has ever met." He said as he touched my leg, which stung for a little but not much. "I am going to try to place it back. This might hurt a little." He said as he put both his hands on my leg and turned it back into its natural position. It hurt so much I couldn't help but scream but I let no tears come down. He took a piece of wood and put it under my leg and started bracing it with white sheets. "I warned you."

"You're a shaman…?" I asked as he poured in some liquids into the bowl and started mixing them.

"Yes. I can heal mostly anything with a little magic and remedies." He said as he finished mixing the materials and brought it towards me. It smelled horrible. "Here, drink this. It will help your bones to replace themselves." He said as he put it to my lips and tilted my head slightly so I could drink it. As I started drinking, I could feel a slight pain in my ribs but the taste was repulsive! I spat out a little and coughed.

"This tastes horrible!" I said as I coughed and it hurt a lot to my stomach.

Frederic chuckled a little while placing the bowl down on the ground. "Yes. The taste might be revolting but it works wonders on broken bones. Your broken ribs will repair themselves in a few hours. It will be painful for that period of time but it will have its effects on your body."

"How did you first meet Carlisle…?"

He sighed and decided to lay against the wall that was behind me. "We met each other in Italy back in 1814. Carlisle had just started his new lifestyle of drinking only animal blood when I met him. He still had the glow of crimson in his eyes but it was improving. He was friends with the Volturi when I decided to venture myself to Italy. The Volturi were the most powerful vampires to roam the earth and still are. Those are some vampires you do not want to come across. Carlisle went into the forest and met up with nomads vampires. He fought but was defeated in the end. I took care of his wounds and we became acquainted. We haven't seen each other for two hundred years."

"Well… now's your chance…" I said as I closed my eyes. My sides were aching a lot but that must be the effects of the remedy.

"I believe it will be a nice reunion…" He said as he looked into my eyes. For some apparent reason, his eyes went totally white. He stood still for a while and came out of his trance a few seconds later. He was gasping at what happened. Wonder what happened to him…

"What's wrong…?" I asked.

"I saw a scene of the future. I have a distinctive power from others. I can see the future by occurring events. When your car swerved, I predicted that another vampire did this to you. Now, I predicted a horrible battle ahead for you…" He was like Alice. He could see into the future… But he was different. He could see in the future by events, not people's thoughts. "I must warn you. Be careful of your future. It appears to be mixed with bloodshed."

"What…?" I asked as I tried to get up slowly but only to be pushed back down by Frederic. My head hurt a little but it's normal when you have a bad concussion. Now, the cave started to spin.

"Here, drink this. It will stop the spinning. But it will make you drowsy for a while. It would be wise if you slept for a little bit." He said as he picked up a pottery-made glass and held it in front of me. I looked at him suspiciously but he chuckled at that. Apparently, he knew why I looked at him weirdly. I didn't want to drink something rancid like last time. "Do not worry. It tastes better than the last. You might find it tastes like strawberries." He said as he lifted my head again so that I would drink it. I obeyed and realized that this was delicious. It tastes exactly like strawberries. And I really liked it. But once I finished, I started to feel really drowsy and my eyelids were falling immediately.

"Sleep well…" was all I heard as I felt Frederic put my head down on the blanket and he put something over me a second later. It was very warm. I drifted into a peaceful dream but my sides were aching still.

I didn't know for how long I was sleeping until I heard someone call my name ecstatically. It sounded angelic. Edward! He had finally come. I didn't open my eyes yet but my sides were feeling much better. Still a little sore but not enough for me to keep lying down. I tried to listen to their conversation without opening my eyes.

"She is sleeping. She has a bad concussion. I gave her a potion to soothe the pain. She will be fine." I heard Frederic's firm voice say.

"Frederic. It's so good to see you after all these years." I heard Carlisle say.

"Likewise Carlisle." Frederic said.

"How long has she been asleep?" I heard a sweet female voice say. I could recognize it as Esme. She had the sweetest voice in all of the Cullens.

"A few hours. But she was unconscious for close to three days. Her wounds have been improving slightly. Her ribs are forming back and her leg is healing quite well. Her arm is healing normally although, her concussion is healing very slowly." Frederic said. "I could give her some more remedies but it would be difficult. She would become very vulnerable, even the case of a slight fever."

"I think it would be wise if you let us keep a few potions with us, in case we need to heal her faster." Carlisle said.

"Alright. I will get some ready for you before you leave." Frederic said with a happy voice. "But please, feel free to stay as long as you need. There is no need to precipitate."

"Is it alright if I go see her?" I heard an angelic voice say. That was definitely Edward. I could recognize it a mile away.

"Of course. Although, be careful. She hasn't fully recovered yet." Frederic warned with his firm voice. I could hear some footsteps on the granite coming towards me. I could smell his aroma all around me now. I could feel his cold skin next to my cheek and his sweet breath on my face.

"Please Jules, wake up." He said as he kissed me on the cheek.

"I'm already awake." I said as he kept his forehead on my cheek. I felt a smile creep on his dazzling face as he leaned away from me as I opened my eyes and saw his golden eyes. They were lovely in this dim light of the cave. "Hello there."

"Good morning love." He said as he petted my hair. I started sitting up but he looked worried a little. My ribs were mostly healed and I could stand up slowly now. I sat up against the wall and he followed me by sitting next to me. I laid my head against his cold shoulder and I could see mostly all the Cullens happy to see me.

"I'm glad you're alright dear. We were so worried about you."

"I'm a little disappointed though." Emmett said with a pout on his face.

"Emmett!" Alice said as she hit him in the stomach.

"And why is that?" I asked.

"'Cause your shiner's almost gone! It would have been worth a picture!" He said with a big smile. That was so like Emmett.

"Emmett!" I said.

"What? It's true!" He said, his hands in front of him in a defensive state.

"But we're just so happy you're safe." Jasper said.

"When Edward told me that Frederic was taking care of you, I wasn't worried. Frederic's one of the best healers I've ever met." Carlisle said as he put his arm around Frederic's shoulders.

"You mean the only one you have ever met." Frederic corrected.

Carlisle chuckled at that. "You're right. Now, how about we settle back for Jules to relax a little? It would do us some good to take a break. We've been looking for you for four days now." Carlisle said as he sat beside Frederic. Now, I felt bad.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause everyone all this trouble." I said as I laid further back onto Edward's shoulder and tried not to hurt my leg or my head.

"Nonsense! You're part of the family now. We look out for our family." Esme said.

"And I need someone to go shopping with other than Rose!" Alice said as she came to sit beside me and put her head on my shoulder with her back on my arm.

"Thanks Alice. That makes me feel so much better…" I said as I rolled my eyes to that statement. I really hated shopping.

"Well, at least you're not dead. Edward would kill himself if that happened." Rosalie said, crossing her arms and looked at me with a neutral face. Was she trying to be nice to me? I looked at Edward and he was looking at me with that dazzling smile.

"Is that true?" I asked.

"Yes. I could never live without you Jules. You are my life. If you were to leave me, I would join you." Edward said as he put his head on mine. His cold skin really soothed my now aching head.

"Edward, even if I do die, I don't want you to kill yourself. I want you to be happy."

"I will be happy with you. Forever…" He said as I closed my eyes to try to stop the aching.

"I think we should let Jules rest a little." Rosalie said.

"But I've been sleeping for four days now!" I persisted.

"Doesn't matter! You look exhausted! Just rest, will you?" She said with an annoyed tone. I wanted to argue but I knew I was going to lose anyways. Was she having a change of heart or something?

"Fine…" I said as I snuggled deeper to Edward's chest and started closing my eyes. I felt Edward put his cold arms around me, trying to be careful but I was just happy to be in his arms again. As he put his arms around me, I fell into a dreamless sleep.

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