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"Get Bella and Arc out of here." Carlisle said to Edward, I pull away from Jazz but he grips my hand,
"You'll be needed here, if they come back Jazz." reluctantly he pulled away, I pressed a kiss to his lips before grabbing Edwards hand.
"Go." Carlisle orders, Edward grabs Bella's hand and pulls us towards the Jeep, he helped her in and I climbed in back, Bells pushed his hands away,
"It's alright I got it!" he shut the door and appeared in the driver seat. "So what they're coming after us!" she demands Edward doesn't answer her as he sped out of the field.
"James is a tracker. I saw his mind. The hunt is his obsession, and my reaction set him off - I just made this his most exciting game ever. He's never gonna stop."
"What should we do?" she questions as I calmed the panic.
"Kill him." I input, "Rip him apart and burn the pieces." Edward nodded at my answer,
"Where are we going?" she fired at him,
"Away from Forks. We'll get a ferry to Vancouver-"
"We have to go home." she interrupts. "Now! Take me home."
"You can't go home." he told her, "He'll trace your scent there. It's the first place he'll look." My mind stopped for a moment, dad was there. I'd already lost one, I didn't want to loose another.
"Dads there!" I shouted,
"It doesn't matter!" he snapped at me,
"Well he matters to me! SO take us home or I swear to god Edward Anthony Mason Cullen that James won't be the only one ripped apart." I snarl taking on a vampire like quality.
"Just let me get you out of here first!" He pleaded,
"He's our dad! You have to go back! We'll figure a way to lead the tracker away somehow. I don't know but we have to do something."
'Listen to her Edward! Take us back, Bella can start an argument! Say she wants to leave, go back to Phoenix, I'll go with her to make sure she gets home safe. Then we can go! When I get to the house I'll call the pack! Have them on watch duty. Out of their line of site. They attack and they won't know what hit them! They're trained for this.' I plead to him silently.
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Bella stormed up the steps act in place as I follow her.
"Edward I said, leave me alone!" She shouts at him as she walks through the door,
"Bella just listen, you're over thinking it!" I tell her, I turn to Edward, "I'll try to knock some sense into her. Just sit tight!"
"Bella don't do this please."
"It's over! Get out!" she slammed the door in his face heading up the stairs.
"Hey, Bella? WHat's going on?" Dad asks walking up the stairs after her as she heads to her room.
"I just gotta get outta here. I'm leaving. Now!" she explained,
"Izzy, please you're not thinking." she closes the door and I sigh and turn to dad... "She and Edward had their first fight... She's over thinking and over reacting. I'll go with her if she leaves, get her to Phoenix so she can clear her head." I walk up to my room,
"What was it about?" I shrug throwing things in a bag,
"I don't know specifics but it had something to do with his family." I zip up the bag, placing a hand on his arm, "I'll make sure she comes home dad." I hugged him,
"And if she doesn't..." I cringe,
"Then I will, I'll leave my guitar here." I assure walking down my steps and then the stairs.
"Your mother's not even in Phoenix." I hear dad tell her,
"She'll come home. I'll call her from the road." She retorts,
"You can't drive home now. I'll take you to the airport in the morning." he tries to reason,
"I want to drive. I need time to think. I'll pull into a motel in a few hours. I promise."
"Bells, I know I'm not around much, but I can change that. We can do more things together." I felt her defence weaken a sucked in a breath slowly I made her become angry and she exploded.
"Like watch more baseball on the flat screen? Or go to the Coffee Shop? Same people, same steak, same berry cobbler every night? That's you, Dad. Not me." I cringe again, I felt his hurt at those comments and it felt awful, Izzy felt awful.
"Bella... I just got you back." I bite my lip at his tone.
"And if I don't get out now, I'm going get stuck here like mum did." that really hurt him, she pushed passed him and out the door, I look at him,
"She's just angry dad, she'll want to stay here again in a few days." I hug him, "I'll see you soon. Love you dad." I walked out the door and headed to my car and got in the unlocked driver side. I don't jump when I see Jazz in he passenger seat, I merely throw my bag in his lap and sit in the seat starting the engine. He takes my hand rubbing my palm as I begin driving to the Cullen's, faster than was legal, but I just wanted this to be over.
Pulling up I shut the engine down and got out looking out into the woods, I was justified in my paranoia. Shaking my head I rushed into the house and went straight to the phone seeing Laurent walking towards the others, I shake my head and dial.
"Come on come on come! Please pick up." I mutter,
"Hello?" I sleepy voice answered,
"Paul." I sigh in relief,
"Bye Arcadi-"
"Paul please listen it's important, blood drinks." he didn't talk for a moment,
"Whats goin' on?" I sigh relaxing my shoulders,
"I need you and Sam on patrol around my house. We were playing baseball and blood drinkers heard us, they caught mine and Izzy's scent, I'm one of their blood singers-"
"What-"
"No time to explain, I'll tell you if I live. But they're going to track our scent and that will lead them home. I need you and Sam on guard, but don't be seen. If the make a move they can't know you're there, please Paul." I beg, I hear rustling and a door opening and closing.
"Alright, I'll head to Sams and let him know." I sigh,
"Thanks Paul. Bye."
"Cada?"
"Yeah?"
"Stay safe..." I don't answer him as I hit the end button.
'I can't promise that.'
"Absolutely lethal-" Laurent tells them,
"One way of putting it." I mutter he looked at me,
"I've never seen anything like him in three hundred years ... And the woman, Victoria. Don't underestimate her." He looked at me as he said this, Carlisle nodded in thanks. Laurent didn't stick around walking past Bells and Edward out the door. We walked to the garage,
"I've had to fight our kind before. They're not easy to kill." Jasper started,
"But not impossible." I add in sitting on the side. He nodded at me and went into one of the cupboards.
"We'll tear him apart and burn the pieces." Edward said,
"I don't relish killing another creature. Even a sadistic one like James." Carlisle admitte looking down at the money in his hand.
"What if he kills one of us first?" Rose quiried,
"I'm gonna run Bella and Arc south, can you lead the tracker away from here?" Jazz looked at me,
"James know's you'd never leave Izzy." I tell him,
"He'll follow you." Carlisle agreed,
"I'll go with them, Jack and I'll drive them south. I'll keep her safe Edward." Alice volunteered, I felt his frustration and agony at the thought of letting my sister go.
"Can you keep your thoughts to yourself?" He demanded,
"Yes." She pulled Bells away to the car and I kiss Jazz goodbye.
"I don't want to let you go." I smile at his pained words,
"You are needed here, as you've said you've fought your kind, you'll know strengths and weaknesses, and with your gift you can keep everyone level headed. The sooner this ends the sooner we're together again."
"Esme, Rosalie, one of you put these on so the tracker will pick up Bella's scent." He handed one to each of them,
"Why should I? What is she to me? Just a danger you've inflicted on us." Rosalie spat as she dropped Bella's coat.
"Then wear one of mine." I tell her throwing my body warmer at her. "Unless I mean less than nothing to you Rosalie? I'm only human, a danger to your family." I could see the hesitation,
"Rosalie. Bella is with Edward. Arc is with Jasper. They're a part of this family now. And we protect our family." Carlisle reasoned, she scowled at Bella sat in the car before looking at me and picking up my body warmer. I hugged Carlisle quickly before pulling Esme in as well.
"You're like another set of parents." I tell them before heading to the car and sliding in the back seat with my sister. Jazz leans in and presses a kiss to my lips,
"I love you." He whispered,
"I love you to." he closed the door and I leant my head back against the seat. My phone rang,
"Yeah?" I answered,
"We're about to head to your place Sam and I'll stay out of site." I nod,
"Thank you Paul. Love you... Tell Sammy that as well for me."
"You're talking like you're not coming back." I smile,
"This is in case I don't. Can't leave my pack without a goodbye. Worst case scenario of course." I take a breathe, "See ya Paul." before he can say anything I hang up and turn my phone off.
We set off and I closed my eyes and let sleep take me away.
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I wake up on a bed and stretch. Looking around at the hotel I blink and realise I had slept the entire journey. A vision fades in and I felt dread wash over me.
'Another one.'
...
A brown blur, James I suppose running through the forest.
Stopping at a tree and finding fabric of Bella's coat.
Smelling it...
He knows something's wrong.'
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I walk out of the room.
"The trackers changed course." I say seeing Bella, Alice and Jack on the sofa. Alice nodded, Jack placed a pad in front of her and a pencil in her hand she drew at vampire speed.
"Mirrors. It's a room of mirrors." Her eyes close as she tries to see the area clearly.
"Edward said they weren't always certain." Izzy questioned trying to assure herself,
"Alice sees the path people take and the future it leads to, but if they change their minds the future changes." Jack explains arm around Alice's shoulder.
"So the course James is on now will lead him to..." She looked over the pixie's shoulder. "A ballet studio?" They both look at her,
"You've been here?"
"We took lessons as kids." I tell them.
"The school had an arch just like that." Iz added,
"Was your school here in Phoenix?" Jack asked I nod.
"Yeah." She looked at her phone and quickly answered it. around the corner from my house. "Edward. Are you okay?" she answered in greeting, they talk for a moment before she hands the phone to me.
"Yeah." I say,
"Can you protect her?" I hear a snarl in the background,
"I would die for her even if you hadn't asked me to." 'Not the first time you've done that.' I nod absent mindedly, "You've seen what I become when she's in danger, we won't leave anything to chance." I assure him, referring to me and, Macey.
"Jasper wants to speak with you."
"Hey Darlin'."
"Hey Jazz."
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine honey, I promise." I assure him quietly, before he can say anymore I continue, "Look, I need you to focus on James, keep everyone calm. I'll see you soon Jazz. Love you." I hit end and pass the phone back to Bella sitting on the sofa and take a seat next to her. A little later Jack and Alice went to pay the bill and left Bella and I in the room. She packed all her things but her phone started ringing. I saw 'Home.' and pressed my ear to the phone when she answered it.
"Mum, I'm so glad you got my-" She cut off at mums panicked calls,
"Bella? Arcadia? Bella? Where are you?"
"Calm down, Mum. Everything is fine, okay? I'll explain every -" Bella tries to reassure,
"... Mum? Are you there?" I ask knowing full well she wasn't.
"I must say, Forks High School doesn't protect its students' privacy very well. It was just too easy for Victoria to find your previous address." I felt rage flash through me, "It's a nice house you have here. I was prepared to wait for you both. But then Mum came home after she recived a very worried call from your dad. It all worked out quite well."
"Don't touch her, just don't-
"You can still save her. But you'll have to get away from your friends. Can you handle that?" She looked at me and I nod.
"Where should we meet you?"
"How about your old Ballet studio? And I'll know if you'll bring anyone along. Poor mummy would pay the price for that mistake." He hung up.
"Lets go." we walk out of the room and down the stairs avoiding cameras. Looking out for Jack and Alice who were still at the desk we walk in the opposite direction and get into the cab.
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