Ashes To Ashes-Chapter Six: Found Her
Rosalie POV
I was very worried about Edward. A few days had passed and he had just sat at his piano, playing. He had returned home to see Nessie, but thats pretty much it. Bella and Alice were going to be home in a couple hours, so were Emmett and Jasper. I sighed and sat down. I was back at their house now, Nessie was asleep and Jacob was trying to find where I hid all the pictures of him dressed up. "Dammit Rosalie! Where did you put them?" He was furious with me, I knew that but I wasn't paying attention to him. "Blondie." I had my legs propped up on the coffee table in front of me, my arms across my chest and I was picking at my bottom lip with my left hand. I heard Jacob sigh, clearly annoyed.
I knew he didn't want his pack members seeing any of the pictures, too bad but I had already sent an email of three different pictures to all of the pack members and sent extra to Leah. I knew she would get a kick out of it, seeing her big tough alpha all in glitter and pink. I mentally laughed and thought it was weird that she and her brother were the only ones, besides Jacob of course, that I talked to as in wolves. Me and Leah were alike in additude wise Seth had said. Which caused a punch in the arm by both Leah and I. I wondered if they had found out about the missing girl from La Push.
I was worried. The first thing they would do was question us on many things. Edward was a good liar, he could see into the minds of anyone and see what to say that would make them believe him. I unfortunetly couldn't but with so many times saying 'I'm fine' or 'it'll be okay' to anyone, my lying, I found I was more believable than my mind reading brother.
Who had killed someone. I couldn't look at him the same. He hated me, hated that I found out, hated everything. Thankfully, he didn't know I knew his even darker secret. I couldn't tell anyone about the girl he had killed and I could NOT tell about his other problem...his other secret. I knew if I did he'd be furious, maybe even fight me.
I learned decades prior to block out my thoughts. Thinking of annoying, loud screeching sounds all day and night around Edward. He'd try to break through, I'd see the concentration on his face. But luckily he didn't and that meant he still didn't know that I knew his other secret.
"Rose?" Jacob sat down next to me and shook me slightly. I pulled myself out of my thoughts and realized I had been sitting in the same position for over an hour. Damn Edward, he had me worried and almost freaking out myself like he was. And Edward wasn't keeping so smooth as his usual Bella obssessive self.
Jacob POV
I looked at Rosalie who had been sitting still, staring straight. She had done that before after Renesmee was born, had been sitting and staring at me. I'd ask her 'what?' and her responce was, 'Oh nothing, I'm just imagining the ways you're splattered out.' I hadn't believed her until Edward was scratching the back of his head, whistling and said, 'She's truthful and those are very bad images.' That had made me stay clear of Rosalie after that as much as I could while being in the same house with her most of the time.
Now she had that stare, actually blinking this time. I brought her out of her trance when I shook her. I had expected an, 'what the hell are you doing?' or 'get away from me dog!' but no...she just looked at me and recrossed both of her arms and softly said, "What?" I rubbed the back of my neck. This was the weirdest, nicest, moment that had ever happened between me and Rosalie (meaning her not trying to take my head off for being closer to the family) and I was very uncomfortable. "You okay?" I knew that was a stupid question to ask, but she looked worried and tense. Renesmee had asked me to be nicer to her auntie. And no one could resist the look and trembling words of, 'Please, please be nicer to my auntie! She is nice to you!' if only Nessie knew. But I tried, I toned down the blonde jokes and held back any rude comments.
Leah called me whipped. She called everyone whipped. But she didn't get it and I knew she never would. Leah was still sore about the imprinting and said if she ever imprinted she'd:
A) Kill someone
B) Kill herself
C) Kill literally.
I had also noticed her and Rosalie talking more which freaked everyone out since they hated each other. "Yeah I'm fine, just thinking." Rosalie looked straight again and turned back into the still, cold statue. I knew something was up, I wanted to find out but didn't get why exactly. But since she had came back from the Cullens home, she wasn't the same. She looked distant and Nessie had asked her why she was gone so long, Rosalie said Edward came back early and would be back soon. I thought something came up between Rosalie and Edward but didn't know what obviously. I wanted to find out, because Rosalie had looked a little scared. Which I never had seen before.
Edward POV
I was playing something, Bella's Lullaby but I was hitting the keys so hard that they almost broke. I was angry, angry at myself, angry at Rosalie...no...furious at Rosalie. She shouldn't have pushed to figure out anything. And I couldn't read her mind unless she was distracted. And distracted meant, scaring the hell out of her and making her feel low enough like Royce King had done. But I wasn't that bad again. I wasn't that desperate...yet. But then again, I was greatful to Rosalie. I knew if anything she was the best one I could count on for this. Alice would look in the future and freak out, keep tabs on me, expect to be told every detail.
Carlisle and Esme would be disapointed but hide it. Emmett would just say you couldn't help it like I couldn't and I didn't really need that. He had already been "big" help when I smelled Bella's scent. Jasper would control my mood, make me not feel as hungry. He'd make sure I was a puppet. Hell. No. Bella would be upset and want to talk everything out with me.
I didn't want that. None of it. Especially with her being friends Jacob still. She'd confide in him, even if I didn't want her to, she was just that way. But then there was Rosalie, she hid half of her feelings half of the time, when I could hear her thoughts she'd think them out. Pretending she was talking to Emmett, telling him everything.
She'd even pretend that she was telling him her secrets. That she still had small fears about Royce King and how uncomfortable she was sometimes. Then she would find out I was listening and would shut her mind out. I sighed and stood up from the piano and walked to the window, rubbing the bridge of my nose. Once the pack found the girl's body, if they hadn't already which I had doubt of, then they would do a search. I would just have to make sure I didn't look or sound, or even seem guilty. I'd also have to make sure Rosalie kept her mouth shut.
Jared POV
I hadn't seen Kim in a while. The last time I saw her she said she was going to go walking and would be back later. I kissed her bye, watched her walk then went on patrol. Now I was worried, she hadn't been back and I didn't know what to do. I was afraid she had been hurt, Sam said to not worry so much maybe she was at home, maybe she bumped into some friends. The maybe's were piling and her parent's knew this wasn't her normal behavior. Hell, I knew it wasn't normal.
They put a missing persons around La Push and I went to look for her. Embry, Sam, even Leah came to help. "KIM!" I yelled and heard silence. Nothing. It had been nothing for days. I heard a sharp intake of breath and heard a "Oh no." I ran to where I heard it and saw Sam, Embry and Leah, even Paul was there and they were still. "What?" I went over but Leah turned and pushed me back. "Stay back..." She looked upset and I wondered why. Leah hadn't looked this upset since the whole Sam thing. "Why? You found her!" I realized and felt a wave of pain, it didn't make sense. I had felt it a couple days before and I had looked for her then, but like now, nothing. "Just stay back Jared." I could tell Sam was trying to order me, but he couldn't.
I had joined Jacob's pack so it wouldn't work. I forced myself past Leah. Paul and Sam grabbed each of my arms to try and get me away but I still saw her. Kim was laying on the ground, she was pale. I tried to hear her heartbeat to know it would be okay, to know SHE was and would be okay. But there was nothing. "N-no." I choked out. I ripped away from Paul and Sam and kneeled down next to Kim. I pulled her to me, she was limp and...so cold. I started shaking, I couldn't tell what emotion was stronger. The anger, the guilt of not being there. The sadness...or the pain. Oh the pain was strong. I felt like I was dieing. "NO!" I yelled loud, leaves fell and I held her to me tighter and screamed.