Chapter 10: Gone
AN: Woo thanks for all the reviews guys. And, sadly, yes, Rosalie is dead. She's not coming back. I know you all probably hate me for this :( Also, no flashback in this chapter. I don't think I'm going to have anymore flashbacks, but I don't want to say definitely not in case I change my mind.
EPOV
She's gone.
Rosalie's gone.
And Emmett, he just ran away. He left his kids and ran away.
I just stood there in the middle of the room, not doing anything. I saw people screaming and crying, but I couldn't hear anything. I couldn't feel my body. I couldn't do a damn thing.
"Edward!" Bella's voice brought me out of my trance. "Edward, can't you do something?" she said, holding Rosalie's lifeless body in her arms. Charlotte and Gisele were standing around their mother, desperately trying to wake her up.
I shook my head. I knew she was already gone, and there was nothing I could do to bring her back.
"Edward, you're a doctor! Can't you do anything? I mean, she can't be dead!" Bella started sobbing as she pulled Rosalie's body closer to her. Charlotte and Gisele were screaming now, terrified since their mother was dead and their father had left.
"Bella!" I said, grabbing her arm and pulling her away from the body, "She's gone!" Bella threw her arms around me and started sobbing into my chest.
I felt her body shaking as each new sob was released from her body. Eventually, she looked up at me. "You have to go," she said.
"What?"
"Edward, he's your brother. You have to go after him and talk some sense into him. If he goes after the guy who did this, he's going to get himself killed!"
"But what about you guys? You can't just stay here!"
"We'll head for the beach," Jasper said, coming up behind Bella. "We'll take the kids and head for the beach. We need to get off this island. Edward, you go and bring Emmett back. He's going to do something stupid and get himself killed!"
"What are we supposed to do with her?" I asked, gesturing towards Rosalie's body. "We can't just leave her here."
"I'll carry her," Newton said, walking next to her body. He bent down and scooped her up into his arms.
"What are we supposed to do if someone finds us? We know we're not on this island alone." Bella looked at me, her brown eyes widening.
"Use this," I said, putting my gun in her hand. "You have to protect yourself along with Olivia and Emily. I don't know what I would do if something happened to any of you. You don't realize how much you mean to me, Bella." I put my hand on her cheek and looked into her eyes.
"No, you don't know how important you are to me. Promise me you'll be careful. Promise me you'll come back to me. Promise you'll come back alive."
"Bella, I will never leave you. I promise I'll come back." I pulled her face to mine and kissed her, knowing I might never see her again, knowing the next time she saw me, I would probably be dead. I pulled back and looked at her. Tears were falling down her cheeks.
I turned to my daughters who were standing next to Bella. I squatted on the ground and looked at them.
"Okay girls, I need you to listen to me. You're going to go into the jungle with Mommy and everyone else. If you hear anything at all, I want you to either lie down on the ground or hide behind something. If you see anyone, you need to hide. Do you understand?"
They nodded. "Daddy, where are you going?" Olivia asked, looking at me with Bella's eyes on her face.
"I'm going to get Uncle Emmett. Emily, do you understand me?"
"Yes, Daddy." They both put their arms around my, and I hoped it wasn't the last time I would get to hold my daughters.
I got up and turned to Jasper. "Jas, did you bring the rafts with you?" I asked, pointing to his bag.
"All here."
"Okay, listen to me. If I'm not back by nightfall, you guys need to leave. If you see someone come, leave, even if it's still light out."
Jasper nodded. I knew he wouldn't hesitate to leave me behind if Alice and David were in trouble.
I grabbed my bag off the ground and turned to leave.
"Edward!" I turned around as Bella threw herself into my arms and pressed her lips to mine, kissing me with more intensity than she ever had before. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her closer to me. I felt the tears running down her face as she kissed me. I knew she knew I might not come back.
I put her back on the ground, still holding her close.
"Be safe," she whispered in my ear. I looked into her eyes one more time before I turned around and left the building.
I walked into the jungle and looked around. My brother could be anywhere on this island. I was fucked.
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BPOV
"We need to get the hell out of here," I hissed at Alice once Edward had disappeared from sight. I didn't know where he was going to go, but I couldn't worry about him right now. I had to worry about Emily and Olivia. I had to get them to safety. I also had to worry about Charlotte and Gisele, since there was no one else here for them.
"Jas, you lead the way," Alice said, pushing her husband with one hand while she held her son in her other arm. I picked Emily up while Olivia held onto my shirt. Leah was carrying Maribel while Mike carried Rosalie's lifeless body. Jasper had Gisele in his arms. She hadn't said one word since we had arrived, and I was starting to worry about her. I didn't know what kind of things had happened to our kids, and I didn't want to know.
"Bella, give me Emily," Cynthia said, holding out her arms. I placed my daughter in her hands and picked up Olivia instead. Charlotte and Evan were right behind Jasper while Bryant and Ryan followed them.
Every so often, Jasper would stop, look around, and motion for everyone to stay quiet. After we had stopped for a few minutes, we would start walking again, usually in a different direction than we had been walking before.
We had been walking for about two hours when we heard voices.
"Get down!" Jasper hissed, dropping to the ground and pulling his gun out of his pocket. I got behind the nearest tree and held Olivia against my chest. I wasn't going to give my daughter up willingly. If they wanted her, they were going to have to pry her from my dead, lifeless hands.
"…so then I say, you get it yourself, bitch! And then I shoved her down the stairs!" I heard two men laugh loudly. I could feel Olivia shaking in my arms. I pressed my lips into her cheek and tried to calm her down while still staying quiet.
"Man, what the fuck are we even doing out here?" the second man asked. "I mean, it's not like we're going to find these people. I don't know what Jim's deal with these people is. I mean, I know the one killed his sister and the one bitch poisoned his best friend, but other than that, why the hell did he want to kill them?"
"Todd, don't you know who the one guy is?"
"No."
"It's the brat we were supposed to knock off however many years ago."
"Gabe, we've killed a lot of people. You expect me to remember someone we were supposed to kill?"
"The Grangers."
"Oh yeah!" the guy named Todd said, laughing. "I remember the little girl wouldn't stop screaming. I finally had to slit her throat to get her to shut up. I thought we knocked off the whole family?"
"No, the boy wasn't there."
"You're saying one of the kids he kidnapped was that kid? Dude, he'd be like 30-something now!"
"You dumbass! He's the father of one of the kids Jim snatched."
"Oh."
"Man, I don't even know why he sent us to find them. These dumb fucks are going to be hiding, even if they're in this area." I pressed my hand tighter over Olivia's mouth. I peered over at the next tree and saw Cynthia sitting with Evan and Charlotte, a hand over each of their mouths.
"Hey, if we find these bitches, can I off one of the little girls? You know, for old time's sake."
"I don't see why not." Both men laughed, and I kept my hand over Olivia's lips. I felt her tears hit my hand, so I pulled her closer to me.
"I don't know why the fuck he even wanted to bring them to this fucking place," the one sighed, his voice getting farther away. I let out a sigh of relief. Fuck!
"What was that?" one of the men said, walking back towards us. "I definitely heard something!"
"Check behind those trees!" the other one commanded, probably pointing to where we were. I shut my eyes and pulled Olivia close to me.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" the man leered. I looked up and saw him looking down at us. "Get up, bitch," he said, grabbing my hair and pulling me off the ground. He grabbed Olivia and carried him with her. He pulled us out of the clearing and away from everyone else. I looked back and saw Cynthia looking at me helplessly.
"Help!" I screamed. "Someone help us!"
"Get your asses back on the ground!" I heard the other guy shout. He probably had a gun pointed at everyone else. The man continued dragging me through the trees. I heard Olivia screaming, but I couldn't turn my head to see her. He stopped and let go of me. I heard Olivia let out a cry before the man grabbed me again.
I was turned over onto my back. I looked up and saw him kneeling over me, a hungry look in his eyes. He had long, scraggly brown hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in over a week. He needed a shave badly, and his clothes were dirty and ripped.
He pulled a knife out of his pocket and held it to my throat. I heard Olivia let out a scream, but I refused to show any fear. I had to remain brave for her. "Baby, be quiet," I called out. I heard her sobbing quietly, but she was no longer screaming.
"Damn. You may be a bitch, but you're a hot bitch," the man slurred, looking down at my body. I kept my eyes off his face and looked up at the trees above me. "Look at me, bitch," the man said, grabbing my face and forcing me to look into his cold, black eyes. I saw no soul in them. He grabbed my shirt, lifting me off the ground and closer to his face. "I'm gonna kill you," he breathed in my ear. "You know that, right? I'm gonna kill you and your pretty little girl."
He shoved me back onto the ground. He stuck his knife under my shirt and cut it off. He looked down at me and dragged his finger across one of the scars on my chest, the one made by James.
"Very nice," he said. "James did some good work on you. Didn't he, sugar?"
Images flashed through my head. James, raping me when I was only 13. Felix, taking me from camp and handing me over to James. James, raping me at the native's camp. James, slicing my skin open with a knife. Edward, killing James with his bare hands. Edward, rescuing me from Aro.
Every time I was in trouble, someone had to rescue me. But not anymore!
"Get...off…of…ME!" I screamed, pushing the man on top of me. He stumbled backwards and I got up. I punched him in the face and he fell backwards. He got up and looked at me with a sick smile on his face.
"That was a really stupid thing to do," he said, reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Olivia. "Say goodbye to your pretty little girl."
There was a gunshot and I fell to my knees, screaming at the top of my lungs.
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APOV
I lay on the ground, my body shaking.
There were two men here, looking for us, wanting to kill us.
I held David close to me and prayed he wouldn't start crying. All we needed now was for my son to wake up and cause these men to find and kill us.
"The Grangers," the one guy said. My eyes widened. Didn't Eva say Jasper's old name was Samuel Granger?
"Oh yeah!" the guy named Todd said, laughing. "I remember the little girl wouldn't stop screaming. I finally had to slit her throat to get her to shut up. I thought we knocked off the whole family?"
"No, the boy wasn't there."
"You're saying one of the kids he kidnapped was that kid? Dude, he'd be like 30-something now!"
"You dumbass! He's the father of one of the kids Jim snatched."
Oh, shit. Oh shit oh shit oh shit! These guys murdered Jasper's family. I looked over at where Jasper had been last, but I didn't see him. I didn't see anyone.
I heard someone let out a sigh. Crap!
"What was that?" one of the men said, walking back towards us. "I definitely heard something!" They had been leaving, and now they were coming back.
"Check behind those trees!" I lifted my head slightly and looked to where the one was walking.
"Help!" I heard Bella scream. "Somebody help us!" She and Olivia's screams were getting farther away. I had to do something! I jumped up off the ground and started to run after them.
"Get your asses back on the ground!" the other guy shouted, pointing his gun at me. I looked over and saw Seth freeze where he was. I slowly kneeled back on the ground, keeping David close to me.
The one man pulled out a walkie-talkie and held it to him mouth. "Jim, this is Gabe. We got them." I looked around and saw everyone else sitting, looking terrified. We were surrounded by seven men, each of them with a gun.
It was the end of the road. We were done for.
Gabe was in the middle, staring at us. I knew and he knew they were going to kill us all. There was no way out. Edward and Emmett were god knows where. Bella and Olivia were probably being killed as we sat here. For all I knew, David and I could be next.
Jasper sat with Gisele on his lap, glaring at Gabe.
"Don't I know you?" Gabe said, finally noticing Jasper.
"I don't know. Do you?" he snarled.
"You're the kid! I know it! You're the kid I was supposed to kill back with your family."
"Why would you want to kill me?"
"Hey man, don't be like that! I was hired by Jim to take out your family."
"And why would he want to do that?" Jasper asked, staring down the barrel of Gabe's gun. I sat there, shaking, staring at Jasper. I don't know what I would do if they killed him like Rosalie. I don't know how I could live if he was taken away from me.
"Your father got some promotion or something. Jim was jealous. He hired us to take out the entire family. Luckily for you, we wouldn't find you."
"Lucky? LUCKY?" Jasper shouted, rising to his feet. He put Gisele on the ground and stood right in front of Gabe. "I walked into my little sister's room and saw her on the ground, massacred. I walked into my parent's room for help, only to find that someone had killed them. I had nightmares and lived in foster homes for most of my life. Explain to me how that makes me lucky?"
"What's going on here?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw Eva stroll into the clearing. All of the guards turned and looked at her, but she kept her eyes on Gabe and Jasper. "Gabe, what the hell are you doing? Put the gun down before you hurt yourself." He grumbled as he lowered his weapon.
"You cold-hearted bitch!" Jasper snarled, charging at her. She pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. He stopped dead in his tracks.
"It's nice to see you too, Jasper."
I heard a scream in the distance.
"What was that?" Eva asked Gabe.
"Todd took the one bitch and her kid."
"You idiot! The instructions were to keep everyone here! How could you be so stupid?"
"Hey, don't get on my case! Todd wants to go fuck the bitch and kill her daughter, it's fine by me!"
I shuddered and held onto David. I looked back at Jasper, who was standing right behind Eva. She wasn't looking at him, but her gun was still on him.
"C'mon, Eva," Gabe was saying. "Jim wants them all dead, so what's the difference if we do it or he does?"
She sighed. "I guess you're right. J can't get mad at us for finishing his job." She turned to face Jasper. "I wish I could say I'm sorry, but I'm not." She grinned as she pulled the trigger.
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EmPOV
Tree. Tree. Tree. Rock. Tree. Tree. Sand. Snake. Tree. Tree. Tree.
I ran through the jungle, barely taking in the surroundings. I ran past tree after tree, searching for that no good piece of scum who killed my wife. I had my gun out in front of me, just in case I saw him. I wasn't going to waste time talking. I was just going to aim and shoot.
I'd been searching for an hour, but I still hadn't found him. I hoped Edward and everyone else was headed for the beach by now. They needed to get those rafts up and get everyone off the island. I knew I wasn't going to make it back. I was going to kill this fucker, even if it killed me.
I heard some footsteps, so I ducked behind the nearest tree and hid. Someone was right here. I only hoped I was lucky enough that is was that bastard Jim Howard.
I looked out from behind the tree and saw Edward in the jungle, looking right at me. Fuck, what was he doing here?
"Edward?" I asked, coming out. "What are you doing here?"
"Bella sent me to talk some sense into you."
"I don't want to hear it. Go back to your wife and kids. I need to do this." I turned around and walked away.
"Do you really think killing him will make the pain you feel go away?" he called after me. I turned and looked at him. "Emmett, don't do this. You'll feel guilty for the rest of your life."
"Why would I feel guilty about murdering the man who raped my daughter and killed my wife?"
"I thought the same thing. How could I feel guilty about killing James and Aro? Emmett, it still haunts me. I killed those men in cold blood. I'll never get that out of my mind. Don't do this Emmett!"
"Edward, he killed my wife! He hurt Charlotte! He has to die!"
"Emmett, this is suicide! You know he'll kill you before you even have a chance to dire one shot!"
"Edward, I can't! I can't just let him get away! If I do, he'll come after us again. I have to make sure he can never hurt any of us again!"
Edward looked at me for a minute before we were both interrupted.
"So sorry for interrupting this touching family moment, but I believe you're looking for me," Jim sneered, entering the clearing. He was holding a gun and looking straight at me. I felt the hatred pour into my body.
He continued. "You know, I'm disappointed. I expected you to fire as soon as you spotted me. I mean, I did kill your wife. To be fair, she killed my best friend."
"Who cares," I snarled. "Who cares what she did! She was a good person, and you killed her! Now Charlotte and Gisele will grow up without their mother!"
"Ooh, too bad. I don't care. A murderer deserves to pay, and she never paid for her crime."
"She paid her whole life," Edward said, looking at Jim. I turned to him.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I mean she killed her husband who was going to kill her. I treated her once when I was working in New York. She had a broken wrist, and she wouldn't say it, but I could tell her boyfriend or whatever did it to her." He was glaring at Jim now.
He shook his head and laughed. "She must have fooled you all well. Rosalie was nothing but a cold, manipulative bitch that deserved to die."
I pulled out my gun and pointed it right at him. "Don't talk about my wife that way." I stared at him, never blinking.
"What, are you going to kill me now?" he asked, amused.
I looked at him, and he looked at me. I pulled the trigger.
OMG! What happened with Bella and Olivia? Or Jasper and the other group? Or Emmett and Edward? Ahh the suspense is killing me! Find out in the next chapter!