Chapter 8: Lost and Found

Alice POV

I offered to take Bella home that night in order to secretly put my plan into action. I carried Bella out to the car, and we drove in silence. It was just before midnight, just dark enough so that Bella could only see things the street lamps caught. I had no need for headlights with my perfect sight. I easily drove past her street, heading towards Vancouver. No one would suspect her to be there. After a while Bella started to get suspicious.

"Alice, why aren't I home yet?" she looked at me in confusion.

"I thought you'd like a little drive, get some fresh air and space after what happened with Edward." not quite a lie, but I wasn't about to feed her the details so easily.

"I'm fine, as you can see. I'm not in hysterics or anything. Can you just take me home please?" she had a hint of annoyance in her voice. I knew I could win her over. Time to bring out the pleading pixie.

"Please Bella? I only want to help you. It won't hurt to spend just a little while in town. Charlie already thinks you're spending the night at our place so it would cause questions if you walked in at 11 o'clock at night..." I looked at her with hopeful eyes. She surrendered with a nod. Perfect.

We drove for a bit, stopping to get her some food from Burger King. The food itself smelled revolting. How humans ate this day after day I'd never know. After she ate I took her out on a walk along the dark streets. We just happened upon an alleyway; my life just gets easier and easier. I casually guided her into the narrow passage and she clung onto my arm tightly because of the darkness.

When we were some distance in I slammed her fragile body up against the wall of a building, cracking a few of her ribs on impact. Before she could let out a cry of pain I covered her mouth.

"You little bitch! You got Edward killed and ruined my plan to separate the family without anyone getting physically hurt. Jasper was supposed to go back to Maria in the south, Edward and I to Volterra to work for the Volturi, Emmett and Rose out into the world wherever they wished and Carlisle and Esme to the Denali coven. Once you came into our lives, you RUINED EVERYTHING!" I threw her body aside onto the wet cement in disgust, now breaking her arm. She whimpered and feebly tried to crawl her way to an escape. I leisurely walked beside her, watching her struggle. I stepped out to easily crush one of her legs – she let out a deafening scream. She then awkwardly flopped over onto her back, tears streaming down her face.

"Alice..." her voice was rough so she cleared her throat. "Why? Edward was the one who started talking to me. He was the one who brought me into your family. He is to blame, not me." she stopped to take a deep breath.

"Oh Bella." I shook my head and knelt down beside her. "You were the freak who piqued his interest. You didn't run screaming when you found out about him. Instead you weaseled your way into the family. You think they love you Bella? Do you really think that they love you?" I watched in pure amusement as hurt and betrayal coated her features. "Well they don't. You're just another snack to them all. Especially Jasper. Oh Jazz." I sighed his name.

"D-do-don't... h-h-hurt him..." Dammit she was fading fast. I'd have to make this quick.

"I'd say I'm sorry for this... but I can't say that I am. Jasper is all mine, and I'll make sure you have a nice slow painful death to pay for what you did." I leaned down to bite her wrist, injecting just enough venom to poison her rather than change her, drinking some of her blood as quickly as I could which caused me to make a mess. Oh well, it wasn't like I used these clothes twice. I said a bubbly "See ya." in her ear after dragging her into the shadows before racing home. She'd be dead by morning.

It was almost dawn when I reached the house. I was keeping her blood on my lips and in my mouth to savor her taste. You'll never find blood as good as that. I jumped up into the window of Jazz's and my room, then came up with a cute little idea. Let Jasper suffer with the failure of saving Bella. I walked over to his private room and knocked knowing he'd be in there. When he answered, I relished in the look of pure horror and shock on his face. He became frantic. His eyes turned into midnight as he grabbed my throat and shoved me into a wall, creating a large hole. I just laughed.

"What's the matter Jazzy? Can't handle the fact that Bella is dead?" and with that he tore off my right arm. I shrieked in surprise.

"Another word out of your mouth," he snarled "and you'll lose your other arm."

"Is that an empty threat Jazz? You couldn't kill me even if you wanted to." before I finished he ripped off my remaining arm. God, that hurt!

"Answer me this, Alice. What the hell did Bella do to deserve to die by your hand?" his voice was rough as he tried to keep his emotions in check.

"She ruined my plans, Major. I was going to split this family apart. I was-" I was cut off as a huge mass slammed into me from the side and restrained me.

Jasper POV

I watched in pure anger as Alice struggled pathetically in Emmett's iron grip. I had so many more questions to ask her, but now wasn't the time for that right now. Bella was my main focus. I was starting to have feelings for a human whom I just met hours ago. Jeez Major, pull it together! You have to try and save her first.

"Emmett and Rose, you watch over the witch. Carlisle and Esme, you go east towards Seattle. I'll go southeast towards Portland. She couldn't have gotten far." as soon as I barked out these orders I rushed out the door and made my way first towards Charlie's house. Wait a minute... Alice didn't have the car with her when she arrived... I moved a little ways back towards the house before catching her scent. Ha! Turns out you weren't so smart after all Alice dearest.

I followed the scent until I found it was a false trail. I growled loudly, scattering the birds perched in trees within a mile radius. Whoops. I dialed Carlisle's number but they've turned up empty so far. Bella was sure to be dead right now. I decided to make my way through Vancouver just to be safe, and to hunt. I needed to release some anger. Okay, lots of it. I was walking in the shadows when I came across Alice's scent again. It could be another false trail yes, but what did it matter anymore?

Her scent ran through the streets and down an ally, which made me almost turn around until I heard an extremely faint heartbeat – one that even I could barely hear. I made my way towards it and saw what looked like Bella, her entire body looking broken and sprawled out along the cold ground, her hair matted in knots and snarls. Her eyes were fluttering and her breathing was short and ragged, hitching in the wrong places. I ran straight to her side and scooped her up, smoothing away the hair from her face.

She was so cold, only just hanging onto to life. How she could've survived this long, in so much agony, was beyond me. She had a bleeding wound on her wrist where Alice had bit her and pumped the poisonous venom into her veins. That's why she was still alive, barely. Alice had pumped the bare minimum to kill someone, and when just that entered the body, it took hours for the victim to succumb. She was certainly going to suffer for ever hurt my love.

"Bella, sweetheart, can you hear me?" at the sound of my voice her eyes fluttered with obvious strained effort. When she realized it was me a small smile appeared on her lips. She rasped my name as she relaxed without my influence. I wanted to stay and talk to her but she was slipping away as the seconds ticked by. I had to be quick or I was going to lose her. "Angel, you've been poisoned by Alice... it's either I change you or..." I choked up on the thought of her dying. I wouldn't want to live if she wasn't by my side.

"Ch...ge... mmm..." she tried to speak, but she just couldn't find the strength. Her eyes closed and her body went limp, her heart stuttering sickeningly.

I leaned down to whisper "I love you Isabella Swan, and I'll be waiting for you." then I bit into her neck just seconds before her heart murmured it's last beat.

After I fussed over trying to get her heart starting again, I rushed back to the house, calling everyone to let them know I changed, or tried to change, Bella and was on my way back. When I arrived home I put her in Carlisle and Esme's room, knowing if she woke she'd know the familiar scents and sights. I prayed that she'd wake in three days. I shook my head, I'll worry about Bella after I deal with this psycho pixie.

I made my way back across the hall to my private room, now decorated with Bella's blood droplets on the white carpet in stark contrast. Alice was sitting on the floor with Emmett's hands on her shoulders and Rose standing in front of her. Even with the human blood coating Alice's muscle tissue, she was no match for Emmett. I motioned for Rose to back down, which she did unwillingly. My brother looked up at me with eyes that told me he wasn't moving, which was understandable. He was very protective over Bella, more so than anyone in this family I believed. If you hurt Bella, you hurt Em. I grabbed Alice and started with the questions. She refused to answer any, and soon she was a dismembered heap on the floor. I didn't feel an ounce of sadness. She deserved all that she got, and will be getting. I boxed up her pieces all in individual boxes so that she couldn't fuse herself back together anytime soon. If Bella survived this, I'd see what she would do. If she didn't, I'd slowly burn Alice's limbs one by one and make her watch before burning her head thus ending her for good. Oh how sweet that'd feel.

After all was said and done and everyone was home, I walked back to my parents room. Bella was the same as I had left her. I sat and held her dangerously icy hand in my own, kissing the knuckles. I sang to her, I told her stories of my days in the wars, I silently watched her. I changed her out of her soiled clothes and dressed her in one of Rose's designer dresses. She surprisingly didn't mind, and even offered to tend to her hair. I was so convinced I was too late to save her and that all this was futile. My life was my own inferno of pain, loss and confusion. My first lover tricks me into thinking I love her for years while being surrounded by destruction, my second lover uses me so she can separate the most powerful group in the supernatural world besides the Volturi, and my new love dies before I get to even start my existence with her. I was so lost in the agony of losing my beloved that I didn't notice when she opened her scarlet eyes and sat up to place her delicate hand on my cheek. When she spoke her voice was like a melody made only for me, causing me to shiver as the delicious sound entered my ears.

"Jasper?"