Alice
"Cannonball," Ethan yelled as he flung himself from the top of the waterfall and plummeted into the water.
I couldn't help but smile as I heard Bella giggling that her splash was way bigger.
It's been three blissful days since we found out about the other hybrids that Aro had created and things couldn't be better.
For once since Bella was born, we were able to relax and enjoy life. We didn't worry about anything, well there were a couple things we worried about but we pushed them aside for right now and tried to enjoy our much-needed vacation.
I was starting to get my visions back. Some of them were hazy, and very confusing but they were coming back and that's all that matter. I've been a wreck without them these last couple of months.
It turns out that we were right about Bella being some sort of a shield. She was protecting herself without even knowing she was doing it. Nahuel says that eventually she'll be able to control it so that I'll be able to see her future decisions and all the decisions of those around her.
I couldn't wait for that.
I felt like a freak without my visions, which I know sounds funny but I've had them for as long as I can remember. Without them, I felt like I was walking naked through a crowded room.
I know that Edward and Jasper enjoyed the break while around Bella. Though she didn't quiet down everyone else's thoughts, her mind itself wasn't able to be read by Edward so he enjoyed spending time with her because that's as close to peace and quiet he would ever get without secluding himself in the middle of a forest.
Jasper was always happy because of Bella, which was a good change from the moodiness he usually experienced from Edward. Trust me, when Edward's in a bad mood, it rolls of him in waves and affects my poor husband.
Yes, Bella has certainly changed all of our lives but for the good. I can't imagine my life without the little girl now.
"Watch closely, Ethan," Bella said as she stood on top of the waterfall. "You'll see that my splash was bigger."
"Be careful," Esme yelled to remind her.
"Always, Momma," Bella promised as she leapt toward the water. She landed with a rather large splash and came up looking triumphant.
"Well, dang, you do have me beat," Ethan laughed as he grabbed his half sister.
They, meaning the other hybrids, have really taken to Bella. They loved her already. The hybrids fit into our family like they were meant to be with us, so I knew it was going to be hard come Sunday when we had to leave for Alaska again.
But we'd keep in contact and visit as often as possible.
"Did you see my splash, Edward?" Bella asked. "Wasn't it huge?"
Edward chuckled, "It was."
Bella beamed at him before swimming over to Spencer and David.
"She loves impressing you," Amy told him. "It's the start..."
"No," Edward said. "I'm nothing but her brother."
Ah, so that's what she's thinking about.
You see, I firmly believe that Edward and Bella will become mates when she gets older. It didn't take a vision to know that, although it would be nice to have one so that I can prove to Edward that I'm right.
He's adamant that Bella will be nothing to him but a sister but you can't stop who you fall for. So, he's got a few more years until he finally realizes I was right.
"Alice," Edward said with a roll of his eyes.
"She doesn't see you that way," Amy explained, glancing at Bella.
"Yes, she does."
"You're talking to a girl who had to go through his love obsession with Cassie," Amy said, nodding to Logan. "I know all the signs. I know exactly how it starts. You're her best friend, her confidant, and one day you will be her mate. Sorry but you don't have a choice."
"What do you mean?" Carlisle asked.
"When we mate, we really don't give them a choice. We have to be with them or hell breaks loose. With Logan, he knew Cassie was the one right away. Unfortunately, she didn't see him that way and was dating someone else at the time."
"We get possessive," Nahuel said. "Very possessive."
"All we think about is having our mate constantly by our side," Logan said. "Especially during the first few months. But Cassie didn't want me like that and like Amy said she had a boyfriend at the time so it didn't end well for the boyfriend."
"Or any guy who so much as looked her way," Nahuel said with a shake of his head. "We finally just told Cassie the truth."
"I took it all in stride," Cassie said. "Not the killing part because I was pissed and upset about that but the rest I did."
"Right now, Bella doesn't even realize what you are, and will be to her, but we do." Nahuel said. "Around the time she gains her powers is when you have to start to worry. If you truly are her mate, she's not going to be too happy when other females are around you."
"Of course at her age, it isn't about jealousy," Amy said. "It's just about protecting you."
"What'cha talking about?" Bella asked as she perched herself on Edward's lap.
I shot him a smirk and he rolled his eyes.
"Hybrids," Edward told her. "You guys are pretty fascinating."
"Duh," she said before going into a fit of giggles as Edward tickled her. "Edward...E...ha...Momma, help..."
Esme swooped in and saved Bella from Edward's tickling.
"Thank you," Bella said as Esme set her on her feet. "Hey, do you guys want to race?"
"I'm in," Emmett said.
"Totally,"
All the guys agreed.
"Okay, here are the rules, we have to race around the island using only the water. The winner gets to stay up as late as she wants!"
"I think that goes more for you but alright, let's do this," David said. "I'm so going to win."
"On your mark, get set, GO!" They all leaped from the cliff and started swimming toward the cliff face that let off into the ocean.
"I suppose we should meet them on the main beach," Esme said. "May I carry you, Cassie?"
"Sure."
We raced down to the main beach, set up our things, and waited for the racers to make their way back to us.
I closed my eyes to see the outcome of the race and smiled when a vision came to me.
"Who will win?" Cassie asked
"Logan," I told her. "Bella will come in second, Edward in third..."
It took them only twenty minutes to race around the Island. Just like I predicted, Logan strolled out of the water first but Bella was hot on his heels, and Edward followed not long after her.
"I win, squirt."
"I'll beat you next time."
"She spends way too much time with the boys," Rose said. "We're going to have to take her on my girl days Alice."
I smiled and nodded.
"I came in second place," Bella announced to the others as they walked on shore.
"Did you know that second place gets a prize too?" Emmett asked.
A vision flashed in my head of him hurling her out into the ocean and vampire speed. A giggle passed through my lips.
"Ooh, I do? What is it? Do I get to stay up as late as I want?"
"Even better," Emmett lifted her up and in a flash threw her into the ocean. She landed pretty far out there but we could all still hear her giggling as she resurfaced.
"Emmett! What if there was a shark out there?"
"I'm fine, Momma," Bella yelled. "No sharks over here. There is a dolphin though," Bella was back on shore in seconds. "Do it again, please."
"I'll wait out there," Edward said to calm Esme a bit.
"Thank you."
Emmett chucked Bella back into the ocean and she landed a few feet from Edward.
We played in the ocean for a little while longer before it was time for Bella to nap. Since she was pretty warn out she didn't put up a fight as Amy and I carried her into the house and put her down.
While she napped, the rest of us hung out on the beach talking.
"It sucks that you guys are leaving tomorrow." Ethan said. "It's nice to hang around with other people."
"It is," Rose agreed. "Feel free to come visit us whenever you want. We'd love to have you."
Now that there was surprising. Rosalie was never nice, to anyone, but this just shows how Bella has affected us all.
"We will," Logan said. "You'll probably get bored of us after a while."
"Nonsense," Esme said. "It's like I've got more kids now. I love it."
The beamed at her.
I know none of them have ever had a mother figure like Bella and the rest of us did so they bonded with Esme as much as we did.
"We promise to make sure to come down often," Amy said. "We wouldn't miss spending time with our newest sister, and our family."
Esme smiled at them.
We stayed on the beach for a couple hours. Bella stayed asleep for a while. I could hear her hummingbird heartbeat moving slower as she slept soundly so we let her be.
It wasn't until four when things went wrong.
We were all sitting on the beach, as we had been all day. The guys were tossing around the football while we girls were talking about fashion. Now, I can get into that and become unaware of the world around me but I noticed the second Bella's heartbeat disappeared.
So did Edward.
"Wait," Edward said. "Listen."
"Where'd she go?" Rose asked, leaping to her feet. "Bella? Bella,"
I raced into the house and into her bedroom and found her bed Empty, Her favorite stuffed dog lying carelessly on the floor.
I sniffed the air, hoping to catch her scent so that I could find her but I found nothing. In fact, this whole room smelled like Bella hadn't been in here at all.
The only way of telling me I had the right room was the stuffed animal.
"Oh, no," Amy said. "He found her."
"Who?" Emmett growled.
"Hector," Logan said.
"He must've followed us," Nahuel said. "Or saw Bella while you were searching for us. This is not good!"
"How did he get her? We were only three feet away?" Edward asked as he pulled at his hair.
"Hector has the power to make himself disappear," David said. "He's not invisible but he's close to it. His power allows him to hide his scent, his footsteps, everything that would alert someone that he's around. That's why Joham keeps him around. He's handy like that."
"Where is he?"
"It's hard to say," Nahuel said. "But if we find Joham, we will find Hector."
"Well, where does Joham stay?" Rose asked.
"He has six different cabins, and that's just in South America."
"You think he'd run with her?" Carlisle asked.
"Without a doubt," Nahuel said.
Edward hissed and slammed his fist into the wall. Jasper sent out a wave of calm but it didn't work. Not on any of us.
"Just tell us where the cabins in South America are located," Carlisle said, calmly. "We'll search them first."
Nahuel mapped out the houses on one of the spare maps we had. The six different cabins were all located in different parts of South America. Some of them would take us nearly an hour to get too, and that was even when running.
"Alice do you see anything?" Edward asked, desperate. "Any clue where he might have taken her?"
I closed my eyes.
A vision hits me and I gasp out.
I see Bella, she's running through the forest. She's carrying a...a baby? And has it wrapped in her over shirt. I can hear them calling for her. My vision fades as someone steps in front of her.
"She gets away," Edward said.
"Only to be caught by someone else," I finished. "She has a baby with her. Does Joham have another son?"
"It's possible," Nahuel said. "I haven't seen him in quite some time so he could've gotten another girl pregnant."
"In your vision, did you see any markers? Any indication as to which forest she was in?"
"No," I said. "I only saw her running."
Finding Bella was going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I just hoped that we could get to her before he left town with her.
