Moonlight

Getting Out

EdwardPOV

We ran to the house, Bella in my arms.

' What the hell did she do this time?' I heard Alistair think furiously.

We burst through the trees and sprinted to the house. At the last moment I threw Bella so she landed, some what softly, in a bush near the house and kicked the door open. I hated hurting her but she couldn't be in a vampire fight.

There was a fire crackling in the fireplace. Maria held a struggling Eleazar very close to the flames with her remaining arm, the lost one probably in burning fire. Kate and Maggie were snarling ready the leap for Eleazar at any second. Benjamin was lying on the floor but he wasn't moving. And vampire's can't get knocked out.

Alistair was already moving for his sister as my eyes searched for Alice and Jasper.

' Come back to me Alice. Come on, come back,' Jazz thought desperately.

Alice was gripping a support beam tightly, the wood splintering. Jazz was murmuring to her, obviously using his gift.

Suddenly, Alice's visions started to hit me.

Start Vision

Maria grinning in triumph, releasing Eleazar into the flames. Kate and Maggie leaping at her. All three of them going into the flames. Benjamin cracking apart.

Next vision

Alistair gripping Maria, pulling her back, Eleazar still falling. Kate and Maggie attacking Maria. Alice leaping in. Jasper guarding her.

Next vision

Alistair pulls Maria back but grabs Eleazar and throws his at Kate. Maggie still leaping at Maria. Maria loses fight. Alistair battles with Maggie.

Next vision

Jasper calming room. Maria's grip loosening. Eleazar struggles free. Fight breaks out. Jasper bitten.

End vision

So many possiblities. So many outcomes.

Alice whispered something in Jasper's ear.

' You can save him,'

Alistair was still edging towards Maria and Eleazar. Kate and Maggie were still ready to pounce. Benjamin was still silent. On further investigation I noticed a thin line ranging from Ben's left shoulder to his right hip. He had been torn in half.

' Oh, it hurts. oh my it hurts. Help, Edward help,' he thought, his mind in a jumble of pain.

There were so many thoughts flying around the room as I edged towards Maria. I couldn't fight with so many distractions so I shut off everyone but Maria.

I had figured her out when she had taken me to help her get Eleazar and Alistair.

She had been exiled from the Volturi for being rash and endangering their secret. Tossed out onto the streets of Italy she had made her way to America to create a large coven to take down the Volturi. After taking Maggie she had worked her way down to Egypt and taken Benjamin and then crossed over to Alaska and finally entered our lives.

Now every thought that went through her head was the face of Demetri.

I bristled. That's why she was so revengeful. That's why she had risked everything to take down the Volturi.

Because she loved Demetri and he hadn't done anything to save her.

Maria's eyes flashed to me and she cursed.

" Don't say a word," she hissed, fighting off Alistair with one hand.

" Or what?" I asked tauntingly, edging closer. A wave of calm hit me as Jasper put everything he had into it.

As Alice had seen, Maria let Eleazar go slightly. He was struggling and nearly fell in the flames but I yanked him and threw him to where Alice and Jasper were. Alistair pulled Maria away from the fire but she was furious that I had seen her secret and she leapt at me.

I braced myself for the impact and when she hit me, we rolled over towards the kitchen.

She was easy to over power, what with one arm and all. But it was like her heart wasn't in it. It was like she wanted to die.

' Dear Demetri,'

I'll spare you all the grisly details but soon Maria was smouldering in the hot flames.

" I am so sorry for what my sister has done," Alistair said somberly before walking out the door.

" Hey wait!" Jasper called but he was gone.

Eleazar and Kate were hugging in the corner and Maggie was leaning over Benjamin.

" Is he okay?" Alice asked Maggie.

" He needs a human. He needs blood," she whispered.

" I'll go," Kate said, " How many? One or more?"

" He'll need two now and then one each day for about a week. This is a bad tear. I can get him home and then his coven will help him," Maggie said, stroking Benjamin's hair.

" I'll go too," Eleazar said.

" Okay, see you soon," Kate said heading for the door.

" We're going home Kate, you won't see us," I said.

Kate stopped and turned.

" We'll come visit soon," she promised and her and Eleazar were out the door.

Alice and Jasper came over to me as I stood silently in the kitchen.

" Can we just leave?" Jasper asked, " It seems very strange to just be able to walk out,"

" Yes, we can go, I think. Bella will wake up in 1 minute and then I believe we can go," Alice said, smoothing down her hair.

" Bella," I whispered, rushing outside. It turned out my throw had been a little too hard. I examined her quickly and felt crippling relief when I found no broken bones.

" 30 seconds," Alice said as Jasper knelt down beside me. He tucked her long hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead lightly.

" 10 seconds,"

Bella's eyelids started to flutter and she groaned slightly. I cursed at my stupidity.

" You didn't mean it," Jasper said softly, which was unbelieveably kind considering it was his sister whom I had thrown.

" 5...4...3...2," Alice whispered.

Bella groaned louder and coughed. I proped her up as her eyes fluttered open.

" Hey there love," I murmured. She blinked groggily and looked around.

" What happened? Eleazar? What's wrong?" she asked trying to sit up but swaying slightly. Jasper caught her.

" It's all over, darlin'. Maria's dead. Eleazar is alive and we can go home," Jasper whispered in her ear. Bella's face lit up and she clung to Jasper burying her face in his chest, her tears wetting his shirt.

Alice smiled and I stood up, letting them have their moment. Jasper rubbed soothing circles on Bella's back, murmuring in her ear.

" Are we safe to go home? Anything we should look out for? How's Charlie?" I asked Alice.

Her eyes went blank and her visions swept before my eyes.

" We are safe to leave. Emmett and Rosalie are trying to track her so we will, 98% sure, run into them on the way home. Charlie has filed a missing person's report for Bella and you so if we dirty you and Bella up a bit and you could stagger into the police station. Say you escaped,"

" Hmm, Charlie might see through that one. There is always the ' Took her away for a surprise trip' route,"

" He won't like that one and Carlisle said you were gone too,"

" It's the best we got. We could say the cabin had no satellite for phone calls,"

" Charlie won't be very friendly towards you for a while. I can see it already,"

" Well we can't say a crazy, revenge-ridden vampire took us in hopes that we would join her army to take on the royalty of the vampire world,"

" True. Fine it's the best we got. Hopefully Bella can pull it off," Alice sighed.

Jasper and Bella stood up then and she hopped on his back. A twinge of jealousy flew through me but I pushed it away. Bella had had an ordeal and she was finding comfort in her family. I couldn't resent her for that.

Jazz threw me a look before we set off.

Bella clung to Jasper's back and closed her eyes. We had been running for about half an hour when Emmett's scent tickled my nose.

" Emmett and Rose are here," I said and Bella lifted her head.

It only took a few seconds before they burst through the trees. Emmett sprinted to Bella and ripped her off Jasper's back and hugged her tightly.

" Oh my gosh. I thought I had lost you both," he said gruffly, pulling Jasper into the hug. Rosalie hugged Alice tightly before turning to me and smiling.

" Hey Rose," I grinned and she hugged me too.

The Swan's pulled apart and we soon set off for home, Alice and I filling the rest in on our plan, our rouse. Bella's lips tightened but she didn't object to lying to her father.

As we neared our house, the concentrated scent of humans filled my nostrils. Jasper tensed and Alice took his hand. Bella climbed off his back and jumped on Emmett's.

" Take him away," I said to Alice. She nodded and, tugging on Jasper's hand, they set off into the woods at a fast jog.

" Rose, Emmett, you guys need to go too. I'm going to take Bella and go and rent out a car. We'll then drive home," I said as Bella slid off her brother and took my hand, " We will see you later,"

Then they too, set off after Jazz and Alice.

" Ready love?" I asked, squeezing Bella's hand.

She smiled, " As long as I'm with you,"

And then I picked her up and we ran to the nearest rental place.

A/N: I know I know... this is way tooo late and it is unacceptable... and I won't bore you with the details of my distractions :)
Next chapter should be up soon... also will be moving on a bit soon only got a couple more chapters left I think... so sad :(
BUT I have a story idea in mind for my next fanfiction :D