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Chapter 4

Satellite Heart.

EmPOV

"Rosalie...I'm going to have to let you go." I frowned, slowly leaning towards the dashboard, attempting to get a look at the tail of the car in front of me. It was a silver Volvo, a little different than Edward's, but that wasn't what caught my attention.

It was the shadow that kept moving behind the tail-light. I squinted my eyes, hanging up without saying anything more to Rosie. When the glass suddenly busted, and a foot popped out, I felt my jaw hit my lap. Before I could do anything else, the foot disappeared. Moments later, a hand, and then the rest of an arm slid through and began waiving frantically. My brain went into panic, trying to decide on a course of action that could get this guy to pull over.

I carefully picked up my scanner, making sure to radio in with the station. They sent backup, and that was when my phone began ringing again.

"Hello?" I answered, feeling frustrated, and doing my best not to look creepy while following this guy.

"Emmett, has Bella called you?" Rosalie's voice was frantic again. "The school sent her and a girl to the ER, but Bella never showed."

"Shit, I haven't heard. Have you talked to Edward? She probably ca-"

"Nope." She interrupted me, and Edward's frantic voice came in through the line.

"Could you drive by the school, Em? Check and see if she's hanging around there, or something." Edward didn't sound very at-ease and I almost agreed. But then I remembered what I was doing, and the fact that I had just driven by Forks High and that I hadn't seen her.

I hadn't seen her. Shit.

"Um...guys...I'll get back to you on that." I looked at the arm, and that was when my eyes caught on something. I recognized a ring as the light caught it. The emerald in the middle. The silver band. It was Edward's Claddagh ring. "Oh, God...shit..."

"Emmett? What's going on?" Edward asked and I just shook my head frantically, praying that I could handle things correctly.

"I have to go guys. I'll hopefully be in the ER in a bit. Just, hang in there." I hanged up and then checked in with the station again, reporting the ring and the license plate that time. I sighed, feeling my heart tug at the thought that someone had taken Bella. "Hang in there, kid. I've got this."

EPOV

"I don't know why he hanged up. He must be busy with something." I muttered, glancing at my watch. My foot was tapping out of pure anxiety. "Maybe I should run out and check on Bella."

"Maybe you should wait, like Em asked." Rosalie huffed in annoyance. She was just as frustrated as I was. It wasn't like Bella to disappear on us. It was extremely out of character. Though her fighting with girls at school was a bit out of character as well.

"You," I spoke, whipping around to see the obnoxious blonde who was being stitched up. Her face was all scrunched up and her eyes were locked on me. She looked frustrated, but then confused. "Did Bella say anything about where she was going?"

"Why does it matter?" She hissed, her eyes showing a certain amount of crazy that I didn't want to ever see again.

"Why doesn't it matter?" I all but barked back at her. I knew that I shouldn't have just screamed at her, but I was beginning to grow incredibly frustrated. How could this girl have so little respect for another person's life? It was sickening! "Have you heard anything, or not?"

"No, Jesus." She grumbled through her broken nose, reaching over to yank the curtain surrounding her cot shut. I rolled my eyes, turning to join Rose at the counter. She was waiting on the phone to ring again. Waiting on Emmett to bring the good news that Bella was still in the school, or had left with a friend.

When I got back over, my dad was just rushing in. Rosalie casually pointed over to where the other girl was waiting, but Carlisle made no move to go help her. Instead, he began asking about Bella. I joined them as well, choosing to listen quietly instead of joining in with my mental frustrations. Dad was asking Rosalie what Bella was acting like when she left this morning.

"Dad," I spoke, suddenly changing my mind and cutting in. "She did not run away. Bella would not run away."

"She could feel incredibly overwhelmed." He didn't even seem to believe his own words. His brow had been together the entire chat. I certainly wasn't going to believe him. "She's just starting to talk and now she's got a boyfriend, and two parents, and then others. She's probably not incredibly used to taking care of anything but herself."

"I know her better than that. We already talked. She's not going to run away from her problems." I reassured them.

"I don't have a good feeling." Rose muttered, chewing worriedly on her nail.

My scanner began crackling and I frowned, pulling it out and finding the correct station. I recognized the voice and the code immediately.

"Is that Emmett?" Rosalie asked, sounding shocked.

"Uh..." I shrugged, walking away nonchalantly. I should have known better, as Rosalie and Carlisle followed promptly. "Em, what the hell is going on?"

"Ed, it's Bells...she's...she's in the back of the car in front of me...the trunk...she broke through the lights and I can see her ring. I really don't have a good feeling about this!" He sounded utterly distraught, almost as if he were out of breath. I nearly dropped the scanner.

"What the hell?" Rosalie cried.

"Edward! Why didn't you interrupt me!" Em shot back.

"I'm sorry, man. Seriously, what the hell is going on? Are you sure? What are you doing?" I asked him.

"I'm following them until back-up arrives." He sighed.

"I'm coming man. Where are you?"

"Edward." My dad interrupted, shooting me a serious face.

"I have to go, dad. If that's Bella in the back of the car...I don't know what I'd do if I never see her again." I shook my head, leaning in to hug Rose. "I'll get her back. Don't worry."

I ran out of the ER, not slowing down for anything. My Volvo was unlocked and running in seconds. I wasn't going to feel comforted until I was with my Bella, though. I needed to see her sweet face. I needed to hear that voice, the one that I had worked so hard for. It was ridiculous how close I had come to losing her, several times. It was beginning to wear down on me. I just wanted to lock her up, keep her safe from all of the scary people in the world.

I couldn't do that, of course. She was my feisty, crazy Bella. She wanted to go, and she wanted to do her thing. Nothing could keep that girl locked away. Her parents had, but I had unleashed a monster. A beautiful, amazing monster who had no reason to leave my life like this. My foot instinctively pressed down on the accelerator at the creepy thoughts.

I found myself pulling onto the highway. There, I saw Emmett's undercover car, following another silver Volvo. My jaw nearly hit the floorboards. I carefully inched my way up, and then cut them off sharply. I wanted to give them a scare. I was sure the sight of an exact copy of their car was weird enough, especially in a small town like Forks.

When I cut him off, he swerved and I went into panic. I did not need the man to wreck his car. Bella was not safe in that trunk. So, carefully I pulled forward in hopes to make it look accidental. I didn't have to keep going long, as backup arrived and we had the driver boxed off quickly.

I watched as he stuck his hand out the car window, his dark skin catching my eye quickly. He signaled that he was ready to pull over, and I sighed with relief, slowly moving with his car. As soon as we were safely pulled tot he side, I had my gun out of it's holster and I was all but sprinting around to make sure that the guy didn't try to run. Emmett was already at the trunk, seemingly busy with getting it open and helping whoever was inside.

"Put your fucking hands where I can see them!" I swore, unable to control my filter as the man slowly stepped out of the Volvo. He was dark, and his eyes were brown with a slight red tint to them. Everything about him just seemed so evil. His dread locks swished with each movement, and I watched as he followed our instructions perfectly. "What's your name?"

"Cullen, back off." The other officer, Deputy Mark, came over, his gun drawn. He glanced towards the other side of the Jeep and I nodded. The man wasn't the most important thing right then. I needed to check on my girl.

"Bella?" I called, running around and putting my gun away swiftly. When I found her, wrapped tightly in Emmett's arms, I thought that my heart had completely ripped in two.

She had yet to see me, and that gave me time to take it all in. The healthy part of her face was pressed into Emmet's broad chest. She seemed to be shaking, not crying, but rather out of shock. Her eyes were shut tightly, causing her face to scrunch up in what I'm sure was a very uncomfortable way. The deep purple bruise and gash that seemed to cover the majority of half of her face was the cause for that. I shook my head, slowly bringing myself closer to her.

Her eyes slowly blinked open, and the bruised one finally found me. I watched as she began to shake harder, tears finally spilling. Emmett whispered something to her, and she turned to run for me. I met her halfway, pulling her small form into my arms and gripping her fiercely. I couldn't imagine ever letting her go again from that point. I had her in my arms, and she was safe, and alive. I pressed my lips to her forehead, and then pulled her back into me.

"Oh, my beautiful girl. You have no idea how much you've scared me today." I breathed, slowly rocking her. "It's okay now. I will all be okay."

"Bella, I think we should get you back to the hospital before Rosalie personally brings herself here." Emmett sighed, approaching us.

"Please, please don't let go of me." She pleaded, her voice breaking out of pure, desperate emotion. I gasped, nodding as i rubbed her back.

"I will never let go." I sighed. "Rosalie is worried though. We should all go see her. Before she has a conniption worrying about you."

"Just hold me while we go." She breathed and I agreed happily.

Emmett brought us to his Jeep, helping me lift Bella into the back. After I buckled us in, she scooted as close to me as she could and snuggled into my hold. My arm was getting pins and needles from the awkward position, but I certainly wasn't going to let her go then. I easily ignored the sensation, moving to whisper sweet nothings directly into her ears.

The ride to the hospital was utterly silent. Bella had seemed to stop shaking so violently, but instead just vibrated in my hold. I did my best to be her rock, and to hold her sturdy when she needed it. I couldn't even begin to imagine what was passing through her head then.

"I love you." I breathed as we pulled into the hospital parking lot. Emmett pulled us around front, explaining that he'd meet up with us after parking somewhere else. I thanked him fluidly, helping Bella out of the car. She held me in a vice grip as we neared the ER doors.

As soon as we were inside the brightly-lit ER, Rosalie and Carlisle were checking on us. Bella seemed to attach herself to me, even stronger, and I sighed asking Rosalie and Carlisle to calm down and back up a bit. Esme came rushing in, and informed all of us that she had already checked Bella into an exam room so that she could be stitched up privately. We thanked her, and then the four of us headed in that direction.

"How do you feel, Bells?" Rosalie asked, looking panicked.

"I...I don't know." Bella shook her head, her eyes still hauntingly wide.

"Bella," Esme spoke softly, gently taking one of Bella's hands. "I have to ask, for precaution, did this man touch you in any inappropriate ways?"

"N-No. Not at all...he just, basically grabbed me and tossed me in the trunk." She shook her head, and I sighed, holding her close.

"Thank God," Rosalie and I both said. She looked at me and nodded once before looking back at Bella and talking again. "Lauren did all of this to your face, Bells?"

"She...yeah...she tripped me and I landed on my face. And then we kind of knocked each other around." She breathed and Esme reappeared, holding an ice-pack and pushing Carlisle's tray of medical tools. He needed to stitch her up.

"Edward," Bella whispered and I raised my eyebrows, helping her sit up on the cot. She kept my arms in her hands, fiddling around with them and just trying to keep a hold on me.

"What is it, love?" I asked her, smiling as truly as I could.

"I love you. I'm sorry for scaring you. I'm sorry for fighting, and screwing up again. I really do love you and I really am sorry." She choked up and it felt as if everyone in the room had frozen.

"Oh, honey, you have absolutely no reason to apologize. First of all, you are no trouble. I love you more than anything on this planet. It doesn't matter what you do, or what happens...I am in love with you. Everyone messes up, and you've had a tough year. I'm proud of you for standing up for yourself."

"You mean it?" She looked at me, her glossy brown eyes ripping my heart to shreds.

"I mean it more than anything on the planet." I breathed, leaning in to gently kiss her lips, just in case she was still hurting.

A/N: Terrible chapter. Terrible week. I'm so sorry that I took so long to update, and then didn't even do a super hot job on this chapter. I promise to put some more into the next one.

Anybody else take the Robsten drama pretty hard? I was there the moment that US Weekly brought it all up. It's left me freaking uninspired and pissed off. None of it makes any sense. I hate all of it. Everything and everyone involved right now. Twilight is too important to me, and whatever happened, Kristen Stewart had to go and mess with that.

Not cool. You mess with Rob, you mess with me.

Goodness. You should have seen my tumblr. ( .com). I went bananas. And I'm sorry that it may have taken a toll on my writing ability. I promise to work much harder and faster on the next one.

I may even do a Bella POV for this one, as a bonus for you all. I feel bad. lol

Xx

-Ro