AN:Sorry I rewrote this chapter because I wasn't really happy with it. New chapter will be up today too

CHAPTER 22

CPOV

We raced up the winding forested driveway towards Bella and Rosalie. Just as we reached the top Edward flung himself out of the car in front of us. He dashed to the door of the cabin as fast as he could. Emmett was behind him as quickly as he could manage. I could see the excitement on both of their faces. Alice bounced up the stairs behind them followed by Jasper, Esme and I.

As we got through the door it was evident that there was nobody here. The place was small, but immaculately cleaned and cared for. There were no personal effects anywhere, except for the note that Rosalie said for Dave to expect, sitting on the small kitchen table.

I watched as both Edward's and Emmett's faces fell. They had both been looking forward to reunions with their true loves. Edward looked as if he'd been slapped and Emmett looked like a lost puppy. Alice's bouncy exuberance was gone. Jasper winced in pain as he felt the others' feelings. We all stared at each other, no one spoke until Edward finally broke the silence.

"Now what?" He asked, his face was so forlorn that I wanted to grab him up in a big hug and comfort him.

"We look for clues." I told him.

"Rosey's car is here." Emmett said sadly, "maybe they're just out shopping or something?" I looked sympathetically at my teddy bear son.

"There are lots of scents here. Can you see what they are at all Alice?" I asked my pixie daughter, who seemed like she was about to cry. If only that were possible.

"I can't see anything. I think I'm broken." Alice said sadly. Jasper rushed to her side and reached his arms around her. Comforting his tiny wife. This simple act seemed to double both my other sons' pain.

"Ali you're not broken. Something is messing with your visions." Jasper told her softly. "We'll get it figured out and find Bella and Rose. You'll see."

"Edward you are the most sensitive to Bella, what do you smell here?" I asked my son, knowing that doing something useful would get him out of his funk.

"I smell her here. She's everywhere in this room. I can smell Rosalie too." He added, "but there is something else. It almost smells like another vampire, not Rose or even Bella if she were changed."

"I think you're right Son." I said.

He walked through the little house and stopped by the fireplace. I watched him drop to the floor and smell it.

"There was blood here.... her blood." he said, his eyes showing me the pain in his soul.

I dropped to the ground next to him. Sniffing where he was.

"Her blood was here, not too much though." I confirmed.

"Maybe she tripped and hit her head." Emmett added helpfully.

"That wasn't helpful Emmett." Edward growled at him.

"So where are they then?" Emmett asked sadly. "Rosey was here. I smell her. I see her car."

"Where would Rose have taken her?" Edward added.

"Okay guys, lets just think." Esme said. "We need to figure this out."

I was so proud of my wife. She was keeping her head while those around her were losing theirs. I could read the concern on her face, I could feel it in her heart. She was missing both her daughters too.

"Why would Rosalie come here? Why would Bella leave? Are they together? Alice can you see anything?" Edward asked all at once. The pain evident in his words.

Alice walked around the little house and stopped in the bathroom.

"Edward I can't see either of them. I don't know why Rosalie would come here. She didn't even like Bella." Alice answered trying to look into either of their futures.

"Maybe she came to bring Bella back home, after all we were all unreachable." Esme guessed.

"She hated Bella. Why would she do that?" Jasper asked

"She changed. She didn't say a lot but she did. She was mad at Edward for leaving her. She wanted Bella with Edward. We didn't exactly talk about it a bunch but I know my Rosie." Emmett said obviously not happy with everyone for thinking bad thoughts about his wife.

"I last read it in her thoughts on Isle Esme. She was mad at me but it was different. I mean she's always mad at me, at least she has been since I met Bella. But this was different she was not mad about Bella but on behalf of her. She was mad that I would ummm make a promise and then leave without an explanation. She was mad that I left her behind." Edward said.

"She was the only one at home, maybe she found out where Bella was and came to get her." I said

"So the question is what do we do now." Esme said.

"First we need to sort out these scents." I said

"Edward, Carlisle," Alice said, from the bathroom,"You need to come in here and smell this."

We got to the bathroom at the same time and breathed in the scent of the room. It was obviously Bella... and obviously vampire.

"Does this mean she's changed?" Edward asked pained.

"I would say it is a definite possibilty." I answered.

"Would Rose have changed her?" Edward asked

"There would have been no time. She couldn't have gotten her into a car while still burning and Rosalie was home two days ago." I told my son.

"Carlisle, how can this be? Who would have turned her?" Edward asked.

"Edward the smell of her blood is not that old. She can't have been turned if she was bleeding recently. None of this makes any sense so we have to go with what we know, not what we suspect. We know she was here, we know Rosalie came and we know they are gone. We know there is a weird scent here BUT we do not know if that scent is even Vampire." I told him passionately.

"There is some noise out back, sounds like animals." Emmett said heading for the door to check it out. We all followed him. As he opened the barn an assortment of goats and chickens were there.

"Well Bella is no newborn, or this would have been the Old McDonald massacre." Emmett said looking at all the animals.

I could see Edward visibly sigh with relief.

"I wish we knew what that scent was. I've never smelled anything like it." I said

"The question is - Is that scent a danger to the girls." Jasper said

"Okay guys based on what you said, let's go with the assumption that Rose came to rescue Bella. To bring her back to the family." Alice said.

"Okay." I said

"Where would Rosalie take her?" Alice asked

"Depends on the situation." Emmett said. "I mean we don't know if they were in danger or not."

"Forks or Denali. If there was danger she would have headed for Denali. She knew we weren't home to protect them in Forks so she may have gone to Denali for protection. If there was no danger then my guess is Forks. The question is - Is that other scent danger? It doesn't look like they left in a hurry. It's tidy and they left a message. My bet is Forks." I said

"Would Bella run away from home only to let Rose bring her back again?" Alice asked.

"What do you think Edward?" I asked my son.

"Run away to go home again? I don't know Carlisle. She always manages to surprise me." Edward said sadly.

"How about we do this. Emmett, Jasper and Alice you go to Denali and see if you can find anything." I said, "Edward, Esme and I will head back to Forks. Keep in touch. Alice keep looking for them. Call us if you see anything."

The family quickly agreed with my plan and Esme, Edward and I were soon heading south, back to Forks. Jasper, Emmett and Alice were heading north to Denali. I prayed that we were right about Rose. I started thinking back to the time when Rosalie was so set on killing Bella. Would she really save her now?

"That was not helpful Carlisle." Edward sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Sorry Son. I'm just trying to understand. If Bella was safe where she was why wouldn't Rose have contacted us and stayed there?" I said, "Why would Bella go with her? From my experience Rose was the only one who scared Bella."

"I don't know. I don't know if I should fear Rosalie or the unknown scent." Edward sighed. Esme placed her hand on his shoulders. I could see that she, like me, had no clue what to do.

I have never been at a loss for words until now. Truth be told I could not even think. There were no words that even made sense of this situation. My heart told me Bella and Rosalie had left on their own accord but that scent lingered, casting doubt on the situation. I have never been more thankful for my faith in God. I silently prayed for the safety of both my daughters. I knew Edward would hear and I knew his stance on spiritual matters but it was all I could do.

Dear God,

My girls need your protection. Please keep them safe and help us find them again soon.

Amen

"Amen." Edward added to my silent prayer

I looked at his folded hands and bowed head.

Maybe I didn't know Edward's stance on spiritual matters.