Ch. 19 Games
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Edward's POV
Almost two months have passed since we told Anne and Vivian the truth. There hasn't been a day that my family or I haven't been here guarding them. Victoria had tried approaching the house, but once she would see us she would run. Every time she came she hoped we wouldn't be here.
The girls were stressed out, they expected Victoria to come over and do something to one of us. We rolled our eyes at that, of course they would worry about us instead of themselves!
It's been a while since we heard of Victoria. Alice hasn't seen anything from her that would affect us; we only know that she's mad and sad at the same time. There are moments where I feel bad that we are keeping her away from her family, but it is for the best. I wouldn't risk Bella's life like that or Anne and Vivian's.
At the moment I was here laying on the bed with Bella sleeping in my arms. Alice and Jasper were outside guarding the house. Everything was quiet in the house, except for the girls' heartbeats and their breathing. All of a sudden Alice jumps in the room throw the window.
"What's wrong Alice?" I whispered.
"Oh nothing I just had an idea." She thought smiling.
Uh oh this could not be good.
"Now dear brother do not give me that face."
"What face?" I asked innocently.
All she did was glare, but I just grinned back at her.
"I swear it's not bad! I just saw that there is going to be a thunderstorm today and I thought we could play baseball?"
I rolled my eyes at her.
"C'mon Edward! Don't be a party pooper! Think about it! The girls are all stressed out we can take them so they can clear their minds and forget about everything that's going on. They need to have fun!"
I pondered for a minute. Alice idea wasn't bad, but what if something bad happened?
"Please Edward! Pretty Please!" She pleaded giving me her puppy dog eyes.
I groaned, "How can someone so small be so annoying?"
"It's a talent." She said proudly.
I saw Alice looking in the future to see if I would agree. "See you do agree, so this discussion is over since I know you are just being difficult at the moment." She walked back towards the window and jump down back to Jasper.
I groaned in frustration.
"Sorry about that Edward." Jasper thought smugly.
Sure he was!
The morning came quickly. Esme came over in the morning while Alice, Jasper, and I went home to change. They went out to hunt and I went back to my girl. She was awake now. Bella, the girls, and my mom were sitting in the kitchen.
"Hey beautiful" I said as I leaned in to kiss her.
"Hey yourself" She said smiling at me.
I sat next to her and waited for her to finish eating.
"So what is the plan for today?" She asked.
"I was just going to talk to you about that."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, you see Alice saw that there is going to be a thunderstorm today and that gives us the chance to play baseball."
"What does a thunderstorm have to do with playing baseball?" She asked confused.
"You'll see." I said smiling at her I was starting to get excited and looking forward to it now.
"Well I'm looking forward to it; to see you in all sporty. Simply yummy." She smiled and leaned in to kiss me.
I would literally spend the whole day kissing Bella if I could, but I couldn't because my throat burn at the smell of her blood. Plus she was human and needed breathe. If only she was a vampire…No! I couldn't think that way! I wouldn't do that to Bella because of my selfish need for her.
"Mm…I love kissing you." I said trying to distract myself.
"Me too…it's one of my top favorite things to do." She said snuggling into me.
"Gesh! They are so disgustingly cute." Vivian thought which made me smile.
"Thanks Vivian, I take that as a compliment." I said to her.
Bella looked at us confused.
"She thinks we are disgustingly cute" I told her with a smile.
She smiled widely and said, "Aw! Thanks Viv's! I think you're disgustingly cute too!"
After we told them our plan to play baseball they were both excited to see what we meant by the thunderstorm.
I drove them over to my house to get ready for the baseball game.
Alice had laid out baseball clothes for all of us. Once we were all changed we sat and waited for it to start raining.
"So where do you guys go play baseball?" Vivian asked.
"We go to the clearing because it's far away from people's view." Alice answered.
"Why?" Anne asked confusedly.
"You girls will see." Emmett assured them giving them a huge grin.
"With the way Emmett is saying it, I feel kind of scared." Bella whispered to me.
I chuckled, "Don't worry it won't be bad. I'll protect you against anything. I promise." I vowed to her.
Bella's POV
We were on our way to the clearing and to be honest I was really excited to see the Cullen's play baseball. They had explained that they played it a little differently. I wonder what they meant…
"Are we there yet?" I asked Edward teasingly.
He chuckled, "Almost."
I stared at Edward as he drove and the whole ride I couldn't decipher how someone so gorgeous and amazing could be with someone like me.
"What are you thinking about? You look sad." Edward said in concern.
I shook my head, "It's nothing."
"Bella, if you are looking this sad, it's obviously not nothing."
I sighed.
"Is this about Victoria?" he asked.
I shook my head. We hadn't heard of Victoria in a while, but that didn't mean we didn't think of her because we always were. We worried about her and missed her like crazy. There were times where I felt like just telling Edward to let us see her, but I knew we couldn't since it was dangerous…
"Then what is it?" he persisted.
"It's just…I look at you and think, how can someone as amazing and gorgeous as you be with someone like me. It all seems like a dream." I admitted.
He sighed angrily, "Bella, listen to me when I tell you, you are amazing. You are gorgeous. You are beyond words. I wouldn't want to be with anyone that wasn't you. No one and I mean no one attracts me the way you do."
The look on his face and the way he said it made me realize that he was being honest.
I didn't say anything because I didn't know how to respond to something like that so I just nodded.
We soon arrived at the clearing and everyone was there already waiting for us.
"Finally!" Emmett yelled.
I chuckled and shook my head; Emmett was so impatient.
"Since you girls obviously can't play with us, you will be are umpire's with Esme." Carlisle said.
"Why aren't you playing Esme?" I asked curiously.
She chuckled, "I like to keep the game fair because they are all cheaters. I hope you girls won't hear the arguments they get into…" Then she turned to her family, "You guys better not argue in front of our guest understand?" She said with authority.
They all murmured in agreement. Well except for Emmett… Of course.
"But Mom! What if Edward is being a cheater and a show off? You know how he is! It's not fair!" He protested.
"Emmett, it's not Edward's fault that he is the fastest. Now quit you're complaining." Esme said amused.
"Ugh! Fine!" He said throwing his hands in the air.
We all chuckled at his behavior.
"Why are you guys laughing at me? Am I the only one that has a problem with Edward being a cheater?" He asked in disbelief.
"Emmett, I think you are the only one. We have all gotten over it. You on the other hand haven't." Jasper pointed out.
"Why don't you go to Edward's team, so there won't be any complaining?" Carlisle asked Emmett.
"I agree! It's only fair! Let's get this show on the road!" He said and ran to his spot. We all just kept laughing.
The girls had never seen the Cullen's run, so they gasped in shock when they saw Emmett running.
"It's cool isn't it?" I asked excitedly.
They both nodded in agreement and Esme laughed at their expressions.
Carlisle, Rosalie, and Jasper were on one team while Edward, Alice, and Emmett were in another. Carlisle's team was up to bat first.
Alice was the pitcher and Edward and Emmett were in the outfield ready.
Esme lead us to our spot and I saw that Rosalie was going to be the first to bat.
Alice threw the ball and Rosalie hit the ball with force and the sound hurt my ears, but I see what they meant about the thunderstorm. It sounded like thunder so no one would suspect anything.
We saw Rosalie running in lightning speed; all we saw was a blur.
Then I saw Edward running after the ball in the woods.
"That's gotta be a homerun right?" I asked Esme.
She shook her head and smiled, "Edward is very fast."
So I looked in the direction Edward had gone waiting for him to come back as Rosalie was close though, but soon I saw the ball flying at lightning speed in our direction. Esme caught it and Rosalie came sliding into the base.
"You're out!" Vivian, Anne, and I said in unison.
Rosalie glared at us, but got up and walked away.
"Babe, c'mon it's just a game!" Emmett said from across the field.
"Wow someone's a sore loser." Vivian whispered.
Rosalie's snapped her head in our direction and glared menacingly at us.
"You idiot! She heard us! Now she's going to hate us more." Anne whispered.
Rosalie did not like us because she thought we were going to expose them. Well at least that's what I thought.
"Don't pay any attention to Rose." Esme told us.
Carlisle stepped up to bat next. He motioned Alice to go throw the ball and then he hit. I saw Emmett and Edward going for it at the same time. They both jumped in the air to get it and slammed into each other. When they slammed into each other it was exactly as loud as the thunder.
They fell to the ground and neither of them caught the ball so Carlisle was able to make a homerun.
"Whoa! This is cool! I kind of wish I was a vampire!" Vivian said excitedly.
I chuckled, but agreed.
Jasper went up to bat next and Alice threw the ball and he hit high up. Emmett climbed up a tree caught it then threw it at Esme. So Jasper was out. The game kept going and it was very fun to watch, although it kind of made me dizzy.
They were playing when all of a sudden I saw Alice freeze in my peripheral vision and yelled "Stop!" in panic.
All of a sudden Edward was at my side with a look of panic on his face.
"We need to get you girls out of here!" He said urgently.
"What's wrong?" I asked confused.
"Alice what's going on?" I heard Carlisle ask in confusion.
"They're coming…" her voice sounded detached as she said that.
"Who's coming?" Emmett asked impatiently.
"Victoria and the two men in her coven..." Alice answered in the same detached voice.
I gasped and I'm pretty sure so did everyone else.
"W-what?" Anne asked.
"We need to hurry up before they come here. We cannot expose the girls to them like that." Edward urged.
"It's too late for that son, we'll protect them." Carlisle said calmly but there was a hint of nervousness.
"How did you not see them Alice?" Edward demanded harshly.
"I…I don't know…It was last minute decision I guess…" Alice answered calmly and looked out of it. I guess she was trying to see what they were going to do.
"Oh! Last minute decision huh? What if you hadn't notice until they tried killing them?" Edward demanded.
"Edward! Calm down son! It's not Alice's fault!" Esme chided.
Edward closed his eyes for a second then opened them, "I am so very sorry Alice. I don't know what came over me." He apologized.
"It's fine…I'm not too happy about it either."
"When will they be here?" asked Emmett.
"In 10 seconds." Alice answered.
"You said it's only three of them right?" He asked and Alice nodded.
"Then why are you guys scared? We can take them! I'm not scared!"
Everyone ignored him and looked at the spot where Edward had run to earlier.
"You girls hide behind us and do not talk or make a move. Understand?" Edward asked.
We nodded and stood behind them scared but at the same time anxious to see Victoria.
I soon felt Edward stiffen in front of me. Then I noticed that all the Cullen's had.
I looked at the girls and they looked at me in panic. I looked to the where the Cullen's were looking and saw three people walking in our direction. My heart was beating like crazy now; I was excited and scared to see Victoria.
They were nearer and I realized their walk was graceful, but animalistic in a way. This tall, black haired, handsome, and muscular man stood in the middle, Victoria stood on his right, and this average height, blonde haired man, handsome, and kind of muscular man stood on his left. The three of them were dressed like hikers.
The kept walking until they were close enough. I saw Victoria immediately looking at us and her expression was sad.
"Hello, I'm Laurent." The man in the middle said with a hint of an accent. "This is James…" He pointed at the blonde man, "And from what I've heard you know Victoria…"
"Yes we do…What do you guys want?" Carlisle asked.
"Well you see, Victoria has been trying to see those girls that you guys happen to be hiding behind you, but you guys have been their guarding them 24/7 so she hasn't been able to get near them, although we understand why…" Lauren said.
"Well we did it to protect them…we care deeply for these girls and wouldn't want anything to happen to them." Carlisle answered.
"I'm glad they have such great friends who care deeply for them." Victoria spoke for the first time and her voice sounded different in a way it was like bells.
I saw Carlisle nod.
"Cut to the chase! So Victoria wants to see her sisters? Is that all you guys want or is there more?" Edward asked angrily.
"Son calm down." Carlisle said.
"Victoria just wants to be able to visit her sister that's all." Laurent answered.
"Well actually I want to see if I can live my sisters..." she started but Edward cut her off
"Absolutely not! You are a newborn! You can hurt them even though you didn't mean to!" Edward said angrily.
"I know it's dangerous! But I miss them! I want my family and life back!" She said desperately.
"We miss you too sis but…" Anne wasn't able to finish her sentence and looked away from Victoria.
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"It isn't possible at the moment! So forget about it! It's way too dangerous!" Edward protested. I squeezed his hand he was too stressed and I didn't like that he was yelling at Victoria.
I saw him take a deep breath and turn to look at me. "I'm sorry." He said.
"It's okay." I said.
The moment I talked I saw James stiffen and glared in my direction and Edward growled and crouched in front of me.
"Mmm someone smells delicious here." James purred looking at me.
The Cullen's all surrounded us as James tried to get closer to me. He was trying to find a way towards me. His nose was flared and starring directly at me with such thirst.
"Stay away from her!" Edward growled.
I stood there in shock; my eyes wide open. I felt someone touch me and it was Anne and Vivian who had gotten closer to me. They were being protective of me too.
He tried going for me again but Laurent grabbed him.
"James!" Victoria and Laurent yelled in disbelief.
"She smells absolutely amazing! I want her!" He growled and tried pulling away from Laurent's hold.
Edward growled and looked ready to attack James at any moment.
"Leave right now! We do not want to fight but will if you attack." Carlisle demanded.
"James let's go now!" Laurent demanded pulling him away.
Victoria looked at us with an apologetic expression and turned and left with them.
We stood there watching them leave and once they were out of sight, Edward turned to me with such livid expression. "We need to leave now!" he growled.
"Alice! Emmett! Grab Anne and Vivian, I'll take Bella." They picked us up and ran to the car and strapped us in. They climbed in; Alice sat in the passenger seat while Emmett, the girls and I sat in the back.
Edward was driving maniacally; going over 100 mph once we hit the highway. Nobody said anything; I guess they were all as shocked as I was.
I didn't like the silence it was making me uncomfortable. Then I noticed Edward driving away from Forks.
"Edward where are we going?" I demanded.
"Away from here." Was all he responded.
"We can't leave Forks! Are you crazy? Take us back!" I demanded.
"Bella, it's too dangerous to go back!"
"Why? That James guy is gone now!"
"Yeah Edward, we can go back now it's fine." Anne sided with me.
"It's not safe!" he growled.
"Edward let's just take them home, the guy is going to realize he can't take us and will leave!" Emmett said.
"Emmett you don't understand! He's a tracker!" Edward answered.
Emmett and Alice stiffened at that. I guess that meant something. The girls and I looked at each other confused.
"What's a tracker?" Vivian asked.
"James being a tracker means, the hunt is his obsession. He will not stop until he has gotten what he wants. That's his gift. He has this sense of his prey and it will take him where his prey is." Edward explained.
"Edward we can take him! It's six against one! Victoria won't help him and Laurent won't either! So you see we have him!" Emmett assured him.
"Don't you understand? This is all a game to him! We have made this his most exciting game ever! Here there is this vulnerable human girl and she is surrounded by strong vampires. Now we are hiding her from him and he has to find her!"
"Edward, Emmett's right we need to take them back. We can't just take them away from the life they have here. They have responsibilities here!" Alice finally spoke.
I saw Edward slow down a bit.
"Yeah Edward, Victoria won't help him! She is probably over there knocking some sense in him!" Vivian tried reassuring him.
"Edward I think we should ask Victoria to help us out to catch him. She can pretend to be on his side and lead him to you guys so you guys can kill him!" I said.
All of a sudden the car came to a sudden stop and everyone looked at me.
"Bella that's genius!" Emmett said surprised.
"Edward I think Bella's right! Look! Victoria will agree with this!" Alice told Edward.
He thought for a second then sighed loudly and turned the car back to Forks.
"Okay where can we find her?" Edward asked.
"She's going to be near the girl's house." Alice answered.
Edward drove towards our house and parked the car.
"James isn't here yet, but we have to do this quick because I'm sure he'll come here soon." Edward said.
"Emmett. Alice. Take care of the girl's while I talk to Victoria." He said as he was getting out of the car.
"No Edward! I'm coming with you!" I protested.
"No you're not! It's dangerous out there, stay here. I'll be back soon, so don't worry." He said then he was gone.
"Don't worry Bella, Edward will be fine. He just needs to talk to her." Alice assured me.
"Yeah and it's not like Victoria will do anything to him, plus she's going to help us. Alice saw it remember? And this was your idea." Vivian said.
I felt Anne squeeze my hand reassuring me everything was going to be okay.
Edward was soon back and told us, "Victoria was here because she said that as soon as they left the field James got away from them, so she immediately ran here to protect you girls."
"Where is she now?" Anne asked.
"She went to look for James. She's going to tell him that she is going to help him find Bella because she loves him more than you guys and obviously has to ignore her emotions because you guys are just humans."
Vivian, Anne, and I looked at each other, we knew it was just a trap, but it still hurt to hear.
"It's all a plan, she never would mean those things, trust me." Edward said.
We nodded.
I looked at Alice since she had become quiet and saw her in deep concentration; she trying to see into the future for anything new.
"So what's the plan now Eddie?" Emmett asked excitedly.
"Well we need to get the girls to the house and talk to Carlisle. Then I'm going to drive them away from here while you guys handle things here."
"No way Edward! I'm coming with you!" Emmett protested.
"No you need to stay here and help kill him."
"I'm coming too!" Alice intersected.
"No! You guys are going to stay here!" Edward said angrily.
"Edward you can't take them by yourself! You wouldn't have a chance if James found you!" Alice protested.
I felt my whole body turn into ice as they talked about them actually killing James. This could be too dangerous. They could get hurt and it would all be cause of me. I had to stop this. I wasn't worth it. They should just let him kill me.
"Edward…I think that you should stay here… you all should. You shouldn't risk yourselves for me. It's not worth getting hurt because of me. I will go and hide somewhere by myself."
"Absolutely not! Are you crazy Bella? What are you thinking? Bella you are definitely worth it! So you are not going anywhere alone! Understand? And don't worry about us we can handle this." Edward responded angrily.
"Bella we would never want anything to happen to you. You know you are family to us. We all love you Bella and will protect you no matter what… plus family always stick together, so we are with you to the end." Anne assured me.
Tears sprang into my eyes. I didn't know I was this loved…
"This is dangerous don't you think that the first person James would track would be you Edward? He knows if I would be with anyone it would be you. I think we should throw him off." I said.
Again everyone looked at me.
"Man Bella you are on a role tonight!" Emmett said.
I rolled my eyes.
"No! I'm going with you Bella! I won't leave you!" Edward said desperately.
"Edward she won't be alone. I'll take her and the girls somewhere he wouldn't expect her to be." Alice tried persuading him.
"Yeah! I won't leave the state! I'll stay close by because he would expect me to go across the country." I tried persuading him as well.
"I don't know…do you think that's a good idea?" Edward asked unsurely.
"Yes I honestly do. See? He will be confused as to where she is and with Victoria leading to our trap it will be easy as pie." Alice said.
Edward still didn't look convinced.
"Edward, I won't leave their side and I'll bring Jasper with us too."
"Can he handle it?" Edward asked defeated.
"Edward give him some credit, he's been around them a lot and not once has he done anything to harm them." Alice said defending her husband.
Edward sighed loudly, "You're right. I apologize."
Alice nodded and turned to us, "Okay it's settled then. Carlisle and you two will be the ones who will kill him." Alice said looking into the future again.
Edward didn't say anything; he only nodded and hit the gas pedal even harder.
We soon reached the Cullen house and we all got out quickly. Edward carried me inside while Emmett and Alice carried Anne and Vivian.
"How are you girls doing?" Esme asked concerned.
"We're fine." I answered.
I saw Alice go over to Jasper and whispered in his ear something and they both ran upstairs.
Edward then explained to Carlisle, Esme, and Rosalie our plan.
"This is unbelievable! First we protect them for two months from Victoria! Now we are going to kill some crazy tracker and hide them! This is crazy! We are putting ourselves at risk for them and it's stupid! Just let James have her!" Rosalie yelled exasperated.
I stared at her in shock I knew she hated us, but I didn't know It was such deep hate.
"Rosalie!" Everyone yelled in disbelief.
"Rosalie you apologize to them this instance!" Esme demanded.
"They are a part of this family now and we protect our family understand?" Carlisle glared at her.
She rolled her eyes and all of a sudden Edward was towering her.
"I swear Rosalie I will rip to shred if you don't stop this now! And don't think I won't! You will help us! And you better respect and treat the girls nicely. They have had to put up with your crap for too long and been nothing but nice to you! You will do what you are told Rosalie Hale!" Edward said furiously.
I had never seen Edward so mad. He looked ready to rip Rosalie.
Emmett was soon at Rosalie's side pulling on her arm, "Babe c'mon…"
Rosalie's expression on her face was in disbelief and anger but there was also a hint of hurt in her eyes. She left the room quickly.
"Sorry about that." Emmett said apologetically and left behind her.
The room was quiet then Edward was at my side. "I'm sorry you girls had to hear that."
"It's okay…" Anne answered.
We soon were all ready to go.
Edward came to my side. "Please be careful and listen to Alice and Jasper. I don't want anything to happen to you. I wouldn't be able with myself if anything happened to you or your sisters." He said pained.
"Don't worry I'll behave. Just go with the plan and this soon will be over and we will be reunited again." I said trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to spill at any second.
"Shh, don't cry Bella. You're making this harder for me. I don't want to be separated from you, but I guess it's necessary… I'm going to miss you Bella…" He said quietly.
My heart fluttered faster at his words, "I'm going to miss you too Edward."
He slowly leaned into me until our lips touched. The kiss was sweet, but quick. He pulled away and said "Take care please." He begged then walked away from me.
I felt my heart break as I watched him leave. What if something happened to any of them? I wouldn't be able to live myself.
"Be safe." I whispered.
"Don't worry Bella, they will be okay." Alice promised as she came to stand next to me.
Esme walked into the room, "Girls take good care and don't worry we will put a stop to this man okay?" She said and came and gave us three a kiss on the cheek and a hug before she left as well.
Soon Alice announced it was time to leave. We headed outside and headed towards Seattle.
Jasper drove as fast as Edward had which made us arrive faster to Seattle than it would take a normal person.
We settled into our room; we were all staying in the same room, although when we checked in we said two rooms to keep the charade up and not raise suspicion.
We heard nothing from Edward that day or the day after. I was worrying but everyone would tell me they were fine. When I didn't calm down, Jasper would use his gift on me which ended up in me falling asleep. So I was sleeping a lot because I was always freaking out.
On the third day we finally got a phone call from Edward.
"Edward?" I answered breathlessly.
"Bella…" He sounded relieved. Hearing his voice was like air to my lungs. I missed him so much.
"How are you guys? Have you heard anything from them?" I asked.
"Yes Victoria called yesterday when she was able to get away from James. She had James looking in California; that's where he is now. Tomorrow she's telling him that she found out that you were in Arizona. We are going to meet there and then we'll kill him." He said.
When he said the name Arizona my heart jumped. Bad memories flooded my mind of when I lived there. I tried to pull myself together.
"Bella? You still there?" He asked.
"Yes sorry, I was thinking."
"Don't worry it will all be fine." He assured me.
"When are you going?" I asked. I couldn't even say Arizona out loud without freaking or crying.
"We are on our way right now. We should be there by midnight."
"Are you guys running there?"
"Yes, but we stopped while I called you guys."
"Oh…" Was all I was able to answer.
"I miss you Bella, I never thought I would miss someone the way I miss you." He said.
I almost cried again. I loved hearing that he felt the same as I did.
"I miss you too Edward…" my voice was thick because I was soon going to cry. I knew I couldn't hold it any longer.
"Bella? Are you crying? Please don't cry baby…"
And that's when I started crying. It was uncontrollable. I kept murmuring a bunch of nonsense to him as he tried soothing me.
"Don't worry we will soon be reunited again." He assured me.
"Okay." Was all I managed to say.
"Can I speak to Alice please?" He asked.
"Sure."
"Please take care and I'll see you soon. Okay?"
"Okay bye. Be safe and come back to me soon."
"As soon as this is over." He promised.
I was about to call Alice, but she was at my side already. I guess she had heard. I handed her the phone and went with Vivian and Anne to watch TV.
It was starting to get dark outside when I heard Alice gasp. We turned to look at her.
"What's wrong Alice?" Jasper asked worriedly.
Her gaze was somewhere that wasn't here.
"What do you see?" Jasper asked.
"James…" was all she answered.
"What about him?" Jasper kept questioning.
Soon Alice looked around the room, "I don't know he just popped into my vision, he wasn't where I expected him to be…"
"Where was he?" Vivian asked.
"I don't know…it was dark…"
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked confused.
"It means that he hasn't made a choice yet of what his next move will be." Jasper answered.
"Should we call the others?" Anne asked sounding worried.
Alice and Jasper looked at each other, and then they shook their heads.
"No, not until we know." Alice answered.
It was around midnight when I was awakened by a gasp. "What's wrong?" I asked groggily.
I looked around the room, my eyes adjusting to the room. The girls and I were still on the couch I guess we had fallen asleep. Then saw Alice and Jasper sitting on the opposite couch. Jasper was whispering things to Alice.
"What's going on?" I said louder.
Vivian and Anne stirred beside me. "What's going on?" Vivian asked her voice thick with sleep.
"Alice had another vision." Jasper answered.
"What is it this time?" Vivian asked.
"I don't know she hasn't snapped out of it yet." He answered.
"James…" Alice said.
"What is he doing?" Anne asked.
"He's in a room… it looks like he's with someone…" she answered.
"What's he doing in that room Alice?" Jasper asked.
"I think he's talking to that person, but he looks angry…"
All of a sudden Alice's phone rang and she quickly picked it up.
"Edward?" She answered.
My heart started beating fast. Why was he calling?
"Uh huh…uh huh… I just had a vision of him in a room, but he was talking to someone, I don't know who just that he looked mad…uh huh...okay…" And with that she hanged up.
"What happened? I asked.
"Victoria called Edward that she lost James. She has no idea where he is, but she thinks he might know that she's helping us…"
"What?" We all gasped.
"So what are we doing now?" Anne asked.
"Well the guys are on their way here now until they hear from Victoria again." Alice answered.
My heart beat happily; I would soon see Edward again.
I soon fell asleep after and woke up the next morning or well afternoon. It was quiet. The girls weren't on the couch so I got up to look for them. They were on the bed sleeping. Alice and Jasper weren't their either so I guess they were in the other room getting changed or something.
I went back to the living room and saw a note on the coffee table and a credit card.
It read:
Bella,
Jasper and I went to buy you guys and us some new clothes we will be right back. Here's my credit card, go downstairs and get yourselves some breakfast…or well lunch. We'll be right back okay? Take care. Love you!
Sincerely,
Alice and Jasper
I went and took a quick shower, changed, and went downstairs to get our food.
I was walking downstairs when I heard someone yelling for help from far away. I looked everywhere but saw no one. I ignored it but kept walking. Soon I heard it again and decided to follow the cries for help.
I reached the room where I had heard and knocked.
"Hello? Were you yelling for help?" I asked loudly.
No one answered so I started to walk away, but then I felt someone grab me and put their cold hand over my mouth and ran really fast to this other door that led to this dark room. They went down the stairs and turned the lights on in the process. We were in the hotel basement. There were whole lot of boxes and extra things in here. I tried to pull away when I figured out who it was. James.
"Well, well, well….thought you could hide from me huh?" He asked once he set me down.
"How did you find me?" I demanded.
"Well you see, at first I listened to Victoria, she told me to all this different places to look for you. Then after a while I started asking myself, why would she want to help kill someone she loved? So then I realized she was lying to me and it was a plan to get me away from here. I thought she told me to look everywhere but here so I started looking for until this morning when I saw Alice and Jasper leaving the building and knew you were here. I walked into your room saw you sleeping, I was going to kill you then but I thought: where's the fun in that? Then I found the note they left you and decided to wait for you to come downstairs and now here we are!" He said excitedly.
"You know you won't get away with this! They are probably already here!" I yelled.
"No they aren't actually…" He said smiling.
"You're sick you know that right?" I said.
All he did was laugh.
"Now let's get this show on the road! It was a long chase and I'm simply thirsty." He said crouching down in hunting position.
"Though I do have to say I expected more. The most exciting chase I ever had was when I was chasing that little friend of yours. I was surprise to see her in the clearing. She obviously didn't remember me, since when we met, she was in the dark… poor little thing." James said faking concern.
"Alice?" I asked in shock.
"Yes…You see she was in a mental asylum. She was the only prey that got away and that was only because she had a vampire that cared about her as much as your little boyfriend cares about you. Only that vampire changed your little friend on time, unlike your boyfriend; he was too late."
I stood there in shock as I let what he said process in my brain.
"Anyways let's continue this, I don't have all day…" he said.
I was going to die.
This was it. I was sad that I didn't get to say goodbye to my family and friends. Edward.
I had to do something! I couldn't just give up like this! So I ran, but it was all a stupid effort because he was soon in front of me. He grabbed me and threw me against a pile of metal chairs. I hit them with a thud and felt an immense pain on my head. I touched and my head and there was blood on my hand.
He was at my side immediately and saw the blood on my hand. His eyes filled with anticipation and thirst. My vision started to blur and I saw him crouched down. "Mmm you smell amazing. I can't wait to see how you taste!"
He said before he leaned down, I tried to cover myself with my arms and then I felt the worst pain on my arm. Things were beginning to turn black until I was completely unconscious, but before I became unconscious I heard I loud scream which I knew came from me…
:o dun dun dun! so what did u guys think?! a lot went on in this chapter: baseball, getting away, hiding, waiting, kidnapped, injuries lol :) so tell me what do u think?! Will James bite Bella? Will the Cullen's find her on time and save her? let me know what u think please! it would mean a lot!
hope u enjoyed and thanks for reading! :)
3 Angelica