[REVISED: July 10, 2013]
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SUMMARY: Bella Swan was keeping more than one secret when the Cullen's left her in Forks, Washington. Nine months later and the Cullen's – along with Jacob, Leah, and Seth – have been recruited by Lady Artemis to help in the upcoming war. Bella is tasked with taking them to Camp Half-Blood, unfortunately for her.
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HUNTRESS OF THE SEA
CHAPTER TWO
Disclaimer: I in no way own any recognizable works, either from Twilight or the Percy Jackson series.
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EDWARD POV
What had I done?
Stupid! I was stupid.
In my attempt to protect Bella, I seemed to have only made everything worse.
What had I done?
I left to keep her safe. I couldn't live with myself if she was ever harmed. And if the only way to protect her was for me to leave her alone, then so be it. I was sure that once my family and I had exited her life, she would be okay. She would thrive in her schooling, go to college, (and no matter how much it pained me) she would meet someone else and marry them.
But instead my leaving only seemed to make things worse.
Oh, what had I done?
Unintentionally, a small groan escaped. A normal person wouldn't have heard it. But as it was, I was not currently running through the woods with a normal person.
Tired already, bloodsucker?
My eyes tightened at the mutt's taunt, but I refused to say a word.
Running shouldn't be anything new to you.
I couldn't help it. I growled at the dog running next to me. He seemed to enjoy that, both in his mind and as a dog. The dog let out what I supposed was a laugh, seeing as how he was laughing in his mind as well.
Can't take the truth? You must be as weak as I thought.
"Leave it alone, Jacob"
He was quiet for about a minute.
This is your fault, you know.
"I know."
He seemed taken aback, slowing down his speed before catching up with me again.
You serious?
I let out a bitter laugh. "Yes, I am."
We continued running in silence.
I could feel us getting closer to Bella's house. Or rather, her fake house if what Jacob has told us is true. But I cannot believe it. I refuse to believe it. Bella never lied to anyone and I know she wouldn't lie to my family or I. Charlie must have been sick when Jacob talked to him. Deliria setting in.
Neither Jacob nor I stopped as we neared the house. We flew through the front door as soon as he managed to locate the emergency key under the mat and raced into Bella's room.
Only, it wasn't anymore.
Instead of a room housing a bed with a purple comforter, it was now a room with a display case of guns. Handguns and rifles had replaced the teenage girl that had once lived here.
The agony got the better of me and I let out a wail of misery. Falling to me knees, I couldn't make myself stop the sobs, even if I wanted to. As a vampire, I couldn't cry, but I could still go through the motions. And as frustrated as I was, I needed some sort of release.
Jacob stood off to the side, awkwardly attempting to pretend he wasn't there. I could hear his shuffles as he made his way to the window, as if he were trying to make his escape without letting me know.
He took a giant step to the side and the floorboard creaked under his paws.
My head whipped up at the sound, and Jacob startled at the sudden motion.
Are you bi-polor or something? He growled.
I didn't bother answering him, instead appearing right beside him, making him startle again.
Would you stop that?!
I bent down to remove the floorboard, holding my breath. Hoping that she had found them. She could not have known that these were here. Please, say she found them. Because if she found them, then maybe she realized that I had broken my promise in a way, and maybe she was out there simply because she was searching for us. My mind was going crazy with the possibilities.
What are you doing, leech? Jacob slowly moved closer, sniffing the air timidly.
I removed the floorboard fully.
"She never found them."
And fell to my knees again.
I wanted to wallow in my misery and pain. I could feel my unbeating heart break over and over again, forever fated to remind me of what I had lost. What other way did we have to find her? I had already taken the liberty of searching the wolves' minds, and everything Jacob had said was true. Bella at La Push, and Charlie threating Jacob with a night in a jail cell.
Hey! Bloodsucker! Jacob's sudden voice yelled in my mind, disrupting my thoughts. I looked at him to let him know I had heard. I didn't have to hear the fear in his thoughts to know something was wrong, his eyes showed that fear. Did you hear that?
I stood up. Because I did hear it. Past all of my self-pity thoughts, I had heard the sound of a hunting horn.
And it sounded to be coming from the direction of the clearing we had just left.
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ROSALIE POV
None of us moved after the mutt and Edward left, quite literally. Any passing hikers could have assumed that we were merely misplaced statues.
Well, they could, if the wolves were not letting off a stench that would offend B.O. plenty.
It could have been minutes or hours for all I cared, before I couldn't take it anymore.
"Shouldn't we be checking other places?" I asked.
The wolves growled.
Carlisle sighed, stopping his consolation of Esme. "We have been gone for nine months, Rosalie. I wouldn't even know where to check."
I raised an eyebrow. "What about her friends? I was under the assumption that she did have some of those."
One of the wolves let out a snort, a laugh by mutt standards I assumed.
Jasper answered my question. "If what Jacob has told us is true, it doesn't sound like Bella was spending much of her time in Forks. Therefore, the friendships she had made would seem to have been severed after we left."
I clucked my tongue in disgust. Honestly, who would ever turn into such a dependent drama queen, that all hell would break loose after a breakup with one boyfriend? It seems that Bella was just as weak as I had first perceived her to be.
"Why are you even helping, Rose? I thought you hated Bella."
I glared at Jasper for asking such a question. Especially in front of two of the mutts, who were currently being their noisy ass selves and eavesdropping.
"Oh!" Alice jumped up, interrupting my snarky response.
Immediately Jasper was by her side, Esme grabbed Carlisles hand, and I could feel Emmett appear behind me.
"What is it, Alice?"
Alice's eyes flitted around before stopping on Jasper. She shook her head. "It's nothing, Jazz. I just remembered that I need to cancel an order I made."
The only one who believed that would have to be the mutts.
She placed a peck on Jasper's cheek. "I'll be right back; I need to make a phone call."
And just like that, Alice had disappeared, not even allowing Jasper time to object.
"What just happened?" asked Emmett, his arms snaking around my waist, as if to make sure that I didn't disappear next.
I had my suspicions of what Alice was really doing, but as my only sister, I had to defend her. So, shrugging my shoulders I replied, "You know Alice. She probably has a clothes shipment on its way to an empty house in Alaska right now."
And it was left at that. We all wanted to believe that was what Alice was actually up to.
Not long after Alice left, we heard it loud and clear.
There is no mistaking the sound of a hunting horn.
As far as I could tell, there was no wildlife around the clearing we were standing in; which could only mean one thing.
We were the ones being hunted.
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Hmmm. Not my best, I'll admit. But I really wanted to get these revisions out there and it does the job so, eh.
Kk, well I am sleepy, and I volunteered for a full shift at work tomorrow. I always regret it the night before. Buuuut, I get to be in charge for the afternoon shift! :] Oh yeah, moving on and up in my job.
Haha, lies.
Anways, I'll revise more later. Hopefully the rest of the chapters tomorrow, so that I can continue on with this story.
See you!
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