Ok second chapter for today...and probably the last one for tonight. I really want to say thank you to everyone...I wasn't sure how people would feel about it and everyone is SO supportive!! Thank you all so much..and here we go :)
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End of Chapter 3
I looked around, making sure that no one was watching me as I pulled the boards out of the way. Once pulled back, there was a small envelope sitting in the space..it's writing very over the top. It was addressed to me....with the rest of my family's names listed below.
I wanted to rip it open right there and start the hunt for Bella, but written on the envelope was this note:
"Do not open now, you must open at home. I have what you want, what you need...she cried for you.
Do not read until you are home...I will know."
My blood ran cold as ice, this person had Bella, he took her!! She had cried for me, and this person took her away...
I grabbed the envelope, afraid of what would happen if I didn't follow directions. I replaced the board in the floor before turning and walking down the stairs as slowly as I could, my expression blank.
"Nothing?" Charlie asked from the couch.
"No, nothing. I think I need to go be with my family, will you do me a favor Charlie?" I asked, knowing he had no reason to promise me anything.
"Yes?"
"If any thing changes, will you call me?" I begged.
"Yes Edward, now go be with your family." He said sadly.
I nodded as I turned and walked out the front door, the second I was secured in my car I called Alice.
"Alice, get everyone together. The.....monster who took her left me a note." I said as I accelerated to my car's limit...racing to get back to my family so that we could begin looking for Bella.
Chapter 4
I pulled into the driveway, throwing my car in park before it stopped...the sounds of the engine screeching echoed into the woods around. I was out of my car with the envelope in hand and running into the house before the sound ever stopped.
"You're going to ruin the engine..again." Rosalie said as she opened the door.
"Don't care, where is everyone?" I asked, panic in my voice.
"We are all waiting for you in the meeting room." She said as she started walking to the dining room.
I walked in and saw everyone sitting, waiting for me to arrive. Alice was sitting with her head in her hand, her face stressed as she looked for Bella's future.
"Anything Alice?" I asked as I ran my fingers on her back as I walked by.
"No...no changes." She said sadly as she opened her eyes and looked at me. Her face sunken and looking worse then I had ever seen her, this was taking it's toll on her.
I offered her my hand, which she took in her own, squeezing it softly. "We'll get her back." She said, her conviction not to be doubted.
"Edward." Esme said as she came over and hugged me fiercely.
"What did you find!?" Emmett asked.
I held up the envelope and dropped it onto the table, the sound reverberating around the room. Carlisle reached one hand out, grabbing the envelope off the table, pulling it close to him. He looked the entire thing over, as if it would tell him who wrote this or where they have Bella.
""Do not open now, you must open at home. I have what you want, what you need...she cried for you." Carlisle read, stopping there to look at me as my face crumbled...my horror and fear showing on my face.
"Do not read until you are home...I will know." He finished, looking around the room at all of us.
"How would they know?" Emmett asked.
"I don't know." I said into my hands.
"Well you should have opened it there then. I would have, I don't think I could have waited." He admitted.
"But if they had Rose and they sent you the same message, would you just risk taking that chance?" I asked as I looked up at him.
"Oh..no. Good point." He said as he reached over, grabbing Rosalie's hand.
"Should we open it?" Esme asked as she eyed the envelope.
"It's Edward's call." Carlisle said as he looked at me.
"No, it has all of our names on it." I said quietly.
"Just open it, we all want to know what it says." Rosalie said.
"I agree, let's see what it says." Jasper said as he looked at me.
"Edward?" Esme said as she reached over and put her hand on my arm.
"We need to get her back Esme. I can't live without her, and they might be...." I said, fighting to get the words out. "They might be hurting her." I whispered.
Esme got out of her chair, walking over to hold me tightly. "We'll get her back." She said as she hugged me tightly.
"Alright, let's open it." Carlisle said as he ran his finger across the envelope.
He pulled a simple sheet of paper out of the envelope, smoothing it out on the table. He looked at me, waiting for my approval before he continued...I nodded and closed my eyes.
"Dear Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie and Edward." It began.
"I have taken something of yours, and if you want it back you have to play by my rules. I can guarantee that your precious Bella is still alive, and for now she is safe." Carlisle stopped and looked at me as I began to growl deeply, wanting to KILL whoever had her.
"Edward, please...we must stay calm for now." Carlisle said as he was about to keep reading.
"CALM!!!!!!!!" I screamed.
Jasper leaned forward sending me all the calming feelings he could offer, I turned and glared at him. "Not going to work Jazz." I said as I shook and turned back to look at Carlisle.
"If you want her back, you must play my game." Carlisle continued, ignoring my growls. "I will send another message...OH and I wouldn't bother having Alice look for her. She won't see anything, Bella is blindfolded and kept away from...us. She will find NOTHING if she keeps looking." Carlisle said as he looked at Alice, who's mouth had dropped open.
"I will send the next clue tomorrow. Don't worry, your precious Bella will be alive as long as you play along." Carlisle said as he dropped the letter as if it burnt him.
I stood up, not caring if the letter was done or not. I had to get away, had to go find her, had to save here...had to be with her no matter what.
I was almost to the door when I heard Carlisle say "Emmett." I turned, wondering what he was talking about when I felt Emmett's arms wrap around me. I tried to fight but at the same second, I felt something bite into my arm and everything went foggy.
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End of Chapter 3
I looked around, making sure that no one was watching me as I pulled the boards out of the way. Once pulled back, there was a small envelope sitting in the space..it's writing very over the top. It was addressed to me....with the rest of my family's names listed below.
I wanted to rip it open right there and start the hunt for Bella, but written on the envelope was this note:
"Do not open now, you must open at home. I have what you want, what you need...she cried for you.
Do not read until you are home...I will know."
My blood ran cold as ice, this person had Bella, he took her!! She had cried for me, and this person took her away...
I grabbed the envelope, afraid of what would happen if I didn't follow directions. I replaced the board in the floor before turning and walking down the stairs as slowly as I could, my expression blank.
"Nothing?" Charlie asked from the couch.
"No, nothing. I think I need to go be with my family, will you do me a favor Charlie?" I asked, knowing he had no reason to promise me anything.
"Yes?"
"If any thing changes, will you call me?" I begged.
"Yes Edward, now go be with your family." He said sadly.
I nodded as I turned and walked out the front door, the second I was secured in my car I called Alice.
"Alice, get everyone together. The.....monster who took her left me a note." I said as I accelerated to my car's limit...racing to get back to my family so that we could begin looking for Bella.
Chapter 4
I pulled into the driveway, throwing my car in park before it stopped...the sounds of the engine screeching echoed into the woods around. I was out of my car with the envelope in hand and running into the house before the sound ever stopped.
"You're going to ruin the engine..again." Rosalie said as she opened the door.
"Don't care, where is everyone?" I asked, panic in my voice.
"We are all waiting for you in the meeting room." She said as she started walking to the dining room.
I walked in and saw everyone sitting, waiting for me to arrive. Alice was sitting with her head in her hand, her face stressed as she looked for Bella's future.
"Anything Alice?" I asked as I ran my fingers on her back as I walked by.
"No...no changes." She said sadly as she opened her eyes and looked at me. Her face sunken and looking worse then I had ever seen her, this was taking it's toll on her.
I offered her my hand, which she took in her own, squeezing it softly. "We'll get her back." She said, her conviction not to be doubted.
"Edward." Esme said as she came over and hugged me fiercely.
"What did you find!?" Emmett asked.
I held up the envelope and dropped it onto the table, the sound reverberating around the room. Carlisle reached one hand out, grabbing the envelope off the table, pulling it close to him. He looked the entire thing over, as if it would tell him who wrote this or where they have Bella.
""Do not open now, you must open at home. I have what you want, what you need...she cried for you." Carlisle read, stopping there to look at me as my face crumbled...my horror and fear showing on my face.
"Do not read until you are home...I will know." He finished, looking around the room at all of us.
"How would they know?" Emmett asked.
"I don't know." I said into my hands.
"Well you should have opened it there then. I would have, I don't think I could have waited." He admitted.
"But if they had Rose and they sent you the same message, would you just risk taking that chance?" I asked as I looked up at him.
"Oh..no. Good point." He said as he reached over, grabbing Rosalie's hand.
"Should we open it?" Esme asked as she eyed the envelope.
"It's Edward's call." Carlisle said as he looked at me.
"No, it has all of our names on it." I said quietly.
"Just open it, we all want to know what it says." Rosalie said.
"I agree, let's see what it says." Jasper said as he looked at me.
"Edward?" Esme said as she reached over and put her hand on my arm.
"We need to get her back Esme. I can't live without her, and they might be...." I said, fighting to get the words out. "They might be hurting her." I whispered.
Esme got out of her chair, walking over to hold me tightly. "We'll get her back." She said as she hugged me tightly.
"Alright, let's open it." Carlisle said as he ran his finger across the envelope.
He pulled a simple sheet of paper out of the envelope, smoothing it out on the table. He looked at me, waiting for my approval before he continued...I nodded and closed my eyes.
"Dear Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie and Edward." It began.
"I have taken something of yours, and if you want it back you have to play by my rules. I can guarantee that your precious Bella is still alive, and for now she is safe." Carlisle stopped and looked at me as I began to growl deeply, wanting to KILL whoever had her.
"Edward, please...we must stay calm for now." Carlisle said as he was about to keep reading.
"CALM!!!!!!!!" I screamed.
Jasper leaned forward sending me all the calming feelings he could offer, I turned and glared at him. "Not going to work Jazz." I said as I shook and turned back to look at Carlisle.
"If you want her back, you must play my game." Carlisle continued, ignoring my growls. "I will send another message...OH and I wouldn't bother having Alice look for her. She won't see anything, Bella is blindfolded and kept away from...us. She will find NOTHING if she keeps looking." Carlisle said as he looked at Alice, who's mouth had dropped open.
"I will send the next clue tomorrow. Don't worry, your precious Bella will be alive as long as you play along." Carlisle said as he dropped the letter as if it burnt him.
I stood up, not caring if the letter was done or not. I had to get away, had to go find her, had to save here...had to be with her no matter what.
I was almost to the door when I heard Carlisle say "Emmett." I turned, wondering what he was talking about when I felt Emmett's arms wrap around me. I tried to fight but at the same second, I felt something bite into my arm and everything went foggy.