Ok ummm I'm not really sure where this story is going right now....lots of little ideas. Let's see where this goes, shall we?
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End of Chapter 14
"Japser, please go tell Emmett and Rosalie to pack their things. We are leaving again, Alice can you find out anything about ships that are leaving tonight.?" Carlisle said as he stood up, his phone in his hand as he called around.
I knew I should be helping them, but all I could do was sit and stare at the bracelet in my hand. I thought about putting in on my wrist, but it was too small. "Alice." I called.
She closed her phone and walked over, hand open. "I will make sure it's safe until it's back on her wrist." She said as she slipped the bracelet onto her wrist.
"Thank you." I said as I stood up, walking over to Carlisle. "Anything?"
"There's a ship heading for Australia in 3 hours, it seems someone just bought boarding passes for the Bauer family." He said as he raised one eyebrow.
"Australia?" Emmett asked, his thoughts about boxing kangaroo's.
I shook my head as I walked out of the door, heading to my room to get my clothes before we left for the docks.
Chapter 16
I went to my room, sliding the key into the door as I turned the handle. My mind was so full of thoughts about Bella and who would have taken her and why would they send her bracelet, that I didn't notice the single rose sitting next to the television until I turned with my luggage to leave.
I walked over, grabbing the rose and turning to its side, waiting for something to drop out of it...but nothing did. There was a note on the stand that was addressed to me.
"Your Bella cries herself to sleep
The sound is infuriating.
If I were you, I would hurry."
I took 3 steps back, sitting on the edge of the bed gripping the card so hard that it was beginning to rip. Alice knocked on the door, her thoughts about the card in my fingers.
I got up and walked to the door, pulling it open as I looked down at her.
"How did they get in?" She asked as she walked over and examined the rose, pulling the petals off and throwing them in the garbage.
"I don't know." I said as I walked back and sat on the bed.
She came over and gently pulled my fingers back so that she could take the card out of my hand. She raised up and read the note out loud, I was about to wonder why when I heard everyone else moving down the hallway to hear what she was saying.
"We need to hurry." Esme said as she walked over and put her hand on my shoulder.
"Let's go." Emmett said, his thoughts about how he was going to hurt whoever had Bella.
"Me first Emmett." I said as I looked up at him through my eyelashes.
"But I can help....right?" He wondered.
"Of course." I said as I stood up and walked towards him, stopping to slap him on the back. "I wouldn't dream of fighting without you."
"Fighting?" Rosalie said.
"He promised Alice not to go alone and fight, I'm just securing my place." Emmett said as he smiled down at her.
"Men." She said as she stormed out of the room, grabbing her luggage as she went to press the button for the elevator.
All of us laughed at her as we grabbed the rest of the luggage, I turned back to make sure that there wasn't anything else left in the room while I was gone.
"Edward, it's here." Jasper said softly.
I made sure there was nothing left and hurried to catch the doors before they closed. When we got to the lobby we found that Carlisle had called ahead and had 2 cars waiting to take us to the docks.
Once we arrived we found a small liner waiting, we all went and checked in and were given our room keys. It seemed that I got to share a room with Jasper and Emmett for some reason...the girls were together and Esme and Carlisle had their own rooms.
When we got settled, we went and met on the deck. We were all looking out into the waters, everyone but Rosalie thinking about where Bella could be. Rosalie was still upset that I had agreed to let Emmett fight along with me.
We were all lost in our thoughts when someone cleared their throat behind us. We all turned and saw the Captain standing there, holding another small package.
"I was advised to wait until we were at sea to give you this." He said as he held out the package. Alice, who was the closest took it in her hands and held it against her chest.
"Who gave you this?" Carlisle asked.
"A courier was sent with it, he said that someone had him pick it up from a store." The captain said, his mind wondering why someone would send us a package before we had bought passage aboard the ship.
"Interesting," Carlisle said as he smiled at the captain. "Thank you."
"You're most welcome, enjoy the night." He said as he turned and walked away.
"Open it." Emmett said, excited to see what could be inside.
"Maybe we should go inside." Esme said as she turned to look at the water as a family walked onto the deck.
"Yes, let's meet in the boy's room." Carlisle said as he turned to start walking back to the rooms.
We all sat/stood cramped into the tiny room, but all of us knew that we couldn't open this anywhere where we could be overheard.
"Alice, go ahead please." I said as everyone watched me.
She ran a finger along the small box, cutting any tape that held it closed. She took a deep breath before she opened it, peering inside as she looked for the next clue.
"Oh." She said as she pulled a small glass swan out of the box.
"A swan." Jasper said as he watched me.
"Bella." I said as I hung my head.
"Is there a note, Alice?" Esme asked.
"Ummmm." She said as she pulled the tissue paper out of the box. "No." She sounded disappointed.
"A swan?" Emmett asked, his mind confused about why everyone else understood and he didn't.
"Her last name, Emmett." I said as I looked up at him.
"What?"
"Bella's last name is Swan, Emmett." Rosalie said as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh." He said as it finally began to make sense.
"The bottom of the box." Jasper said as Alice went to set the box on the floor.
Alice turned the box over and sure enough there was a note written in very small writing.
"I have your Swan
So here is another.
Your next clue awaits
in the corals of the deep."
"What?" Emmett asked.
"Australia....coral." Esme said.
"The Great Barrier Reef." Alice said as she smiled.
"Queensland." Carlisle said.
"I'm getting sick of this game." Emmett said softly.
"Me too Emmett, me too." I said as the swan finally made it's way into my hands. The glass just as breakable as Bella was, I held it close to my chest, wondering where she was...what she was doing.
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End of Chapter 14
"Japser, please go tell Emmett and Rosalie to pack their things. We are leaving again, Alice can you find out anything about ships that are leaving tonight.?" Carlisle said as he stood up, his phone in his hand as he called around.
I knew I should be helping them, but all I could do was sit and stare at the bracelet in my hand. I thought about putting in on my wrist, but it was too small. "Alice." I called.
She closed her phone and walked over, hand open. "I will make sure it's safe until it's back on her wrist." She said as she slipped the bracelet onto her wrist.
"Thank you." I said as I stood up, walking over to Carlisle. "Anything?"
"There's a ship heading for Australia in 3 hours, it seems someone just bought boarding passes for the Bauer family." He said as he raised one eyebrow.
"Australia?" Emmett asked, his thoughts about boxing kangaroo's.
I shook my head as I walked out of the door, heading to my room to get my clothes before we left for the docks.
Chapter 16
I went to my room, sliding the key into the door as I turned the handle. My mind was so full of thoughts about Bella and who would have taken her and why would they send her bracelet, that I didn't notice the single rose sitting next to the television until I turned with my luggage to leave.
I walked over, grabbing the rose and turning to its side, waiting for something to drop out of it...but nothing did. There was a note on the stand that was addressed to me.
"Your Bella cries herself to sleep
The sound is infuriating.
If I were you, I would hurry."
I took 3 steps back, sitting on the edge of the bed gripping the card so hard that it was beginning to rip. Alice knocked on the door, her thoughts about the card in my fingers.
I got up and walked to the door, pulling it open as I looked down at her.
"How did they get in?" She asked as she walked over and examined the rose, pulling the petals off and throwing them in the garbage.
"I don't know." I said as I walked back and sat on the bed.
She came over and gently pulled my fingers back so that she could take the card out of my hand. She raised up and read the note out loud, I was about to wonder why when I heard everyone else moving down the hallway to hear what she was saying.
"We need to hurry." Esme said as she walked over and put her hand on my shoulder.
"Let's go." Emmett said, his thoughts about how he was going to hurt whoever had Bella.
"Me first Emmett." I said as I looked up at him through my eyelashes.
"But I can help....right?" He wondered.
"Of course." I said as I stood up and walked towards him, stopping to slap him on the back. "I wouldn't dream of fighting without you."
"Fighting?" Rosalie said.
"He promised Alice not to go alone and fight, I'm just securing my place." Emmett said as he smiled down at her.
"Men." She said as she stormed out of the room, grabbing her luggage as she went to press the button for the elevator.
All of us laughed at her as we grabbed the rest of the luggage, I turned back to make sure that there wasn't anything else left in the room while I was gone.
"Edward, it's here." Jasper said softly.
I made sure there was nothing left and hurried to catch the doors before they closed. When we got to the lobby we found that Carlisle had called ahead and had 2 cars waiting to take us to the docks.
Once we arrived we found a small liner waiting, we all went and checked in and were given our room keys. It seemed that I got to share a room with Jasper and Emmett for some reason...the girls were together and Esme and Carlisle had their own rooms.
When we got settled, we went and met on the deck. We were all looking out into the waters, everyone but Rosalie thinking about where Bella could be. Rosalie was still upset that I had agreed to let Emmett fight along with me.
We were all lost in our thoughts when someone cleared their throat behind us. We all turned and saw the Captain standing there, holding another small package.
"I was advised to wait until we were at sea to give you this." He said as he held out the package. Alice, who was the closest took it in her hands and held it against her chest.
"Who gave you this?" Carlisle asked.
"A courier was sent with it, he said that someone had him pick it up from a store." The captain said, his mind wondering why someone would send us a package before we had bought passage aboard the ship.
"Interesting," Carlisle said as he smiled at the captain. "Thank you."
"You're most welcome, enjoy the night." He said as he turned and walked away.
"Open it." Emmett said, excited to see what could be inside.
"Maybe we should go inside." Esme said as she turned to look at the water as a family walked onto the deck.
"Yes, let's meet in the boy's room." Carlisle said as he turned to start walking back to the rooms.
We all sat/stood cramped into the tiny room, but all of us knew that we couldn't open this anywhere where we could be overheard.
"Alice, go ahead please." I said as everyone watched me.
She ran a finger along the small box, cutting any tape that held it closed. She took a deep breath before she opened it, peering inside as she looked for the next clue.
"Oh." She said as she pulled a small glass swan out of the box.
"A swan." Jasper said as he watched me.
"Bella." I said as I hung my head.
"Is there a note, Alice?" Esme asked.
"Ummmm." She said as she pulled the tissue paper out of the box. "No." She sounded disappointed.
"A swan?" Emmett asked, his mind confused about why everyone else understood and he didn't.
"Her last name, Emmett." I said as I looked up at him.
"What?"
"Bella's last name is Swan, Emmett." Rosalie said as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh." He said as it finally began to make sense.
"The bottom of the box." Jasper said as Alice went to set the box on the floor.
Alice turned the box over and sure enough there was a note written in very small writing.
"I have your Swan
So here is another.
Your next clue awaits
in the corals of the deep."
"What?" Emmett asked.
"Australia....coral." Esme said.
"The Great Barrier Reef." Alice said as she smiled.
"Queensland." Carlisle said.
"I'm getting sick of this game." Emmett said softly.
"Me too Emmett, me too." I said as the swan finally made it's way into my hands. The glass just as breakable as Bella was, I held it close to my chest, wondering where she was...what she was doing.