The Life of Emery Paige

The Ballet Studio

I was anxious to get to the airport and was glad we left by seven. I sat with Bella in the back of the dark car. Everyone was acting strange, Bella seemed more... anxious than normal, and Alice leaned against the door, her face toward Jasper but, behind her sunglasses, shooting glances in Bella's direction every few seconds. Bella finally said "Alice?" She was wary. "Yes?" Bella said "How does it work? The things that you see?" she stared out the side window, and her voice sounded bored. "Edward said it wasn't definite... that things change?" a fresh wave of serenity filled the car. Alice said "Yes, things change... Some things are more certain than others... like the weather. People are harder. I only see the course they're on while they're on it. Once they change their minds, make a new decision, no matter how small, the whole future shifts." Bella said, "So you couldn't see James in Phoenix until he decided to come here." Alice agreed "Yes," We got to the airport and I just wanted to run from the car, the atmosphere between Alice and Bella was like walking on thin ice. Luck was with me, or maybe it was just good odds. The boys' plane was landing in terminal four, the largest terminal, where most flights landed so it wasn't surprising that theirs was. But it was the terminal I needed: my favorite cafe was here. We parked on the fourth floor of the huge garage. Bella and I led the way, for once more knowledgeable about our surroundings than they were. We took the elevator down to level three, where the passengers unloaded. 

Alice and Jasper spent a long time looking at the departing flight board. I could hear them discussing the pros and cons of New York, Atlanta, and Chicago. Places I'd never seen but have always wanted to see. We sat in the long rows of chairs by the metal detectors, Jasper and Alice pretending to people-watch but really watching Bella. Every inch she shifted in her seat was followed by a quick glance out of the corner of their eyes. Bella pulled two unmarked envelopes out of her pocket and set one of them on top of Alice's black leather bag. She looked at her. Bella said "My letter," She nodded, tucking it under the top flap. The other she slid under my thigh, but her eyes said to leave it be so I ignored it. Several times Alice offered to go get breakfast with us. Bella kept saying not yet which was making me irritated because I was hungry. Jasper said "Alice, why don't you take Em, Bella can get some when she is hungry. I grinned and stood up tucking the envelope in my back pocket, we went to my favorite spot called the refuge. I ordered my food and an iced caramel macchiato. Once I had my food we went back to the other too and I sat contently eating my food and drinking my coffee. About thirty minutes later, the plane time changed, it was now ten minutes early. Bella said "I think I'll eat now," Alice stood. "I'll come with you." Bella said "Do you mind if Jasper comes instead? I'm feeling a little..." She didn't finish the sentence. Jasper stood up and followed Bella. 

After a moment something didn't feel right so I said "Uh me too." and caught up to her in the bathroom she turned the water on and whispered, "What are you doing?" I whispered, "You aren't going after a psychopath by yourself." she was growing irritated "You can't come, your pregnant Emery Paige." I battled back "Thank you, Isabella Marie, I'm well aware, but one loud call to Jasper and you aren't going either." I narrowed my eyes at her, challenging her. She backed down and sighed "Fine." she turned off the water and we rushed out the hidden door and into the elevator. A taxi took us to the house and once there she threw money in the seat and we got out. I said "Ready?" she said "Somehow I knew this would be necessary on this trip." she pulled my baseball bat from her bag making me grin. We entered our childhood home but it was empty, Bella dialed a number scribbled on the whiteboard, and James' voice rang through our speaker 

J- Hello Bella, that was very quick, I'm impressed. Did you get your sister?
E- She did.
J- Very good, now you know the ballet studio around the corner from your house?
B- Yes, we know how to get there.
J- Well then, I'll see you both very soon.

I hung up and we raced to the studio before we went in I gripped my bat tightly and she took out her pepper spray, I sent a quick text to Carlisle ~I'm sorry.~ -Emery. And we headed inside the dark studio. We stopped in the middle and Bella said "We're here." he came out of the shadows "You two really made it too easy. So to make things more entertaining, I'm going to make a little film of our time together. Borrowed this from your house. Hope you don't mind. And... action!" Bella flung her purse at him and ran for the door, he said "Excellent! An escape attempt. It'll break Edward's, little heart." He smelled her hair and touched her throat. Bella said, "Edward has nothing to do with this." James said "He will. His rage will make for a more interesting sport than his feeble attempt to protect you." she turned around and sprayed him then ran for the door again. I still hadn't moved yet, he leaped over her and threw her threw a mirrored column, I saw red as Bella said "Now you've done it." he ran toward me full speed, and right as he got to me my bat connected with his stomach making him groan in pain. He said, "Damn girl, that's one hell of a swing." I smirked "Yeah? How about this one?" and swung the bat again this time it connected with his head making him hit the ground. My anger seemed to amuse him because he sped over to Bella and stomped on her shin then said "Screw Edward, tell your sister how much it hurts, tell her to avenge you." Bella cried out in pain but still managed to say "Emery don't!" I swung my bat again and knocked him back but this time he fell into Edward who stared at me in shock. 

James said "You're alone... because you're faster than the others. But not stronger." Edward said "I'm strong enough to kill you." and shoved him back through a mirror, then he picked up Bella and jumped up toward the roof. James jumped after him and yanked them to the ground making Bella roll through the glass. I ran over as James bit her and swung my bat but he got smart and grabbed my wrist crushing it in his grasp, then threw me into a mirror and I slid down the wall as glass rained down around me. I was in a lot of pain but luckily my baby was kicking so for now she was ok. I held my injured wrist to my chest angled upward to elevate it and forced myself to my feet grabbing my bat again. He said, "Man you do not stay down do you." I said "Not a chance in hell." and swung my bat again, this time hitting him in the shoulder and making it crack but this time I didn't let up I just kept swinging it till his arm broke off, suddenly a hand covered mine and Carlisle said "Emery, easy now, let them handle it." he took the bat from me and said, "Let me see your hand." I said "No, help her first, she needs you more." he sighed but kneeled down next to her. I also dropped to her side as he said "Her femoral artery's been severed. She's losing too much blood." Bella screamed "It's on fire! My hand!" I said, "He bit her." Edward said "Venom," Carlisle said "You have to make a choice. Either let the change happen..." 

Edward yelled "No!" Alice said "It's going to happen. I've seen it." Edward said, "It doesn't have to be that way." Carlisle said "Alice, find me a tourniquet. A rag, a shirt." My shirt was already in tatters and I was wearing a sports bra so I pulled it off and handed it to her Bella screamed: "It's burning!" Edward said "What's the other choice? You said..." but no one was listening to him, Carlisle said "Tighter, above the knee..." Edward said "Carlisle." who finally said, "You can try to suck the venom out." Edward said, "I... won't be able to stop." Carlisle said "Find the will to stop. But choose, she only has minutes left." after looking down at her he finally took her hand "It's alright, Bella. I'll make it go away." he kissed her hand before biting down where James had. After a little bit Carlisle said "Stop. Her blood is clean, you're killing her." but he wasn't stopping Carlisle had laid my bat down to help Bella so before either he or Alice could stop me, one fluid movement I grabbed it and swung. The second it connected with his back he stopped and turned his black, and now angry eyes on me. Carlisle said, "Emery, you cannot hit him." I said, "He stopped didn't he." Alice was trying not to laugh, Carlisle said "We need to get her to the hospital and I need to check you out." I nodded and the others came over, Alice said "We have to get out of here before this whole place goes up." Edward picked my sister up and rushed her to the hospital, Alice, Jasper, and Emmett destroyed a hotel and then Alice, Jasper, and Emmett went home.