The Boy in Forks

Thirteen

"Hey mom, it's me again. Um, you must have let your phone die or something. I'm not in Forks, but everything's okay, and I'll explain later." Bella said. She had been calling her mom nonstop for the past 20 minutes which was starting to get on Liam's nerves. What could she explain to her mom? That they were on the run from a killer vampire?

Liam's head rested against the window on the door as he stared at the passing scenery. What a mess they were in. 

The car drove down the long roads of some desert area before they finally reached a nice looking hotel. Alice pulled the car into the carport (??) in front of the hotel. Rosalie got out of the car and went to the front desk to check in while Bella grabbed her bag. Liam didn't bring anything, hoping they would only be there for less than a day. 

Liam glanced around the hotel room. He probably would have more time to admire it if he wasn't worried about his life. Alice and Rosalie sat down on the couch while Bella sat on the ottoman nearby. 

Alice gasped from her spot on the couch and her eyes went out of focus. 

"What is it?" Rosalie asked. "What's happening?"

"The tracker. He just changed course." 

Liam worriedly glanced at Rosalie, who was already looking at him. Bella gasped from her seat. 

"Where is it taking him, Alice?" Rosalie asked as she grabbed a piece of paper. 

"Mirrors. A room full of mirrors." Alice grabbed the piece of paper from Rosalie's hand and started to sketch what she was seeing. Bella stood up from her seat and walked over to the three. 

"Edward said the visions weren't always certain." Bella said. 

"She sees the course people are on while they're on it." Rosalie explains. "If they change their minds, the vision changes."

"Okay, so the course the tracker's on right now is going to lead him to the ballet studio?" Bella asks. 

Liam glanced down at the scribble of a drawing. It didn't look familiar to him but he obviously didn't grow up in Arizona so it would make sense as to why he didn't recognize it. 

Rosalie and Alice both look up at Bella. 

"You've been here?" Alice asks. 

"I took lessons as a kid." Bella said. "I was pretty good, too."

Liam rolled his eyes at the unnecessary fact. 

"The school I went to had an arch just like that," Bella continued. 

"Was your school here in Phoenix?" Rosalie asked. 

Bella nodded her head and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. 

Liam's phone started vibrating in his hands. He glanced down and saw Edward calling him. He answered the phone and walked into the bedroom, Bella trailing along behind him.

"Eddie, are you okay?"

"We lost the tracker," Edward sighed. "The woman's still in the area."

"Are you on your way here?"

"Yes. Carlisle, Emmett, Jasper, and I are in the jeep, heading to Phoenix. Esme is staying in Forks to keep watch. We're coming to get you and then we can go somewhere alone. The others will keep hunting." Edward said. "We'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe, Li"

"I love you" Liam said. He could hear Emmett, Jasper, and Carlisle all speak into the phone before Edward reluctantly hung up.

Liam sat on the bed while Bella paced in front of him. Rosalie and Alice went down to the front lobby to check out.