The Flower and Major

Part 12

I sat on the floor in front of the coffee table eating some fruit. Maggie and Alice had brought us to a hotel in Arizona. All the curtains were drawn, Bella sat picking at her food beside me with her head on my shoulder, Alice and Maggie were sat on the sofa staring blankly at the TV playing the news. I sighed while pushing the bowl of fruit away from me. I couldn't eat anymore.

I glance over at Alice as she was sucked into a vision. I hand Maggie my sketchbook along with a pencil. She pressed the pencil into her Mate's hand putting the sketchbook under her hands on the table. Alice started to draw at hyper speed.

"What do you see?" Maggie asked gently. 

"He's figured it out, changed course." Alice says far away. "He's in a room full of mirrors." 

"Edward said her visions aren't always certain." Bella says going to see what Alice was drawing. 

"Unlike Lily's visions, Alice's aren't set in stone. She sees things that could happen." Maggie explained. 

I get up to see what she's drawing and my eyes widen as I glanced at Bella who was eyeing the picture.

"So he's going to a ballet studio?" Bella questioned.

"You've been here before?" Alice asked her.

"Yeah, well probably not there." Bella shrugged. "Lily and I's ballet studio had an arch just like that."

She traced the arch on the drawing. I had a shiver run down my spine. 

"Do either of you have a reason to go here?" Maggie asked.

"No." I shook my head. "I loved ballet but Bella didn't so we quit."

"I hated that damned place." Bella says.

Both of our cells rang at the same time causing us to both jump going to our phones. It was Jasper calling me so I quickly answered.

"Jazz." I say in relief.

"Suga'." Jasper says. "I've missed your voice, James figured it out. Edward's going to come get Bella and take her South while I'm going to come get you and take you East." 

"Okay, Jazz." I whispered. "What about Dad?" 

"Esme and Rose are looking over his house." Jasper says. "Be careful, Suga'. I'll see you soon." 

"I Love you." I whispered.

"I Love you too, Suga." He says gently before we hung up. 

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I was packing my bag along with Bella as Alice and Maggie were downstairs checking us out. My eyes snap up as Bella's phone rang. Bella frowned, showing me who was calling. It was our home phone. I had a bad feeling about this. 

"Hello?" She asked putting the phone on speaker. 

"Bella?" Mom's voice cried out. "Bella, where are you?"

"Mom, I'm okay, don't worry about me." Bella says. 

There was movement on the other side of the phone as if Mom had dropped the phone before a voice filled the room sending shivers down my core. 

"You know, Forks High School don't really keep their records very secure." James says. "It was too easy for Victoria to find you previous address. I was prepared to wait for you but then your Mother came home after receiving a very worried call from your Father and it all worked out quite well." 

"Don't touch her!" Bella shouted as I stood there frozen in shock. 

"You can still save her." James says tauntingly. "But you're gonna have to get away from your friends and bring your Sister. Can you handle that?"

"Where should we meet you?" I spoke up finally voice strong.

"She speaks." He says. "How about your old ballet studio? Come with only your sister or poor Mommy will pay for your mistake." 

The line went dead as Bella and I quickly rushed out of the room leaving my phone and our bags abandoned. We rushed down to the lobby and peeked over at the desk seeing Alice and Maggie distracted. Grabbing Bella's hand I pulled her through the doors of the hotel and into an empty cab.

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The cab stopped outside of the ballet studio and Bella threw money at him before climbing out of the car. We rushed across the parking lot into the studio. Our hands clenched our pepper spray.

"Bella! Bella!" Mom's voice filled the dark room. 

"Mom!" Bella cried as we rushed to the sound of her voice.

I threw my hand up making the door burst open with a loud bang. In the room was a TV playing a home video of when Bella was hiding in this exact closet.

"There you are." A younger Mom says. "You had Lily and I worried. What are you doing in here?"

"I suck, Mom." Bella says.

"You do not suck!" Mom chided. 

"Yes I do." Young Bella says. "Lily's the one that doesn't suck!" 

"You were so stubborn." A voice says behind us. 

I quickly turned around to see James smirking at us. He held a camera in his hand. I threw my hands out causing him to fly back. He growled as I quickly grabbed Bella's hand as he started to advance toward us. She sprayed pepper spray in his eyes and the camera. James growled as we ran toward the door. I let out a scream when the back of my shirt was grabbed. I flew across the room hitting my head before everything went black. 

I opened my eyes as I felt like I was stabbed in the shoulder by thousands of knives. My eyes widen as James was pulled off of me. I laid there with the feeling of lava coursing through my veins. I turned my head hearing grunts beside me. Bella laid there jerking. I reached over meekly grabbing her hand.

My face was moved to look straight up. Jasper knelt over me with a worried look over his feature. 

"It burns." I cried. "It burns." 

"Carlisle, what do we do?" Edward asked in pain.

"You can either suck the venom out or let them turn." Carlisle says.

"I'm so sorry Suga." Jasper says before I let out an ear piercing wail and once again everything went black.

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I woke up with a groan. I turned my head to see Jasper fake sleeping in a chair. Dad quickly rushed over to my side stroking my hair. 

"Daddy?" I whispered confused. "What happened?"

"You went with Carlisle and Edward to convince Bella to come back." Dad says. "As you and her were walking down the stairs in a hotel Bella tripped bringing you down with her. You fell down a flight of stairs and out a window." 

"Sounds like us." I groaned. "Is she okay?"

"Yeah, your Mother's with her." He says.

"Can you go get her?" I asked. "Mom, I mean." 

"Of course baby." Dad says.

As soon as Dad left the room Jasper was at my side stroking my hair. I sighed, placing my hand on his cheek. 

"I couldn't let you turn." Jasper says. "Not without properly saying goodbye to your parents." 

"I Love you." I whispered.

"I Love you." He pressed a sweet kiss to my temple.  

"Baby." Mom cried rushing into the room. "I can't believe you cut your hair! Now you look ugly!"

"MOM!" I cried. "Seriously?!" 

"With all do respect, Ma'am." Jasper says not looking from me. "I think she looks beautiful. Plus it's her body her choice."