Storming Sky

GONE

GONE

I don't remember when I fell asleep.

I don't even remember where I fell asleep.

All I know is I woke up in my bed some time later, and Bella was already up and talking to Alice and Jasper.

Alice was drawing something on the table, and Bella corrected her.

"The phone goes there," she said. "That's my mother's house."

Alice quickly dialed a number, probably Edward, and Jasper moved closer to Bella. He was using his talent to calm her. He put his hand on her shoulder.

"Bella," Alice said urgently, "Bella, Edward is coming to get you. He and Emmett and Carlisle are going to take you somewhere, to hide for a little while."

"Edward is coming?" Bella said excitedly.

"Where am I going? What's everyone else doing?" I asked, a little selfishly.

"You're going to go with Edward, Emmett, and Carlisle to the airport and then fly to Denali," Alice admitted. "The girls are going to be so excited to see you. You'll be safe there. Jasper and I will stay here until the tracker is gone. Rosalie and Esme will remain in Forks."

"I can't win, Alice," Bella said, defeated after hearing this plan. "You can't guard everyone I love forever! Don't you see what he's doing? He'll find someone. He'll hurt someone I love...Alice, I can't-"

"We'll catch him, Bella," Alice assured her.

"And what if you get hurt? Or – God forbid – Danielle? Do you think that's okay with me? Do you think it's only my human family he can hurt me with?" Bella was freaking out. Alice looked at Jasper and Bella started to get lethargic.

"I don't want to go to sleep!" She yelled, and went back into our room, slamming the door.

"Good morning," I said to Alice and Jasper, who both looked defeated. They didn't like being split up from the family any more than Bella like us all being split up.

"Good morning, are you hungry?" Alice asked. I shook my head.

"I'm really not, but I'll cut up an apple to get some sugars in." I told her. She nodded in thanks.

"Bella's falling apart, isn't she?" I asked Jasper. He nodded.

"She's been holding it all in for so long..." He said.

"She has a right to be worried," I said. "I don't like everyone being so spread thin either. We have so many friends and family there. I can see why she's worried."

"We will catch him," Jasper said. "I promise."

A few hours later the phone rang. Alice answered and then whispered something to Jasper. He went downstairs. My only guess would be that we were getting ready to leave. Alice was talking much too fast for me to understand.

Bella finally came out of her room after a few moments, an ashamed look on her face. "It's okay," I told her. "I have plenty of mental breakdowns. They're used to it," I smiled. It didn't help much.

Alice hung up the phone and turned to us. "They're just boarding their plane. They'll land at 9:45."

"Where's Jasper?" Bella asked. This was the first time Jasper had left the room since we got here.

"He's checking out," Alice answered, casually.

"You're not staying here?" Bella asked.

"No, we're relocating closer to your mother's house," she said. Makes sense.