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Previously on On The Run:Bruce set me down on one of the springy couches and in a flash he was gone again. Before I could even lie down properly, he was back and threw an old, torn, dusty blanket over me, but I didn't complain.
"I'll go in to town later tonight to get you something to eat." He said quietly. "But for now, get some rest kid, you had a rough day."
"Thanks Tinker Bell," I mumbled and fell asleep before you could even say sparkly vampire.
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Lucia's POV:
It has been almost four weeks since Alexis has gone missing. I was losing my mind with worry, so was the others.
Mom and Dad have been distant, not just with me but with each other too. Mom locked herself in her room; she refused to come out and wouldn't stop crying. Dad just usually sat in the study or living room and just stared off into space. They haven't even tried looking for her; they just sit there feeling sorry for themselves.
I couldn't help but get the feeling they were hiding something from me, but not just them, the pack too. They all looked so guilty and were very careful to keep their thoughts hidden from me whenever we were on patrol.
Jacob has been distant too, Paul was another story though; he was a part of the search for about a week, like the others, before he lost hope and just gave up. He's become cold and withdrawn. Jared even found him past out drunk on the bathroom floor once.
Everyone has been affected by Alexis' disappearance, but yet I was the only one who hadn't stopped looking for her. I was out in the woods day and night trying to find any sign of her. And when I wasn't in the woods I was searching around all of La Push, Forks and Seattle, refusing to eat and sleep while she was out there probably lost and scared.. finally Sam had to command me to stop and had no choice but to obey.
I was currently lying on my bed, looking up at the bare ceiling, just listening to the loud music blaring through my headphones. Saphira was lying next to me, still weeping over her lost friend. Turbo had passed away a few days ago. He would just lie there on Alexis' bed, refusing to leave. He wouldn't even lift his head at the mention of food or squirrels. Jacob had helped me bury him in the back yard. I hated to think what my sister's reaction would be if she knew. She loved that dog more than she loved herself, maybe even more than food.
She was twelve years old when she walked into the living room of our old house, covered in mud and bruises. Both her elbows and knees were badly scraped up, mom almost had a heart attack at the sight, but Alexis just stared up at her with a wide grin and held out a puppy in her arms. She saw him in the middle of the road looking scared and lost. That's when a eighteen-wheeler sped down the street, oblivious to the little pup. Without a second thought she ran to the dog, grabbed him and jumped out of the way just in time.
I chuckled at the memory and wiped away a few stray tears making their way down my cheeks. Letting out a sigh, I stood up and made my way to the open window, feeling the cold night air against my skin.
I couldn't help but let out another sigh as I looked out into the woods, dreading what was going to happen the following day. We've been preparing for it for months now and I had been eager to rip a few leech heads off just like the rest of the pack, but after everything that has happened...I just couldn't help but fear that we were going to lose someone else and I don't think any of us handle something like that.
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I let out a terrifying growl as I started ripping apart a vamp the big Cullen had thrown my way. It felt good taking my anger out on something.
The large clearing was filled with howling, growling, hissing and the sound of the new borns getting ripped apart. It has been half an hour since the fight started, and there haven't been any casualties on our side yet and it just seemed to make us more confident.
A painful howl ripped through the air. I turned just in time to see the big Cullen ripping off new borns from Paul. To my left Sam was helping the pixie-like Cullen. From behind me, Jacob burst through the woods, ripping off a bloodsucker's head in the process. Everyone was all over the place, Cullens and Quileutes, putting aside their differences and working together. I swear this was like something out of a sappy, cliché teen novel or something.
Snapping back to reality, I ran over to Leah and helped her deal with the vamps surrounding her. It went on for about another fifteen minutes, give or take, but for us it felt like a lifetime. Finally it was over. No one got hurt and no one died, well, no one we cared about anyway.
The fight was over sooner than I thought it would be. Still in our wolf forms, we proceeded to helping the Cullens gather up all the dead vamps along with their severed limbs and threw it all in a large pile before Jasper set the remains on fire. It was satisfying to watch, really.
"How long?" The mind reader, or Edward, asked as he entered the clearing with Bella close by his side.
"A few minutes, maybe more." The pixie answered, making the pack and myself really confused. What are they talking about?
"The pack needs to leave," Carlisle added. "The Volturi won't honour a truce with the wolves."
"Volturi?" I finally asked.
"Yeah, they're some kind of vampire police or something." Jacob explained as memories of him talking with Bella about it played through his mind.
"Well, what do they have to do with...?" Jared's question was cut short as a left over new born ran into the clearing. Before any of us could react, Leah charged him without thinking.
"Leah, don't!" Edward yelled, but it was no use. The vamp's arms locked around her neck, making her attempts at escaping weak. Jacob, being the closest, ran to her aid and ripped him away from her, sending them both rolling across the ground.
Somehow the vamp got his arms around Jacob's body, crushing him. You could hear his bones breaking with sickening cracks from far away. He was thrown to the ground, Paul and Sam immediately took the opportunity to attack, ripping it apart.
"Jacob!" I cried out, changing back into my human form and quickly pulled on my clothes, not caring at that moment if anybody had caught a glimpse of me naked. I kneeled by Jacob's side as he twisted and cried out in agonizing pain.
"Jake, just hold on," I begged, tears rushing down my face. "Carlisle is going to take care of you. You will, right?" I asked looking up at Carlisle as he kneeled down on the other side of Jacob.
"Of course," He assured me. "The bones on the right side of his body are completely shattered..."
"Lucia," Jacob chocked out through clenched teeth.
"Hey, it's okay, I'm right here." I reassured, grabbing a hold of his good hand.
""Jacob, you idiot," Leah seethed. "I had it!"
"Leah," Sam warned, his voice dangerously low, and knelt down next to me.
"I need to set the bones before his accelerated healing kicks in." Carlisle continued as he examined Jacob. He let out a heavy sigh. "It's already starting."
"We need to get him out of here." Edward stepped up, holding Bella close. "We're not going to win a fight with the Volturi."
"We should take him back to Billy's," Sam suggested and motioned for the pack to help him.
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Carlisle promised and laid a cold hand on my shoulder before moving to join his wife that was talking to a young girl they had decided to keep alive.
I wiped away more tears as the boys each took hold of Jacob and hoisted him up; they clearly had a lot of worry for their brother as well. Leah and I followed behind as they carried him into the woods.
"Luc, you and Leah run ahead and warn Billy," Sam ordered. Reluctantly I nodded and burst into my wolf form. Leah and I took off and ran as fast as we could. I didn't want to leave him, but I knew I would be no help just trailing after them the whole time.
I couldn't shake off this feeling that the worst was yet to come....
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I cringed for about the tenth time tonight as Jacob's agonizing scream sounded from in the house. Carlisle has to re-break his bones in order for them to set right. It has been going on for a while now.
Sam was in the house with Carlisle, the rest of the pack was all spread out in the yard, Sue Clearwater was comforting Billy who was extremely close to crying and my dad was here with me, letting me cry in his arms as he held me tight. Bella was here too, standing awkwardly by her truck.
"Why did he have to bud in?" Leah asked angrily as Jacob let out another scream. "I could've taken that tick!"
"Oh for the love of God, just shut up, Leah!" I snapped before I could stop myself. She just wasn't helping anyone right now.
She looked a bit taken a back before she recovered, however, before she could reply a car screeched to a halt and Emily jumped out with a panicked look on her features.
"John!" She yelled out as soon as she laid eyes on my dad. "I just got a call from Lorraine. She said there was someone in the house, but I couldn't get any more out of her. She screamed before the line went dead..."
I didn't even think twice before taking off again, ignoring my dad's calls. This couldn't wait; first Alexis, then Jacob and now my mom. How could things possibly get worse for us?
Soon enough Paul and Jared's thoughts invaded mine as they ran after me, but all I could focus now was saving my mom. I knew Bruce was going to make his move when we least expected it, but I'm not going to let him win this, if he as so much laid a finger on my mom, I'm going to rip the bastard apart.
As soon as I reached the house, a strong burning smell filled my nose. There was no denying it. He was still here and if I was lucky he won't be leaving either.
Changing back to human, Paul, Jared and I ran up the porch steps and burst through the door. The vampire stench growing stronger, but I started feeling more panicked as I realized there was a strong smell of blood too. The house was quiet, too quiet...
Ignoring my mom's rule of no running in the house, the three of us sprinted toward the source of the smell. We burst into the living room, ready for a fight, but the sight in front of us made us stop dead in our tracks. It felt like the wind was knocked out of me, an icy chill running down my spine.
"Alexis?" Paul's managed to choke out, his voice sounded just like his heart: broken.
At the mention of her name, my sister looked up from my mother's lifeless body in her arms, her red eyes boring into mine as blood dripped down from her mouth.