-1Edward's POV

"Burn down the castle? Are you insane?"

"No. I've seen it Edward. It will work. All we have to do is sneak you out of the castle, set fire to it and your father will think you're still trapped inside. And what's great is the fact that the smoke and sulphur will overpower your scent"

"I still think you're insane"

"I don't" said Bella "I think it will work" I stared at her incredulously.

"You. Are. Insane"

"What choice do we have Edward? Admit defeat and die? Or try and escape and maybe live?"

"Fine. When do we start?"

"Tonight. Here's the spare key to your cell. When you smell burning, you need to get out. You know about the secret passage?"

"Yes but it's blocked up. Emmett caused a cave in last time"

"No. I unblocked it to get back in here. So when you smell burning, get out the passage. Everyone else will burn to death"

"What?" said Bella.

"Oh. Yeah. Well, Emmett and Jasper are coming to join me and Rose tonight so they'll be safe. When they've left, I'm going to set fire to the building. The doors are designed to keep vampires out, or in this case, in. so when they're locked, all the vampires will be trapped. You guys can escape and it'll be fine"

"That's murder" said Bella.

"Bella, it's them or us. I think we have to"

"okay" she took my hand "as long as I'm with you"

"Great!" said Alice. How could she be so perky? She tossed me the keys "Remember the plan. I'll see you soon" she left, as quickly and quietly as she had entered.

"Do you think we can do it?" Bella asked.

"We should do. Get out of here, find the passage under the castle. It'll bring us up right outside. Me, Emmett and Jasper were the only people who knew about it"

"Apparently not"

"Well, Alice knows. But no one else. And if they do, they'll think it's blocked up"

"So we get out. Tonight. And then we'll be together"

"Forever. I promise"

Later. Bella's POV

I smelt the smoke first. I nudged Edward and nodded at the door.
"It's time" he said "We have to be careful. If anyone sees us, we're dead"
"I know" he led me up the stairs, unlocked the door and we were out. We were free. Well as free as it's possible to be in a burning castle full of vampires. He took me down a corridor to a small room and locked the door behind us.
"It's down here" he indicated a small patch in the wall. I noticed that the bricks didn't seem to fit properly and they were a slightly different shade of grey. Tiny differences. Edward pulled out the loose bricks and I could see a small narrow tunnel.
"No wonder Emmett caused a cave in. this thing is tiny" I muttered.

"just go. You go first" he told me. I slid into the tunnel.

"It gets wider" he told me. I crawled through the narrow gaps until it widened out. I could feel Edward behind me. There was no light but I could see clearly with my vampire vision.
"How far?" I asked.

"A little further" as we crawled I heard noise from above us. Screams. The vampires were dying.
"Quick Bella! The floors are made of wood. If they burn, we'll die" he warned. I crawled as fast as I could until I came to a barrier. I pushed. It didn't move.

"It's a dead end" I called back.

"What? It can't be!" had Alice led us to our deaths? Why?

Edward tried to squeeze past me but failed.

"Push again Bella" he said. I tried but nothing moved. I slammed on all the walls of the tiny tunnel. Nothing budged. I hit the ceiling in frustration. It moved.

"Oh god! There's a hole in the ceiling"
"Use it. We won't suffocate but we'll definitely die if the fire catches us"

"but what if we're still inside the building?"

"Then we find another way out. I'd rather be in a wide area then in a narrow gap" I pushed the roof. It crumbled in on us. I climbed out of the tiny hole, and collapsed onto the ground. Edward climbed out next to me. I pointed at the sky.
"Stars Edward. We made it"

"Yes love. We made it. We're safe"

A/N: that's all folks.