Well, I'm back. I know I have a ton of stories left completely unfinished and so obviously uploading a new beginning of another shouldn't be my first priority. However, that's exactly what I have made it. For my faithful readers, I am sure you remember my ranting over my completely idiotic computer. Well...it crashed and with it my documents were lost. Thankfully, my favorite Uncle happens to be working on getting them back for me; did I mention he was my favorite? XD

Currently I'm stuck on my older '98 which seems set on freezing every five minutes just to make me miserable. While going through my older documents though, I discovered this lone story and after reading through it I decided that I could at least upload this much for you all. I don't want to continue writing the other stories because I have already written them up to their final chapters on my old database and the thought of having to completly rewrite them is utterly heart-breaking.

So I'm hoping that you can all just hang in there and enjoy this story in the meantime. Summary: We all know that Bella's luck couldn't possibly alter so completely that nothing bad would ever happen in her life after the Volturi left Forks in Breaking Dawn. -At least, that's what I believe. So what would happen to our favorite couple when the Volturi make a return visit and are set on taking away the heart of the Cullen family? With their strong ties and family bonds, we can only expect the worse. But of course, they would fight to get this person back until their dying days as long as it meant they could finally be happy again. So who have the Volturi come to claim and what will come from their unexpected addition to their guard; nothing good, of course! Yes, I'm fully aware that I still suck at summaries, but if you've come this far, it wouldn't kill you to read on. Trust me, it's truly better than I've made it sound. Alice:

The conditions outside was ideal. Wind blew lightly and water splayed from the grey clouds above. There would be no sun today and hiding indoors wouldn't have to be a possibility for us. Darkened clouds were just beginning to blow in, signaling the calm before the storm and I knew my vision was soon to come spot on. I drew myself back to the present, disregarding my own plans for the day that I was sure to make.

I glanced around the room quickly, peering at all the clothing I had lying around, trying to find something better suited for Bella's stature. I intended on helping her to prepare an exceptional evening with Edward, but her clothing seemed to be the hardest part to mull over. I already knew Edward would insist that she looked superior in anything but there had to be something that he would rather…something dark blue, perhaps?

A knock on the door pulled me from my contemplation and I shook my head, resigned. Bella would just have to settle on something for herself, I knew she wouldn't agree with anything I picked in spite of of my hopes.

"Come in, Bella." As I said this, the door crept open and Bella slid through. Her eyes instantaneously doubled over in size as she took in the room and her expression was almost comical-almost, because this was still a grave decision to be made. How she ever survived without me I would never know.

"I didn't know we were planning a fashion show, Alice." How funny. Like she'd let me dress her up in the first place...Although, that wasn't one idea I was soon to forget either; who knew, maybe one day my sister-in-law would have a change of heart...

"It wouldn't matter if we were, you don't like the clothing I pick for you." I pouted. She sighed, no doubt preparing herself for an onslaught of my complaints, but I still had other plans to be made. "I'm not going to argue today; you can pick what you wear, but you could at least let me help you narrow it down with you." I insisted.

"Can't you just look into the future or something? I can't possibly go through all this clothing and still make it out unscathed." She mused. Unscathed? What, now the clothing would attack her? Although, I wouldn't put it past Bella to find a way...

"Real funny Bella. I can't look into the future for it because you have to first decide on a piece of clothing and since you clearly haven't decided…"I let my voice drift off suggestively and Bella stepped closer to the bed, her eyes taking in the navy satin shirt that lay there. Her hands drifted over it momentarily and her eyes gleamed at something that she thought of as she considered it.

"What if I wore this shirt? What do you see, then?" She asked, her eyes still gleaming and I was certain she had ideas of her own for the future.

I gasped as I was allowed a vision, though I doubted this was of Bella's intentions. Robes, long, dark, robes drifted closer and encircled...There was nowhere to run…nowhere to hide…and Bella was in the heart of it. How the hell did this girl ever make it this long with her luck? Leave it to Bella to be in the center of the Volturi's progression. I shuddered at the endless possibilities of what could come from it.

"It was that bad? Well…What about this red one? What do you see now?" Bella asked, and I knew what I saw this time. It was her, dressed in a ruby red shirt that scooped down to her chest suggestively and I watched as Edward's eyes drifted downwards and then he pulled himself back, looking into Bella's eyes, smiling mischievously.

I truthfully wanted this result for them, but I knew that it wasn't Bella's choice in clothing that had manipulated the previous vision, it was something more and this conclusion probably wasn't going to happen for them.

I shook my head furtively, trying with much difficulty to disguise my full-blown terror; the Volturi were coming back and I didn't understand their reasoning other than to harm Bella. But, how could they harm her? She hadn't done anything in the wrong, for god's sake!

"Obviously my decisions have awful outcomes, so why don't you just pick something for me instead?" Bella suggested. She scanned the room carefully considering the remains of clothing, before her eyes finally settled back onto me.

I could tell now that Bella was seeing me, she wasn't just guessing as to what my visions had been for her clothing, she was seeing through my mask and understanding that something was in fact, wrong.

Her position drifted into a downward stance and again she scanned the room, but with new meaning. "Alice?"

"It's not here…There isn't danger here." Yet. I wanted to tell her to take Renesmee and run. I wanted to tell Bella that she needed to leave right this second but I knew that it would take years of convincing for her to finally even consider leaving us all behind.

She settled back into her usual position, slightly more relieved and then asked, "Where? Where is the danger, Alice? What's wrong?"

I couldn't alarm Bella with the idea that the Volturi were coming back. I knew instantly that she would be terrified for Renesmee, fearing they would take her away and though I had the same fear, it felt wrong; something was telling me that this had nothing to do with Renesmee.

"It's nothing. Some of Jasper's old friends will be visiting and it caught me off guard…that's all." I tried. Bella's eyebrows lifted and I knew that she didn't believe me for a second, but she didn't press it either.

"Then I should probably let you talk to Jasper so that you can tell him of their visit…." Bella proposed as she inched closer to the door. I nodded, but I was still confused.

Where was the Bella I knew? Why wasn't she asking me more about my vision? Why wasn't she bargaining with me so that she might get more out of me? I wanted to check into her future and see what she was planning, but all I could see was glimpses of the Volturi as they passed through the dense forestry.

Bella had left the house in search of Renesmee and Jacob. I knew she remained uncertain as to their safety but I still had no way of explaining what I had just seen, without causing her further worry. She was my sister and my best friend, I wouldn't be so willing to lose her; I had to find a way around this.

I couldn't understand the meaning behind my vision; the flowing robes as the closed in on us was perplexing in its meaning.

What was most confusing though, was why the Volturi would come from her. Aro had seen Bella's potential long before she had ever taken to our life and yet, the last time he had seen her, he hadn't tried to bargain with her to join them. Why was it so important that she be taken away from us now?

The first conclusion would appear that they were planning a surprise attack against us. If they took away our shield, we would be at their mercy. But what they couldn't possibly understand was that they were taking more than our shield; a much loved, devoted, mother, daughter, wife, and sibling to this family.

The only other possibility that I could muster, would be that they needed her shield. Perhaps if they were under attack they would want her ability, but then again, she wasn't the only shield possible. There would have to be something more singular to Bella that would draw them to her; thus the latter option.

"Edward," I called. My voice rang with undying clarity, but even I could hear the slight tremble inflicted. Within only a second's consideration he stood before me, his expression full of concern.

"Alice, what is it?" I knew that he was prone to overreact, but there was something more promising in telling him then leaving him to figure it out on his own. What other option did I have, when he was the only other person who could see the vision just as clearly as I had?

"It's the Volturi," I murmured, "They're coming back to Forks."

Edward growled at the memory of their previous visit and he wasn't the only one who felt hostile at the reminder. "What do they want?" He asked through clenched teeth. I could almost hear the snap of them as I explained quickly.

"They're not coming to harm. Aro has decided to come to claim Bella. They're going to take her with them and there's nothing we can do to keep her with us." Edward's jaw jutted out in defiance and his eyes turned to stone.

"He's not going to take her away from me. I would hardly stand by and watch them take her." He hissed.

"That's what I was afraid of." If the Volturi wanted Bella it wouldn't be difficult for them to get past our coven of five to get to her.

"Alice, you can't honestly say you are resigned to this! How could you be? What is it that they want from her? What do you see?" He gripped my shoulders tightly, urging me to try again and my eyes glazed over though, not without some reluctance.

'Aro, you have asked for my compliance in this and though I have offered just such, I will not be so cooperative without some level of compensation.'

'Ah, Antonio; I was wondering when you might ask for something more. What is it that you fancy? …That shiny car that you've been eying, perhaps?'

'Not likely. I can make do without one. Your objective was to tear the Cullens apart was it not?'

'Well…yes.'

'Then why not do things my way? What I ask is that I can have the mind-reader's mate. She can't resist me if I wish I her to want me. This would tear them apart, would it not?'

'You ask for the girl? Isabella? That does make for a good plan, indeed. Perhaps one day you will have a seat next to me rather than Caius; he really is annoying sometimes. Brilliant! If that is all that you ask, you may have her.'

I shook my head, working to clear my thoughts and was brought back to the present.

"She will not be his. I don't care what I have to do, I will make her safe. She doesn't want to be with him; how could she?" Edward's grasp on my shoulders grew tighter and I winced though he didn't seem to notice. His irritation seemed more to his self-doubt rather than the impending arrival of the Volturi and I wondered how he could still have such deficient confidence in Bella's love for him.

"Edward, we don't have a choice; we can't run from this." I concluded mentally. Yes, he was right, I was resigned to this fate, but I sure as hell would fight to the end to get her back.

"Alice?" Bella called as she peeked through my door. She gasped before appearing at Edward's side, "Edward, what are you doing? She's wincing for God's sake!" Bless Bella and her timing. If anyone could calm him, surely it would be her.

"Bella…" Edward sighed before releasing me. Instead, he snaked his arms around her waist and rested his head in the crook of her neck. Bella's eyes widened as she looked back at me, probing me for answers.

There were a million words bubbling up to the surface but I had to keep myself restrained. Edward was the only one that could explain his worries to her; it wasn't my place and even if I chose to, Renesmee and Jacob had decided to return home-guessing rightly that we would come looking for them soon.

"This isn't for me to tell." I explained, "Edward will clarify everything, but right now Renesmee and Jacob will be coming in; let's not get them worried over nothing." I whispered.

Sure enough the front door creaked open, "We're back!" Renesmee's voice trilled from the bottom of the stairs. Bella cleared her throat, "We'll be down in just a second."

I could tell that it was hard for her to disentangle herself from Edward but when she finally managed she ran down the stairs, smiling at Jacob as he played absently with a stand of Renesmee's hair.

Well now you got some insight into my much older stories; my dreadfully awful stories...But after reading it over I realized there was still much more that I could do with this. The next chapter will be out later tonight no doubt, so you can have a better idea of how the story will sound because I can garuntee that it will be more slowly paced and better edited than this first one because I am completely rewriting this one. What more can I do with my time? I feel like I need to write so I've officially made this my next big project. Please review and tell me what you think so far. I can't wait to write this from my newer experiences in writing because I can already see just how much more this will improve. ALSO:

Thanks to everyone who has kept up with my stories. I truly appreciate all of your kind words and I will update them within the next week. I love you guys! I'm only sorry it's taken me so long to upload even this suckish chapter...