Chapter 3

By: Cathy/ Carmenn

Alice's POV

Stupid Victoria!! She disappeared for so long I almost forgot she existed! Why in Hell did she have to resurface now?? And with an army of NEWBORNS none the less!! UGH...Stupid, Stupid Victoria!!! If she would have just waited a few more months, Bella would have been changed already and relatively ready for a fight.....And, Oh What A Fight It Would Have Been!!

As it stands now, even if we got started today on Bella's "renovations", as she she likes to refer to it, there would never be enough time for her to learn any amount of self control to be of any use to us. Boy, I can just see THAT fiasco!! All of us running around trying to keep newborns at bay while trying, at the same time, to babysit Bella, who's only objective would be to rip and tear into anything that moves. No, Edward, especially doesn't need that distraction!

It wouldn't be so bad if I could only see a clear outcome of this battle.. Oh, I see us coming out victorious, no doubt about that. This particular victory will come at a cost, however, and that cost is what remains cloudy to me. No, we definitely do not need the distraction of Bella with us!! But what to do with her to keep her out of the way AND safe. That's when the idea hit me.....

Edward was just pulling the Volvo into the garage after leaving Bella's house. He wanted to get cleaned up and go over battle plans with all of us before picking up Bella this evening. They were going to dinner and to see an old Clark Gable Movie. Now was my chance.

"Edward, before you get too involved in anything today, we need to talk." "What's going on, Alice? Is something wrong?" Edward replied. "We need to figure out what we're going to do with Bella during the fight" I said. "Well," Edward replied, "I was planning on leaving her with one of the wolves for protection. This whole battle shouldn't take more than an hour or two with all of us in on it."
"Well, that's the problem. I can see Bella trying something, Edward. She's planning on involving herself somehow." "What, exactly, is she planning?" Edward asked. "She hasn't made up her mind yet as to what her plan of attack will be, which means I can't see that far yet. Let me just say that her devious little brain hasn't stopped since your conversation with her this morning."

"I was thinking, Edward. Esme has been in close contact with Italy over the last few weeks about the wedding. The wives desperately want to be involved in this. They already have come to accept Bella as one of them." "What, exactly is your point, Alice?"
Edward asked, skeptically. "Well, One of the wives is making Bella's veil and would like to make sure the tiara fits properly. Another wife is making some plans for after Bella's transformation, and the third wife, well I'm not exactly sure what she's doing, but they all want to help." "Get. To. The. Point. Alice." Edward said, a little more annoyed, than anything. "Okay, Okay....What if we send Bella over to Volterra for a week. She'll be in good hands and far enough away from us that she won't get hurt."

"Hmm, I'm not so sure about that one , Alice. Jane is going to be there and we all know how Jane feels about Bella." He said, "Also, I want to be able to check up on her to make sure she's OK." "Edward, I just don't think that's a risk we can take. This girl is very determined!" I said, "Maybe we should discuss this with the rest of the family and see how they feel."