What is going to happen next?
Jasper POV
They have the advantage. They know which room she is in so we couldn't execute our plan correctly. The plan was to get in and out with Alice as quickly and with the smallest amount of issues as possible. It looks like that will not be the case now. But now having an advantage will hardly stop me now. They have my wife, my Alice, and I will fight like hell to have her safe in my arms again.
The second Alice's eyes closed, I spring towards Jane. But Alec stops me mid-leap; he jumps towards me and we land in a heap on the stone floor. We are now wrestling in the corner of the hallway. I'm barely paying attention to my surroundings. All that matters now is beating Alec so I can get to my Alice. If they even touch a hair on her head I swear I will light this whole place on fire. Not caring who dies in the fire or the consequences it will cause me.
Seeing her in pain shattered me and still shatter me inside. I never want to see her in that sort of pain in my existence. The image will forever be engrained in my brain. She is my life. She gives my monstrous existence purpose; they might as well kill me now if they plan on killing her. I will not live in a world where she does not exist and is by my side for the rest of this existence.
I realize that I have so much bent up anger from the altercation in the clearing that I am taking it out on Alec. I am lucky we are fighting hand to hand. If he used his gift on me I would surely be dead and all of this would have been a waste.
"Carlisle, my dear friend," Aro says. "It is so nice to see you back here so soon."
That bastard is acting oblivious to the reason why we are here and I hate him for it. Did he really think we would let them take Alice without a fight? No, I want my Alice back. Edward and Carlisle stopped a fight from breaking out in the clearing as it was not a fight our friends had to fight. They only came to bear witness that Renesmee was no harm to our existence. I watched as Demetri carried Alice's limp body out of the clearing. I did not return home for two days after what happened in the clearing. I kept replaying it over and over again seeing if I could have acted differently to change the outcome. When I had finally calmed down enough, I returned home to discuss with my family how we were going to get Alice back.
I hate Aro right now more than I have ever hated anyone in my entire existence both human and as a vampire. Right now, he is beating out the she devil called Maria. I can never erase what Maria did to me but that is in the past and I am a monster. Alice is an angel and does not deserve any of this which is why I am filled with rage towards Aro. If I knew that I would not be stopped and killed in the process, I would try to kill him right here and right now. But that action would not help my family rescue Alice so I push the thought away. Edward turns towards me and looks relieved that I did not act in such a manner.
"We do not mean any harm Aro; we just want our family whole again. Esme is so worried about Alice." Carlisle says calmly trying to reason with these devils. I do not know why he tries anymore. I understand that they were once his friends but there is no reasoning with them. I think the only reason we walked away unscathed in the clearing is the fact that they finally had Alice.
"What is in it for us?" Caius says. "How do you know this was not her choice? She could have chosen to come with us in the midst of the clearing realizing that your effort was fleeting. Maybe she wanted to be on the winning side." That bleach blonde bastard smirks at himself like it was a joke or something.
The things I would do if Alec did not have me in a headlock right now. Edward looks at me with daggers in his eyes. I know Edward acting in a rash manner would not help Alice and that is why I am stopping myself from trying to killing all these smug bastards looking at us like we are unworthy of their time.
"I know she did not come willingly." Edward says pointing at his temple. "You are going to have to come with a better lie to convince us. You are not the only ones with gifts at your disposal here."
"Fine, take the body. Do not blame us if she does not wake up. You should only blame yourselves for creating the circumstances in the first place." Jane says mockingly.
I couldn't help it a snarl slips from my lips; Alec releases me from his hold. I run over to Alice and pick up her limp body. Her body weightless in my arms almost as if she is dead. No, I will not think like that. She is strong. My Alice will make it through this. I follow Carlisle and Edward out the room. Restraining the urge to kill all the bastards in the room before I leave. They will pay for what they did to Alice. It may not be today but someday I will make them pay. Especially Demetri, I feel the lust he feels towards Alice coming off of him in waves. I have to restrain myself from hurting him because of those feelings.
As we are leaving Bella asks, "Is she going to be okay?"
"I really don't know, Bella," Carlisle replies. "Her condition is one I have never heard of in all my research nor have I ever encountered anything like it before. I will have to examine her more closely when we leave here."
I can feel how the unknown was scaring him; it was rolling off of him in waves. It was rolling off of my whole family in waves as well. We are all scared for Alice and hope that she will make it through whatever this is okay. On our way out, we see Alice's emergency suitcase in the hall. Demetri and Felix must have grabbed it while taking Alice away. I knew there was an odd scent in the closet but the closet smelled overwhelming like Alice and I could not stay in there long. Emmett checks the suitcase out for anything suspicious, and then follows behind us with it in tow. We return back to the city, find our rental car and begin towards the airport.
"We cannot take Alice on a plane like this. People will get suspicious. They must have had a plane waiting or paid someone to look the other way." Carlisle states.
"There is a hotel near the airport; we can stay there until she wakes up." Bella suggests.
Twenty minutes later, Carlisle and Edward go to check into the hotel. I'm going to sneak Alice through the back when we get the keys the room. I hope she is okay. I can't feel anything coming from her. Of the century and a half I've lived this existence I don't think I've ever seen a vampire like this unless they were dead. But I can't think of that fate for my Alice. I hope she wakes up soon. I've never been this long without her since meeting her. It is truly killing me inside. I miss her laugh, her smile, her embrace.
I wonder how long she was unconscious in there. I only hope they did nothing to her while she was out. If they even touched her while she was like this, I would kill them all. I do not care what they would do to me. She was my wife she was not some toy that the Volturi could use as they please. I do not care who they think they are. I will die defending my wife's honor.
I can only sit there and stare at her, willing her to wake up or even move to indicate she was still alive. Edward and Carlisle come back into the car to get Alice's suitcases. The Volturi had picked the ones from our closet that said emergency. Of course knowing Alice it was four of them, one for me and three for her. She said it was always a good idea to keep them there. Just in case anything happened. I hope she had not seen this and this was her intention on placing them there.
"We got the penthouse suite. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full kitchen, none of which we will use. But I thought we should be comfortable as we do not know how long we will be here for," Carlisle tells us.
"Carlisle, did you bring your medical bag with you?" I ask him uttering my first words since leaving Volterra.
"Yes, Jasper, I always do, why?" Carlisle inquires.
"I think I hear a faint beat, it happens once every couple of minutes, but I can't tell if it's a heart beat or not. Or I could just be imagining it; I have not hunted in a week and a half. That could be causing me to hear heartbeats" I respond not moving my eyes away from Alice.
"I'll check out Alice when we get in the room." Carlisle replies trying to be reassuring.
I could feel his curiosity. I wasn't curious. I was scared, what did this beat mean? Was it a heart beat? Everyone leaves the car, each carrying a suitcase. When it was all clear, I take Alice to the room. Carlisle has everything set up in the bedroom furthest down the hall. I place her on the bed and walk to the living room. I sit in a chair and stare out the window. Emmett turns the television on and watches a soccer match. Bella and Edward are talking quietly on the love seat.
"I don't understand what happened to her?"Bella asks Edward.
"All I know is that Jane used her ability on Alice. Then when Kate started shocking her amplified it to Alice and it was too much for Alice to handle. So I guess she became unconscious. I guess we won't know until we hear from Carlisle and Alice." Edward replies to her.
I try to ignore them but I know Edward was right. What happened to Alice? Will she be okay? Will she be the same when she wakes up? How will this affect her? Will this affect her somehow? Why did this happen to her? Why did it have to be my Alice? All of these questions haunt my mind. Carlisle calls us into the other room to make his diagnosis.
"I think she is alive. Her body is in a good condition and is alive for reasons I will explain momentarily. However, I don't know how well her mind reacted to the trauma of the pain. Even though Jane's ability is an illusion of the mind, Kate's is not; it may not seem to hurt so much when used singularly. But when the two combine the pain would be extraordinary and someone of Alice's size and past would not be able to bear the trauma it would cause. Back to her body, Jasper was right. There is a beating that is coming from Alice. Kate's shock plus Jane's mind allusion pain, I believe, restarted Alice's heart. The beating is very faint and its only one beat per two minutes. But if my prediction is correct, the time interval will slowly decrease. Which will, I predict, slowly and maybe painfully revert her body back to her human body."
Emmett, Bella, Edward and I stand there in shock. Is this true? Will my pixie really be human again? What will I do? I can't hurt my Alice. I can't slip around her. It would kill me if I slipped around her. I promise that I will not hurt her. Will she remember what happened to her? Will she remember me?
"As for what will happen," Carlisle continues. "I do not know. I think it is safe to say that Emmett, Bella, and Edward can go back home. I will stay with Jasper and monitor Alice's condition for a few more days."
The three days after they left were hell. I have never felt so helpless, I guess would be the word, in my life. I stayed with Alice for awhile but I couldn't bear seeing her like that. Laying on the bed very still not the bubbly, optimistic person she is. I spend the rest, watching the news in the other room. I hadn't moved until Carlisle came in to speak with me.
"Jasper, very sorry to say that her condition has worsened. She now has one heart beat per about a minute and a half. I don't know what will become of her. If she will turn human or die is beyond me. But what I do know is that I have to go. Esme and the rest of our family needs me. I've done what I can for her; the rest is for fate to decide."
I understand. He misses Esme and the rest of our family. He has to check on Reneesme as well. I could not ask him to wait out with me. He has done so much for me already. I nod my head to acknowledge that I am okay with him leaving.
And on that note he left. The next five days were even worse than the three before. I was by myself no one else to share this worry with, but I as also able to project it out. I did not have to worry about slipping and having it come out of me. Hell is the only word to describe it. On my ninth day in Italy, finally some hope struck.
"Jasper" I hear faintly from the next room.
"Alice" I reply questioningly. Hoping that I was not imagining her voice.
"Jasper, make the pain stop!" Alice screams.
I walk into the room and I see her tiny frame contorting on the bed. I place my hands on her shoulders to keep her from moving so much. She screams. I hate seeing her like this. Seeing my Alice in so much pain, kills me so much. I truly wish I could take away the pain. I tried to mask it as best as I could with love. I only hope it is enough.
"Alice, Alice you are okay now. I am here. There is no need to worry, love." I tell her trying to pour as much love into my statement.
Her eyes start to flutter and after blinking a few times her eyes open.
