okay so here's Chapter 3 just like i've promised.

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I'm still looking for a Beta.. Sorry i'm desperate for one.

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer is like Marc Jacob. I'm just an amateur fashionista seeking inspiration in her sketches and designs.

I was still alarmed as the petite vampire invited herself in my house. I followed her in and closed the door. I felt extremely uncomfortable because she wasn't even the slightest bit bothered that her visit will be causing me some serious truce-damaging trouble.

"What are you doing here, pixie?" I spat "Last time I've checked, laPush was still…"

"Off-limit. I know" she waved her hand in dismissal as she answered absentmindedly.

Even though some kind of truce was settled between the Quileutes and the Cullens after the whole Jacob/Nessie thing, LaPush was still considered off-limits to all kind of vampires, vegetarians or not. Nessie was reluctantly allowed by the Council on the territory not because of her "half-humanity" but just because she's Jake's imprint.

But Alice is taking some sort of risk coming here. she's neither a troublemaker nor that naïve though. So whatever it is she wanted to tell me, it must be bad. Really really bad.

Great. Just great.

"What would the pack do when they recognize your scent in the area?" I asked her in challenge.

"Don't worry. I made sure they won't" she answered blatantly still examining the living room.

I raised an eyebrow questioningly. She's not underestimating the wolves now, is she? She turned around to face me. I felt 2 inches tall under gaze even though I'm more than a foot taller than her. I wonder how a pixie like her can be intimidating in moments like these. She rolled her eyes and sighed "and if they do, you'll cover for me"

I laughed bitterly. "Now, why would I do that again?"

She kept quiet for a while "I had a vision yesterday. It concerns you" she said emotionelessly. She made sure not to meet my eye as she continued: "the Volturris"

At the name, every fiber of every muscle in my body tensed, my breathing became shallow and my jaw was clenched. Nothing good happens when they interfere. Death seemed to follow them whenever wherever they set foot in. the mere vision of the Demons-looking-like-harmless-angels twins sent a shiver through my body.

"What about them?" I managed to whisper

That's when I saw Alice hesitating. Her eyes fixed on the chimney behind me.

'Spit it, Pixie" I nearly shouted.

"They want you" she whispered.

All the blood in my brain drained leaving me pale as I tried to process this.

They want me? Like dead? I mean why me? Isn't the whole pack they hold a grudge against? Why the Cullens are left out of this? It doesn't make any sense. But since when thousand-year-old powerful vampires are considered even the slightest bit sane? They're just a bunch of sadistic bloodsuckers that care for nothing but their own pleasure and entertainment even if it was on the expense of other's lives.

"Leah?" asked Alice in a concerned voice. Putting her hand on my wrist made me realize I was shaking badly. I was sure I was going to phase. In my own house.

Just like the first time.

Dad got a heart attack when he saw me phasing in this very room. I didn't know a wolf could be on the verge of phasing and hyperventilating at the same time. Vision blurred around me, I started seeing black spots as I realized what happened: Alice actually hit me. And in a shear force that would have put Mohammad Ali to shame. I would lecture Alice about it Leah-style later on but for now I was grateful it helped decreasing the intensity of my shaking. To calm me completely, she dropped the last fatale bomb by urgently whispering "Seth is patrolling, two miles or so away"

It was a low-blow. She got me there. If there was anything I haven't fucked up over the years was my over-protectiveness of my brother. It would be snowing in Hades before Seth set as much as a foot less than 10 miles radius near the Volturris. If I

After for what seemed like half-an-hour, I was over the primary shock so Alice was able to explain properly the Volturris' intentions: "you've met Aro and saw his sick collection of talented slaves" she grimaced "well after the little humiliation we inflicted on them, they're seeking revenge by jeopardizing our truce treaty. You caught their interest during the confrontation. Apparently some vampire was brave enough to bring the confrontation up and that was enough to infuriate Aro. So now they're coming to fetch you"

Even though, my death is not was the sadistic bloodsuckers want, I was still on edge. I should be relieved. Shouldn't I? There's still a tiny glimmer of hope that my death might be spared. Alice said they wanted to "fetch" me. So they're not giving me a choice in the matter.

"Why now? Why me?"

"You're one of a kind. As far as they know, you're the only female shapshifter in the world. Plus, The Volturris count the years just like you count the days. Aro has been scheming this the moment he was out of Edward's thought-hearing range right after the defeat. He asked me to keep an eye on them. But Aro is intelligent enough to be plotting on his own knowing that his brothers won't be able to stop him when the decision-making time comes. And you being a dark hole in my visions didn't help the prevention either."

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I was confused what to feel at the time. Should I be Flattered that the royalties think I'm unique? That they gave me the one-way-ticket to run away of my sucky –pun intended- life? Should I be scared? Frightened might be the word? "How much time?"

Alice seemed half-relieved the hard part is over. She swiftly switched to business mode. "They're coming next Tuesday. Around midnight."

Five days. The Volturris probably think they're being too generous. But a lifetime won't be enough for me to say goodbye. No matter how bitter or angry I am, I was never suicidal.

"They're sending Jane, Chelsea, Demitri, Felix, and Santiago. They're still making up their minds on whether to send Alec or not.

That made me frown." Why would creepy cat-like leader send the evil twins when their powers are helpless against Isabella's shield? Is he stupid enough or so willing to let them die for an unworthy cause? "

"Trust me, Aro is anything by stupid. He's daring us to hurt them. No one could in million of years escape Aro's wrath if one of the twins dies. Even though Jane begs you to, ignoring her might save your life. So you might as well prevent your brothers from hurting any of the Volturris. Especially Jane and Alec"

It makes sense in some ways. The Cullens are too much a bunch of Peace and Love hippies to try and get executed by Aro himself. But I'm not so sure about that the pack is this calculating and patient. I wonder if they'd be able to hold back if Jane tempted them to just exterminate her.

Then it stoke me, do I want my brothers to know? Would leaving them in the dark keep them safe? As much as I'm in dire need of some Anger Management classes because of them, they're still my brothers. Would they consider any form of decent compromise with the Volturris some sort of betrayal? Then comes the next question, how am I gonna keep them in the dark? It is possible Not to phase for a while? How would Jacob take it if I was suddenly 'neglecting' my duties, as a Beta, for just five days?

Would he realize something is going on?

Then I stiffened, noticing the hole in my plan. "who knows?"

Alice looked uncomfortable, almost ashamed "Edward. He was in the house when I had the vision. I couldn't hold it back"

I scowled. Mind-reading bloodsucker. Well, the bloodsucker and I would have a civilized talk soon, I guess.

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