I am so sorry for the wait. School started, blech, and then I went skiing. Here is the next chapter and tell me if you like it please! I love it when you do! I want the review count upped to 70 before I update, okay??? Buckle your seatbelts, people, and enjoy the ride!!! PS Should I change the title? Cuz I like 'Recovered Ties'.

Chapter 4

"I am going to kill her. And then I am going to kill him. And then I am going to kill her and him once more just for kicks," I fumed. I was mad, and I needed to punch something.

"Woah, Issy, you are going to kill Jane? Can I help? Please?" Emmett begged.

"Who's him?" asked Jasper.

"Aro," I muttered. "I should've known he wouldn't trust himself to let me go alone. It's a shame he sent Jane. I wish you guys could meet Felix, or even Demetri, the ol' sour puss. But Jane, ugh!"

"What the heck is going on? I am totally not getting what is happening!" Emmett yelled in frustration. "Are we going to kill Jane? Or not? Can I help?"

"Emmett, have you ever in your life heard the term 'figure of speech'?"

"I'm not stupid, Issy, I have lived for over 70 years."

"Super, this will make explaining so much easier!" I clapped my hands. "Aro is a very protective person. He likes it when I have bodyguards who are loyal to him. Therefore, they can tell him when I do something…um, lets say inappropriate? Alice, when is Jane going to be here?"

She closed her eyes, but was rudely interrupted when a snide voice broke in.

"Too late, I am already here. My, my, what have we here? A family gathering?"

"Jane, did Aro send you? Of course he did, why am I asking you that?"

"Duh, it's not like I would've been with Demetri. He is so much more interesting than watching you. At least he has good taste with who he decides to be with."

"Um, sorry to burst your bubble, Jane, but if it's you he's with all the time, I fear for him and his taste."

"I see you haven't changed a bit in the last thirty-six hours I have not had the privilege of being with you."

"And you haven't either. Did you come alone, or did someone come with you?"

"Dude, like I would come alone. That would have been so boring! Nope, I convinced Aro to let me bring a friend or two. I would whistle for them, but I'm afraid that they would be offended."

"Jane, you are still as annoying as ever. Who'd you bring?"

"I don't want to tell you. Bribe me."

"I promise to tell Aro that I don't want Demetri as a bodyguard any longer. He is such a sour puss. I'll tell him that you need a bodyguard?" I begged.

"Nope, not good enough."

"Fine, Jane, tell me who you brought with you."

"I brought Alec and Felix. Dang, I'm telling Aro you used your power forcefully on me. I hate it when you do it."

"Too late, Felix, bro, come out, come out where ever you are!" I cried out.

"B, I missed you," Felix jumped out of the trees.

"Felix!" I squealed and ran to give him a hug. "I missed you, too!"

"Felix, we are supposed to be hidden. Do we look hidden to you?" Alec, who had just walked out from among the trees, jumped in.

"I am so going to kill Aro. He promised me. Give me your cell," I said turning to Felix and holding out my hand.

"Are you going to break it like last time?" he grinned.

"Felix," I whined.

"Fine, fine, here it is before you do that creepy mind thingy you do with Jane," Felix replied handing it over quickly.

"Oooo, you've upgraded from that crappy outdated ATT phone. Nice Blackberry, how much?"

"Much. It drained my savings, especially since it was in Italy. And my last one was crappy because you dumped it in the unused toilet bowl."

"It was an accident. What is Aro's number?"

"Number 7."

"Who is number 1?" I asked teasingly. "Me?"

"Actually…no!"

"Shhhh," I shushed him. I held his phone to my ear. Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Hello—hello? Is it on? Demetri, is this working? HELLO??? THIS IS ARO OF THE VOLTURI SPEAKING. CAN YOU HEAR ME?" I heard scuffling in the background and then Demetri saying that Aro probably killed the eardrums of whoever was on the other side of the line.

"Aro, I hear you just fine."

"Perfect! Technology is a good thing, see Marcus, I told you! Who is this? Felix?"

"No, it's Isabella."

"Oh, Felix, good to hear from you. How are—"

"Ahh! This is not Felix, this is ISABELLA!"

"Oh, Isabella, how are you?"

"Why is Jane here with Alex and Felix?"

"Well, ummm, I was worried about you and I was afraid that someone might hurt you?"

"Aro, tell me why!"

"You are not going to like it. Are you sure?"

"Aro, tell me now!"

"Okay, well you know that vampire that we have been keeping an eye on for you?"

"Alexander?" I said, my voice dropping to a whisper in terror.

"Yesss, um, well, oneofourspiessawhimandfoundoutthatheboughtticketstoNewYorkCityandthathehasapowerthatisdangerousandthatheisafteryoubutwejustcan'tfigureoutwhyifhewantstokillyouorifhewantstowinyouback." (One of our spies saw him and found out that he bought tickets to New York City and that he has a power that is dangerous and that he is after you but we just can't figure out why if he wants to kill you or if he wants to win you back)

"Aro, and you didn't tell me?"

"I didn't want you to not go on your vacation, but I didn't want you to get hurt either."

"How sweet of you. What is Alex's power?"

"To lure. He can lure anything and everything he wants."

"And he's after me?" I whispered.

"Yes. Listen, I need to tell you about Jane. We have been watching her for sometime and we have some startling information about her. We think that—"

"Aro? Aro, are you there? Dang, his phone must've died. What about Jane?" I muttered.

"Bella, mind letting us back into this conversation?" Alice asked.

"OH, I am so sorry. I just totally left you in the dark. So, apparently the man who changed me showed up, and Aro has some facts that led him to believe that he is after me. Why? We don't know," I finished.

"I'll protect you, Issy. No need to fear, when Emmett is here! Hey, that rhymes! No need to fear, the great Emmett is here. HaHa! I am so smart!" Emmett finished proudly, showing off his muscular physique.

"Thanks Emmett, I appreciate it." I smiled up at him. "Let me introduce you guys to each other." I grabbed Felix's hand.

"Felix, this is Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, and my big brother Emmett. Everyone, this is Felix, my buddy!"

"Hello, Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, and Isabella's big brother Emmett. Greetings from the most highly esteemed Volturi." He said with a bow grandly given.

"Felix," I hissed. "Stop being like that."

"Why, I love embarrassing you! Maybe I can get you to do that cute blushy thingy you do when you are reeeealllly embarrassed."

"You can blush?" Edward turned to me in surprise.

"Y-yea," I stuttered. I could feel my face turning red. Crap, I hate it when I do that.

"See, she's doing it right now. Great job, Edward, she only does it for handsome vampires that she has taken a liking to." Felix grinned. I turned an even brighter red.

"Felix, stop it!"

"Oh my, am I interrupting something?" Every head in the clearing turned towards the voice that was in fact interrupting what was supposed to be our happy family reunion.

Haha, Cliffy. So sorry…NOT! So I have over FIFTY reviews! WAHOOO! That makes me soooo happy. Thanks to all my reviewers. You guys are the best!!! Can I have seventy before I update again? Please??? Thank y'all for your support! It means a lot to me.

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