The climactic battle, everyone. but this is not the final chapter. there will still be one after this, mpre exciting than this one. sorry it took me so long, but as you can see, this is the longest chapter so far. Please review, and enjoy!
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"That can't be true," Bella whispered, "Edward is here. He's just captured, just like us." She seemed to reassure herself by that. I didn't know where she got the self-control every time. She used to be the emotional one, the girl who cried about everything, strong but emotional. These last days, it seemed as if the emotional part was gone and only the strong girl remained. I was beginning to believe that she would make a great vampire. A very talented one.
Bella sat up and stroke her legs to get the feeling back into them. "Never scare me like that again, okay?" she said to me, and if the situation had been any less serious, I would have laughed at her weak attempt to look severe. Okay, that was one part at being a vampire that she would never be able to do well: acting.
I realized that I, myself, was trying to pull myself back together by trying to be funny. I had to speak to myself severely before I could act normally again and understand the full size of what was happening. Edward was gone. Our future was gone. Again.
"Bella," Jasper said, who had always been mentally stronger than I was and had kept his mind together, "you have to understand, Edward is-"
"Here. Right here," Bella interrupted and then a little sob rose from her throat.
"He's gone," Jasper said again, and he looked deeply into Bella's eyes, as if he was trying to stare the truth into them. Bella's eyes grew big for a moment and her heart skipped a few beats. Her breathing stopped just a few seconds and I thought that a panic attack was starting.
Then suddenly, her heart started again, she sighed deeply and her bewildered eyes turned normal again.
"I see," she finally said, "I see."
She nodded and looked at me sadly. "He has run away." It wasn't a question, but an assumption. Jasper nodded in return and I said: "He… He's lost his mind, Bella. He ran away because he had lost his mind."
"What on earth have they done to him?" Bella said and her eyes opened in horror. I wondered why she was reacting like this. Why she wasn't collapsing, or having a stroke. This wasn't her normal reaction. She had changed so much in the past few weeks, that she had become some sort of unemotional machine. I didn't like it. We already had one person who had lost his mind, so please, don't make it two.
"I don't know," Jasper answered, "but it certainly isn't good. They wanted him to join the Volturi so badly, that they tried to make him agree."
"And they did that too much," I added, "and he couldn't take it anymore. He turned mad and in some way – I don't know how, nobody's ever done that before- he escaped."
In my head, I saw that there was a future that had not formed completely yet. But it was going to be something special. I couldn't wait to figure out what it was, but, on the other hand, I didn't want to know it either, for, according to what was happening around us, it probably wasn't anything good. God, how I yearned for good news.
Bella had got up.
"We have to get him to safety. We can't let him kill himself," she said, and she stubbornly held out her chin.
"Bells, he's not going to kill himself. Not as long as we are still alive. As long as you are still alive," I answered her, and at the same time, I knew that what I said was the truth. The future that was forming inside of my head was getting clearer. Edward was not going to die any time soon. That meant that he had run away and that he had found a good place to hide. At least I hoped that it meant that. I didn't want to think of anything more depressing, though I knew that there was a good chance that something bad was going to happen. Or already had.
"If he stays away, and it is true that he is so valuable to Aro, then they will send a lot of Volturi after him. He's in grave danger." Jasper voice sounded as grave as the danger was. Jasper, too, loved Edward. But at the same time, I could read from his face that he saw possibilities. He was created for war, and he always thought like he was in the middle of a war. Like right now, I knew that he was thinking of the good things about the Volturi going after Edward; it meant that there were less Volturi to watch us. Yes, Jasper loved Edward and wanted him to be safe, but he would sacrifice Edward if that was needed to safe me. I didn't want that.
"Bella's right, Jazz," I said, "we have to make sure that Edward is safe," I continued so fast that Bella couldn't make out the words: "It wouldn't only kill him if this went wrong, you know…"
"I know," Jasper whispered and looked down embarrassedly. He wanted the best for Bella as well, but he just didn't know how to combine that with wanting what was best for me. Poor Jazz, it was so difficult to want to safe everyone without knowing what the future would be. On the other hand, I did know what the future would be, and that wasn't always fun either.
"Look, this is what we do," I said and I looked at Bella and Jasper pleadingly, "we are going to continue with what we were doing here before, make friends and infiltrate and stuff. We already have Felix and Demetri on our side, and even though I don't know whose side they will chose when it comes to a battle, at least we have them hesitating about what to do and every person hesitating about there loyalty to the Volturi, is good for us. So let's be gentle to everyone and make them like us, like we made Demetri and Felix like us. Besides, those last two have deserved our friendliness."
"I like Demetri and Felix," Bella whispered, "they are kind and they saved us, Alice."
"I owe them big time," Jasper nodded, "if Demetri hadn't been there on time, Alice could have gotten killed…"
I smiled at him. "I'm still alive and kicking," I winked.
"You never stop kicking, Alice, that's why you are so strong and valuable to the Volturi," he kissed me tenderly on my nose.
"Okay," I said, "so let's all act as normally as we can until I get a glimpse of the future. Until then, it's dangerous just to do something random. We have to know the consequences of our deeds before we do them, we don't know how our acts will affect Edward's future."
We all agreed after having spoken about things for a while. We would just continue with what we had been doing before Pub had decided to ruin the peace and break into my mind. Meanwhile, we would find out as much about the Volturi's secrets and weaknesses as we could.
The days moved even slower than before. The dullness spread over us like a thick blanket where we couldn't crawl away from. Bella and I were sitting in our room again as before and she was spending the time with sleeping and talking to Felix. Him saving her live had created some sort of bond between them that Edward would not like at all. I, myself, liked Felix even though he was a self-absorbed ass who flirted with Bella every chance he got.
I spent my time with Jasper, who was allowed to visit me now every day. We communicated with much difficulty, because we couldn't speak out loud about our escape plans. We had taken up our bet again about who of us would come with a plan first, and for once I had the feeling that I would win. The visions in my head were getting clearer, still no more than vague images and feelings, but at least it was colorful and light. Perhaps there was some sort of way to get out of here; all I hoped was that Edward would be able to return to normal again. It hurt to think of him all crazy and alone all the time.
The fourth day after the battle, I suddenly felt a change in the visions in my head. I didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. The visions hadn't become any clearer over the past few days, and this was the first change in a long time. All my visions disappeared. They were just gone, I could not see anything. It made me feel blind, like my normal sight didn't matter as much as long as I could see the future. Now I was just like everyone else. It made me feel weak.
"Jasper!" I hissed and Demetri looked up.
"What's up, Alice?" he asked.
"I need to talk to Jazz, Demetri," I said and put Bella, who had fallen asleep against my shoulder somewhere around midnight, against the wall.
"Is it urgent?" Demetri asked and he got up immediately.
"Yes."
Demetri left the room without asking any more questions. I really liked him. He was a good person. Two minutes later, he returned with Jasper, who stalked into the room as if he thought that he would find my bleeding body there on the floor.
"What is it, Alice?" he asked me, with a bewildered look on his face, "are you hurt?"
"No, Jazz, it's just," I looked at Demetri and Felix shortly and decided to speak in codes, "the thing that happened last spring break to me, is happening again." Last spring was the battle we fought against the newborns with the wolves. I had lost my vision for a while then.
"You mean physically or mentally?" Jazz asked.
"Mentally."
For some sort of reason, Jasper suddenly started to smile and his eyes looked full of hope. This wasn't the reaction I had expected. I had expected Jasper to be as concerned as I was. He saw that Demetri and Felix looked eyed him suspiciously and Jazz quickly composed his face.
"I think I have won our bet," Jasper said and smiled again. I didn't understand what he meant, had I somehow given him inspiration? Or had he understood something about my lack of visions that I had not? Oh, it frustrated me so much that I couldn't see anything! I suddenly felt blind and stupid, just as I had last year.
Oh.
I understood.
It was exactly as last year. Jasper had understood it before I had. My failing visions meant that the pack of la Push wolves were involved in the future. There was hope for us after all. But it couldn't… They wouldn't be coming here, would they?
Would they?
"No, that can't be," I told Jasper, "they wouldn't…"
"It's the only way to explain this," Jasper said, and his mouth opened into a hopeful smile. I laughed in return, though the sound of it was nervous and uneven. I was concerned. If it was true that the wolves were coming here, something I really couldn't believe, it was good for us, but it could end real badly for them… I liked them a lot and I didn't want them to be hurt because of us. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to them. They were still so young, inexperienced, children even.
Did Jacob love Bella so much that he would come all the way here to save her? And how did he know that we were here? So many questions, and so little answers! It frustrated me and it gave me a headache.
"The question is, how? And when?" Jasper mused. I shrugged. I didn't know either. That didn't happen often. Jasper always called me his know-it-all
"How, I've got no idea, when, is soon, because they have already made up their mind," I answered.
"Really, I think it's cute, the way you two think alike, but please don't speak in riddles. I like gossip," Felix interfered.
"Well, if you like gossip so much, you should read CosmoGirl," I snapped back and ignored him for the rest.
Felix grinned but luckily shut up. Demetri was a clever person and for some reason, I thought he understood partially. He was looking from Jasper to me and back again and he was nodding. For some reason, I couldn't really care about him knowing. I trusted Demetri completely.
"So what do we do now?" I asked Jasper.
"Now we wait," he answered and I nodded. He was right, there wasn't much that we could do. I didn't know when this would all happen, no, I know nothing of the future anymore.
"But what could Jacob do, then?" I asked, knowing that using his name didn't matter. No one knew the names of the wolves anyway.
"Who's Jacob?" Felix asked.
"I don't know what, Alice, we just have to hope that everything will turn out right," Jasper answered me.
"What will turn out right?" Felix asked.
"Yes, indeed," I answered, "or we'll be screwed. Everyone will be screwed."
"Now what kind of an orgy are you getting yourselves into?" Felix asked.
"Yes, indeed," Jasper answered me while sighing, "that'll suck hard."
"Yes, definitely an orgy," Felix muttered, "can I come?"
"It won't be fun," I said as an answer to what Jasper had said.
"Well it certainly sounds like fun," Felix interfered.
"Felix," I said, finally turning to him when I figured out that ignoring him wouldn't make him stop, "please go and tell your dirty ideas to someone who's actually interested."
"No," Bella muttered, she had woken up because of our loud conversation. I looked at her questioningly. She liked Felix so much now that he could be annoying in our presence?
"You can't make him search for someone who's interested, Alice, for he will have to keep searching for like, forever," Bella said and yawned.
Everyone laughed except for Felix himself. He was trying to look cool, even though he was humiliated by the weakest person he knew, and moreover, loved. He didn't succeed.
"Well, you will just continue to talk about dirty parties and all, while I," he looked at all of us shortly, "will go somewhere to make myself useful."
"Sure tell yourself that, Felix," Demetri said and laughed, "if it makes you feel better."
Felix walked away, grumbling indecent and unintelligible words to himself.
"So," Jasper said to me when Felix was completely out of sight, "I'm going to see what I can find out. you watch Bella." He stood up and walked way. We sat there for a while, while I listened to Bella's breathing getting more even until she was asleep again. Finally, Demetri broke the silence.
"You found a way to get out of here, didn't you?" he asked me.
"We hope so," I answered him honestly.
"Will it be dangerous?"
"Yes. But we have to try nonetheless, Demetri."
"Why?"
"Because I'm sick of being here," I answered, "I've lost my freedom and I've lost a brother and I'm not planning to lose more. I'm sick of having to sit here all day, worrying about all things around me, wanting to save Bella's life all the time but failing in all my attempts to do it. I'm sick of missing my family and not knowing how they're doing. I'm sick of not knowing what is going to happen and I'm definitely sick of all you human-blood drinking vampires around me. I'm sick of it, Demetri, and I have to leave!"
"I understand," Demetri said and he looked at the floor ashamedly, "I'll miss you."
Then, suddenly, I recognized the situation out of one of my visions.
"I know," I answered Demetri, because I knew exactly why he would miss me.
"You know…" he added and I already knew what he was going to say, because I had seen it in one of my visions before.
"I have feelings for you," he said and he looked down embarrassedly.
"I know," I answered, "and I think it is really kind, Demetri, but I'm with Jasper, and I will always be with Jasper."
"I know, Alice, I just wanted you to know."
"It's okay, Demetri. I know now." I wanted to say more, but then the door quickly opened and Felix entered, looking as if he was in a hurry. He smashed the door against the wall with such a force that Bella awoke with a loud gasp.
"I told you that I would find something useful to do!" he said victoriously, "Demetri, we have a new assignment."
"What is it?" Demetri said, standing up immediately.
Felix looked at Bella for a moment, hesitating if he would tell what he knew, but then he decided that we could handle the information.
"The insane one, Edward, has turned on everything around him and he is destroying a city in Russia at the moment, exposing his powers to the world. We have to go there and stop him, before he exposes us all."
"He's alive!" Bella said, sounding so relieved that I wondered if she had understood anything of what Felix had said.
"He's in Russia destroying a city?" I asked Felix incredulously, "so he has turned mad, then. He would never have done that is he were sane. What… What are you going to do to him if you find him?"
"Well, we have stop him from exposing us, but we aren't allowed to destroy him, don't worry, Aro is still too determined to have him on our side. Why, it beats me, but apparently he is very valuable. But he is also strong, so we are going with a lot of us."
"How many?" Demetri asked.
"You, me, Jane and Alec, Pub, and about twenty others."
"What?" I asked, "is he that important? That would mean that there are like 25 of you left here! Why would Aro take such a risk?"
"Because he finds it very important not to be exposed, and, because he wants Edward alive." I nodded. He was right, if the humans found out that vampires existed, everything we have worked for for so long would have been for nothing, all the newly restored peace would be gone. Forever.
"When will we leave?" Demetri asked Felix.
"In an hour."
"What?"
"Yes, we have to hurry, before it's too late."
Felix smiled at all of us, winked at Bella and asked her to watch out for herself, then left the room. Demetri soon followed him, after having asked the same thing at all of us and after he had smiled a sad smile at me.
"Good luck, you guys, with escaping," he whispered, "I wish you the greatest of luck."
"Thank you, Demetri," I answered, "please be careful with Edward, okay? Make sure he gets out of here alive. Please?" Demetri didn't answer but just left the room, leaving us in doubt of the future.
"So, what now?" Bella broke the silence.
"Now we will leave," Jasper said.
"Sorry?" Bella said.
"Bells, Alice can't see the future anymore, which means that the Indians are involved. They've got a pack of eleven wolves now, and we have got two more vampires here. In an hour, this castle will be the worst defended vampire-castle in the world. We've got a chance of winning and getting out alive. Edward would have wanted us to do this…"
"So you're saying that it is a good thing that Edward lost his mind?" I asked Jasper sharply.
"No!" Bella suddenly said, "No! He hasn't lost his mind!"
"Yes, he has, Bells," I slowly said, trying to make her understand.
"No, can't you see? He has planned this all very carefully! It is so obvious, can't you see, Alice? Edward disappears, having lost his mind, or so it seems, and suddenly, your vision disappears. He couldn't call Jacob from here, because everyone would hear, so he needed to get away from here to be able to contact the wolves. Then, to get away safely, he had to pretend to have gone mad, because otherwise, they would follow and fight him, and he would definitely lose. However, when he would lose his mind, everyone would pity him and give him a couple of hours before they hunted him down. And now, he also has an excuse to run around doing idiotic things, without people questioning why. Nobody has figured out that this is all part of a master plan, because they all think he has gone mad!"
"It all sounds like it makes sense, Bells," Jasper said, "there is only one thing: why is Edward destroying things and exposing vampires at the moment in Russia if he isn't insane?"
"Because," I slowly explained because I understood what she meant, "it is genius. He's sacrificing himself for us. He is pretending to be mad, so everyone will look for him and go to Russia, which is on the other side of the world. Volterra is left almost unguarded, giving the wolves the chance to win the battle!"
"But what will happen to him? Or the wolves?" Bella said, sounding concerned, "most of them are still so young… And so inexperienced. And 25 talented vampires against ten young werewolves and two vampires and a human being? And what about Edward?"
"Everything will be alright, Bella," I reassured her, "Edward must have thought this over completely. He wouldn't have done this if he weren't sure that you would get out alive. You know that." I tried to reassure myself as well. I really wanted everything to turn out right, I didn't want Jacob and the others hurt or killed and I wanted Edward to survive. But how would it turn out alright? What master-plan did Edward have to make us get out of this? Certainly some were going to die if it was ten against twenty-five…
Then two vampires entered the room, telling us that they had the assignment to baby-sit us. I had seen both once or twice in the hallway, but I'd never spoken to them. One of them, a female called Stella, was a bit manlike, tall, with broad shoulders and thick dark hair, the other, a male called Vince, was, like the name already suggested, the typical mafia-type: short, mean, and with dark, piercing eyes. They leaned against the wall and sent Jasper away. Apparently, they weren't going to be as flexible as Felix and Demetri had been. Sure, Felix was an annoying, flirting ass, but he was friendly when needed and he liked Bells so much that he was willing to give attention to her, he was nice to tease and he was funny (if he wasn't annoying). Demetri had proven himself to be a real friend; he was a nice person to talk to, he was calm and friendly, and he was a trustworthy person who was okay with the idea of us breaking out of the castle of his gang… I liked the both of them. And they liked us and had never treated us as prisoners. Jasper could visit whenever he wanted and we were allowed to walk through the corridors alone whenever we felt the need to.
Stella and Vince, however, weren't like that. They were unfriendly persons, with the personality that humans would expect if they thought about vampires, and they certainly wouldn't treat us as people. Integrity was what was their talent, and they would guard us and treat us as enemies until the end. The end that was near, by the way, because I could feel it.
I noticed that Bella was chewing away her fingernails, a sign of her stress. I tried to calm her down several times, but we weren't allowed to talk to each other or to sit next to each other, so she was alone on one side of the room. Jasper was already sent away an hour before, to the room next to hours, guarded by three vampires the size of Emmett. I missed him. I missed Emmett, Esme, Carlisle, even Rose. I missed the peace of my family. But if everything would turn out alright, we would be able to be with them within thirty-six hours.
"Stop biting your nails, Isabella Swan," Stella suddenly said in a low voice, "you're making me nuts."
Bella quickly stopped. She was rarely scared of vampires anymore because most of them were kind to her, but Stella and Vince were really threatening. Stella was making me very angry. She didn't have the right to treat Bella like this: of course Bella was stressing and biting her nails! Her whole life was falling to pieces one by one, she had enough reason to act like this. Stella crossed the line, and so I couldn't keep myself from saying: "We aren't making you nuts, Stella, for you already are nuts. No one has to help you with that…"
"Excuse me?" Stella said, not sounding excusing at all.
"You heard me," I said, feeling a bit concerned because she was twenty inches taller than me and a lot more muscular. Plus, I couldn't see the future anymore. It wouldn't be a fair fight.
"You should be careful with what you're saying, miss Cullen," Stella added, "I'm here to guard you and I can treat you the way I want."
"Well, I wonder how you are going to hurt me when Aro wants me to join your coven unharmed."
"I don't care, I will kill you if I need to." She showed me her fangs and I saw they were sharper than mine. Sigh. I was getting myself into trouble again.
"As if," I said to her. Bella watched us anxiously, Vince was enjoying it, but ready to help his mate when necessary.
Stella jumped up and lumped forward, but before she could reach me, I had already jumped up, running towards the other side of the room. Stella might be stronger than me, but I was still smaller and faster than her, but she was close behind me.
Before she could crush me into the wall, the door opened and Jasper and his guards ran inside. Stella stopped in her pursue immediately and pretended to be calmly walking around the room. I did so too, trying not to make too much commotion.
"Stella, Vince, you have to come! There are people trying to get into the castle," one of Jasper's guards said.
"Humans?" Stella asked incredulously.
"No, some sort of super-humans. They aren't vampires, but they are really strong and big. And with a lot."
They all left the room before the end of the second, leaving us unguarded.
"So it has started!" Jasper said, "freedom awaits! We have to fight with them, but what to do about Bella?"
"Well," a familiar, husky voice came from behind me, "let me handle that, Alice."
"Jacob! You came!" Bella said and stood up, running towards him and hugging him.
"You look like crap, Bells," Jacob said, but hugged her gently, "but I'm happy to see you. Let's get you out of here." He turned to us, "I think you should go fight with the others, for you know what their weaknesses are. I'll get Bells to safety and then I'll come back to help you out. Good luck!" Without another word, Jake picked up Bella and ran out of the room, while, on the other side of the castle, a huge cracking sound could be heard, that I recognized as the breaking of another pillar in the ballroom.
Poor Alec, Jane and Pubble, (not!) they had just cleaned up the room where Pub had fought me, and now it was broken again. I laughed, then I kissed Jasper gently and pulled him out of the room, running towards the loud noises. Perhaps this would finally be the time where the reign of the Volturi could be overthrown and we could all go home safely to Forks.
We reached the main hall where three large Quileute members were running from Jasper's guards, who weren't as tall but three times as masculine. Without thinking anymore, I ran forwards to protect Embry, Quil, and a young pack member I did not know. They were still so young, and they had come here for reasons that were unknown to me - I knew that Jacob had come for Bella, because Edward had asked him, and that Seth, Embry and Quil would follow him everywhere, but why would the others come here? What was in it for them? Either death or eternal glory, but death was more likely.
One of Jasper's guards had almost caught up to Embry, and his hand already flew towards his neck. But I was faster. I jumped on the guard's neck, banging his head against the nearest wall (and breaking it again.)
We weren't the only ones fighting, and I had just broken the last remaining wall, the ceiling was now resting on three pillars.
"We have to get out of here!" I screamed, while I ran away from Jasper's guards, "the ceiling is going to fall down any minute! Quil! Embry! Get out of here!" Quil was hitting a small female against her head, Embry was standing in a corner, his hands trembling. This was going very wrong. We had to get out of here.
"Embry! Quil! Listen to me! We have to get out of here!" Move vampires from all over the castle were coming into the ballroom, and the ceiling was cracking. The vampires would survive it if the ceiling came crushing down on them but would the wolves survive? Jacob had told Bella once that the wolves may not be made out of stone, but they weren't soft either. But were they hard enough to walk away alive when three stories of ancient castle marble fell on top of their heads? I guessed not.
I called for Embry and Quil again, but because they were so busy and concentrated, they didn't hear me. There were already ten vampires in the room, four fighting Jasper, two fighting me and two fighting each of the Indians, for the one I did not know the name of had fled, after I had heard a cracking sound that seemed to come from three of his ribs. Embry's hands started to turn into claws, but this wasn't the time for them to turn into wolves: they wouldn't be able to get out through the doors. On the other hand, they weren't able to fight five full-grown vampires in their human form either. I doubted if they were able to fight them as wolves: winning the fight with the newborns last spring had made them overconfident, but these vampires weren't newborns anymore, they were old and talented. They would win.
This fight was different from all other fights that I had ever fought before: not only because it was in a castle of the strongest coven ever, but also because I couldn't use my visions to know what my opponents were going to do. It was dangerous. Yes, I was strong and I was an okay fighter, but that was all average, I wasn't as talented at fighting as all the people here. The only thing that made me win all my fights, was my power to see into the future. I didn't see it now, and that's why I didn't see it coming that one of Jasper's guards got hold of my foot. He swung me around as if I was a baseball bat, then let go of me so that I flew through the room with a speed of nearly 200 miles per hour. I saw, as if in slow-motion, that I was flying towards a pillar, one of the last pillars that was still standing. I would definitely break it if I flew against, and I couldn't stop myself before I did it. As if that wasn't enough, eight other wolves, still in human form, ran into the room, to save Embry and Quil. Among them was Jacob, without Bella, and cute little Seth Clearwater and his sister, Sam, the leader of the pack, and all the others. And they would die if the ceiling would come down. Everything had been for nothing, because everything was going to end. And I was helping the end to come sooner, because I felt my head hitting the pillar.
One of the last pillars still standing. I was lying on the ground, dazed and confused because of the force of the blow.
"Break the pillars!" a small vampire screamed, for she had heard my warnings that I had shouted to Embry and Quil, "let the ceilings come down!"
I heard another crack, another pillar cracking. The Volturi had begun destroying the pillars because of me. I had helped them to find a way to destroy the wolves.
I saw Jacob on the other side of the room fighting three vampires at once, while at the same time, he was trying to get the other vampires away from the pillars that were still standing. His whole body was trembling. I wondered why he would do that now. He knew that If he would turn into a wolf, he wouldn't be able to get out of the room. Oh. I saw. He was sacrificing himself to save the others.
"NO! Jacob!" I screamed and I jumped up from the ground, running from one side of the room to the other in a mere second, jumping at the neck of the vampire who was closest to Jacob. Jacob smiled.
"Thanks, Alice!" he screamed and then he kicked the vampire who was trying to get me of his neck against the head. I felt a connection with Jacob, we were both fighting for our lives, but both willing to die for the others. And we were both working on the last thing right now.
The two of us were fighting five vampires at once at the moment, luring more and more of them towards us. I heard Jasper scream my name, but was too busy to respond.
I kicked someone away from Jacob when I heard Jazz scream my name again. It sound more urgent this time, so I looked up, getting the shock of my life.
Jasper was standing in the place of the last pillar, holding up the ceiling with both of his hands. I already saw two enemy vampires jumping towards Jasper, who could have easily stopped them but was now harmless, for he couldn't fight back. He was saving us as well. Were we all trying to save each other by killing ourselves today?
"Alice!" Jasper screamed, "take the kids out of here and make a run for it, before the ceiling will come down!"
"But-" I wanted to answer, but he interrupted me.
"Alice! Do it now!"
I nodded, he was trying to save me above all. Well, I wasn't going to let that happen.
"Jacob, do as Jazz says!" I said, and Jacob nodded, running towards Embry and Quil. I ran towards Seth, who was standing in a corner, surrounded by three large females. I threw them aside and got hold of Seth, dragging him with me to a door and throwing him through it. Sam was there, giving his Alpha-orders to everyone to get themselves to safety: the wolves could do nothing but obey.
Jasper was still standing in the middle of the room, holding up the ceiling, while being attacked by three vampires at once. I ran towards him and tried to fight them off, while I saw that many vampires followed the wolves outside. Only eight were left in the room with us, fighting the two of us.
We were going to lose this fight, but at least the wolves and Bella would be safe, and at least I would die with Jasper. Not alone, and not only him either.
"Alice! GO AFTER THE WOLVES!" Jasper screamed through gritted teeth.
"No way, Jazz, I love you too much for that!" I answered and remained at his side.
I fought off two more vampires, while I began to understand that we were defeated, for they were breaking through our defenses.
Right at the moment that I heard a cracking sound and two howling wolves, the ceiling began to crack and one vampire hit me in the stomach. I flew backwards and landed in the dust.
I saw how the other vampires made a run for Jasper, and I howled and screamed along with the almost defeated wolves in the room next to ours.
Nooooooooooooo! Not Jasper! I thought, and cried hard. I tried to stand up and fight more, but I was too late.
Three flashes made their way for the vampires who were fighting Jasper and for the ones who were coming after me. The flashes moved so quickly that even I couldn't see who they were. They threw the enemy vampires away, and fought them some more.
"Now get away from my brother and sister!" I heard Emmett's voice, roaring and loud.
Emmett, Rose, Esme and Carlisle had come to help us out. And there were three other fighting vampires on our side that moved so quickly that I couldn't see who they were. One of them was moving towards me.
"Are you alright, Alice?" I heard Demetri's voice. My mouth fell open. Felix and Demetri were fighting on our side.
"I'm willing to lose this battle, as long as I'm fighting on the good side," Demetri said, helping me get up. I nodded and we threw ourselves into the fights.
Were we able to win this?
