Disclaimer - Obviously I do not own The Twilight Saga, I just like borrowing SM's characters.

"Hi everyone," I said hesitantly, bracing myself for the chorus of loud hellos I'd receive.

Edward and I were on the phone with all the Cullens. Just yesterday we found out there were rebels somewhere and my Dad gave us specific instructions not to speak of it - whether they already knew or not.

"We're so worried about you two. You can't come home yet?" Esme's concerned voice came through the phone.

My head hit the table in front of me and Edward rubbed my back as he answered.

"Sorry, not for another week."

Don't say anything, they can't know, I told myself. Don't say anything, not yet. Just keep your mouth shut.

"We heard about someone feeding in the city, is that true?" Carlisle asked.

"Yeah, did you get to rip his head off?!" Emmett interrupted.

"Of course not, Emmett!" Esme's voice rang.

I banged my head on the table a few more times before Edward's hand decided to become a cushion. He looked at me sympathetically.

I let him through my shield, I hate lying to them.

He nodded and mouthed 'I do too.'

"How're things over there?" Edward asked, changing the topic.

"It was sunny yesterday, Alice and I went up to Canada," Jasper answered.

"Oh Edward, I found a beautiful house out in the woods here! I'm just waiting for the permit to restore it. It'll be so beautiful!" Esme gushed, slightly interrupting Jasper.

"Wait, where is Alice?" I asked.

"I think she misses you two, she hasn't been the best lately. She's out hunting right now," Jasper replied.

"You should invite her up there, I think she'd really love it," Esme suggested.

"I'm not sure… That's exactly safe right now. No one's getting in or out of the city until two weeks are up," I countered and then realized I said a little too much. My shield pushed Edward out. The Cullens just thought we were heightening security and Edward was staying until I could go home.

I looked from the phone to Edward's face; my eyes wide. His were sympathetic.

"We have to tell them sometime," he said in a normal voice volume. I knew he was doing it on purpose so they'd hear. He made the decision to tell them.

"Tell us what?" I heard Rosalie's voice ask.

They'd want to come up the moment the words came out of his mouth so I made a suggestion; "Would you guys want to come over after this week? Once things die down? We swear we'll explain."

Edward squeezed my hand.

"What's going on?" Carlisle asked.

Edward sat up straight. "There are a few things I need to tell you. I'd like to do it in person. Just come up, alright?"

"Alice would want to see you guys anyways," Jasper confirmed.

She definitely knows, I thought to Edward and he nodded.

"Ugh, that place gives me the creeps."

"Rosalie!"

"Sorry, Bella."

Then Carlisle's voice was closer than the rest, "We'll see you then guys, stay safe."

"Bye."

"We love you," I added.

Then the phone clicked.

Edward pulled me onto his lap and I buried my face in his chest, inhaling is scent.

"I'm okay, you know," he said.

"I know." My voice was muffled by his chest.

"But you aren't."

I sighed. "I don't want you to leave," I said quietly.

He laughed. "My beautiful Bella. I'm not going anywhere." I felt his face in my hair. "I'm your prisoner."

I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed to prove his statement. "I don't get to say it a lot, but I love you."

He squeezed me back. "I love you too, so much."

I made my way down to the library, where I knew I'd find Edward, after I got off watching with Heidi.

It had been five stressful days since Michael was around. The air in the castle was thick with tension and nothing could help it. Part of me hoped that nothing would ever happen with rebels, and then we could move on with our lives. But then another part of me hoped that they'd take action sooner so we'd never have to worry about it again. What I knew for sure was that we were all in danger and it was impossible for me to wish that there would be no causalities on our side.

Somehow I still had the mind of a teenager in that the one person I didn't want getting hurt was Edward. I loved him too much to be able to not worry.

I took a shortcut down a hidden hall with the only room being the map room. As I turned the corner I heard the voices of Dad, Marcus and Caius. This is where the three of them usually were if you couldn't find them anywhere else, and I wasn't really surprised considering the recent events. But I couldn't help but be offended that I wasn't included in their meeting.

So listened in.

"You should've gotten their location, Aro," Caius's voice rang. "I think your weakness is getting the better of you."

"What weakness?" Dad asked.

"Bella."

"You're overreacting Caius, they all need to show that they can protect themselves once in a while. You never know where they may end up one day," Marcus defended.

"What do you mean, 'where they may end up one day'?" Caius boomed. I wondered how the whole castle didn't hear him.

"We need to think of the possibilities that-"

"You'll not speak of it! We are immortal and you'll not speak of it!" Caius interrupted Marcus.

"We are not undefeatable."

"I've made sure that we are close to it, but if the time ever comes, it's been taken care of," Dad said.

"What do we do about the rebelling, we can't have good vampires being brainwashed by these… traitors," Caius pointed.

"We should remember all those that still respect us and the limits we've set for our race. Some would kill to be on our guard," Marcus added.

"Maybe that's what we should suggest," Caius sneered.

"We cannot stop it," Dad said at once. "The rumors of heightened security will help, but it won't last forever. And slowing it down will just prolong the inevitable."

"And what's that?"

"We're going to be invaded very soon-"

I stopped listening and walked away, promising myself I'd never listen in again. It was too much information, and I wished I hadn't gone through that hallway.

I knew it would happen. But I didn't know when, I didn't know how.

And now, I'd have to be careful about letting my shield down around Edward and my Dad.

Great.

Instead of continuing towards the library, I went up to my room.

My world felt upside-down. In my whole life, I never thought something like this would happen. I wasn't prepared for it. None of the guard was. We were going in blind.

I could run, I thought, but then immediately dismissed the idea. I couldn't leave my guard; my family. I certainly couldn't leave Edward. And I wasn't a coward.

I heard footsteps coming down the hall and shoot up off my bed.

The only thing I was certain of at the moment was that I didn't want to lose anyone else.

"Bella?" I heard Edward's voice as the door creaked open.

I turned to face him.

"Are you alright?" He asked worriedly and started towards me.

I inhaled. "Do you ever- have you ever known something you didn't want to? But you knew it was true, you just didn't want to accept it?"

Edward took a step back; away from me. "Bella, you're scaring me."

I reached out to Edward but didn't step closer to him. "I don't want to lose you."

He took my hand and step back to me. He held my hand on his cheek. "I'm not going anywhere." He smiled. "I am wherever you are."

I shook my head. No he didn't get it. This was much worse then his family taking him from me. I squeezed my eyes shut. "You can't- you can't promise me that. It's not something that can be promised."

My hand fell from his face. He dragged his thumbs across my eyes and I opened them.

"I promised you won't lose me because I'd do anything just to stay with you forever."

"How?"

"Well I was thinking-"

He cut himself off with a sigh when the phone in his pocket began vibrating.

I sighed too, when his hands left my face. As he reached into his pocket he pulled me right against him by my waist.

"Alice," he mumbled.

The second he answered the call all I could hear was static and faint shouting.

"Edward," I whispered.

Edward, we're coming to Italy now! We have to get out of Forks!

"Alice! What happened?"

I don't know, Edward! The school! It's gone! Someone destroyed it. Every time we've decided to check it out everyone's futures just disappear! We just have to get out of here!

I looked up at Edward then to the phone. "The safest place is Volterra right now, I'll get them a plane. Not a Volturi plane though, not after…"

"Did you get that Alice?"

Yeah, I got it! And I believe you have something to tell us.

Then the line went dead.

He hung up and his hands were on my shoulders. "It'll all be okay, love. I promise. Do you know where your dad is?"

I nodded, falling into to action a little slower than usual. "I have an idea, yeah."

As I made my way back to the map room – somewhere I wasn't comfortable going back to so soon – I suddenly realized what was really going on; someone was definitely after the Cullen's; not just the guard. So the castle was definitely the safest place for them… I hoped.

I quickened my pace.

When we reached the room I didn't even knock.

"Dad, there's an emergency!"

He stood from where he was sitting in the middle of the room and came out into the hall.

"What happened?"

"My family is coming up... now," Edward answered.

"I need you to get them a non-Volturi planned plane," I interrupted.

"Why?"

"I'm not even sure. Alice called. She said someone destroyed the high school we were going to. Every time they'd try to leave and check it out everyone's futures just disappeared."

"We invited them up anyways," I confirmed.

"Well, it's good to know. I'll send a plane."

When Dad went back into the map room, I turned to Edward. I didn't think I'd ever seen him so scared before. Not even when James had him locked up and thirsty for a week.

This was his family. The people that should be more important than me. But he was in Volterra and not with them. He couldn't protect them.

"Why don't we wait downstairs?" I suggested. I didn't want him worried anymore. "It'll only take a little patience and then they'll be safe."

He took my hand without a word and we waited by the back entrance. It was closest to our landing strip so I figured waiting here would make us the least impatient. I still felt eerie about the woods but I supposed they weren't any safer then the city anymore.

We sat against a wall with a clear view of the door.

"Can you promise me?" He asked after a while.

"That the castle is safe? No," I answered honestly. "I can just hope."

He sighed. "I know. I was just checking."

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