Disclaimers: I do not own any of the characters, except for the dimensional beings which is just a voice really but whatever, Harry Potter or the Twilight Saga. They all belong to their respective author, J. K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer. I make no money from this story as it is purely written for my own enjoyment. Though I hope others will like it too. *grin*

Summary: HP/Twilight Crossover, SLASH. During the final battle with Voldemort Harry is met with a difficult choice that could save his world but in the process send him to another.

Pairings: Edward/Harry, Carlisle/Esme, Emmet/Rosalie and Jasper/Alice.

Warnings: There will be a future SLASH relationship in this story but also, obviously, HET relationshipstoo. The story will only takes place in the HP world in the first one and probably two chapters and then only mentioned later in the rest. The world of the Twilight Saga will be the scene for the rest of the chapters. I'm kind of leaving out major happenings from the 6th and 7th HP books. There is no horcruxes in this story or deaths of characters like in the last book. I'm also slightly altering the Twilight Saga timeline. The story will start, when in the Twilight world, almost nearly at the end of the fourth last book with major changes to the original plot. IMPORTANT: There is NO Isabella Swan in this story, obviously, since Edward is paired up with Harry. I love Bella to death (The fourth book Rocked!) but I can't fit her into the story as I would have like it. Since I'm kind of stealing the whole idea of Edward not being able to read Harry's mind (because of intense occlumency training) from the original plot, and I want Harry to feel special, there's just no way for her to appear in this story! Sorry!

Extra Warning: Okay, first of all I want to warn those of you in need of that, that there is a sexual scene in this chapter. I've tried to keep it at the rating of Mature. However if I've stepped over my boundaries in concerns to the rating, I'll apologize now in beforehand and change it later on if you think it's for the best. Although I tried to tone down on the language and use a more vague vocabulary to describe things. Meh, see what you think but I hope the response will be positive. ^.~

Author's Note: I seem to be unable to express my gratitude enough to really show you guys my whole appreciation! The reviews, alerts, etc. Thank you SO MUCH for those! I always get so happy when I read your reviews and I try to reply to all of them and if I've missed anyone of you, I'm sorry! I really do appreciate it you taking time form your lives to sit down and read and review my story. *rains praises on you* ^^

Chapter 7

Harry side stepped and turned on his right foot as his body swung around to avoid Jasper's hand reaching and grabbing for him. The honey blonde vampire wasn't far after and launched another attack on the emerald eyed one as Harry sprinted to put some distance between them. The vampire was high on his heels and he stopped to push himself sideways, barely evading the vampire again. While his mind was on Jasper another body slammed into his midsection and they both crashed into the ground heavily.

"Bloody hell!"

Harry swore as Edward got to his feet again and offered a hand to help him up, all the while smiling, and was gingerly pulled up to stand beside the bronze haired vampire. Jasper came up to them with a huge grin plastered on his face.

"You're doing great Harry!"

Harry raised a doubtful eyebrow at him.

"How am I doing great when Edward managed to take me down that easily?"

Jasper rolled his eyes exasperatedly at Harry before he huffed.

"Well, I think it's pretty amazing for you to be able to evade me, who has a lot more experience than you, after just a few days of training. And besides, hadn't you been so occupied with looking for where I was, in turn forgetting about Edward, you probably would have dodged him too."

"I do have experience!"

"Not as much as a vampire, Harry." Jasper pointed out.

Harry grumbled and the other two snickered at his reaction. They had been at it for hours now and Harry had been developing with an incredible speed, shocking Jasper, considering the fact that Harry hadn't have any real training in physical hand-to-hand combat. He was sufficiently capable of evasion but had drastically improved himself in that area too after the training sessions with Jasper and lately now also Edward.

"Yeah, well, I'm getting tired of being pummeled to the ground and then facing the wrath of your demon when she lays eyes on my dirtied clothes. How come she never scolds you when you're the one getting them dirt in the first place?"

"Patience, little one, patience."

Harry's eyebrow ticked at the recently new nickname he had earned from Edward after one of their, more interesting, sessions with each other.

"I thought I told you not to call me that! I may be small in height but I assure you that the rest are in no means small."

"Like your temper." Jasper murmured.

A surprised yelp was heard as Jasper was very unceremoniously flung across the clearing which they'd been training in. He regained his balance midair without complications and landed softly on the balls of his feet. Shooting Harry an amused grin he quickly raised his hands in surrender as Harry glared at him threateningly again.

Edward rubbed his chin thoughtfully while he eyed Harry from top to bottom.

"Technically speaking, you are shorter than me so the nickname is still valid. Little one."

"Don't you get me started, Edward. If you weren't already dead, I'd promise you a slow and painful death for even calling me that."

"I thought you loved me?" Edward blinked his golden eyes playing the role of a puppy to the level of high expertise.

Harry lost his focus as the memory of his confession popped into his head and he shifted his body uncomfortably and tried a weak glare at Jasper again, who was enjoying Harry's situation way too much for his own good.

"Do we have to bring that up now?" Harry pleaded with Edward while still eyeing the other errant vampire.

"I understand. If that is how you feel then…" His voice cracked like in emotional pain.

Edward cast a sideways glance at Harry and literally saw the other crumble beneath it.

"Edward! You know that I…that I…" Harry stumbled over the words feeling flustered.

"Yes? You do what Harry?"

"You know what!" He exclaimed exasperated and felt himself blush terribly even if it couldn't be physically seen.

"No, I don't."

The vampire wore a perfect poker mask.

"If you're unwilling to say it then I'll just retire to my room…" Edward trailed off.

"Fine! I love you, you torture loving vampire! Happy?"

"Immensely."

Harry was taken by surprise as Edward swooped down for a passionate kiss and he could feel the vampire smiling against his lips, and Harry was irritably aware that the vampire had played and teased with him. Again.

"Harry!"

They turned to see Jasper waving at them and grinning. The vampire sobered up as he called to them again.

"Harry, I want to test your magical strength. Could you try using it and see if you've gotten stronger and more control over it?"

"Yeah… sure." He said still a bit stunned by the kiss. Edward smiled at him.

Even though Harry didn't believe in wasting his magic to do every little thing for him, he still enjoyed using it whenever he got the chance to. The sense of freedom and exhilaration his magic always brought him really was rare gift of peace to his tarnished soul. He pinpointed Jasper with his gaze and raised his hand in a controlled manner as he thought of the simple body lock spell. His face split into a smile as Jasper's limbs was slammed tightly to his body after which he promptly fell over on his face. Harry let him lay there on the clearing floor for a few seconds before he undid the spell with a twist of his hand. Jasper easily enough jumped back into a standing position with a disgruntled look coloring his features.

"That wasn't as fun as I'd imagined it to be…" He pouted at them. "What was that?"

"That was a body lock spell I used. It locks, or rather petrifies actually, your whole body so that you won't be able to move." He explained to the other two vampires.

"That's useful." Edward commented.

"Very." Jasper nodded. "Do you know of any other, spells, like this one?"

"There are many different spells for many different things. These in turn can be curses, hexes and charms among others."

"Didn't you mention curses before?" Jasper enquired.

"Yeah, for cursing people you know." Harry supplied.

"Like what?" Responded the honey blonde vampire.

"Uh, from minor things like a tooth ache to…more gruesome things." Harry fidgeted lightly.

"Gruesome?"

Edward spoke softly, noticing the tenseness in Harry's body at the subject. Then he froze, as he remembered the first thing he had seen from Harry's mind and Harry had told them about a certain curse. Edward's eyes clouded darkly and he growled slightly.

"Like that torture curse he used on you." It was a statement and not a question.

"Yes, that one is one nasty curse and an illegal one at that too, I might add."

"So there are spells or curses that you weren't allowed to use?" Jasper asked him again and Harry sighed.

"Yes, The Unforgivables."

Edward hesitated at first.

"I presume the killing curse is one of those too?"

"Correct."

"How many are there? Are there more than those two?"

Jasper seemed insatiable with all his marathon questions and Harry braced himself as his memories decided to rear their ugly heads at him. Oh, all the dreadful things those curses had caused. They had NO idea how horrific and frightful magic in fact could be. While it could seem innocent at first glance, Harry knew better than that. He had scars and a sheet full of many different experiences to prove that point if need be.

"There is one more except for the Cruciatus and Killing curse I've already mentioned, which is the Imperius curse. It causes the victim to be thrown into a trance-like state and will do everything the caster bids them to do. At that I mean everything."

Harry took an unnecessary breath and pierced the two vampires with his now cold emerald eyes.

"It once made a father kill his own family, after which he was then left alone to face his own horrible and disgusting actions. He finally ended up committing suicide just mere minutes after the deaths of his family when he realized what he had done."

The air was heavy as the sentences slipped from Harry's lips. He knew he had more than thoroughly shocked the other two vampires but he wasn't about to wrap his words with soft cotton, just to avoid upsetting them. And he most certainly didn't have the intention of making the curses seem any less dangerous and horrifying than they really were. He shook his head ruefully.

"Let's leave this conversation. There won't be anyone here to use them anyway, and neither will I." Harry added even as Jasper had opened his mouth to ask yet another question. The vampire looked affronted and hurt.

"I wasn't going to ask something like that Harry. I perfectly understand why you won't use them and I respect that."

Jasper was deadly serious and Harry immediately felt ashamed for his too rushed assumption.

"I'm sorry, Jasper! I didn't mean…"

"It's okay. I know you didn't." The other interrupted his beginning tirade.

Jasper gave him a small, warm smile that was gladly returned by Harry tenfold and he couldn't help the relief that washed through him. The last thing he wanted was for distance to form between them just because of a misunderstanding, but of course he had underestimated Jasper and he mentally berated himself for it.

Harry switched his observation back to Edward and he cursed softly when he noticed the blackened eyes.

"Edward. When was the last time you fed? And don't tell me it was last week or something I can see it in your eyes that it has been longer than that."

Scolding the vampire he took a good at the dark circles under Edward's eyes and he sighed artistically.

"When are you going to learn? You need to go hunting!"

"I am fully capable of going without blood for an extended period of time." Edward sounded offended.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean you have to test your limit every time, until you finally snap and lose your control, now does it?"

"It's not like that Harry!" Edward exclaimed slightly, raising his voice.

"It's true, Harry, he just doesn't want to leave your side that's all." Jasper added his part to the argument, grinning smugly and Harry lost his next stream of words.

Edward glared at Jasper and the vampire was intelligent enough to see that this was his cue to take his leave and exited the scene without further ado and a wink at the two. The twigs and leaves on the other side of the clearing ruffled slightly as he passed between them and made for the mansion.

An awkward silence permeated the air as the two last occupants didn't know where to start. Eventually Harry sighed yet again and decided to be the first to speak up.

"Why didn't you just say so from the start?"

"I didn't want to trouble you with my, special, needs."

"Edward. All of your needs matters to me as well. Did it ever enter your thick skull that you could just ask me to come with you? Problem solved!"

Harry shook his head good naturedly and gave Edward a small smile.

"So…will you come with me?" Edward asked with a smile of his own and Harry gave a jingling laugh.

"Of course, Edward. You just had to ask."

~*~

Running through the woods and the wild, dense forest was truly an exhilarating and, at the same time, peaceful pastime to devote yourself to. This was especially when you had good company to enjoy it with.

Harry weaved through the trees while he followed Edward's back, who was a bit faster than him when it came to sheer speed and running. Edward had taken the front and was the one to lead the hunt, since Harry didn't really need to hunt after all. Harry still had some reservations against killing animals to only get their blood, but then again that would make him a hypocrite as he had eaten them while he was still a human. Hesitations and refusal to take another living being's life had always been present in his mind, although he had talked himself into believing that he would have to kill Voldemort to save his family. This determinations had somehow transferred into him wanting to wipe out Aro and he had no inhibitions whatsoever towards the Volturi vampire when it came down to that.

He crouched low on a branch on a nearby tree and watched with morbid fascination as Edward brought down an elk without as much of a struggle from both parts. Probably due to breaking the poor animal's neck and sparing it the fear and pain it would otherwise receive in such a situation.

Drinking his fill, cleaning his hands and rinsing his mouth in a close by stream, Edward retreated back to where Harry was now sitting and sat down on the branch beside him. He kept their bodies close together and reveled in the emerald eyed vampire's presence.

"It's strange."

Edward turned to see Harry looking into the distance with a vacant expression.

"What is?"

"How much it feels like you know about me, even though I haven't really told you that much. I mean, personally wise speaking here."

He tilted his head to rest on Edward's shoulder and, just as he suspected, instantly felt more at ease and could feel the comfort wafting from the bronze haired sitting next to him. Why did it do that?

"Its' both comforting and scary at the same time and it makes me feel… vulnerable, but, it's okay with you." He adjusted his body to look straight into Edward's eyes. "I want you to know all about me. Need to but…I'm scared of exposing myself and life like that." He ducked his head and leaned heavily on the supporting shoulder.

Edward brought a hand up to caress Harry's soft cheek.

"Although it's a decision I won't force you to make, I want you to know that I will always be here for you. Nothing would make me happier than to be a part of your whole life."

That was all he said, leaving no obligations for Harry to fulfill but still showing his appreciation. It only made Harry's choice a fact and he wrapped his arms firmly around Edward's torso.

"This is my life."

He whispered the words and in that moment made his mind an open book for Edward to read, a picture to behold, and started from the first memories he had had as a child, letting the images unfold one by one. He never let go of Edward and only tightened his hold when he came to the hard parts. He displayed relief when Edward tenor flew over the memories with assurances and urged him to keep going. He would have if he could let out a few tears here and there but his eyes only burned underneath his eyelids.

Transmitting his life through his mind surprisingly only took a few minutes and Harry threw in his first and tender moments with Edward in it too. The vampire kissed him soulfully at the silent declaration of love they had professed to each other on an earlier occasion. They stayed in each other's arms for a little more time.

"I can't describe how much you means to me, your life, your personality, how much I love you." Edward's voice enveloped him like in a warm cocoon.

Harry reached forward and kissed the vampire tenderly on the lips again.

"You're too good for me."

"I think it's the other way around."

Edward returned the touch and ended with a kiss on Harry's forehead that made Harry chuckle at the gesture.

"I'm not a child Edward." He said irritably but the humor and gentleness was all there in his voice.

"Who said you were? I wouldn't have done this if you were a child."

Edward gave his forehead a last fleeting touch before he dived in and claimed Harry's lips as his rightful property. The kiss started out slow and tender but got more passionate and rough as more than just lips came into play. Harry moaned at the loss of lips as Edward broke off, but the vampire just grinned and grabbed Harry around the waist as he jumped from the branch to the ground below it.

Pushing him down on the ground beneath him, Edward started up his ministrations where he left off. The vampire traced his hand and fingers through the raven locks while he smoothed his hand down the other's chest.

"I want you. Will you let me?"

The raw voice that erupted from the bronze haired vampire's throat sent shivers all over Harry's body and he groaned as Edward's hand sneaked inside his shirt.

Harry's answer lingered in his throat and the vampire softened his expression.

"First time?"

"Yeah…well, in this department, I mean."

"This department?" Edward couldn't help the escaping chuckle and Harry was delighted by the vibrations going through the vampire's form as they tickled his skin. "The male department?"

"Yes."

His eyes were glued to Edward's as the other vampire leaned down to steal another tender kiss. Edward's strands of bronze brushed his cheek as he whispered into Harry's ear making him shudder slightly.

"Don't worry. Just trust your instincts. It'll be fine."

Edward stroked the inside of his waist, shifting between passing palm movements and ghosting his fingertips along the smooth planes.

Harry moaned aloud as Edward nibbled at his neck and earlobe, eliciting an equal feverish moan in return. A particular sensitive spot made him squirm and hiss as a hot tongue flicked the flesh between two ruby red lips.

The rest of the buttons on his shirt was popped open, one by one, and Edward's hands were free to roam all over Harry's sweet and soft skin he found there. Delicious sensations raced through their bodies and Harry made short work of Edward's silk shirt as he tugged it off impatiently the vampire's shoulders and growled when it wouldn't come all off. Chuckling again Edward shrugged his way out of the rest of it easily enough and it landed somewhere near them, immediately forgotten when body clashed back together.

Placing feathery kisses his way down Harry's light muscled chest; Edward kissed and licked his way down Harry's torso, catching another certain patch of skin above Harry's bellybutton that seemed extra sensitive to his touches. The raven haired squirmed and whimpered hoarsely when Edward tortured his poor skin with heated touches.

"Haah!"

A strangled cry tore its way from Harry as Edward wormed his way into his more personal area. Unconsciously he began to take ragged breaths as he submitted his body into the knowing hands of the love of his life.

"I'm glad both of you like me." Edward's teasing voice floated up to Harry's ears.

Harry made to laugh and send him comment in return, but a hand closing on his manhood made him arch his back and buck his hips alternatively. Forcing down air into his lungs Harry spoke in a hitching voice.

"You're pure evil Edward Cullen."

"Oh?" Edward tightened his grip for a second, a grin grazing his features.

"Yeees." Harry hissed.

He fumbled with his hand until it found bronze locks and pulled the vampire, rather forcefully, up to ravish the plump lips.

The idea of payback was suddenly very enticing to the emerald eyed vampire as he mimicked the others touches on Edward's upper body. All the while keeping Edward's mouth busy with his own, he brought his jean clad knee up between Edward's legs and rubbed against the bulge there.

Harry moaned when he let Edward take back the control he had momentarily stolen from him.

Strong arms and hands wound themselves around Harry's frame as Edward embraced him and then tugged his remaining clothing off in a flourish. He divested himself of his clothes and molded his body to the raven haired one's underneath. Edward's lips found his ear again and his voice sounded hurried.

"I want you so much. I need to have you. To take you… Can you handle it? I won't force you but..."

The longing shone through the tenor of Edward's voice and the molten eyes dug deeply into Harry's eyes and soul. Who was he to refuse such a heartfelt request?

"Anything. Just release me. Release the burning fire in my body."

"Everything. I'll do everything for you. You're mine."

Harry groaned as ghosting fingers traced his back and while questing lower and founding what they were looking for. He hissed slightly in pain as he felt the first and initial intrusion of soft digits. Soothing words whispered softly in his ear made him relax a little and the tension began to ease.

Edward brushed against something inside him that made him arch his back and craning his neck backwards emerald eyes shot open. His mouth unfastened to let out a throaty moan, but he had no air to produce the sound with his vocal chords. Fists clenched and unclenched as they tore at the silky strands grass their passionate bodies lay in.

Soft digits left him making him moan at the loss. Edward grinned against Harry's lips and dampened the moan with his mouth.

"I got something better for you." A strained voice came from Edward.

Harry groaned and opted for answering by pushing back up against Edward's lips, digging his hands in the vampire's satin like locks.

Edward hooked one of Harry's legs in the crevice of his arm and guided his flaming passion to the other's entrance. Harry grunted at the intrusion and bit his lip from crying out. A gentle hand caressed his cheek and pushed some stray locks away from Harry's forehead. He opened eyes he wasn't aware of having been shut and drowned in the world shattering love he found in Edward's glowing wells.

His flickering thoughts stopped at the memory of their mutual love's confession and he cleared any blocks to his mind. He left his emotions of their embracing be displayed for all to see if they had the ability and felt the fevered lips that sucked at his like a drowning man.

"I love you more than anything else Edward." Harry forced all of his feelings into this one sentence and mixed it with the other images he was sending the other vampire.

"Harry…"

Edward crumbled under the many emotional onslaughts and pushed himself frantically the rest of the way inside the emerald eyed vampire. A near howl rushed from within Harry and his arms slammed around Edward, fingernails' scraping at the bronze haired's skin.

Edward's free hand drew one of Harry's hands to his and clasped them together beside the raven haired's face. Lips found each other and Harry's forgotten arms looped around Edward's neck and pulled him closer to Harry.

Harry gasped and broke the kissing session when Edward moved his hips and started up a series of slow motions. The initial pain had passed quickly and his body shook with the waves of raw pleasure and heat washed and wafted of their joined bodies. His back rasped against the grassy ground and he found himself flexing both his fingers and toes in response to the repeated movement of Edward.

His moans blended in with the occasional whimper when Edward struck and nudged that special place inside him. Edward speeded up the tempo and rhythm and felt himself nearing the end with a grunt. The now loud whimpers of his lover alerted him to the other's also impending need to let go.

Deposing Harry's leg, he had hooked on his arm, onto his shoulder he took hold of Harry's manhood and began to stroke the other to completion with fervor. Harry let out a passionate scream as he toppled over that last hurdle and clamped down on Edward, in turn making Edward follow him mere seconds after the other, the wails and shouts of the lover's union echoing through the dense vegetation of the forest.

The minutes passed and they kept clinging to each other, refusing to let the other go and feeling the comfort from the skin to skin touch. Eventually though, Harry felt the necessity of cleaning themselves up really becoming a high priority on his list. He nudged Edward to make him move away from the slumped position he had over Harry. The vampire's response was to dig his face into his neck and press their bodies even more closely together. He sighed.

"Edward…would you mind moving so that I can clean myself up?"

"Just a little bit more…"

The mumbled reply he got came from soft moving lips against the juncture of his throat. Harry shook his head.

"I don't know about you, but I certainly don't plan on getting seen in this condition by Jasper or anyone else in the family that might come looking for us." He poked Edward in the head with his index finger to coax Edward into moving again.

"Ngh..."

It was with utmost unwillingness that the vampire detangled himself from his lover and came to sit on his heels with an annoyed expression on his face. Harry ignored him and quickly enough located his discarded clothing and chucking Edward's clothing at him while he was at it. The afterglow of their actions still lingered in his eyes.

"Wasn't there a stream nearby here somewhere?"

Harry turned his eyes to Edward again and rolled them when he saw his, still fixed in the same emotion, face.

"Edward…" He let out an exasperated sigh.

"Fine." Edward pulled himself up on his bare feet. "But I demand some serious snuggling on a later occasion." He said staring at Harry with a stubborn look, quite unhappy with the sudden interruption on Harry's behalf.

"Yes, whatever."

Edward frowned.

"How am I supposed to be able to woe and be romantic with you when you have an attitude like that?"

"Uh, sorry, Edward, but I don't really do romantic, you know? Though, perhaps it's more like strange and unknown territory for me? It's new and all…" Harry shrugged his shoulders.

"I'll have to remedy that then, starting with my earlier demand as soon as possible."

Edward brushed past him however stopped temporarily to give Harry a fleeting kiss before he started off in one direction.

"Where are you going?" Harry asked.

"To clean up, remember? That stream you wondered about is just through here."

"Oh."

Catching up with him Harry fell into step with Edward as they flew through the forest and in no time at all landed at the brink of the pouring water.

He left his clothes at the side and wasted no time in getting himself wet from top to bottom. The water would have been chilly on his pale skin had it not been for his condition, as it was the water was only smooth against his skin. Cupping some water in his hands he let the tendrils of water fall over his chest and abdomen, then running his hands to rid himself the mess on his body. In the corner of his eye he saw Edward copy his actions and politely enough avoided eyeing the vampire too much, in case of gauging another bodily reaction. Not that he minded but he really didn't want to worry his family too much either.

Stepping out of the stream he halted.

"Damn, I forgot we don't actually have anything to dry ourselves with, if we don't use our clothes."

Edward stepped up to him and glanced at him before picking up his clothes.

"I don't really know what wizards are capable of but-"

"Of course, you're brilliant Edward! Why didn't I think of that? How stupid can you get?"

With a small wave of his hand he efficiently used a drying charm on first him, then on Edward. The bronze haired vampire blinked and the smiled hugely.

"Well, that's definitely convenient."

"Thank you very much." Harry grinned cheekily at him.

"I learned this charm from Hermione, a friend that always complained about me being late to class. She thought this would help me get faster with my morning routines, I guess. Too bad it only made me think I had more time in the morning because of it." He laughed at the memory of Hermione's agitated look.

"I can imagine. You did take a pretty long time in the bathroom when you first came here when I think about it."

Edward expertly ducked when a large piece of rock suddenly flew at him and it missed him with a few inches to spare. Raising an eyebrow he stared at Harry who just huffed in response.

"It's rude to comment on such things Edward."

"I thought throwing pieces of rocks at people was rude?" Edward seemed truly perplexed at this and it earned him a dirty look from Harry. "But what do I know, right?" He smiled sweetly and Harry moaned in frustration.

"I give up. You win. Okay, I was rude too. I apologize for my actions." Harry drawled.

"I'm happy we understand each other." Edward offered him a polite smile in return before snickering self satisfactory to himself.

"Whatever. Get dressed, stupid."

Harry pulled on his trousers and complimentary silk shirt. He neglected the socks and shoes deciding to go back to the mansion barefoot, thinking it would be nice to feel the forest floor under his feet.

"Harry."

Harry's brown crinkled at the strange tone of Edward's voice and swiveled on his feet to look at the other vampire. Edward blinked and stared worriedly at him before his expression turned feral and he growled at something in the distance. Fully dressed Edward strode forward and grabbed Harry's arm before dragging him along in a thundering speed back home.

"Edward, what is it?" Harry struggled to keep up with Edward as the vampire used almost his fullest speed capacity.

"It's Alice." Edward grounded the words out through his tight lipped mouth.

"What about Alice?" Harry asked furrowing his forehead at Edward's behavior.

"We have to get back home. Now." He ignored Harry's question.

"Edward! What the bloody hell is it?"

Harry's raised seemed to snap Edward back to reality from his heavy thoughts and he glanced sideways at the emerald eyed vampire with a mixed expression grazing his features. He looked both furious and very nervous all at once. He hesitated for a fraction of a second before Harry's demanding glare made him give an answer.

"The Volturi." He said in a clipped tone.

"What?" Harry exclaimed surprised.

"It's the Volturi."

"Yeah, I got that, but what about them?" Harry sounded irritated.

"They're coming here." Edward frowned darkly.

"Coming here? What for? You don't think it's because Aro is still pissed off at me for escaping from them?"

"We don't know. It's possible. Although she couldn't see anything but them wanting to meet up with us, I'm sure it's not just for some friendly conversation."

"It's because of me."

Edward pierced his eyes with Harry's.

"I swore that I wouldn't let them lay their eyes on you ever again."

"Edward-"

"We'll talk when we get back to the others." Edward cut him off before Harry could finish his sentence.

Harry forced down his retort when the anxious and worried face replaced Edward's earlier facial expression. An unsettling feeling of foreboding dug its way into his gut. What was the Volturi up to? And Aro, was he planning something? Maybe he should have expected this from the very start when he had gotten away from them. Of course, Aro wouldn't let him go just like that. He wasn't that naïve to even believe that for the faintest of moments.

Glancing at Edward again his stomach contracted on itself uncomfortably. Would the Volturi try something on Edward and the rest of his family? Use them as bait or hostages? No, no way. He won't let them.

His eyes zeroed in on the mansion as it came into their view and Harry could see Alice standing on the driveway awaiting their return. Slowing down when they too landed on the driveway Edward nodded at Alice and they entered the building, Harry's arm still clasped tightly in Edward's grip.

Alice led the way through the entrance hall to the dining room or conference room or whatever else you would call it. The rest of his family stood camped around the room frozen and rigid. Jasper hurried up to him hugged him tightly. Letting go of Harry he watched Edward gravely and the two nodded to each other before Jasper returned to Alice's side and wrapped an arm around her. The others observed Harry and Edward with various degrees of worry and apprehension switching to look at Alice at even intervals. However no one opted to speak up their concerns.

The silence was slowly driving Harry insane and it was not with mild annoyance and irritation that he exclaimed in a highly frustrated voice.

"Would someone please tell me what is going on here?" Harry flailed his arms in the air in a aggravated manner, shaking off Edward's hand on his arm.

When no one answered him he turned his emerald eyes on Alice and said with a threateningly glare in them.

"Alice, you better tell me what you saw. And I mean ALL of it. No omitting of any information, do you understand?"

She looked at him then threw Edward a watchful glance before deciding that Harry was scarier than Edward when he was mad at her.

"I saw the Volturi coming here and they're coming here in less than a week from this day."

Esme got a worried and anxious expression and looked at a frowning Carlisle.

"Less than a week? How is it that you couldn't see this earlier Alice?"

"They must have decided on it just recently." Jasper spoke up, still with his arm around Alice.

"Yes, I couldn't see anything before today, though I don't see anything except for one thing."

"Which is?"

Harry asked but unconsciously thinking that he already knew the answer. Edward tensed beside him when Alice eyed him again.

"They're coming for you, Harry. Aro has decided that you are too dangerous to be left alone. According to him you have two choices. Either you join the Volturi or you perish at their hands."

"I refuse to join that slimy bastard! He can go and rot in hell for all I care, in fact, I would be delighted to send him there myself." His eyes glistened dangerously.

The room's occupants shivered unconsciously when the air got thicker around them but it disappeared almost immediately as it had appeared.

"I won't let them." Edward embraced Harry from behind and glared defiantly at the others. "I'm going to stand up to them. By myself if I have to."

"No you won't." Harry said to him and interrupted Edward's protest. "Remember I have dibs on their stupid leader, right?"

"I can't let you go and face them when it is you that they are after Harry!" Edward replied vehemently.

"What do you suppose you could do Edward? As far as I know, most of their gifts and powers don't work on me, like they do to you. I'm the most suitable for this."

" Harry…" The emerald eyed vampire glared at him and Edward uncharacteristically chewed on his bottom lip before he continued. "Fine, but you're not going alone. I'm coming with you."

Harry was just about to protest this when Jasper silenced him.

"Count me in."

"Me too." Emmet piped in.

The others voiced their agreement. Harry looked from the both of them to the rest with clear exasperation displayed in his glowing eyes.

"It's me that's the problem. Not you. I can' let them hurt you."

"We don't abandon family." Rosalie eyed him stoically before offering him a small smile. A very small one, but a smile nonetheless.

Recovering from the initial chock he had gotten from Rosalie's comment, Harry tried to force them to back down with his glaring eyes but it was a battle he was doomed to lose. He slumped into Edward's arms and made a dramatic wave with his arm and hand.

"Whole family is insane."

He caught their eyes and gave a real heartwarming smile.

"Thank you."

AN: Yes. I'll have to end here. I have to think about keeping the chapter reasonably equal in length after all. Until next time! *kisses and hugs*