AN- Behold, a little look at what Alice saw that made her fall in Seattle- read it, and surely you'll understand what made her lose her cool.
Sadly, I now have no idea where Vennela has gone, so I'm left without a Beta. If anyone would like, just go ahead and leave me a PM or something. The job can, and most likely will, involve my other story, Two Steps Back. I just posted it, so be sure and check it out. Reviews are lovely.

CHAPTER NINE - MY CONSTANT
"I close my eyes and brace myself, I only notice your face."
I'm Sorry, by Flyleaf

It's a funny thing, my power.
Sometimes they come, sometimes they don't. Usually I summon them, but there are people I look for so often that updates in their future come to me willingly. That was my first clue to who I was seeing the future of now.

Anyone in my family was a good candidate. Especially Edward, for future sights of the delightfully cute moments he and Bella share, Bella, from Edward's consistent reminders to check and make sure no one was after her for the day, and, of course, Jasper.
Ever since my first sights as a new vampire, I had tuned my visions to Jasper. From the beginning, I was constantly checking on him to find him one day, to the mysterious lover who would become my reason for living, or as close to it as we got. And now, just simply to see how he was doing, what his plans for the day were- and of course, to check for any chances of attack on a human.

And so I gazed now, at the empty forest around me. It was quiet- much too quiet. Something about it made my skin prickle, but I ignored the sensation. There simply was nothing there. The silence lasted for longer than most of my usual visions did altogether, and right when I was beginning to consider bringing myself back to shopping for Bella and Edward's wedding, I saw him.

His tall leonine figure was only in my sight for small moments that were few and far apart as he stalked through the trees, but soon he came to a stop in a small area clear of vegetation, where I could see my husband easily. My eyes were all for him as he leaned down to the ground, hungrily listening to the much-too-fast heartbeat of some animal in its den underground. He paused there, and I watched as his black eyes flared with the monster that was in us all, just waiting to strike. Even in his ferocity, my heart swelled so much in pure love at his presence that I was sure he'd feel my emotions, all the way in the future.

Then suddenly, my love was on the ground. My eyes narrowed in confusion as I wondered if he was going after the small animal somewhere beneath him, until he let out a scream. A horrible, agony-filled scream. I wanted to rush forward, to help him, but my vision could not allow that. My eyes darted around wildly, looking for the source. Was it Jane? This was, in fact, her power. But as my eyes caught up to the sound of approaching footsteps, the figure walking in and out of my sight was not of the Volturi.

Jasper stopped flailing on the ground, and I fought hard to keep my eyes on the vampire approaching him, as I needed to know whom this was. My eyes narrowed even more as I felt a wave of hatred hit me- what did she have against Jasper? Who did she think she was? I realized slowly that this hatred was not just for the woman harming my husband, though that was certainly part of it; most of it was Jasper's hatred as his eyes came to rest on his attacker. He attempted to jump up and defend himself, but another spasm racked through his body, and he was left panting on the ground.

"Now now, Jasper. Let's have a little chat." The woman said, and my eyes narrowed in confusion then widened in pure shock as I recalled her face- back in the beginning, this woman was there, along with Jasper. Her body that was simply too small for the 20-something year old she was when she was changed. That dark hair, the almond-shaped eyes... In the South. With a burst of intuition, I realized why she was here. She came to recruit Jasper for more war down in Texas.
"I said I don't need your charity, Grecia- even if I HAD gone with you to Panama." Jasper spat at her.

What? Oh no, she must have already gone to him! When? Oh, I need to warn Jasper! I found myself thinking desperately, but this vision was far from done. The vibrancy was something new- usually my visions were a series of snapshots, not a long film-like production this was. It could only mean that this was happening- soon. And I was stuck in this vision until my power saw it fit.

"Wrong answer, my friend." She said silkily, pulling a silver rectangle from her pocket. Jasper's eyes widened and he attempted to scramble away from her sight, but Grecia wouldn't have that. A mangled yell came from my love's throat, and with a flick of her hand, Grecia tossed the lighter carelessly behind her, one of the bushes behind her now catching fire.
"Would you like to try again?"
Jasper shook his head violently, and my heart reached out to him. "I'm staying with my family, bi-"

His sentence was interrupted by a loud gravelly crunch, and then Grecia was tossing a block of white stone behind her, straight into the fire. I resisted the nauseating feeling that crept through me as a purple smoke started rising from the fire, and Jasper's face crumpled in pain. Then we were all swimming in his pain, as he unknowingly let out all of the emotion that was stored inside of him. But then anger followed pain, and then it changed to pity. Jasper was focusing with all his might, trying to keep Grecia's cruel hands off of him.

"Nice try, my boy. But that won't work on me. If you've forgotten, the wars of the South change your outlook on silly emotions. Not much has changed- well, actually, quite a few things have changed. A couple of lives taken for my benefit," she said quietly, almost forcing Jasper to focus excess energy on hearing her. "Now, if you remember, I can take powers of our kind by... ridding the world of their existence. And no, I'm not going to leave the rest of your family alone after this little meeting."
Jasper's eyes snapped open, a look of horror crossing over his face.

And I was falling. Though my body didn't move, my heart and mind were failing. This wasn't going to be the last of her. She was going to destroy my love right in front of my eyes. She had read his thoughts. But most importantly; Grecia had already killed Edward. I let out a sob that no one would hear.
Edward, my secret keeper. My brother. Gone. And soon to be joining him, my very life force. My two best friends, vanished from this Earth.

I couldn't deny the facts- she got the powers of who she killed, and there was no other vampire I knew of that could read people's thoughts as they went through their mind. Sure, there was Aro, but he would have had to touch them for that...

I shuddered, the result of this vision weighing on my shoulders with such sheer mass that it shouldn't even be possible.

And the vision kept going.

By now, Jasper was pleading to go with her, for his remaining limbs, for his family. For me.

"Oh no, Jasper. You and I both know that you won't be of any help with a missing arm. And leg." She purred to him, then with a flash another piece of Jasper's body was ruined, diminishing to purple smoke and ashes.

The pain that surrounded me was starting to be too much. I couldn't tell the difference between my own pain, and the pain that Jasper was unknowingly setting around the area.

But Grecia was faltering- it was getting to her, too. Being able to read his thoughts and actually feel pain with it was not going to be bearable much longer. At least this horrible nightmare would be finished soon.

I watched dubiously as Grecia tore his body to impossible pieces, then without another thought, dumped them into the fire. I felt some tugging on my brain as Grecia was by no doubt toying with her new power, but it was nothing to rid my own tormented emotions.

Then she was gone. I stumbled forward, wanting to save Jasper, though part of me knew it was impossible. I fell to the ground before the fire, but then the dusty ground was replaced by the blue tiles of the store in Seattle. A crash filled the air, and I waited on the ground. I didn't want to move. I didn't want to feel this pain any longer. Angela was above me, Bella following cautiously behind. I told her something, though I couldn't even remember what I had said as soon as it left my urgent lips. Then I was in the car, and Angela was speeding to Forks.

We had to get back in time.