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Chapter 10 - Emmett's Plan in Action

"Esme and Jasper, Edward and Rosalie, then Emmett and Carlisle with me. Those will be the groups." Alice mode was a go.

"Why can't we go with our mates?" asked Emmett.

"Precautions." When Alice did something as a precaution, we never questioned it. I knew it was because of the Volturi. If Alice was with Jasper, Jasper could get himself hurt trying to defend Alice. It still wasn't ideal, but going with other family members was safer.

She was also putting us with those that weren't as close, well, as best as she could. Rosalie was probably the one member of the family I spoke to the least. She tended to keep out of my way, and Bella's. I did know about the few times she had spoken to Bella though, as a friend. Those times, I wasn't there. She was putting up a front. Didn't want to show that she was warming up to the human.

Carlisle looked at Alice and hesitated. "Alice, do you think we can get through this?" he asked, a pained looked in his eyes, and his usually smooth face seemed tense.

"I am hopeful, yes." Alice glanced at me a second, then turned back to Carlisle.

"But not certain." Carlisle stated.

"Nothing is certain, Carlisle, not even death." Alice's face turned towards the door, which was now ajar.

We all got into our pairs. Rosalie was looking at her nails, as though they needed a manicure.

"Rose, concentrate." She looked up through her darkened eyes.

"I am." Of course she was. I was just a little nervous right now. But still, it would help if she didn't act so distant. "Edward, calm down. Do you really think I'll get myself killed by a load of egotistical vampires?"

I didn't know. She grinned, not a smile that should be put on such a pretty face. Now I knew. No she would not.

Alice was closest to the door. She grabbed hold of Emmett's hand and nodded to Carlisle. She spoke no words, but they weren't needed. Edward, we're going straight ahead, tell Esme and Jasper to go East and double round. You and Rose go West and double round.

I nodded, and they were gone through the door. "Esme, Jasper, Alice wants you both to go East, then turn back and follow their route." I said it whilst still staring at the open door. I couldn't smell the scent of any other vampires yet, apart from Demetri. But that was less than it had been. Demetri was heading in the same direction that we were, but that was to meet the rest of the Volturi when they arrived.

Esme gave me a quick hug and then held tightly to Jasper's hand. "Goodbye Rosalie," she said. Goodbye Edward.

"I suppose we're going West?" Rosalie's voice echoed in the now deserted house. My lips were drawn into a tight line. I nodded curtly. She took my hand in her own. I almost jumped out of my skin.

"Edward, stop being such a baby, get used to it." I blinked out of habit. Besides, you're faster than I am. You can drag me if I lose speed. Trust Rosalie to think practically when I could not. I just wanted Bella home. No matter what it cost.

Immediately, we were running through the forest. It seemed like a usual, everyday hunt, but it wasn't. That didn't stop me picking up the scent of deer, and a pack of gray wolves. They were hunting the deer. You could smell the fear as they ran, and the excitement of the pack as they hunted.

I glanced sideways at Rosalie, who also realised the hunt close by. We couldn't stop though, and we could control ourselves the best out of our family, if you don't include Carlisle.

I fastened the pace so that Rosalie had to work hard to keep up, but I kept my grip of her hand, and also made sure nothing hit us, or tripped us up. I took a deep breath out of habit, the strong smell of wood and pine filled my senses. It was time to double back.

I caught a powdery scent in the air. It was sweet and floral. Vampires. I picked out each scent individually, as best as I could. Aro, Caius, Demetri, Felix, Alec, Heidi. There were a further two scents I didn't recognise, but at least I knew there were eight vampires near. One of them just happened to be able to mind-track. We were in deep shit, and Rosalie knew it. Her thoughts were panicked, but she didn't stop running.

We stopped suddenly when we heard a branch snap. Call me paranoid, but animals tended to keep their distance as best they could. Not to mention there was a buzz of voices filling my mind. I could pick out individual thoughts and settled on the familiarity of Aro. I was right about the vampires. Eight of them, and no Jane. Things were looking up.

Rosalie's back leant against mine and we waited. We knew we were surrounded, but we didn't crouch yet. If we seemed threatening, they would kill us immediately. We could be civilised about this.

"Rosalie, if I say run, run." I hoped only Rosalie heard me, but I doubted that, and I doubted she was up for following my orders.

I'm not going anywhere. I'm not leaving you here in this mess. And I won't go down without a fight.

"Fine." I could hear the sound of defeat in my own voice, Rosalie knew she had won.

I know what you mean Edward. You're just accepting it, but I know you disapprove. What if it was the other way round? What if I told you to run, would you go?

She had a point. I shook my head. She was smug.

Aro was the first to emerge from the expanse of trees in front of us. The only sound made was the whoosh of wind that was rattling the trees, and also the billow of the black cloaks that seemed to come into view, hoods up like your average dementor. I'd have taken one of those over a member of the Volturi guard. Dementors suck out your soul, too bad I didn't have one. Maybe.

Caius stood beside him with the Volturi guard congregating in a line slightly behind them. I saw it was a fair fight--eight against two. Aro was the first to speak.

"Ah, Edward. Nice to see you again, and...Rosalie?" Rosalie smirked before she answered.

"Yes." Very blunt. Aro was taken aback by her lack of respect, and I didn't want it to be Rosalie's mouth that got us killed.

"What do we owe this pleasure, Aro?" I didn't bow down, or mock him. I simply stood and spoke as I would to anyone who I merely acknowledged the presence of. Jasper would say I was tense and on guard, with a disinterested voice and a blank face. A poker face.

"Well, really I need to speak with all of you. Where is Carlisle?" Yes, he wanted to speak with all of us, or just kill us all together. Quick and clean.

"What do you want, Aro?" He smiled and I could hear his thoughts. Powerful and unnerving. You're avoiding the question, Edward.I smiled back. Rosalie was by my side now, but I kept my eyes on Aro's. My lips were pressed together in a straight line, my eyes fixed to his burgundy ones.

You won't tell us, will you?

"If I don't?" His eyes flicked to Rosalie momentarily, then they came back to mine.

We torture it out of her.

Alice's plan was back firing completely. She may have believed we were better without our other halves, but it wasn't true. If it was Bella here, I would do the same. I would not let Rosalie get tortured, I'd die first.

"No." A growl rumbled from my chest. It was low, but menacing, a warning.

"Edward, what is it?" Rosalie asked, touching my shoulder and keeping her eyes on Felix, who seemed to be itching to make a move.

"He wants to torture the information out of you." My eyes were still on Aro as he stood completely still, but with a wry smile plastered on his face.

"He can try," she sneered and crouched automatically. Felix was in front of Aro now, crouching and growling at Rosalie. I was stuck half way between standing in front of Rosalie and telling her to calm down. Felix was ready to attack, but Aro didn't want him to. Yet.

It all depended on whether Felix could control himself. I just didn't know.

"Felix, get back now. The girl means no harm." A look of disgust crossed his face, his forehead was tensed. Even when Felix was out of the way, Rosalie never moved out of position. I didn't know whether to get her to move or not.

"We are not here to kill," Aro stated. I could hear the protests coming mainly from Felix. Aro raised his right arm and he was silent once again. I glanced back at Demetri, his eyes were indifferent. If we attacked, he would. If we remained still, he would. Either way, he didn't care of the outcome. It was our choice. Aro's voice snapped my eyes away from Demetri.

"However, there is a lot you can do to a vampire without killing him." I was thinking about Jane, but she wasn't here.

"Pity you didn't bring Jane," Rosalie spoke. Aro's face twisted in rage, but it was gone as soon as it had emerged. Where was Jane? Aro didn't seem pleased to hear her name spoken. Was she dead? Did she dismiss her orders?

"Why are you here, Aro?" I asked for the third time in the space of minutes.

"Things didn't go as planned. We were going to turn Bella ourselves and test her power. If she was useless, we'd dispose of her, like we do with a lot of powerless newborns. If she was powerful, she would work for us."

"And you're sure Bella would have worked for you without putting up a fight?" Rosalie mocked. I couldn't argue. I had every faith that Bella would rather die, or put up a fight, than work for the Volturi. Even if she was a newborn. If the feelings are strong enough, the nature can be conquered. We had all proved that. Rosalie's situation was probably the closest to Bella's, and she had never drank human blood.

She knew Royce as a human, and remembered him. She went to get revenge, but remained 'conscious' after her change. She may have been stronger, faster, and more beautiful, but she was still Rosalie. She kept her human emotions due to the trauma of her final human minutes. Bella wouldn't give up.

Aro didn't answer Rosalie. He held out his hand to her. "Don't touch his hand Rosalie," I stated and stepped in front of her.

"We have ways of making her do it, Edward. Step in the way, and it gets messy. Step out of the way, and it's your choice." His eyes held the same indifference of Demetri's, but there was something else behind them.

"Except it isn't." I replied.

"No, but it's easier for the both of us." He had a point. I stepped aside.

Rosalie hesitated and looked at Aro's face, and then to his outstretched hand. She then glanced back to me. I nodded but said, "Be careful." I didn't mean it in the physical sense. I meant for her to try and be careful with her thoughts. I doubt it would help, but it made it slightly easier to back down from Aro. Rosalie nodded, her golden eyes meeting mine. She understood.

Aro's thin, bony hand clasped around Rosalie's feminine hand. Aro looked more breakable, his skin translucent and papery, stretched over blue veins. But he was still as impenetrable as any of us. Rosalie's shoulders were tensed, and a smile spread across Aro's features. He let go of her hand, and she moved back towards me, taking my hand in her own. To remove the feel of Aro, or for mere comfort after his intrusion.

"So, you were heading for Volterra? On a rescue mission? How fascinating." His whole face seemed to light up at the prospect. He was hiding something.

Rosalie was almost shivering, my hand was gripping hers tightly.

"Aro, why didn't things go as planned in Volterra?" I asked confidently. He seemed taken back, as though I should have forgotten. He had hoped for his diversion to work, I knew that much without his thoughts. He sighed.

"I think you deserve to know."

"Know what?" Rosalie hissed suddenly. I tightened my grip on her hand, and forced her behind me. I knew she wouldn't run, but I'd try my hardest to stop her getting hurt.

"No, Edward, release your sibling. If she attacks one of us, it will be her own undoing." His tone was full of humor, he was mocking us. I knew exactly why he didn't want me killed, if he could help it. He still thought I'd be interested in working in Volterra. Even after threatening my family and kidnapping Bella, he still believed I'd change my mind. He was sick and twisted, which proved why I had denied.

I felt the anger building in my chest, which seemed to spread to my limbs. I was losing it, I wanted to tear him into shreds.

Before I could comprehend what was happening, Rosalie was already reaching Aro herself. With me no longer holding her, she had been pushed over the edge. She almost reached his throat, but then fell to the ground. She was still and unmoving. My first thoughts were of Jane, but she wasn't here, and Rosalie would be twitching at the least.

I went for the closest vampire, Felix. I felt strong arms tighten across my chest, but then let go. The strangest sensation filled my senses and floated over my body like a cloud. I was sinking into blackness. Fast.

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A/N: Okay, the Dementor thing - think Harry Potter - JKR.

Next chapter you are going to hate me...we are going back to Bella. You might want to remind yourselves of where Bella is right now...(chapter 8 after the 'Jane thing')

Oh, and I know it's irrelevant, but I got locked in the living room yesterday, and I'm saying thank you to someone on here who helped me escape...

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