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Chapter Ten: Facing Off

I took in the scene before me with wide eyes. Jasper was lying in a corner, glancing around and trying to breath. When he caught sight of me, his breath hitched. His eyes widened and I put my fingers to my lips. I didn't want him to speak and draw James's attention away from the fight in the room. Garrett and Kate were attacking Victoria, Kate shocking her and Garrett ripping her apart. James was trying to cut in and help. Victoria was losing. She glanced at James frantically. I decided it was time for me to intercede.

I crept up to James quietly. He was too engrossed in the fight to notice my approach. Garrett and Kate did and quickly tried to block me from Victoria's view. They didn't want her to realize I was going to jump her mate. Unfortunately, she saw. I was about to spring when she warned him.

"James! Behind you!" she screamed. James whirled around and we were, once again, at it.

I danced away from James several times. We swerved and ducked. At times, I closed my eyes and let James think I was giving up. Then, I'd fight that way. Using my visions as my guide.

I was horrified when James got away from me to Jasper. He forced Jasper's shivering form down. James grabbed onto Jasper's bandaged arm and I worried that I'd heard a bone snap. James came very close to biting him. I'd managed to shove him away when his teeth were centimeters from Jasper's neck. I turned back to see Jasper had finally had enough. He'd passed out and was now very vulnerable. I worked hard to keep James away from him.

Kate and Garrett had almost completely destroyed Victoria. I yelled at them to only keep Victoria down. They nodded and worked on getting her to stay still long enough for Kate to shock her down. After about ten minutes, James and Victoria were floored.

"Please! Let my Vicky go. I'll stop hunting your mate. I promise. We made a deal like this once before with another group. We can do that, too, right? Just let us go and we'll leave you alone. We'll never harm you or anyone in your coven." James begged from his position under me.

"No," I growled. "I can't let you put anyone else in danger. You hunted me, you hunted a member of my future family who is also going to become my best friend, and you hunted my love. That's almost as bad as killing him, which is another thing you almost did. I can't let you do that to anyone else. You won't. I'm sorry; you're not getting away this time. Garrett, Kate, feel free to finish up."

"James! I love you!" Victoria called, watching the two vampires descend upon her. She knew there wasn't any hope for her. She wanted James to hear the words one last time, apparently.

"I love you, too, Victoria!" James called back.

Garrett grinned in anticipation and leaned in close to Victoria's neck. James watched with horrified eyes. Garrett quickly decapitated Victoria. Kate ran outside and started up a fire. In seconds, Victoria was dead. Kate and Garrett were still outside when James let out a strangled cry of rage and grief. I felt somewhat bad for him. After all, Victoria was to him as Jasper was to me. But I just couldn't bring myself to let James go again. James, in his grieved and enraged state, threw me off of him. I landed squarely on my back. He leaned down and bit me on the neck. His venom filled my veins and I bit back a scream. I couldn't move. It was like I was paralyzed.

James hovered over me, hatred in his eyes. Though I hadn't killed Victoria, I had given the go ahead. He sneered at me, and then turned to Jasper. I felt a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I realized what he was planning.

"Let's see how you like this, Alice. You've destroyed my love, yours certainly can't go on. I'll kill you both. And then I'll go back to the Cullens and beg them to kill me. I'm sure Edward will be thrilled to do so. He's never gotten over the fact I hunted his wife. Before I return your deed, tell me, how do you seem to know what I'm going to do before I do it? Wait. Gosh. I've been rather dumb. You're visions. You didn't loose them, did you? They've gotten stronger if anything. That wasn't very smart on my part. Well, then you'll get to see what happens to your little human twice. The more the better." He spat. I raised an incredulous eyebrow. He really didn't get my ability until now. Wow. That was dumb.

"Yes. I can still see the future. Stronger visions now. Let Jasper go. He's just a human. He, at least, can live a human life. Kill me if you want, leave Jasper alone." I told him slowly. I was desperately trying to buy some time for Kate and Garrett to get back. I only needed 30 more seconds.

"No. I'm afraid your mate is going to have to die. And don't worry; I'll kill you, too. Now, just watch while I finish my meal." He said sadistically.

James walked over to Jasper and knelt down. Jasper chose then to wake up. He looked up at James with frightened eyes. Jasper's eyes swept the room. When he saw my position, his expression became one of anger. James laughed cruelly and pushed Jasper onto the floor firmly. He held him in place and I was still in my paralyzed state. I wasn't sure if I was physically or mentally paralyzed. Finally, I had enough. Just as James was about to bite, I leapt up and hurled onto his back. In seconds, he was dead. I was panting, and that's when Kate came in.

"Alice? Are you okay? Garrett and I heard but we were taking care of Victoria." She explained.

"I'm fine, Kate. Please, just take care of James. I can't stand him to be around here anymore. Jasper and I will be upstairs." I told her.

She nodded and I turned to Jasper. I scooped him up and went upstairs. I lay him on the bed and started checking him over for any injuries. I found that his bad arm had been bruised but at least it hadn't been broken. When I was satisfied he was okay, aside from said arm, I lay down next to him.

"Ali, are you okay?" Jasper questioned, worry in his voice. I realized I'd been massaging my neck where James had bit me.

"Fine. James just got his teeth into me. I'm glad he didn't get to you. What about you? You feeling all right? Be truthful." I returned.

"Well, to tell the truth, my arm isn't great. And I haven't been feeling good these past few days." He admitted.

"Guess I'll have to take you to the doctor. I think the infection is getting worse. It's probably the cause of your problems." I mused. I wondered whom I could take him to. Hmm. Maybe Carlisle could do something…

"Alice, we can call Carlisle down if you'd like. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Didn't you see him in your visions?" Garrett called from downstairs.

"Yeah. If you could call him down that'd be great. Go ahead and explain the situation to him." I answered. I heard Kate dial the phone and their hurried conversation.

"He'll be here tomorrow. He's bringing Bella and Edward. They wanted to meet the other pair that fell in love with one as a vampire. Is Jasper hungry?" Kate informed me. I looked over to Jasper and relayed Kate's question. He said yes so I got up and went down stairs.

I couldn't believe I was going to meet Carlisle. And Edward and Bella. Maybe we could figure out how to keep in contact so when we finally joined them, it wouldn't be so hard to track them down. I wasn't planning on joining while Jasper was still human. I reached the kitchen and found some food for Jasper. When I got up stairs he ate so quickly I was afraid he'd end up swallowing his fork!

That night, I lay down next to Jasper as he rested. I was so glad we'd made it out alive today. Even though he'd gotten hurt and I'd been bit. My neck was really starting to hurt. I rubbed the bite subconsciously. I hoped I'd be better by tomorrow. Jasper would totally freak if he realized I wasn't feeling okay. When I'd told him Carlisle, Bella, and Edward were coming he looked at me curiously. I'd then gone on to explain that I saw them in visions. He'd laughed when he heard and we'd spent the rest of the time talking about them. I reached over and started playing with his hair as he slept. I was definitely relieved Carlisle was coming. The doorbell rang downstairs. I glanced at the clock. It was 3 in the morning. Who came at this time of night? Then I got a vision, Kate and Garrett answering the door and the Cullens standing there. They were here!

Yes! The Cullens come! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I'll update soon!

Eminnis and Alicia