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My vision swam when I first regained control of my body and I blinked with vampiric speed in an attempt to clear it, only to see that the battle had already ended and Alice was at my side looking very concerned. "How bad is it Pix?" I asked dreading the reply; as cliché as it sounded I couldn't feel my legs.
Next thing I know the smallest person I know is lifting me up and carrying me over to what looked suspiciously like my body. Minus the head. "That bad huh?" Alice cracked a small smile and I suddenly noticed that we were the only ones in the room.
"Here. Jazz says it'll reattach as long as it's close to the neck." She held my head just above my neck and within seconds I could feel the tissue beginning to knit back together.
"How are the others?" I didn't like seeing the dip of her aura but I had to ask because Richard had closed his mind to me and that was never good seeing as we swore never to do it.
"Those vampires took Bella." A little anger filtered into her voice. "Esme, your father and Morgan have gone to the wolves to try and get them to help us rescue her. Emmett and Jazz are trying to follow their trail before it goes cold. Rosalie and Danielle are worse than you but they were improving quickly when I left, Carlisle's with them." I think she misread the look on my face as concern.
It was rage and I didn't need to be able to see it to know. I don't care if it was my mother, her new mate or the other guy nobody messes with Dani but me. "Richard and Edward are outside. Burning Laurent." Two against six. I like those odds but they'd only be the odds if we caught them before they reached Italy.
"We're done actually." Edwards voice was all but overflowing with emotion and I didn't need Jasper's power to know that the young man was close to flying into blind rage.
"Yeah. Laurent is dust." Richard added wiping ash from his hands onto his jeans. He was angry too. I guess we're lucky that those two are on the same side. For now at least. My twin looked down on me. "You ready?"
My head may finally be back where it's supposed to be, securely attached to my neck. But there is no way I'm risked shaking it just yet.
"We can't just go." I protested taking the hand Alice offered to pull myself to my feet. "They're headed for the Volturi remember?" Richard shook his head. Show off.
"You thought it yourself. If we catch them before they get to Italy..." He really likes Bella. I can tell. And the look on his face, mirrored on Edward's, tells me they'll both go anyway. With or without our support.
"We won't catch them." Alice muttered, not meeting anyone's eyes. "If you go alone you both die. And if we go with you…" She fell silent. That far away look in her sparkling gold eyes telling us all she was in the throes of a vision.
"If you go with us…" Richard prodded her, all to eager to leave.
"Nothing. We just disappear. I don't see us. Dead or alive." Edward smiled in glee at his sister's words.
"Then the werewolves get there too and we save Bella." But Alice was shaking her head and I could tell it wouldn't be that simple.
"Or the Volturi have a Shield there. A vampire blocking my visions. There's no way to tell Edward." The boy's aura boiled slightly and I locked eyes with Richard.
"Look. Alice. We're going no matter what. If we die, at least we tried instead of sitting here doing nothing." In one graceful movement Alice was in front of her brother. Her aura dominating his with very little effort.
"I'm trying to help Edward. I care about Bella too, don't you understand?" An angry Alice is a dangerous Alice but of course Edward being his stubborn old self turned away.
"Make your choice Alice." Richard broke eye contact and turned to follow the bronze haired Cullen as he walked out of the front door.
I looked down at Alice to see her torn with indecision. This was one of those times that she must curse her power for not being able to tell her what to do. Neither of us wanted to leave our brothers to the mercy, or lack of mercy, of the Volturi.
"At least if we go they have a chance." I murmured pushing some confidence into her aura.
"Yeah. We should go." Alice agreed a small smile returning to her pale face as she began to walk out. I concentrated briefly on Dani's aura, shifting it's yellow depths slightly before speeding after the pixie.
Poor Alice :(
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