Chapter ten
Alice's POV
"jasper, calm down. We can't be sure that is what it was." I said.
"are you actually willing to risk your life for this baby?" he asked.
"yes." I said.
"even after you see yourself, die giving birth to it?" he shuddered at the thought.
"i told you, I'm not sure what I saw!" I shrieked, running through the dark night into the house.
I only stopped once I was in the room Jasper and I shared, sitting against the wall with the door locked. It wouldn't stop him if he really wanted to get in, but I had a feeling he wouldn't be coming anytime soon.
I sat there for an immeasurable length of time, thinking.
How could Jasper not want this baby?
What had I seen?
Could this really kill me?
I spent most of the time contemplating the last one. I thought that the only way to kill an immortal was to burn them? But, the again, this baby seemed to be going against everything we had thought fact.
I heard a knock on the door, pulling me from my thoughts.
"Alice? Can I come in?" Bella asked.
I stood up and opened the door. "of course you can."
she walked into the room, and hugged me. "how do you feel?" she asked.
"fine. Just a little upset... and scared." I said, sitting at the foot of the bed.
"why?" she asked, sitting next to me.
I told her about my vision, and how Jasper had reacted.
She thought for a moment. "i can see how he feels... he loves you, and doesn't want to lose you. But I also see where your coming from. I remember when I first found out I was pregnant, it was as if I needed Renesmee, not just wanted her. Edward didn't understand.
"trust me, he will come around, he will love this baby." she smiled.
"i sure hope your right." I said, still not smiling.
Chapter eleven
alice's POV
after Bella had left, I decided it was time to find Jasper. I walked outside, and looked around. He wasn't there. I walked around the clearing. Nothing.
"jasper?" I said, looking around in the darkness. No answer.
I walked into the forest. I could smell his scent; it was weak. He hadn't been here for a while.
I followed his trail, realizing how easy it was to track someone when you knew their scent so well. It lead farther into the forest, and I followed. After a few minutes of running, the trail ended at a river. I looked around, but didn't see him.
"jasper?" I said quietly. No response.
I walked closer to the river. "jasper?" I said again, louder. Still no answer.
I looked around one more time, then ran in the direction of the house, worried.
Where was he?
Was he okay?
And, the question that worried me the most: was he coming back?
Just when I thought that, the baby kicked. I fell to the ground in pain, screaming.
No! Not here! I thought. I had to get home... nobody would find me here!
But I was fighting just to stay conscious, I wouldn't be able to stand.
Everything went black.
Chapter twelve
alice's POV
once again, I woke up in my bed. Only this time I was alone.
Jasper still hadn't come home. Realizing that made me frown; part of me had hoped he would be back.
I sat up, realizing how difficult it was getting to do such everyday things.
Bella walked in, with a grim look on her face. "what's wrong?" I asked.
"oh, nothing." she said.
"just tell me." I said.
"well, we are all worried about you. And wondering why you were in the forest alone."
I looked to the ground. "don't worry about me."
she nodded. "but.. why were you in the forest?"
"i was trying to find Jasper. After I had spoken with you, I went to find him. I ended up following his scent into the forest, but it stopped dead at the river." I frowned at the thought.
"oh." was all she said.
"how long was I out?" I asked.
"two days." Bella said, and I gasped. After a moment, I stood up. "thanks, Bella." I said, and walked toward the closet. After I had changed into a black turtleneck and jeans, I went to the family room, where everyone was sitting, doing various things.
Esme noticed my entrance, and walked over to me, not smiling.
"hi Alice. How do you feel?" she asked, hugging me.
"fine." I said.
"okay, good." she still didn't smile.
She went to sit next to Carlisle again, and I leaned against the wall, barely paying attention to the scene around me.
I barely noticed the fact that everyone was staring at me.
Chapter thirteen
alice's POV
Over the next few days, I barely said a word, and almost never left my room. Every once in a while, Esme or Bella would come and try to comfort me, but it didn't help. Nothing could help.
The only person who could help was Jasper. But he was gone.
I was outside, sitting at the edge of the lake. I skipped a rock on the water. Watching it skip across the surface, I thought. Thought about everything.
Where had Jasper gone?
Would he come back?
Was he okay?
What had I seen in that vision?
Thinking didn't help. It only made me worry more. I looked around again, not sure what I was looking for.
I saw flowing black cloaks, blood red eyes. I saw my family, preparing to defend themselves. Preparing to die.
"Alice?" I heard Bella say, pulling me out of the vision.
"the Volturi are coming." I said slowly, shocked.
She gasped. "we have to tell everyone else!" she said, running inside. I followed.
After I had told everyone what I saw, they Immediately started asking questions.
"how many of them are coming?" Carlisle asked.
"just Aro, caius, Marcus, and about ten members of the guard." I said.
"when?" Edward asked.
"soon." I said.
"why?" Bella asked. I didn't answer immediately.
"me." I was the reason my family was in danger.
Chapter 14
alice's POV
"but I want to fight!" I said.
"you can't." Carlisle said.
"and why not!"
"because you are pregnant, and fighting could hurt your baby."
"okay. But I still want to be there for the fight. Maybe if they see me, they will understand that we aren't a threat."
he nodded. "but if it resorts to violence, you must leave."
"okay." I said, and he left the room.
After I had seen the Volturi coming yesterday, we had figured they would be coming in about three days, which gave us very little time to prepare.
And now I wasn't going to fight. That would worsen our chances at surviving.
And now I kept seeing flickers. They were all Jasper; he was trying to decide what to do. It hurt to see him, trying to decide if he should come back, or if he should forget me and never look back.
The day of the fight came. We went to the clearing where we would meet the Volturi.
They were already there.
"hello." Aro said.
"hello." Carlisle responded in a voice that was purely business.
All of the Volturi were looking at me.
"why have you come?" carlisle asked, although he already knew.
"well, we heard that you were expecting another member of the family." Aro responded, still looking at me.
Everything was quiet. Then I had a vision of Aro making a signal toward the guard, and them attacking.
I looking to my family, in a line with me at the center. Edward had seen the vision in my thoughts, he looked to me.
I knew I had to leave, knew this would result in battle. I slowly stepped back, and then the guard attacked. I ran, ran as fast as I could toward the house.
Chapter fifteen
alice's POV
I got to the house, and finally stopped. If they were following me, they would have caught me already.
I sat down on the steps leading to the front door. Closing my eyes, I focused all my attention on the fight.
We were winning. Emmett had already taken down one of the guard, and everyone else was close to it.
Then something went wrong.
One of the denalis, Kate, made a wrong move, and accidentally moved out of Bella's shield. She fell to the ground in pain, caused by Jane.
Then Bella moved the shield around her again, but she was caught off guard by Alec, who grabbed her by the arm.
She threw him off, still strong from being a newborn.
I was so caught up in the fight, I didn't realize someone was standing in front of me until I heard them say my name.
Chapter sixteen
alice's POV
I opened my eyes, looking up at the man standing in front of me.
"jasper?" I said, not sure if it was actually him.
He nodded, smiling.
"jasper!" I jumped up, hugging him. "where did you go?" I asked.
"i... I needed time to think." he said, avoiding my question.
"where?" I asked again.
"i went back..." he said. And then I knew.
"oh." I said, looking at him.
"with maria?" I asked. He nodded again, not looking at me.
Then I remember the fight. "jasper, you have to help!" I said.
"help what?" he asked.
"the Volturi came! Everyone is fighting right now!"
"what?" he said.
I pointed in the direction of the clearing where the fight was.
"okay." he looked at me, and frowned. "i love you." he said.
I smiled, and he ran into the forest.
I sat down on the porch again, watching the fight again.
But not for long. I heard someone walk into the clearing again, and looked up to see a girl, about my height, with long black hair, approaching me slowly.