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Jasper's POV

"Alice?!" I flew over to her, wrapping her in my arms in a tight hug. The man that I had just noticed was standing next to her growled at me. I let her go. "It's okay, Walter. He's not going to hurt me," Alice said, flashing her brilliant smile at the other man. A smile that used to belong to me. I felt a stab through my non-existent heart then pushed it away. She wasn't mine anymore. That much was clear.

'Walter' was about my height, towering over Alice. But the first thing one noticed about him was his hair. It was white-blonde, a little curly and slicked back. He wore black leather pants with heavy boots. His simple black t-shirt was tucked into his pants, and he had on a large leather overcoat. And his eyes were red. A quick glance at Alice confirmed my fears. Hers too were red. I said nothing. Edward stayed where he was.

"Alice, what's going on? Why are you here? Do you have your visions back? Who's he?" I rambled through all these questions at vampire speed. "Shhh," she said, giggling and looking up at Walter. "I'll answer all your questions after you explain to me how Bella ended up here. I knew she would be here—No, don't interrupt, but I don't know how she got here. Care to explain, sweetie?" She said the last word with ice in her tone. She knew more than she was letting on.

"Well, it's kind of a long story—" I started, but Edward, moving to my side, cut me off. "No, not really. He was fucking my girlfriend. So I tried killing him. I was in the process of doing so when Bella, unfortunately, got in the way. End of story." He said this with no emotion in his voice. I knew that if he allowed himself to feel any emotion, he would lose the control he had been holding onto since Bella collapsed in my room.

"I guess my vision wasn't her dream after all, was it?" she whispered, red eyes piercing into mine. Edward furrowed his brow at this. "You had a vision? Before you left? Of this? Of them?" he spat the last word out like it was sour milk. "Yes, one of the last visions I had was of Bella and Jasper. It was part of the reason why I left." I could feel the rage rolling off of Edward in waves; I didn't need my talent to feel it. "You saw this. And you didn't. Tell. Me?" I could see that he was really struggling to maintain his control.

"I wasn't going to tell anyone. I only told Jasper right before I left. I didn't want to hurt you…" She looked truly sorry for him. He snarled at her. "And this? This doesn't hurt? Maybe if I had known, had had any idea that her dream was going to come true, I could have talked to her. I could have fixed things with us. This could have been so different. This won't end well. It's either me or him. You've condemned one of us to death. I hope you're happy."

Alice's eyes widened. "Edward, it doesn't have to be that way. We can…we can work this out. Think of what it would do to Bella to lose either of you." This seemed to calm him down. It was silent for a few minutes.

"So, guess what I've been up to!" Alice said, trying to brighten the tense situation. We moved to the lobby chairs and sat in them. Edward and I sat across from each other. Alice sat next to Walter, his arm wrapped around her waist. I felt a twinge of jealousy and pushed it back. I had no right to be jealous anymore. She was happy. That should be enough. I would make it be enough.

"You're looking at the two newest members of the Volturi!" she exclaimed happily. It was my turn to widen my eyes. "What?!" Edward and I both practically shouted. This was worse than anything I had imagined. Alice, part of the Italian clan in charge of keeping the vampire world in check. More like a group of power-hungry tyrants. "Yes, I know how it sounds. But let me explain. No more interrupting, if you don't mind." We both nodded.

"Well, after I left here, I did a lot of thinking. Why had our powers gone? I was so lost without them. Jasper knows how…unhappy I was without mine. I thought that maybe our powers just faded and disappeared overtime. But that didn't make sense. None of us were the same age, and it had happened at the same time. So had someone taken our powers? Who? And how? And then I thought of the events of a few months previous. The Volturi. They had wanted us, Edward. Wanted our powers. I thought maybe they had found a way to steal our powers."

"Turns out, I my guess was pretty accurate. I decided to go to them, see if my hypothesis was true. What did I have to lose now?" She looked at me as she said this and the guilt tore through me. "So I decided to go pay a visit to Italy. And on the way, I met Walter. It was like fate had sent us together. He too had lost his power and came to the same conclusions as I did." I lifted my eyebrows at this, wondering what Walter could do. Alice read my mind. "Walter, sweetie, show them what you can do." At first, I didn't think anything was happening. I opened my mouth to say something, and realized that I couldn't open my mouth. I was frozen. Edward and I both were. Alice smiled and pinched Walter on the arm. "I think they get it now, you can stop, love." He stopped and my mouth flew open, though I now had nothing to say. "So you see, a desirable power for the Volturi's collection, don't you agree?"

"We arrived in Italy together and went straight to the Volturi. Aro welcomed us, cordial as always. He introduced us to his newest 'recruit,' a Polish vampire named Lilka. He explained her power to us. She has the power to almost completely void other's powers. Distance doesn't matter to her, nor does acquaintance. She cannot use the powers herself, but she can take it away. She can also give it back. Aro has been very kind to her. He is practically at her mercy. If she chose, she could take away the powers of all the members of the Volturi. But she won't. She's happy now. She was alone for so long. And now she feels loved. Feels like she has a family."

"Aro presented Walter and me with a proposition, one that he also offers to the both of you: Join the Volturi and gain your power back. Refuse, and you will not be harmed; but you will never get your power back. Walter and I both agreed to join them. And really, they're not so bad. I mean, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? And no one can beat them now. Not with Lilka. Anyone who tries will be rendered useless. Even all the vampires in the world could not fight against the Volturi without their powers. Demitri alone would be capable of…" she trailed off there. It seemed she was finished with her story.

I had heard enough. I couldn't believe it. Alice, part of the Volturi. No matter what she said, that went against everything that we believed in. Her eyes. She was feeding on human blood now. They both were. I guess her time with us meant nothing to her.

"So you both have a choice to make. I know both of your answers already, but Aro has forbidden me to tell you any of my visions while I'm here. He doesn't want that to sway your decision."

It wasn't even a question for me. "No, I will not join the Volturi." I wanted to elaborate, tell her I really felt about this whole situation. But it wasn't my place anymore. My power meant little to me. It was helpful sometimes, sure. But it was not worth the human lives that I would undoubtedly end were I to join them. I had killed enough in my past. And then there was Bella. I wouldn't leave her.

Alice nodded in response. She knew I would firmly deny it. "Edward? What about you?" she prompted. He looked at her, his face calculating. "I have to talk to her first. Talk to Bella. She has to…make a choice. Make the choice. Jasper or me.

A/N Who does Bella choose?

Also, to see what I think Walter looks like, if you couldn't already tell from the description, look up Spike from Buffy. That's what I picture Walter to look like.

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