A/N: Okay, so I know, this took forever. But I wanted it to work just so, and it took forever to be completely satisfied. I know it's short, but this is actually a bit of a filler chapter. The big action is in the next chapter. ^^ Anyhow, I let my dear friend Alma Theresa read this, and so she got inspired. So now we're writing a Twilight story together. It's posted under her name, however. R/R, please!
Chapter Ten
My father hissed, and Edward and Emmett actually had to hold Jasper back to keep him from attacking the Volturi.
"You'll never take her," he growled, and in that moment, I was blatantly aware of just how dangerous he was. But then...I remembered that I was like him. I didn't know what powers I had (or if at this point, I'd have a chance to study them), but I hoped I was strong enough to at least defend myself if this came to a fight.
My mother stepped in front of me. "She will not be taken anywhere," she said, her voice low and dangerous.
But I was not a child; I could fend for myself. I didn't need everyone protecting me all the time. So I stepped around my mother, whose eyes widened as she whispered fiercely "Amber Valentina Beckham, get behind me now!"
I shook my head, however. I would no longer be babied and nursed. I would stand up for myself, and make it through this so I could be with the man I loved.
"No, mother. I may not know what I'm doing, and I may get myself killed in the process," Jasper and my father growled in a feirce protest, "But at least I'll go down fighting. I'm tired of being taken care of all the time. I'm fully capable of handling things myself."
My love walked to my side and gripped my hand tightly. "She holds no threat to you, Jane. You and your friends can leave," he spat.
I watched as all the Cullens and my parents joined us, and we all stood loosely in a line, with Jasper and I at the middle. I looked at each of their faces, and saw the same grim defiance in their expressions. I was abruptly teary-eyed.. They were going to fight, and possibly lose their lives, for me? A foolish half-breed who had gotten herself into a whole heap of trouble?
Alice stood beside me, and I grabbed her hand and looked her in the eyes, communicating without words. Whatever hell faced us, we would always be friends. I owed her my life, and possibly more. I would never have been able to give up Jasper the way she did.
I looked at my parents, who stood next to each other, and as I looked them over, my jaw dropped. Were they, my divorced parents...holding hands? I blinked my eyes a few times and sure enough, the image was still there. I wondered what this meant for them and for me, in the future.
That is, if I even had one.
Because at this rate, the odds weren't in our favor.
But I had hope. I had hope in my friends, family, and in love, because in the end, if anything saved us, that would be it.
An idea popped into my head suddenly.
The Volturi were distracted...
I screamed Edward's name mentally, to get his attention. I could see that he cringed a bit at how loud my mental voice was. I quickly laid out my plan for him in my head, and I looked at him.
He nodded back at me, and then whispered the plan to Emmet, who stood next to him, so low that no one else would be able to hear.
That started the game of telephone, one vampire passing it on to another. Eventually it got to Jasper, and as my father told him the plan, his eyes widened and he looked at me. I nodded slightly to him, and he grinned at me, giving me hope. If Jasper thought it could work, then I knew we had a fighting chance.
Alice, of course, had already seen it all, so she passed it to Carlisle and Esme, who stood next to her.
The Volturi hadn't even noticed our little game. They were to busy talking amongst themselves, about what, I didn't know. But it must've been something important, otherwise you'd think the would have noticed us beforehand.
It was now or never.
I looked at everyone, to make sure I got their attention. They waited for me to tell them when.
Three...two...one...
"Now!!"
Bwhahaha! I just love writing cliffhangers. ^^