Edward's PoV

'eurgh, that girl is so infuriating!' Alice said suddenly, blinking her eyes open in irritation, 'why can't I see her? It's like you said, it's an attack, I get so far and think I'm getting somewhere and then whatever her talent is fights back and her futures a blank slate again! I can understand why the volturi would want her – she'd be one powerful vampire.' I nodded at this.

'true, but let's hope that doesn't happen,' Carlisle said softly, 'don't hate the girl Alice, she doesn't realise what she's doing.' Alice gritted her teeth.

'I don't hate her Carlisle, she's just making my job a whole lot harder!' I shook my head as I saw the flashes of fragmented visions that ran through Alice's head. It really must be irritating for her and I knew she felt weak whenever she felt like her visions were failing her. It worried her to be blind.

'Seth and Ally seem happy,' Esme said contently.

'well,' Emmett snorted, 'as happy as they can be where one persons a werewolf and the other is under threat of vampirisation.'

'Emmett!' Esme smiled, 'you know what I mean, she seemed to take the whole imprinting thing rather well.'

'thing is,' I said, 'Seth's such an open, happy person I don't think she could ever really doubt that he loved her and, to be honest, they would have found each other without this imprinting nonsense. They really are a good match, even if I can't read her mind.' Emmett flashed me a smile.

'She annoying you as well bro? I like this chick, somehow she's infuriated two big bad vampires already. Not bad going for less than two weeks in Forks,' Emmett chuckled to himself.

Bella had been quiet all day and, though I couldn't read her mind either, I thought I knew what it was. I gave her a questioning look and she nodded in reply. The chances of the volturi getting to Ally were still remarkably high. Take the fact that Alice couldn't see Ally at all and the Volturi knew about Alice and so were probably consciously trying to avoid making big decisions in advance, we didn't have that extra knowledge we so often relied upon. What's more, I don't think the wolves really understand just how powerful the Volturi were. They had years of fighting experience and were ruthless in a way that the wolves hadn't seen before. While they were tidy, making sure not to leave a trail of blood behind them, they wouldn't see anything wrong with taking out a few wolves on the way to get to Ally.

Bella liked Ally. So did I, but, perhaps selfishly I was more concerned for Seth. If things went badly either he'd get himself killed protecting Ally or if she died he'd want out as well. No, we had to be hopeful. I went over to Bella and squeezed her hand.

'We will be okay, they will be okay,' I whispered reassuringly. Bella had a, though not irrational perhaps exaggerated, fear and hatred for the Volturi and the thought of them visiting for less than a pleasant purpose put her on edge. Just then, I saw Alice's vision cement from snatches of images into an entire scene.

Jane and Alex alone were walking through the forest. The sun was at its peak and the ground looked remarkably dry for wet Forks. An independence day party flashed through her head and then it was gone.

'4th July,' she announced to the family, '4th July, that's when Jane and Alex are coming, just the two of them.'

'Interesting choice,' Carlisle mused aloud, 'neither of their talents will work on Ally.'

'But they will work on the rest of us, apart from Bella,' Jasper interjected, 'Ally alone is an easy target, once they've prevented the rest of us from seeing or moving.'

'yes,' Alice breathed, 'its quite smart really, rather than killing us, they'll just stop us from moving. There's less to explain. And I guess they can claim because Ally knows about our world she had to become a part of it… or die.'

'But surely, as Seth's imprint she's exempt from that rule? Of course she'd know about this world, she's a part of it now,' Bella asked concerned.

'Yes, but I doubt the Volturi feel they need to explain that little detail to any other Vampires if they did come asking. The wolves are not well known in the Vampire world, curiously they seem to only be here,' I answered softly. Everyone paused at this and I heard the same thing go through everyones mind, but it was Bella who voiced it.

'So what do we do?'

'We shouldn't do anything, she's not our concern,' Rosalie remarked haughtily, 'we don't want to cross the Volturi again.'

'Now c'mon Rose,' Emmett began putting an arm around her shoulder. She shrugged it off.

'We have to at least tell her and the wolves what we know. And I will do more than that, I will try and make sure she stays human, for her and for Seth. But I do not ask any of you do to the same,' Carlisle declared to the waiting room.