A/N: Chapter 14! Alright, I know I said I wanted to wait before I posted this chapter, but I absolutely stink at suspense, lol! I have one chapter after this, and then an epilogue! Hope you enjoy… Please review!

Beverly's Point of View

Chapter 14- Unique

"Okay… fine… here goes…" Alice started. We were all staring intently at her.

"Your cousin apparently knows Jane of the Volturi. Jane wrote the books and gave them to Evelyn… Evelyn was supposed to give the books to someone who might recognize us. She assumed that you had the best chance of that, since you live in Washington. Well, at the time she hadn't realized any of this was real… she thought it was a joke. Actually, she still didn't believe it until I spoke to her on the phone. She's just now starting to question it."

I nodded my head, as did most other people in the room.

"But I'm confused… why would Jane write the books?"

It was Jasper who answered me,

"Well… I think, and correct me if I'm wrong, Alice, that the Volturi believed that we would tell you about us. They're not stupid… they assumed correctly. Anyway… I believe that because you now know the Volturi have an excuse to get rid of us. I assume you know what I mean."

I nodded again, "But why? And why my cousin, Evelyn?"

"Well, again, I can only guess, but they want us gone, our coven is too large… too powerful… too united. They're afraid of being overthrown. And as to why your cousin… I'm honestly not sure, but at any rate it turned out to be a successful choice.

Bella shook her head, uncomprehendingly, "I'm confused… how did they get those thoughts to match mine so perfectly? I would blame Aro, but he had no effect on me. It doesn't make any sense."

Everyone looked around, searching for an answer that no one seemed to have.

"Beverly?" Seth addressed me, "is your cousin… you know, unique?"

I shook my head, "not that I know of… but the world is full of surprises."

Alice shook her head, "there's something about her… but I have no idea what… there is a reason she was selected for this."

"Well…" Lily voiced her theory now, "Are there any Volturi members… who have something like… the gift of… I don't know… stalking? Only mentally?"

Bella shook her head, "Demetri is the closest thing they have to a stalker, and he can't track me."

Everyone seemed to groan simultaneously.

"Look," I voiced my opinion, "Evelyn said to call her if I had any questions. Maybe she knows more then she was letting on."

"Don't you think I'd have seen it?" Alice pondered. I shrugged, "I've got no idea, nothing makes sense anymore. Renesmee toss me the phone please."

She threw the phone across the room and I barely managed to catch it. Rolling my eyes I muttered, "Thanks."

As I clicked on the redial button we all waited. Two rings later and there was an answer.

"Hello?"

"Hi Evelyn… it's me."

"Hi Beverly… am I on speaker this time?"

"Umm… yes, actually, you are."

She sighed, "What can I help you with?"

"Well… you told me to call if I had any questions… and I do."

"Alright… what about?"

"Umm… I'm actually not sure how many you can answer… but I'll ask, and help me out if you can. Okay?"

"I'll try my best."

"Okay, thanks… I guess the first question is… do you know how many copies of these books Jane wrote?"

When Evelyn spoke next you could hear the surprise in her voice, "Umm… just three… the set that you have, a set that she gave to my friend… and the set in Italy."

"Okay… have you ever been to Volterra? In the castle, I mean?"

"Um… yes, I have… I worked there for a time… while I was studying abroad during college. They gave me the mission to find the Cullens. I didn't know that the Cullens were real though, so I passed on the books like I was told, not really taking it seriously… and then they let me have my freedom."

"They let you have your freedom…? That doesn't make any sense…" Jasper interjected, "did they say they would be back for you…?"

"No… I can be very… persuasive…"

"Persuasive…? How so?" I asked.

"It's a bit of a talent of mine… getting what I want, I mean."

"You're talented enough to persuade a vampire?" Rosalie asked, skeptically.

"Umm… yeah… I'm not sure why… I just can."

"Okay then…" I muttered.

"Yeah… next question, please."

"Sure… why did Jane give you the books?"

"Jane had a certain fondness for me and my friend Kara… I guess I realize now that it was because Kara also knew people in Washington… that, and Kara can make just about anyone shut up. Jane asked both of us to stay… and I persuaded her to let us go. Before we left she gave us each a set of the books to pass along."

"How was Jane supposed to know once you found the Cullens?"

"Oh… she calls to check in about once a month… she's very persistent… she keeps calling until you answer."

"Ok… do you know how Jane got the information?"

"There's a Volturi guard member named Hannah who can tap into people's minds from long distances. I'm guessing this was her doing. She may have co-worked with Jane."

Bella shook her head, "that doesn't make any sense; my mind was blocked."

You could tell from Evelyn's tone of voice that she'd just shrugged her shoulders, "I told you, I was guessing. Anything is possible."

"Okay, just one more question, Evie," I said.

She sighed, but answered, "Go ahead."

"What are you going to tell her when she calls?"

"The truth I suppose; what else can I do?"

We all gasped, "You wouldn't really do that, would you?"

"What do you want me to say?" she pondered.

"It doesn't matter what you say," Alice interjected, "she's going to find out."

I shook my head, "it doesn't have to be that way."

Alice looked down at her hands, "but it will be. Evelyn's only persuasive face-to-face. She won't have any advantage while using the phone. The Volturi will be here in a week."

Everyone's faces displayed shock.

"Umm… Evelyn… I've got to go… I'll talk to you soon." I managed to choke out at her.

"Oh," Alice added, before I hung up, "give Jane our number when she calls, will you?"

"Umm… sure," Evelyn muttered, "bye everyone."

"Bye," we all chorused, as I hung up the phone. Alice shook her head, "this isn't going to end well. It's going to be an all out war... one with no witnesses, just fighters. Aro isn't coming, none of the old ones are. It's Jane, Hannah, Alec, Demetri, Heidi, and a few others from the main guard. It's not as bad as it could be, but it isn't good."

We all nodded our heads. Jacob and Seth glanced at each other; then chorused, "We're in."

"We're all in," I said. No one disagreed.

"Why'd you ask Evelyn to give Jane your number?" Lily asked.

"I just wanted to try and talk some sense into her." Alice said, "I know it's a long shot, but I figure it's worth a try."

Edward nodded, "Seth, call Leah. Tell her to come over here."

He nodded, took out his cell phone, and pressed speed dial #9. On the second ring he pressed speaker phone.

"Hey, Seth."

"Hi, Leah… can you come over here? Now?"

"Why? What's wrong?"

"The Volturi are coming. We need to set up a strategy."

"I'll be there in ten minutes."

"Thanks," he said, and snapped the phone shut.

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We spent the next three days working on strategy, and then, on day four, we got a call from an unlisted number.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed, review, yes? I'm not exactly sure if that made sense to anyone but me, so if you are confused or have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! Thank you so much for reading… next chapter post will either be tomorrow night or Friday, and I'll post the epilogue on Sunday. Please review, criticism is welcome; Cheers!

~Beverly