A/N: Yes, yes, I'm still alive, and busy, of course :/ Ah well, I figured I might as well update as a christmas pressie for you all. So, merry christmas! I promise I'll try and make this chapter likeable! PROMISE!

"What do you mean by, 'The Volturi?' I mean, they can't be coming here, can they?" I said this very quickly, trying to get the words out, as quickly as possible, trying to make them seem more real.

Alice looked at me, the forced calm still on her face. She finally said, "No, not here Jess. They've made the decision to go to Forks."

"Well, let's go then! We have to get there in time!" I looked around, nobody was moving. They were all staring at me blankly, as if I was missing something important. "What? Why are you all staring at me like that?! Let's GO!"

Suddenly, I was hit with waves of calm, coming from Jasper. I wanted to be angry, but I couldn't. I had to be calm. "Jess, you need to realize this, "Jasper told me, "The Volturi are not bad guys. They uphold the law, not break it. They will not attack us without a reason, and a good reason at that. They know of Bella's power. They know that they may lose many of their guards if they attack us, so they will not."

"b-b-bu" I stuttered, wondering why Alice and Edward were still tense. Pulling myself together, I said, "But then, how come you two," I pointed at Alice and Edward, "are so tense still? If there's no danger that is"

Then Emmett laughed. The guffaw made everyone in the room jump. "Haven't you noticed yet Jess, Edward over-reacts?"

"Fine" I mumbled, and then grinned triumphantly as a thought occurred to me. "Then why is Alice so tense?"

Alice and Edward exchanged looks before Alice burst out, "The Volturi? You're all worried about the Volturi?! We have much bigger problems! Look at her! She has NO clothes and I can see that she's going to be as stubborn as Bella when it comes to shopping! UGH! Why, can't anyone appreciate the art that is shopping?" I burst out laughing at Alice's comment. It was very stereotypical.

"Well, why are the Volturi coming?" I asked Alice.

"They are coming," she began dramatically. Edward glared at her. She rolled her eyes and continued by saying, "fine. They're just coming to check on Bella. Geez. You guys over react SO much!"

"So, what are we going to do?" I asked, "Are we going to go back to Forks? Or are we going to stay here?

Bella looked up then and said, indecision painting her face, "I have to go alone? Don't I?" As soon as she said this, Edward's face twitched with anger at this suggestion

"You will-"He began furiously.

"No," I interrupted abruptly, "she won't be going alone. I'll be going with her. I mean, why not? We might as well avoid future conflict with the Volturi. Not that it's really their business whatever we do."

"What?" Six voices chorused.

"You know, for vampires, with great hearing, you'd think that you all would be able to hear what I said. I told you that Bella won't be going alone! I'm going with her."

"Jess," Bella began

"Nope," I interrupted, "don't start Bells. I'm going with you. Are you honestly saying that you WANT to go alone" I raised one eyebrow.

She looked around, looking for help, but all she could say at the end was, "No I guess not."

I turned to Alice and said "When will they be in Forks?"

"In two days"

"Well then, we don't have a moment to lose, do we?"

I grabbed Bella's hand and started running quickly. We were past 4 different villages before she finally asked, "Aren't we flying?"

I laughed and told her, "Why? We can run more quickly than it would take to get plane tickets and besides, I don't trust myself on a plane"

So we continued running and running until we reached a large coast, with a deep sea. Without hesitating, I dove straight into the water and started swimming underwater. It was an odd feeling, not needing to breathe at all. Not needing to come up for air every forty seconds.

While we were swimming I was thinking of ways to arrive unseen, or at least, unnoticed. When Bella tugged at my hand and indicated to a small island in the middle of nowhere. We swam towards it and when we climbed ashore, she immediately began walking towards a giant house. "Where are we?" I asked Bella, who seemed to know her way around here, as if it was her second home.

"Isle Esme," She told me, giggling a little. I decided I didn't want to know. "There's a boat anchored on the other side of the island. We can use it to arrive inconspicuously on the mainland, which is about two hours away. Also, before we arrive in Forks, you may want to hunt."

"Good idea." I said simply. We continued running until we reached the boat, and then we sailed on.

A/N: Sorry :/ I'm ending it now :P I'll update again soon though :P