Leave Out All the Rest

A/N: I know I haven't been able to update his in a while. Work took over my life, as per usual. Lots of stress all around. On top of that, I got into a car accident, minor, no air bags deployed but the police officer seems to be under the impression that I am a reckless driver so I now have to go to court. On top of that, the lady that I hit, that also happened to refuse an ambulance at the scene is looking to sue me. I have a banged up license plate and two cracks on my front bumper that is barely even noticeable. Be it to say, I wasn't going fast. I mean, how can you recklessly drive in a two lane, two way road? I must have hit this lady at 10 miles per hour to sustain minimal damage to my car and minimal damage to her bumper. It's all absolutely stupid. Now I have to go to court because a police officer that was neither present before or during the accident, who came in 20 minutes after the accident, says I was recklessly driving to cause the accident. On top of all this drama, I am not getting paid enough to do all the work that I am being asked to do in my job. I'm not getting paid enough, I might get thrown into jail for a reckless driving record, my insurance is going to go up, and I might get sued.

Life is kind of sucking right now.

Anyways, I'm venting now. This chapter has been overdue. It's short but we're moving the story along.

I dedicate this chapter to lynettecullen. Thank you for reading the story from Chapter 1 - 20 and reviewing EVERY SINGLE chapter. I thought that was an awesome thing for you to do and it reminded me that I owe my readers another chapter. Thanks!

-Ansacht

This chapter's musical inspiration: Come and Save Me - Gloriana

DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE (I can't afford getting sued over copyright infringement on top of the accident thing)

APOV:

I stood in front of Hans. The child was silent but looking at me with a studious expression.

"Have you heard from Isabella?"

I had seen him ask this in my vision, along with many other questions meant to interrogate me of my private activities. I kept from making eye contact and kept my eyes focused on the wall behind the child. I had to maintain focus on one point to be able to continuously sing Tik Tok by Keisha in my head while answering his questions with faked sincerity. It was hard but I do it for humanity's sake.

"Alice. I asked you a question."

The child adopted his demanding voice, like a child ready to go into tantrum.

"I am sorry Hans. She has not decided. She seems to be weighing her options with great scrutiny."

I omitted from him the fact that I had seen Bella that one time after his initial invitation.

"It has been 3 months, I am getting impatient. She must choose a side. Perhaps we need a bait?"

Like in my vision, he signaled for Andre to bring in a terrified Mike Newton. I laughed at the fear in the boy's face.

"A-Alice?? Help me please!!"

I had to keep up my indifferent attitude so I scoffed at the terrified human. Hans looked at me and smiled his terrifyingly chilly smile. An innocent façade of a demon child.

"You want to use HIM as your bait?? I think Bella will laugh at you like I did. He's nothing but an annoyance to her, dating back to when she was human."

I made eye contact with Mike and smiled a mocking smile at him. He just glared at me before screaming at me in fury.

"Who are you??"

I laughed at him again.

"Your worst nightmare." I turned to Hans. "Will he have any power that he is worth keeping?"

"No but since Isabella has some sort of history with him, no matter how annoying or laughable, I plan to keep him…if she joins us, he will be her test."

I shuddered. I had known his answer from my vision and everything is playing out as I saw it.

"You are dismissed. Oh, Alice…do not venture too far from my side or I will be inclined to question your loyalty."

I nodded before he turned to address Andres and Raul. Before long, they dragged away Mike and I ran to the clearing in the wood that has become my refuge.

BPOV:

I had heeded Alice's advice. The family still has no clue. We just go on with our training. Everyone has progressed significantly, they are more aware, stronger, and faster. They have exceeded my expectations. I have trained them as Volturi guards but they do not fight for Volterra, they fight for each other. This sense of family has made them stronger, much tighter than a squad because they all seem to compliment each other in battle. Where one is weak, the other compensates and they work together flawlessly.

I have been bested multiple times by each of them individually. They have now become my equals on the battlefield. We are ready for when Alice may call.

ALICE.

I fought to keep our connection professional for the moment because the love that we share causes a disruption of my normal functions. I must think of her as the informant, the spy, not my lover or my soul mate. I need to keep this from reaching my emotional center, I need to keep her as my prize. She will be waiting for me when all of this has been won.

This war is simple and I am selfish. I want Alice and the only way I can have Alice is to take down Hans. The family may be fighting for humanity, Aro is fighting for his royal position, but I am fighting for my love.

I have not told Carlisle or any of the family members about Alice's reasoning, she is right, it is better that they not know the complications. We can reveal it all when all this is over. IF everything goes to plan, whatever that plan happens to be. I trust Alice and I know she will not lead me or the family to harm. My biggest worry is her safety in all this.

APOV:

I sat on top of a tree branch in perfect balance.

I ask a lot of questions and I have mingled with Hans's so-called army. Many of them follow him because of his little charming power. Others were sincere in their positions, following Hans out of belief that he is indeed the Golden-Eyed child but more than half were following him blindly because of his charm or were forced into servitude because they did not want to be destroyed once they were turned. Aro's plan was genius but he was going to whore Bella out as a defensive weapon which would have made her Hans's primary target in any battle. With Hans's army pretty much double Aro's and the family, this would leave Bella dead and my nightmarish vision true. I could not let this happen.

My plan was almost the same. Instead of using Bella as part of the defense, she will be used as an offense. Instead of protecting Aro, his guards, and the family with a shield. Bella will put the shield around Hans so that he can not project his little charming power on anyone. This will leave us to gather up those that were following blindly to our side, which will significantly outnumber those that were sincerely following the foolish "golden-eyed" child. The biggest factor is still Bella and I will need to make sure that Hans does not have the time, when the moment comes to fight, to charm Bella to his side. If this happens, we will all be destined to die anyway.

This plan was risky but for now, I need to let Bella train the family as much as possible so that they are ready. I know that when she feels that the family is ready, she will make a solid decision to turn Hans down. When she calls upon me with her decisions, I will give her the plan and any necessary information I may have required until then.

Her decision will ignite the battle and my plan will determine the end.

I felt my sight haze as a vision of Bella came into my mind's eye. She was alone, in our room, looking out into the night. This has become her ritual at night, to stand motionless like a statue looking out into the night.

Tonight was different, I let out a slow breath when a dry sob escaped her lips before she started to shake in sadness.

If she was human, the storm in her eyes would have allowed for rain but instead her eyes remained overcast and grey from the sadness trapped within.

I watched her in my vision, disappear, teleporting, to a place of further comfort before my sight returned to the dark forest as the vision faded away.

I sat in silence for what seemed like hours when a hand landed on my shoulder forcing me to turn to the stranger.

I gasped in surprise at the figure I faced.

"Alice."

A/N: Who in the world could have surprised Alice like that?? What did you think? Review and let me know!! Until next time.... - Ansacht