A/N: First of all, I had to take the first update down to a minor mistake. But now that I fixed it, I do hope you read and review.
Due to the lack of interest and the lack of reviews, this one comes short. I only really updated to hopefully build the hype. So hopefully, if you want to know exactly what happens and what is about to entail, I suggest you review. Enjoy
D: Disclaimed.
Chapter Twenty-One
Everything was happening so fast. Like a blur through space and time, and Edward could only see the bits of it as it played out. Vampires passing by him back and forth to make preparations to leave at any moment, readying to bring him to meet his fate, one that would hopefully give him the redemption he needed.
He was be escorted by his family as his brother Jasper would carry him to the location Alice had envisioned. The opening above, close to the mountains over the frozen grounds and the lakes nearby, a natural ground that has been untouched.
Several covens had joined the family as witnesses; individuals that will stand behind them to prove that Edward's existence would cause no harm, especially after had become human. The secret would remain safe until Edward would meet his last moment. Something the Volturi are taken into serious consideration that any human cannot be trusted still.
It is with Aro's strong belief that Edward must be changed back in order for him being able to survive. The cure. To them could cause nothing but havoc to their kind. Edwards's blood carried an antidote that would distinguish their kind, especially when Caius believed that vampirism was still an important factor in the supernatural world. Who would take control when it would be need, especially when needed to keep the others in line? They all hungered the power they still withheld.
With time approaching, that meant that the pack had been summoned for protection, something Sam and Jacob wanted to be a part of in the beginning. Though most of the pack and the coven; especially Edward wouldn't know how Jacob felt about this entirely. His main goal was to reach Edward before they came to the clearing, which is why he had ignored Sam's call and raced through the forests maze to get to the man that he still believed he loved.
Edward followed carelessly without any emotion. Maybe fear. But it wasn't enough for him to believe that he was still wanted –still needed. The human had lost all hope, the courage to continue. Was Jacob strong enough to convince the teen that he still mattered to him, that Edward meant the world to him?
With the loss of all communication with Edward, Jacob could only yip and bark with glee the moment he spotted Edward riding his brother's back to the location. By then, they had all realized that Jacob was there, only for Edward to remain confused the moment Jasper began to slow down.
"What's going on?" Edward questioned as he watched his family surround him for a moment.
With a loud thud, Jacob had phased back to his human form in mid-air before landing.
Quickly, he pulled the joggers tied to his ankle on and maneuvered through the vampires that stood in question.
"Edward?"
"Jake?" Edward turned to the man he once loved, "what are you doing here?"
"I came for you." At this point, the now acting alpha approached the teen with need, "there's so much to say in so little time Edward."
"What is it?" Edward asked unsure as he moved closer to Jacob. "What is going on? Where is your pack? Why are you here?"
"Just please, let me talk." Jacob silenced the man as he grabbed onto his hand, still towering over the boy, looking down into the hazel obsidian eye's he clearly remembered. "I still love you."
"What?" Edward stared at the man shocked. "But how?"
"How?" Jacob asked almost insulted, "how can you ask that I don't. We've been through so much to give it up just now."
"But the imprint?" Edward asked puzzled, "I could feel it break."
"But you still feel everything." Jacob stated, "Everything we've been through, can't be forgotten just because a bond that brought us together says we shouldn't be. I still love you, and it took me realizing just how empty I felt without you. I don't want to ever go through that again."
"But what if you imprint again?" Edward asked unsure.
"I won't." He replied bluntly, "because after we get through this, when this is all over, I'm all yours."
"I don't understand Jake." Edward stared into the man's eyes with hope.
"I'm going to stop phasing to be with you." Jacob announced, "I can't be part of something that tells me I can't be with you. I'm giving that all up because losing you isn't worth it."
"Really?" Edward wondered, "you don't have to do this for me Jacob."
"Yes," He pulled Edward into his arms, "I do. I won't go another day through this knowing that any moment you could be taken from me again. Now that I found you, I never want to let you go, please tell me you feel the same?"
"Of course I do," Edward replied, "but I don't want you to have to give up everything."
"Why not? You had to." He replied with a smile. "My mind is made up."
"I hate to interrupt the reunion boys," Alice interrupted, "but they are getting close, we need to go."
"Fine!" Jacob nodded, "but you're staying with me, ride on my back because I'm not letting you out of my sights. The pack will form a wall around you to make sure that they will never touch you."
By then, the once pack of eight, now tripled in size made their appearance as the covens realized just what Edward had meant to all of them. Either a war was about to take place, or the Volturi just might cower out once they see the pack and covens they may to face.
"We have to go." Alice announced.
With a nod, the covens and the pack had all followed the pixie vampire to the clearing not too far ahead. Each being maneuvered gracefully through the snowy forest, each with their own determination to face what was ahead of them. If it meant a battle, they were prepared for what was yet to come.
In a brief moment, Alice held her hands up before they reached the forest line that entered the clearing. "Wait here!" She informed the pack, "we'll go ahead before we summon you. Be as it may, I know Aro is going to want to see Edward and want proof that they just might meet their demise."
'Just how the hell does she know that?' Paul grumbled in thought.
'Quiet Paul!' Jacob ordered.
'It's not like I doubt that we call take them down, but it's like she can see us too.'
'She can't' Seth spoke. 'Which is why it will unsettle the Volturi. If they can't see their future, it could only mean one thing.'
'That we can finally kill a few leeches!' Jared growled in thought, waiting for the order to attack.
"We haven't come alone!" Alice replied to the man standing across the clearing, in a cloak with every dressed in the same attire. There had to be at least forty of them on the defense line.
"Where is the human then?" The head vampire Aro requested.
"He's here, but there's much you need to know about him that you don't know about." She replied as the other's stood guard.
"And what is that?" The other leader Caius asked annoyed.
"He is protected not only by our kind, but there's." She pointed to the forest line.
'Just Sam and Jared will follow,' Jacob announced, 'for now. We want them to be caught by surprise.'
Each wolf nodded as Jacob carried Edward out to the clearing with Sam and Jared in tow. The Volturi and their guard gasped in shock as they watched the massive wolves join the covens in their line of defense.
"I urge you to retreat and call this battle off." Alice announced. "These wolves will do anything in their power to protect Edward because one of them is bonded with him for life. I won't go into further explanation if you do attempt to dispose of him. You're fate has already been decided."
"How so?" Aro asked in anger. "You can see the future, you're hiding something. Step forward."
Jasper, Alice's mate didn't seem keen on letting her approach them, but they all knew that it was needed. Aro needed to see everything she had. Everything she couldn't. As everyone seem to watch with a keen eye, Alice approached the man without fear, knowing that he wouldn't be too pleased.
Without hesitance, Alice placed her hand into the vampire's.
Aro stared blankly.
A/N: A cliffhanger, hmm… like I said, it's really up to you to make sure you get a longer chapter, and sooner too.
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