GangstaSummoner: Hey ya'll! I am so sorry for the long wait. I've been having a serious case of writer's block with this story. I would like to thank you all for waiting and all the reviews, faves and alerts. Thanks.

Chapter 25 – Wedding Or Not

Alice move fluidly around the room, her perfectly spiky hair bouncing around her pixie-like face. The tail end of her maroon baby doll, dangle around her mid-thigh as she move from one side of the room to the other. Esme and Rosalie are creating bouquets, made out of yellow roses. I can hear Jasper, Emmett and Paul on the upper deck sliding chairs across the wooden deck. Anthony and Seth are on the second floor deck, which overlook the waterfall dragging tables across the floor. My loving fiancé and adorable children are upstairs in our bedroom. I tilt my head to the side as I listen in on the sound of my children laughing at their father. Jordyn has a soft, shrieking laugh, which I thought to be odd; while JJ's laugh is deep and booming like Jacob's.

I try to enjoy the sounds of my family until I heard Anya having a tapping fit upstairs. She constantly taps her foot against the floor in her room, every so often it felt as if she was going to bust a whole into the ceiling. Jake had managed to force her to stay in her room until the rest of the pack left. Her scent is so overbearing now and it is starting to effect the guys work, especially Anthony who practically foamed at the mouth when he saw her. I found this whole in heat thing to be interesting.

"Auntie Alice, how does this look?" asks Nessie as she run down the stairs dressed in a white flower girl's dress, with a yellow ribbon wrapped around her waist. Her bronze ringlets bounce around her shoulders as she twirl in a circle in the middle of the floor. Rosalie and Esme both look up to admire the little girl's outfit.

Alice replies, "You look very pretty, Nessie." She nod her head while praising Nessie.

"What do you think, Grandma Bella?" She walk toward me, her eyes beaming with delight. "Do you think I will look just as beautiful as you?"

I can only smile at her comment. I reach out my hand to brush her hair out of her face and then kiss her on the forehead. "You look just as beautiful as Rosalie." I wink towards Rosalie and she actually returns it with a subtle smile.

Nessie runs towards Rosalie and smiles. She reaches toward the pile of flowers in Rosalie's lap. "Can you make me a crown out of these for the wedding, Auntie Rose?"

Whenever Nessie or even Jordyn and JJ, Rosalie tends to soften up. That cold and vain woman tends to vanish into thin air. I remember when she first held Jake Jr., as much as she despised Jake, as much as she could not stand his scent, she held my little boy in her arms, smiled at him and kissed him as if he were her own. It was then when I realized that Rose wanted a child of her own. It was written on her face, how much she adored them. Sometimes I would catch her just staring at me as if she were imagining herself in my place. Personally, I think Rosalie and Emmett should adopt a child. I know that it will be hard, especially for their thirst for human blood, but they have gone this long without it, there should not be a problem now. She would make a wonderful mother.

"Sure." Rosalie rubs the top of Nessie head with an endearing smile on her face. "You should take your dress off. We don't want it to get dirty."

Nessie nods. "Okay," before she ran back upstairs.

When everyone went back to their job at the moment, I grabbed the thick binder from off the end table. Alice has a sticker plastered against the cover which read 'B & J's Wedding'. I examine how heavy the binder is and raise an eyebrow. I thought that I told her nothing over the top. I slowly slip my finger under the cover to open it and then I see the long list of names taped to the inside cover. There is over one hundred names; names of people that I did not know.

"Alice?"

"Hmm? What is it?" asks Alice as she moves from off the ladder that she is standing on.

"This list is…" I slide my finger down the list of names and my eyes grew wide. My mouth nearly dropped to the floor when I saw the names on the list. "…Aro…Marcus…Caius…Jane…Alec…Demetri and the wives…" I look dead into her eyes, shock written across from my face. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FUCKING MIND!"

Alice flashes a small, innocent smile. She places her arms behind her back and nervously says, "Well…no…"

Before I realized it, I had cornered Alice in the corner of the room, steam fuming from my ears. "You have seriously lost it you little pixie! You have completely gone gaga! You are going to call, text, e-mail or whatever the hell you vampires do to communicate with one another and tell them that the wedding is canceled! Do you hear me? CANCELED!"

"I-I-I can't do that…"

"You can't do that? Why the fuck not?"

"They are already on their way. They left several days ago." She looks over my shoulder, fear in her eyes. "Jake…can you please tell your fiancée to back off?"

"No," said Jake as he stands near the banister with the twins in his strong arms. "Did you really invite those sadistic vampires to the wedding?"

Alice didn't have to answer because Jake already knew the answer.

"Seriously, Twink, what the hell is wrong with you?"

Alice leans forward. She stares at me with her golden eyes and the space between her arched eyebrows wrinkles. "You didn't tell him?" I could tell that she is trying to see my future, but with Jake and the rest of the pack in the house, her skill is useless. "Bella, why didn't you tell him?"

"Tell me what?" asks Jake as he moves towards me. He places his hand on my shoulder. "What is it?"

I never planned on telling him my secret. I never wanted him to know about it. I never thought that it would have to happen so soon. Maybe ten or fifteen years down the road when we were comfortable with life.

"Bella, what is it?"

"T-The Volturi are not coming here just because I am getting married. I made a promise to them when I went to Italy." I took a deep breath. "I promised them that I would become a vampire."

Jake didn't say much after my confession. We stood there in silence, the only thing I could hear was the frantic heartbeats of the twins and Jake's heart thumping against his chest loudly. I couldn't even look at him because I'd been lying to him this whole time, especially when it came to the becoming a vampire stuff.

He finally opens his mouth to speak. "You lied to me Bella. All this time you intended to become a vampire." He scoffs, "You sure had me fooled and the rest of us too. Well, the pack actually." He looks around the room towards Alice, Esme and Rosalie, until his eyes finally lands on his brothers who were all entering through the back door.

I knew that I had hurt him. "Jake, I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me, okay? I only hid this from you because I did not want you to worry about me. When I said that I wanted to be human, I meant it." I turn to face him and seeing the hurt in his eyes. "I wanted to spend as many human days as possible with you. Every moment with you back then was wonderful." I reach out to touch his cheek and presses the palm of my hand against his hot skin. "You have to know that the way I became what I am now was not intentional at all."

His voice is stern with a hint of concern behind it. "Will they be a threat to us, Bella? Will they be a threat to our family?"

I look down at our children and sighs. "They are. The Volturi does not have a fondness for werewolves and I am quite sure that they won't like the idea of vampires hanging with a pack of wolves."

"It'll be a blood-bath," said Jasper as he appears beside Alice out of nowhere. "It'll be just like the territory wars that happened down South."

Esme adds, "They will not stop just at one, but all of us." She looks at Jake with concern behind her motherly eyes. "What about the children? How can we explain to them that they are not technically vampires?"

"But they are vampires," I said. "Half and their fathers and mother are wolves. If you are counting Anya's situation too."

"Esme, can we meet at your house later tonight?" asked Jake. "I would like to speak to Carlisle."

"Of course," she said. "You are all welcomed at any time."

I didn't know what Jake had up his sleeve, but I hoped that it was something good. Our wedding is only four days away and I'm sure if the Volturi left a week ago, they probably is already on U.S. soil by now. They are going to kill us, I just know it. I feel it in my blood, someone is going to die, if this results in a battle.

I rock the twins from side to side before placing them in their car seats and loading them into the backseat of Jake's car. Anya climbs in on one side while Nessie got in on the other side. I got in the car as well, before Jake started up the car and we head down the driveway and out to the highway.

When we arrived at the Cullen's house, surrounded by thick trees and shrubs, I asked, "Jake, what are you going to talk to Carlisle about?"

He looks at me out the corner of his eye when Nessie close the back door, follow by Anya causing the large car to rock. "I need to find out as much as possible about the Volturi, their strengths and weakness, even how they look. I need to know everything."

"Are you considering attacking them before they reach Forks?"

"Yes," he said bluntly.

"No! They'll kill you and the entire pack!" My eyes shot from left to right in panic. I lower my voice, not wanting to wake the twins. "There has to be some other way."

"Bells." He squeezes his eyes shut and sighs deeply. "I don't want you involved in this at all. Anya, Nessie, Charlie and the twins all need you. You're the rock of our family, if you crumble we all fall."

"Just stop it! This is all because of me! Everything!" I felt the need to cry, but nothing would come out. "I don't need you going on some suicide mission because you feel like this is the right thing to do! Anya, Jordyn and JJ all need a father and you're the perfect guy for that. I need you. We need you."

He quickly pulls me across the seat so that I am now on my knees and my arms are pressed against his hard chest. His body is so warm compared to my ice cold body. "Don't do this to me, Jake. Please, reconsider."

"Bells," he sighs, cuffing my face in hand. He looks into my eyes, those deep brown eyes of his reaching deep within my soul. "I want to do something before the battle…because there will be one. I-" He reaches into his pocket only to pull out a diamond studded, silver ring. "I want to make you my wife now, you know if something would to happened to me."

"Jake-"

He shushes me. "I love you Isabella Marie Sawn. I love you so much and I want to thank you for giving me two beautiful children. That means the world to me." His voice suddenly cracks and he is now crying in the darken car. "God, Bells I just love you more than any man could possibly love a woman. I-"

I place my finger against his lips, shushing him and then replaces it with my lips. "I do," I whispered against his lips. "Forever."

He reaches for my hand and slips the ring onto my ring finger. He brings my hand to his lips, kissing the delicate jewelry. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Jacob's POV

I made up my mind hours ago. I know that the Volturi will be a major threat and it seem like the best way to possibly stop them is with a surprise attack. This is actually the first time that I've felt unsure. I don't know what to do. I am trying to look out for my comrades and my family. How can I come up with a plan without someone dying? With such a short amount of time to spare, we might actually make up things along the way.

I look up to see Carlisle standing at the base of the stairs when I enter the large home with Bella and the twins at my side. Suddenly, JJ starts to cry and so did Jordyn. It is like a chain reaction with those two, when one starts whining so did the next.

"I'll be upstairs," she says, touching me on the shoulder before carrying the twins up the stairs. Alice and Rosalie were at the very top of the stairs, waiting to greet her.

I caught a glimpse of my pack brothers sitting cozily on the white leather sectional. Each of them has an array of emotions crossing their faces. We were missing someone, though. I scan the room, my eyes meeting Jasper, Emmett and then Esme. "Where is Anthony?"

"Out back with Anya," says Emmett while folding his thick, muscular arms across his chest. "He said that he had something to show her."

Don't show her what you are packing, Anthony. I tilt my head to the side to listen in on their conversation.

"Anthony, are you serious? Do you really think that you can master this?" asks Anya.

"Of course, I can. I'm positive," replies Anthony.

"But isn't it forbidden?"

"Yeah, just trust me."

I realized then that Anthony was practicing his skills. Whatever he had in mind, I really hope that it would come in handy. "Carlisle, tell me everything that you know about the Volturi."

After Carlisle gave us the run down on those damn leeches trying to invade our home, I went back over everything that he'd told me just to make sure I got everything right. I look at my pack, each of them seem eager for the fight. "Guys, listen up. There are four members of the Volturi Guard that we need to watch out for. First, there are the twins, Jane and Alec. Jane has the ability make you think that you are in pain, while Alec is to make you feel absolutely nothing."

Sam lean against the wall near the kitchen, his face thoughtful, yet emotionless. He folds his arms across his chest. "Those two are going to have to be our main targets."

"Exactly," I agreed.

"But either way, wouldn't they hurt us?" asks Seth.

"Yeah, but we will have to catch them off guard somehow. Jane can easily cause us to feel pain and once Alec jumps into it, we won't feel a thing, yet she is practically killing us. Do you understand?"

My brothers nod their head in agreement.

"We also have to worry about Felix. He doesn't have a special skill, but he is –"

I am suddenly cut off by Emmett's pumped up voice. "You just let me handle Felix!" He punches his fist into his hand. "I got this one!"

Quil laughs loudly, "Too macho dudes going at it."

"Why don't you take him on dog!" yell Rosalie from the top of the stairs. She has JJ in her arms and suddenly I felt like yanking him out of her arms. A low growl could be heard in my throat. "Cool it! No one is going to hurt your baby!" she snaps.

I growl again, before bringing my attention back to my pack. "Emmett is going to take on Felix. Now, there is Renata. She is Aro's bodyguard and shield. Her shield actually diverts physical attacks."

"It shouldn't be hard to take care of her," says Bella.

I look over my shoulder in her direction. She cradles Jordyn closely to her and then looks up. "No! I told you, you are not getting into this fight."

"You can't stop me Jake. I choose to fight alongside you."

I stood up quickly. "No!"

"When are you going to realize that I am not the same human girl that you fell in love with. I'm half and half; and I am going to fight alongside you."

"So am I," says Anya as she walks into the living room from the kitchen.

"Not you too," I mumble.

Sam smiles. "Well, it's settled. Jake, everyone wants to help you. You can't do this on your own."

I sigh. "I don't want to lose anybody."

"You want have too!" Anthony is now running into the living room with his arms out and carrying something in his hand. When he is close enough to me, he pushes his hands forward. "Look!"

I stare at the thing in his hand and the smell of death shot through my nostrils. I cough loudly. "What the hell, Anthony? What are you doing with a dead rat?"

Rosalie smirks. "It's obvious that he is bringing his master a present. Isn't that what dogs do?"

Esme taps Rosalie on the shoulder and gives her a mean motherly glare. "Stop that."

"You have to see this," says Anthony. He kneels down and places the dead animal on the hardwood floor. He hold his hands out over the small creature. "I've master it."

"Master what?" I ask.

He looks up, "Revival." He looks down again, closes his eyes and begins to chant in Quileute.

I continue to watch him and so did everybody else in the room. A faint glow starts to appear around the rat's body and Anthony's hands. Right before my eyes the rat's tiny feet began to twitch, then his nose wiggles and eventually his chest begins to move up and down. It is not long before the tiny creature is back on his feet and moving about.

I stare at Anthony in amazement. "Well, you finally did it." I step forward to rub the top of his head. "Way to go."

"Thank you. Now you guys have nothing to worry about. I'm the healer, remember?"

A high shrieking voice can be heard from outside, near the stream nearby. "JASPER!"

"Alice?" I heard Jasper say out of nowhere. He was so quiet that I had forgotten that he was even in the room. I'd never seen someone move so fast. Jasper jumps over the railing of the staircase, his cowboy boots made a loud thud on the hardwood floor. He stands up quickly from his crouching position and rush through the sliding glass door.

We all move quickly to follow him. One by one we ran throughout the door and onto the back patio. Carlisle and Esme is in the front of us, leading us out to the stream where Alice's scream came from. Once we reach the stream, no one is in sight. Jasper stood nearby, tilts his head from left to right as if he is trying to pick up on her movements.

I inhale deeply. Alice's sweet scent burns my nostrils, but there is also an even stronger scent.

Jasper looks to his right, the tall trees begin to rustle as if somewhere is jumping from tree to tree. I squint my eyes to get a better look, only to see Alice moving like an acrobat throughout the treetops. It appeared as if she were being chased.

One dark figure appears out of nowhere and then swiftly moves towards us. "Jasper," she says, appearing beside him.

"Are you okay?" asks Jasper. His hands move over her shoulder as if he were trying to see if anything on her body is broken.

"I'm fine. It's Demetri."

"He followed your…"

Demetri finishes Jasper's sentence. "Scent," He is staring at us with those, deep, feral, red eyes. He looks from his left to right, scanning over us. "My, my, my, Caius is not going to like this at all." He brushes the thin strands of black hair out of his olive-colored face.

"Demetri, what brings you here?" asks Carlisle. He steps forward, holding his head high and becoming the leader of his coven. "The wedding isn't until four days."

"That's true, but Aro sent me here to investigate along with Jane and Alec." He smirks. "We caught a whiff of that horrible dog scent on the invitation and now I finally have proof. My job here is done."

"Surely, Aro will let us explain?"

"Maybe, but I highly doubt it."

"You don't have any proof!" I yell while moving to stand beside Carlisle. "You're only going by an assumption."

"Yeah!" yell Quil. "Some people hair actually smell like a wet dog after getting it wet!"

"Shut up!" mutter Bella.

"So what if I don't have proof. I can go by scent alone and easily pick out those who are not a vampire." He scans over us again and his lips moving so fast, it barely look like his mouth is moving. "It seems like every last one of you with the darker skin smells like a dog." He hold his hand out and points at Bella and Anya. "Except for you two. Bella, what happened to you?"

Well, like I said at the beginning, I have a very bad case of writer's block. The story is becoming a bit complicated for me. I guess that is what I get for making the plot too big, when I should have stopped where I had intended to. –Shrugs- But oh well, it happens.

My problem is the situation within the story and that is throwing me all off. They have four days to come up with a plan to defeat the Volturi without casualties, but I cannot come up with a plan at all. It's like my brain is dead or something. I was thinking maybe I should do a chapter long "chat session" like in Breaking Dawn, but I wanted to stray away from that. I wanted action, you know? Maybe I should have someone fight each other and then bring on the chat session. Ugh…I don't know.

Hopefully, I will come up with something. If you guys have any ideas, let me know. I really would like to finish this story up without having this tiny problem holding me back. I would like to apologize for the crappy chapter. I think that it sucked, but that's just me. It wasn't my best chapter, but I wanted to give ya'll something to read, so you won't think that I've forgotten about it.

Anyway, thank you for reading so much. I'll see you in the next chapter. I need to get my mind working.