My Twilight Story- New Moon- What if when Bella jumped, Jacob needed some help resuscitating her?

Chapter 27&-

Song: "Fight the Good Fight" by Triumph (More Alice than Edward, but it works)

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight, not me.

Author's Note: My deepest apologies for such a long wait! My sister and beta got so sick of waiting for this chapter, that she wrote me her version of it! I have to give her credit, because I "borrowed" some of her ideas, with permission of course. In addition, I would like to dedicate this chapter to her, because like Bella, she had no choice when it came to saying goodbye. I miss you and I love you!

It has been brought to my attention that when Bella wakes up in the previous chapter, she is not in enough pain, as Edward describes her being in. My "official" response is that Edward gave her more morphine while Carlisle wasn't looking.

R+R

Edward POV:

Jane deserved a long painful death.

There was no point in arguing with her, her thoughts could tell me that much, but she was treating us like criminals. Bella was freezing as we made our way through the tunnels under the city. Vampires were not bothered by the cold or damp, but I was going to have to add hypothermia to the growing list of torture I had inflicted upon Bella.

Jane could have taken us through the street entrance, but she chose the tunnels only to inflict more torture upon Bella. Not to mention that it was completely demoralizing to my family to have to show up for a counsel with the Volturi in this fashion.

I gritted my teeth and tried to pull Bella along beside me faster. Jane and a few members of her guard had gone ahead of us to give their version of events to Aro before we got there.

"Edward?"

I reflexively looked towards Alice who was behind me and to my left. I could make out her form dimly in this blackness, poor Bella, she probably could not see anything.

"Your not paying attention to me…"

I grimaced. I would have to make my apologies later.

"Apology accepted. Do not look at what I can see. I just want to let you know it is going to be ok."

I smiled in Alice's direction. I needed that comfort right now. With Aro's power, I dared not examine Alice's thoughts further, but knowing that it was going to turn out in our favor made my outlook on existence a touch brighter.

But just because it, being the general situation, was going to be ok, did not mean that Bella would come out of this completely unharmed., and that was my biggest concern.

We rounded the final corner, and slowly walked through the wooden door into a room filled with light. Bella gasped in wonder at the many vampires sparkling around us.

It was all I could do not to snarl out loud. I immediately knew, without examining anyone's thoughts, that this situation was not going to turn out as Alice has supposedly foreseen. The round circle chamber was the room the Volturi used to feed in, and while some of my family may be spared, I knew in my heart Bella would not make it out of here with a beating heart.

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Alice POV:

I quickly moved up to Edward's side. He was emanating rage, and while I knew he thought we were brought to this room to die, I knew better and I tired to offer him comfort. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it reassuringly. I could not say anything, because everyone would hear, except Bella, and I had told him not to read my thoughts for our safety. Touch was now the only comfort I could offer him.

Aro stood up from his high backed-chair and spread his arms out in a gesture of welcome. "Carlisle, my old friend! It is so wonderful to see you again! You and your family appear to be in excellent health, as me and my brothers are!" He stepped down and came over to embrace Carlisle.

Edward was seething beside me. We both knew that by touching Carlisle, all of Carlisle's thoughts would be exposed to Aro. I only hoped that Aro could not deny the honesty in them.

"Well Carlisle, your family has had some interesting times." Aro exclaimed. "And Bella!" He turned to Bella with a warm smile, and Edward's grip tighten imperceptibly around her. "What a predicament you put my old friend and his family in! We really have never seen a situation like this before…it is quite fascinating."

"Brother, you must remember we do not all have your knowledge." Caius sneered from his throne.

"I am sorry." Aro turned to address the room at large. "As all of you must have realized, Bella is a human and fully aware of our world. She is Edward's la tua cantante. However, with the recent activities that have occurred in Forks, we have to ask ourselves if it is safe for the Cullen's to remain there, much less a human that knows all about our world?"

"We have to maintain our secrecy. This is our first and foremost task as guardians of our world." Caius rose from his chair and gestured passionately. "By revealing our existence to this mortal, this family failed in their responsibility to maintain our secrecy and must be destroyed."

The many vampires in the room started to mutter at this revelation. I shifted my weight forward nervously, I knew I had to speak up, but now was definitely not the time.

"I wonder what Edward's part is in all of this though?" Aro mused. "May I?" He asked as he extended his hand to my brother.

I could tell Edward was loath to part his hold on Bella, but after my imploring glance, he extended his hand towards Aro.

Aro bent over Edward's hand, and Edward stared furiously at Aro's bent head. They remained in this position for several minutes, everyone was starting to become edgy, when Aro finally broke his grip.

"Amazing!" He exclaimed. "Such a gifted son you have Carlisle! Such a talent!" He turned back to Edward. "Know that you will always have a place among the guard should you choose!"

"My place is with Bella." Edward replied, barely controlling the fury in his voice.

"Yes, yes, I can see you will not willingly part from her. To resist such temptation! You know that makes this all the more difficult?" He gazed at Edward with pity, as he slowly made his way back towards his chair.

"I wonder…your talent does not work on her, Edward?" With that question he eagerly started back towards Bella and Edward.

"No, Bella is the only human I have ever found whom I could not read." Edward grudgingly replied.

"I wonder…" Aro was quickly cut off by Edward.

"Ask HER." He growled.

"My apologies, I feel as if I already met her." He turned to face Bella. "My dearest Bella, it has been a pleasure to meet you through Edward's thoughts. I am Aro, one of the leaders of the Volturi Guard. May I take your hand?"

Bella hesitantly looked at Edward, who nodded. She slowly offered her hand to Aro, who almost greedily grabbed it. He had his eyes closed in concentration, but I could tell from the smug smile that erupted across Edward's face that Aro was unable to read Bella.

"Interesting." Aro replied, an attempt at nonchalance. "Jane?" Aro asked with a gesture.

"NO!" Edward roared and threw himself in front of Bella. Bella cried out and I rushed to her side to hold her as my dearest brother rolled on the ground in agony. It was so painful I had to look away and bury my face in Bella's hair. I would rather deal with Bella's tormenting scent than watch my brother be tortured.

I was surprised when only seconds after Edward's pain was concluded, that he was at my side to wrap Bella in his arms.

Author's Note:

I literally has to wring my hands with excitement while writing this chapter, it was so much fun! I know its kinda short, and for that I am sorry. In addition my apologies for taking so freaky long to update! Forgive me, midterms were very stressful. R+R, it will make me update faster, I promise! I wanted to finish the Volturi confrontation here, but I figured you guys would rather have an update. And it was an acceptable place to stop.