This is chapter is just from Edward's Point Of View! (:

Throw it away
Forget yesterday
We'll make the great escape

The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

Chapter 36

Edward's Point Of View.

There it was. Right in front off me. The Volterra towers. Under them was there Volturi, sitting there in their thrones, probably torturing Bella right at this minute.

A lump formed in my throat. What if they were? What if they had killed her because she wouldn't co-operate? Worse, what if they didn't, but she had joined them, and didn't want to come with us?

I could feel Jasper staring at me with annoyed eyes. I ignored them, but he sensed that I knew what he was doing.

"Edward, she will be fine. She will come with us, I promise." He said in a tone that showed he meant it.

"If all goes to plan." I mumbled very low to myself. Unfortunately, Alice was standing to close, and she heard. I shuddered at her thoughts quickly, knowing what she was about to say before the words were out of her mouth.

"Edward, seriously, negativity gets you no where. I know where Bella is right now because I was in the same place. Do you think negativity got me anywhere? No. It got me days locked up. This will work." She said firmly.

I couldn't help what I said, but I instantly regretted the words as soon as they were out of my mouth.

"What? Have you seen it? Because you can just see everything can't you, Alice." I said angrily.

She seemed shocked and surprised by my words, nonetheless, hurt. I didn't need Jasper to tell me that.

Then she came up close to me, our faces just centimeters away. She was glaring right into my eyes.

"My gift saved me from the Volturi, you know that. Jasper and I are risking our lives just being her, and all your doing is doubting us. I'm doing this for Bella. She needs all the help she can get right now because she doesn't have a gift like mine to help her out. I'm doing it because she is like a sister to me. My sister didn't come back for me, to hell if you think I'm going to do that to Bella." She nearly yelled straight into my face.

I stood there, not knowing what to say. Because the thing was, she was right. About everything. She was always right. It was about time I realized it.

Thankfully, it was Jasper who pulled Alice away, because she was still glaring into my eyes as guilt over took me.

"We aren't going to get anywhere if we turn on each other now. Edward, Alice is right. We can do this, but only if you believe it will. If you don't believe, then we will never get Bella back. And she needs us right now. I can feel it."

I didn't know if Jasper could actually feel her emotions, or if he was just saying that. Either way, I had blocked out everyone's thoughts from the moment after Alice had yelled at me, and I wasn't going to ask. Jasper didn't look angry at me, but it didn't look like I was on the favorite list of either of them.

We stood standing there, looking around for a long time. It was a busy night, there were people around everywhere. I didn't know if that was a good thing or not. Would the Volturi chase us in front of hundreds off bystanders?

To my surprise, it was Alice who broke the long held silence. She sighed, looking down, and then looked at both Jasper and I, who stared curiously.

"Lets go. The quicker we get in, the faster we get out." She said, and then she was already walking in the direction of the underground entrance.

Jasper and I looked at each other for a minute, and then followed her silently.

~*~

The lady at the reception desk was named Heidi, I knew from reading her mind. I had decided to unblock all thoughts now, it would be easier to communicate and listen to Jasper's thoughts when the plan was put into action.

Heidi was on the phone to her friend when we walked in, her eyes instantly opening wide in surprise. The only people that ever came in here was the Volturi themselves or with law breaking vampires, or with a tour guide full of curious humans. Also known as lunch to the Volturi.

"Stacy, I'm going to have to call you back." She whispered into the mouthpiece in a hurry, and then put the receiver down. She smiled warmly at us, which confused me.

"Hi, Welcome to Volterra." She said in English, which surprised me. She had a heavy Italian accent, but still she spoke to us in English. The last time I was here, I had read Aro's mind to discover they were going to change Heidi so she could become one of them one day. Obviously that day had not come, and it almost made me feel sorry for her, as that day probably never will. Still, her mind read she was convinced they would change her, and there was no point in telling her otherwise, she would listen to the Volturi and only the Volturi, no matter what lies they said.

"Hi, we would like to see the Volturi, if that's possible." Alice said politely, wearing a fake smile. Heidi turned to her, and she smiled back at her. Heidi wasn't the receptionist here when Alice was captured, but she was when I visited. I wonder what happened to the last receptionist, after she had helped Alice escape accidentally.

"Of course." She said, and then picked up the phone again. She pressed a button, and waited.

"Hello, this is Heidi. You have some vampires who wish to see you." She said into the mouth piece.

There was a silence as the other end replied, no doubt Aro or Demetri.

"No, they have golden colored eyes. They don't seem to want any trouble." She said, and winked at Alice. Alice broadened her fake smile a bit. She wore it so well.

There was a long silence as the other end replied. She looked between us all, and then lifted the phone away from her ear and mouth.

"Would you be the Cullens?" She asked us all. My heart sank. So they knew we were here.

It took a little while for us all to answer, but we did, truthfully. We were the Cullens, and there was no point in lying to the Volturi.

"Yes, sir, there is three Cullens here that wish to see you all." She said. Another long silence, and then she hung up the phone. She still had a warm smile on her face, but it had faltered a little.

"Right this way." She said, and stood up. We followed her through doors and hallways, and they seemed to go forever. I could see Alice was holding onto Jasper tightly, obviously remembering these hallways very well. I remembered them, but certainly not this long.

We were lead to two huge doors that were closed, and I could smell the Volturi were just on the other side. I took a deep breath, and so did Alice. She didn't wear the fake smile anymore, it must have been to hard for her.

"Straight through these doors. See you on the way out." Heidi said, and then she walked away.

If You Make It Out. She thought, and then disappeared back through those doors and hallways.

We stood at the doors, not knowing weather to open them or not. To open them could mean we never get back through them. But to leave them closed would to abandon Bella forever. And I couldn't do that.

Not to my best friend. Not to Bella.

Jasper pulled open the large doors easily, and I was the first one to walk inside. The Volturi's evil smiles were the first thing I saw as I walked in. They were sitting on their thrones, looking like kings. Kings… Something wasn't right, but I ignored the feeling.

Alice and Jasper trailed slowly behind me, and when I stopped in front of the Volturi, they stood at either side of me. There was silence, and it was quiet.

"Well, welcome to our home, Edward, Jasper, and Alice. Welcome back Alice." Aro said, smiling at us all. Alice's hands were behind her back, and I saw them tighten.

"Thanks." I said in a mysterious tone. Aro raised an eyebrow. I was glad they were all sitting down, especially Aro. That way he couldn't touch me and find out our plan. Everything was going to plan so far, but we were a long way away from it being complete.

"So, what brings you here today?" He said in a fake curious tone. To my surprise, it was Jasper who spoke up.

"You know exactly what we are here for." Jasper hissed. A surprised look came over Aro's face, and Demetri, Caius and Alec all looked at each other.

"Ah, that I do. You have come to see Bella." Aro said, standing up. I slowly took a step back, but he didn't notice. I knew he would come straight for me, and his mind said it all.

"Unfortunately, my dear children, Bella has not yet officially joined us yet. Once she has, you are welcome to come visit her when she pleases. On your way now." Aro said, coming up close to me.

I knew that all it took was for him to slightly touch me. Then everything would be over. The plan would have failed. I would have failed myself, my family, but more importantly, I would have failed Bella. And I could let that happen.

I took a few steps back and Alice and Jasper did the same.

"Oh, well that is to bad." I started to say, turning to Jasper and Alice, as we continued to back away. Alice nodded towards Jasper, who I saw get ready. We had talked through this, when I called it, Jasper would use his power, and Alice and I would be off to find Bella.

"Maybe another day then… JASPER NOW." I yelled, and to my surprise Aro lunged towards me. I moved as quickly out the way as possible, and he fell to the floor. Jasper had used his power.

"No, not agaaaaaaaaiiin." Demetri said and he dragged the again on for a long time as relaxation took over him. Alice and I looked at each other, making sure we to weren't under Jasper's power. When we were sure we weren't, I moved away from the, what looked like sleeping Aro, and directed Alice to show us the way.

She ran behind the thrones and towards a door that was hidden. It was hard to see, and I wouldn't have been able to find it with out her help. I threw Jasper a quick glance, but he was under his power too, a funny smile on his face.

Alice flew open the door why I was looking, and suddenly she stopped dead in her tracks. I didn't turn away from looking at the dazed Volturi as I asked Alice why she stopped. When she didn't answer, I turned around.

What I saw made all my hopes rush out of me all at the same time. I knew now that it would be all over. My heart sank, and my unnecessary breathing stopped.

"And where would you two be going?" Jane asked, a smug yet very evil smile plastered on her face.

She was blocking the entrance to the other rooms; the rooms in which Bella was in.

We were never going to get to her now.