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********************************Jane********************************

"So everything is going according to plan, yes?" I asked. The boy looked at me with the same gleam in his eyes.

"Yes, ma'am, and you were right, they figured we let them listen for a reason, so I'm guessing they're not rushing into any kind of defense just yet," he said, then added, "not that it would make a difference."

I smiled sweetly, "We will have them right where we want them then, dear brother, and master will be pleased, I'm sure of it."

Alec considered me for a second, but it was long enough for my eyes to blaze. "What is it?" I asked, annoyed with his doubt.

He hesitated, "Nothing much, Jane, but…what if the shape-shifter kills her first?"

I laughed in his face. "Nonsense, I personally will make sure he never gets the chance."

*****************************Jacob************************************

After awhile I decided to make a u-turn back into the states, and from the looks of things…I'd say I was in New York, or near it anyway; I stared numbly at what I realized was Niagara Falls, so perhaps I was still on the Canadian side…

It was early morning, and the beauty of the falls only made my already diminished heart fade even more…this should have been a sight Nessie and I saw together, perhaps on one of our many vacations as a couple together…

I sighed. No point in making my situation worse with happy thoughts…I tried thinking about something else…my stomach suddenly rumbled.

Food.

I'd eaten quite a bit at the Cullen's house—again the sting of pain at the memory of Nessie's home—but my stomach didn't recall that. It's a wolf thing.

I searched my pockets, coming out with only my wallet, some spare change, three dollar bills, and the case holding the phone Alice had given me. Unfortunately for me my wallet only had my identification; I didn't own any credit cards.

Great, I'm miserable, hungry, and broke…but maybe…I opened the case, hopeful that Alice might've…

Finally! Some good luck! Having removed the case I found several very tightly rolled bills, four to be exact. The phone itself was very small, too small for this case. I removed one of the rubber bands from the first roll…

Whoa!

There were a mixture of bills, mostly hundreds, some thousands, and a few twenty's and fifty's…Man, I must have about seven thousand or so in this single roll…there were four so that left me with about twenty eight thousand, assuming they were more or less identical.

Damn, that was way too much money for just one person…unless…

I blinked back the new set of tears already spilling out of my sore eyes.

Unless I was going to be on my own for a very long time…

I took out a couple of twenties and rolled it back into a thin tube, using my strength to minimize its thickness.

Well, first things first. I made my way deeper into New York, doing my best to stay incognito amid the tourists. It baffled me how even this early there were already too many people for comfort. I guess its true what they say about New York being crowded. My big build and height didn't help, and so I let myself walk the tiniest bit faster towards some kind of food; I was hoping to find a fast food place, no need to spend all my money on overpriced fancy-tourist restaurant food. I found what I was looking for on Niagara Falls Boulevard: a Burger King.

I walked inside, letting my depressed state of mind swim drunkenly in the savory smell of grilled burger meat. The lady at the register looked at me with a slight frown as I she rang up an order worthy of feeding five people, but I just ignored her.

I sat down in a far corner, away from the only other customers, an elderly couple. I gazed at them, Nessie coming back to thought…imagining her beautiful face lighting up with the mere thought of sightseeing…

"Here you go, sir," a freckly girl came up to me, placing the full tray in front of me. She had red hair and a pretty smile. I noticed the eager way her eyes raked over my profile and couldn't help rolling my eyes. She walked away smiling, swinging her hips more than necessary and glancing back at least a couple of times before disappearing into the kitchen.

Stupid girl, as if I could ever see her like that.

I wolfed down my food, not even bothering to slow down for the sake of the humans. It was getting brighter outside, and more people were starting to bustle about. I pulled out the phone again, studying it and wishing Alice would call me soon.

The phone remained silent, however, and I felt my shoulders slump, tears threatening to escape yet again…after five minutes or so, I let them.

*************************Edward************************************

The air in the room was tense, the newly announced threat still lingering in all of our minds. Alice had spoken briskly, letting me answer the questions racing through my family's minds. It'd been about three minutes now and nobody had said a word. I narrowed my focus onto Carlisle's thoughts, knowing he'd want to go about things as non-violently and rationally as possible. Emmett finally broke the silence.

"Aw come on you guys," he said with a loud sigh, "we know the Volturri are behind this. Like Bella said, Jane is all the proof we need! I say we attack them before they even get the chance!"

I shook my head at him, but Carlisle spoke. "Emmett, Alice has already told us. The Volturri have shown no threat to us, so unless they do, our first blow will be motive enough to doom us all."

Emmett looked disappointed, muttering, "Not if we tear them apart first…"

"Well, thus far we may have stumped them. Remember, they're counting on Nessie's imprint to set her off," put in Alice.

Carlisle nodded. "Yes, sending him away was the right thing to do. I know Jacob, of all people, will have wanted to stay and defend Nessie, so with him gone, there is no imprint for this Jeanine character to focus in on."

I cut in. "That's not necessarily true, Carlisle. Jeanine may not be the one provoking Nessie into killing, from what Alice has seen, she is some kind of shield." My eyes immediately went to Bella, who growled.

Carlisle frowned. "But we don't know exactly how her shield works, it could be that she is immune to the wolves and thus Jacob would've never had a chance, making him the perfect bait for Nessie to defend."

I considered that for a moment…maybe…it made sense, but…

"Well, whatever we do we're going to have to consider all possibilities. Whether it's Jeanine or someone else, our number one priority should be keeping Nessie safe," interjected Jasper, his battle tone taking over. "And that means complete supervision. We will need to inform the wolves. Even if it's the case that Jeanine has some kind of shield against them, be it mentally or physically, they will undoubtedly aid us in battle should it deem necessary."

Bella agreed. "I'm with Jasper. If we can avoid this plan of theirs from even taking place, nobody will get hurt."

"So are you saying to keep Jacob away then, Bella?" I turned to her, asking the one question that I knew she'd hate to answer, that would tear Nessie apart.

She faltered, a torn expression on her face. "I'm not saying forever, Edward, just…for now. I hate to put the pressure on Alice," she turned to Alice, "but until you can see more of what they have planned, especially now with their key component gone, we need to do what's best for Nessie."

Alice nodded at her. "That's exactly what I was thinking, don't worry, I'll do my best."

A piercing scream suddenly rang from upstairs, and before anyone could say anything, Bella and I raced to Nessie's room.

Ok, this one's a bit short, but I'm going to be busy the rest of the night with work so I went ahead and posted what I have. Um…haven't received much feedback since like, Thursday, so let me know what you guys think, thanks.