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On Friday afternoon when Alice walked out into the car park she smiled when she saw Jasper standing there, leaning against Carlisle's Mercedes. As she skipped down the stairs she noticed Lauren and Jessica standing together staring at him and she couldn't resist a sly dig at them as she walked past.

"He just keeps getting hotter and hotter doesn't he?" she smirked as she breezed past them. Jasper laughed across the car park and she knew he had heard her and she skipped to his side.

"Cheeky pixie," he murmured as she reached him and threw her arms around his neck and he circled her waist with his own arms.

"I couldn't resist," she giggled and leaned up and pressed her lips to his. Jasper laughed against her lips as he kissed her back and lifted his hand up and gripped her hair as he deepened their kiss. Alice moaned against his mouth as she melted against him and tightened her arms around his neck.

"Break it up you two," a voice laughed and they tore their lips from each other as Edward and Bella walked up to them. Edward looked amused but Bella looked a little embarrassed and Alice just smiled at her as Jasper flung his arm casually around Alice's shoulders and smirked at Edward.

"I think the evil twins are in shock," Jasper murmured and Alice risked a glance to where Jessica and Lauren were standing and laughed when she saw their mouths open and their eyes wide.

"We should get this show on the road," Edward said as he cast an amused look at the two girls.

"What are you talking about?" Bella frowned.

"Jasper is dropping us at the airport," Edward explained.

"What about your car?" Bella asked as she glanced behind her at Edward's Volvo.

"That's where I come in," Alice grinned and held her hand out to Edward. He dropped his keys into her hand and she turned and gave Jasper another quick kiss.

"Have fun you two," she giggled and turned and skipped to Edward's car. He frowned as she gunned the engine and roared off and Jasper just looked at him and shrugged before getting into the Mercedes.

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Alice was standing in the kitchen with Esme, the bench covered in crystal vases and flowers as they arranged them. Esme loved having fresh flowers throughout the house and Alice enjoyed helping her arrange them. Both of them seemed to find a little comfort in the activity that day and Esme was telling Alice about her ideas for redoing the master bedroom when Alice suddenly dropped the flowers. Esme looked and saw her eyes glazed over and walked quickly to her. She circled her arm around Alice's waist and when Alice focused again she smiled at her.

"What did you.." she started but Alice's eyes glazed over again almost immediately. Esme led her to a chair and lowered her into it and knelt in front of her worriedly. Alice's eyes kept focusing and then glazing again and again and Esme began to panic.

"Carlisle?" she called out as her voice rose hysterically. "Carlisle!" Emmett and Rosalie burst into the room, Emmett looking like he was ready to fight at their mother's panic and he frowned when he saw her kneeling in front of Alice.

"Get Carlisle, quickly!" Esme snapped as she clutched Alice's hands in hers. Rosalie rushed from the room as Emmett raced over to them and Alice stayed locked in her visions. Carlisle raced into the room with Rosalie right behind him and he quickly moved to Alice's side.

"She keeps slipping in and out of visions," Esme explained quickly.

"Alice?" Carlisle murmured as he placed his hand on Alice's cheek. "Sweetheart?" Alice's eyes focused again and Carlisle kept his eyes locked with hers but seconds later she slipped into another vision.

"I'm taking her upstairs," Carlisle decided. "Where's Jasper?"

"He isn't back from the airport yet," Esme sighed.

"As soon as he gets back send him up to their room," Carlisle said and bent down and picked Alice up easily in his arms and rushed up the stairs with her.

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When Jasper returned from Seattle he parked Carlisle's car in the garage and walked through the internal door into the house.

"They get off okay?" Esme smiled when she saw him.

"Plenty of time," Jasper nodded. "I didn't bother going in, they still had an hour until their flight but they'll be in the air now."

"Good," Esme grinned.

"Have you seen Alice?" Jasper asked as he hung up Carlisle's car keys on the hook near the door.

"Yeah, she's in with Carlisle," Esme said warily.

"What's wrong?" Jasper gasped, his panic flowing over Esme.

"Carlisle is looking after her but…" Esme started but she stopped when she realised Jasper had raced from the room. He ignored Emmett and Rosalie in the living room and raced into Carlisle's study. It was empty and he turned and began to scan the house for Alice.

"Upstairs bro," Emmett sighed as soon as he saw Jasper. Jasper raced up the stairs and burst into their bedroom and stopped cold when he saw Alice sitting on the bed, Carlisle beside her with his arm around her shoulders.

"Alice?" he gasped. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," Carlisle assured him quickly. "Alice has just had a few visions this afternoon."

"I was slipping in and out for a while," Alice added. "But I'm fine now."

"It panicked Esme a little," Carlisle smiled. "Now Jasper is here I might go see if she's okay."

"That's fine, thanks Carlisle," Alice grinned and he leaned over and kissed her forehead before getting up and leaving the room.

"It must have been pretty bad if it upset Esme," Jasper murmured as he sat down where Carlisle had been.

"I just slipped in and out non-stop," Alice admitted. "She's never seen that before, I suppose it worried her." Jasper nodded his head, remembering times when he had seen her do that. It was bothering to say the least and he felt sorry for Esme witnessing it.

"What did you see?" he asked softly.

"Victoria has cemented her plans," Alice murmured. "Everything for the weekend is much clearer. Victoria will arrive at the clearing just after dusk tomorrow night. She'll try to evade us but if we all chase her we'll have her surrounded. Unless something changes none of us will get hurt and you'll take her down. We'll be able to destroy her and Bella will be safe. I explained the details to Carlisle and he's going to tell the others."

"You saw me catch her?" Jasper asked.

"Yes," Alice nodded. "She'll try to get away through the trees, you took off after her. You took a lunge for her and caught her and then Emmett caught up with you both and helped you restrain her."

"At least we know it ends tomorrow then," Jasper sighed.

"It will be a relief really," Alice admitted. "It will finally be over."

"Yeah it will," Jasper agreed.

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Late the next afternoon the entire family made their way to the clearing Alice had seen in her visions. They stood together, on alert, and Alice kept checking her visions for any more information on Victoria's movements. Jasper stood beside her with Emmett and Rosalie at his side and Carlisle and Esme stood on the other side of Alice. As the sun set the air filled with anticipation and the night was soon black.

"Alice, can you see anything yet?" Jasper murmured softly.

"Not yet," Alice whispered. "It isn't quite dark enough yet." She was concentrating hard and Jasper had his arm around her shoulders in support when suddenly her head snapped to the left.

"That way, go!" she yelled and began to run and the rest of them raced to keep up to her.

"She changed course, I didn't see her until the last second," Alice groaned as they ran.

"Why?" Rosalie frowned.

"She came through the Quileute land," Alice replied.

"Where is she now?" Jasper asked urgently as he gained on her, stepping up to her side as they ran.

"Straight ahead," Alice nodded. They continued running and suddenly Alice stopped dead and quickly checked her visions.

"She'll pass through here any second," she announced.

"There!" Rosalie yelled and they all turned to where Victoria swung through the trees. She stopped when she saw them and then turned and began to move back the way she had come and the entire family launched in pursuit of her. Jasper and Emmett had gained the lead and Jasper suddenly lunged for Victoria. It was exactly how Alice had seen it when suddenly a low growl came from the woods. It took Jasper's attention for a fraction of a second and in that moment Victoria managed to slip from his reach and bounded off through the trees.

"Bloody wolves," Emmett growled angrily behind him.

"Alice, where is she?" Jasper yelled as they all ran in the direction Victoria had disappeared.

"I don't know," Alice shouted back. "I can't see."

"You can't see?" Rosalie asked in disbelief.

"It's the wolves," Carlisle yelled. "She must be near the line." They ran towards the treaty line and Jasper picked up her scent and they began to run south, following the scent. Emmett and Jasper had a good lead with Carlisle and Alice behind them and Esme and Rosalie bringing up the rear.

"There!' Emmett roared as he saw a flash of Victoria's red hair and he ran in the direction of her. She was running through the water of a creek that ran right on the treaty line and as he slid down a creek bed there was a roar behind him and he turned as a wolf lunged for him.

"Emmett!" Rosalie screeched as the wolf grabbed Emmett and flung him into the water. Rosalie jumped down the embankment and ran through the water towards where Emmett had landed and leapt over him to land in a protective crouch between him and the wolf. She let out an angry hiss as Emmett jumped to his feet and he stepped up beside her. Because of the distance Emmett had been thrown the wolf was pretty much ignoring them, his eyes on a new, closer target.

Alice had been the closest to Emmett and she slid down the creek bed and raced towards him but came to a sudden stop as the wolf growled viciously at her. The wolf took a menacing step towards her and she dropped into a crouch as she let out a snarl. Their eyes locked and then suddenly Alice couldn't see anything but Jasper's back.

Jasper let out a snarl unlike anything Alice had ever heard before and she could feel the anger and hate flowing from him as he glared at the wolf who had dared to stalk Alice.

"We mean no harm," Carlisle said quickly as he rushed to the group but kept his posture relaxed so he didn't appear as a threat. "We are only chasing the female vampire." The wolf walked backwards a few steps to join the rest of his pack on their side of the creek and Carlisle glanced at the two couples in the water.

"Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper," he said authoratively. "Come back up here." The four of them backed up to stand with Carlisle as Esme stepped up to join them too. They all gathered with Esme, Carlisle slightly in front of them and Jasper pushed Alice to stand with the others before stepping up alongside Carlisle.

"Jasper, use your gift," Carlisle whispered in a low voice before turning his attention back to the pack. "The female vampire is a threat to my family. We only wish to go after her." He could feel the waves of calm and acceptance Jasper was sending towards the wolves and given that the pack had stopped growling he guessed it was working.

"Do we have your permission to pursue her?" he continued. "If we all move quickly we may be able to still take her." The wolf at the front of the pack inclined his head and Carlisle took that as permission and glanced back at his family before looking back at the wolf pack.

"We won't come down near the creek bed again," he said quickly. "But if you'd like to do so we won't consider it a violation of the treaty." The head wolf inclined his head again and the two groups took off after Victoria again. They ran for miles as they pursued her and the line moved closer and closer to the coast. The wolves were slowly gaining on Victoria when she suddenly leapt into the water and made a clean getaway. The wolves pulled to a stop at the top of the cliff and the Cullens stopped right at the treaty line. Carlisle had to put his arm out to remind the others not to step over the line and Emmett let out a hiss.

"Hey, let us cross the treaty line and we'll go after her!" he yelled at the wolves. The head wolf turned and growled at him and Jasper snarled back.

"If we get in that water we can catch her," Jasper pointed out but the wolf just growled again.

"It's no good, they won't allow us and we cannot violate the treaty," Carlisle sighed. "All we can do is go home and wait until Alice sees her again."

"I can't believe she got away," Emmett grumbled.

"Next time," Rosalie hissed. "She'll try again."

"We should go," Carlisle said and glanced at the wolf pack watching them and he led his family to carefully back away and then they ran home.