Me: I am dreadfully sorry about the massive wait between chapters but I had 5 tests at school and it is finally spring break! This chapter, like the last, was written by "Alice." It is also in her point of view this time. Hope you enjoy...

Chapter 5:

When I uttered her name, the effect was instantaneous. Jasper's face darkened, and I felt him tense beneath me as he recalled those dark, desolate days in his past.

He instinctively pulled me closer, as if he was protecting me from some unseen enemy. Maybe he thought he was.

When he regained his composure, he turned back to me, and I heard that rare flicker of fear behind his calm voice.

"Alice…are you positive?" He asked carefully.

I bit my lip while I thought. "Well, she certainly fits your descriptions of her. She is a vampire yet Hispanic, darker hair, curly. I'm almost positive…" My voice trailed off, and I knew he could taste my uncertainty.

"Alice," he began, "I trust you, but we need to be completely sure before we act. What exactly was the woman doing? Do you know where she was?" He questioned, thinking things through like the soldier he was.

I leaned into him again, letting him support me as I focused on the images of the future that crowded my thoughts.

My focus zeroed in on the Hispanic vampire. She was running though the city streets, a younger vampire at her side. They flew past a huge building that resembled the white house, and that's when I realized where they were.

My head snapped up to look into Jasper's startled eyes.

"What is it?" he asked tentatively.

"Austin!" I blurted. He stared at me uncomprehendingly.

"They're in Austin! I just saw the capitol building!"

"Austin…isn't that where the blonde vampire was?" Jasper mused. I confirmed his thoughts.

"Yeah. Yeah she was…The Hispanic vampire had another vampire with her just now. They were running. The second one was young, she was helping him learn." I rambled on about my vision, hoping to find a useful scrap of information that I'd overlooked. It was Jasper, however, who supplied me with it.

"Alice…did the Hispanic--did either vampire have…you know…" He hesitated, rubbing his hand up his opposite arm.
"War wounds?" I asked softly, placing my smaller hand over his.

"War wounds," he echoed, "Did they?"

I focused once more. His arms stayed around me protectively.

I looked at the woman and the young vampire. Their arms and necks were covered in turtleneck shirts. I was ready to give up, but then I spotted the younger one's neck as he moved foreword.

The three overlapping crescent marks, barely visible to humans, seemed to flare like a warning sign. I pulled out of the vision quickly, sucking in a very unnecessary breath.

"What? What is it?" Jasper's voice was strangely impatient as he grabbed me by the shoulders to turn me towards him.

"The younger one has three marks, right here," I answered, placing my hand to my neck to demonstrate.

He released me and leaned back. I could tell that he was thinking things over, calculating the odds. I waited for him to finish, but his conclusion confused me.

"We need Edward." He stated suddenly, standing up and setting me on my feet.

"What? Why?" I asked, grabbing his arm as he started across the brick road and back towards the shops.

"Edward can confirm if it was Maria." he replied bluntly, pulling me around a group of clueless Californian tourists.

"How? He's never met her! How can he confirm anything?" I responded impatiently, still confused. Did Edward suddenly know everything?

"If you think of the woman from your vision, and then I think of…Maria…Edward will be able to tell if they're the same." He explained. We stopped for about two seconds flat, and suddenly Edward was there.

"What is it?" He asked, grinning. I realized that Jasper had called him mentally. Edward was expecting something stupid or amusing.

"Alice and I are each going to think of a woman. We want you to clarify something and tell us if it's the same woman." Jasper explained quickly.
"Sure. Alice, you go first." Edward dictated.

I clutched Jasper's arm for support, and focused on the woman in my vision. I held the image for a few seconds, then let it fade.

"Okay, now Jasper." Edward said, turning to face him.

Jasper closed his eyes to remember Maria, then opened them to watch Edward's reaction.

Edward shrugged. "Yeah, it's the same person." He confirmed.

I felt Jasper stiffen beside me.

"What's wrong? Who is it?" Edward questioned warily, not missing Jaspers infinitesimal movement.

Jasper said nothing. He just turned and walked away. Edward turned to look down at me.

"Who was it?"

I hesitated, the thought the answer to him silently.

"It was Maria. Get the others."

Me: Dun... dun...dun... review! Thank you to "Jasper", "Alice" and all the other people that have kept up with this story although I haven't had a chance to write anything in a long time!