A/n. Just to alleviate any fears, this is a Bella and Alice fic, so Edward wont be around forever, hes just kind of a lingering problem at the moment.

But seriously, A/B may love each other, but that doesn't mean they want Edward to like go kill himself. Personally I have no qualms about what he does, but for the sake of not being like ultra harsh, they're gonna try and save his sorry ass xD

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Disclaimer: Dont own Twilight. I want to...so Stephanie if you feel like cutting me in on the franchise, holla at me ;)

Chapter 13

Bella POV

Alice wasn't exactly being conspicuous with her choice of vehicle, a yellow Porsche, but speed was an advantage and we needed all the advantages we could get.

Edward had decided on how he would anger the Volturi, he had been to them and they had refused his request, they thought he could be of use to them, he had declined their offer to join them, Alice said he had done so particularly angrily too, 'colorful' was the way she described his reaction, he had decided to take matters into his own hands, and walk out into the sunlight, in the middle of a festival, in the centre of the city, under a clock tower, exposing his skin to hundreds of humans, that would surely rub the Volturi the wrong way.

We had until noon to stop him.

All i have to do is let him see me. Get to him in time, so that he sees I'm alive. Then get out of the city as fast as possible.

"Alice, do you see anything else?"

"Yes, today is a significant day in Volterra, a celebration of sorts, the streets will be filled with people in red cloaks, red flags and drapes are all over the city, it is known as St Marcus Day....Edward, and his theatrical tendencies, knowing what the celebration was about, choose the perfect day to piss the Volturi off."

"What do you mean?"

"St Marcus day is a festival, celebrating – ironically- a missionary, called Marcus who supposedly drove all of the Vampires out of Volterra, 1500 years ago, of course he didn't, it was Marcus of the Volturi, and he simply went into hiding. Credited with it, they named a day after him, although now days it is more a celebration of the Police force." She explained.

"So him exposing himself would be bad, like really bad, like you're going to die very quickly, but in an extreme amount of pain, bad." I replied, feeling dread spread through me, still biting my lip nervously, tapping my foot frantically.

"Yes. Edward, ever the drama queen. Of course he wants to go out with a bang." Alice said, darkly.

"We're close...."

"Okay, let me know what i have to do"

"I'm going to get you as close to the square as possible. I can't enter with you. I'll point you in the direction of the tower, and you will need to run, as fast as you can, carefully please Bella. He will only need to see you, and you should be safe."

Seems easy enough, although being the only person in the world, who can trip walking along a flat stable surface, i could possibly mess everything up.

"We're here." Alice announced, turning her head towards me, looking into my eyes, her face, wearing an unreadable expression.

"Once we past this guard, and i don't know that we will, if we don't you will have to go in alone, run you should be able to see the clock tower, if not ask for Palazzo dei Priori, and run where they show you, once you are near, Edward will be underneath facing northwards, in a small alley, the alley is in the shadows, you must get to him before he steps into the sun."

I nodded in response.

We had reached the guard, Alice wearing a head scarf, large glasses and long gloves that covered the entire length of her forearm, rolled the window down, her face in the shadow of the car, turning to face the guard, her smile dazzling, she said nothing handing him a roll of bills. The guard understanding immediately what it meant, allowed us through, and we drove into the city. Stopping in a small darkened alley.

"This is as far as i can take you, over there is where you need to run" she gestured pointing through the windshield.

Reaching for the handle, i turned to get out of the car, taking a deep breath, readying myself.

"Bella wait..." she said, grabbing my arm.

"What is it?"

" I know i shouldn't, and this is the worst time, but there will be no other opportunity to do this, if we are caught, and if i do not manage to make it out alive, this will be the last time i can ever....i promise it will be the last time that i ever...."

"Alice?..."

Before i knew what had happened, she had crushed her lips to mine, desperation in the kiss, like she knew if could be the last time she ever saw me. The palm of her hand, cupping the side of my face, her other, tangled in my hair, i kissed back with urgency, understanding completely, the thought, the feeling, behind the kiss.

Her soft lips, clashing with mine, out of breath i pulled away, far enough to look into her eyes, the hand she held in my hair, she released, dropping it to rest against my leg, her other hand still cupping my face, staring into my eyes intently, her topaz eyes, looking straight through me, inhaling, the urge to cry in this moment becoming overwhelming, my eyes began to burn, closing her eyes, i closed mine along with her, brushing my hair out of the way, she placed a final kiss to my forehead.

"Go."