** Chapter 3 **

** Four Months Later **

** Jasmine POV **

"Can we go yet?" I cried out to my mom. "Please?" I was excited. Today I was finally going to go with everyone hunting. Mom and Dad thought that I was old enough, and Grandpa Carlisle and Grandma Esme, didn't object.

"Not yet." My mom, Alice, told me. "We are waiting for your dad and Uncle Emmett…THEN we can go."

I sighed, and waited. Grandpa and Grandma were talking to Uncle Edward and Auntie Bella and Auntie Rosalie. I didn't know why, but I always thought that Auntie Rose didn't like me. I tried not to make her mad, and yet whenever I sensed her emotions, which I learned that I got that from my father, I always felt anger. But Everyone else seemed really excited. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, concentrating on dad's future… could tell that he was coming, but I couldn't see anything else. I then focused on my own future, a skill I got from mom, and could see Nessie and me running around, and I could hear laughter. I opened my eyes, just as Nessie 'tagged' me and began running around the yard.

"You're it!" She cried, her long brown curls bouncing wildly. I giggled and started chasing her around the yard, while the rest of my family watched and laughed at our game. I finally caught up to her and tackled her to the ground.

"Gotcha!" I cried, letting her up and we began wrestling. I could hear whispers from behind us, and I could sense mom's uneasy-ness. I could see mom freaking out about my dirty clothes, but I didn't care. I was having too much fun. Nessie pinned me to the ground briefly, before letting me up and we went at it again.

"Look at the way she moves." I could hear coming from Uncle Edward. "She's just like Jasper, fearless and quick, but graceful like Alice." I smiled for a second, when I could hear rustling from my right. I stopped, when Nessie heard it too, and we both looked towards the sound. The next thing I knew I was being held by my father, Jasper who was standing next to mom and Emmett had grabbed Nessie who handed her to Bella. Then Emmett stood next to Rosalie.

"They're here." Jasper whispered to Alice.

"Who is?" Bella questioned.

Just then, three robed figures emerged from the forest. I didn't know who they were, but I was slightly scared. One had snow white hair, one had dark black hair and one had brown hair. Grandpa Carlisle spoke first.

"Cauis, Aro, Marcus. It's nice to see you again."

"And you Carlisle." The man with the dark black hair, Aro, spoke.

"Why didn't I see them coming?" Alice whispered so low I barely heard her. Jasper sadly shook his head.

"Who are they, mama?" I asked whispering as quiet as I could.

"They are the Volturi." Dad answered. "I'll explain it to you later." I nodded. If I knew anything, dad wouldn't lie to me and if he said he would explain something later…he would.

"Now Carlisle. I wish we were here under more pleasant circumstances, but unfortunately, we're here on business." Aro continued.

"I assure you, Aro, we've done nothing wrong. Would you mind explaining why you are here?" Carlisle calmly explained.

"Did you not learn your lesson from last time?" He spoke. " Immortal children cannot exist."

"Aro, There are no immortal children here. We didn't make any immortal children." Carlisle begged.

"Than who is she!" he cried and pointed directly to me. I became frightened, and clung onto Jasper as tight as I could. Jaspers arms tightened around me. "She looks like an immortal child to me."

"You're wrong!" Alice cried. "You can't take her!"

"She's not what you think, Aro." Jasper begged. "She's more like Edward and Bella's daughter than you think. She grows. She sleeps. She's a vampire, but she's not. We don't understand how or why this happened, but she's biologicly Alice and my daughter."

For a moment, Aro just stood pondering this. "But vampires can't get pregnant."

"Yeah. I know. But it happened." Alice interrupted. "Jasper and I went to Italy for our honeymoon, and while we were there…it happened."

"I at least want to see her. If she is what you claim she is…I want to see for myself." Aro spoke.

Although I could tell that everyone was nervous, I took a deep breath and turned to look into Aro's face, my dark blonde curly hair falling down my back. He studied my face for what seemed like forever.

"Wow. She really does look like the both of you. I can see she's got your hair Jasper, and your face Alice… The similarities are astounding." Aro paused. "I only wonder if she is gifted like the two of you?"

"Yes. She is. She has Alice's visions, and she can manipulate emotions like me." Jasper explained. " We don't know if she can do anything else."

"Really?" Aro paused, "That's very interesting. Perhaps there is room on our guard after all…"

"Never." I heard a growls from my side, coming from the rest of my family.

"I see. You all have made your choice…But she has yet to choose." Aro contradicted. "Jasmine, is it? Would you like to join us? You can use your abilities whenever you want to. You can do great things with us."

The tension that I felt was frightening. My family was tense, and the Volturi was anxious. I sighed and closed my eyes trying to see my own future with the Volturi, and with my family. Visions filled my head, as I tried to distinguish between the two options. Finally, I made my choice…But was it the right one?

I opened my eyes. I heard Grandpa Carlisle speak.

"Jasmine? Did you make a choice?"

"Yes Grandpa."

"Alright, Jasper place her on the ground between us. Whoever she chooses, it's entirely her choice." Carlisle explained. I stood, almost scared to move, with my family on my right and the Volturi on my left.

"I would just like to say, 'I'm Sorry.'" I started, I could feel sadness coming from my family. I turned toward the Volturi, and took a step towards Aro. I could hear a choked sob escaping Grandma Esme's lips. Aro smiled brightly, smirking as if he had just won a game.

"You've chosen us?" Aro questioned, holding out his hand.

"No." I replied. " My family is where I belong…I'm staying right here." I slowly retreated a few steps backwards, my eyes never leaving Aro's. I felt a presence behind me and stopped, feeling two hands rest on my shoulders. I didn't have to look to know it was my parents.

"Ah. I see." Aro paused.

"She made her choice, Aro." the snowy haired man, Cauis, spoke from behind him.

"It was the wrong one!" Aro barked. "Too bad. Now we have no choice but to kill you."

"Join or die, is that it?" Edward hissed.

"Yes. Give us Jasmine, and we will let you live." Aro compromised.

"You would have to kill us first." Emmett defended. "We won't give her up without a fight."

"Then a fight you shall have." Aro threatened, and launched himself at us. A fight broke out among all of us. Before I knew it more people had arrived and they were all fighting. I felt strong arms around me lifting me off the ground. It took me a second to realize that it was not one of my family members that had picked me up and I began struggling against them, to no avail. I saw was my family fighting hopelessly.

My captor raised his hand and placed it on my head, and suddenly everything went black. When I opened my eyes, I didn't know where I was. I was in a dark room covered in gold and black. There were no windows, just a florescent light above my head lighting the room. It took me a minute to realize that I was laying on a small bed. I sat up just as the door opened and I saw Aro walk in.

"Hello Jasmine."

I ignored him. "Where am I?"

"Follow me."

Reluctantly, I hopped off the bed and followed him out of the room and down the hallway to a small window. Looking out I could see people walking around on the cobble street below. In the middle of the street stood a fountain with large golden figures. Banners hung from the streetlights in a language that I didn't understand. I heard Aro's voice from behind me.

"Welcome to Volterra."