Chapter Three – James and Victoria

James's POV

I faced the other two members of my coven. "If you go back there they'll kill you or if they don't we will no longer be a coven." Victoria argued. I had known this was coming since I decided to go back to Amelia. Victoria was jealous given our relationship but still Laurent was her mate and she was happy to be with him as I hadn't wanted her after that night 23 years ago.

"I am going and that is that." I said turning round and heading back to Forks.

Amelia's POV

I was sitting writing in my diary when a movement behind me made me jump. Turning round I was James lent against the wall a smirk decorating his face. "Don't sneak up on me like that." I snapped jokingly. All that achieved was that his smirk became larger. "What are you doing here anyway I thought that you and your coven had left." I quizzed.

"Well I came back to see you but if you would prefer I can go." He answered.

"No its ok just next time knock or something got it." I responded. James crossed the room and turned the chair I was sitting in round so that I was facing him.

"What is this?" James asked picking up my diary.

"It's nothing give it back ok." I responded.

James then opened my diary and began reading it and shockingly he smiled when he read parts of it. As he was to busy reading my diary he didn't notice me getting up and moving over to where he stood. Quickly I grabbed the book and shut it. "I think you've read more than enough." I stated placing the book back on the shelf. James smirked and wrapped his arms around me.

"You wrote about me a lot." His whispered, "Like I have thought about you everyday since that night." His whispered seductively. Just then someone coughed by the window.

We both turned round James's grip on me tightened. "Edward" James started.

"What the hell are you doing here? Amelia are you all right?" Edward asked panic clear in his voice.

"I am fine Edward really James is not going to hurt me." I answered.

"I came back to see how she was if that is ok with you." James responded.

"Well you know how she is. Now go away and never come back." Edward replied.

"Edward, I am fine and I trust James so he can stay if he promises to hunt animals. Sound far to you?" I interrupted.

"If you trust him then it is ok for him to stay as long as he follows a few rules." Carlisle said, strange I hadn't noticed him before.

"What would these rules be?" James questioned. Carlisle explained about the treaty with the Quilletes and about the arrangements that had been made. James agreed to the Cullens rules and they left happy that there had not been any trouble.

"What was all that about?" James asked.

"Well they were worried that you and/or your coven would come back to harm Bella or I so they were going to check up on us." I answered.

"I could never hurt you." James responded before jumping out the window and disappearing into the night. I looked out my window wondering where he had gone before I finally came close to sleep.

I woke from a peaceful sleep by the sound of the window opening. I sat up and turned to my bedside lamp. Victoria was stood silhouette against the shadows of the room. "You should stay way from James, he is mine and no human bitch will take him from me. If you don't heat this warning I will kill you." Victoria snarled.

"I had no intentions of that sort but if James does then that is not my problem and will keep what you have said in mind but I will say that if James has that kind of intention then I shall not stop him." I replied smiling slightly.

"If you don't I will end you." Victoria hissed.

"I doubt that will go down well with James who I guess would protect me." I smiled. Victoria hissed angrily then was gone in the blink of an eye. The phone on my bedside table began ringing. I answered wearily wanting to get back to sleep. "Amelia, why did I just have a vision of you being killed by Victoria?" Alice questioned.

"Well let's see…" I said as I began describing what had just happened.

"James wait don't go after Victoria by yourself wait till we come up with a plan and make sure Amelia is safe." I heard Alice chirp.

"I can't just let Victoria threaten her and get away with it." James snapped.

"Alice put James on" I instructed getting annoyed that they were talking like I couldn't hear.

"Are you ok?" James questioned.

"Yes I am fine but could you please not argue with Alice sooner or later you'll learn to never bet against her. Now why don't one of you come and get me then we can figure out what we are going to do." I suggested.

"Good plan I am coming to get you stay where you are." James instructed before the phone was handed back to Alice.

No sooner than the line went dead my window exploded in a huge flood of shards sparkling in the pale light of the rising sun. Not so good if you're a vampire but good if you are a human being hunted. My thoughts where cut off by a sharp pain dancing across the back of my head as I tumbled to the floor and then was lost to the surroundings as the darkness consumed me.

James's POV

I could smell it before I got there the intense fragrance that was more powerful and delicious to me than anything else ever. Amelia's blood filled the pale dawn as I entered her room I saw shards of glass littering the floor and a small pool of blood that was fairly fresh as it hadn't clotted. Who ever had done this could control themselves around blood.

It was then once I was able to prevent myself from the distraction of blood another smell caught my attention. Her smell, the smell of the one who swore if I left I would never see again. Victoria's sent. I was strong like she had been here for awhile maybe waiting to see if I would come or if it would be one of the Cullens. A small hand rested on my shoulder. "We'll get her back." was all Alice had to say we took off running to the Cullens house to plan.