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Here it is. . . The Vision. Hope you enjoy it. My heart was pumping lol

Songs for Thought: Echelon - 30 Seconds to Mars, Sorrow - Flyleaf, Fallen - Sarah McLachlan.

Chapter Sixteen - Visions

All of the visions came in like blurry snapshots, I couldn't get a hold of one of them for long enough, they seemed to disappear quickly. I wasn't even sure who it was I was looking at. The blurriness was problematic.

I spent almost a week trying to decipher what I was seeing and never came to a generalized conclusion. Jasper was beginning to worry about me and as much as I tried to reassure him he wouldn't listen. He insisted I talk to Carlisle about them. I knew what Jasper was worried about, he thought that I was seeing Edward, but as I had tried to explain to him, I had checked on Edward when the flickers died down and he was fine, he was still on the same path as he was before. His decision revolved around finding Victoria, so I knew these little spurts were nothing to do with him.

To ease Jasper's mind I sat down with Carlisle, I knew that he would be as unsure of what was happening as I was, and I knew that the images I had to go on would do nothing to help. I had spent a week trying to pick out small hints as they flew through my mind.

Jasper had even tried with the usual questioning method that he succeeded with when I was struggling to focus, but I had nothing. I recognized nothing and the pictures came with a blur. It was maddening.

Carlisle and I spoke for hours, he listened well but couldn't explain why everything was such a blur. I'd never encountered anything similar, but when I voiced my concerns that I was losing my ability he set my mind at ease.

"Alice, I don't believe your losing your ability. When you look for something else you can see it easily. I would be more inclined towards the fact that something is blocking you. I'm not sure if it's intentional."

"But how?" I asked, this was the third time we'd gone over this particular theory and it still didn't seem to make any sense.

"I wish I had answers for you, Alice."

"Should I try to block them?" I was hoping I could, they kept flickering through my mind consistently but I could push them to the side when I was looking for something else.

"I'm not sure, there could be a chance you would miss something."

"I've gone through people trying to figure out who it is at least, but everyone seems to be clear when I look."

"Everyone?"

"Well in our family, I suppose I should check to see if it's Tanya or Kate, it could even be Irina, I know that she's suffering without Laurent, I think she's worried."

"It would probably be a good idea to check, they could be the cause."

I nodded and concentrated, I saw Tanya, she was hunting. Kate's decisions were flickering, she was trying to decide whether or not to find a man, but she didn't want to offend us, Irina was contemplating looking for Laurent. Eleazar and Carmen were together, I didn't want to go any further into that. I tried to find Laurent, perhaps he was trying to get back to see Irina, but I saw nothing at all of him.

"Nope, nothing." I said defeated. There was one more person I wanted to check but I wasn't sure if I had the strength to do that with this mess flying round in my mind. It was a possibility but I couldn't, not yet.

"Well, Alice, I'm afraid the only thing I can suggest is to wait until they're a little clearer." Carlisle said in disappointment. I knew at this point he was as frustrated as I was. I agreed and left him to his thoughts, there was no need in frustrating everyone with these blurry visions.

I decided to go hunting, I was hoping it would clear my head a little, Jasper insisted on going with me and I was glad about that, it was the second time this week. He was starting to hunt a little more frequently and I could see it in his features, the purple circles that had been worrying me were beginning to fade, and his eyes were now a butterscotch color that I could melt into.

The freedom of the run became more appealing to me as I headed out. There was plenty of food sources close to the house but the crisp air and the stillness of the night gave me a need to run. I took off into the darkness with Jasper at my side. He eyed me curiously as I passed by a group of moose.

"Running for a reason?" Jasper asked picking up my hand.

"Just clearing my head a little." I replied and kissed his hand reassuringly.

He nodded and followed me in silence. I know he could feel my anxiety and frustration but he never brought it up. He was to much of a gentleman.

After running for three hours I decided on a herd of caribou that were grazing peacefully, I could smell some bears close by so I nodded towards Jasper to indicate he should hunt for them. I knew her preferred them. I tried to be as thoughtful as possible, he was appeasing me by hunting with me now, he wanted to help ease my frustration but I wouldn't deny him his preferred source of sustenance.

After satiating my thirst I headed slowly back to the house, I walked at human speed so it would be easier for Jasper to catch up with me. The cool air helped me clear my head for a while, I tried as best I could to ignore the still flashing blurs, they were beginning to ease a little and I was able to not think at all. It was blissful.

Jasper finally caught up with me as the dawn approached, he smiled happily and wrapped his arm around my waist. I knew that he'd noticed the missing anxiety and frustration. The visions had been subdued for almost an hour now and I was relaxed. I leaned into him, resting my head on his shoulder as we walked. It was nice, just the two of us together communicating silently.

We walked the rest of the way to the house, I hadn't realized how far I'd run, it seemed that we were walking for hours and by the time we made it back to the house the sun hung high in the sky. I still hadn't been bothered by the visions again and I was starting to enjoy the calm silence that revolved around me. The house was empty apart from Kate who was still contemplating bringing a man to the house, but with so many vampires present, she couldn't decide. She unfortunately became easily bored which was why her mind revolved so much around the situation. She appeared at the top of the stairs as we sat in one of the comfortable and overstuffed chairs that were situated around the living room. She glided down the stairs with an ease and grace that could only belong to a vampire and sat in the chair opposite us.

"Hey, Kate." I smiled happily.

"Hi, were have you two been?"

"We went hunting." Jasper smiled.

Kate leaned back in the chair she occupied, she looked frustrated and with Jasper fidgeting beside me, I realized that she was, indeed, frustrated.

"Kate, can I give you my honest opinion?"

Kate sat up and eyed me suspiciously. Then nodded.

"Everyone except, Rosalie, Jasper, and myself are planning an extended hunting trip. They'll be gone for at least three days. I think that it would be a good time to bring the. . ." I made little quotations with my fingers. ". . . 'Friend' you've been thinking about to the house."

Kate's frown spread into a large smile. She jumped from her seat and threw her arms around my neck.

"I love your gift, Alice. Thank you."

I smiled and watched as she disappeared to make preparations. I looked at Jasper and grinned.

"Do I even want to know?" he asked raising his eyebrows.

I shook my head and smiled again. We would have to be sure to give Kate's room wide berth tomorrow. I'm sure it wasn't something Jasper wanted to experience and I wasn't so sure I wanted to see or hear any of it.

"I'm sure Rosalie will appreciate it." he said laughing and I knew I would have to warn her.

"Well, this is their house, I feel terrible that they have to change the things they do because we're here." I said defensively.

"I know, I'm teasing you. But I hope you'll understand that I really don't want to be around for that. You remember the last time that happened?"

I smiled to myself, I remembered all too well what happened the last time that Kate had brought someone home whilst we'd been here. Kate had decided that we should have a little fun too, and she'd sent Jasper a particularly large amount of lust and passion, and then let him loose on me. It had been a highly memorable experience, for both of us. I wasn't sure what the look on my face was or the emotions I was giving off but Jasper smiled mischievously and shook his head.

The hunting party left early the next morning, Rosalie had stayed behind because she hated spending so much time out in the wilderness. Three days was a little too much for her, her record was five consecutive days but we'd learnt, from Emmett, that she'd found a secluded motel where she'd happily showered and pampered herself frequently. Therefore, it didn't count.

I'd warned her of Kate's plan, she hadn't been happy about it at first because she knew how powerful Kate's skill was, but she'd agreed to hunt with us for the afternoon to give Kate her privacy. We knew that a human couldn't handle her eagerness without constant breaks so we would be safe to come home in a couple of hours.

We left when Kate arrived with her conquest, we hadn't stopped to say hello, we wanted to get as much distance as we could between ourselves and the house. Tanya has disallowed Kate to bring home 'friends' whilst they had guests, so she was breaking the rules, but we had been sworn to secrecy and her friend would be gone long before anyone else got home.

We were deep in the forrest when the visions started again. They were a little sharper than before but still made no sense and the longer they continued, the fuzzier they became, I shrunk down to the ground in frustration. Rosalie was the first to say something.

"What's the matter with you?"

I sighed and rested my head in the palms of my hand. "Visions, blurry visions. If I could get a headache I would have one right now."

"Blurry visions? What does that mean?"

"Carlisle thinks someone may be unintentionally blocking her." Jasper answered for me as he crouched next to me and smoothed my hair gently.

"That's weird, any idea who?" Rosalie asked as she looked around for somewhere to sit.

I lifted my head and raised my eyebrows. For someone as smart as Rosalie she could play the dumb card really well.

"Oh right." she said shrugging her shoulders.

We sat in silence for a while as the images slowed in my mind, they were beginning to take longer as they processed and things were becoming a little clearer. There was a little sound coming with them now and I wasn't sure I recognized it at first but as the sound got louder, the images became clearer. It was Bella. She was stood on the edge of a cliff looking over the precipice into the ocean. The wind swept across her and her hair tangled and swept across her face. She took a couple of paces back, the waves were crashing into the rocks beneath her. Her eyes looked happy, she was lost in thought then she ran forward and jumped. A long scream escaped her lungs as she fell closer and closer to the dark and angry water. Her small body disappeared into the darkness, she didn't resurface as I waited, there was no movement and the vision grew blurred once again, it was blurred beyond recognition before it disappeared entirely.

I stood up and ran towards the house, the only words escaping my lips were, 'no, no, no.' I wasn't sure how long I was muttering them when I realized that I was saying anything at all. my mind felt muddled and I couldn't think straight. I knew if I left for Forks now it would make no difference, I couldn't save her, but I knew I could help Charlie, oh Charlie. He would be more devastated than I could possibly imagine. I saw a flash of him briefly. There was a stabbing pain where my still heart lay.

Jasper was the first to catch up with me and he wrapped me in his loving embrace, we slid to a stop. His voice a mere whisper into my hair, he was talking, talking to me, I pulled him closer and let the sobs wash over me, I knew he could feel the devastation as it took control of me. My entire body shook and I could hear Rosalie's approach behind me.

"Alice, what happened?" she demanded now, but I was numb.

Oh Edward. He would never accept this. I let the sadness take control of me, Jasper held me until the violent sobs subsided. Rosalie stood behind me looking concerned. She didn't push me for an answer but I knew that she was growing impatient.

"Alice?" Jasper ran his hand through my hair as he watched me, pain was etched into those butterscotch of his eyes. He felt every pang of pain and guilt that I had flowing through my body.

"Bella." It came out as a whisper that was barely audible. I wasn't sure if they would understand.

But Jasper understood.

"How?"

"She jumped off a cliff." I shivered involuntarily, I was still unsure what to do.

"Physically or Metaphorically?" Rosalie said cruelly.

I span on my heels and headed towards her, Jasper wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me back to him.

"You cold, callous, bitch." I screamed and fought my way out of Jasper's arms. Rosalie's face wore the shock of my words. I knew that her reaction wasn't meant to come out like that, and I think she honestly believed I would be able to stop Bella from jumping. If I had been in my right frame of mind I would have seen it but I was scared, angry and in complete agony.

"Alice, I. . ." Rosalie started but I cut her off.

"Don't say it Rose." I spat the words at her like they were poisonous. Jasper wrapped his hand in mine and pulled me towards the house.

Rosalie followed behind us slowly, no one had ever spoken to her the way I just had and she was uncertain how to deal with the situation. At the precise moment in time I could have cared less. She never thought before she spoke, she never reaped the consequences of her actions. I'd had enough of her selfishness.

"Alice, please, you can stop her can't you?" Rosalie asked from behind me.

I stopped again and turned to face Rosalie. "Not unless you have a magic spell up your sleeve to get me to Forks in ten minutes."

"Couldn't we call someone?" She was trying to help now and I could feel my abrasive anger sliding into hopelessness.

"I don't know where she is, and none of us have a phone." I realized the stupidity of leaving without our cell phones and I slid to the ground once again in defeat, we had been running for thirty minutes before I had my vision we would never make it back to the house in time.

Rosalie stood helplessly in front of me as Jasper washed wave after wave of calm over me. I had to do something, I stood up and bolted towards the house. I had to be sure that it was true before I told Edward, I had to make sure what I saw was right.

My body was taken over with my panic and I headed as quickly as my feet would carry me. Jasper was at my side every step of the way and Rosalie followed closely behind. I made it into the house and to my room in record time, I started throwing my possessions into my bag, I had no time for my usual methodic packing. Jasper watched me quietly, but I could feel his hesitance.

"What, Jasper?" I asked softly pausing for a brief second to run my hand softly down the side of his face.

"We shouldn't interfere, Alice."

"I have to be sure, you understand that don't you. This will break Edward, I can't afford to be wrong about this. I need to see for myself."

"Alice, you know your visions, they are normally accurate. I have to. . ."

I cut him off, pressing my finger to his lips. "I owe them both to make sure."

Jasper nodded and watched me silently.

As I headed towards the door he stood and pulled me into his arms, he pressed my phone into my palm and kissed me tenderly. "I'll go and find Carlisle and tell him what's happened. Keep your phone on."

I nodded and ran out of the door. The phone was to my ear in a second as I picked up the keys to the rental car and the Mercedes. I'd never been more thankful for Carlisle's preparedness.

A/N: There is was, the vision. I hope you enjoyed it because I enjoyed writing it. Rosalie had to show her mean side again, it was the only thing that would lead to the call to Edward, I could have her be nice and then call Edward, it would be weird. I am hoping to have another Chapter for you tonight. I have been very bad and writing at work. I know, lol, but after the writers block on the Denali chapter i had to get this out. :D

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