A/N: Again i don't own Twilight nor Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. They are owned by Stephenie Meyer and CLAMP, respectively. Also, to tell you in advance, I'll be making a crossover story with this fanfic, similar to xxxholic. To those who know what xxxholic is, start guessing which Twilight character will play as Kimihiro Watanuki. (clue: it's a girl! ^__^)

Chapter 2

Wings of Fate

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to reap that which is planted.
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.
A time to get and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."
Ecclesiastes 3: 1

"Sire, I invited a visitor to eat dinner with us." Jasper said as they ate dinner in the royal dining room.

"Please welcome him in!" Sam said cheerfully to the royal guards. The guards let in a bronze-haired young man wearing a cloak. Sam almost choked but Jasper and Bella gave him a warning glare.

"Mister Edward! You're very welcome!" Sam said, smiling though what he felt was the exact opposite, "Please take a seat beside High Priest Whitlock!" he gestured at the empty seat beside Jasper and face-to-face with Bella. Edward took his seat and noticed that Bella wasn't looking at him.

"So Mister Edward, did you find something interesting in the Sapphire Ruins?" Sam asked as he took a piece of steak.

"So far, we only found an unusual symbol at the center of the ruins." Edward replied.

"What does the symbol look like?" Sam asked.

"They look like…wings, sire. Just like a seraph's." Edward said as he sipped his corn soup quietly, "But that's odd. What would a symbol like that be doing at the center?"

"It must be of great importance."Jasper said, "Long ago, the Sapphire Castle was used to harness a very powerful magical force by wizards before our time. Then the Volturi, a group of very powerful wizards, used it to make an attempt of time and space travelling, to travel dimensions. It takes a very long time to do the incantation until the old king Aro died before the spell could be completed."

"How long could that spell be completed?" Edward asked.

"Lots of years. No one knows when." Jasper replied, "I heard a legend that the person who possesses the Wings of Fate is the key to anyone's desire of having immense power."

"Wings of Fate?"

"The seraphic feathers, Edward! Every single feather has a very strong magic. If it goes to the wrong hands, the power can become very dangerous." Jasper said.

"Does anyone know who possesses the Wings of Fate?" Edward asked.

"No one knows except Divine Providence." Jasper replied, "It is not by bloodline but who possesses the purest of all hearts."

Everyone became silent.

"Well, the other one who knows is the Time-Space Sorceress, Alice."Jasper said, a tint of red on his cheeks, "She always believes that there is no coincidence in this world. What is there is the power of destiny itself."

"When I asked her who bore the legendary Seraph Wings, she told me that the time to be known is when the time is right." Jasper said, disappointed.

"Maybe she wants it to be known if the bearer will be the one to reveal its power." Bella spoke for the first time.

"You might have a point there, Bella." Jasper smiled. Edward caught her gaze and flashed a crooked smile. Bella smiled a bit but with a blush on her cheeks.

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"Hey, HEY! Jasper! Who's this Alice you were talking about?" Sam asked. They were at the palace balcony after the others had retired.

"She was…a friend of mine." Jasper replied quietly. Sam noticed the red tint that was on his friend's cheeks a while ago.

"A friend?" Sam was curious now, "How powerful is she?"

"Alice, like me, possesses the power of the moon." Jasper said, "She has the ability to grant wishes and foresee the future."

"What is she? Like a genie and a fortune teller?" Sam asked.

"You could say that." Jasper replied, "But she requires a price."

"A price??" Sam exclaimed.

"Yes. A price that could equal the wish you are asking for." Jasper replied grimly.

"Wow! She must be a businesswoman. Where do you think she is now?" Sam asked.

"She owns a shop in Forks, Washington, a city located in the country of the United Sates of America." Jasper replied.

"Hey Jas! Why were you blushing red in the dining hall earlier when you were talking about that Alice girl?" Sam now asked in a sly tone.

Jasper replied in a very defensive tone, "I do not know what you mean, sire."
"Don't play coy with me Jasper Whitlock." Sam now smiled mischievously, "I know that there's something going on between you and her!"

Jasper shook his head and left immediately. Sam chuckled at his friend's actions. Then at the grounds, he saw his sister and that "rat", bidding their goodbyes and Bella hugging Edward. Sam spat on the ground. "Bah! Bella and that rat!" he said, "Wait 'til Bella gets a hit from that womanizer!" Then he saw Bella now glaring at him. Sam couldn't see Edward in sight. Then Bella stuck out her tongue at him.

"Isabella Marie." He muttered angrily, "I'll really get you."

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The following afternoon, Bella sneaked at Edward's house, closely following his trail.

'I want to show how much I love him. I'll surprise him at the ruins!' she giggled to herself.

But as she went into the ruins, she lost Edward. 'Where could he be?' she thought. She searched the ruins but there was no sign of the bronze-haired man. She was lost.

"Holy crow! I'm lost!" she moaned in desperation. Suddenly, she found an odd symbol on the walls.

They looked like wings. They were red. They looked like…seraph's wings?

'Must this be what Edward was talking about?' Bella wondered. She touched the markings.

Suddenly, the markings glowed and Bella was now floating in mid-air, her eyes lost its dark-brown color. Wings sprouted out from her back and it is as if the symbol was trying to absorb her.

"BELLA!"

Edward jumped at a very high distance (thanks to old training) and snatched the young woman with all his might. The wings from her back scattered into feathers with a red symbol on each. Then the feathers disappeared.

He landed on the ground with the woman in his arms. An earthquake shook the ruins.

Edward hurried towards the exit and jumped before a boulder could hit them. Edward looked at the unconscious princess in his arms.

But he was horrorstricken at the sight around him.

His team of archeologists was sprawled on the ground. Others were bleeding.

Then the King appeared behind him, bleeding as well.

"You're late, boy!" Sam said, "You didn't hurt my sister, right?" he fell to the ground without another word.

"Your Highness!" Edward exclaimed.

"Sam!" Jasper shouted and went beside his friend.

"The poison must have penetrated everyone!" the High Priest said, examining Sam's wounds, "Edward, did Bella touch the symbol?"

"Yes but…" Edward stopped, "Did you know about this?"

"I knew Alice would say something about the right time." Jasper said darkly, "I never knew it was Bella, Edward. I thought the dream I had was not a premonition."

"A dream? Only a high priest like you could dream of a premonition!" Edward said angrily, holding Bella to his chest tightly.

"It does not matter anymore, Edward!" Jasper said, "I must send you to the Time-Space Sorceress."

A crescent moon staff appeared out of thin air.

"You mean Alice?" Edward asked, clutching Bella in his arms.

"Yes, listen Edward." Jasper touched Edward's head, "Bella lost the feathers. Those are very important to her. They serve as her life force. Without them, she'll just be a vessel, with no life. I believe they're scattered throughout different worlds."

"Different worlds? How could I go there?" Edward asked.

"Alice is the only one who can help you." Jasper replied, " Now it's time to go!"

He muttered a Latin spell which summoned the power of the Moon. Then in a flash of light, Edward and Bella were gone.

"Please, Alice, help them!" Jasper said sadly as he looked at the moonstone ring on his left ring finger, then to Sam behind him, "Please help Edward accomplish his mission!"

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Next: A Price to Pay

Synopsis:

Now that Bella is actually the bearer of the Wings of Fate, Edward must now go to the Time-Space Sorceress Alice to help him seek all the feathers. However, will Edward continue his mission as Alice tells him of the conditions that should be met to let him travel through dimensions? Will the Welsh wizard, Carlisle Cullen, and the old American soldier Emmett McCarty help him as he will journey through worlds to save the life of the woman he loves?