Demitri's POV

Paul and Jane's yelling was getting louder and louder as Sam, Jacob, Angela, and I sat around the kitchen table discussing plans of how Angela would infiltrate the Volturi Castle. It had started off quite and muffled but soon grew in volume and coherence until it sounded like they were in the kitchen with us.

"Jacob I need to stop this."

"No Demitri you need to let them work this out."

"I can't just sit by and let him hurt her like this."

"They need to work this out. They are imprinted, they will overcome this. Just give them time and let them vent their frustrations."

"Fine but if this…"

I was interrupted by the sounds of Paul's heavy footsteps climbing the back porch stairs. I let out a sigh of relief and got up to see if Jane needed me to talk. By the sounds of their argument I knew she would need someone to talk to. Jane and I understood each other and even though she had a habit of being an evil, conniving super bitch I still loved her like my little sister and knew she would be hurting. I got up and headed across the large kitchen and slide the glass door open. Stepping out onto the deck I noticed that the weather had changed considerably. Not 10 minutes ago it had been sunshiny and slightly warm, well as sunny and warm as Northwestern Washington ever got. I noticed Paul on the deck alone and looked beyond him down the deck stairs to the backyard beyond where Jane was standing alone. I started walking towards her when Paul blocked my path.

"Get out of my way Paul."

"Stay the fuck out of this Demitri. This is not any of your fucking business so get your fucking gay sparkling leech ass back into the house."

"Fuck you Paul! Now get out of my way before I make you."

"Like you could, just go back to where you came from and leave me and my family alone."

"Paul I am only going to say this once. Jane is my friend. She is more than my fucking friend, she is my little fucking sister and if you fuck with her you fuck with me. I don't give to shits about your mystical hoo-doo voo-doo imprinting fuckery. I will fuck you up Paul. All this bullshit you have been pulling, ends now. I have had enough. It is one thing to fuck with me and another to fuck with Jane. You have no idea what our life was like or what we have seen and done. So back the fuck off and let me by."

I pushed passed him and started heading down the stairs. I looked up and saw Jane with the most pained expression on her face. I have never seen anyone with heart break written to plainly on their face. I was going to fucking kill Paul. She suddenly sank to her knees and collapsed to the ground. I ran as fast as I could to her and kneeled down beside her.

"Jane? Come on dear you need to stay with me. Jane! Don't disappear on me."

Picking up her small body I cradled her to my chest. Her eyes were closed and she was limp in my arms. Standing up I carried her body to the house as fast as I could. Paul was still standing on the stairs blocking the way. I didn't have time for his shit, so I just jumped the railing onto the deck and continued inside the house. I was met by Ang who looked scared out of her mind. With Ang following I laid her on the long kitchen table knocking everything on it off onto the floor in the process.

"Demitri what is going on?"

"I don't know Ang. I have never seen this before."

Paul came thundering into the kitchen and grabbed my shoulder spinning me around to face him.

"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM MY JANE! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?"

"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME PAUL! YOU DID THIS. YOU CAUSED THIS SO YOU GET THE FUCK AWAY, BEFORE I RIP YOUR HEAD FROM YOUR BODY AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR FUCKING ASS!"

Turning back to Jane, Ang I heard Jacob and Sam dragging a yelling Paul out of the room and out of the house.

"LET ME FUCKING GO! I HAVE TO GET TO JANE! DON'T LEAVE HER WITH HIM! LET ME GO! FUCK YOU JACOB. FUCK YOU SAM. ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS HELPING THIS FUCKING BLOODSUCKER. YOU ARE BLIND TO WHAT HE REALLY IS. HE IS GOING TO BE THE DOWNFALL OF US ALL! HIM AND HIS FUCKING WHORE HE WANTS YOU TO RESUCE!

I was going to kill him. I was most definitely going to kill him.

"Ang can't you do something?"

"I don't know Demitri. I thought vampires didn't sleep."

"We don't. I don't think she's asleep. She has gone through episodes before where she has become detached from the world."

"What do you mean?"

"After Aro would "use" her she would become still as stone and stare into space for days at a time. She never was like this though."

"What do you mean "used" by Aro?"

"After Bella's visit to Volterra Aro became obsessed with her, she was all he ever spoke of and it wasn't long before he realized the remarkable similarity between Bella and Jane. Jane could pass for Bella's younger sister. It was not long before he began to use her. He would promise Jane the world and give her lavish gifts then use her for sexual gratification. When he was done he would always toss her aside like trash. A couple weeks would pass and Aro would begin the cycle again and Jane would end up broken again.

"Why would Jane keep going back? I know that they were your masters, but still."

"Jane has many issues. Among her biggest is that she confuses sex and love. Jane was turned when she was only 15 and was still very innocent. Her view of sexuality was formed and molded in the vampire world where sex is very casual. After her brother died she really fell apart. She felt that the only person who ever loved her was gone, so she went looking for new love. It was not long before she began to associate the attention men would give her during sex as love. So the attention she received from Aro was love in her mind and when he would toss her aside it was like he was telling her she was unlovable."

"Paul is her imprint, so when he walked away from her during their fight she saw it as he was walking away from her . . . forever."

"I don't know what to do to fix this. I have always been able to bring her out of it. I don't know if I can this time. It was never been like this."

"Demitri let me meditate on this. Maybe the Goddesses will show me a path where we can bring Jane back. Have faith in them Demitri. They will never abandon you and all things will cycle."

"Thank you Ang. I trust you to find the path."