I think this came out pretty good considering I was tipsy while starting to write this chapter.

Alice POV

I came out of my vision of their engagement and I couldn't be more pissed off. This wasn't part of the plan. If those two got together, it would be next to impossible to finish what we started. Mistress was not going to be happy.

"Relax, love. It will all work out in the end. Mistress will be pleased with the end results."

"Edward, she may be pleased at the end, but if we do not please her now, we'll end up dead or-"

I was cut off with the ringing of my cell phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello Alice."

"Mistress, is there any-"

"Quiet." I shut up immediately, worried and scared. Edward took my hand, willing me to calm down.

"I hear the little pet is the Major's mate and the new Volturi princes."

"Ye..es Mis-"

"And how…do you plan on completing the mission?"

Edward took the phone from me.

"Don't worry Mistress. I have a plan."

"It better work, this is your last chance. You get your stupid little pet, and I get my revenge on Major Whitlock. Nobody gets away from me and lives to tell the tale. I will have his head burning in a fire. Then, I will move my army to attack the Volturi, and destroy them, taking my place as ruler of the vampires once and for all."

"Very well, Maria. I'll call you with updates when I can."

We hung up the phone.

"Damn it Edward! What the fuck is this plan of yours."

"Language, love. And as for the plan, it is quite simple."

"Then please enlighten me."

"Sarcasm doesn't become you, love."

I huffed in frustration. Edward sighed, and began to explain the plan.

"Alright. First, we need to avoid the family as much as possible, and appear as remorseful as we can. Hopefully, Bella will begin to pity us. Second, the St. Marcus Day ball is coming up soon. At the ball, you will go up to Bella, and ask her to accompany you into the gardens, so you can give her a proper apology. While you two are talking, I will be getting Duncan onto the castle grounds. With his power, we should be able to daze Isabella enough to kidnap her. We will take her to Maria, in Texas. It won't take Jasper long to figure out what happened, especially when he finds the papers explaining my entire plan, that I will conveniently forget to take with us. Maria, if the plan runs smoothly, will be meeting us at the border of Texas and Mexico with a newborn army, ready to take out the Volturi and Cullens when they arrive. The Whitlocks will be captured and tortured to death for escaping our Mistress. After the deed is done, I will kill Maria, and Isabella shall be our pet forever."

I smiled. "That plan is absolutely crazy. Maybe just crazy enough to work. We have to be careful though, I can't see around Bella's shield, and we don't want any sudden surprises."

In the meantime: BPOV

Jasper and I were in our room, and he was playing the guitar again, the two songs he wrote for me. Suddenly, someone knocked on our door, and I got up to open it.

"Hi, Bella. I was wondering if I could talk with you and Jasper for a moment."

"Sure, Jessica. Come on in."

Jessica followed me into the room, and I closed the door behind us. Jasper put his guitar back in its case, and I sat down next to him.

"I never got around to telling you guys about my gift. You see, I am able to make the bond between soul mates stronger. Basically, it would give you a mind link, so that you would be able to talk to each other over long distances through your minds. Also, it would allow you to share a single power between each other. So, Bella would become an empath. Jasper would probably become a shield, as it appears to be Bella's strongest power. I am telling you this, because I am willing to do this for you. It is a gift I rarely give, but I think you have shown that you both deserve it."

I looked at Jasper for a moment, and asked her if she could give us five minutes to discuss it.

Jessica left us in silence.

"Well, darlin'. I personally think it would be a great idea. It would make us stronger and more formidable against enemies. Besides, if anything happened to one of us, we could open the mind link and figure out what to do. What do you think?"

"Anything to be closer to you."

His smile was huge in response to my comment, at the same time Jessica walked back in.

"So, what is your decision?"

I answered, "We would like to be bonded together."

She nodded her head.

"I have explained everything to Aro. The process to make this bond is much like the change. First, I will bite you, but the mark from my bite will fade completely by the end of the bonding process. However, you will not burn. Throughout the three days, you will experience every one of your partner's memories, as if you experienced them yourself. This will make your bond stronger, because you will truly understand what the other has been through."

Jasper seemed hesitant, but with one look in my eyes and at my emotions, he steeled his resolve.

"Aro also asked me to tell you something. He is very suspicious of Edward and Alice. They have avoided his touch through their entire visit, and have started to alienate themselves. They are gaining the pity of some of the guard, although the Cullens stand with you. Aro seems to think they have a plan, and is watching them to see if he can find out who they are working for. The only reason he has not killed them yet is because he believes that we need to find out their plan and allies first. He has warned the entire guard, the Cullens, and the Denalis, on penalty of death, that they are not to tell Edward or Alice of your powers. No one but the four of us and whomever you choose to tell will know of the bond. Peter had a "feeling" that this secret will save us all in the future. While you are being bonded, everyone will be talking about your "vacation" to a private island owned by the Volturi, to keep Alice and Edward out of their heads. Aro is also working on finding a witch to cast a spell to bind the idiots' powers."

Jasper and I spoke in sync, "Witches!"

"Don't look so shocked. There are vampires, shape shifters, and werewolves in this world. Are you really shocked about the existence of witches?"

Jasper and I shook our heads, taking this in. I knew Jasper was simmering in rage of the possible plot against us and our families. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it lightly, telling him silently to calm down.

Jasper spoke next. "Shall we do this now?"

"As you wish. Lie down."

Jasper and I lied down on the bed. I rested my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around me.

Jessica leaned in, mumbling an apology, before biting us both in the same spot, between our right shoulders and our necks. The bite hurt like hell, but soon, the pain was replaced with a rush of memories, as I peeked into Jasper's past.

I watched his memories ever since he was born. I saw his love for his parents and grandparents. I saw his jealousy as his sister was born, then his love, protectiveness, and acceptance of her. I saw the two siblings running through their back yard, trying to catch butterflies, and then picking wildflowers to give to their mother when they went back home.

I saw him climb trees, only to fall and try again.

I saw him cry tears of pain when his grandparents died, and then push them away to comfort his little sister.

I looked on as he grew up to be a teenager, always looking out for his sister, and hanging out with friends.

I saw his sadness and pain as he left his family to go fight in the War of Northern Aggression. I saw him lead his soldiers bravely into battle. I watched as he took down his opponents with ease. I saw him mourn for his lost comrades, and comfort the ones left behind.

Then, I saw his changed. I watched the century of pain, anger, ruthlessness, and horrors. I watched as he escaped, as he helped others escape. I saw him come to a new life.

Then I say his meeting with pixie bitch in that stupid diner. I watched him go into the Cullens. The memories that followed caused me to gain respect for Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, and Rosalie. I saw all of their stories, and I mourned for the loss of their human lives.

However, my hatred for Edward and Alice grew, as I saw what they did to him, making him a scapegoat and a puppet.

Then I saw his agony as he found Alice with Dickward, and his complete rage following that. I watched him come to the Volturi, ready to beg for death, and his shock when he saw me there.

I watched him fall in love with me. I watched him interact with everyone at the castle. Soon, I saw him prepare to propose and his nervousness, and fear that I would say no. Silly vampire.

I saw him pop the question, and I saw my reaction from his point of view.

It was rather erotic to see what happened afterwards, and I considered investing in a camera, but then dumped that idea. With Peter and Emmett around, who knew what could happen?

I watched everything up to when he was bitten by Jessica, and then the memories stopped. I opened my eyes, and looked at the man in front of me. Without either one of us opening our mouths to speak, I heard the most amazing sound.

"Good mornin' darlin'."

I responded through the link. "Morning Jazz."

I looked around the room, and saw that Jessica had left. Then, I literally felt, without him doing anything, everything he felt. Looks like I was an empath.

JPOV

After Jessica bit me, I began to watch my angel's memories. There were a lot less memories than she had to watch, but I enjoyed it greatly.

I watched as she grew up.

I saw her leaving her father because her mother forced her to. I saw her grow up earlier than she should have had to. I watched her take care of her mother, and then her father.

I saw her join our family, and all of the insignificance and worthlessness she had felt. I watched Alice and Edward do to her as they did to me, and mold her into something she wasn't.

I saw her pain when we left and her joy when we returned.

I saw her suffering at finding out about pixie bitch and Dickward. I saw her resolve and acceptance, and then her anger.

I saw her brilliant plan, and watched as she quickly matured into a beautiful, strong woman.

I saw her with her new family, the Volturi. Sadly, I saw her with Alec, but I had already accepted what had happened.

Soon, I was watching her fall for me. I watched her accept my engagement, and her awe at the songs I wrote for her. I saw her acceptance of who she was, which caused my love and pride for her to grow even more, if that was possible.

Then, I saw her get bitten by Jessica, as I did.

I opened my eyes, and looked at the woman in front of me. Without either one of us opening our mouths to speak, I spoke.

"Good mornin' darlin'."

She responded through the link. "Morning Jazz."

I looked around the room, and saw that Jessica had left. Then, I realized that she was feeling my emotions, and that she certainly was an empath. I felt overwhelming joy shoot through me at the chance to share everything, my thoughts and emotions as well as my body and soul, with my mate.

Aro walked in through the door without knocking. Bella and I turned to glare at him. He held his hands up in surrender.

"Is Bella an empath?"

We told him she was.

"Now, let us check if you are a shield." He placed his hand on my shoulder, and started laughing.

"Excellent! You are indeed a shield. I will leave you two alone now. Remember, this is between us, and no one else must know about any of your extra powers."

We nodded as he left.

I remembered everything that Bella had seen, and looked down, ashamed.

"I am so proud of you."

I looked up in shock to find she was indeed radiating pride.

"How?"

"You were forced to go through do so much in your life, but none of it is your fault. You survived so much, and are a stronger man for it. I love each and every one of your scars, because they show your strength. I love each part of your past, because it made you who you are, and because it brought you to me."

I couldn't speak. For the first time in many years, I wanted to cry. Not because I was sad, but because I was so impossibly happy. I felt as if I could finally let go of the past, just because she accepted it. I don't know what I would do without my angel. I took her into my arms. "Thank you, darlin'."

"Let me show you how much I love you."

*Lemon*

Bella removed my shirt, and began to kiss and lick every single one of my visible scars.

I felt her envelope me in a blanket of love, acceptance, pride, trust, and lust.

Every touch on my body was absolute torture.

She removed the rest of my clothes, and worshipped my scars with so much love in tenderness that I started to sob.

"Shhh, Jazz." She wrapped her arms around me. "I love you."

"I love you too. You're my angel, Bella. I don't know what I would do without you."

"You'll never have to find out."

I took her in my arms, and slowly removed her clothes. I kissed every inch of her skin. As I moved down across her body, I felt her hands on me, stopping me.

"No teasing. Just make me yours again."

I captured her lips with mine as I slowly pushed into her. I made love to her slowly, until neither one of us could stand the excruciating pace. When we came, it was together.

At that moment, both of us lost control of our empathetic abilities, and the lust, happiness, bliss, completion, adoration, and so many more emotions were so overwhelming, that we both lost control of our inner vampires. The raw instincts came into play, bringing with them the want to claim my mate.

I bit her neck, and pumped in some of my venom, forever marking her as mine. She followed suit, biting into my neck, in the same spot I bit into hers. I licked the wound clean as I pushed back the raw emotion, coming back to myself.

I pulled out of her, and wrapped my arms around her, as we lay there, reveling in each other's emotions.

*End of Lemon*

As I held her in my arms, I thought about how she was mine, and I was hers. I loved this woman with every part of my being, and I would protect her with everything I had.