Sorry, I couldn't post on Sunday but honestly I was stuck. I really want the fight to be carefully written so I've been brainstorming on it. This is just a small filler to keep you guys in the loop while I draw out ideas for the next chapters. I don't write my stories before hand it usually just comes to me right there but it's different this time since the fight with the Volturi needs to be intense. Hope you guys hang in there with me. Thanks again :)

Disclaimer: S. Meyer owns all, I just own the plot!

BPOV

Could I do that to Jasper again? Could I leave him when he needed me the most? I closed my eyes and silently asked the one person who I know would help me if they could. What do I do mom? Do I leave my family to face the Volturi on my own? I closed my eyes even harder and waited for some sort of sign. My eyes snapped open when a loud crash resounded in the room. Esme was picking up a photo in a frame when I walked over to her.

"Did someone leave the door open?" Esme asked.

I bent down to help her pick up the shattered pieces of glass. The picture was of the Cullens and me from long ago. Esme was standing beside Carlisle, Rosalie was in Emmett's lap and Alice holding hands with Jasper while I sat on the piano bench with Edward. This was the sign I needed. If I challenge the Volturi on my own, I lose my family…we will be broken apart again. Thank you mom. I smile at Esme as I stand up.

"This is our fight, not the wolves." I hold her hand and squeeze it. "I believe that we can do it on our own."

"Isabella-" Vladimir starts.

"Please call me Bella,"

"Bella, you must see the advantage we'll have with the wolves," he smiled and again I was reminded of Aro.

"I think we all agree that the wolves will not fight." Jasper pressed. "Right now we need to come up with a plan," He walked over to me and wrapped a protective arm around my waist. "The Volturi have one thing and one thing only on their mind; getting Bella back. And they won't care who gets in their way." His grip tightened but I didn't complain; I missed this.

"I have an idea," a female Spanish accent rang in the air.

"Yes Carmen?" Jasper answered.

"Bella has the gift of compulsion, no?" Jasper nodded. "Y ella una actriz excelente, no?"

"What did she say?" I whispered to Jasper.

"I said you are an excellent actress," She laughed.

"Well I wouldn't say excellent," I mumbled.

"Do not doubt yourself Bella you have extraordinary gifts and you should use them to help yourself out of this predicament." She smiled.

"I'm not sure I completely understand what it is you are saying Carmen." She bit her lip.

"I hope you do not take this the wrong way, but maybe you should face the Volturi on your own." As soon as the words left her mouth, the room erupted in hisses and growls of disapproval.

"Absolutely not!" Jasper pulled me closer to him as the arguments grew in volume. Was this another sign from my mom? I was confused; I thought that the right choice was for me to fight with my family, not without them.

"Let her finish Jasper," he leaned down and slid a hand into my hair.

"You will not. Fight without me." I brought my hand up to rest on his.

"Please, I think I understand what she is saying. Just let her finish." I pleaded.

"Thank you Bella," Carmen was now holding hands with Eleazar. "My plan will not put Bella in danger, as long as we execute it right. Bella will meet with the Volturi alone; she will explain to them that she only escaped to insure herself that she was making the right decision when she said that she would join them."

"Do you really expect for them to believe that? The moment they see Bella, she will be attacked."

"In what way?" Carmen asked.

"The Volturi have their ways Carmen…you know that,"

"What I do know is that the Volturi have gifts and only a few of them are good at combat," She looked at Eleazar and he nodded his head in return.

"I sense that Bella has another dimension to one of her gifts," I shook my head; two abilities were enough.

"Yes, Bella's compulsion goes a long way." Carmen replied. "She is capable of stopping all mental attacks, including Jane, Demetri and Aro if she commands it so."

"Are you sure?" Jasper asked in disbelief.

"Quite sure, why you don't try it Bella," Eleazar prompted.

I felt awkward with all eyes on me but I turned to Jasper anyway. He smiled at me, urging me to continue. Only I didn't really know what exactly I had to do. I closed my eyes and exhaled slowly, reigning in my energy until I had a firm hold on it. When I opened my eyes Jasper was standing directly in front of me, sending strong waves of love and lust. He smirked quickly then hid it with a small smile. It took all the strength in me to not send off my own waves of want for him. There would be plenty of time to show Jasper just how much I love him, so I pushed those thoughts away and focused on compelling him.

"You will not use your gift on me," I said tentatively. "Understood?" I pulled tighter on his energy until my body fully absorbed it. Jasper's dark misty blue energy flow moved slowly and felt warm…it felt like home.

"Understood," He spoke in monotone like Damien had. I backed away from him and looked to Carmen and Eleazar.

"What do I do now? Should I release his energy?" I asked.

"Yes, but not all." I sighed and began to release the blue mist. Slowly Jasper's expressions softened and a small smile graced his face.

"That was interesting." Jasper said.

"Try to use your gift," Eleazar urged.

"That's what's so interesting…I can't." He was smiling. "I can't feel any of your emotions!" He was laughing now.

"Amazing," Carmen whispered. "Ella es magnífico," she said in hushed tones.

"Guys?" Alice's voice rang in air. "My visions have just changed." We all turned to her then, our smiles disappearing just as they appeared.

"What is it?" I asked. She shook her head and sobbed into Damien's shoulder. Whatever she saw, Damien was involved which only meant one thing…my friend would not survive this battle.

Okay, so don't hate me just yet! Just because Bella assumes it has something to do with Damien, it doesn't necessarily mean it does...right? I sure hope so because Damien has grown on me and I'm curious to see how a relationship with Alice will work out (even tho I really don't like her lol) Anyways, as I said earlier, I really want the battle to be well written and very intense so just please keep checking in to see when it's up. It will most likely be up next week but you're welcome to see if i get it done by Saturday or Sunday. Thanks again guys, leave a review and tell me what you think... Thanks again :)