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Chapter 22

Tara's POV

I've decided to take up writing, well recording events, it was Jasper that convinced me, he said it was something he'd always wished he'd done, our own history, something to reflect on, who knows, but I've done it every day since I started my new life and so far so good.

Anyway, the point of this entry is that myself and Carlisle were talking last night and we've came to the conclusion that I can manipulate thoughts, I also get an overview of people's thoughts, kind of a cross between Edward's and Jasper's gift. I've barely used it though; it feels like I'm penetrating a person's life, not pleasant. Also over the past few days I've been going for walks through the local village, and yesterday our trip to the local town was successful. Although I have to be carefully my eyes are yet to turn topaz, and I'm still a newborn, so my control is still poor but so far so good, the dark shades I wear seem to work fine, we're heading to the local town again today, I'm going to buy something for Esme. I'm currently thinking something for when we all unite as a family, something for the home. We are still trying to work out where we can all go to live next, the stories will have to change as I'm added to the family-

"Tara?" Jasper prompted appearing beside me, I promptly lay down my pen. "You need to come to Esme," he explained grabbing my hand and pulling me into the living room, she was standing facing the window, her face empty. Something almost certainly wasn't right.

"Esme," I pulled her close, almost like I was the mother, I had never seen her like this, something must have happened, I must have missed it whilst I was writing, too deep in thought I had been aware of what had been going on, I felt ridiculous.

"I can't loose him," she mumbled.

"Who?" I glanced quizzically at Jasper.

"Edward thinks Bella's dead, he's heading to the Volturi," Jasper explained.

"The Volturi?" I did not recognise this at all

"They are a large powerful coven in Italy, if Edward angers them, they are likely to take his life," Jasper explained.

"He's committing suicide," I thought outloud. I opened my mind to Jasper's thoughts. Alice. Vision. Bella. Cliff. Dead. Alice. Forks. Rosalie. Edward. Phone. Edward. Know. Edward. Italy. That was enough for me to piece it together.

I returned myself back to Esme. "It's going to be fine Esme," I stroked her hair trying to be reassuring; it appeared I would have to use my gift. "Esme look at me, I will sort this," I promised. "You stay here. I'm not going to let him do this ok," I continued, I tried to convince her the best I could but not even my gift could overcome grief which was essentially what this was. I ran my fingers over her cheek gently before I raced into the other room.

"Tara, what are you doing?" Jasper demanded following me.

"I can save this," I explained "I can manipulate thoughts Jasper; and we're in south France, how much closer to Italy can we get?" I asked, I threw things into a bag. I re-entered the living room, I noticed Esme had returned to the window, I kissed her gently on the forehead, before grabbing a car key off the table.

"Are you coming?" I asked Jasper.

"What?" he asked.

"Italy!" I explained.

"I know what you're doing," Jasper responded grabbing my hand. "You're trying to justify yourself being in this family and it doesn't need to be done," he continued, he didn't want to loose me I knew that.

"No!" I calmed myself down before Jasper had chance to, "I'm saving a brother and preventing Esme from loosing another child, are you helping?"

"Of course." he smiled and took the bag off my shoulder, "You picked the key for Aston Martin by the way," Jasper grinned pointing towards the vehicle over the far side, which fortunately had tinted windows

"Of course I did." I fled over there and started the engine.

We had left the house and after a few minutes we got a call through from Alice. They spoke quickly to each other.

"She's not dead!" Jasper exclaimed, I finally tuned into their conversation.

"She's right here," I heard Alice speak on the other end, "Jacob saved her, he's a werewolf!"

"We knew that already," Jasper answered "Me and Carlisle met them when we collected Tara."

"I know that," Alice continued "It is just I don't think I can see werewolves," Alice continued "In my visions of the future."

"Of course!" I exclaimed "That's why she didn't see me getting saved, she just saw me getting bitten and being left alone, that's why you still thought I was in the trees when you came to get me." I finished.

"Yeah you heard that," Jasper responded to Alice after she heard my idea.

"You're going to get there before Edward," Alice explained.

"I had a feeling we would," Jasper answered glancing at me.

"Try your best, if things start to go wrong, I'm going to fly over there with Bella," Alice added. "Good luck!" she finished.

"Thank you," Jasper finished and I continued to drive.

After a few minutes we got a call from Carlisle, he was providing Jasper with directions and then he requested to speak to me.

"Hello Carlisle."

"Tara, please be careful, I know it is brave what you are doing, but one false move…"

"Carlisle, I understand, this Volturi lot are a bit like the vampire Mafia," I tried best to sound cheery. "Don't anger them, we've got to be careful, no problems, besides if things start to go badly, they can't say no if I offer them an Aston Martin, surely?"

"Just promise me, you and Jasper you have to be careful, get Edward and get out of there. Good luck, all of our thoughts are with you."

"Good bye Carlisle," I smiled and handed to the phone back to Jasper. "Which way then?" I asked, I sensed his thoughts. Left.

"Left," he answered after we were already there, "Do you even need me here?" he asked.

"Not really," I joked before flooring the gas pedal again.

After several minutes we arrived in Volterra. As we got closer the roads became more congested. "Come on" I groaned running my hands through my hair, Jasper sent me a wave of calm, "Thanks", Jasper grabbed the phone as it rang.

"Hello," he paused "Oh Alice!"

I heard her clearly on the other end of the line, "You've slowed down, by the time you get there he will have visited the Volturi once, they will reject his request for them to kill him."

"Ok."

"You've got to find him; he'll be in a dark alley way by the clock tower, considering his possible actions."

"Right thank you," the phone call ended.

"Jasper the sun," I groaned, with a sudden realisation, we wouldn't be able to leave the car.

"It'll be ok, we'll park under some trees somewhere and there are a series of alleyways, it is an old town, we should be able to get there without being noticed too much" I nodded and followed his directions to where we would stop. Getting here was the easy part.