7 Years Ago

"Rosalie for goodness sakes stop" I screamed. "Just Stop, this is not helping". I really couldn't blame her but her tantrum was not getting us anywhere.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do!" Rosalie screamed at me as she pulled up another tree and chucked it in my direction. "You always think you are so superior" she continued to yell as she threw a second tree at me.

"Jasper would you help me!" I yelled at him. I was now getting upset, what with all the trees being thrown at me.

"I am trying, but her emotions are all over the place, it's a little hard." I could tell by the look on this face that he was trying to calm her, but was being affected by her outlandish emotions.

"Fine" I growled. I was just going to have to take this into my own hands. "I'm sorry that I have to do this Rosalie". I ducked her next tree and took the advantage of her distraction of grabbing her next throw toy to tackle her to the frozen ground. I don't know if I would have been able to hold her but Jasper was smart enough to jump her also.

"Get off you wench" Rosalie screeched.

"I am not letting go until you calm down." I growled back.

What was to happen next will maybe the one thing that will go down in history as the most suppressing thing that had ever happened to me. Jasper slapped her. It must have surprised her too, because Rosalie stopped struggling and just stared back at Jasper in disbelief.

"I am sorry Rosalie but you were getting hysterical." Jasper told her somberly but I could hear the regret in his voice. Rose and I was the only thing he had left. The only thing he had constant contact with to keep him going strong and I didn't have to be able to read minds or feel others emotions to know it killed him to strike Rosalie. "Now will you please calm down so Bella and I can let you go and figure out what we are going to do next."

"Fine" Rosalie hissed at both of us "but you will pay for that."

I looked to Jasper to gain confirmation that Rose had really calmed down enough to be considered somewhat sane at the moment. Jasper gave a small jerk of his head and we both let go of her at the same time. I took a few steps back, still not trusting my sister of not retaliating or going into another fit.

"Rose I am sorry,. I know you are upset, and understandably so. I am scared too, but we need to stand together and think of a plan, not impale each other with pine trees." I tried to talk slowly taking a few steps towards her.

"Well what are we going to do oh smart one" She quipped back. "The bloody Rowlands are here. I refuse to let them take us, I refuse to let them control Jasper again." Her voice which had started out strong faltered at the end. This is why I loved Rose so much. To everyone else she seemed to only care about herself, and to some extent I am sure that is true, but above all else she loved her family. I could understand her fear. The Rowlands worked for the Volturi. If they knew where we are then the Volturi could easily have that information. Even with this fear, it was the fear of the Rowlands controlling Jasper again that sent the real fear through me.

"They will not control me again. They have nothing to control me with." Jasper said back in a whisper that even I had trouble hearing. "We can not run from them. They said they are here alone. I do not know if we can trust them, but I have seen no signs of the Volturi. They said if we run they will call them. I say we take our chances."

I looked at Rosalie afraid that she would go off on another tantrum, but her face said it all. She surrendered. I don't know what was harder, agreeing with Jasper and fighting the need to run for safety, or to see the helplessness on Rose's face. "Okay we stay. Michael said that he and his brothers would meet us at our house at 1:30, which by the way is in 20 minutes." I turned to Rosalie giving her a sly smile. "Now if need be, you can toss a few trees their way."

Rose gave me that devilish smile that would scare me if I knew it was directed at me. "We are Hales, let's show them what we are worth."

I could have hugged her for that but refrained. You didn't mess with Rosalie when she was in this type of mood. "Come on Jasper, let's get home."

The three of us took of running, with me in the lead. As afraid as I was of what was to come I felt a sense of freedom to finally confront the Rowlands, and I had to admit to myself there was a small part of me hoping that Gideon would be there. He had helped us out in the past. Telling us when to move and when to stay. I wondered what had happened that he had not been able to warn us about Michael confronting me outside of town to pass on his little message.

We had been living in a small logging community in Canada. Jasper playing the dutiful lawyer. Rose was taking the turn as the high school student, and I was writing my second book. I had gone into town earlier in the day to pick up more ink for my printer when I had seen Michael standing in the middle of the road. Within seconds he was inside the car "Hello Miss Hale, how are you?"

I shook off my memory of the fear and shock of seeing Michael again. I beat my family to our cabin door but didn't go in at first. There was a small chance that the Rowlands were already there. Jasper and Rosalie stopped behind me, flanking my sides. All three of us stood completely still. I trained my ears to inside the house at the same time I tried to sense them through smell.

"They are inside next to the fire place. There are three of them" Jasper whispered so quietly that only Rose and I could hear.

I was right. They had come early, either planning on surprising us or trying to ambush us. Jasper pushed his way to the front. I did not complain, he was the one with years of fighting experience along with an active gift. Jasper pushed the door open and walked in with such an air of confidence I could not help but be proud of him. He was giving of a feeling of calm and strength, so I tried my best to copy his demeanor.

"Ah, how lovely it is to see the Hales again." Andrew said his signature drawl. "It is such a pity that you ran out on us in such a manner. We really have missed our friends."

Jasper always the polite one answered "We felt that we had over stayed our welcome and your hospitality. Bella told us that Gideon had got himself into some trouble and we felt our presence might only cause you more grief. I am sorry if our leaving so early caused you any unconvinced."

I had to admit I was shocked by his speech. It reminded me of something Carlisle would have said. It seemed that the Rowlands had been also surprised by his little speech because it took them a few seconds to respond. I took the brief reprieve to look around the room. Andrew and Michael were standing front and center, but there stood Gideon standing in the corner look directly at me. I didn't know how to respond to not only his presence but also his blatant look. I had been hoping to see him but now that he was here I didn't know what to do.

I inched my way closer to Rosalie and grabbed her hand. As confused as I was about Gideon, I knew who my family was and what we had to do. Our meeting would more then likely end in a fight and I was afraid of what the end result might be.

"We have come to ask a favor" Michael stated bluntly. "We need you to come to see the Volturi with us."

"Excuse me" Rose growled at them. "Why in the name of all that is holy would we go there with you."

"Because we will tell you where your family is" Andrew said in an almost laughing manor.

"The same way you told us where they were at when Jasper was working for you." I seethed. "Even if you told us where our family is, once we go there we would never be let free. We would never have the chance to see them."

"You are partially right my dear little Bella." Andrew said, now outright laughing. "You would never see your Edward, but your dear brother and sister would get to see their loved ones. The Volturi only want you." This news hit me like a rock. Of course they only wanted me. That was the reason this had all started. The Volturi had wanted me. That is why we had split up, that is why we lost them. I might never see my Edward again, but Rosalie and Jasper could see their loved ones again. I had caused enough pain, if there was a chance I could make it right for the only two I had left then so be my fate. I owed them that.

"Bella NO!" Jasper shouted. He must have felt my guilt and then resignation. He could not read minds but he was still able to know what I was planning.

"What is going on" Rosalie shouted back at Jasper, looking desperately between the two of us.

"Fine" I said in a voice that I hoped was not shaking. "But I am guessing that your real favor only includes me going to see the Volturi. Let my brother and sister stay. Tell them where our family is and then take me."

I was only to take one step toward them when Rosalie grabbed me by the arm and threw me backwards. I don't know what I was more surprised by, the fact that someone caught me or Rosalie's words. "None of us will be going anywhere with you. We are all we have left and you will not separate us. We have all of eternity to find the rest of our family, we do not need you." Rose growled at Michael and Andrew before she flung herself at them.

It was a fight in an instant. Rosalie dove for Andrew but Michael had his arm around her neck within seconds. Jasper threw himself into the fray. It was a blur of fist flying and mouths biting. I tried to help them but the one that had caught me was holding me back. I spun around trying to dislodge the strangers hold on me when I realized it was Gideon.

"Don't join that fight you will loose, my brother are too good." He begged

"So you want me to stand by and watched my family fight alone!" I yelled back

"Bella you must listen to me. You can make it out of this. Run now"

"No! They are my life now, you can not ask this of me and expect me to accept that offer of running."

"Listen to me very carefully. I don't know when I will be able to contact you again, but when I can go to the town I tell you to. Set up a life there. After you have settled in and you feel like no one is watching go to Forks, go back home."

"What" I stopped my struggle, I could not understand what he was saying to me, what did he mean.

"Please Bella, just do what I ask. When I get the message, just go. Act normal but somehow make it to forks. I can not help you if you do not leave now though. I can not help your family if all of you are dead."

I could only stare at him. This made no sense. I was pulled out of my puzzlement by Rosalie's scream. I spun around to see Rosalie in horrible shape pinned to the wall. Jasper was easily holding his own against Michael but he was having trouble trying to get to Rosalie to free her. I struggled against Gideon with everything I was worth but he was to strong. He just kept shouting and begging me to run. I could do nothing but watch as I lost my best friend and sister.

I started to hyperventilate, if I could have cried I would have been drowning in my tears. Jasper was now loosing ground as he was distracted by trying to get to Rosalie and fight off his own demon. I could hear someone else screaming and only after a moment realized it was me screaming both Rosalie and Jasper's names. I could not loose them. Not now, not after every thing else I had lost. As much as I struggled and fought I could not break free of Gideon's strong arms. All I could do was pray and beg that some how Michael and Andrew would let go. I begged with all my strength that some how they would leave my sister and brother alone, and that is when it happened. As if a bomb exploded Andrew and Michael went flying across the room. They hit the opposite wall at such a force that they went threw it. I was now completely calm. I felt if I was in a different world, as if everything around me ceased to exist except Michael and Andrew. I Wanted them outside and as far away from my family and me as possible. With that thought Michael and Andrew were thrown out the door and down the rood. Andrew crashing into several trees making the old pines topple over.

"Bella" Jasper's calm voice said reaching into my dream state. "Bella come back, it is over." I could feel hands on me again. Three pairs of hands to be exact. I pulled myself back to full conciseness, and could feel a rush of calm wash over me.

I looked into Rosalie and Jasper's black eyes. "What happened?"

"It seems that your gift has finally shown itself." Jasper said in a cautions voice, "but I don't think right now is the best time to talk about it, we need to go."

"I think you need to go too" I told Gideon, now easily detangling myself from his grasp. I didn't want to look at him at the moment. Because of him I could have just lost my family, but he had also given me another clue. He had tried to save me in his own weird way, and I didn't know how I felt about him at the moment.

Gideon took a step away from me, "remember what I said Bella." He then turned and was gone.

The three of us took his lead and departed in the opposite direction of him and his brothers. "Thanks for not letting me leave with them Rosalie." I said as I grabbed her hand as we ran through the forest.

"Whatever, if you think I was going to owe you anything you are crazy." Rosalie said in her typical haughty tone.

"What she means to say is thank you for saving us" Jasper said with a laugh as he grabbed my other hand. I just smiled when Rosalie gave a slight squeeze to my hand. I might not have my angel, but I did have close seconds with these two.