A/N: Sorry its taken so long! I have been so busy with a newborn baby brother! Readers of LOH, do not fear, I will post a letter for Christmas!

Summary: A small flashback of Jasper and Alice's conversation about the Volturi.

I remember the conversation as if it had only been yesterday when really years had passed and yet every time I heard her say in a voice that was so confident that she would never go near the Volturi I always hid an unmasked fear. That she would break her promise.

"So where do YOU want to go for vacation, Jazz?" Alice had questioned me happily as she flitted over to snatch her laptop from the table. She danced right back over to me and squished into my side.

"I don't know. How about somewhere in America?" I shrugged. She stuck out her tiny tongue in disgust.

"We've already been there..." her bell-like voice mumbled quietly. Her fingers flew across the keyboard as she checked flights.

"How about Northern Canada? Or somewhere closer to Quebec." I suggested lightly, while my arm fell across her shoulders.

"Yay, polar bears are rather tasty this time of year." she cheered sarcastically.

I looked at the computer screen to find her searching in different continents.

"How about Italy?"

A sharp hit of protection hit me hard in the chest and my grip on her body tightened.

"No. There is absolutely no way that I will ever bring you anywhere even remotely close to Italy." I said quickly, and desperately.

An instant look of shock and curiosity sparked on her face. Her eyes left the computer and returned to my face.

I had promised her to never put her in danger right? Italy wasn't an option.

"Why?" She asked slowly, carefully. I sighed, preparing myself for the conversation that was to come.

"The Volturi." I spat, not quite sure on how to explain this to her. The blank look on her face proved to me that she had never heard of them. Just as I had thought.

"Who are the Volturi?" she asked. My hand moved from my lap to snake around her waist protectively.

"They are a coven. The most powerful coven in the world of vampires. They think of themselves as the 'protectors of vampires'. They are ruled by three vampires, Aro, Marcus and Caius. They have a guard made up of very gifted vampires. If a vampire gets out of control, they are there to get rid of him. Their rules are simple but very well enforced. No one purposely angers the Volturi unless they want to die." I told her seriously.

"But why is it so important to stay away from them?" she asked me slowly. I kept my gaze straight.

"They seek... Power. Even though get already possess it, their greed for the most skilled gifts is strong. You possess the most powerful gift I have ever come across... The Volturi would kill for your gift." the Volturi finding out about Alice's gift was one of my worst fears. Sure they had other powerful members that were strong in battle, but with Alice's gift of foresight would make them an absolutely impeccable force.

But I had decided a long time ago that if they had the gift of foresight that they wouldn't mind having an empath as well.

It would never be necessary. I wouldn't allow it. Even if it meant keeping her in hiding I would still do it without hesitation.

I felt her hands move to my cheeks reassuring me that she was still there.

"Its okay, Jazz. We won't go near there if you don't want to. We can stay in Canada." she finally said. I nodded, ashamed at my childish behaviour, and lifted her up onto my lap.

"You mean do much to me, Alice. I could never live without you. I know that to you it may seem as if I overreacted but to me in the past, the Volturi meant certain death. I can't let you face the danger." she put a finger on my lips to shush me, a tender look appearing on her face.

"None of this seems childish to me, Jasper." Alice responded seriously.

"Alice... Please just promise me that you won't ever go there... that you won't ever put yourself in that danger." I pleaded with her.

"I promise. Never." and with those words, each punctuated with a solid kiss, she kissed me softly.

She had promised never to go to the Volturi.

But some promises just always end up broken.

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-S.A.