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Chapter Fifty-Five

*Masen's POV*

We gathered around the living room that night. Elaine and Tyler had taken all the kids to watch them while we discussed our plan of action. The rest of us went to discuss our new plan, those that were going of course.

In the room was Grace, the Lexington twins, Jo Valentino and her mate, Caleb; my parents, grandparents, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Emmett, Renesmee, Jacob, Lily, Ethan, Cordelia, Robert, Seth, Aidan, Jennifer, Maysun, Jackson, Ava, Zach, Nahuel, and the other vampire covens were all here.

"So, if we go over the plan we will approach Volturi from the outside," Grandpa Carlisle said. "That is, me, Bella, Esme, Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Jackson, Maysun, the Denali's, and Fred will distract the guards. The Irish, Amazon, Egyptian covens and anyone else will stay outside where the tunnels begin. That way we can call for help if we need back up or to make sure all the kids get out. Renesmee, you will lead with Jacob, Aidan, Lily, Ethan, Cordelia, Robert, Nahuel, and Jennifer and go through the tunnels to try to find the girls. The Lexingtons will also join you for reinforcement."

"Woo!" Garrett whistled, rubbing his hands together. "Takes me back to D-Day. Storming the beach, all this fighting stirs me up!"

"Let's hope there won't be a big battle," Grandpa Carlisle murmured, always one to vouch for peace.

"If there is, we'll be prepared," Kate said, chiming in with her equally fiery mate.

"We said that last time and there wasn't even one finger lifted," Liam from the Irish Coven mentioned in regards to when the Volturi came to Forks for my sister in 2006.

"The only fatality was Irina," Zafrina stated. This caused Kate and Tanya to look at one another grimly while Carmen and Eleazar grew solemn.

"Let us hope that there isn't any fatalities this time," Grandma Esme said worriedly.

"For your coven's sake," Amun remarked, causing Benjamin and Tia to glare at him bitterly. Their patience with their coven leader growing thin.

"Alice, Jasper, Daniel, and hopefully Jamie will meet us there," Hazel declared, ignoring everyone's side comments. "They'll take the barriers and hopefully jump in if we need help."

"You all give it an hour," My father declared, looking at us sternly. "If you cannot find them within that time frame, leave. We don't need to upset anyone. Our rendezvous is on the coast of Tunisia. We'll travel out of Italy and meet up there before the Volturi can attack us."

"The brothers should be gone and this should give us enough time to search for everyone," Grandpa said. "Split up into groups. Don't leave anyone behind. Cordelia and Robert will guide you all through the area to make sure you aren't making any wrong turns and such if you find yourself away from the designated escape areas."

"We fly out in a few hours," Grandma Esme said, standing up. "We'll meet at the front of the house around 3AM and from there, we head to Italy..."

"Sounds good," Emmett said, looking around the room. All the other creatures crowding my grandparents living space nodding in agreement or staying silent at the possibilities tomorrow will bring.

"We're going to stand by all of you until the very end," Carmen announced through the silence, earning nods from her coven.

"It's time the Volturi learn they aren't the most powerful creatures out there," Benjamin added, earning a disapproving look from Amun and Kebi.

"We can't thank you all enough for this," My mother said, her voice tight with emotion. "For helping our family time and time again."

"That's what family does," Maggie from the Irish coven said happily. Everyone else around us nodded in smiles. I could tell they were all tired from the Volturi's vicious and ruthless rule. It is time someone speaks out against them.

"Until we all meet back here, godspeed," Grandpa Carlisle said, nodding his head. "Let's hope all of us come out of this safe and sound and bring our family back."

Everyone cheered before disappearing to either hunt or rest until we would have to go.

I looked towards my parents. They were sitting by Renesmee and Jacob and looked absolutely terrified out of their minds. I could tell his whole thing was making them scared. They were risking the rest of us to go in there and I know this wasn't an easy decision.

"We should say goodbye to Tyler," Grace said to me softly, fiddling with my hands. I could tell she was scared, especially being a mother now.

"He's going to be fine," I told her. "The pack will watch out for all of them along with your parents. The kids will be safe."

"I hope so," Grace said, leaning her head against my shoulder. I didn't say anything but hug my fiancé closer to me. I could feel the nerves bubbling in me, but I kept it together. I know we both wanted to keep it together for as long as we possibly could.

We then headed to Clearwater house where Elaine and Tyler would be staying. Nana Sue and Grandpa Charlie were there as well. Leah lived there with Seth nowadays since Nana Sue and Grandpa Charlie took up permeant residence at the Swan house with Jonathan.

When we entered, Elaine and Tyler were seated on the family room couch watching television. Sue and Charlie were asleep in the other room.

"Hey baby," Elaine said, greeting Grace with a kiss on the cheek and then proceeding to do the same for me.

"We came to say goodbye to Tyler, before we go," Grace explained hesitantly.

Elaine nodded, brushing her daughter's hair back, "Be safe, sweetheart."

"We will," She said before going over to hug her father.

"I just got you back, baby. Don't make me lose you or Robert again," Tyler pleaded. I could sense the fear within him.

"You won't," Grace said, looking up at him with a watery smile.

"We'll watch out for one another," I said, holding onto Grace's hand. "We'll make it out."

"I'm holding you to that, Masen," Tyler Martin said, nodding his head at me. "You have my baby girl with you."

"Don't worry, we'll be okay, Dad," Grace said. With that, the two of us then headed to Seth's room. In there were all the kids. Seth didn't mind since he would be coming to Italy with us.

On Seth's bed slept Leah with Tommy and Lexie snuggled into her side. I couldn't help but chuckle at Leah Clearwater and her newfound relationship with the Williams children. I think Leah sees Lexie in her and she sees Tommy as Seth. I don't know where their relationship would go, but who knows. For now, Leah's a good friend and being around them makes her happy.

Various sleeping bags were scattered on the floor. I could see Jonathan Swan with Lucia. She was sleeping next to him soundly. I then saw my own son, sleeping in his sleeping bag. He was cuddling Lizzy's old wolf Jem, something he found with her stuff and something he wanted to give back to his aunt.

Grace gently went to go press a kiss to our son's head. Tyler stirred and looked up at his mother. "Momma?"

"I'm sorry baby, go back to bed," She told him quietly. "I didn't mean to wake you."

"You're leaving aren't you?" He mentioned sleepily, rubbing his eyes.

"Yes, sweetheart," She said, brushing his hair back. "But we won't be long. Only a day."

"When you come back you'll have Aunt Lizzy, won't you?" Tyler said tiredly, trying to desperately keep his eyes open.

"Yes, bub," I said, going down to look at him. I smiled and ran a hand through his hair. "We're going to try."

"I know you'll get her," Tyler mumbled. "You just gotta."

Grace and I smiled as we both then pressed kisses to his forehead before leaving the premise. After stopping by our place to sleep and changing into some new clothes, we set out for the main house. As I held Grace's hand as we approached the main entrance, I couldn't help but feel a pain of nervousness. I saw Renesmee, who looked determined. The two of us locked eyes and she said, "We're getting our sister back."

"We're getting our sister back," I repeated, going out to grab her hand fiercely. We're going to bring Lizzy back and I'll make sure this is it.

*Seth's POV*

I was feeling a lot right now. I was scared, nervous, anxious- mostly nervous. The last two years have been hell for me. Not only have I felt immense guilt about how I left my relationship with Lizzy, I haven't seen her in two years. The most either of us have gone without the either. For pete's sake, I was her imprint and she was mine. I don't care about the stupid romantic portion of it all, I just wanted my best friend back. My better half. Even if we never become a couple I only want Lizzy there to support me and I want to support her. Like best friends because she means the world to me.

"Be careful son," my mom warned. I was currently having dinner at her and Charlie's house. It was our last gathering before I headed into Italy with the others.

"I will," I told her, giving her a small smile.

"I'm trusting that you'll bring my granddaughter back," Charlie said, looking at me with a hopeful smile. Although he hasn't been one hundred percent in the loop, he knows kind of what's going on just like my mother. "And also what your mother said, don't do anything too stupid."

"I won't," I replied, chuckling.

"You know Annie called the house today," My mom mentioned quietly. "Leah answered. Said she wants to know if you'll call her back."

"Oh," I said, thinking about my on again off again girlfriend.

I had met Annie Horne through Emily. She's the younger sister of someone Emily knew in college. She told Annie I needed someone to keep my mind off of everything happening and Annie was someone who was looking for someone just like that as well. She had just broken off with her boyfriend of five years (wowzers) and only wanted a companion. That's what we became but it didn't feel right. Everyone keeps pressuring it and I feel dirty about it. I guess it's because I feel loyalty to Lizzy but also, I know Annie doesn't actually love me just like how I don't love Annie. There's a mutual respect and like. She's a good friend, but she's not someone I'm in love with and I don't know how to handle it. I don't want to break her heart because she's so sweet and kind and we have a lot of fun together. I just don't love her the way I probably should.

"You should call her back or call the whole thing off," My mother told me.

"I think you should call it off," Charlie mentioned, flipping through the paper. "I don't like the Horne family. They've always given me a headache."

"Annie's a sweet girl though," My mother insisted, raising her eyebrows at Charlie.

"Annie is but the rest of her family are pretty irritating, if you ask me," Charlie muttered, causing me to chuckle. He wasn't wrong. Annie was a good person, but her family wasn't an easy group of people to get along with. Charlie added, "Last week Leo Horne kept pestering me about some stupid permit of his and now that Annie's dating Seth he thinks we're best buddies."

"Look, Annie and I will talk about whatever we have going on when I get back," I said, shrugging. "In the meantime, why don't we just drop it. Once I get Lizzy back maybe my life will figure itself out."

"He's got a point," Charlie said even though my mom didn't seem satisfied.

"As much as I know how Lizzy is your other half, you don't need her to figure yourself out, son," my mother spoke up. "That's up to you..."

I didn't say anything in response. Charlie ended up bringing the game up five minutes later so I wouldn't have to and soon, I was on my way left to join the Cullen meeting. After that was over I took up on the Cullen couch to catch a few hours of sleep. However, all my mind raced was of this plan of just getting Lizzy back.

I know Aidan and Jen were worried about me. I couldn't describe what was going on anymore. All I know is when I see Lizzy I want to tell her how sorry I am and how much I missed her because I miss her more than anything. I miss playing video games with her and I miss watching her garden. I want her to know I'll be whatever she wants me to be and if I was suffocating her too much, I just wanted to make sure she was okay because I know things haven't been easy for her. I only want her to be happy, no matter what. Even if it costs my own happiness. I know it's the imprint talking, but at the same time I know Lizzy and I love Lizzy for herself. Not because of some stupid bond we're forced to share. I love her because she's intelligent, she's witty, she's brave, and she doesn't fail to put a smile on my face.

"She's going to forgive you, Seth."

I look up to see Edward across the room. I froze, sitting up, "What are you doing here?"

"Checking on my kids," Edward explained, shrugging. "I came to see if they were sleeping and I couldn't help but hear your inner battle about my daughter."

"Right," I said, nodding my head.

"Whatever happens after this, you know Bella and I are happy it was you to imprint on Lizzy," Edward said to me softly. "She loves you and you love her. You're a good fit."

"Thanks," I said. "I think..."

"Just rest up Seth before Bella or Esme see and scold at you for not catching some shut-eye," Edward said.

"Thanks man," I replied.

"Anytime," Edward told me, chuckling. He gave me a pat on the back before trying to find Bella. I sighed and finally got some shut-eye, even though I was still anxious as all heck.

As we all boarded our respected planes, I couldn't help but stare out the window- wondering what Lizzy was about to right now.

"I'm coming, Liz," I said in my head. "I'm coming for you. You're not going to have to stay there any longer."

*Lizzy's POV*

"You've been staring out that window for twenty minutes, come back to bed," Felix said. He was propped up against the pillows, pretending to look at a comic book Demetri lent him, but I could tell he was more concerned about me.

My eyes were fixated on the night sky before me. The stars shimmered tonight alongside with the dim lights from the city. A chill made it's way up my spine before I turned around to look at Felix.

"I know," I said, shrugging. "I just had an odd feeling, that's all."

The days had past since Abby's encounter with Aro and things got tense. Abby was locked up in her tower with only Lucas ever really seeing her. I guess Aro thought I knew about her power, but besides me Lucas knew. I was able to protect his mind on that one, which is frustrating Aro and thus putting me in my own tower with Felix, which wasn't a terrible move on Aro's part. I think he assumes we'll learn subordination by this, but to be honest it makes me want to leave this place even more. Luckily Chelsea's ability hasn't touched me, Abby, or anyone else I wanted to protect. They were safe as long as I was near them.

"An odd feeling?" Felix asked as I went to lay next to him in the bed. "What kind of odd feeling?"

"I can't describe it, but it's just something in the pit of my stomach. You know?" I said, sighing.

"Is the Lizzy Cullen telling me about feelings?" Felix remarked with a smirk. "I thought you were all about logic and rationality."

I rolled my eyes as I went to turn around on the bed, resting on my stomach as I looked up at him. "I mean, I am the child of two vampires. Everything about me is irrational."

"I know, but feelings and you never seem to mix well, even though you can be quite the optimist," Felix said. He was in modern clothing, a t-shirt and a pair of dark jeans. His red eyes sparkled at me as we lay carelessly on my bed.

"I don't know. Whatever it is, it feels good," I said, shrugging.

"Then it isn't a bad thing," Felix remarked, pressing a kiss to my temple.

The brothers had left for Greece to see Maria. Unfortunately, Felix had no idea what they were planning neither did Demetri. I tried to get into Aro's mind, but he had his new witch friends create a sort of shield, like the one Grace's mother placed on her mind. It's ancient but powerful magic.

The twins joined the brothers along with Demetri. Antonio was left in charge, which was even worse considering he was really tight on security. However, I could hear his thoughts and he was too occupied in making sure the castle didn't fall as a whole.

"I just feel excited. One of the best moods I've been in a long time," I told him.

"Well if it's so good you should stay in this mood for awhile longer," Felix remarked, running a hand through my hair. I smiled, reaching out to kiss him. He kissed me back, even fiercer. The two of us have been going at this for awhile now. Ever since it's been out in the open, I can't stop it.

Felix's hands reached beneath my shirt, resting on my bare skin. Mine clawed at his t-shirt, wishing to take if off.

"You've had sex before, haven't you?" I blurted out to him breathlessly in between kisses. This made him pause.

"I mean, yes," He answered. "Where's this coming from?"

"I don't know. I just wanted to mention it," I said, fiddling with the fabric of his shirt.

Felix nodded, "You and I both know this. I understand why you asked but…I've been around for centuries, Little Cullen. I've had sex with mortal and immortal alike."

"You never answered my question from earlier though," I said curiously. "Did…Did you ever have a mate?"

Felix swallowed hard at this, his dark eyes falling to the ground as he sat away from me. "I…I don't talk about it often, but yes. I did."

"You did?" I questioned curiously.

Felix nodded, "I was in love, once. To a girl. Her name was Colette. I knew her a long time ago…"

"What happened to her?" I asked softly.

"She died," Felix explained gently. "We were supposed to marry…I was going to change her, but she died because of some villagers. They thought she was a witch…Had her burned."

"Oh, Felix," I murmured, grabbing his hand. "I'm…I"m so sorry."

"It's okay," he answered, shrugging. "It was a long time ago…Finding a lot about my past lately, aren't you Little Cullen?"

"You can say that," I said, chuckling.

"Well, if I learned anything in all my years it's that we can't dwell on the past," Felix said. "You have to be as light hearted about it as you possibly can."

"Who would've thought. The flirt of the Volturi has a dark past," I teased.

"I hope this all doesn't bother you," Felix said, running a hand through my hair again.

"No. Not really," I said, smiling at him. "I kind of assumed, I just wanted to hear it come from your mouth. That's all."

"Understandable," He said as he now fiddled with my hands.

"But I'm glad you told me. That you're being open," I trailed on. "It's what normal couples do after all…"

"So you think of me as your boyfriend?" Felix remarked, a twinkle in his red eyes.

I blushed, "I mean…Well, yes. If you're okay with that."

"Of course," He said, chuckling. "I kind of thought of us as that. An unspoken form of it."

"I don't know how long this can possibly last, between us that is," I said, biting my lip. "I…I worry. What'll happen if…"

"Nothing. Enjoy now, Little Cullen," Felix told me, wrapping his arms around my body. "Enjoy now while we still can. Before something changes."

"Alright," I agreed, pressing my lips to his again. Felix then brought me closer to him, allowing me to straddle him. I wrapped my legs around his waist as the two of us grew closer. I go to take his shirt off, revealing his stone chest. I grinned, allowing my hands to run across his cool skin and make my way down to his pants. Felix grinned mischievously as I unzipped the jeans and helped him get his pants off.

"My turn," Felix announced, winking.

"Where do you want to start first?" I inquired.

"I've always loved this dress," Felix said huskily, unclasping my bra. I gasped in surprise while he growled with excitement. "But I think I'd like it better if it was off."

"I'd like that too," I said, allowing him to shimmy the fabric off of me.

"Wow," he whispered once he discarded my bra and dress onto the floor. He carefully examined me as I proceeded to lie naked on the bed. I could feel myself blushing, my cheeks probably as red as my hair.

"What?" I questioned nervously.

"No, it's just…You are so beautiful," he told me softly, running a hand through my hair.

I blushed, looking up at him as he continued to take in my body as I his. His hands moved down my side so it now rested, cupped around my breast. He could definitely feel my heart pounding furiously against my rib cage like a hammer.

I then pulled Felix into a passionate kiss. Soon, the two of us then began to move in motion. Our bodies syncing as they fell into rhythm. I couldn't believe it was happening, but it did.

I will admit, a little awkward. I was always told the first time is awkward and not this magical experience, but it was sweet, kind, and gentle. I don't know if it was perfect, but for me the moment just felt right.

When we were through, I had fallen breathlessly against the bed. My chest heaving up and down while Felix laid beside me. He had a smirk on his face while I just grinned.

"That…That was amazing," I whistled, smiling blissfully as I looked towards him.

"It was," He agreed, pressing his lips to my temple. I chuckled. I then cuddled into him while he then wrapped his arms tightly around me. His forehead resting against mine as we lay in the darkness of the ancient castle. "Lizzy?" he whispered.

"Yeah?" I hummed, my eyes still closed.

"I want you to know something," He told me gently, brushing my hair. "I told you about Colette, and I won't lie…I still love her, but this time is going to be different."

"This time?" I questioned curiously.

"I mean…" Felix bit his lip. "What I'm trying to say is…I love you."

"You what?" I said in surprise.

"I love you," He told me truthfully. "Not an easy thing for me to admit, but I do. I love you."

I looked at Felix in surprise, shocked to hear those words leave his mouth. However, I smiled as I then pressed my lips to his. This seemed to work as the two of us began to kiss some more until I finally found myself snuggled in his embrace again.

As I held onto Felix, I took in these moments because something deep down inside me told me things were changing. As much as I never wanted this moment to leave, I savored it because somehow I knew this was going to be the last time I'd ever be held by Felix like this.


A/N: Oh boy, things are about to get complicated. Hope you guys liked it and stay tune for more :)