Esme, Alice, Rosalie and I got on the next flight to Italy. It seemed longer than ever and I was slowly becoming more and more anxious. Esme had already had an anxiety attack and was on the verge of another one. Rosalie was silent, but I could see how concerned she was for us and worried for them through her eyes. Alice was mostly calm, but had to take deep breaths every so often to keep that way.

It seemed like days before the plane finally landed and we were on our way to Volterra.

"Bella's scent. It's faint but it's here." Alice whispered so only we would hear.

"Oh no, I have 12 missed calls from Emmett." Rosalie said.

"I've got 18 from Jasper."

"23 from Edward…" Esme said, checking her phone. "I'll call him back now."

"You 3 stay here and wait for the guys; I'm going to find them." I said.

"No, it's too dangerous. We'll come. Esme, you stay here." Rosalie argued.

"Stay, please."

"No." she said with a stern voice.

Esme hung up from her call with Edward. "They are boarding a plane as we speak."

I leaned down and gave Esme a very long kiss. "Stay safe." I whispered.

"Carlisle, please be careful. I love you." She hugged me.

"I love you too, Esme." I kissed her on the cheek.

Esme hugged Alice and Rosalie before we left.

Alice had stolen the fastest car she could find.

"How did you do that so easily?" Rosalie asked from the back seat.

"It's not my first time…"

"How many times, exactly?" I asked.

"Only a few, I promise I'm not a criminal."

"Alice, stealing one makes you a criminal…"

"Carlisle, would you like to rent a car or save your daughter and granddaughter?" Rosalie asked.

"Okay, you're right."

We were quiet for a couple of minutes. Alice stopped the car and dropped her head in pain.

"Alice? Are you okay?" Rosalie asked.

"I can't see them."

"Alice, you're not going to be able to. Jacob is with them. You need to stop trying or your headaches are going to get worse." I said.

She looked like she could be crying. I got out and ran around to her door. "Let me drive."

She climbed over to the passenger seat and sat with her head in her hand, resting her elbow on the door.

We drove for a while longer until we eventually reached Volterra. We got out and moved to the darkest places in the back streets. We tried to catch any of their scents.

"I can't smell any of the three…" Rosalie spoke at a low volume.

Alice's headache had subsided. "Maybe they aren't here yet. Ness and Jacob would have needed to get some sleep."

"No, Bella said that they're two steps ahead of us. They wouldn't have left much time for us to stop them." I pointed out.

"They could have been wrong." Alice said.

We stood thinking for a moment. A light breeze picked up. "Bella." I breathed, and ran, following the scent.

The girls were right behind me. "I can't smell Ness or the dog." Rosalie said.

"They're not here…" Alice spoke.

We caught sight of Bella, but stayed back so she wouldn't see us yet. She was in the shadows, looking out onto a more occupied street with several families walking on it.

"Shit." We heard her say to herself before she turned around to walk back in the direction we were.

She got a phone out. "Ness? Yeah, change of plans. Jacob needs to do it because I can't get around the sun, and you won't be able to either. Don't go in until I'm there." She hung up and put the phone which was not hers, back in her pocket.

Rosalie's phone rang then. "Shit…"she whispered.

Bella heard it and she knew it was Rosalie's. "Rose?" she asked.

All 3 of us walked out so she could see us. She took a step backwards.

"Bella, please." Alice tried.

"Jacob and Ness are finding a way to the Volturi now. They just had to avoid the sun. Why are you even here?"

"Well we came to stop you from going to the Volturi because it's possibly the stupidest thing one can do." Rosalie spoke coldly.

"Bella, please don't do this. The Volturi are not people we can trust anymore. They're too strong, we need everyone here." I pleaded.

"I can't let you all risk your lives for something so harmless."

"If it's harmless, then we aren't risking our lives." Rosalie said.

"They just want to see that she has grown how they expected. If we all go in, they'll see it as a threat and it will become dangerous."

"Bella, they're not planning on letting you go…" Alice spoke.

"What?"

"They're tricking you. They want you and Ness to go in unprotected. They aren't going to let you leave, I've seen it." She explained.

I looked at Alice, knowing very well that she was lying. She couldn't see because Jacob was too close to the situation. I was going to interrupt, but I knew Bella wasn't going to stand down anytime soon.

It looked like Bella shattered into a million pieces. "I have to find them before it's too late…" she said.

We followed behind her. If they were too close to the entrance and one of the Volturi left to feed, Renesmee and Jacob would be gone.

"I'll wait until we get back to Forks to get very angry at you over this…"I told Bella as we ran at full speed.

"Looking forward to it…" she commented.

When we got there, Renesmee looked terrified when she saw me and her aunt's.

"You're here to stop us right?" Jacob asked. "Because I do not agree with the current plan."

"Shut up…" Renesmee whispered.

"We're going back to the airport right now. Let's go." I said in a stern voice so that Bella or Renesmee wouldn't argue.

"Esme is freaking out." Rosalie said as we walked towards the direction of the car. She was texting her.

"This was easier and quicker than I thought. I guess the guys didn't have to get on that plane after all."

"Wait, dad's coming?" Renesmee asked, looking at Bella with worried eyes.

"Don't worry. He'll yell, I'll take the blame and you'll both be off the hook." Bella said.

"I wouldn't be so sure…" I said quietly, almost to myself.