So I've hardly received any reviews…I suppose I should just wait entirely till finals are over then (about two more weeks); I really want to continue updating but if the majority don't think much—or at least tell me you don't like what's going on—then there's no reason to rush into updating now…Thanks to those of you who continue to update, the handful of you keep me feeling obligated to finish the story, so I promise I will finish it nonetheless, you guys are the best! Here's chapter twenty six, enjoy!

Again, none of Stephanie Meyer's work is mine, solely the plot and some new characters.

************************Edward********************************

I gaped in horror at Alice. How could we have missed such a plan? And who was behind it? Bella looked at me with a mixture of worry and agitation.

"Bella," Alice said carefully, the same fear very visible in her eyes, "I had a vision about Renesmee."

That got Bella's attention. Her eyes went wide and she glanced frantically at me. "Oh no, the Volturi!" she exclaimed.

"Actually, Bella," I corrected, "the only one Alice saw was Jane. She's been keeping a close eye on Aro, Marcus and Caius and nothing out of the ordinary has happened."

Bella looked confused. "But," she started, "isn't Jane part of the Volturi's guard? Surely that has to mean something…?"

Alice nodded her head. "I know, but it doesn't make sense. If Jane was on special orders it would've have to come from someone, and the Volturi have not decided anything regarding us. To be honest the most interesting thing I've seen them decide was to finally change that human secretary of theirs."

Bella nodded, obviously remembering the day we'd passed by the knowing human girl whose fate lied within the Volturi's power.

"The only thing Alice has seen regarding us is that they know we're a potential threat, but that's something we've known for quite some time already," I said.

Bella looked thoughtful, then looked at Alice. "What exactly did you see?" she asked.

A faraway look came into her eyes as Alice repeated her vision. "Jane was speaking to someone; I couldn't exactly see who, the vision just sort of singled her out. I have a pretty good guess it was her brother, however, but that's not important. They were talking about some plan, a plan that's been set up completely out of my sight—"

"But how is that possible!?" interrupted Bella, a sort of frenzy creeping into her usual calm demeanor.

I went over and placed my arms around her. "Just wait a moment, Bella, there's more." I could feel her arms slump slightly under mine, though nothing close to lacking tension.

Alice continued, "The plan itself is a trap for Nessie. The basics go something like this: Nessie's imprint, Jacob, would be put in some kind of danger. Jane mentioned sending some kind of bait, so I'm guessing whoever it is they're sending is someone worth getting into problems over."

"Wait, what do you mean 'problems over'? If it's a vampire, no problem, Jacob isn't brand new at killing vampires," Bella said, frowning whilst Alice shook her head.

"That's not the point, Bella. They only want to put him in danger to get to Nessie. One of the last things Jane said was 'Because of the imprint she will do whatever it takes to kill her.'"

Bella looked whiter—if that was even possible for a vampire—and held onto my arms. It chilled my spine to see my incredibly strong wife suddenly clinging to me as if her legs would give out.

"So they're going to incriminate Renesmee," she finished lamely. It was indeed the perfect plan. If Renesmee was implicated for something serious, she would be summoned to the Volturi, and it didn't take a genius to figure out what they would do to her then; whoever was behind knew that if Renesmee was going to be in such a predicament, we, her family, would be one hundred percent behind her…This wasn't just a plan to get Renesmee, it was a plan after all of us.

Bella suddenly looked up at me hopefully, "but the wolves! We should tell them, together they can surely finish off one piece of bait, one vamp—"

Alice nodded sadly. "There's one more thing…Jane also mentioned a girl named Jeanine…she said Jeanine would place her 'dome' here so that the wolves wouldn't be able to get involved…I could be wrong, but I think perhaps this Jeanine girl has some kind of shield gift like you, Bella, only, I don't know, somewhat different…"

Bella shook her head, not wanting to believe anything. "When?" was all she said.

Alice looked at me grimly. I answered for her. "Well, Jane said...tonight, or tomorrow."

Bella reeled around to face me. "We need to get the wolves together, and the rest of our family, we'll keep Nessie and Jacob here in our sight, we'll—what? What now?" she asked furiously, eyeing the silent conversation passing between Alice's eyes and mine.

"Bella," I spoke carefully, "I think, and Alice agrees, that perhaps it might not be so soon. Alice hasn't been able to see any of this plan's activity for a reason, and it just seems like too much of a coincidence that we saw the final outcome of it, almost as if—"

"They wanted us to see." Bella finished. "So...we do nothing? Just wait here till Jacob gets in trouble and Nessie goes out and kills someone?"

"Well," I finally managed a smile in my panicked wife's direction, "Alice just sent Jacob away, and if he isn't around, at least until we can figure out more of what we're dealing with, Nessie should be safe for the time being."

Bella looked at Alice. "You sent Jake away? Where to?"

Alice gave her a small smile. "I don't know, I told him to just go, that it was for Nessie's safety." We all knew what this meant; Alice couldn't see Jacob, and so as long as Jacob didn't actually tell us where he was, there would be no way of locating him.

He would be completely lost to us. And if this Jeanine character really did have some kind of shield that could bar out the wolves thoughts from each other…there was no way of knowing anything for sure really. We would need to consult with each other, the rest of the family, to get to any conclusions.

I was grateful to Alice. Surely it had been a hard thing to do, to simply separate Jacob from the only person that really mattered to him in this world. It had to do with her safety, so of course he'd left, I couldn't even hear his thoughts anymore; he must be pretty far already. Bella's thoughts came flying into my mind.

I sighed. "We'll tell her about his departure after tonight. I think just the fact that Jacob left without saying goodbye…is going to torture her. She's with Oliver right now," I grimaced, "they're making up…but I guess the distraction is a good thing, for now anyway…it's going to be hard on her when she realizes Jacob's gone…at least for the time being."

Alice nodded in agreement. Though much of what we now knew didn't make sense, it did make absolute sense that Alice seeing this vision was too much of a coincidence. They would expect us to have some kind of defense up, the wolves included…so it made sense to do the exact opposite, for now at least, and with Jacob out of the picture…well, it might bide us some time to figure things out.

We would have to continue the night as if nothing had happened, and make sure to keep Nessie within sight. I looked at Bella, and she nodded, understanding without words what I was asking her.

"I guess we should return to the party then," said Bella. She took my hand and we followed Alice into the crowded room of happy partygoers. As we passed the front door I caught a glimpse of Nessie's face.

She looked happy, and somewhat infatuated. Oliver was gazing at her dreamily, his thoughts reflecting how quickly he'd forgotten her mind reading father. For a second I almost went out there to remind him, but I stopped.

Once Nessie found out about Jacob's leaving…I feared perhaps Bella's teasing hopes of stalling Nessie's growth with unhappiness might come true.

************************Oliver**********************************

I sat on the bottom step, sobbing like the pathetic, scrawny, no good, little wolf that I was. A sudden flash made me look up, surprised, and my thoughts of self pity were momentarily forgotten.

Where was Jacob running off to?

I got up, curiosity getting the better of me. I was already lost to Renesmee, following Jacob might prove to be just the distraction I needed from my dismal mindset. However, just as I made to take off my shirt to phase, I smelled her.

Renesmee.

She came over to me, shyly, and sat down next to me, though far enough so that we didn't touch at all. It only made me sadder.

"Hi," she said quietly. I looked at her through my red rimmed eyes. Great, now she's going to think I'm a crybaby…

"Hey."

We both sat quietly for a second, the rapid beating of our hearts echoing to an uncomfortable tempo. I felt horrible. I had made the girl of my dreams cry, and now here she was, sitting next to me, probably waiting for me to apologize…but instead, I was simply feeling sorry for myself. I was very aware how even after our quarrel I could still feel the accented electricity sparking between our bodies. I hated how stupid I was for even letting there be a quarrel. I was such an idiot! Of course she would've reacted like that, Jacob was her best friend, what was I thinking?!… then—

"I'm sorry for—"

We both faltered, looking at each other finally, brown with black. What was she sorry for?

"Renesmee," I said, before she could try to apologize for no reason, "don't be sorry for anything. I'm sorry for saying all those horrible things to you…the truth is…I guess I'm a little jealous of Jacob myself, and I thought if he knew about, well what could've been us, he might not share his best friend as much as I'd like to have you."

I sighed inwardly. Why hadn't I said something like that before? It avoided the whole imprinting issue and, more importantly, it didn't make Renesmee cry…

Renesmee looked at me, studiously. "Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?"

My point exactly…

"I don't know," I said, looking down ashamed, "I guess maybe I didn't want you to know how selfish I was…but I guess you do now."

I looked away from her. Now she had something else negative about me to add to her list…

"I don't think that's selfish," she said quietly. I glanced at her, and was surprised to see the same blush I'd grown so accustomed to suddenly flush her face. I'd thought I'd lost all chances of ever seeing it again.

"True, it is kind of stupid, for you to be jealous of Jake's time with me," she said matter-of-factly, "but you must realize, Oliver," and now she looked directly into my eyes, "I will always love Jake, and even if I did start spending more time away from him...it wouldn't change anything, I bet you anything he'd even beg me to hang out with you if it meant me being happy…" she paused for a moment, as if realizing something for the first time, "to be honest, sometimes I feel like Jake was put here for that sole reason, to make me happy…so you see, it doesn't matter how much time we spend together…"

I looked at her incredulously. She had just said it, the reason why Jacob existed: to make her happy…and yet, she was still oblivious to the fact that one day she might fall in love with him…I gulped, if she was telling me all this, surely, just maybe, I still had a chance.

"Renesmee," I said, daring to take her hands in mine. "Will you forgive me?"

She smiled coyly at me, and pressed lightly with her fingers. Yes, of course, Oliver… a sudden mischievous glint appeared in her eyes…and if you don't kiss me right now I might just change my mind.

My eyes widened, along with my grin. It wasn't like her to be so bold about that kind of stuff…then again, I was forgiven, and…we were back together?

"So, I take it I can be your boyfriend again?" I asked uncertainly. She rolled her eyes and made a grab for me…this time it was me succumbing to her death touch.

In the back of my mind I noted that Edward would be listening to our entire episode, but I didn't care. By yet another miracle, Renesmee and I were together again…and I could tell how thrilling it really was going to be as I kissed back and moaned under the electrifying and amazing body and soul of Renesmee Cullen.

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