Ok so I hoped to update by Thursday, then again yesterday, but time didn't allow it, so sorry. However, interesting events are coming up hehe, so hopefully it will make up for my tardiness this week. Again, thank you all so much from the bottom of my unbeating—I mean BEATING (wouldn't it be cool if I was a vampire?) heart. It makes me giddy whenever I receive another review so thanks! Alright, here's the next chapter, read, review and enjoy!

I do not own any of Stephanie Meyer's work, solely the plot and some new characters in this story.

P.S. I just read the Bree Tanner this week, and you can't imagine how content I was when I found out torn limbs were a natural occurrence for vampires (I wrote that chapter—where Bella's arm is torn off—BEFORE I read Bree's story), so yay me!

**********************Alice*******************************

A forest…a torn black cloak…red eyes…a glimpse of copper skin…Jane …but where?

For a wild second I almost thought I was going to see where they'd taken Nessie, but the images kept blurring, keeping the location hidden. It was either one of two things.

Jeanine's shield, I was finally starting to get through or…

Nessie and Oliver, they were blocking out my visions because of the simple fact that they were hybrids.

It now made sense, my earlier vision with Alec. I'd only seen glimpses, but no Nessie or Oliver. If the latter was the case, then Jeanine wasn't using her shield on them, and if that was true, was she using her shield at all? And if yes, where? On whom?

Emmett and Rosalie had gone back into the water, searching for anything that might lead us to where the helicopter had headed, any shores with trees. It was a difficult feat, however, they could be anywhere.

One important fact…they weren't in Volterra.

Jacob, though still recovering, was raging to fly straight to the Volturi. I could see without any vision that he only had one thing on his mind: a massacre. Yet the simple fact kept us at bay. After all, if Nessie was incriminated, we would be notified, such was the law.

Edward was the lost man again, almost as bad as he'd been when he'd left Bella…Bella was struggling to keep calm, her thoughts probably just as harebrained as her husbands, I couldn't see any futures for either of them.

************************Jane*************************************

"Did you bring along Niles?" I asked into the receiver. I sighed in exasperation. "For the last time, Demetri, Jeanine has her shield on you at the moment, there's no way anyone will find out! So is Niles—"

"Yes, yes, he's with me, though he isn't at all pleased with what you have planned."

I laughed heartily. "Tell him I don't care. I doubt he'd want to get on my bad side."

"I agree. Don't worry, Jane, we should be there in several hours."

"Hurry up, I'm getting bored." And I hung up the phone. I was barely turning around when Jeanine came flashing by me, a small deer hanging limply in her arms. She avoided my narrowed eyes as I followed her fleeting figure into the smelly cabin of the helicopter. Seriously, Niles was going to have to do something about the disgusting thing rotting in there…

I watched as she dropped in onto the floor at the girls feet, motioning for her to drink. The Cullen girl looked slightly surprised, then narrowed her own eyes in distrust. I smirked, joining the interesting scene.

"She wouldn't poison you or anything like that, if that's what you're thinking," I sneered, "dead animal blood wouldn't poison you anyway, just maybe give you a stomachache or something of the sort—"

"It's actually quite fresh," Jeanine interrupted, avoiding my eyes once more, "so drink up, now. We don't need you going insane on us anytime on the way home because you're thirsty."

She turned her gaze, finally, onto me. "What about the boy?"

I made a face. "What about him?" I challenged.

Jeanine hesitated, then looked down. "Well, he's quite close to death. I think some water, at least, might do him some good…" she grimaced when my lips curled up menacingly.

"My, my, isn't this cute? You going soft, Jeanine? Old memories bothering you?" I crooned. I could see hatred in her red eyes as the memories flooded her mind. I waved my hand dismissively. "The mutt will be fine. I asked Demetri to bring Niles along. He'll get him into a decent state."

Jeanine simply nodded, crossing her arms over her chest and looking away, anywhere but into my taunting expression. I smiled one last time and made my way back outside.

Somewhere behind me I heard the release of air, as if someone had been holding their breath with all the tension.

********************************Nessie********************************

"Just drink it," Jeanine muttered at me, kicking the freshly slaughtered doe at my feet slightly. I stared at her numbly, my eyes still wide with surprise. She avoided Jane's taunting expression, crossing her arms across her chest and focusing intently on a nearby branch outside of the cabin. Jane had already left the confining space.

I hadn't realized I'd been holding my breath. I let it out slowly, eyeing the dead deer at my feet warily. I could smell how fresh it was, the blood tempting my innate senses. I wasn't that thirsty, but…it might be smart to drink while I still had the chance.

I carefully slid out from under Oliver's heavy upper body, his coarse breathing emitting softly, inconsistently. I really hope Jane meant it when she said he'd be ok…

I sank my teeth into the animal on the floor, drinking quickly till every drop had been spent. Jeanine ignored me the entire time, an almost bored expression on her copper skin. The manners embedded within me coaxed me to thank her, but the rest of me—the majority—convinced me to ignore the evil woman. We both seemed better off that way anyway.

I felt slightly better afterwards, energized. I slipped back into the seat, cradling Oliver's head carefully. I brushed back the hair from his face, around his ears with my fingers. The touch seemed to ease the thickness of his breathing, his parted mouth closing minutely in what I could only guess, and hope, was a sign of contentment. My fingers trailed down to his cheek, stopping at the corners of his mouth; touching anything past there would be wrong, no matter how soothing, or innocent the gesture appeared to be. Even if Oliver was dying…I knew who my heart truly belonged to, and this whole thing with Oliver…

The outlook wasn't looking good, and still the seemingly childish dilemma of this petty love triangle weighed down my mood even more. Yeah, Renesmee, you're about to go to the freaking Volturi and you're still worried about your little boy troubles…

But Oliver wasn't just 'some boy', he was good, and kind, and loyal, and fun, and handsome, and—and—

Nothing in comparison to my Jake…

I sighed, combing my fingers through Oliver's hair once again, pointlessly. "I'm so sorry, Oliver." I said quietly.

The voice that answered me made me jump.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, you know," Jeanine said quietly, still looking in another direction. I looked at her with surprised eyes, somewhat confused.

How did she—

"You're a smart girl, I'm sure you've figured out you're not the only vampire we're after." She stated.

I blinked. My family…so she hadn't really caught onto what I'd meant by apologizing to Oliver…I glared at her, ready to retort angrily.

"But your little imprint is nothing to be sorry about. That was all us…me probably," she said in an even softer voice, her gaze settling onto the floor pensively.

I was confused.

"Wha—"

"I will give you one piece of advice, Renesmee Cullen," she spoke, finally looking directly at me, her red eyes piercing into my brown, "don't abandon him. No matter what happens, no matter what you hear…" a haunted look came over her. "I'm not exactly sure what they plan to do with you when we get home, but…"

Again that look…

"Once they convince you of something, there's no turning back. One mistake, and it's all over. Him," she motioned towards Oliver, "they will use him against you. Meddle with your mind, and if you fall into their traps, their lies, he will not be the only thing you lose."

I stared at her, unsure if the words I heard her say were earnest in the least…but there was a hint of what I'd heard earlier…

Remorse…hurt…there was a story there somewhere…

"I—who are you?" I whispered, but at that same moment the look, the solemn words, disappeared. She ignored me and resumed her façade of looking out into the forest.

Alec suddenly clambered in, glancing once impassively towards Oliver and I, and then a bit longer on Jeanine, before sprawling royally in the front seat.

I looked at Jeanine again, almost expectantly, but her face was devoid of any emotion, stoic and bored.

She was probably the reason I was in this predicament to begin with, she had torn my mother's arm off, shoved her over a thousand feet towards the ground, and yet…

The remorse, her hurt, her words…maybe there was still some humanity left after all.

*********************************Jasper*******************************

Overwhelming.

I was overwhelmed, there was no other word for it. Edward and Bella were bad enough, but Jacob…

I had more than half a mind to pummel him unconscious if it would keep his crazed emotions at bay. Edward didn't help the situation with his constant mood changes; he was still upset and exasperated with Bella for undermining her injury. Granted, it was something to fret over…

I remembered very clearly the violent days of my past…lost body parts were not uncommon. However, the manner in which Bella had been injured, including her lengthy fall…it was something that required at least a bit of rest.

But Bella being Bella only made the situation worse. She was determined that nothing was wrong with her, just a slight 'headache.' Which of course only made my neurotic brother even more upset; the two argued over the petty details, though I could feel their strongest—as well as everyone else's in the room—emotion of worry lounging comfortably within every crevice of their beings.

My Alice was no different, though it pained me even more to feel her misery, a misery multiplied a hundred times over into my own. She continued to concentrate on the blurry images of Nessie and Oliver…it had already been about five hours…

A wave suddenly hit me, one of shock, confusion, and…hope?

Alice jumped up into a standing position, turning automatically towards the door where Edward walked in from.

"What is it?" I asked anxiously.

"It's Aro," Edward answered briskly. "Felix has just informed him that Demetri is missing, along with some doctor Niles. They've taken one of the private jets—"

"Edward, you know there are still no grounds for—" Alice interrupted, knowing what Edward had already decided. Her eyes were pleading, and Edward's repercussion began a low growl in my throat.

"Alice, I don't care," he hissed at her, "I think it's quite obvious, don't you? I'm leaving, I—"

Alice's face went blank again, and Edward's eyes widened even more.

What now!

It was a long moment before Alice blinked back at us, her face mortified, a disturbing and unsettling silence escaping her lips. I searched her emotions, cringing slightly with what came from my petite love. Edward was taking a deep breath on the other side of the room, and I cautiously looked up.

"Bella," Edward said softly, "get ready, we're leaving."

Bella was by his side in an instant, her arm reattached. "Shouldn't we all—"

"No," Alice cut in, her depression, worry, fear, and despair, visible even through her golden eyes. "It's only the two of you. Aro just got a phone call, and he's decided. We should be receiving the news shortly. If the rest of the family steps foot even remotely close to Volterra…they'll kill Oliver."

It was at that precise moment that another set of emotions clouded over the mass. The boy, still somewhat unsettled and worried, had finally put on a brave face and was ready to do as he was told. However, when Tom walked into the room, the last words escaping Alice's knowing lips…his face went slack, emotions erratic, and Bella only barely caught him as his weak body slumped heavily once again.

Ok, so this was mostly a filler chapter *runs to hide and locks door* but somewhat necessary. I dropped several hints in this chapter as to what's to come, anyone catch any? Well, anyway, I WILL update within the next two days for sure, so until then please review and let me know what you all think. Thank you for all the support and reviews from last chapter, I hope to see the same till next time lol. Thanks.