She was going to die. Bella knew it as fact. There was no one but her. Marcus wasn’t there to save her a second time, Charlie wasn’t there to comfort her, and Carlisle…

His handsome face appeared in her mind and she smiled brokenly. She realized what that feeling in her had been, every time she was with him.

She had feelings for her doctor.

And as she desperately clung to whatever energy she had left, minutes after the taxi she was in had flipped over and crashed, the other vehicle totaled, having crashed into them head on, the energy she had was used to hold the car from crushing her.

She recalled the accident mindlessly, remembering the taxi she was in driving along when a car coming from the opposite side was driving crazily and had rammed straight into them, causing her to fly out of the back window, and crash into the pavement. Her body was racked with pain and she had long lost hold of her telekinesis over her body. Unfortunately, the impact from the oncoming car caused the taxi to fly back with her, with the other car following not far behind. And they’d headed straight for her.

She’d been distracted because of the pain she was in, but in a last ditch effort she’d desperately focused on her powers and gathered her leftover energy, and held up only one arm as her body lay limp and practically broken on the ground, her hand stretched out in front of her and trying to put a stop to the cars. However, the lack of energy combined with her fluctuating concentration did not help her achieve what she’d wanted. Instead, the taxi flew towards her and she just only managed to make it go over her head and land on its side, while the car came at her fast and she barely stopped it in time with her power. It landed on its side as well, teetering on its tires before looking to fall towards her. At least, it fell at the same moment as the taxi fell towards her as well, the two crashing into each other and supporting each other from dropping onto her. Both vehicles creaked ominously and she flinched.

Forcing herself onto her back, she painfully held up her arms as far as she could, her hands spread out in front of her and ready to make a weak telekinetic force shield when the cars finally fell onto her. And they did. Creating a shield around her helped to stop their fall, but she was weak and it echoed in her shield that flickered and weakened along with her, allowing the cars to inch ever so slowly closer to her and inevitably crushing her under their weight.

Just when she was about to black out, at the edge of her vision, she saw a white-haired angel appear and toss the cars off of her. Without anything more, she fell unconscious.

“I come here to find my brother, and find this girl instead. Interesting,” a cold voice stated, a hint of curiosity reluctantly creeping in.

Caius Volturi picked the broken girl up and carried her in his arms, running at a speed too fast for human eyes to the hospital.

He abruptly burst through the doors of the hospital ER, startling quite a few people. But once they saw the body of the girl in his arms, they moved promptly into action.

“Someone call Dr. Cullen!” a male nurse yelled as others hurried to his side, bringing a stretcher to put her on.

Caius reluctantly gave her to them, watching and following behind quietly.

Carlisle immediately burst onto the scene, eyes widening in horror when he realized it was Bella that he had to save. His look transferred to Caius, who only returned a chilly gaze at him. Not sure of what to make of two of the three Volturi leaders being in Forks, Carlisle put the thoughts out of his mind and tried to calm himself down as he began to work on his girl.

Caius stood in the background, watching calmly as the humans worked around him to help the girl he’d just save.

Bella. That’s what Carlisle and the rest of the humans called her. Isabella Swan.

“I will be seeing you, Isabella,” he murmured, too low for any human ears to hear. However, Carlisle did, and the vegetarian vampire glanced unsurely at him, only to find the usually irate Volturi leader gone.

Without pause and blanking his emotions, Carlisle worked overtime to help Bella from whatever had happened.

Unhappily, he did all he could for her and now all that was left was to wait for her to wake. She was transferred into her own room, machines all set up around her, reminiscent of the picture he had in his files of how she was before she had begun to move for the first time in her life. He was thinking about having one of his nurses call up Charlie, but decided that the police chief would barely take it better from him much less a nurse.

When he left to make the call, Caius reappeared into her room, studying the pale girl with ruby eyes that darkened with hunger, especially after smelling her delicious scent. How amazing, this girl with such an intoxicating smell…

“Hello, Isabella,” Caius purred, coming closer and seating himself right next to her on her bed. “It is a most surprising and pleasurable find to have made your acquaintance. Wake up soon, dear girl. My brother’s scent is all over you, and I would be most interested in finding out what has captured his attention so entirely that he would leave his brothers with only vague answers.”

She stirred and his smile lifted only slightly before a more harsh and usual expression formed on his face.

“Ciao, Isabella,” he greeted in a cool voice, watching her warily as she began to wake up reluctantly.

She groaned in pain, “Marcus…?”

“No, my name is Caius.”

Her eyes fluttered open quickly, staring at him in surprise and apprehension.

“Oh…are you his brother?” she asked, recalling Marcus telling her about Aro and Caius, his brothers in Italy.

“Yes, Marcus left so abruptly that I was worried and followed him here. You are a friend of his, yes?”

She blushed and smiled shyly at him, “Yes, I am. And I’d like to think he’s my friend as well.”

“I see. I know at least he considers you very precious. He does not say much about you at home, but it is always with fondness when he does. He’s very possessive, doesn’t like to share anything with his brothers. He wants to keep you all to himself, you see, so he practically says nothing,” Caius lied. Marcus didn’t say anything about the girl to them. Marcus hadn’t wanted them to know about her at all. The obvious reason was that he knew Marcus knew his two brothers wouldn’t approve of his associating with a human girl, much less forming an attachment to her, and that Aro and Caius would be dangerous in regards to Bella. But Caius also knew he had been telling the truth to the girl about Marcus not wanting to have to share her with anyone, not even his own brothers.

“Would you like me to tell you more about me so that we can be more acquainted?” Caius uncharacteristically offered, smiling with a slight edge she didn’t notice.

She nodded enthusiastically, and he began telling her about his life. Starting off when he was human. He even included his transformation, taking great satisfaction from her wide-eyed stare.

“Wow, what a great storyteller! A Roman scholar in the 1300s, huh? And vampirism! My, what a vivid imagination do you have.”

Caius smiled, knowing this would be the outcome but still amused.

“Don’t forget I wasn’t just a scholar. I was enticed by a friend to be a professor, and then was just starting successfully in politics when I was bitten.”

“Right,” she giggled.

“I was trying for diplomacy, but I’ve always been more of a warmonger.”

She outright laughed at that. Marcus came into the room right at her laugh, freezing at the sight of his brother. However, he quickly wiped the smile reserved for Bella off his face and blankly stared at Caius.

“What are you doing here, Brother?” he asked stiffly.

Caius gave him a cold smile that he stiffened up even more from.

“This lovely girl was entertaining me. She’s a very good listener. I told her all about me.”

That was a double stab to Marcus. One, it told him that Caius had just revealed their kind to Marcus’ cara, and put her in danger. Two, that Caius told everything about himself to Marcus’ human, whereas Marcus had still kept some secrets from her.

“Marcus, you never told me your brother was such a good storyteller! He even made it so that he became a vampire in it. Does that mean, as his brother, you’re a vampire too, caro mio?” she teased.

He gave her a strained smile. “Yes, that’s right. If you’ll excuse me and my brother, there is something I’d like to discuss with him. I’ll be back afterwards.”

She nodded uncertainly and Marcus walked out, knowing his brother would follow.

“I’ll ask again, what are you doing here?” Marcus asked, suppressing a snarl.

Caius noted that and chuckled lightly, “Mio fratello, you left Volterra so suddenly. Did you not think Aro and I wouldn’t be worried?”

“Worried? Or suspicious,” Marcus intoned in a bored tone.

“You are quite capable of showing emotion. Unless, of course, it is only reserved for tia Bella?”

Marcus moved quickly, shoving his brother against the wall and sneering, eyes flashing angrily. They even started to turn black.

“There it is! That flash of emotion you’ve been missing since Didyme died. Is that why you hang around the girl? Does she remind you of Didyme? She isn’t her, you know. Or is she your new Didyme?”

With a full out snarl, he tore off Caius’ arms, the sound of fabric ripping as the arm sleeves ripped off with the arms, not to mention with the sound of marble cracking as vampire skin was split.

Caius returned the animalistic snarl, but then he surprisingly calmed down and actually smiled at Marcus.

“Or does your affection for the human have anything to do with her little ability?”

Marcus growled and dropped Caius’ arms, hand snapping up to encase around his brother’s throat.

“Relax, Brother. I saved her after all. There was only so long she could stand using whatever ability it was before those cars would’ve crashed onto her. Don’t I get credit for saving the girl?”

Marcus kept Caius where he was for a second longer before grudgingly stepping back and letting his brother go.

“Can I have my arms back, please?” Caius spat out, glaring balefully at him.

Marcus reluctantly helped reattach Caius’ arms, growling under his breath. The white-haired brother smoothed down the front of his suit, ignoring the wrecked seams at his shoulders.

“You know, I won’t touch the girl. I won’t even say anything about this to Aro,” Caius said quietly, surprising him. “The girl interests me. I will…withhold her from the report to Aro. She is unexpectedly…fascinating...” his brother gazed off, lost in his thoughts and worrying Marcus.

For Caius to trail off and lose himself in thoughts that most probably revolved around Marcus’ cara did not bode well for him or for Bella…It confused him and made him wary. He wasn’t sure of what was going on in Caius’ head, nor what his brother was up to.

Using his power, he gazed steadily at the string of light connecting his brother to the girl he’d taken under his wing. He pursed his lips and tried not to show his surprise.

There wasn’t hate or anger, or the usual dislike Caius instilled himself against most people and especially against humans. No, Caius was mostly curious and there was a genuine like of the human girl Marcus had attached himself to.

Caius noticed his concentration.

“Can’t really keep much from you, Marcus.”

Marcus shrugged, a habit he’d picked up from Bella and occasionally used.

“I won’t harm her, Brother. I swear. She is…intriguing. And I find I genuinely enjoy her company. In fact, her presence is curiously soothing,” Caius sincerely admitted.

Marcus accepted it for now, but he still felt he had to keep a watch over his brother.

 ~*~*~

Why were all the inhumanly beautiful people in Bella’s life acting unusual?

She knew that when in front of each other, even if they were with her, Marcus and Caius acted in a certain way. Caius was a little too caustic and a little too angry and violent. Marcus was back to the apathetic, sometimes bored man that she remembered meeting in Italy. Together, they clashed.

When Marcus was alone in her presence, he was the kind and sweet gentleman she was used to. Caius was also different. He displayed his curiosity of her openly, and was strangely kinder and even gentler.

And if it wasn’t her Italians, then her three friends of the Cullen kind were acting strange. Stranger if she could actually believe that.

Edward was almost antagonistic towards his brother and sister, and while he was nice to her, sometimes he was a little too nice. Almost overbearing.

Alice and Jasper were almost possessive of her, glaring and at times growling at Edward. They also seemed like they were monopolizing her time, trying to keep her at their side. Alice even switched to all of her classes, Bella heard from her spot in the hospital.

Carlisle was acting wary and close to being distant to her, which hurt especially after her discovery of how she felt.

All in all, these inhumanly beautiful people were almost more work than they were worth.

“Ange, Jess, you get what I’m talking about, right?” she whispered conspiratorially to them, having had them visit everyday afterschool for an hour.

Angela shrugged, “They’ve never acted like this before, so it’s strange. But then again, they never associated themselves with anyone other than themselves either.”

“And we don’t know Marcus or Caius. They’re your territory,” Jessica added.

“But then so are the Cullens,” Angela pointed.

Jessica nodded but pointed something else out, “But we know how they acted before Bella moved, so we have some background.”

“Right, right.”

“Ahem,” Bella cut in, rolling her eyes. “Before the two of you go Nancy Drew on me, I’d like to know I’m not being paranoid.”

“You’re not,” Jessica assured her. “We’ll look into it, but we’re sure there’s something.”

Angela nodded in agreement.

“Thanks, guys,” Bella smiled weakly before going into a coughing fit.

“Hey, hey! Are you okay?” Mike came in at that time, looking worried.

“Hey, Mike. Just tired,” she greeted.

“Sorry I can’t come more,” he apologized. “I have to run around for my mom and help out at the store. I wish I could though.”

“It’s fine. It’s nice that you can visit at all. Really, I don’t mind.”

The four friends talked some more before the three of them had to leave Bella behind. Reluctantly, they said goodbye and Bella reassured them once again. Outside her room, Jessica rounded bossily on the other two.

“Okay, this is how we’re going to do this. The Cullens have like super ninja skills. They’re freaking silent and you never notice when they’re there,” here, all three normal friends of Bella looked around in wariness, but after seeing no sight of sneaking Cullens, they proceeded with their talk. “Mike, you’re going to keep your eyes and ears open here at the hospital. Try looking out for Bella’s older male friends, Marcus and Caius. And Dr. Cullen, while we’re at it.

“Angela, you and I are going secret spy stuff on the Cullens at school. Since they all seem to be like stealthy ninja people, even Bella’s friends could be since they remind me too much of the Cullens for some reason, we have to make sure to spy on them when we’re around people. They’re less likely to catch on if we’re like surrounded.”

“We shouldn’t focus too much on Edward Cullen though,” Angela said.

“Why’s that?” Mike blinked.

“Because Bella doesn’t really know him all that much. They get along, but they just started being friends, I think. Alice and Jasper would know more, so they’re our bets,” Angela explained.

Jessica and Mike nodded.

“Good. Now can someone explain to me what’s going on and why are we going spy on the Cullens…and apparently two older male friends of Bella’s that I have no idea about?” Mike cut in.

“We’ll explain later. And Caius, who’s white-haired but looks young, just came recently. We barely got to know about them,” Jessica gave some details.

“You’ll know who Caius and Marcus are when you see them. They’re insanely beautiful, just like the Cullens. And they’re more obvious with their wealth,” Angela snickered.

“Okay, let’s plan it somewhere other than the hospital where we can be overheard by any one of them,” Mike led the way.

Alice and Jasper and Marcus and Caius appeared suddenly behind them, staring in various states of amusement at the humans.

“Those humans are strangely catching on,” Caius scoffed.

“Not really, no,” Alice said haughtily.

“It can be easily resolved,” Marcus said softly.

“No one would even have to know they were missing,” Jasper agreed.

The two pairs glared at each other, inwardly wincing that they’d actually agreed with the other over something.

“I don’t think Bella would like that much,” Carlisle cut in from behind them, raising his eyebrows at them in bemusement.

“As if you riff raff would even know what she wanted. Or for that matter, be considered worthy enough to even have a say,” Caius turned his nose at them, smirking before turning on his heel and heading into Bella’s room.

Marcus’ lips twitched up and he followed behind, “Well said, Brother.”

Once inside, Marcus smoothed out his face completely, watching his brother fight with the younger Cullens for Bella’s attention, while Carlisle was working in the background, adding his own quips now and then. After his greeting, Marcus had kept quiet, observing everything. When he found complete attention off of him, he focused his mind and began looking at everyone’s connections.

He never usually used his power in the short term sense, seeing the current state of people’s relationships. Aro usually just wanted him to find out who was what to who. But he’d been using that part of his power more now, especially with Bella, to try to get a sense of what others were to her and to try to keep her protected and in safe hands.

The truth was, he didn’t want to know the perpetual relationships for Bella. That would mean finding out what he really was to l’eterna luce nella sua vita. Even if he only focused on the others, he would be even more tempted to find out what he was to Bella. Although, he hadn’t looked at their bond in the short term sense either.

What if…his role in her life was only temporary? What if she found out what he was and no longer wanted to be near such a monster? Even the Cullens stood a chance, what with their “vegetarian” lifestyle. Perhaps he should change his diet. He did not want his eterna luce to be afraid of him…to be disgusted by him…

But it is the time now. And he’d rather know and be prepared than for the loss to be sudden. To postpone it, he looked at the others first.

He raised a subtle eyebrow, looking at Jasper and Alice’s relationship to his eternal light. It was of the customary sibling bond, but it went farther than that. It was stronger than any sibling bond he’d seen before, and the two were not even really related to Bella. It was stronger than even that of his and his brothers. Though he and the other Volturi leaders would rather antagonize each other in some way, they still had a strong bond and cared for each other (somehow…).

He’d looked at their bond before, and from Jasper and Alice’s side it was almost to that point already. Bella’s wasn’t as strong, but he had a feeling it’ll grow stronger on her side soon, as she got to know and spend more time with the couple.

He reluctantly looked at his brother’s bond to Bella, and blinked. He didn’t how else to react. It was a strange bond, one he didn’t know if he fully understood. The attraction he’d first seen from his brother’s side was what had initially put him on guard, and the fact that several times Caius had mentioned the pull he had to Bella. But it was the oddest bond he’d ever seen. It wasn’t romantic. It wasn’t just friends either. It was somewhere in between. The best he could describe it was that of best friends without the limits of friendship. Which is still odd, because Caius wasn’t one for friendship, didn’t like anyone other than his brothers, and that was just barely.

Turning his bland stare to Carlisle, he wondered at his and his son’s bond towards Bella. Staring at the truth, Marcus visibly reacted, tensing and raising both his eyebrows. He’d seen the peculiar connection between Bella and both Cullens, but to know the exact depth of the two...He’d looked at Edward’s at the same time, to compare, but now he wished he hadn’t.

Edward and Bella were soul mates. The light of the connection was dull and slightly grayish, proving that it wasn’t at all strong or developed by then, but the gray color was new. He’d have to look that up.

But Carlisle…his connection with Bella was rare.

It is speculated that one can have more than one soul mate. A rarity, but it happens. What Carlisle had with Bella was called twin flames or twin souls –the ultimate soul mate. The one and only other half of one’s soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join.

Once you met your twin flame, all others –soul mate or not – did not matter. Well, once you’ve realized it.

At this point in time, Bella could choose between Edward and Carlisle. She didn’t know the truth of either bond, and she could find happiness with either one. Except she could achieve true happiness, the ultimate happiness, with Carlisle.

Marcus still had to find out what was behind the gray color of the bond between Bella and Edward, but he knew that he was going to have his hands full. All he wanted was for Bella’s happiness, and the fact she might have to be torn between the two did not bode well for the future or of the probable heartache Bella was to experience.

But he knew Carlisle and the Cullen patriarch was a personal friend of him and his brothers. He trusted the man and would rather him taking care of Marcus’ cara than the boy.

“I said for you to try to stay away from her, Carlisle. Not to distance yourself and hurt her feelings,” he murmured too low for Bella to hear, but it was very clear to the vampires in the room.

And he could tell too. Alice and Jasper had stiffened up only noticeably to a vampire’s eyes, Carlisle had slightly tilted his head towards him in question and in tension, and his brother’s body was screaming curiosity.

Now for the moment of truth. What was he to Bella?

Concentrating, he let out a large breath of relief. Whatever he was to her, the bond was permanent. His bond was a little like Caius’, only except instead of a friendship, he was a little closer to family. Between his familial and attraction to Bella, at least he had a permanent fixture in her life –regardless of the truth of his nature or not.

Still, perhaps he should change his diet.

 ~*~*~

“Carpe diem, Frater,” Caius whispered, calmly reading Bella’s copy of “Wuthering Heights.”

It was just Bella’s sleeping body, Caius, and Marcus left.

“What is that to mean?” Marcus narrowed his eyes.

“I’m going to take it all by storm, dear brother. Mayhaps you should be worried about me,” Caius smirked. “I do live by Caesar’s words, ‘Alea iacta est.’”

But Marcus smirked as well, making the younger brother falter.

“Pax vobiscum,” was all Marcus had to answer before turning on his heel and walking away contentedly, seeking out a certain doctor.

He spoke Latin, his brother’s first language, to accentuate his strange reaction to Caius’ declared subtle war on the rest of them –but also to showcase his calmness and that he wouldn’t be provoked by his brother and bothered at all by Caius’ statement. After all, he knew the truth of the matter and no matter whatever Caius tried or whatever tricks his brother tried to pull, there was nothing Caius could do to change things. The white-haired Volturi leader’s role in Bella’s life was set.

“Ciao, Carlisle,” Marcus greeted as he came up slowly behind the blond.

Carlisle slowly turned around, looking warily at him.

“What can I do for you, Marcus?”

“Perhaps I shall be more lenient…and amend my threat,” Marcus didn’t even pause at revealing that he had been threatening Carlisle the first time, nor did Carlisle blink at the fact it had been a threat. “You’re allowed to be near Bella. You’re allowed to see her. You’re allowed to talk and be around her. You are not allowed to kiss her until you’ve earned it.”

Carlisle looked shocked, but then his face turned wary, not even denying the implied accusation.

“And how will I have earned it?”

Marcus gave him a smug smile, a rare moment for him to show emotion to someone other than Bella.

“When she kisses you first.”

Of course he was on Carlisle’s side, but this had essentially screwed the doctor. Besides, if he was on anyone’s side, it was Bella’s…

He wanted to be sure Bella made the choice, consciously chose Carlisle above any other. He wanted only her happiness, so her decision was paramount. Bella had to make the first move and kiss Carlisle herself, proving that he’s the one.

But she was a shy girl, and that chance of her kissing Carlisle first was abysmal.

Somehow, maybe it wasn’t so sure who side Marcus was on, aside from Bella’s.

 ~*~*~

Carlisle wasn’t refuting it anymore. He hadn’t been for awhile. He knew he felt something for Bella, but remembering Marcus’ warning about staying away and his own problems with his feelings, he had decided to be slightly distant and professional with her. Now Marcus seemed like he was giving him his blessings of sorts, with an impossible stipulation attached.

If he could somehow get Bella to kiss him first, she would be his to love.

But that was an entirely unattainable concept. There was no way that Bella could even think of doing such a thing, much less actually doing it. Never mind that there was no way that Bella could reciprocate his feelings.

He sighed as he traveled to Bella’s house on foot, in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, he neither had the night or graveyard shift, so he couldn’t stay and watch over her like he would like. And he couldn’t be a sneaky vampire, because there were already two sneaky Italian vampires doing what he wanted to do. So he’ll settle for moping around in her room, like he was some heartsick teenager. Which he was not.

He was in his 300s, thank you very much.

Hopping onto her windowsill, he gently slid her window open and slipped in. He blinked and stared at the couple on Bella’s bed, who stared back.

“Alice, Jasper, what are you two doing on Bella’s bed?”

Alice pouted, “We miss her. And we can’t hang around her because those stingy Italians are keeping her all to themselves. So we’re soaking up her smell here. This place luckily reeks of her presence.”

“…” was Jasper’s response.

Carlisle flinched, “I had the same idea…”

They looked at him.

“…for the same reasons you had.”

“We got here first, go find somewhere else to haunt,” and then Alice buried herself under the covers again, with Jasper nodding emphatically and then joining her. There were suspicious sniffling heard.

Carlisle rolled his eyes, filtering through her closet and finding a jacket that smelled strongly of Bella and put it on, taking it with him as he ran back to the house to mope there.

He would’ve taken the rocking chair, but that would’ve been mighty suspicious…

And Charlie wasn’t that oblivious not to miss whole missing furniture.

Omake! I

Aro wasn’t one to be disturbed, but this was a second brother who’d disappeared with vague answers. Caius was supposed to locate Marcus and find out what was going on, and possibly drag him back. Caius wasn’t supposed to report that nothing was wrong and that he was going to stay with Marcus awhile as well.

It made no sense…

He could have Demetri track them down, but he was busy on a mission. He could also have the others search for his brothers manually, but that would waste time and resources that could be used elsewhere, especially with no guarantee the others could find them.

It was increasingly irritating; mainly because of Athenodora’s grating voice screeching into his ears for something or other because her husband wasn’t there for her to screech at. He was almost tempted to ask Sulpicia to deal with her so he didn’t have to. Otherwise, he would rip off Caius’ wife’s head, and he was sure Caius wouldn’t approve of that, much that his brother didn’t care all that much for her either…

If Sulpicia got irritated with the wench as well and ended up ripping her head off, good for everyone! Even if it did cost her her life…she could be spared after all –she didn’t really matter…

“ARO! Where is that husband of mine?!”

Aro growled and in a quick movement had actually ripped Athenodora’s head off.

He blinked.

“Oops.”

Looking around warily, he almost jumped when her head started screaming again.

“How dare you?! Aro, when Caius comes back and hears about this –!”

“Jane.”

She appeared quickly, only glancing once at the head of Caius’ wife and then looked to him for orders. 

“Take her head, put it in a box, and dump it somewhere we can’t hear her but will remember where she is. Then put her body in her room and lock it.”

She took the head from him and went to do as was ordered of her.

He could always put her head back on her body before Caius came back…

Omake! II

Alice jumped onto Edward’s back, hitting his head with her small fist, before jumping away and running to her room like a mad pixie. Jasper followed at a sedate pace, glaring at Edward as he passed by.

“What on earth?” Esme asked with wide eyes.

Emmett snickered. “The three are fighting.”

“About what?”

Rosalie sighed in exasperation. “Territorial issues.”

Omake! III

“You’re not allowed in here.” 

“Excuse me?!”

Caius and Alice glared at each other in a standoff, while Marcus quietly chuckled in his seat and watched his brother forcibly remove the two vampires from the hospital room.

“I want to visit Bella!”

Caius sneered, “Visiting hours are over.”

“Then why are you here?” Alice hissed.

“Because we’re visiting.”

“But you just said visiting hours were over!”

“We snuck in.”

“Why can’t Jasper and I be there too then?”

“Because you’re not allowed to visit.”

“Says who?!”

“I do.”

“Let me in!” she screeched, finally aware that her husband was trying to sneak in while she handled Caius.

“And where do you think you’re going?” Marcus suddenly appeared in front of Jasper, blocking his entrance.

Jasper fidgeted in front of Marcus, cringing inwardly at the way he was acting. He’d been a soldier and fought in a bloody war! He’d commanded his own army! He’d once been called the God of War!

Then again Marcus was centuries older than him and had fought in his own wars and which were probably numerous and was a Volturi member and not just any Volturi member but a leader…

“Visiting Bella,” he answered Marcus stiffly.

Marcus pointed to Jasper’s wife with a bored look and Jasper turned on his heel and joined his wife.

“Goodbye,” Caius declared in a fed up tone.

Then he shut the door in front of their faces. Alice shrieked in rage and Jasper scowled.

“Wait, does Bella’s room have a window?”

“…”

“Jasper, you’re a genius!”

They went outside, jumping and climbing to their desired spot, when Alice went to the window and was about to open it. The curtains suddenly flashed open from the inside, revealing Caius’ scowling figure.

In vampire speed faster than even Alice or Jasper’s eyes could see, Caius had opened the window and shoved Alice off the ledge, making her fall backwards and fall through the air.

“AIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!”

Jasper turned in a flash to the window and was about to launch himself through it when Caius was faster and shut the window. He was about to bash through the window but stopped himself in time. That would’ve been hard to explain…

Huffing, he looked up into Caius’ smirking face, frowning himself.

And then Caius moved an arm and nonchalantly flipped the lock, locking it and smirking wider. Jasper sighed and turned, jumping off the ledge and following after his wife.

Omake! IV

“Did Carlisle just take one of Bella’s sweaters…?”

Jasper nodded.

Alice blinked, “Why didn’t we think about that?”

He shrugged. She ran from the bed and to the closet, rummaging through it. Grabbing a huge hoodie, she threw it on and then grabbed another one and threw it to her husband. On second thought, she grabbed a scarf she found and practically strangled it around her neck, covering her mouth and nose with the cloth so she could breathe in the scent. Speeding back to the bed, she went back under the covers and the two of them put on their hoods.

Glancing at each other, they blinked before shrugging, something they were doing a lot more nowadays, and threw the covers over their heads as well and huddled near each other.