Chapter Seven – Be unaffected by most vampires' "gifts".

A/N: Really sorry it's been so long since I updated! Hope you enjoy this chapter, I guess it's a little longer than my average. Enjoy!

Alice's POV. Spoilers for New Moon. Occurs during chapter 21 of New Moon when Edward, Alice and Bella are meeting the Volturi. Dialogue taken straight from the book.

Aro seemed to be deep in thought. I suddenly wished, as I had at times before, that I could see what he was thinking, like Edward could. When I looked at Edward, however, it was clear that I did not want to see what Aro was thinking at all. Edward was almost fuming beside me, his expression torn between anger and pain. Finally, Aro made a decision, and I understood why Edward was angry.

Aro was going to ask Jane to try and hurt Bella.

I was not afraid for Bella's safety, of course, because I could already see that Jane would not be able to hurt her. I glared at Edward, thinking what I had just seen very loudly so that he would hear. However, he seemed to be blocking me out. Perhaps his rage had taken over. It wouldn't be the first time…

"Jane, dear?" Aro called gently. Edward reacted just as badly to this as he would have if he hadn't seen it coming.

A growl ripped from his throat. "No," Edward almost roared. I saw a rush of decisions flash past me; different methods he could use to protect Bella. I held his arm, trying to make him see that she wouldn't get hurt. He seemed to be past the point when he was going to listen to me. That was fair enough, I supposed, since it was me who thought Bella was dead in the first place.

He shook my arm away with no effort, and I stepped back a little. If only he would decide on how he was going to prevent Jane from hurting Bella, then perhaps I could intervene. I did not want to watch Edward in pain if he managed to get hurt himself, and I was sure he would rather Bella didn't have to either. He was still between ideas, though.

Eventually, Aro gave the command. Jane shifted to face us, and smiled. I saw a flash of evil in her eyes. Then I saw Edward's decision. He jumped towards Jane, in an attempt to get between her and Bella. "Don't!" I cried a second too late. Edward was already on the ground, obviously in pain. Bella could not move; she watched in horror. I could almost hear the "click" as everything fitted together in her mind. In my mind, I saw her try to jump between Jane and Edward. There was no need; she would just get us all in more trouble. "Stop!" she yelled, but I grabbed her before she could do anything. I held my strong arms around her and kept her still.

Finally, Aro motioned for Jane to stop, and Edward was still. Bella's body tensed, with no idea if he was even alive. Aro gently nodded towards Bella and I, and Jane smiled again, looking into Bella's shocked eyes. I remained still. Once I had taken note of the fact that Bella was obviously unaffected by Jane's "gift", I released her.

"He's fine," I whispered to her, but to be perfectly honest, I had no idea if Edward was fine or not. To both our relief, he got up seemingly painlessly. His eyes were panicked; he looked to Jane, then at Bella. Seeing that she was safe, the panic lessened.

I was sure that Edward was glad now, if not always, that Bella remained immune to most vampires' "gifts".