"Jasper?" A hand rested on his shoulder as he watched the flames dance, his hair stuck to the sides of his face as the tears that could never pour collected in his eyes. She was gone, even the pouring rain could not wash this away.

This time two pairs of hands grasped his arms and he started to thrash wildly out of control.

"NO! LET ME GO! SHE CAN'T BE! SHE NEEDS ME! ALICE! I need her!"

Jasper struggled with all of his strength but he couldn't break free. Alice had taken all of him with her when she died as Jasper crumpled into a sodden wreck on the forest floor. He sobbed hysterically as Rosalie held onto him securely.

"SHE CAN'T BE! SHE ISN'T, I WON'T BELIEVE IT! ALICE! COME BACK! PLEASE!" He shouted to the heavens, rain dripping onto his pain filled face.

Edward looked at his parents, he would never survive...she was gone.

Thunder clapped menacingly in the background as he broke free from his sisters grasp and started to run… to Volterra. Edward, hearing was he was thinking made a lunge for Jasper but thanks to his military training he narrowly avoided his brother as he ran as fast as he could, away from his family… his life.

"Jasper don't! You can't go! Please!" Edward called after him but Jasper felt no pursuit behind him.

Thank you Edward, I have to do this, I can't be without her. I'm sorry. Tell them all I love them dearly. Goodbye. Jasper thought, knowing Edward would hear and pass along his message.

Jasper soon skidded to a halt at the sight before him… Alice.

No, it wasn't really her, Jasper wanted to go and grasp her tiny stature in his loving arms but she was only an illusion as he crumpled again in agony at the sight of her sad face.

"Why are you doing this Jazz? Go back to Carlisle. Their our family, stay with them, don't kill yourself over me." The illusion Alice said, the tinkling musical voice bringing a hint of life back to his motionless, broken heart.

"Lis I can't do it! You're my everything and I won't survive without you! I need you!"

"I know Jazz but you'll find a way, please for me, go back. I promise I will always be with you, one way or another…" Alice smiled lovingly before disappearing into the fog that had surrounded them.

He slowly pulled himself onto his feet and shuffled slowly back to the clearing, to his family who embraced him and tried to fix his shattered soul.

Things would never be the same again….

Sianycullen x