It's been a hundred years since my transformation from human to vampire. For most of those one hundred years I've lived with my coven in Italy, the Volturi. Aro was my creator and has since taught me everything I needed to know, and supported me fully when I made my decision to be a vegetarian. For only he knows my true identity, to most I am Nicole Swanson a very distant relative of Aro. But Aro and I know that I am Isabella Swan the former mate of the flighty Edward Cullen. But that is all in the past, since my transformation I have become more powerful than any vampire Aro has ever met, or so he says sometimes I can't help but think that he says that just to satisfy me. I have two powers where most vampires with gifts only have one; first I am an appearance shifter, it's pretty self explanatory I can change my appearance to whatever pleases me. For my role as Nicole Swanson I am a short petite girl with long, curly, dirty blond hair around the age of 15 or 16, but the best thing of all I can even change my eye color, as Nicole I wear them bright blue. Second, I have the power to implant memories into ones brain, and not pleasant ones either I could have any vampire on the ground begging for death in less than two seconds.

I left my coven just this year because although Aro was supportive of my eating habits most other members of the coven where not. While wondering the world I made up my mind that it was about time Nicole went to high school. So here I am back at Forks High School and it's my first day in the middle of the semester, just like a hundred years ago. Not much had changed at Forks High, except everyone had nice cars including myself. I entered the school through the front office and a short chubby lady handed me my schedule. All my classes have been good so far; most people avoid me but I knew that was coming; although there are a few unintelligent kids who attempted to make friends with me.

Now that it's lunch I am sitting alone at the small table closest to the double doors. My tray of food is untouched before me and I can feel several pairs of eyes eating a hole in the back of my head. I slowly turn to glare at them when my worst fear is realized. There are the Cullen kids at their usual lunch table with stupid looks on their faces; I assume they are trying to figure out what my business is here. I flash them a brilliant smile, and turn back to my…err lunch?

The bell signaling the end of lunch rings loudly in my oversensitive ears without thinking I quickly raise my hands to cover them. As I do this I feel 5 pairs of vampire eyes staring me down. I ignore them and head off to biology. The teacher pulls me to the front and gives me the necessary books and materials then points me to my seat. Of course the only open seat is right next the one and only Edward Cullen. I nod showing the teacher I understood and made my way to my seat. As I sit Edward is the first to speak.

"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen and you are?"

"Nicole Swanson" I answered simply.

"Where are you from?"

This is where it gets complicated I could tell him Italy but then he would assume I was with the guard… actually Oh well, who cares about what Edward thinks anyways he'll probably just run away.

"Italy" I speak softly and slowly and his mouth hangs open when I finish speaking.

"Why are you here? Are you with the Volturi? Tell me your story!" He demands harshly, I can't help but flinch at the tone of his voice.

"I don't feel the need to tell you my story plus I don't think you've earned the honor. As for the Volturi, they were my coven but I am not with them any longer." I say sadly. His expression turns to confusion and I pretend to listen to the lesson. After three more hours of torture school is over and I happily head out to the parking lot. I am almost to my truck when someone grabs my arm and pulls me into their car…the Cullen's I should have expected.

"Unhand me at once!" I demand, when Emmett's grip doesn't loosen I shove a very unpleasant memory into his thick skull, he screams out and Edward looks at me wildly.

"Get out of his head!" Edward whispers harshly. I glare and pull the memory away from Emmett.
"You read minds?" I ask softly "and you torture them" he says roughly "I see why the Volturi valued you".

I snarl at the way he spoke the word 'valued' as if I was no longer welcome with the Volturi, because of this Jasper attempts to calm the tense atmosphere of the jam-packed Volvo. It works slightly; everyone calms a bit.

"Where are you taking me?" I ask as if I didn't already know. No one speaks; I roll my eyes and look out the window. "Inconsiderate, rude, weak Vampire coven" I whisper to myself, Edward snarls and I laugh gently and look at Emmett, "this one is easily upset, aren't you worried that in a battle he could jump the gun and implicate your entire coven?" again no one speaks, "I understand now…you're all mute" I giggle again. Everyone looks to Edward, I raise my eyebrows expectantly.

"I wouldn't even try mind reader, you won't be able to peek inside my head." I say quietly as the car pulls into the Cullen's garage. Emmett grabs my arm again and helps me out of the car; I take the opportunity to shove unpleasant memories into his head and as he releases me I take off for the woods. I hear four vampire snarls and two take after me.
Edward and I presume Jasper as Emmett is incapacitated. I feel a little bad for Emmett and lift the memory from him. But now I am being pursued by three angry male vapires.