Chapter One
Learning of Annihilation
Red eyes stared bordly across the mostly empty room.
Aro sighed.
Something needed to happen; life was becoming so boring; everyone had become too scared to rebel against the laws anymore. His children, his guard were either in the room with him, or they were out doing whatever they did when they were out.
The last time something exciting actually happened was when the Cullen children had stopped by; and they didn't even stay very long.
One minute they were here, and the next they were back in the blasted new world.
Another sigh escaped from him; a habit he'd never truly let go of from when he was a human. Even back then there were times where he was ultimately bored, nothing ever being able to quench his thirst for excitement.
The doors slammed open and Heidi was walking in with a young girl, human, dragging the girl by the back of her head, her nails dug snugly to the humans scalp; he could smell her blood starting to embed itself beneath the woman's fingernails.
He sat up curious, it wasn't time to eat, and this girl looked horrible, she smelt fresh and young, but she literally looked horrible. Her hair platinum blonde hair was messy and tangled, no doubt from Heidi. Her face was beet red with black streaks down her face, her honey brown eyes surrounded by redness and cushioned against puffy skin, her lips red, swollen and cut. Furthermore her clothes; they were dirty, wrinkled, and it looked like she hadn't bathed for weeks.
"What is the meaning of this?" Caius asked as he too looked over the girl.
Aro was becoming giddy something was happening; this was the beginning of something very exciting he could feel it.
"This human came to me of her own will, she told me so-
-Let the human speak on her own." Aro said impatiently.
Heidi's eyes widened and before she pushed the human forward, the girl tripping over her own two feet and falling to her knees. A sob escaped from the girl's mouth and she covered it with her mouth and shook her head before she looked back up to them and spoke through her cries.
"Please…. y-you h-have to help him, he's gone to kill innocent peop-
-Take a deep breath girl, count to ten, and tell us who needs our help." Marcus cut in.
Aro was nearly jumping out of his seat with excitement.
"David, my brother …. Some red head came up to him one night at a dance in Venice … He comes to me three days later, I never saw her face, just her hair …. When I opened the door though there he was, and his eyes were like yours just so much brighter, and he tried to attack me, but he stopped himself, saying he needed to find the girl again to help him. He returned two months later, and he told me that he was a vampire …. That red head turned him, and he was going to return to her again to help her revenge her brother's death, saying they were going to kill all these people, all these humans-
-Vampires always kill humans, so get to the point." Caius said.
" …… This red head created an army of newborns and my brother David is part of these newborns, and she was going to send them into battle with older vampires, just because her brother wanted a human that belonged to another one of you. They said they were going to allow at least one human live through it just for kicks, and that they might allow some of the werewolves-
-Werewolves you say?" Caius asked as he leaned forward a bit in his chair.
"Yeah …. Their protecting this human girl, all I know is that some newborns were created; my brother was one of them. He was supposed to go to battle but he chickened out, and came back home, but then he left again when he found out that the red head was killed and there had been no survivors, but he called me saying he'd be back later, that he was going to get revenge on them for killing his love …. Saying he found a way to get around the physics foresight so she-
-Psychic? Do you know where your brother was heading by any chance?" Aro asked.
Oh let it be who he was hoping.
"Some small town in Washington, he said some human and vampire were getting married and-
-That's all I need to know. Heidi please escort this young lady to the lobby, make sure she doesn't leave, we need to discuss some things." Caius said.
Aro was mentally bouncing off the walls.
They watched as Heidi picked the girl up by the arm and dragged her out of the room, the doors shutting as she did so.
"The Cullen's are going to be exterminated by vengeful newborns." Marcus said
"Should've known that Victoria would sire some cowardly Vampires ... What should we do?" Caius asked
"Are you not worried about the werewolves Caius?" Marcus asked
"I've never heard of Werewolves protecting humans …. Whatever we decide there's going to be a team sent to investigate might as well have them look into this for me while they're there." Caius replied.
"So we agree to send them late." Marcus asked.
There was something the girl had said that Aro was trying to remember.
"Isabella!" He said shocked that he'd nearly forgotten.
His long time friends turned to look at him.
"No, we need to send the team in now! What happens if Isabella gets killed! I can wait centuries for her to come to us, but she cannot be killed!" Aro said.
"Looks like we send a team in now." Marcus said.
"Alec. Gather a team and have them report here right away." Caius said to the small vampire that stood to his side.
"As you wish." Alec said as he bowed and turned to leave the room.
"Oh and while you're at it, tell Heidi to bring the girl back in." Aro said.
Soon enough Heidi was once again throwing the human girl onto the floor.
"If we do decide to help you, what will you do for us then? We have rules you know, many your brother and his creator don't know about, you are not suppose to know about our existence unless you plan to become one of us. Is that your plan child?" Aro asked.
"I would never want to become such a disgusting thing; I just want my brother stopped even if it means he has to die to." The girl replied with more confidence in her voice.
Well the girl didn't seem special anyhow.
"Very well then, the second choice is permanent silence, you smell like quiet the tasty snack, Heidi bring her to us." Caius said.
On the other side of the doors
The girl's screams were heard through the thick wall, and heavy doors. Alec and the rest tried their best to pull themselves away from the tasty smell of the girl's blood.
"What do they want us for?" Jane asked her brother.
"From what I can gather your all going back to Washington, that red head Victoria had some cowards that decided to back out of the battle, they heard about her death and they want revenge on all of the Cullen's." Alec replied.
"So what does this have to do with us?" Felix asked.
"Aro doesn't want Isabella Swan to die obviously, remember there's a very high possibility that she will be very talented and special when she becomes one of us …. If she were to die, Aro wouldn't be able to convince her to join, which he wants." Demetri said.
"So basically we're only going to ensure her survival." Jane said.
"Obviously." Alec said.
Heidi walked out of the room and she nodded at them, indicating it was okay to go in.
Chapter Two
The Same yet Not
Demetri was the first too make it too the home of the Cullen's. Being a tracker had its advantages, like being able to know exactly how to get somewhere, and his favorite of course was the speed, trackers were faster than usual vampires; they were hunters so it made sense.
He could already see the fire, he could smell the burnt skin, and he could smell blood. So many cars were parked down the driveway, indicating all the humans and the vampires that were there. Surprisingly even they had been invited to the wedding, though Aro said none of them would be capable of holding back their urges to feed from the humans.
They all knew it too be too true. Pushing the door open he stepped into the house.
He was taken aback by the screaming and the mouth watering smell, he'd smelt this only once and it was the one person he'd dreamt of chasing.
Isabella Swan.
More smells entered his nose and instantly he knew Jane & Felix weren't too far away.
Following the screams he walked up the stairs and down the hall, a bathroom door was ajar, and he could see blood smears on the floor, and white material.
White; the bride to be.
Isabella Swan.
Walking over to the door he opened it and found Jasper Cullen with his arms wrapped around the human girl, cradling her as she screamed from all the pain.
Walking into the large bathroom he found Alice Cullen huddled in a corner in the fetal position.
"What happened?" He asked as he bent down to look at the girl that was becoming one of them.
"I … couldn't see them. I … I couldn't see." Alice said as she cradled herself.
He heard the door open and instantly knew it was Jane and Felix, they were behind him in the blink of an eye.
"We've surveyed the area, all the humans, are dead, or will be in at least a few minutes, the rest of the Cullen's and some of the Denali's are dead. Eleazar and Carmen, have arrived, they said they'll be willing to give some insight on what happened here."Felix said
"We need to get her too Volterra quickly, we won't know if whoever did this will be returning anytime soon." Jane said
Looking over to one of the last Cullen's, Demetri placed his hand on the quiet man and stared him straight in his topaz eyes.
He hoped they trusted him enough.
Jasper Cullen nodded his head and helped the girl into his arms. As soon as she was in his arms and he was standing up Alice Cullen broke out of her trance and was immediately jumping to attack him.
"LET GO OF HER!" She screamed as she was caught by her husband.
"Jane take care of her, we need her back in Volterra as well to give us her word of how this happened." Felix said.
"I'll do it with pleasure." Jane said with a smile on her face.
Soon enough Alice Cullen was falling out of Jasper Cullen's embrace and onto the floor in pain. Screaming and sobbing; tearless sobs escaped from her.
Demetri turned away from them as he walked out of the bathroom he stopped at the bottom of the stairs as he felt a hand grab his ankle.
Looking down he found a woman with brown hair and blue eyes staring up at him. She was human and she would die quiet soon. She was just lying on the floor, blood quickly forming a puddle around her head.
"Bella ….. My …. Baby." She whispered.
Isabella's mother.
He felt bad for the girl now, not only was her lover dead, but also her parents, her human family was as well.
There was going to be a lot of screaming in Volterra.
He shook away her hand and walked over to the door, he took a glance back to look at the mother, and he truly did feel bad for the girl in his arms.
In a flash he was running on the water, the girls screams in his ear, but it was fine, he was used to screaming, they heard it from the humans they feed on all the time. Maybe this could convince Alice Cullen too become one of them; surely all this death, especially Carlisle Cullen's death would put Aro in a slightly sour attitude, if any of the last three Cullen's; he'll consider her a Cullen, no doubt Alice and Jasper Cullen will say that she's a Cullen; if any one of them, especially Alice decided to join them, Aro would maybe forget that his long time friend was dead or put it in the back of his mind for later times.
He slowed down as he saw that Volterra castle was in his eye range. Soon enough he was jumping from the city walls into the dark city, running through all the empty alleyways. Into the castle where they all resided.
Kicking the doors open he ran into the throne room.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Caius asked as he stood up.
"She's turning!" Demetri said as he placed the girl onto the floor.
Aro was at his side in a second. "What happened?" He asked as he looked down at the girl, his hand ghosting over her head.
"Alice & Jasper Cullen are on their way, as well as Eleazar & Carmen to give their statements." Demetri said.
"Grab her and follow me." Aro said as he straightened up and spun on his heels, gliding across the throne room.
"What did you see?" Aro asked as he walked down the grand hall.
"There were few human bodies littered in the house, seems like the human was right they found a way to get around Alice Cullen." Demetri said.
"They were the only survivors?" Aro asked.
"According to Jane and Felix yes."
They stopped at a wooden door and Aro pushed it open revealing a lavishly decorated large bedroom, similar to all of their rooms.
"Place her on the bed." Aro said as he closed the door.
"There's nothing we can do for her but wait now." He continued as he pulled a chair up next to the bed and sat down in it.
Turning around Demetri bowed before he began to speak. "What else do you require of me?" He asked.
"Inform me when the Cullen's and Eleazar come." Aro said as he waved a hand in the air and dismissed him.
Standing up Demetri turned around and was half way across the room when Aro called out to him.
"Oh yes, we'll need humans for when Isabella wakes up, do tell Heidi to prepare some."
Demetri nodded his head as he opened the door and closed it.
Alec was waiting outside the room unsurprisingly.
"Have Jane and Felix arrived yet?" Demetri asked.
"No … they'll be here soon, I can feel Jane close." Alec said.
It was quiet between them as they stayed outside the room, listening to the screams that echoed off the door behind them.
Then it was quiet.
The screams from Isabella Swan ceased and they turned their heads to look at each other.
"It's too soon, there's no possible way she turned that fast." Alec said.
"Perhaps she wasn't strong enough." Demetri said.
The door swung open and Aro looked straight at them slightly shocked.
"Demetri bring me Alice Cullen & Eleazar now!" He said before he turned to order Alec.
"I need Marcus and Caius here as well!" He continued before he slammed the door on them.
They nodded at each other before they ran to their directions; Demetri was already out of the city when he saw the three figures. He slowed down and stopped them in the woods.
"Jane take Alice Cullen to Aro, he needs her now." Demetri said.
Jane nodded her head as she looked at the figure that was still in her arms, her sobs continuing.
Demetri stilled, turning his head back to the castle and stared at it, there was no need to go looking for Eleazar, it seemed him and his wife were already in the castle.
He turned his head back around to Jane and grabbed Alice from the smaller vampire and raced his way back to the castle.
He knew Jasper Cullen wasn't too far away from him.
Opening the door to the room they'd placed the girl in he set Alice Cullen down and pushed her towards Aro.
Aro, Marcus and Caius were looming over the silent girl's body. Speaking in hushed whispered.
The door opened again and Alec walked back into the room with Eleazar behind him.
Aro spun around quickly and looked at the two.
"Alice … I need a favor child, please if you would look into dear Isabella's future for us." Aro said.
The girl was still alive that meant.
Alice shakily walked up to Isabella's side and closed her eyes. She shakily shook her head.
"E …. Everything is blurry ….I can't see clearly." She said as she grabbed the girls arm.
"Eleazar, tell me what I need to know." Aro said.
"I've been trying but she's shielding me out, I don't know what her powers are." Eleazar answered quickly.
A gasp came from Alice as her eyes glazed over and she went silent for a moment. Opening her eyes she looked over to the girl.
"It's the same vision as the first." She said quietly as she outstretched her arm for Aro.
He grasped her hand and looked through her mind, a smile spreading on his face as he looked into her memories.
"The scenery I never realized it before brothers, Isabella and Alice will be staying with us!" Aro said as he opened his eyes.
"What exactly though is she?" Caius asked.
"She's becoming a vampire …. Isn't she?" Eleazar asked.
Aro was quiet for a while as he stared at the still, and silent girl, he snapped his head to Alice again.
"Did you see who bit her?" He asked.
A sob escaped from Alice Cullen again as she turned too looked back at the girl.
"They were already gone when I found her…. Whoever bit her … I'm blinded to them." She replied quietly.
Jasper walked into the room just then with Jane at his side.
Alice stood up and he embraced her. "What happened?" Caius asked.
"One minute, everything was fine and everyone was happy, next minute …. These newborns are attacking everyone and everything, they overpowered everyone. They overpowered, us …I heard a scream come from the house and I ran and found Bella in the bathroom and when I saw the bite mark on her neck I knew instantly it was too late, so I stayed in there with her … after a while the screaming stopped and Alice walked in and that's when she told me, everyone was dead. …. Not long after you came." Jasper explained as he held Alice.
"And you didn't see the attack coming?" Caius asked.
"No. … I didn't even feel it coming." Alice said quietly as she stared down at the girl.
Aro sighed as he walked back over to Isabella Swan and sat on the bed next to her. "Look." He said he reached over to the girls left eye and forced open her eyelids.
A gasp escaped Alice. "Her eyes … why aren't they-
-Whatever bit her is something else entirely." Aro cut her off.
"Perhaps it was a werewolf." Caius said.
"Nothing would happen … Jacob explained it to me they have to be born into it … and we have to be around to awake the dormant gene." Jasper said.
"You associated with werewolves?" Caius asked.
Alice gave her hand back to Aro and his eye brow lifted, his head shaking. "These werewolves aren't anything like the others Caius … I can't even say if they are werewolves." Aro said with his eyes closed hand still wrapped around the Cullen's.
"No …. Nothing like the werewolves we've seen at all … they actually care deeply for our Isabella, and they can change whenever they wish too, though their anger seems to trigger their changes like the werewolves but they seem to pull themselves together quickly …..Despite the fact that they have the same scent as Werewolves, they're not the same, similar, but not ….whatever they are I want them." Aro said as he let go of Alice's hand.
"They hate us, they only put up with us for Bella." Alice said.
"Now that she's one of us would they still care for her as they did before?" Marcus asked.
"They would, I don't doubt it, Isabella has captured the heart of one of them, I'm sure he'll continue to love her even if she was a vampire." Aro said.
"Did we not just say she isn't a vampire?" Caius asked.
"She is, but not at the same … it's complicated." Aro said.
"We'll need the one who bit her, and the one who bit him." Marcus said.
"We do." Aro agreed.
Jasper bowed at the three elders. "Please allow me-
-us." Alice said as she too bowed before them.
"Please allow us to track these people down." Jasper begged.
Demetri watched as the three elders exchanged looks at one another. Aro smiled as he looked back down to them.
"Bring us these … Quileute's, and you'll be able to search for this person-
-alone?" Alice asked.
Aro frowned. "I'd prefer at least one of my men to go with you." He continued.
"Your men drink from humans, they'll slow us down." Alice said.
"Very well then you can go alone if only you come back here." Aro said.
"We will." Jasper said.
"But you won't leave just yet; at least allow Isabella a week at the most before you leave her." Aro said.
"She's coming with us." Alice said.
Aros frown deepened. "She is too stay, besides, if she quickly went on to drink animal blood she could be weak, she needs human blood, and here we can give her what she'll need." He said.
"She can't! She won't I know Bella she'd rather die than drink from a human." Alice argued.
"There are other ways to feed her blood, even human blood, there are some here who; how do I put this? …. Don't like to get messy." Aro said.
"He's right Alice, if we immediately put her on animal blood she won't be as strong as she needs to be." Jasper Cullen said to his wife.
"She'll have a choice later on right?" Alice asked.
Demetri knew exactly what she was talking about; she was worried that Aro would force her to become a part of the guard. Not about a choice in bloods.
"Of course she'll have a choice … though if you leave I'm sure that choice will become quite obvious to you." Caius said.
Aro spun back to them and he straightened up. "Jane prepare two rooms, they'll be staying with us."
Jane turned around with a slight scowl on her face and left the room.
"Eleazar …. I want your statement now." Aro said.
"Carmen and I along with Tanya and Kate were attending the wedding ceremony, but Carmen wished to try again with Irina she was worried about her, so we went back and tried to persuade her, when we arrived at the Cullen's home though, it was completely destroyed ... here." Eleazar said as he handed Aro his hand.
Aro let go immediately. "Felix, send a team to clean up residence."
"I'll go." Alice said as she stood up.
"No, you are to stay here." Aro said.
"Eleazar, if you will send Irina and Carmen to the Cullen's home and grab Alice and Jaspers things." Aro said.
"What about Bella stuff?" Alice asked.
"If whatever bit her has vampire in them then there's a chance that she'll loose herself if she goes back … I'll have a tailor come in and prepare her some clothes." Aro said before he turned around and walked out of the room.
Demetri and the rest of the guard followed after. Though he stopped and turned back to the two vampires in the room.
"I've heard many good things about Carlisle, and I can tell that he was a good person …. I would have liked to have meet him … I'm sorry for your loss." Demetri said before he grabbed the knob of the door and walked out of the room closing the door behind him.
He ran to catch up with the rest.
I've had this in my comp. for a while now, so I thought that I should put it up I have so many chapters already ... might as well. I'll try too upload the chapters at least every weekend. But I'm multi-tasking with other stories as well so we'll see.
So this story is simple.
Victoria sired some cowards but when the big battle came to get her revenge on the the Cullen's they backed out. News gets to them about her gruesome death and their brothers and sisters death and they want revenge, planning the perfect attack they bring in something that Alice can't see (I'm postive most of you know or will figure who this person is easily.)
What was supposed to be the happiest day of Bella's life turned out to be the day she'll never forget. The Volturi take her in after Alice and Jasper take off to find the person that caused Alice's blindness, and the death of their family and friends.
Love, friendship, enemies, battles, and much much more.
Every chapter is in Someones P.O.V. You'll always know who's as well.
This chapter amazingly was two different ones but the first chapter was only one thousand words so I though I'd add the second chapter too it just to lengthen it.
Addicted to all reviews even the bad ones.
Midori Blossom
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