Hellooo my lovelies! I'm super excited and kinda nervous cuz this is my first ever fanfic to the world! Please have mercy on me lol.

I've read many other fanfics from Twilight and finally i thought, ok why dont i give it a shot?

Any types of reviews r welcome, i appreciate criticism and alot of that other stuff. just keep the flaming down please :3

Well enjoi!

"Purse?"

"Check."

"Water?"

"Check."

"Camera?"

"Check"

"Looks like we got everything…Wait –we still need a map!" Lilith exclaimed, hurrying out of the room to go get one.

My best friend, Lilith, was always planning things one step ahead. She was also the one that suggested we go tour the city we were residing in for the week – Venice. She was rushing madly to get everything prepared so we didn't have a shortage of supplies while wandering the streets in Italy.

Lilith and I were raised in a very wealthy environment. My dad was a doctor and my mother was a lawyer. Lilith's parents coincidently shared the same occupations – thus resulting in our family's close bonds. Our parents scheduled frequent trips around the world, so we were constantly packing our bags and seeing new places. Sounded like an ideal life right? Traveling around the world, expensive clothes, and large amounts of money to spend… But life wasn't always this perfect.

Other than Lilith, I have never found a true friend. Our families were constantly on the move –be it promotions, job deals, or high quality hospitals in need of my father's expertise. Everything about our families screamed high class; and such high status attracted the snooty females in our schools towards us like a magnet.

I'll tell you one thing; snooty was not a word that applied to me or Lilith. Our parents were very strict with etiquette and proper manners –our mothers made it absolute law in our household to never pick on the less fortunate. Me and Lilith gladly obliged by these rules. We usually just stuck together during school, and we shared with each other the never ending details of our adventures around the globe. We preferred each other's company over the large numbers of snobs in our private school that sought out our attention. But we did find some company in those less arrogant and more conserved. But we eventually had to bid our farewells to them, mostly because it was impossible for our family to stay in one place for more than a year. There were the few odd ones that kept in touch and we still converse till this day.

There were not a lot of rules to go by in our households. Our parent's trusted us a fair amount, and they had full confidence in our responsibilities as 15 year old girls. A rare trait many families did not have.

"Here it is!" Lilith shoved a map under my nose and I scanned the piece of parchment for possible points of interest we could visit. Venice was a beautiful city, just brimming with possibilities of adventure.

"We must go see the Piazza San Marco!" I said, pointing at an area in the center of the map.

"Yes, we must go there! That's Venice's highest point of interest; a must see for anyone here. And their pizza…we definitely have to try that too!" Lilith squealed, literally bouncing with excitement.

We grabbed our necessities and headed out the door of our suite. We exited the hotel and we rode a water taxi that escorted us to the famed Piazza San Marco.

We walked down the streets; stopping by the occasional store or stand bearing fruit. Of course, when you're in Italy, not eating pizza would be a crime. So we visited a small, elegant restaurant by the name of Pranzo Delizioso di Mario. We scarfed down the pizza like there was no tomorrow, and left the waitresses a very generous amount of tips.

"Hey Al, how about we pay Volterra a visit tomorrow? It's not far from Venice and the ferry ride will be grand!" Lilith suggested.

"I don't see why not… We most likely won't be back in Italy for a while, since your mom wants us in Paris by next week…" I said, thinking of all the places Lilith's mom wanted us to go to.

We rode another water taxi back to our hotel. As soon as we got into our room I plopped down on the couch; my energy was spent. I lazily walked into the bathroom, shut the door, and peered into my reflection.

Now, I wasn't exactly hard on the eyes, but I didn't find myself all that pretty either. I had wavy hair that was as dark as night. It reached right below my average sized chest. Unlike Lilith's, she had fiery red curly hair that reached down to her middle back.

I had an oval shaped face, but what stood out the most were my eyes. They were silver, not dull silver, but bright silver that stood out. They didn't look natural, but natural enough that they didn't look artificial and fake. My height stood at 5'5, but I was short compared to Lilith's 5'7 stature.

I always viewed Lilith as a sister, a best friend, a shoulder to cry on. I depended a lot on her and as did she. We shared many similarities but at times we contrasted like black and white. She would be loud and I would be quiet, I would be ditzy at times and she would take my place as the intelligent one of the two.

My thoughts were then interrupted by an impatient Lilith, demanding use of the bathroom.

"Alvira hurry up in there! I really got to go pee!"

Typical Lilith.

The next day, I awoke with the sun in my eyes. I rubbed them drearily, and then went back to sleep. '5 more minutes..' I said to myself, and proceeded to drift to unconsciousness.

Not even 5 minutes later Lilith pulled the covers off of me and started poking me in the sides. I immediately reacted with a small scream, my body now empty of all sleepiness.

"Rise and shine, today is going to be a grand day! I can predict it!" Lilith declared, her hair a mess and she was still clad in her pink PJs.

"Yeah yeah whatever let's just get on with this" I responded monotonously. My body might have been fully alert, but my mind yearning to go back to sleep. I lazily go out of the bed and slowly made my way into the bathroom, splashing cold water into my face.

We got ready and started making our way out of the hotel, down the streets of Florence, and to Volterra. We rode a ferry there and we were accompanied by a few other citizens and tourists. The ride there was peaceful, I watched as the water rippled ever so subtly like a soft lullaby. After a few more moments of hearing the seagulls chirp and gazing at water; we arrived at our destination.

The streets of Volterra were not all that different than Florence. Volterra kept the medieval theme, and if anything, they enhanced it with walls that looked a thousand years old. If I didn't know better, I would of thought I was in the Middle Ages itself.

"We're finally here! I can't wait to see what they have in store for us here!" exclaimed Lilith. I had no clue where she got her enthusiasm from – Volterra looked as appealing as a history class.

Lilith then proceeded to explore the place delightfully. She did have a fondness for history, which was unexpected for a person of her bubbly nature. As she dragged me around, I was starting to get bored to tears.

"Liltih can we please take a break, my feet are killing me." I protested. We had been walking around the place for an hour now, and I was very eager to sit down somewhere and let my sore feet rest.

"Oh fine, but only for a few minutes! There's so much architecture to look at!" said Lilith. We then sat down in front of a large fountain that had a statue in the center of a woman. It was a nice spot, it had shade that shielded us from the sun's warm heat. As I was admiring the fountain I did not notice a woman saunter towards us.

"Ciao! Would you like to join our tour?" she inquired. I was shocked at what my ears were hearing and what my eyes were seeing. Her voice resembled bells and wind chimes, with an edge of sexiness to it (if that made any sense). But what's more, she had the body of a goddess. She was clad in a long-sleeved red top that loosely hugged her hourglass figure. She was wearing tights that clung to her long legs that were accented by her black stilettos. Her hair was a lustrous shade of brown that curled down to her waist, and her eyes were an unusual shade of violet.

I peeked over at Lilith and she was also gawking at the Aphrodite in front of us. I tapped her on the shoulder and give her a questioning glance. She nodded, as if in a trance-like state and we followed the woman and her entourage of at least 30 tourists.

"This way please, and stay together!" The woman instructed. She then proceeded to lead us into a castle that looked like it came right out of a fairy tale – it had a traditional air to it. I couldn't stop following the woman; it was like I was attracted to her. Not as in love, but as if she was a fisher and I was the fish on the hook being reeled in by her.

This analogy snapped me back to reality. Something wasn't right; there was something about that woman that was luring us in. What were we doing? We weren't supposed to be following strangers, especially dangerously beautiful strangers! I quickly scanned our group for Lilith. Once I found her, I grabbed her wrist and started pulling her towards the opposite direction. She threw me an irritated glare "What are you doing? Didn't you hear her; we're supposed to be following!"

"Lilith, don't you remember what my mom said about following strangers such as her? Snap out of it, you're supposed to be the reasonable one here!" I reproached. If even Lilith was losing her cool, then there was definitely something going on here.

The crowd went around us and soon we were left behind, standing in the corridor alone. Then we heard a pair of heavy doors open and close, and screams pierced the air. My eyes widened at what my ears were picking up. What was going on in there? Bloody murder? Fear started making its way through my body as I thought of what would have happened if I didn't stop myself and Lilith from advancing through those doors.

I then saw realization and then fear come to life in Lilith's eyes, and she looked around for the exit, panicking.

"Oh no, oh no, what do we do?" She asked. She looked like she was on the verge of hyperventilating. I had only seen Lilith hyperventilate twice before, and it was always in dire situations. I didn't blame her; my breaths were coming in short also.

"We have to get out of here…come on! She won't notice if we're quick enough" I replied hurriedly. We then made our way to the exit and walked as fast as we could out of the dark castle. On our way there, I noticed something I failed to notice before. A receptionist table, and behind there was a blonde headed woman; daintily typing away at her computer. She looked up from the computer screen and confusion registered on her face. She yelled after us but we were too in a hurry to care. Wasting no time, Lilith and I made our way out of the castle hastily.

I was never happier in my life to see the sunlight again, I calmed down as we stepped foot outside. Lilith and I both let a huge sigh of relief.

"Thank god we made it out…I don't know what would happen if we didn't…" I breathed.

Lilith was taking shaky breaths, and after a few moments she finally calmed down.

"Al, I'm so sorry! I should have never suggested Volterra…we could of went to Florence instead!" Lilith apologized with a sorrowful look on her face.

I pulled her into a tight hug. "It's not your fault, and don't worry we're leaving Italy tomorrow. My dad already has our flight booked so all we have to do is start packing" I said, soothing Lilith.

We then went back on the ferry to Venice. Our trip back was silent, not even the seagulls could break through the thick tension in the air. All cheer was completely drained out of Lilith's demeanor. She sat hunchbacked with her head in her heads, staring at the waters. Her face was devoid of all color, and she her eyes held anxiety. I was replaying the events that had occurred today. I was especially curious about the blond receptionist that seemed confused. As if two girls running away from the tour was not part of the routine. I shuddered as I became aware that the blonde was most likely involved with the woman that tried to lure us to our demise.

When we got back to our hotel room, Lilith and I collapsed on the bed with exhaustion. I felt a small trembling and I looked over. Lilith was sobbing into her pillow, and soon I found tears started to stream down my face too.

"V-Vira…I'm scared…we were so close to dying and getting murdered by that…that witch!" She sputtered.

"Y-you think I'm not scared? That w-woman put us in some sort of t-trance…" I sobbed back.

"W-we have to tell our parents about this! We need some…no, more security…" Lilith said. She then grabbed a box of tissues and started blowing her nose.

We always had good protection; our parent's made sure of that. One time, when Lilith and I were just 12, we got lost in a gigantic mall In Paris. Our parents called security and they searched for us frantically. Finally, they found us in a photo booth taking funny pictures. From then on they made sure they could find us at all times, even installing tracking devices in our cell phones. But now, I think the next step in security would be a personal body guard.

I grabbed my phone out of my purse and started dialing numbers. My mom and dad weren't picking up their phones; much to my irritation. They were probably caught up in several meetings. My mom and dad seldom had time these days. I dialed Lilith's parents, and I was met with the same results.

"Looks like we're going to have to wait a bit for that enhanced security…don't worry Lilith we're leaving tomorrow." I reassured.

Lilith took a deep breath. "I guess so, let's just start packing… I don't want to spend any more time in this place than I have to" she mumbled, and we then proceeded to pack.

Back in the Volturi's lair… (3rd Person P.O.V)

The room shortly went silent after the last of the mortals were drained of all life. Aro wiped his mouth, satisfied with the meal, and then turned to Heidi with an amused look.

"This is quite rare my dear Heidi. You usually fetch 30, and yet today you have only brought in 28…how peculiar" Aro mused.

Heidi's face scrunched up in confusion. 'Only 28…?' she did a brief headcount of the dead bodies lying on the blood-stained floor, and her eyes widened when she realized the red-head and the one with the silver eyes were absent.

"But how… I made it completely clear to everyone that they should have been following my lead. The ones that are missing are two mere girls!" Heidi retorted, flabbergasted.

Aro raised his brows, completely intrigued. He made his way over to Heidi, his hand outstretched, expecting hers. Heidi reluctantly put her hand in Aro's and then Aro went into deep concentration as he read Heidi's thoughts.

"Perhaps…it was just a mere accident. They appeared to be under your spell until you walked through those doors…then they just disappeared" Aro pondered out loud.

"A human is just a human. But I presume that they already heard screams and are right now reflecting on it. They must be disposed, or else we are at risk of being exposed." Caius's irritated voice stated as he threw the human he just fed on aside.

Then a rather baffled Gianna entered the room hurriedly.

"There have been two humans that escaped the castle! They know!" Gianna informed, panicked. Aro quickly made his way towards her and took her hand. His eyes widened as he heard the two girl's rushed conversation through Gianna's ears as they made their way out of the castle.

"My friends, this is a rather interesting matter we have in our hands! We must quickly pursue these girls, I have a feeling we have some raw talent in our hands" Aro exclaimed with glee.

"Demetri… I'm sending you along with Heidi to track down these two girls. I understand you have not encountered them as of yet, but I assure you they won't be hard to find. Make whatever arrangements you need, but you are under strict orders to bring them back alive" Aro instructed.

"Yes master, I'll make sure I have them back in one piece." Demetri replied smoothly. He then made his way out of the room – Heidi following suite.

"My brothers…I predict a few new pieces will be added to our wonderful… family, fairly soon..." Aro affirmed with a smile on his face.

And there it is! Please review if u likey, it shows me that people actually read the story :3

More will be revealed on how Alvira managed to escape Heidi's gift, her being human and all.

Much love,

Snowbell :3