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The Aro University

By: Alunamai

Chapter One: Mandatory College

Volterra, Italy

Volturi Headquarters

Aro POV

I looked at my comrades, Marcus and Caius, as we sat there deciding whether or not we were going to open the college for Vampires and Werewolves. To me it sounded like a splendid Idea. It would required ALL vampires created between the years of 1850 up until present day to attend, with one exception… Esme Cullen. The only one… of course my comrades think that she should… but I have explained to them that she is married to Carlisle… and does not need to attend this college. Needless to say, Caius was not happy… I don't know why… but he was not happy.

Oh, they most likely would be here in Italy. For I was thinking of making both of them a teacher. I don't know of what but it sounded like a great idea… I'm full of those. That is something that these two… two… boring old men… just don't like about me… because I am always happy and thinking of ways to change things… I am the most understanding out of the three of us as well.

"Aro, are we opening this College or not?" Caius asked suddenly.

"Yes." I answered. "Get someone to get a list of all the vampires in the world… I will go to Carlisle personally.

x-x-x

Forks, Washington

Two Days After Graduation

Alice POV

"Today's the day!" I said cheerfully as I came down the stairs. "Our Bella will finally be one of us!"

"Providing Edward doesn't try to convince her otherwise." Esme said in a quiet voice. "She has already said no to marrying him… because he wants to wait a couple of years before they are wed. Unless she can convince him to do that…" Esme's voice disappeared and was replaced by Edward and Bella and nothing more.

"Edward… I want to get married… but I don't want to wait any longer… I want to be a vampire… I want to be with you for eternity."

"Then you might as well have Carlisle do it then."

"But I want you to do it…"

"Bell, I want to do it. I want to be the one who changes you. But I want us to be married."

And then the world shifted.

Aro was getting on an airplane, with his guard of course. His destination was…

"When we get to the Cullens, I expect you all to behave yourselves."

"Oh, no." I said quietly.

"What is it, Alice?" Carlisle looked up from his newspaper. Esme stopped polishing one of the vases she held and looked up at me with her concerned filled eyes.

"One of us needs to call Edward." I said quietly. "Jasper, you can do the honors." I was vaguely aware of his presence behind me… which was where he usually was when I didn't tell him to stay put… or if he wasn't in a mood. "Tell him to get Bella here ASAP! We need to tell Bella to choose…"

"To choose?" Carlisle asked.

"To decide whether or not she wants you to change her or if she wants Edward to do it… if she has Edward do it… we need to convince him to do it tonight."

"Why?" Esme questioned.

"Aro is on his way."

x-x-x

Edward POV

She sat there on her bed staring at the floor. I could sense that she was thinking. About what… I have not a clue.

"What are you thinking?"

"What are we going to do about Charlie and Renee? I mean, after this week… I will no longer be Bella Swan… I'll be… Bella Swan the vampire." She stopped a moment and looked up at me.

"What?"

"I love you." She said quietly before looking away and blushing. God, I wish I could know her thoughts.

"I've never doubted that."

"I know that." She laughed. I moved over to her bed and sat down beside her. I kissed her ever so gently on the forehead. I would have proceeded but my cell phone rudely interrupted us.

"Hello?" I asked irritated.

"Edward, we have a problem." Jasper spoke in a hurried voice.

"What problem?" I asked.

"Just get Bella here." He said.

"And tell him to have her bring her things… everything that she hasn't already brought over here!" I heard Alice call.

"I heard her…" Jasper hung up before I could even ask my next question. "Bella, we need to go. Grab the rest of your things… not that there's much." This was true. We had been moving her stuff out slowly over the last month. Her father was not in the least bit happy that she was moving out and into my house. And besides… he wasn't expecting her to be home tonight anyways. He thought she was going to Alaska with Esme, Alice, and Rosalie.

She grabbed mainly what was left of her clothes and the last of her books. She even grabbed the faded quilt off of her bed. I thought that kind of peculiar. She must have sensed this because she looked up at me and clarified her actions.

"To remember my human years." She stated quietly. I laughed at this.

"Bella, you are utterly absurd."

"So I've been told."

x-x-x

Esme POV

"They're on their way." Jasper called as he hung up his phone. "And prepare for an argument… I know I am." Jasper sat on the last two steps of the stairs.

"What, do you have Alice's ability?" Emmett asked his brother.

"No… I'm just telling you what she told me." He stood up and walked into the center of the room.

"Hey want to play a game?" Emmett looked at his brother.

"Sure." Jasper was obviously aware of the fact that Emmett was not going to take no for an answer.

"Battle Ship or Deal or No Deal?" (yeah, it's now like a board game… available at a retailer near you.)

"Rock, paper, scissors to decide. I choose Deal or No Deal."

"Okay."

They did the movements quickly. It was about ten minutes after Edward came home that things got out of hand. The next I knew, Emmett was on the floor rubbing his head.

"Hey I threw paper!" Emmett practically whined.

"And I threw a rock." Jasper snickered to himself. Obviously enjoying a private joke that only he himself understands.

"He threw a rock… and I gave it to him." Edward said as he chuckled. "And Jasper, don't we need an audience for Deal or No Deal?"

"Well, I already have Alice in my family… so I have a family. We need a host… Carlisle?"

"Yes?"

"Could you host the game?"

"Sure."

"Okay," Edward started. "We will… why can't the two of you just play like monopoly?"

"Because the last time I was accused of cheating," Jasper said quietly.

"You were using Alices ability to see what the next move the other players would make…" Edward answered him.

"That would be considered cheating Jasper." Carlisle answered him.

"Why don't we play Scrabble?" Bella suggested.

"No." Carlisle said as nicely as possible… obviously remembering the last time we played… it was 1955 and the result was not pretty. "Edward will always be one step ahead of us… as will Alice."

"Yahtzee?" Bella asked.

"No, darling. Do you remember that movie… Scary Movie 3?"

"Um, yes."

"Do you remember the part where that one guy that Cindy married… the part where he was babysitting her nephew and they played Yahtzee?"

"Yes." She paused a moment. "Oh, and he got Yahtzee and stood up and hit his head on the Chandelier!"

"Yeah, that would most likely end up being you if we played that." Emmett said before Edward was able to open his mouth.

"How about… Twister?" Rosalie suggested.

"Human." Edward pointed at Bella.

"How about we don't play a game and just get on with what we originally planned for the day." Alice said after a few moments of thought.

"How about truth or dare?" Emmett said after some more silence passed between us.

"Yeah." Was what he was answered with.

"Well, then everyone…" Alice looked at Carlisle and I. "… will have to play. Everyone sit in a circle." She waited patiently for every one to sit down. When no one did she stood up from where she was positioned on the floor and tapped her foot. "I SAID EVERY ONE SIT IN A CIRCLE!!!"

Everyone dropped where they stood and scooted into an … oval shape.

"This is not a circle." Alice was being a little anal… about everything. "Now do we all know how to play?"

"We do not know how to play." Carlisle spoke quietly… a little ashamed that he did not know how to play such an easy game.

"You ask some one in the group Truth or Dare. That person chooses either one. If they choose truth you ask them a question that they have to answer. If they choose dare, then you have to dare them to do some thing… and they have no choice but to do it… no matter how bad the dare is… no matter how much they don't want to. Anything is fair game… including oh never mind… it's just fair game." Alice finished. I knew exactly what she was going to dare Edward… everyone did. "Now I will go first.

"Bella, truth or dare?"

"Truth." Alice looked thoughtful.

"Okay… now truthfully… how many times do you think… you have visited the emergency room?"

"Alice…" I started.

"No, it's alright, Esme." Bella said quickly. "Um… from when I can remember… maybe three or four times a year… up until 2005… then I met Edward… and James… which was not a fun stay I might add and I don't really remember getting there… then about three that summer… then you guys left… I was absolutely fine until I was hanging around La Push. Then I started using the motorcycles… and that was about three times… so I would have to say… about seventy-six times… since I was about four."

"You realize you said that all out loud, right?" Emmett asked.

"Did I?" she looked confused.

"Yep!"

"I didn't even realize." She looked around at all of us and then stopped when she came to me. "Esme, truth or dare?"

"Well… truth." Why did I even pause?

"Okay… now I remember Edward saying that you were changed in 1921 and that Carlisle only did it, originally, because he remembered you and felt bad… how did the two of you originally meet?"

"Edward never told you?" Carlisle asked.

"No."

"Well, if I can't answer, Carlisle most definitely can." I stated before continuing. "I believe I was sixteen… so the year was… 1911. I had broken my leg… by falling out of a tree and the town doctor was away on vacation or something of the sort. So my parents had to take me into the city to see a doctor. I, of course, was belittled the entire way there and when we did arrive it was well worth it!" I paused a moment. "When he came in to set the leg… I was completely mesmerized… I had fallen in love the moment I saw him. I never thought I'd see him again after I went home."

"Okay Esme, it is now your turn to ask someone." Alice said quickly.

"Jasper… truth or dare?" I said hesitantly.

"Truth."

"Are you an alien?" how unoriginal. But it was the first thing that came to mind. Edward and Emmett snorted.

"Jasper, just go with it… it was the first thing to pop up." Edward said.

"Uh… not to my knowledge… last I checked… I was a vampire… and married to the most beautiful woman in the universe." He kissed Alice on the cheek. She was beaming… had she been human… she would have been red as a tomato.

"Edward, truth or dare?" Jasper said after a moment.

"Dare." Edward said instantly… obviously not wanting be a coward.

"I dare you to… don't kill me for this, it was her idea…" he pointed at Alice. Who stood up immediately. "Bite Bella. Just bite… that should be enough to change her." Jasper also stood up and took off out the door.

"You know I won't do…"

"You will if she wants you to… Aro is on his way here, Edward. We need to do it." Carlisle said quietly. "If you don't, then I will… but she does prefer you. It's the logical thing to do… we have kept her in danger long enough."

The look on my sons face was one of horror. This only lasted a second, he then composed himself and looked at a completely shocked Bella.

"Now remember… the rules state that you have to do what ever the dare is… no matter how much you don't want to do it." Alice reminded him before joining her husband.

"What if I'm not playing?" He stood up and ran after the two fleeing vampires.

"You answered the question… and you were playing… so you have to do it… not matter what." I heard Alice call.

"Bella, are you sure that you want Edward to change you?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes." She answered.

x-x-x

Edward POV

He'll find us… the only possible way he could find us is if we let our thoughts… maybe I should stop thinking.

I had decided to that I might as well do it tonight and get it over with. I knew that she wouldn't remain human forever… I knew it the first time I watched her sleeping. I knew I loved her then. I wanted nothing to taint her pure soul… and that included myself. We all know how well that worked.

I went back to the house and went up to my room. I knew she would follow behind me… she usually did. And I was of course right. She entered the room a few moments later and she was followed by Carlisle.

"We might as well do this now." Carlisle stated as he shut the door. She has waited far to long… we have waited far to long. You know as well as any of us that if she dies you will never be able to live with yourself… and then you'd break two promises that you have made and don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about.

I nodded and sat down on the couch next to Bella. She looked up at me and smiled. She then placed both of her hands on either side of my face.

"This is what I want. If I didn't want this… do you really think that I'd be here… I'd be down at La Push. I want to be here, with you, forever. No matter what. I love you, Edward, don't you ever forget that. Life with out you is not an option. I was in Limbo for six months because you left me… I don't ever want to go back there again."

I grabbed both her wrists and moved her hands from my face. I kissed her soft lips and then trailed a line of kisses to the base of her neck. I stopped a moment and took in a deep breath.

"I am so sorry Isabella." And then I bit into her soft flesh and her delicious blood flooded my mouth while my venom flooded the wound. As I did so her one hand grabbed on to my arm and squeezed as hard as she was able to manage. I felt the tears that escaped her eyes, knowing that I would never be able to wipe those traitor tears from her eyes ever again. Her blush would be gone forever and just maybe she won't be a klutz anymore.

"Edward, stop." Carlisle called. "Edward, you need to stop or you'll kill her." My father placed his hand on my shoulder and pulled lightly. And I stopped. I didn't want too, but I didn't want to lose her.

I stood up and went to my bathroom. I immediately started the shower and jumped in.

x-x-x

Carlisle POV

I watched as my son bit the girl he loved. I could only imagine what was racing through his mind. I was sure it had to be the same as when I changed Esme. I saw the tears start streaming down Bella's face as the pain registered in her mind. I saw the hand on Edwards arm tighten.

"Edward, stop." I called. "Edward, you need to stop or you'll kill her." A moment passed and then he pulled away and with out a second thought he ran into his bathroom. I heard the shower start and I shook his head.

I repositioned Bella into a more comfortable position on the sofa, although I knew comfort really wasn't an option at this point. A couple of moments passed before the screaming started. I could do nothing to stop this it was inevitable.

The water had stopped in the bathroom and I heard the strangest sound coming from with in… Edward was crying.

"Edward?" I called from beside the bathroom door.

"I just damned Bella to a life of personnel hell and you want to know if everything is alright?" Edward said. "What do you think Carlisle?"

We had to do it, if Aro arrived before we did… she would have been as good as dead… especially if Caius was with him and you know that. We did it to protect her.

Edward opened the door and pushed by me. He sat beside the sofa and he caressed Bella's face whispering how sorry he was for doing this to her. The last thing he ever wanted to do.

"Edward, I'll be downstairs if you need me." I exited the room and headed downstairs to help Esme clean the house… even though cleaning it was really pointless… there really was nothing to clean.

I reached the bottom of the stairs and Esme stopped what she was doing. She looked up at me and I brought her into my embrace.

"He's really upset." I said quietly. "He was crying."

"Edward, was crying?" She asked.

"Yes." I answered her. "He'll be fine." Her eyes started to fill with concern and I reassured her that he would be fine.

x-x-x

The Next day

The doorbell rang at about eight in the morning. I walked from the dining room where I had been reading a newspaper. I opened the front door to reveal a very exuberant looking Aro.

"Ah, Carlisle, very long time and no see! How have you been?" He said taking my hand and shaking it. "It was painful for him, just like I thought it would be, ah well." Aro came into the house and I just stood there staring out the front door. How the hell did he find this place?

"Ah, You must be Esme?" I heard him ask. I turned around and saw Esme introducing herself.

"It is very nice to know you." She said pleasantly enough. And then she looked at me with a look that said Help me!

"Ah, Alice. You have proven that he would be able to change her. And who might these two be?" I saw his head turn to Rosalie and Emmett.

"This is Rosalie and her husband Emmett. They are also my children." And as expected Rosalie turned on her heel and up the stairs. And Emmett grasped Aros hand and shook it.

x-x-x

Edward POV

Bella was somewhat coherent today, the pain not as bad, as to what Jasper told me. I kissed her pale forehead and looked into her nearly black eyes as I leaned back.

"I'm so sorry, Bella, I never wanted to do this to you." I said as softly as possible. "This is the last thing I want for you."

She closed her eyes and smiled lightly.

"We can't have everything we want, Edward, this was just inevitable." She said in a hoarse voice. "But I promise, this will be all worth it in the end."

"You are utterly absurd."

x-x-x

Two days later

I sat down stairs listening to Aro's constantly happy mind jabber on about how he couldn't wait to tell the whole family some great news. I wished he would just think what the news was but he didn't. It was quite annoying. I wanted to know what the hell…

"Edward?" I was caught off guard by the sound of an angel. I turned in my seat to face the stairs. What I saw was better than anything I had ever set eyes on. There stood my Isabella, in all her vampire glory. Her hair was shinier, her skin a few shades lighter, and her eyes were not red… like they should be… they were a dark gold. Obviously Alice and Rosalie had dressed her for she wore something I have never seen in her closet or in mine. (for she kept clothes in my closet) A light blue sundress. She looked gorgeous.

"Do you like her?" Alice said from behind me.

"Yes."

"Do I dazzle you Mr. Cullen?" Bella laughed lightly.

"Technically, I am a doctor." I said as I took a step forward.

"What does that have to do with anything?" She said quietly closing the distance between us.

"No a clue." I said before kissing her. It was then that I ran us up to my… no… our room.

x-x-x

Alice POV

They're so cute together! I thought as I made my way to the kitchen where I knew I would find Jasper… cleaning out the refrigerator. Something Esme was having him do since he claimed that he was bored and the he has read all the books in the house and the Forks library… and Bella's personal library. Which included such works as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis, and Anne Rice… to name a few… and the Anne Rice ones were quite new… every single one of the books in the Vampire Chronicles took up at least half a shelf.

"So, are you almost done?" I asked as I sat down in of the stools by the counter.

"Yes, my love." Jasper answered as he finished wiping the bottom shelf. "Actually, I am done." He threw the paper towel he was using in the garbage, washed his hands, and then he lifted me off the stool and took me into the living room.

"Now, what shall we do?" He asked me as he sat down on the sofa.

"Listen to what I have to say." Aro waltzed into the room from outside. He was followed by Esme, Carlisle, Rosalie, and Emmett. "Edward, Bella you too."

A very disgruntled Edward and Bella came down the stairs, and I know why… their hair was as messed up as if they had been up to… something. Wink, wink!

Everyone took a seat around the room… except for Aro who remained standing.

"Now, I have come to inform all of you that the Volturi has decided to start a college. It is mandatory that all vampires created after 1850 are required to attend. Except for you Esme… we would love for you to be a teacher… along with your husband. Now, this is not the only thing I came to discuss to you about. You will be attending college with werewolves as well."

"What?"

A/N: I hope that's a good cliff hanger… for me that is. Well, I hope you enjoyed and also… please review or else I shall be forced to not continue on!