I felt the cold water lapping against my icy skin as I waded across the river. Although it wasn't chilling as it would have been if I was human, I could still feel it dropping my temperature slightly.

"Hurry up Isabella, this pace is getting stupid. We will never catch him at this rate."

I grunted at the man in front of me, too lost in my own thoughts to focus on what he was saying. I kept up my slow wading, coming gradually closer to the island in the middle of the lake where the rogue was hiding from its hunters.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder, pushing me forward and almost causing me to trip in to the murky water. Looking around I saw Eliza, one of the guard, snarling down at me.

"This isn't the time for any of your pathetic self-pity. We have a job to do, and I am not going to be the one to tell Aro that we messed up."

I should have retaliated, but I simply didn't have the heart. I sped up my movements, taking up a much more acceptable speed. Within 5 minutes we reached the island and shed our wet clothes, putting on the dark tracksuits that we had been carrying over our heads. Wet clothes would make our movements more laboured, and easier to hear.

Crouching down in the undergrowth, we crept forward, our eyes darting, watching for the rogue. He had been on a killing spree in a nearby village, and had been seen by a group of women. The Volturi had decided that he was not to survive.

It wasn't the first time that I had been on this kind of mission, but in my present state of mind I was strangely detached from what was happening around me. My mind kept drifting back to Edward, who I had talked to on the phone last night. It would be a whole year before I heard his voice again, and it would be another 2 before I could see him again. It broke my heart to even think about it.

The snap of a twig to my left startled me out of my thoughts, and I instantly kicked in to action. Sprinting to the left I jumped on the rogue, pulling him down to the ground. He was too slow for me. The rest of the hunting party gathered around me as I tuned out the rogues begging. I had heard it all before, and it hardly registered any more. If I had believed that he wasn't guilty then I would have paid more attention to him, but I had heard his story. He was a cold blooded human killer, he deserved to die.

In one quick motion I placed my teeth on his neck and ripped. His final scream rang out, followed by a thump as I dumped his body on the floor, ready for someone to set it on fire. Walking away, I ignored the shouts of Eliza.

"Isabella you get back here!"

I had almost reached the shoreline by the time she came running up behind me. Obviously she had wanted to oversea the burning of the rogue.

Catching me by surprise, Eliza grabbed the back of my neck and pushed me to rocky floor.

"Dammit Isabella, we almost lost him because of you. Your head is up in the clouds, and it bloody well shouldn't be. The Cullens don't want you; they have left you here to serve us."

Growling, I flipped on to my back and kicked up at her, catching her off guard.

"You have no idea what you are talking about, leave me alone."

"Oo have I caught a nerve, Swan? Don't want to think about your so called family and your distant lover? I bet he has found someone else in your absence. You're nothing special, there is no way he would wait for you. He's probably out there right now shagging another pretty little human that he will promise the world to, and then abandon her just like he has done to you."

I lost it. A crazed scream left my throat as I lunged at her, my teeth bared. Just as I was ready to destroy her, the rest of the group ran through the trees, pulling me off her and allowing the evil woman to get to her feet and smile smugly at me.

"You're spineless and pathetic Swan. You don't deserve to wear the red of the Volturi." she spat in my face, her venom stinging my eyes as I growled at her. "Make sure she is punished for her disobedience."

The two vampires who were holding my arms kicked in to action, swiftly pulling on my arms so they dislocated at the shoulder, causing a scream to rip from my throat. Pushing me to the ground they kicked and scratched at my body, making sure to make new wounds whenever the old ones healed over. The pain was almost refreshing as I thought of Edward. At least if I was in pain I was alive. And if I was alive, eventually I would get back to him.

I zoned out slightly as it continued, hardly noticing as they dragged me towards the water's edge. Suddenly I couldn't breathe as my face was pushing in to the lake, my vision clouded by all the sediment. Although I could live without the air, it was uncomfortable, and I could feel my long dead lungs filling with the grotesque liquid. I coughed underwater, a deep burning starting in my chest. Quickly resigning myself to the pain, I gave up and thought of Edward. My Edward, my love.

"Love? Bella, love can you hear me?"

I could feel someone shaking me as the pain on my lungs suddenly lessened. I opened my eyes and was surprised not to be surrounded by the murky water, but by bright light instead. Quickly my eyes came in to focus, and my gaze fixed on Edwards face in front of me.

"Bella? Are you there, My Bella?"

Relief flooded through me as I looked upon his face. He was here, he was with me, and I didn't have to fear anything or anyone anymore.