Author's Note: This was written as a request for a friend whose having bad time please be kind this my first time post here on fanfiction. Please comment and review! XD
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Alice wandered through the forest bordering Port Angeles trying to get some alone time. Bella and Edward had been insufferable for the past few weeks, becoming more lovey dovey than ever before since their run in with the Volturi. She missed being able to hang out with Bella one on one and get in some fun girl time, even if they didn't really enjoy the same things it was better than trying to spend time with Rosalie. Alice was so lost in her thoughts that she almost missed the quiet cries for help in the distance. She came to a stop, trying to locate the direction of the voice. She could hear the low cry for help coming from the east and rushed towards it. As she got closer she stopped short to see who the person was. "Gianna?!" Alice spoke quietly, not quite believing her eyes.
Gianna lay on the ground looking like she rolled around in the mud grimacing in pain. Upon closer inspection Alice realized that the other woman's ankle didn't look right, so she approached her slowly so as not to frighten her. Gianna looked up startled by Alice's sudden appearance, "Y-you're one of the Cullen's aren't you?" She asked frantically, "I need help!" Gianna grimaced in pain having shifted her injured leg. Alice quickly went to the other woman's side and picked her up. "Don't worry Carlisle can help you, I'll take you to him now." Without waiting for a reply, Alice sped off back in the direction of the Cullen house.
Gianna, although she had worked for the Volturi for many years, started at how fast the vampire ran; the forest around them nothing but a blur of green. The trip back to the Cullen's house didn't take much time at all. Alice barged in calling for Carlisle immediately.
"Alice what going on?" The doctor asked, reasonably concerned. "I don't really know the details myself, but she was hurt and alone in the forest and I wasn't about to just leave her there." Alice replied. Carlisle nodded to his adoptive daughter, understanding her reasoning for bringing a Volturi member to their home. Without further questioning the doctor got to work examining Gianna's leg. He gave her a kind smile, "You're quite lucky. You only have a minor sprain and as long as you stay off of it you should be back to normal in a couple of days." Carlisle had begun to repack his doctor's bag when Gianna burst out, "A couple days?! Isn't there any way to make it heal faster? I have to keep moving!"
The two Cullen's looked at her in surprise, neither had ever seen her so frantic. Alice stepped closer to her and put a gentle hand on her shoulder. "What exactly are you even doing here Gianna? Shouldn't you be back in Volterra?" Gianna suddenly looked even more worried than before, glancing around as if something was after her. "Gianna?" Carlisle tried regaining the woman's attention. "I'm sorry, but I just really need to keep moving. I don't want to get you all tangled up in my mess." Gianna looked down at her hands worry and stress clear on her face.
Just as Alice started to ask for more information Edward and Bella entered the house in their own little world unaware of the delicate situation they had just walked into. When they finally looked away from each other they looked just as surprised as Alice and Carlisle had been to see Gianna all the way here in Forks. "Why is she here?" Bella asked in a borderline rude tone. She still couldn't understand the other woman's desire to join the Volturi. "We were just about to ask her actually." Alice replied with a slight glare on her face at Bella's tone.
They all turned to Gianna to hear her story when Edward suddenly spoke, "She's running from the Volturi. She's going to bring their wrath upon us by being here! How could you do something so careless?" Gianna cringed at the sharpness in his voice and final spoke up, "I saw some files on all the humans working for the Volturi and noticed my name on one of them and got curious. When I read the papers they said that they were planning on "letting me go" that's what they say when they've decided not to turn you. I don't want to die!" Gianna looked to be on the verge of tears after letting out her troubles so suddenly. Alice glared at her brother for his insensitivity before she spoke to Gianna, "It's alright. There's no need to get so worked up. We will help you if we can." Bella looked at her incredulously but Alice spoke again before she could get anything in, "Why are you so determined to keep moving around though?"
Gianna looked a little less upset as she spoke up again, "When I was leaving the airport I saw Demetri in the crowd. I guess I got lucky because he didn't seem to recognize me then." The Cullens and Bella looked surprised. Demetri Volturi was known as one of the best trackers in the vampire world and one of the Volturi's top guard members, so they didn't understand how this one human had escaped his notice. Gianna noticing everyone's confusion smiled slightly as she explained, "I was wearing my glasses that day and they make me look quite different." Carlisle was the first to respond having met Gianna several times on visits to Volterra, "I didn't realize you needed glasses, I don't think I've ever seen you in them." Gianna smiled and replied, "Oh I didn't wear them while working. I'm legally blind though so I need to do just about everything." Edward and Bella scoffed at the young woman and started out of the house clearly not wanting to deal with this and knowing Alice wasn't going to give in to their negativity towards Gianna.
Carlisle went back to his office trusting Alice to take care of their fragile guest. Over the next couple of days the two women got to know each other and became close friends. They found that they had a lot in common with one another and would talk for hours about fashion and cars. Their talks were also a great way for Alice to distract Gianna from her worries and her exasperation with being bedridden. One day as they sat together chatting Alice stopped suddenly and went ridged. Jasper came down the stairs and ran to her side realizing she was having a vision. After it passed she spoke, "Demetri is coming," she paused looking upset and worried as she glanced at Gianna. "He won't come here but there will be a confrontation. It looked like we were near the mall, but I can't be sure." Gianna asked, "Where's the mall?" she was curious as to why it was such a big deal. "The nearest mall is in Seattle so if you get into trouble there it would take us too long to get there." Jasper answered her seeing as his wife was still lost in thought over her vision.
The tension in the room was thick as they were all lost in their own thoughts about the Demetri issue when Edward decided to make an appearance. "I told you she was going to bring us trouble. You're not really going to continue trying to protect her are you Alice? I thought you had more sense. How are we supposed to hold it down if you allow this woman that we barely know to bring so much danger to our family?" Alice snapped out of her thoughts and glared at Edward. "She is my friend Edward I'm not just going to send her out to fend for herself against one of the most dangerous vampires out there!" Edward and Alice stood face to face in a stand-off both glaring fiercely at the other when Edward finally backed off. "Alright, calm down Jasper I wasn't going to hurt her." Jasper had been sitting stiffly through their little exchange slowly getting angry at Edwards attitude towards his wife. Gianna giggled quietly as Edward left earning her a swift glare from the uppity vampire. With him gone the tension slowly left the room. Jasper was the first to break the comfortable silence, "I can call in some friends if you need me to Alice. You know Peter and Charlotte will come if I call. That bastard is always up for a good fight." Alice smiled at her husband gently holding his hand, "I don't think it will come to that but it might be good to have some extra muscle around since Rose and Emmett are on another honeymoon."
Gianna looked at the two with tears in her eyes. It had been so long since she had people in her life that she could really count on. It was a nice feeling to have such good friends.