AN: I do not own Twilight, Stephanie Meyer owns. Quick thanks to my bff/beta AllytheVampChick for all of her help, she's "totally awesome!" ;)

Chapter One

(BPOV)

I had been on this bed for nearly six days now. Six excruciatingly long days of fire coursing through my veins. It wasn't a hot fire though it was a cold fire. It wasn't painful. I knew my body was changing, but I wasn't sure into what exactly I was changing into.

Finally, the cold fire subsided and everything was over. I could hear everything, from the rats scurrying through the walls to the voices of people down the hall. It sounded like a male voice and two females, but I didn't care enough to listen to what they were saying.

I was suddenly very aware of another person in the room with me. I could hear their heart beating. I opened my eyes and sat up. I immediately noticed my heightened senses. I was in a room with deep red walls and black carpet. The sheets on the bed were black silk. A desk was against one wall, but its chair was missing.

My eyes searched the room for the chair. I found it positioned by the bed I was laying on. I let my eyes drift up to the person sitting in it, whose heartbeat I had briefly forgotten. She was ethereal, dark black hair, brown eyes, slightly pale skin. Her figure looked amazing in a simple white sundress and I could tell she had a tall frame.

She was smiling at me, and my eyes met hers before she spoke. "Welcome Bella. How are you feeling?" Her voice was soft and comforting. I immediately trusted her. I didn't think she could hurt me. If she wanted to she could have while I was sleeping. Or whatever it was that was happening to me.

"I feel great, but where am I? What am I? Who are you?" I asked nervously.

She laughed and shook her head then held out a hand to me. I looked at it for a moment then cautiously placed my hand in hers and slid off the bed. She rose and stood next in front of me. Yep, I knew it. She was tall, five foot eight, I guessed.

She led me out of the room. We were walking down a long hallway before she answered the questions I asked before. "My name is Diana, we are in Ireland and you are what I am, an Immortal being. Does that satisfy your curiosity?" She asked with a teasing tone.

"You mean you're a vampire? I'm a vampire?" I asked, not quite understanding what was going on.

Diana shook her head. "No. Just Immortal. You cannot die, you don't sleep, and you don't eat. Well, you can if you wish to keep up an appearance, but you don't need it. You are forever frozen as an eighteen year old. You have sharp eyesight and hearing, as I am certain you have noticed."

She looked at me for confirmation so I nodded and she continued. "You also have inhuman speed and strength. I know you'll develop some wonderful ability, but that's all in good time, my dear. I'm sure you're wondering why you're here. I'm not one to beat around the bush, and we really have no time to spare. We must get to work as soon as possible and we have much to do. So here is the story. You are familiar with the Volturi, yes?" I nodded again so she began once more. "The Volturi are afraid of your family. The Cullen's are in danger."

I turned to her horrified and was about to say something but she stopped me. "Isabella, I am not finished. I have a power similar to your friend Alice. I can see the future. I had a vision of a huge battle between the Volturi, the Cullen's and the La Push wolves. I searched before the vision of the battle until I learned why there even was a battle. The Volturi think the Cullen's want to overthrow them, so the Volturi wanted to kidnap you, turn you into a vampire and used you as a weapon against your own family. Aro knows there is an amazing gift in your head but he of course doesn't know what it is."

I was shocked. I remembered Aro saying something about my power if I was turned into a vampire and how great it would be. He had asked me to join the guard when I turned, which I refused but I didn't think he would resort to kidnapping me.

My face displayed shock. Diana put her arm around me and said, "Don't worry, I promise you are not in danger here. As soon as you are ready, we will let you go home safely and we will assist you in the fight. But trust me, this is the only way for you to explore your gift safely and keep your family out of danger."

"Why does the Volturi want to hurt my family?" I asked, knowing my voice was shaky but Diana didn't seem to notice. She looked at me out of the corner of her eye and said, "You. The Cullen's have you. The Volturi want you. They want your power in the guard."

I nodded, taking the information in. "How did I become an Immortal?" I asked. Diana smiled and said, "The only way to become an Immortal is to have an Immortal's blood injected into your heart. The only way you can die is the same as a vampire, tearing off the limbs and incinerating the pieces. Immortals are here to keep peace here on earth. Making sure the Volturi do their job in the vampire world, making sure shape-shifters stay in the unknown. We stay out of the wars unless we absolutely think it's necessary. Any questions?"

She turned to me, looking expectant. I think she had covered everything for now so I shook my head and smiled, "Nope."

She smiled back brightly and said, "Now then, let's work on that power you've got." She tapped her forefinger against my temple and led me into a large room where three other people were standing. These must be the people I heard earlier.

Diana led me over to where the people were standing and said, "Isabella, this is my husband, Pan. His gift is to know all about all of his children. Any Immortal being, anywhere, he knows all about them. Though there are just under 100 of us left." She motioned to the only man in the room. He was tall, around six foot four, he had brown eyes and blond hair, pale skin and very muscular. He reminded me of the La Push wolves but he was much lighter. He smiled at me and my breath hitched under his bright smile.

Diana pointed to a small girl around my height of five foot four. She had long flowing blond hair, blue eyes, almost a complete 180 of Diana. "This is Luna. She has a gift similar to Jane's."

Diana pointed to the last person in the room. "And this is Selena. She has a gift like Alec's" Selena was even more beautiful than Rosalie, although her face was much softer and friendlier than Rosalie. She was five foot ten, black shoulder length hair, and green eyes. Her face was sharp, defined cheekbones, perfect nose, full lips; I couldn't look away from her.

I couldn't help but notice that the girls were like goddesses and Pan was certainly a god. I also noticed that Luna and I were the smallest in the room. They all waved and smiled at me. Diana turned to me and said, "Now, let's work on this power of yours. I've already seen it in your future, so I know what it is, how much you can do with it and trust me it's very cool. All we have to do is figure out how you do it and get you comfortable with it. Now Bella, close your eyes and focus on Pan. Push your mind into his."

I looked at her, confused. She smiled encouragingly and nodded towards Pan. I still didn't understand what she wanted me to do, but I listened to her anyway. I locked my eyes on Pan's briefly before I closed them and searched for his mind. I felt my entire being become enclosed by something I couldn't explain. I heard Diana talking to me, much closer to me than she was before.

"Bella, with your mind, force Pan to step forward to me." I didn't know quite how to do this so I imagined the room I was in and the scene that was taking place inside it. I then imagined Pan taking a step towards Diana. I heard an excited squeal that came from Luna's direction.

I felt arms encircle my body and I forced my eyes open to find Luna hugging me. Diana and Selena were both smiling, while Pan was gaping at me. Luna released me and took a step back while Diana placed her arm around my shoulders and said, "Good job, Isabella. I didn't even need to tell you to pull back." She turned to Pan and said, "What was is like for you, Pan?"

Pan took a deep breath before answering. "I couldn't do anything. I knew exactly what I was doing and I felt myself walking, but I couldn't stop. That was a very good job, Bella." He hugged me just as Luna had. Diana smiled at the scene and clapped her hands happily. "Let's try some more Bella. We'll keep testing on Pan, he's stronger than the girls and can take more than them in case you hurt someone."

I frowned at this. I didn't want to hurt anyone. "Okay." I answered Diana and turned back to Pan. For the next seven hours or so I took turns slipping into the minds of the Immortals and forcing them to do whatever Diana asked of me. I really didn't mind all the work, I knew the faster I learned, the faster I would return home to my family. To my Edward. Jacob. Alice. Charlie. Everyone I loved, I could only imagine what they were going through with out me. I prayed to return to Forks soon. A sudden thought popped into my head. The Volturi.

Diana had told me that she, Pan, Luna and Selena would assist in the battle against the Volturi. I could only hope when it was all over my family would all be safe and sound. I wanted to be done with my training as fast as I could so I could return home sooner, but at the same time I wanted to slow time down, as I know the threat waiting to destroy us. I could only hope everything goes our way.