Quote: I never thought my life would fall into his hands. But it did.

Rating: T

Pairing(s): For now, Just Aro/OC.

Author's Note: This is my first Twilight fanfic. I really don't like it that much, but I do like the Volturi, especially Aro. After seeing clips of Michael Sheen as Aro, I knew I had to write something with Aro in it. So, yeah.

Summary: Post New Moon. Pretend Sulpicia doesn't exist(makes my life a little easier). Clara Blake has everything going for her. She's smart, beautiful, and talented. After seeing a woman being killed by an American vampire, everything changes. She finds herself offered to Aro, the leader of the Volturi, as a gift from an American vampire coven. The more she comes to learn about Aro and his world, the harder Clara will have to fight to keep her mortal life.

Chapter One: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

"Shit!" a blonde haired girl whispered as she glanced at her cell phone. It was 6, and she knew she was supposed to be home.

Clara Blake knew her mother would be furious if she was late for the third Sunday Dinner in a row. She had spent the whole day with her best friend, Lindsay, who lived an hour away. Lindsay had moved when Clara was in 9th grade. The two of them met when they were in elementary school, in orchestra. Lindsay taking up cello, which Clara was set on playing the violin. Since that fateful day in orchestra, the two became inseparable. Now, being farther away, they didn't get to see each other as often, but continued to stay in touch daily.

"Do you really have to go?" Lindsay pouted. "Your mom is too strict!"

"Let's just say that the last time I was late, I swore that steam was jetting out from her ears!" Clara exclaimed.

The two of them laughed. Once the two of them calmed down, Lindsay spoke again. "Alright. You have to come over again before you leave for Curtis!"

Clara hugged her friend. "I promise!" Clara had kept up the violin over the years, and had become excellent at it. She was accepted to Curtis, a music school, with a full ride. Curtis had a nationally ranked reputation, and Clara considered herself very lucky to be going there in the fall.

Once they finished saying their goodbyes, Clara headed out the door, and hurried to unlocked her red Toyota Prius that she parked in front of the house. It was raining out, and she wasn't exactly dressed for it.

Once she got in the drivers seat, she reached her arm into her bag, and fumbled around for the keys. She knew if she didn't get out of there soon, she would be in big trouble! Her hand kept hitting her wallet, and some other softer objects. Finally, when her fingertips felt something cold, she pulled it out.

"At last!" she breathed. Clara wasted no time starting the car, and making a left down the road. She loved the drive to and from Lindsay's neighborhood, because the trees looked so beautiful all year. Clara's neighborhood was a more developed suburban place.

She was driving for a good 5 minutes, when all of a sudden, her phone started to make a noise. Clara heard the ringtone. It was "Slow Me Down" by Emmy Rossum. She started to remember her mom loved that song...

"MOM!" she exclaimed. She picked up the phone. Clara knew it was against the law to talk on the phone while driving, but she assumed that her mom was ready to kill her.

"Sweetie?" Mrs. Blake seemed...calm?

"I just left Lindsay's. Sorry!"

"That's alright. I was actually calling to see if you could pick something for tonight."

"What is it?" Clara was relieved.

"I need you to pick up something for dessert. I can't believe I totally forgot about it!"

"Sure thing, Mom. I'll see you soon."

Clara hung up, and continued driving for another 30 minutes, to get to her local King Kullen, which was 10 minutes away from home. She already planned out what she was going to get. Clara parked the car, and headed inside the store. As she passed through the aisles, she started to think about Lindsay. she was going to miss her when they went off to college. It was bad enough they lived apart from each other, but Lindsay was headed to University of Richmond, which was hours from Curtis.

Clara shivered as she got to the frozen food section. Not wanting to stay there too long, she grabbed two containers of Edy's Take The Cake ice cream. It was her favorite flavor, and she knew that everyone in her family was fond of it as well.

Once she paid for the ice cream, Clara took the grocery bag, and continued out to her car. Before she went to open her car door, she heard a noise, almost like that of someone struggling. She stopped, and turned around. No one was directly in eye view, and the noise had ceased. She put her bags down on the trunk, and unlocked the car. Then, the noise came back. Now, Clara was curious. Clara put the bags in the car, locked it, and then stuffed her keys into her jacket pocket. She made her way closer to the noise. It was coming from an alleyway.

As she got closer, so did the noise. It was a muffled scream. Before she could notice, she heard footsteps behind her, she turned around slowly. It was a man, about 5 foot 10, with pale skin, wearing all black. His hair was a deep red, to match his eyes. Clara regretted her decision of leaving the car immediately. Clara walked backwards. The man eyed her up and down. Clara also regretted wearing a dress. Clara then turned and ran, by mistake, towards the screaming. Once she could see other people, she stopped in her tracks. Another strong, pale man held a woman in his arms. Her neck was punctured, with what look like two fang bites. Blood trickled down from her neck to the ground. The man holding the woman looked up. Her blood caressed his mouth.

Clara attempted to let out a scream, but the red haired man got a hold of her, putting his hand over her mouth. She struggled against him.

"What do we do with her?" he asked the other man.

This one had chocolate brown hair. He wasn't as muscular as the red haired man, but he too had red eyes. The red haired man started to get annoyed with Clara, as she continued to fuss.

The brown haired man wiped the blood from his face with this sleeve. "I dunno...we could kill her too...."

Clara's eyes widened with terror. God help me!, she thought.

The red man, by this point, had restrained her arms as well, holding her tightly. "That wouldn't be fun."

Clara took this opportunity to stomp on the man's foot. This caught him off guard, and she broke free, running out of the alley.

"Stop her!" the brown haired man declared.

Clara sprinted as fast as she could to her car. She couldn't hear them, so she assumed that they had given up. She was wrong. As she came closer to her car, she noticed that the brown haired man was leaning against it. Clara stopped herself. She turned around, and the red haired man wasn't too far away.

She was no match for them. She was almost a foot shorter than them, being 5 foot 2, and they were clearly more built than her. She took out some pepper spray from her bag. "Don't come any closer!" she spat.

"You're no threat to us!" the brown haired man laughed.

"She's amusing, isn't she?" the red haired man remarked. She turned again to face him with the pepper spray.

"Stay back!"

"What are you doing!" another voice boomed. They all turned to face an elder looking man, pale, with red eyes. "We have to meet with the Volturi. This girl is just wasting our time!"

"She saw us, sir!" the brown haired man said. "She knows what we are."

"And who's fault is that?!" the elder man hissed. "I told you to wait until later to feed!" he then stared at Clara. He tilted his head to the side. "Although...she could be of use..."

"I'm not going anywhere with you...you..."

Clara darted forward, hoping to get closer to the driver's side. The brown haired man caught her in his arms, and stopped her. She whimpered as he tightened his grip. The can of pepper spray dropped to the ground.

The man made her face the other two. "What do we do with her, Lucas?"

Lucas, the elder man, came towards them. "We need to prove to the Volturi that we do want an alliance. She will make sure it happens!"

Clara's eyes filled with tears. Her body lost consciousness as she became entranced in Lucas' gaze.

AN: Well, we won't hear about these vampires again after the next chapter. Aro will be in it. Please be kind, and leave a review. I'll give shout outs!