So hi people. I'm Romanian Vamp Lvr and I adopted this story from Carly S-J Cullen, upon request. This is the first chapter that she wrote, so I accept no credibility for it. The rest of the story will be by me.

I hope I can live up to your expectations with this story, and I hope that you don't have any aversion to me being the new author to it.

Thanks guys :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

BPOV

I had lived with the Volturi for six hundred years and I was about to get married. To my savior Felix. He was huge, in every aspect of the word. He had changed me. Made me his equal. Then, we dived right into the most perfect relationship possible.

The Volturi went way out of proportion with their weddings, being as not many of them had mates. To tell you the truth there were only three sets of other mates in our entire coven- that's not including me and Felix.

The Volturi are practicaly the royal family in the vampire world. We act as if that is the case anyway. I am part of the select guard. Not the family. They consist of five people- well six, Didyme had been killed in a war long before I was born. Aro and his wife Sulpicia along with Caius and Athenodora are the others. They are also married. Marcus, the final family member, had been Didyme's mate and always looked bored and lonely, most likely an effect of his loss.

The only reason we had waited so long for our wedding was because of Aro and his stupid traditions. We had to wait a hundred years just so Demetri and Alec could travel around the world inviting mature vampires to our huge event. Aro had wanted to send Felix and I with them, but Caius and Marcus wanted me present in the castle in case anything were to come up. And also because Chelsea, Renata, and the wives needed me to help plan the huge wedding.

I was Aro's most 'prized possession' as he put it. The brightest gem in his collection. He couldn't risk losing me. I had the extrodinary power of being immune to everybody's gifts. I could also spread a shield-like force, and share it with our coven if was needed. Plus, I could suck in anyone's power and use it myself, which was quite handy. I didn't belong to anybody, and no one could kill me. If they even dared to try, I could turn them into dust.

Felix and I were estatic about finally being able to get married. I was turning 615 soon. When I was changed I was fifteen. Felix had started teasing me about being an old woman about four hundred years ago. He stopped one hundred years ago when I threatened to turn him into a cloud of smoke. He knew that I could, and probably would, and so apologized quickly and never said a word about it again.

We were expecting quite a few guests to join us for our event, by the sounds of it. All of the vampires invited had agreed to come, afraid if did not then they would be killed.

We were expecting thirty- eight guests to come join our group of sixteen. We also had our humans, who helped us keep up our charade, and were invited along with two hundred of the citizens.

Felix and I were waiting in our suite,which Aro so gladly had allowed to be built. I was dressed in a long blue sapphire gown that Heidi had bought for me while gathering up a plane full of humans two days ago, that set off the deep brown colour of my hair nicely. I had received an early wedding present from Aro and Sulpicia, and was wearing it at the time. It was a large golden rope necklace with a diamond the size of a golf ball that hung just along the hollow of my throat. Very ostentatious of course.

Felix was dressed in a blue sapphire dress shirt that was made out of silk and a pair of black slacks. He looked...hot, for lack of better words. He was playing with my hair as I sat on the couch reading my battered old copy of Wuthering Heights, my literary favourite.

We were interrupted when Chelsea burst through the door, her red hair slightly windswept, She looked at us and smiled, her hand enclosed in the one of Afton. She and her husband Afton were the third set of mates in our coven.

"Sorry, but Isabella, but you and Felix are going to have to come down. The Irish Coven and the Egyptian Coven have just entered the city. Demetri has gone to pick them up." she told us apologetically. She seemed somewhat excited though, as she had never actually met all of the vampires that were attending. I had met most of them ninety years ago.

Felix and I were sent to meet all of our guests that were currently changed. All of the vampires were friendly enough, some having odd gifts that Aro hoped to possess one day in the near future.

I closed my book and set it on the coffee table standing up from the couch and feeling Felix sneak his hand around my waist. He discreetly squeezed my behind before we walked out the door.

We walked through the ancient stone hallways and went down the elevator to the ground level and walked hand-in-hand up to the door and stood waiting for our guests to arrive.

About five minutes later, Demetri stepped through the front door and into the castle, behind him were seven vampires all dressed in gray cloaks.

Siobhan and Liam greeted me with a hug from both and greeted Felix with a hand shake. Little Maggie sprang herself into my arms and gave me a peck on the cheek. I had stayed with the Irish Coven for three months before, because Maggie had refused to let me leave.

"Hi, Isabella! I can't believe you are finally getting married!" she sang happily skipping around the room.

"Neither can we. I mean we have been engaged for, oh, about a hundred years. I swear Aro doesn't want to lose me." I giggled at the thought of actually wanting to leave. I loved it here, so why would I want to leave?

"I love it here anyway." I said in my bell-like voice turning to look at the Egyptian vampires.

"Hello, Amun. Kebi. Who are these two? Oh yes, I remember Aro mentioning something about your coven growing. Welcome, to Volterra. I'm Isabella." I smiled sweetly at them and shook their hands earning a hug from Kebi.

"This is Benjamin and this is Tia. They have only been with us for about eighty years." Amun introduced the other two members of their coven. Tia was looking at my back in horror as I turned and walked over to Gianna's desk and asked her to get their rooms situated. She nodded and went back to her computer.

I walked back over to the other vampires that were currently waiting in the room. Tia and Benjamin were looking at me with horror filled eyes.

"Isabella," I looked over at Tia as she spoke to me. "What happened to you?" she asked me with the same expression as before.

I frowned and looked into her crimson eyes; she was gazing into my red ones. "Have you ever heard of the Children of the Moon?" I asked all of them looking each of the vampires in front of me in the face. They all nodded so I went on, with Felix's hand still stroking at my behind.

"Apparently vampires aren't the only ones who can leave a mark with their venom. The Children of the Moon leave scars where ever they scratch or bite you.

"Caius had a close call with one about four hundred years ago. Jane, Alec, Felix, Demetri, Corin, and I hunted them to extinction. I was the only one to get hurt. Felix went crazy. He must have killed about thirty of them after I got clawed at. Demetri and Corin were about the same way, though not as committed. They had to send Heidi to come and get me to bring me back. I swear I couldn't move for what? Maybe three months. I only have scars now so I guess that's better." Both of the covens just nodded with understanding- Benjamin and Tia being the only ones who hadn't heard the story before.

"Um…Bella, the masters are waiting to greet the new arrivals." Felix whispered leaning down in my ear. He was the only one that I allowed to call me Bella. Unlike all of the other members of the guard, I didn't call the masters, 'Master'. I called them by their given names; Aro, Caius, and Marcus. Everyone else thought it was odd, but that was my power. I was the shield. So was Renata, but hers was different.

I grabbed little Maggie's hand and dragged her behind me to see the brothers. She giggled and waved for her the others to follow us. Felix, Liam, Amun, and Benjamin all chuckled. While Tia, Kebi, and Siobhan giggled.

They all followed with smiles on their faces. They all seemed perfectly at ease around me. Probably because I was the most respected Volturi member and I had a sunny personality.

They all knew I wouldn't cause any of them harm, unless of course they deserved it. Plus, even Amun wasn't that disturbed by being in my presence.

As we neared the guest bedroom chambers I looked around at our seven guests. They truly were seemingly content. Tia had a look of awe on her face as we stepped towards the quarters.

AN: As for all my other stories...I won't update this one until I get 10 reviews on this, Dusk, and Could You Love Me. But, I added Changes on here yesterday and I will be adding Do You Believe in Magic? Later today.

NOTE: The above AN was written by Carly S-J Cullen, not me.

The next chapter will be my own.

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RVL