NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR

+ I do not own any of the Twilight characters +

+ This is copyrighted by me, but the idea came from my friend Katie +

+ All the new characters are based on me and other girls I know +

+ If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, don't be afraid to give them :) +

+ Sorry for the several mistakes. English is not my first language +

CHAPTER ONE

The Mission

In Volterra, two guards stood in front of the steel door, guarding whatever was behind it. None of them knew and they never questioned their masters though one of them really felt like doing it. As vampires, there wasn't a lot of ways to kill them, but both knew that if their curiosity took over, the Volturi would have no problem ending their lives.

The man, standing to the right, was tall and built. His short blond hair was matching perfectly to his pale skin, but was making his crimson eyes more obvious. He watched from time to time his partner on the left. He had always felt attracted to her, but she couldn't care less about him. In his two hundred years of existence, he had never met such a stubborn woman and unlike many others had in the past, she never changed her mind about him.

"They should bring us someone soon." He said, trying to start the conversation.

The brown haired woman only nodded not caring to say much. She lay against the wall, though it was not necessary. Standing still for a long time was no problem to her at all. Since she has been turned into a vampire, a lot of things that would have been hard on her as a human were now too easy to deal with such as standing for days.

The brunette often played with a strayed lock of hair as a sign of annoyance to be stuck in this place. She had never seen much than this room as her duty was to guard that door. She often glanced at it, wondering what was in there. She heard noises from the other side, but she wasn't able to say whether there what kind of creature was in there which was odd for vampires.

Only Caius, Aro and Marcus were allowed to open the door and when they did, Jonathan and her had to leave the room.

"Julie, making conversation is just normal behaviour you know." He went on, trying to catch her attention.

"We're not normal, Jonathan." She snarled. "That was taken away from us."

Unlike him, she had never accepted her transformation; at least not completely. She had never wanted to become the monster that she was now. Though sometimes she wished she was brave enough to break the laws so her masters would end her life, she never actually liked the idea of being dead. Until recently, she wasn't aware of the possibilities she had. Maybe her life would be much different if she had known.

Both of them turned their head as people approached. Alec was accompanying two humans; who both of them were dead scared, she could smell it. She could feel Jonathan's anticipation at his next meal. She could have gone for another day or two, but he obviously had no self-control over his thirst.

Alec and the two humans finally came into view. The woman and man were holding hands, fearing what was going to happen to them. Had they seen what happened to their little friends? In way, she envied them to face this together, even if they didn't know what end they were going to have. It seemed that the only that mattered was that they were going to be together.

"Here you go. Jonathan, will take good care of you." Alec told them. "Julie, follow me."

He had said the last part for only her and Jonathan to hear while the two humans remained unaware of it. The brunette frowned at that. Never had she left the room unless the masters were on their way. She nodded and followed Alec as she left Jonathan alone to enjoy his dinner.

They went quickly this time, reaching the other room in less than twenty seconds. The whole court was there, waiting for them. Felix sent her a wink and she rolled her eyes. What was with these vampires lately?

"My child." Aro grinned as he saw her. "Come closer."

She obeyed as she had no other choice though she didn't fear she had something to disappoint him. How could she when she was stuck in the same room all day long?

"Master, you wished to see me?" She asked.

"Indeed, I did." He grinned.

She wondered if he ever stopped smiling. Caius and Marcus never showed this much happiness. She bent down as she was first showed to do and only looked up when he told her to.

"I have a mission for you." He told her.

The others around were listening and she could hear Jane snarled behind her. Obviously, she wasn't happy that this mission was going to her.

"A mission?" She questioned. "What kind of mission?"

"You remember the Cullens?" He asked her back.

Of course she did. That's when she first realized there was another side to this life. She had heard about Carlisle Cullen, the leader of the Cullens and his theory, but everyone around her told her it was no used; it wasn't worth trying. So she had pushed it in the back of her head until Edward and Alice Cullen showed up. It was one of the rare times she was allowed to assist to the feast with the others. That's when she realized that she had been lied to. It was possible to survive on animal's blood, but of course, she never got to test this theory.

"Of course master." She answered.

"You will be going to them." He informed her. "And you will bring along my present."

"You present?" She asked once again.

Curiosity was just her worse flaw. She couldn't suppress the questions out of her head easily. Aro didn't seem to mind much while Caius showed his annoyance with her questions. Whatever Aro was planning, Caius wasn't agreeing to it at 100%.

"What you have been guarding me for the past hundred years is my present to them." He explained. "Everyone out."

She heard protest, but one look of Aro and everyone was gone. He then turned to her two other masters who nodded and disappeared to.

"Now, let me tell you a little story." He said as he gestured her to sit beside him.

She once again obeyed, too curious to do otherwise. She avoided any contact with him though. She knew his power and she never liked that people could read her thoughts.

"You have heard about Mariella, right?" He started as she nodded.

She had never met the Mariella though. Mariella was gone before she joined the Volturi. Like Alice Cullen, Mariella could see the future, but her visions were way more precise than Alice's and all of her predictions happened. The rumours had it that she had announced some bad news to the Volturi and was sentenced to death. But since she wasn't there, she didn't know what had actually happened.

"She had predicted that our coven was going to get attacked." He went on, but his eyes were now looking strange. "She saw the Cullens coming here; ready to attack us."

The kind of look she knew too well; he was lying to her. She kept a straight face, wanting to go on.

"Of course, we can't let that happened, so I'm sending you there with our present. He will eliminate them and it will stop this prediction." He added.

"But hasn't all of her predictions came true? Do you really think I could stop this?" She asked him.

"I have faith in you, my child." He smiled at her. "Now, get ready. You leave tomorrow."

She nodded and bent once again before exiting the room. Everyone stared at her, but she didn't care. She had a lot on her mind at that moment and she only caught a glimpse of Alec preventing Jane to do something to me.

It's only when I was alone that I let the smile appear on my face. Finally, I was going to get out of her and I was about to find what was behind this closed door.

But it quickly disappeared once she thought of its purpose. She was going to find a way to stop it. The Cullens were too good to be eliminated. She would protect them, even it meant that she was signing her death.