Urm hello, this is my first attempt at fanfiction full stop, never mind being based on one of my favourite Sagas so please be kind!
I stood, breathless, with my back pressed against the cold, hard stone of the small alleyway I'd found underneath the clock tower. I stared intently out of the opening for a full five minutes, just to be sure that the creeps with the hoods hadn't followed me. I appeared to be safe, so I slid to the ground as I let out a huge sigh.
I suppose I should consider myself lucky; I mean, I was in Italy after all. Arguably the most beautiful country in the world, yet I found myself having little time to enjoy the scenery. Ever since I'd gotten here five hours ago, it had been hectic. Firstly, my luggage had been lost, meaning I was stuck here with just over 700 euros, the granola bars I had stuffed into my bag before I left, the clothes on my back and no ticket home. Wonderful. Oh, and as if that wasn't bad enough, I'd also been followed all the way from the entrance to Volterra to... Well, to here actually, by some freaks in long, hooded cloaks. I was sure I'd thrown them off when I dipped around the corner and ran towards the biggest crowd of people I could see, which is how I ended up there, slumped in an alley when I should have been taking full advantage of the fact that I was in the middle of a place I'd dreamt of visiting my whole life. It just hadn't felt right. Since I'd arrived things had been going wrong and I couldn't help but feel as though the trip wasn't going to be as great as I'd first thought.
I must have fallen asleep, as the last thing I remember was sitting in the darkness contemplating my 'vacation' so far. However, I was now lying flat on my back whilst being shaken by a pair of very cold, very strong hands. I squinted towards the intruder and struggled backwards the second I saw him; it was one of the cloaked guys, and the other was stood a few feet behind him. I clumsily shuffled backwards, sliding on my butt and moving my hands behind me when a shooting pain coarsed though my head; I'd hit the wall behind me. The cloaked figure who was standing further back let out a low chuckle at my failed attempt at escaping. Great. I was cornered by a couple of inapropriately dressed freaks who were sure to do something horrendous and deranged with me, and now I had a headache coming too. This trip really wasn't coming together how I'd planned. I found myself being lifted to my feet by the cold, strong hands and as I stood I realised just how huge this guy was. He must have been even taller than those kids on the reservation back home. My eyes flitted from the huge one to the smaller one and back again. After a few seconds of me standing dumbfounded at the sheer size of this man, he finally spoke.
"You're to come with us, comply with our rules and you won't be harmed." he said. I was not going to argue. His voice was mesmerizing; I had not yet seen his face due to him keeping that stupid hood up but I assumed just from his voice that he would be attractive. He sounded like he should voice one of those cologne commercials. My daydreaming was cut short when the slighter figure spoke; I'd forgotten he was there.
"Felix, let's get a move on. We don't want to keep Aro waiting." he almost hissed. He too, had a beautiful voice. I wish they'd show their faces. The large one, Felix, gripped the top of my arm and led me further into the alleyway until we reached what looked like a drain. The smaller one bent down and lifted the cover with ease; strange, I thought. I was sure those things looked pretty heavy...
"Come along, quickly now. We've wasted quite enough time." the smaller one said, gesturing towards the hole at our feet.
"Y-You're kidding, right?" I choked.
"Quite the contrary, my dear. Now, are you going to jump or do I have to push you?" the smaller one growled.
"Hey, hey. Chill out Demetri, she's just a little creeped. Come here, hot stuff, I'll carry you." Felix shook back his hood and winked at me. The second I could see his face, I was stunned into further silence. He was beautiful. Like, out of this world beautiful. Every feature on his face was perfect. He let out a booming laugh as I ogled at him, and scooped me into his arms. I gasped as he did so, but in the same moment we were at the bottom of the hole I'd been standing in front of three seconds ago. The smaller one, Demetri followed straight after. He'd taken his hood off, too, and was just as astoundingly beautiful.
I gawked at them the entire journey through what appeared to be an underground tunnel. This wasn't too difficult as Felix had not yet let me down and was carrying me as though I weighed nothing. It was then that I realised, they had the strangest coloured eyes. Violet... I continued to stare, taking in each of their perfect faces, when we reached a doorway. Felix winked again as he set me down and I flushed red, blood flooding to my cheeks. Demetri rolled his eyes and shoved the doors open to reveal a well lit circular room which appeared to be made entirely of marble. Demetri gestured in front of him and I stumbled forward into the room.
"Ah! Felix, Demetri! And who do we have here?!" I leapt backwards as I took in the sight of the man who had spoken. Not that he wasn't beautiful just the same as Felix and Demetri, I just couldn't ignore the fact that he had eyes the colour of the top of a Marlboro packet. They were red... Just like Riley's had been the last time I saw him... I backed away silently, reaching behind me hoping I would feel the doorway. I didn't. I had reached straight into Felix's crotch.
"Whoa there, hot stuff! Let's save that for later!" he winked at me yet again and I blushed right on cue.
"S-Sorry." I mumbled, hyperventilating now.
The man with the freaky eyes stepped towards me again, smiling, with his head cocked to the side as though I was some fascinating creature.
"I do apologise, my dear. I understand that our er, appearance must be a shock to you. Nonetheless! What is your name, bella ragazza?" he was still smiling.
"I-I'm... Um, my name... My name's Adrianna." I finally choked out. Smooth.
"Ah! A beautiful name for a very beautiful girl. Now, may I ask your business in Volterra?" he asked kindly.
At first, I couldn't speak. I was so... Frightened? This man was truly terrifying, but seemed friendly and kind at the same time. I sucked in a breath and remembered why I was here in Italy. It wasn't a vacation, as I'd previously allowed myself to forget. I was here on business, as the strange looking man had said, and perhaps he could help me.
"I, um... I'm looking for a Volturo? No! Volturi! I'm looking for a Volturi." I flushed at my mistake.
The man's eyes widened at my answer, as did the grin that seemed to be glued onto his strange face.
"Well then, my dear... I feel I may be able to help you! My name is Aro, and these are Caius and Marcus." he raised his hand towards a white haired man –also with glowing red eyes- who looked as though he was repulsed by my very presence and then to a dark haired man who looked utterly bored. Aro had jet black hair that reached his shoulders, and he too wore a cloak similar to those of Felix and Demetri, though his was much darker. It was black. Aro spoke again, startling me.
"My darling Adrianna, I am delighted to let you know that you have stumbled upon what you were looking for! We three and the rest of our guard, including Felix and Demetri whom you have already met, form the Volturi. I must ask though, What exactly do you know of us... And what services do you request?" he cocked his head to the side again. Right. Now was the time for answers. I took in a deep breath and raised my head to speak.
"I was wo-" my sentence was cut short as I looked beyond Aro, towards a boy who could not be described as anything less than an angel.