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Edward's POV

I stared in amazement at the beautiful brunette vampire before him, and with even more at her golden eyes. She looked past him to Alice, nodded, then turned to him, "Edward. That is your name yes? This…" her eyes darted to Alice, "little one says it is."

As Alice huffed in indignation at being called little, he nodded slowly, unwilling to take his eyes off her to shoot Alice a reproving glance. "Yes, she is my sister." I beckoned Alice closer with one hand behind my back. "And who are you?"

Her head swung up and to the side a little, as if she were listening to a call we couldn't hear. As Alice took a step toward her, she smiled at her and shook her head. Then in that beautiful bell-like voice, "I am called Isabella." Again she cocked her head to listen and a small frown creased her forehead momentarily.

I decided to be brave, "Would you…"

She cut me off, "I must be going." She stepped to Alice and touched her cheek, then did the same with mine, "We will meet again someday, do not forget. For when we meet, I will be in great need." Then, she was gone like a breath of wind on a summer day. Dazed, I brought my hand to the spot her hand had touched, and her words echoed in my head, We will meet again.

Alice started going off, "Oh my god!" she squealed. "Did you see her?! She was so pretty! And she says we'll meet again. I can see it's true, but my visions are blurry; maybe that's her power?" Suddenly she was waving her hand in front of his face, "Hello, anyone home? EDWARD!" she screamed. I jumped, "Stop daydreaming, we'll see her again. Carlisle is probably worried about us…" Her eyes went out of focus for a second, "Well no, actually, he's met someone named Esme. Another vampire, she has a small coven. Come on! Let's go meet them!" As Alice dragged me after her at vampire speed, I let my thoughts drift to a certain golden-eyed vampire…

Isabella's POV

I chuckled lightly as I watched Alice take him away, what an interesting pair. Certainly not mates, they acted more like siblings. I gasped as James grabbed a fistful of my hair.

"Now, now Bella. What have you been up to?" He forced me to look him in the eyes, "Ah, feeding on animals again have we? When will you just succumb to the thirst Bella? Only human blood can truly satisfy the thirst." His free hand cupped my breast and his eyes were heavy with desire, "If only you weren't Aro's pet. I'd take you right now if…"

There was a sudden snarl and James was on the ground with Emmett on top of him. He was in full Volturi mode, "Don't touch her again James, next time you'll be ashes. Bella far outweighs your talents in Aro's mind, don't push it." He threw him far into the forest and turned to me with concern in his eyes, "You ok sis?" Emmett and I had been turned four years apart; Emmett when he was eighteen, I was seventeen. Our parents had died in a car crash and the Volturi had taken us in on the advice of an old friend. No one but Marcus, Aro, and Caius know why. I was attacked by Laurent on my seventeenth birthday, and in his rage Aro destroyed him and declared that none but a chosen few would be allowed near me or to touch me.

"Ya, I'm fine. James is just a creeper, I can't wait to get home." Emmett laughed and we took off running toward town, leaving an angry James in the distance. And as we neared Volterra, I couldn't help my mind wandering to a certain bronze-haired vampire…

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