So this chapter is a little long but I would like to add a lot of backstory for this fiction. The action will pick up very soon though.

AN: So I decided to re upload this chapter because there were a few conflicting ideas running in my head. I promise I am working on this story and will hopefully be posting again soon.

Chapter 1

It was a hundred years after the incident with Mary Alice when we see her like a day never passed. Grey clouds littered the sky as she sat in the courtyard of the keep with her nose in a book. Short spikey hair, pale skin and golden eyes were now her features. The same as her new family's. Mary Alice Brandon now went by Alice Voltori, and she loved the name. It fit her in ways that her old one hadn't. In fact, her whole new life fit her in ways her old one hadn't.

She remembers the day she was changed as if it were yesterday. After they had returned to Aro's keep that he shared with the rest of his family the decision the girl into one of them. Lilith was by his side, and so was his mate Sulipicia, and the rest of the group that had been present that night. Alice was taken care of quite well in the company of vampires. Lilith even had some of her human servants prepare the girl a meal, for it had looked like she hadn't eaten in days.

1692:

Alice woke up suddenly gasping for air. Clutching her throat still thinking she was tied to the stake and burning alive. Jane had immediately ran off to get the girl some water and she drank it with gusto. All until some of it went down the wrong way.

As she sputtered, Alice looked around the walls and didn't know where she was.

"Where am I?" She asked, strangely not afraid.

Lilith and Aro stood by her side and it was the mother that put a hand on her shoulder. "You are safe. No one can harm you here." Lilith spoke, even though she knew her son wanted to speak the words. She also knew that affection never came easily to the young lord. Ever since Stephan had betrayed them, he kept his feelings under wraps. The only exception was his mate.

As the words seemed to sink in to Alice's consciousness, tears flooded her vision. She felt fear in ways she hadn't before and it all came from the simple villagers where she had her apothecary. They thought she was a witch. Alice sobbed openly. Large tears flooded down her face.

"Why?" She said remembering what could've happened.

Aro stepped forward now and spoke up with a gentleness that came as a surprise to everyone. "Because they were afraid; afraid of what they don't understand. Fear makes even the strongest of men do unspeakable things."

Alice buried her face in her hands so that everyone wouldn't see the tears.

Lilith pulled the girl in close and held her as she cried. This went on for a few minutes before Alice realized the company she was in. She sat up straight and looked at the motley crew of people with her. She saw their eyes and noticed how cold Lilith was when she held her.

"You're vampires." Alice stated simply. Then she lurched forward and began coughing again.

Aro crossed his arms and watched as his mother patted Alice's back, trying to soothe whatever was making her do this.

"And you have visions." Lilith replied. She tilted her head toward her son and said, "Aro has a gift to read thoughts with a single touch. Jane, has the ability to cause pain if she concentrates on a single person. Alec can render your senses useless." She pointed to herself. "And I am the first vampire. The ultimate seductress."

Lilith laughed as Alice's mouth hung open in shock.

"Even though we are vampires however, we do not feed off of human blood. We turned away from that when we realized the humans were becoming all but extinct. Now we feed from animals. They were in such abundance that they threaten to over populate. Now that everything is in its place, we've taken more to the animal blood." Alice nodded in understanding. Her eyes widened as she felt the need to cough once more and covered her mouth. It was loud and violent and in no time blood spewed from her lips. When she looked down at her hand, she was confused and scared.

"What's happening to me?" Alice asked quietly.

"Smoke inhalation. It was caused by the fire you were tied to. Jane got you out and we brought you here." Aro spoke. "She was under my orders."

The young blonde in question smiled politely at the girl.

"Thank you. You saved my life." Alice said smiling back.

Jane frowned, needing to tell the pixie like girl the truth. "Don't thank me just yet. Your lungs have been permanently damaged by the event. You'll live but not for too long. A few months at most. It will be painful." She thought of her mother then. That's the reason why she and Alec were alone when Aro found them. They were involved in a house fire, their mother had saved them. Got them out of the house before they had burned. But it wasn't long after that the damage to her lungs from the smoke did her in. It was painful to watch. The brother and sister pair did what they could to make their mother comfortable under the circumstances, but it was only a matter of time. The two of them stayed with her until her last breath.

A lone bloody tear ran down the blonde's cheek and she wiped it away quickly before Alec put a hand on her shoulder. Both she and her brother were close with their mother since they never knew their father.

"So why did you save me?" Alice asked plainly.

"We did because we couldn't stand by and watch frightened imbeciles destroy your soul." Aro ground out through his teeth. Alice flinched at the ferocity in his voice. Even though she knew they didn't feed from humans, it was still unnerving to be in the presence of beautiful vampires.

"Aro, be gentle around the girl. She is still human and doesn't understand." Lilith berated her son and then turned to Alice. "You see little one, Aro and I were born Vampires. We were created by our God to control the human population. We were meant to exterminate them if they destroyed his planet. We've saved countless people that wanted to escape disease or pain or death. They chose to give up their human lives for ones that will last forever." The words came out like water to the elder vampire. These are ones that she has said before countless times. "In doing so however, other people believe that they have given up their souls. That couldn't be more false. It keeps it intact. We train and provide shelter to ones that are turned to be like one of us. We train them so that they know that there are other ways, peaceful ways to live as an immortal. That's why Aro is so angered by what had transpired." People believe that their souls died when they became vampires. That's odd.

"We brought you back with the intention of giving you a choice. You will die in the matter of months, there's no doubt in that. We can end your life permanently-your soul will rise up to heaven to be with our God, or we can bring you back. You will walk among people, monsters and other beings for the rest of eternity. I warn you though, it will be painful. Your body will seem like it's on fire from fever, your heart will beat faster than you've ever felt, and then it will stop" Alice looked as if she didn't want to be alone. Eternity seemed like a really long time and she wanted a family to share it with.

Aro sat in front of the pixie like girl and held her bare hand. He closed his eyes and watched as Alice's thoughts made their way before his eyes. He saw her as a child. No family, no one to call her own. As she grew, she secluded herself; her potions and the rare visitor the only things to keep her company.

"You won't be alone Alice. We will be your family. You will never have to be alone again." He said sincerely. Lilith and the others all nodded in agreement. Tears traveled down Alice's face as her own thoughts went through her mind.

"That's all I've ever wanted. Since I could remember, I've been alone. No family, friends, anyone to really call my own."

"It'll be alright." Lilith placed a hand on her shoulder.

A moment of thought came over the pixie and she nodded her head. Agreeing to the change. Nothing could be more painful than her life had already been.

Alice blinked away the memory and put a hand to her neck. She thought it wouldn't be as painful as the torture she had succumbed to as a human, but boy was she wrong. The burning sensation coursing through her body as Aro's venom made its way through was unbearable. She remembered screaming, gasping for breath as her heart picked up speed, and then it suddenly stopped.

She touched her chest where her heart used to beat and smiled at the distant memory. It took the others a while to train her in their ways of hunting, but everything in life was a challenge. Her control when it came to humans took a little time of dealing with as well. A few of the meetings with the Slayers of the land took its toll on her. Their blood and heartbeat rang in her ears and she almost lunged forward to tear their hearts out of their chests, but Jane and Alec always pulled her away before anything could happen.

The Watcher's council and her family had gotten into quite a heated argument on her behalf. It wasn't until Jane had told her about the agreement they had settled upon a millennia before she was created. Aro had quickly explained the situation and they backed off, but Alice still never taken a liking to them. Time would tell if the two factions could really get along.

Present (1792):

The sound of hooves interrupted her peaceful escape then. It had to have been more than a dozen so Alice put the book down and ran to the great hall where the rest of her family had already gathered.

"What's going on?" Alice asked urgently.

Lilith, looking as regal as ever calmly replied. "I'm not sure. By the smell, it seems the Watchers have decided to pay us another visit."

A blonde man beside Caius and Markus spoke. "Maybe they have another slayer at their disposal." It was becoming clear that it was the intention of the council was to make an army of these girls. They had almost a hundred at their beck and call. Alice prickled at the sound of that.

"That may be Carlisle, but nothing is certain." Aro spoke for his mother.

Carlisle Cullen was a dear friend of the Voltori. Alice had met him many times and it was actually he - along with Aro - that trained her to control her hunger. Carlisle was a good man. He always dreamed of having his own family, his own coven one day but that was hard.

The great doors to the hall opened to receive their guests. Nine pairs of amber eyes scanned the faces of the newcomers. There were only two. A man and a girl by the body frames. They were dressed in warm cloaks with hoods covering their features. The man was the first to remove his.

"Aro, Lilith. It is good to see you." The man spoke.

"Winston, my friend. How are you?" Aro grasped his hand in friendship and shook it.

"Never better my friend." This man had deep brown eyes, chiseled face, and a beard covering most of it. Upon seeing his old vampire friend, the man known as Winston had a smile on his face. However, when he remembered the news he received from his superiors, his face and mood sank.

"What's wrong?" Lilith asked noticing the change. She had a bad feeling about this whole visit.

The other figure removed their hood and Alice gasped at the woman she saw. Bright green eyes met her own. An intense look in the other girls' gaze made Alice feel a certain hunger that had nothing to do with her stomach. The girl had soft features. Smooth skin, not too skinny. That was good for a slayer. They needed the muscle. Alice looked over her shoulders to see two wide machete's strapped to her back.

Alice watched as the brunette smirked-knowing that the pixie was staring-and she was sure that if she could blush, her entire body would be crimson.

Winston saw Alice look at his daughter and spoke up. "This is my daughter, Isabella. She is the one who found a recent vampire victim with this attached to him." The man held out a note scribed on what looked to be old paper.

It was hard for Alice to tear her gaze away from Isabella's, but she knew she had family business to attend to.

Elegant script littered the paper as everyone starred at it. Bloody tears flooded Lilith's eyes.

"Hello, mother; Aro.

If you are reading this, then you know that I have returned. I have survived all of this time since your betrayal. I have fed on the most glorious human blood that you cannot even conceive. I know what you're thinking brother; how can I still be feeding on human blood after all of these years? Well I'll tell you. You and our loving mother aren't the only ones with loyal followers. I have many at my disposal. They bring me many victims. I drain each one dry. Most of them are poor souls with no life, no family, nothing to live for. But others, they run at the sight of any predator. Some of my soldiers love the chase. To run after these witless people. I'm warning you here and now Aro, mother, that I will return to reclaim what is rightfully mine. My kingdom. My blood. My revenge."

There was a lone blood drop on the paper where he signed his name. They knew this because all of the vampires in the room could smell it; even though it was at least 24 hours old.

"Your loving brother and son, Stefan."

Aro read the letter and he swore that he could hear his brother speak, almost whisper his defiance in his ear. He was sure that his mother was going through the same thing. How was Stefan even alive? Aro definitely knew that almost all of his brother's followers left when he was banished from the keep, but he could not imagine that most would find him after he ran off. The elder touched the bright scar on the side of his face as his mate put a hand on his shoulder. Using his free hand, Aro placed it on top of Sulpicia's.

Alice's stuttering interrupted his thoughts.

"I-I'm sorry my lord. I should've seen this. I should've been able to warn you of his return."

He turned to his youngest and hugged her close to his chest. Aro told all of his children of the monster his brother had become. There were no secrets within his coven. Alice nestled her head right under her father's chin and let out a shaky breath.

"That was all that we received." Winston spoke. "We have no idea when or where he will return but the note claims that it will be soon." He looked to his daughter and Isabella nodded her head.

"I will leave Isabella here to prepare for the incoming attack. Not only will it be beneficial for her to get acclimated with you and your home, but it will help you all as well."

Alice let go of Aro's waist and scoffed. "We all know how to fight and we don't drink from human blood. You knew that when you walked into this hall." Winston chuckled at the little vampire's assumption. She assumed that he thought they were weak, but that was quite the contrary. "No little Alice. I know everything about you. I know who you were and I know that you've trained with your Voltori brothers and sisters. However, you have never fought a trained slayer."

Alice looked to the young woman beside him and a smirk covered her face. Green eyes bore into her own and she could feel something deep inside of her dead body; something that she has never felt before. She felt so drawn to this girl. Like there was a magnetic force pulling her to Isabella. It took everything in her to not just walk up to her and kiss her right there.

Winston saw the exchange and so did Aro. Both men knew what was happening to the little vampire and smiled. He could feel the same energy from his daughter, but nothing to the extent that Alice was feeling. 'Give it time.' He thought. From the many times that he met Alice, he knew that the little pixie would care for Isabella deeply.

Isabella on the other hand was closed off. It was almost like she had a switch for her feelings. Her mother had died when she was very young. Killed by a red eyed vampire; most likely one of Stefan's followers or maybe even Stefan himself. Isabella was very close with her mother. In fact she was the one who trained her to be a slayer. Renee was a slayer before she passed on the role to her.

That was when Isabella shut herself off to the world. When she turned 18 Winston had expected her to be involved with someone. Anyone. He just didn't expect her to be alone. Young Alice was a good person. Better than anyone he had ever known, save for Aro. So he knew that she would love Bella with her whole heart.

"My Bella has fought vampires before but not one that can see the future. Her being here will help her adapt to all the skills that your coven has." He directed his statement to Aro. He looked his old friend in the eye, silently communicating with him. "I will be here with her to make sure that she progresses in her training. I will also be here to receive news of Stephan's return. Once you receive a vision, Alice, we will prepare."

Alice and the rest of the coven all nodded and she looked to the green-eyed girl. She had a very passive look on her face but as she looked closer, she could see that Isabella's pupils were dilated. What was she thinking about she wondered. 'If only I could read minds, like father.' She thought.

Aro walked up to Isabella and held out his hand for her to take in greeting as well as to read her.

Isabella looked into the golden eyes of her host and tried to see if he would try anything funny if she did indeed take his hand. Seeing no signs of hostility, she grasped the cold hand in front of her and shook it. Aro, trained in his gift, made no move to indicate any sign of reading her thoughts.

Images flashed through his minds' eye. The tragedy of her mothers' death, training with her father. Then came the anticipation of staying with the vampires that her father talked so fondly of. Isabella's thoughts then turned towards his daughter, Alice. The young slayer could obviously see that the young vampire was beautiful, and her heart did beat a little faster as she looked into those golden eyes. He smiled as he thought of his youngest finally finding a mate. Someone that she could spend forever with. Aro watched as visions of the two women sparring entered his mind. Neither of them holding back an inch.

"It is an honor to have you and your father with us Isabella. My family and I will certainly make sure that your time here is well spent." Aro spoke royally.

Lilith could see what her son was doing before he even used his gift. With how protective he was over his children and the rest of his family, she was sure that Aro would go through any lengths to make sure they were safe and protected and lived long and fruitful lives. Then she looked to Alice and Isabella. It seemed the two were having a silent conversation with only their eyes telling the story.

Isabella's bright green eyes bore into Alice, almost as if trying to see right through her. Alice, her eyes were darkening but not in hunger. Vampires' eyes grew dark when they needed to feed and when they were attracted to another individual. Judging on the rate her eyes were darkening, Lilith would most likely say that the attraction was intense. Time would only tell if it was the mate's call to one another.

It had been a few months since that fateful day in the great hall, and now both Alice and Isabella found themselves in the training ground. They were circling one another trying to find an opening in the other's defense. Alice grimaced at the lack thereof. She had to admit, in the months they trained together for the impending battle, Isabella had gotten considerably better at fighting. A lot more patient than when she first arrived.

Alice could remember the first time they sparred.

Isabella was so headstrong and impatient to find an opening in the pixie's defense that she just charged forward. Alice didn't need to use her gift to come up with a counter attack. All the little vampire had to do was somersault over the girl and tap her on the shoulder.

Alice couldn't dream of actually hitting the poor slayer. Especially since she was so soft and beautiful.

Since then, Isabella had gotten considerably better in both attack and defense. Alice would watch as the slayer would train with other members of her coven. Her slayer senses had helped in the fight with Alec. Since his power was disable all other senses, all Isabella had to do was concentrate and let her body do the rest. She had won that fight, and Alice was definitely impressed.

The rest of the guard were no match for her as well. She defeated every single one in hand to hand combat.

This went on for months, but so did the almost intimate time between the seer and the slayer. It was no surprise that the two girls took to one another quickly. That's just how Alice was. She hugged you and didn't let go until you couldn't take in air. The attraction to her possible mate didn't hurt either.

Every time Alice put her arms around Isabella, her nose would be filled with the most divine smell. Yet she still had no desire to drink her blood. No, just like the first time they met, the slayer caused a hunger inside of her that she didn't understand.

Of course she wasn't sure if the other girl felt the same way but from the way she was looking at her now, it seemed as if the girl wanted to throw her up against a wall and do unspeakable things to her. Alice's pupils dilated at the thought and a heat rushed up through her body. Nothing could prepare her for the move that Isabella pulled a moment later.

There was always one critical flaw in Alice's gift. The person of who she was trying to see had to make a decision in which would affect her visions. So in a way, the future, her visions, were still never certain. Isabella used that flaw to gain the advantage. She used her slayer strength and flipped over the pixie vampire and pushed her down onto the ground as she tried to turn around.

This caused the slayer to straddle Alice's waist as she held a wooden stake at her throat. Alice smirked, knowing that Isabella would never use the tool on her or her family.

"So, are you satisfied?" Alice asked with amusement and a slight sense of arousal coating her voice.

In this position, Alice could see how dark Isabella's eyes had become. The girl was breathing heavy from the slight exertion which made her full chest rise and fall with each breath. If the pixie wasn't so mesmerized by the other girl's eyes, she would fall prey to the sight.

"Almost." Isabella spoke in a velvet like voice that held the same tone of amusement and arousal.

Alice could smell her through her clothing. The sweat, the natural musk of the other woman, it was enough to drive the little vampire mad. Not to mention every little movement the slayer made could be felt against her body.

They had been in this position many times before but it was certainly the other way around.

The two girls were not blind, each could tell that the other was supremely attractive. So every so often, they would make little innuendos with each other. Minor flirtations if you will. Sometimes it was a lingering touch or gaze. Other times it was words that would make any good Christian blush. However neither of them decided to take it to the next level. They were always interrupted or Isabella would remember that it was forbidden for a slayer to even dream of being with a vampire.

Sometimes she just wanted to say tradition be damned and take the little vampire by the lips. But hell she wasn't even sure if her father would approve, sure he was friends with the leader of the coven but that had nothing to do with falling in love with them. And Isabella was sure that's what was happening.

Every time she looked into those golden eyes she could just feel herself falling. Falling but knowing that Alice would be there to catch her. That's what was happening now. Bella just fell into Alice's eyes and the pixie did the same. Isabella took one look at Alice's pale lips and began to close the distance between them.

If Alice did indeed have a heart, it would be beating out of control at this point. She had wanted this from the first day. She wanted to feel how soft and supple the lips of a slayer felt against her own. Alice didn't stop the advance Isabella was making even though she knew it might be wrong.

She watched as the slayer's eyes began to close as she moved closer.

When their lips touched, it was electric. It was life-changing. The cold against the warm was something to be expected, but not the softness in which Bella felt beneath her. She gasped in surprise against Alice but didn't move away. In fact she deepened the kiss. Her tongue snuck out to ask for entrance into the other girls' mouth.

Alice moaned as she granted it and wrapped her arms around the young slayer.

They continued until Isabella had to take breath. Alice looked into her eyes as Isabella continued to stare at her. The young slayer's eyes were dazed and her pupils were beyond dilated. There was a few strands of hair out of place that fell from Isabella's braid. Alice took her hand and tucked it behind her ear. Isabella blushed and held the seer's hand in place on her cheek.

Alice smiled then and couldn't really believe this was happening. At first the girl was so closed off to her. Almost stand-offish. However as time went by, they got closer and closer. Each passing day they saw each other and interacted, and Alice felt so much in such short a time. She dared to think that what she was feeling, all the attraction, all of the lingering touches and gazes that lasted a little too long, it all turned into something else.

It turned into love. She hoped beyond hope that Isabella felt it too but there was still much to be done before Stefan returned. Alice pulled the young slayer down for one more, chaste kiss and then she moved to get up. Isabella took the hint and got up off of Alice. Noticing the height difference between the two, Bella looked down at the pixie and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

If Alice could blush she was sure that she would be right now.

Isabella reached out for the vampire's hand and Alice grasped it in return. The warmth of Isabella's skin brought tingles to Alice's entire body.

The two girls walked to the grand hall and ran into their fathers who were in deep conversation. The two men as well as Lilith were talking lowly almost to the point where Alice had to strain herself to hear them.

"What are we going to do with Stefan?" Winston asked the two vampires.

Aro looked deep in thought and Lilith looked as if she was about to cry right there. Alice could see the bloody tears in the woman's eyes. It was sad to see her so distraught. She was such a big part of who she was. Alice wanted to go over and hug the elder vampire but she figured that now was not the best time so she gripped onto Isabella's hand. She made sure to be careful not to crush it.

"I'm not sure." Aro spoke. He knew that this line of conversation was hurting his mother and wanted to keep it short as to prevent her anymore pain. "We will have to rely on Alice's visions and also on information that you and your fellow council members can provide." The lord knew that Alice and Isabella were near and felt bad for putting so much pressure on the young seer, but they had no other choice.

"Alice." He called out. "Come here my dear." Aro held out his arm and when Alice came over to him he wrapped it around her shoulder. "I apologize for putting so much pressure on you darling but we need to keep an active eye on my brother's decisions. Its only so that we can be better prepared for what's to come."

Alice nodded and looked to the others around her. Sulpicia had joined the conversation not long after her and Isabella stumbled upon them and she put a hand on the girl's shoulder. Alice smiled at her adoptive mother.

Then she looked to Lilith. Such pain in the woman's eyes. This was her idle, the person that had been such a part of her creation. How could she be in such pain? "I'm sorry." The young vampire whispered to her.

"Oh my dear girl. Please don't worry for me." Lilith spoke as a couple of bloody tears fell from her eyes. She held out her arms and Alice ran into them.

Isabella watched the interaction and it made her feel even more for the vampire. It seemed strange and yet so right at the same time. The slayer had never felt this way about anyone in her entire life. To say she was terrified was an understatement. Isabella couldn't help but walk up to the group and stand near Alice. She didn't want to interrupt the tender moment between the family so she stood there to give her support.

Isabella knew that Alice could do this. She had such a confidence in her that it made her want to scream it. It was just hard for the pixie to see the strength she had in her power because it was so unpredictable.

Alice could feel tears prickle the corners of her eyes and she started to cry into Lilith's chest. She felt terrible because she knew the blood would soak into the fabric of her dress. Even though she knew that she should move away Alice couldn't bring herself to do it. She loved Lilith. She was the mother of her father. So that made her a huge part of her entire being. Lilith's venom and blood ran through her veins. This fact only made her hold the older woman tighter.

"We'll get through this Little Wing. Do not despair." Lilith said as she entwined her fingers in Alice's short hair.

As the words rang out of the elder's mouth, Alice wanted to believe it more and more; however there was just something nagging at her, in the back of her mind. She knew something bad was going to happen.