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ISABELLA's POV

Jane left me alone in the room and I couldn't help but look in the mirror, I didn't want to, but I needed to. Nothing in the reflection registered as me. The eyes were empty, the hair limp and ragged, the skin gaunt, the person the mirror was not Bella Swan, it was a stranger. Jane came back into the room she had several bags which she placed on the floor she kindly asked me if I wanted shower. I nodded, I hadn't spoken since I told her my name. Jane quickly moved to the shower and turned on the taps, she looked at me

"I will wait outside while you wash, then I will help tend to your wounds" she said to me, I just nodded again and took of the cloak as I stepped into the shower. The hot water, stung at first, but as I became accustomed, felt amazing. I hadn't asked the one thing I needed to know, the date, I was scared, I didn't want to know how long, but I did need to know. I sat in the shower and cried. Jane must have heard me through the door, because she knocked quietly and stepped into the bathroom, I looked up at her from my seat in the corner of the shower and was surprised when she hopped in clothes and all and held me. She gave me comfort and I finally had the courage to ask the date. Her reply shocked me.

"October, 21st" Five months sixteen days since my parents where killed. Honestly it felt like longer. After I had finished my shower, Jane passed me a towel and then she said to me,

"Isabella I'm going to treat as many of your injuries as I can, when we get to Volterra, there will be a doctor who can tend to the rest."

She began to pull bandages, antiseptic, band-aids and other medical supplies. Felix was even able to steal some morphine, which I appreciated as it lessened the pain considerably. Jane was gentle as she treated the welts on my back from the whipping and the bite marks that covered my body. She told me that several of my bones would have to be re-broken so they could heal right. As she did all this for me she told me about vampires and about the Volturi. Apparently, Aro was a ruler of the vampire world along with his brothers Marcus and Caius.

She told me about vampire powers and the powers held by the guard. Aro could see a person's every thought and memory with a touch, Marcus had the power to see a persons bonds and ties, Alec could take away all your senses, Demetri was a tracker and could find a person anywhere in the world, once he had met you, Jane seemed reluctant to tell me about her power but she told me she could make a person believe they were in pain. She looked at me worried for a moment but when I didn't react any differently to her revelation than I had to Marcus being able to see bonds, she began to relax. I had the feeling that Jane was feared in the vampire world, but I didn't think she was scary, she was my saviour.

After she finished she reached into another bag and pulled out underwear, a pair of black sweat pants, a royal blue t-shirt and a hoodie. She told me that wearing the bra would cause me too much pain. Silently I agreed with her, I was really beginning to like Jane, I didn't think she would hurt me on purpose. I turned to Jane and whispered

"Jane, is there...could you please help me fix my hair?" Jane's face lit up with a smile, it made her look very pretty, I don't know if it was because I had spoken to her, but she replied,

"Of course I'll help, and when we land Heidi will be able to give you a proper hair cut."

I had decided I didn't want to be Isabella anymore, that's what he always called me so I asked Jane

"Could you please call me Bella, Jane, I don't like Isabella" a look of understanding passed over Jane's face and she said

"I like Bella; much friendlier than Isabella and I hope we can be friends."

"I would like that" I whispered

ARO's POV

After we finished dispatching Maria and her newborns, the fire crackling purple in the distance, Jane requested leave to hunt and headed towards Albuquerque, the private jet was standing by for take off and the guard and I were awaiting her return before returning to Volterra. I was considering a quick meal before take off when my phone rang, Jane's name flashing on the screen,

"Aro" she said

"My dearest Jane, what can I do for you?" Jane was one of my favourite guards, almost like a daughter to me

"Follow my scent, bring the guard. Run." Jane rarely sounded so emotional, nor did a member of the guard ever hang up on one of the kings, so I knew the circumstances were dire. I turned to the guard members I had brought with me and ordered

"Demetri, Felix, Alec, follow, Jane requires help" I set off at a run knowing they would follow. I caught Jane's scent on the outskirts of the city and traced it, we ran for nearly 15 minutes before approaching a dilapidated house, where Jane's scent mingled with that of another vampire and a large amount of human blood, I could feel my eyes darken thirst and I wondered why Jane would call us here. As we entered the house the stench was unbearable, there where stairs leading the basement and I could smell Jane, an unknown vampire as well as a human female, I could hear the unmistakable sounds of Jane working her magic.

"Felix guard the stairs, Demetri, Alec come" as we ran down into the basement, the fetid stench had grown stronger, as we came to a stop inside the room I glanced briefly at the human as she clutched to Jane. Jane spoke to Alec in a tone I only heard when we where punishing creators of immortal children,

"Brother, be a dear and stop him from escaping" she motioned to the vampire thrashing and screaming on the floor. The vampire quickly began to cease his pain riddled contortions as Alec removed all his senses. Jane approached me holding out her hand and as I took it I was overwhelmed with images and emotions. I reeled back from Jane shocked at the emotions she was feeling for this human, I turned and looked at this girl-child who had garnered Jane's sympathy, although I could see Jane's suspicions in her mind I needed to know the girl's memories, did she know of vampires, was she a threat. I moved towards her, but Jane stopped me with a growl, a warning. Well there was another way to uncover this girls past and he was lying senseless on the floor. As I touched the unknown vampires arm, and again images filled my mind

...the girl chained to the wall as James whipped her into unconsciousness...James revealing the secret of vampires...James raping the girl as she lay in her own blood...James biting her and watching as she suffered the flames of the venom...these images repeated showing each and every time...more images the same cruel deeds just different girls, blondes, brunettes, a girl with hair as a dark as a raven's wing; blue, grey, green, brown eyes, hundreds of them over the years, not one over fifteen, the youngest only seven...

I swallowed back my disgust...She was not the first he had held captive for any length, but she was the one who had survived the longest. He always revealed himself as a vampire and for this I could under law have him destroyed, but for the children he had tortured and killed and for this child here, he would suffer, in Volterra, his death would not be quick or swift, in fact I was willing to bet Jane would make it as painful as she could. I now understood Jane's affinity with this child, Isabella, James loved to mock his victims with their names and now I knew their names, their families that he had brutally murdered, not for sustenance, but for amusement, I knew their every moment with him and if a vampire could be sick, I would be throwing up right now, I had seen some of the cruelest minds known to Vampire and man and yet, his mind, was one of the worst. It was at that moment I knew I would help her, heal her, and if she wanted to exact her revenge it would be my pleasure to assist. I hissed as I pulled my arm back from his, never wanting to touch him again,

"Demetri, Alec escort this piece of filth to the plane, put him in one of the rooms. Under guard and Alec do not release your power." I, ordered, his ability to evade flooded to mind. They quickly followed my instructions as I then turned towards Isabella and said

"Isabella, we are going to help you, will you let Jane take you to our plane, we live in Italy and I would like you to stay with us." she nodded and slowly turned towards Jane who helped her then took her to the plane. Before following Jane, I set fire to the building, destroying all evidence of what occurred hear. I walked slowly up the stairs and then ran to the plane, when I arrived Jane approached me and said

"Aro, she needs a doctor" I looked at her knowing she would not like my proposal, but I did not want Isabella to suffer and the healing of her wounds would be excruciating.

"We could turn her, the pain would be less than the healing and she may forget her captivity"

"Aro, she is no older than I am, if she can be healed, do not turn her, not yet let her reach maturity, I'm going to be fourteen for eternity, I am grateful as the alternative was death, but she will survive." I knew she was right, I could see it in her eyes she wasn't asking, she was pleading, besides the girl had barely spoken and who knows what impact that trauma would have on her transformation, I did not want to save her only to have to kill her.

"Perhaps you are right, I'll call my brothers and have them arrange for one of the best doctors in Europe to be there when we arrive. Demetri sent Felix to gather medical supplies to treat as much of her wounds as possible. Take care of her Jane, she has lived through Hell." Jane nodded and returned to the bathroom to assist Isabella.

As she returned to the bathroom I could overhear Isabella ask the date, she had no idea how long she had been Jame's captive I almost wished Jane would not answer, for I knew she had spent 169 days in her own personal Hell. I smiled slightly as I heard Jane tell Isabella all about the Volturi and our powers, Isabella was compliant like a child and I heard her speak for the third time, "Could you please call me Bella" I knew then that this girl would vastly change the Volturi, for the better.

I need to call my brothers as Bella would need medical care and we would have to be careful who was around her, I was willing to offer Jane, who was one of my personal guards as one of Bella's, and I was hoping for Heidi and Chelsea, who served my brothers to also act as her guards as I didn't think Bella would cope with any of the male guards at this time. I dialed the number for the castle in Volterra and Gianna, the human secretary answered

"Gianna, it's Aro, can you please put me through to my brothers"

"Certainly Master Aro" I heard the beep of call transfer, then Caius picked up the call

"Brother, it is good to hear from you, I hope the southern armies were not to difficult to take care of"

"Not at all Caius, is Marcus with you?" I asked

"Yes, what is the matter brother?" Caius knew me too well, as did Marcus for that matter.

"I'll be bringing home a human..." before I could finish Caius jumped in

"A human Aro, Why? Is she a snack?" seriously, always thinking with his stomach

"No Caius, this girl, her name is Bella, well she needs our help," I gave a brief, rather edited version of Bella's captivity with Jame's. My brother's were horrified, and immediately offered any aid to help her.

"We will need to arrange a doctor, I want the best female physician in Europe" my brother's understood why the doctor needed to be female. "and can you prepare a room and have one of the female guards pick up some clothes and food."

"Of course, Aro" this was Marcus

"We will speak more of this when we arrive, the flight took off some time ago and we should arrive in Volterra by this evening" I hung up the phone. My brother's would be shocked when they saw Bella and I suspected their was a parental bond between myself and her as well as a sisterly one between Bella and Jane. Jane did not like people as a general rule, but when she did give a person her love she was fiercely loyal. My musings returned to the broken little girl in the next room.

JANE's POV

After I had finished tending Bella's wounds I took her to into the bedroom and told her to rest, this tiny human girl, had pulled at my heart strings, and although many of her scars would fade, they would always be a part of her, reminding her of the cruelty she had suffered. I was sincere when I told her I wanted to be friends, something about her called to me, told me to protect her from any more harm, I was beginning to see her as a beloved younger sister. I knew she was strong and even though Master Aro had not told me what he had seen through that vampire scum's memories, I had seen the remnants on her skin, he had fed from her without turning her and by the number of bite marks and scars it was a near daily occurrence, how this had not turned her I did not know, but I knew if we wanted to earn her trust we would not be able to feed like we used to, for some reason the thought of changing my diet did not repel me as it had in the past, I knew animal blood could sustain a vampire, but honestly it tasted horrible, but for this girl, Bella, I was willing, nay eager to change, I could not think of her as food and that meant changes were coming, I wondered how Master Aro, would react to my desire to change to animal blood, I did not want her to look into my red eyes and see the crimson eyes of her torturer. I would show her that not all vampires were evil.