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WARNINGS: Blood, Cussing, Gory/Twisted (not all in this chapter)

Chapter 2 - In the Lion's Den

Alice Cullen

Bella twisted in my arms, clearly uncomfortable and in pain. I held her close as I traveled through the halls of the Volturi Castle, heading for Gianna's office. She was beginning to mutter words, words that tore at my very being. She spoke tid bits of things about abandonment, death, and pain. She was beginning to sweat now, the fire in her veins most likely spreading and becoming more intense then anything she has ever felt before. She didn't deserve this pain, but it was necessary for her future happiness, even if the happiness was...here. Bleh.

As far as I saw, nothing terrible would happen to me or Bella when I told them of my favor, and I could see nothing more then a few disagreeing members of the guard, but no fight as far as I knew. I had to leave Jasper behind, though, because I saw in my visions that if he would have came a fight would have broken out between him and Demetri over something Demetri would mutter about Bella whilst I spoke of her, something unkind.

Suddenly, a whimper escaped Bella and I bit my lip, a habit I knew I had picked up from her. She was going through so much right now. The fire, and I could tell it was getting worse as her breaths began to deepen and shorten lengths, sometimes coming out in loud huffs when the pain got to intense for her to handle. She never screamed once, though, and I was very proud of Bella for being as silent as she could, seeing as I had to take her on a plane to get here, explaining to the flight attendant and the ticket lady that she had a unknown illness that was going to be checked out by an Italian doctor. Humans are so stupid sometimes...

Finally I had reached Gianna's office desk that was placed before the throne room doors, seeing her typing away at her desk like she was doing something important. Please, she just heard my feet and assumed me a visiting human, no doubt, and wanted to look smug and important. Foolish human, did she not know that she would some day be a meal, not a fellow coven member?

Gianna's eyes flickered towards me and her eyes widened. She reached across her desk and picked up her phone, pressing a button on its cradle. The phone got through half a ring before it was answered, a familiar, smooth voice breathing out from the other line, "Yes?"

"Alice Cullen is here, and she has a," Gianna paused, looking at Bella with such distaste that I released a small growl, putting her back into her focus, "present." She said the word strained, her eyes flickering any where but in my direction.

The voice purred happily in a false sense of joy, "Let her in, let her in!" The voice coaxed, the line dropping dead as soon as the command had been said and processed.

Gianna hung up her phone, clucking her tongue against the roof of her mouth distastefully, motioning to the door, "You may go in," She muttered, and turned back to her computer screen and began to click away at the keys. She was pretending, I knew since the screen clearly showed a game of solitaire, one that she was loosing by the looks of it.

I pranced forward, gathering Bella in one arm so that I could use my other arm to open up one of the double oak wood doors, the hinges making a protesting squeak. I stepped inside quickly and shut the door behind me so that I could once again hold Bella properly, seeing her beginning to shift uncomfortably whilst her face scrunch up with displeasure, a small noise coming from her throat.

Once I had Bella situated, I stepped into the light of throne room, knowing very well that all eyes had been on me ever since the door had opened. Well, some eyes looked at me, but most were trained one the pained girl I held in my arms. She was over heating, even though I had, reluctantly, ripped the sleeves from my shirt so that Bella could feel the cold of my skin, she was still sweating and showing her discomfort of that when she would unconsciously throw a fit with small twists of her body.

"Alice Cullen," The smooth voice from the phone greeted in a solid tone that echoed slightly off the walls, "How good to see you once again. I see that Gianna was not kidding when she said that you brought us a present," The owner of the voice mused, and I looked straight into his shining ruby red eyes, holding them confidently.

I opened my mouth, and spoke strongly, "Hello, Aro. I have brought someone, but certainly not a possession."

Aro Volturi sat in his throne, a smile full of false joy plastered to his face. That was his supposed "lure". Aro would smile welcomingly, speak to you like an equal, but really all he wanted to do was dig into your private thoughts, learn what abilities you had that would pique his interest or stroke his ego, and occasionally, maybe he actually smiled because he liked you as an individual and respected you as a good colleague...Phhfftt... The only person I've actually heard him claim to be his friend was Carlisle, and I don't know if it's true or just a title he claimed for my adopted father so that he might come back to Aro some day. Most likely the second of the two.

"I see," He said, placing his elbow on his throne and lifting his hand, resting his head atop it nonchalantly.

Swallowing, I allowed my self to smile brightly, "This is Bella, a girl whom I am very close with and consider my sister."

Caius showed his displeasure bluntly, "She is human," He spat, glaring, knowing that I had broken a rule of some kind.

I shook my head, my hair swaying around me, "She is going through the change right now, as you can tell by her irregular heart patterns and signs of displeasure."

Aro waved the hand he wasn't balancing his hand with, "The point, please, Dear Alice?"

"You see, Bella here is special. Edward could not read her thoughts, not a single one. He once said it was just silent, not even a fuzz or whisper of a thought at any time," I stated in a proud tone, looking down at Bella.

Demetri then muttered, "Maybe she's just brain-dead..."

I bared my teeth, hissing at him venomously, "Such a thing to say to your future adopted sister!"

This caught everyone's attention, and Aro's posture shifted, his eyes showing his interest of where this conversation was heading intensely. He lifted his leg up, balancing on the other, placing both elbows on his leg and resting his chin in his hands, looking at me intently and with a hint of demand, he said, "Continue."

"Honestly, I cannot tell you much of what I have seen of the future, but I know that Bella will change so much about the vampire world. She plays such a role that it frightens me to let her go through with it, for not all of the future is clear. If the wrong choice is made, then Bella and maybe others will be hurt, maybe not physically but emotionally. I don't know what will happened to my sister if the wrong decision is made, but I know that if everything goes according to the right path, everything will change for the better," I said honestly, "But if I were to tell you, which I checked to see what wouldhappen if I did, things would go to the bad for everyone's changed decisions at the knowledge of the future."

Aro lifted a single brow, but showed no other change, "So mysterious. So, Edward cannot hear her thoughts," His eyes lit up and his posture perked up, "And she will change things for what you say will be the better, as long as the correct decisions are made?" He showed interest, a small quirk to his lips showing this.

Nodding, I said, "Yes and the event will be triggered by one thing," I said quietly and sadly, my eyes tearing up with venom.

"And that is?" Aro prodded impatiently.

I swallowed back a sob, "Bella will have to finish her change here, and live amongst you, The Volturi, with out any interference of my self or any of the others from the Cullen coven for a long amount of time. She will need time to...change," Which literally means, she will need time to heal, "And she must do that here, or she will once again be filled with such pain."

A silence rang through the room, everyone letting their thoughts circulate as they thought of this situation.

Suddenly, a quiet voice spoke, its owner shocking everyone, "You do all of this, just so that the girl in your arms will endure no more pain?" Marcus Volturi asked, his eyes slowly rising to meet mine for a split second, before he looked down at Bella, who was beginning to fuss.

I nodded confidently, "If all the right choices are made, then she should end up being happy. I am not saying that she will won't endure pain ever again, because there is much of that and struggle along this path for her, but yes, if the out come I am hoping for happens, then she will be very happy."

It was silent again, before Aro raised his head and met my eyes, "We will take her in."

Relief flooded me, and I breathed out a sigh, "Thank you, you will not regret this."

Aro stood and stepped forward, meaning to take Bella from me, but I frowned and stepped back, "No touching me."

Disappointed, Aro sighed and motioned for Felix to take Bella. Reluctantly, I slid my sister into Felix's arms and watched as he traveled out with her balanced in his arms, heading through a door on the other side of the throne room. I bid my good byes; once again refusing an invitation to join the Volturi after this "great change" was made, and headed out of the castle with a heavy heart.

Bella, I hope that you forgive me for leaving you with these strangers and for letting you be changed when you clearly didn't want to, but I promise, happiness is some where buried in your future, I just know. All you have to do is let them fix you.

Let us just hope that vampire Bella is not as stubborn as human Bella...

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