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2 Welcome to Volterra, Italy

Jake's Point of View

"Alice what is it?" I heard Jasper asked her. We all gathered around her instantly, is she smiling?

"She is coming back!" Edward exclaimed hugging Bella before the Pixie could answer.

"Nessie is coming back?" I asked full of excitement while everyone started cheering up, what can I say? The last days have been a real torture for all of us.

"Rosalie is bringing her home," Alice explained with a radiant smile.

"Rosalie?" Esme asked worried.

"Where is she?" Emmet didn't like the sound of her wife being alone.

But I couldn't pay attention to the other things they said, I was too happy, too excited with the idea of seeing my imprint again. I can't believe she is fine, that she is finally returning home, thank God, thanks a lot.

I left the house to reach the spot were Quil and Embry were sleeping. Poor guys, I haven't really pay attention to them these days and they are exhausted for the tasks I have been asking them to do. They woke up when they heard me coming and looked at me confuse, probably because I was smiling at them.

"Great news guys, Nessie is coming back!" they started howling with joy. "Please ask Seth and Leah to stop patrolling, I think is important that we all go inside for a while."

They looked at each other with confuse looks and then they transformed into humans. After they put their shorts on Embry talked to me.

"Seth is on his way here, but we don't know where Leah is."

"We thought she was with you," Quil added.

"With me?" Yeah right, like Leah is going to hang around with me in the Cullen's house. "She told me she was going home for a while and that she'll be back to patrol this morning."

"Sue said she didn't come home last night and we haven't heard news about her," Embry was getting worried.

"She probably felt asleep in the forest in her human form; it wouldn't be the first time," I commented, they didn't believe me. "Come on guys, is Leah we are talking about, she'll be back in no time, there is nothing to get worried about."

That's when we heard Rosalie's car in the distance, it will only take her a few minutes to reach the house, so I started walking towards de garage. Quil and Embry followed me; Seth was already there with all the Cullen family.

"Edward stop thinking about it," Bella told him.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"You don't really think the Volturi free Nessie just like that do you?"

"I haven't really thought about it, but I am sure blondie already took care of it," I said.

I don't care how she managed to free my imprint and bring her home, the important thing is that she did it, damn it, now she is going to have all the credit and I won't be able to bother her in a long time.

"Here she comes," Seth said while her extravagant car appeared in the garden.

"Nessie!"

After she hugged and kissed her very concerned parents I surrounded her with my arms in a huge embrace. There is nothing that is going to separate us now, I promise myself I am not going to let her alone, never again.

"Jake I need to show you something," Nessie said while she put her hands on my face.

One by one the images of my beta giving her life for my imprint started appearing in my head. There is no freaking way she did that! Leah Clearwater what on earth were you thinking!

Leah's point of view

They didn't speak to me when we got in the car to reach Seattle; they didn't talk to me in the plane and didn't even look at me when we got in the other car to reach Volterra. Is not like I care, really, I have too much things to think about.

I didn't say goodbye to my mum or Seth, I didn't even look at them one last time before leaving. Jake is going to be furious when he realizes what I did, but it was the best thing to do. If they knew I was leaving they would have stopped me and the leeches would have taken Nessie instead, she is just a kid, there was no way I would let her pass through this stuff.

I don't have money or cloth, just the one I am wearing: a short, a t-shirt and sneakers. Well if I am going to be the pet at least they will feed me, right?

Felix parked the car in a dark alley and we got out. They started walking towards a little wood door and I followed. We ran through dark hallways and corridors for almost fifteen minutes. It was a huge underground labyrinth; it was really impressive, creepy, but impressive.

The only thing that was driving me crazy was the smell. The scent of vampires was all over the place and it was burning my nose. I better get used to it, I am going to live here for a long time.

Felix opened a huge door and we entered to a big room full of vampires. Right in the middle was Aro, Caius and Marcus sitting on their respective… is that a throne? They sit in thrones? Who on earth do they think they are? Stupid leeches and their big egos.

I noticed that some of the leeches stopped breathing when I walked beside them, I should have guess that my scent was going to bother them, cool.

"Here it is master, just as you asked," Jane pointed at me after making a reverence to Aro.

"What would I do without you?" He asked himself standing up. "An extraordinary day is today, who would have thought that one of the shape shifters will be here with us, don't you agree Caius?"

"Her scent is disgusting, we should kill her now," my instincts almost made me transform, but I managed to control my anger; transforming in a room full of vampires is not a good idea.

"I understand that you are one of a kind," Aro said to me not paying attention to his brother.

"I am," I answered trying to sound sure of myself. "My name is Leah Clearwater and I am the only female shape shifter in Quileute history."

"Impressive, really impressive," Aro's eyes were shining, just like if he had found a millionaire treasure.

"We can't let her stay here, she is a werewolf!" Caius pointed out.

"A shape shifter," Aro corrected. "We already discussed this; they are humans who can transform themselves into wolves."

"Our powers don't work with the Children of the moon, but they do have an effect on creatures like her," everyone was surprised by Marcus' words. I don't know if it is for the information he provided or because he barely speaks.

"Think of it Caius, you can have a vampire by biting any human, you can make a werewolf by biting a human, you can find a shape shifter in someone who has the right genes, you can even make an hybrid like the ones we met two years ago, but you can't make a female shape shifter, is a real gift that she is here."

What on earth was that? He considered me special? I am a freak between freaks! That's not a good thing, it's a bad thing! Can't he see that? What's so interesting about transforming into a giant wolf every time you get angry? What is so cool about being hungry all the time? What's the big deal with me if I can't even pass the genes to the next generations? Doesn't he know I am a dead end!

"Come my dear" Aro said offering his hand. Is he talking to me?

I walked towards him and I gave him my hand. When we touched each other something very strange happened, it was like having someone in my mind, but it wasn't the same thing that I felt when my mind connected with someone of the pack, no, this was different. It was like a very rude intruder wondering around my thoughts and memories. I tried to stop it, I was the best hiding secrets from the others in La Push, even when we were wolves, so why can't I stop him?

"Amazing, really amazing," Aro said with enthusiasm. "It is the first time that someone tries so hard to resist my powers. All I could see was blurred images. I wonder if it is because you are a shape shifter or it's just you."

"Edward doesn't have problems to read my mind," I commented.

"Is that so?" now he was intrigued.

"Aro," Caius called him. "We don't have time for this, we have to leave."

"You do have a point my brother. Jane, Alec, please make sure our new member finds a place to stay," Aro asked them.

"She can't stay here!" Caius exclaimed. "I can't stand her scent!"

"With all your respect," I entered the conversation. "I prefer to stay in a cell than being called a member of this organization."

"Now, now, you won't be called unless it is really necessary, and I'll make sure you receive a proper training," say what? "She can stay in one of the rooms from the west tower, her scent won't bother you there brother," Caius moved his head in signal of agreement. "Feel free to leave."

"Follow me," Jane ordered me with a furious expression, I don't really think she likes the fact that I am a new member of her family, I can't blame her, I don't like it either.

"Felix, Demetri," Caius called. "I want you to follow her and tell me if you find anything suspicious."

I left the big room with the famous quartet of vampires and followed them through a lot of corridors and secret passages. Suddenly, a curious scent called my attention. The vampires looked surprised too. It was a strange scent, something that I have never smelled before. My instincts pulled myself to another corridor and I followed the scent to a big hallway down the stairs. That's when I found it, a huge wolf standing in his back feet growling wildly to the three vampires who were surrounded him. This is the first time I see a real werewolf.

He isn't a wolf like us, he is a bipedal creature of 8 ft tall, with yellow eyes and no control of his mind. Three vampires of the guard were trying to lock him in a cell, but it wasn't enough. Alec, Jane, Demetri and Felix tried to help, but it was pointless, the creature was unstopabble. I wonder why they don't use there powers to capture him. Oh no, why is he looking at me? I don't know anything about real werewolves, but he seems to be surprise with my presence here; with my scent is really easy to tell I am not a vampire.

He started walking towards me and the vampires took advantage of his lack of concentration. Felix attacked him from behind and Alec and Demetri helped to immobilize him. But the creature was very strong and didn't have trouble to get rid of the leeches. Again, he started running in my direction, I don't know if he is going to attack me or it's just because I am in the middle of the way out. Anyway I was too confused to do anything and if it wasn't for Demetri who pulled me out of the way just in time, he would have ran over me.

"Stay here and don't transform!" Demetri shouted at me. "If you do it, I'll kill you," after that he ran after the werewolf with all the other vampires and I stood up.

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