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Chapter 3
Learning The Truth

Charlie POV

I was about to wash the dishes when I heard them come. The footfalls were too fast to be human so I knew that they were supernatural. They didn't have the smell of the wolves or my family and the only thing reasonable that was left…vampires. What could they be doing here?

I peered out of the window and saw their red eyes. I knew they would be trouble. The dark robes gave their identities away as the Volturi. The Volturi would not come around these parts without a reason. They didn't know my kind existed so I knew that I was not the reason they came to Forks.

The door was pushed in and it was flew off of the frame from the sheer force. I played the part of a human—fear showing on my face and my heart racing.

"W-what-w-who are you?"I kept the façade up and backed away, slowly, as they advanced.

"He smells really good, Jane. I don't think they will miss him too much. We should have a snack." The one, who I later knew to be Felix, said to the little Jane.

"No. He might be needed since he is the chief of police. Bring him and put him with all of the others."

All of the others? That was when I noticed the bus. It was filled with people from the area. All of them crying and scared. I figured that they knew that they couldn't escape the vampires since none of them were tied or trying to escape. They were smarter than I usually gave them credit for.

Felix 'roughly' grabbed my arm, though it was just a light touch to me, and 'pulled' me toward the bus. I was thrown inside and it troubled me to see the looks of relief on the younger faces. They expected me to save them. As the vampires began loading more and more humans onto the bus, I thought of every possible outcome. None of them were without casualties. I would just have to bide my time for now.

We were all driven to the High School, where we were separated. The men on one side, the women and children on the other. I listened carefully to make sure that no harm was coming from the other side of the school. I knew, however, that if something was to happen to someone, there would be nothing that I could do that wouldn't cost my life and the lives of others.

I let my gaze fall upon the vampire closest to me. His robe wasn't very dark, so I knew that he was either new or not strong enough to move up in the ranks. Both of those I could use to my advantage. From the man, boy I should say (he didn't look to be over 20 years old), I could detect a sense of regret. Viewing his expression and mannerisms, I would say that he wasn't here because he wanted to be. He must have felt me staring because he looked at me and his expression turned blank as he turned away to stare at the trees through the newly bolted window.

"Our chief can't even protect us. We are going to die here. I'll never get married. I'll never have children. I'll never travel the world," Mike cried. I rolled my eyes at the adolescent creep and attempted to focus my attention elsewhere, unable to do so once other people joined in the conversation Mike was having with himself.

"Mike, nobody would want to have children with a whiney little prick, such as you, anyway. You need to open your eyes. Those things aren't human. My gun didn't work and I doubt that telling them that they will go to jail will stop them either," Mark stated. He was one of the newer guys at the department. I nodded my head in his direction in appreciation.

"They have to be human. They are just wearing some kind of bulletproof clothes." It was obvious that Mike believed everything he said.

"Look kid. I've seen a lot of things. A lot of different people and I can honestly say I've never seen any with crimson red eyes, inhuman strength, speed and hearing. I don't know what they are...but they are not human." I spoke up with certainty. Of course I already knew what they were, but I couldn't let those vampires know it. The one here don't know my kind exists. Marcus knew, but we have our way to stop Aro from hearing the truth from his memories.

Just as I told Mike what I thought, Aro walked in.

Bella POV

"It's time."

"Time for what, Zara?"

"Time for me to tell you your purpose in this life." I looked at her with a blank expression on my face. I nodded at her to continue. "From what you recounted with Edith, you do not know the full story of the prophecy. Many millennia ago, a man named Dionise began to see this girl name Catalina. Dionise and Catalina were very much in love, but she was a Selahian." I gasped. I hadn't known that. Selahians are the other half of the Theslians lineage. She continued on.

"Our creator was Methuselah. He was a human that mated with a supernatural being named Timnah. The stories never told us which. He wasn't just an ordinary human. He lived to be 970 years old. He was said to have powers as a human to keep him strong and preserved.

After the two married, they had a child. His name was Thesli; boy. Things began to get rocky in their relationship when Methuselah was told of the affairs Timnah was having behind his back. They fought and in the end, Timnah left her family for another man, who she had a girl with. She named her Selah after Methuselah. It was said that because Methuselah had lain with Timnah, he transferred preservatives to her womb. Selah lived for centuries past her mother's death. She grew up as a whore's daughter and everyone saw her that way because she did not disappoint. She followed her mother's footsteps just as the rest of her line did." She was pacing slowly and gazing out of the window.

"Expected to be a whore, Catalina was not accepted among our people. Regardless of how she tried to prove her purity and Dionise's word, she was not accepted. Then, an elder of our kind thought it would be amusing to go to Aro and have her mind read for any discretion. What he found was a memory of her with another man. Being of Methuselah and holding preservatives, the memory of evidence of her kind did not exist. All Aro saw in that moment was her on her back with many men.

Aro laughed, always being one for drama, and told Dionise who she really was. Of course, there was a flaw to our elder's plan. He did not anticipate Aro's inability to see that we were not human. He thought immediately that we were breaking the rules and captured Catalina. Dionise attempted to save her, but the elder and others of our kind stopped him. They carried him while they ran away, promising him that they would go back for her. They lied to him. Catalina was raped by most of the Volturi guard, male and female alike, before she was killed.

Dionise was broken. No one could reach through to him. In his fury, he dreamt of the Volturi's corruption. It was then that he got the idea to damn both the Volturi and his family. He wrote a prophecy. Each time a shield is born of our lineage, he or she must face the Volturi and end their corruptions. There was more to it, fine print, one might say, but I cannot tell you all of that right now as telling you would lead to your demise. That is the one thing you are allowed to know of the fine print. Just know that many of our kind died because of the fine print." When she began to tell me of the parts that included me, she stopped her pacing and slowly walked closer and closer to me, her eyes never once leaving mine.

I sat down in one of the white plush seats. The white walls seemed to mock me as 'my demise' repeated itself over and over in my head. Zara crouched down in front of me and took hold of the hands covering my eyes. She spoke again as she removed my hands.

"It will all be fine, Isabella."

"That's of course very easy for you to say, Zara. You won't be the one dying at the end of this." She looked away and it hit me. "Is that in the fine print to? You die if I don't succeed?" I was disgusted by the whole thing.

"I only die if I fail. I am to guide you. No one can succeed without a guide." I scoffed at how easily she spoke of her death while she continued. "You have to trust me. That's the only way we both come out of this alive." I nodded my understanding. Trusting isn't something I could easily do, especially since Micah, my own Selahian. "Trust, Bella. It could make us or break us." She gripped my forearms tightly. "You have to listen to what I say now and then. It's crucial. There are things that I will not be able to tell you and you have to trust me with that knowledge—trust that I won't lead you astray."

I understood, but that won't make it easier. I told her as much. She nodded and kissed my knuckles. I wrapped my other hand around hers, repeated her actions and said, "We are in this together."

Edward POV

Newborns. Newborns. We need them, regardless of what Jasper says. He's a fool if he thought their strength wasn't needed. They'll be good for what is planned.

I headed south with that thought. I knew the one person that could help me with this. Maria. I've never personally met her, but I knew how to find her by Jasper's thoughts. Yes, Alice would be upset, but I could care less. She was just another pawn in my great scheme of things. Another fool. Maria could keep Jasper occupied, taking Alice's place.

It didn't take me very long to arrive at Maria's new lands. It was small compared to the lands in Jasper's memories. There was little grass and a massive log cabin. Then there were a few smaller cabins on the side of the larger cabin. The small buildings seemed to surround the largest. I could hear that the large building held the newborns. I'd come during feeding. The screams were hard to ignore.

As I approached, several older vampires rushed at me. I didn't fight them, but I told them to take me to Maria. They were about to attempt to end me. I wouldn't fight back because I didn't want to be seem as an enemy of Maria, killing off her valuable players. Maria walked out of the larger house slowly and told them to stop. They didn't let me go, but they didn't cause me any harm.

"Who are you and why are you here?" Her voice rang.

"Edward Cullen. I am here to get your help in pressing matters." I spoke vaguely and slowly.

"I don't help people. Kill him," she ordered in a cold voice. "Jasper!" She held up her hand and they stopped once again.

"Jasper? How do you know that name?"

"He's my brother."

"Follow me and tell me everything."

I did just that…well, I told her everything she needed to hear. Imagine my surprise to hear that she did not need much convincing to follow me to Europe. We decided that the newborns would be sent North with the older vampires Maria made. It wouldn't be wise to get so close to the Volturi with a group of 30 vampires, 24 of which being newborns.

We gathered a few vampires in Europe, Stefan and Vladimir being two of the five. By the time we were heading back to the states, I only had an hour left to call Jasper. I pulled out my phone and dialed his number.

"Speak," he answered. It took a lot out of me not to scoff at him.

"I'm on my way back to the states with five others."

"Good. Be quick and discreet." With that, he hung up.

-RATED M-

I tossed my phone to the side and went back to what I was doing before I made that phone call. I spread Maria's legs wider and drove my tongue back into her pussy. She writhed underneath my ministrations as I licked at the sweet juices seeping around my tongue. She came for the second time and I did not give her any recovery time before I started to plow into her tight little pussy. As I roared her name with my release, all I could think was Alice be damned.

"Edward, he can never know about our play times," Maria said as she slipped her clothes back on.

"Of course he won't."

Author's note: I hope you guys liked it! This was posted later than I hope to do, but I was a bit busy last weekend with the super bowl…

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