Kate slowly drove her shiny black BMW through the small and dimly lit streets of Forks. The journey home from Italy had made her feel rather tired, more tired than usual in fact. She had so many thoughts going round her head that were mainly about the mysterious man she had encountered earlier that evening. Kate couldn't help but wonder who he was and why he just let her run away like he did. 'He's obviously one of the Volturi' she told herself as shivers ran down her spine at the thought of the powerful vampire coven. 'But if he was a part of the Volturi , why didn't he kill me' she carried on asking herself. Carlisle had warned her about the Volturi, he had told her all about their history and the Cullen's previous encounters with them but he had also told her not so long ago to stay away from Volterra. Her long nails began to dig in to the black leather steering wheel in front of her as she drove through the opening in the woods on the outskirts of town. Those red eyes that she'd witnessed were stored within her mind and kept reappearing in her head every so often making them become increasingly haunting. Kate put her foot down and raced up the long and winding drive until she saw the large modern house lit up in front of her and could hear the Cullen's voices inside. Kate's car screeched to a stop as she quickly stepped out of the car and blurred up the stone steps and opened the glass door.
Once inside Kate shut the door and lent back against it, her breathing becoming quickened. "Kate? What on earth is wrong?" Esme said as she hurried over to kate and softly placed her hands reassuringly on her shoulders. "yeah whats up Kate?" Emmett asked as he strolled down the stairs in to the leaving room with Rosalie. "You look even paler than normal" he said as the beginning of a smirk appeared at the corners of his mouth. Kate looked up to see Esme's big amber coloured eyes watching her, waiting for an answer to her question. She looked past Esme and around the rest of the room to where she saw Alice and Jasper clinging on to each other and whispering thoughts, then there was Edward and Bella stood together, both with a look of concern etched across their features, Emmett and Rosalie were both stood at the bottom of the stairs, Emmetts large arms rapped around Rosalie's tiny stomach and then there was Carlisle walking towards her. She turned back to Esme whose hands were still resting on her shoulders, "I….I think I met one of the Volturi" Kate said quietly. Edward immediately pulled Bella behind him as his eyes narrowed at the mention of the Volturi. Carlisle walked closer to Kate and Esme and softly took Kate's hand as he led her over to the sofa. "Who did you meet Kate? Was it Jane….or Felix?" Carlisle asked. "I don't know. I didn't see his face, all I saw was his bright red eyes. I didn't recognise his scent either" Kate shrugged. "Ok" Carlisle nodded, "just tell us exactly what happened. Kate told the Cullen's about the events that took place in Volterra as they all crowded round her comforting her. "Well there's nothing we can do now "Carlisle said as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Whoever it was didn't feel you had committed an offence against the Volturi otherwise they wouldn't have let you run. I don't think anything will come out of this, if it was then the Volturi would have appeared by now, just go and rest you've had a lot of excitement for one day but please promise me you won't go near Volterra again". "I promise Carlisle" Kate replied as she got up from the sofa and walked up the glass stairs to her room.
"Whoever it was Kate met must have reported the incident back to the Volturi right? Do you really think they'll forget what has happened?" Bella quietly asked as she reappeared from behind Edward. Carlisle stood up from the sofa and placed his arm around Esme's shoulder. "You can never be too sure with the Volturi Bella" the wise man said as he addressed each and every one of his family.
Back in Volterra
Demetri strolled through the dark halls of the ancient building that was home to the Volturri coven. Demetri was the Volturi's sole tracker, whenever anyone tried to elude the Volturi's grasp he was the one responsible for tracking them. He was the best tracker in the world and his power allowed him to follow anyone anywhere as long as he had physically encountered the individual or anyone who had encountered him. Demetri had brown hair that had a blonde tint and his skin was always as white as a sheet. His eyes were bright red and he wore a long dark robe.
The two guards at the end of the hallway opened the large creaking doors leading in to a large room that was almost circular in shape. The walls and ceiling were built from marble that was carved with many intricate patterns. At the very back of the room sat three very old vampires, the leaders of the Volturi coven. On the right of the three sat the youngest, his eyes like the rest were dark red and his hair silky blonde. In the middle sat the most superior looking of the three, he had an average build and translucent skin his hair was very long and jet black in colour. On the left sat the oldest, he again had red eyes and long black hair. "Ahh Demetri you have returned with good news I hope" said the man in the middle as he stood up clasping his hands together. "The perpetrator is no more Aro" replied Demetri as he walked further towards the three. "And what of the girl that was reported?" Aro asked, raising a brow as he waited for Demetri's response. Demetri came to a halt as he scanned the room for a second. In the far corner of the room stood his friend Felix who was much taller and larger than Demetri. He gave Demetri a reassuring nod before turned his attention back to Aro. "I let her go" said Demetri. "You let her go? She was breaking the rules and you know very well what we do to those who choose not to respect our wishes" Bellowed the young vampire. "Hush Caius. I'm sure Demetri has a good reason for what he did" said the oldest vampire in a ghostly tone. "Thank you Marcus" Demetri responded before turning his head back to face Caius. "I let her go because she was merely doing our job for us , she released the human and attempted to kill the real perpetrator in order to stop the him from revealing himself". "How very interesting" Aro said as he tapped the ends of his long bony fingers together. Aro stepped forward so that he was inches apart from Demetri, he took Demetri's hand in his as he focused in silence for a moment. Everyone around the room held their breath as they waited for Aro's response. After a few seconds Aro spoke, "He is telling the truth". Marcus and Caius sat back in their throne like chairs, Caius almost looking disappointed at the fact that Demetri was right. "And you have no idea who she is?" Aro asked full of curiosity. "No. I've never met her before, her face was one I do not recognise" Demetri answered as he shook his head. "Well now you have met her I want you track her down and find out who she is, then I want you to report back to us, this girl sounds like she could be of some use to us". "As you wish Aro" Demetri replied before he turned away from the ancient vampire and strolled out of the marble room, the guards slamming the doors shut as he did so.