Chapter 3

Demetri's POV:

I didn't really understand why that human girl would choose one of the three leaders, of all people – or vampires, to be specific. I presume that it was because she believed they had the most experience with humans and their nature, but I shrugged it off and entered Master Aro's chamber. After all, it was not my job to question things, but to follow orders.

"Master, Isabella Swan stated her opinion on her choice of vampire," I told him. "She also added that she would truly appreciate it if you granted her wish."

Then I told him. One of Aro's eyebrows shot up.

"Really now? I shall discuss this with my brothers," he replied. "You are excused. Thank you, Demetri."

Marcus' POV:

I stood near the entrance to the throne room with a bored expression on my face, as usual. Aro summoned Caius and I to discuss about the human once again. While Caius waited alongside me with an irritated face, I stared into space, thinking about the odd resemblance between Didyme, my former deceased mate, and the human girl. Even their appearances were very comparable. They both had similar facial features, body shape, and height. Like my previous wife, Isabella Swan had the quality to make others notice her; they both had a special air around them which forced people to love them for who they were.

Then, the door to the room clicked and Aro entered with a slightly annoyed expression.

"Brother," he said towards me. "It appears that the girl wishes for you to turn her into us."

I gave him a confused look. "But Aro, I thought we already settled that you shall change her, since you volunteered to do it."

"Well. I think we should follow what she wants this time," he replied. "You will start the procedure tomorrow at noon, sharp. That is all."

Aro exited the room as quickly as he entered it, and was out of our sight in a split second. Caius left with a grunt as well, probably thinking that this was a pointless discussion. However, I remained still. I was trying to figure out why she would choose me to transform her. Many tended to avoid my apathetic self. It had been a while since something like this had happened.

A slight smile formed on my lips as I walked back to my room.

Aro's POV:

It was strange. I did not know why I felt disappointed when Demetri told me what she said. It wasn't as if I should have cared whether she picked me or my brother. Perhaps it was the influence of Edward's attraction to her scent and blood that caused me to feel this way. I pushed the strange, yet alluring feeling aside and prepared to finish my work as a leader of the Volturi.

Unfortunately, I heard a crash, and the scent of fresh, exotic blood hit my nose like the sudden smell of a thousand different perfumes to a human. I slowly inhaled the delicious scent of human blood, but realized in a few seconds that it came from Isabella.

In approximately 3.5 seconds, I smashed through her door to find Derek, a new member of the guard, send a quick blow to her upper body. She flew off and crashed straight to the bedpost, a sickening crunch coming from her body. Derek leaped towards her, fangs ready to pierce her skin and suck her blood dry, but he never got a chance. I lunged myself towards him and started destroying him.

I heard the other vampires coming in the room, but I paid no attention to them. Enraged, I ripped the guard to shreds, not even caring that young Isabella may be watching. The only thing on my mind was to exterminate this foolish vampire for committing such a horrid act. The worst part was that I was at fault for not coming sooner. If Isabella died as a result of my hesitation, I didn't know what I would do.

Through my peripheral vision, I saw the other vampires joining in to help. Felix – or was it Demetri? I couldn't tell at this point – was setting up a fire just outside the carpeted room with a match along with four other vampires, and others were gathering the leftover pieces to throw into the fire.

I glanced at the remains. It was simply disgusting. There were piles of twitching pieces of Derek's body splattered across the room, but as of this moment, they were none of my concern. With lightning speed, I dashed to Isabella's side and checked her condition.

"Isabella? How are you feeling?" I said softly while examining her body for broken bones. I felt devastated when I discovered she had several broken ribs and a serious wound on her stomach. I ignored the irresistible smell of delicate human blood and moved my gaze towards her face.

"Aro, right? I told you. Call me Bella. It's easier and it feels more… ugh!" she shrieked when she attempted to move.

"Don't move, Bella. Everything is going to be fine," I reassured her with the gentlest tone I had.

And I bit her.

Bella's POV:

After pacing back and forth for hours, I had finally decided to explore the room a bit. It was the largest room I've ever seen. It was covered by light-blue paint, a luxurious king size bed, a giant TV, and a smooth, wooden desk with a bookshelf attached to it. As a bonus, there was a magnificent bathroom connected to the room, the ones you saw in five star hotels.

Since I was so bored, I began to browse through some of the books. With surprise, I found a copy of Wuthering Heights, my all-time favourite novel. However, everything happened in a flash after that. When I was attempting to take the book out of its shelf, I accidentally slipped and smashed my hand – hard – on the edge of the desk. Blood began to seep out from the wound, and before I got a chance to cleanse it in the bathroom, my door clicked open.

An unfamiliar vampire approached me. His dirty blonde hair was gelled back smoothly and he had a friendly grin on his face, but that's not what I was paying attention to. A vampire's usual blood red eyes had turned into the darkest shade of black. Which meant he was hungry. And I was the prey. Edward… I wished he was here.

"G- Get back," I said while backing away. His grin turned into a frown, as if he heard something. Suddenly, I heard a smash coming from my door and someone entering, but my vision blurred as the hungry vampire struck my stomach with a powerful force in a split second. I flew several feet and smashed my body against the bedpost, trying to regain my breathing but failing miserably.

My whole body was numb; I didn't know what hurt more, my stomach or my side. I tried to focus my vision and looked at who had entered; the enraged face of an angel stared back at me. It looked like his whole body was glowing gold. But I didn't like his expression. The angel should've been smiling instead of producing such a bloodcurdling look.

I gasped in disbelief when the angel began to attack the bloodthirsty vampire. The scene was gruesome; they were pieces flying everywhere, and I struggled to regain my consciousness to tell the angel to stop, it was enough. I tried to shout, but no voice came out of my mouth. Only blood.

I closed my eyes for several seconds and when I opened them again, Aro was at my side. He said something, but I couldn't catch anything except for my name.

"Aro, right? I told you. Call me Bella. It's easier and it feels more…" I tried to get up, but ended up grunting painfully.

"Don't move, Bella. Everything is going to be fine," he said with a beautiful, singing voice. In that instant, I believed him.

Then I felt a tremendous shock as his teeth sunk into my neck.

Thank you to those who commented! I really appreciate your reviews and they motivated me to write another chapter :)

I hope you enjoyed it!

And one more thing. Sorry for changing point of views so much. I'll try to stick to one or two different perspectives next time :P