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Being taught to fight by Vladmir was totally different than being taught by the scarred Cullen whose name was actually a kind of stone ironically. I mean really who would name their child after a rock? Anyways, as I was saying it was different being taught by the Romanian. Unlike Jasper who tended to show you different fighting styles as well as teaching tactics on how to get the upper hand, Vladmir was teaching my how to use my other senses to my advantage in case I got in to a situation where I would have to face one of the Italian bloodsuckers who had a special ability such as Jane the little pain inflicting Barbie or her brother Alec who could make you blind when it came to all your senses. I have to admit that I never would have thought to train in this unique way. It was no wonder the last two Romanians had lasted as long as they had. The pair of people eaters with bad accents thought outside of the metaphorical box and that is what gave them the upper hand. I still liked straight up hand to hand combat, but this stuff would no doubt save my life if I got in to a sticky situation I couldn't fight my way out of.

"Alec's power is the one you should worry about the most." The blonde Romanian told me as he walked around me in circles as he spoke. "Everyone is always so concerned by Jane, but her power is easy enough to get around especially if you have a high tolerance for pain. To get passed her power I would suggest taking every bit of pain you have inside of you over your father's death and try to project it back at her. It is a lot like bouncing a ball off the wall. As long as your pain is greater than the torture she sends your way your body will automatically focus on the pain which is the greatest and since you can control your own pain all you need to do is make sure you hold on to it. If you do that her power is relatively useless."

"I never would have thought of it like that." I replied actually quite impressed he had found a way to counter her power. "I have plenty of pain and anger in me so it shouldn't be a problem for me to overcome whatever torture she tosses my way and plus I am kind of like the Hulk. If you piss me off or cause me pain I just seem to get stronger, but I think that's because I am a very temperamental person. You mentioned that I should be concerned about her brother's power. He is the one who can blind all your senses right or am I thinking of the wrong person? I know one of the guard members can track you anywhere when he gets a read on the personal signature someone's essence gives off or at least that is what I have been told."

Vladmir nodded letting me know that I had been right. "The tracker is Demetri and he is almost as old as I am so I would avoid trying to take him one on one. He tends to play dirty and Jane usually stays next to him or her brother and the last thing you want is to be corned by them especially the ones with hidden talents. Alec can cut off every single sense you have. He can make you blind, deaf, mute, and his power even allows him to take away his victims sense of touch. When you are fighting him I can only tell you that you need to rely on your instincts rather than your senses. Trust in whatever your gut is telling you to do. If it is saying you should run then you should definitely do that. If it tells you to take a swing in a certain direction then don't think about it just do it. He may have a powerful talent, but that does not mean you cannot find a way to get around it just like I have with his sister."

"Those were the main three I was worried about anyways." I told him with a slight shrug of my shoulder. "I know about most of the others and I know that I can handle anything they throw my way. I thought this was supposed to be you teaching me to fight like a Romanian?"

He smirked like there was some sort of joke I wasn't being let in on. "This is how a Romanian fights. Anybody can throw a punch, but it takes real brains to be able to outsmart the enemy. The reason so many covens get taken down by the Volturi is due to the fact they do not take time to study their opponents. I've had over 1500 years to learn everything I could about the scum from Italy and when the fight finally comes I know all my researching was worth it. Do you have any other questions about the Volturi or different ideas on how you plan to fight or who you wish to go after first? My only request is that you leave Felix, Marcus, and Caius to Stephan and I. Other than that you can have your pick of who you wish to tear to pieces with your teeth."

I thought about it for a moment and before I had a chance to even think about what I wanted to ask the question had popped out of my mouth. I guess it had been weighing on my mind for a long while. "Do you think that we have the slimmest of slim chances of actually winning this fight or if we don't win do you think any of will come out of it alive?"

Vladmir locked his red eyes with my brown ones. "They may have the numbers and yet we have more reason to win. From all my years of roaming this earth I have come to see it is not always the group with the most members who come out victorious. We all have something to fight for and that is why we will win. If for some reason things do not go our way at least I will go down fighting for something I believe in."

TBC…

AN: I actually think this chapter came out pretty well. I really like this pairing and I am trying to come up with ideas for a much longer story for them so if you have ideas I would love to hear them. Let me know if you liked this or not and I would love to hear your comments as always because they make me smile.

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