5 reviews! OMG! Thanks you guys (yeah I know I'm weird for celebrating such a little number, but whatever.) This one is short and simple, but good will come soon!

Oh, and since I forgot to tell you for three chapters. I do not own Twilight, but I do own a whant (a whale/ant baby)

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Chapter 4: Safety

"How would you like to be our secretary?"

I let out a sigh of relief. I was going to live! Aro led me out the doors to Gianna's desk in the front office. Gianna looked up at us, a huge smile spread across her face.

"Thank you Aro," She said, standing up.

"Gianna, my dear," He replied calmly, "You need to teach little Anna here the basics of her new job."

"Yes sir."

"Anna dear," Aro looked at me, "You are now part of the Volturi. You tell anyone about us, you die. If you try to escape, you die. Do I make myself clear?"

"Y-yes sir."

"Wonderful!" He clapped his hands together. "You will start tomorrow morning. In the meantime, why don't you clean yourself up and get some rest? Alec will show you to your room." Alec glowered at me before leading me through a door across the room.

He led me through a hallway (so many hallways!) until we reached a room with a wooden door. He unlocked the room with a set of keys and stepped back.

My jaw fell open.

The room was painted a baby blue, with white doors. A twin bed was in the corner of the room with a quilt matching the walls. There was a rocking chair in the corner, and a bookshelf with a built-in desk covering the wall opposite. There was a closet and a bathroom opposite to where the bed was.

I stared in awe at the beautiful room, not noticing when Alec left. I walked in, shutting the door behind me. Walking into the bathroom, I looked at me reflection for the first time in two weeks.

God, I was a mess

My blondish-brow hair was halfway out of the messy bun I had put it in and looked nearly dark brown, considering I desperately needed a shower. My eyes were bloodshot and I had serious dark circles. I was happy to see that they were still green.

The bathroom (thankfully) had everything I needed, from a toothbrush to shampoo. I turned on the shower and let the scalding hot water burn my back. I stayed in until my hands became raisins. I grabbed a towel and walked into the closet. There were a few clothes in there, mostly old t-shirts and ripped jeans. I grabbed a pair and a shirt that read "Volterra Horrorfest" (oh, the irony in that)

I laid in bed all day reading the books from the massive bookshelf. None of the books really grabbed me, but at least it was something to do instead of just sitting around. I got through G in the novels before I fell into a deep slumber.

My dream that night was different. It started the same, running to Daniel and collapsing in his arms. But this time when he looked at me, I did not scream. He looked at me and smiled. "Don't be afraid," he murmured, playing with my hair "Everything is going to be alright," He kissed my forehead and then disappeared. For the first night in two weeks, I did not scream when I woke.

I opened my eyes slowly, still getting used to seeing daylight. I looked at the clock on the wall. 7:00. I layed back down and stared at the wall.

Life had changed very drastically in the last few months. First it was moving from Boston to Volterra for this theater deal. Then being taken by the vampires as prisoner. And suddenly I'm their secretary. It took all that time to finally realize that I could handle this. I had the strength to overcome this. Sure, I would miss Daniel like crazy. I would cry over him like I had all this time. But I would be okay. I would live.

Yes. I would overcome this.

A loud knocking disturbed my train of thought.

"Get up. You have until 7:30 to be ready and outside your door. Time for work."

I sighed. This was going to be a long day.

Yes I know, short and sort of uninformative. You try writing a chapter in math class with a crazy teacher. (Oh Ms.C haha) Anyhoozers, Life has been extremely difficult lately. School has been hectic, volleyball keeps me busy, and now this new responsibility is just a big pain in the butt. I love writing, don't get me wrong, but I have been really stressed lately. I will try to keep you all updated at least once a week. Next one will come Wednesday of Thursday, but only if I have ten reviews by then :) See ya on Wednesday loves!

-Nova