BPOV

Chapter 4

I couldn't wait till the ball next week. I never used to like big parties but now I'm pretty much the hostess. The one that's always mingling and dancing etc. but, until then I was getting ready to go out and stop a newborn army down in the south, again. I don't know why this vampire hasn't given up and, we really need to find him, so whilst everyone else is fighting the newborns I'm off in search of their creator. No one was worried about me being able to handle it they all knew I was stronger than the rest of them put together. I was also the best tracker other than Demetri but we weren't sure if he could fight alone depending on how many creators there were though we had only caught one scent. I didn't have the gift of being a tracker but with my shape-shifter and vampire senses combined I'm the best at tracking by scent. It was even stronger when I was in my panther form which is what I normally was when tracking. Yet another reason I prefer that body. So here I was in my room in the Volturi castle putting on my fighting clothes. All black leather and, all from the shop which had all the clothes made from shifter hair allowing me to change without my clothes being ruined. I had just finished getting into my leather trousers and top and, was putting my hair into a pony tail when Santiago walked in.

"Hi, gorgeous. Why is it I can never get enough of looking at you in that outfit?" God, how much I wanted to kill him. And has he ever heard of knocking. Jeesh.

"Probably the same reason that you can't stop looking at me full stop. And do you by any chance know how to knock?" I said this with a fake smile and, carried on with my hair. Then he did something he really shouldn't have, I thought he'd learnt his lesson last time. He walked over and put his arms around my waist. I immediately forgot about my hair and spun around calling on air to blow him out of my room and, then closed the door but not before soaking him through with water. Before I'd closed the door I noticed Felix had been walking down the corridor so he would have seen that Santiago had been pissing me off again which means he won't be looking at me again any time soon. Felix always got rid of Santiago when he was pissing me off. I couldn't be assed to listen in to there 'talk' so restarted doing my hair and then put on some black eyeliner and red lipstick before walking down to the throne room.

"Right, I'm off dad and, I'll be back the day before your 'guests' arrive. Although I wish you would just tell me who they were but, I know you won't so I'm not even going to try and push it." He laughed at how I already knew. Now don't get me wrong I'm no Alice but, my dad is easy to understand if you've known him for as long as I have it's easy to guess what he's going to o or say.

"Alright little princess, do I need to say be careful?" I just gave him a look which translated into 'go to hell' and shifted while he watched with a huge grin in his face. No matter how many times he's seen me change it never fails to amaze him. I felt during the few seconds of my transformation the magical feeling of being nothing and everything at the same time and, then becoming something amazing and strong. Once I was in panther form I stretched out my spine that never felt right when it was in my normal shape. Then winked at my dad and uncles and, loped outside to an eagerly awaiting Jane.

"Yay. About time kitty." I don't know why she calls me that I mean I'm still me even if my panther form so I just growled at her and took off in a run with her, Demetri, Felix and, Afton on my heels.

When I finally got a scent of the same vampire that had been creating newborn armies before I let out a low growl which warned the rest to be on their guard. We had only gone about another half a mile when about twenty newborns jumped out and the fight began I immediately started sniffing for the creators scent again and then sprinted off in that direction, faster than a normal vampire which let me catch up with the creator before SHE could get away and, as soon as I saw the brilliant red hair I knew who it was so I headed off into the trees and jumped in front of her. Then before she knew what was happening I changed back into my normal form. Her eyes widened when she noticed me and, my lips pulled over my teeth as I growled out her name.

"Victoria."

"Bella, how good to see you again. It took you long enough." She must have been trying to get me alone while the new borns fought the rest of my guard.

"Right back at you. Although last time we seen each other you were trying to kill me, well I suppose it's only right that I return the favour." Her eyes turned to slits and I crouched into my attack stance. I didn't need it. But she didn't know that. I smiled and closed my eyes as the wind picked up and circled around me creating a shield impossible to get through. Her eyes widened and I bared my teeth.

The earth started shaking and a small crack appeared between my feet. I threw my head back in exhilaration. It was a shame that it was going to have to end soon, because I knew that as soon as she started thinking again she would run and we couldn't have that.

"Goodbye, Victoria." Fire flamed in my hands. It started off as a warm tingling sensation that made my hands start to glow and, then flames started to shoot out and I flung them straight at her. Now the flames surrounding her matched her brilliant hair. She screamed as she burned and I just shifted and watched until she was nothing but ash. Then I ran back to where the newborns had jumped us to see everyone cleaning up the last pieces and throwing them into the fire. I checked for any casualties. Demetri had a few new bite marks and, Felix's arm had been ripped off. I rolled my eyes and, walked over to him while shifting back into a vampire body. It would have healed on its own eventually but it takes a while and hurts like hell in the process, or so I'd been told I'd never had it happen to me. I grabbed his arm and put it to his shoulder before concentrating. I sent my energy straight into him and, when I opened my eyes his arm was exactly as it had been before. I smiled to myself, smug. They asked how everything went and, I told them who it was and, that I'd killed her. No doubt I'd have to explain it all, in detail, to dad later. So we just started running back to Volterra.

Finally. Home at last. Every one must have been feeling the same as me. They hadn't 'eaten' since before we left although I'd bagged myself a few mountain lions on the way back. It was great because they reminded me of HIM I could attack them even quicker. I was the only one in the coven who was a 'vegetarian'. Alec had tried it but gave up after a few weeks. I couldn't blame him. It was really hard especially when I was a newborn. I shivered at the memory of being so strong and out of control. Although I'd never killed any humans the Volturi made sure of this because I'd made them promise before I was changed. We walked up the steps and into the throne room.

"Father, I missed you!" My dad ran to me and hugged me whilst spinning me in a complete circle. I laughed and, stood back.

"My dear daughter, how did everything go?"

"Everything went brilliantly. Our princess here managed to catch and kill the creator." Felix cut in coming over and putting an arm around my shoulder. It was always in a brotherly way of course. Caius laughed while Marcus and Aro glared daggers at him.

"What you really think she did that without help" everyone was glaring at him while Jane cut in.

"Actually yes, yes she did. It was a better job than what you could have done." He rolled his eyes before walking out. No doubt to find Athendora. My father smiled and patted me on the back and kissed me on the cheek. Now, Bella dear our guests are early and, have just gone on a quick tour of the city please go and get changed into one of your gorgeous dresses and, meet us down here in an hour.

"Yes, father." I started up the stairs with everyone tagging along to do the same thing.

Beautiful. Perfect. Gorgeous. This dress was exactly right for meeting my fathers guests. They were obviously very important to him and I know that he will want me to enter the same way he always does when we have guests over. I slipped on my dress and stood looking in the mirror. It was black and was tight fitted from my neck to my hips and flowed down after that to my ankles. I didn't bother with shoes I rarely did they just got ruined when I changed. I left my hair down and, added blood red lip gloss. With that is shifted.

It felt good. It always did. Painful in a nice way, like that feeling of having a tight bandage removed. A release. My body was changing. For a moment I didn't feel like anything –I almost had no body. I was fluid, a being of pure energy, with no more fixed form than a candle flame. I was utterly… free. And then my shoulders were pulling in and my arms were becoming more sinewy. My fingers were retracting but in their place long, curved claws were extending. My legs were twisting the joints changing. And from the sensitive place at the end of my spine, the place that always felt unfinished when I was in human form, something long and flexible was springing. My tail lashed behind me with fierce joy.

My dress was gone. Now it was replaced by my own fur, thick black velvet with darker rosettes. I felt complete and whole in it. My arms –now my front legs –dropped to the ground, my paws hitting with a soft but heavy thump. My face prickled with sensitivity; there were long slender whiskers extending from my cheeks, whilst my tufted ears twitched alertly. I sprang down to the throne room faster than vampire speed. And growled to tell them I was here.

"Ahh just on time, my dear friends I would like you to meet the Princess of the Volturi…"

The door opened and I padded in and walked toward my father and, he laughed. I hadn't bothered to look at his guests yet.

"Dear, please shift back I'm sure my guests would rather see you in your true form." I rolled my eyes and shifted back before turning toward the guests as he said my name.

"Princess Isabella Marie Swan Volturi!" I looked right at the eight vampires in front of me. All had golden eyes. The people I had once considered my family and, I turned to my father with betrayed eyes.

"I can't believe you would do this to me, Father." I turned to look at HIM. There was a new vampire since the last time I'd seen them. She had strawberry blonde hair and, was clinging to HIM while looking me up and down and, smirking.

"Bella, I believe you have already met the…"

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