Chapter 6- Getting There

Bella POV

I had been running for hours and I decided to stop for a minute, get my plan before I got there. I was going to the Volturi for death, Edward, I winced at his name, had said before he left that they were like vampire royalty. To get them to grant me my one request I would have to do something, maybe attack one of them. Get them to see my attacking someone and then make sure they could get to me easily. I sat down on the ground even though I didn't need to, force of habit I guess.

"What has my life turned into?" I whimpered to myself placing my head in my hands and letting out quite tearless sobs.

Suddenly, through some vampire sense I seemed to have, I could sense it. There was someone trailing me. I debated for a fraction of a second whether to run or fight but I was hungry and weak. I ran. I sped off in the direction of the Volturi. I was in Italy now. I just had to find them. Then I stopped. The vampire who had been chasing me stopped right in front of me.

"Wow, you are fast!" The girl said she had an angel like face.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw another vampire I didn't recognize running away from us.

I didn't recognize her either.

"Thank you…who are you and who was that?"

"I," The girl said sweetly. "Am from the Volturi, I am Jane. That was Demetri. He helped me find you, and then I informed him that his services were no longer needed so he is going back to the rest.

"Hello Jane." I said, relaxing a little.

This was what I needed.

"I hear you wanted to find us?"

"Yes, that's right." I said, instantly on my guard.

"You look hungry."

"Yes…" I was confused by her sudden questions.

"Let's hunt!" She said taking off towards a group of humans who were hiking.

I tried to restrain myself but I was thirsty. I flew at them and finished them off quickly, drinking until I was full.

"Hmm, not a bad hunting technique either." I heard Jane mutter under her breath.

I was too absorbing in getting every drop out of my humans to care what she was talking about.

When I was done, I looked at the slaughtered humans in despair. If only…he…was here. He would have instantly put me on the 'vegetarian' diet. I looked up and saw Jane.

"Okay, what do you want?" I asked.

"You don't know?"

"NO! I know I came to find you and then you found me instead."

"Right. Well, we have servants who do monthly rounds around our property to make sure no trouble-making vampires enter out territory. They saw you and Aro knew that the fact that you coming was no coincidence. So, they sent me and Demetri to find you, find out what you wanted, and escort you back to the castle for future help if needed."

"Oh, alright."

Jane looked at me expectantly.

"Well?" She asked.

"Well what?"

"Why did you come?"

"Oh…I…I want to die."

"Why?"

"My love left and I don't want to live. So…can you do it?"

"Hmmm, an immortal who wants to die…very interesting. Come."

"Where?"

"To the castle. Aro will help us decided what to do."

With that she took off in the direction I had originally been heading. I took a deep breath, prayed they would put me out of my misery, and headed off after her.