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I finally got the passports and I was on my way, I had to take a carriage across France which would take an extremely long time after I got the boat to a small dock in France, I came across a few vampires on the way but not any that were into the same diet I was, all intrigued with my diet.

I knew a horse would be quicker and began to move through the night, towards Italy, resting in the day, I used the horse for blood and it helped to train my self with resistance as I knew I needed to keep the horse alive and strong,

only twice in the whole journey, did I need to get a new horse due to slips and I hd to admit it was an improvement.

At the border, the man checked my passport and raised his eyebrow to me.

"You came from England?" he said and I knew he knew little English so I nodded, Passports were not hard to forge, all you needed was the correct writing and a seal, and it could easily pass.

"What brings you to Italia?" he asked me and I looked suspiciously at me.

"I merely seek knowledge of your county," I said and I couldn't be sure he understood, but he allowed both the horse and I to pass across the border, I was through and the freedom to study was all up to me.

1720

Life was good, simple and I was happy, much more happy than I thought this life was capable of.

I had the job I had dreamed of and I was happy that I was helping the people around me. It was on a sunny afternoon when I ran to take cover in a darkened church when I ran into them. The Volturi.

"Ah hello," A dark voice said and he moved over to greet me. " I trust you came to seek something from us?" he asked me and I looked back confused at the tall man before me.

"Oh no, sorry I was merely seeking shelter from the sun as it was beginning to get bright." I said, sensing the man before me.

"Ah yes, it is best if you stay out of sunlight, I quite agree, especially around here."

"yes I looked it up, volterra, I mean. About the vampires they believe they had banished from here and they celebrate each year? I see they didn't quite get all of them." I laughed a little and the other man chuckled slightly too.

"Yes, we continue to pass round the myths on how we can be killed, keeps them at bay, thinking they have a chance. Please, tell me your name and then come in and meet my family."

"I am Carlisle." I said, shaking the hand of the man who said his name was Aro,

"Carlisle, this is my coven," There were many of my kind stood around a circled room, there were a series of thrones and tapestries, I guessed we were deep underground.

"there are actually 32 of us yet some are on errands for me, people who break the laws, that it our job and we are the most feared of our kind. These are Jane and Alec, Demitri, Caius, marcus and Felix. They are my most trusted along with my wife, Sulpicia.

My sister, and wife of Marcus, Didyme and also Caius's wife Athenodora." he pointed to each of us in person and I smiled at each in turn.

"You like to learn Carlisle, come join us, you don't have a gift, I can see but your knowledge could be of use." the man said and although I was wary, the sound that there could be a chance to know about our kind was just too much for me.

"Thank you for your offer, but I must say that I do not feed as I can see you do, you see I feed only of animal blood." That caught all of their attention and I felt many pairs of eyes rest upon me.

"How...intriguing, I must say, That is very unusual, ah yes, I see it in your eyes, well that shouldn't be a problem, except maybe at feeding... very well, you will of course be excused from the room when the time to feed is needed. So would you be willing to join our coven?"

I didn't really give my time to think and I nodded quickly, knowing the chance to learn about my world was practically being handed over to me.

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