Chapter Seven

"Wow" I said out loud to no-one in particular, the information was a lot to take in. I had just found out everything I needed to know, all of my burning questions answered. A huge sigh escaped me as I collapsed onto the couch, leaving a giant dust storm in my wake. Considering I had nothing else to do, I decided to go out into the forest and feed. I thought over our previous conversation many times, each times analysing our words. I had a smile on my face and a spring in my step with this new found information. "Thump, thump. Thump, thump". Aah. The sound of a beating heart is the best sound in the world. It was a herd of camel too, my favourite.

I drained a few camels quickly and let the rest of the pack scatter. My happy feeling was over and now I was in no mood to chase wild animals. But I was so caught up in my depressed mood that I didn't notice a small group of vampires walk up from behind me until it was too late to run.

"Why hello there Miss Monroe" An eerily soft voice spoke quietly. I didn't know what was creepier, his voice or the fact that he knew my name. I whipped my head around so fast that I almost gave myself whiplash. I froze when I saw that there was more than one- there was five of them. The man who spoke, the leader I assumed, had thin, straight black hair and fragile looking skin. I thought briefly that if it came to a fight I could peel his skin back if all else failed. I pushed that violet thought aside before I started acting on it.

His eyes were by far the creepiest thing about it. They were red, but a pale red. Like blood that's been diluted by water. I moved onto the next vampire standing to the right of the leader. I could hardly call this figure a vampire though; she was but a mere child.

She looked about thirteen or fourteen, but could easily pass as twelve or even eleven if you stretched it slightly. The girl had wavy brown hair cut short; she would have been beautiful if she was a few years older. I felt a pang of sorrow for this poor child, being a teenager, and such a young one at that, forever would be horrible.

When I looked into her eyes, I noticed that they were a startling red- the kind of red I have when I'm shocked. I'm sure that my eyes reflected hers now. When she saw my eyes change from a deep blue colour to a bright red, she seemed startled, but somehow now surprised. She composed herself quickly though, and the man had to clear his throat to get my attention.

I turned to his direction as he spoke. "How are you dear Dexy?" Creeper asked. This was starting to get all too weird for my liking. "How do you know my name?" I questioned wearily. "Oh I think you'll find that we know a lot more about you than just your name" Ok, I was officially freaked. I started formulating a plan in my mind to run. I discreetly turned my head to the side to see which way was best to flee. I didn't know how fast they were at running so I decided to use my power by means of escape.

"Oh I don't think that's quite appropriate, Miss Monroe. We're just here to have a chat with you. You could at least listen to us, couldn't you?" I sighed in defeat, but nodded my head. I could take them out if I wanted to but I wasn't in the mood for fighting. Plus it took a lot out of me when I used my ability on such a large scale. I didn't even know if it would work on vampires, I predicted it would though.

"Oh how rude of me!" The leader gasped, exasperated. "I haven't even introduced us yet!" Here we go."Yes that would be helpful" I replied sarcastically, folding my arms across my chest in defence. "My name is Aro and this is Jane". He gestured to the small child on the right of him. She gave me a fierce look that said mess with me and I kill you.

After seeing that look I made sure I didn't.

"This is Demetri" He pointed to the rather attractive man on his left. Demetri had an olive tone to his pale complexion and had wavy hair reaching just above his shoulders. "That's Felix" The giant burly man stepped forward, smiling as he did so. Felix was easily the most built man I have ever seen in my life, but somehow he made it work. His short, black curly hair shifted slightly in the breeze.

"And I am Thanatos" A sinister looking man said stepping forward. The man had a very thick Greek accent and an eerie look about him that made me want to run for the hills. I was afraid to turn my back on him though, for fear he might snap my neck. This man was pure evil right down to the core; I could tell this the moment I looked into his merciless eyes. "And we are the Volturi", Aro said, finishing their introduction and cutting off Thanatos before he could say anything further.

"Pleasure to meet you" I said, half sincerely. They seemed like nice enough people and if it wasn't for the Greek man I would have been at ease in their presence. "You are alone I see" Thanatos said, I'd hate to see the ideas running through his mind as he thought of the possibilities. "Yeah, I guess I am" I said sadly, turns out I revealed too much when I said that. Aro's eyes lit up, like a great idea had just formed in his mind.

"Well I think that's about it really. All we wanted to do was introduce ourselves to you and now that it is done we shall leave you to hunt." I was surprised at his words and it seems like I wasn't the only one. Jane spun around to face him, bug-eyed in surprise. "Come now everyone; let's leave our dear friend Dexy in peace." Aro spoke, clapping his hands together. The others obeyed his words dutifully and in single file they all cleared out.

Thanatos lingered however. Nonetheless when Aro told him to leave he took one last murderous glare at me and left. "Goodbye Dexy. May we meet again someday" His goodbye was not a question, but more of a statement. As if he knew of and planned for our next meeting. "Catcha later" I said, my Australian way of speaking slipping through.

I watched them disappear as the sun slowly crawled above the horizon. As I turned away I noticed something sparkling like a diamond in the distance. But before I could investigate further, it was gone. "Curiouser and curiouser" I said, quoting one of my favourite books- I love reading.

I guess it was just my day for visitors.

I thought back on the odd company, what were they? Volturi sounded Italian, maybe they were from Volterra? I remembered holidaying there as a child. I also remembered the beautiful clock tower mesmerizing me with its air of mysteriousness. You could just feel the rich history seeping through the walls.

I also remembered a beautiful brunette lady inviting people in for a free underground tour of the city. I felt drawn to her, willing to follow this mysteriously lady anywhere. I started to trail behind her as she walked but shortly after that she stopped, turned around and smiled sweetly at me. "I think you need to go back to your family little one". She had a heavy Russian accent which made her even more entrancing. She turned me around and softly patted me in the general direction of my family.