I DO NOT OWN THE TWILIGHT SAGA.

Max's P.O.V.

We reach Volterra the next day and already I'm sick of it. I'm not saying that it isn't beautiful, because it is, in a renaissance sort of way. But the fact that I have to live here with a bunch of murderous vampires? Yeah, I'm not happy about that. Well… at least Noah is with me. I don't think I'd be able to bear living with these people if he wasn't. I have to wear a thick cloak over me in order to keep the sun from giving away our secret. And I'm awed at the sight of Italy. The scenery, the people and so much more. I have always wanted to go to Italy, even as a kid. But I come from a lower class family who barely scraped by, so traveling was out of the question.

As the group moves into the view of the huge brick castle, I look up at it. It's gorgeous, of course, in a sixteenth century sort of way.

"What do you think?" Noah asks me as we move into the safety of the shaded entrance of the castle, I take off my cloak and throw it to the ground; everyone else does the same. I think about Noah's question for a second, then answer him.

"It's beautiful, but deadly," I tell him. He frowns but doesn't question it. We walk side by side through the hallway and after a couple of yards, a hole appears in the floor. Everyone else just drops into it, but I hesitate. "What's down there?" Like really, I'm not gonna drop down into some hole when I don't know where it leads to.

"I guess you're gonna have to find out," Alec says. I look at him fiercely for a moment then look at my brother. Noah's face is a mixture of amusement and compassion.

"Don't worry," he says, "it just leads to another floor." I take my eyes off him and hesitantly step into the hole. I fall for a fraction of a fraction of a second and then I'm on my feet and on the ground again; Noah and Alec quickly follow. Two minutes later we reach a large room, made of brick of course, with three chairs sitting at the head of the room like thrones. Most of the people from the confrontation go their own way, but Alec, Jane, Renata, Demetri and Felix stay. Aro, Caius and Marcus sit in the thrones, Aro in the middle and Caius and Marcus on either side of him.

"So Max, before I let you do your own thing, I must tell you of the rules that you'll follow," Aro says. "First, you may go anywhere you want in the castle, but kindly don't go outside; don't want to scare the humans do we?" I don't answer him, I just stare. I seriously don't feel like talking right now, I just want to close myself into whatever room they give me, and stay there 'til June. "Second, we have a human here named Gianna, and I would kindly ask that you don't kill her as she is of great use to us. And lastly, our friend Heidi goes fishing for humans every week or so and brings them back for us." I raise my eyebrows at that moment.

"Um excuse me, but I never said that I would start feeding off of humans. All I said was that I would stay here for a few months. I'm not gonna change my diet and my way of life just because I'm living with you," I say. Aro looks surprised at my claim.

"Well alright then. We'll try to figure something out but until then, you'll have to go without," he states. He then looks at my brother. "Noah, please show Miss. Logan to her room. It's on the third floor on the east side. It should be the fifth door on your right." Noah nods, takes my hand and we walk off. When we are far enough away, he turns to me.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn, Max? Why can't you just feed off of human blood?" he asks me. I roll my eyes and sigh.

"Noah, you wouldn't like it if I were to try to force you to become a vegetarian, would you? So please just leave me be. In my opinion, feeding off of humans for my own selfish needs makes me almost as bad as Hitler." Noah jerks his hand from mine.

"Don't you ever say that," he hisses.

"Well it's true. What Hitler did to us and to our family and friends was bad, but all I'm saying is that I don't want to turn into a monster like him by killing a bunch of innocent people," I say and shake my head. "I just can't bring myself to do it." He sighs loudly.

"Max, what am I gonna do with you?" I bite my lip as we stop in front of a closed door. What are we doing here? From what Aro said, this isn't my room. "Stay here, I'll be right back." Noah disappears into the room for a minute then comes back with some clothes; a red striped long-sleeved top with a red Cami dress and a pair of red flats. "You can borrow this outfit from Jane, you're her size; and I know how you love the color red." I look down at the clothes for a second before smiling. Even decades later, Noah still remembers my favorite color.

"Thanks," I say, truly grateful. I know it doesn't seem like much, but after running through salty, dirty water for half the day, I really want to shower and get dressed in clean clothes. He then leads me down the hall a little to a door and opens it.

"Alright, this is your room. Aro called ahead so it would be ready for you. But you're gonna have to make do until we can go shopping for more clothes for you." I nod. "And my room is just down the hall if you ever need me, Okay?"

"Okay, thank you." He kisses me on the forehead and walks away. I then walk into the room that is now mine. The walls are painted a gray-green color, with a wood trim and a high ceiling. There is a stone fire place that is going at full blast, and there is a window seat made out of stone with a cushion and pillows on it. The windows overlook a beautiful scenery, all of Italy. There is a queen sized bed in the middle of the room, and I know that it's not meant for sleep. Does Aro think that I'll magically find my mate when I'm here and lose my virginity? Okay Max, don't pretend like you've never thought about it. I mean, it would be nice to have someone to spend the rest of my existence with. And it would be nice to not be the oldest virgin in the universe. No, that's not true. I'm sure that there's somebody out there who's older than me and is still a virgin. Wishful thinking Max.

I sigh as I move into the bathroom. It's pretty small with three stone walls and one wall that is painted a shade of yellow. There is a big round bathtub on the far side of the room, and then there is a big walk-in shower. There are double sinks with a long mirror above it, but no toilet. It's not like I'd have to use it anyways. I look in the mirror at myself. I have blonde hair that goes a few inches below my shoulders, a heart shaped face with full lips, a straight nose, and dimples. I'm very petite, only standing at five feet, and two-and-a-half inches, and when I was human, my eyes were the color of the sky or maybe the ocean. I kind of miss being human, being able to sleep is my dream because I would love to escape reality for even the shortest of time.

I take a shower, washing my hair twice, and get out to towel off. I then get dressed in the outfit and French braid my hair back. Okay, now that I'm nice and clean I can explore my new home. I leave the room and start walking around the hallways, trying to find the library, if they even have one. After ten minutes of wandering around aimlessly, I hear a voice behind me.

"What are you doing?" Alec asks me in an annoyed voice. I turn around to see him walking towards me. But, a few feet away from me, he stops mid-step and looks me over. Is he checking me out? I fold my arms over my chest.

"Do you need something Alec?" I ask him. He looks back up into my eyes.

"What are you doing?" he asks again.

"I'm looking for the library." He frowns. Does he not know what a library is? "It's a place where people usually keep books-."

"I know what a library is," he snaps. Geez, he doesn't have to be an asshole about it. "I'll show you where it is." He then hurries past me. I look at him for a fraction of a second before deciding to follow him.


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~Gina