A/N I realized I haven't updated in a while. I'm sorry about that. But anyway, here's the next chapter. I really hope you guys like it! Please review and tell me what you think!


Bella had just gotten out of Forks when she saw several people in black cloaks standing in the middle of the road. She hit the brakes. She saw the red eyes of the people at once.

"Vampires. Stay in the car." She ordered through clenched teeth. She climbed out of car and slowly walked over to the obvious leader.

"You must be Bella." He said calmly, pulling his cloak down to reveal a curtain of black hair.

"You know me?" She demanded, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Of course! I am Aro, the leader of the Volturi." The word 'Volturi' sent a chill down Bella's spine. She knew them from what Edward had told her. She knew they were bad news.

"And what do you want with us?" She asked.

"I came to… inspect your children."

"Why?"

"To see if they are a danger. Our informant, Victoria-." Bella hissed at the name, though Aro didn't seem to notice. "-told us of their existence. We came to see for ourselves."

"They are no danger to either humans or vampires. You can leave now." Bella told him, trying to keep her voice as causal as possible. He smiled.

"I would love to take your word for it; however, I must meet them." He insisted. She gritted her teeth.

"Of course… One moment." She told him. She walked back to the car, yanking open the passenger side door to talk to Jacob.

"Get Clarke and Merci. Leah-." She looked over him at Leah, who had moved up to the front seat next to Jacob. "-Get Jace." They both nodded. Bella walked back over to the Volturi as Jacob and Leah got out and walked behind her with the three kids.

"Ah… Wonderful… Triplets?" Aro inquired.

"Yes." She said with a tense nod.

"Do they have any powers?"

"Not that I've seen. I would have noticed if they did."

"Hmm… Perhaps it's best if they return to Italy with us. So we could better study them?" Bella stepped in front of her kids. Jacob backed up, pulling Clarke with him. Leah's hand tightened on Jace's and she pulled Merci behind her. Bella didn't stop to think of how relieving it was that Leah was protective of both of them.

"Not happening. They are no threat, but they are not going to Italy with you." Bella growled. Aro just smirked. She could see the amusement in the guards behind him.

"Then we'll just have to take them."

"Run!" Bella shouted over her shoulder. Like a snap of a whip, the kids shot into the forest. Bella was suddenly glad they'd inherited Edward's speed. Leah phased and shot after them. Jacob phased, but hesitated, torn between going after his imprint and staying here to fight the Volturi.

"I suppose violence is the only answer now." Aro sighed.

"I guess so." Bella agreed, dropping into a defensive crouch. In a split second, Jane and Felix were on top of Bella while a large, Emmett-sized guard and Demetri pounced on Jacob. Aro and the remaining six guards went after the children and Leah. Bella shouted a warning, sure that even if they were a mile away they could still hear her. Then she shoved Felix off her, jumping to her feet again. She growled at him.

"So this is how it's going to be? So be it!"


A/N The next chapter will have a big fight scene between the Volturi and the Swan-Clan (yeah, that's what I'm calling it now).