A/N: Hello, dearest readers! I own no proffesional book, which has been published, and taken over the world've teenage girl population, which may or may not be called Twilight. In this chapter, Jane will become more IC (in character). She's gonna be hating a LOT more. And there's a little bit of Jametri (Jane and Demetri) fluff at the end. And there's a fight.

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~xx-Eyes for Eternity-xx (Woah, I signed my full penname again today...I really am becoming more thorough with my signatures...)

She's a Shield

A shield. I hated them. Well, not just shields in general. I had no problem with Renata. We actually got along quite well. I just hated mental shields. With every fiber of my being. And now what, we had some special, quadruple shield here? No, it was more than quadruple. And what's more: my brother was dating her. Alec was dating a shield. Valerie. I don't know why, but I've never liked the name. Ever. It might've been because it was the name of a girl who was a jerk that my brother was practically in love with when we were humans. She was all flirty around him, sure. Until I was around. Then, the second I've walk near, she'd convince Alec to go get her a drink of water or something while she trashed my existence. Luckily, I witnessed her death hundreds of years ago. And I swear, even with my blurred memories from humanity, it was a gory, bloody, tear-her-body-apart kind of death. She couldn't have been changed. Or so I thought.

It was feeding time, and Demetri and I headed down to the banquet hall. Inside joke to why it was called the banquet hall. I was piggy-back riding the way there, both of us laughing. We came up to the door, and I slid down, softly hitting the ground. We walked in, holding hands. It was pretty normal now. Heidi hadn't brought the regular group of tourists in yet. I hated it when she was late.

"Oh everyone! Look at the lovebirds!" Felix said, pointedly at us. I smirked, and tried my power on him. Not very strongly, but enough to cause regret to the previous statement. No damage. Then I saw Alec across the room, hand in hand with…Valerie. And that wasn't a guess. She was, tragically, the same Valerie from my human years. She was short, just like me. She had bleached blonde hair, running down to the middle of her back. My pale mouse-brown hair was cut just above my shoulders. Her red eyes were filled with amusement, and revenge. Far from the beautiful shade of emerald from humanity, which had contrasted greatly with my plain brown ones. She died…well, with my new knowledge, changed, at age eleven, a year younger than us. She was smirking, and staring at me. She was shielding Felix.

Without even having to think, I dropped Demetri's hand, and was directly in front of Valerie instantly. I tackled her, and from there, it was pretty much a lot of hair pulling and power using. Well, on her side. I couldn't use my powers. Damn shield. I was surprised Alec and Demetri didn't step in yet. But then again, there usually weren't many cat fights around here. I got along perfectly fine with all the other female Guards, and the Wives, whenever they actually came out. But then again, this was closer to my normal behavior, which hadn't been displayed since Demetri and I got together. Fighting and hate was the only thing I knew before him.

"GIRLS!" Aro shouted, coming into the room. We looked up, and then backed away from each other quickly.

"Jane, I'm very disappointed. Valerie will be a very valuable addition to the Guard, and you will respect her," he continued. I glared.

"Fine. I'm not going to try and be friends with a bitch though. And if you just decide to kill Renata because you have a new shield, I'll leave. She didn't ask to be replaced. And neither did I," I snapped back. I walked out of the room, without feeding. Demetri began to follow, but I told him to just stay and eat, we'd talk later.

The walk down the hallway and up the stairs seemed extra long, especially for a vampire. She was back. The one person who was ever a threat in my old life. Just had to ruin my new one. Not to mention, she made Alec fall for her charade all over again. When she "died" and we were humans, he was completely broken. For weeks after that, he just sat alone, not talking, not moving. I had to bring him bread and water daily, and even then he barely ever finished the food. And now she was back. And guess what? Alec was happy all over again. In fact, he was ecstatic. Joyous. Even when he had just then met me at the airport, he seemed happier. Someone knocked at the door, breaking me from my thoughts.

"If it's Alec or his girlfriend, leave. If it's anyone other than that, please, come in," I said, and Demetri pushed the door open.

"What was that about, earlier?" he asked, coming to lay next to me. I shook my head.

"Long story."

"I have time." And then I began the long story about how Valerie came into my human life, how I learned to hate her, how I rejoiced when I thought she was dead, how angered I was when I saw it was her that had joined, how much more hate I acquired toward her when I learned she was a shield, and finally, how I attacked her after she blocked my powers. I think he understood the level of hate I had after I finished the story.

"Wow. She sounds terrible," he said. I nodded, it was pretty quiet after that. I just laid there, my head on his shoulder, and he stroked, my hair. Alec's knock broke the silence.

"Alec, go away," I said, hoping he'd listen. Instead, he opened the door, and motioned for Demetri to leave. He looked over to me, and I nodded, signaling it was okay for him to go. Once the door closed, I reached behind my head, and pulled a pillow to my chest. I sat up, and Alec came to sit at the foot of the bed. He didn't say anything. He just looked at me with this sad, disappointed look on his face. I decided to break the ice.

"What did you expect me to do, Alec? She's a shield. There's the deal breaker, I'll never be friends with her. She's Valerie. As in, the one from our human lives. The fricking bitch she was never changed, Alec. Oh, and she's Aro's new favorite. And bodyguard. I've always been the favorite, the prize weapon. Excuse me for being selfish, but that's all I've ever been used to. Plus, Renata is one of my friends, surprising as it may be. I don't want the Ancients to kill her just because she's been replaced. Neither one of us asked to be replaced, Alec, and you're just automatically on her side? You won't even take the time to consider how she might treat your sister, do you? Well you know what? Just leave me alone then. Just get out of my room, and never come back. Don't even talk to me anymore." I pointed to the door.

"Jane, I-"

"No. I don't want excuses or apologies. Out," I said. He looked frustrated, but left. I expected Demetri to come back in after eavesdropping, but apparently he found something else to do. I got up, and went to visit Renata.

"It's not fair," she complained. We were in her room, she was laying on the bed, and I was sitting in a beanbag chair across the room.

"Tell me about it. Have the Ancients decided on anything yet? Are they planning on getting rid of us, or just letting us live here?" I said. She shrugged. I imagined she'd be the first to go out of both of us, sadly. Most people think that there'd be no reason for me to have to be replaced. That even with that super shield, they'd need offense. But Valerie had all kinds of shields. Even a time one. So I was useless. She could just freeze time, and they could destroy them. I was completely useless with that kind of power around.

"She doesn't deserve it. I mean, seven shields? Not right. And then she's Aro's new pet, and bodyguard! You had to work you way up to be his favorite, and she works one day. Just flat out not fair. Besides. I like being the only shield in the Volturi," she huffed. I nodded. I agreed with her in every concept of her previous sentence. Valerie really didn't deserve any of it. But then again, that's exactly how she was as a human. She bluffs, and puts on a cute little puppy dog face to get what she wants. And right now what she wanted was the Volturi wrapped around her finger. A knock on Renata's door broke the silence that had grown in the room.

"Jane, Aro has a mission for you," Demetri said, not bothering to open the door. He probably thought we were trying on clothes or something. I said bye to Renata, and followed Demetri down the hall to Aro's office. I sat in one of the red chairs in front of his desk, and waited.

"Hello, dear one," Aro greeted me. I nodded in response, but I was still angry at him. Demetri left the room, but someone else walked in. Valerie. I hoped I wouldn't have to go on this mission with her, or else I'd refuse.

"I have a mission for you two," Aro said. I got up out of my seat, and walked out of the room, wordlessly. I had nothing to do, so I just wandered around. I got bored just walking around the castle, amazed that Aro didn't sent anyone after me. Curious, I went to Marcus' study. I knocked on the door, and he called for me to come in. He was obviously surprised for me to be visiting. I smiled meekly, and went to sit down in one of the leather chairs in front of his desk. I looked around for a moment. I'd never realized what his office looked like. It was…nice. It didn't seem as professional and strict as Caius and Aro's. His was just…homey, I guess. There were old pictures of he and Didyme. That surprised me. I never really thought any of the Volturi would have pictures, being immortal and all. I guess they'd taken the time and notice to do so. That was nice. I turned my mind back to the reason I had come.

"Hi, Marcus. I was just kinda wondering…what do you think of Valerie coming? I know Caius and Aro are thrilled, but…" I trailed off. This was probably a first. No one ever really asked Marcus about his opinion on such small matters. He looked surprised, but somehow happy. Maybe that someone actually cared what he thought? I really didn't know.

"I'm not really sure, Jane. I agree with them, she does seem a valuable addition…but she did sort of replace you and Renata. And you two worked hard to get the rankings you had, and she automatically got it her first day. I don't really find it very fair. But then again, since when is being a vampire at all fair?" he finished. He got up, and walked out of the room. I heard footsteps disappear down the hallway. I never really thought about it that way. To me, it seemed like on TV, when the younger sibling complains about the older sibling getting more of something. Then the mother usually just says it's because the older sibling needs more, or did more to get it. But the younger sibling still doesn't agree. It was like Renata and I were the older siblings, and Valerie was the younger one who used her little kid charm to switch the situation. I really didn't get it. Eventually I got up, and walked back to my room. I was still thinking about Marcus' answer. It was probably the most indecisive thing about the whole matter. He was fine with her here, but he perfectly saw the downsides and understood them. I was laying on my bed, and eventually Demetri came in the room, and joined me on the bed.

"What's wrong?" he asked, genuinely concerned.

"Nothing, I'm fine," I assured. I think he decided he didn't want to know, because he dropped the subject. Instead, he flipped over to hover above me, and began kissing me…and it was pretty much making out the rest of the night.

A/N: Okay, I didn't mean to imply they did anything else...because they didn't. I'm not putting the story into lemon/lime setting...yet. Plus, this is still a T rated story, and I'm paranoid, so I'll probably change the rating when It becomes lemon/limey. Hope you liked the chapter! Keep writing! Peace!

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~Eyes (Okay, back to shortening my penname...)