My back clicked as I stretched out under the covers and sighed in contentment.

I flipped the covers off of me and looked into the mirror, my eye makeup smeared down my face; I didn't take it off last night.

I waded into the bathroom, filling the tub with steamy hot water before stripping down and easing my way in. I pulled the curtain shut and closed my eyes, merging into the warmth surrounding me.

A deep mist, thick and slimy, surrounded me, engulfing my every fibre of being, choking my lungs and keeping them from engulfing fresh air.

It started to disappear, evaporate where a dark figure stepped through, then it closed like a curtain behind them.

The shadow gripped my arms, trailing kisses, sweet and soft up my neck, along my jaw to the corner of my lips, they were gentle, like a lover, something from story book. The kisses went down my neck again until something sharp pierced my neck and a sweet sucking sensation became painful.

The shadow pulled back and revealed blazing red eyes, I screamed...

I shot up from the tub, my head submerging from the water screaming. I choked on the water in my mouth before brushing loose droplets away from my eyes.

I pulled a towel around my body just in time for Alec to come bursting through the door looking worried. He took in my rugged appearance; wide eyes, red rimmed, shaking slightly and wrapped me in his arms while laughing, "I thought you were being murdered."

I shook my head, "nightmare," I mumbled, he pulled back, his front damp, his fingers playing with my hair.

"Get dressed," I nodded my head and watched as he closed the door as he left, I dried off and pulled my clothes on. The blue dress Heidi forced me to have and a pair of white heels, thankfully not six inch.

I walked back into my room pulling on a white jacket; Alec looked up, "I heard you spent the day with Athenodora and Caius yesterday." I nodded, "have fun?"

"Yeah, I like Caius, he's awesome."

"Well that's a first; he never usually speaks to... people."

I scoffed and stood unimpressed in front of him, foot tapping and arms crossed, "have you even gotten to know him, see why he's so defensive and unsociable? No, that's what I thought; you shouldn't judge him until you know him properly."

"Fine, point taken, don't blow your top." He raised his hands in surrender.

I strutted from the room and down the hall, bumping into Heidi, she nodded in approval, I winked at her before walking down into the garden and sitting on a bench.

The sun was finally shining, but to the West a huge black cloud was hovering, blowing my way in a fit of despair, I might as well milk the sun while I got it.

I lay down on my back across the bench, the white marble cooling my back. The tree above shading my eyes from the burning sun, its' green leaves patterning my skin and flowing in the slight breeze.

My thoughts drifted over to Alec; our relationship is a strange one, we aren't together, we have a lot of disagreements and word banters, but I still find him sleeping in my bed at night occasionally, well once, but it could happen again!

He's possessive in an attractive kind of way, considers me his property and in bargain he's mine. No it's not a very healthy relationship, but it is one. We're all about one-upping the other, have to be dominant, but then he would get a look in his eyes, one with so much emotion compared to the usual wall holding it in, when I manage to beat him at something and get really proud.

He confuses me, and he wears suits, I mean, what kind of guy does that for free will, a strange one! But it is kind of attractive.

And he does, if not rarely, have those moments when he is caring, like when he let me go on Bronte, he didn't have to, but he let me, so he has...

A water droplet hit my cheek; I looked up and saw the cloud looming over me, another droplet hit.

Time to go. I stood and ran for the castle, past Gianna, she smiled at me, but her eyes seemed to widen when a screams echoed from the direction of the Throne Room. What is that?

I walked down the hall and heard her follow me, grabbing my arm, "hello Jay, how has your morning been?"

"Good, yours?" Oh I know she's trying to distract me, not gonna work.

"Great," she started turning away, holding onto my arm still, I slipped it from hers and turned down the hall, "where are you going Jay?"

"To see what that God awful screaming is about," she called me then ran to the reception picking up the phone and speaking frantic Italian in it.

The screaming intensified as I neared the Throne Room; quietly I opened the door with a shaking hand, and stepped in. I just knew it was coming from this room; this is where they have their meetings.

Dead bodies were strewn across the floor, and many of the guard were drinking from people, literally they had their mouths on people's necks and a slurping sound could be heard distantly.

I backed up to the closed door and slid on the floor staring, shocked when a chocolate haired... thing lifted its head up and looked at me with deep crimson eyes and blood dripping from its lips.

My heart was thudding in my ears, no this is impossible, not real, fantasy, this could end badly.

He stood up completely and tossed the body to the ground without any mirth, gracefully he walked over to me, removing the blood from his mouth.

All the screams had ceased and everyone I could feel looking at me, my breath constricted in my throat as I slumped uselessly.

When he was a few feet in front of me, he stopped and crouched down in front of me, hands clasped together and a stoic expression.

Aro knelt next to him along with Heidi, oh god, they're going to eat me, great, not exactly how I pictured dying.

My gaze passed their heads to where Felix, Demetri and Santiago were carrying the bodies from the hall, I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose, breathing deeply and standing up, still leaning on the wall for support, but at least my legs didn't give out.

I mumbled, "Careful what you wish for," before opening my eyes to the dumbfounded expressions of everyone, "well it's just I may have had a fantasy about the Volturi being real and me becoming part of the guard and stuff, but in my defence I knew it wasn't going to happen because all my friends said so. Om my God, ha Erika in your face, Alec Volturi is so real and a vampire! Awe damn, she'll never know and can hold it over me forever literally because now I found out I take it I either have to die, or if you are feeling particularly charitable, which I hope you are, you'll change me, but not yet, I am way to young, thirteen, such a young age to die, I guess people do die younger, poor them, now I'm feeling sad, that is not good, oh my god, I'm babbling again aren't I? This has to stop, Heidi covered my mouth or I'll contin..." Her hand clamped down on my mouth, a smile playing at her lips, I nodded my thanks.

"Well at least we know she's normal, or as normal as she can be," Felix grinned, waving at me frantically, "hi, I'm Felix!"

I pulled Heidi's hand from my mouth, "dude, I know."

"Yeah, but now you know our secret, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself, now you know me completely, right?"

"Yes, Felix, Guard of the Volturi, people think you are kept on the Volturi because of your immense strength and physicality, you don't have a gift but you are a great fighter, you almost killed Edward because of your flirting with Bella and wanting her to stay in the Volturi. You killed and burnt Bree Tanner when Jane decided you should dispose of her. You are overall considered and comedian and a flirt."

His jaw hung open, "I read the books Felix," he nodded then looked expectantly from me to Demetri, fine, "Demetri, part of the Volturi guard, a tracker, you catch their mind tenor and can track them, very useful if searching for a 'criminal'. You escorted, Edward, Bella and Alice from the Throne Room after their trial, you flirt with Gianna. You aren't overly talkative and are conceived as level headed and rational and you are best friends with Felix, you enjoy working for the Volturi."

"You do read the books," Demetri muttered while Felix laughed and patted my back, okay he moved fast, "Alec said you are team Volturi, why?"

I looked pointedly at Alec before turning back to Demetri, "because you're badass, and who wants to read about a pussy-whipped vampire named Edward Anthony Masen Cullen? He's always 'I'm doing this for you Bella' or 'Bella I will love you for every moment of forever' It's so stupid!" I saw Jane's lip twitch while Felix actually roared with laughter, "I'm being serious!"

"That's what makes it so funny!" Felix beamed, hugging me, "and this is why she's my favourite," Demetri growled, "next to you buddy," I growled, he backtracked looking scared, "sorry Demetri, but she's scarier than you and isn't afraid to kill me, I'm going to have to say she's my favourite."

"That's okay Felix, Corin's my favourite."

"Oh no, don't drag me into this," she shrugged his arm off and walked over to me, ginger hair swaying, "she's my favourite," she grabbed me away from Felix and dragged me over to Heidi where we stood while the boys argued it out.

Alec jumped in then, "actually she belongs to me," they were about to protest but suddenly collapsed into a fog, of course, how could I forget Alec's power? "Told you so."

"Boys!" Alec looked up at me innocently when I gasped in fake horror, "Alec let them go," he shook his head, my eyes turned to slits as I marched over to him, he nodded eyes wide and the fog retracted, "all of you behave, I choose who I belong to, Caius is my new owner," they all looked shocked as I skipped over to him, he sat me on his lap grinning like a little kid at everyone else, "ha, in your faces."

Athenodora and Sulpicia skipped over to us and sat on the floor either side, playing about with my dress.

The look on Aro's face was priceless, he looked shocked then smiled slightly, even Marcus wasn't expecting it and he can read emotions.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer," I muttered just as Felix got out a phone and snapped a picture and ran for the exit, I laughed and settled into Caius' lap.