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The Italian countryside spread out before the windscreen of my fancy hired car as I came to the top of the hill. Rosalie had managed to find a Bentley Continental GT for me to drive, and I was impressed. The car was black and shiny and sleek. If I wasn't racing towards my own personal nightmare I would have enjoyed the ride. As it was the car was the last thing on my mind.

The tinted windows were a blessing as the sun shone down on the car. I was glad the roads were empty as it meant I could gun the engine and let the car go as fast as it was able to. My new eyes were able to take in every detail and I still felt as if I was going to slow. I knew Edward was only bare minutes away from me now, and I was anxious to see his face again and to find out if he knew me yet.

The car began to rise up a crest that I knew would lead me to Volterra. I could see the city rising on the horizon and getting larger as the car sped towards it. I couldn't keep a gasp from escaping my mouth. my human memories of this fantastic city did not do it justice. The scene was made all the more unreal because I knew that underneath the sprawling stone was a frightening world that I now had to step into and belong too. And I had no idea for how long I was going to be part of it.

As I reached the walls that surrounded the city I caught a flash of movement to my eyes, I knew I had been spotted and I drove through the entrance and stopped the car. I closed my eyes for a brief second to get my bearings, I knew now that my appalling acting skills were going to be put to the test. I just had to pray that they were much more convincing than they had been when I was human.

I exited the car at human speed and let the door close behind me. I pressed the button on the keys to lock the doors and tucked the keys into my purse.

I headed into the general direction of the centre of the city, keeping to the shadows. The Volturi knew I was here; all I had to do was wait on being summoned. I knew it wouldn't take long.

And I was right. Within minutes of me exiting the car I was flanked on either side by two vampires. One who I knew to be Felix and the other that I didn't recognise. Felix greeted me first.

"Bella, welcome to Volterra once again. Aro is most anxious to see you, and to look at the... changes in your physic for himself."

He grinned as he looked into my eyes. I forced myself to give him a small smile back before I answered him.

"Of course Felix. Lead the way."

I gestured for him to go in front of me and I followed him towards the clock tower that was hazy in my mind.

"So Bella, would you like to be introduced to one of our new members?"

Felix didn't turn around as he drawled out his question to me.

I tried not to grit my teeth as I forced myself to answer him nicely.

"By new member I take it you would mean the vampire behind me who is currently staring at my ass?"

Felix let out a bellow of a laugh.

"I knew you would be a fire cracker as a vampire Bella, I can see I am going to have some fun with you!"

I growled low in my throat, unable to help my reaction this time.

"Calm down, the guard member behind you is my little friend Aiden. He is from Scotland and he has an astonishing gift. Aro has been searching lately. The guard is stronger than we have ever been before."

I felt like growling again when I heard this. I knew that Felix had said this to try and get a reaction from me, and I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing he had worried me. The more people they recruited to the guard, the more chances of them finding someone who could repel my gift. As it was I had no idea how effective it was going to be against this many vampires. The fight in the clearing had never gotten to the point that I had to use it. I had no idea that I should have been protecting everyone. Everything there had happened so quickly that I never had a chance to think about my shield, never mind find out how to use it to our side's advantage in a situation like that.

I turned my attention to the man behind me and tried to be a cordial s I could.

"Well, I guess I'm pleased to meet you then Aiden. Although I would be feeling much more friendly if you would take your eyes off of my body and look at my face. I don't appreciate being treated like a piece of meat you know."

Felix chuckled again as he led me to the trap door that was well hidden in the floor. I was shocked to realise that the clock tower was passed us and I hadn't even recognised it. I was expecting that to register in my fuzzy memories but apparently my brain never did what I was expecting either.

We jumped down into the tunnels beneath the earth which were dark and smelt musty. Of course the darkness was no issue for us but I could understand why my human self would have been very uncomfortable down here.

I started to feel nervous again as we got closer to the doors that I knew held Aro and the rest of the Volturi. Except this tie mi was not just nervous about seeing Edward, I was nervous about what Aro was going to say to me, how he was going to react to my proposal. This would be an interesting conversation to say the least.

Felix paused and grinned back at me before he grabbed the handles on the double doors and swung them wide open in front of us. He paused after opening them to let me past him.

I took a deep breath and walked forward to face whatever waited for me within these walls.

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