Marcus was still so concerned. It was actually nice to have someone who actually cares, for once.

It hasn't even been a week since I've been changed and I miss Charlie. There are things that I will always regret to.

I regret that I never spent that much time with him. I regret that we never really showed our feelings to each other and most of all, I regret that I always called him Charlie instead of dad.

I sighed, as Marcus lead me down one of the many corridors that adorned this ancient castle. "I don't need a room you know" I didn't want them to go to such extremes. It was bad enough I'm here and angered one of the Volturi leaders.

He glanced at me, amused, "Isabella, do not think for one moment, that we are going to force you to stay out on the streets. We're noble people, Isabella, and we wouldn't lower ourselves to do such a thing." If it wasn't for the fact that the Volturi were just doing this to be noble, I would have been touched.

He lead me down a hallway that was maybe a mile or so from the throne room, and opened the second door on the left. "Welcome to your new home, Isabella" He left the room so I could get situated.

The room was gorgeous. It was a mixture of red and burgundy , mixing together that I could hardly tell the difference. There was a queen four poster bed with red silk sheets with a deep purple comforter. Opposite of it was a large magnificent painting of the Volturi leaders. And, I'm a little ashamed to admit that I stared at one golden and white haired monster a little longer then necessary…hehe. Woops.

To my right was a stone fireplace with leather chairs surrounding it in a semi-circle. It looked like a perfect place to read and relax. Speaking of reading, there was a small little bookcase near the side of the fireplace. I scanned the shelves, and found all of my favorite authors; Shakespeare, Bronte, and Austen. I was actually excited.

One might thinks that these authors are boring and stupid, but they each have their own style. They speak to me, and one day I hope to have an undying love like Romeo and Juliet. Without the dieing of course.

Fatigue was taking over me, and I wish I could sleep. And, to think that I wanted to become a vampire for one Edward Cullen. I must've been insane.

Now that I think about it, Edward was to immature for me. He was a hundred and seven year old virgin stuck in a seventeen year old body. It must have been hard, being in the stage of when your most self-conscious of yourself. Whereas I, was eighteen year old, who started reading when she was one, and started cooking at the age of four. My mother never knew how to cook. If she ever did though, it was always burnt porridge of slightly undercooked, slimy hotdogs.

Thinking back at those times made me miss my mother, and Phil. I wonder how they're doing. Hopefully Phil will become a Major league baseball player instead of a Minor. He's good enough….I think.

A knock sounded at the door, "Come in" What else was I going to say? Should I be more formal and say "'Enter'" in a deep voice like Marcus or a falsetto voice like Aro? Hehe….that would have been nice…..

The door opened to reveal none other then Jane Volturi, who looked like she would cry if she could.

I was immediately concerned for the powerful vampire, "Jane, is something the matter?" I was a little hesitant at first. I mean, she could inflict pain on anyone and I was a little concerned.

Jane must of saw the look in my eye, and she laughed lightly, "Do not worry about my power, Bella, it can not harm you. You are immune to mental attacks, remember?" I nodded my head,

"But, I thought your power was physical, with the pain, and all…"

"My power may look physical, but in fact, my power just sends messages into someone's brain to make them think that they are in terrible pain. Tis' worse then physical pain, a least, that's what Aro said." I gaped at her, Aro….? She used her power on Aro?

Jane had a wicked look in her eye, that totally got rid of the venom that was once gathered there, "I know you must be shocked, but he actually asked me to. Back, when I was first changed, he wanted to know what my power was, because Elezar, told him that I had a strong power. He was absolutely delighted, but I wasn't. My power was horrible, because at the beginning of my newborn years, my power was out of control. He asked for me to demonstrate my power, so I demonstrated without knowing that it was me. One moment he was standing all happy and joyful, and next I was filled with rage, that he would be happy over out sadness, and he was on the floor screaming in pain.

JanePOV

Flashback….

I was a little apprehensive to just start talking to this man that stood before me. I didn't know them, and I didn't trust them. To me, they were mere strangers that you would occasionally see on small cobblestone paths that led to and from our villages.

I was walking with Alec in the fields collecting corn and potatoes for Ma. Ma told us to come down here to collect them for supper tonight. Pa was finally coming home. Alec and I were so excited!

Pa worked as a trader, trading animal furs and trinkets by the bunch. I was so proud of him, for he made us so much money. He worked for the King of England, too. That's a very good job, Ma says.

"oomph!" I cried, as I tripped and skinned my knee on the ground below. Alec immediately helped me up and started to clean my wound, but the sound of low growling stopped him. He told me to stay low in the wheat, so that the animal wouldn't see us. I was frightened. Perhaps one of the stable hands accidentally let one of the pigs out, or perhaps one of the bulls?

I questioned Alec on this but he just shook his head and denied that possibility, "It cant be, bulls make that huffing sound and the pigs squeal. That growl was more predator like. A bear, perhaps."

It growled, louder this time as it came closer. We could finally see it, and it wasn't a it, it was a him"

The growling was coming from a man with red eyes, and he looked hungry, so I thrust a potato at him, scared that he was going to attack us for the food that we gathered. He just batted it out of my hand and came closer.

Alec started becoming nervous. More for my benefit than for him, and the same went for him, from me. "Leave us alone!" I screamed, when he grabbed Alec and threw him half way across the field , and went straight for me.

This man picked me up by the neck and sniffed the side of my face. I started seeing black spots enter my vision, and I thought I would faint from the lack of air but, the pressure was released when he threw me onto the ground and bit into me. My neck was burning from the force of the bite and I screamed. It was abruptly cut off when he forced his finger down my throat, almost making me lose my breakfast.

I started chanting in my head, "Alec, Alec, Alec…help me…" and, he did. He came screaming down the slope of the field and ran smack dab into the mysterious man, hitting him with a metallic "CLING!" and Alec fell. It would have been funny if it wasn't for what the man was doing to me.

Alec was yelling obscenities, that dad would of taken his belt off for. I was scared, and if we made it out alive, and dad learned of his cursing, I would gladly take Alec's place, "Get off her you Monster. Move! JANE! BITE HIM!" I bit down as hard as I could , and tried to hurt him, but it did no use. The man kept sucking and sucking.

Finally, he lifted his head up and I gasped, when I saw the blood rivulet down his chin. He was drinking my blood!

He turned to Alec next and started doing the same thing. Poor Alec was losing consciousness, and I couldn't move. I screamed for help, begging for mercy. Help, did come, and it was in the form of three cloaks.

I was only sixteen and I was going to die of blood loss, how sad is that. That was my last thought before my body erupted in pain and fire.

Three Days Later….

The pain was receding and I was thankful. God saved me, and I was merciful. I opened my eyes and snarled at the one hovering above me. He immediately took a step back, submitting. Snarled…? What's wrong with me?

I was miserable, and I didn't know what happened. I noticed Alec lying on another table to my right and immediately ran to him. The table was maybe a good forty feet away. I was there in a millisecond. Strange, but that didn't matter. I was too focused on my brother to even bother that the form that scared me earlier had left to get someone.

I could hear Alec's heart beating a mile a minute and I was afraid that it was going to pop out of his chest like a bird and start singing. I was also afraid that he was going to ruin his lungs with all that God awful screaming he was doing.

The noises stopped and I held my breath to wait for my darling brother to wake up, "Alec…?" I whispered his name to see if he could hear me, or even understand me for that matter. But, when I said his name I gasped at the sound of my voice. It sounded like rippling water, and something a man could live off in the desert alone.

At the sound of my gasp, Alec opened his eyes and gasped. I immediately stiffened, afraid that he was going to attack. My instincts were telling me to attack him, but I knew that I couldn't do that to my own brother.

"Where are we?" He breathed it, and he sounded just like me, except his voice was obviously deeper.

A voice spoke up then, scaring both me and Alec into a crouch. First snarling, now crouching? What's going on? I've never acted like this before. "Where are we?" Alec Demanded.

I spoke to Alec quietly hoping that this new mystery man wouldn't hear, "The question, I believe, dear brother, is what are we."

"You are quite right, young one, that is the question you are supposed to be asking. You guys are vampires, my name is Aro and I'm the ruler of all the covens, along with my two brothers." We are….God's enemy? No…..Ma always told us we should stick to the way of God. By being vampires, we are the Devil's play toy's

I shook in rage, "Why are we like this?" I wanted to cry, I didn't want this life. With a sideways glance at Alec, he was thinking the same thing.

"You were bitten by a vampire named Marco, his venom entered your bloodstream, turning you into one of us. He ran before we could get there, we are having one of our guard, Demetri, track him, for that is his power; tracking." He was talking casually, like this was something usual for him, but this wasn't usual for us and I wanted answers

"Powers?"

"Some vampires are special than others, and they harbor talents that help them in battle or everyday life." That's….kind of cool., I wonder if I have one.

I may have spoken that last thought out loud because Aro summoned a man named Elezar, by shouting his name.

A man came in, I was slightly calmer with him around, because he had a fatherly look about him. I was still slightly disoriented when Aro spoke again, "Check and see if they have powers, Elezar, I want to see if they will be useful to our guard,"

This man, Elezar, seemed to be looking us over, and calculating. About two minutes later his eyes widened and he gasped. "Extraordinary…."

Aro looked excited, and took Elezar's hand while closing his eyes. He inhaled a sharp breath, and opened his eyes once more. "I don't understand there powers. Perhaps they should demonstr-"

That's as far as he got, because the next thing I knew he was on the floor writhing in pain, screaming for mercy. I was horrified by what was going on and willed it to stop, and it did. Aro popped up with a look of utter shock on his face, that mirrored my own, as I realized I did it. I was about to apologize, when he yelled "Fantastic! Utterly fantastic, Alec your turn" Alec look confused , but must of knew what he meant, because his face twisted into a look of concentration, and Aro's face twisted into a dumb look, with venom hanging at the corner of his mouth. Alec cut it off standing there, once more in confusion, and waited for Aro's theory.

"You my boy, can cut off senses, and Jane can make a person she's attacking believe that they are in agonizing pain. You two will be one of my Elite Guard members. Good luck." Aro swept out of the room without a backward glance, and in came two humans looking frightened out of their minds. I wanted to comfort them, but I felt a burn in the back of my neck, and my eyes landed on the humans jugular, and I lunged.

BellaPOV

That story was happy, sad, shocking, and funny all wrapped up into a roll ready to be eaten up by anybody's ears.

"That was some story, Jane, I feel honored that you would share it with me, when you hardly know who I am" I smiled despite of the story that she told me. She smiled back timidly,

"Bella, I was in the throne room when you told us your story, and I wanted to share mine with you." I liked her already. She would make an amazing friend, when I'm here at the Volturi.

I decided to get to the matter at hand, and asked Jane why she was crying. She was hesitant to answer but she did so anyway.

"I-I'm having some trouble with this guy…and need help" She came and sat on one of the leather chairs adorning my living room.

I was instantly curious, and I needed it to be fed, "Which guy, Jane?"

"Uh…..Demetri"

I tried to think of who Demetri was, "The tracker from your story?"

She nodded her head in confirmation. "Why are you having problems, aren't mates supposed to know when their soulmate is near them?" I knew she shouldn't be asking me about guy problems, considering I have a few of my own…but….I'll give it a shot.

"He says he just sees me as his friends "little sister" as he puts it. I tried talking to him about it, but all he does is play video games, go on missions or fucking Heidi. Heidi is a fucking bitch with a stick up her ass. But, the problem is, Demetri thinks I have the stick up my ass. He says I'm too demanding, and stiff to even be his mate. Sad, huh? Marcus told me that he was my soul mate, and that he's just denying it, because he's never had love."

Well, that changes things. I sat next to her and told her my plan.

Now, this is a special treat to you all, because this is such a long chapter. The internet was down, so I didn't have anything better to do, so I started to write, and as I was going along I emerged two chappies together. Hope you enjoy it! Review and hopefully the chapters will be up faster!