Author's Note: HEY guys. Sorry that I didn't make it clearer in the last chapter, but some of you guys are asking about the whole "BUT EDWARD CAN READ PAM'S MIND!!" thing. Yeah, well as you know, Edward can only read what a person is thinking at that EXACT MOMENT. Well when they first approached Pam, she was too busy checking out Edward. So you can only GUESS what she was thinking at that moment. Then when she figured out who they really were, she started getting nervous. She wasn't thinking about Nessie's location. She was thinking "OMG, THEY'RE THOSE CRAZY PEOPLE. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY DINER." And when she got threatened by Bella and Rosalie, she just got angry. So when Edward dipped into her mind, all he got was a bunch of swear words. :) Hope this explains things. Sorry again for not making it clearer. SO finally, you'll figure out where Nessie's going in this chapter. ANYWAYS, this is a long enough note anyways. So thanks, spread the word, read, review, and enjoy. Love, ME. Oh, by the way, I also want to make it clear that I will never hold a chapter ransom until I get a specific quota of reviews. I will always update as soon as I finish the chapter!
Renesmee
Finally, I'm here. Really, it's surprising that I got here at the beginning of day two. I guess I'm more determined to get here than I thought. The city is amazing, the people are beautiful, and everybody is so happy. With a pang, I think of my vampire family. They were just as beautiful, if not more, and happy all the time.
"It's okay Renesmee. You can do this." I say to myself. "Don't think of them. It'll only make everything harder." I gulp and walk forward, arm reached out.
"Turn the doorknob." I command myself.
With one more gulp, my hand touches the doorknob and turns it. With a creak, the majestic door opens.
"Walk."
With shaking legs, I walk into the room and glance at my surroundings. It was a grand chamber. Beautiful and terrifying for some reason. But I was probably scared because I knew what awaited me here.
"Um, excuse me? Do you have any business here?" I turn around to find a beautiful young woman sitting behind a desk. Interestingly, she's human.
"Hi." I say timidly. "I'm looking for an Aro. Is he here?"
She laughs and throws her head back.
"You think you'll just see him by asking for him? You're terribly ignorant, little girl."
I was just about to say that I wasn't a little girl. But I am three years old.
"Look, um, I'm sorry, what's your name?"
"Gianna." She says curtly.
"Gianna. I really must speak with Aro. It's very urgent business."
She raises her eyebrow questionably.
"What business could a child have with Aro? And besides," she gives me a one up disdainfully, "are you a human? How could you possibly know of Aro?" To show her that I wasn't a human (100 percent human anyways) I snarl threateningly at her in a way only a vampire could. My lips curl over my teeth and I let her look at my glistening white teeth.
"What about your eyes? They're not red. And if you were a vegetarian, they'd be gold." She says. She sounds quite bored. Well, I'll give her something to get hopped on about. I crouch down into my hunting position and growl at her. I see a glint of fear in her eyes and I feed off of it, making myself look even more terrifying. The bile builds up in my throat and my eyes hold her's in a hypnotizing stare. I almost ruin it by laughing at myself. I'm quite an actress.
"I'm sick of interrogations!" I snap at her, hoping to sound like a dangerous vampire. "Where is Aro?!" I yell. A small little girl lounges in the room, looking bored and irritated. This must be Jane. I remember her. She's the little girl that causes pain.
"Who's yelling for Aro? Whoever it is, they're causing everybody quite a headache in the ba–" She finally turns her eyes to my face, pausing. She cocks her head to the side slowly and a small smile creeps up into her face as she examines me. It takes all my strength not to shiver in front of her.
"I remember you." She giggles, covering her mouth childishly. "You are Renesmee Cullen. Daughter of Bella and Edward. Am I correct?"
"You are." I say, for a moment, proud of my parents for being desired by the all powerful Volturi.
"My, you have grown quite a bit these past few years." She muses, give me a once over, just as Gianna did. "But I'll never forget your face. It's still the same." She chuckles. "Gianna," she says sharply, "why didn't you let Ms. Cullen to see us?" I hear Gianna gulp a little. So does Jane, and she revels in it.
"I'm sorry Ms. Jane. I didn't know..."
"Yes...and that's why you'll die just like the others!" She barks. Gianna whimpers a little bit.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." She says over and over again. God, what kind of sick control did Jane have over people like Gianna? They must be terrified of her. Jane clears her throat an my attention is diverted back to her face.
"Come Renesmee. I'll take you to Aro, Caius, and Marcus myself."
She takes my hand. Everything in my body is saying, "Slap it! Hit her! Run away!" but my hand is stuck to her's like glue. She leads me into the back of the building. The way back. She doesn't say a word to me. Is this a good or a bad thing?
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"Aro, Caius, Marcus. Look what I've found." Jane says singing like a happy child. Aro looks up at Jane. His eyes slowly cross over to my face. Marcus looks up at me for about a second and goes back to looking at their map.
"Abomination. What is she doing here?" Caius hisses.
"Renesmee Cullen?" Aro says surprised. "What are you doing here?"
I stare at my feet, not able to say anything. I'm still surprised that I even got here in the first place.
"Renesmee?" Aro gently urges.
"Oh, sorry." I say suddenly, getting to my senses. "Um. I ran away from home...to come here..."
"Oh, poor darling." He says sympathetically. Caius scoffs. "Why did you come here in the first place anyways?" Caius says scathingly. He probably still has a grudge against me. I bite my lip and hesitantly put my hand on Caius' cheek, fully explaining to him why I'm here. He gasps and his face goes slack. Aro looks amused.
"Ah my darling. I had forgotten of your gift." He says.
"Do I need to show you?" I ask politely. Please decline. Because I know that once I touch him, he will know all of my thoughts. Already reading my fear underneath my calm exterior, he chuckles.
"My darling, I already have a bit of a basic idea of why you came to us. As for me reading your thoughts, I'll put that off for a little bit."
Feeling that my slide-show for Caius was over, I pull my hand from his face and he looks at me wonderingly.
"I hope you understand my situation now."
"I understand perfectly, my dear. I'm terribly sorry that I've been so callous." He tsks and pats my hand sympathetically. "Poor girl."
I smile hesitantly at him and glance at Marcus. I decided that I already liked him. He seemed the most sensible out of the three. And he also voted to keep me alive. That held some points of its own.
"Would you like to see, Marcus?"
He looks up and smiles at me.
"No, thank you. I believe I already have an idea."
I look at all three of the leaders of the Volturi.
"So, do you have an answer for me?"
"We must vote."Aro says firmly. "I say she can stay."
"I also say she can stay." Caius says.
"She can stay." Marcus says, still looking at his map.
Aro holds his arms out to me and smiles widely.
"Your powers will prove most useful. If we can hone them, who knows what else they can do?"
Caius smiles and takes a hold of my hand, patting it.
"Welcome to the Volturi, my dear."
Awww remember the fight Button and Cursor had last chapter? Well Button said sorry to Cursor. SO NOW they have to have a make-up kiss right? Well they're never gonna have that kiss if Cursor is WAY over here!
