AN: Hello, here is the next installment, please bear with me on the lack of proper grammar in my story (weakness in writing) I know many of you are thinking why don't you get a beta. Well I am a little slow when it come to computers and the internet and I don't really understand how one gets a beta, so plz endure this poorly grammar chapter and if you know how, please tell me how to get a beta. I don't want my reader to have a crappy grammar story. Thx.

Chapter 10: Homecoming

OPOV

I run to the clearing race to return to my sibling as I finish my hunt. Finally I can go home, home to Volturi. I enter the clearing and see I am the last to arrive. Leah and Beau are holding each other lost in their own world. Phillip and Bella are silently talking to each other. Daniel, Ana and Rachel are practicing with powers a bit. Daniel and Ana being mates were change by Bella while Rachel was changed by me. We found them after we destroyed Maria forces; the sneaky bitch used them as means for her escape. She stabbed them forcing us to either let them die and capture her or see to them and let her run. I have never regretted changing Rachel and I know I will meet up with the bitch in time.

I look at Phillip, my ex step dad and new brother. When Bella brought his back after her hunting trip in Florida I was pissed. Not at Phillip but at what he went though. I know he is bent on vengeance as much as I am and that soon we will get our revenge on them. I discovered that Phillip Neil Dwyer is the son of Lady Natasha the Head of the Witch Council and the leader of the Dwyer Coven, the most respected of all witch covens. It is practiced that as a witch when you are of age you give up your magic and live as a human till you find who you are, a witch or a human. Phil thought he was human after finding Renee, but now as he traveled with Bella, he went home and claimed his place as a witch. His mother welcomed him and presented him and Bella as her children and heirs. Now the witch covens stand with us.

I look away from Phillip and Bella as I begin to know the intensity of their love for each other the slow spread of warmth that never fades. Soon he will marry her, bind them together. I bypass Beau and Leah, not needing to look at them to know the passion and fire that burns between them. Sometimes I long for my blindfold and wish I never took it off. I begin to watch the others.

Daniel's power is invisibility. I watch him move around Ana trying to tackle her before she attacks him. He tackle her going though her. Her hologram of her herself disappears as Ana jumps on Daniel and pins him to the ground, making him become visible. He glares up at his wife as she smiles down at him. Ana kisses his forehead before letting him up to try and tackle her once more. Ana came create duplicates of herself, which look real until they are touched.

Rachel has an amazing power she can control the earth and its metals. When she was human she learned many martial arts as well as sword fighting from her grandfather. After I changed her I told her what her power was and I watched her pull steel from the ground and make a six foot samurai sword. During her making process she coat the blade with venom and burned it with a small volcano she created. Apparently the combination is can kill vampires. I've watched her fight and when newborns attacked her, her blade sliced though then leaving ash in her wake, in piles of what use to be arms, legs, hand, feet: never allowing them a chance to be put themselves back together. Surprisingly I am the only one immune to her blade; the blade only cut my skin like a knife healing as soon as the blade is removed. Because of this I have sparred with Rachel over the past three years in our travels learn from her and others. Now I wear my long sword Vengeance, I made after obtain her power, always ready to face Rachel and her Serenity. I can't wait to spar with Dad against Honor.

"Is everyone ready?" I ask as I enter the clearing and walk towards them. I watch Bella, Phillip, Beau and Leah glance in my direction. Daniel and Ana stop sparring and walk towards me. Rachel places her sword in its sheath before she move to my side. I smile at the group as they surround me. I think of Volterra and teleport us home. In a blink the forest is replaced with the stone walls of the Volterra throne room. I look around and notice it is crowd with our guard members, the Quileute, the Dwyer and my entire family. I smile at me love one as I teleport myself directly in front of my parent thrones. I am pulled in to an intense hug by both Mom and Dad. I hug them back just as tightly. No words are shared between us for they would only hinder the joy and relief that is shared between us. Mom. Dad. How I've missed you!

I feel Bella release the change she had on everyone as, we finally can bear to release our holds a little on each other, I look at my parents. I watch Mom's red hair shine bright and her golden irises glow with joy and I take in the pale silver hair of Dad's and watch the light shine in his golden eyes.

"Welcome home, honey." Mom tells me. I tighten my arms around my parents once more savoring their presence after being separated for so long. Finally… It's feels wonderful to be home.

Three days later

The past few days flew by as we enjoyed being back with our family. I spent hour talking with Mom and Dad telling them of my travel, the covens and tribes I have met over the time. I trained my guard with Felix and Demetri at my side like old times. I was forced into a last minute shopping trip with My Aunts, Mom, Bella, Leah and the girls. Kris and Rachel were forced as well , for they too viewed shopping as a self inflicted torture, best left to be use against your enemies. But we were the only one as Heather, Lara, Ross and Ana seem to enjoy the daunting task, leaving us to suffer alone. I suffer in silence not wanting to hurt my family nor ruin their fun. I tried to send my guards back home but they refused saying they could not leave me to suffer alone as much as it pained them. I thanked them and told them that this was going to be the only shopping trip for a long time if I could help it. After shopping I spent the rest of my second day home with Randall, Corin, Alec, Javier and Lei. We all grab our bikes and went for a ride; enjoying the curved road on the back road of Volterra and the view of the countryside. I have enjoyed my return home now it is time to prepare for the ball.

I keep these thoughts in my head as I feel Bella once change my hair style after working on it for the past five hour. We have six hour left to get ready and I am not even dressed yet. I grab her hand and show her how I know my hair should be.

"Thanks" she tells me as she works on my hair only more. One hour and forty five minutes later she turns me to the mirror. I look at myself and smile at Bella. I love it!

"Thanks Bella." I tell her as I leave her bathroom to go my bedroom. I place on my silver sandals and my silver dress. Beau, Bella and I decide to wear clothes that matched our hair at the coronation. Our parents decided to stick with the Volturi red and black and their guard is also wearing the same colors; But our guard, the Ardovini, the name Bella, Beau , and I decides to call our guard for it translates to strong friend, will be dressed in gold.

I grab my silver blindfold and leave my room and walk to the sitting room to wait to make the entrance. I notice that I am the first one to arrive and I take a sit and wait. As I am no long distracted and I feel him coming closer and closer I being to become agitated. Jasper, Jasper, Jasper. His name is an endless chant in my head. His scent assaults my nose and I feel his presence encasing me. He is so close. I know it! I try to see if he care for me like I do him and I hit a wall. What? I think of him and use my knowledge power to know him. All I know is that he is my mate and he and his family is entering the ballroom. That's it. My powers don't work on Jasper!

I get up and begin to pace the room. Should I reveal myself to Jasper, give him my love? Can I risk him not loving me in return? As that thought cross my mind, my breathing becomes labor, I start to hyperventilate, cross my arm over my chest to stop myself from falling apart. I begin to realize my feeling for Jasper so much stronger than anything I felt for Edward. For even the thought of him not loving me, kills me. If Jasper doesn't love me I would die of heartbreak. I try to force my pain back, not wanting to alert Bella. I finally am able to after a moment. I begin to think about how he has haunted me the past fifty year. How I have longed for him, forced myself not to search for him, how I began to know him though his acquaintances, and how he is respected throughout the vampire nation and feared in many dark corners of our world. The determined, loyal, ruthless vampire that change his way of life to become something besides a monster, how he struggle daily with his decision yet he never gives in and accept the easier choice. Jasper "Ares" Hale Whitlock, the god of war. Is my love for him worth trusting him? Is he worth my trust? Yes.

I exit the sitting room and head to the top of the staircase to wait unable to wait in the room any longer. I lend against the wall and pick though the scents coming from the ballroom till I can smell the one I want. Oh there it is cinnamon, honey and mint. Jasper. I close my eye and focus on his scent breathing it in.

"Odette" I open my eye and see, Bella, Beau, Phillip, Leah, Mom, and my Aunts all standing before me concern on their faces. I've worried them again, Bella felt my panic attack.

"I'm find don't worry, I discovered that my powers don't work on Jasper, I can't read him all I know is he is my mate and he is in the ballroom with his family. I began to doubt his feeling for me because I don't know how he feels." I tell them. I watch their eyes widen with shock and then back to concern.

Beau and Phillip grab my hands and look at me.

"Odette he will love you, you are his mate and he will feel it." Beau tells me.

"And besides if he hurt you in any way I doubt he would live very long without him dying a very painful death at the hand of the Volturi, Quileute, and the Dwyer." Phillip tells me jokingly.

I smile at them all my doubt erased by their support.

"Thank you , Phillip, Beau." I smile at everyone feeling more at ease. I take in their appearence and I can't help ut be in awe of the beauty of my family."

" You all look wonderful." I tell them as I hear Uncle Aro speaking to the guest, I hear the Quileute enter, then the Dwyers. Finally I hear Demetri make his announcement, his voice ringing though out the room as he first presents the wives of the Volturi. Give their name and titles. Mom caress my cheek before I watch her and my AUnts descend the stair with Aunt Didyme on the right, Aunt Sulpicia in the Center and Mom on the left.

Next I hear Demetri introduce, Beau and Leah as he finish they enter the ballroom, next comes Bella and Phillip, and they enter the ballroom Bella at me as she start her decent. Then it is my turn, the third child of the Volturi, I begin my decent into the ballroom, ready to meet my fate after finally coming home.

AN: You survived! Is it as bad as you thought, plz review and tell me how to fix it and what you thought about this chapter. THX.