Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns the twilight world. I just play with her characters and put them through interesting situations.

Edward

It was quiet as we all processed with Zafrina had said.

Not only did Aro know about the prophecy but he had been trying for years to create the child and during that time he had created not one but five hybrids.

It was a surprise but at the same time it wasn't.

Aro had always been power hungry, in fact he's known for that. If the Volturi are coming for you, it means you have something they want and that they finally were able to pin something on you.

The Volturi spill lies about how they just want to make sure justice is served when it actuality, they just want their numbers and powers to increase.

He's wanted Alice and I for years and now he was able to kill two birds with one stone. He'd be able to frame our family for raising the child and he'd be gaining the power he wanted.

"Are you sure?" Carlisle asked.

"A hundred percent sure." Zafrina confirmed. "This little one is like the others is so many ways. I'm not just talking about the heartbeat and the skin color. Each of Aro's children inherited something from him. All of them but two have brown eyes, it's said to be Aro's human eye color though no one knows for sure. They all have a shade of brown hair, whether its an extremely light brown, almost sandy blonde or just the dark brown that this one has. They also have similar facial features. It's not hard to tell they belong to Aro."

"And he knows that the girl isn't..."

"Yes, he came to see her, once during the uproar and confirmed that she wasn't the one."

"The mythicals lost a lot of hope. No longer would it be easy to tell who this child would be. If a girl was born without the powers, another could be as well."

"So, what are we worried about? If she gets discovered, we just lie." Jasper strategized.

"It's not that simple." Senna said, staring intently at Bella. "They say the eyes are the window to the soul, well one look in her eyes and I can feel it. There's something powerful brewing inside this little one."

"I can wear sunglasses all the time," Bella suggested.

Senna cracked a smile, "I'm afraid that even with precautions, you'll still be found out."

"Because of Aro," I groaned. "Just great."

"What if we lure him to us and…"

In his mind, he had a plan to get Aro to come visit us and kill him when he doesn't suspect it.

Aro isn't stupid, far from it actually. I'm sure he'd suspect something and give instructions to his most trusted guard. They'd probably kill us and take Bella.

"And start a war? Is that what you're suggesting?"

"It'll happen either way," Emmett defended. "But at least it wouldn't be about Bella. Those that came to avenge Aro can die as well. Problem solved."

"Don't be fooled into thinking that Aro is the only one who knows of what he's doing. It's kept from his brothers but he has a few members he trusts to keep his secret. I'm sure he's given them orders to figure out if she's the one, even if he dies beforehand."

"So, we just sit back and hope for the best?" Jasper asked, aggravated.

"Pretty much," Kachiri confirmed.

"How long do you think we have?" Esme asked.

Zafrina shrugged, "Shouldn't you be asking your pshycic?"

"Her visions don't come as often, or as easy anymore," Carlisle sighed.

"They wouldn't," Senna said. "She's a shield, like them all. It protects them. They're able to stay unaffected during any kind of mental and sometimes physical attacks. They're also born with the power to tell when someone is lying to them. Quite interesting creatures, wouldn't you agree?"

"So that's how you know." I said, poking Bella's side.

"I figured."

"And you didn't want to share it with the rest of us."

"Hey, it's fun. You lie and I know it but you don't know that I know…but I call you out on it and you're left wondering how I knew." She rambled with a giggle.

"You sound like Emmett," I told her.

Bella beamed, "Em is great."

The rather tense Emmett smiled at her.

"Do you know of any other things they inherit from birth? Their diet? Their growth rate?"

"The diet is rather obvious. Human blood until they're about a year old. After that, I believe they can choose between Human blood, human food, or I'm sure even animal blood." Senna explained.

"Human blood is crucial during their first year. They grow at such an astonishing rate that the blood is needed."

I figured it was something like that.

"Is human food some of that stuff I smelled in Rio?"

I chuckled, remembering her disgusted face. "Yeah."

"Ew."

"When does their growth stop?"

"No idea," Kachiri shrugged. "We've given you all we know about them. If you want to know more, you'll have to speak to the hybrids yourself."

"Can you take us in the morning?"

"Unfortunately no," Zafrina sighed. "We're expected in the underground."

"There's that word again," Rosalie frowned. "What's the underground?"

"You don't know about it?" Zafrina frowned as well. "I would've assumed you heard of it in passing."

"We don't come across many of our kind."

"The underground is a city where the Volturi banished all mythical creatures nearly fifteen hundred years ago. This world, the world we know and love, was once roaming with creatures of all kinds. The humans were the ones that had to hide in order to protect themselves. It wasn't easy. Those that were found were forced into slavery and treated horribly for years. There were good mythicals out there and they fought to give the humans some kind of freedom. They spread their idea of the perfect society and were often went after because of it. It got bad and wars broke out. Not only were mythicals falling faster than the rain but the earth was being destroyed and with it the humans. The Volturi stepped in and decided that since the Mythicals behaved like tyrants and destroyed a once beautiful earth, they could live underground. A place were there is no beautiful skylight or real trees."

In her mind, she pictured what it looked like. It was a huge place just under the surface that was filled with homes and businesses owned by creatures I have only ever seen in books.

"That's why Bella means so much to them. They want to get back on the surface and the easiest way to do that is by capturing enough power."

"Why do they need Bella? Surely there is enough of them to cause a stir without her."

"It's split. Many mythicals care for the humans. They'll live in misery just so they get their peace. They believe they deserve it."

"Can't we all share earth together?" Bella asked. "Humans can adapt to seeing weird things all the time."

"Humans and mythicals walk the same paths? I don't think so."

Bella frowned, "Vampires and humans do it."

Zafrina crouched to Bella's level, "We look normal to humans, to some degree of course. Some of these beings...they really stand out."

"They really do," I told her.

Bella continued to frown but didn't question it anymore.

"It's very important that you take her with you," Senna said. "She'll be the only one that can detect the hybrids."

"Just don't go underground, at all. Understand?"

"We wouldn't even know where to look for the entrance," Carlisle nodded. "We'll stay above surface."

"And don't linger to long. You see the hybrids, talk but only if they invite you to their home. Don't speak freely in the forest. Let's just say, you'll never know who's listening."

Kachiri glanced at me, "Though you do have the mind reader so it should be easier to figure out who is watching. But still, after you've talked to them, I think it would be wise to catch the first plane out of here."

"We'll keep that in mind."

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