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Chapter 11

Rose POV

After I left the council room and headed back towards home I called Abe and told him that the coast was clear. Alberta said that she would keep us up to date on the attacks that fit the description of the other vampires and where they were happening. Once those little chores were finished, I called to see if Jake and the packs had gotten some of the vampires before we faced them. I wanted to keep track of numbers because I suspected that there would be a rise in attacks until they got whatever it was they wanted. I dialed Jake's number and waited for the answer on the other end.

"Hello Rose." Jake said and I swore that I could see the sarcastic smirk on his face that he would be wearing right now.

"Did you guys run into any vamps before we saw them?" I asked and he laughed.

"Come on Rose, straight to business and no foreplay? You got to be kidding me?" I growled. I hated that he didn't take things seriously sometimes.

"God Jake, just answer the damn question or when I get home I putting you in the flea dip." I said seriously. I heard him growl over the phone.

"Okay, Jeeze Rose. Yeah we ran into a few, some tried to flee when you went all apocalypse on them, but they never got to relay what they saw. We counted about the same amount of attackers as last time Rose." He reported.

"Okay Jake. Keep your eyes open because I don't think this is over yet. Good Boy Jake, I'll give you a bone when I get back." I heard him growl and I just laughed. We had a strange relationship, nothing romantic or anything, but Jake seemed to be similar to Christian in many ways. Sure we clashed sometimes, but there was most often this playful banter between us like we were true siblings. We hung up and I turned to see Dimitri, Christian, and Eddie trying to hold back laughter at our exchange. I rolled my eyes and we continued towards home. Abe was bringing Lissa back to the Cullen house and we were meeting them there. When we got there I was somewhat surprised to see that Eleazar and his clan were still here. It was unexpected, but I did need to talk to him about my power. As I walked in the room, he looked at me curiously and then he broke into a wide smile. He must have seen something that indicated my power had grown.

"What happened Rose?" Eleazar asked and I smiled.

"Well Eleazar, I discovered a few new powers that were rather helpful. It made the guardians think that there was a Moroi using magic and they demanded I tell them who did it." I laughed. "I may have lost my position as Lissa's guardian but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

"What do you mean Rose? You will always be my guardian." Lissa said worriedly.

"Croft thought he could bully me into telling him where you were and who used 'magic' during the fight. I would have told him and agreed to do just that, but in private. When we met up he had the council listening in out of sight. Since he didn't want to dismiss the council from the room and let me explain I didn't explain anything and he threatened to have me jailed." I explained and scoffed. "Like I haven't been in jail before."

"Well what power did you come up with Rose?" Eleazar asked and I smirked.

"Don't you already know?" I said raising my eyebrow slightly in question and he smiled widely and laughed.

"Yes Rose but I wanted to know which ones you already have so I know what more to expect." He answered with a smile and I nodded in understanding.

"Well we knew about the fire power, but I can move objects with my mind, made the strigoi and other vampires scream in pain, and I can tell when someone is lying to me." I ticked off on my fingers and internally grinned at their stunned expressions. "I can also detect strigoi and our kind if they are close by without catching their scents." I said and Emmet being the one to always speak his mind grinned widely.

"Cool Rose!" He exclaimed and I just grinned at him and nodded. Jake came into the room at that moment and I smiled widely.

"I'm so sorry Jake, I forgot about getting that bone that I promised you. I did however get you this." I said and pulled a silver dog dish out of my suitcase that read 'Mutt' on it. The others were watching us and biting back laughter. Jake growled playfully and he ruffled my hair as I growled.

"Thanks Rosie." He said straight faced and I growled at the Rosie reference and pounced on him. We all knew that I wasn't going to hurt him and the others were all laughing except Dimitri who was always so concerned for me. I pinned him quickly and I patted his head as I got off the floor and smiled.

"Good Boy Jake." He growled again. "Go on now and play with the neighborhood dogs." The others were trying rather unsuccessfully now to control their laughter.

"You know Rose, if it were anyone else saying those things to me I would have killed them already." He said with a smirk and went to find Leah and Seth. I turned back towards the group and they were shaking their heads in exasperation and humor.

"You are truly one of a kind Rose, That's for sure." Eleazar stated and I smiled.

"Of course Eleazar. This world couldn't handle two of me." I said and the room burst into laughter again. We talked over things a little longer until my phone rang just as it was getting dark.

"Hathaway." I answered.

"Ahh, Rosemarie. I see that you are still alive. I wondered why my army didn't return to me." The man on the other end of the line said and I growled. I knew that voice and prayed I would never hear it again.

"Of course Aro, to what do I owe the pleasure of your call? Are you simply mad that your plan to turn me didn't work as you had hoped? Or perhaps you think I will reconsider? Which delusion are you under these days Aro?" Those in the room growled as they heard the name. Aro just laughed.

"Feisty as ever I see my dear one. I merely wanted to know how fond of your mother you are at this moment?" I froze. What the hell was he planning?

"Why is that any concern of yours?" I asked and then heard shuffling in the background.

"Because my dear I have her here with me right now. What say you and I come to an agreement and then I will let her go along her merry way?" He said. Shit I could tell that he was speaking the truth, he had her and she was his bargaining chip. What was I supposed to do now? I saw the confusion on Abe's face because he couldn't hear the other end of the discussion along with the other Moroi and damphirs in the room, but I knew that the others heard and wore furious expressions.

"I'm listening Aro." I said. Dammit, he had me and he knew it. Sure I didn't get along with her most of the time, but she was still my mother.

"Excellent my dear. Come to Volterra alone and she will be released after we have made our little bargain." He said. "How soon can you get here? You should make it a point to be here soon my dear. Some of my new guard members are a little less patient than I am. See you soon." I hung up the phone and sighed hard. I tried hard to control my anger but it was getting the best of me. I hurled the phone through the widow, fast enough that it made a phone sized hole in the glass and I screamed in anger and frustration.

"Rose, what is it?" Lissa asked. Focusing on her, I was able to calm some of my anger. I sighed and sat down on the couch placing my head in my hands. For the first time in a long time, I began to cry silently. The only visible indication was the small shuddering of my shoulders as the tears came.

"Aro has Janine. He wants me to go to Volterra and make some deal with him and he will release her." I said, tears still running in the wet tracks of the previous ones.

"Roza you can't. You know he will try to recruit you to the Volturi and he may change you completely." Dimitri said and while I understood his concern, what else was I supposed to do? I just couldn't let her die at the hand of the Volturi. My anger was getting the better of me and I knew it.

"Please enlighten me then Dimitri. What if it was your mother there? Would you just sit back and let her die?" I asked angrily. I could tell that I hurt him with my outburst but he knew that I was right. I had no other choice. Abe had been silent through all of this and it was so unlike him that I was concerned.

Jasper POV

Rose and the others were having fun and talking when Rose's phone rang. As soon as she answered it I saw the carefree expression she had all night replace with fear and anger.

"Hathaway." She answered.

"Ahh, Rosemarie, I see that you are still alive. I wondered why my army didn't return to me." I knew that Aro had something to do with the attacks and this confirmed it for us.

"Of course Aro, to what do I owe the pleasure of your call? Are you simply mad that your plan to turn me didn't work as you had hoped? Or perhaps you think I will reconsider? Which delusion are you under these days Aro?" Everyone growled as they heard the name. Aro just laughed. The Moroi and the Damphirs weren't able to hear the other end of the conversation but we could. I feared that this would be very bad for not only Rose, but all of us.

"Feisty as ever I see my dear one. I merely wanted to know how fond of your mother you are at this moment?"

"Why is that any concern of yours?"

"Because my dear I have her here with me right now. What say you and I come to an agreement and then I will let her go along her merry way?" He said.

"I'm listening Aro." She said. I hated that she was reduced to this, but Rose always did thing for others more than herself.

"Excellent my dear. Come to Volterra alone and she will be released after we have made our little bargain." He said. "How soon can you get here? You should make it a point to be here soon my dear. Some of my new guard members are a little less patient than I am. See you soon." She hung up the phone and sighed hard. I could tell that her anger and frustration was growing and the next thing any of us knew, she had thrown her phone through the window

"Rose, what is it?" Lissa asked. She sat down on the couch and did something we had only ever witnessed a few times, she cried silently.

"Aro has Janine. He wants me to go to Volterra and make some deal with him and he will release her." There were so many emotions coming from her and they were overwhelming. There was fear, anger and hatred, sorrow and vengeance. I was very worried about that last one especially in Rose.

"Roza you can't. You know he will try to recruit you to the Volturi and he may change you completely." Dimitri said.

"Please enlighten me then Dimitri. What if it was your mother there? Would you just sit back and let her die?" She asked angrily. I could see he was hurt but she did have a point. She looked over at her father and both of their emotions told me that he was never one to be this quiet.

"Dad, are you okay?" She asked. He finally snapped out of his daze and smiled at her.

"Of course Kiz, your mother is strong and so are you. I have no doubt that you will come back safely." He said but I could feel the worry he had for her and for Janine. Rose gave a teary smile and rushed over hugging him tightly.

"I know you are lying Old Man. Sure you have faith in me, but you are still worried that something could go wrong." She smiled. "Regardless, mom will be rescued and I will do everything I can to come back safely.

"Rose you must be aware that the only way that this will end is if Aro and his 'brothers' are gone. If you do end them, know that there are consequences for that." Carlisle stated and Rose nodded, taking in his warning.

"I will be careful Carlisle, but right now I guess I need to go pack." She stood and Dimitri followed her towards the door.

"I'm coming with you to Volterra Roza." He stated and she sighed shaking her head.

"Dimitri this is something I have to do on my own. Besides if you are there, that is one more person that Aro can use against me. I love you and I won't allow you to go and be in danger. I know that you want to protect me, but there are some things I cannot be protected from." She said and Dimitri's face was furious but defeated. He knew she had a point. When the Moroi and Damphirs all left to their house, we all sat there stunned.

"Carlisle, do you remember….?" Eleazar asked but was cut off quickly by Carlisle who obviously knew what he was asking.

"Yes, Eleazar I do. This will change our entire world." He said and Eleazar nodded.

"What do you mean Carlisle?" I asked.

"You will all know soon. For now, please don't pursue the answer." He answered vaguely and I nodded in understanding. Apparently this wasn't the time to know what he meant. We all left the house to feed and keep watch over our friends.

Rose POV

I did love Janine but I was also concerned for myself for the first time in a very long time. Protecting Lissa, I never worried about myself as long as she was safe, but I guess the unknown elements of this situation made everything change. I did however feel that I was abandoning Lissa to save mom. I had also refused to let Dimitri come and he wasn't too happy with me but finally understood. I couldn't afford for anything to go wrong in this.

I packed only the essentials and Abe had made arrangements for me to use the jet. Dimitri and Abe both took me to the jet. Lissa wanted to come, but since it was dark already, I couldn't take that chance with her especially after all of the attacks. I kissed Dimitri hard on the lips, letting him know that I wasn't mad at him, but I couldn't bear for him to be hurt. Abe hugged me tightly and I caught a glimpse of what I thought were tears in his eyes. Never had I known the all-powerful Zmey to cry.

"Don't go all mushy on me while I'm gone Old Man." I said with a smirk and he laughed lightly through the tears in his eyes and nodded. I boarded the jet that would take me to Volterra and the final meeting with Aro. Deep down I knew that one of us would come out of this alive and I planned to be the one. Aro wouldn't plague me or my family anymore. I slept most of the flight and managed better control over the ghosts than before. After 10 hours or so of sitting on a plane, I was definitely ready to get off. I was becoming more nervous over this meeting due to the worry for my mother and the unknown things that I would face when I saw Aro again. I didn't even bother to get a hotel because I wasn't sure I would be using it tonight.

I made my way to the castle and entered as I owned the place. After all I was 'invited' I thought. Two of the guard members I had never seen before ushered me to the 'throne room' where I was to see Aro. I groaned thinking about the last time I was in this room. The room was dark and empty. I assumed that the guards were going to announce to Aro that I was here. I had been practicing blocking some of my thoughts from Aro and I wasn't sure it would work. I could block Edward easily now without effort but I knew that Aro's power worked slightly differently and I was unsure what difference that would make.

I heard the large doors behind me open and I whirled around to see Aro followed closely by Caius and Marcus. Caius looked curious and Marcus just looked bored. Behind them were two guards handling a tiny woman that I recognized instantly. Her eyes locked on mine and for the first time since I've known her, I saw fear in her always flawless mask. Aro smiled widely while I growled at him.

"Alright Aro, I'm here so just get to the point and then let her go." I demanded.

"Wait, you know these people?" Janine asked.

"I'm not sure 'people' is what I would call them, but unfortunately yes I do." I deadpanned, never taking my eyes from Aro. I heard Janine scoff and I was sure that she wore a hard scowl right now.

"Again, straight to business Rosemarie? Fine, here is the deal. You will turn and be part of my guard. I still have some openings due to your last visit here. Then she goes free and you stay here." Aro said. I could tell that he wasn't planning on letting either of use leave here.

"Why do you lie to me Aro? First, you aren't planning on letting either of us leave here and second, the last 'visit' wasn't a visit at all. You kidnapped me and used Lissa to try and get what you want. This is just the same song, second verse. Are you ready for the chorus Aro?" I said. "Let her go and you can turn me. Whether or not I kill you after…"I trailed off and shrugged, "is something I don't even know. So what'll it be Aro?" He looked thoughtful for a second.

"I will turn you and then let her go." He countered and I felt he had told the truth this time. He wanted me so bad that I wondered what about me was so special.

"Why do you want me here so badly Aro? Answer this question truthfully and I will agree to the new terms of our agreement." I said.

"You are already powerful and will be much more so when you are fully turned. You have the power to rule beside us for eternity Rosemarie."

"I don't want to rule beside you. I will never want to rule a world where you are the judge and jury." I said angrily.

"It's the only way to save your dear mother Rosemarie." He stated. Damn he was being truthful again.

"Okay." I said. "Just give me a few minutes alone with my mother." I requested and he nodded. The guards let go of Janine and they followed Aro, Caius and Marcus out of the room. Once the door closed, mother stormed up to me.

"What have you done Rosemarie? How in the hell did you get tangled up with people like that and what are they?" She fumed.

"I'm saving your ass is what I'm doing. I have to stop this because he has gone after those I love for too long already, using them against me. When they release you, there is a jet waiting at the airport. Get your ass on that jet and go to the US and contact Abe. Do not come back here ever mom." I said and she was slightly shaken from me calling her mom instead of Janine. She nodded slightly and then Aro, Caius and Marcus came back with two guards. I approached Aro and held out the wrist that he had attempted to bite before. I looked over at my mother one last time. "Don't look back." I told her as Aro bit my wrist.