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~Alice

I woke up in a daze. Where was I?.. I couldn't remember anything. I layed in a comfortable bed, I racked through my brain to remember how I got here, but I came up empty. I was comfortable, but for some reason I wasn't tired. I still didn't open my eyes. I was too comfortable for that.

"Bella?" A strange voice asked. "Bella," He chanted again. "Bella?! Are you up?" Will this 'Bella' Just answer him already? It was getting on my nerves. A hand touched my shoulder and shook it. "Bella," Why was he calling Me Bella? I couldn't understand. My name wasn't Bella, it was.... What was my name?? What crazy person couldn't remember her own name.

I opened my eyes. "Hello?"

The beautiful man in front of me looked shocked. "Hmmm.. wierd. But, by the way, immortality suits you." He muttered.

"Um, Thanks? Hi? Where am I?" I asked. I has a feeling in my gut that I should be scared, but I wasn't.

"Well, Bella. Don't you remember? Your in Volterra," He said.

"Bella. Thats my name? And this place, Volterra. How did I get here?"

"Yes Bella is your name. You don't remember anything do you?" He asked shocked. That is when it hit me. There was a sharp sting, like fire, burning in my throat. My hand flew up to my neck. It hurt. More than you could imagine. Now I was scared.

"IT HURTS! MAKE IT STOP!" I shouted at the man. Why wasn't he doing something about it?? Like getting me water. But oddly, it seemed like even water wouldn't quench this thirst.

"Bella, relax please."

"Wait!" something just clicked. "Did you say 'immortality?' as in - in never dying? What the hell are you talking about?! What am I?" I stammered. Trying to make sense of the words as I said them.

"Um.. Bella. You'll never believe me if I tell you. But.. your a vampire. That's why your throat is burning. You need to drink." He explained. And he was right. I didn't believe him.

"Bella, Look in the mirror." And he help one up. The person in the mirror staring at me was beautiful. She looked so unfamiliar. She had long curly brown hair, with pale skin and ruby red eyes, that got darker and darker until they reached the pitch black pupil. Now it seemed a little bit more realistic. I was beautiful. So I could draw in my prey.

"Do you believe me now?" He asked skeptically.

"Yes, but I don't understand. What happened to me?"

"You came here in need. You asked for this." Why would I ask for this? I didn't understand. But he continued, "My name is Aro, and I am the leader of the Volturi here in Volterra. We are basically the royalty of the vampire world. There is 3 of us, Caius, Marcus, and myself. But that doesn't include our wives or our guard. Some of us, when we are changed from humans to vampires, we accumulate a superior talent. For me its mind reading, which is one thing that is wierd, I can't read your mind, just like I couldn't when you were human. It confuses me," He explained. He continued on about the rest of the guard and their powers. I had a swift intake of breath when he mentioned Janes power. He explained how hers didn't work for me either. He went through the rules and what happens if we break them. He also went through the basics of vampires and what our extra abilities are, if not added by unique ones. That was when he spoke of Edward. He told me about our love, "You and Edward were inseperable. You were built for eachother." He said with a smile. He told me about when Edward came to die because he thought I was dead. But he wouldn't tell me why I left to come here. And at the moment, I wasn't sure why. The terror that filled me soon left, and I felt at home. He took me to meet the rest of the Volturi and their guard. The burning in my throat didn't subside, but I was focusing on other things.

The first member I met was Eleazar. He eyed me carefully, and from what Aro had told me, It seemed as if he was trying to figure out if I had a special ability. "Hmm.." He muttered.

Aro was the first to speak. "What do you see, Eleazar?" He asked.

"She can change her apperance. To anything. She can change her hair, or eye color, the color of her skin, even her apperance, without having to do anything but think about it. Here, Bella, think about blonde hair," He instructed. So I did. Blonde, Blonde, Blonde, I chanted in my head. 5 pairs of eyes stared in amazement. The little girl, I guessed it was Jane, brought me a mirror. I looked at the bleach blonde woman staring back at me. I suppose this could be usefull, maybe even fun.

The girl put the mirror down. "Hi, I'm Jane!" She said. She swiftly hugged me and stepped back. She stared at me intently, her face changing from a sweet smile to a fierce glare.

I stepped back, waiting for the pain, wondering if it would work now that I was immortal. "Ugh!" She exclaimed.

Next I met Marcus, and Caius, and oodly, they seemed friendly. I didn't think that they would be.

Jane walked up to Aro and spoke in a whisper, yet I could still hear.

"Aro, she needs to hunt." She said. "I know," He muttered in response.

"Gianna!" He called. A young woman walked in, and from her scent, she was human. Her scent burned in my throat. I couldn't hold myself back. Unwillingly, I jumped at the woman, not knowing what would happen next.