a/n: reviews peoples! Its near the bottom of every chapter!! Not-Easy-to-Miss!!! Well anyway, how did you guys like the last chapter, this chapter will be farther ahead in time than the others so don't get confused ok. Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY TWILIGHT CHARACTERS!!!

000 6 month later 0000

Sunlight filtered through my blinds, causing my skin to glitter like the most precious jewels. I lay on a king sized goose down bed, as new to me as the beautiful man sharing it with me.

This same man had proclaimed his unwavering love to me half a year ago, only hours after we had met for the first time. I don't know why but I actually felt the same way, and even though I kept telling myself that I should be creeped out, his announcements of love never failed to flatter me. Every time I looked at him, I didn't feel anything but attraction, I don't think I could not like him. With his personality and his body, his fine, fine body.

A small knock on the door suddenly jolted me out of my daydreams, causing me to jump ten feet in the air, and earn a bout of uncontrollable laughter from my partner. I dashed out of the gigantic bed and raced towards the closet, getting dressed as fast as vampirely possible, soon joined by my soul-mate, still chuckling too himself as he too got dressed.

A full ten seconds later, I finally swung open the brass doors that marked our exits, only to reveal Chealsa and Demetri, both biting their lips to suppress their laughter.

"Oh, hey Meree. We're so sorry to interrupt you."Demetri snickered, obviously he had identified what the late opening of the door could mean.

"What do you want Demetri? We were busy." Felix said sternly, hinting to an entire company of vampires what we had just been doing, I wanted to back-hand him.

"There is a mission for Meree, Aro told us to tell you himself." Demetri said calmly, all trace of his former humor suddenly gone.

Felix too froze up, I could only guess, but I was pretty sure he didn't think I was ready yet, in fact, Felix was part of the reason I hadn't got a single mission yet.

I threw him a small pout, hoping that he would read the signs, that he would know that I was ready. I really did want to go on a mission, to be like every other Volturi guard member, for six months now I had watched as they all left and came back, not once did they not come back. Felix was just over protective.

He shook his head several times, but not in the way that was an answer to me, more like he was arguing with his self, between the part that kept me happy and the one that kept me safe.

I forced my small pout to grow bigger until I was sure I looked pleading enough to make him let me go. Felix took one look at me and sighed, before turning to Demetri and nodding slightly.

I felt my pout turn into a giddy smile of excitement as I hugged him, bouncing on the soles of my feet as I moved, eager to get this new mission done with.

Demetri smiled good-naturely, though he probably didn't understand the silent exchange that had just happened. "Aro is in the throne room, good luck Meree." He said politely gesturing me towards the room where I would get my first mission. I hugged Felix one more time before I shot down the long hallway, racing to my destination, completely consumed by excitement.

Door after door flew by as I sped down the familiar hallway, only stopping to say a quick 'hello' to Gianna before I passed her desk to the Volturi's throne room.

As I entered through the big doors, I couldn't help but remember the last time I had passed under the stone doorway, the time I had joined the Volturi. It seemed a life time ago that I had actually been afraid of these guys. And though it seemed so long ago, as I looked around the stone room, I realized that nothing had changed. The only thing different was the number of vampires present, at this moment of time only two vampires stood in the stone room, Me, and Aro.

"Good day Master." I said politely, though it was a mystery to me why I stopped to be polite in my overwhelming eagerness.

"And to you too Dear One. I trust you received my message?" Aro asked kindly, a hint of a smile in his voice.

I nodded once, not daring to speak, so that my impatient attitude didn't show through my words.

Aro chuckled musically, finding my attitude humorous rather than irritating.

"Dear one, I assume you would like to know of your assignment?" He said softly, between chuckles.

"Yes Master." I said giddily, overly happy that I was about to get my first mission.

Aro's face suddenly turned serious as he spoke to me, making every word he spoke sound as if the entire world depended on it to be followed.

"This next mission requires your talents Meree, will you use them?" he said seriously

"Yes" I answered, my voice matching his solemn tone, putting away my giddiness for now.

"You will need to discover if this coven is planning another attack against us child. Are you ready to go into the undercover field and use your talents?" He asked strictly, his voice growing more and more hard.

"Yes Master." My own voice sounded quiet and soft, like a baby's.

He nodded thoughtfully, his head held in thought for the briefest moment. Then he once again turned towards me and asked another question.

"Dear One, do you want to know who your visiting?" He asked quietly, still in thought it seemed.

"Yes" I answered as if I was being sworn in, this whole ordeal almost felt like a ceremony.

"Dear Child, this will be like a family reunion won't it? Prepare yourself for the Olympic weather my dear, you are going back to the Cullens.