The job of being Aro's bodyguard was boring as hell, that's what Hanna had to say whenever someone asked about it. It was boring and pointless, as there had been no threats as of late.

A few weeks later however, after Hanna had become Aro's personal guard, something interesting did happen. Felix came strolling into the room, and Edward, Alice and Jasper were behind him. Her heard fell and she kept her eyes on the floor, she even hide her hand that held the ring that marked her as part of this clan.

"Edward, what a wonderful surprise!" Aro exclaimed, taking Edward in his arms, all he wanted was to touch Edward, get in his head.

Edward looked at Hanna, his face not changing, but Aro smiled at Edward's thoughts, whatever those may be.

Edward shoved Aro away from him, it was disrespectful, it brought snarls and growls from several of the members, but most watched with interest. These vampires loved a good fight, whenever bloodshed was involved.

Aro shot Hanna a look, letting her know that protecting him was part of her job, but he also knew she would not step in unless she knew his life was truly in danger, unless a knife was about to pierce his skin, or Edward was about to attack him.

"Edward, why are you here," Hanna said, her voice ringing in the large room, it sounded strange, even to her ears. Edward turned his golden eyes to her, he studied her, as if looking for any damage that had been dealt to her. There was none visible. There was a bruise on her side, that covered in clothing though.

"To free you," Alice said and Hanna was rude enough to laugh. The three golden-eyed vampires in front of her frowned.

"I don't need to be freed from here Alice, I'm here to protect you all. If I leave, I kill you all," she said with a smile that looked completely fake. Coated in plastic.

"No, Hanna, let them explain," Aro said, silencing her with a wave of his hand. She bowed her head again, studying the dirt on the ground.

"Simple, we kill you, we rid the Volturi of power, thus freeing Hanna from this hold you have on her," Jasper growled and Hanna felt herself stiffen to the flexibility of stone. She knew that most of the Volturi were on the edges of their seats now, but they would not attack the Cullens, that was Hanna's job and hers' alone.

"You could try, but I'm afraid my bodyguard would stop you," Aro said, turning Hanna's insides to ice. Edward looked around, looking for Renata, he didn't know that she had been killed, reduced to a pile of ashes. Her ashes were still on the floor, that was the dirt Hanna had noticed earlier.

"She is not here to defend you, and none of your clan members will help you, if we attempt to kill you," Edward snarled.

"Perhaps not, but would you be able to kill me?" Aro asked, he was testing Edward, he wanted him to attack, he was testing Hanna at the same time. Edward let out a snarl and his fingers hooked into claws. Alice watched as her brother transformed into a beast and Jasper backed them both up, away from their brother.

"I could, you've put us all through enough pain, I could kill you easily. I wouldn't lose my mortality over it," Edward said as he started to circle the Volturi leader. Hanna stood up, and started to walk forward slowly. Alice watched her approach, but didn't say anything.

The moment Edward leapt at Aro, Aro didn't even blink and Hanna was in front of Edward, taking the full force of his attack, his jaw snapped closed on her shoulder, his hands were on her throat. Hanna screamed in pain, but she managed to lock her jaw and place both her hands on Edward's face. Edward hadn't expected Hanna to jump in front, he especially hadn't expected to bite into her, her blood flooded his mouth, he swallowed the mouthful and another one filled up after that. He closed his eyes, it tasted so good, it went down like water and tasted like copper and vanilla.

Hanna squeezed Edward's shoulders and strained to pull her head back, she could see the sun was setting outside, and she could see the hungry gleams of bloodied rubies around the room, the vampires had gotten the smell of blood, and it wasn't going to be easy to get away alive now.

Edward, please stop, you're going to lose control, Hanna kept thinking to him, hoping he would get the message and he wouldn't be too far gone.

Then he was pulled away from her, Aro standing over her protectively. Edward curled up on the floor, his eyes an angry amber color, as he stared at her. She was covered in blood and weak now. Aro knelt and picked her up, as if she was a child. Hanna let him, she was too wounded to do anything to stop him. Her arm fell to the side and the ring gleamed in the dim lighting, the eyes of the Cullens' landed on it and Hanna could feel the betrayal blasting from them, they didn't need words to tell her they no longer trusted her.

"Edward," Hanna gasped, as if he hadn't just drank from her, but he slunk away from her touch. Her blood was still coming out in large, bloody puddles, staining Aro's clothing horribly. Aro leaned down and kissed Hanna's forehead and wound, then, with the blood on his lips, kissed Alice's forehead, leaving the print of his lips on her head. She stood, frozen.

I'm sorry Edward, you know that it would happen, at least Alice did Hanna thought to Edward, he glared and shook his head, then the Cullens left the room. Aro swept Hanna from the room, away from the hungry vampires in the other room and set her down in a comfortable bed.

"Rest Hanna, you proved yourself today, you've gained my trust. When you wake, you'll be in pain, but you'll be all healed up." Aro said, then kissed her forehead again and was gone from the room. Hanna fell asleep a few moments later to the sounds of someone humming a soft lullaby she recognized.