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Carlisle POV

There was no use in putting this off any longer, so after my meeting with Aro I left their chamber and went in search of Mia. She was the reason I had come to the Volturi. She was the only vampire that could help put our family back together.

Mia was an unofficial member of the Volturi; she'd been living here since 1920. That was when she decided she no longer wanted to be a part of our family. Her transformation into the vampire world was a tragic one, and it was something that Edward had to relive every time he came in contact with Mia.

After I turned Edward, the first couple of years were very difficult for him. His bloodlust was very strong and he slipped up, and killed several humans over the course of time. Mia was one of those tragic stories.

It was February, 1919. Edward and I were living in Chicago, Illinois. It had been a little over six months since Edward had killed a human so I'd begun to let him hunt on his own and venture off into the human population for short periods of time.

One night, I was doing my rounds at the hospital and Edward was home composing music. Edward decided to take a walk through the town to get inspiration for a new song. He had just hunted the night before and it was after midnight so he thought it was safe to venture out.

As Edward was walking the streets, he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks. There was a very fresh scent of blood in the air. It was very close and before he could give it a second thought, his mouth filled with venom and his throat was on fire. Edward raced toward the source of his need. The scent was coming from a small house that was situated on the corner.

He ran up the front porch stairs and burst through the wooden door. His vampire instincts led him quickly into the kitchen where he abruptly stopped when he saw who the blood was coming from. There was a young woman standing in the middle of the room with a shocked look on her face; it appeared she had cut herself on a piece of broken glass.

She never even got a chance to scream. Within seconds she was in Edward's arms and he was feeding from her. Even though she was not screaming out loud she was yelling in her mind. She wasn't pleading for her life though; she was praying that her son would not meet the same fate as herself.

The young woman tried with all of her might to fight Edward off. Of course, that was a wasted attempt. Edward was not planning to let go of her until she was completely drained of her mouth-watering blood. When a vampire fed, they completely gave themselves over to their instincts. I could never quite understand how Edward had enough control to release Mia when he heard a high pitched scream coming from behind him.

It was Mia's son. Edward stepped over the body he was drinking from and slowly walked toward the boy. The child looked to be about four years old. Edward debated about what to do; He had absolutely no desire to kill this child. Instead, Edward placed his finger to his lips to indicate that he wanted the child to stop screaming.

The young boy was shaking uncontrollably ,and as he attempted to hold in his screams of horror, he wet his pants. Edward knew that no one would believe this child when he told people a monster took his mommy away.

Edward turned back to the woman that was now bucking and screaming on the floor. He was so tempted to finish her off, but typical Edward was returning and the guilt had begun to overtake him.

Edward picked up the screaming Mia and ran with her out the front door. He came back to our place and explained to me what happened. I was very disappointed in Edward but my disappointment was nothing compared to how he tortured himself.

Mia didn't make it easy on Edward either. Even though her first year was spent fighting her bloodlust, Mia reminded Edward at every opportunity of what he took from her. He had taken away her husband, child, parents and friends and made her into a monster. We assumed that she didn't have a special gift; it wasn't until we came to visit Aro that her gift was discovered.

Aro was so impressed that he offered her a place in the Volturi Guard. Mia wasn't interested in being in the guard, but she also didn't want to leave Volterra so Aro compromised: Mia was allowed to stay with the Volturi as long as she wished, but anyone that wanted to use her gift had to go through Aro first.

Right before I'd decided to take Edward and Mia to Volterra to meet the Volturi, Mia expressed that she was in love with me. I never forgot the hurt in her golden eyes when I told her that I did not feel the same way; I saw her as one of my children. I was hurt when she decided to stay with the Volturi, but I guess I couldn't blame her. She hated Edward, they fought like cats and dogs, and I had rejected her. Once she found out Esme and I had married, Mia refused to speak to me ever again. Mia never found a mate of her own and that had really saddened me.

Mia's suite was on the other side of the castle. From what I was told she spent a lot of time alone or with Jane. I've always found that kind of strange. Nobody interacted with Jane unless they had to, but they spent a lot of time together and Jane seemed to be one of the only vampires that could put a smile on Mia's face.

I stood in front of Mia's door and raised my hand to knock, but before my hand made contact with the door it swung open. Standing before me was one of the prettiest vampires I'd known aside from Rosalie and Esme.

Mia was medium height with long, muscular legs. She had a long, delicate neck that she exposed frequently because she had a habit of tilting her head when she spoke. Mia had honey-blonde hair that hung midway down her back which was bone-straight. Right now she had it pulled away from her face in a severe bun that hung low at the nape of her neck.

Having such a plain hair-style only brought out the features of her face. They emphasized her perfectly arched eyebrows and doe shaped blood-red eyes. She had a thin, delicate nose and soft, pouty lips. She was sexy and her looks alone should have been enough for me to want her, but it just wasn't meant to be.

Mia tilted her head to the side and frowned. "Aro called me and told me that you would probably be on your way. I was hoping he would have talked you out of this madness."

She backed away from the door and let me into her suite. I was a little surprised with how she had chosen to decorate her home. I would have expected something more dark and cold like how her personality could be. But instead, it was bright and welcoming. The walls were white and her furniture was also white. The room had a bright and friendly girlish atmosphere. I could not help myself; I stood just past the opening of the door with my mouth hung open. This was not the taste of someone from the Volturi.

I heard the door slam behind me and I quickly turned and looked at Mia.

"Believe it or not, Carlisle, once I decided to stop my obsession with you I managed to be happy. The rest of the castle is so dreary and full of death. I needed a place that could help me forget what I am, at least for a little while."

I smiled at Mia and reached toward her but she quickly side stepped me.

"Please don't touch me. I may not love you anymore but that doesn't mean I can handle you touching me."

I put my hand down, backed away from Mia and walked to her couch to sit down. She followed me and sat in a chair that was across from me.

"Well, Mia, you know why I am here. Will you please help me?"

Mia didn't answer me right away. She leaned back in her chair slowly and stared at me with her crimson eyes. Her blank expression quickly turned to anger and she hissed, "Why are you here instead of Edward?"

"It's my responsibility to put my family back together. It's because of me that we are in this mess in the first place. Aro warned me a long time ago about trying to go back to something that I could never be again and look what it's done!"

"Does Edward know you have come to see me?"

"No one in my family knows I have contacted you."

Mia abruptly stood up and walked to one of her windows within seconds. She rested the palms of her hands against the windowpane and leaned her forehead against the glass. Mia brokenly whispered, "How can you ask this of me? No matter how brave I try to pretend to be you lay claim to my heart. You know that I could never deny you anything. But this is too much, Carlisle."

I quickly stood up and rushed to Mia's side. I stood behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her as close to me as possible. I expected her to pull away from me, but she didn't. Instead, she leaned into me and rested her head against my chest. I lowered my head to the side of her neck and whispered, "Please Mia? I need you. You are the only one that can help me."

I could feel her shiver; I could tell that I was getting to her. She pulled away from me and stared into my eyes as if she was searching for something. After a few moments, she turned away from me and walked toward the door. She opened it and said, "Tell Edward I need to speak with him. I will give you my decision afterwards."

Mia's emotionless mask was back in place. I knew attempting any further conversation would be a waste of time. I quickly walked past her out the door and back toward the other side of the castle. I knew it was wrong of me to display my hidden feelings for her but I had to do what needed to be done to assure she would give me what I asked for.

I reached the visitor's quarters and located Edward's room. I opened the door and looked for my son; he stood in front of a window not moving and not really looking at anything. I knew he heard me come in but he didn't turn around. Once I reached the window, I said, "Edward, I just left Mia's suite. She has asked to speak to you."

Edward did not look in my direction as he replied, "Why would Mia want to talk to me? She hates me!"

"Could you just go please? It's important, and I don't care to discuss it here where we might be heard."

Edward sighed. "Alright, Carlisle, I'll go see the Wicked Witch of the West."

Edward left the room. I followed close behind and decided that while he was gone I would spend some time with Esme, Jasper and Alice.

Edward POV

Mia and I had an understanding. When I came to visit she stayed out of my way and I stayed out of hers so I didn't understand what she could possibly have to say to me. I got to her suite as fast as I could because the sooner I got this over with the better.

I had more important things to be concerned about than bickering with Mia. Once I reached her suite I didn't bother to knock but just walked in. She requested my presence so she knew I was coming.

As I walked through the door, I noticed that Mia was sitting down in a white chair. She frowned as she pointed toward the couch and told me to have a seat. Once I sat down, I quickly looked around and whistled. "You know you've wasted your time. No matter how hard you try, you can't be Esme. This room is not who you really are and you know it. This is a cheap imitation of how you think Esme would decorate."

I could hear her growl as she stared me down. She was pissed. I could hear the wood on the arm of her chair begin to crack because she was gripping it too hard.

I leaned forward and said, "Oh be careful, you don't want to destroy your wanna-do–it-like-Esme chair."

Mia took a deep breath and didn't respond to my taunt. Instead she asked, "Are you aware that Carlisle called me while your family was still in Forks?"

"No."

"Can you think of a reason why he would contact me?"

"To inform you of my son's death maybe?"

Mia gave me an evil glare and yelled, "Edward! I have not talked to Carlisle since he married Esme. Why would he call me now?"

I stared at Mia and realized that she was trying to get me to figure something out. I began to get irritated. Why couldn't she just say it?

Mia walked up to me and asked, "What is my power, Edward?"

Not a second went by before I realized what was going on and I was shocked, horrified, and hopeful all at the same time.

Mia nodded her head. "Yeah, that's why he called me. He's willing to throw away everything that has made him who he is for the sake of his family."

As Mia continued to talk I could hear all the resentment and hatred she had for me. "After one hundred years I would think you would have formed a backbone. You are weak and your weakness causes destruction.

"When you attacked me you should have killed me. Instead, you brought me into this life. What difference did it make that my son saw you? The damage in his life was already done. He lost his mother and my husband lost his wife."

I didn't want to hear this nonsense. We'd been through this millions of times already.

"Edward when you realized that Katherine loved you, you should have changed her. She would have forgiven you. When she died you should have stuck around and raised your child. Bella and her mother should not have made it out of that forest alive."

She was circling around me with a menacing gleam in her eye. "Do you see the pattern? Your inability to follow through the hard parts has caused nothing but problems for everyone else.

"You stood by and allowed that dog to kill your son. Why is Jacob Black still alive? He killed your son!"

What could I say? For once she was correct about everything she said. It should not be Carlisle coming to her asking her to use her power to help us. It should have been me.

I looked at Mia and said, "I'm asking you, Mia, would you please help us?"

Mia shook her head. "You're too late once again, Edward. When Carlisle called me things were already set in motion and my choice was already made and it can't be changed. I just wanted to see what you had to say for yourself. I wish Carlisle realized that you were the biggest mistake that he ever made. Why don't you do us all a favor, and do something to provoke Aro and get yourself killed?"

"Wow, Mia, your bitterness is very unbecoming. Was it a let down that the one time Carlisle does call you it's not to profess his undying love for you but to ask you to use your power for him? Does that make you feel used? Knowing that you will be doing something that will benefit his mate?"

Mia's crimson pupils instantly turned black. She turned away from me and yelled, "Get out!"

I laughed and said, "Yeah, I thought so."

I continued to laugh as I walked out of her suite and back toward my room.

Mia POV

Edward may have thought he had the last laugh but when it was all said and done he'd have a lot to be sorry for.

I picked up the phone and called Aro to inform him that I made my decision and to have the Cullens waiting for me in the meeting chamber at 8:00 a.m. sharp. I smiled as I thought about the pain I would cause the great and special Esme tomorrow morning.

PTB Betas- twilightrocks122 and DreaC

As you can see Edward has always had issues and they just keep leaking out causing problems. That's why Chase was so messed up.

The real Carlisle is starting to show. He's not as nice as everyone thinks he is.