Bella's POV

We walked out of the room together and I observed her while she grabbed her cleaning supplies, watching her I realized I had no idea what her name was. When she finally was standing next to me we started walking.

"What is your name?" I asked her honestly curious, she smiled.

"Emily, my name is Emily." Emily. That name rung a bell in my head but I just couldn't put my finger on it. I swear I've heard of her before. Ugh, I knew I wouldn't get it now with everything on my mind.

"Emily." I murmured, testing out her name, "Emily, if you don't mind can I ask how you got here?"

Emily let out a short harsh laugh, humorless.

"Love. But you know what, I don't regret it. I once lived in La Push, one day I came to see my cousin, and long story short, I met Sam and fell in love. One day Sam told me what he was, a werewolf. But I wasn't scared I made a joke about how it made sense because he ate like a dog. Soon after there were others suddenly becoming like him. It was like one big family. Not but a couple weeks ago they came." She sneered "They didn't come in that big of group, only the twins and three other body guards. We underestimated their power. While Jane tortured Sam's mind, Alec numbed everybody else's body. They didn't realize I was there until they started taking them away when I threw my self against Sam. I would not let him leave me, so I made them take me. So that's how I got here." Emily finished with a fake, cheery smile.

"I knew I knew you from somewhere." I told her

"You're from La Push?" she asked, confused probably about how I looked nothing like the people on the reservation.

"No, I'm from Forks but Charlie goes there often to go fishing with Billy." I thought back to Charlie. Right now he was probably freaking out wanting to send out a search party while the Cullen's were trying to calm him down but freaking out themselves. I sighed as my heart started hurting again, so I tried to direct my thoughts away from them and onto my goal.

"How do you know so much about me?" I asked suddenly worried, Emily laughed

"Don't worry I'm not some freaky stalker. Being a maid, they don't pay attention to me so I overheard their conversations most of the time." Emily grinned; I smiled back as a small plan started forming in my head.

"Oh in some big, military-like room. They've tried to get them to do some jobs for them but they won't budge. That's why they're thinking of killing them." Emily's voice suddenly cracked and she burst into sobs. I rubbed her back and gave her a hug not thinking about how we just met only five minutes ago.

"Shh, it's okay. They won't kill them, that'd be a total waste and you know Aro values his unique collection." I tried to reassure her "It'll all work out in the end, ha look at me I sound like my mom." I laughed trying to lighten her mood; it worked as she gave me a tiny smile.

"We should hurry up; the Volturi will start to wonder where we are." Emily said, we hurried along the rest of the way talking to try and get rid of our worry. Right before we rounded the corner Emily stopped me and smoothed out my dress and tucked a stray hair behind my ear.

"Be careful alright?" Emily looked me in the eye,

"I'll be careful." I tried to sound brave but one small tear leaked through. My hand quickly flashed to my face to wipe away my tear but Emily's hand beat me there, I looked up to her face, suddenly reminded of Esme's kind caring face but completely different, her face was tan, her eyes were dark brown, and her hands were soft but in her eyes the same caring face looked back at me.

"You're so young yet so brave," Emily said in awe "I know you can do this." She gave me a quick hug and I walked away. I head my head high, straightened my back, and made my face confident as I walked around the corner. The first person I noticed was the man standing in the middle which I assumed was Aro. He had midnight black hair and sheet white skin. He didn't look as mesmerizing as the Cullen's but he was different, intimidating. But instead of screaming and running back into my room like I wanted to, I walk forward until I was right in front of Aro.

"Hello Bella." Aro smiled "You look stunning in that dress." I saw in the corner of my eye Felix elbowing another person, grinning. Aro extended his hand toward me. I slowly reached forward to shake his fragile looking hand but hen I grasped it I felt like I was shaking concrete. I watch Aro's face as it turned from confusion to frustration.

"Is something wrong?" I asked bringing Aro out of his thoughts,

"Bella did Edward ever have any problems reading your thoughts?" Aro asked confused

"Yes," I answered slowly "He could never read my mind even as a baby." Aro nodded like I confirmed something in his head "Why?"

"You see Bella my power is sort of like Edward's we can both read minds but he can read minds from a distance and what they're thinking at the moment, I can read minds only from touching them but I can read every thought they ever had. I frowned, so he had tried to read my mind. I restrained my self from saying how angry I was, and then my frown turned to a sly grin,

"So you can't read my mind?" I said it more as a statement then a question but Aro answered it anyway.

"No, for some reason I am not able to read your mind. And you're still human!" Aro said in wonder, than some other vampire cut in,

"Enough with the small talk Aro. Let's get this over with!" The vampire said impatiently

"Patience Caius, Bella could have another choice." Aro told him

"Choice?" I asked

"You see Bella most of the time we just have to… annihilate most humans who know what we are, but I think you will have a very great power if you become one of us." Aro explained. I knew this was coming I just didn't think it would come so soon.

"How about you let me go and I just keep my mouth shut?" I tried to negotiate failing horribly, Aro laughed

"Bella it seems you're much more comfortable with our kind then I thought!" Aro smiled, I could see that he was thinking of someway he could use me for his own ways.

"I tend to surprise people very often." I told him.

"Aro." Caius complained

"Well Bella it seems like our dear Caius is getting impatient so we will give you two choices…one, you can stay human and we will have to get rid of you… and two, you can become one of us and stay with the Volturi. You won't have to become part of the guard; I've decided to let you become one of the Volturi, the fourth addition to the Rulers."

Gasp! Psh! You guys have no idea that was comin' didja??? Haha! Sorry it's late…again. It's just life is so much busier as you get older; I actually studied two times this week! Grades are tougher and homework's harder. Lord, have mercy on me when I get to high school! Alright then enough with my ranting, pretty, pretty please, review!

Love,

Grace