a/n: once again, to all those who reviewed, I thank you. And if your wondering, I'm still not going to write again if I don't get a review. K? I just want to know what you guys think, it's not like it's torture to click on the button at the bottom of this page! Disclaimer: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THIS!! I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!!!

The minute I heard Edward Cullen's silky voice, I froze, becoming as still as a statue in a mater of seconds. The thought that I might have been followed had not even passed through my head when I first took off. Man, I'm such an idiot! I hadn't even remembered Edward's talent until now.

My already frozen body stiffened as I realized what Edward's power might mean for me.

Just how much had he heard?

It took every ounce of my strength to unfreeze to face Edward, I needed answers, and I couldn't get them with my back turned. But the minute I turned towards him my body froze again.

Edward wasn't alone.

Jasper and Emmet stood on either side of Edward, their very presence scaring me out of my skin. They were terrifying. Jasper's scar covered self just screamed dangerous, and Emmet... Well Emmet was Emmet, bulging with muscles that looked like they had been made to kill me. Just looking at them I knew one thing, If I had been human I would have wet my pants.

Thank heaven I wasn't human.

Edward suddenly smiled, showing all his teeth in his amused grin. Great, he heard that. Strangely, Edward didn't look nearly as fear-inducing as the other two, he just stood their casually, looking at me with that amused grin. Apparently, he thought my mind was funny. Was it possible that he hadn't heard my pity party? I thought hopefully, only to have those hopes shatter when Edward shook his head. With that little gesture, fear suddenly engulfed me again, I didn't know what the Cullens would do to a traitor, but I knew what the Volturi would have done. Was I going to die?

Edward shook his head.

I didn't get a chance to feel the confusion that should have followed his gesture, for it was that exact moment that Jasper decided to calm me. As the soothing emotion walked over me I couldn't help but wonder, why weren't they going to kill me?

Emmet moved impatiently from Edward's side, clearly bored from the ten-minute silence. But still, he reminded me so much of Felix.

He was just as big, just as muscular, but he wasn't him.

Because Felix had only wanted me because of my vampire looks. Yet, I still felt like I loved him.

It bothered me that Jasper was keeping me from feeling my rightful pain, couldn't I at least be sad without someone messing with that too?

I looked at the trio before me, none of them smiling now. It figured, I had basically just blurted out my love for Felix in my mind. Surely they would kill me now.

Edward shook his head again.

So they didn't plan to kill me now. But they would, they would end up killing me because of the stupid mission, because of Felix. It was just so Stupid! I didn't even want to be like Felix, not now anyway. More and more I found myself wanting to be a Cullen. To have friends, to be part of a family again. I truly was ready too cast aside the Volturi to join them, but surely they wouldn't let me. No matter what Edward's opinion was, they were going to kill me, and I would never be one of them.

"Your wrong you know." Edward said, speaking for the first time in fifteen minutes. "Your really want to join us and I really do think we'll let you, no matter what your original intentions were"

I couldn't do anything but stare as Edward's words processed in my mind. They really were going to let me become one of them, it seemed so unreal.

"So you don't care, your letting me live after what I was about to do, after what I already did, I killed people and you don't even want to kill me?" I managed to squeak, still staring at the three vampires.

"Your not the only one who's had a different history, Meree. This time won't be any different I promise you." Jasper said quietly, like his words brought back painful memories.

"We're not bad people, Meree. We won't just kill you because of your association with some of our old acquaintances."Edward said calmly, speaking as if he were speaking the obvious.

"So I'm not going to die." I whispered still not believing my ears

"I thought that fact was already accomplished, yes, your not going to die, and yes, you can join our family if you want to." Emmet said loudly, obviously bored by our chat.

"Yes I'll join you, thank you, for everything." I said silently, still not speaking much above a whisper.

"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Emmet exclaimed, " Welcome to our ever-growing club! Now, If you don't mind, can we finally leave now?!"

I nodded quietly, more than a little surprised by Emmet's suddenly booming rant.

"Okay then, lets go!" Emmet boomed, jumping over the cliff as he spoke.

Edward looked at me and Jasper and nodded. Without another word we all bounded after Emmet.