Dia Cullen

She's 15. She's half-vamp. And she's running with the Cullens.

Harry Potter is real. And so is the Ministry of Magic. It's right in front of me.

About a hundred vampires circled the round marble room with wooden chairs that were shaped like thrones. There were also high tables in one corner of the room and 2 of the oddest-looking vampires sat there. Unmoving. Unemotional. All the vampires shared the same kind of clothing-flowy floor-length black cloths draped over their pale features. The odd vampires were especially odd because they were no longer pale. They were transparent-ish.

"Transparent-ish? Seriously, Dia?" Edward snorted at my thoughts.

"I don't have to be so formal in my thoughts, Edward," I snapped back.

"Aro, so great to see you again," Dr. C said to the third transparent-ish figure gliding towards us.

Unlike the other two, he looked like he actually had a life-well, you get what I mean-and he was smiling at our direction.

"Carlisle, my old friend," he called back and gave Dr. C a man-to-man hug.

"This must be your wife, Esme. Hello. I'm Aro. Why couldn't you two have come here after the wedding? Volterra is a wonderful place for a honeymoon."

Mrs. C just laughed-having got nothing to say.

"We couldn't leave Edward," Dr. C chuckled. "So we sent you a picture, instead."

Dr. C, Mrs. C, and Aro exchanged pleasantries for a few moments until they decided to turn their attention on me.

"And this is?" he asked.

"Dia. She's my newest and youngest daughter," Dr. C answered.

"Oh, you've told me about her. The half-vampire."

Then all the vampires in the room turned to me. I haven't realized it, yet. Would I smell a bit appealing to them? I still have some human blood in me and (gulp) they're not vegans like my family.

"Would you please mind your business?" a girl my age made her way through the obliging crowd.

She had short hair. Boy-cut. And she was short, too, but not as short as me.

She and Aro exchanged a kiss-and it was on the lip. Nasty. "Master."

"Jane. The Cullens have arrived."

"I've been informed, master. Hello, are you new?" she smiled.

"Don't you dare!" Alice hissed and she and Rose took me to their sides.

How very puzzling. Jane was just trying to be friends, right?

Jane snorted at my older sisters. "Don't be silly, Alice and Rosalie. I'm not going to do anything like that to her. I want us to be friends."

"Alice? Rosalie? Please let go," I whispered.

"Absolutely not," Rosalie said firmly.

After Jasper's failed attempt to erase the growing tension in the room and Emmett's jokes that usually cracked Rosalie up didn't do their magic anymore, Aro decided to clear his throat.

And he did it with full authority, too.

"That's enough, Jane. You can go back now," he said.

"I'll see you later, Dia," she waved and the crowd let her have her way again.

"Shall I give you a tour around now?" Aro offered.

Something was very wrong with the expression on each of my family's faces. Dr. C wore a smooth mask over his face but his smile looked like it was being forced for some strange reason. Mrs. C looked like she was nervous but not as nervous as Bella looked, of course. Rosalie still refused to calm down despite Emmett's request. Edward kept a straight face but he was obviously not in a good mood. I thought I saw his arms tense when Jane approached us. So he's afraid of 15-year-old girls now? No wonder why he was so rough on me. Jasper let Alice be because he was too busy being star struck himself.

First, Aro brought us over to his transparent-ish brothers. The one with the white shoulder-length hair was Caius. The other with the jet black long hair was Marcus. They didn't say anything much. Well, they didn't say anything at all. Caius merely nodded and Marcus didn't do anything. Just sit there. Like a zombie.

"Are we going to our rooms, next?" I whispered to Alice.

Her expression softened immediately to answer me. "I don't kno-"

I already had a hard time keeping up with them and I thought as I stumbled down that I just tripped on my own feet. To my surprise, there was a drainage below with the same color as the floor.

"Are you alright, Dia?" Dr. C asked.

"No problem. Hey, why's there a drainage here?" I wondered aloud.

Aro turned to me smiling. "Why, so that meals can be easily cleaned up, of course."

"... and to your left would be the movie room. We've got all movies to date way back in the 20's. And this would be your apartment. Suite. Whatever you want to call it. Heidi will show you around. I better get going now. I'll see you later, Carlisle, Esme, Edward, Bella, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, and Dia."

Aro made one last wave and glided away with a smile on his face.

This place is amazing. I mean, does the Buckingham Palace even have a movie room with movies from the 20's? A Jacuzzi room? A food storage room especially for me? Aro said he'd stocked them with cans of gelato already! And did I mention about the library? The Buckingham Palace may have that but not in a million years would I ever gain access to that place.

A very tall and slender woman approached us. She had a really cool eye color. Purple. I wonder how she made that happen. She was a vampire, no doubt. She wore very little clothes-mini skirt, sleeveless shirt ... I could tell Emmett was lusting over her because Edward let out a grim chuckle and Rosalie nudged at her husband.

"I'm Heidi. I'll be showing you your apartment now," she said in a low voice.

She opened the doors leading to what would like a house. They called this an apartment here? How many apartments are in this castle-like vampire haven anyway?

The doors revealed a brightly-lit room with white lace curtains. The walls were white, too. And in the middle of everything were couches. Lots of them. A flat screen TV. There were fancy-looking decorations and paintings on every wall. It was amazing. No one could've filled up the size of the room but then again, you should never underestimate a vampire. Maybe he even studied interior designing or something. There were 6 doors on the sides, 3 to the left and 3 to the right. I couldn't wait to explore them.

"There are five suites with two beds each. We couldn't decide which room Dia will be staying or if she'd like a room for herself," Heidi spoke again.

"You can stay with us, dear," Mrs. C offered.

I thought I saw Dr. C wince. Maybe he had some kind of plan made up. They were in Italy, after all.

And besides, I'd like a room by myself. As far from them as possible.

"I'd like a room for myself please," I smiled.

"There's a bathroom in each room complete with all the toiletries you'll ever need. And if you need anything, you could venture out of your apartments and call any of the guards. We are at your service at all times, Cullens," Heidi said, bowed a little and made her graceful exit.

"Was she even wearing underwear?!" Rosalie hissed at no one in particular. "Emmett was staring at her intensely I was worried her clothes were going to fall off!"

"I was not. We've been married for so long and you still don't trust me? Come on, Rose," Emmett replied.

"Nothing for you tonight," she snapped.

I giggled and began to pick a room before anybody else does.

There was the second door to the right and I decided to venture it. Sure enough, there were all sorts of fancy decorations again. Antiques. My bed was antique. A four poster with red sheets. And a laptop on one of the carved wooden desks. There were two other doors in the room. One leading to the bathroom and the other one? A perfect view of Volterra. I was the only one with the access to the balcony. Talk about luck.

"Dia?" I heard Bella come in.

I rushed back into the room and told her that I had chosen my room. I never told anybody the bonus features of my room after that.

Bringing the bags to our rooms only took about 3 minutes. Felix and Demetri left them in the living room of the apartment because they didn't know which rooms we'd pick. I simply dumped all the boxes and bags on the floor. Hey, we were probably leaving Volterra tomorrow or next week. And packing again is such a drag.

I locked up my door and went over to the balcony again. What incredible view! Just look at those people below taking pictures and walking freely under the sun. I was never a sun person but I sometimes wish I could have a family outing in a sunny place like this without having to worry about my family sparkling under the sun. I had only seen them in that condition when we'd go out hunting on a nice sunny day. And I couldn't stop poking Emmett. He had the most sparks.

"Hello."

Author's Note : Dear 'Dia Cullen' regular readers, I appreciate all the reviews I've been getting. The PMs and everything, during the whole time I was writing. I've intentionally left this story with a cliff hanger. Who said hello to Dia? Will somebody from the Cullens take her room after discovering the pretty Volterra view? Could it be someone new? Of course I know who said it but until I can get better ideas with the story, I'll leave you with this. I am NOT abandoning Dia Cullen. Poor 45-year-old stuck inside the body of a girl of 15. There's no way I'm abandoning her. Just let her sit for a while. Dormant like a volcano. When I get great ideas for this story again, I'll continue writing. If you're getting impatient, don't hesitate to throw stuffs at me-or you can always PM me. Just don't use rude language. You can get mad. But don't swear. I hate swearing. I never swear in my stories. I just don't think it's right. Anyway, here's what I'll leave you for now.

PS : I am currently working on a new fic, still Twilight, "Save Doomsday For Me". You can check it out in my profile or you can simply search it on the above button. Here's the opening summary : "Hatheswood Academy is officially Doomsday-ready thanks to teenage demon undercovers like Rosalie, Alice, and Bella. But not if Heaven's own Emmett, Jasper, and Edward can stop it."

Thanks you guys! You'll be blessed! -Neecholettee