Told you all i would post today. this looks short, but a lot of stuff happens in it, so don't count it out yet. And i workerd really hard on trying to make everyone sound right. Think I did a pretty good job on it. well, ur the judges of it. here you do!!

The man stepped forward towards Alice and Jasper. His hand extended and touched my sister's cheek; Jasper jumped at him.

"My, my, my. You Cullens are a little overprotective of your women, aren't you? It's a good thing that your man couldn't help himself, isn't it? Or this all wouldn't have worked out as perfect as it did. I mean, he carried you to me." He chuckled darkly. "Not that he could resist."

"What do you mean? What's going on with us?" Alice was fighting against Jasper and Emmett, trying to reach the man and hurt him anyway he can. The man laughed again.

"Allow me to show you." He glared at Jasper, who straightened up immediately. "Jasper, please dispose of your little wife." As if in a trance, his arms locked around Alice, who jumped out of the way just in time. Emmett in turn grasped Jasper and held him in a death grip, struggling to keep hold of his fighting brother. Edward moved to join them, but stayed near me.

"Go help him." I moved behind Jacob while he walked over to hold onto Jasper's feet, which were kicking Emmett rapidly.

"Stop it! Stop making him do this! I understand!" Alice was hysterically dry-crying against Esme's back. The man looked away from the fighting brothers, and Jasper fell limp in Emmett's arms. He was panting, swearing crazily, and looking around erotically.

"What happened?" Edward moved next to me again, taking my hand in his.

"He can control movements. Like mind control."

"Like Alec." Edward nodded.

"Exactly like Alec. But there is more. Am I not correct?" The man nodded, somewhat stunned at Edward's knowledge.

"Ah, the mind reader. Yes, I have heard a lot about you. But first, I believe my background would be a more appropriate place to start, don't you think, Edward?" My fiancée nodded curtly.

"We are listening." The man pointed to the corner, where the broken chains still dangled from the wall. Everyone grimly sat down, Jacob not changing yet. I stroked his coat while leaning against Edward's chest, his arm wrapped across my back and resting on my stomach, where his finger rubbed up and down across my belly button.

"I was born in 1850. In a small Indian reservation right here in Italy. We were a small community, very close-knit. But there was something different about everyone, which I found out the day I turned seventeen. That day I found out I was a werewolf. Every man on the reservation was, or were, one sometime during their life. I was part of the biggest tribe there had ever been. A large coven of vampires lived in a town close by, in Volturra. They were the Volturi. I believe you all know them?"

"Fairly well." Carlisle commented. He seemed like he had already heard this story once, or at least knew what happened next. Everyone else looked confused.

"Well, they were not too happy of us living so near. They decided to attack. Our tribe was supposed to keep them out of the town, but they pushed through us. I was one of the last lines of defense; I still wasn't as trained as the others. We were outnumbered. All other members of the tribe were dead. Completely demolished. They attacked the few members that stayed behind with me. Ripped them apart limb from limb while I watched. They then turned on me." He continued, staring out past us.

A twinge went through my chest. I did not want to hear about what the Volturi did to their enemies. I had only known too well what they did to non-competitive humans.

"They each took turns biting me. I was their little experiment. To see what a mix of wolf and vampire would make. Well, here you go." He held out his hands, gesturing to his milky-brown body.

"You're half and half?" Carlisle looked at him with a scientific eye. He was curious.

"Yes. And curiously, I inherited all the powers of my changers: Alec, Jane, and Aro. Their powers have come in handy many times. But that is not why I wanted you, Bella. No. I wanted you for a different reason."

"Are you going to tell me what that is, or am I going to have to guess?" I was growing cocky and impatient. Why would he make us spend all this time here when my wedding was in a week's time and I still hadn't bought my bridesmaids' dresses. Or even heard any of the plans Alice had made.

"Tut, tut, tut. Being a bit whiny, aren't we, Bella? If you are that impatient, I shall tell you. I brought you here because twice I did not have the choice to plot my destiny. Someone else chose it for me. And now I have to live my entire life handling it. I cannot be killed as easily as even werewolves can. And now, thanks to you few, there is no enemy to come for vengeance. I am stuck this way forever."

"So you want us to take you out of your misery?" It was the first time Emmett had spoken up, and he sounded as if he were about to attack. Thanks to Edward, I could hear what he said: Stupid halfer, thinking he could just bring us here and ask for death. Even Edward didn't get that option. Carlisle would never go for it.

"No, no dear boy. I do not want my death. I want hers." Edward jumped in front of me, along with Jacob, Jasper, Esme, Alice, and Rosalie. Carlisle and Emmett started inching towards him.

"Who are you, anyways?"

"Gregorio Valdamere. Now, do we really need to do this the hard way? I would rather hate to have to hurt the rest of you." He started inching towards the pile of vampires in front of me, straying away from the two excellent fighters walking towards him.

"I'd choose the hard way, thank you." Rosalie joked, a creepy smile spreading across her beautiful face.

"Well, I guess I'll have to make this a clean job."

in case you all don't get the last line, he was saying he is going to kill everyone. not sure what I'm going to do yet with them. I'll figure it out soon, though, and post as soon as i get some helpful reviews on ur guys pov's.

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