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Grace woke up blinking at the sun shining through her bedroom window. She closed her eyes again and let her skin soak up the warmth before realizing something was wrong. She had closed those curtains the night before when she went to sleep. She was also not woken up by any member of the family or even Seth which was unusual. Usually Jasper or Seth were the first to knock on the door at 6am sharp to start training. Grace slowly got up and looked around her room. She saw an outfit laying on the bottom of her bed with a note on top. She grabbed the note and read that quickly trying to calm her nerves.
They arrive today. Get dressed and met us in the field.
"Today?" Grace swore they had more time but then again the calendar didn't lie. Today was the day they were suppose to arrive. Grace was feeling stressed. The last time she had to do this she didn't remember any of it thankfully but now it was a different ballgame. She knew how to control her powers. She knew her triggers and how to stay calm during them. She knew how to answer questions calmly enough to not cause any concern. Jasper and Carlisle trained her as best as possible. Grace nodded to herself quickly before stripping out of her pajamas and pulling on the new clothes.
"Must be Bella," Grace said with a light chuckle when she looked at her plain black jeans and matching black fitted T-shirt. She slid on her normal black boots and took a deep breath before opening her bedroom door. As she was walking down the staircase and out the front door she pulled her hair into a sleek ponytail. Today had no room for error. Grace worked on calming her nerves.
"You finally arrived," Jasper called out when Grace appeared in the field. The family were all stretching, lumbering up in case a fight broke out. Four wolves were also stretching off to the side. Grace only recognized Seth and Jacob though. The other two must be the reinforcements that were brought in.
"Where are they?" Grace asked while accepting a hug from Esme. Esme was nervous again like on the cold snowy day all those years ago. She didn't want her family to be hurt. She didn't want anyone to die.
"Close," Alice had a distant look in her eyes when she answered. Jasper laid a hand on her shoulder waiting for her to come back.
"Grace, now you have to keep calm no matter what. We talked about Jane and her powers. No matter what she does to try and get a raise out of you, stay calm," Carlisle had a small smile on his face but the tightness in his face told Grace he was just as anxious.
"I will," Grace let out a breath she didn't know she was holding before letting Nessie help her stretch. They had to prepare for whatever could happen.
"Who are the other two wolves?" Grace asked once the wolves started running circles around the field. They looked like they were trying to amp themselves up.
"The silver one is Leah, she came back to help because Seth asked her to. Then the chocolate is Embry, Embry is next in line to be alpha in his pack," Nessie cracked her back before fixing her ponytail to make it tighter. Grace then noticed that all the females were wearing basically the same thing. Tight fitted black clothing that couldn't snag on anything or be grabbed easily. The men had on something similar. No one had any jewelry on, not even wedding rings.
"Leah as in his sister?" Grace watched the wolves run. She knew his sister left awhile ago but she didn't except to meet her like this.
"That's the one. She was around for awhile when I was growing up but eventually left. She couldn't stand to see Seth heartbroken anymore," Nessie whispered the last part. She felt guilty but Grace wasn't mad at her so she couldn't complain at all.
"Guys...they're here," Alice barely got the words out when three figures came out from the tree line. They were all in black robes, they reminded Grace of comic book villains which made her want to laugh. The wolves came to stand next to all the Cullens. They were there to help and protect if needed, not to intimidate. Seth nugged Graces back.
"Hello Aro," Carlisle called out as the group got closer. Grace could see it was one female and two males. One older male and the others were younger. One thing they all had in common though were the blood red eyes that made Grace want to crawl in a hole and pretend bad guys did not exist outside of movies.
"Hello Carlisle. It's been so long hasn't it?" Aro, the older male, spoke. They all eventually came to a stop only a few feet away from the group. Nessie locked hands with Grace, she was sending images of the last battle to warn her of any tricks or words that could be used now. Grace suddenly was seeing snow and what seemed like hundreds of vampires all fighting for blood shed.
"I don't think it's been long enough my old friend," Carlisle let out a chuckle and clapped his hands behind his back.
"Well, yes, but I had to come and see for myself the long lost Cullen herself," Aro held out his hand for Grace to step forward and take. Nessie let go of her hand so she would be back in present time.
"Go," Nessie whispered lowly to her twin nodding her head towards the small group. Grace stood up as tall as she could and walked with confidence. She would not faulter.
"You have this...air around you," the blonde girl spoke next to Aro. She reminded Grace of a bloodhound. How she sniffed the air and wrinkled her nose.
"Must be my perfume," Grace said flatly with no emotion written on her face. Aro still found the comeback hilarious.
"Oh, how funny! A jokester! Now dear Grace, we don't want to keep you long or bother you much. We just want to know about you," Aro smiled but it wasn't kind like Carlisle or intrigued like Edwards. It was cold and meaningless.
"What do you want to know?" Grace asked while trying to keep calm. His hand was freezing to her and made her shiver.
"How did you grow up? When you realized what you were? When the Cullens came into your life? When did your...mutt come into your life? Your...powers?" Aro's eyes sparkled when he mentioned powers. Something told Grace that he was only interested in them.
"I grew up sheltered and safe. I went to school and came home, that was all. I didn't know what I was until only fairly recently. Up until then I just thought I was a regular normal Brooklyn girl. The Cullens came into my life in December but kept their distance for the most part and only saw me on important dates like my art shows. Seth came into my life the same time as the Cullens, he has been there since day one. As for my powers I only learned about them recently," Grace knew there would be more questions so she was trying to keep everything simple. She had to keep her nerves down and talking would only make them see through.
"What are your powers?" The blonde asked while holding her head up higher.
"I can freeze time and exploded objects," Grace said lightly like it was easy.
"Show us," Aro asked with a smile again. Grace didn't look away when a tree on the line exploded on the bottom and collapsed to the ground. Everything shook but Aro still had Graces hand so she barely even moved.
"What about time? How do we know you can do so?" Aro asked while staring at the tree. Grace pulled her hand away from his before flicking her wrists to watch time stop. She stared at the man who was now looking at his empty hand. She could see how shiny his red eyes really were. They were like rubies. She saw the blonde looking unimpressed and bored as she stared at the group behind Grace. The man who hadn't spoken yet looked curiously at the tree. Grace turned around and started walking towards the Cullens and wolves. She wanted to distance herself while she still could. She stopped in front of them all and waited. Once time caught up Aro looked frantically up before seeing Grace now next to Carlisle and Edward.
"Oh my," Aro cocked his head sideways and let out little laughs. He sounded like a mad man.
"You're doing great Grace but he is now highly interested in you," Edward whispered. He was concerned for his daughters safety now as he read Aros thoughts.
"She has complete control over her powers. She is no threat to anyone," Bella stepped forward slowly. She would not let these beasts harm her daughter like they tried to before.
"Does she?" The woman asked and with no warning Seth started whining and rolling on the ground. The other wolves started growling and snapping their jaws. Grace panicked and in a spilt moment lost her composure. A bird flying above was caught in the middle of her mood and exploded, feathers rained down upon everyone.
"Jane, stop!" Edward yelled while stepping forward and putting Grace behind him. He would not let today go down let it did the last time. He was not losing his other daughter again.
"You are still no fun," Jane shook her head and Seth stopped making noise. He stood up from the ground slowly, his legs were shaking. Grace wanted to run over to him but Nessie looped her arm through hers. Now was not the time to show weakness.
"She doesn't have complete control," Aro shook his head. He looked and sounded disappointed but by the face Edward was making Grace could tell it was a show. Next thing she knew though Edward was racing towards the small group with Bella following. Jane began laughing before looking at the man who hadn't said a word.
"Let's show her how total control looks like Alec," Jane made eye contact with Grace long enough for Grace to fall to the ground screaming in pain. It was black all around her and the only noise she could hear was herself screaming. What was this? How could this be turned on and off like a switch?
"Enough!" Carlisle yelled out. When Graces vision came back she saw Bella standing next to her while the others were fighting the small but powerful group. Three wolves were circling Nessie and Grace because their main job was to protect the imprints. Bella stepped in though and used her shield to Jane and Alex from torturing her any longer though. Seth was on top of Jane with his paw on her face. It looked like if Carlisle didn't halt everyone then Janes head would be smashed in.
"Yes, enough. I believe I've come up with a good solution for Grace," Aro slicked back his now messed up long hair. He eyed the field. Edward and the others were surrounding them. He knew they would lose to them psychically so it was time to play the game he knew best. "We will leave but only if Grace comes with us and use her powers to help the Volturi. Being apart of the royal vampire clan is a high honor and one should accept," Aro smiled tightly while staring only at Edward. They two were fighting with their minds and everyone was left out of it.
"No! Never!" Grace shouted while trying to stand. She was finally able to breath again after screaming for who knows how long.
"Then death," Aro laughed like an evil genius. He tilted his head back to the sky and in that moment time froze. Grace walked slowly over to Aro before climbing up his statue like body. She stopped when she had her legs on his shoulders and arms around his neck. She tightened her grip like Emmett had showed her to do, vampire strength was inside of her and this would be the perfect time to use it. Once time sped back up Aro began to panic while everyone else stared.
"Then death shall it be," Grace had a monotone before she started squeezing his head and pulling, soon a cracking noise could be heard throughout the field. Seth smashed Janes face into the ground more not allowing her focus on anyone to torture. Alec focused on Grace made her sight go but Grace held tight.
"Enough! Enough!" Aro began calling out when the front part of his neck began pulling from his shoulders. Grace kept pulling though.
"Not until you say you'll leave and never return! I'm no threat to anyone! I just want my life back!" Grace screamed before pulling harder. This time more cracking sounds.
"Okay! As you wish," Aro was trying to remain calm but Edward had a large smirk on his face. He knew that the man was panicking on the inside about almost dying for the second time from his family.
"Then go and never come back," Grace let go of the mans head and jumped off his back. Grace walked past Jane who was getting up off the ground and Alec who was looking displeased how the fight went.
"You'll regret this," Jane smirked and rolled her eyes before taking off back towards the tree line. Grace kept marching though. She wasn't going to turn back and watch them leave. She knew if she did she would break down and if she broke down she wouldn't be sure whether or not she could control her powers. It was already taking everything in her to not just blow them up anyways. Something told her though that would be the last she saw of them.