The Butterfly Chapter 1, a twilight fanfic

Please be warned that there is mentions of implied rape and suicidal thoughts! Nothing is explicitly mentioned but if this triggers you, please stop now!

In terms of the main character, I very much picture Emma Watson as she.

When I was a little girl, I remember my dad would tell me stories about a brave knight defeating a seemingly impossible enemy to save the princess.

"Be gentle. Don't forget your orders. The human must stay alive"

I used to daydream for hours about meeting the knight who would sweep me off my feet, how we would fall in love and have a happy ending.

"Shit! I didn't mean to snap her leg! I forgot how fragile humans were"

I didn't envy my twin when she fell in love. I was so happy for her…even if the guy she was dating gave me the creeps. When he left her and she became a shell of herself, I started to fear the power of love.

"She smells delicious! Are you sure we can't have a taste? Just a small one!"

I hated seeing her like that. I dragged to her to hangouts with my friends. Slowly, ever so slowly, she started being herself again.

"Oh come on Riley! Victoria will never know!"

Then, one by one, each of my friends developed a fever. I was so worried for each of them but it turns out my concerns meant nothing to them. After they recovered, they wouldn't even answer my calls…they wouldn't even look at me.

"Fine! We won't drink her blood"

I refused to fall apart over the loss of my friendships. I refused to mope like my twin. I was stronger than that.

"Her body on the other hand"

For a very short period, I was okay…or at least I told myself I was. Not that that strength mattered now.

"As long as you don't kill her, do whatever you want"

I was in hell. The demons being red-eyed angels with a thirst for blood.

"Thanks Riley! You're the best!"

I just wanted to die.

I slowly opened my swollen eyes but was greeted by blackness. It seems that I had once again passed out from another round of beatings and…I couldn't even stomach the thought of the rest. My entire body ached and I was still in this god forsaken windowless prison. In a weird way, I was almost thankful for the constant darkness. I could only begin to imagine the state of my body. I didn't want to see the actual evidence of what had happened. My legs refused to obey my commands, I didn't have the strength to lift my arms and my head hung limply because even lifting required strength I didn't have. My daily diet consisted of two pieces of often stale bread and a cup of water if that. I was never allowed to ever leave my little prison. Not to bathe, not to go to the bathroom. The smell I endured was putrid. It was my only victory against my kidnappers. While I couldn't stand the smell, it was worse for their sensitive noses.

'I need to stay alive. They will find me,' I had first thought when I was kidnapped. However, as time split pass, my energy became focused on just waking up after every beating. The hope of being found was chipped away each time I was visited by the red-eyed monsters. Now? My only hope is that I can keep my sanity. It was hard though. It was quiet. It was always quiet. It gave me too much time to reflect on life before all of this. The only time I ever heard noise was either my screams or the taunts of the prison guards when they visited.

I closed my eyes once more and tried to remember the happier times. twin and I drinking tea as we read in comfortable silence. My dad's horrific cooking skills. My mom's unique perspective on things and her constantly trying to give dating to my twin. My friends and I eating pizza while we watched corny horror movies. My A few minutes inside my head of happy thoughts was a lifeline if I wanted to stay sane. Suddenly, I heard muffled voices outside.

"Somethings wrong! We should leave! Fuck the human, let's get out of here!" a voice hissed.

There was a bang on the metal door to my prison, "Riley said to keep the human guarded. She's the victory celebration for Victoria after they rip apart those animal loving scums".

"But can't you feel that dude? I feel like I'm being watched!" the first voice said more panicked, "Something's out there!".

"Pull yourself together! We are fucking vampires! We are the apex predator!" the second voice scoffed.

Up until…well, for however long I've been in this hell, I've come to discover that vampires are very, very much real. From the orange hair woman my truck hit that landed me in this situation to the torture I've endured, vampires are very much real and they are to be very much feared.

"Who are you?" a voice screamed. Suddenly, there was just screaming.

The door to my prison slammed opened and a blur ran towards me, "I have a hostage!".

I heard a child-sounding laugh, "What difference does that make".

I felt my head being jerked back at an uncomfortable angle, "I heard about you from Ripley! Your-your like the police! I-I have a human hostage! She's the t-t-twin of that Swan girl Victoria was so fixated on! So-so-so you can have her blood and-and everything if you let me go! I don't want to die!". The vampire who was causing my discomfort appeared to be having a full-on breakdown. I went from being a hostage to a bargaining ticket. I once again slowly opened my eyes and flinched slightly when I was greeted by the harsh overhead lighting but kept them open.

Standing at the doorway, was a young blonde-haired girl with red eyes. She appeared to be wearing a black hooded coat but with how swollen my eyes were, the girl could have been wearing a bright orange coat and I probably couldn't tell. However, those vivid, almost glowing, red-eyes was something I could very clearly make out.

"Pain," the girl smiled. The vampire next to me suddenly reared back and let out a blood screeching scream as he released my hair.

"Stop! Please stop!" he begged helplessly. With all the strength possible, I turned my head to look at my guard. As sadistic as this sounds, his screams were the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. One of the bastards who had made my life a living hell was finally getting his karma. This continued for several minutes before the vampire next to me stopped screaming and clasped to the floor. I drew my gaze away from his unmoving body and looked at the intruder.

The girl wriggled her nose in disgust at the sight of me, "Pain".

I braced myself as much as I could, I knew this wasn't going to be pretty. The seemingly indestructible vampire beside was reduced to a blundering mess so I truly feared what was going to happen next. After a few seconds, she flinched back and screamed. Another vampire appeared beside her. They both studied me for what felt like forever.

I was doing my best to stay awake. While the two vampires in front of me hadn't attacked me yet, I was getting extremely freaked out by the way they were studying me. I think I was starting to understand what is was like being an insect examined under a microscope. Another vampire with a slightly olive complexion appeared in the doorway and walked towards me. I flinched at the suddenness of his appearance and closed my eyes. I had mentally prepared myself for a long time that this hellhole was were I was going to die. I silently prayed that my family would at least find my body to give them comfort. My twin, my mom, my dad, my friends. At least they would have some closure.

I felt my heartbeat at a million miles per hour as I heard the vampire step closer towards me. I kept my eyes shut and my breathing was getting shallower and shallower as I started to feel lightheaded. I slowly felt my consciousness slipping away. At least this hell would finally be over.

Alec ran to his sister side when he heard her scream.

"Are you okay?" he asked in slight shock. It had been a very long time since anyone had injured Jane enough to hurt her. Jane didn't reply but he noticed her gaze was fixated on something. He slowly turned his head to see what captured her interest and wriggled his nose in disgust when he saw a semi-conscious human. Her legs had obviously been broken in several different spots, her arms weren't much better and her once pale skin was covered in dirt, filth and multiple bruises and cuts. One burden of being a vampire was the enhanced smell. It seemed that the human had been allowed to rot away in her waste among other things. He could barely make out her facial features because she had been beaten so badly and she was particularly a living skeleton with how thin she was. She barely looked human if he was being honest.

"Alec, try your power on her," Jane ordered, her eyes never leaving the human. Alec obeyed his sister and focused on the human. Instead of the human losing her sense, Alec realised with growing horror that he was losing his senses. His hearing started to dull, and his vision started to slowly lose its crispness. He quickly ceased the use of his powers and all his senses returned to normal. He heard Felix and Demetri join them.

"Jane," he whispered so only she could hear, "What is going on?".

His sister smiled ever so slightly, "It appears we will be having baggage on our trip back home".

Felix, having heard Jane's comment, raised an eyebrow, "Will the masters approve?". Jane resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She hated dealing with idiots. The masters trusted her judgment.

"Demetri, get the human cleaned up and then head home on the plane. I'm not having her filth sink up the plane. Her fate belongs with the masters," Jane ordered, "If our sources are correct, the battle at Forks will be nearing its end. Felix, Alec and myself will head there now and fix another mess created by those animal lovers. We will then travel to Volterra and alert the masters personally. I know they will want to see her". Demetri noted and walked past the twins into the small room where the broken human lay.

"What an interesting find," Demetri commented before he disappeared.

Unknown time ago

"Welcome back everyone to Radio 102FM! The next song on our countdown list is Losing My Religion by R.E.M.," The announcer on the radio chirped as the distinct guitar strum began. I was vigorously wiping my tears away as I drove from La Push back home.

What had I done that was so cruel that the boys, my best friends, refused to speak to me. When Bella and I moved to back to live with dad, Jake and I hit it off instantly. We shared the same sense of humour, an interest in cars and other teenage interests that now seem all meaningless. I was then introduced to Embry and Quil. We became the four amigos, thick as thieves. Bella and I had been gifted a red truck which, as selfish as it was, I used constantly to visit the boys after school and on the weekends. I felt slightly less guilty when Bella encouraged it. After she started dating Edward, he always took her in his car. I pushed myself outside my comfort zone and while I made some friends at school, they weren't the people I would hang with ever outside of school. That's why I treasured the boys so much. They were my best friends and the people who knew me best.

When Edward broke up with Bella and Bella fell into a deep depression, I encouraged (forced) her to hang out with the boys and I. It was a slow process but gradually, Bella was becoming herself again. And then suddenly one day, Embry got a naughty fever. He recovered but refused to hang out with us. Jake then got the fever and then he too stopped hanging out with us. Finally, Quil then got the fever too and…well, I never knew how much I truly relayed on the boys until they were gone. What upset me most was Bella still seemed to be in the loop with them. They still spoke to her. When I confronted her, my twin refused to tell me why.

"It's not my secret to tell," she said. While I respected her for that, a deep part of me also greatly resented her. She hadn't lost her closet friends. The three were the brothers I never had. We were family! While they may have forsaken me, I would not give up on them. I had gone there to confront them again and to say it went badly was an understatement.

Fast forward to now, me trying not to sob hysterically as I drove back home. I wiped a fresh round of tears away once more when suddenly a woman with orange hair appeared on the road in front of me.

"Shit," I cursed as I turned the steering wheel to avoid hitting her. The red truck swerved off the road into the woods and I lost consciousness.

I slowly opened my eyes and groaned softly as my head was pounding. The wind screen was cracked, and part of the car was wrapped around a tree. I lifted my hand to my forehead and felt a sticky liquid. I reached over to the passenger seat and finished out my phone from my bag. I scrolled to Bella's number and dialed it.

RING

'Hi. This is Bella. Leave a message'

I sighed. Of course, she chooses not to answer her phone now of all times.

"Hey Bella. Call me as soon as you get this. I've been in a car accident and…," I trailed off as I suddenly saw the orange haired woman through the cracked wind screen, "Are you okay? Bella just call me when you get this". It was only then that I noticed a young male standing next to the orange haired lady and…they both had bright red eyes. My entire body tensed, as if it recognised the danger I was in far before my mind did. Is this what people say the flight or fight instinct is?

I did not look away them as I automatically dialed another number on my mobile.

RING

'You're reached the voicemail of the Forks Chief of Police Charlie Swan. Please leave a message'

I quickly ended the call and tried another number.

RING

'Heya! Jacob Black here! You know what to do!'

The two red eyed individuals smirked at me. My hands started shaking as I dialed another number, my eyes never leaving them.

RING

'What's up homies? Leave a message for your boy Embry!'

The man punched through the wind screen causing it to completely shutter. I screamed in terror and covered myself from the shower of glass. I quickly undid my seat belt and managed to stumble out of the wreckage that was once my car before I staggered back onto the road. I tried once more.

RING

'This is Quil. Leave a message'

Suddenly a very handsome young man with shiny blonde hair and vivid red eyes appeared in front of me.

"Is this the one Victoria?" he asked. My gosh even his voice started amazing. A hand ran down the back of my hair and the orange haired woman appeared by the male's side.

"Not the one I am hunting but her kin," Victoria said. I stopped breathing. These people were after Bella?

I forced myself to be brave despite my body screaming to run, "W-What do you want with my sister?". The woman called Victoria smiled. She raised her hand and I felt her wipe some blood off my forehead. She brought her now bloody hand to her mouth and I watched in muted horror as she licked the blood off her fingers.

"So similar and yet so different," she whispered, almost as if she was in a trance. Bella and I weren't identical twins but we were very similar in appearance. Our faces were shaped a bit differently and my eyes and hair were slightly darker then my twins.

"Tell me," Victoria suddenly dislodged me from my own thoughts, "Do you believe in vampires?".

I blinked several times. Surely I had misheard her?

"V-Vamp-" I asked in disbelief.

The male interrupted me, "Victoria, the mutts are approaching".

Victoria nodded and then a very cruel smile appeared on her face, "Remember this always, this is your sister's fault".

The world went black.

When I next woke up, I was in a tiny windowless room that was pitch black…and there's where my hell began.

"Conceal your thoughts of the human," Jane ordered Alec and Felix as they moved closer to the battlefield, "Given her similarity to a certain human, it would be wise if they were none the wiser".

Alec, Jane and Felix walked into the clearing and they relished in the fear that flashed across the Cullen's faces. Try as they might to hide it, anyone would be a fool not to fear the Volturi. The three walked closer to the family and Felix glanced over at the fire pit in boredom. They stopped several metres from the animal loving vermin and removed their hoods.

"Impressive," Jane began, "I've never seen a coven escape an assault of this magnitude intact".

Carlisle Cullen knew from personal experience that the Volturi were like sharks. Show weakness and they would eat you alive. The Quileute tribe and his family had to be protected at all costs, "We were lucky".

"I doubt that," Jane replied, her face blank of emotion.

Alec smirked as he studied the family, "It appears we missed an entertaining fight".

"Yes," Jane drawled, "It's not often that we're rendered unnecessary".

"If you would have arrived a half hour ago you would have fulfilled your purpose," Edward snapped back, irritation laced in his voice.

"Pity," Jane replied as her eyes drifted over the battlefield before landing on a sole newborn, "You missed one". The newborn looked panicked and the Volturi watched in amusement as the Cullen coven quickly tightened their little circle. As if that could stop the Volturi.

"We offered her asylum in exchange for her surrender," Carlisle explained.

"That wasn't yours to offer," Jane watched in sadistic delight as the newborn stared at her in pure fear, "Why did you come?".

'Too slow,' Jane thought, 'Pain'. The newborn suddenly dropped to the ground and began screaming in agony.

"Who created you?" Jane asked slightly louder over so she could be heard over the newborn's screams.

Esme couldn't bear the newborn's suffering, "You don't need to do that she'll tell you anything you want to know".

"I know," Jane didn't take her eyes off the screaming newborn but eased up on her powers.

"I don't know. Riley wouldn't tell us," The newborn choked, "He said our thoughts weren't safe".

"Her name was Victoria. Perhaps you knew her," Edward left the underlining accusation hang in the air.

"Edward, if the Volturi had knowledge of Victoria, they would have stopped it. Isn't that right Jane," Carlisle said trying to keep the very uneasy peace.

"Of course," Jane agreed. She looked over her shoulder, "Felix". Felix nodded and started walking towards the newborn.

"She didn't know what she was doing," Esme begged. Jane placed her arm out, halting Felix's walk.

"We'll take responsibly for her," Esme offered.

"Give her a chance," Carlisle continued the Cullen's plea to keep the newborn alive.

Jane had to resist the urge to roll her eyes, "The Volturi don't give second chances. Keep that in mind. Caius will be interested to know she's still human".

"The date is set," Bella said from the safety of Edward's arms. Jane's eyes lingered on the human for a few moments, but it was enough for her to confirm the strong similarities between the human she encountered in the nest to the one standing in front of her. Edward's head snapped to Jane.

"Take care of that Felix. I'd like to go home," Jane ordered, pretending not to notice the mind reader's sudden interest in her thoughts.

"I'm assuming you would have already cleaned out their nest," Edward said as Felix walked passed them towards the soon to be dead newborn.

Jane's vivid red eyes fall on the mind reading vampire, "And what interest is it of yours?"

"We just want to make sure that the coven is safe and if we need to attend to anything," Alice quickly intervened.

Jane didn't respond for a few minutes but a small smile appeared on her face, "If you're referring to the human that looks like a copy to the one standing in front of me…then yes". The entire atmosphere changed just like that. The Cullen's all tensed and stared at the Volturi, waiting for the next piece of information. Jane and the other guards however, weren't going to indulge them.

"May we ask what happened?" Carlisle requested in a diplomatic tone when the Volturi didn't continue. Since the mind reader hadn't reacted yet, Jane could only assume that she and the other guards were successful at keeping their thoughts away from the human. Though she did watch with hidden glee as the mind reader seem to further pull the human closer to him after that little thought.

"There's not much to tell," Jane began, "The human was…broken. Mind, spirit, body, all broken. We acted out a mercy".

The human's face twisted in agony and she buried her head into Edward's chest as she started to sob. While visually the Cullen's exterior didn't change, Jane clearly saw that the wind had been taken out of their sails for lack of a better term. Their gold eyes shone of grief. A benefit to being alive as long as she had, Jane knew how to read these things.

"Let's return home," Jane ordered as she and the others began to leave.

"Thank you for your mercy," Carlisle called out to the retreating guards.

The first thing I became aware of was the fact I was not dead. The memory, the throbbing pain in my head and my body feeling like lead all but confirmed that. There was a gentle humming noise that sounded like suspiciously like a plane but surely not. I slowly forced my eyes to open, despite very much wanting to keep them closed and go back to sleep, to see what in the world was going on.

"I'm surprised your still alive".

I swear my heart almost stopped beating. I ever so gently turned my heart to where the voice came from and saw a lean, red-eyed vampire with black hair that reached his shoulders. I quickly looked away from him and a quick scan of the environment confirmed that I was indeed on a plane. Oh god, I'm still in hell! I could feel my body start to shake. I don't think I could mentally or physically handle anything else.

"Please-," I began before coughing harshly. My throat felt as if there were a hundred razor blades lodged inside. I eventually got my coughing fit under control and that's when I saw my body. The filth had been scrubbed away from my skin and my clothes had been changed but my legs and arms were sticking out at very unnatural angles. My poor diet had resulted in most of my muscle being eaten away and I could clearly see my protruding bones. It made the black bruises even more prominent against my pasty sun-deprived skin. I looked like the walking dead. I tried desperately to keep the memories of how I ended up like this away but it still didn't stop my eyes filling with tears. My breathing grew shallower and I tried desperately to fight off a panic attack.

"…just let me die," I begged. Even to my own ears, the pitifulness of my comment sounded pathetic. However, seeing what was left of my body, I don't think I could last much longer. I wanted to stay strong, I wanted to live but I couldn't move from one hell to another. I couldn't go back into another windowless prison and just…exist for the sake of it.

I…I wasn't strong enough. I tried. I had so desperately tried! For my family and friends, I tried! But…there was only so much a human could deal with.

He tilted his head to the side as his unblinking red eyes studied me, "Questo è per i maestri a decider (That's for the masters to decide)". I choked back a sob and couldn't stop the panic attack that consumed me this time. I couldn't understand what he was saying but considering the fact he hadn't moved yet, he wasn't going to end my misery anytime soon. This time, I let the darkness consume me.

Jane, Alec and Felix walked into the throne room where their masters sat and bowed before the three of them.

"My dearest guards! I'm so pleasured you have returned!" Aro greeted happily from where he sat on his throne, "I do believe there is one guard missing though". Marcus remained unfazed while Caius studied the three in front of him.

"Surely the newborns weren't that much of a problem?" Caius raised an eyebrow in disbelief.

"No Master Caius," Jane said as she held out her hand. Aro smiled warmly as he stood up and walked towards his talented guards. He gently held Jane's hand in both of his as he listened to the events unfold. His eyes widened in delight at what he discovered.

"How wonderful my dear!" he released her hand and walked back to his throne.

"What is it?" Caius asked impatiently when Aro didn't elaborate further.

Aro's smile widened, "It appears we may have a new member joining our coven soon".

Caius growled, "They kept a newborn alive!"

"Rest assured brother, the guards successfully completed their mission and killed all the newborns. They did however discover a very talented human. Jane, Alec and Felix believe she would make a wonderful addition to our coven! How thoughtful of them! Demetri is accompanying her here via the jet now," Aro looked at Caius, "She managed to reflect Jane and Alec's attack back onto themselves".

That piqued the interest of both Caius and Marcus.

"What else are you hiding Aro," Marcus finally broke the silence. He had dealt with Aro's dramatic nature for far too long, he was hiding something.

Aro could barely contain his excitement, "Her name is Charlotte Swan. The twin sister of our dear Isabella Swan".

Hi everyone! This is my first fan fiction ever so I please bear with me. I have been a long-time reader but found I never had the time to sit down and pen my ideas. With the lockdown however, I suddenly find myself with nothing but time. I finally decided to give it a go! I've always been a fan of Twilight and wanted to focus on a darker story of the series.

I do want to do a romantic pairing but I hadn't decided yet who it shall be (suggestions welcomed!) but I know it will be someone in the Volturi – because those vamps need some love!

Stay safe xxx