Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. I'll happily buy Edward though!

A/N: Thank you so much for all the feedback. I got 3 reviews in the first hour it was up. That's incredible! Sorry if I confused anyone. I read it like twice and didn't find it confusing but I guess that's because I wrote it and knew what I was trying to do. I could really use a beta and if anyone's up for the job please let me know.

Edward and I walked into a small meeting room in an office building. It was most likely a place where one of the people who came worked. There were only about ten other people here but they were all vampires and all vegetarians.

Edward had told me what he thought they were up to when I found him. He didn't think it was such a good idea to get involved with the group trying to overthrow the Volturi. They call their plan Giro Del Vampire. This according to Edward technically means Turn of the Vampire. Edward and I sat on the opposite side of the round table as the three we'd met earlier.

"For months" Anima Fiore started the meeting "we've been trying to find someone who could lead us in our revolution. I firmly believe that we may have found our person in one of our newest members. Edward and Bella please stand up."

We stood up and looked around.

"Edward and Bella Cullen are visiting here from up north" she continued "I think they could finally get our plan moving!"

"We shouldn't have come" Edward grabbed my hand and I pulled it away.

"I want to hear what they have to say" I glared at him then turned my attention back to Anima Fiore.

"It's completely safe. We won't break any rules. Despite the rumors we're not trying to overthrow the Volturi we just want to start another form of government. We won't even go anywhere near their city. We're strictly dealing with America here" Freddo explained.

"It's been rumored that you guys are attempting to let it be known of your existence after successfully changing every vampire in the country is this true" Edward asked.

I wondered how I didn't know anything about this. Had I really been that oblivious?

"We'd seek permission first of course" Anima Fiore answered.

"Do you really think you'll get it" I laughed. Everyone looked at me. "Sorry" I apologized.

"How do you think we might be able to help" I asked.

"We've heard about your coven. Both of you are very gifted we think you would be quite powerful leaders" Anima Fiore grinned.

"What do we do" I asked.

"It's simple" she let her grin fall "think of yourself as a candidate for presidency. Tomorrow night you're going to speak in front of hundreds of people about why this will work. You'll do several of these from various places and all of them will be broadcasted on our radio station. We have a first speech written if you can't think of anything to say but you're both smart I'm sure you'll think of something."

"I don't think it's such a great idea" Edward stood up.

"Please we need you. You're powerful and you're smart. Bella has no sete di sangue. Yours is minimal. None of us have that kind of willpower. I've heard great things about you Edward. You and Bella were together long before her change and you managed not to kill her. That's impressive."

"Where are you from" I asked.

"Venice" Anima Fiore giggled.

"California" a familiar voice came from the corner of the room. I turned and saw two little heads in the door. I stood up and walked to the door.

"No Italy" Freddo answered fro her.

"Cool" Matt exclaimed.

"What's not cool is that you're here and not sleeping at Grandma's" Edward picked up Maddie who was only in one of Matt's t shirts.

"These are the children" one of the people at the table stood up and walked towards us. Maddie buried her head in Edward's chest, not out of fear but out of shyness.

"My name is Regina" she said happily.

"Finally someone with a normal name" Matt relaxed.

"Don't be fooled. My name is Latin it means queen. You may call me Reggie" she rubbed Maddie's cheek.

"Does anyone else have a nickname" Matt asked.

Everyone laughed.

"With names like ours it's hard not to" Anima Fiore walked towards us "You may call me Ann. My brothers Perce and Fred. I've yet to get to the stage where I would introduce the rest of the members because your parents have not yet accepted our offer."

"Why don't you get one of the Denali sisters" Edward asked.

"Sleep on it and if you decided to do it come by around midnight for the speech. If not then call before that." She dismissed everyone and we left quickly.

Soon we were at Renée's. Maddie had fallen asleep in the car as Matt explained how they'd stowed away in the back of the car. Edward seemed troubled the whole drive home. I could not for the life of me understand why he was acting so strangely. It was a great opportunity. Edward and I put Maddie to bed and let Matt stay up to watch TV. We went into the room Renée had given us.

"Edward talk to me" I hissed.

"It's a bad idea especially now that we have Maddie and Matt" he said with too much finality for me to deal with.

It was then that I decided that tomorrow night I was going.

Surely enough the next night when the clock struck midnight I was standing in a ballroom or a party room or something in the hotel

Ann quickly introduced the six other people I didn't know. There were four girls and two boys. A Chinese Girl around my height named Li, a tall girl with auburn hair named Moyra, and a girl with blonde hair named Mary. The boys looked like twins though I knew they weren't. Both had blond crew cut hair a wide jaw line and both were the scrawniest boys I'd seen out of 9th grade. Their names were Jack and George.

"Mary's a few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock" Jack laughed. Mary swatted him in the back of the head.

"Don't listen to him" she said rolling her eyes "he's a drongo as they say in his bizarre homeland."

"I'll have you know I was named smartest guy in my class in my local rag back home" Jack glared at her.

"Well in Australia stupid means smart" she shook her head and led me onto a stage at the north side of the room. I only know this because of the huge compass rose on the floor.

"People should be arriving shortly" she looked towards the door "when is Edward coming.

"I don't think he is" I told her.

Ten minutes later the room was full and we were ready to start. Mary put a microphone to a speaker and everyone quieted down. I opened my mouth to begin and Edward ran into the room through the crowd and to the stage.

"I don't think this is a good idea but I'm not letting you do this alone" he said quickly.

"I'm not fragile anymore" I reminded him.

"You don't know what you're putting yourself up against. I'm more worried about the emotional stress on you than physical."

"Welcome and thank you for coming" I turned my attention to the crowd. "My name is Bella Cullen. I have only been a vampire for a few short months and with that being said I know many of you are wondering why I'm up here and how I could possibly know anything about vampires. Well the truth is I don't know much. Only things I've picked up from spending two years in close company of a family of vampires. Yes, I as a human spent time with a family of vampires. They were humane and civilized. They never feasted on human blood. If it's possible for them and possible for everyone who helped put this together it can be possible for you. We could all be productive members of society with everyone knowing exactly what we are. We could be seen as people and not as monsters. This could be a chance for us to walk among them. No longer must we look at them as livestock but as people with families, lives, and individual personalities just like you and me. You used to be one of them. You can be again. Any questions?"

"Mrs. Cullen" one man raised his hand "how can you think that humans will accept us even if we change our diet, and if they do how can you be sure that everyone won't want to be just like us. Think about it if we're immortal and don't drink human blood why wouldn't they want that?"

"What's your name" I asked.

"Wayne Hill"

"Mr. Hill I can't guarantee that everyone will accept our existence but I have no doubt that they will accept us. They may not believe that vampires exist. Why should they? They will however have no reason to doubt whether you are dangerous or not if you do not try to suck their blood" Everyone laughed along with me "in all honesty Mr. Hill there are no guarantees in life. As for them wanting to be like us. I don't foresee that happening and neither does my good friend Alice who can actually see the future."

"Does your friend Alice see all vampires being vegetarians as you call it and getting along in society with other humans?" an older looking lady asked.

"As of last night she told me of two visions. One of Edward, the president, and I in front of the White House talking to the press and another of a whole park full of vampires with light topaz eyes."