Chapter 2

Mara's POV:(a few hours later)

Alec and I had just finished our training session and we had gone back to my room to meet up with Amber to hang out when i decided to tell them about the letters.

" So Carlisle has been sending uncle Aro letters updating him on Renesmee." I said as I sat down on my bed.

"Is there anything else they talk about?" Alec asked as him and Amber took a seat in different areas of my room.

"Not that I know of" I shrugged.

"If there is more than he isn't saying and I doubt that he wants to." I say before Amber looks up at me for a moment.

"Well Uncle Carlisle isn't one too keep secrets or anything" She says in her soft tone of voice.

" so it could honestly just be about Renesmee. Plus if it was something super important i'm sure you and others would have been notified instantly." I share a look with Alec and he shakes his head knowing exactly what I was going to say and I sigh.

"You're probably right we would have but I still would like to know more about how they live, but daddy wouldn't let me go alone." I looked down trying to figure out a way to get him to let me go stay with the Cullen's for a while. We tried putting all our heads together, after all three heads are better than one.

"Well what if Amber and I went with you?" Alec suggested with a smile and i nodded.

"I think my dad would allow me to go then." I smiled hugging him tightly. He hugged me back and if i could blush i would have. I wish I had the courage to tell him about how I felt but I didn't want to ruin our friendship. I pulled away and Alec left the room. I sighed and turned to Amber.

"I don't know how to do this Amber." Amber looked at me concerned.

"Do what exactly Mara?" "be around him,I just love him so much and I don't know how to tell him or if I even should. It could mess up our whole friendship.``I flop down onto my bed conflicted by my emotions.

"Well be yourself around him." Amber says smiling with a hint of laughter.

"He likes you the way you are i know it. Plus you guys are best friends. I doubt things would change between you guys if you were together or not". In a split second Amber looks at her with a deadpan look which is rare for amber to do at times.

"and if he makes a big deal then forget him, they're are other guys out there". I looked at Amber surprised a bit but even though what she said is understandable it was still easier said than done.

"You're right Amber but maybe I'll wait a while to say anything besides he's supposed to be my protector, dad wouldn't approve." I said looking down.

"I wouldn't approve of what exactly princess?" I heard my dad say and i looked up to see him standing in my doorway.

"I'll leave you to talk." Amber said giving a smile towards me and a nod and "sir" to my father before she left.

Marcus's POV:

I walked into my little girl's room and sat next to her on her bed.

"Talk to me princess." I said concerned.

"I think I'm in love with Alec. but I know he's my protector and i shouldn't be." I held my little girl close.

"Princess, you are free to love whoever you want to love, and Alec is a great person, i would be happy with you being with him. He'd keep you safe and happy." Mara looked down at her lap knowing she's a bit embarrassed talking about her crush. I know what it is like to love someone and I want her to have the same feeling. I wait a moment to see if she would say anything else but she's still quiet.

"Is there something else on your mind princess?" I say as she looks like she wants to say something else.

"I don't think I'm going to tell him just yet. I-i think i'm going to wait, maybe until after we visit the Cullen's and see how all that goes and then maybe I'll tell him. But I don't want to distract him from his job or make things complicated." I smiled at my little girl,

"alright princess i'll let Aro know that you and Alec will be going to Forks tonight on the Jet." she hugged me and then started to pack a bag as I got up and walked to the throne room to tell my brother's the plan.

Alice's POV:(hours later)

I was up in my room trying to look for some new clothes for Bella and Nessie online that they would like since Nessie is exactly like her mom with her taste in clothes. Ugh! Why did she have to get Bella's taste in clothes! Anyway, I had finally found something they would both like when i was hit with a vision of my dear friend Amber packing a bag and her talking to Aro about Forks when suddenly her future went blank and I froze, what the heck just happened?! Where did she go?! Usually that only happens when Nessie or the wolves are around why did she disappear? The last i heard she was in Volterra

. I ran down the stairs to the living room where the rest of the family was and as soon as I got there Edward had looked up and Jasper was at my side worried.

"Alice what is it what did you see?" Jasper asked holding onto my shoulders concerned now as i just shook my head.

"That's just it. I saw Amber packing talking to Aro about coming here and then everything went blank." I said and everyone turned and looked at me shocked.

"What do you mean it went blank Alice?" Carlsile asked trying to keep a level head.

"Like when the wolves are around or with Nessie." I explained and he went silent. Edward's head suddenly shot up and turned to the forest.

"I can hear Amber's thoughts as well as Alec's but there's someone else with them but i don't know who she is." Edward said and Jasper stiffened immediately going into his god of war mode.

"Well we need to prepare for the worst, we all know the last time they came it wasn't for a pleasant visit we might as well get ready for a fight especially since Alec is here. Our best bet at surviving is if Bella uses her shield and Emmett and I take him and the other Volturi member out." Jasper explained going into battle mode. I sighed as i looked at Bella and Nessie who just barely reached maturity and who just started dating Jacob, she finally was starting to have a somewhat normal life and now this happens.

"Well i guess we should get ready then." " but war isn't our only option uncle Jasper the other member could just be a new member who is curious why don't we all go outside and wait for them, they'll be here soon anyway if dad can hear their thoughts." Nessie said trying to be the voice of reason. We agreed and walked outside. Not a moment later they appeared through the walked up the driveway and stopped a few feet from where we all stood. There stood in front of us was Alec and Amber,a cloaked figure stood behind them as if they were bodyguards.

When their head raised we were met with a girl who was about as tall as Bella. She had an angular face with a thin nose, full lips with eyebrows that matched with a little arch and bright red eyes that shone bright against her long jet black hair and fair skin. As she walked forward her cloak parted and we could see she wore the Volturi crest necklace and a burgundy mini dress who's long sleeves which flared from elbow to wrist. The sound of her black suede thigh high boots clicked against the pavement. before she stopped in front of Carlisle and held out her had as her sleeve rolled down her arm a bit.

"So you're Carlisle. It's a pleasure to meet you sir. My name is Mara Volturi."