A/N: All rights go to Stephanie Meyers. I do not own anything except for any characters not originally in the Twilight Saga.

Chapter Three: Leandra

I cut the wood for grandma and think about everything that has happened to me in the past few years. Grandma comes out with her shawl wrapped tightly around her and I look at her to see she has worry on her face. For centuries, my mother's side of the family has been the healers and communicators with the gods and goddesses, my grandmother being one and so was my mother. When my grandmother shows worry, I know for a fact that there is something wrong. I drop my axe and run over to her as quickly as I can.

"Grandma, what is the matter?" I ask.

"Someone is coming and it is not going to be good," grandma says. I put my hand on her shoulder and lead her back inside. She remains quiet when I go to get her another cup of her herbal tea. I brought her to this house after I bought it and kept her safe here with the help of my many investments with the help of my numerous agents. She has never had much to worry about, besides how I eat and when we run out of food for her.

"I think you should just rest, grandma, and let me handle what is to happen," I say. She looks at me with worried sea blue eyes and grabs my hand. I smile at her and lift her hand to kiss the top of it. "I am going to protect you just as I said I would, don't worry."

"I will always worry about you, even when I am in my grave and with your parents," grandma says. I pat her hand and then go to finish cutting the logs for her before the sun sets over the trees. The wind gives off a gentle breeze and I catch the scent of someone that I have never smelled before. I spin around and growl as I look all around and keep a firm grip on the axe. Something breaks in the treeline and I slowly shift my feet to attack anything that comes out of the trees. A blur of grey cloaked vampires come at me with snarls and I charge at them. A few of them are older than I and more experienced in fighting vampires. I knock a few back and snarl when a few try to get to the house.

"Stay away from that house or I will kill you," I snarl.

"Such an empty threat for someone like you," one of them says. I spin the axe and throw it straight at the vampire's head.

"Anyone want to test me now?" I roar. Ascream is heard and I spin around to see that grandma is running outside the house with another vampire chasing her. My mind goes blank as I run over and attack the vampire.

"Lea, stop!" grandma says. I turn back around and see she is in their grasp.

"Now, you will surrender and answer a few questions for us or this lovely elderly lady will die and you will be the blame for it," one of them says. I ball my hands into fists as I seethe at the vampire holding the only person I left to my parents.

"Get your hands off of her or I will make you regret touching her," I growl. Grandma smiles at me and she mutters a small pray. That is when I see the knife in her hand. I move to stop her, but grandma stabs herself and yells at me to run. I do as she says and run as fast as I can. If I could cry, I would be, but since I am vampire I am unable to cry for the death of my grandmother so she could save me.

My mind is blank as I stand in the shadows and watch my prey. It has been a few weeks since the incident with grandma, I went back and buried her and burnt the house to down to keep from letting them find me again. I got my car and drove off to Italy, maybe they can kill me since I no longer have any reason to live anymore. Volterra is much nicer than many other people say is looks and that is coming from a person that wishes and hopes they will be dead soon. I smile when my prey happens to be two for the price of one. Something sparks my interest when I see it is actually the same man that gave me my scar on my face when I was fifteen. I grew up with him my whole life and here he is, years later. My revenge is come out in full force and I will make sure he pays for kidnapping my daughter. I watch them turn into the alley I am hiding in and wait until they are far enough for me to grab. My mind is blank once more when I pounce and begin to feed from them in broad daylight in an alley. I catch a new scent and look up to see four figures standing at one end of the alley.

"It is rather stupid for a vampire such as yourself and your age to be feeding in broad daylight. It is even more stupid to be doing it on the Volturi's land," the burly one of the four says as he walks over to me. I wipe my mouth and stand up straight as I look them over.

"Well, you have found me at long last. It has taken you long enough to find me," I say. The burly one charges at me and I jump over him. I kick him softly, but use my gift to amplify the attack, causing the poor guy to go flying into the wall really hard. I snap my fingers and the hole is fixed quickly.

"We have been order to bring you willingly or forcefully. It is up to you on how we will bring you in," the little blond girl says. I smirk and dust off my jacket when the burly guy from earlier gets to his feet.

"How about we have some fun first?" I ask with a wicked grin. The boy that looks like the girl's twin opens his hand and I dig my foot into the ground to kick up a chunk of the ground to block his attack. Seconds later, I duck the guy from earlier and send him flying through the makeshift wall I just set up. I smile and laugh at them. "This is what the Volturi sends after me when I have been able to hide from them for this long? Come now, there must be more than you are showing that you all can do."

"Jane, we need to find a way to get her to come with," the boy with black smoke coming out of his hands says.

"I will go with you, but you will not touch me or you will go flying as gorilla man went earlier," I say.

"So be it," the girl, Jane, says. I smile and walk over to have them lead the way.