How did they know I was coming?

I stared into the face of Aro, his hands still clapping loudly as he gracefully walked over towards me. His eyes were bright. I couldn't believe it, the leader of the Volturi was standing right before me like I was a long lost friend.

"How did you know?" I asked quietly.

Aro laid a hand on my shoulder and began to walk, guiding me towards a car. "Oh Bella, you should know that the Volturi knows of everything. Although it was hard for us to get a hold of you since you are immune to all our powers." He smiled, his papery skin stretching, "So...Elizabeth."

I immediately stiffened, so he knew of that too? Aro chuckled softly, "Why don't we talk more when we get to a more private envrionment?"

Somehow, I relaxed as I entered the car. The vampire driver in the front seat immediately stepped on the pedal and we were going 120 MPH. Just the way I liked it, fast and speedy. We drove for twenty minutes more until we arrived at the ancient castle in which the Volturi family and gaurds lived.

Aro laid his hand on my shoulder again, leading me. I guess that was better than having others chaining my wrists and dragging me towards the castle. He tried to make some conversation, "So...How's life going for you?"

"Good," I lied. I think he knew that I was lieing because he had an amused glint in his old, wise eyes. His eyes seemed to have a powerful glint to it as he walked into the castle to be bowed at by most of the vampires there. I tried to be polite, "I feel very honored that you, yourself, came to pick me up."

He chuckled lightly, "Polite doesn't suit you at the moment, Bella. You do not have to try, dear."

I smirked slightly, well, someone was quite frank. Aro led me to a warm, furnitured room. It looked very elegant with the golden-red curtains hanging and covering the windows. The wall was painted the color of peach and the wooden floor seemed to shine with the sheen of the shinyness.

Caius and Marcus (Aro's two brothers who were the leaders of the Volturi as well) nodded their heads at Aro with boredom shining in their eyes.

Aro turned and waved away at some of the gaurds. Only Felix, Demetri, and Jane remained in the room. Aro smiled at me, "So, Bella. First of all, let's talk about your gifts. I haven't had a while to talk to you about them."

I sighed, well I better start off a bit easy... "Well, yeah. My gifts...what about them?"

His eyes looked at me curiously, "Could you care to demonstrate all of them? Well, except the immnuity to other's powers. We already know how that works, don't we?" Jane scowled at this. She must have rememebred the time when she tried to cause me pain with her gift but it ended up not working.

Shrugging, I decided to show off a bit for my little, sweet Jane (yeah right). I raised my hand and extended my right foot behind me so that I was definitely grounded. I looked at Aro for permission and he nodded eagerly. I smiled at the horror-stricken Jane and quickly, narrowing me eyes, I focused and sent out a strong, definite pulse of my power out towards her. The room seemed to thump like a heartbeat once when I let out the pulse. Jane fell to the floor in a slump.

Aro cried out with joy, "Goodness! You sent our little Jane to sleep!"

I shook my head, "Not sleeping...It's just, her mind isn't working right now, so...I guess you can say she's...sorta dead at the moment."

"Can you wake her up again?" he asked curiously. I shrugged and leaned down to touch Jane's hand. Jane jumped up, anger boiling in her eyes as she realized I had just sent her useless to the ground.

Aro chuckled delightedly, "Well, well. What a amazing gift. How about the other one, dear?"

I was getting tired but I had to do this to insure the possibility of having some of his men and women with me when I go to Elizabeth. I took off my jacket and handed it to Demetri. I took off my shoes and slowly kicked them aside. Aro looked a bit confused at this but I just smiled inwardly at myself.

I sighed, "Aro, you wouldn't mind if I...lost a bit of control and accidentally attack Jane right?" Aro chuckled and waved his hand in permission. Jane looked aghast and shocked at the same time.

I smiled sweetly at her, telling her of the pain that would be approaching her within seconds. Then I let out a shiver and then a huge shudder. Everyone stopped breathing when I pounced on Jane. As I was in the air, I exploded out of my shirt and pants and landed on Jane as a wolf. A HUGE wolf, I mean.

Jane screamed as I grasped her neck in my jaws and bit down hard. I was scratching her body everywhere while doing so. It felt good to let out my pent up anger and sorrow at something. Suddenly, I felt something pulling me back, I growled and looked up to see a horrified Felix pulling me back. I sighed and bit his arm slightly so that he'd let go.

Aro tensed when I turned around to look at him, "Ah, is Aro the leader of the Volturi scared of me, the innocent Bella?" I wolfed laughed: letting my tongue roll out and panting loudly.

"You bitch!" I turned around to see Jane sitting up, blood-like venom pouring out of the slash on her body while red (almost blood-like) venom poured gushingly out of her neck.

I bared by canines, "Well, you are right. I am a female wolf, which does make me a bitch." I saw Caius crack a smile which is something you don't see often. Jane cried out angrily and launched herself at me even though she was still damaged and in need of healing.

I lowered my body to the ground, ready to attack when Aro stepped in between, shooting Jane a disapproving look. Jane stopped, turned around, and sat on the bed. She closed her eyes and relaxed so that her wounds could heal faster.

Aro sighed, "That was wonderful. You are like a half vampire, half werewolf." He reached out to lay a hand on my head, "Bella? Would you like to join the Volturi gaurd?"

I blinked, "But--"

"If you did join, you could go after Elizabeth and do whatever you want with her," Aro said, cutting me off. He looked at me appreciatively, "You would easily be the highest vampire in the gaurd."

It was tempting. Join the Volturi and be respected, also being able to hunt down Elizabeth. But was I that kind of perosn? I hesitated, "Can I keep my diet?"

Aro looked at me thoughtfully, probably wondering on if I would stay if he made me drink humans, "Hmm..." He stroked the arm of the chair, "I'll let you keep your diet...but only.." I knew there was a but, there's always a but. "If only you agree to drink human blood twice a month. It's like, a pledge that you are indeed a Volturi member. It is not much I am asking, Bella. Think of it. While you do that, you can stay in the room we've prepared for you." Aro motioned for Demetri to show me the way. "Choose your answer carefully Bella."

What would I choose? What was I supposed to choose? Revenge on my beloved family...or going back to my so called 'lover'? Which one?