So I just realized that in the prologue chapter, I didn't do an author's note or disclaimer… I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT! Stephenie Meyer does, and always will. That is my disclaimer. My author's note goes something like this: Hey guys! This is my first foray into Twilight fanfic and my return to fanfiction in general after a 5 year absence… RL is not a nice mistress… BE GENTLE TO ME! I am not sure I will have an update schedule, but I will try and not make it to where I only update every few months… I hope to be quicker than that. Also, I plan on switching POV between Bella and Edward every chapter. So the prologue was BPOV, so this one will be EPOV and so on. To that end… Welcome to the first real chapter of New World, New Chance.
CHAPTER 1 (EPOV)
For as long as I can remember, I've been with the Volturi. The entire time I've been with the Volturi, the worst infraction to the rules was a newborn vampire with phenomenal strength. This vampire, who goes by the name Emmett, was tearing apart Providence, Rhode Island. Emmett's innate strength, amplified by his newborn status, was enough to take out three of our guards. The Volturi will feel the loss of Alec, Jane and Felix for many decades. Their gifts will be sorely missed. We, being the remaining guard, decided to sway Emmett to our lifestyle. Show him the ropes; break him into this way of life. But by we, I mean me. Everyone else was set to destroy him.
I managed to persuade the rest of the guard to take Emmett with us and so far it's worked in my favor. Emmett had been with us for three months and has taken the life of the vampire with gusto. It was after a particular brutal training session in which Emmett had managed to tear off my arm that he and I got dispatched to Manhattan to take in three vamps in bloodlust.
"Emmett! Let's go. Demetri just gave us an assignment. Three vamps in bloodlust in Manhattan are tearing their way through the city. We need to detain them," I called, spreading more venom on my shoulder to reattach my severed arm.
"Dude, chill out. The city will still be there even if we take the time to make sure your arm gets reattached properly. Three vamps in bloodlust won't snap out of it anytime soon," he said back to me. I shrugged, not wanting to admit that he's right. So we waited the necessary five minutes then darted out of the gym and out the doors.
Running down the street with Emmett, we passed the different districts. It took us ten minutes of full out sprinting to get to where the blood-lusted vamps were rampaging. We followed the sounds of shouting to a dead end alley. Between Emmett and me, we blocked of the entrance.
"Put a stop to this!" I shouted. Three heads turned towards me, two female and one male.
"The Volturi have heard of you. You three need to come with us," I called. One of the females started walking toward me. I shifted my center of balance, so if she decided to attack I'd be ready.
"Calm down, Guard. I'm not going to attack. I just wanted to explain what happened," she said, walking towards me with her hands up.
"I know what happened. You three got hungry for more than your share and then snapped," I said coolly, crossing my arms.
"Wrong. Some mortal decided to try and mug Peter and Charlotte. Peter and Charlotte look like mortals, weak mortals at that. Months of taunts and teasing from other vamps, and top it all off with a stupid mortal thinking they can be pushed around and you've got the perfect recipe for bloodlust."
That shut me up right quick. I turned around and started pacing, trying to puzzle if she was pulling the bag over my eyes or not.
"Dude! You can tell if she's lying or not!" Emmett whispered to me.
"Normally I'd agree with you, but I've been trying to read her mind this whole time and haven't gotten anything. It's like she's shutting me out," I whispered back.
"How would she know what you can do? Think she's one of the deserters?"
"I have no clue. She looks too young to be a deserter, but we both know that how old we look has nothing to do with how old we are. I look seventeen."
"Then we have no choice. We have to bring them in. If the little one is right, we'll let them go. Aro will know if she's lying."
I nodded my agreement then turned back to the small vamp who had the guts to stand up to me.
"I'm going to need the three of you to come with us. If what you said is true then you have nothing to worry about."
She paused for a moment then nodded.
"Peter! Charlotte! They're bringing us in. We gotta go now." She turned towards me, and gestured for me to lead.
