It has been 50 years since my change and since I last saw the Cullens. I still miss some of them but it doesn't ache as much anymore. I have learned to accept what fate has done to me and luckily fate decided to grant me an awesome family.

Now I know what some people think, the Volturi can't be a family because they are all blood thirsty monsters. Apparently the only people who have problems with the Volturi are Carlisle and Edward. Aro always hated them and you can really tell the difference with his interactions with the Cullens and his interactions with others.

"Isabella can you come down here for a moment?" I heard Aro's voice from his throne room.

I rolled my eyes and reluctantly left the comfort of my room. I loved Aro but sometimes like now when I just got back from a week long mission and he already has another one planned.

I got to the throne room and had to hide my gasp of shock. There with there backs to me were the Cullens and another set of vampires who I assumed were the Denalis. I hastily put up my hood and shrouded my face in shadows so they could not see or recognize me. As I did this I took a good look at all of them and couldn't believe my eyes. These weren't the same vampires I once knew.

Emmet looked like he hadn't smiled in a couple years and had huge bags under his eyes. Alice looked like she would be crying if she could. Even Jasper and Rosalie looked a little worse for wear. All of there clothes looked wrinkled and they looked unkempt. The worse by far was Esme. She looked like she was barely holding it together. Her arm was wrapped around her middle and it looked like the only thing holding her together at the moment was that arm. Edward and Carlisle just looked incredibly smug and I almost giggled to myself when I compared them to peacocks with the way they strut around.

I bowed to Aro and said "You called?" Aro just shook his head as I could hear the snickering in the background with my use of sarcasm with the vampire king. The Cullens all looked appalled and some looked at me with sympathy because they thought Aro was going to kill me for my disobedience.

"Yes, Isabella apparently the Cullens and Denalis here have a little problem with someone raising a newborn army to attack them. You will escort them back home and then you will stay and train them so they can be prepared. Little Alice here sais that the attack will happen in about 5 months time. That gives you enough time to train them and look into that other matter I have spoken to you about before."

I knew of course what he was talking about and just thinking about it made my blood boil. I could here Jane and Demetri in the background making a bet on when I would go off and kill the Cullens. Jane was betting that it would take me 5 months and Demetri was betting on 2 weeks. I just rolled my eyes and nodded at Aro indicating that I would take the mission then I took my leave to pack.

When I got back to the throne room Aro was informing the Cullens that our flight would leave in about 1 hour. Then I heard the most god awful voice start speaking.

"Why did we come here Carlisle its obvious Aro does not want to help us. For God's sake he is sending one guard and a girl at that. What could a girl possibly do to help us?"

I just looked over at Edward and rolled my eyes. When I glanced around at the rest of the people in the room they were in various degrees of amusement and fury.

"She happens to be my most valuable guard member and has almost every single one of the powers in this room. So I suggest you mind your tongue young Edward before you find it ripped out of your skull."

I had to work so hard not to giggle because I was supposed to be the badass Volturi member. But seeing Edward looking like he would pee his pants if he could out of fear almost reduced me to hysterics.

"Come now Cullens and Denalis we have a plane to catch." With that I turned around and briskly walked to the plane that would take me to my 6 months of hell.

6 months with the Cullens. OH JOY!