Just as planned we reached Forks by nightfall. Or at least the vampires and wolves running did. The car got there sometime past midnight.

"What took you so long?" Edward asked jokingly.

"You're not the one with a truck full of wolves!" Emmett complained. "We had to stop a bazillion times for bathroom, food and just to stretch!!!"

Edward chuckled. "You're decision..."

Emmett throw Edward a nasty look and climbed out. Most of the wolves had already jumped out and were running in random directing, mostly towards the reservation. Jake and Nessie said good bye to all of us before going back. Vanessa climbed out of the car finally, yawning loudly.

"You need to go bed," I said, laughing at her. She looked just like I did when I was still human.
Vanessa nodded. I led her into the house and up the stairs to the bedroom with the bed.

"Thanks, Bella," Vanessa said. "See you in the morning..."

"Ok, have a nice night," I whispered before going back out to everyone else.

Three Years Later...

"Congrats, Vanny!" Alice said, looking as if she was about to burst with happiness, though it was nothing compared to Vanessa.

She was wearing the biggest smile anyone had ever seen. She was sitting in the Cullen's living room with presents stacked around her. Over the three years, she had only grown more like the Cullen's. She learned more about fashions with help from Alice and Rosalie, learned about how to keep a home and have a family from Esme, and looked more and more like me every day. It's a little strange, but I guess we are half sisters. Now, she wasn't the young 15 year old who had just lost her parents. She was an independent, beautiful 18 year old girl, ready to face the challenges of college and life to come. None of us remembered, at that point, the choice the Volturi had made years before.

"I can't believe I'm 18!" Vanessa said. "And that I got accepted at every college I applied for!"

"We're all so proud of you," Esme said, giving her a hug.

"Open your presents!" Alice said eagerly, shoving a large box at her.

Vanessa smiled and ripped the paper open to find a box of all the newest and most expensive styled clothing-from Alice and Jasper of course. Then the present from Rosalie and Emmett, make-up and products galore. Edward and I got together and found as many photos of Renee and Phil as we could, some with me and some with Vanessa, and put them into a scrapbook, with pages also for every member of her new family, the Cullen's.

"Oh my gosh..." she muttered as she flipped through the brightly colored pages full of photos. "Thank you so much," Vanessa said, giving me a big hug. I gave her a light hug back, careful not to break any ribs. Esme and Carlisle had gotten Vanessa a new Mercedes, which she was quite excited about. But, then, like all good things, it came to an end.

Knock, knock

"I'll get it," I volunteered, quickly standing and running to the door. I opened it up and my smile dispersed. Standing on the doorstep, were some of the people we had never wanted to see here again. Caius, Aro and Marcus, three of the Volturi members, stood on our step, waiting to be let in. My eyes grew wide and I stopped breathing (not that it made much difference).

"Hello Bella, aren't you looking lovely," Aro greeted me. He always seemed to like me for some bizarre reason.

"Um, hello Aro, Caius, Marcus," I said to each of them in turn.

"May we come in?" Caius asked in a sweet tone. I merely nodded and stepped aside. Then I led them to our crowded living room. The laughter and smiles quickly ended.

"Hello," Carlisle said stiffly, but politely. Vanessa looked as if she might have a heart attack at any moment.

"Hello, friends," Aro said. He sat down on the sofa.

"Make yourselves comfortable," Esme said hurriedly and kindly, but she didn't look as if she meant it.

"Thank you," Caius said, sitting down. Marcus didn't sit, he kept standing.

"Ah Vanessa, it has been too many years now," Aro said politely. Vanessa didn't answer at all. She merely stared in fear.

"It seems we have come at a bad time," Caius commented. "Vanessa's 18th, is it not?"

"Yes," Edward answered, sounding very protective, as he used to sound around me.

I walked over and stood by Edward and Vanessa in a protective stance.

"Hm, I see. Well, Vanessa is quite obviously not a vampire. That, my friends, is not good. She knows about us all, as dear Bella did. And that only means either she becomes one of us, which I would not like to do, or she will die, which is even less pleasant for all of us," Marcus said.
"I don't see why she has to become a vampire, she can keep a secret! Bella did!" Alice burst out.

"Yes, I'm sure she could for a time, but humans aren't reliable to keep secrets. They tend to... spill," Marcus said, narrowing his eyes on Vanessa.

"We could make sure she doesn't," Alice suggested.

"No you couldn't," Marcus growled.

"What Marcus means is, you can't be with her every waking moment of the day and night. It's impossible. Or at least for us it is," Aro said.

"Well, I guess that's true..." Emmett said, but he didn't finish what he was going to say because Rosalie growled at him. She really had taken to liking Vanessa, unlike how she had been around Bella.

"Hm. Well, I see that the choice of killing her is completely out of the question, so being as that is, our decision is final. Now, being as he is the most controlled, let us let Carlisle do it," Caius said smoothly.

Carlisle shook his head. "I can't, she shouldn't be forced into this kind of life," he said.

"We agree, but we have no choice," Aro said. He was beginning to sound slightly annoyed.

"Yes you do!" Carlisle said. "Just let her carry on with her life! She won't let down her family, she isn't like that."

"You don't know that," Marcus sneered.
"Yes, we do!" I growled. "She's been living with us for three years now! And nothing has happened!"

"She's a relation of Bella's, she is almost just like her. She's like a combination of all of us. her mind works exactly like ours. She is basically already one of us, protecting the secret with her life!" Alice said.

"Vanessa wouldn't tell, would you Vanessa?" Edward said more quietly.
Vanessa shook her head. "Of course I wouldn't, this is my family, I wouldn't do that for my life."

Marcus looked enraged, Aro pleased with her personality and Caius looked deep in thought.
"How dare you all go against us!" Marcus roared. "We're the head of all of our kind. We keep the peace, we help protect our kind! And your all trying to bring us to an end!"

"No we're not!" Rosalie screamed.

"We're trying to protect our family," I added to what Rosalie was saying. "Family doesn't let family down. Friends don't let friends down."

"Only people who truly hate each other and are trying to ruin others let each other down," Esme said.

"At the moment, you guys are leaning more towards the 'enemies' side," Edward said thoughtfully.

"We don't have to be friends," Marcus growled.

"But it would be a better choice," Aro commented. His two companions turned to him and stared in amazement. "What?"

"They are trying to bring an end to us!" roared Marcus.

"No, they really aren't. They're protecting loved ones," Aro said in a barely audible whisper. Then he turned and fled from the house, looking as if he had just remembered something long forgotten, or someone long forgotten.

Caius turned back to us. "We shall leave Vanessa for now. But, by the time she is 20, if she has not been changed, you will all be in grave danger," he snarled. Then Marcus and Caius left as well, racing after Aro.

Vanessa collapsed to the floor.

"Vanessa! Are you ok?" I asked her.

She nodded. "Sorry," she muttered. "It's my fault they came here..."

"No, it isn't," Edward said firmly.
"But it's my fault that I-" Vanessa started but was cut off by Edward.

"It doesn't matter whether it's your fault or not. We're going to defend you no matter what. We're all family," he said.

"Wait!" I yelled.

"Yes?" The volturi said as they returned.

"Carlisle does have amazing self control, so does Edward and I." I said continuing.

"Yes.... your point." Aro said. He hated not being able to read my mind.

"What if I did it? I can. I have amazing self control. Edward will stop me. Alice can warn him. Jasper can make me feel satisfied if I want her blood. And more importantly I am family. I am her step sister." I said.

"Well..." Aro said.

"BELLA!" My family yelled.

"No. Do not blame Bella. Let me decide. It is my life after all." Vanny said.

"Fine." Aro said.

"I am sorry to say. To my family. But I will accept Bella's offer. It will make everyone in the Volturi happy." Vanny said.

"But it won't leave you happy." Rose said.

"Yes it will." Vanny said. "I will be with my sister. The only family I have left. I can't not miss this. Also, the closer to her age the better." Vanny said.

"You really want this?" Carlisle asked.

"Yes. And if I do it soon. Since it is only morning. I can wake up on my sisters birthday. Make sure everyone NO ONE hunt. We can have a birthday hunt when I awake." Vanny said.

"Wow... well... alright. You will both be 18. Though... Bella was almost 19 when she was turned." Emmett said.

"And I do not think that experience is what you want on your birthday." Rose said.

"Fine, if the Volturi is okay. I do wish to stay human for another year. I will be turned next year. That way. I will be about 19. Well.. I will be 19. I will be turned on Bella's bday." Vanny said.

"What is the difference?" Rose said.

"That Bella and I will have more in common." Vanny said. Everyone looked at her with confusion but me. I think she was blocking Edward out. I only got it.

"Man, why are you blocking me?" Edward asked. I was right!

"Wait.. so no one knows. I want to see if Bella gets it.

"I think I do." I said.

"Could you take me far away so no one can here and I can tell you if you are right?" Vanny said.

"Fine." I said. "Be right back promise." I said. With that I put Vanny on my back and flew. I knew they would want to follow but before I left I gave them a warning glance. Plus they would find out sooner.

"Put your shield around me please. I am tired of hiding it from Edward." Vanny said.

"Sure." I said as I put my shield around her and nodded to her when it was done.

"What do you think it is?" Vanny asked.

I whispered it to her. She nodded and told me I was correct. With that she gave me the okay to go back and tell the others.

"So... what is it?" Emmett said. Acting like a kid. Nothing new.

"Hint... Day I turned into a vampire and our birthday and what Vanny wants her day to turn into a vampire will be." Vanny and I said.

Everyone still didn't get it.

"Alright no offense but you all are really out of it." Vanny said.

"Okay... My birthday is September 13th. My vampire birthday is September 10th." I said.

"And my birthday is September 10th. I want my vampire birthday to be September 13th." Vanny said.

"You get it?" we asked.

"Yes." Everyone said but Emmett. Of course.

"Emmett... " Rose said.

"No Bella and Vanny will get it." Edward said reading Vanny's mind.

"Emmett...." Vanny said this time. "Bella's vampire birthday is my real human birthday." Vanny said.

"And Vanny wants her vampire birthday to be on my real human birthday." I said.

"What?" Emmett said. He still didn't get it. Wow...

"We get turned on each other's real birthdays, and we both have our vampire birthdays on each other's humans birthdays." Vanny and I said.

"5...4... 3...2...1..." Alice and Edward started counting down. I wonder why.,,

"Oh... I get it." Emmett finally said.

With that Vanny burst out laughing. "Wow... Alice... Edward.. and Especially Emmett." Vanessa said through her laughs. This time EVERYONE and I mean everyone got it. Even little Emmett.

"Yes.. and he really gets both things." Edward said reading Emmett's mind.

"Hey!" Emmett said.

"Sorry... Rose asked me to make sure." Edward said in his defense.

"Rosie!" He said.

"Sorry. How about I make it up to you later tonight?" Rose whispered seductively to Emmett low so we didn't have to hear to much. I barely made out the words.

"Well... enough of that... Do you accept?" Vanny asked the Volturi. "Besides it is about a year earlier than you agreed on. So it works." Vanny said.

"Fair. We will be back September 15th. To check on you." Aro said.

"15th?" Vanny and I asked. Wow.. we do think alike.

"Yes.. I know you will be waking the 13th. Early morning. And then you have to hunt. Get used to everything. And you will miss most of your birthdays. So you can celebrate it on the 14th. Then a day to get ready. Or whatever." Aro said.

"Well.. then okay. We will see you soon. Good bye." Carlisle said.

"Bye Cullen's, and future Cullen's." Aro said.

"Bye." The Cullen's said. With that they left and left for good.

"And by future Cullen's he means not that you will be marring but because once your a vampire. Your last name will be Cullen. Officially." Edward said. Answering all the unanswered questions by looking into the volturi minds.

"So... that means that we will be changing high schools again." Rose said.

"We will not enroll you this year. We are going to home school you." Esme said. "A lie to get past everything." Esme said.

"With everything it will help." Carlisle said. "If she wakes up here. We can stay for what... a few days after. Then move where there are less people." Carlisle said.

"Fair enough." Esme said.

We all got in a big hug. Making sure not to hurt Vanny.