The day after she had gotten the news that the Volturi would be coming to Forks, Hanna was curled into Edward's arms. This might be goodbye for a while, they knew. But not forever, she had promised. It was never going to be forever.

She placed a hand on his cheek and smiled up at him, stroking his skin with her thumb. He leaned into her touch, and kissed her wrist.

"I'll be back for you Hanna. They wont take you, I'll make sure," he whispered, gripped her hand that was on his face, then lifted it away from him, as he took off in a run. Hanna followed, but made her she was downwind, so no one would smell her presence. As she hid in the trees, out of the view of the vampires, she kept her eyes trained on the Cullens. They were all grim-faced and looking defeated.

Then, the Volturi were there. Aro, Jane, Alec, Marcus, Caius, and Demetri all walked gracefully into the field, their eyes shining like vibrant, blood-soaked rubies. Hanna shivered and looked up, it was going to rain, the thunder clouds above were threatening to open up and swallow them all whole.

"Carlisle, where is Bella?" Aro asked, looking around for someone who wasn't there.

"She is in La Push, with the wolves," Edward said and Hanna flinched when his eyes turned to him, but there was that ever-lasting, annoying smile on his face.

"And why is that? Is she not turned?" Aro asked and the clan of the red-eyed vampires moved forward, to stand a few feet from the golden-eyed ones.

"No. When we returned to Forks, she confessed that she was not staying with us. She was instead staying in La Push," Alice spoke up this time and Aro looked back at his clan, they showed no reaction.

"And now, what are we supposed to do about this?" Aro asked, facing the Cullens again. His hands were open at his sides, but his fingers twitched. He wanted very much to touch one of them, and when Hanna saw his eyes on Edward, she knew he wanted to touch him, to read every thought of his. She bit her lip.

"You already have it planned out, don't you Aro?" Edward let out a snarl and Marcus stiffened, stepping forward threateningly.

Aro nodded and stepped toward Edward, who stumbled back. Hanna had never, in her whole life, seen a vampire trip over anything, let alone their own feet. And here Edward was, stumbling backwards, away from Aro, away from Aro's touch.

Hanna closed her eyes, she knew what was going to happen next. Marcus was behind him in less then a second, his hands were on Edward's arms, he forced Edward to kneel, holding his throat threateningly.

Any wrong move and Edward would have his head torn from his throat. He stiffened. The rest of the Cullens were on edge, hissing and snarling, but they would not touch Marcus or Aro, because Jane was there, she would cripple any of them if they tried anything.

Aro kneeled in front of Edward and his hand hovered over his face. Edward began to struggle to get away, he was basically yelling that something wasn't what it was supposed to be, there was something he didn't want them to know.

"What are you trying to hide Edward," Aro's whisper carried on the wind and seemed to pierce Hanna like a real knife. Edward's eyes flickered around, and Hanna looked up, the sky was getting darker. He could hear her.

His eyes were on her and his eyes widened, wishing he hadn't let any of it cross his mind, because just then Aro's hand was on his face, where Hanna's had been barely 20 minutes before. Hanna's heart thumped in her chest as Aro's lips parted as he took in the new information. His hand gripped Edward's jaw and Edward looked defeated, he was limp in Marcus' and Aro's grasp, his eyes on Hanna the entire time.

He closed his eyes as Aro let go and Marcus let go of him, he fell to the ground. Aro turned toward her and started to walk toward her. Her hair stood on end, but she got up and left the safety of her trees and started to walk toward Aro. He smiled that annoying smile at her.

"Hanna! How nice to see you," he called, then was in front of her, wanting to wrap her in a hug, but she disappeared from in front of him, to beside Edward. She stroked his cheek and smiled at him.

"It's going to be alright Edward," she whispered and then stood and leapt to the side, just as Marcus tried to catch her.

"You're going to have to try harder then that vampires," she said, glaring at each of them. Her eyes rested on Jane, the air around her looking clouded.

Then Aro was behind her, his arms around her torso, his hands on her neck. She stiffened, but could not move to get out of his arms. He would, without a second thought, kill her.

"My dear Hanna, you've come back to us. It is a shame that Theo couldn't be here with us," Aro whispered in her ear, his nose grazing her neck. She closed her eyes.

"I'll make you deal Aro. You can take me, and I'll cooperate, but in return, you can't punish any of the Cullens. As long as I'm with you, no matter what they do," she said, loud enough for everyone to hear her. Her eyes landed on Edward, who's eyes were wide. This had been her plan after all.

There was a thunderous clap of thunder, then the skies opened up and soaked the beings under it. Hanna shivered from the sudden shock of the cold. Her eyes were still on Edward, who was also soaked, and standing now.

Aro hadn't yet said anything, but Edward was running across the field, he was in midair, ready to tear Aro apart and he was suddenly surrounded in cloudy air and he fell to the ground, writhing in pain, his lips parted in a silent scream. And when the scream finally came from his lips, it was horrible, like an angel dying.

Hanna lurched forward, but Aro held her tight.

"Please, I'll go with you, just agree to the deal, and don't hurt him," she screamed, rain water was in her eyes, on her lips, glued her clothes to her body and stuck her hair to her skin.

"Fine. Come with us, and they will not be harmed as long as we have you," Aro said, nodded, and then Jane was smiling and Edward was curled into a ball on the muddy ground, clutching his sides. Alice and Carlisle were with him in a matter of seconds, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie faced the rest of the vampires, as if they could stop any more attacks on their family.

Hanna escaped from Aro's arms and ran across the field, she was almost at him, she was almost kneeling beside him, she had almost knelt to give him one last kiss, but then she was swept away and carried off, the Volturi gone in different direction, Caius was carrying her. She kicked him in the chest and punched him the throat, trying to get away, to go back to him, but he held her in a vice-like grip.

"Edward!" She screamed, sobs ripping through her body before she closed her eyes and was gone, her and Caius in Italy, in the throne room of the Volturi. Caius staggered, and Hanna took that time to get away from him. She was high in the air, in the rafters, where no vampire could get to her unless they really tried. And man, did Caius try.

Later that night, when Caius had grown tired of her, Aro and the rest of his clan walked into the room. Aro peered up at her.

"You know if you leave, they will be punished," Aro called up and that smile returned to his face.

"Screw you Aro. You know the only reason I'm here is to protect them," she called back and curled her lip in a sneer.

Marcus ran up, using all his strength and speed to his ability to get up to rafters, beside her. She stepped back into empty air, her arms flailed for a moment, and then she fell, Marcus looking alarmed. She smirked, and disappeared from his view and used this momentum to fall on top of him, causing him to stumble and slip from the rafters, his chin smacking the thick wood on his way down. Hanna used their combined momentum to slam him into the ground, her elbow cracking his neck. She was back in the rafters before anyone else could grab her.

There was clapping from somewhere, and Hanna turned to face Demetri, who had been waiting in the rafters for her. She turned to get away, but his hands gripped her collar and tugged her forward, so she was dangling in empty air. She struggled to get away.

"Remarkable, you have the speed and strength of a vampire, but your skin," he stroked her collarbone with his thumb, and she let out a whimper. "Your skin is like a human's, so delicate," he murmured then threw her down, so fast that when her back hit the marble floor the air was knocked from her lungs, Demetri laughing at her from above in the rafters. She let out a scream, curling into herself, her breathing coming out in short bursts. Aro knelt at her side and grabbed her jaw, lifting her face to his level. Tears soaked her cheeks and his eyes were full of malice.

"Hanna, what happened to that tough girl I knew so long ago?" He sneered and she shook her head, biting her trembling bottom lip.

"I'm not that same girl Aro," she hissed, and then used that invisible force to throw him off and throw Demetri from the rafters, into one of the throne chairs.