Hanna breathed a sigh, then she disappeared from her room and was in the Cullen's house. She was in Carlisle's study. He looked surprised to see her in front of him, but he got up to close the door to his study.
"I just came to say goodbye, for good this time," she whispered and saw despair cross his features.
"What do you mean?" He asked in a hushed voice, gathering her in his arms. She rested her head against his chest and breathed in his scent. She closed her eyes as their life together flashed behind her eyelids.
"Edward has all the journals I've written. They contain my entire life. I would enjoy it if you read them," she whispered and felt a tear roll from her eye and stain his shirt. He didn't seem to care.
"You're going to die, aren't you?" He asked, and she thought she heard his voice crack. She nodded and his arms tightened around her.
"I don't have any other reason to be here Carlisle. The Volturi wont come to kill you, I'll make sure they don't. Edward will be here in a few hours. I said my goodbyes to him before he left. I just wanted to say my official goodbye to you," she murmured and that old love she used to have for this man returned, but she shoved it aside, now was not the time.
She felt him nod and release her. He looked weakened, aged. She forced a small smile.
"Hanna, I don't want you to do this, but I know I can't stop you, no matter what." He whispered, then reached forward to wipe away another tear. He looked as if he would cry, if he could.
"Tell the others that they no longer have to worry about me and I send my regards," she said, her voice cracking, then she kissed him on the cheek, and was gone from his study, instead she was back in her room.
She left the room quietly, and leaned against the wall, she was trying to gather every last ounce of courage she had left, because she was about to sign her death warrant.
She heaved a sigh and walked casually to the throne room. There was a meeting of some kind. She walked into the room, but no one turned to look at her. All except Alec, who watched her as if it was his job. Which it probably was. She stood off to the side, and mentally selected the vampires that had little to no importance in the coven, then selected the ones that wouldn't be missed, even if they did have a little power to their rank.
She let the meeting go on, until the very ending, then closed her eyes and felt a sudden and blistering heat from in front of her as the two dozen vampires caught on fire. They screamed in pain, real pain, and there was a sense of confusion in the room, until Caius, Aro, Marcus, and Jane caught sight of her. She was suddenly thrown backwards, by Caius, and she slammed into the marble wall, she couldn't even scream from the pain because it knocked the air right from her lungs. She looked around and the floor was covered in a layer of ashes.
Aro walked up behind Caius and Marcus followed him. Caius lifted her from the floor and held her against the wall in an attempt to save himself. She looked Aro in the eye as he came to stand in front of her. He looked pissed.
"You betray us now, after everything we've done for you? Everything we've given you?" He hissed and she shook her head.
"You haven't done anything but ruin my life. You've only given me the chains that keep me bound to this place. I'll make you a deal though, Aro. Instead of me killing you, you can kill me, but you also leave the Cullen's alone," she said and he let out a snarl and turned around before he could kill me.
"I don't care about the Cullens Hanna! I never intended on killing them! Why are you going to this length to defeat us?" He hissed and Hanna nearly fell to her knees.
"I have nothing to be thankful for, Aro, I owe you nothing but the lives of the ones I love. You killed Theo-"
"And dozens of vampires died in his place!" He bellowed and she flinched. She had never heard that vampire raise his voice.
"You wouldn't understand Aro! You've never loved anything!" She screamed at him and her liquid glass poured from her body, settling on the floor.
"Why are you killing yourself Hanna? Why not go and hibernate, forget all of this, live a new life?" He asked, avoiding her question easily. She didn't care if he answered it or not.
"I've tried that Aro. I'm sick of living, I'm sick of forgetting, I'm just sick of all of this!" She yelled and shrank back as Jane took a step back. The liquid glass rushed out to cancel out anything Jane had thrown at her. Alec reached out to take hold of his twin's hand and she looked as if she had calmed down considerably.
Aro rushed forward at that instant and Hanna watched, perplexed, as his forearm was swallowed up by her chest, blood rushing to meet the opening. And the pain was unbearable, she gripped his arm and Caius stepped back, the only thing keeping Hanna on her feet was her holding onto Aro's arm. He slammed her into the wall and she felt his hand, like a blade now, go out through the back. She let out a blood curdling scream and she fell forward as he retracted his arm. She fell to her knees, her hands were on the hole in her chest, but it was futile. She was dying and nothing could help her now.
"Then die Hanna," Aro hissed, his eyes on her the entire time.
"Our deal," she coughed up blood, "was that if I remained within the Volturi, within this kingdom of yours, you would not harm the Cullens, is that correct?" She asked, trying not to use up all her energy. Aro couldn't see what she was getting at yet.
"Yes, that was our deal in the beginning," he whispered and she nodded.
She stood up on shaky legs and started to walk forward, she was suddenly down in a hidden hallway within the headquarters of the Volturi, her blood stained the floor as she walked, they could track her down here if they really wanted to know where she was.
She leaned against the wall, then sat against it, and stared at her skin as it began to turn to stone, and soon it was a polished marble, gleaming back at her.
Finally, her entire body consisted of the material and she was forever a part of this damned place, the Volturi was weakened and the Cullens would not be harmed at all.