Bella:
"Father, I got the information. The human is called Belle, and apparently she is getting married to Edward and won't be changed in a while. Now, I will change back to the Angel of Death and deliver Death to her. All right?" I asked. "Oh, and I need Jane."
"All right, dear. Jane will be here very soon," said Aro. "You go on and offer them the choice."
"All right, Father. Love you," I said and hung up. Then, I concentrated and turned back into Isabella Marie Volturi, with my red eyes.
I went to the house and knocked on the door. "Bella, is that you?" asked Alice and opened the door.
When she saw me she gasped. "Volturi," she exclaimed, noting my red eyes and my Volturi look.
"Hmm..." I said in a cold voice. "Master Aro wants me to check on the Cullens. May I come in?"
"Yes," said Alice and I went in. Inside were Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, and finally Edward and Belle.
"Well, well, well. Looks like someone's been naughty. I smell a human. Edward Cullen, Master Caius would be so surprised to see that you have a human with you that knows everything. I should probably tell them," I said coldly. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Alice went to answer it, thinking it would be Bella, but of course was Jane.
"Ah, welcome Jane. I have just found out how naughty Edward Cullen has been. We know he's been busy, after all. What should we do?" I asked her.
"Mistress," said Jane, which was what she always called me when we were on official business. "It is death or vampirism. Should I give pain to the human?"
"Go ahead, Jane," I said coldly.
Carlisle said, "What are you doing here, Jane? And who is your friend?"
"This, my friend Carlisle, is the Angel of Death. It is her job to take care of rulebreakers," Jane said.
Edward quickly said, "It is not going to work, Jane. You deal with mental pain. Belle here is a mental shield. I can't hear her!" Belle was cowering in fear behind Edward.
"Well, then, bring out your human. What is her name?" I asked.
"Belle," said Edward.
"Ah, yes, Belle, come forward, child," I said. She did. "Do you know what the Volturi is?"
"Yes...they enforce the rules...no telling any human about vampires," said Belle.
"Yes, child. And what has Edward done?" I asked.
"He broke the rules. He told me," said Belle. "Please don't kill me or Edward! I will become a vampire soon. I promise!"
"Yes, Angel of Death," said Carlisle, who was surprisingly very calm. "We plan on changing Belle after the wedding."
"And, my friend, when is that?" I asked.
"The wedding is in two weeks. Two weeks, give or take and she will become one of us," said Esme.
"Well, then, that changes things. Jane, would Master Aro mind waiting two more weeks?" I asked.
"No, mistress," said Jane.
"All right. Two weeks. Then, afterwards, you must visit us in Volterra to make sure you didn't break your word. If you do break your word, we won't hesitate to kill her. Understood?" I asked.
"Yes, Angel of Death," said Carlisle.
"Good. Come, Jane, we have other matters to take care of," I said and I closed my eyes and teleported Jane and me to Volterra.
I went up to Aro. "Father, I have given the Cullens two weeks to change the human. Then, they have to visit us. If they haven't changed her in two weeks, then we'll kill her," I said.
"All right," said Aro. Then, I went up to see Alec.
Afterwards, Aro called me. "Yes, Father?" I asked.
"Dear, we are hosting an engagement ball between Alec and you. It is really a way to get the Cullens to come, since it is two weeks from now. If they come and their human isn't a vampire yet, we could kill her. Is that all right?" asked Aro.
"Yes, Father, it is all right," I replied. I wanted to be engaged to Alec.
Edward Cullen, Rochester NY:
We heard a knock. "Bella, is that you?" asked Alice and she opened the door. She thought Bella had come back from hunting.
When she saw the person she gasped. "Volturi," she exclaimed, noting. NO! NO! NOT the Volturi. Come to kill my Belle!
Carlisle said, in his mind, Edward, I'll take care of this. We won't have the Volturi kill Belle. I solowly nodded.
"Hmm..." said a cold voice. "Master Aro wants me to check on the Cullens. May I come in?" No! Maybe it was Jane! Jane shows no mercy! This is terrible.
Esme was saying, oh my, Edward, it might be Jane. This could get ugly.
"Yes," said Alice and the person went in. It wasn't Jane. It was a girl with mahogany hair and red eyes.
"Well, well, well. Looks like someone's been naughty. I smell a human. Edward Cullen, Master Caius would be so surprised to see that you have a human with you that knows everything. I should probably tell them," she said coldly. She smelled Belle. This was terrible. I was about to open my mouth when suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Alice went to answer it, thinking it would be Bella, but was not.
It was Jane, one of the witch twins.
"Ah, welcome Jane. I have just found out how naughty Edward Cullen has been. We know he's been busy, after all. What should we do?" the girl asked Jane.
"Mistress," said Jane. Was this girl her mistress? I mean, we never saw her before. "It is death or vampirism. Should I give pain to the human?"
"Go ahead, Jane," the girl said coldly.
Carlisle said, "What are you doing here, Jane? And who is your friend?" In my years in the Volturi, I've never seen this girl before.
"This, my friend Carlisle, is the Angel of Death. It is her job to take care of rulebreakers," Jane said.
I quickly said, since I didn't want Belle to get Jane's power or experience death by this Angel of Death, "It is not going to work, Jane. You deal with mental pain. Belle here is a mental shield. I can't hear her!" Belle was cowering in fear behind me.
"Well, then, bring out your human. What is her name?" the Angel of Death asked.
"Belle," I said.
"Ah, yes, Belle, come forward, child," the Angel said. Belle did. "Do you know what the Volturi is?" the Angel of Death asked menacingly.
"Yes...they enforce the rules...no telling any human about vampires," said Belle.
"Yes, child. And what has Edward done?" the Angel asked.
"He broke the rules. He told me," said Belle. "Please don't kill me or Edward! I will become a vampire soon. I promise!"
"Yes, Angel of Death," said Carlisle, who was surprisingly very calm. "We plan on changing Belle after the wedding." Well, if you want, Edward. I slowly nodded.
"And, my friend, when is that?" the Angel asked.
"The wedding is in two weeks. Two weeks, give or take and she will become one of us," said Esme. Please don't kill Belle! Esme screamed in her mind.
"Well, then, that changes things. Jane, would Master Aro mind waiting two more weeks?" the Angel asked Jane.
"No, mistress," said Jane.
"All right. Two weeks. Then, afterwards, you must visit us in Volterra to make sure you didn't break your word. If you do break your word, we won't hesitate to kill her. Understood?" The Angel said. She was pretty merciful.
"Yes, Angel of Death," said Carlisle.
"Good. Come, Jane, we have other matters to take care of," she said and she closed her eyes. Both she and Jane disappeared.
"Well, I guess we have to change you, love, in two weeks," I told her.
Belle smiled widely. Then, she frowned. "Is the Volturi always like this?" she asked.
Surpisingly, it was Carlisle who answered. "Come, Belle, let's go to my study," he said. Edward, though we told her of the Volturi, we didn't show her any pictures!
We followed Carlisle.
Belle, Rochester:
I love Edward! I mean, then, his old love Bella comes, but whatever. I love Edward, and he loves me. Carlisle led us to the study and showed me the most beautiful painting ever.
Then, he spoke. "Belle, the Volturi is like the royal family. There are three brothers: Marcus, on the left, Aro, in the middle, and Caius, on the right. They enforce the rules. The main rule is keep the secret. I was with the Volturi three hundred years ago. You could see me there. Then, I left.
"Belle, the Volturi do not adopt our style of living. They are traditional vampires, human drinkers. They are the nighttime patron of the arts and can be merciful, unless you reveal yourself to the humans. Then, they could be ruthless. The Volturi are unstoppable because they have an array of guards. Aro only lets vampires with gifts to join the guard, the exception being Felix. You have just seen one of them. Jane. Jane can give you the illusion of pain. However, since like Bella, Edward can't read your mind, we assume that you also have a shield, like Bella said. Jane's mental power wouldn't work on you. And, apparently the Angel of Death is one of their newer members," said Carlisle.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Alice came in with an elegant invitation. I took it and read it.
It said:
Dear Cullen Family,
You are cordially invited to attend the engagement ball of our own Alec Volturi to our Princess and Angel of Death two weeks from now.
All members must attend, including your human, whom we assume will be a vampire by then.
Cordially Yours,
Aro, Caius, Marcus, Isabella
Volturi Leaders
"Edward, what is this?" I asked him. I handed it to Edward. Edward quickly read it.
"It seems as if the Volturi is making it impossible for you to escape without being changed. They are deliberately holding a ball two weeks from now and are forcing us to attend just so they could see you as a vampire. If we must be at the gathering in two weeks, you need to be changed before then in order to be in control of your bloodlust. I say we move the wedding to this Friday, so we could change you quickly," said Edward.
He handed the invitation to Carlisle.
I didn't mind, as long as I was able to be with Edward forever. "OK, love, but I want to come up with an excuse for my parents," I said. "I don't mind if you invite Bella."
Edward looked surprised. "Is it neccessary, Belle?" he asked.
"Yes, Edward. You need to see her see you be happy. Don't let her think that you weren't happy," I said.
Carlisle seemed to have something else in mind. "It seems as if the Volturi has a new leader. This Isabella person. After all, it has been the three brothers who ruled Volterra for milennia. Possibly this Isabella person is the Angel of Death," said Carlisle.
Edward gasped. "You don't think Bella could possibly be this Isabella, could it? After all, Bella's full name is Isabella Marie Swan. She could have easily gone to the Volturi. That might be why she hasn't been back. She could be the Angel of Death," said Edward.
"No, Edward, it can't be possible," I told him. "The Angel of Death, remember, had red eyes. Was she a human drinker?"
"Yes, Belle, love, all red-eyed vampires are human drinkers unless they are newborn. However, by the way she acted, the Angel of Death is most definately not newborn. Plus, she was from the Volturi. The Volturi are traditional vampires," said Edward.
"Well, then, it can't be Bella. I saw it for myself. Bella had brunette hair and golden eyes. This Angel person had mahogany hair and red eyes. It is OK, Edward. It is not her. Maybe it is a coincidence that both are called Isabella," I said.
Edward seemed to relax. He kept talking with Carlisle over the next few days about whether the morphine would kill the pain. I was going to live forever.