Aro's POV

Oh…poor Edward.

If he wasn't so determined to stick to his ways, so much like my dear friend Carlisle, he could possibly pass for my own offspring. He's so…powerful.

He really would make a nice addition to our little family here. As would his lovely sister Alice, of course. Oh, but neither would ever dream of joining a bunch of monsters such as ourselves. Such a shame, such a shame.

Well. I told my dearest little Jane to bring Edward back to me. He will need consoling.

And now, without Bella holding him back, perhaps he will decide to become a member of our noble household after all. One never can know. A pity Bella had to go for us to get our wish.

But he was fairly warned. We even gave him somewhat of a second chance to change her: when Jane noticed she was still human at that silly little battle against the newborns.

Oh, excelent, here he comes.

"Jane," I greet her warmly. It's always a pleasure for me to see her. "How is he, dear?"

Her face, which had been beaming at my welcome, dropped slightly at my mention of Edward. The flight must have been dreadful.

"Fine, I guess. He isn't doing a whole lot." She looks down and frowns a little. "I guess I just expected a little more response from him."

I have to laugh at that. How funny it is when poor Jane doesn't get quite the clash she expects! I am a bit surprised by that fact however. It is not like Edward to let his Bella go without a struggle. I have heard everything he has ever thought about that girl; believe me, he didn't consider anything lightly with her. Almost everything was do or die. Unfortunate for such a young boy. Just over a hundred. How much he has to learn. Starting with benefiting from humans, not socializing with them.

"Oh, I'm sure he isn't that bad. Bring him in!"

I can hear the soft shuffling of feet followed by an awfully vacant-looking body.

For a second, I almost feel guilty. Edward isn't like this. Not the Edward I know at least. Not the Edward whose thoughts I listened to when he wanted me to kill him to be with Bella.

But now I realize it was the right thing. As sweet as she seemed, Bella wouldn't have been able to keep a secret as big as ours for much longer. Not to mention the fact that Edward shouldn't have been associating with a mortal with such intensity.

"Now, Edward. Don't be like that. It had to be done." I wait for a response, but Edward doesn't even bat an eye. "Come, son. I'd like to see what's going on in that head of yours."

He doesn't move for a moment, sighs, then steps toward me.

This should be most interesting!

We touch, and I enter the mind of Edward Cullen. Then, I'm swallowed up by nothingness.

Nothingness…

Nothing…

Noth…

I pull my hand away as if it had been burned. Never in my many, many years as a contact reader had I ever experienced something quite like what I got from Edward. The boy is like a black hole. A deep, dark, extremely large black hole.

Of course, I did hear a little bit. I don't pay attention to what I've heard before, but I did find out what had happened from the last time he left us. Then, him finding out about Bella. That's about when the nothingness kicked in. So unfortunate. A young man such as himself shouldn't be so wrapped up in a girl. Not even as a vampire where changes such as these are fairly permanent.

Now, that just won't do. We can't have such a depressed vampire among us. He might try something drastic again. I feel now, more than ever, that we need to help him.

What better way than to join us - the Vulturi. Masters of the immortal world. Keepers of peace throughout the land. Meals delivered straight to our doors. What is there in this offer to turn down?

"Edward." I wait for him to tip his empty eyes toward me before I continue. "Edward, I'd like for you to join us. It's time for you to put your magnificent powers to good use. Help us. Help us maintain order in our world. You can be happy again. With us. What do you say, my boy? Yes, I presume?"

His eyes stare off for a second then focus on me again. He simply states, "I won't eat humans."

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