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Bella's Memoir

November 18, 3003 (Nighttime)

This is impossible. Though, what I had just discovered is unbelievably true. Aro, the leader of the Volturi, has turned Seth into a vampire.

Seth Clearwater was a shape-shifter and I had thought he and his pack were werewolves before. That was more than nine hundred years ago. Today I didn't see him in his wolf form nor in his familiar, suntanned human figure. Instead I perceived him as pale, granite-like, and perfect.

I suppose you know the Volturi and if you don't, I think it's necessary to tell you that they are the group of vampires who are trying to protect you. They are the ones who saved you.

Bella composed herself when she stopped writing. The image of Seth lingered in her thoughts. Then as if he knew she was thinking of him, the new Seth sat beside her.

"It's still me, Bella." He gave her his usual, happy grin, which made her return a smile. "I can still turn into a wolf, if that makes you feel better. Well, I'll be hard-rock after I phase, but my wolf form is still the same."

Bella laughed lightly at his light witticism, though her eyes landed grimly on the memoir on her lap. She read the words briefly and was reminded of how shocked she had been.

"Why do you keep a diary?" Seth asked, frowning slightly at the open page.

Bella sighed and responded, "I suppose I never gave up hope on the people in this world. I knew that this isn't the end of human beings. If it is, then we wouldn't be here. If God decided to kill everyone, then he would've also killed the ways of us surviving."

"So you believe in God? You believe that he has a purpose for creating us?"

She shrugged. "I guess."

"What if he meant for us to live on our own? No humans, no more hiding. That the New World is for us."

"If that's the purpose for killing billions of people then how come the Volturi thought of recreating Earth? That must be a sign of some sort that humanity has no ending. Well, not right now at least."

"The Volturi thought of all this on their own. They are not God and they are most definitely not controlled by him. They probably don't even believe in him."

Silence filled them both.

"Seth," Bella initiated, breaking the silence, "why have you not come back to us? You stopped phasing for a while and I presumed you began aging then. For centuries you didn't consider telling us that you are still alive and we had to see you with them to know?"

"Bella, you would do the same if you were in the state that I was in," he replied grimly, his lighthearted persona vanished. "For years of being with my brothers I grew undeniably attached to them. Seeing them die because of their Imprints was just too painful for me to stand."

"Jacob didn't die that early," Bella reminded, having that hollow feeling inside. "He was in fact the last one who died because Renesmee had a much longer life, though hers had to also end. But you still left, even though the person you admired was still living before those times. What happened, Seth? We looked for you and we thought you were dead."

"I wanted to protect people," he said softly, looking straight ahead in the horizon. "Like Aro said, it's our lifelong duty to protect humans. That was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life."

"Did you want to become like us?"

He made a pondering countenance with his beautiful features for a quick second before answering.

"I didn't want to, mainly because Aro was the one who offered his venom. Besides, what's the point of becoming one if I'm basically un-aging and can turn into a big, bad wolf?" They both grinned at this, then Seth's grin turned into a vibrant smile as he added, "Plus, I'm glad I became one. I wouldn't have found love if Aro hadn't come up to me."

"You've imprinted?" Bella was a bit surprised, though she was delighted.

"No, no. But I sure do love her. You'll probably meet her when we reach the dome."

Their conversation ended and Seth stood up to leave, though Bella asked him one more question.

"Who is the other shape-shifter that Aro's been keeping?" Indeed, Aro had stated that only two of the shape-shifters that the Cullens were acquainted with had survived all these centuries. Though the other shape-shifter had not become a vampire, unlike Seth.

Instead of answering her question, Seth smiled cunningly and said, "I'll leave you to your writing." With that, he left her sitting by herself on the boulder of ice.

She sighed at the mystery and continued with her journal.

I ask myself repeatedly if I should trust Aro. Caius is the same as ever, though I could care less about his disgruntled looks. Marcus is gone, hence the death of Chelsea, whom was compelling him to stay loyal to the Volturi. He was truly lifeless and seemingly jaded, though I understood him. He lost the love of his life and he simply lost interest in the world. I know the feeling.

I suppose I have no choice but to agree to Aro's request. Because of the resentment the wolves are showing the Volturi, they are now asking us to speak to them. But I have no idea how to approach those shape-shifters because the only shape-shifters I knew are mostly dead now. Most of them have imprinted, therefore, they chose to die with the women they imprinted on.

Though despite all the astonishment and doubt, I --- we are now certain that real people are safe. And since you are most likely aware of the supernatural side of this universe, I guess there is no point in writing this memoir any further. However, I will continue inscribing the evidence and memories into this mere notebook because these memories are priceless. Even if I would remember everything that happens for the rest of my existence, I wish to have proof.

It seems unreasonable but I am writing this for me and I know that in a few years things will change. The New World for vampires will only last for a short while and this piece of writing will remind us of how Earth turned into a frozen Hell.