Well here's chapter 8! Just to let all my loyal readers know I revised Chapter 1 by changing the college Alexis and Julianne went to be Iowa State. Chapter 2 despite ending the same way had quite a few changes. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 did not have any major changes. Chapter 6 I changed quite a bit in regards to how Alexis tries to escape from Felix. This also changed the beginning of Chapter 7. I'd recommend if you like this story to go back and reread chapters 2, 6, and 7 and hear what you think of the changes I made to them last week. Sorry this chapter took so long to post I had finals which gratefully went very well!

Chapter 8 Awakenings

Julianne's POV

My mind felt extremely confused as the pain that had been coursing throughout my body slowly subsided. I remembered being grabbed by Alec as Alexis was dragged off by Felix and hearing her shout at Demetri.

After Alexis had been dragged away by Felix I remembered how Demetri had then turned and said to Alec, "You can let her go now and I'll take care of her."

Alec let me go and Demetri grabbed my left arm and pulled me towards him. I tried to jerk away, but the attempt was futile. I screamed, "What the heck are you doing you dumb bat boy!" Demetri snarled and clenched my arm harder and I winced in pain. "Aro lied didn't he I?" I continued.

"Not really. Alexis just failed to specify the goodbye, plus Aro does not mind what we do with YOU one way or the other. He saw through Alexis's visions you and her with a group of vegetarian vampires that live in Forks, Washington and..."

"Wait a minute." I said, "Vegan vampires."

"Yes, there are vampires that don't utilize their full potential because they drink animal blood. There's another group of them besides the ones in Washington that live in Denali, Alaska. Now back to what I was saying. Aro said he didn't mind one way or the other what we do with you, but thinks you may or may not have a latent gift, so let's get on with this. Before I could retaliate he pulled back the corners of his mouth exposing his sharp teeth and pierced a vein on the right side of my neck. I screamed in pain as the fire started to flow through my whole body as I sank down onto the ground. The last words I remembered hearing were "...abandoned shack in the words… Aro thinks she will try to reunite with Alexis in some form or another and may seek our help eventually and possibly join us." I finally opened my eyes as the pain ended. I realized I was in an abandoned hunting shack located deep within a forest. How long had I been here and most importantly I had to be a vampire now didn't I?"

Alexis did not know how long she had been thrashing around and screaming in pain. It had to have been over a day that she had been experiencing all of this pain. She remembered Aro saying they needed to move her and Felix picking her up and laying her down on a bed in a separate room of the Volturi's headquarters if you could call it that. She had lost track of the time and all she could focus on was the burning pain in her body. Countless times she remembered crying out to die and for the pain to end. All of these cries were useless as the Volturi had done nothing. Alexis after who knows how long had finally stopped screaming as the fire became less intense.

She heard footsteps come into the room and heard Demetri say "Aro, it's almost done! Want me to bring her out?" Alexis then heard even though Aro had to be quite a ways away distinctly say, "Yes, I want to see her as she awakens."

Alexis was gently lifted up into his arms and carried out to the main chamber. As she was laid gently down on the floor, her heart began to beat rapidly at a breakneck pace. She then heard Demetri say, "She makes an exquisite immortal doesn't she Aro?"

"Yes, she does, I can't wait to see how much clearer her visions are!" Aro said with an almost giddy voice clapping his hands together.

Alexis's heart finally beat its last beat and stopped. She finally after who knows how long she had had them closed opened her eyes.

Alexis's POV

I gasped in bewilderment. Everything was perfectly clear as I sat up. My mind immediately went back to what I was and had become to save Julianne. If I could have cried I would have now as I remembered what Demetri, the monster that had carried me back into the chamber had probably done to my best friend as Felix dragged me back to Aro. If Demetri and Alec were back how long had I been out and what had happened to Jules? I then tried to think back about all the good times Jules and I had shared during the over ten years we had known each other. For some odd reason I could not remember that much. Even the very first memory of us meeting seemed as if I was looking through fog because it all seemed extremely vague now. However, certain memories I had of our friendship were still very vivid. I then glared at Demetri and looked away. I did not like the way he was looking at me in an almost lustful way. I then glared at the power hungry vampire who had turned me and said, "I'll never forgive you for doing this!" I was astounded after I said this because my voice sounded so much different as if I almost was singing when I talked.

Aro grinned at Alexis, "Ah, my dear I think your attitude towards immortality will change in time." Aro had Alexis up on her feet in less than a second. Alexis looked around still in shock. She then looked back at Demetri and almost growled, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY FRIEND?"

Demetri grinned and said, "I'll let you know sometime unless you don't figure it out within a decade or two."

Alexis realized she'd have to try to get this information out of Demetri another time. Too be perfectly honest Demetri along with Felix and all these immortal jerks scared the hell out of her. However, one way or the other she WOULD find out what happened to Julianne. She then immediately went back to observing how much clearer everything around her seemed.

"Everything looks so much more vivid in detail! Is this normal?" Alexis responded still somewhat shocked.

Aro grinned and Alexis noticed how much brighter his teeth looked to her now. "Yes, it is Alexis. You've been out for almost four days and even though you have an amazing amount of self control your probably very thirsty."

Alexis suddenly realized how there was a fierce fire in her throat. She then attempted to look ahead into the future and saw Heidi arriving with another group of tourists. She then saw what she would do and her face expressed a look of fright. How could she ever adjust to immortality if it meant she'd have to take the lives of so many innocent people? She then glanced back at Demetri and looked away again. Why was he looking at her like that? She then thought back to what she had seen in her vision of the girl with the golden eyes. Was it possible to not have to kill people to survive? Alexis did not know that in less than a year's time this vision would finally make sense to her and she would reunite with Julianne.

Please read and review! I wanted to have this story be about ten chapters, but it's shaping up to be only nine with the final chapter having my final notes on the story and sequel ideas, etc. Hopefully it will be done soon! I may not post the final chapter until around the 18th some time since I have a very busy weekend. I'm seeing the musical Cats in Minneapolis at 2:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday I'm going to a movie. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last two chapters, Pink Angel 91,imogen321, AnastasiaNikolaevna, and last but not least fanpire1288. Thanks for all the positive feedback! I thought it would be best to have the story told from Alexis's POV and Julianne's POV when they both awake as vampires. What do you guys think of Demetri's attitude towards Alexis in this chapter? Trust me when I say we will find out more about this in either the next chapter or the sequel to this story. The last chapter will deal more with Julianne as she awakens.