BPOV

I stared at his eyes, his perfect ruby-red eyes, the eyes that looked like bright pools of blood. No matter how dangerous my brain told me he was, his eyes told me he wasn't. I think that was just the vampire dazzling trick, but I was still dazzled.

I opened my mouth to speak, but my breath was taken away. This man that stood in front of me had done that to me. I again tried to speak and succeeded. "Are you here to take me to the throne room?"

Alec looked at me, analyzing my words. "Yes. I think I am."

"Great." I started to walk and Alec followed. Then he took the lead and I followed him through a lot of complex hallways. Finally, we arrived at two huge doors. They seemed to be made out of some fine, dark wood. I sighed. I wondered why I wasn't nervous to be in a room full of human blood-drinking vampires. Maybe it was because of the very special vampire standing in front of me. I contemplated that for a minute. Finally I was brought back to reality by Alec's hand on mine.

"Don't feel intimidated. I got your back. Just walk in there and make a deal. If anything bad happens, I'll help, okay?" Alec explained

I nodded.

"Good. Now, ladies first…" Alec said and opened the huge doors, which looked like they could only be moved by vampire strength. I walked in the room slowly. There were hungry eyes following me. Alec trailed behind me, but moved at vampire speed to stand next to the three magnificent thrones. A man was sitting in each throne, with pale white skin, and marvelous red eyes of course. Alec and Jane stood next to the old looking vampires. The vampire in the middle of the whole room stood up and looked at me with a smile I only thought Alice was capable of.

"Isabella Swan! What an honor to meet you! The Cullens told us much about you. Well not really told, more like thought much about you." I must've had a weird look on my face, because the vampire man explained. "I'm Aro Volturi, and I'm somewhat like your dear Edward. I'm a mind-reader. My power is a little different though. I can only read minds by contact and I go much deeper in the thoughts of others. Anyways, as I was saying, the Cullens thought much of you, especially Edward. Or, at least that's what the others thought. But anyways, let's forget the Cullens, and talk about you. I hear that you are impervious to most vampire powers. Let's find out shall we? Come here dear child."

For some reason, I felt like his kindness was a mask, to get people what he wanted. I felt like, at the same time that he could smile, he could kill. I walked cautiously towards him, glancing at Alec momentarily. Aro took my hand and his eyes glazed over a bit. Then his eyes were back to normal and an even bigger smile overtook his face.

"Wonderful! Simply wonderful! I can't read her mind! Let's see if all our powers aren't effective. Jane dear, try your power."

Alec looked nervous. He looked at his sister. Jane looked guilty and sad, but she was loyal to her master and looked at me with sad eyes, eyes that just screamed the word "sorry". I wanted to forgive her. I really did. But then her eyes changed. Her eyes got darker, and I assumed she was using her power, but I don't think I was affected. Her eyes returned to normal and I guessed she was done. Aro seemed very happy.

"So Jane's power is ineffective either. Marvelous! Now Isabella, you are also here to discuss your future. Your power is useful to me, and you know about vampires. So choose, do you want to die and feed us, or would you like to become a vampire, join the Volturi, and live the rest of your vampiric life as the princess of the Volturi."

My throat felt dry, and my palms felt sweaty. I couldn't believe what an opportunity I had. My mind was set. I knew what decision I had to make. I spared a glance at Alec. He grinned. I sighed.

"I would like to take the second choice, but I would also like to contribute to the conditions. I think I'd like to live as a human for a bit longer, at least till I'm 19. Then on my 19th birthday you can turn me into a vampire."

"I like a good bargain!" Aro said. "I have more conditions though. You can't leave the castle without an escort if you wish to stay human. And I wish for you to take your position as princess immediately. Alec," Aro called and Alec looked up at him, "take miss swan to her new room. Then take her out so she can add to the furniture in her room and add to her luggage."

Alec nodded and walked over to me and led me to his room. There, he picked up my things and led me to another room which I guessed was mine. The room wasn't so far away from his. The room had a total of four walls. The wall right across from the door had a big window on it. There were also a few empty shelves on it too. On the wall to the left of the door was a huge canopy bed, with the same color sheets as Alec's had. The wood was even the same. Also, my bed was hanging from the ceiling. The wall to the right was a huge wardrobe and a dresser. Overall the room had great potential, potential that I hope to use.

Alec put down my luggage on the bed and looked at me. "Are you ready to get new clothes and furniture?"

I smiled at his enthusiasm. "Yes, I'm ready."

Alec took my hand and led me to an elevator. He pressed a button that had the letter 'g' on it, which I figured meant garage. We arrived at the floor and a massive garage appeared. It had rows and rows of fancy cars. Alec took me to a sleek black Italian sports car. He opened the door for me and I entered. "Thank you" I said and he got in the driver's seat. He drove out of the garage and into the busy streets of Volterra. We passed many stores on the way and we got a lot of furniture and daily clothes. Now all we needed was some princess gowns. Gowns weren't exactly my thing, but if I was to be a princess, I guess I needed them. We were at the gown store, and I was wearing a light-blue gown with a dark blue ribbon around my waist, and it was short, so it stopped right above my knees. The ends of the gown were ruffled. The gown brought black high heels. I was supposed to wear the gown with gloves, so I picked out black gloves that went up to my elbows. I picked out many other gowns after that and I decided I had enough. Me and Alec went to the car and finally, after a day full of walking, we sat. I was exhausted, but Alec seemed as though he did this everyday. We drove over to the castle and I arranged my room.

The next few weeks passed by like a breeze. Nothing really exciting happened. I fell into a regular routine. I woke up, got ready and went to the immense library. I read for maybe 2 hours, and Alec would take me to his room. We decided that I needed to learn Italian if I was to live here, so Alec was my tutor. We would practice for hours until it was time to eat. Alec would take me to a kitchen where I had my personal chef. He would sit and talk to me while I ate. After eating, we would go out to the garden. We would listen to music and just watch the sunset. After that I would return to my room and read some more, then I would get ready for bed, then, I would sleep.

I was starting to get really used to this routine, and spending time with Alec was amazing. Sometimes, he's sit with me and read. Other times he would help me learn to dance, so that at the next time all the vampires meet to announce my royalty, I wouldn't embarrass myself. Alec explained that a new member of the Volturi must be announced to the whole vampire world. Then he also explained that the new member of the Volturi must dance with a mate of their choosing. I already knew who to choose; Alec of course.

The big ceremony in which I was going to be sworn into the Volturi was a few days away. Many vampires were required to come. I feared that meant the Cullens and Victoria and Laurent. Maybe if I stood next to Alec, Victoria will leave me alone. I knew that wasn't really slightly possible, but one could hope.

Today, I was finally going to rehearse entering and dancing. I picked to wear the light-blue gown for the party. I was currently waiting outside the giant mahogany doors, my arm intertwined with Alec's, and the doors opened themselves. We walked in slowly and all eyes were on me and Alec, and that's the way I wanted it to be. As we walked down on a red carpet, I heard Aro announcing my entrance.

"Here is the new princess of the Volturi, Ms. Isabella Swan, and"Aro said happily, "Great rehearsal!" Alec took me back to my room after that. He waited outside my room while I changed into regular clothes. I walked out and met up with Alec.

"Where to now?" I asked.

"The garden." He helped me get on his back. He then moved at vampiric speed all the way to our special spot. We took our usual seats next to the pond.

"So…what's your story?" I asked

"What do you mean?"

"What happened before becoming a vampire?"

His face darkened. Obviously the memories before pained him. I instantly felt bad for asking. "Well, I started out somewhat like you. Small powers before being a vampire, I mean. I could slightly numb people. My sister said it was my voice. She made people feel a prickling feeling before she was a vampire. We lived in an old time village, so we were thought to do witchcraft. The townspeople attacked our whole family. My mother went first. She was attacked when she went to get us food at the market. It was my dad's birthday. She was kidnapped, and the next day, we found her corpse on our door step. They attached a note, saying 'get out of our town or you shall share her fate.' Jane and I were sent away by our father to our grandmother's house to hide. He was also killed. The townspeople went looking for Jane and I. They searched every house. They finally found us when we were running in the woods. Jane was taken first. They attempted to burn her at the stake. I was scheduled to be burned the next day. Jane's body went missing though. They thought nothing of it. When they went to burn me, Aro stepped in. He took me here, and gave me a choice. To be a guard, or be fed upon. My choice was obvious."

When he finished, I was in tears. I hugged Alec. To have your parents killed because of your abilities must be so terrible. He wrapped his arms around me too.

"So you told her." The voice appeared out of nowhere. Jane appeared and she pulled up a chair next to me. "He's forgetting a few key details. We were only 10 when this happened. Aro allowed us to live for 10 extra years. I don't know why that was. Now, we live happily in the Volturi."

I was still hugging Alec. I didn't want to let go. I never wanted to let go. Jane left after that. Me and Alec just stayed there, sitting, and embracing each other. I enjoyed the hug. I enjoyed his smell and his careful, ice-cold touch. I looked up at his eyes. He looked down at me. Our faces slowly came together, and we kissed. I could feel sparks flying. Even if his skin was cold, his kiss warmed me down to my bones. I came up from the kiss to breathe. We still looked each other in the eyes. The moment would have been perfect if it wasn't for the crash…