AN: Hello again. I wrote this chapter while I was on holidays and decided that I wanted to see Seth from someone elses point of view, so this chapter is in Aro's POV because I think that he is interesting, despite the fact that he's a manipulative bastard.
Enjoy ^_^

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer is still the sole owner of the Twilight Saga and its characters

CHAPTER 4 (first impressions)

ARO POV

He had them now.

Aro knew that his request to speak to one of the Wolves would not be well received. In fact, he

was counting on it.

So far the Cullen'shad proved all of his accusations to be false. They had bought their witnesses

and their pets and had so far thwarted all plans he had made to annihilate them and 'collect' their talented members. This time though, Aro knew he had won. He knew from Edward's thoughts that the so called shape shifters would never agree to speak with him, or even come within ten feet of a vampire they weren't planning on killing.

'And when they refuse my request,' He thought, 'I will claim that they have something to hide, that they are plotting with the Cullen's to destroy the Volturi and take charge of the vampire race themselves.'

Aro wasn't bothered by the fact that his claims would be false, so long as it resulted in him getting what he wanted. Maybe he would even capture one of the younger wolves and train it as a bodyguard, 'Yes,' he thought. 'That would be quite acceptable.'

He suddenly stopped his mental plotting when he felt Edward's glare upon him, obviously angry at the thoughts running through Aro's head. 'Sorry Edward, but that's just how it is. I've won already. Don't worry though, not all will die. The wolves will, even the one who ran into the forest like a coward, and many of your witnesses will go along with them but I have a feeling that your beautiful wife and darling daughter will have a drastic change of opinion in the Volturi, and who knows, maybe I will be merciful and decide to spare your life as well. Yes, you and your little family will make a fine addition to my collection.'

Aro had expected Edward to lose control then, perhaps even try and attack him. What he didn't expect was for Edward to produce an evil smirk of his own and say loud enough for all to hear, "The Quileute wolves have accepted your terms Aro. One of their members has volunteered to speak with you in his human form."

Aro lost his smirk completely and the clearing went suddenly silent. Even the outraged howling of the wolves ceased as a boy emerged from among the trees.

Aro had previously decided to dislike the wolf at first sight, but all he felt was shock, 'He is only a child." He thought.

The boy could be no older than sixteen. He was tall for his age but hadn't yet reached six feet, his hair was relatively short but long enough for the fringe to hang in his eyes which were dark brown and seemed to sparkle from within. What exactly they sparkled with Aro didn't know but the boy's entire body seemed to exude an aura of happiness.

He didn't hesitate as he walked towards the Volturi, stopping only once on his journey through no-man's-land, to speak to the grey and russet coloured wolves that were following him, "C'mon guys, I'll be fine. I'm perfectly capable of talking to a couple of vampires on my own, as you well know."

When the two wolves only stared at him in return, not making any move to retreat, the boy sighed and rolled his eyes at them in seeming exasperation, though the small smile at the corner of his mouth suggested that he was not as annoyed as he was making out to be.

He continued his journey and was by Edward's side in under a minute. He grinned at Edward, and Aro was surprised to see that the boy was genuinely happy to see him, before turning to scan the assembled Volturi, his eyes resting on the hooded Jane and Alec for slightly longer than the others, before making eye contact with Aro, and smiling.

Before Aro could even think of responding, Edward spoke again, "Members of the Volturi, allow me to introduce you to Seth Clearwater." Here he paused slightly for effect, trying to keep the smug smile from his face. "He has agreed to answer any questions that you wish to ask him honestly. As long as they are relevant to your cause of course." Here Edward looked at Aro for confirmation.

"Of course." Agreed Aro through gritted teeth, knowing that Edward had backed him into a corner, he couldn't refuse and for the first time Aro regretted bringing so many witnesses.

Then, suddenly, he was struck with a brilliant plan. He extended his arm towards the wolf-boy, as if to shake hands, "It is a pleasure to meet you Seth; I am pleased that you have agreed to take us up on our offer. I'm sure you understand how important it is for us to look into every possibility in a case like this." Aro heard the lie-detecting vampire girl on the Cullen's side hiss and saw Charles (one of his witnesses) flinch at his lie, but Seth didn't seem to notice. He just smiled broadly, eyes sparkling and replied happily, "Of course, I understand. We wolves have the same need for secrecy and I am happy to help prove my friends innocence." Then he looked at Aro's outstretched hand and a look of sadness passed across his face, "I am willing to answer any questions that you have for me, and I swear that I will answer them truthfully, however, I would prefer to keep my innermost thoughts to myself."

Aro was furious. He hadn't expected the boy to know of his power. The wolves weren't supposed to be paying attention to the extra abilities of the Volturi; they were supposed to be too busy planning to kill them with brute strength.

Before he had quashed his anger enough to be sure that he could speak to Seth without losing all control, the boy spoke again, "I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything, I promise. It's just that there are certain private aspects of my life that I would prefer to keep to myself. I hope you understand?"

He was incredibly sincere in the delivery of these words, his eyes managing to convey his emotions so perfectly that no one in the clearing could doubt the truth in them, not even Aro. But Aro didn't care, at that moment he truly hated the young werewolf and it took all of his willpower to reply to him in a civil manner, "Of course I understand. So long as you answer our questions truthfully I see no need to look into your mind."

Aro smiled gently and retracted his outstretched hand while speaking, aiming to be as polite as humanly (or vampirely) possible, while all the while he was thinking the exact opposite. 'That's it Seth Clearwater, you are going down. I don't care how honest you are or how kind or understanding. By the time I have finished with you, me viewing your private thoughts will be the last thing you have to worry about.'

While Seth was thanking him for his understanding, Aro was already planning how to remove the happy sparkle in his eyes, permanently.

Whaddya think? Is it okay or should I just stick to writing from Seth's POV?