Hello readers, no matter how few I have. I am incredibly excited. My town finally got snow. I have been waiting for this all winter. And it is piling up too. I was so happy I figured I would update and help you guys be happy. I still wish I had more reviews but I deal with what I have. Here is to the first snow of the New Year.

Chapter 4

Volterra, Italy

I looked up at all the old architecture and sighed. The streets were not crowded, as they were in the book when Bella came here. They were practically empty instead. It was incredibly peaceful.

My mom and I made our way to the castle slowly. I was taking in all of the different visuals around me, while my mom looked deep in thought. I couldn't blame her, so I stayed quiet as we travelled. I held a map as a reference.

After about 5 minutes of walking, the castle loomed overhead. I gasped at the pure beauty of it all. We walked into the foyer and looked around a bit. There was a man who looked like he was maybe 20 standing in the middle of the room. As we entered he looked at us.

"Are you the new secretary and her daughter?" He asked. My mom must have nodded. He smiled and motioned for us to follow him. It was strangely eerie. The castle was quiet as we moved through it. My mind was racing. After getting over the fact that I had left everything back in California, I was kind of excited to be moving into a castle. The whole plane-ride, my mind kept going back to the scene with Justin. I couldn't believe he had kissed me. We hadn't seen each other- scratch that- we hadn't talked to each other in months. That did nothing for my plan to get over him. This move, I decided, was going to make me forget about him. I would do this. For my own sanity.

We walked into a large circular room with thrones on a stage-type thing. There were three thrones. One in front while the other two were positioned in a triangle shape behind it. There were multiple people in this room, yet it was still incredibly quiet. That is, until the guy in the front throne decided to comment.

"Ah, Betty and Vivian have arrived at last. How wonderful." He said. He had incredibly long black hair and red eyes. I loved them. His eyes were amazing. Something in the pit of my stomach was trying to shout at me. Warn me, even, that the red eyes meant something. I ignored it, which I RARELY do. My intuition was something I completely relied on. I could tell whether a relationship would work out or not. I could also tell when something really good or bad was going to happen. I trusted it completely. I was wondering why I was ignoring it. Well, in the back of my mind I was, anyways.

"Hello." I said. "You know who we are, but I have no clue as to who you are. Would you mind filling me in?" I smiled sweetly. I heard some gasps.

"Ah, forgive me. I am Aro. These are my brothers Marcus, and Caius." He gestured to a man with shoulder-length black hair as Marcus, and a man with shoulder length blonde hair as Caius. They both had the same dull red eyes as their brother. Caius looked angry, and I was instantly afraid for my life. Marcus however looked bored. And Aro looked hyper. There was no other way to describe it. And that is coming from someone who knows hyper well. I am 90% hyper and the rest everything else.

"Hello." My mom said. She reached out to shake Aro's hand, as is polite, but something told me she shouldn't do that. I kept my mouth shut, though, and shook Aro's hand when he held it out. He held it for a moment, then smiled and let go of it. He nodded to his brothers.

"It is a pleasure to finally meet you two. Vivian, Alec will show you the way to your room. It is next to his, so if you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask him anything. He will be your guide. It is so easy to get lost when you don't know the castle." Aro said, smiling and nodding to someone on the side. I looked around and saw quite a few people around the room. The guy who stepped foreword was incredibly hott. I mean, borderline gorgeous. He looked like he was my age, and he had red eyes like most people in the room. His hair was dark brown, and you could tell he was in shape. I took all this in in a second. He walked towards me and gestured out of the room. I smiled and walked out.

"Hi. You're Alec, right?" I smiled at him.

"Yes. You're Vivian?" He asked. I laughed and nodded.

"I'll try to remember your name, no promises though. I am good with relationships, but not names." He looked confused.

"Good with relationships?" he asked me. I nodded.

"It's complicated, but I can sort of tell when a relationship is going to work out. Depending on how well I know the person. And I can tell if something really good or really bad is going to happen, sometimes. Not always, but sometimes. And if it is really really bad, I get really tired for like a week or so before whatever it is happens. Oops, I am talking too much." I felt some heat going to my face. He laughed.

"No, I'm interested in what you're saying." He said, and I smiled. "Do you think that something really good is going to happen soon?"

"Well, I don't know. It just comes to me sometimes. Like a really strong intuition. Something was going on in the throne room, but I was ignoring it. I don't normally, but I felt like I should." I looked down.

"Hmm… Interesting." He said. "Well, this is your room. Would you like me to help you unpack? I am supposed to help you as much as you need it."

I walked into the room, and looked around. It was HUGE. Like, a hotel suite, with my own kitchen, my own living room, my own guest room and everything. "Is someone else going to be staying in here with me?" I asked him.

"Only if you wish. This is your suite-room. You do what you wish with it. There is a library in the castle, if you like books. There are only two keys to this room. One for you and one for someone you wish to have it. The maids have a key to every room, as well. Anyway, you did not answer my question. Would you like me to help you unpack? Your bags are in here."

"Um, sure. Come in. Make yourself at home. I'm going to go look at all the rooms." I said. There was already a lot of furniture, and all I needed was to unpack everything. I walked through my new piece of the world and squealed every time I saw how cool it was. I would never leave. I wouldn't want to. Well, except to go out to go shopping and to eat out at times but other then that I would be content where I was. The bed was amazing. The fluffiest, most comfortable bed ever. And the bathroom had a Jacuzzi tub. Pretty much, it was everyone's dream place. When I was done touring my new apartment, I walked back to Alec. He smiled when he saw me and gestured to the bags.

"Don't worry about clothes; I will take you shopping soon. Aro requires I stay by your side at all times until you are used to the castle. Except when you are sleeping and such." I nodded seriously, and then went to go put my collectibles on a shelf in the living room. My books all went into a tall book case in my bedroom. Alec handed me all of them. When he handed me my copy of the twilight saga I sucked in a quiet breath. That was why I recognized the names and the descriptions. I looked at Alec, and he looked back. I smiled.

"Should have known you would figure it out. I'm surprised you took this long." He said. I widened my eyes.

"What do you mean, oh powerful vampire." I said, smiling. I remembered that Alec was always my favorite member of the Volturi, and I blushed. But hurried to finish putting the books away.

When we were done I looked around. Everything was perfect. I loved it. I smiled at my new friend. He had listened while I talked, which was unusual. I am usually the one listening. When I got to the part about Justin, his eyes narrowed, but he motioned for me to go on.

"So what shall we do now?" He asked.

"I don't have enough money to do anything, and I am not sure if it is dark yet. So we can't go out." I said.

"Don't worry about it. I'll pay for you. And it is past eight at night." He replied. My eyes lit up and I smiled brightly at him.

"You would really do that for me?" I asked.

"Part of the whole stay by your side business." He said. I squealed and hugged him. He hesitated and then wrapped his hands around my waist, hugging me back.

Well, there you have it. She has finally met us… I mean them (just kidding. I am in no way associated with the volturi. I am closer to Vivian than Jane. I'm kinda in the middle, actually.) But anyways. I want her to end up with Alec, but now that she has found out, what will Aro do? Seems like she will have quite a few powers, but she knows the secret. Anyways review and tell me what you think, and I will stop my rambling. But please, REVIEW. I need it. BAD.

Oh, I almost forgot. I own nothing but Vivian and the plot of this story, no matter how crappy it is. Have a good time while I am writing the next chapter. And REVIEW! Your reviews make my world go round.