Disclaimer: Twilight is a fantastic book that I shall never own. *sniff* *SOB*

We walked on and on until we came upon the apparent room. "Ah, hello Edward!" a voice greeted us loudly, "Oh, Alice and Bella are here too! What a happy reunion!" I frowned as he said my name. How did he know me? I shook my head and let my thoughts wander. Edward. I loved him, but I knew he was only doing this under a guilty consciousness. If he knew I was blind… he'd probably drop his hands from me instantly. The people in this room were definitely vampires, that much I knew. I bit my lip. Suddenly, I was brought to the present conversation.

"The law claims them!" an unfamiliar voice hissed.

"Caius, I am not overjoyed with the fact that a human knows about us, but I see no reason to kill her." The voice who greeted us replied.

"I say we just kill them and get this over with, Aro." A new voice mumbled.

"I agree." The female voice I had heard earlier in the alley chimed in.

"Patience, Jane. You as well Dimitri." Aro said unhappily. A few low growls were his reply.

"I see a different opportunity. Wouldn't she make a wonderful addition to our guard?" Aro suggested.

I froze. He…he wanted to change me. I felt nauseous. It wouldn't work. I was blind.

"No." I said firmly, interrupting the quarreling between Caius, Dimitri, and Aro.

"Why? You don't think we won't?" the one named Caius snarled.

"No, but…. I don't think it would work." I murmured. Laughter echoed around the room.

"Why, my dear?" Aro asked me gently. I stepped away from Edward's arms and looked in Aro's general direction.

" I'm…handicapped… in. . . ways." I stuttered

"How so?" Aro urged me.

"I'm. . . I'm blind." I hung my head as silence filled the room.

"What?" Edward's voice whipped through the room. I flinched.

"Bella, please tell us how you came to be blind." Aro requested.

"My mother had come up to Washington to be with me for a week," I began. "We went to go see a movie in Port Angeles. Everything went fine. We were driving home, and stopped at a red light. We went to go," tightness gripped my stomach and tears were beaded in my eyes. "We drove forward and a drunk driver hit us head on." By now I was sobbing, but no one moved forward to comfort the blind girl. "My mother died, and I lost my sight. That last thing I saw was a shower of glass that was before I'd never see again." I took deep breaths and wiped at my eyes. I had lied about one thing; the drunk driver. A drunk driver didn't hit us; a rogue vampire did.

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