Aro's army though moved forward and Edward pushed us back. Caius began arguing with Aro. "How can you go along with this? Immortal or not there are two species of vampire in that child so she is twice the danger. Not to mention the Originals who seem to have came out of nowhere."
"Because it is all true," Aro replied back. "Every word. And the witnesses all have seen this too. She matures and grows rapidly through each passing day." The look on Caius's face was not of anger but rather a nervous look. He turned back to the Volturi witnesses who were whispering with confused faces.
"The werewolves? How can you allow this type of alliance with our enemies?"
"Because they are not similar to the Children of the Moon that you fought before," Edward replied. "Aro can explain if you do not believe."
Caius looked to his brother. "He is right. The correct term for them would be shape-shifter. The ability to transform is generic that is in their blood not through infection. They truly do have nothing to do with the Children of the Moon." The vision made more sense now. They had nothing against us to put us on trial.
"And the Originals?" Caius pressed.
"We do not follow your rules as we are not like you," Heather shouted, stepping forward. "Originals have been here before your time if you had forgotten. It was our creator who created your guys creator. You guys would not be alive if we didn't exist. It is you who should show us some respect for I am surely older than all of you and so is Bella. Like it or not the two of us can destroy you in one movement." Heather now was not the best time to test them.
"So it is you we should address about your kind. Are you the one who speaks on behalf of your kind?"
"That would Bella, our Queen." Eliska shouted as Siobhan tried to shush her.
Caius turned to me but before he could say something Aro silenced him. "Peace brother, they do have a point. The Originals are our cousins and it is true that Isabelle is in a way our creator. We should give them the respect they deserve." Caius glared at him.
"There's something else," Edward spoke, walking forward. "Another witness before you make your decision."
"The time for witnesses is over," Caius snapped. Aro raised his hand. "Peace brother."
"Why don't you join us Alice, Anabell."
"Alice," Esme whispered as Ashton whispered "Anabell."
"Alice."
"Alice. Anabell. Anabell. Alice."
"Alice. Anabell. Alice. Alice." Others murmured as well as Aro.
Joy ran through me as we heard them running through the forest before emerging. Alice came first followed by Anabell then Jasper then Skylar. Close behind them were three strangers. One was a tall masculine woman who must have been Kachiri. The next was a small olive-toned female Original with a long black braid. Her eyes moved nervously around.
The last was a young man…not quite as fast but still kept up. His skin was a dark brown and his eyes were a dark purple as they stared at us with the same emotion as the woman. His hair was black and braided as well. As he came near everyone gasped as his heart too was beating rapidly.
They all jumped lightly through my shield to stand with us. "Hi mom," Anabell greeted and I put Renesmee on Jacob and then hugged her. "Don't ever do that to me again," I whispered. When I let her go Ashton hugged Anabell from the back as Esme, Carlisle, and Edward reached out to touch Alice's arms. I gave her a smile which she returned. "Alice went on a search for someone with our daughter Anabell. Would you like to introduce them?" I spoke as Edward gave me a confused look.
Alice stepped forward and introduced them. "This is Huilen and her Nephew, Nahuel."
The Volturi hissed upon hearing the relationship between them. "Speak Huilen about the witness you brought." Aro commanded.
"I am Huilen," the woman introduced. "Two centuries ago my sister, Pire, and I were changed into Originals by a man named Damien. We traveled by ourselves when fifty years later my sister was taken by the council and when she was brought back to me she was pregnant. She told me they had a witch turn her half human and took a vampire such as yourself and had him impregnate her as an experiment. I wanted nothing but to kill the child but she loved the child and called him Nahuel after the jungle cat. Even when he grew stronger and broke her bones she still loved him deeply.
I could not save her. The child ripped its way out of her and she died quickly. Her last words to me were to care for Nahuel. I taught him to hunt and soon we only hunted large villages and never killed the humans we fed on. We've never been far from home but Nahuel wanted to see the child here." With that she backed away to hide behind Kachiri.
"Nahuel, what age did you reach maturity?" Aro asked, staring at the young boy.
"About seven years after I was born."
"You have not changed since then?"
Nahuel shrugged. "Not that I've noticed."
I felt Jacob move slightly. Oh I so did not want to think about that now. "And your diet?"
"Mostly blood though I have grown accustom to animal blood but I cannot survive off it." Just like a true Original. Remembering that I saw in his mouth two small fangs hanging down. Would Renesmee grow fangs?
"And are you venomous?"
He shook his head. "None of us are."
"Us?" This time Heather asked the question.
"My sisters."
"Wait, tell us the whole story since there seems to be more there."
He hesitated for a moment. "The council wanted more of us as a sort of experiment project. They created three others, all girls."
"Are you serious? Those stupid council members." Heather growled. "Honestly they have nothing better to do then this." Alice put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.
"It seems there is a lot more than we know. This council seems to be a problem." Aro muttered.
"So cast your vote. You have seen we have not committed a crime and have the upper hand in case of a fight." I spoke, irritated with the delay. Just say we are innocent and leave.
Aro was taken back by my sudden outburst but nodded and the three huddled. "He's scared of you," Edward whispered, smiling. "He believes Heather when she said you can kill him."
"Brothers, share your decision," Aro yelled.
"The child poses no threat, I say we leave her be." Marcus said in a bored tone.
"The child needs to die. It is unknown to our world and it is too much to risk letting her live." Caius said.
Aro looked between the two. "Seems like I have the deciding vote."
"Yes!" Edward hissed as a smile formed on his face.
"Well, it seems this child is not of what we came for and too does not pose an immediate threat. If the time comes we can reevaluate but for now she can stay alive." He turned back to the guard. "Dear ones we do not fight today." The guards nodded and got out of their fighting position. This was the part I was waiting for. We had won.
But Caius had something else. "Bring the informant forward." Irina slowly walked over. "So your claims appear to be false."
"I'm sorry," Irina whispered. "I should have made sure of what I was seeing. But the moment I saw her it seemed so real…"
"Caius, if any of us have seen her we would have made the same assumption," Aro said. "What I do wonder child is what were your motivations?"
She began to think when she grabbed her head with her hands and moaned in pain. "I don't know. I was mad for the wolves killed my friend and they did not let me seek revenge. But there's something else, something I can't remember." Couldn't remember?
I turned to Edward who looked confused. "I can't read her thoughts." What was going on?
"What is happening to you?" Caius demanded when Irina turned back to normal and stared at him with fear. Not waiting for an answer Caius raised a strange metal object and three cloaked soldiers leaped and grabbed Irina. "Irina you are charged for giving us false information and your punishment is death." He looked ready to press something when a sudden laugh filled the air.
"Now now let's not be hasty. It really was not her fault." Everyone turned as a black figure stepped out of the crowd to stand in between us.
"You there, state your name?" Caius shouted.
The woman removed the hood and smiled. Her hair was long and purple and her eyes were a bright red. Her skin was paler than the Volturi and that said a lot. She was beautiful. And then Heather gasped. "No." Who was she?
The woman laughed again and that's when I saw the two fangs in her mouth. "The girl is innocent as we sent her to tell you the lie. It was the perfect way to announce our arrival."
"And who might you be?" Aro asked, stepping forward. From behind Heather was moving back with fear.
The woman glanced at us, resting her eyes on me. "My name is Miranda and I am a part of the stupid council." She said, quoting Heather.