A/N: Poll results are in!

Eliza Dushku wins with 26 votes, Elena Anaya in 2nd with 17 votes, and Sarah Thompson in last with 3 votes.

If you haven't seen who Eliza is go check what she looks like before reading this chapter as she will be playing Tasha.

Remember, Bella is 10.

i'll be skipping through the next couple years pretty quick just to get on with the story so they might not be as exciting but bear with me!

Leslie and the rest of the McCarthy crew arrived a few weeks later demanding to know what had happened.

When Aaron and I had just looked at each other and back at her, Lez elaborated. "It was like two or three weeks ago. And my 'danger sense' hit the roof. If it made actual sound I'm pretty sure I would have gone deaf. What the heck happened?"

I laughed and stated as if it were an every day occurrence, "We ran into the volturi."

There was a beat of silence then, "WHAT!"

Aaron and I laughed and motioned them to come sit around the table.

They did and Aaron motioned to me. "Okay, so here is what happened on my side of the story.

My fourth grade class won a fundraiser and apparently we won enough money to go over seas and the place that was picked was Veneto, Italy, which is only about 10 minutes away from Volterra. So I was obviously panicking and wishing to be sick but I don't have that kind of luck. But I did get put with Angela, which was great cause she covers for me when I go off to meet the 'crazy people.' That's what we call the Vampires though she doesn't know that. Anyways first night there is peaceful. But during the day while we were watching a human chess game I felt a vampire's stillness in the air. I looked around as if I was bored and there was a Volturi guard watching me. I ignored him and eventually they went away. Later that night though I had to save a human from a vampire and unbeknownst to me, Jane, Felix, and Demetri were all there watching.

So the next day they boxed me in and took me to Aro and the others. Come to find out Aaron's there. Long story short, I find out I'm immune to mental attacks, I hate Caius and call him Kayus, we fought, I told Aaron was an elemental, Aro threatened Aaron and your guy's family, I killed the guard and established the four as the head rulers. Oh, and then later that night got Jane's, Felix's, alec's, and Demetri's phone number."

Even Aaron turned to stare at me with the last part. "Really?"

"Ya huh. I put Jane in as Sadistically insane, Felix is The Fighter, Demetri is British Guy, and Alec is Mr. feeling."

They laughed for a little bit before they calmed down and wanted to hear Aaron's side of the story.

"Okay, so Bella left and reached her hotel safe and sound. Unfortunately, I couldn't get there until the day after Bella had gotten there. By the time I had gotten there, the Volturi had already noticed the 'human with the sweet smelling blood.' I got in a conversation with one of the guards and apparently they were deciding who got to take the first bite.

As you can image, I lost my temper when I heard they were planning on eating her so I got in a fight with the guard. The others of course immediately jumped to his aide and quickly overpowered me.

I was taken to Volterra and locked up until Aro came to see me the next day.

We talked a bit-mainly how I claimed her as mine and what her name was.

Of course then she shrieked my name so loud that it was unquestionable who it was.

So he had a guard come in a haul me up into the thrown room while he stayed in contact with my hand to read my memories.

So we waited while Bella was being brought in.

And when she does, she elbows Demetri and says that 'she can walk on her own.' And spends half of the rest of our time taunting them. The other half is spent putting them in their place. It was quite a sight to see."

They stared at me in open-mouthed disbelief until I got up and said, "What? Natural born leader here, remember? Leslie said so."

"That's still pretty insane, Bella," Jason said.

"Yeah well…I'm insane so what do you expect?"

We spent the rest of the week relaxing.

Well, until they came.

And for one of the members, it was come back.

It was a Saturday and the McCarthys were teaching me how to play volleyball-clumsily.

I had no idea why, but they said that I could allow myself to simply feel when it was coming at me.

So that's what we were doing when I felt it.

Three vampires coming our way.

I couldn't pinpoint it but one of them felt familiar.

I caught the volleyball but unfortunately I squeezed it with enough pressure to blow up.

They rushed over to me. "What is it, Bella?" Jason asked anxiously.

"Vampires. Three of them coming from straight ahead."

They all got ready but they didn't know where they were coming from yet so they couldn't completely get ready.

I knew the exact moment when the sensed them due to the fact the all shifted slightly and went to move in front of me

"Oh pul—ezz people. I just destroyed a volturi guard I don't need-oh come on!"

At that moment they had broken through the trees. And who else stood there, but James himself.

And he had along a new red-haired female and olive-skinned male.

I heard Aaron give something that was a mix between a hiss and a groan.

"James," I said condescendingly. "How nice to see you again. And look. You brought a new coven with you! How wonderful!"

He glared at me while the other two shared a confused look with each other.

I smiled. "Oh, didn't he share that information with you? Yeah, he totally had another coven two years ago. A girl named Veronica and a guy named Heath. Claimed Veronica to be his mate."

She turned to look at James with accusing eyes. "She's lying babe," her murmured to her soothingly. "I only have eyes for you."

"Don't believe him. He just wants your help to kill me. What's your name anyways?"

She glanced between the two of us uncertainly.

"My name…is Valerie."

"Look at that, another 'V' name. And you?" I asked the dark skinned man.

"Jeff."

"Hmm…only two letters away from the last guy. How do you do it James?"

He snarled at me in furry.

His coven took it as confirmation but they did not back away from him.

"I underestimated their loyalty I admit. I would have assumed that knowing they're only second best to you would have chased them away."

"Vampires are a bit better than humans." Valerie snarled at me.

I scoffed. "I'll keep that in mind."

Then I flew at them.

I-of course-got the girl as James went after Aaron I was sure.

"Why do you even bother?" I asked her as I flattened her.

She flipped back up and threw a punch. "I know what its like to lose a mate."

"So instead of wanting to die, you'll settle for being someone's second best."

"Something like that."

We exchanged a few more blows before I got bored. I mean, I had just run into the volturi a couple weeks ago. I still had the power in me.

"Just one thing you didn't count on," I said as I grabbed her by the throat when she was on her knees. I didn't give her time to ask the obvious follow up question.

"I'm elemental." I saw her eyes widen and then she was ash.

I turned around to see one more pile of ash and James disappearing into the distance.

I gave Aaron a look. "Sorry. But he was my friend. This was his last warning though. Next time we see him, he's dead."

I rolled my eyes but let it go.

"I didn't realize that you can banter as you fight now," Jessica said.

I grinned at her. "Oh yeah. Now that's half the fun. Especially watching their face as I hit a nerve and have the snarl at me in fury. Gives me ammo."

She shook her head. "Killing Vampires is fun?"

I shrugged. "Sure. Especially the ones that are threatening family and such. The others, not so much. I like to play with them. I know it sounds sadistic but they threaten my family simply by being in the same area."

Alexis shrugged. "It makes sense. I mean-"

The wind blew from the direction James and his coven had come and along with it-a scent.

I only knew this because all of them sniffed and then stiffened-all of them letting off little growls.

Aaron pushed me behind him as he stood in front of me and spoke to me urgently.

"I know you are all powerful, but trust me. Don't. Say. A. Word. You don't want this vampire to know your elemental. She's been looking for you for years."

I nodded and stayed behind him silently and tried to project the look of scared.

It was a small group that came into the clearing.

Only a small group. Ten at the most and there were five of us. Two of them to one of us. Not too bad of odds.

Then the leader stepped forwards.

She was beautiful of course.

She had one of those bodies that all the boys pointed at and say, "She's hot!"

Her dark brown hair went down to about mid chest and if she turned just right it looked like some highlights were there as well.

Aaron and all his siblings were tense though.

More tense than I had ever seen them before.

I soon found out why.

James' coven had been the foreplay. The distracter.

For right behind them, was the vampire that would soon be the bane of my entire existence.

Aaron snarled at her and she smiled. "Hello, Aaron."

He spoke through his teeth. "Hello, Tasha."

Enter dramatic pause and commercial break….

And we're back.

She laughed easily-as if they were old friends.

"What? Aren't you glad to see me? I'll be taking your little elemental girl off your hands."

This time, all the McCarthys snarled. "Like hell you will."

She laughed again. "OH, but Aaron honey…you don't have a choice."

If I hadn't been on guard and ready, we would all have been fried.

As it was, Alexis and Jessica did cower back from the blast of fire that I just barley managed to block.

When the fire cleared, there was a small frown on Tasha's too perfect face.

"You're stronger than I thought you would be by now. It's no matter. You are coming with me one way or another."

They all charged.

Except her. She just watched.

I flew at them-using my anger and fire as my tool instead of a hindrance. I went after those who could block the fire.

They went front to back with me-meaning one behind me and one in front.

One punched high while the other went low so I went horizontal and punched/hit them both several feet away.

I rushed the one in front of me and-using my new found trick-grabbed his throat and slammed him down to the ground at the exact moment I exploded him with Fire and he turned to ash.

I turned back to the other one just in time to get flung into a tree.

I rolled onto my feet just in time to catch his fiery punch.

The fight went on for a few more minutes before he flipped away from me and back to Tasha.

He and Tasha were they only ones left.

Tasha was starring at me in enraged disbelief.

I took front of the McCarthys again.

"You will leave here and you won't come back."

She smirked at me and shook her head. "That's where you are wrong. Either your mine or you don't get to live. Or live happily. Whichever happens first. Take your pick girl."

I turned back to the vampires I considered my siblings. They all caught my eye and nodded.

I turned back to Tasha. "Then I guess its war."

She shook her head. "Let the games begin."

The she turned her heel and they disappeared back into the forest.

I was almost glad when I came home and mom and Phil said they had bad news.

We were moving.

I still cried though. How much I was going to miss Angela.

Phil said the offer was sudden but I knew better.

Aaron had used his monetary advantage and bribed the coach in Cambridge.

I knew why. I was grateful and irritated at the same time.

The hard part was telling Angela.

We both cried. It was hard to look her in the eye when she guessed-correctly-that we were moving because of the 'crazy people.'

"Yeah, it is. I'm sorry, Angela. It's not because of the ones in Italy, I promise. But this new group, Angela they're different. They've been looking for me, for years and now I either have to join them or go to war with them and be miserable. So you can guess which one I chose. I'm sorry, Angela. I really am."

She hugged me. "We'll meet again. I just know it."

I hoped she was right.

As a surprise on my 11th birthday, Aaron had several things for me.

First off, Eternal had become a chain and my name was listed as one of the producers who could walk into any one of the stores and get things for free and make corrections.

He also gave me my own cash card. Just in case. We didn't tell mom though. She would flip.

And finally, he had signed me up for dance lessons-which I had secretly always wanted.

I had started writing my own songs and putting music to them, but I wanted to dance too.

I only hoped Tasha wouldn't find us soon.

A picture for Tasha and for Valerie will be up on my site. Just imagine someone for Jeff. I couldn't find anyone i liked.

My site is (http:/ /)candiifiction(.webs.)com

Obviously without all the extra stuff.

Thanks to griselstar, Cullenlover0118, canis lupus lover, Ruskie Roo, crimson-goth-girl, RenesmeeCarlieCullen18, twilightlove88, Mione4ever, wingless angel, and SwanCullen for reviewing!

Huge thanks to Cullenlover0118 for leaving a comment in my guestbook!

Crimson goth girl and canis lumpus lover: I did realize it was a bit slow but thanks for the tip anyways. I'll see what i can do to speed it up. Bear with me though!

twilightlove88: That show is totally what got me started on this whole idea! Did you see the one they made for big screen? I hear it was really bad. I haven't seen it yet, cause my younger brother got me into the series too! :)

wingless angel: what do you mean its almost over? Girl, (if you are a guy by chance, then boy...) i've got like 7 more years to make up for til i get to the "remaking" of twilight. Haha. i've got a bit.

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