A/N: I am incredibly sorry for the delay. You must think me an evil person for not updating sooner, but, as pathetic as this excuse is, I had soccer practices, tryouts, and school and it was just so time-consuming. So I am really sorry and hope that you forgive me for such a late update. Anyway, read and enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Not mine, obviously.

Bad News:

Viola, Alice, and Jasper ran through the woods at full speed. Viola could sense the tension; it was obvious that whoever Demetrius and the Volturi were, they were dangerous. They whipped through the forest with the precision of, well, a vampire. Soon they reached the Cullen manor, where Edward and the rest of the family were waiting in the front yard, all of them wearing dark looks.

"We heard," Carlisle said before Viola could even open her mouth. A half circle formed around him because he was the leader. "So Viola met our friend Demetrius?" he said so darkly, friend, to a non-English speaker, could interpret as an enemy.

"Yes," Jasper answered, again, before Viola could speak. "He knows about her power. Might've known it before she met him."

"This is not good," Alice bit her lip. "If I had been paying any attention I would have seen this coming…Oh God."

"It's okay," Jasper put his arm around her, but she just continued to look worried. Viola wanted to tell her it was okay, too, but words escaped her.

"What should we do?" Edward asked Carlisle. It was a good question, one Viola wondered about, too. What were they going to do?

"Hmm…" Carlisle sighed. "I think it is best we wait and tread carefully from now on. Everyone understand?"

They all nodded. Viola knew she was going to be extra cautious from then on, for she would never willingly go see Demetrius. She didn't like the way he glared at her.

"Now everyone go back to your business; I think we've had enough surprises for today."

Viola agreed completely.

…

Later in the day, Viola realized Seth was no where to be found. Carlisle told her he had gone home, but something felt off and it wasn't just that Seth was gone. All day, she had felt weird, like something bad was about to happen. She tried to dispel the feeling, thinking it was just from that morning's incident, but it always came floating back stronger than before.

It was four o'clock when she found out what the awful feeling meant. She was reading a novel in the living room, deeply immersed into the fantasy book when the doorbell rang. Viola glanced up, but didn't make for the door. The bell rang, again.

"I got it," Esme called through the house, though clearly everyone could hear even if she whispered. It was an act, just in case.

She went to the door, sprang it open, and greeted whoever stood at the doorstep. "Oh, dear! Leah? Are you alright? You look dreadful."

"Yeah, yeah," Leah snarled. "Let me in, vamp."

Viola watched as Leah walked in with tattered clothes and a few deep scratches, but otherwise that was all that was different about her. She still wore that disgusted look she always wore when she was around vampires. A few of the Cullens came into the living room curiously, but only Edward looked remotely worried and he looked like he was going to puke.

Viola turned her attention back to Leah, who was staring at Viola as if she had just spoken something rude. Viola was taken aback at this new level of hostility; she knew Leah hated her, but was it possible that she could hate her this much?

"You!" Leah spat with fury.

"W-w-what?" Viola asked, leaning away, horribly reminded of her father.

"You! It's ALL YOUR FAULT!" she screamed, stepping ominously slow towards Viola.

"Leah, please," Esme said, "why don't you explain—?"

"SHUT UP!" Leah roared. "IT'S THIS SNAKE'S FAULT THAT THEY TOOK HIM!"

Viola flinched away, her hands beginning to shake. It wasn't the first time someone called her a snake.

"Leah, calm yourself," Carlisle ordered, but had no effect. "Who took whom?"

"THOSE BLOODSUCKERS TOOK MY BROTHER!" she shrieked. "AND IT'S ALL OF HER FAULT!"

Viola caught her breath, her head felt dizzy. Seth gone? Taken? By the Volturi? If she were human, she would have been hyperventilating. What could they be doing to him? Why did they take him? Were they torturing him? …Killing him? Questions swirled in her head, some more hopeful than others, some more scary than others.

"Seth? They took him?" Viola whispered, dry tears pooling in her eyes.

"YES, THAT'S WHAT I SAID! ARE YOU DEAF?" Leah bellowed. She had now reached Viola and her face was in Viola's, eyes full of fire and the purest of hatred. Viola felt faint, her hands shook uncontrollably.

"He's gone? T-t-they took him?"

"YES, YOU STUPID BLOCK OF ICE! AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN HIM IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU!"

"I-I-I'm s-s-sorry. I-I-I d-d-d-didn't m-mean—"

"I DON'T CARE IF YOU MEANT TO OR NOT! THEY TOOK HIM AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO KILL HIM!"

"Leah! Please! Take a deep breath," Carlisle insisted, but, again, Leah ignored him.

"P-p-please," Viola sobbed, suddenly she wasn't in the Cullens' house. She was at her father's house when she was nine. She had just stolen a slice of bread to share with her mother, and they had gotten caught. Her mother had tried to defend Viola, but in the end, her father found out the truth. The conversation had been exactly like this one except the pain in bread conversation was more physical rather than mental.

"I-I-I was s-s-s-s-so h-hungry. P-p-please, it w-w-was j-j-just one s-s-s-slice of b-b-bread," Viola whimpered.

Leah was, instead of taken aback at the strange comment, looking even more lethal than before. "YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN! ALL OF YOU!"

"LEAH!" Carlisle yelled, and finally, he got her attention. She turned to him, and no longer could Viola see her expression. Viola rocked back in forth, whimpering and thinking of Seth. His smile. Their kiss.

"Please, Leah, calm down," Carlisle said forcefully. "Sit down and we shall figure out what to do."

Viola still sat, huddled on the couch. Her mind on Seth, not hearing or seeing anything else. And suddenly the frightened part of herself disappeared and was replaced with anger. How could they take her Seth away from her? What a low, cowardly blow. She was going to go find him, no matter what it takes. Later that night, she would pack up and go find the Volturi, where ever they were. They couldn't hide from her.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed it and I will update every week! Again, Sorry about the longggg wait.