Chapter Twenty-One

Bella's POV

After Alice told me of her vision, I knew for sure that it was the Volturi behind everything. The little girl in my house, it was a set up. But what I didn't understand was why they wanted Charlotte. I wasn't friends with her, though I wish I were.

" They know how to get to someone. And taking Charlotte and changing her will get to Bella. Which in turn gets to you Edward." Alice was explaining. I tuned back into what they were saying, holding Lizzy closer to me.

" Do they still want Lizzy?" I asked. I could worry about Charlotte later. My daughter came first.

" I'm not sure Bella. We're going to have to send someone there, to ask them in person." Edward snapped his jaws as Alice reasoned it out. " Never mind, that won't work." She said, musing.

" Another vision?" I asked. When Alice didn't answer I looked to Edward. He nodded his head.

" She's seeing what will happen if we send someone to Italy."

" What happens?" I whispered.

" The future gets lost. I can't tell what happens. It's like I'm dealing with the wolves." Alice said, her face was confused and her voice was hard. " So bizarre." She said to herself.

" You think they will die?"

" No." Alice said, snapping out of her dazed state. " No one in our family will ever die by the hands of the Volturi."

" You've had visions?" Edward looked away, out the window. He already knew the answer.

" No. But I'm confident when I say this. Aro Caius, and Marcus will never get their greedy hands on anyone in my family. Or else they won't have hands." She looked so fierce. I smiled lovingly to her.

" Thank you Alice."

" Yes, yes. I know. Now hand me my niece!"

Charlotte's POV

It wasn't long before we landed. Demetri, who had been cold toward me since the confrontation in the plane, or jet (I still had no clue what it was), took my arm in his large, cold hands and carefully tugged me out of the plane/jet.

I thought we'd at least stay somewhere over night, but we didn't. We quickly got into another car and Felix drove off fast down the road. I had no clue where we were, and it terrified me. How could I get into this much trouble? I moved to Forks to get away from trouble, yet it followed me anyway.

Jane was in the passenger seat and Demetri was sitting next to me.

" When we get there you will not speak unless the Masters tell you to do other wise. You will keep your eyes down and never look into the Masters' eyes. They are far superior to you and you will show them the desired respect." Demetri whispered to me. His voice was gentle, and his cool breath felt like an autumn breeze on my lips.

" I understand." I whispered back. My voice was hoarse and I felt tired.

" We'll arrive in an hour. You should get some rest before hand, so you are attentive when the time comes." He whispered again. I heard Jane cackle softly from the front and I saw Felix smile in the mirror. He was looking at me with a slight glint in his eyes.

" Okay." I whispered. I let my exhaustion take me over and I felt my head and eyes droop.

Demetri's POV

As Charlotte, the beauty she was, fell asleep, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to be like for her to fall asleep next to me, snuggling into my arms, and sighing contently.

I sighed forlornly and looked away from her. I knew my thoughts were not morally correct. I was created to feast on humans. I'd seen a million humans. I've feed on even more. And I've seen pretty than her, but this young human girl caught my attention.

Ever since I saw her the first time, standing in her doorway, a confused look set on her beautiful face, I knew something was happening inside of me. Something I've never felt. I've bed a thousand different women. I've lived for a long time, and I've never felt the feeling that was brewing inside of me. I'd been so drawn to her, and I could see Charlotte was drawn to me too.

She would gravitate toward me, without realizing it. My stomach would twist, and my lips would quiver. My legs felt like jelly, and my eyes felt dry.

This young human girl. This naïve, strong, and yet weak, human girl moved me, an emotionless mountain. She seemed to make me into a volcano. Waiting to erupt any moment. When I touched her, even just her arm, I felt my dead heart flop, trying to beat, trying to come alive again.

Of course my happy thoughts couldn't last forever, I knew that, but I wished that I had longer. I didn't. Jane decided to interrupt my thoughts by sending a slight shock through my system.

" Jane. Don't do that." I growled at her, speaking my native tongue, Italian. She laughed before turning around to look at me.

" Demetri, be a dear and poke the human for me?" She smiled pleasantly. I opened my mouth to say no but she cut me off, holding one finger up and waving it. " Ah – ah, either you poke her or I'll shock her."

I sighed in discomfort before lifting my finger, I could see it shaking, and hesitantly touched Charlotte's outer thigh. I felt a slight tingle shot through my finger and down to my crotch. I quickly removed my finger, feeling dirty for getting turned on by just touching her. She was asleep and I was violating her.

" Oh, that wasn't a poke!" Jane started to move closer to Charlotte, intending to poke her. I growled, low, long, and deep. Jane stopped moving, and smiled to me. " This is interesting. Isn't it my love?" Jane turned back to the front and touched Felix's arm lovingly.

" Oh yes. Master Aro will have a field day with this new revelation."

I sighed and grumbled for the next hour.

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I woke Charlotte up ten minutes before we arrived at Volterra, my home.

" Where are we?" She asked, still groggy as I helped her out of the car. It was still night, so my hood was still down. I need not hide my skin in dark.

" We are in Volterra." She gave me a questionable glance. " Italy." I amended. Maybe she wasn't good at geography. Matter it not, for she was bright. When I said Italy, she knew right away that we were far from her home.

" Oh." She whispered. I could see the slight trickle of tears roll down her cheeks.

" Do not worry Charlotte. I'll help you adjust to this new life."

" New life?" She whispered. I didn't say anything. I had already said too much. I didn't need her knowing that Master Aro had no intentions of letting her go. He'd already decided to keep her, if she showed potential, or we'd kill her, and feast off of her corpse.

Just the thought of the latter made me shutter. What was happening to me? I'd only met this girl mere hours ago, and I already feared for her safety. Not only that, but she's a human!

" Please don't cry." I whispered. We were alone now. Jane and Felix ran ahead to tell the Masters of our return. I'm sure they stopped somewhere to do something else. They weren't mates, but they did things mates do. It was safe, for now, to say these things to her.

Aro has decided that if she were to live, she'd become one of us soon. She'd need a mate, and I'd felt the urge to be her mate.

" I'm just… scared." She whispered. I stopped walking and pulled her into my arms.

" I'm sorry, Charlotte. I hope one day you'll forgive me." I felt her snuggle closer to me, and she wrapped her small arms around me. I hesitantly kissed her head, and I felt her quiver in my arms. My knees were weak and I felt the world spin. She pulled away and looked up to me.

" This is going to sound really strange, and really random, but would you kiss me?" I felt a shudder ripple through my body and I felt my pants get tight. I didn't answer her with words; instead I swept down to her and captured her lips in mine.

The kiss was slow and passionate. I'd never kissed anyone wit this much feeling before. We moved even closer together so there was no space between us. I could smell her arousal and it fueled my own.

How could a human affect me so? I don't know and don't care. Her soft, honey-flavored lips felt good against mine. I pulled away from her so she cold breath, and I looked into her eyes. They were glazed over, and she had a sloppy smile on her face.

" Thanks you." She whispered. I heard a sound from behind me and I quickly separated myself from her and turned around. It was Felix. He was standing against the wall, arms crossed and gazing at us.

" What a performance human. You might be good for something after all." He said. I knew he could smell her arousal, and my own for that matter, and he soaked it up. " Just lovely. Practically divine."

I growled and crouched low to the ground.

" Don't talk about her like she's a cheap whore." I hissed in Italian. I didn't want Charlotte to hear what was spoken. She's probably terrified.

" Is that not what Master Aro plans for her?" He spoke back, crouching also.

" No! She's mine! She'll be MY mate!" I shuffled forward ready to attack if he spoke the wrong a word.

" We'll see." He straightened out and spoke in English. " The Masters would like to see the human now." I stood also, but I didn't release the tension in my body. I took Charlotte's hand and turned to her.

" Remember what I told you?" I gazed into her eyes.

" Yes. I remember, Demetri." I felt a shock run through my body as she said my name. It wasn't a shock from Jane; no it was from her lovely voice, thick with arousal, saying my name.

" Good," I looked to Felix, glaring at him, before being down to kiss her. " My amore," I heard Felix gag. " Let us go then."

Hand and hand, my amore and I went to face destiny.

Ok. I hope you guys get to understand my view of Demetri more through this chapter. In my eyes he's just understood, and I wanted to show this. I haven't forgotten about Bella and the other Cullens, but how much can they do when Bella's in the hospital and they have a small baby to care for? I think this story will end soon, and I'll have to start one up about just Charlotte and Demetri. I'm not sure. Tell me what you're thinking and I'll reward you all with a sequel and a NEW STORY.

This chapter was eight pages long on Word Document. I tried to make it longer. I was looking at my story on fanfic and noted how short the chapters look on it. I'm so sorry for that. I hope this looks a little longer.

-Jackie