Author's note:
Sorry it took me awhile to update this story. I got sick then my brother had a football game I went to go watch. Anyway, hope you enjoy the new chapter. =)
Sarah walked into the Volturi with Marcus close behind her. A few people went silent when they saw her. She could only guess what had happened since Sam and Carlisle had arrived with James. Marcus smiled wrapping his arm around Sarah's waist. The people in the room stared, but said nothing from the gesture. Sarah sighed growling under her breath knowing they'd hear it. "Don't just stand there. Someone please tell Aro I'm here." A few people began to run off all at once causing Marcus to laugh. "They never take orders very well." Sarah tried to remain patient having to just stand there. Aro walked into the room and Sarah almost ran to him. Marcus caught her wrist stopping her and laughed. "You're not running off." Aro motioned for the doors of the building to be shut and locked causing an echo to fill the room. "This wasn't how I planned on coming back." Aro nodded looking at her. "I know, we wanted to protect you from Marcus. However, it looks like he's given us reason to do more than that." Marcus smiled looking at Aro. "I just want my place back. A simple trade the girl for my spot." Aro looked at Sarah and smiled. "She's not just a girl Marcus. Did you forget that small detail because I assure you she hasn't?"
Sarah looked up at Aro with disbelief. "She's nothing more than a simple human. Her gift can be stopped if I make her a vampire." Aro laughed slightly looking at Sarah then shrugged casually. "If she's a simple human Marcus you're in a lot of trouble." Marcus laughed looking at Aro. "I'm already in a lot of trouble am I not?" Aro smiled relaxing slightly. "Yes, with us you're in huge trouble. However, you forgot that Sarah isn't just protected by us." Marcus looked around the room and saw no one that was worth worrying about. "There's nothing that worries me." Aro nodded. "There wouldn't be would there Marcus?" Aro smiled motioning for one of the men to step forward and join them. "This is Justin; he's waited a long time to meet you Sarah." Sarah took a step forward shaking his hand. It was cold yet warm and inviting. Justin looked at Sarah and felt her warm skin then nodded. "Nice to finally meet you." Marcus watched how they acted together and saw no recognition.
Justin looked into those beautiful eyes he'd missed for years. He had made a choice a long time ago just for this moment. The choice had almost killed him, but looking into those eyes made it worth it. His heart beat faster than it had in a long time. He felt it come alive again and for the first time he knew his purpose. Her skin had felt as warm as his once had so long ago. He looked over at Marcus and smiled at him. "I've waited a long time to do this." Marcus looked at him curious. Justin looked back at Aro who only nodded his permission. Justin began to transform into a werewolf causing Sarah to step back. She knew not to get between wolves once they had transformed. He let out a long loud howl before looking at Sarah. She understood and only took another step back from Marcus. Justin tackled Marcus to the ground and growled at him. Marcus managed to shove him off for a moment before being pinned against a wall. Justin held him there knowing Marcus could do nothing.
Sarah went up beside Aro who watched Justin intrigued. "He'd kill for you Sarah." She turned to look at Aro before back at Justin. "Marcus deserves worse than a simple death." Aro only looked at her. "I will make sure he gets that, but it's your decision." Sarah walked up slowly to Justin before putting her hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at her and she shook her head. Justin only growled at Marcus before throwing him to a pair of guards. Sarah was a wolf and had work with the pack to know a few human gestures that were understood. Justin transformed back before looking at Sarah as if disappointed. "You spared him." Sarah pulled Justin's arm stopping him. "You have no idea how hard it was to spare him. Don't you dare criticize me for doing so!" Justin growled looking at her. "I know exactly how it was don't dare judge me so quickly." Aro looked at them both and laughed causing both of them to look at him. "You two are certainly getting off to a good start."
Sam walked down the stairs in order to simply not trip seeing Sarah. "Sarah! You made it here finally, I got so worried." Sarah laughed hugging him tightly glad to see him. Justin looked away as if hurt by the gesture. Sam eventually pulled away from the hug looking at her. "You okay? You look terrified almost." Sarah nodded. "Yeah, it's all over now. We'll never have to worry about Marcus again." Sam looked at her surprised. "Why not?" Sarah smiled motioning to Justin. "He took care of him." Justin shook Sam's hand trying to look pleased by the compliment. "It was nothing really." Sam shook his head. "No, it's a very big deal. I owe you immense gratitude for what you did." Justin looked at Sarah for a moment then back at Sam. "What I did was hard to explain. I did nothing I wouldn't have done regularly." Sam shook his head. "If you'd like the pack would be happy to accept you." Justin looked at Sam and smiled slightly. "Thank you, it's very kind of you to offer, but I'm a lone wolf."
Justin turned leaving to go outside to the gardens. Sam stood there surprised slightly looking back at Sarah. "What's his problem?" Sarah shook her head then looked at Aro. "Is he usually that friendly or is it me?" Aro smiled looking at her. "You should go talk to him." Sarah blushed softly looking down shaking her head. "I could never talk to somebody who doesn't want me around." Aro shook his head. "It's not that. He's had a trying time as you have." Sam kissed Sarah's cheek softly. "I should go tell Carlisle and James that you're here. They're worried sick about you. Why don't you go at least talk to him about it while I do so?" Sarah sighed slightly then nodded. "Fine you two win. I'll go talk to him, but I'm not going to get far if he won't talk." Sam laughed hugging her before making his way upstairs to find the others. Aro stopped Sarah from going for a moment causing her to turn to look at him. "Remember, he is a wolf Sarah. Don't let him bug you that much."
Sarah made her way out to the garden to find Justin leaning over the balcony. Sarah smiled leaning on the ledge beside him. "It's a nice view from here isn't it?" Justin looked at her turning around so he was facing her. "Yeah, it's a nice view. The flowers smell nice if there's a breeze too." Sarah smiled softly looking at the garden. "You like the flowers?" Justin nodded looking at her. "Yeah, I enjoy nature more than some people." Sarah smiled. "You know when I found out I was a wolf I didn't handle it very well. I was torn between who I was and what I wanted to be." Justin smiled looking down at her leaning over the ledge again. "What did you do?" Sarah looked at him then back out at the garden. "Well, I chose to follow the blood. There was no denying I'm a wolf. I still hoped to become a vampire though. The hope has changed over time. I mean the elders would probably disown me as a leader." Justin smiled at her. "The elder can be pretty tough can't they?" Sarah laughed slightly nodding. "Yes, they can be enough to deal with for awhile. It's what I have to do though it's my birthright I suppose."
Justin looked at her smiling softly at her. "Why are you telling me all this?" Sarah turned resting her back against the ledge. "You said you were a lone wolf like I was. I'm trying to tell you that you don't have to be." Justin smiled looking at her before shaking his head. "You misunderstood. I'm a lone wolf because I have to be." Sarah looked at him strangely for a moment. "You have to be?" Justin laughed nodding his head. "Yeah, here give me your hand." Sarah debated it for a moment, but gave him her hand. He took it and opened his mouth. Carefully, Justin ran one of her fingers across his sharp teeth." Sarah felt her eyes widen surprised. "That's impossible." Justin blushed shaking his head. "I wouldn't be standing here if it was impossible." Sarah shook her head. "So what does that make you?" Justin smiled admiring how up front she was. "It makes me half vampire half wolf." Sarah smiled nodding trying to understand. "How? I mean how does one become a vampire when they're already a wolf?"
Justin sighed softly looking at her. "I was like you, didn't know what path to take." Sarah nodded understanding that part. "I saw your father grow up. I knew he'd be a wonderful leader for the pack. So when he turned to the vampires as friends I was shocked." Sarah shook her head. "You saw my father grow up?" Justin laughed. "I know I don't look very old. It's because of being a vampire as well I don't age." Sarah nodded slowly waiting for him to continue. "I went with him to meet Aro. It was a different experience; Aro knew my thoughts, my predicament." Sarah laughed nodding. "He knew mine too." Justin smiled slightly looking at her. "He offered to make me a vampire. I risked everything to become what I am now." Sarah looked at him. "What does that all include? What can you all do now?" Justin laughed shrugging. "I don't really know everything."
Sarah shook her head slowly. "Then why would you do it?" Justin looked back out at the garden sighing. "I stepped down as pack leader. It was the right thing to do and your father was ready. I came here to stay accepting Aro's offer. See there was this girl I had met and she was beautiful. Aro told me she would have a hard life. Someone so beautiful shouldn't have a hard life, I wanted to protect her. Aro knows many things. He found me a way to protect her if I became a vampire it'd save her some pain." Sarah sighed looking at him slowly. "Why did you have to become a vampire to protect her?" Justin laughed softly. "It makes me stronger than wolves or vampires. It was easier to protect her that way. Plus her nature was similar to my own. I thought if she would relate to me it'd make things smoother." Sarah placed a hand on his and looked up at him. "What happened to the girl?"
Justin looked down at Sarah's hand on his own and sighed. "She turned out just fine." Sarah looked at him slightly. "You know the girl sounds like me." Justin laughed nodding. "Yeah, there's a reason for that." Sarah blushed removing her hand from his. "I'm sorry, I should just go anyway." Justin grabbed Sarah's arm as she made her way to the door. "Wait, don't leave yet." Sarah turned looking from his hand up at him. "What is it?" Justin looked at her and sighed. "I see how you look at him. You don't know it, but I see it. You have to ask yourself if this is your nature to." Sarah shook her head. "I don't understand, Sam's a wolf too why would that change anything?" Justin shook his head. "I didn't mean Sam, I meant Aro. You look at him you think of what he offered you. There's still a part of you that wants it isn't there?" Sarah went to pull her arm away, but Justin held her there. "It's okay to say it. I've been there be honest with yourself."
Sarah sighed giving into him. "Yes, alright I do think about it still. I think about how it must feel to appreciate life in such a unique way. What it must feel like to no longer hear your heart beating. I think what it'd be like to hear someone else's heart beating." Justin smiled brushing her hair from her face slowly. "Was that so hard to say? I'm not going to judge you for feeling like I did. I want to simply help you. It's your choice to make in the end." Sam walked out into the garden looking at them surprised. "What's her choice to make?" Sarah blushed as Justin let go of her hand. "He, uh wanted me to well…" Justin laughed putting his arm around her shoulder. "I wanted her to invite me to see the pack." Sam looked at Sarah strangely. "And you were nervous to tell me that why?" Sarah blushed deeper looking at him. "Well, you're the pack leader and it'd be rude to ask." Justin felt bad inside for having Sarah lie to Sam, it seemed he was already creating a mess for her.