I hate school. Alot. And no drive for writing doesn't help things. I know some of you might get angry at me about the fighting, and the wounding... But I doubt that other vampires are invincible to other vampires. Please bear with me.

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The sounds of snarls, crashing, and screams filled the usually empty and peaceful halls of the Volturi castle. The smell of fire, smoke, and blood drifted throughout the castle. Having already been in battle for a while, Mia had torn off the head from a newborn and was running down the hall.

"You have to find Aro. At least to make sure he's safe."

She snarled and tackled a newborn that had jumped in her way. She tore through his neck, and quickly tore his head away from his neck and shoulders. She stood back up and saw Felix throwing a few newborns off of himself.

"Just keep going."

Mia snarled and ran towards them. She grabbed a newborn by the neck and slammed her head into the floor, splitting the floor open and looked up at Felix. "You okay?" She asked in a hasty tone.

"I'd be better if these newborns weren't here." He said with a smirk before kicking a newborn through a wall.

"Heh, that's so true," she said, standing up.

"You were supposed to go find Aro. Felix can take care of himself."

"Do you know if Aro's alright? Or Mally?" She asked. Felix easily tore the head off of another newborn and looked down at her.

"I saw Mal down the hall a while ago, but he could be anywhere by now. I haven't seen or heard anything about Aro yet," he said.

"Dammit."

"Alright, thanks, see if you can find anyone else," Mia mumbled. Felix nodded and ran down the hall.

'... Separate hallways.'

She snickered to herself and ran the other way towards Aro's room. She dodged a few piles of burning ashes and ran past a few of the other guards that were fighting against the newborns. She saw a newborn being thrown down the hall towards her. She ducked out of the way just in time and looked down the hall. Caius had been the one that threw the newborn, and was already busy on the next. He slammed the menborn's head into the floor, and started to pull her arm away. Mia snarled loudly to draw his attention, which had apparently worked. Caius looked towards her, not seeming to have noticed her until that minute. "... Hello Mia," he said curtly.

"Hi Caius. Have you seen Aro at all?" Mia asked him. A newborn lunged at her and she kicked it into the ground, snapping it's neck in half and grabbed it's head, tearing it off in one swift motion.

"I saw him a while ago. I have no idea where he is now though. And I haven't seen Marcus at all either," Caius mumbled.

'Why would anyone care about Marcus?'

"How did they get in?" She asked. "I thought that Santiago and Corin were supposed to be guarding the entry." Caius snarled and threw a newborn off of himself.

"It appears that the numbers of newborns that came were too much for them to handle and they broke in," he said in an irritated tone.

'And you're going to give them a lashing later.'

"Where did you see him last?" she asked.

"Aro?" he questioned back. Mia just rolled her eyes.

'No shit.'

"Yes..." She growled.

Caius paused and thought back. "He was near the throne room before. I came here to check on Athenodora."

'... So he actually DOES care about her. Who would've guessed...'

"Thanks. Don't get killed now. Aro wouldn't ever leave me alone if you were," she said with a smirk and added, "Nor would your lice." Caius glared at her and pinned a newborn to the ground. Despite how fierce the newborn struggled, he ripped off both of his legs, and then both of his arms. He tore the head off quickly and looked up again just in time to see Mia running towards the throne room. He mumbled and went down another hallway. "Separate hallways again." Mia snickered to herself. She ran towards the throne room, dodging even more piles of ashes. She suddenly stopped.

'... Dammit.'

She moved to the left just in time to avoid a punch that was just inches from her head. She turned around and snarled at the man behind her.

'This one isn't a newborn. He could be the leader.'

The man narrowed his eyes. She snarled again. "Why did you come to the Volturi? You're losing your newborns left and right and none of our guards have fallen." She informed him, not daring to turn away from him.

'I'm... I'm just wasting time. I have to get to Aro.'

"Actually, I didn't come here to take it," he said.

'... Wait, what?'

"I came here for another reason." He stated. She snarled.

"And I suppose that you won't tell me," she said dryly. The man smirked.

"No." He answered simply. Mia lunged at him, snarling again. He jumped out of the way and growled at her. She kicked him in the chest, causing him to fly back through a wall. He stood up and brushed himself off. "That's a rude way to treat your guests." He growled. She punched at his face only to have her arm caught by him. He smirked and said, "I see they don't teach manners in the Volturi." She kicked at his face.

"Not when vampires threaten our lives, no." She retorted. He pinned her to the ground and slammed her head into the floor. She snarled and struggled under him.

"It's pointless to struggle against me. I've turned one of the strongest vampires you have," he mumbled into her ear quietly. She snarled again and kicked him off. She stood up and was about to punch him in the face when she was grabbed from behind. She felt her arms being pinned behind her and that her feet had left the ground.

"What the hell?" She asked in surprise.

"Knock her out and take her with the others," The man ordered.

'Others? Does he mean some of the guards were...?' She felt a fist come into contact with her skull with overwhelming force. She heard her skull crack, and pain raced through her like an electric shock; she snarled when her vision began to fade. 'Dammit this can't happen.' Slowly, her head fell limp as she went unconscious. The man turned and ran down the hall.

"It's all just a matter of time."

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On another note. I would really appreciate seeing some reviews. I know that there are people still watching/reading this, but it would be nice to see some feedback on it. Comments or complaints are appreciated. I would love to know your thoughts, and even read suggestiions on where to take this. Anyway, I don't have much else to say, so I'll see you next update.

Note: To those that read The Legends of Orion Academy, I am also working on that as well. I put it on hiatus unexpectedly because I just didn't have the drive for it, and I also wrote myself into a corner. But I am working on it now, and it will be put into this new format. I may or may not delete it and then re-upload it again. Anyway, NOW, I'll see you next update.

Edit: I changed a few things. 10/31/09