Chapter 3: Red Eyes

I wasn't a religious person. I was never one to believe in God or the Devil, but as I stared at the large oak door in front of me I found myself praying to whoever was out there to save me.

I was trying to hide my fear, my panic and surprisingly I was doing a very good job with it, but inside I was a mess.

I wanted to cry and scream and beg for my life. I wanted to plead my case, telling them that I hadn't told anyone about vampires in nearly a year of knowing about them and that I never would.

I would agree to anything right now, anything if it meant I could live, but I didn't. Instead I stayed silent. I let Laurent and Victoria lead me down the halls of the castle, getting strange looks from both vampires and humans.

Now I was standing in front of the doors that would lead me to the vampire kings, where my life would come to an end.

The thought had fear shooting through me and I had to take a deep breath to keep my body from shaking.

Laurent looked back at me and gave me a small smile before pushing the door open. I stood there for a moment, trying to prepare for this, but how does one prepare to die?

With another deep breath I made my way through the door and looked around. There were vampires all over the room, some in black cloaks, some dressed in casual clothes.

Silence descended over the room as their blood red eyes locked on my, their sharp gazes never breaking as I made my way across the room.

It was unnerving having so many eyes on me, ones that didn't need to blink and saw everything with inhuman clarity.

I tried my best to ignore them as my eyes landed on the three people in the middle of the room.

There they were, the kings. All three of them sat on big, beautiful thrones that had large V's on the top.

Their red eyes were taking me in, much like I was taking them in.

The one on the far left sat in his throne with a pose of disinterest, it looked as if though he was unimpressed with everything going on before him, but his red eyes were sharp.

They took everything in and watched everyone.

He looked much like I would imagine a Greek God would. He had long, beautiful brown hair that flowed past his shoulders. His face was pale white and square shaped, with features that seemed to be carved out of stone.

The next one had a smile gracing his face as he sat with his hands folded in front of him. His ink black hair was held away from his face by what I was guessing was a clip. His features were very different from the man next to him.

They were still beautiful, but there was something that seemed more inviting, calm, almost sweet.

The last man was terrifying. His face was twisted into a scowl that made my blood run cold. His red eyes held nothing, but hate in them as he glared at everyone around him, despite that he was still beautiful.

His hair was a blonde color, almost white and fell just passed his high cheekbones. His red eyes were shaped by long lashes, that if not for the anger would give him an almost boyish look.

His lips were red and full, with a soft look to them.

I quickly looked away when he looked at me and let my eyes settle on the man that had the smile on his face.

He stood gracefully from his chair and extended his arms outward as if he was expecting a hug.

''Ahh, they have finally returned and look at this, they've brought Isabella. How wonderful!"

I had almost believed that my arrival here was a surprise to him, his words were laced with such genuine excitement.

I offered him a small smile, trying not to let the fear that was pouring inside of me leak out. I wanted to be strong in my last moments.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Aro. This is my brother, King Marcus,'' he pointed to the man with the long brown hair.

He looked me over quickly and then just turned his head away from me.

''This is our other brother, King Caius.''

The blonde haired vampire simply nodded towards me with uninterest.

''It is nice too meet you all,'' I was proud that my voice didn't shake and hint toward what I was feeling inside.

I think my response shocked him because all he did was stare at me for a moment.

''Yes, indeed it is. Laurent.''

Laurent suddenly appeared by Aro and I watched their exchange with curiosity. Aro held his hand out and Laurent quickly placed his larger one in the king's.

Aro held his hand for just a moment before dropping it. His eyes flickered from me to Victoria and back.

''I see that my dearest Victoria frightened you, Isabella. I must apologize for that.''

I looked between Aro and Laurent wondering how Aro knew what had happened in the jet. Had Laurent told him at vampire speed or did the king have a gift?

''Well, let's get down to business, shall we?"

Ari's face went from cheerful to serious in the short time it took him to sit back in his chair and I tried not to tremble as I realized this was it.

I took a deep breath to steady myself, reminding myself that I had a mission, one last thing to do before I died.

I had to help the Cullens.

''Now, Isabella, it seems you know about my kind and quite a lot from what I've gathered. How did you come across this information?"

I didn't understand why Aro was doing this. H already knew that I had been with the Cullens. Did he want a confession?

''I had met some vampire when I moved to my hometown. I noticed that they were different from other people and I noticed these things. I began to look into it, went around finding legends and I pieced it all together.''

I expected more of a reaction from the vampires in front of me, but their faces were blank. There was no surprise, anger, just nothing.

Silence settled over the room. and I tried not to show how much it bothered me I waited for them to say something, anything.

Finally Aro broke the silence.

''Did they try to stop you?"

I thought back to the time that I was trying to figure out what the Cullens were and I realized that other than ignoring me none of them had really tried to stop me from finding out what they were.

Although it left me a bit puzzled I wasn't going to tell the Kings that. I had a feeling they wouldn't like it very much.

''Yes, they tried to warn me, they tried to stop me from digging, but I didn't. I wanted to know.''

Ari's red eyes watched me carefully, looking for deception, but I kept my gaze even and didn't back down from his hard, chilling stare.

He was like an entirely different person, not cheerful and kind, but serious and a bit scary.

''Why did they take you into their family?"

The words were hissed out by the white haired long. I looked at him and my eyes went wide with fear as I saw how black they were. The hatred in them was burning brighter than it had been before and it had me frozen to my spot.

''Caius, that-''

''I was Edward's mate, I think.''

I don't know what made me cut off Aro that way. It was only after I had done it that I realized how rude it was and I looked back at him to make sure that they wasn't upset with me.

curiosity was evident in his red eyes and I bit my lip wondering what he was thinking in that moment.

''You think? It is a simple answer, human,'' Caius spit out harshly.

Maybe it was the adrenaline from the fear that was coursing through me, perhaps it was the frustration from having to betray the Cullens, or having to relive these painful memories but what happened next shocked everyone in the room, myself included.

''Well, your majesty, I was told that I was Edward's mate, but considering he left me I am not very sure. So, yes, I think I was Edward's mate, but I am not sure. Does that answer your question your highness?"

Caius started at me for a moment, his eyes wide before a frown settled over his face. He growled my way, but didn't say anything else.

''Well then, we seem to have a problem,'' he held his hands out to his brothers and I watched as they both brushed they knuckles against his.

''We must handle this, our laws must be followed. We must bring the Cullens in and they must be punished for what they've done.''

Aro seemed to be thinking something over, ''James, Alec, Felix and Demetri. ''

Four vampires, all in black cloaks appeared in front of the thrones, bowing down to their king.

''I want you four to go to Alaska where the Cullens are, bring them here.''

''Yes, King Aro,'' four voices chimed before they were suddenly gone.

I stood there with tears in my eyes as I realized that my old family were going to be here soon. They were going to have to face the Volturi and be punished because of me.

''Now, what to do with you.''

It took me four tries to get this chapter decent. I really don't like it , but hopefully you guys will. Please tell me what you think, reviews are always appreciated. Thanks for reading, reviews, favs and follows.

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