The family was quite pleased at our engagement, very happy to say the least. Alice already knew our wedding and how it was going to look, of course, but the rest of the family wanted to help in any way shape or form. It felt good to have a family to go to when I needed help in any way, shape or form. But in the back of my mind I was sad that Wendy wasn't here for me when I needed her. To meet and approve of Sam, to help me with the wedding, and to just be in my presence as my mentor and somewhat mother. But Sam was beyond reassurance, holding my hand through the small moment of pain and suffering, and making me feel much better.

Edward was supportive, but I knew in the back of his mind he was a bit bitter and sad about the situation. He was the only one without a mate, and for me to marry made it a bit worse for him. I felt horrible for him, wanting to see him be with someone and see him happy. It wasn't that he wasn't happy, for he was happy. But to see him with another vampire, another person who could make him feel full and accepted. In the back of my mind, I knew he was going to find someone in the near future.

But things took a turn for the worst when Carlisle received a letter. I was out with Alice and Sam, going shopping for our wedding since she wanted to help as much as she could. When we came into into the house, we saw Carlisle with a serious look on his face, something was wrong or went wrong, I saw Esme standing next to him, her hand in his and looking just as scared and serious about it as well.

"Carlisle?" I asked him aloud in concern, seeing him at his chair in the living room and holding the letter in his hands. He looked up at me, his face was a bit serious and cold. Everyone else in the house was quiet, Rosalie with Emmett who was holding her hand gently and being very close to her.

"I received a letter from The Volturi." Carlisle said aloud to me, his voice was low and a bit grave. I felt my stomach twisting into a knot. Wendy told me about them, and she warned me never to cross them. But they knew I was here, with the Cullens. Somehow they knew, why else would they contact the family?

"They wish for your presence in Italy to meet you." Carlisle said aloud, and I could tell he didn't like the idea at all. A part of me wanted to go and wanted to see him, meet them for the first time, but another part of me wanted to stay here in our perfect little world in Canada. But we had to obey then, they were in a sense in higher power over our kind and knew how to control us. We were afraid of them, and thats how it was supposed to be.

They wanted to meet me, to talk to me, and to see if I was worthy of being with the Cullens. I knew that silently to myself, I knew they were going to see what I could do. But I looked to Sam and I saw him draw close to me. I blocked my ability only for the reason to hold his hand tightly. I didn't want to leave him, not to see him, not to hear his voice next to mine, it was too much. He clutched my hand tightly, his other hand resting on my other arm, wrapping his arm around me.

"I don't want her to go, they'll try and have her as one of the guards." Esme said in a worry tone as Carlisle comforted her. Rosalie looked rather bitter from her spot, Emmett rubbing her back to calm her down as Alice was uneasy from her spot.

"It's up to Emma." Carlisle said aloud, but I knew he didn't want me to go either. I was afraid to go all by myself, though I knew I could handle myself that they wouldn't do anything to harm me, it wasn't in their nature to hurt someone whom they would want to meet, or make one of their own. Esme was right, I knew they would have to try and recruit me.

"They won't take you unless you let them take you." I heard next to me, seeing Edward look at me with a cold glare. He hated the Volturi, never liking their methods. He had respect for them, but none the less he hated them.

"Take her?" Sam asked Edward aloud in concern. I looked away from Edward to Sam and kept holding his hand.

"The Volturi is notorious for recruiting vampires who have abilities that they need. Once they know about her ability, there's no doubt they'll try and have her become one of them." Edward explained aloud, and I saw Sam's eyes go wide. I was in ultimate fear then, wondering why would they want me? I wasn't a normal vampire, I would feed on animals but unlike them, they fed on humans. I couldn't do that, not to Wendy. I saw Carlisle cringe at his words, Jasper go a bit furious from his spot, and Emmett looking down at his spot. THey knew it was true as well, and that made me even more afraid. Jasper looked over at me, sensing my fears but I held my hand to him, silently telling him not to mess with me.

"I won't let them." Sam said in almost a threatening tone. I cringed from his tone, almost like he was about to kill as I placed a hand on his chest to calm him down, But he breathing was already picking up with hate and fury. I hated seeing him like this, so negative and so filled with fuel of rage.

"Sam, you need to understand..." Carlisle started, but he could see Sam's face and know nothing was going to make him better.

"I won't let them take her, not from this family whom loves her and helped her with all of this, and not from me." His voice broke slightly when he spoke of himself. I instantly moved to look at him, placing both of my bare hands on his face to have him look down at me. His golden eyes were dark, almost in rage but when we made contact, he melted down and clutched my waist. I fought to keep my powers at bay, but a few black veins showed along my hands touching his cheeks. I could tell he was fighting it too, feeling his told on my tighten.

"Sshhh, don't think things like that." I said to him in a soft tone, still looking at him in his eyes, "You make it sound like they're going to take me away. I'm not going to leave this family, Sam." I reassured him, seeing in his eyes he knew that I was telling the truth. I smiled at him, then looking back at Carlisle and still clutching Sam's hand in mine.

"I'll go and see them." I told him in a simple tone, seeing him nod his head and Esme look like she would be on the verge of tears.

"I don't want you to go alone, it's not that I don't trust you to go all by yourself, but I don't trust them." Carlisle explained to me, "They won't take a refusal nicely."

"I'll go with her." I heard Sam say aloud behind me. All of their eyes were on him now, and I was looking over at Edward. Out of the entire family, I know Edward hated them the most. Edward looked from Sam to me as the rest of the family talked amongst themselves.

"Sam, I know you want to go with her and protect her, but you need to be careful about the Volturi. They can kill you." Carlisle said in a warning tone, I then saw something click inside of Edward, and he looked over at Carlisle, determination on his face.

"I'll go with them." I was surprised at Edward, as did the rest of the family when he said it with such determination and a hint of anger. He would come with me, to protect me and make sure nothing was going to happen to me. We did bond over the years as I was with his family, a bit closer than the others no less. But I was concerned not only for Sam but now for him.

"Edward, you don't have to." I started, but I knew his mind was already made up.

"I know how they handle other vampires, and I would feel better if I went with you. I can explain how you came to our family and became a member." Edward explained aloud and I looked over at Sam, seeing a small sense of approval with it.

"I still don't like the Volturi wanting to meet her." Rosalie said in a low tone, hearing Emmett hush her from his spot behind her and I looked over at her. She hated it, almost like seeing a sister going into the fire.

"None of us do, but we have to respect their command." Carlisle said aloud, all of us silently agreeing and me feeling a pit in my stomach. I knew Sam was going to protect me, Edward as well. But I still felt like I was about to be killed for no reason. Everyone story I heard about them,

It was about to come true.

We arrived in Volturi Italy late in the night, the only time we could go out in the open without exposure. The three of us wore black clothing, respectively as Edward lead the way to their spot. I wore a black dress with heels, Sam black slacks and a black shirt, and Edward a leather jacket over his black attire. He looked more intense then Sam and I, and I knew he knew what he was going to do. I trust Edward with my own life, we were that close together a siblings and vampires.

As we turned the corner, I saw Edward stop in front of us as we stopped as well. There were a couple of people walking around, not minding us at all as I knew Edward say something in front of us. He held his hand out to us from behind him, to silently tell us to freeze in our spots. Sam clutched my hand and I stayed very still as he looked forward.

"They see us." He said in his low tone. I looked around to see if I could see them. But I saw nothing around me, only the darkness and the cold buildings that were reaching to the sky. I could smell the humans close by, but I was far from hungry, since we fed on some of the pasture in the Italy country before arriving to the city.

I was about to say something when I saw a man walk towards us, looking at me and past Edward. He was rather tall, taller than Emmett with broader shoulders and dark hair that was smoothed back. I knew he was a vampire, seeing his pale skin and handsome features. But what struck me was his eyes: crimson.

"Aro is expecting her, but you two..." He trailed off, looking from me to Edward. I could see Sam from the corner of my eye filled with anger, but Edward acted casual as I looked back at the taller vampire.

"Carlisle wished for myself and her fiance to accompany her when she meets Aro, Caisus and Marcus for the first time." Edward replied back to him smoothly. The taller vampire raised a eyebrow, saying nothing for a moment or two as he scanned me from behind Edward. I said nothing, since Edward told me to not speak unless spoken to. He then nodded his head once and then turned his back on us.

"Follow me." He said to us before he started walking. We obeyed immediately and following him to one of the buildings hidden from sight. I grasped Sam's arm in my free hand and I felt him pull me close as Edward walked in front of us. I knew he was reading my mind, sensing that I was scared beyond my limit as we walked into the reception area. There was no one at the desk, but we walked along anyways to the elevator. We we piled inside, I saw the taller man looking at the three of us.

"Do you need to feed before we proceed?" He asked me, trying to seem a bit nicer but I could tell in the tone of his voice that he still was angry and cold. Edward shook his head at his remark.

"We fed before coming, thank you." He replied aloud and the taller man nodded once, pressing the down button and we sank into the earth. No matter how fed I was, how prepared I tried to be, I was still petrified with meeting them. Their stories were legend, and they were the horror stories one would hear as a child. But with Sam and Edward with me I felt a little more safe and secure.

But only a little.

The doors opened and we walked out into a grand hall,a ll was made of granite and marble. It made me think of the Roman Empire in ancient times. The dome above us was so high and beautiful that I knew we were dealing with royalty as I saw the group of vampires in front of us. I instantly indicated the three vampires who were in power, since they were sitting in the chairs in front of us. The vampire to the right looked rather bored, his dark hair and long face harboring the weathering of years under his crimson eyes. The vampire on the left looked more menacing and dangerous, his blond hair was slick back to show his handsome yet narcissistic face. But the vampire in the middle, his face was alluring. He had a small smile on his lips, sitting causally on his throne and his black hair behind his ears. As he saw me, he stood up from his chair and smiled gleefully, as if we were old friends from the past.

"I now finally get to meet the lovely Emma Cullen, soon to be Emma Chang if I'm not mistaken." His voice sounded so safe, and so warm, but I knew it was a lie as he approached the three of us. I said nothing to him as he stood in front of us, a smile still on his face.

"Edward, always a pleasure to see you." he said to Edward, his voice still warm and happy. But I saw Edward only nod his head at him, trying to be respectful.

"The same with you, Aro."