"How is Carlisle and Esme, wonderful I do hope." Aro said to Edward, still using a light tone as I saw Edward staying very still and very serious with him. I still felt the need to wanting to leave the room in a flash, not wanting to look back and not wanting to deal with them. But I knew I had to stay and meet them, because I knew I was going to have to meet them something in my vampire life.

"Wonderful, thank you. Carlisle gives his best to you and the family." Edward said aloud to him and Aro smiled at him. His crimson eyes then drifted over to me, and we locked eyes for a mere moment or two without speaking. Edward became stiff in his stance, almost like a board standing up and not moving a inch as Aro walked over to stand in front of me. Sam stayed to my side, still clutching my hand tightly and I fought my powers to stay away from harming him. Aro then smiled widely at me, as if he was trying to seduce me and he held both of his hands in front of him, trying to be more inviting.

"I do apologize for not meeting you any time sooner once you joined the Cullen Family, but now that we are meeting, I wish it properly introduce myself and my coven. My name, is Aro." He explained to me in a proper smile on his face. I looked over at Edward briefly and saw him looking right at me, He told me to play along with them, one of the only ways to stay alive in their presence. So I looked back at Aro and smiled back at him. His smile widened from my reaction and he held out a hand for me to take. I was hesitant at first to take it, but I knew I had to play along so I placed my free hand in his. He closed both of his hands over mine, and I heard Sam do a intake of breath next to me, concerned at what he was doing.

"Ah, you've lost your maker." Aro said, looking down at our joined hands and I looked at him with some shock on my face. He had a ability, and he somehow knew of my life by just touching me. I felt more exposed than ever before, and I thought it was bad when Edward read my mind. I looked over at him and I saw him hold out his hand towards me, his palm facing me to silently tell me to calm down and not panic. I knew he was looking out for me, but this was terrifying.

"You killed the one that took your maker from you." He said to me as he looked up at me, his eyes were a bit cold but were trying to invite me in. I stayed silent and nodded my head as he released my hand, which immediately went to Sam's arm.

"My ability is being able to read every thought you've ever had in your life with a simple touch. It's unusual yes, but not like yours which interests me." he explained to me, his voice was still like velvet but low, "Power mimicry, I've never encountered a vampire with this ability before." But he looked over at Sam and Sam looked back at him, stone cold in the face and was playing along as well as I was. Aro took his hand in between his own and as he did this to Sam, I looked behind him and saw another vampire standing away from the other two on their thrones. He had sandy blond to brown hair, pale skin and a somewhat long face, his eyes on me the whole time. He gave me a chill down my spine, seeing him analyze me from my spot as Aro analyzed Sam.

"They came after you, and you run into this one here. Interesting." Aro said aloud, making me look away from the younger vampire and to him. He looked up at Sam who tried to hard to look angry at him. Aro moved away from us and then behind him at one of the vampires who was sitting on his throne. He looked rather bored in his spot, but his eyes were on the both of us and I knew he was also analyzing me. All of the vampires in the room didn't need to say anything, but mentally they were having a field day with Sam and I.

"We knew about you and your travels, thanks to Demetri and his ability to track." Aro said aloud to me and both Sam and myself looked over at the younger boy. He smiled at me with a coy smile, his head tilted low a bit and almost like he was a proper gentleman. It gave me a chill, like he was trying to seduce me in a way with his eyes.

"He was tracking us." Edward said in almost a questioning tone, as if he was not believing it himself. I then knew how they found out about me, through Demetri. Edward was right in the sense that they only have the best abilities in their coven, so would they want me.

"I called you here to bring upon you a proposition." Aro said to the both of us in a small smile, turning his back on us and walking back over to his throne, turning back to face the three of us.

"Power Mimicry is rare, very rare among our kind." The blond vampire said in almost a cruel tone, his eyes were low and looking like he was tearing me apart mentally.

"Your stay with the Cullens suits you, from what we see you're part of the family practically." Aro added in, and I could tell in his voice that the notion that I was with the family annoyed him.

"But we called you here to see if you would like a change." Aro explained to us in a coy smile. I then knew he was going to try and have us join the coven, well at least me.

"I partially think of vampires with unique and powerful abilities quite useful. Those abilities need to be put to good use rather than wasted. I wish for you to join my family, we can place you in good use and give your a wonderful opportunity." Aro explained to me and I felt Sam clutching my hand so tight it would of broken my hand if I was human. He didn't want me to go, to leave him behind and to become one of them. I didn't want it either, the Cullens were my family and they protected me for so long already.

"Of course this is a lot for you to think about and consider." The third vampire, the one who was bored and drained, replied in a long tone as he stood up from his throne and faced the both of us, "Also keeping in mind that the two of you, are mates."

"What a shame." Demetri said aloud in what seemed like a sad tone, but I saw a smile still on his face. Sam snarled under his breath, I could hear it as he looked over at Demetri with a death glare. I knew I was his new personal target, but my focused went back to the third vampire, whom Aro looked over at .

"Marcus and his ability to sense relationships, it comes in handy when we recruit." Aro said in almost a sneer, "We already know your connection to the Cullen family is strong, but think of your opinions my dear."

I was silent for a moment, trying not to seem so scared in front of them but also not to seem so serious at the same time. I had to keep calm and play it cool, seeing all of their eyes on me now.

"The Cullens have been nothing but helpful to me." I said to him and he nodded his head.

"Of course, my dear friend Carlisle is never one to do no wrong when it comes to protection and kindness." Aro explained to me aloud.

"It's only a matter of power." Demetri chimed in from his spot, his hands behind his back and his eyes on me. He started walking over to the three of us, his stance was still and lanky like a jaguar going in for the kill, "Would you rather play if safe in this world, or hold the power in your hand."

"Power makes a man mad, you know that." Edward said in a lower tone than him, trying to maintain his composure but he was getting agitated with Demetri. Demetri only smirked and had a small laugh as Aro stayed silent.

"I can see that Carlisle already tamed you, Edward. Doesn't she deserved a stab at power, something you'll never experience?" Demetri asked in a coy tone, "Power is the only thing in this world worth living for."

"And you can vouch for that can you?" Edward asked him back, his voice a bit rough as Demetri eyed him with hate.

"Let me discuss with Casius and Marcus in our chambers, shall we?" Aro asked aloud to the other two vampires. The one he labeled Marcus, the bored vampire who sensed relationships, only got up slowly and walked with him to the door behind the thrones. Caisus, glared at the three of us, then got up as well. Before the three of them could walk into the chambers, Aro looked back at Demetri.

"Play nice." He said in a low tone, but I could tell he was trying to be civil. Demetri kept his eyes on Edward and only nodded once. Aro, along with the two others, disappeared into the chambers, leaving the three of us with Demetri and the taller vampire alone. Demetri's eyes, crimson and power hungry, drifted over to me and I could tell he was about to analyze me. But he then looked over at Sam a moment later.

"Sam Chang." He said in almost a order-like fashion as I stuck by Sam, "You're quite the runner, if I may say. You're particularly hard to track on a regular basis"

"So you were doing Aro's dirty work, as usual I take it?" Edward asked aloud, walking over to be closer to the both of us as Demetri kept his eyes on Sam the whole time.

"My loyalties lie with Aro, as is yours with Carlisle." Demetri replied back to him, "However I do like to track those who interest me, meaning this one." He looked over at me when he said that, having him feel another chill down my spine.

"Why track me?" I asked him in a simple explanation. He chuckled from his spot and tilted his head to the side.

"Perhaps it was the sheer power I saw in you, the sheer rage when you killed those who killed...what was her name...Wendy?" He asked me, toying with me and I snarled. Who was he to bring her up in our conversation? I could feel Sam clutching my arm to pull me back gently, but my teeth were bared and Demetri loved seeing me angry.

"She was weak from where I saw her, not being able to stand a chance against two vampires. But you, I see a lot of rage itching to come out." Demetri said in a lower tone and I snarled at him.

"Keep talking, and you just might see it if you don't stop talking about her." I said in growl to him, Sam pulled me away from him and Demetri laughing at him once again. I was in pure rage at him for saying those things to Wendy, making me think of him of nothing but pure evil.

"I can see how pitiful she was." Demetri said aloud in a sneer and I growled loudly, about to run to him and rip his throat apart. But at the same time Edward blocked him from me with anger in his eyes and Sam wrapped his arm around my waist to pull me back. My power kicked in then, seeing it's effect on Sam and I tried hard to push it back, but the rage I felt towards Demetri was making it hard to stop.

"Enough." Edward said in a almost a loud growl, Demetri looking at him now as Sam pulled me close to him to calm myself down.

"Protecting your sister there are you Edward?" Demetri asked him in a low tone, his smile was now gone.

"I protect anyone in my family, you know that Demetri." Edward replied in a cold as I was still fighting the urge to kill Demetri then and there in Italy. I hated him already, hated him for talking about Wendy in a hated fashion, talking about the Cullens as if they were weak, and thinking of me in that nature.

"Be grateful that Emma is here, or else you would of lost your head." Sam said in a lower tone as Demetri looked at him with a small sneer.

"So he does speak." He said in a lighter tone as he walked away from Edward to the both of us. Sam pushed me behind him in a flash and Edward walked back to stand next to me. I wanted to touch Demetri and make him feel pain, so much pain that he would think twice before coming near me again.

"And what makes you think you can fight me...and win?" He asked Sam in a sneer and I had enough of him talking. I acted before thinking, shoving past Sam in a flash before Edward could stop me and I grabbed Demetri's neck. I saw veins popping up from my hand connecting his neck, his eyes going wide and his hands trembling. I wasn't acting on sheer will anymore, I was acting on rage.

Pure rage.

He fell to his knees as the veins went to his jawline and then face. I could see his energy draining as I felt Edward's hands on my arms, trying to pry me away. But I didn't want to, I wanted to kill him. Edward yanked me hard, but I still held onto him as Sam tried to help Edward.

"Don't do this to him, he's not worth it." Edward whispered to me harshly as I ignored him.

"Please Emma, don't do this." Sam pleaded to me gently but I ignored him as well as the veins made it to his eyes. He was shaken visibly now, silently pleading me to release him.

"I know you hate him, but think of Carlisle and Esme, think of Wendy." As soon as Edward said her name, my face softened from its rage as I tried to calm down then, "Would she want this for you? Control your rage, Emma, for her sake."

I was reluctant to, I really was, but I eventually released him and he took in a big breath to regain himself once more. I pulled my hand back like it touched fire as Edward still held my arms from behind as Sam took my hands in his. I fought my power when he touched me, knowing that hurting him even a little bit would kill me on the inside. He looked into my eyes and tried to get me to calm down, and it partially worked as Edward looked down at Demetri, who was still in come pain from what I did to him.

"Remarkable." We all heard and we all looked to see Aro, Marcus and Caisus back from their chambers, but they all looked at me like I was a prize ready to be taken and used. Aro had a new look in his eye: possession. I then knew he wanted me even more.

"Not only do you borrow powers, but you inflict pain as well." Marcus said aloud in somewhat surprised tone of voice. I looked down at my hands, wondering how I even did that. I knew I took energy, I knew I burrowed powers, but to inflict pain, to make someone hurt by touching them? Sam must of felt it whenever I would touch him, but all I could think about was rage towards Demetri.

"Your rage inflicts pains onto others, excellent." Aro said in almost a cheerful tone as Demetri slowly got up from his spot. He eyed me, this time with more rage in his eyes and face than ever before. I didn't feel remorse towards him, or sorrow. He did make me feel rage and pain, and I didn't mind it at all when it came to him.

"I now ask you, if you wish to, to join our coven." Aro asked aloud in a nice tone, but I knew deep inside me wanted me as one of his crowning jewels. He wanted power, nothing but the best as I looked from him to Edward and Sam. Sam was still holding me close to him, breathing me in just to calm himself down and not be in rage at Aro. I couldn't leave him, not now since we were to be married. Edward was somewhat calm from his spot, looking at me and silently telling me not to go with him. They were after him as well, he told me that once or twice. Edward was more like a brother now, loving me dearly and protecting me, to leave him and the Cullens behind would be painful. So I looked forward and smiled nicely at Aro.

"I respectively decline."