Hey guys! I am driving to W.A right now writing this, in the car, sad that I don't have the net all the time, which is such an annoying thing. Anyway, I'm hoping you guys like it...So, have fun readings. Cheers

(A little long over due, sorry: DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of Stephenie M's characters, I own Alena and the Plot. But if I could, I would capture Demetri, you guys can come too! Haha! Have fun reading.)

Alena's POV

I walked over to Edward, his face was composed in a calm manner, but inside I could tell that he was bursting with curiosity, annoyance or anger... probably one of the two latter.

"What were you thinking!?" He growled as soon as I set in front of him.

I sighed, "I'm sorry, really, I am, and I had no idea that would happen."

He waved it off, "You don't just walk out of here, of course something like that would happen! Do you know how many vampires hate the Volturi and would use you to get to them?"

I stopped him with a wave of my hand.

"That's what I don't get! Why am I so important to the Volturi? Why did Stefan and Vladimir say things like leverage, and regaining power with me? I am so confused right now, and I'd really appreciate it if someone explained this to me!"

Edward stopped and looked at Bella. She pursed her lips and shrugged.

He ran his fingers through his already dishevelled hair.

"We need a family meeting right now."

"Edward, why did you call us all here?" Carlisle asked calmly as Nessie came into the room and shut the door.

Edward sighed, "As I have already explained to you tonight's events between Alena and the Romanians, I thought we all needed to gather together as I need to explain one more thing."

I stared at my arm; Carlisle had come here first and taken care of my arm before everyone else came. I don't know why Aro didn't ask Lia to fix up my ankle and arm...

"What is it?" Jasper asked.

Edward drew a breath and Alice smothered a gasp with her hand. See must have seen what Edward was going to tell us.

"Eleazar has found that if Alena was to be turned, she would have a unique gift. A power one, quite powerful. Stefan and Vladimir over heard Eleazar telling Aro of this power and their plan was to capture Alena and use her as leverage in return for reign over the vampire world again-"

"That's so stupid! Who would agree to that?" Rosalie hissed.

Edward smiled grimly, "Rumour has it, that Stefan and Vladimir have a secret weapon and an army."

"Newborns?" Jasper sighed.

Edward nodded, "A lot, about a hundred or so. Some also say that they have an Immortal Child."

I blinked, "What's an Immortal Child?"

"They're vampires that were created when they were barely more than infants. They're very beautiful, so endearing, so enchanting, you can't imagine. You had to be near them to them; it was an automatic thing. However, they could not be taught. They were frozen at whatever level of development they'd achieved before being bitten.... Adorable two-year-olds with dimples and lisps that could destroy half a village in one of their tantrums... If they hungered, they fed, and no words of warning could restrain them. Humans saw them, stories circulated, fear spread like fire in dry bush."

I gasped, "That's crazy! Why would someone create them?"

Edward nodded, "Some create them to gain power, but eventually, they loose control over them. The Volturi has destroyed every Immortal Child to prevent massacres from happening. But if Stefan and Vladimir created an Immortal, we wouldn't know. They have some sort of shield and no ones been able to get through it."

I shuddered, that shield must have been there when Demetri and Felix were getting Stefan and Vladimir, and Demetri lost them.

"So what? They're after Alena?" Emmett asked.

Edward rubbed his hands together, "They're hopping that they can either use Alena for leverage or even ask her to join them."

I stood up sharply, "NO WAY! I WILL NEVER EVER JOIN THOSE CRAZY VAMPIRES!"

Esme patted my arm, "Sweetie, we won't let that happen, right?"

Everyone else nodded in sync with her.

I felt a calming feeling spread through my body; I nodded thanks to Jasper and sat back down.

"So, what's my power?"

Rosalie frowned, she was really protective over me, "You don't need to worry about that, you don't need to become one of us monsters anyway."

I cringed, "Why not? I hate been the weakest link. Everyone can protect themselves except for me!" I held my arm out as proof.

Rosalie sighed "Sweetie, please, you don't want this life. Trust me, I didn't want it, don't worry. We will protect you so you won't have to worry about it."

I stood up tossing my shoulder bag over my shoulder and stalked out the door.

"Alena, can I come in?"

I stared blankly at the door.

"Alena... I know you're in there."

I sighed and jumped off the bed and opened the door. I'd come inside to an empty room, a note was left of the bed. Jane, Demetri and Santiago had been sent to try and find Stefan and Vladimir.

I opened the door to see mousy brown hair and golden eyes staring sympathetically at me. I groaned and flopped back onto the bed.

"Bella, you know how I feel!"

She sat on the bed next to me, "I do, I really do, but for once, I agree with Rosalie, you have so much to live for, think about the friends you have back in Forks, you'll probably never really be able to see them again if we turned you. You wouldn't be able to have a child, a family; you'll outgrow all your human friends."

I scoffed, "You did that too!"

Bella nodded, "I know, and I don't regret becoming a vampire, but over the years, I've watched my family die, my human friends, and trust me, it is such a burden. Live out your human life, at least until you're old enough."

I frowned, "Wait... what?"

She smirked, "I said, until you're old enough."

"What do you mean by that exactly, old enough for what?"

Her smirk grew more pronounced, "Oh I see the way you two look at each other, and I think we might have some love-birds in the castle soon, you and Demetri."

My opened wider, "Me and who!?" I hissed.

She sighed, "Honestly, it's not a secret, the way he stares after you and you keep looking at him..."

I gasped, "Apparently it was because I didn't know of this! I don't even like him like that!"

She raised an eyebrow, "You do, and you just don't know it. Don't worry, I thought I hated Edward too, I wanted to hate him, now look at us."

I was horrified, "Even if I did like him, which I don't! How do you even know that he likes me...?"

She grinned mischievously.

"Edward told me things."

I slapped her gently, "Why didn't I know about this! What things!"

She smiled, "I think you can guess that for yourself. I mean, apparently, he doesn't stop thinking about you. Jasper said that the worried and anxious feelings coming off Demetri when you didn't come back tonight were enough to create an earthquake."

I opened my mouth in surprise, "He was really worried about me?"

She smiled, "Yep."

I crossed my arms, "Then why does he act like I'm not really anything here?"

She shrugged, "I suspect that he doesn't really want anyone finding out, I mean, he thought the idea of a vampire and human falling in love was silly when he met us, so Edward said, and now he's falling for one himself."

I groaned, "This is so weird!"

She grinned and ruffled my head.

"It's all going to be okay kiddo, get some sleep."

She walked out just as Jane walked in. I reclined my back on the bed and shut my eyes peacefully.

"What was she doing here?" She snarled at me.

I poked open one eye, "Girl talk."

She gave a scary grin, "This girl talk didn't happen to be about a certain tracker did it?"

I groaned, "Not you too!"

She laughed and collapsed on the bed next to me, "I asked him if he liked you when we were on our mission."

I whimpered and covered my eyes, rolling over.

"Why did you do that?"

She laughed, "He said he thinks you're okay, for a human. I get the feeling you annoy him a lot."

I smiled, "Yeah, doing that is fun."

She smiled, "So do you like him?"

I laughed uneasily, "I don't know. Part of me wants to hate him because he's such a classy, stuck up jerk but then after tonight, I don't know."

"Yeah..."

I re-crossed my arms and sighed, slowly closing my arms and letting sleep over take me slowly.

I woke up once again to a bright room. Honestly, the sun isn't that bad, but seriously, when you wake up, the first thing you don't want to be is blinded.

I closed the blinds and settled back into bed, upon that, I heard a noise, two people talking, walking by my door. I noticed one of them to be the voice of Lia.

I tried to quickly hop out of bed, running my fingers through my hair the same time. The voices were distancing, but I made it too the door, opened it and called out to Lia. The two figures turned around and one of them was definitely Lia, the other however was a beautiful vampire with blond curls that contained a strawberry tint to it.

They both walked over to me. The blond smiling pleasantly and greeting me by name which definitely surprised me.

"Uh, I'm sorry, but I don't think we've met before..." I replied back, as politely as I could.

She laughed, her voice sounding of tinkling bells, oh that noise was so beautiful my stomach started to hurt.

"Oh the fault is entirely mine; I'm Tanya, part of the Denali Coven."

I nodded in immediate recognition of this name.

"Oh, right, the Cullens have told me a lot about you."

If she blushed, she would have, "Oh dear, I hope they haven't told you anything bad about me."

I laughed and shook my head.

Lia smiled, "Did you need me?"

I nodded quickly, "Yes, sorry to ask, I'd really hate to feel like a nuisance, but do you think you could help me out with my arm and ankle."

She frowned at me ankle and all of a sudden, it felt... normal! I twisted my ankle back and forth, it seemed like no damage was ever done.

She looked up at me apologetically, "That's all I can do I'm afraid, I haven't been able to master breakages."

I bit my lip, "Oh, please try, I mean, you never know..."

Even Tanya looked at her encouragingly.

She bit her lip, "Well...I don't--"

"Oh please try." I almost begged.

Something shifted in her eyes and she seemed to straighten up a little.

"Oh okay then, I'll give it a try."

She gently prodded my arm, sending shivers down my spine from the cool feel. Her eyes narrowed into the slits, concentrating very hard. The pressure on my arm became a little more prominent and she drew in a breath. I looked Tanya who seemed to be holding her own breath and was caught between staring at my arm and Lia.

Suddenly, she let go. With a sigh she turned a somewhat sympathetic smile at me.

"I'm sorry, I can't... I'm obviously not that skilled yet."

She sighed and turned to walk away. I moved my arm, wait. I moved my arm!

"Lia!" Tanya and Lia both turned around again.

I waved my supposedly broken arm about.

Lia's eyes bulged in wonder and in flashed she was back in front of me. She grabbed my arm, turning it and waving it about.

"I did it! I can't believe I did it!" She murmured over and over again.

I smiled, "Thank you so much Lia."

She smiled happily back, "No, thankyou. If you hadn't of told me too, which is strange, because I never give into pressure, I never would have been able to."

She grinned and left in a flash, Tanya hot on her heels, probably to tell the rest of the Denali's.

I walked back inside the room normally; it felt so good to be able to use my arm and ankle again. I felt slightly paralysed without all my joints and bones in working order.

I showered myself and blow-dried my hair. Tying it up in a ponytail, I dressed myself in black shorts and a cream graphic top. I shoved on my ankle-high chucks, tying the laces and stretched my legs at the same time. Just as I finished getting dressed and putting on some light makeup on, a knock fell on the door.

"Come in." I called out as I knelt down to check my phone that was on the floor.

"Hey." A familiar voice called out. I whipped my head up immediately, I'd become used to Alec coming to take me to go do things like archery and parachuting, yes, parachuting, one of the most adrenaline rushing moments of my life. But today wasn't the case, apparently. Today, the vampire 'god' stood at the door. Dressed in black jeans and a casual button up black shirt, with the sleeves rolled up a little over his elbows, he stood there, the door cracked open halfway watching me.

I stood up and brushed the 'pretend' lint and dust from my shorts.

(A/N: OMG! I just past the borderline of W.A! I'm in Western Australia! Driving all the way from NSW! Okay, sorry, keep reading...)

"Oh, hi..."

He smiled slightly and took in my outfit; I suddenly felt self-conscious and wrapped my arms around my waist. Shaking his head slightly in amusement he smirked and broke the tension. I grinned back and walked over to the door.

"Nice to see you're okay... Lia...?"

I stretched out my arms, "Yeah, she did a great job, it feels good not having to worry about a broken bone."

His face twisted into subtle concern and agitation. He leaned in a little closer and my heart started to beat just that little bit faster and my stopped breathing for a second.

"I'm sorry I didn't get there faster."

I went out on the limb and gently touched his muscled forearm, the coldness sending some sharp tremors up and down my body... again.

"It's okay, honestly, it was actually my fault, I should never even left, or I should have stayed in the square, I don't know why I went to that alleyway."

He laughed; I'd never heard him laugh before... it was a sweet laugh, filled with pleasure. It was light and joyful and deep. A perfect laugh...

"Yes, I don't know why you did either."

As I smiled, he held out his hand and I gently grasped it and he led out the door.

"So what's happening today?" I asked as we walked into the sunny courtyard, the sun glittering off his granite skin. Right now, he looked like he was entirely made up of diamonds, I gazed up in wonder at him... he was so... beautiful.

"Something wrong...?" He asked in confusion at my bewildered expression.

I laughed happily and to my surprise, he clasped his hand in mine leading me to whatever I was doing today, I froze for a millisecond, this was difference, but biting down the odd feeling in the pit of my stomach and let myself be tugged along by the granite 'god'.

"Come on."

"Where's Alec?"

"He's not coming today, he said he had something." He looked back at the Volturi castle with a suspicious expression.

I nodded in apprehension, Jane must have told Alec of her so called 'findings' as she thought.

"So what are we doing today?"

Demetri pointed over to a giant lake that winded around so many bends and went off into the distance.

"Ooh, canoes!" I praised as I saw the yellow boat hiked at the water.

He laughed and led me to the waterside. I sighed in bliss, something was different, something was better. The other day, he wouldn't even thought of touching me, now he was holding my hand like it was the most natural thing in the world. Something happened last night, whether for good or bad, it was a change. Maybe Jane and Bella were right, maybe he really did think of me differently, in a better way...

"Ready?"

His voice shook me out of my daydreaming revelation. I looked to where he was, already in the canoe holding his hand out, some of the Sun rays were piercing through the overhanging trees and parts of his skin were throwing rainbows into the air around him.

"No lifejackets?" I cautioned.

He shrugged, "We don't really need them, I mean, nothing bad is really going to happen, and I am a pretty fair swimmer."

"Yeah, fair my ass." I scoffed under my breath.

I hopped into the canoe and after taking a paddle, we both began the peaceful row.

"Have you always been with the Volturi?"

We had been in the canoe for the last half and hour, with random talking and laughing, we'd given up rowing ten minutes ago, taking the time to rest, well, for me. We 'parked' at a bank with cool grass heaped up on the side. I was lying down staring at the sun while Demetri had taken to sitting on a strong branch that was overhanging over the water.

He laughed and shrugged, "The first parts of my life are hazy, I don't know who created me, I just remember hunting in Arizona and then seeing Felix and Heidi who asked me to come with them where I was asked to join the Volturi."

I nodded, "Heidi... did you ever like her?"

I watched him as he laughed and lied down over the branch; he arched his back comfortably over the branch and rested his head on his hands. How he could do that looked impossible, every little shift made him look like he was going to fall off.

"Heidi, though she is recognizably beautiful, she didn't stand out for me. We're friends and that's all that will remain."

I nodded.

"What about you and Alec?" He asked back. I was confused for a second, why did he think something was happening between us... wait, was he jealous?

I smirked to myself, "Alec is nice, he's funny and kind, and He's a pretty cool guy."

"So you like him?"

"As a friend is enough."

"Okay, that's good."

I was caught between a smirk and frown, that's good?

"Anyway, I... uh, I wanted to ask you something." He started of, a little shaky.

I sat up; legs crossed and started to trace patterns in the soft grass.

"Go for it." I smiled.

"I wanted to ask if, you, hmm, if you'd like to go to Caius and Athenodora's anniversary with me?"

I froze, "What?"

He smiled like a Cheshire cat and sat up from the branch staring intently at me.

"Do you want to go to Caius and Athenodora's anniversary with me?"

My mouth dropped open, a little dumbfounded, "Wait, what's this anniversary thing? What happens?"

"I believe it's a ball of some sort, mingle, performances to watch, the works..."

I nodded, "What? Like a date?" I cringed as soon as I asked that, it sounded a little too forward.

He smiled, obviously humoured, "Yes, like a date."

What was going on inside myself was immensely different from the outside, on the outside, I looked more composed and calm, on the inside, I felt like fireworks were blowing in every single direction, like my chest was going to explode any second, like the world was spinning faster and faster. I tried to get my insides to mimic the way my outer self was acting... calm and composed.

"Okay." I smiled.

He blinked and a slightly shocked look placed residence on his perfect featured face.

"What?" I asked... I felt a little scared; did he want me to say no?

He shook his head, "Nothing, I just, I didn't think you'd actually say yes."

I smiled, "But I did, wait, you didn't want me to?" I asked, my butterflies settling a little.

"No, no, I did, of course I did, and that's all that matters." He smiled happily. Mmm, that smile, that smouldering smile... it was crossed between a smirk and a grin, his eyebrows tipped a little... his smile.

I looked at my watch, "I have to get a dress now, thanks a lot. Crap! Alice probably saw this! No, that means torture time!" I wailed.

He laughed good-naturedly and jumped neatly off the branch and took my hand as I stood up dusting myself off.

"You'll live."

I scoffed, "Oh thanks."

We got back into the boat and he took both the paddles and started to row. I sat at the front watching him and crossed my arms.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

I huffed, "I feel so lazy, making you do the work."

He laughed, "It's completely fine."
I shook my head and reached over, grabbing the paddles from him.

"What are you doing?" He asked like I was crazy.

"Rowing?" I laughed.

He smiled and shook his head.

I laughed and started to row, suddenly, a moving figure in the distance caught my eyes and I leant over a bit to the side to get a better look at it, I think it was a deer or something, as soon as it saw me, it bounded away.

"Alena!" Demetri's sharp tone cut into the air.

I hadn't realised that I'd kept leaning and gone too far to the edge, effectively tipping the canoe. Before I knew it, I was sunk in water. I gurgled and swam, breaking the surface and sucking in a deep breath. There was Demetri in front of me. He was all wet too; his hair dishevelled greatly- not such a bad look- and his face dripping with water.

"Who knew one human could cause so much trouble." He reprimanded teasingly.

I grinned back, "Whoops."

He swam nimbly over to the canoe and easily turned it upright and pulled it towards us.

He shook his head in laughed as he pulled me back into the canoe, "What am I going to do with you?"

I laughed along, "Save me from Alice."

He smiled his smouldering smile and shook his head, "Knowing her, I probably couldn't do that. But good luck."

He rowed us back to the bank, with, wouldn't you know, Alice already there waiting.

"Hey! You're finally back."

I gazed up to the sparkling pixie standing above me; I squinted at the sun reached into my eyes.

"Hey Alice, what's up?"

She gave a look to me and then that same look to Demetri who raised an eyebrow back, at least they weren't arguing, yet. Oh well, I'd have to work on that.

"Something...apparently." She sighed distastefully.

Demetri smiled pleasantly at her and helped me off the canoe.

"Good luck." He grinned at me.

I rolled my eyes and groaned, "Why Alice, why?"

She laughed, the tinkling bells sounding again, "Because you love me."

I sighed, "I guess I do."

I turned back to Demetri, "So, I guess I'll see you later?"

He tied up the canoe, "If you're still alive."

I grimaced and replied sarcastically, "Ha, ha, you're so funny."

"Oh, I know I am."

I grinned back at him, his forearms that were left bare to the Sun was glistening madly. He gave me his smouldering smile and after making sure I was 'safe' in the clutches of Alice, he sped off in the direction of the castle while Alice towed me to her 911 Porsche turbo.

"Seriously Alice, what are we talking, dress, shoes, makeup, blah?"

She grinned evilly at me, "Today, the minimum is ten bags."

I groaned, "Bite me."