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Chapter 13

The next morning, Alice wanted to go shopping and we all went along. After two hours of shopping, Carlisle finally told Alice to go put her shopping bags in the hotel and we would go see some sights. Alice was pouting almost the whole time we were there, but she couldn't keep a smile off her face for long. Especially when Emmett, Jasper and Edward were making a fool of themselves, even I couldn't stop laughing.

Emmett had decided he wanted to get some ice cream, he asked us what flavor we all wanted. Alice and I told them our choices and we sat down with Rosalie on a bench. Alice and I were watching Emmett take two cones while Jasper and Edward got the rest to carry to us. We all got our cones and I watched the Emmett and Jasper talk.

Well, Emmett had been tipping his cone and wasn't paying attention. And his ice cream fell right onto Jaspers jeans. Jasper yelped and jumped up, making the ice cream splat on the ground. Emmett cursed, got up, and went to go get more ice cream. I heard Alice giggle before she got up and was helping Jasper with the ice cream stain.

Everyone was laughing and joking about it while we walked around. I was looking at a poster across the street, when I saw a strange person. It was a girl, dressed in a long gray cloak that went down to her feet and she wore the hood up so that no one could see her face. I looked at the poster again and saw that the person in the picture was also wearing a cloak.

I frowned and looked across the street again, to see if the cloaks were the same. But the girl was gone, she was nowhere in sight. I shrugged and looked forward to see that the Cullen family had stopped walking and everyone was tense. I caught up to them and looked around Emmett's shoulder to see who why they had stopped.

There were two people in front of them, both wearing gray cloaks!!! I tried to get a better look at them but someone puts an arm around my waist and pulls me back. I look up and see Edward glaring at the newcomers, a look of hate in his eyes. Has he met these people before? I tried to look at them again but Edward kept a firm grip around my waist.

The strangers said something in Italian, turned and started walking down the street. Carlisle motioned for us to follow, took Esme's hand and started walking after the strangers. Edward started to pull me forward and I had to wrap my arms around his waist in order to not trip. I watched as Alice dashed inside a nearby shop and come out with eight black cloaks in her arms.

She put one on and then put one on me. The hood was flipped up and I saw the others put on their cloaks and start walking again. I felt Edwards arm wind around my waist and he started pulling me forward again. We walked down a few blocks, till we came to an entrance to a huge building. Edwards grip tightened on me as we walked through the corridor. I looked up at him and I saw him glare at the two guards in front of us.

After a few minutes, we came to a halt at a tall metal door. The two people knocked on the door and the door slowly opened. Edward put me halfway behind him and pulled me along. The room we stepped into was like a cathedral. There were many statues of angels around us and a few gargoyles. All around the room, there were people standing around talking to each other and whispering as we came in.

And just like last time, I was taken by surprise. All of the people around me had the same dark aura as the Cullen's. I started shaking and I looked down at my feet as I walked. All of these people are angels with black wings, I thought. Now what am I supposed to do? Run? Probably not since they don't know who I am or what I am. I looked up in time to see three angels look up and one of them step toward us.

Carlisle flipped back his hood and to my surprise, smiled at the other angel.

"Hello Aro, it's been a long time." He said. Aro flipped back his hood and smiled at Carlisle.

"Carlisle! It's so good to see you again! Marcus, Caius! Don't be rude, come over and say hello." Aro said. The other two angels came over to his side and put back their hoods. They nodded at Carlisle and then turned to whisper to Aro. Aro waved them away with his hand and they both nodded and stepped back. Aro turned back to us and smiled.

I cringed into Edwards's side and he put his arm around me again. Aro saw Edward put his arm around me and he frowned. Alice turned around and looked at Edward. He nodded and Alice took off her hood. Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie, Esme and Edward followed soon after. But when I tried to take it off, Edward grabbed my hands. I looked up and saw him shake his head. I dropped my hands and looked back toward Aro.

Aro looked even more confused, he turned his gaze from Edward to me and then back to Edward. Finally, Aro turned his gaze back to Carlisle.

"Has your Edward finally found his mate? I have never seen him like this before, he's so…….protective." He said. Edward froze up and I had to rub his arm for a minute before he relaxed his grip. Aro seemed amused by his reaction and turned his gaze to look at me. Our eyes met for the first time and a shiver ran down my spine. Aro's eyes were cold, hard and full of something that made me want to run out of the door and out into the warm sun.

Aro cocked his head to the side and a dark aura flashed into his eyes that made me cringe into Edward's side. Aro smiled and then turned his gaze back to Carlisle.

"Carlisle, may I meet this new member of your family?" he asked while looking straight at me. Carlisle looked back at Edward and frowned. I looked up at Edward and I saw him nod once before letting his arm drop to his side. He stepped over to where Jasper and Alice were and watched Aro walk toward our family. I immediately missed Edward by my side and I tried to stay still as Aro came closer and closer to me.

The Cullen's moved away from me and they were soon at the side of a pillar and far away from me. I looked at Edward in fright and he looked at me pleadingly like he was trying to say, I don't to do this anymore than you do. I took a deep breath before turning back to Aro. He took one last step and he was right in front of me. All of my nightmares seemed to come back to me and it took all my strength to not scream and run back to my family.

Aro looked amused again and he smiled at me. "Hello my dear, I am Aro the leader of the Volturi. May I ask what your name is?" He asked.

I gulped and looked back at the Cullen's. All of them nodded and I turned my gaze back to Aro.

"My name is Bella; it is a pleasure to meet you." I said while putting my hand out. Aro's face brightened and he eagerly took my hand and shook it. I tried to smile, but I couldn't stop trembling from the contact with Aro. I looked over at the Cullen's again and they all had worried expressions. I wanted so much for Edward to come over to me and put his arms around me and tell me it was okay.

Suddenly, my hood fell off my head and I saw the Cullen's gasp. I looked back at Aro and saw that one of his guards had taken my hood off. I wanted to fly out of this place and go back to Jacob. I felt my wings come out of my back and try to flap and stretch out. But the cape got in the way and my wings stayed down.

Edward must have seen my wings come out, because I saw him dash across the floor and pull me into him. He pushed me behind his back and got into a crouch. I saw him shrug off his cloak and his black wings pop out of his back. Everyone in the room was hissing and their black wings coming out and flapping nervously.

Aro put up his hand and everyone except the Cullen's stopped hissing and straightened up. The Cullen's had surrounded me and were trying to hide me from Aro. Alice said something to Carlisle something and then she turned to me and started pushing me back. We were a few feet away from them, when I tripped on the stupid cape.

I fell backwards and landed on my butt. "Ouch!" I said and I looked up at Alice a little embarrassed. Alice's eyes were wide with shock and everyone around us had frozen shocked faces. I looked over at Edward and his face looked like he had just seen a ghost. Suddenly, hands grabbed my elbows and put me on my feet. But when I wanted to put my arms down, they wouldn't let go. I looked at my sides and there was Marcus and Caius holding my arms behind my back.

I struggled against them but they kept a tight grip. I felt one of them grab a hold of my cape and rip it off. Everyone in the room gasped and was staring at me. I looked behind me and I saw my two white wings resting on my back. I gasped and tried to put them back in. But when the shimmering started and they were fading, one of the guys put something on my wrists and threw me into the air.

My wings stopped fading and came back to keep me in the air. I got up to the ceiling and sat next to one of the angel statues. I looked down at my wrists and saw manacles there connected to a chain that one of the guys was holding. I clung to the stone angel beside me and closed my eyes. I felt a pull on the chain and I used all my strength to hold me there. I felt another pull but it was harder this time and I almost let go of the stone.

"LEAVE BELLA ALONE CAIUS!!!!" Edward shouted. I looked down and I saw Edward literally fly across the room and ram into Caius. Caius dropped the chain and went rolling with Edward on the floor. Edward was up first followed by Caius. Both of them were glaring at each other and waiting for either to make the first move.

"Caius! Peace my brother. Stand down." Aro said in a cold, hard voice. Caius straightened and walked back to Aro's side, glaring at Edward. He whispered something to Aro and then looked back up at me. His cold, hard gaze kept me looking into his eyes, keeping me from flying away. Marcus looked over at Caius and then looked up at me. His face had no expression but I saw in his eye's a flash of curiosity and then it was gone. Marcus nudged Caius and they both looked at the Cullen's.

Aro turned to Carlisle, "I am so sorry for Caius's rude behavior. I just don't know what got into him. But I do want to know how you came around finding a white angel." He said and turned to look at Edward who was joining his family. Edward looked up at me and gave me a small smile before looking back at Aro.

"That is going to take a while Aro. But I cannot tell it." Carlisle said. Aro raised his eyebrow, "Why not?" he asked.

"I do not know the entire story. I only know parts of it. I am not the right person to tell this story." Carlisle said. Aro frowned and it looked like he was thinking. Suddenly, Aro turned toward Edward and smiled at him.

"Edward, do you know the entire story? Since Carlisle does not know, you must have been involved in the story." Aro said while staring at Edward expectantly.

Edward said nothing, he looked up at me again and I saw that he didn't want to tell about what he knew. But I smiled and nodded at him. He smiled his crooked smile and then looked at Aro with a glare. "I'll tell you the story." He said.

Dun, Dun, Dun!!!!!! Cliff hanger!!!!! Don't often do them, but I'll leave it here for now. Hope you like it!!! ^_^