NA: Chapter 7! Finally some Volturi :) I hope you like it!

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Eleazar POV, Volterra, Italy

"So you're leaving today?" Felix asked.

"That's the plan. But we'll come back to let Aro know when we find someone useful." Eleazar said, earning a dark look from Carmen.

"But we're looking for something very rare, so that may take a very long time." She said sweetly.

Felix ignored Carmen and said to Eleazar, "So, who's going with you?"

"It's just the two of us." Eleazar said, confused.

Felix laughed. "Aro would never let you two run off alone."

"We will come back. I would never lie to Aro!"

"And I believe you, but Aro knows how Carmen can make you do anything, and she's clearly not thinking about coming back. Besides… Mates alone on a mission tend to get a little distracted." He waggled his eyebrows.

"Shut up, Felix! We're not taking anyone with us." Carmen hissed.

"She's a real Spanish fury, Eleazar, you should keep an eye on her." Felix said, he grinned and walked away.

Eleazar knew that Felix was feared by almost everyone who saw him, but he'd never had a reason to, and he found that he could often laugh with the immensely strong vampire. But what Felix had said bothered him. He'd counted on being alone, and Carmen definitely did, too. But he'd thought about this before and he'd come to the same conclusion as Felix. Aro would send someone with them. But he hadn't dared to tell Carmen about this. And now she knew. She was furious, he could tell. She knew Felix wasn't just teasing her, she realized that what he said was true. She turned to Eleazar.

"Tell me this is not happening!" She said.

"I don't know." He said truthfully.

"You said we would be alone! I don't like it here, I want to be free of them." She looked at him, pleading. He sighed, if she looked at him this way, he'd do anything to make her happy, and Aro knew that.

"I'll talk to Aro." He said.

Eleazar greeted Aro when they met in one of the chambers.

"I was looking for you, Eleazar. I'm glad I see you. I need to talk to you about your leaving"

"Yes?"

"I was thinking that it would be wrong to send you and Carmen out alone. You two need all the help you can get! I'm sure you'd appreciate it when someone was there to help you."

Aro had Eleazar cornered. How could he refuse this? He wanted to leave without incidents, so there was only one thing left to say.

"Yes, Master, I would." He sighed.

"Good! Demetri would be best to accompany you, but he went to get someone for me."

"Jane wouldn't be helpful, and you need her here." Eleazar said. He pretended to think about who was best, too. But he knew that Jane wasn't the most cheerful companion and Carmen couldn't stand her.

"Very true. So what kind of talent would be helpful to you?"

"Well, Carmen and I both don't like to hurt people, and we have to get the one we find back here alive to change him or her. So maybe Alec could come with us?"

"I'll ask him. That's very clever of you, Eleazar." Aro said, and then waved him away.

Eleazar knew that Aro would approve of anyone he suggested, as long as someone was going with them. But at least Carmen would be slightly satisfied. If there was anyone amongst the Volturi she liked, it was Alec. Maybe it was because his talent was so much more gentle than his sisters'. And Alec liked to keep to himself, he wouldn't be a difficult partner.
But that wouldn't stop Carmen from being extremely angry. She'd been like this almost every day, he would be glad when they were away from Italy and he had his loving mate back.

Bracing himself, Eleazar entered his room. He saw Carmen sitting in the loveseat, reading a book. He took an unnecessary breath to steady himself.

"Alec is coming with us." He said.

"Okay."

Even though his hearing was perfect, he couldn't believe what he just heard. She was 'okay' with Alec going with them? And he had been stressing out for a whole day, dreading to tell her that.

Carmen turned around to look at him. "You don't have to look so shocked. I can be reasonable. It's not your fault, I know that."

"I thought you wanted us to be alone?"

"I do, but I've been overreacting. We have forever to be alone. You just do what Aro asks, I'll survive." She smiled, but it looked forced.

Eleazar sat down beside her and pulled her against him. "That's not what you really think."

"It is, really. Of course I'd like it better if we could just pack up our things and leave. But I did realize I've been too hard on you. You can't help it."

He ran his fingers through her hair and kissed her softly.

"When do we leave?"

"Aro is going to talk to Alec, I guess we can leave after that."

"Good."

Carmen POV, Belgium

Carmen sighed. Again. She was incredibly bored, and she had been for over a week. Alec was the worst company in the world. If you could even call him company, she'd seen him for only a few minutes every day. They travelled at night, moving form one town or city to another, and that was the only time she could talk to him. And Eleazar was busy finding a talented human. She couldn't blame him for being gone the whole day, he did it for her, the sooner they found someone, the sooner they could be on their own.

Right now she was sitting on a bench in a park, looking at little kids on a field trip. She couldn't help but smile as she saw them searching for flowers that matched the ones on their worksheet. She heard them speak a language she didn't understand, and tried to remember in which country she was. They'd been crossing Europe for six days now, Italy was the first country they'd tried, then France. Of course Eleazar hadn't checked every person in Italy or France, but he had a weird way of working and Carmen thought she should just let him do this in his own way. They'd crossed the northern border of France last night, so now they were in Belgium. She liked it here. Italy and the south of France had been way too sunny, they'd had to do almost everything at night. Now there was almost always a cover of clouds which made it possible for her to wait outside while Eleazar looked around and Alec did his own things.

She fished her Ipod out of her bag and closed her eyes.

After 26 songs, she heard someone come closer, and a gust of wind made it easy to recognize Alec's scent. Happy to see him, Carmen quickly turned of her music and smiled at him.

"What have you been doing all day?" she asked him.

"Shopping, you?"

"Sleeping."

He snorted.

Then she got curious, why would Alec go shopping?

"So what did you buy me?"

He looked startled for a moment before he realized she was joking.

"I got you some chocolate, which is a specialty of this country." He said, while handing over a bar of dark chocolate.

"Why, thank you Alec! I have to say, this is probably the worst smelling gift I've ever received, congratulations. Tell me you didn't spend any money on this." Carmen said.

The Volturi were unbelievably rich, but she still thought it was stupid to throw money away like that.

Alec grinned. "I didn't, I got it for free when I bought something in a gift shop."

"Can I see it?"

"Sure," he said, while reaching inside his pocket. He showed her a velvet little bag. She took it and shook its contents into her palm. She gasped when she saw a thin silver necklace fall out of the bag. On it hung a little, but detailed charm in the shape of a dolphin. It shimmered in the weak sunlight and two blue little stones represented the eyes.

"It's beautiful! Jane will love it, I'm sure, though I'm a bit surprised you got her a dolphin." Carmen said, careful not to offend him or his sister.

"Ah, actually, I got Jane something in France. This is for Mona." He said.

Carmen tried to hide her shock.

"She's from Belgium, originally."

"Oh, really?" She was surprised. She hadn't acted very social during her stay in Volterra, but she hadn't locked herself up in her room either. And she'd never seen the young vampire after she got accepted as a new guard member. She wondered if Mona had been with Alec the whole time, but she didn't ask him.

They sat together in silence until they heard Eleazar come closer. Carmen hated waiting for him to be closer, she wanted to cross the distance between them and let him hold her. But it would be a little bit too conspicuous. When he was finally close enough, she took his face between her hands and kissed him passionately. She had no intention of stopping, until a cough came from Alec's direction. Not at all embarrassed, Eleazar sat down on the bench and pulled Carmen into his lap.

"I've been to every public place and every high school, didn't find anything close to what we're looking for." He sighed.

"Don't worry, you'll find her." Carmen said.

"Her?" Eleazar raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"I have a feeling it's a girl." She smiled.

Alec snorted, "You sound like you're talking about having a baby. Do you already know the name, too?"

"Not yet, but you can be her sweet uncle Alec."

"I'm so flattered, does that mean I'll have to buy her things?"

"You wouldn't be a good uncle if you didn't."

"Oh man. The Volturi will be broke in less than a year! A good thing you guys are leaving."

Eleazar was watching the conversation with amused eyes. He was glad Alec had come along. He wasn't around much, but he was easy to get along with. If he liked you, that is.

"Are you two alright with staying just one more day? I want to visit some more places." Eleazar asked. Both Carmen and Alec were okay with staying another day. As soon as it got dark, Alec took off.

"I wonder what he does all the time." Carmen mused.

"I don't know about other nights, but tonight he's going to feed. And we should, too." Carmen knew that. It was harder to go thirsty when they were around people, and it had been too long. "I can wait another day." She said. She hated killing and she knew Eleazar did, too. They both tried to postpone it as long as possible.

"It would be too dangerous, you know that."

Carmen nodded reluctantly and together they took off into the night.

Bonnie POV , Fell's Church

"Do you want me to walk with you until your home?" Elena asked Bonnie when they'd dropped of Meredith. Bonnie wasn't sure about walking home alone, but she didn't like being treated as a baby.

"I'll be okay, Elena. You can't guard me every second of the day. And besides, you'll be home faster if you don't have walk with me. But thanks." She smiled reassuringly.

"You sure?"

Bonnie nodded.

"Okay, be careful." Elena said, and they each walked home.

After a few minutes, Bonnie was wishing she'd took on Elena's offer. It's not that bad to be taken care of, she thought. Her friends didn't treat her like a baby, they were just worried. The walk home wasn't long, but every second seemed liked an hour. It was getting darker, and Bonnie was walking so fast she was almost running. She was afraid. She'd been pretending not to worry about Damon all day, but now she was alone and really scared. With every sound she heard in the bushes, she jumped and walked faster. When above her a big crow made noise and took flight, she screamed and started to run.

When she arrived home, it was clear that her sister wasn't there yet. Maybe she had to work late. Bonnie was mad at herself for getting this tense because of a crow. It was just a bird and she was glad no one had been there to see her make a fool of herself. The first thing she did was turning on every light in the house, that made her feel somewhat better. Then she got some vervain from a box her cousin had given her, for now she just put a bit of it in her pocket and she held some aside to give to Elena and Meredith the next day.

It was true that she'd been reading about mythical stuff, but it wasn't just because she was interested. It was because she'd discovered that she could hear and see things she'd never been able to hear or see before. Her cousin told her it was because she descended from the druids, so Bonnie had been looking up as much information she could find. She'd already told Elena about this, but she didn't like talking about it. It made her feel weird and it scared her a little, too.

When she took of her jacket, she remembered the stain on her T-shirt. Sighing, she pulled it over her head and after trying to wash it out in the sink, she dumped it in the laundry basket. When she entered her room, it felt too small, too close. This was strange because she never felt claustrophobic, let alone in her own room. She thought opening the window that overlooked the garden would make her feel better, but when she shoved aside the thick purple curtains, a scream escaped her mouth.

There was a guy sitting on the windowsill. Bonnie blinked –he was still there –she closed her eyes again, a little bit longer this time, and opened them. He was still there –and now he was laughing at her! Was she dreaming? Well if I am, I'm not ready to wake up yet, she thought. The guy was extremely handsome, Bonnie felt her face get hot. When she took a step closer to the window, she saw his eyes go up and down her body. In shock she realized that she was standing there without a shirt on. She'd thrown it in the laundry and hadn't bothered to put something on because she was going to bed anyway. And now a stranger was looking at her while she was dressed in pants and a bra. Blushing like crazy, she quickly grabbed her blanket and wrapped it around herself. She wasn't certain she was dreaming anymore, because she was pretty sure that the embarrassment she was feeling was real. But if this was real, then what was this guy doing outside her window? Well, the only way to find out was ask him. She stood in front of the window and opened it.

"Well, hello there." He said as soon as she got the window open. "Can I come in?"

Bonnie was dazed, she couldn't understand what was happening. Her eyes were locked on his and she couldn't bring herself to speak. From behind the window, he waved his hand in front of her eyes to get her attention. Bonnie was still looking at his eyes, and there was something tugging at her memory while watching them. When his brow furrowed and they changed from laughing to serious and frowning, she knew what it was. Besides them being gorgeous and hypnotizing, they were also like Stefan's. They were black as the night, but they were shaped the same. And when she realized that, she snapped out of the haze.

"Who are you?" She asked, her voice barely louder than a whisper.

"Why don't you let me in so we can get to know each other better?" He said, and bonnie's knees went weak at hearing his voice again. There was a seductive edge to it, and she was about to give in. Then she remembered why she should not, unfortunately, let the most handsome guy that had ever come close to her room, inside.

"You're Damon." She said, though it sounded more like a squeak. The moment she realized it was Damon who was asking her to let him in, she felt like running. She remembered what he had done to Stefan earlier in the day, and knew that nothing would stop him if he wanted to do exactly the same thing to her. The only difference was that she would probably die and Stefan was fine now.

But she was wearing vervain, so he couldn't compel her into doing anything. Knowing he couldn't get in by compelling her made her feel somewhat calmer. She staggered back a few steps when his lips turned up into a dangerous grin.

"Since we already know each other, why don't we just skip that first part and do something else?"

"Like what?" Bonnie was stalling, she wanted to stride forward and close the window, but two things were holding her back. First, she was afraid to come closer to him. She'd been standing in front of him at first, but she'd been backing away the whole time and now she was standing with her back against the wall. She didn't know if he could do anything to her if she closed the window, could his arm reach in? Would he be able to grab her? She certainly didn't want to risk anything.

And second, though she was mad at herself for feeling like this, she didn't want him to leave just yet. Every time he spoke, his voice made her feel strange inside, but not in a bad way. And well, the sight of him wasn't bad either, she knew it was rude but she still wasn't able to stop staring at his face. She thought that if she could keep him talking, maybe he'd stay for a while longer without getting in. Or get bored and leave, so she could safely lock the window.

"Oh, I think you know." He said, and he winked at her. Bonnie was getting more scared every second. She thought she had a fairly good idea of what he was talking about and it made her feel light-headed. Her breath came in little gasps and her hands were shaking.

"How long do you intent to keep me waiting? I bet you taste good." He licked his lips, which were turned up into a teasing smile. That was more than Bonnie's nerves could take, before she'd made it all the way to her bed, she fainted.

Bonnie was trying to remember something. She was in that state when you know you're sleeping, but you can't get your body to wake up. Her mind was all fuzzy, but she knew there was something important she was missing. What had happened last night? Or was it still last night? Did she faint? Yes, that was it! She fainted because… Because… And then she remembered everything.

Her eyes snapped open and she tried to look around to see if Damon was near, but she only saw black dots covering her vision. Sighing, she held her head still and waited for her eyes to adjust. Then she felt something weird, her blankets were gone, there was nothing underneath her body. What was happening? Was she going crazy? When she could finally see clear, she wildly looked around. And not even a second later, her scream rang through the room. She was floating! She was hanging in mid-air!

Stop screaming. The voice startled her, it was Damon, but it sounded inside her head. She looked around the room. He was still sitting on the windowsill, he was holding one of his hands in the air and after a few seconds he raised one eyebrow. Oh, right, she had to stop screaming. Bonnie closed her mouth and sucked in a few deep breaths.

She was hovering in front of the window, her blanked still wrapped around her body.

"What are you doing?" She said, trying to sound angry, but only managing a squeak.

"I prevented you from falling on the ground."

"By levitating me?" Her voice was getting stronger and she finally sounded normal again. A small part of her brain noticed that Damon must be very powerful if he could just levitate people like that, even more so than she'd initially thought.

"Would you rather hit your head and bleed in front of me?" He said with a smirk.

"No!" She said quickly, trying to get further away from him but not succeeding.

"Exactly, that would be such a waste, since I can't get in." He flashed his teeth and Bonnie's eyes widened, she started kicking her legs, hoping that it would help her get away.

"Put me down!" she squeaked, sounding breathless.

His brow furrowed and he dropped his hand, which made Bonnie fall on the floor.

"Ow!" She yelled, when she landed on her back and the air was knocked out of her.

"You could've been a bit more careful." She grumbled, mentally kicking herself afterwards.

Pissing off a dangerous vampire probably wasn't the best idea right now.

Surprising her, he only laughed and rolled his eyes. He seemed pretty comfortable on the ridge of her window and she wondered how much longer he intended to stay.

"You need to leave." She said, trying to sound firm and in control, which was a ridiculous idea considering it was Damon she was talking to.

"You don't really want me to leave." He said, "we didn't even have fun yet! You want to know what it's like, you know you do."

Bonnie shivered, partly because she was dressed in a blanket and standing in front of the open window, and partly because she knew he was right, and that scared her. It was true, she was curious, after reading about being bitten, it had never really left her mind. But she was afraid, too, and she promised herself she wouldn't let Damon in.

She knew she answered too late to be convincing, but she said, "I don't. I want you to go away."

He feigned disappointment and said tragically, "Oh, well, I guess I can try to have some fun with your tall and serious friend."

Bonnie gasped, he was talking about Meredith! And her friends didn't have any vervain on them, so Damon could easily get inside her house. She wouldn't let that happen! How many times had Meredith protected her? Bonnie decided it was time she did something in return instead of being a burden to everyone. She didn't think Damon was bluffing, so there was only one thing left to do.

Her breathing sped up and with a trembling voice she said, "Come inside, Damon."

AN: So, I hope you liked it :)

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