Together, Lee, Ryan and I walked back to the group in silence, many things ran through my mind, but one thing mainly, which I pitched to the group as we came back, "I thank how kind you have been to Ryan and I, but I think it's time for us to get our own place."
"Hmm, well I've been thinking about that too, we do not want the Volturi to try and split the family up, I was going to propose that we separate into two covens, the five of you in one, and my family in another." Carlisle proposed to us. I instantly liked the idea, I looked at the others faces, I could see the thought running across their faces. I hoped they agreed. Lee looked at his two accomplices and their eyes connected with his, they both nodded slightly. That was when Lee looked at both of us, "We will agree if you do." He said to us, I turned to Ryan who looked unsure, I looked hopeful. He sighed "Okay, we'll do it." He said to the Cullens. He looked at Alice "How long till these Volturi arrive?" he asked. "Another few days at the least." Alice replied, looking to the ground as she looked into the future.
It took us a few days to move into our new house. It was as big as the Cullen's. We weren't too far from them, about 4 miles down the road. I'd gotten to know Will and Megan a lot more, learning about how they were changed and why. It turned out that Megan was a lot like Bella when it came to trackers, it turned out that James, the tracker that tried to kill Bella, had once caught Megan's scent, her vampire boyfriend felt that he had no choice but to change her, it turned out that the vampire was Will. Will on the other hand, was found so close to death after being attacked by a hoard of wolves that the vampire who had smelt the scent a mile off couldn't just leave him, so he saved him. The vampire I later found out was Lee so I could see they were all bonded together somehow, although Saphira was a different story from what I was told, she was just wandering by looking for some company. She wouldn't tell them anything of her past, she just invited herself in. I could tell the other three hadn't trusted her much and I understood why they had to kill her… she could have caused a lot of damage to the Cullens reputation and the humans could get suspicious and they all knew it. We all got on well, living happily, Ryan and I helped the three newest members to the vegetarianism of our culture to control their blood lust.
One day I was out in the back, showing Lee my ability when I turned to see Alice walking up to us, a concerned look on her face, "Carlisle wants you all to come up to our home, the Volturi are only a few hours away so we just need to take some precautions." She said, I looked at Lee who nodded slightly, "We'll come now, I'll tell the others." And before I could blink, he was gone, into the house, a second later the other three were stood next to me, looking at Alice, who smirked and turned around. We all broke into a speedy run up to the Cullen's. It took us less than five minutes to reach the house, it still took my breath away how amazing it was. Edward and Jasper were stood outside waiting for us to arrive, I smiled at the two of them, they smiled slightly back at me before moving out of the doorway to let the rest of us in "Thank you" I said politely to them both as I walked past. The rest of the family were seated in the living room, they looked up and smiled at the 8 of us as we walked in. Esme stood up, "It's good to see you all again." She smiled, then Carlisle stood up next to his wife, "We have less than two hours to go until the Volturi arrive at the baseball field but we thought it'd be best you'd be pre-warned. Aro is the head of the Volturi coven, he has an ability which allows him to know almost everything about you, he reads minds but he must touch the skin of his target to know. So if you shake his hand he will see what you have seen etcetera. Be warned of Jane, Alec and Demetri, Jane and Alec are brother and sister, their abilities are two of a kind, Jane is able to cause you to feel terrible pain, torture you in fact, but it is all in your mind, but Alec is able to make you feel like you feel nothing inside so you are completely vulnerable for him to attack, but again it's all in your mind so we can be protected" he stole a glance at Bella who nodded slightly as Emmett continued on Carlisle's speech, "But Demetri is a tracker, he is an amazing one I must say." He commented, "The others you be ready for they are a very strong coven we warn you, but I'm sure we'll pull through unscathed." He smiled slightly. I nodded "Okay, thanks for the warning."
"And, we thought we should take you all out on a hunt, Bella, Edward and Nessie will stay, they hunted last night but we are going further than we have taken you, we are going to have something other than caribou today." Rosalie told us, standing up and taking Emmett's hand and making her way towards the door. I took Ryan's hand and smiled as we followed out after Rosalie and Emmett the other vampire's right behind us. As soon as we were all out of the door, we broke into a run, waving goodbye to the three left behind. I followed Alice and Jasper closely as I had no idea where to go. "Okay, on the menu today is mountain lion and grizzly bear or black bear!" Alice said to us smiling. I let my instincts take over my body, I smelt the lustful scent of blood. I caught sight of a massive black bear standing near a river. I smirked, it looked strong but it was weak compared to my strength.
The black bear went down easily, I sank my teeth easily into its neck, blood spurting out and trickling into my mouth, it slid down my chin as I drank thirstily. When I finally had my fill I pulled away, carefully wiping my mouth, to see Ryan nearby feeding on a grizzly brown bear. I still felt thirsty so I went through the routine again but this time on a mountain lion, the blood was succulent and fresh, so sweet and tender, this was by far the best I had ever tasted. I smiled slightly as I moved away from my second prey. I stood up and climbed a tree next to Jasper who had finished his meal. I looked at him and smiled, admiring his features, he was indeed very handsome, Alice was lucky to have him I had to admit. We chatted for a while as he watched Alice hunt and I watched Ryan, I saw something not quite right about Ryan, he seemed stiff, uncertain, like he wasn't happy with this hunt. It confused me a little. I sat there patiently for a while as the sun went in and the heavens opened, the rain pouring down, it didn't take me long to get soaked. I jumped down from my tree and we all gathered together in a clearing. "We should head straight for the baseball field" Alice said, we all nodded in agreement and we set off, I stayed back with Ryan "Are you okay?" I asked him, "Yes Sky I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" he replied. "Well you just seem to be acting a little strange…"
"I said I'm fine!" he snapped before going further ahead to run next to Emmett. I watched him shocked and speechless. I spent the rest of the time with Lee and Will. It took us around 30 minutes to reach our destination, we slowed to a walk as we came nearer, I caught sight of Edward, Bella and Nessie stood waiting for us to arrive. They saw us coming in an instant "They are almost here." Edward said, "I can hear their minds."
He looked straight ahead to where I guessed they'd arrive. I fiddled with my fingers nervously as the rain got heavier and heavier which if I was a mere human would have made it hard to see. Then I saw them, one by one making an appearance in the rain…