Jacob's point of view:
Emmett was driving, and after a couple of hours, I drifted off into a disturbing sleep. I could see me, I was wearing plain cut offs. I was at an old castle, but I had never seen it before. The walls were a white and green marble and the artwork around the place was magnificent. I was walking through the halls when a boy appeared in front of me. He is a vampire, I know that. His eyes are blood red and his clothes are old fashioned. He gave me a smile and motioned me forward. Something about him made me feel…normal, but yet creeped.
"Our Queen is ready for you." The boy said as he started walking at human pace. I followed quickly behind. We passed through many hallways, the place becoming darker and damper. Soon we arrived at iron gates, the door locked, but one swipe of his hand and they opened. We walked into a room that was almost a thrown room, there is one chair sitting on a small ledge, with 3 behind it. I could see three vampires in the chairs, a young girl, maybe 18 stood in front of her chair. I knew immediately.
"Mandy." I said desperately. I tried to run over to her, but the boy stopped me. She defiantly looks different. Her eyes are glowing red, her hair loose around her face, with a sash covering it like an ancient warrior. She wore a corset that tied in the front and there was a strip missing so you could see her stomach. Which of course is flat and toned. She has a skirt that has a golden belt keeping it up. Her waist is exposed and the skirt looks like a lot of billowing fabric. She wore a tiara that glowed with power, along with a crystal necklace. Her tiara is like rope with a purple diamond that dips down her forehead. Everything about her glowed with power, and I could see why they called her the queen.
"Jacob." She breathed in desperation as she ran over at vampire speed and jumped into my arms. She placed kisses down my neck and back up to my lips. She held on for dear life, and I held her back. I could feel my heart beat going faster, but I didn't feel hers. I knew it was gone, and I knew she is still human. I heard a gasp and we both looked up. Mandy smiled and stepped back. There are 2 girls. One looked exactly like Mandy, and almost like me. She has her high cheekbones, her pouty lips, and my dark brown eyes. The girls straight bronze hair and blood red lips looked like a true princess. The next girl is a mature little one, you could tell. Her skin is like porcelain and she has light blonde hair. She has a freezing blue eyes and simple white-pink lips. She was about to my waist.
"Who are they?" I asked quietly. Mandy smiled sadly as me as she whispered something to the bronzed hair girl who walked over and stuck out her hand. I shook it softly, and I was surprised that her hands were warm like mine, but have a burning coldness.
"Jake, these are the princesses of Volterra. This is… this is your daughter, Sarah. And this is my other daughter Ella. And I am the queen of Volterra, the queen of vampires." Mandy said as she kept a hand on each of the girl's shoulders. She smiled at me. I gapped at her. I still had my hand in the girls, and she looked down and bit me. I screamed out in pain as the fire went through my veins.
I jumped up as Emmett shook my shoulder. I looked over and glared. He held up his hands in surrender. He motioned me forward and I grabbed my bag and jumped out of the car. We ran over to the airport and ran through the door at human speed. We went right to the front desk and Rosalie handed the employee her credit card.
"Three Tickets for Italy, now." Rosalie hissed. The girl hurried and scanned the card. I sat impatiently as I waited for the tickets. I thought of the dream. Our daughter is named Sarah, after my mom. And the girl looked exactly like Mandy. Her strong features, but she had my skin and my eyes. She is our daughter, or will be our daughter. And I knew this is the life I am going to live. I want to be the basic family guy, with great kids, beautiful wife. Except I have a benefit most don't. I get to spend forever with my family.
But in the dream, our daughter bit me. And who is the other girl? Is she a vampire too? She can't be, her eyes are blue. I couldn't stress about this now. Rosalie handed me my ticket and we continued to gate 68A. We threw our tickets to the flight attendant as they were just about to shut the gate. We ran in and snagged 3 seats next to each other. I laid my head back and waited for the plane to take off. I fastened my seat belt and took deep breaths. I concentrated my thoughts on Mandy. Maybe if I think hard enough, our imprint can bring her to me.
It felt painful as I felt my spirit rip from my body and travel to my Mandy. It felt like I was being ripped apart but when I was out, I was zipping around until I hit a door. I opened it quickly and I stepped into a cold damp alley. I saw Mandy holding a young girl, maybe 14, as she changed. I felt repulsed, but I heard Mandy whispering 'I'm sorry' over and over again. I felt sick as I sat there and watched the girl in pain.
"Mandy!" I tried to scream. I couldn't though, I was stuck. Everything was going so fast I couldn't see. The girl jumped up and almost attacked Mandy. She fended her off and made her sit in the shadows as Mandy found a human walking by in the cold damp night. The girl attacked the human, and soon the human was asleep on the ground, thanks to Mandy. They both smiled and took off into the night.
I was wrenched back to my body when Emmett started shaking me. I looked around. We are still on the plane, with the night sky behind the windows. Emmett and Rosalie watched me with worry as I rubbed sleep out of my eyes. They smiled as I gave them a shaky breath of air. They could see I am fine, but I must have scared them seeing as though they're both sitting rigid.
"What?" I asked. They gave me death glares as the attendant came back with a blanket and pillow for me. I smiled graciously as I stuck the pillow behind me. The girl gave me an attempted seductive smile as she tried to fluff my pillow. I just shoed her away and turned to Rosalie. She gave me a small chuckle.
"You were completely zonked. What happened? It's like you were dead." She hissed as she waited for the attendant to leave as she tried to listen over her shoulder. I gave her a death glare and she reluctantly walked away. I gave Rosalie a victorious smile.
"Nothing, just really stressed, I guess." I said sadly as they just shrugged and went back to thinking. I pulled out my picture of Mandy and I. It was on her birthday. It was the picture I found at the house. I miss Mandy like crazy. The picture was the last time Mandy and I had gotten really close. Will I ever get her back? I have no clue. All I know is that I will try, and I won't give up until she is safe in my arms, or my heart stops beating.
Mandy's point of view:
Three days went by too fast. All too soon Carie was sitting in front of me, all fed and ready to go. It was about midnight, and the city is asleep. We ran down the street at vampire speed. Our hair whipping past us. I felt free. But I knew I wouldn't be able to do this alone. Carie looked at me and nodded. We stopped and hot-wired a car easily. Being a vampire, we can take what we want. So we hopped in and revved it up. We drove about another half mile, until we reached a small house, maybe about 3 people inside that we could hear. We listened and heard two young girls maybe 16, and a boy maybe 14. Carie smiled at me as she felt the impulse to call them out.
She concentrated on the youngest in the house, the boy. She called him out through thoughts. I could hear the boy mutter that he was going to go and get fresh air. She smiled as the boy came in the little path of woods behind the house and stopped in front of her. We both smiled. The boy was blonde, maybe about 5'6. We could tell he is toned and keeps in good health, since his blood smells amazing. She called one of the girls next. The girl is sort of tall, maybe 15 and has chocolate brown hair to her shoulders. She has soft green eyes and soft skin. She walked over to the car. We call the last of the younglings. She comes out slower, since she try's to worry about the others, she's tall, maybe 5'7, about 16 maybe 17. She has shaggy blonde hair to her ears and blue eyes. She walks over, but is harder to control.
I would say Caries' power is mind influence. She can't completely control it, but she can sway their thoughts. And now that we have our new recruits, we walk over to the car and she makes them sit in the back. The car is a simple Volvo, when it starts it is completely quiet. We start driving and Carie slowly releases the mind influence. They snap quickly and they look panicked.
"Who are you? What do you want?" The oldest demands. She grabs the others as she tries to grab for the door. Carie grabs her first and holds her back. I just sigh and tell Carie to release her. She sighs too.
"My name is Mandy, that is Carie. What are your names?" I ask and Carie influences them to tell us. We find out that the boys name is Stefan, the eldest is Raila, and the middle one if Cathy. "We aren't normal, as you could probably see. I need your help. We are special beings, and I can offer you the chance to live forever and have the dream life you must have all wanted. But I need your help in return. I want to make you like me. But if decide not to, I have to kill you."
"What are you?" The middle one, Cathy, asks. I can see she likes the idea. She seems the most excited about living forever. And I can see Carie sees it too. I can feel her power basically dripping off her. I can see her future power. She will be able to tell if someone is lying. Stefan will be able blow stuff up with a simple thought. And Raila, well she can make people happy. Nothing special.
"We are vampires. And you can become one." I said as I starred back at Cathy. She gave me a single nod, along with Stefan. But Raila gave me a sad frown. She thought something over.
"If you keep us together, I'll accept." She bargained. I nodded. She gave me a determined look and Carie gave them a warning. She bit each one on the arm. I thought hard and made sure they didn't feel anything, but it only made it 3 times harder and more painful to drive. I kept my cool though, and I felt my nails digging into my thigh. Although Carie and Stefan look older than just 14, their just kids, and I felt bad for putting them through this. I hated this, the change, hurting innocents.
I felt a very motherly instinct over these kids, even though they are all older than me. I felt a tiny kick in my abdomen and I let out a gasp. I forgot about the baby. I gave them back the pain and they all whimpered. I felt bad, but I knew the baby came first. I saw a tiny bump in my shirt forming. I smiled. Everything is falling into place. Once we get Jess back and return to our home with our family, I am sure life will be back to normal. Although I knew not having my powers is going to be hard. I could feel them slowly coming back to me, as my body and mind went back to my normal average half vampire self.
In at most a week, the Volturi will be history and my family will rule vampires, with Jess safely back without a scratch. I didn't know if my family really wants me to kill the Volturi, but that's the only thing that keeps me from exploring them, finding out how they manage their lifestyle, and the only that keeps me from joining them. With me in their family, they will rule forever. I am the most powerful vampire in history, no one can challenge me. No one dares mess with me. I didn't know how I become so cocky and power hungry, and well violent, but spending time with other vampires changed me.
As a child I had sneaked off and found others that were passing by, but I never got enough time with them, except one coven. I smiled sadly to myself. One coven, 3 people, one day that changed my life. After I discovered I had such advanced powers, I met this coven. An American Coven. (Wink Wink.) I had heard from my families thoughts that they had 'killed them' well little did they know, I had found their ashes while traveling, and I brought them back. Of course I warned that they stay away, since I knew their desired target. Bella. My aunt Bella. The person who keeps me safe and cares, the person I will never let get hurt. Other than Sammy.
James. Victoria. Laurent. The three names that had carved a permanent hole in my subconscious. I had spent years of my life looking for them again, but every time I was close, I lost them again. I knew if I didn't get my powers back, I needed to call them and ask for help. I needed to take out the Volturi. I knew that from the start. But in my fragile state, or that is how Carlisle puts it when I read his mind, I can't cause too much stress. But the hate and desperate need for killing was still tainting my thoughts and desires. I needed to kill the Volturi, but I need to get Jess first. My mind is in overdrive again, my body wanting to save my missing sister. As I drove I could hear the struggle with the humans to not scream.
When I pulled out of the small city and on to the deserted highway, I pressed harder on the gas pedal. I felt the car go faster and faster as we raced on the open road. The car felt crowded and hot, I could smell the human's blood from here and it drove me crazy. I pulled over quickly and stepped out of the car. I felt my body physically relax. My mind was building with the anger for the Volturi that it made it hard to control my impulses. Carie jumped out too and grabbed my hand. I could see that she was upset. She looked so hard core, but yet innocent. Her dark brown hair has taken on a light blonde look and it hangs to her chin in ringlets. I didn't risk saying anything, since she loved the long brown hair she had had as a human.
"Wout is wong?" She asked as she attempted to ask what is wrong. I smiled at the girl. She smiled back. I sighed as I took a step forward, my heels feeling familiar and safe. I loved being dressed and not all grimy. I could tell my baby bump didn't show. And I felt my hand go down to it and I felt my baby kick. It felt way too early, but being part vampire the baby is going to be part vampire too.
"Nothing, youngling, the blood is tough sometimes." I mused as I took a deep breath and she grabbed my hand and pulled me to car. She pushed me to the passenger seat and she took the driver seat. We both sat quietly with the doors opened as the humans went through the agonizing change. I felt my barely covered scars sting. The locket around my neck felt heavy as I thought Jake. He had given it to me on my birthday. It's a simple hand made heart that has "Love U" engraved on it. It's so Jake and that's what makes me love him. It's the cutest little thing and it shows his love for me. I wear it everyday. It has a little picture of Jake in it along with my mom.
Thinking of Jake made my heart hurt. It felt like my heart was being torn. I felt incredibly guilty for leaving so suddenly and not even telling him I love him. I knew I didn't deserve him, not even a little. He deserves so much better. So much better than. I only cause him pain. I would never understand him, ever. He chooses to stay with me, when he can have anyone, someone who will be there for him and not walk out. I sighed. Carie looked over and I motioned for one minute. She nodded and looked back at the kids. I swiftly jumped out of the car and went to the surrounding woods. This part of Italy seemed so American. It had the woods, the same traffic signs, even in English. I laughed sadly to myself. I think I may be loosing my mind.
I walked around on the edge of the woods and I took deep breaths. I hated not having my powers. I felt weak, naked, like I wasn't me. Of course I knew I am never I. The earth around me seemed to slow down. I took even breaths to center myself. I tried using a fireball, to burn down one of the beautiful trees, but nothing would come. I sighed. I needed my powers like I need air to breath. I hated not having them. It's like a werewolf not being able phase, nerve wracking and painful.
"Mandy!" I heard Carie shout. I turned and saw her waving frantically with a huge smile on her face. I smiled and walked back. I was there faster than I could blink. She smiled as I jumped in the car and we took off down the road. I wouldn't have trusted a 14-year driving if she were human, but since we are vampires and our reflexes are amazing, I didn't mind. I looked back at the kids and felt sad. I hated doing this to such young kids. Although I am youngest here, I am mentally 35. Carie smiled at me and handed me a cell phone. "Ho preso questo dai bambini prima che io li bit. Chiamate il vostro ragazzo, lo vedo sul tuo viso. È la sua mancanza, digli che lo ami."
(I took this from the kids before I bit them. Call your boy, I can see it on your face. You miss him, tell him you love him.) I smiled to myself. This girl is amazing. She knows me so well, just like Jess. I sighed. I loved how my name was the first name she knew in English. And she spoke it perfectly. I smiled as I took the phone gratefully. I starred at it for a moment, and then dialed Emmett's number. I knew Jake is closest with him, so it would be easier. I punched in the number and hit talk. I knew the other could probably hear everything I will say, and the things Jake says, I ignore it. I feel my dead heart jolt.
"Hello?" I heard Emmett's familiar voice rung into the phone. I smiled at the familiarity. I needed the sense of home. I felt my barely alive veins cry in pain of the hunger I suddenly felt. I saw Carie smile subconsciously. I hated seeing her without a family. And I am glad I found her. She is my best friend now.
"Emmett, it's Mandy. Don't ask me where I am or how I am, just give Jake the phone." I said urgently. Carie gave me a glare as I rushed him. I just chuckled and motioned to the phone. She nodded and kept driving trying to give me privacy. I heard Rosalie and someone else gasp on the other end of the phone. I heard him chuckle.
"Come on, kid. We are only worried. We miss you. You left and we just want to help. Come on, come back home and we will all find her." Emmett tried to convince me. I hated being such a downer on the family, but I am so close to Jess. I can't leave her now. After all I have done these short days, I know I can never change it now and just go back.
"Emmett, just give Jake the phone, I don't have much time." I said restlessly. I wanted Jake like I want blood. I felt my need for him increase as I heard Emmett pass on the phone. I heard Rosalie mutter something, but I am so focused on Jake I ignore it. I heard him sigh.
"Mandy? Oh god, are you okay? Where are you?" His frantic voice sounds through the phone. I hated don't admitting to him that I am really scared. I am scared that Jess is gone and I will never get her back. But I felt a familiar feeling that I will find her. That she is alright. That I have already helped her somewhat. I felt a sudden recognition in my spirit. Someone is with her, she is okay…for now. I felt it.
"Jake, I…well I am scared, and I miss you. And I love you. I never got to tell you that before I left. I don't know what came over me. I wasn't me. I took care of Jess for so long and now she's gone, someone took her and I didn't even know. I hate that. And I just…I thought the worst. And I wasn't me. I am still not me. I just…I don't know." I sighed as kept babbling. I heard Jake laugh on the other end. I heard him sigh in relief that somehow I said I am okay.
"Where are you? I'll come and help. I don't want you alone." He said sadly. I sighed. I looked over at Carie and I knew I am not alone. I saw Cathy and Stefan shift silently. I knew it must hurt them being so close to the middle of the change. Although I knew it hasn't even been a day, they are far in the change.
"Jake, I have to do this alone, I hope you understand. This is something I need to do. I'm not alone, don't worry. I picked up some strays." I felt a giggle rise in me. I hadn't really laughed in such a long time. I hated it. Not being a kid.
"Alice was right, you changed a child." He said on the other line. I gasped. I forgot about the vision. I saw Carie stiffen and I grabbed her hand reassuringly. She smiled gratefully.
"I changed someone who wanted to be changed. She chose it. I didn't do anything I shouldn't have." I said coldly. "Listen Jake, I miss you, a lot. And I love you. But I must go. I love you with every fiber of my being. Tell Emmett to take care of you. I must go to the ones who created everything, who created my torture that I will soon face. Please don't hate me."
I hung up. I knew that if heard his voice beg like he did, I would give in. I would have told him I'd be home in a heartbeat and I would have rushed to him. I sighed. I saw Carie deep in thought next to me. I turned to her and raised an eyebrow. She just shrugged and continued on.
Two Days Later…The kids just ended their change, and now we sit on the outside of Volterra. The gate looking intimidating and scary. I sighed as I felt my sides hurt. How can I save her without my powers?
Bella's point of view:
The wolves got here about 2 hours ago. I was surprised at the size of the pack. There's Sam, Paul, Jarred, Leah, Seth, Collin, Brady, Quil, Embry, Johanna, December, and Sadie. I was surprised at the number of girls. 4 girls in one pack seemed unlikely, yet here they are. Sam said when they heard Jake left, all the girls started changing. I shook all their hands and welcomed them to sit in the living room. It felt uncomfortable, until Sammy and Samantha ran into the room. They ran onto my lap giggling. I hadn't seen them this happy since Mandy left. Sam turned to me.
"Humans?" He questioned. I saw his hands start to shake. I put Sammy and Sam next to me on my sides and I grabbed their hands. They looked over at Sam with terror. I could see they hated being in the main attention. I smiled hopefully at them. They looked over the people in the room. I could see they weren't amused with the very low amount of normal humans. They could tell they were what they are.
"Yes, one of our family members had them before she was turned. Their father is residing here too." I said formally. Jarred put a hand on Sam's shoulder and he seemed to calm. I sighed. I knew it was stupid to bring the wolves here with so many vampires. I don't even remember why we brought them here. The Mandy is the most important thing right now. I felt bad that everyone is worried for Mandy but is forgetting Jess.
"How is Jacob? I was hoping we could see him, but I see that he left a little while ago. We had brought someone special for him." Sam said sadly. I saw the look on his face. He let out a little whistle and soon a girl came skipping into the room. The girl was young, maybe 16, and she looked exactly like Jake. She had his lips, his eyes, his smile, his perfectly straight teeth, and his same hair. I starred at the girl with shock.
"Billy and Sarah had another kid, but they had told everyone they didn't. Her name is Aaliyah. She's 14, and she phased 2 months ago. We found her on the way to Billy's. She's his sister." Sam explained. The girl smiled at me and sat right next to Leah. Leah put a protective arm around her shoulders. I found see Collin itching to go to her. And Aaliyah just smiled and winked. I let out a little giggle that sounded like Bells.
"Hello Aaliyah, I'm Bella. This is Sammy and Samantha. They are twins. The rest of the family is out." I smiled at the girl. She smiled and I couldn't help but see how innocent she is. I could see Sam and Sammy giving her big smiles.
"It's nice to meet you all." Aaliyah said smiling. I could see how sweet and innocent she was, but I could also see Jake in every aspect of her. They could be twins. It surprised me how accurate that statement is. Except for her being a couple of years younger, and him looking like he is about 19, they could pass off as twins. She turned to Sam. "When's Daddy and Mum coming?"
I could see everyone turn rigid. They all turned to me as if to explain to her. I gave them all glares and motioned Sam into the hallway. He followed silently, with Sammy and Sam going to play with Aya in the hall. I could see Sam looking back at her with genuine concern. When we reached the hall I smacked him upside the head. He muttered an 'owe' and rubbed the back of his head.
"What was that for?" He asked with a faint smile. I gave him a growl in return. I hated that they were making the poor girl suffer. She looked so small compared to the rest and here she is waiting for her dead mother to arise and come to her. I hated seeing such a youngling find out something so horrific.
"Sam! You didn't tell her Sarah is dead? Here she is thinking her mom went for a quiet stroll and the truth is she will never meet her!" I screamed/whispered. He looked like such a scared puppy, although he knew I wouldn't hurt him. He just sighed and pushed his head back and clenched his fists.
"I didn't have the heart to tell her. We told her Sarah is on a business trip." He said sadly as he looked through the small opening to the living room and I saw the desperation in his eyes. I could see he didn't want to hurt her, but what could he do? I looked at Leah and felt sorry. I knew Harry had passed shortly after I left and I felt that she would know better than me.
"When are you going to tell her?" I asked with my fingers pinching the bridge of my nose. He didn't even have time to answer me before Alice ran through the door with her eyes looking frantic. She ran over to me and practically tackled me. She let out a chocked whimper and I held her shoulders and forced her to look at me. "Alice, what is wrong?"
"It's Mandy. I saw her changing 3 more kids. One 14, one 15, one 16. She was with the other girl, she is maybe…. 14. Bella, she may be creating an army. I am not sure, but it seems it. I mean 4 kids in about 4 days. It's not right. We have to stop her." Alice said frantically. I saw something in her eyes. I could see she is keeping something from me. I knew it, and she knew I know.
"Alice, what are you hiding?" I said seriously. She sighed and put a hand on her shoulder. I could see she wanted to avoid this. But I knew we can't. If it is about Mandy, we have to know. She gave me scared look.
"Mandy has made two choices, and now she has decide between them. She's either going to kill the Volturi. As in kill them all, burn them all to the pit, or…. well, or she joins them, and stays there with Jess. In the vision, she called Jacob and said not to try to find her, that she was staying with them no matter what. She said they understand her better than we can ever try. Jess found a mate, so she will never leave, unless he does." Alice said as she starred at Aaliyah. I starred shocked. Mandy leaves Jake for the Volturi, she leaves us all for them. Or she kills them all. Jess found a mate?
"Who is Jess's mate?" I had a feeling I knew. With Jess being so young looking, and her staying this age, she would fall for Alec easily. I had met them once on our trip to Italy.
"Alec Volturi." She answered with her head down. I nodded quickly. I saw Sam looking completely furious. He was shaking like crazy he seemed like mad man. I looked at him with a glare.
"WHY WOULD YOU LET THAT KID GO! SHE IS RUNNING RAMPID AND YOU ARE SITTING HERE DOING NOTHING? SHE'S KILLING INNOCENTS!" He screamed. I grabbed his neck and pushed him into the wall. I gave me a death glare as I felt his pulse speed up.
"Sam. We trust her completely. Those vampires took our family, her sister, her only lifeline, and she is doing what she needs to. She would never change someone unless they ask. She isn't like that. She wouldn't go against their will!" I whisper/yelled at him, I felt my anger boil. Of course Mandy would never change someone unless they wanted it. I knew her well enough to know that. Even Asha said so.
"Bella." Alice whispered as I saw her face gone blank and her breathing stopped. She seemed scared as she gripped my arm. I knew something was wrong, she never got like this. She seemed to stay frozen for only a second longer before she snapped out and looked at me with fear. "Bella, James, Victoria, and Laurent. They're alive. Mandy brought them back. She knew them as a kid. Bu they aren't after you. They are after the Volturi. They are going to help destroy them."