Third POV

Bella walks into her house after she had a talk with Jacob. He was upset for her safety, but he let her go. Bella looks around the darkened house. The lights come on and Bella jumps, startled to see Alice beside her. She hugs Alice tightly. "Alice! What are you…? I'm sorry I can't believe you're here. Is, is-"She stutters.

Alice pushes her back and looks at Bella in disbelief, "Would you like to explain to me how you're alive?" Alice was skeptical.

"What?" Bella said confused.

"I saw a vision of you. You jumped off a cliff. Why in the hell would you try and kill yourself? Oh God and Menah…" Alice voice shook. Her hand is a tight fist.

"I didn't try to kill myself. I was cliff jumping. It was fun… Wait, Menah's here? She's sick… really sick. She couldn't move because it hurts." She paused.

"I had a vision of her falling off a cliff and she disappeared after that. I tried to look, but nothing." Alice said slowly. "What hurts her?" Alice asked her looking solemn.

"Her heart." Bella said sadly coming to realization.

"Her heart? To the point that she had to go and… She couldn't of…" Alice said mostly to herself.

Bella then said, "We have to go find her.

Menah POV

Three men sat on thrones before me. I went to stand, but my legs were too shaky and I fell down. They were all surprised. One of the men had blonde hair and looked the youngest. And you can tell that he one of the people that are mad at the world. The other was older and had long, brown hair with and sad face. I could practically feel his sorrow and it didn't make me feel better. The one in the middle had the longest hair and it was black. He was the leader, anyone could tell that.

Gathering my remaining strength I got up on my shaking legs and stood weakly. I looked around and saw other vampires with red eyes, guards. There were twins standing over by the blonde said. And two others behind me: one was tall and bulky and the other was shorter with dirty blonde hair.

"Where am I?" they wouldn't have known how I got here, obviously. All I know is that he's going to die when the time comes.

The man in the middle walked down the steps. His face had grown curious, "You are in Volterra, Italy." He didn't stop. He stood directly in front of me and grabbed my hand. He looked beyond shocked and frightened. "Child, you are remarkable. You already know that we're vampires." The man with the blonde hair shot up out of his seat, but the man held up his hand. "My, it's been centuries since I've seen an Eternal."

"But they're extinct." The blonde sneered.

"As you can see Caius, they are not." He turned to me. I was too paralyzed with shock to even move from my spot. "And a mate to one of our kind."

My voice was shaky, "What did you just do?" I glanced at our hands then back up.

He stepped away, "I just learned a few things about you." In the corner of my vision two guards stepped closer to me. "How rude of me, I am Aro Volturi. These are my brothers, Caius and Marcus."

I rose my eyebrow, "And for those who do not me. I'm Menah Swan." I looked around gaining some courage. I'll be damned if I become a chicken in front of vampires and they think of me as weak. However, I was at a lost. What do I do next?

Third POV

Edward's days were dark and lonely as Menah was further away from his side. He would only call his family once a month and he haven't seen them since they left Forks. Esme would always worry and try to keep me on the phone, but I was too distracted hoping that Menah was surviving without me. Right now Rosalie was on the phone saying that it was urgent.

"Edward just don't hang up the phone. I was telling Alice that it's important to tell you what's going on. She had a vision with Menah. Alice said that Menah fell off of a cliff, but she couldn't tell if she jumped or not. And now Menah disappeared from her visions…" Rosalie didn't say anything else.

Rosalie hung up the phone as Edward closed it in his hand. Quickly, he called the Swan's to see if the vision actually came true.

"Swan's residence." Jacob's voice answered the phone. Edward gripped the phone.

"This is Edward Cullen. I would like to speak with Mr. Swan." Edward said calmly.

"He's not here right now. He's arranging a funeral." Edward slowly closed the phone.

The cell was crushed beneath Edward's fingertips. His heart felt like it was being torn from his chest. "Menah couldn't be gone" He said. "She would never do something like that." He just couldn't leave without heart. The pain was unbearable.

"Who was that?" Bella asked Jacob after she kissed him to which he quickly ended.

Alice ran in the room. "Are you crazy?" she said to Jacob.

"What?" was all he said.

"Edward thinks Menah is dead now." She turned to Bella, "His going to the Volturi… to be killed."

"What about Menah?" Jacob said.

"Edward has the higher chance. We can find Edward and stop him, but Menah can already be gone." Bella said making a choice.

Menah POV

All of a sudden my chest is being squeezed and the air left my lungs. I clutched my shirt and fell to my knees. My nails grew as the pain increased along with my teeth. Distantly I heard someone talking. My eyes shifted to their violet color when a vampire picked me up. My body is limp, the pain keeping me conscious. The big guard carried me out of the room and down the hall. A picture of Edward running in the forest dressed in black looking tired and… lonely, flashed in mind as I was drifting.

"Edward…" I whispered. The man looked down at me confused.

"Who is that?"

I looked at him seriously. "You'll find out soon enough."

Edward's POV

They refused my death. They refused to stop my suffering. Menah was gone. My mind even had me believing that her scent was lingering in the Volturi's throne room. I just had to take matters into my own hands.

As the clock hit noon I unbuttoned my shirt and it fell to the ground behind me. I stared at the sun hitting the steps. My eyes closed and I walked down the steps into the sun. For a moment the sun was on me, but then something run into me trying to stop me, but it was all in my mind. Hoping that it was her, "Edward stop." It said. "You have to move."

I didn't, I deserved to be punished, "Menah's alive Edward I swear." She then said something, "She's here. In the castle." I opened my eyes and backed up into the building. "Charlie was planning Harry's funeral not Menah's."

"Where is she?" I said quickly. "How come she disappeared then?"

Bella didn't answer me she just stuttered as if she didn't know what was going on. Then it hit me, her scent was in the throne room. But why was she here?

Aro's guards walked into the room. "I won't be needing your services after all." I said, well until I found Menah.

"Aro wants to speak with you again" said Demetri.

"No rules were broken." I replied.

"We should take this conversation to a more appropriate venue." They walked closer.

"Fine." I said and Alice pushed opened the door and Jane came around the corner.

She stopped by the guards, "Aro sent me to see what was taking so long."

She turned around and we all followed her led. Bella stayed next to Alice as I walked in front of them. As we moved closer to the throne room I could smell Menah. I looked back to confirm with Alice and she had a weird look on her face, just as confused as I was.

Menah's POV

The pain had subsided a while ago. I laid down watching the sky through the window. My dress felt as if it was too heavy on my body. I got up from the bed and walked on unsteady legs to the door. I opened it and peeked around to see if anyone was close. Seeing no one I left out of the door and walked down the corridor.

Edward POV

"What a happy surprise." Aro said as we walked in. "Menah is alive after all. Isn't that wonderful. I love a happy ending."

"Aro-" he cut me off and grabbed my hand.

He gasped and looked towards Bella. "That's the wrong girl." His face brightened with a secret. I saw a picture of Menah flash in is mind. "Aw the Eternal. Lovely girl. You will go through a lot with them. They were strong creatures until the battle. A spell you were under as you were confused by your feeling with Bella."

I said to Bella, "Aro can read every thought you ever had in one touch. And now you know everything. Now where is Menah?"

He ignored my question, "You are quite the soul reader yourself Edward, though you can't read Bella's thoughts." He looked between the both of us, "Fascinating." He backed up and said, "I would like to see if you are an exception to my gift as well. Would you do me the honor?" Aro held out his hand.

Menah POV

The hallways seemed to stretch on as I looked for a way out. Somewhere in this building I heard people talking, but I couldn't be sure. A scent in the air made me stop in mid walk. I sniffed and smelled woods. My eyes open and I gasp. Edward couldn't be here, could he?

Following the scent stopped as a pain entered my body, but didn't stop. It could be Edward. The scent was getting close as I moved. The pain went away a moment later. Shaking it off I ran in the direction I hoped he was in.

The throne room was where his scent led me. I push open the door with renewed strength. Edward and the big vampire were fighting. Alice was in a choke hold and Bella stood off to the side. As the man slam Edward on the stairs I started walking to them unnoticed. The man then held his head as Edward was forced on his knees next to Aro.

The instinct to save Edward hit the roof as I ran towards the man. Behind him, I grabbed his neck and lifted him up. He was taken by surprise and I threw him to the other side of the room. He landed on a broken bench as I screamed at the man and glared. My head slowly turned in Aro's direction. "Mind you Aro. That a mate is stronger defending her mate than any other time."

Edward got up and pulled me back. "Menah…" he said caressing my face with relief.

I smiled at him. And leaned in as to kiss him, "Don't think that disappearing for half a year isn't a big deal. Just remember that when we leave you're in for it." I turned my head from his. "And Charlie doesn't think so either."

"Now Aro what else is needed of us before we leave?" I stared into his red eyes.

He looked with a thoughtful face, "Bella knows too much. And humans must not know about us, as is law she cannot live."

"Time. All I need is time." I walk closer to him and hold out my hand. He grabs it and his face turns gleeful.

"Until we meet again my dear Menah." He sits down. He watches as we leave in hopes for us to cross paths in the near future.