Yay for early updates! I didn't feel like waiting to post this next chapter so here's chapter three, one of the shorter chapters of the fanfic. It's one of my favourites though so I really hope everyone will enjoy it!

Disclaimer: The Twilight Saga belongs to Stephanie Meyer of course. And I much as I wish I owned it I can only borrow her lovely characters to provide you with the following...

We made it to the Amazon after refueling in Florida.

As I was talking to our pilot about when we'd have to head back I overheard Demetri talking to Edward.

"We don't need a fight today," Demetri told him. "The second someone runs at her, she gets pushed to the back. Alec and Jane aren't here, so there's no real way to stop them. Bella will have to concentrate since one of their members can show you anything and impair your vision."

"How long do you fight?" I heard Edward ask. I knew what he really wanted to ask was 'do we kill right away?'

"Restrain them first and then we do what Bella says."

"Simple enough."

I tuned out the conversation and finished mine with our pilot. I figured we wouldn't be too long. Checking in usually took as little as five minutes.

I turned to get out of the plane and met Demetri and Edward at the end of the stairs.

"We ready?" I asked.

Edward responded by finally putting on his cloak. I could tell he was slightly nervous about it, but it looked good on him. He really looked the part.

The phrase 'a guy in a uniform' popped into my head.

Focus, Bella.

"Give me a second," Demetri replied. He was looking for them. Then he looked at me and smiled. "South. You're getting better at this."

Then he took off and we followed.

As we ran I covered them with my shield. I wasn't sure how far Zafrina's powers could reach.

After about ten minutes of running I saw the backs of four vampires. They were running from us.

"I suggest you stop!" I yelled towards them. "We don't take running away lightly!"

They slowed and then stopped all together.

"Done running?" I asked.

Zafrina stepped forward, and I saw the newborn shy away slightly. My eyes daggered into his for a second. "We- we didn't know when you'd be arriving. We were just heading towards the closest town for a bite."

"Lie," I heard Edward say from behind me. "They've been counting on us showing up."

"We don't tolerate lying, either," I told her.

But Zafrina was staring at Edward.

"Edward Cullen has joined the Volturi," Kachiri stated and stepped up beside Zafrina. "What did you have to do to persuade him?"

I hissed and if Demetri hadn't stopped me I would've killed them right there.

"They're mates!" Demetri defended. "Now I insist you explain that!" he pointed a finger towards the newborn.

"We found him dying, he begged us to save him." Senna answered. She looked wearily at her coven mates while stepping in line with them.

"Lie again," Edward confirmed. "They don't know where he came from. He was told to find them after he was changed. He told them to lie for him."

"What is his name?" I asked.

"Adam."

I looked over to Adam again. He looked seriously scared, and I felt a pang of guilt when I took in his baby face.

He was simply a child. A scared, immortal child.

"Adam?" I held out my hand and he came toward me but did not take it. "Tell me who turned you."

"I- I don't know."

I turned to Edward.

"It's true. No information on his human life. He woke up in the dark and someone told him to come here."

"What his power?"

Edward was silent for moment, waiting for Adam's memorys to show up. "He can morph inanimate objects. Like when humans think they can bend spoons with their mind. It looks like a he dented arock once."

"He's too young, he's falling apart right in front of me."

"Rid him," I heard Kachiri say. "He's causing us too much trouble. I don't like having one as young as him around."

"Sound good?" I asked Demetri.

He nodded and I snapped off the child's head then lit the body on fire. He didn't scream, but I wasn't exactly sure if he even knew what was going on.

"Let us know if there is any more trouble," I told the coven. There was obviously something weird going on, but I recognized the situation. Some nomads liked to wreak havoc on covens by doing things like this. I started to turn but stopped and added, "And just don't lie again, it makes our jobs a lot easier."

I started off but Demetri was still behind me. "I also suggest you don't question the people we bring onto our guard… especially when they're mates."

Once we were a mile away from the coven, Edward thanked Demetri.

"Yeah well, don't mention it. That wouldn't have gone as smoothly without you there."

So Edward wouldn't have to say anything more – because I knew Demetri would want him to – I added, "Congrats, you didn't do anything stupid."

"But you almost did."

I thought of him having to hold me back. "Thanks for that, too," I told him.

"Don't mention it."

Edward grabbed my hand and we kept heading towards the plane. I squeezed his and smiled up at him.

Back at the castle Demetri was telling the rest of the guard about our trip. "Ultimately, it's a good thing Edward was there, or there would've been a lot of mistakes."

"There's no way we could've gotten any other information out of him. He didn't remember anything of his human life. It was almost like he was brainwashed before being turned and then that was all that remained," Edward confirmed.

"I killed him," I added.

My dad sighed. "Alright then, I don't think we should be worried of anything suspicious. It's probably just a bored nomad. We've seen it before. No one is making any harsh decisions until we see it again soon."

I agreed with what he was saying, we had seen it before. I saw nodding heads around the room, also agreeing. Edward seemed to go along with it.

Dad looked like he was about to dismiss all of us but then Jane took a tiny step forward. "I realize this may not be everyone's top priority at the moment, but I can't help but point out all the dark eyes around here."

She was right, I hadn't fed for almost two weeks. And after a look around the room it seemed everyone was in the same boat, even Edward. No one liked to be caught off guard and not have fed for a while. Soon the room felt very uneasy.

Dad nodded and turned to Heidi. "Go now."

She left hurriedly.

Then he turned to Edward and I. "I don't want you out in those woods, not after Felix."

I rolled my eyes. "Dad, we can take care of ourselves-"

"We thought Felix could, too," I heard Demetri say.

Dad kept his eyes on me. "He's right, you'll have to go out of town…. Somewhere I can trust."

After everything that went on this kind of made my annoyed. "You do realize you just sent Heidi out without thinking it through this much," I countered. In all honesty, I was offended by his gesture. He knew Heidi could take care of herself, so why didn't he see that I could too. Plus, I had Edward. We made a good team.

"Heidi goes farther than you think, and she never goes to the same place twice. She'll be fine."

I sighed impatiently.

"How does Africa sound?" He suggested.

"How does staying here sound?" I threw back.

Suddenly Edward's hand tightened around mine. "He's right, you know. It's not safe for you to hunt here…. If someone is still after all of us."

I couldn't even remember what he said. It wasn't that I was caught off guard, just surprised. He could've used any word to refer to the guard but he chose 'us'. The thought didn't make me angry or sad like it had in the past; it made my stomach do little, happy flips.

And so I went willingly to the plane, and sat hand in hand with Edward as it took off to Africa.

I remembered to when Alice made me let Edward come along, and reminded myself to call and thank her. Having Edward with me made everything feel so much easier.

My worry for Edward joining the Volturi was never really the danger. It was always the best and most practical excuse my brain could think of. This reason just made sense; I loved Edward, and I didn't want to put him in danger - six months ago it especially made sense. All in all it was really the reputation of the Volturi. We were everything Edward learned to be afraid of, everything we did was a reason to run and hide and follow the rules.

The possibility of him getting hurt was still there, and obviously I didn't like it. But in reality, I didn't want him here because I didn't think he'd be happy. He wasn't meant to be here, he shouldn't belong. Seven months ago he watched me kill an immortal child and almost hated me for it. But somehow, he was starting to belong. I loved that he enjoyed it, but I still didn't understand the change.

Vampires didn't change. When I met Edward he only brought out another side of me; he never 'changed' me.

I had to think that maybe even Edward was surprised that he was enjoying it.

A/N - I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please let me know your thoughts or predictions by reviewing! Thanks so much for all the great response and reviews so far, I've been really hopeful that Ignite fans have been liking this sequel and I really appreciate the reviews and favourites and follows!