A/N: Okay I have decided to skip ahead in time. Allegra is now ten and is officially part of the Cullen's family. I don't mean that she is a vampire, I mean that she lives with them without visits from the agency. Elizabeth is now five.
-The Truth-
"Alli, it's time to get up for school." I opened her door.
"Daddy, why so early?"
"This is the time you always get up."
"Why does today feel different?"
"I don't know, maybe because you're used to mommy waking you up in the morning."
Its true Bella was the one that usually woke her up for school while I fed Lizzie, but I was the one that actually got her ready for school.
"So does that mean mommy's getting me ready for school?"
"No, because Lizzie isn't feeling good."
Alli let out a sigh and slowly got out of bed and ran over to me and gave me a quick hug before going downstairs for Esme to make her breakfast. I ran over to Elizabeth's room at Vampire speed, when Alli was out of sight.
"Edward, I don't know what's wrong with her. She has a high fever and isn't eating anything."
"Carlisle doesn't know what it could be?" I asked.
"No. The only thing that he thinks could be wrong with her is that she's changing into a vampire."
I heard a little gasp let out over by the door, and realized that Alli heard everything that Bella just mentioned. How am I going to convince her that we're nothing to be afraid of?
"You mean it's true?" Alli asked.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"Well, I over heard Aunt Rose and Uncle Emmett saying that their glad that they're vampires. I thought that they we joking around, but hearing it from you changes everything."
"You're not scared of us?" Bella asked.
"I have nothing to be afraid of. For the past four years, you've never hurt me. So why would that change now?"
"I must say for a ten year old, you are very intelligent."
"That's only, because everyone else in this house is too. I've learned many things from you."
Elizabeth started coughing up blood. I could see the look of fear in Bella's eyes. I looked to Allegra and she must have known what I was going to ask her, because she told me she was going to go get Carlisle. She ran down the stairs screaming for him.
"Edward, what's happening?" Bella asked.
"Mommy, I don't feel good." Elizabeth said quietly. "I'm tired," And started drifting off to sleep.
"No Lizzie stay awake." I told her as I scooped her up into my arms. Carlisle ran into the room.
"What happened?" He asked.
"She started coughing up blood."
Carlisle checked her pulse and took her temperature.
"She has a weak pulse and her temperature is 109 degrees."
I knew if a normal person would have been close to dead with that temperature.
"Maybe she's changing into on of us." I said.
"Lizzie are you in pain?" Carlisle asked her.
"My throat hurts from coughing. That's it." She said in her hoarse voice.
After a few minutes of thinking, Carlisle suggested one thing that I though we would never have to face. I knew we would have to see them, but I would have never guessed going to the Volturi for help.
"Are you sure this is the only way?" I asked.
"Edward, they're much wiser than any of us. I think they could really help us."
"Carlisle, you know damn well that their help will come with a price."
"Most likely, but would you rather have your daughter live or would you just let her die because you don't want to make a deal with the Volturi?"
"No I don't want her to die, I just want to make sure that there is absolutely no other option."
"Well this is the last option Edward! Damn it, I wouldn't have even suggested it if there was another option, but this is it!"
"Edward, we have to save Lizzie. Even if that means that we have to join them."
"No, we will not join them. I'll figure something else out."
"Edward, we have to go to them!"
"I meant I'll figure some other deal to make with them that has nothing to do with us joining them!"
A/N: This chapter was not edited and I'm sorry for the lack in updates, but there only a few more chapters left, so I'm going to work hard to update like three times a week. Please Review!!