I don't' own these characters. I only play with them.

"She confounds us all," Aro said. "What do we do with you now.?

"You already know what you're going to do Aro," Caius remarks

"My young friends there are consequences for your actions today. Bella has known of our world for far too long."

"We are not heartless" Marcus adds, "We give the Cullen clan a week to send someone to willingly change her or she will die."

"This is the message for Alice to deliver to the remaining Cullen clan. Edward will be incarcerated here until he decides to work for us. One hundred years should be sufficient after his stunt today." Caius adds.

After they are lead from the chamber Aro asks, "Shall we place a wager, my brothers? Who will come to the girl's rescue?"

Bella's Point of View

The food is fantastic, for a condemned prisoner. This gilded cage is still a cage. I have a bathroom, a studio apartment with both a living and bedroom area, the fabrics and hangings are beautiful and even the view is stunning. But, I'm behind a locked door.

The guard at the door won't speak to me. I guess you don't have conversations with food or with someone you're going to kill but it is lonely.

The few books that are written in English are my salvation. A week would feel like an eternity if I didn't at least have books to read. After I read all the books I could, I ask my jailer for more. To my surprise and pleasure, books are provided for me along with a television and DVDs. Prison could be relaxing here if I wasn't going to die.

I sit on the window seat and watch the citizens of Volterra go about their day, unaware of what lives among them. Despite my impending death I can't regret knowing the Cullens. They were my dream family for a while. However, I never should have listened to Alice and come to save Edward. He would let me die rather than change me.

How big a mistake could I have possibly made, running into the center of the vampire's government and expecting to make it out again after saving Edward? Now Edward is jailed and I have a week to live in a silken prison waiting to see if any of the Cullens are willing to change me against Edward's wishes.

I know my chances are slim. Even Carlisle with his never-ending compassion rarely goes against Edward's decisions when it comes to me. I don't hold out much hope. At least in this place, I can count on them just draining me for food instead of killing me in a more painful way. I hope it doesn't hurt much.

Shaking off my morose thoughts I look through the new books that I've been brought. I give a short laugh when I see they include Interview with a Vampire and Dracula. Someone has a sense of humor. I'd like to think it's the very tall muscular man who is my jailer. Perhaps, if he cared enough to provide me with books he will protect me from the more sadistic vampires until it is time for me to die.

Carlisle's Point of View

Everyone sat around the dining table though Edward's place was conspicuously empty. It felt wrong not to have my first son in his place. I would have to intercede for him with the Volturi if I can.

"That is the message they sent me with." Alice said, "Someone has to go willingly back to Volterra to change Bella or she will die in six days now."

"We know Edward's feelings on Bella being changed and I can't go against them. Not knowing he feels so strongly."

"We know that Bella wants to be changed though." Alice argued, "We can't let her just die."

"What mention was there of freeing Edward?"

"None, except he will be expected to work for them for one hundred years to pay for trying to reveal himself."

Carlisle flinched, a hundred years without his favorite son was unreasonable. Surely Aro would listen to reason and free him into his Father's custody?

"I'll have to go visit my old friend Aro and see if I can't reverse this travesty of justice."

"I'm going with you Carlisle," Jasper stated.

Jasper's point of view

The plane's liftoff was a little rough but it was nothing to concern myself with. I would have had to rent my own plane if Carlisle wasn't so determined to save Edward. He is giving no thought to Bella's life at all. Edward is his sole focus and only Edward. How can the man who I've seen so much compassion from be so uncaring?

Bella may well be disappointed to see me. She's only seen me at my most out of control, or in the background of Alice's schemes. I have to make sacrifices to be able to change Bella. I will need to prepare for a few days before I'll be safe to change her. I dread this but there is also an insidious excitement in me.

I will save Bella. I will guide her through her newborn period. To do anything less cheapens the unconditional love and trust she has placed in us every day since she first knew what we are.

I think about calling Char and Peter. Their help would be invaluable but I don't know if I'm going to be able to get Bella released from Volterra after her change immediately. It's too early to know anything for sure.

I begin to plan a training program for Bella. It is much gentler than the training plan I had to train soldiers for Maria. Hopefully, Bella will never have any need for the experience like I had in Mexico. Yet I intend to teach her to fight and fight well. Our world can be violent and sometimes cruel as Bella is finding out now. I will not leave Bella to be a victim to anothers' cruelty again.

As I sit on this plane preparing to take Bella's mortality I can't help but hear Alice's words.

"Maybe Carlisle is right. Edward is her mate and he doesn't want her changed." Alice had said.

"Edward is a child who only thinks of himself."

"Who are you thinking of?" Alice asked, "Surely not me."

"Bella deserves a chance. Come with me and help me give her that chance."

"If you go," Alice replied, "you'll be giving up the Cullens, me, your home, your stability, you could very well end up serving the Voltouri. Is it worth it?"

"To save the one soul who never regarded me as a monster, not for a second, even after I tried to attack her; Yes it's worth it. We knew we wouldn't be forever. It seems the time for us to part has come."

"Stay Jasper. Stay with me. Stay with us." Alice begged.

"At the cost of a girl's life and my honor, No, Alice, I can't."

"Go to her then. See how much gratitude she shows you."

I don't save her for her gratitude. I save her because it is the right thing to do."

Coming back to the present I acknowledge I don't regret my decision, though I may before this is all over. I made the only decision I could, given the circumstances."

The situation that leads me here is ridiculous. Bella jumped off a cliff. Alice came to verify her vision was true. Rose told Edward Bella was dead and the first thing he does is go to the Volturi to try to kill himself. Bella rushes to save him from himself and lands in the clutches of the Volturi. It's more ridiculous than some television shows I've seen.

I wonder if she regrets coming, regrets knowing us even. If I know Bella she'd do the same again. Such a pure soul she has. I will miss seeing her easy blushes and her endearing clumsiness.

I only hope she doesn't react too poorly when she knows what I have to do to change her. It would be more likely for her to be sympathetic to my plight. How could they let Bella die, of all people? The plane begins to descend. Not far now.

Bella's Point of View

It has been three days. Have they truly abandoned me to my fate? Did not one of them care enough about me to make me immortal even to save my life? Not even one?

They were my family, my best friend Alice, my big brother Emmett, my surrogate mother Esme, my compassionate father figure Carlisle, my beloved boyfriend Edward, Jasper sitting on the periphery of things but with a compassionate heart that took my worries when they became too heavy to bear, and Rose. Didn't they understand that even trying to change me and failing was better than this? I'll be drained and thrown away like an empty juice box.

At least I know my fate. Not knowing would be worse. Not knowing would be torture. I wonder if it is my jailer who will drain me? Will that be his reward for protecting me and keeping me here? Maybe I'll be that lucky. The giant has kind eyes. Perhaps he'd be gentle with me.

I try to lose myself in Interview With A Vampire and enjoy all of its misconceptions. Perhaps a vampire wrote it to spread misinformation about their kind. It's an interesting thought.