Hello my Readers, I am sorry for the long update but I haven't had much time to write with being very sick, moving, work, and school sometimes it is hard to just to get to a computer when it isn't about doing my homework. And to make matters worst for me my computer gave out on me so updating has been hard. Over the time I have wrote small bits and pieces from time to time. While writing this I have deicded that breaking this chapter up wouldn't make much sense, so I thought that one long chapter would make everyone happy. I will try to update sooner, but I am getting ready for college so a maybe a few weeks. Thanks for reading and please review!
Edward POV
I was completely refresh after the short hunt I had with Carlisle. I was surprised that Annie didn't want to go with us, she would always go if someone would ask her, but this time she simply declined. She has been getting better at being around humans. Like just the other day Alice had taken Annie, without my knowing, shopping. They spent the entire day at the mall. Alice had said she kept an eye out for Annie the whole time and Annie didn't even go after any human. She is doing so good Carlisle talked, or thought, it over with me about sending Annie to school with the rest of us. When Annie was taken she was only five years of age, too young to attend a normal school, and after she was with this 'coven' they didn't put her into any type of education. I think that she would love to go to school and finally do something like a 'normal' teen would.
Carlisle and I made it to the main lawn of our land. Mmm-mm Emmett should really mow the grass soon, any taller Bella would get lost in it. I suddenly stopped when I saw Carlisle stop next to me. I looked up to follow his gaze and saw that the big bay window that was once in Esme's living room was now lying in pieces in the flower garden along with the large red chair.
We bolted to the house imminently. Carlisle when threw the door as while I just went threw the large hole in the wall. My first few thoughts were of Bella and Annie. What if Annie lost control? Did Bella get hurt? Are they alright? Did those other nomads return? I looked around viciously around the living room and saw Esme, Jasper and Emmett who were just in a deep conversation about something before turning to me.
Carlisle was the first to speak putting a arm around his wife, "Esme dear, what happen?"
What are we going to do? With Alice's vision, and Annie running out there must be something just horrible link to the two. Did they do something to her or...going to?Esme thought nervously.
"Esme, what was Alice's vision of?" I asked her.
"I had a vision of the Volturi." Alice said to me dead to my eyes. "As I was telling what was happening in my vision, while Jasper tried to calm me down, I said that the Volturi were coming and Aro and Jane were mad or something like that and Annie lost it. She took the chair that she was sitting on and threw it out the window and ran out furious."Do you think that Annie has some kind of ties with the Volturi, Edward? I don't want it to sound like it in a bad way, but there has to be more then she is telling us.Alice then thought. Alice had to be right. Annie was very good at hiding her thoughts with the memories of everyone else. Even with my ability I had problems trying to hear what she was really thinking.
"I'm going to talk to her," was the last thing I said as I hopped out the window and followed Annie's scent.
Annie POV
I was still sitting on my rock with my legs tightly pulled to my chest dry sobbing. I tried to cast all of those bad memories out of my mind long ago, but pasts just don't stay in your closet forever. I felt so alone in this world without him. I pulled tighter if I could in attempt to protect myself from the world around me.
After awhile I sensed another vampire, mostly if another vampire was coming we would all flee, but I stayed, if they wanted to kill me let them. It only took them a few moments to come to where I was sitting. I didn't move and by now I knew they weren't a threat, it was just Big Brother.
He stood next to me for awhile, not saying a word looking at me concerned. When I didn't move or respond to him he slowly moved his hand to my back and slowly rubbed my back.
"Annie, whats the matter?" he asked like he used to when I was little. I didn't answer; all I did was trying to keep my mind wrapped in the images in my head of the land around me. "Is there something that you have never share with us? Like the Volturi?" There was so many things with the Volturi that I didn't know where to start with.
I didn't look at him yet, Yes. I answered with my mind.
"Like what?" he asked as he sat next to me on the rock.
Well the only place that would make sense if I started from the beginning. When I was kidnapped, I was kidnapped by vampires who were with the Volturi. Edward growled. The reason they kidnapped me was that they thought that I was this some kind of 'Chosen One', that I was to have some kind of power if I were turned into a vampire.
-Flashback- (A/N This is all within Annie's mind as she retells her story.)
I was riding in the back of something that was moving. It was so dark the only way that I knew that I was moving was that I was hitting bumps in the road. I was tied from head to toe and my mouth was covered in some kind of cloth stopping me from crying out. The next thing I knew I was on a boat for what felt like a long time. I wasn't alone thought, the two vampires that kidnapped me from the Volturi were there. They got me abroad the ship with anyone knowing. Then what seemed like a life time the ship finally docked in my new found home...Italy.
When we reached the main castle I saw that the two vampires that brought me there were hungry with thirst in their eyes. The tall one with light haired and a very strong build body kept looking at me as if I were something to eat.
"Don't even think about Demetri, you know how Aro would react if you had her for a snack." the dark haired male told him. I stayed as far away from Demetri as possible. I may have been walking into a trap, but I walked with the red eyed, dark haired male into the doors.
Once I was inside I was placed in a room in a tall tower. The two vampires didn't do much after that, they threw me in the room and they rushed to the other side of the castle. The room, which later I found to be my bedroom, was dark and creepy. I was completely alone, I felt safe but yet wasn't, I curled up on the bed crying.
I heard people, vampires, on the other side of the door. It was a few days later after I was brought to the castle that finally someone came in. I stayed on the bed scared, when the person came into the room they opened the door quickly and closed it the same. He placed his back aguested the door with his eyes closed, it was like he was trying to hind from someone. He didn't notice me on the bed until I let out a small whimper. His blood red eyes snapped open and starred at me.
I covered my head with my hands scared.
He stayed were he was at first he looked hungrily and puzzled at me. He then spoke some weird language to me, that I soon later found to be Italian. After no response he turned to me with a different tongue, "Why aren't you with the others?"
"Who? There is more? Some mean people pu..put me in here." I said shaken. Something then clicked in his head. I thought that this was bad so I moved in closer and recovered my head. , "Don..Don't hurt me." I whispered.
"Why would I hurt you?" he asked.
"Cause your on..one of them. You hav..have red eyes."
"Not everyone with red eyes should be feared." He said as he made his way to the bed and sat next to me.
"But the one of the mean people who put me in here snapped his teeth at me since the boat ride." I said looking down.
"Your from America?" he asked surprised and I nodded.
"Where am I now?"
"Italy, it is a place in Europe, a very long ways from America."
"I miss homey!" I said as the tears started to fall again. The boy came closer to me and placed his hand on my back very lightly and started to rub small circles not knowing how to comfort me. After awhile my cries stopped and began to shiver, the boy removed his hand and covered me with the small blanket that was at the end of the bed.
My stomach let out a small sound in the silence of us, "When was the last time you had something to eat?" the boy asked.
"I ate alittle on the boat ride, but not here."
"How long have you been here?"
"I saw the sun go up and down two times." I told him. He looked mad and then said something very fast but I didn't hear what he was saying. Not even 10 mins later a knock came from the door making me jump and shake. The boy got up and went to the door. He closed it again and had a plate of noodles and some red sauce on it, but he called it a very fancy name.
"Here eat this." He let me eat it. Not long after I finally got sleepy for the first time in many nights, so i laid my head down on the pillow.
"I must go, its very late, I must return to my duties." He said as he got up from the bed and headed to the door.
"Will I get to see you again?" i asked him.
"If my duties are done then it maybe possible."
"Can you stay just until I fall asleep?" I asked frighten. The boy nodded and came back over to the bed. I covered up with all the blankets. "Will you be my friend?"
"I'll try."
"What's your name? If your my friend you have to have a name."
"My name is Alec. What may yours be?" he asked.
"Mine's Annette, but my friends call me Annie."
"Alright, Goodnight, my friend Annie."
"Nighty, Nighty Alec." was the last things I said before I fell into a deep sleep.
Everyday a woman, who didn't have red in her eyes, would leave me a tray of food. I didn't know her name, but she was the one other person who would come into my room after the first visit from Alec.
Then one night, many after the first, Alec came back to see me. I liked when he would come and talk to me. I would partake in the conversation, but mostly I would listen. And every night there after he would come and see me.
One morning when I woke up I was surprised to see him still in my room. He would always be gone before I woke up. "Would you like to take a walk in the city with me?" he asked. I was too happy to say yes.
In the city it was crowned with people and sellers. And all those people spoke a language that was unfamiliar to me, "Don't worry you will learn in no time." Alec told me. As we walked hand and hand down the street I saw an old woman sitting next to a box of kittens. I went over to the box to see them. They all seem to be happy to see me, but one caught my eye, the all white one. I picked up the kitten and began to pet it's small back.
Alec then spoke to the old lady in his language before turning to me, "Would you like to take him with you? And have him be your new friend?" he asked.
I nodded yes, "But will you still be my friend?" I asked thinking he didn't want to be my friend anymore.
"Of course I will, I thought that you could use some company for when I am not around."
"Thank you," I said to him.
"You are very welcome."
"Alec, how do you say 'Thank you' in your language?" I asked.
"Graize"
I then turned to the old woman and said as well as I could, "Graize" she smiled.
"What are you going to name your kitten?" Alec asked.
"Rosso"
"Why that?" he asked questionably.
"I heard it from behind my door one day, and I like the sound."
"Alright, then."
A FEW MONTHS LATER
I was playing with Rosso when the human came in and bought me food for the day. Everything was as if normal, but when she left she didn't competely close the door on her way out, and Rosso went into the hallway. I was scared of leaving the room, I never went into the hallway before with other vampires in the room too, I felt safe in my room. I quietly as I could I went into the hallway whispering "Rosso" over and over neviously. At the time the only people that were in this hallway were humans, I didn't know that then, but I treated then as if all of them were one of them.
I turned the hall to see the fluffy white tail the belonged to no other then Rosso, "Rosso, I found you, we need to get back to our room; I'm scared that someone might find us." I told him just as I was going to pick him up, but then someone else did.
The hooded man picked up Rosso and bit into him and drained him blood before my eyes. I saw the monster, once happy with his thirst, unmasked himself, it was no one other then the big vampire who kidnapped me all those months ago, Dimitri.
"That was just a snack, little girl, the main course is on it's way." he said as he flashed his white blood stained teeth.
I was frighten to the bone, I turned course and ran as fast as I could away from the monster. I was afraid that he could get me, him being a vamprie that would be no problem for a little 5 year old human, but he toyed with me so I thought that I was running free. "Alec," I whispered. Seconds later, I ran into something hard like a stonewall and screamed. The arms wrapped around me making me feel panic; thinking that he had finally got me.
"Sh, Sh, Sh, Annie what's wrong?" the vampire that held me in his gasps asked. I slowly looked up and saw that it was Alec kneeling with his arms wrapped around me protecting me from Dimitri.
I wrapped my arms as tight as I could around him, "Dimitri at...ate Ros..so. Then...he tried to eat me." Alec growled at him also his eyes went black, as if he was thirsty, then back to normal when I heard a crashing sound.
I peaked over Alec's arm to see Dimitri lying on the ground motionless on the ground. "That will teach him to mess with you." I later learned that Alec's power was the ability to cut off ones senses. He held me as I cried for my kitty then I heard someone who sounded disapproving.
"Well, well, well, so this is the girl that Aro wanted? Tell me Brother, why do you keep this human as your little pet?" a short blonde haired girl with red eyes said to Alec. Alec locked his arms around me. I knew something wasn't right.
"No one should be left alone in a small room with no one to talk to, nothing to eat, and sternly to be kidnapped from their family at her age just to be added to Aro's collection. Then when she is coming of age to be added to his guard, Jane." Alec said with much venom in his voice to Jane.
"Yes, my dear brother, she should be played with..." she said kind of mean of.
"Don't you dare!" growled Alec and he tried to throw me behind him when I suddenly felt a sharp burning pain ran all the way thought my body. I fell to the ground and I curled my body into a ball and closed my eyes as the grew more and more intestine... then I begin to cry out. "Jane stop this! She is only just a little girl!" he yelled to her and knelled down to me to protect me from Jane, but nothing stopped. It felt like years before darkness took over my vision.
I woke up in a bed some time later; which was actually many days later. Alec was there when I woke up and seem relieved that I was okay and hugged me tightly. He apologise for his sister's doings. I didn't go out in the hall until after Christmas.
For Christmas I got a red ribbon from him. He said, "You should always be able to see a pretty girl's face," and tied it in my hair where it stayed forevermore. Alec knew that I was getting lonely-er and that I missed mother, so one day we went into the hall and I met Heidi. I wandered away from Alec and found Heidi all alone.
I said to her, "Your very pretty, will you be my friend?" and so later she did. She was like a mother but more like an older sister to me. She would buy me clothes, talk about problems, and she helped me when I had my 'human' time.
- Years later-
Just before I was turned there was a ball at the castle. Being around 16 I knew most of the castle and a few more friends. I had become good friends with Heidi's mate, Felix, he was the other vampire who kidnapped me, was like the older kid brother who always wanted to have fun and protect you no madder what. To Felix, Heidi and I were his girls.
Heidi had gotten me an emerald green dress for the ball and for herself a ruby red one. She helped me with my hair when I heard a knock on the door. "Just a minute," Heidi called. When she was finished the both of us went to the door and greeted by Felix who escorted the both of us to the ball.
Alec met us down by the main doors of the Ballroom wearing a simple tux. The way his face looked when he first laid eyes on me were memorable. His mouth was slightly open before turning into a slime. He raised his hand with an open palm to me awaiting for my hand. I gently place my right hand into his cold one. "Good evening, Annie" he said before placing a light kiss to my hand.
That was the first night that I ever dance, and I loved it. After awhile I grew tried, being human I needed rest, so Alec and I headed for the tower. Once at the main stairwell we were stopped by a blonde hair girl who was wearing and black dress. She looked very angry at Alec and I. Alec pushed me behind him as he started to growl at the girl which I now remember as Jane his sister.
"What do you want, sister?" he asked harshly to her.
"You know what I want, brother, but if you must stand in my way then so be it." Jane said. The next thing I knew Alec was on the floor shaking in pain and grunting.
"No!" I flopped to the floor and laid across his chest hoping that I could us myself as a shied to protect Alec, but nothing worked until Jane stopped herself.
She looked to me in a puzzled looked, "You would honestly give yourself up to his pain? A human to a pain of a vampire?"
I said frighten now facing into Alec's still chest, " He has always protected me, and been my friend."
Jane laughed evilly,"Oh, I know what the real meaning of this is, YOU love HIM." I hugged him tighter, "I'll let you go, my dear human, but one day we'll meet again." She said as she turned and walked away. I laid on his chest sobbing as he had no ability to move from his place. I cried for atleast an hour when I felt something stroking my hair.
"No need to cry, see everything is alright," he said in a dry rough voice to me. I looked up to his face with teary eyes and saw that he had a weak smile on his face along with dark black eyes. I smiled happily to see that he was okay and hugged him tightly again not wanting to let go.
"I was afraid that you were going to leave me," I whispered in to his chest not meeting his eyes until he moved his other hand to my chin pulling my face to his.
"I will never leave you, unless you want me to." He said regaining strength in his voice. I smiled and he removed the tears on my cheeks before kissing my cheek with some restrain do to his sudden hunger. That is when the nightmare happened.
I broke away for Alec facing the ground as I began a coughing fit. All I remember on from that is Alec asking if I was okay, but I never responded, and then three days in fiery hell.
When I awoke from the fire I was turned into a vampire lying in my bed in the castle tower. Alec sat at my bed side the entire time I was 'asleep' and then explain everything to me.
That someday he took me to a room that I was never allowed in before. It was called the ancient room. It was filled with 1000's of years of history that was collected over the years. When I came in contact with a painting that was dated to the French War I discovered that I had the ability to see everywhere a object has been so far in it's life time.
I had came in contact with Marcus that same day and I saw everything from his past. It was so over whelming I fell to the floor stunned. Alec rushed over and helped me to stand.
"Didmye," I said softly.
"What did you just say?" Marcus asked. He backed away slowly in disbelieve that I had new that name. He had almost looked like he was a small child who had just found out that his puppy had just ran away. I quickly went over to him and pulled into a hug. It had surprised him that I hugged him, being a newborn and being that he was like a royal, but after realization he hugged me back whispering thank you, but that never made sense for him to do so. And then that's when I met Aro.
He had become greedy with my power. He would use me on everything and everyone. It would completely drain me, leaving me instantly hungry, and sometimes the things I would see were terrifying. And that is when I drew the line. I was held captured my entire life, and I wanted to be free with Alec. I wanted to see the world from a sail boat, than the confines of the castle.
Alec and I were ready to go, we had secretly had a sail boat ready off the coast, all we had to do is make sure that neither of use came in contact with Aro and make it to the boat before day break. Alec had gotten the boat ready and had came back to escort me to the boat, we had made it almost to the main exit when the devil himself stopped us at the gate.
"Out for a midnight sole through the city, my young loves?" Aro asked.
"Why yes my Lord, I am taking Annie here to the cliffs to watch stars with me." Alec said not entirely lying.
"Ah, yes, how romantic. Young love, it only grows. Now I see you two best be off on your way before the moon sets and covers the stars with a blanket of sunny skies." Aro said kindly before waving us threw, but before I knew that we're out of the clear Aro grabbed my arm.
This was the first time that I had seen where he has been in his life, and it was the hardest thing to take in. The man was over 3000 years old that I knew, but now I saw everything from his travels. He and the others forming the Volturi, wondering Italy, to when he first was changed, and that's what caused me to break way. I knew that he knew mine and Alec's plan to escape, but I knew the one thing that no other vampire alive knew.
"Alec run!" I yelled trying to get up, but I was struggling because I was now weak. Alec picked me up and he ran us all the way to the boat and got it going before the other members were a where of our departed. I was weak lying against the post by the wheel, so weak wishing for sleep if I were human. After Alec got the boat sailing with out his control he can over and let me lie against him looking up at the stars.
"How long do you think until they come and find us?" I asked looking to the largest star filled sky I have ever seen.
"Don't pay any attention to them, we only have to worry about ourselves now." He said as he absently played with me hair looking to the stars too.
"Yes," I whispered moving closer to him in comfort.
We had traveled threw the Mediterranean and threw the English Isles before we decided to travel to America, my first home. Alec was very happy, he had never been to American before, and this was going to be our longest trip yet. But all was cut short during a storm at sea.
If Poseidon was real, he was super pissed. The wind and waves became so much for our little sail boat it tour it to shard's. You would think that with skills of a vampire it would be easy to keep track of someone lost in a storm, but your wrong. I remember yelling his name, but to no answer.
-End of Flashback-
I stopped the memories in that place not wanting to continue.
I looked to my brother for the first time and saw that his face as in a stoic manner. "Now you know my story, brother, and why I tie in with the Volturi. You remember when you were teaching me your way of life?" I asked to him from which he nodded. "There was another reason that I had us go all over in the time you were teaching me, it was that I was afraid that they would find me again and take me back to my prison in Aro's guard. This is also why I have never stayed in one place for long. The longest I have ever stayed in one place was with you and your new family, and that was only a month. I knew that they would find me and now I put everyone in danger, because of me."
My brother growled before pulling me into a hug. "Don't think about it like that, Annie, we'll just leave before they find us."
I quickly snapped my gaze up to him as hard and fast as lighting could strike the earth, "Do you honestly want to give up where you live and never have just one place to live! You only have to move once every few years, but I on the other hand, brother, can't even sat in one place for more then a week. There isn't any way to officially beat the Volturi, only keep them in the shadows for years, it is like keeping you skeletons in the closet they are bound to come out eventually."
"We'll call Alice and she can get everyone ready and we'll leave as soon as we get back." Edward said whipping out his cell phone to call Alice.
"Knowing Aro, he is on his way, he is easily sent messages from Dimitri and others." I said depressingly. I looked down to the creek before me getting the scener around me memorize for the rest of my existest. "Will you promess one thing for me Edward?" I asked him before he dialed his phone. "Keep Bella safe." I said before running by myself to the Cullen House.