I'm cutting the stuff on the plane off because I don't know how to write it. Liza's personality and pregnancy means she'd probably sleep.

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"Alice, how are three of us supposed to fit in a Porsche?"

The yellow sports car was still running. I wasn't sure what make or model it was, but it did have the word turbo on the back. "We needed something fast. Either you deal with or you stay here." We squeezed into the car, Bella and I making fastening the seat the belt a joint effort, but it wouldn't fasten. My stomach was just too big.

"What plan is he on now?" Bella asked as we sped away from the airport.

"He's decided on something simple, but effective. He's going to step into the sun at noon."

"What time is it?" she asked.

I yawned. Despite the fact that I slept on the planes, I was still tired. Being stressed and pregnant was not a good combination. Even in such a cramped space, I found myself nodding off.

"Ducky!" Alice called. "Stay awake!"

I blinked awake. Bella was staring at the clock in the car. "We've got twenty minutes. Alice, are we going to make it?"

"You'll have to run, Bella. Ducky and I will follow along at a distance."

I nodded. "It'll be okay, Izzy," I lied. As I said it, I knew what I had to do. I had to tell this Volturi group I was going to stay with them. I was, after all, a freak of nature. I had powers, venom in my my veins, and a baby. I didn't think I was worth enough to keep them alive, but if I could convince these people I was worth something—anything—I could save my sister. That's all that mattered.

Bella slid out of the car and I followed. "Just follow the people. Go as fast as you can. Liza, stay behind her. He has to see Bella first."

I followed Bella, staying a few feet away from her. Edward! I thought firmly, looking straight. WAIT! SHE'S ALIVE! WE'RE ON OUR WAY! DON'T! I CAN'T LOSE YOU TOO! PLEASE! DON'T BE LIKE NATE! DON'T HURT ALL OF US LIKE THIS!

Bella jumped into a fountain and yelled, "Edward! No!" She barreled into him knocking him back into the building.

I blinked and stepped around the fountain, head down. Alice took my arm and kicked a door down. "Hello," she said.

There were two other male vampires standing there, hands on Edward and Bella. I wrenched my arm out of Alice's grasp. "He's alive," I muttered. "Can we go back home now?"

One of the males turned to me. He was built a lot like Emmett. "There are two of you?"

I didn't reply to his statement because someone else, a blonde girl in her early teens, came into the group. The two men parted slightly. "Jane," they said, as if she was someone they had to obey.

"They will see you now."

Edward looked at me briefly, eyes resting on my stomach. He spoke to the Jane girl. "Please tell Aro to leave Eliza-May out of this."

Jane spoke simply. "And why would we risk our reputation on a human girl?"

Edward's face was very serious. "She's with child."

At his words, I put my hand on my stomach. Edward was ruining my plans. I could not sacrifice myself if I was on the other side of a door. I didn't speak.

Jane's eyes landed on me. "We will allow Aro to make that decision. Come."

Edward gently took Bella arm. They and Alice followed after Jane, the males bringing up the rear. The big one placed a hand gently on my shoulder, keeping me moving.

A boy fell in beside Jane. "They send you to bring back one and you bring back two and a half." He saw me then. "There are two of them?"

Jane kissed his cheek. "Yes, brother. They call that one Eliza-May."

We walked down a set of stairs. "They look alike. How odd," the boy said. "Is that why Aro did not see her in Edward's mind?"

"That is for him to discover, Alec." A large door opened and I blinked. There were so many of them.

A dark-headed one sitting on a throne stepped down. His skin was paper thin, and yellowed, like old parchment. His red eyes hazed over. Clapping his hands together, he said, "Hello, young friends! Welcome to Volterra! And Bella, you are alive! This is truly good news!"

My herder pushed me forward. It hurt my shoulder. "Hey," I whispered. "That hurt."

The dark-head man, Aro I assumed, turned to me. "Who is this?"

At least it wasn't 'there are two of them'. "Eliza-May," Jane said. "Bella's sister, by the look of her."

He clapped his hands again. "Remarkable. How, dear Edward, did you hide her existence?"

"I did not realize you did not see her in my mind, Aro," Edward replied. "Ducky is, after all, Bella's twin."

Aro looked at my sister and back at Edward. "The fact that Bella is immune to your extra abilities is astonishing. May I?"

I didn't understand what was going on, but I didn't ask. "You will have to ask Bella. It is her mind."

Bella nodded, holding her hand out. Aro wrapped both of his around it and closed his eyes. "Extraordinary. I see nothing." He dropped my sister's hand. "Perhaps Ducky's mind will offer some insight?"

I blinked, still confused. I stepped forward, keeping my eyes averted from Edward's. "Will this hurt my baby?" I asked softly, pulling off one of my fingerless gloves.

Aro looked at my stomach and saw the bump. "Of course not, my young friend. If you will?" He held his hand out. I touched his palm with the tips of my fingers. I didn't know what was going on. Then I heard it. My thoughts from earlier. My plan to give myself up. What the…I thought in panic.

Aro pulled his hand away, as if he felt my panic. "Are you sure, young Ducky?"

"No!" Edward yelled. "Don't!"

I turned to him. "It's my choice, Cullen," I said sharply. I nodded to Aro. "I'm sure."

Aro smiled, smirked really, and said, "You are quite the curiosity, Eliza-May Swan. It is as if you have no sense of self-preservation."

Edward appeared to be thinking. "Aro, have you considered the effect this may have on Ducky's baby?"

I hadn't thought of that either. It didn't strike me as important until Edward brought it up. I glared at him. Thanks a lot, leech. I'm beginning to think I should have brought Jake with me.

"What about Jacob Black?" Edward said, furthering my internal inquiry. "Shouldn't the father be involved in the baby's life?"

I didn't even think. "I've already told Jake that I was giving the baby up," I lied. "He doesn't care about me anymore anyway."

It was obvious that Edward and Alice didn't believe me. Bella looked surprised and hurt. "He wouldn't…"

"He would," I replied. Now that I was away from his constant admiration, I started to get some negative thoughts. "He's not even the father. He's just been trying to prove he's better then Titus. It's a bunch of crap." I could feel hot tears roll down my face. "He says its imprinting, and he only wants what's best for me. How does he know what's best for me? I don't need him."

"Oh my young friend." Aro spoke gently. "The hurt you must be feeling is unimaginable. Are you sure you want to leave your family?"

I nodded. "If you don't hurt my sister and let her stay human if she wants."

Aro stepped back to his colleagues and touched their hands. After a tense few moments, he said, "It has been agreed upon. You will stay here."