Volterra, Italy
January 17, 2008

The room smelled of blood and death, but none of that bothered Aro as he held his newborn daughter in his arms. He couldn't believe how fascinating and wondrous a vampire and human hybrid was. Not only did he have a newborn baby girl, but he also had a newborn baby boy. Twins. He could only begin to wonder what secrets they will unfold, not to mention what abilities they might have.

The rest of the room was busy while two human servants, Heidi, and Chelsea took care of cleaning up the room. They wrapped the body of the mother in the sheets and poured out the dirty water from the children's first bath. They busied themselves while Aro and Marcus cared for the children. It didn't take long for Heidi and Chelsea to leave the room at first chance. The scent of blood and death was getting them as well as the humans who helped with the delivering. There had been a time in the delivery when the vampires couldn't handle it. They all left the room without Aro and Marcus taking note.

Aro turned to Marcus. "Twins. Can you believe it, brother? It is a shame their mother did not live," he said with a mixed of excitement and sadness. For he meant what he said, the mother of his children had potential as a vampire. They didn't get enough venom into her bloodstream before her demise. A true shame. Her heart had stopped before the venom could take effect.

Marcus held the infant boy in his arms and stared at the child. "There is strong bond between these twins of yours," he replied in usual bored tone. He didn't make a comment about the lost of the mother. She laid dead, broken and bloody, on the bed. She was wrapped up tightly like a mummy in the sheets. There wasn't anything he could do for her now, but it had been odd for him to see how strong the bond was between mother and children, even as the delivery of them were killing her.

"I'm sure it is. Twins are known for their special bonds. Come Marcus. Let us leave this room and get these babes dressed. They must look presentable to meet the rest of the Volturi." Aro began to walk toward the door. His children came first… he would deal with the "past" later. He needed just the children dressed, feed, and rested.

Marcus followed after him. He couldn't stand the scents any longer as it was. He was glad to be leaving. He did have something on his mind though. "What are you going to name them?" He asked with actually interest.

"Aurora after her mother," he paused looking at his daughter, "And Aurelius for my son." He didn't stop in his walking as he spoke. As soon as Marcus was out of the room, Aro closed the door behind him. Never to look back… he had two beautiful children after all. Their little heads were cover with black curls and had bright hazel eyes looking about everywhere. They were perfect. They showed that they had potential to be more than experiments.

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Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn as well as all the characters in the saga. I own only my characters and the plot.

A/N: I know this is most likely a bad time to start a new story, but when the muses are musing, you write. I was inspired to write this story after rereading Breaking Dawn and reading some Twilight fan fictions dealing with hybrids. So this story came about and we all know Aro would do something like this. Even upsetting his mate and the rest of the Volturi with his actions. Anyway read and review please. I hope you like it.