Bella's POV

I was upstairs in my dad's room lying with one of his shirts on his bed when I looked up to see two red-eyed vampires standing over me. They looked down at me as if waiting to hear me scream while I just layed there. "Isabella Swan?" one of them asked.

I just nodded tiredly. "Yes. If you're here to kill me or take me to Victoria, please just get it over with."

The taller one looked at the other curiously before introducing himself. "My name is Felix and this is Demetri. You might remember us from the last time you visited Italy."

My eyes widened and I flinched as I thought about what happened that day and how I barely escaped the death of not only me but Him as well. "The Volturi." I whispered suddenly taking in the seriousness of the situation.

Demetri nodded. "We are here to take you back to Italy with us to witness in the trial of the Cullen family on the charge of revealing our existence to a human and ignoring an order given by the ancients. Please grab the things that you cannot leave behind as it is not likely that you will be returning here again. Clothes, food, and toiletries will be provided to you."

Slowly, I got to my feet. "A-alright, I'll try to be quick."

"Please," Felix told me with a kind smile "don't worry about rushing through. I'd hate for you to leave something precious behind."

I tried to smile back at him but it more than likely came out as a grimace as I nodded again. I stayed wrapped in Charlie's favorite flannel shirt as I got my bags and began to gather the things most precious to me. The first was a locket that Charlie, Renee, and Phil had gotten me this past Christmas with their pictures in it. It wound up and played a lullaby from my childhood that Renee used to sing to me and that went around my neck. The next was the ring I always wore around my right ring finger that was Grandma Swan's wedding ring. I stopped for a moment when I got to the photo album with pictures of Them in it and the CD He had made me before I gathered them up and handed them to Demetri. "What is this?" he asked me curiously.

"Things I don't want anymore, but can be used as evidence in the trial if deemed relevant." I replied in a flat tone.

He gave me his thanks and I went back through my things. I also took the laptop that Charlie had given me for my past birthday, my classics collection, and a few items that had belonged to Charlie like his police badge and the flag that had been presented to me at his funeral. I put on a pair of pants, grabbed my purse that had my passport in it and let them know that I was ready to leave.

I was ushered into Felix's arms as they ran through the night. As I was leaving Forks, I heard the final howls from The Pack as I disappeared forever into the night.

Felix's POV

By the time we arrived back at the plane, Bella had fallen asleep in Demetri's arms. He set her down gently without waking her and buckled her into the seat. I sat next to him across from her as the plane began to taxi before finally taking off. "Trusting for a human." I commented to him.

"Well the Cullen boy she had belonged to seemed to think that she has no sense of self-preservation."

I frowned. "It's possible, but I'm disinclined to give his opinions any value when he doesn't give her any value."

He looked at me amused. "You're fond of her, aren't you, Felix?"

"And you aren't?"

"I didn't say that...though it seems odd that we would feel anything like this so soon. Perhaps she has a gift."

I shrugged. "I suppose it's possible. We already know that she's a shield. I wonder what she'll be like as a vampire."

"There are only three people who know that: the psychic pixie, Master Aro, and the Cullen boy. I would guess that that's why Master Aro wants her there so badly and why I think that she'll be changed instead of killed."

Looking over at the petite human girl, I pushed a stray hair behind her ear gently while Demetri watched. "I hope she's changed. I could see her being an asset to the guard and a true family member to us all."

He followed my gaze watching as she whimpered softly in her sleep. "I could see her ending up as a Queen."

"A Queen, Dimika?"

He grinned at me then and I felt an answering smile break across my face. "I did tell you that Master Aro wants her."