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Kin and Kindred
Chapter 25

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Nikki P.O.V

Later that day things were very tense.

I didn't have to be Jasper to sense it; it was thick in the air. We had bought a private jet to travel to Volterra. I was still new to this veggie vampire thing and I did not want to be stuck on a plane full of people for over a day. Carlisle and Jasper agreed it was a bit too soon so we ordered a special jet.

We had already gone hunting before we left and now me, Jack, Jasper, Alice, Esme and Carlisle were getting ready to leave. The others were seeing us off. Emmett and Rose wanted to come to but Carlisle said no, they needed to stay behind with Edward and Bella and little Nessie.

I loved Nessie. I always wanted a little sister when I was human. We had so much fun playing tag and hide and go seek. It was always easy for me to find her, her heart beat gave her away.

Seth, Collin and Brady were here as well to see us off. I could tell they were worried as well.

I don't blame them, I feel sick. I remember how Jack thrashed on the ground when that Jane girl used her power on him and the idea of her doing that to him again made me seethe with anger. If they decide to kill us I am taking her out first. I am not going down without a fight, that's for damn sure.

These last few months’ I have continued to train with Jasper as per my agreement with Jack. Jasper was a tough teacher but I kept on going. Sometimes the others would join us; sometimes it would just be me, Jack and Jasper. I was a lot better at fighting thanks to these lessons.

It was a little comfort I had to take with me to Volterra, but I was going to take whatever I could take.

“If we do not contact you in three days time hide,” Carlisle said.

Everyone nodded in agreement and we left. Jack and me held hands and followed Jasper and Alice to the yellow Porsche. Carlisle and Esme drove in Carlisle's car and we left.

We did not talk as we drove. Alice put the music on and we continued to drive in silence. Jack and me continued to hold hands, never once letting go. I don't know if it was Jasper using his power, or just holding onto Jack, but even knowing we were going into the lion’s den, I could not help but feel safe and calm.

An hour and thirty some minutes later we were on the jet.

We were talking about what to expect when we landed in Volterra.

“Aro is hoping to find a reason to use this to get me to join,” Alice said.

“Then shouldn't you have stayed behind?” Jack asked.

“Aro is bound by his own laws. He cannot force someone to join but he can trick them. He may be ambitious but he does follow the rules,” Carlisle said.

“And he won't outright threaten us with death to get me to join,” she said. “He really wants you to join Jack, by now he has read all the guards memories of you. Everything they saw, he has seen, everything they know he knows.”

“This Aro guy, he is like Edward right?” I asked.

“Yes and no. See Edward does not need to be touching someone to read their mind, he can do it from a distance and he can only read the surface thoughts, what we are thinking at the moment. Aro needs to be touching someone to do that and unlike Edward he can actually read our minds so he knows every single thought we have ever had.” her face fell a little. “Even the ones we can't remember.”

Jack shuddered. “I thought Edward was bad, but the idea of this creep actually going through my head like some god damn computer really freaks me out.”

“How will they vote? I am sure Caius will vote for execution,” Esme said.

“Yes, he has already decided on that. Aro wants to try and find a way to get us to join, Marcus I don't know because he doesn't really care so he hasn't made a choice.”

“Caius and Marcus are the other leaders right?” I said.

“Yes, Caius is the only one with no abilities. He is the most cruel and ruthless of the three, Marcus has the power to see relationships,” Carlisle said.

“Like a visual empathy right?”

I had learned as much about each member as I could. I wanted to know who and what I was facing.

Carlisle smiled; pleased I had been paying attention.

“Yes, Marcus can see the ties that bind people. He can see who is in love who is trustworthy, who is connected to who and in what way. A very useful power when you are running a large coven. You can see the traitors before they even get a chance to strike.”

“What evidence do they have against Nikki and me?” Jack asked.

“The fact you were members of Maria's coven,” Alice said.

“But I never killed any humans and Nikki was forced into Maria's coven,” Jack said.

“Won't matter. But since you never killed humans and Nikki only killed what she had to survive and never drew attention to herself personally she might be given an exception. Plus Alec is quite taken with her,” Jasper said with a small smile.

“I knew it! That smarmy bastard has the hots for her!” Jack seethed.

I remember Alec; he was the one who looked like a male version of Jane. He was the one who could control that odd mist. I later learned he had the power to cut off a person’s senses, leaving them deaf, blind, mute and desensitized to the world.

I thought he was kind of flirty to me, but I figured it was all in my head. Guess I was wrong.

“I swear if they decide to kill us I am killing his ass!” Jack said his eyes gone blank and empty. I remember seeing that look down in Mexico after he got done killing. I always hated seeing that look on his face.

“Easy Jack, Alec might try and help us because of his interest in Nikki,” Jasper said.

I swear if I had blood I would be blushing right now.

“So how are we going to get out of this?” I asked.

“We just play by the rules and hope it works. That is all we can do,” Carlisle said.

“Given the fact Aro wants to keep Jack alive I am confident we can do this,” Alice said. “Plus when he finds out Jack can get past Bella's shield he will really want him to join. Ever since last year he has been trying to find vampires who he thinks might not be affected by her power.”

“I won't join them, no matter what,” Jack said. “I won't let them use me like that. Not against you guys.”

They all smiled at him.

The rest of the time we didn't spend talking about the coming trial we watched some in flight movies. There was no stewardess on the plane. Carlisle requested there not be, which I was extremely grateful for.

According to Alice we would arrive at sun down which was good because I did not want to have to hide from the sun. I hated having to cover myself from the sunlight. I loved how my skin glittered when the light touched it.

Me and Jack held hands the entire trip and I spent the next couple hours running my fingers through his hair. It was our little ritual. Our way of showing affection. I loved running my fingers through his hair. I liked to imagine what he would look like had he been given the chance to grow a little older.

Taller, more muscular, had his cheekbones lost the baby fat. Had he been allowed to grow up just a few more years I know he would have been hot. I had to wonder what I would have looked like if I was sixteen or eighteen? I'll never know, we'll never know. But it doesn't matter. We are what we are and we have one another.

I looked out the window a lot, enjoying seeing the sights as we flew past the earth below. I loved flying in planes when I was human; I loved when we would fly above the clouds and see the sun hanging in the sky.

Now as a vampire with my enhanced senses I could see the sun better and it looked more wonderful. Like a giant glowing jewel, waiting for someone to grab it.

Soon we began to land. I saw the vast countryside, the beautiful green fields and hills. I could see the cars and people on the road and the wonderful houses here and there.

But soon we landed and disembarked. We brought no luggage so we didn't have to worry about that.

As we got off the plane I could see the sun setting in the distance. I watched it for a moment, wondering if this would be the last time I would ever see it again.

We found a limo waiting for us and a woman who I knew instantly to be a vampire stood next to it. She was very beautiful, like Rosalie level beautiful. I instantly hated her on principle at how wonderful she was. She must have been quit the looker when she was human to look like this.

The only odd thing was her eyes were the color of lavender. I wondered how her eyes were such a color but then I saw the tiny reflections coming from her eyes that I would have never noticed when I was human. She was wearing contacts.

“Welcome to Volterra,” she said giving us a smile.

“Hello Heidi,” Carlisle said.

“Carlisle, it has been a long time. Aro sent me to pick you and your family up,” she said.

She opened the door and ushered us into the limo. Once we had all gotten in she climbed in and closed the door and said something to the drive in Italian. He nodded and rolled up the window giving us privacy, I felt us begin to move and we were off.

“Aro is most pleased to have you all back,” Heidi said. She looked at me and Jack and smiled. “He is also pleased to see you're newest members.”

She had a wonderful smile. I could not help but smile at her, she was just so lovely. I noticed Jack was smiling at her as well.

“We are hoping this visit goes smoothly for all of us,” Carlisle said.

“As does Aro, he feel horrible about the misunderstanding last year and has been hoping to patch things up with you,” Heidi said.

“Here's hoping,” Carlisle said.

Almost an hour later we arrived in Volterra. I could not help but look out the window in awe. I felt like I stepped into an old Renaissance book. The buildings were all old, ancient Italian. It had a wonderful classic feel to it. As we drove we passed dozens of shops and people.

I had to wonder if any of them were even slightly aware of what lived in their city. I wonder if ever they felt a chill run down their spine, not knowing some hungry vampire was watching them.

“Wonderful, isn't it?” Heidi asked.

“Yes, it has a real classy feel. Like something from the past in the present.”

“Yes we take much pride in how well we have preserved our fair city,” she said.

“Does your fair residents know that they are sharing their city with a bunch of monsters?” Jack asked.

Heidi smiled. It was friendly and warm. “Only the ones who matter. Volterra is one of the most safest cities in the world. No crime, no illegal drugs. Vampires are forbidden to feed while in the city limits.”

“What about you guys? You obviously feed on humans,” Jack said.

“Of course. We usually just feed on tourists though. Every once in a while we pick up a homeless or some street trash. Or we eat our secretaries when we tire of them,” Heidi said.

“I take it Gianna didn't make it?” Alice asked.

“Sadly no, too bad, she was a good worker. But she started to get more and more pushy about the immortality thing, it's always a good thing to finish them then.”

“Wait, you have humans work for you?” I asked.

“Of course. Can't run a business without having someone who can go out in the sun now can you?”

We pulled up in front of a large fancy building. Close to the top I could see dozens of marble statues of angels. I swear one of them looked like Heidi. For all I knew it was.

Heidi got out and held open the door for us. We all got out and she shut the door and the limo drove off. We followed her up the steps to the building. We went through the doors. A woman at the desk looked at us and said something in Italian; I think it was a greeting.

Heidi escorted us to an elevator, we all got in. When the doors closed she pulled out a key card and slashed it through a slider and pressed a red button next to it. The elevator began to move down. We said nothing. Music sounded from above.

Finally we stopped moving and the doors opened. We were now in a hallway lit by florescent lights. We walked down the hall until we came into a much bigger room. Another woman sat at a desk. Like the other one she greeted us, no one greeted her back.

I wonder if she knew how slim her chances were at surviving this job. I had to wonder how much a person makes working for the Volturi? Do they get benefits? They should. Least you can do it give an employee dental benefits before you kill them.

We walked down another hall. This one we older looking then the others, it was lit by torches. We came to a large wooden door and Heidi opened it for us. We walked into the main throne room of the Volturi.

There were more vampires here. I saw Chelsea, Afton and the others who were in Mexico. Including Jane and Alec. I caught Alec looking at me, a small smile on his lips. There were other vampires. The room was filled with them. I knew then and there if they decided to kill us we were all dead.

My instincts screamed at me to run. There were too many vampires, too many foes.

I was good, my power made it possible for me to fight off multiple foes, but even spider-man can get hit a few times in his life. I would be over whelmed by just a few of these creatures. They had countless years of experience at killing vampires, plus just about all of them had a gift. Even with the others backing me up, all these Volturi head honchos had to do was say the word and we were dead.

My power was acting up. I knew we were in a very dangerous spot right now, had they been meaning to kill us I would sense it, but all I could sense was blood lust. When I looked at certain guards I knew which ones wanted to kill us, which ones wanted to fight us. Jane was a given, the way she glared at us (especially at Alice) you knew she would love to see us burn.

One of the leaders, sitting on one of the three thrones in the center of the room set my power off as well. He looked at us with such cold rage, such disdain, such contempt. He must be Caius.

Another wasn't even looking at us. Well not exactly. He looked at us but his eyes were vacant, empty. The statues outside had more life then he did. He must be Marcus.

That meant the man with the long dark hair who was smiling at us was Aro.

“Welcome to Volterra,” he said.

He clapped his hands together and I swear it sounded like an ax falling to the ground.

Jack P.O.V

There were more vampires here than I had ever seen. Even Maria's coven didn't have this many. It was a fucking army of vamps, not a coven.

“Welcome to Volterra,” the guy who I knew was Aro clapped his hands.

I remembered the painting of him from Carlisle's room. He really did look like a goofy bastard; I thought the painter was trying to catch his good side. Wonder if they ate him?

He walked forward, though walked was such an inappropriate word for it. More like he glided across the room to meet us. It was so graceful, it was perfect. It made the movements the guards had seem average. Then again he had longer than them to practice moving so elegantly.

He held out his hands to Carlisle. Carlisle shook his hand. “Hello Aro, pleasure to see you,” Carlisle said.

“You too old friend.” Aro turned to Esme. “Ah, Esme, at last we meet face to face. I have been eagerly waiting the chance to meet you; your children have such a high opinion of you.”

He took her hand and placed a gentle kiss on it. “Thank you,” Esme said giving him a polite smile.

He turned to Jasper. “The infamous death,” he said.

There was a ripple through the guard. The guards particularly the one I recall being called Felix. He had a look on his face that clearly said he wanted to challenge Jasper for the right to be called death.

“I no longer go by that name,” Jasper said, his face blank and smooth. I would love to see him play poker.

“Maybe, but one does not earn such a reputation and just stop being it. Word of your exploits has reached us even here. You are quit the celebrity you know.”

“I am not too proud of my status. Being well known as a killer isn't something I pride myself in.”

“But surely a useful title must make any nomad pause before they encounter you. Although I did hear you had some scars.”

“Jack healed me.”

Aro turned to look at me and I glared at him. He smiled and held out his hand to Jasper. Jasper took it and after a few moments Aro let go. “Oh you would have made such a wonderful addition to the guard, had we found you before Alice you would have made a wonderful addition.”

“I doubt it, I grew weary of death.”

“Weary of death?” Aro laughed, as did some of the guards. “My dead man, that's all we are death. I must applaud your patience with training your prodigy. Not many can tolerate such rebelliousness and not punish it severely.”

“It was tempting many times, but I value his rebelliousness. It is what defines him.”

Once again Aro looked at me and I thought he was going to come to me next. Instead he went to Alice and held out his hand. I could see the eagerness in his eyes and I wished she had stayed home. She gave him her hand and he took it with both of his. He held her arm the longest. For five whole minutes he did nothing but hold her hand.

Finally he let go, I could see the reluctance though. “Such an amazing power. So much potential, you could be a great ruler young lady,” he said.

“I never had that ambition,” she said.

“Unless it comes to fashion, then she's a tyrant,” I said.

Nikki snickered next to me and the others broke out into small grins. Aro turned to me and smiled as well. But he ignored me once more and instead turned to Nikki.

He stepped in front of her and she gripped my hand more firmly. Aro traced her crest with his finger. “How goes your new lifestyle child? Does animal blood appeal more than human?” he asked.

“No, I miss the blood a lot. But I don't miss the looks of horror and fear on my victims either,” she said.

He held out his hands and she took it. He cocked his head to the side and smiled. “A real useful gift you have. And quit the warrior I see. You have been taught well. I also see you adapt with the Cullens better than you did with the nomads.”

“What do you mean Aro?” Caius asked.

“Little Nikki here comes from a well off family. They are still looking for you, you know. You're parents still haven't given up the hope you are alive.”

I saw Nikki's throat get tight, I could see the sadness in her eyes.

I squeezed her hand, reminding her I was there.

He let her hand go and finally turned to me. “And last but not least, Jack. I have been eager to meet you young man,” he said.

“Wish I could say the same thing,” I said.

He smiled and held out his hand. I took it. His skin was so frail looking, like all I had to do was add a little force and it would shred. But as he held my hand (which was fucking gay by the way. Opps almost forgot he can hear me) it was as tough and firm as mine.

I felt nothing, for some reason I expect to be able to feel him prodding around my head, but I felt nothing. I made a mental thought of me using my power on him right then and there. I imagined him withering to dust. I let him know he was vulnerable right now and if I wanted I could finish him

His eyes snapped to mine and they were not friendly. “Just letting you know,” I said.

“Jack,” I heard Jasper say.

I let the thought escape my mind but the damage was done. Aro stepped back and studied me closely. “You are either very brave, or very foolish.”

“Foolish,” Carlisle said.

“Brave,” Esme said.

“Foolish,” Jasper said.

“Foolish,” Alice said.

“With the exception of Esme, fuck all of you,” I said.

Aro let out a chuckle. “Such a foul mouth. Where does it come from?”

“Breeding, and a fucked up mother,” I said.

“Yes, truly matricide is a black sin,” he said.

He turned to the others assembled. “Once again we must judge the Cullens.”

“Kill them now!” Caius said quickly.

“Now Caius, patience,” Aro said.

“No, kill them now. They have humiliated us enough, kill them now!”

“We must vote first,” the little punk Alec said.

“You are a guard, you do not vote! Remember your place!” Caius snapped.

“Alec is right. So what are the charges?” Aro asked.

“Master, the boy and girl were members of one of the Mexican covens you sent us to destroy. The only thing that saved them was Chelsea,” Jane said giving Chelsea a death glare.

“Master, as you know the boy is gifted. He is valuable,” Chelsea said.

“Yes, I saw his power through your eyes. Though I must say his feelings of it are....intoxicating,” Aro said with a shudder. “I have never felt anything like it. The feeling of pure life flowing into your body, it makes the blood seem like a dull wine. How do you resist?”

“It is not easy,” was all I said.

“Indeed. Such a complex and double sided power. It is rare for the gifted ones of our kind to have a power that has more than one affect.”

“Aro, as you know he left our coven after a little misunderstanding,” Carlisle said.

“Yes. It is true the boy never killed any humans. Though he did kill plenty of vampires, he fed from them, turning them to dust. Feeding off his own kind as we feed of the humans.”

“Disgusting,” Caius snarled.

“I did what I had to survive,” I said.

“But what of Nikki? She fed on humans, she played a hand in exposure of our world,” Aro said.

“Nikki has reformed now, she has obviously given up humans and she had no choice but to eat humans,” Carlisle said.

“That does not change the fact she still risked exposure,” Caius said.

“But I only ate humans Maria gave me, I never hunted in the cities and left leftovers like the others, I never wanted to be a vampire in the first place!” Nikki said angrily. “I never knew about the rules, I never knew about you guys until Jack told me, none of us did. We were just pawns to Maria, she killed the others when they began to lose their strength, she only kept me around because my power was useful and then when Jack showed up she tried to kill me!”

“But Jack saved you, I know,” Aro said.

“Technically she broke no laws Aro,” Alice said. “Is it not the sire's responsibility to teach their creation?”

“An experience you never knew, eh Alice,” Aro said.

Alice tensed up. “So unfortunate what happened with James and your maker. I wonder had he survived what your life would be like now?”

Wasn't James Victoria's mate? What did he have to do with Alice?

“So sad you cannot even remember his name Alice, after all the trouble he went to make you, protect you, even sacrificed his own life for you. He loved you so much.”

Alice went still; I knew she was trying to keep a brave face on.

“I know you better than you know yourself Alice; I know everything you have forgotten from your human life. I can tell you what your family was like, I can tell you how you met your maker, I can tell you how he felt of you....and how you felt of him. Did you really think Jasper was the only man you ever loved.”

“Stop! Please,” Alice asked, her hands quivered.

Aro smiled, it had a cruel edge to it now.

“Alice's past does not matter,” I said drawing his attention. “What ever happened is past, her maker is dead as is her family, whatever happened then has no impact on her now. She is not the same woman she was and she has a life with us, that is all that matters.”

“You would know all about having a new life huh Jackie boy?” he asked.

“Don't call me that!” I snapped.

“But it was the name your mother gave you was it not? You know when she actually loved you? When she wasn't laying on the floor, sobbing at how miserable she was and the smell of the alcohol came off her in waves.”

A memory surfaced than. Mom on the floor, crying, reeking of booze, her face covered in mascara and tears.

I gripped Nikki's hand more tightly. Anger ran through me, I wanted to rush the bastard and try to kill him. I wanted to watch him writhe on the ground as I made him cry in pain as I drained him of the ancient power that sustained him.

But a wave of clam filled me and I knew it was Jasper.

“Aro, I would appreciate it if you stop harassing my family,” Carlisle said firmly.

“Speaking of family how is that niece of yours Alice?” Aro asked.

Shock filled Alice's face. “What?”

“After I first met you I immediately had research done into your family. I have had your niece under watch ever since. I admit I have been tempted to see if she is as gifted as her long lost aunt.”

A low growl escaped Alice's throat. I have never seen such anger in her eyes before. Alice could be fucking scary when provoked, Aro better watch his ass. No one wants a seer after them.

“So far she has not displayed the symptoms you had when you were human. But still that doesn't mean she might not have a gift that could be useful.”

“Leave her alone!” Alice growled.

“Aro enough,” the silent one I knew had to be Marcus said.

Everyone looked at him startled like he just sprouted three heads.

“We are here to judge, not play cat and mouse.”

Aro walked up to him and held out his hand. Marcus took it and Aro read his mind. Aro turned to look back at us. “Well, it would seem Marcus is once again impressed by the love you all share for one another. He had decided to let the boy and girl live.”

Yes! Score one vote!

“Kill them both I say!” Caius said. “They were still members of Maria's coven, that boy fed off his own kind when he should have been feeding off the natural source.”

“Then you would be calling me guilty for drinking human blood and exposing us,” I said.

“Silence you little runt!”

I wanted to say something witty back at him but I held my tongue. Who says I have no self control?

“So, one for innocent, one for guilty. Then it falls upon me to decide,” Aro said. He walked forward until he was standing right in front of me. “Before I decide I want you to use your power on me.”

“What?” I asked.

There was a restless movement through the hall. “Aro are you mad?” Caius asked.

I had to agree with Caius.

“I am curious; I want to feel what it is like. To hold the power to control life and death in one's hand.”

“You do it all the time,” I said.

“Not like how you do. Please, I insist.”

He held out his hand. I looked at Jasper and Alice and they nodded. I sighed and took Aro's hand in mine. I let my power out then, it roll over him, under him, into him. I felt every cell in his body, from head to toe. Felt the venom in his body. In a matter of moments I knew why he had milky red eyes and such frail skin.

Countless years hiding in the dark, still as stone caused the venom to begin to petrify. I knew if I did the same as them. Staid still and in the dark after many, many years, many, many centuries I too would get milky eyes and paper frail skin. It was a sign of old age amongst our kind, a way to show younglings like us we were dealing with our elders.

I knew if they got out more, caught a few more rays from the sun they would go back to normal looking. But I also knew it would take just as many years for that to happen. But I decided to speed up the process.

I began to pour the life-force I stored in my body into Aro. I felt it enter him and revitalize him. Felt it grease his wheels so to speak.

He let out a small gasp and got a real toothy smile. His eyes lost their milky color, instead they returned to the normal eye color of the others. His skin lost the onion color look and began to look more normal, more firm.

He let go of my hand, besides the eyes if he were to walk amongst the humans they would just perceive him as being a really elegant and attractive man.

He turned to face the other two and opened his arms wide. “How do I look brothers?” he asked.

Caius looked at him with wide eyes, Marcus glanced at Aro for a few seconds then looked away, lost in thought again.

Aro turned so all the others could look as well. I saw surprised looks on the guards face, everyone was amazed at Aro's nip and tuck.

“Now, let’s try a reversal,” Aro said holding out his hand again.

I looked at him shocked. Did he really mean for me to drain him?

“Oh come now Jack? I am sure you will be able to fix me right?” he asked with a cheerful smile.

“Well yeah, but dude it will hurt like hell,” I said.

“Oh that is okay, I remember when I had Jane test her power out on me. Now that hurt.”

I looked at him like he was a madman, which he was more than likely. “You let that little bitch use her power on you?” I remember what it was like, the feeling of a fire enveloping my insides.

I heard Jane hiss at me and Aro frowned at me. “Now, no use for such language young man. Let’s be done with this.”

“Aro please,” Caius said.

“Jack knows if he kills me it will be an automatic death sentence for him and his coven, he won't risk them in such a way will you Jack?”

I shook my head no. “Then let’s do this.”

I took his hand in mine. Once again I let the power flow over, under and in him. Only instead this time I used the power to absorb his power.

The lines appeared in Aro's now perfect skin, once again his skin turned frail and onion like, his eyes turned milky red. His lips turned up into a snarl and a growl escaped his lips. His hair turned dry looking and the lines increased, like he was again by years.

I should have stopped then, this was more than a good enough demonstration. But it had been many months’s since I last fed from a vampire. It tasted so good to be feeding from one again.

Aro fell to his knees, his mouth opened into a silent shriek. He looked like he had aged fifty years. I saw fear in his eyes, I enjoyed seeing that fear. It made this seem that much sweeter. He had threatened my family; he had purposely brought up Alice's past and niece to hurt her.

I wanted to hurt him for that, I wanted him to hurt for trying to kill them last year, for trying to break them apart just so he could add Edward and Alice to his little collection. Who did he think he was? King of the vampires? Ha! Some king, here he was kneeling in front of me now, powerless, helpless, at my mercy.

Problem was I was not in a very merciful mood.

“Jack stop!” I heard voices calling to me, but they sounded so distant now.

“Master no!” I heard a small girly voice cry.

Just then I erupted into fire. I cried in agony and let go of Aro, falling to the floor. I looked up and saws Jane glaring at me, she was walking to me and I saw in her eyes she meant to kill me.

“No!” Nikki flew at Jane slamming into her, breaking her hold on me. I got up and saw Nikki banging Jane's head over and over on the ground, cracks formed where Jane's head bashed on the ground and I sensed a savage sense of pleasure at seeing my mate attacking the little cunt.

Alec shot forward, ramming into Nikki and sending them both to the ground. “Enough of that,” he snarled.

“Get the fuck off her!” I yelled.

I shot forward and slammed into him. I grabbed him by the shirt and punched him right in his pretty boy face. I felt Jane come up behind me and grab my neck. I felt her bite into my neck and I howled in pain.

She snarled like a wild animal as she tore into my throat. I could feel her venom starting to burn. I was about to use my power to drain her when her mouth was yanked off my neck.

“Get off him you bitch!”

Nikki P.O.V

I saw Jane biting into his neck and I saw red.

I ran forward and grabbed her by her hair and pulled her head back, she snarled but let go of his neck. I had been in a few fights with my cousins to know how to fight like a girl.

I put her in a headlock, it was easy with my strength. I covered her eyes with my hand so she could not use her power on Jack.

She clawed at my arms but I still had the power to keep her pinned. I leaned in close and hissed in her ear. “Not so fun to be helpless and at someone else's mercy is it?” I asked her savagely.

“That's my girl,” Jack said. I could hear the pride in his voice.

He had his hand wrapped around Alec's neck, Alec looked at him with pure hatred. He looked very similar to Jane when he looked like this.

“If I even loose one sense I will drain you dry and my girl will rip off your sisters head, got it pretty boy?”

“I will kill you!” Alec hissed.

“Please, you are in no position to compromise.”

“Uh, Jack,” I said.

“Yeah?”

“Neither are we.”

I had been looking for the Cullens wondering why they weren't helping and I saw why. They were surrounded by a majority of the guards, unable to help us.

“Shit,” Jack said.

“Enough!” a voice called.

I looked and saw Aro was being supported by two guards. He looked horrible. His eyes were pure red, his skin was so thin and feeble looking, it was so thin in fact I could see hundreds of veins covering it. His hair was dry and straw like. He looked like he had aged eighty years.

“Well that was interesting,” he said.

“Can you call of your guards?” Jack asked nodding to the ones guard the Cullen's.

“Can you let go of the twins? I am very fond of them. Alec, Jane, heel.”

We let go of the twins. They snarled at us and growled but they obeyed. They went to join their master.

Jack's eyes were a luminescent yellow now, a result from the feeding.

“Now that was painful. Although the show was interesting,” Aro said. “Now please return me to my former self.”

Jack walked forward and took Aro's hand. Within a moment Aro was back to how he once was. He smiled and shook the guards off. “Well, it feels better to be given life then have it taken from,” he said with a smile, like nothing happened at all.

We went to go stand by the others, the guards stood behind us. Making sure we didn't try and pull anything else.

“Well this sure has been an exciting night,” Aro said.

“We have to kill them Aro, for the little stunt with the twins they just pulled the boy and girl have to die,” Caius said.

Aro looked at us with a thoughtful expression. “Well it would be wise. But they have broken no rules, but they did just attack members of our guard.”

For what seemed like an eternity he said nothing. Finally he spoke.

“Let them live,” he said.

A wave of relief hit me like a ton of bricks. Or maybe it was Jasper, or a little of both. I don't know, I don't care.

“Aro!” Caius roared standing up from his seat.

Aro said something to Caius in another language. It wasn't Italian, something else. I caught what sounded like Bella's name in the conversation and it seemed to quiet Caius down a little.

Finally he turned to us and smiled. “In return I ask a favor of you. I want you to use this power of healing on Caius and Marcus. Make them like you made me.”

He waved his hands and four guards escorted him to Caius and Marcus. He took both of their hands and in a few moments both were transformed back into their former selves.

Marcus glanced at his hands with an emotionless face and Caius looked pleased.

“Well, this sure has been a fun filled night. You may go now, take care, please come back to visit. Carlisle one of these days you must visit for fun. All these times you only come over for business,” Aro said.

“Maybe one day, when we get these two settled in,” Carlisle said.

“Indeed, I would watch my back with the boy if I were you. I saw his mind, I doubt he will stay with you for long, a mind that dark, it is only a matter of time before it spills over. I hope you know what you are getting into.”

We all ignored him and headed for the doors.

“Oh and Jack, should you get tired of the Cullens our door is always open,” Aro said.

Jack did not answer, instead we continued on our way, thankful we were still alive. I glanced at the twins as we were leaving, I could tell from the looks of pure loathing and hate in their eyes we had truly made eternal enemies this day.

And eternity is a long time to watch your back.

Fusedtwilight: Well no more Maria, no more Volturi, is the road clear for Nikki and Jack? Please review.
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