This has all the usual pairings: EdxB, AlxJ, RxEm, and CxEsm. All else will be explained later.

Time was something that couldn't be stopped. It continued on its way no matter what you could do.

We were taught from an early age that everyone dies someday. No matter what religion you believed, life was not everlasting.

Not many people knew that there was an exception to this rule; vampires. We are the beings of the night; the predators to the human race. And, as one of the most powerful, we had a certain duty in this world. Our job was to keep the mortals afraid. Every time they went out into night, they could feel our presence; no matter whether or not we were actually there.

Most vampires thought that the Volturi existed so that humans wouldn't discover us. They made sure that if anything got out of hand, that it wouldn't get so bad that people wouldn't start to wonder whether or not we were actually a myth. The truth is the Volturi existed so that no one would bother me with their annoying complaints. Only Aro, Caius, Marcus, and Carlisle knew of my existence. They were sworn to secrecy. If they told someone about me, they would spontaneously combust. Seriously.

The let down of being the most powerful creature on the surface of the planet was that you get lonely. Everyone was too scared of you to get to know you. What the future holds for me didn't concern anyone.

If you were to gaze upon me, you would see a fifteen year old girl with short, wavy, dirty, brunette hair and piercing violet eyes. That is, if I let you see the real me. Among all my other abilities, I was a shape-shifter. I could become anyone on the planet, and not just in looks. I could instantly take on the personality and memories of someone too. If needed, I could literally take the place of that person and no one would ever know the difference.

Today was the day that I would present myself to Aro, Caius, Marcus, and Carlisle. I had to make sure that my secret was safe, so I went to Carlisle and looked into his mind. I then took his thoughts and created a golden shield around them so that if he were to think of me it would not escape his head and be heard by the annoying vampire with bronze hair. When he was changed, he possessed the ability to read minds. If it was not extremely amusing I would have taken his power from him by now.

I then left a small pebble on Carlisle's desk; when he would pick it up, the information needed about the meeting would flow into his mind.

At exactly twelve midnight, I transported myself to the stone circle named by the mortals Stonehenge; the only place where I could be seen my mortal eyes. It held the essence of my power under control so that when I was looked upon, the person wouldn't burn up. I had wanted to dress up a little for the occasion, so I had put on one of my nicer dresses. (A/N Picture on profile.) It was an nice midnight blue that made me feel prettier than I really was.

Aro, Caius, Marcus, and Carlisle were all present when I appeared. As one, they knelt to the ground and bowed.

"Welcome, Trista. We are humbled by your presence." They spoke as one, and then lifted their heads to gaze at me in wonder.

I felt a twinge of sadness as I saw how frightened they were of offending me.

"Please, stop bowing. You know how much I wish for you to treat me as any other." I whispered with my eyes closed and my head down. I felt a tear leak out of my eyes and slide silently down my cheek.

Presently, I felt an arm settle around my shoulders and hug me gently. I lifted my eyes from the grass below me to gaze timidly into the kind eyes of Carlisle. I gently smiled at him, and his returned smile was full of fatherly love. I had seen him gaze at his family this way, and I rejoiced to see that he felt that way about me.

"Thank you." I mumbled. I turned my head to look at the Volturi who all had different emotions playing across their features. Aro, the most animated of them, was staring in admiration and jealousy at Carlisle. Caius was glaring at him with disapproval. When I peeked into his mind, I found that he was afraid that Carlisle's actions had put them all in danger. I quickly pulled out, eager to avoid the horror and coldness of that mind. Marcus, the best of the three at hiding his emotions, looked bored. However, when I looked into his head, I found that he was amazed by the connection between Carlisle and I that had only developed in the past few minutes.

"I believe I should tell you why I needed to see you." I decided that if I moved on, Caius would calm down somewhat. I took a deep breath. "A few weeks ago, while I was gliding over the Himalayas, I spied a crack in the surface of Everest with my sensory power. When I took a closer look, I realized that I had found a hole into the cage of Cassiopeia; my twin. I had imprisoned her after the first time she succeeded in destroying the creatures of the planet. I still have the scars from that battle. I fear that she may have escaped from her cage; in which case we must prepare ourselves for the worst." I heard the ancient sadness creep into my voice near the end, and Carlisle squeezed my shoulder reassuringly. All four of them seemed terrified, even though they knew it had to be something horrible for me to summon all of them.

"Don't worry. We will do everything in our power to help you." Carlisle said, trying to give me hope.

But will that be enough?

Hey. This is a little different then my other fanfics, and I am writing it as if the person had the same personality as me; it's easier.