The True History of the Cullen Family

Fated Meeting

Jacquelyn, Gus, and Minerva found themselves on the road again. It had been a few hours since they had found the man responsible for killing their parents and sending Jacquelyn to a foster family.

Now that man was on his way to Volterra to be punished for his sins of murder. Which meant he was to be eaten by the Volturi.

All three sat in the back of the bus that was carrying a group of unsuspecting tourists from several countries to Volterra, where a good portion of them would end up as a meal for the Volturi.

Minerva said, "Now is the time to find true love."

"I never had much of a concept of love," said Jacquelyn. "To me, love is something that must be avoided at all times."

"But your mother loved you," said Gus.

"Only because mothers must," Jacquelyn said. "But did she love anyone else other than her only begotten daughter? I think not, or I would have had a new father by now."

Minerva said, "And if you didn't have a father...how did your mother manage to raise you?"

"She was rich," said Jacquelyn. "Everything she had is now mine. I think that guy was after me just to steal my inheritance."

"So you had a good reason for leaving," said Gus.

Jacquelyn nodded and stared out the window as the city of Volterra got closer. She had heard rumors about the vampires living in the city for many years, and they had never left their castle. But would Volterra be the place where she would meet her destiny?

*****

Jasper frowned as he tugged on his boots and tied his cape. It was his turn to stand with the guards in the throne room.

Aro smiled as he looked at the younger vampire, saying, "Today will be great, won't it, young Jasper?"

"Let's hope for safety's sake that I get my pet," said Jasper. "I've waited a long time for this day."

"Of course you have," said Aro. "And by the looks of it, she'll be arriving...soon."

*****

When the bus pulled up to the castle, the people were dragged out. Renata and Heidi smiled, thinking of the meals that they would soon be eating.

But when Jacquelyn came out, both of them smiled with glee; this certainly was the girl who would become Jasper's pet.

Heidi said to the people, "Welcome to Volturi Castle, let's all go inside, shall we?"

At once, the large group walked inside the huge castle. Renata scanned the crowd, looking for Jacquelyn. She spotted the girl with two small snakes standing near the back to the group.

Little did the people know that they would soon be eaten.

Alec smiled and said to Jane, "Look, Janie, there's your meal. Happy now?"

"They do look delicious," Jane smiled.

"Do we really have to eat those convicts?" Felix complained.

"Do we have any other choice?" Demetri said.

Fear gripped an elderly man as he walked towards a door. He said, "What's going on here?" But no one paid him any attention; they were too busy admiring the scenery.

Elbert gasped in horror as Gus slid over to him and said, "The time for judgment is upon you. I hope you've made your excuses to Saint Peter." Jacquelyn and Minerva nodded as they glared at him.

"What is happening?" the elderly man asked in fear as they got closer to the door. Everyone ignored him as Heidi opened the door and everyone walked into a small room. Jacquelyn, however, was distracted by a huge painting on a wall. Gus and Minerva hid themselves in her bag as she took a closer look at the painting.

"Do you like the painting?" Renata asked as she stood behind the younger girl.

"Yes," said Jacquelyn.

"Would you like to see the rest of the castle?" Renata said as she dragged Jacquelyn to the double doors that led to the throne room. They had barely walked through the doors before the horrified screams began to sound from the feeding room.

*****

Aro smiled as he saw Renata walking into the throne room with a smaller girl next to her. He said, "Hello, young one, I am known as Aro. What are you known as?"

"My name is Jacquelyn-Claire Ulrich," said Jacquelyn.

"Jasper," Aro said to the young man standing next to him, "do you approve of this girl? Is she perfect for you?"

"She is," said Jasper with barely a hint of a smile on his face.

"Have Miss Jacquelyn cleaned up and brought back here," Aro said to some human servants who stood by another door. "I wish to know her more."

The servants bowed and took Jacquelyn out of the throne room. Caius said, "Well, that went better than expected."

"But I wonder if she is the one who could save us all," said Marcus. "She is just a girl; I was expecting a bit...more."

"For now, let us be content with her as our esteemed guest," said Aro.

Jasper ignored the conversation and frowned; this little pet would hopefully not get away...