Chapter 1

January 2005

Forks, Washington

EPOV

"Oh my God!" Alice gasped.

The seven of us were in the living room scattered around, doing our own thing, trying to pass the never ending time of night. Emmett was as usual playing some shooter video game, yelling at the screen whenever he died or missed his opponent. Rosalie was going through some fashion magazine, making some comments to the other women every now and then, when she found something interesting. Jasper was reading a Civil War book, trying not to get angry whenever he read something that he knew was incorrect about the war, trying not to get so angry that he would spread it to everyone else. Esme was going through some interior design requests from people around town. Carlisle was reading up on some new medical discovery, to keep up with modern medicine.

As for Alice and I, we were playing chess when a vision interrupted my next move.

The vision was of Aro of the Volturi, decided to tell humans about the supernatural world. There would be war for two weeks before the humans gave in and talked with Aro.

There will be a new treaty that the leaders of all the nations and Aro and his brothers would need to sign, that would be reasonable for all.

This will come about the next day.

"What is it Alice?" Rosalie asked.

When she didn't say anything, too shocked by what she had seen, they looked to me. I sat there a moment, frozen in disbelief. I shook myself out of it and told when what would transpire.

I could hear the shock in their thoughts as they tried to digest this information.

Emmett and Alice were both excited for the prospect of something new. Rosalie, Esme and Carlisle were worried about how we would be accepted. Carlisle was especially worried about keeping his job. He worried that he would not be able to help at the hospital, doing his good work.

Jasper and I were overwhelmed by the thoughts and feelings around us.

We were all shocked and confused, as we all knew Aro did not approve of humans knowing about us. We wonder what had changed his mind.

Carlisle immediately went upstairs to call the Volturi. It was nearly time for his yearly call, and decided to use it now.

"Hello?" We heard Aro say.

"Hello, Aro. How are you this evening?" Carlisle said, trying to keep calm.

"Carlisle, my old friend! I am doing well! I have some exciting news!" Aro exclaimed.

"Oh?"

"Yes! I have decided to tell the humans about us."

"What? But why now, after all this time?" Carlisle asked the question that had been plaguing our minds since the vision.

"Well, I found a new guard in a small town in England. He lived there for decades, and the humans knew what he was! I asked him how he had kept them calm all this time. And he told me that he only drank the blood of the dying, people who are sick, or have suffered a disease for a long time.

"He told me that they have lived peacefully with him, because they knew, he would not harm them, and that he will help those who are suffering.

"That got me thinking, maybe we could live this way as well. There are millions of sick and elderly that would agree to this arrangement.

"So I decided to gather the leaders of the human world and tell them about us tomorrow.

"Expect things to get very exciting very soon! I must go, it was good talking with you Carlisle! Good bye!" And with that he hung up, without giving Carlisle time to say anything in return.

He was back downstairs moments later.

We all looked at each other in shock and some with excitement.

"What should we do Carlisle?" Esme asked.

Carlisle sighed, "What time will the humans be informed about us, Alice?"

Alice's eyes glazed over. "Tomorrow afternoon."

"Alright, let's go about our day as usual tomorrow. No need to cause suspicion."

We grudgingly agreed. The rest of the night was quiet and filled with anxiety.

None of us looked forward to the war ahead.

So this is my first fanfiction, so if anyone wants to beta this, let me know. I'm not horrible, but it's always good to have another pair of eyes to look for flaws. I don't know when I'll be uploading the next chapter. Might be in a few minutes, might be in a few weeks, I have no idea. So review and let me know what you think. Thanks! XD