Volterra

Jane's Pov.

The days pass by agonizingly slowly. I've informed Aro that the Cullens are lying about the girl's gift. Since they behave that way, it has to be a very powerful one. I hope there'll be a real fight this time ....

Amber's Pov.

A few days have already passed. The Volturi left us alone until now.
But will it stay that way for a long time?
Maybe, maybe not.

I'm alone in the house and play the piano. The others are hunting.
Luckily the dog hasn't been here today.

I think of earlier piano concerts that I liked to attend. In the 18th century I lived in Germany. I admired Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig Van Beethoven.

At that time I had lived there with a rich family. I had been picked up from the street before.
I couldn't kill these people because I was already vegetarian at that time.
They took me to an orphanage where I was then adopted by a rich man and his wife.
They called me Elisabeth. I don't know why.
I actually lived good with them. Until the man came drunk into my room one night. He tried to hit and attack me, so I had no choice and killed him. Then I jumped out of the window and left Germany immediately.

Then I went to Russia and served the tsar family Romanov. There my name was Anna.
Because I liked it there, I decided to stay there.
But because I didn't change, Anna had to be killed in a carriage accident.
As her niece Katharina, I continued living there.
Before the last Tsar died, I went to England.

I was present at the coronation of Elizabeth the second.
It was the biggest event.
Nobody should miss it.
It was a shame if you missed it.

At that time I was wooed by many, but also hated.
A young lord had tried to court me. He was not pleased that I refused.
I just didn't think about ever falling in love again. After the end of World War II, I went back to the USA.
And so life went on.

I hear footsteps. It's Rose.
She greets me. I nod in greeting and get up. Since someone's back in the house, I can go to town.
I get in my car and make my way.