Flashback Around 1030 AD Crete, Greece:

"Why?" It seemed to be her favorite question and it drove Tydeus insane. He'd caught her sneaking around again, though it was not like he was able to stop her. She seemed to know he would eventually catch up to her and would purposely leave a trail for him to follow. 

"Because he broke a law, a human discovered our secret," he replied moving so he was perched beside her. They were hidden behind the stone wall of a part of the house that neither of them were allowed to frequent. 

"Human's are our food, do you not think they deserve to know that?" She questioned.

"Humans will fear us, that is true. But they also have a tendency to lash out and we do not want that. Not everyone is impervious to fire like myself."

"Only on the outside." She replied looking down as Mathias removed the head of a vampire and set him alight. "Venom still burns." 

"Andromeda, Tydeus, come down here." They both stiffen hearing the scolding voice of their father catching them in the act of snooping.

Tydeus groaned jumping into view landing before his sire, Andromeda teleporting to his side at the same time.

"I would like to begin my three part apology with, it was Andromeda's fault." Tydeus spoke and Andy gasped at him in horror clasping her chest mockingly. 

"How could you?!"

"I am well aware who is at fault." Aegeus spoke and Andromeda dropped her head in shame. 

"Sorry Papa." She said softly and he moved forward. With a gentle hand he lifted her chin so her eyes met his. 

"You're too curious child." He said, "and innocent. For a vampire that is." 

"We have a problem." Phineus waltzed into the room the double doors banging violently against the stone. His dark hair fell to his shoulders and was held back by a leather chord and some braids. He was tall and slender as opposed to Tydeus's more muscular body type. His sharp cheekbones looked to be carved from marble casting a shadow on his face. Though the surprising thing was the amount of blood covering his form and the smell wasn't even inviting to the two youngest. If anything it repulsed them.

"How many?" Aegeus asked as Andromeda and Tydeus waited for someone to elaborate.

"Six." Phineus replied.

"Tydeus, take Andromeda to Athenodora and stay there." Aegeus commanded and he nodded to his father taking Andy's arm he began to drag her from the room.

"How many what?" She asked desperate for answers because of the fear on her Papa's face.

"Werewolves." Mathias answered for him.

He knew he shouldn't but he couldn't help it. His instincts were screaming at him to find her as the scent of burning vampires filled his lungs. Demetri stood out his body tense and on edge, whereas the other Volturi members were so calm. 

He hung back a little as his coven mates walked a little ahead of him as he searched for her, his eyes darting around the clearing. He should have known she would be at the front of the Cullen family as they came into view. It was just in her nature to place herself between those she would consider friends, and the enemy... Him.

She spotted him first.

Of course she spotted him first, and she wasn't sure if she should be glad or worried by his presence. But it seemed a few things were going to come to light today. Namely the big 'M' word.

The temperature had dropped and a layer of fog lingered low adding to the dangerously intimidating atmosphere. He wore a grey hooded coat lined with a strange purple material. She had seen him in many times as opposed to the Volturi black, this must be his favorite. 

Andy tensed, her hands stuffed deep in her leather jacket pockets as her eyes glanced to the sides inspecting each of the Volturi critically. She knew of them, but bar Demetri, she'd never seen any of them. The largest, she knew was Felix. He stood a head taller than Demetri wearing a dark grey hooded cloak. He was like Emmett in how he was strong among vampires young and old. The difference being he was bigger, stronger and more experienced than Emmett. She assessed his stance and how he held himself. His size was his weakness and she knew she would be quick enough to stop him if he attacked. As long as he never got his hands around her, she'd be in the clear. 

Her gaze then turned to the witch twins. Everyone knew of the witch twins, it was common knowledge among the vampire community who they were. They held a disdain for humans, and Andy would sympathize with them on that, given they were burned at the stake for being different. Jane was known for her love of torture and could recreate the burning feeling of the change on her victims. It was as though she wanted the world to feel what she felt at the stake. Andy could feel the witch staring at her in confusion and smirked a little at that. 

The only real threat to her was the other twin. His pitch hair matched that of his cloak and his sister's cloak. He hung back a little from his Jane letting her take the lead his red eyes forward. He would prove to be difficult if it ever came to a fight for Andy. She relied too much on her senses and physical abilities, that getting too close to him would risk paralysis. Not to fond of that idea she searched for his weakness.

Jane was Alec's weakness, that much was obvious, and without their gifts they wouldn't stand a chance in a physical fight. His powers seemed to be the opposite of his sisters, where she would make them feel pain, he would make them feel nothing. 

Jane lowered her hood a sinister smirk on her lips her bright red eyes on the Cullen's and Andy as the three males behind her followed suit. Andy's own pitch eyes watched each of them, as their muscles coiled, she analyzed every movement in detail looking for the pressure points she could hit if it came to a fight. 

She didn't want to have to fight them, but she knew she would if they got on her wrong side. There was a fine line between teasing and a threat.

Her hair was windswept tendrils of blonde that she ran her pale fingers through pulling it back off her face. She had venom stains on her dark jeans and a few tears in her leather jacket, but still managed to look like a goddess. He figured the cliche notion that she'd look attractive in a trash bag applied to this woman. Her posture was slightly hunched, but he didn't even think the Cullen's would notice that because she hid it so well. She was exhausted, no matter the facade she put up, he could tell. 

And if it came to a fight, she wouldn't stand a chance.

Not that he'd let anyone touch her anyway.

He stared as she stood proudly at the front of the Cullen's, her pitch black eyes were focused on Jane as the witch opened her mouth to talk. 

"Impressive," came the tiny blonde's cold voice. "I've never seen a Coven escape an assault of this magnitude intact."

"We were lucky." Andy sang a smug grin on her lips.

"I doubt that. Who is this Carlisle, we weren't aware the Coven had grown?" Jane spoke keeping her voice even though everyone could tell she was a little pissed off for being caught unawares. 

Carlisle moved to speak but stopped on seeing Andy raise her hand at him. His open mouth closed and he fell back in line beside his wife. 

"The Cullen's rang me as soon as the situation in Seattle became too much for them to handle." She spoke slowly carefully choosing her words. "I'm just a nomad passing through." 

"Well it appears we missed an entertaining fight." Alec spoke up amusement in his deep voice. 

"Yes, it's not often we're rendered unnecessary." Jane said not turning to face her brother, she was too interested in the newcomer who's eyes were locked with hers in turn.

"If you'd arrived a half hour ago, you would have fulfilled your purpose." Edward said harshly only to get a blank look from the Volturi in response. Andromeda gave him a look as if to say shut up. 'I'll deal with it, but you best not antagonize them too much Edward that's my job.' 

Edward dropped his gaze back to his mate trying to avoid the scolding look from Andy like a child who got caught out.

"Pity." Jane replied harshly then turned a sinister smile at the newborn at the back. "You missed one."

The Cullen's stiffened in response and Andy turned to Jasper giving him a subtle nod. The soldier moved to the newborns side projecting an air of calm. 

"We offered her asylum in exchange for her surrender." Carlisle explained hoping to defuse the growing tension.

"That wasn't yours to offer." The little blonde sneered in response and they could tell if she couldn't take her anger out on the Cullen's she'd take it out on something else. "Why did you come?" She demanded as a shrill scream filled the air, the newborn clawed at herself trying to stop the pain. "Who created you?" The little witch continued her torture only stopping when Andy obscured her body. 

"That's enough." Her voice was cold and demeaning, which Jane saw as a threat. 

The little blonde tensed then stared intently at the nomad. She growled at her, her narrowed eyes forcing her ability on the woman. 

Andy gasped out in surprise her hands clutching the sides of her head as she collapsed to her knees. She knew it wasn't real, but that didn't stop the illusion from hurting. The fire was coursing through her veins like she was experiencing the change all over again. She didn't scream though, her pride wouldn't allow that. 

"Jane," Demetri spoke but was ignored. Angry she was hurting his mate he lashed out speeding in front of the tiny witch and placed a warning hand on her shoulder. 

Jane looked at him in confusion letting up on her torture. Demetri and Felix were her brothers, though they'd never be as close to her as her and Alec, they were still family and they defended her. "What are you doing?" She hissed through clenched teeth but he didn't answer, trying to think of a way to convey his thoughts. 

"She's my mate," he hissed in response causing gasps to ring out around them as he stared at the girl before him an annoyed glare etched into his features.

Chuckling brought them from their silent conversation and all eyes turned to the nomad looking at her as though she was insane. 

"Wow," she stated her black eyes locking with the twin's crimson ones, "it's been a long time since I've felt any pain, and it wasn't even real." She released and unneeded breath and rose to her feet with a smile on her face that put Jane on edge. She didn't like the strange nomad at all.

Andy took determined steps towards the Volturi only to be cut off by Demetri. "Don't you dare." He threatened stopping her pursuit his gloved hands grasping her upper arms tight enough to stop any movement.

"I was only going to take... like a finger." She said innocently wanting to take a bite out of Jane. Illusions were easy to beat but her eyes darted to the side where the male twin stood ready to defend his sister if need be. 

"Andromeda." The tracker warned lowly not wanting his mate to end up dead because she enjoys revenge. 

"You're lucky I like you," she grumbled quietly under her breath as she fell back into rank with the Cullen's. Sulking at the loss of contact with him.

Jane glared before turning her attention back to torturing the newborn who's screams filled the air causing those not accustomed to the sounds to shudder.

"You don't need to do that she'll tell you anything you want to know." Esme spoke up in her defense, pain in her eyes at the sound of the girls suffering.

"I know." Jane said smirking.

"I don't know, Riley wouldn't tell us, he said our thought's weren't safe." The newborn whimpered out, not that she was heard by anybody. Everyone was more interested in the growing tension between the two females at the front of the group.

"Her name was Victoria, perhaps you knew her." Edward bit out only to get growled at by Andy. She straightened and glared at the forever teenage boy. 'Of course they knew you stupid boy, but they do not appreciate being caught out. Do you want to die?'

"Edward, if the Volturi had knowledge of Victoria, they would have stopped her. Isn't that right Jane?" Carlisle asked trying to calm things, as Jasper's power would only go so far. 

"Of course." She said lying through her teeth. "Felix"

"She didn't know what she was doing, we'll take responsibility for her." Esme pleads for her life.

"Give her a chance." Carlisle adds. 

"The Volturi don't give second chances. Keep that in mind, Caius will be interested to know that she's still human."

"The date is set." Bella tried to be brave through her accelerating heart beat was giving her away. 

"Take care of that Felix, I'd like to go home." She says in dismissal. 

"Andy do something." Bella pleaded with the woman standing at the head of the coven seemingly in thought.

"I better not bloody regret this." Andy whispered to herself before speaking up. "Not so fast.The way I see it, your master owes me a debt."

"Oh?"Jane raised a brow glancing to her brother then back to Andy.

"I gave you Mathias, I know you've been searching for centuries. I want something in return." She tilted her head to the side looking at the twins. 

"A newborn in exchange for a member of the Cult." Alec spoke, "what's your play?"

"I enjoy my games Alec," she said giving him a Cheshire smile.

"Let her keep it." Demetri spoke up surprising his coven mates again. "For now... If Aro disagrees I can easily track her down and finish the job myself."

"You're going soft." Felix commented looking to Demetri who shrugged.

"No." Jane spoke. "The newborn dies today with her kin. Felix," she commanded and the large vampire sighed parting the Cullen's.

'Please don't do something stupid, please don't do something stupid,' Demetri chanted over and over in his head as he watched his friend approach the whimpering newborn. "Andr-" he began but stopped as soon as her tenor flickered away from him. Damn, 'she did something stupid.'

She reappeared beside newborn, taking it's hand she flashed a smirk in the Volturi's direction almost laughing at Felix's surprise. "Pleasure doing business with ya," she winked before vanishing from sight with the newborn in tow.