Chapter 16 (Julia's Story)
"My full name is Julianna Nicole Mason and I am, well was 4 years younger than Edward when we were human, so I only thirteen when I was told he that he had died. I had no other family left and I was a minor, so I was put into foster care. I never stayed in one place for more than three months. There was one place that I was put into when I was sixteen and a half and that was the last place I was ever put into. I hated that place with a passion since I was the only one my age and the rest were either ten or eleven year olds and the adult was a creepy old man. I was forced to cook and clean and I couldn't go to school at all. When I turned seventeen my life became even worst. The guy would already hit me if I forgot to wash a dish, clean a room, not do a load of laundry even if I don't have time, or have food done a few minutes late." Julia takes a break and looks at all of us.
I have heard this story before, but it's still sad and terrible. I also know she still has scars on her from when she was human that will never go away. I see Jane wrap her arms around Julia trying to comfort her. Julia takes an unneeded breathe and continues.
"The day of my seventh birthday my world turned up side down. I had a twenty-four bug that day, so I didn't do anything except one load of laundry. The guy came home and got mad at me not caring that I was throwing up most of the day. I still have scars from the knife he used to cut me which is why I wear long sleeves. That was also the day I was," Julia closes her eyes and lays her head on Jane's shoulder, "I'm not going to say it since I just want to forget it ever happened. I was kicked out after that which I was happy about for two reasons. One I no longer had to see that guy ever again and I was able to get him out in jail for what he did. Wait there are actually three reasons not two. I was in Italy and I finally got to see the town, I had lived in for six months, of Volterra which is where I met Jane." Julia stops and kisses Jane on the cheek. "I was changed into a vampire on my 18th birthday and I live with the Volturi, but not as a guard. I'm the Volturi Princess since Caius and me have a father-daughter bond. I have an Uncle-niece bond with Aro and Marcus and I have a brother-sister bond with Alec, he is going to be my brother-in-law in two months. The rest are just friend bonds."
We all just sit there for a minute before everyone starts talking at once except for Jasper, Julia, Alec, Jane and me. I look over at Jane and Julia to see Jane has pulled Julia into her lap hugging her close. I look at Alec who raises an eyebrow at me. I stand up on the seat I'm currently sitting on.
"EVERYONE! SHUT THE HELL UP!" I scream causing everyone to cover their ears and look at me. I sit back down and look at everyone except Jane, Julia, Jasper and Alec with a raised eyebrow. "One person talk at a time not everyone at once." I say.
"I guess your my older-little sister now." Edward says causing Julia to smile a little.
"I guess so since I'm forever 18 while your forever 17, but you were changed five years before I was" Julia says while standing up to hug Edward.
You would never know they were siblings since they are totally different and not just personality wise. Julia has natural strawberry blonde hair while Edward has coppery-brown hair. Julia had light blue eyes as human and Edward had green eyes as human. Julia is also paler than Edward. Julia sits back down on Jane's lap after she finishes hugging Edward. I look over to were Isabelle is laying on the couch changing and see that she hasn't moved an inch or made a sound, it looks like she is sleeping instead of becoming a vampire. Everyone, one at a time, asks Julia questions about her past and life now. Carlisle asks her about her powers and instead of answering she changes her hair color to bright blue and her eyes to light purple and freaking everyone out. She changes her hair back to her normal color and her eyes back to orange. Julia and Jane drink both human and animal blood. The Volturi only drink from criminals now. We all just talk until Alec, Jane and Julia have to leave with us promising to visit soon and Julia and Jane inviting us to their wedding. The pack left, I don't really know when.