SEQUEL TO MY STORY, FATE! READING FATE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Disclaimer: I do not own all things Twilight, Stephenie Meyer owns all.

Previously…

"Bella," Alice said slowly as I turned around. "Edward knows where we are."

"What?!" I shouted, not minding in the least that I was still in the castle, and a few random vampires walking around were staring at me curiously.

"He is not very happy, as you can imagine so. Apparently Carlisle ratted us out and told Edward, obviously knowing how he would react," She winced. "It seems that he was serious about the…the threat that he gave us over the phone. You know, the one that had everyone laughing?"

"What?!" I shouted once again.

"Yes.." Her eyes glazed over for a few seconds, then she started blinking again. "Emmett is mad because he didn't get to be the hero and save the humans, and is planning on throwing a fit towards Carlisle. It looks like he gets in trouble and Carlisle gets distracted by Emmett, so we can sneak out to shop for like an hour. Speed shopping I suppose. And Rosalie is very smug, and plans on bragging and showing off her rights. But don't worry, Carlisle gets sick of her and grounds her too."

"That doesn't make me feel any better." I pouted, jutting my lip out. "But lets keep walking. Enjoy five hours of freedom, you know? I am definitely getting Carlisle back for this. I mean, who would of thought that we would have to sneak around to shop!" I scoffed, shaking my head. When all she did was purse her lips, I darted over to her and grabbed her arm. "Come on!"

"I'm coming." She groaned. "And it's normally me that is hyper and annoying, and at least I'm aware of it! Do you have any idea how annoying you are being?"

"Our shopping is gone for a month." I said slowly, as if talking to a child.

I watched as realization finally sunk in. "OH MY GOD!" She screeched. More stares from more vampires. Great. "LETS GO! Isabella Marie Swan Mason Cullen! How dare you not tell me?!"

I sighed and shook my head. "I did. But that doesn't really matter. We need some cute cloaks to go out in public. Do you think Gianna still has those cloaks we sent last year for Heidi?" I asked, not wanting to go out on the sunny streets with one of the cloaks that we had to grab earlier.

She scrunched up her nose at the idea of having to wear the cloaks we currently were holding. "Yes, she does. Thank god we decided to give her a set of red cloaks as a joke." She muttered, walking up to the main lobby. "Gianna." Alice greeted her.

"Hello."

"Me and my sister Isabella," She used my full name to intimidate her, since I'm known around here for attacking Aro accidentally. Apparently Felix found the need to warn every vampire and or human who stepped foot in this castle about me for about a week after the incident. "Were wondering if you still have those red cloaks from last year? We sent them here to annoy your little leader, and I know for a fact that Heidi would never wear that shade of red. Are they in the storage room?"

"Uh, yes, I do believe so." Gianna was able to keep her face calm and collected. I had to give her credit for that.

"Thank you." We both said, smiling. We ran over to the closet and went into the cloaks area. Our red ones stood out against the dark grays and blacks. "Well," Alice blew out a breath. "These will have to do. Do you think that we could buy new ones? Wait! You do have your credit card, right?"

"Yes." I nodded. "And I have cash, just in case. Do you think Carlisle canceled our.. Our cards?" I squeaked nervously, almost positive that Carlisle would indeed do that.

"We'll just have to find out."

I groaned in response. He obviously is considering it. We walked up to the lobby doors and held our hands up to the humans who were about to give us the 'stay out of the sun' speech. "We know, we know. We're not complete idiots." Alice mumbled as we pushed through the doors.

I laughed and shook my head. "Lead the way, my sweet."

She grinned. "Certainly, good sir."

After about four hours of shopping, we decided to head back. "So are you ready to hear the same rules we heard last time, and watch as all of the other vampires competing glare at us with disgust?" I asked sarcastically, rolling my eyes. I have never liked how non-veggies have treated us.

"Oh, definitely!" Alice squealed. "I cant wait to see the looks on their faces when they see that we are so much better dressed then they are!"

I sighed and shook my head, pushing the door to the main lobby open. "Miss Isabella, Miss Alice, Aro has been expecting you in the throne room." Gianna exclaimed from her desk. I nodded my head and gave her a thumbs up, walking to the hallway that had the other hallway that had the hallway that had the door that connected to the throne room. Aro's architect sucked.

"Why does his room have to be so far away?" Alice moaned.

"That's what I was just thinking!"

"Well, you know what they say. Great minds think alike." Alice chirped, laughing.

"You sound awfully full of yourself when you say that. It's true, though. So true." I laughed, agreeing with her. We pushed through the final set of doors, and was greeted with a cheerful Aro, surrounded by a few covens that I recognized.

"Ladies!" He exclaimed, clapping his hands. "It's so good to have you back! Is it odd to say that it has been too long? Well, Anywho, the rest of your family should be here in half an hour. So if you want to prepare yourselves…" He trailed off, grimacing.

"Oh, no," I moaned. "What did Edward do?"

Everyone snickered, after hearing Carlisle's rant, they could only figure out that he was in our coven. I wonder what they could come up with if I told them he was my soul mate, my other half, my missing piece. I'm sure they would get a kick out of that.

"What did your husband do now?" Kate suddenly asked, barging through the door behind us.

"Kate!" We squealed, running up to hug her. "Where is everyone else? Oh, and please don't remind her of Edward. He decided to call my cell phone, which I conveniently left with Aro, and chew me out. But he was really chewing Aro out. It was quite humorous." Alice said nonchalantly.

"What?!" I shouted, spinning around.

"Yes," Alice continued, acting as if I wasn't standing right next to her. "He does have a temper on him when it comes to Bella. And he didn't care that it was Aro he was yelling at when he found out it was him. He just kept going, knowing Bella wouldn't let the guard touch him. But, at least Aro enjoyed it. That's the second time he has done that today."

"As lovely as this conversation is to witness, I have a few questions for Bella." Aro cut in, saving Alice from a larger portion of my temper. Once he got our attention, he continued. "So I finally get to meet the famous Edward?"

Aro didn't see Edward when I yelled at him, or when I snuck in and ripped Aro's arm off. I nodded. "Yep. You get to meet him." I sighed. "Aro, I'm dreadfully bored. Can you bring Jane in here so that she can try to torture me, and I can watch as she fails? It's great entertainment, really."

"Yes Kate, where is the rest of your coven?" Aro asked Kate, ignoring me. I huffed and went and sat down at his throne, earning some gasps from the covens that don't know my reputation with the Volturi brothers. He sighed and looked at me. "Isabella, please. At least cooperate with me here? I can't give you Jane to play with, because she'll be mad at me. I can call Felix in, though?"

There were some gasps of shock, again from the covens who don't know me. "No, it's okay. I don't really want Edward to walk in on Felix trying to attack me. He wouldn't be very happy. And, since he will be here in about five minutes, I don't really want to test it."

He nodded. "So Kate?"

"Thomas wanted to stop at a store in Rome, so that's where him and Tanya are. And then the rest of them are on a plane with the rest of the Cullens. Esme and Carmen coordinated their flights." Kate smiled.

I smiled also. I get to see Eleazar again! "Oh. Two minutes. Don't say anything you guys will regret, and control your thoughts please, Edward is here!" Alice exclaimed cheerfully. "You." Alice pointed into the crowd. "No, not you. You. Ugh. No! Not you! You with the white Gucci dress. Yes you! Stop thinking that. Edward's reaction is not pretty."

"Um, everyone, Alice here can see the future, and from what I've heard, Edward can read your thoughts." Aro calmly said, grabbing everyone's attention.

"Bella," Jasper murmured quietly, moving over to me. "I can feel Edward from here. Please, please, please block everyone's thoughts in this room. He is not happy, and I don't want to set him off."

I frowned. "Is he with everyone else?"

"No, Bella." Alice screamed, jumping slightly. Apparently, something has her excited. "Edward ran. Oh, stop it Edward. Don't change your mind on me like that."

"What?"

"Oh, he's just bothering me by deciding to burn my clothes. Which, he will never do. You wont let him Bella, will you?" Alice sang.

I sighed. I could hear Edward's footsteps now, so I quickly followed Jasper's advice and expanded my shield. I could feel twenty little lights. "You know, Edward. Worrying like this is not healthy. Well, for humans it isn't. For you, its just annoying.." I stated.

And the doors busted open. Edward was standing in all of his glory, with a furious look on his face. "How could you go to Italy, of all places, and not tell me, Bella?! This is Volterra, for crying out loud!" I saw Aro open his mouth to speak, but quickly silenced him. The room was dead quiet. "How could you scare me like that? Do you know how much you mean to me? I thought I could have lost you." He pulled his hand through his wild hair, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Alice, that isn't helping." He growled.

I looked at Alice. She shrugged and walked over to Jasper. "Edward," I said softly. "I'm sorry. You really shouldn't worry so much, though. I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself. And you know that I know the Volturi. I've been here before, Edward. Please don't ever doubt my intentions, or my love for you. If I didn't love you, why would I stay with you for over seventy years?"

He cracked a smile at that, probably thinking of the period where we absolutely hated each other. "But seriously, Edward. I love you. With everything that I have, I love you. And let me tell you, I have a lot. I mean, you have seen my closet." And with that, I jumped into his arms from my seat, and kissed him passionately. I showed him all of the love I felt for him during our kiss, and took my shield down to shim him the events within the last hour.

"Whoa. What did we miss? I told you guys that we would miss something!" Emmett's voice shouted as the doors banged open.

I jumped away from Edward and glared at him. "Was that necessary?" I snarled, annoyed.

"Of course." He grinned, walking in with Rosalie. I noticed her glares towards me and Alice, and sighed. "I swear, you two are better then the soap operas I see on television. I mean, not that I watch them…" Emmett continued to ramble as he walked towards Alice.

I sighed and shook my head. "I'm sorry." Edward whispered.

"It's alright." I smiled. "I know how you are when it comes to me. I wasn't mad, so there is no reason to say sorry."

He smiled and kissed me softly. We were interrupted again, but this time from Rosalie clearing her throat. I turned and looked over at her. "Alright. What the hell, Bella? Why didn't you take me?! I would have definitely enjoyed hanging out with Aro."

"Um.."

"You know what, I don't want to hear it. Let's just say that I heard about your little punishment, and am happy to enforce it. And as for you." She pointed her finger to Edward. "Next time try to control your wife."

"Rosalie." I growled.

"Bella! Alice! Jasper!" Esme screeched, running into the room.

"Ah, the more the merrier." Aro commented, smiling.

"Where is John and Aiden and Zach?!"

I waved my hand. "Esme, we have them booked in a hotel. They will be leaving with George tomorrow morning. Please don't worry." I said calmly, smiling softly at her.

She exhaled in relief. "Good. I didn't know what you three would have done to them."

I frowned. "Should I answer that question? Or should I have someone else answer that?"

"I'LL ANSWER!" Emmett screamed.

"Bella, love. That wasn't a question." Edward said, rubbing my arm.

I sighed. "Yes, I know. I was just trying to see what you all think of me. Now, can we please get on with this? Esme, where is Carlisle? I need to have a serious conversation with him. He better not think he'll get away with it."

"I will be in this conversation also." Alice added. I just nodded.

"Oh, dear. I think I know where this is going. How about you have that conversation on the plane, or somewhere private. But I ran. So Carlisle is still walking with Carmen and Eleazar. Tanya and Thomas called, and they told us they will be here ten minutes after we arrived, since they were running. So they should be here any minute now. Oh, and then Irina should be arriving with them."

I nodded my head again. "That's good. But, you don't agree with Carlisle's punishment, do you?" I asked fearfully, already knowing the answer. She grimaced. I sighed. "That's fine, I'm not mad or anything. It's just that, I didn't tell Lizzy where exactly I was going because I didn't want to scare her. And honestly, I wasn't sure if they were here or not."

"That's actually a really good excuse…" I heard Jasper mutter. We all looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "Just saying."

"ISABELLA! ALICE! JASPER! You are so going to be dead when I'm through with you! Why can't you all just act your age?!" Carlisle thundered as he pushed through the door with Tanya, Thomas, Carmen, and Eleazar right behind him.

I shrugged and fell on the floor, crossing my arms and legs in the pose for a funeral. Jasper and Alice followed my lead. I heard Edward sigh, but kept my eyes closed. "Isabella, I see you're on the floor again. Where you belong." Thomas commented.

I jumped up and glared at him. "Would you like me to go get Jane? I'm sure she'd love to deal with you, since she can't harm me," I sneered back.

"Bella, it's lovely to see you again!" Tanya called, running over to give me a gentle hug. I hugged her back and walked over to Carmen.

"I see you haven't changed, my sweet Bella." She laughed, hugging me also.

I laughed also. "No, all that has changed is that I painted my nails yesterday."

"See everyone? Bella can be nice when she wants to be." Aro chuckled, shaking his head at me. I stuck my tongue out at him. "Alright, now this is how we are going to do it. The leader of your coven will step forward, say your name, where you are from, and then everyone else can name themselves also. We're going to do that for all four of you, and the Cullens and my group will go last."

"Aro?" Emmett asked, raising his hand. He made a go ahead gesture with his arm. "Do you have a Facebook?"

We all groaned, and Rosalie smacked her face into the palm of her hand. "Please, please ignore him." she moaned, shaking her head at everyone.

"Moving on," Aro continued, "When you are done introducing yourselves, we will go over an outline of the next five to ten years, and then we will go over the guidelines. I know some of you have been here before and know the rules, which is why we are going to add and change a few things. So everyone, please listen when that time comes. Alright. Can the Denali's go first?"

"I'll start." Tanya muttered. "Hi! I'm Tanya. My hair is strawberry blonde, and I am our leader! We come from Alaska. Denali, Alaska, to be exact."

"I'm Thomas. Isabella irritates me."

"Hush, Thomas. You irritate her too. I'm Carmen."

"Listen to Carmen, Thomas. I'm Eleazar."

And things kept going like that, except with a lot less fights. After everything, five covens were introduced, including the Volturi. It was our turn.

"Hello, everyone. I am Carlisle Cullen. We have a permanent residence currently in Portland, Oregon." Carlisle said, taking a small step forward.

I rolled my eyes and spoke next. "It's odd to not hear him yelling, right?" I smirked. A few laughs echoed around the room. "Hi. I'm Isabella, but you already knew that. I prefer to be called Bella, though."

Edward chuckled, stepping closer to me. "Hello, I'm Edward. Sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier, I had other things on my mind…"

"And I'm Rosalie. Rosalie. Just call me Rosalie. Do not call me anything else, or I will send Bella after you." Her cold front she has specially for strangers was up.

"I'm - Drum roll please - Emmett! You should all add me on Facebook. We could all be friends or Sorority Life!" He shrieked excitedly.

"I'm Alice, this is Jasper. Please ignore Emmett, he is always like this. You will all get used to it within the next ten minutes." Alice laughed.

Esme, who was in deep conversation with Carmen, turned around. "Oh. It's my turn! Sorry. I'm Esme, everyone. It's very nice to meet some of you, and for others, it is a pleasure to see you again." She smiled warmly.

"Fabulous!" Aro exclaimed, clapping his hands. "Now, for the rules, basically, avoid exposure. No recruiting humans on to your team, no cheating off of other teams, and please, no threats to the government of whatever country you are in. there will be a little competition after the scavenger hunt, then you can go home. The winners get a month to rule this castle."

Emmett pumped his fist into the air. "YES!"

"For everyone's first clue, it will be handed to you momentarily. We have to find the Cullen's friend first.." Aro trailed off for a minute. And then he was snapping his fingers. "Heidi! Go to the hotel and get the clue out of the boy's pocket, please."

I sighed. "Your team names are as followed." Felix started, holding up a piece of paper. "For team Cullen. Team 'Harry Potter.'"

We all high-fived, while Carlisle stood back and sighed with Esme.

"Team Denali is team 'Polar Bear Icicle Alaska'. The American nomad team is 'We don't have a team name, so we came up with this.' The Irish team is 'The gold-digger's."

Maggie giggled into her hand.

"The Amazon team is team 'We're too hot for you.' The Egyptian team is team 'Magic fairy plum desert princesses and ogres.'"

Amun and Kebi glared at Benjamin simultaneously.

"And finally, Team Volturi is team Pokemon."

"Everyone," Aro said, calling our attention. "We are giving one cell phone per group. Do not loose it. You will notify us when you find a clue. It has each of your numbers in it, and you will need to call if there are any problems."

Heidi came back into the room. They must be staying at the hotel next door, or somewhere relatively close to us. She handed Aro a gold piece of paper, and strolled over to a grinning Felix. "Now, shall we proceed to handing out the clues?" Aro drawled.

Everyone was quickly handed a golden slip of paper.

I looked towards the paper in Carlisle's hand, and then towards Carlisle himself. He took a deep breath and unfolded the paper.

"Inside this place you will see,

I'm as windy as can be.

I am number three,

Eat a Twinkie with me.

My river may flow back,

But my Nobel does not lack."

We all gathered around him and frowned. What? "This doesn't even say a country!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up.

"Bella. It's not supposed to. It's supposed to make you think." Jasper scoffed, shaking his head. "But I think there are a few obvious clues in there that we could look up online. Like that Twinkie thing, we could do various searches with that."

I stared at him. "Twinkie? What is a Twinkie, anyway?"

Emmett gasped dramatically. "You don't know what a Twinkie is? You? Bella, the 'I know everything, and you can never fool me'?"

"That's Edward, Emmett." Tanya leaned over towards our group. I scowled at her. "He is a mind-reader, though. So we can't really blame him."

"Didn't you once try to steal Edward from Bella?" Rose snapped. Rose's patience with her has been thin for the last fifty years. A quiet fell over the crowd, as the two of them proceeded to stare each other down.

"So how about them apples?" Emmett asked, breaking the tension.

"Emmett," Rose said, shaking her head at him. Emmett shrugged and smiled at her, knowing that he did just break the two of them from their stare down. That was quite the accomplishment to him. Rose smiled back, and all of her angers were forgotten.

"Now let's get this show on the road!"

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!

I'm sorry for the long wait for this new story, I've just been very busy. To those of you that are reading this right now, thank you. I really love it. It means alot to me. I'm thinking about posting another story called Crashed! It's about the Cullens in a plane, and it crashes on an island, and they have to live off of the island. What do you think? Would you read that, or is that just a bunch of week old garbage? LET ME KNOW!

Please, review. Let me know if I should continue with this story.