Summary: Takes place during New Moon. While searching for the meadow, Bella is bitten and turned. She finds herself with the Voltouri and becomes their Princess. 100 years later she encounters the Cullens but is torn between love and hate for them. Will she forgive them or destroy them?
Ch 1
Bella POV:
I just have to find the meadow. I have to. Things will be better if I could just find it. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be bearable. There was only one way things could be perfect again. Ugh, why did I always have to close my eyes? I answered myself. Because Edw- he ran at inhumane speed so it wouldn't have mattered. I give up! I sat down on a nearby log and cradled my head in my hands. I'm not sure how long I sat there. I just remember feeling a burning pain and then….nothing. I woke up in a strange room surrounded by strange people. There were three who looked oddly familiar. I looked at them quizzically for a few moments and then realized, " Aro, Cauis, and Marcus" I whispered. The one in the middle beamed, while the one on the left looked suspicious and the one on the right looked bored. The smiling one exulted, " right my dear! How did you know?"
"I, uh, was close to a family of, um, vegetarian vampires"
"And who might this family be?"
"The Cullens"
The smiling vampire sighed, " Ah Carlisle. I do miss my dear friend. Tell me, how do you know the Cullens?" I looked down and said " I'd rather not talk about that right now. May I ask where I am and how did I get here?" His voice was soothing. "Of course, how rude of me. I am Aro and these are my brothers, Cauis (he gestured to the left) and Marcus (he gestured to the right). We are the leaders of the Voltouri and we are in the city of Volterra."
I gaped at him. I'm in Italy! "What about my father?" Aro smiled again before continuing. "We normally prefer to stay here in our beloved city, but felt compelled to visit the Olympic Coven. I was quite surprised to see that they were gone. Instead we saw you face a vampire without an ounce of fear. I was so intrigued by your calmness, that when he bit you, I had two of my most trusted guard pull him off of you and we brought you here. Er, a death was faked for you. A tragic truck accident that no one could survive" I gasped. Charlie, Renee, Phil, everyone! What would they think?
Aro spoke again, " Bella, I sense something special in you. Will you stay in Volterra, as my Daughter and be the Princess of the Voltouri?"
"If I may hunt animals instead of humans. My human life was stolen from me; I will not do the same to others."
"Very well,dear"
"Then I accept your offer"
This happened 100 years ago.
Alice POV:
I miss my sister. I'm so mad at Edward for not letting me say a proper goodbye. Almost as mad as I am at him for making us leave in the first place. True she was a danger magnet; but wouldn't it be a good thing for her to be surrounded by people who could protect her? Makes sense to me. I was about to call Jasper when a vision hit me. It was different than my other visions. I saw us in Forks again. ( I cringed, knowing what Edward's reaction would be).i saw the Voltouri. I saw pain, anger, hatred. I saw love and forgiveness. I saw death. Everything centered around a feminine figure which I did not recognize and yet, I felt as if I knew her intimately. What made this vision different is that I felt the emotions as if the vision was happening right now. The emotions were so intense I didn't even realize I was dry sobbing until I felt my husband's arms around me. The rest of our family were right behind him , all asking what was wrong. Taylor was behind them. She was a human girl that Edward had saved from a would-be mugger. While I'm proud that my brother helped a young woman in need, I admit that I wish she wasn't around. She seems to have it in her mind that she's part of the family now. There is only one human any of us would consider to be family, and we let her go. I told them what I had seen. They were all silent after I finished speaking. Carlisle spoke, "Well I don't relish the idea of putting my family thru more pain, but if there's a chance we could be happy again, I can not pass it up." The others agreed, even Edward to my surprise. Sara looked a bit put out. She didn't know the whole story about Bella, just that Edward had lost the girl he loved. She wanted him to see her as a girl he could love, but when he gave his heart to Bella, it was for keeps.
"I'm glad," I confessed, ' I have to admit I am curious about the mystery woman"
"Well we should pack and ready for our return" Carlisle said. We all returned to our respective rooms to pack. The first thing I would do when we got back would be to find Bella's grave. If I couldn't dress up my favorite Barbie, I would dress her final resting place with flowers. I had a lot of years to make up for.
