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Many say that men were the first rulers of the earth. They speak of how they had women at their sides for accessories, for pleasure, because of their beauty. But even in the strongest men, their was always a wise women, the conscious and ruler of the man. Even when the women never got the glory for their actions, their thoughts, and their living; Women always led the strong and powerful man into the decisions they took. Behind each king…their was a wise queen…
"Daughter." Princess Bella turned to her other side, watching her father enter her room. She pulled the sheet over her body and sat up."Yes father?" she asked. King Charlie wore his gold cape over his shoulders, a helmet between his arm and waist, and a shield on his free hand.
"Daughter…the war is coming. And you will be wed tonight.""Father." She stood quickly enough to give anyone a head rush, but the princess was strong and didn't let her affect her.
"We will soon rise or fall daughter. I will die and you will rule. You will need a man at your side. Who will rule with you. I have no sons, and you my daughter will take my kingdom.""Father…I can rule alone. No man can tame me." she said, leaning her head down. Charlie walked closer to her. He was taller then she was, and he leaned down to kiss the top of her head."Love is a powerful thing my daughter. You will learn how to love your king, and you'll keep this kingdom ruling. There is a reason why the gods gave me a daughter and no sons. It is time that a women rules. And what better women then my daughter. Princess Isabella Marie Swan." his voice had an accent as he said her name, a Greek accent. Bella smiled at his words and raised her head to see her fathers eyes. She had a beautiful smirk on her face, one that showed she could own the world with her beauty.
"Their has never been a strong and wise women as I have seen you grow into. Your more then just a princess, a women…you're a worrier, stronger then half my men I take. Your beauty hypnotizes the enemy, your grace kills the beasts, and your brain outwit's the smartest of men. You my daughter will rule the world." Bella rose her head up high and proud. What her father spoke was all but truth, she knew it, and her people knew it. The world of the Greeks changed the moment she was born. They only knew of what was to come. And they knew that after this war, more changes would be made. Her kingdom would fall if her father lost, but if they won, she would be Queen of Spartan.
"I will make you proud father." she kneeled in front of him and Charlie smiled. No man had ever even considered the idea of a women ruling, but no one had also ever had a daughter like his. He pulled her chin up to meet her eyes."It's not thy birth that makes the Queen, it's thy's actions." Bella smiled and nodded."Rise my daughter, and dress. You will marry him tonight. He is here now, and I have chosen your son to be husband and king." Bella nodded. Charlie turned and left her room. The moment he stepped out, Bella's maids stepped in. They dressed her in a white dress that clung to her body in beauty and grace. Like her father, her cape on her shoulders was gold. She walked barefoot around her kingdom, leaving a trace of her steps, knowing that only she could step in her palace the way she did, like she ruled. Her hair down in beautiful waves of mahogany. Her chocolate eyes hold the confidence, power, and strength her father thought her. She descended down the steps and towards the common room. The servants opened the door for her, and the crowed inside the room became quiet. Her father rose from his seat and walked over to his daughter. King Charlie hold out his hand to her and she gentle placed her hand over his. He brought her closer and people moved out the way. At the end a tall lean man stood. Bella smiled at him and hold her head up in pride.
"My daughter Bella." Charlie said. He rose his hand, still holding hers, and spun her around in place, her dress moving with her, hair flying around her, her beauty mesmerizing her future husband. Bella was only 16, she was young and strong for her age. The man at the end walked over to her, also young like her, maybe 20. He kneeled in front of her, holding out his hand for her. Bella pulled her hand from her fathers and laid it over his. The worrier brought her hand up to his lips, kissing her knuckles."Pleasure Ma'ladie." he said to her. Bella smiled.
"Tell me your name." she asked. The man stood.
"I am Edward Anthony Cullen, son of your fathers trusted general." he said to her. Bella smiled and nodded.
"My pride and joy is in this beautiful Princess. She is nothing like no other, and she lives to rule. Her passion for her people is what makes her stronger then any man could be."
"That's strong words for a small girl." a man behind Edward said. Bella looked over his shoulder to find an older man then Edward, but still younger then others. He walked forward.
"I am Emmett Cullen, Edward's older brother, and son of Carlisle Cullen." he spoke. Bella smiled at him and stood with her head rose up in pride."You speak of me like you know me." she said. Her voice only gentle, but it still hold a threatening to it, making the bigger man raise an eyebrow."I just call it as I see it." Bella smiled at him, cocking her head to the side."I've trained with the strongest of my fathers men, I have hunted the biggest creatures, and I have killed more then you'll know. I may be a beauty, but I'm stronger then most." she said to him. Emmett smirked and laughed. The King felt almost insulted. Princess Bella saw that too. She put a hand on his shoulder and looked into her fathers eyes, the same eyes she had."Father, words never hurt, actions just prove them wrong." she told him. Charlie smiled and placed a kiss on her forehead."There is always a reason why you are my favorite." he whispered to her. Bella laughed, a beautiful bell like laugh."I think that Edward deserves the best. And words don't convince me of what she can do. I want to see her prove it." Emmett said."Son, don't tempt her please. You know better then to tease a Princess." a man behind them said. Bella turned again and found her fathers general dressed in white and silver. She bowed to him and he smiled at her.
"Rise child." he said."Father, all I'm saying is that my brother shouldn't be embarrassed of his Lady." Emmett said. Bella finally had enough of his words.
"I will show you what I can do. That I am nothing of what your mind has created. I'm more then you think, I'm stronger then you know, and I live to my words. My father raised me stronger then his men, and my pride is what makes me his joy."
"Prove me wrong and I will kneel in front of thee." Bella turned her back on him and walked out the room. She walked straight up the steps towards her room. Her maids were close behind."Get me my armor." She spoke. The maids nodded and stepped into her closet, pulling out her armor. They dressed her quickly, a shorter dress that she could move easily around in. A sword made only for her, out of bronze that cut through anything, her shield that couldn't be cut through, and a helmet that protected her from anything.
Bella had been a secret from the beginning. They hid her until she turned 10, when Charlie finally claimed her. Mean while, she grew up along side of the other boys, away from Sparta, in a small village. Once she'd turned 10, they'd sent her out on a mission, to prove that she was strong. She'd have to find a beast much bigger then her and kill it, bring it's skin to Sparta, and take her rightful place as Princess. She'd don exactly that. She'd found a lion, killed it, and skinned it, taking it's fur. She threw it at the steps of her palace, in front of her people. They'd seen a small girl, hair short, and nothing that looked like a princess. They'd though that she'd just be to much of a man to act like a women. But again, she'd proved them wrong. With the test done, she'd lived along side her father, still training with his strongest men. But only in the palace, away from eyes that could spill King Charlie's secret. Who ever trained Bella was to keep her training a secret. So General Carlisle Cullen trained with Bella as well and kept her a secret from his sons, wife, and others that would betray them. Bella soon grew to be strong and graceful, learning how to be a lady, a women, and a princess from Alice Marie Brandon, her best friend, and also most trusted maid. Alice though her how to walk with grace and beauty, how to dress and act, she showed her how to just be a Princess.
She found them all waiting at the end of the steps. Edward stood behind his brother confused of what might occur. She placed the sword in the hoster, turning to look at Emmett.
"What challenge do you bring to me?" she asked, an eyebrow raised, pulling her shield off and a challenging smirk on her face. He pulled a sword out of his own hoster and pointed it towards her.
"Show me what you can do." was the last thing he said before he charged at her. Emmett was bigger then she had though, but she'd fought 3 of his size at once. She was trained to be a worrier, and to act as a princess. But then again, Carlisle was his father, and she always struggled to beat Carlisle.
Her father always dreamed of making history, for his daughter to be the first to rule. Bella lifted her shield, throwing her helmet at the maids. She brought her sword out and clashed it against Emmett's. The crowed moved aside, giving them space. They both moved in grace, clashing swords, aiming for the flesh. None of them could get close enough to injure the other. Bella side stepped each of his steps, her hair moved along with her body. She hold her sword tightly in hand. The sound of her sword clashing with his was like lighting protesting and clashing with water. Emmett made a wrong move to smile and look at his brother. Bella took that small chance and slid her sword to his arm, cutting through his flesh. Emmett winced and felt the blood drip out. Bella smiled and slipped her leg under his, bringing forward and watching him fall back. She stood over him, sword pointed to his neck."It's nothing against you Emmett. But like I said. My father wants me to rule, to make history, and be the first of Women. For that, I need to be strong, fast, and intelligent. Now, what we spoke is not just words but also truth. I fight better then most, and I'm sure you do to. But I also think before I act. It's what makes me a better worrier." she placed her sword back in the hoster and offered him a hand. Emmett took it and smiled."Well little brother, it looks like you have your hands full with this one." Emmett smirked, standing next to his father. Edward just smiled and winked at Bella.
"I sure do." He smirked. Bella smiled, her own smirk in place.
"Prepare for the wedding." Charlie ordered. The servants soon got to work.
The wedding was done, and the ceremony as well. Bella stood in front of her father, her crown placed over her head, her dress clung to her, and her hand holding her husband's.
"Rule like no other, and make me proud." he whispered to her."Win father, and bring victory to our kingdom." she told him. Charlie smiled and placed a kiss on her forehead."Be good daughter." those were his last words. Bella watched her father leave, his men behind. King Edward's father behind King Charlie, their men behind as well. Emmett was in a horse, waving at them, returning to his own home, where his wife waited. King Edward turned to his Queen and brought her hand to his lips, kissing her knuckles."Shall we bed?" he asked, the crooked smile Bella had learned to like. She nodded, following him up the steps towards their room.
It had always been only Bella and her father. Her mother had died as a young girl, and she had no other siblings. It was the reason why Bella grew up as a worrier, Charlie needed someone to run his kingdom once he was gone. And he had no other inheritors. He though Bella how to be a worrier and a princess. She was beauty and strength.
King Edward stood in her room, finding her balcony opened. He pulled her towards the outside, watching the worriers and their fathers leave towards the war.
"What if we fall?" Bella whispered to him, a hint of fear in her voice. That was surprising to Edward, but once her father was away, she couldn't help but fear for his life, for her kingdom, and for herself.
"We fall with grace." Edward promised. Bella turned to look at him, and his eyes hold promise in them."I won't be a servant, I won't kneel to them." She promised."And you won't have to. My Queen, you will rule and I will stand at your side." he promised her. Bella placed her hand on his cheek, and he leaned into it.
"Such a promise you make…will you also keep?" she asked.
"Like I said, if we fall, we fall with grace. But you won't be a servant." Bella nodded. She leaned on her toes and pressed her lips to his.
"Will you bed with me my husband?" she smirked. Edward lifted her up and carried her to their bed, laying her on the middle. He pulled on the straps of her dress, and off her body. His eyes had never meet such beauty before. He knew she'd been touched by the goddess of love, she'd been blessed with a beauty only Aphrodite would have touched.
"I will love your body like I'll love your heart." he whispered. Bella sighed content, feeling his hands crease her skin. She'd never though of another sensation in her life, a feeling that could over power any other feeling she'd ever had. She wouldn't mind been cooped up in the room forever, making love to her husband.
Days, weeks, and months passed. No word from her father came. She'd pace for hours in her room, while Edward laid in bed watching her. She worried on how things went, and only a few worriers came back badly injured with some kind of news about how the war went. As far as the last news went, Sparta was winning. Soon Bella became pregnant. She hold a child in her womb, a child of Edward's and hers. She'd grown joyess at the news, and so had Edward. They'd raise him/her to be king or queen, and they'd keep their line of ruling going.
A year passed, Clarissa and Leo were born. They were a month old when news came from her father. At least, she had some proof that he still lived. An injured worrier fell on his knees in front of her, and she hold his head up to see his eyes, to hear the news.
"He said to run, hide and go far away. Their coming for you my Queen. We are winning, but a betrayal is nearing, and you must hide. Hide until we win the war, just enough time to get back at them and find the traitor." Bella paced around in her room, and Edward watched just like every night."My Queen, what do you think?" Edward finally asked. She sighed and sat on his lap, looking into his eyes."This…is my kingdom. My father raised me here, I'm a worrier because of who raised me and thought me. And I won't run away." Edward nodded and creased her cheek."So we stay and fight?" he asked. Bella smiled and nodded. She turned towards her door and then back at him."But we hide our children. I will not have our line die with us. They will live, and if something were to happen to us, then they will come back and take the place that is rightfully theirs." Edward nodded. She stood and pulled him along, walking out the door and towards the twins room. They found them being feed by their maids. Bella hold out her arms for Leo and Edward for Clarissa. The maids soon stood ready to leave."Serena, bring me Alice and Jasper." she nodded and left the room."What are you thinking Bella?" he asked, one arm around her and the other on his daughter.
"She's like the sister I never had. We grew up together, differently, but I trust her. Jasper was my partner, we trained together and fought equally. I trust him as well." the door opened and Jasper stepped in with his wife. They both bowed."Alice….my sister. I ask that you come here now for a favor." Bella said to her, putting a hand on her shoulder. Alice looked into Bella's eyes and wondered what went on in that head of hers."What is it my Queen, and I will grant it." she said."No need to be so formal Alice. We're almost sisters." she rolled her eyes and nodded, standing straight to see her."I ask that you as my sister and your husband take our children away from Spartan.""My Queen?" Jasper asked. Bella looked at her son in her arms and creased his cheek."Some one will bring an army here…and I will not leave my kingdom vulnerable with out me. But Clarissa and Leo will get the chance to rule if we fall. do you understand what I ask of you?" she asked them. Alice nodded sadly."Will I train them like we were trained?" Jasper asked."You will train them better then we were trained. I want them stronger then Edward and I are. I needed them to be stronger." they nodded. Bella placed Leo in Alice's arms and leaned over to kiss his forehead. She reached over and removed her necklace from her neck and placed it around his."Don't ever forget to mention who he is, who they are." They nodded. Edward placed Clarissa in Jasper's arms. He also removed a necklace from his neck and placed it around her neck.
"Beautiful like your mother." he whispered and placed a kiss on her cheek. They both took turns with each baby. Bella walked over to Edward and wrapped her arms around his waist. She hid her face in his side and sighed, feeling tears falling."take care of them please. And I will call you to come back if everything is well. If not…""We know what to do my Queen." Jasper swore. Bella nodded and watched them leave. She sighed and let her tears fall harder, hugging Edward tight. He hugged her back and carried her back to their room, letting her cry herself to sleep. She felt like she'd just given her heart for someone else to keep safe.
She'd eventually stopped crying and made a council meeting. The elders of her city sat in their proper seats, watching their Queen stand in front of them, their king next to her.
"We, are going into war. A betrayal is nearing, and I ask that you allow me to form an army that will keep Sparta from falling." the Elders though of her request."Child, it would be wise if we allowed our king to make the plans." one of the oldest Elders said."Edward knows not of the skills my father though me. He chose him to wed me to keep me safe, because his loyal and strong, and because he is one of the few people he trust his most precious jewel with…Me. As much as I love my husband, he will not plan this battle." she said sternly."You dare to speak like this insolent women." a younger of the elders spoke."Remember who your speaking to Elder. I am not only Daughter of Charlie, but I have also been blessed by our goddesses. No curse should punish thee for holding such accusations against I." The elder only glared at her and stood, walking towards them. Edward stood in front of his wife, one hand on his sword and another around Bella. Bella put a hand on his shoulder and he glanced at her.
"It's okay." she whispered. He nodded and straightened up, but kept his hand on his sword."You know nothing of my past, my father made sure of it. Only those few that were trusted can speak of what I've done to be who I am." she said to them. Every Elder in the room stayed quiet, listening to her speak.
"I've trained with your sons, Delios, Marcus, Felix, and Darius. All my age, and all taken to the Village away from Sparta. The same Village I was taken to. General Carlisle trained me with them until the age 10. Then my mission was to bring a creature bigger then I. Nothing bigger then the one my father brought when he was 10, but still bigger then I. You all witness that. I hold no trickery, and I did it all on my own. From then on, General Carlisle brought me his strongest Men, Felix, Darius, and Delio. I fought along side of them, and I grew strong. My sister Alice though me to be a princess. I grew up with grace and beauty. I was blessed by my gods and goddess. And I stand here and ask of thee to trust me, trust my father, and our gods. I ask that you allow me to led our men into battle, and keep our kingdom alive." the room was quiet for about maybe 4 minutes. Once the Elders alone though of their thoughts, they joined together in a circle and consulted. Once they were finished, they all turned to Bella.
"Queen of Sparta, we allow you to be the leader of our next battle. But if you fail, you will bring shame to your family and to our people." she glared at the men across of them. Turning quickly on her heel, she and Edward stormed out.
