So sorry I deleted my last story Hypnotic! It wasn't going anywhere though and I screwed it up...
I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT BUT I WISH I OWNED EDWARD!!!!!
BPOV
"Isabella? Would you mind coming in here?" a voice said from the other side of the door. Telling my sisters I'd see them later I walked in to throne room.
"Good afternoon Aro" I bowed much to my disgrace "Marcus, Caius." I gave them each a bow as well. The things I did to keep my 'life'.
"Heidi is bringing in dinner soon and since you and your family refuse to live your new lives to the full I thought maybe you'd like to go hunting your way then. Take Felix with you of course, we wouldn't want you all to slip away now would we?" I shook my head no but on the inside I was bashing the hell out of the three of them.
"Thank you Aro I appreciate that you are so lenient with our particular diet. May I be excused to gather my family now please?" I asked, keeping my head bowed.
"Of course dear. Demetri would you mind helping Isabella find Felix and her loved ones?" I hadn't noticed Demetri was standing by the door and turned to meet his eyes.
"It would be an honour my lord" I rolled my eyes at Demetri. I hated how everybody treated me like I was something special. So I was a shield, so I was Aro's little favourite, so I was the only one with the Volturi that had their family changed too. I was nothing special.
"Any ideas where to look for Emmet and Jasper? I told Emmett I'd give him a rematch" Demetri asked once we were down the hall. Demetri was my family's friend here; he too was a vegetarian and had been the one to introduce it to us.
"I think they are in the courtyard, don't break the fountain again ok? Last time you guys did Marcus was so pissed" I laughed at the memory. Marcus didn't appreciate Emmett destroying his beloved fountain.
"Ok you go find your sisters and I think Esme and Carlisle are in the library. I'll grab Felix too" with that Demetri headed down another hall and disappeared behind a corner.
I walked upstairs to my family's suite. No it's not like a hotel at all. Actually in some ways it's both better and worse. Better because it's basically a huge, awesome apartment but worse because it reminded us we were trapped here. I sighed and walked inside.
"Rose! Alice! Hunting time!" I shouted through the suite. I heard them cheer as they ran to me.
Rose was tall, blonde and beautiful and Alice was a cute black haired pixie while I was medium sized with long brown hair and extremely...average. It was hard to think we were actually blood related but we were and always would be sisters.
"That's all Aro was calling you in for?" Alice asked. I shrugged.
"Yeah he said something about our diet and stuff then said we had to take Felix with us" We all groaned.
Felix was one of the 'muscle men' in the guard. Don't be deceived though he may seem ok but he is a total asshole. Not only can he be violent with us, and by us I mean just me and my family, and he hates us. We Cullen's stand strong though. If Felix tries to hurt us we fight back with a vengeance that is if the boys even lets us get a punch in. Yeah the boys love to stand up for me, Alice, Rose and Esme. Of course Carlisle doesn't like to join in the fights but if they hurt us he sure as hell will hurt them.
We had been forced into the Volturi twenty years ago.
Flashback
We had been in the square of Volterra for Saint Marcus day, the Marcus of the Volturi actually. While watching the parade Carlisle and Esme heard a lady calling for people to come for a tour of the castle. Esme had wanted to see inside and Carlisle wanted all of us to experience an Italian castle. They still haven't forgiven themselves after all these years. It was Heidi that brought us in along with maybe thirty others. The figures around the room and the ones on the three thrones began stalking the other people with us. We couldn't see how they were dying but when the slaughter began we forced ourselves into a corner of the room, Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle trying to keep us safe. Aro stopped eating and walked over to us, he didn't stalk us like he did the others.
"Come child, I promise not to hurt you. Give me your hand girl." He had said.
Jasper had tried to hold me back but I didn't let him. I held my hand out to Aro and he tried to read my mind. That was when he discovered I was a shield, and a powerful one at that. We still have no idea what made me willingly go over to Aro but whatever happened to me, happened to the rest of them. One by one Aro took our hands. He knew our pasts and when he touched Alice...he knew our futures. Alice had always told us she thought she saw the future in her dreams, and the night before we left for Volterra she awoke screaming just one word but I couldn't remember what it was.
Aro had given us our suite while we were human, nobody but him was allowed in at the time. Guards at the door and we couldn't leave. It was horrible and terrifying, sure it was a nice place but nothing seemed nice when you were trapped.
After possibly a month Felix would take one of us to the throne room. One by one. It had started on Monday, Carlisle went first. Tuesday it was Esme. We had no idea what was going on. We never saw anybody who went in again, that is until it was too late. Emmett was forced to go on Wednesday. All of us tried to hold onto him especially Rose.
Emmett and Jasper were adopted you see. Rose loved Emmett and Jasper loved Alice so no incest in case you were wondering.
Anyway they managed to pry Rose off Emmett before dragging him away. Felix was the only one to come in and get us, maybe that's why we hate him so much. Thursday it was Jaspers turn and that was when we got vicious. We didn't want the boys to leave us, they were our protectors. Who was going to help us if they were gone? That was the day we thought Alice cracked.
She couldn't bear to see Jasper being torn away from her and she didn't want me and Rose with nobody to save us. She told Felix to take her instead.
We all begged her to come back. Jasper had his arms around her waist while Rose and I grabbed each of her hands. Felix didn't want to take her he wanted Jasper. That was when Demetri came in.
"If the girl wants to try and help her family let her. Let her exit this world with dignity so she can be welcomed into her new life" was what he had said.
We knew what they were doing then. They were killing us. Alice went willingly out the door after hugging us and kissing Jasper. I will never forget the grin she wore when she walked away from us.
We cried all that night for our lost ones. Jasper sat in a corner letting silent tears drip down his face while Rose and I embraced each other sobbing our hearts out.
Alice showed us we could at least decide for ourselves who went next. The three of us argued who would go. They decided against me since I was the youngest even though I was seventeen. Jasper won the argument. Saying he was supposed to be next before Alice took his place.
Friday dawned and he waltzed right out, paying no attention to the guards except asking which way he had to go.
Saturday came and Felix asked Rose to come with him. Both of us stayed put, locking our fingers together tightly. That was the second time Demetri came in and said something to Felix again.
"If you take the blonde away the other will surely have taken her own life by morning. Let them go together. Aro will understand." Demetri placed one hand on each of our shoulders.
He didn't frighten me and he was right. If they did take Rose I would kill myself. We had thought about it that night, when one of us was left alone we would try and kill ourselves so we didn't have to be murdered by these...cold ones.
"Don't worry girls, please don't worry. I promise you that you will see your family straight after you awaken. If you don't want the others to touch you I'll try and convince Aro to let me do it. Would you like that better?" Demetri had reassured and asked us. I knew immediately who Aro was and I didn't want him touching me again. I looked at Rose and we both nodded.
When we entered the throne room Aro stood and welcomed us.
"Ah my dear Rosalie. Oh I see you brought your little sister along as well. Its Isabella isn't it darling?" he had said sweetly.
"Yes Aro it is and if you don't mind we want to see our family again" I had whispered with as much venom in it as I could manage. Rose was shaking beside me.
"Eleazar we already know dear Isabella's gift does her sister possess one as well?" Aro asked, completely ignoring me. A man stepped forward and shook his head. "Very well three out of seven is still very good. Tell me have any of the others awaked yet?" Aro asked Demetri.
"Yes three have"
I had wondered what the heck they were talking about. Gifts? Three out of seven? Three have awakened? It sounded like complete gibberish to us. They seemed to sense our confusion.
"Sweethearts I'm sorry but I cannot tell you anything right now. It will all be explained soon. Now let's get started!" Aro had said cheerfully. He took a step towards us and we took a step back.
"My lord Aro these girls are very upset. Would be acceptable if I changed them? They don't seem to want anybody else near them." My eyes had never left Aro. I had thought he would be angry but he had just laughed.
"Demetri I know you made a promise to these girls but they must be changed by me. If it pleases them I'll have Alec make it easy for Rosalie but Isabella surely would be immune to his powers. Come now Rosalie." A boy walked in the door we had entered through and took a place beside Aro.
"My lord you want my services?" he purred.
"Ah yes Alec is you wouldn't mind making this better for sweet Rosalie here" he nodded to Rose and at once she collapsed. I screamed to her and tried to wrench out of Demetri's grasp but he held me firm.
"Isabella don't worry your sister is still alive, she's had her senses taken away. Alec will restore them after her transformation is complete." Aro explained. Suddenly an idea hit me as he bent down to Rose.
"Aro!" I yelled to him. He looked up.
"Yes my dear is there something else I can do for you?" Aro stepped away from Rose and walked to me.
"Demetri said three have awakened. Is that my family?" I asked, hoping for a yes.
"My dear it is your family. I believe the awakened ones are called Carlisle, Esme and Emmett" Hope flourished in me. They were alive.
"That means Alice and Jasper are..." I didn't know what they were.
"They are still transforming"
"If you can cut of senses that means Rose can't feel pain right?" I begged.
"Yes Alec has done just that. If I may be bold are you trying to ask me to extend these privileges to your other brother and sister?" I nodded again and again.
"YES! Please don't let them be in pain if that's what they are in!" Aro nodded and called Alec over.
"Demetri please take Isabella and Alec to Isabella's transforming siblings please. Just bring her back once Alec is done is you don't mind. She doesn't need to see Rosalie but she still is yet to have her turn." With that Demetri lead me out of the room.
"I'm going to see Alice? And Jasper?" I almost squealed.
"Yes Isabella you are"
"Hey call me Bella ok?" Demetri smiled and nodded, I smiled back. Demetri was nice he wasn't like the others. I would be his friend if he would let me.
I heard screams after a while and Demetri lead me right to the door that separated me from the screamers.
In the room were seven beds. It kinda reminded me of a hospital ward. In two of the beds were Alice and Jasper.
"ALICE! JASPER! YOU'RE OK!" I screamed and ran to them.
"Bella?" Alice croaked and opened her eyes. I gasped and jumped back.
"Alice your eyes!" I yelled. Alice's eyes weren't the beautiful hazel they used to be, they were bright red with maybe a tiny bit of browny green still around the edge.
"I know...why are you here Bella? Do you know what's happening? Where's Rose?" Alice fired questions at me.
"I brought Alec, he's going to make the pain go away Alice. No I don't know what's happening but I know that Carlisle and Esme and Emmett are alive! They are ok! As for Rose...she's with Aro right now, she's in no pain just like you are about to be" I explained to her. Alice shook her head.
"No.... I know what's happening and it's not good but I suppose it's not horrible either. Alec won't affect you, you're a shield. Yes I know what that is but I can't tell you. I'm so sorry Bella...its painful Bella, make them give you something, anything. Morphine or some medical shit so it doesn't hurt you!"
"Please...you...help...Alice" Jasper whispered, lifting one finger slightly and pointed to Alec.
"Alice relax. I'll see you soon." I told her. Alec shut her senses down and she was quiet.
"Jasper you too" he nodded and he too was silent.
"Come Bella it's your turn"
"I was lead back to the throne room. When I arrived Rose was being carried out.
"Don't worry Isabella she's going to the room you sister and brother are in. You will not be joining them I'm afraid." I gaped at Aro. Was he actually going to kill me?
"I don't understand my lord" Demetri said. Ha he wasn't the only one who didn't...
"If dear Isabella must go through the pain I think it best if she's around her family to help her through it don't you think?" Aro clapped once and the doors opened, revealing the last thing I expected.
"Carlisle? Esme? Emmett?" I whispered then ran to them.
"BELLA!!!!" They shouted.
I was just about to wrap my arms around them when I noticed it...they weren't themselves.
They were all deathly pale and had the same crimson eyes as Alice had. As everybody here had, well expect Demetri. They were all beautiful as well. Not like they weren't before but it was more pronounced.
"Bella sweetie don't be scared...please don't be afraid it's still us" Esme whispered.
"Esme is that really you?" even though Esme was our birth mother (well except Emmett and Jasper) she always wanted us all to call her and Carlisle by their first names.
"Yes it is Bella" I hugged her.
"Oh Bella" Carlisle joined in the hug and I tossed my hands around his neck.
"Well if it isn't my baby sister!" I laughed; even as...whatever he was Emmett was still Emmett.
"Em!" Emmett picked me up and twirled me in a circle.
"Listen Bella we are staying with you alright? Just listen to us. Alice and Jasper will come too when they are ready and Rose will awaken when you do alright?" I nodded at Carlisle and hugged them all again.
"Isabella come here please. We need to do this now" Aro called to me, breaking up my family reunion.
"Aro would you mind if I held Bella? I don't want her to be alone in this like Rose had to..." Emmett asked quietly.
"Of course Emmett go ahead." With the answer Emmett picked me up and I buried my head in his shoulder. "Ok Emmett you can take a seat right there, Carlisle, Esme if you want you may hold her hands" Aro continued. It surprised me how accommodating he was, making this much easier on me then everybody else since I couldn't have the pain taken away. Strange though...I was just me after all.
"We won't leave you Bella" They all whispered to me. I closed my eyes tightly, knowing Aro was kneeling down beside me.
"Just lean your head onto Emmett...good girl. Now stay still" Aro commanded softly. I did as I was told.
It hurt all right. As Aro's teeth sank into me I remembered that word Alice had screamed in her sleep not so long ago. Vampires. That's what was happening. Aro was changing us all into vampires and shit I was scared. Aro's teeth pulled out of me and he gave the word for me to be carried back to our suite. There I was laid on my bed with my family all around me. They all explained everything to me while I clenched my teeth in pain, screaming was useless. I didn't sleep and neither did they. The next day Alice came in and held my hand telling me it was over for her and it would be for me soon too. Another day passed and Jasper joined in too. Him and Alice hugged and kissed and just wanted to be with each other but they never left my side. The third day my heart took off. Extinguishing the fire that was burning through my veins. With the last of the fire gone my heart stopped.
Rose came in not one minute after and she and Emmett immediately started making out and sobbing with no tears.
Demetri introduced us to hunting veggie style which we all were eternally grateful for. Never would we hurt a human. I was so surprised that they could all stand being around me when I was a human. It must have been so tempting...When I asked them they all said that I was family and there was no way I would be their lunch. I left it at that.
Turns out three of us had gifts. I had my shield which I had learnt to project; Alice saw the future and Jasper controlled emotions.
That was the start of our new life.
End Flashback
"Earth to Bella?" Alice waved her hand in front of my face while Rose laughed.
"Oh sorry I was just remembering...that time" I bent my head.
"We all think about it Bella. I never did thank you for getting Aro to let Alec help Jasper and I" Alice said.
"Yeah I didn't feel a thing until I woke up" Rose said gently as she slid her hand into mine, Alice did the same.
"Now c'mon its hunting time!" I giggled as we ran to the library.
The library was absolutely huge. Esme and Carlisle spent a lot of their time in there, Carlisle reading medical journals and such while Esme sewed or read romances.
"Hello Bella!" Esme called to me as she came down the steps to the ground floor of the library and hugged me.
"Hi Esme Felix is taking us hunting. Where's Carlisle?" I looked around not seeing him.
"Oh he's waaaaaay up there." she chuckled pointing to the highest level of the library.
"Ok you guys go down to the courtyard with the guys and I'll get Carlisle" they nodded and left.
Once I heard the door close I decided to have a bit of fun. I pushed my body against a wall then sprang up at least two levels. I loved jumping instead of using the stairs. A couple more jumps later I reached Carlisle.
"Hey Carlisle!" I yelled as I landed next to him, making him jump.
"Good morning Bella!" I laughed
"Uh Carlisle its afternoon" I reminded him as he looked at the clock.
"Oh so it is. What can I do for you Bella?"
"Felix is taking us hunting" I grumbled. Hunting I liked Felix I did not (obviously...).
"Now Bella no fights today" Carlisle told me sternly as we walked down to the courtyard.
"I don't start them Carlisle he does...plus Emmett and Jasper never let me get a hit at him anyway..." I whined.
Soon we reached the courtyard where sure enough Demetri and Emmett were having that rematch.
"Ahem" Carlisle cleared his throat.
Both of then stood up and dusted their clothes down. Demetri put his cloak back on when Felix came out.
"Is our little princess and her family ready to go?" Felix asked me in a majorly sarcastic tone.
"Stop calling me that Felix! I'm no different than anybody else!" I screamed at him.
"Oh yes you are you just don't know what's in store for you yet" Felix sneered. "Now get up and let's go. Demetri you're not coming on this particular hunting trip, Aro wants you in the throne room again." Felix shouted at all of us. Demetri gave us an apologetic look before running back inside.
"Come on then move! I want my dinner and I can't have it until you Cullen's have your precious elk!" He yelled and prodded me in the back. Emmett and Jasper took a step forward but I just shook my head.
"Oh Felix?" I called to him as he had stalked ahead of me.
"What?" he said and turned around. As my eyes met his I gave him a smirk and punched him hard right on the nose. As Felix screamed I stood back and admired my work.
"Oh did that hurt Felix? I'm ever so sorry, I seem to have given you quite the crooked nose." I said putting my hands over my mouth in fake shock.
"You're going to pay for that Isabella!" Felix came at me fast, crashing into me before Emmett or anyone could push me away. I landed on my back with Felix on top of me, taking a bite at my spine.
"Felix." The voice was cold and right then I thanked god that Marcus took walks by his fountain every night before Heidi came. I also thanked god that Emmett and Demetri didn't kill the fountain again...
"Marcus so good your here! That little bitch broke my nose; I was just giving her punishment. I am sorry I should have asked you or your brothers what punishment she deserved" Felix bowed his head with an evil grin at me. I realized my back was burning.
"Ow..." I moaned. Damn Felix actually injected venom into me! Great now I was going to have a freaking scar.
My family was already around me, helping me up and brushing me off. Carlisle examined the bite while Esme kept me steady on my feet and Jasper tried to calm me. The others feeling extremely bold marched straight up to Marcus.
"Marcus this wasn't Bella's fault!" Alice said to him.
"Yeah it was all Felix's doing!" Rose said, jabbing a finger at Felix who was trying to fix his nose.
"Look Marcus Felix touched Bella, you know Aro has forbidden that and Bella reacted. Breaking his nose which made Felix even angrier so he tackled her and bit her back!" Emmett was staring daggers at Felix.
"I believe this is a job for Aro not me. Felix, Bella come on. Stay here Cullen's I'll get somebody else to accompany you on your hunting trip" Esme and Carlisle released me and stepped back. I knew they didn't want to but orders were orders. Jasper kept calming me which was a good thing otherwise I probably would attack Felix again.
For the second time today I walked into the throne room.
"Isabella back so soon?" Caius glared at me. I had no idea why he hated me...
"My brothers it seems Isabella and Felix are not getting along well" Marcus explained to Aro and Caius as he sat down.
"Isabella why don't you tell us what happened?" Aro asked me, obvious concern filling his face.
"Felix was being rude and telling us to hurry up and hunt so he could have his precious dinner and he prodded my back hard. I broke his nose then he tackled me to the ground and bit my back, injecting venom causing a scar. Oh I believe he called a bitch too" I may have sounded like a kid ratting on my brother to my mum but hell it was worth it if Felix got in trouble. Just in case I kept one hand twisted so it was just touching the bite below the back of my neck. It was still painful and stinging.
"Felix is this true?" Aro raised his eyebrows at Felix who growled at me and nodded. "Felix you know I protect Isabella therefore you are not permitted to touch her. Only select few such as I, her family and I believe she has given permission to Demetri are allowed to so much as lay a finger on her. And not only did you lay a finger on her you bit her. You should know from past experience how painful that is. I now forbid you to ever be put in charge of her or her family and if you ever touch Isabella again I will make sure you die a slow, painful death. Are we clear Felix?" Aro kept his voice cold and hard as he talked.
"Very my lord" Felix said before turning on his heels and going to find some other guard to take my family hunting.
"Isabella are you alright my sweet?" oooooook it was times like this Aro freaked me out.
"I'm fine, it just stings. Aro may I ask why you are so protective over me and my family?" Aro laughed.
"I'm only protective over your family for your sake. Though dear Alice is definitely worth protecting with her little gift. You though, you could help us so much in battle. That's not the only reason of course; I wouldn't dare send you to battle. No one of the main reasons I protect you is that you my darling Isabella are my granddaughter" I shook my head in disbelief. I was his granddaughter? Uh hello if I was that means that Rose and Alice are too...then why is he only protecting me?
"Uh Aro am I your only granddaughter?" I had to be sure.
"No your sisters are my granddaughters as well, your whole family is related to me and my brothers either by blood, marriage or the fact they are adopted. You, your sisters and Carlisle all have my blood." He said proudly. Well shit, this would make things interesting.
"Umm not to be rude Aro but of course I'm your great granddaughter of some sorts, not just your granddaughter coz you're...well...you were changed a long time ago" Aro laughed again at me basically calling him a dinosaur.
"I have no idea how many greats there would be in your title if I said the whole thing my dear! Carlisle is my grandson. You, Alice and Rosalie are my granddaughters. Esme is my granddaughter in law and Emmett and Jasper are my adoptive grandsons"
"So if we are all related to you why do you only protect me?" I asked cautiously.
"My dear there is a prophecy you see. Let me tell you it...
Of royal blood a frozen girl,
The age of seventeen,
With eyes of beautiful topaz,
Who doesn't live the way that is meant,
Falls in love,
Not of her kind but another,
A choice is to be made,
Her other half either joins her or perishes,
Whatever is chosen may lead,
Either to the destruction of an empire,
Or her hearts freedom.
"Weird little thing isn't it Isabella? It goes on describing this is called 'other half' and what happens if the prophecy doesn't come true and all the technical stuff" I had kinda zoned out on Aro. I mean there had to be another one of his granddaughters or sisters or one of Marcus's or Caius's that was changed at seventeen and lived the vegetarian life right? It couldn't be me!
"Aro are you sure the prophecy is about me?" I whispered.
"Yes my dear we all searched our family trees and you are the one and only person this could be." Aro walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder. "We know what the prophecy means as well Isabella. You fall in love with a werewolf or a human and you have to either change them or kill them. If you choose to kill them we let you and your family go. If you change them it will cause their species to be wiped out. So all we need to do is find you your true love, kill them and your free." Aro said it simply, like killing a true love is a easy as killing your prey. But if it meant we were free...
Why me?