CHAPTER 1

I tried to run again, but it was impossible. Someone's cold hand grabbed my leg and dragged me back. The worst part was I couldn't even see who was holding me through this damn blindfold.

There is just too much security. I thought venomously. There is no way I can escape.

"Ah dear Isabella is trying to get away again….tsk tsk…" Victoria's voice sent chills down my spine and I felt anger spike throughout my body. "Let me guess. You failed again?" she asked in on outrageously high pitched voice.

Way to state the obvious nut job.

I was literally shaking in an attempt to control myself. With my bound wrist and blindfolded eyes you would think it would be easy to keep yourself from attacking someone, but I've never done anything easy.

"Victoria you haven't graced me with your presence lately. I was kind of hoping that meant you had finally gone to hell with your precious little James. I should have known I would never get that lucky though. Oh well at least I can rest knowing I helped send the sick bastard to hell." I used a sweet innocent voice, but I knew she got my message when she let out a growl.

"You little b…"

"Victoria calm down. The Volturi will be here soon and we wouldn't want to harm their merchandise." Ah Laurent…he was always the voice of reason.

I was left in the cold, damp room after that. I could hear little scurrying across the tile floors? How odd. My prison was an up to date hell hole with mice. I wanted to eat the vermin but I couldn't get my hands on them-literally. Mice smelled horrible but any type of blood would sing to me right about now. I needed food and I needed it soon. I was running out of time to escape, but without food I had no strength and without any force my getaway would never be accomplished.

I could only guess I was in that god awful room for hours, but it felt like days. My pain wasn't helping me judge time well either.

If I could just extinguish this thirst…I thought longingly.

My pain was not just physical though. It was in my head. Emotionally I was on a rollercoaster, a never ending rollercoaster that took me too high and had slopes that were too steep. I wanted off so desperately bad, but it was impossible.

I missed my old life. I wondered how Charlie and Renee were. The last thing I heard she and Phil were having a baby, and I was so excited. At the time my life had been at a standstill and my soon to be sister was what pushed me to start living again, but all too soon I died or at least I became a blood thirsty demon who would never hold her unborn little sister without crushing her. My parents thought it was a simple train crash that ended my life, when in reality it was that someone drained every last drop of blood from my body. While that would end most people's existence my body didn't allow me to pass on to my afterlife. No, I had to have a long painful transformation that only reminded me of Ed…"ISABELLA!"

Here it goes. I thought sourly. "Yes almighty master, how may I please you today?" I could practically feel the sarcasm drip down my chin and apparently so could she.

"Master Aro please excuses her. I am sure she has a power which is why I called you. That and I know she needs guidance."

Guidance! She could care less about what happened to me and who the hell was A…ah the Volturi must have finally graced us with their presence.

I desperately wished I could break my bounds and remove the cloth from over my eyes like any other vampire could, but my body was just too weak. I hadn't fed since my transformation and it was taking a toll on me. When I tried to make a run for it earlier it was like I was using my last bound of strength and now I was on empty.

"I have called in Eleazer just for this task so you better hope that she is worth it. Eleazer is none too happy with me and I hated asking this of him, but he is the best at figuring out ones powers and if what you have told me is true, this girl is probably a hidden puzzle and will most likely have to be solved." Aro's statement made me sick. He was talking about me like I was not even here. Also he called me a puzzle that he wanted to solve? That was some sick shit right there.

"Insincerity is unbecoming of you Aro." My voice sang out. The gasps I heard were comical and I wished I could see his face. He must have been so astonished and angry. It made me snicker just a little bit. He touched my skin for a moment which earned him a growl and instead of returning it he seemed curios.

"Why can I not read your mind?"

Ha like I would tell YOU that answer psychopath. Just got rot in hell with Victoria's sick ass James.

"Hello old friend." Somebody stepped in to stop my internal ramblings.

"Eleazer, how glad I am to see you! How have you been?"

While they made their small talk I focused on my past and the present. I replayed every good moment in my head and tried to picture my happier times. Prom, high school (yeah I was a weird teen who enjoyed school.), and my last moments with Edwa…him. I pictured my first kiss, my bonded but not blood family, my birthday, and soon my happy memories became nightmares where every good thing was disappearing with him in the woods. Where a crazy redheaded vampire was holding me hostage and lastly where I could feel people staring at me like I was some cool science exhibit.

"So" Aro began, "was this adventure a waste of my precious time?" I could only assume the question was directed at Eleazer but I answered anyway.

"Yes actually getting off your ass and leaving your throne for a couple hours was a waste of your precious life with has such a small expiration date on it."

There was a great pause which seemed to make his next statement even more epic.

"Bitch."

So the old man actually had a vocabulary that was up to date with the time?

Good to know. I thought victoriously.

"Aro you will be very pleased." Eleazer answered after mine and Aro's showdown..

"She has immense power. I honestly do not know how her body holds it all."

I did. "It's my mind that holds it, not my body idiot." I could feel their stares piercing me and I honestly felt a little bad for calling Eleazer names. He was a friend of the Cullen's and by forfeit I kind of liked him.

I shouldn't though. I mean really come on Bella how pathetic is it to like someone based on their connections to your ex-boyfriend .I should resent them!

"Well young Isabella, how do you know that?" Aro seemed genuinely curios and I contemplated how I could work that to my advantage.

"I refuse to willingly talk when I cannot make eye contact with you."