AN: Twilight isn't mine.
Aro had known Bella was their queen since he first met her. He knew that her silent mind was the sign the she was the true queen of the Volturi, at least the reincarnate of her. He demanded that the Cullens change her, and Edward was clearly infatuated with her. He knew once she was changed she would be able to acknowledge her former life, but it took longer than expected. Bella had fallen for Edward. It is possible he was her mate, but it seemed that more then likely that he was a simple passing fancy. Her mind kept these thoughts from him.
Bella was their queen. She should have led them the moment she was changed, but she had stayed with Edward for a few centuries. Aro was furious until she finally joined their ranks. She took control. The throne room was instantly changed to accommodate her throne, which was placed in the center. Aro was jealous, but only slightly. This woman was his mother in every sense of the word.
He had asked Bella many times to speak of her reincarnations, but she could not. She knew it all. Aro could see on her face the years that she had, the deaths she had experienced, and the lives she had lived. Her emotions were always on her face, but she would not speak of them. Bella was a mystery to him. One of her incarnations had created himself, but he found himself mistrusting her more and more. He felt that one day Bella would turn on him, and he had the brilliant idea to invite the Cullens to a gathering. They would be asked to either join or die. The Queen would have to decide where her allegiances lay then.
Aro knew Bella would choose Edward. It was the thing she had been hding. It was the reason she was reluctant to join the Volturi. Aro feared he would have to kill the reincarnation of his maker.
Bella knew Aro was up to no good. She knew he meant ill of her. She despised him. She wished she were human again. She loved those few fuzzy memories she had of a life before all of her lives came crashing back into her head. Bella remembered the moment she awoke from her change with perfect clarity. She could recall every thought she had, and what was worse was that she could also remember three previous changes.
Bella had been no ordinary newborn. She had no problems being around people. She had already gone through building up her immunity to the scent of blood before. She was no rookie. Bella, the fragile human girl had died in her change. Bella, the Queen of the Volturi had been reborn. This would be the final reincarnation of the Volturi Queen. She had every intention of destroying the Volturi in this reincarnation. She simply had no idea how.
Bella had created the Volturi for the simple purpose of keeping the Vampire race alive and orderly. She had created law to protect Vampires from themselves. She had not intended to create a royalty bent on destroying any Vampires who posed a threat to their superiority. The Cullens were a threat Bella knew this, but she also knew that the Cullens kept their secret very well. She knew they were fearful of the Volturi, but that they would not dare to harm it. She knew they were passionate people. She also knew that once the Volturi were destroyed she would have them take rule of the Vampire race. Of course that would be if any of them ever talked to her again.
Bella regretted the fact that only Aro knew exactly who and what she was. She regretted that Edward would never be able to understand why she had left him. She was a silent mind, and she could not persuade him otherwise. Bella would go back to him though. She knew that Edward was her other half. She was reborn in this time to find him. She was reborn now to correct her past mistakes and find her true love. She was born to perfect the Vampire existence, and this time Bella would make sure no Vampire like Aro continued to exist. He was her first and only son of her previous life, but he was a mistake through and through. He had twisted the law until it was barely recognizable.
Bella was Queen her word was law. She could change anything, but Aro was the Vampire that recognized her, the rest were ignorant. They merely followed Aro. Bella was going to change that. She was going to show them who is boss. Aro wouldn't know what hit him. She just had to figure out how.
Bella realized she would need her full power. She had been only using her shield since she had been changed the final time. She had never used her mind to its fullest capabilities. She was afraid she knew how to as she had in previous lives, but the thought of knowing every thought Aro had ever had scared her. She knew it was crucial to her plan, but she was afraid. The thought of Edward made her realize she would be able to do it. The next day in the throne room when they greeted she would pluck all the information she needed from Aro's mind, and he would have no clue.
Bella arrived first to the throne room as was usual. Aro and his brothers usually spent the mornings with their wives. She waited. She knew what would happen. They would file in. Aro first, followed for Caius and finally Marcus. She had no qualms with the latter two they were fine Vampires who had been sucked into this horrid lifestyle by Aro. She was going to change that though.
Aro came. He took her hand and kissed it. Bella allowed her mind to reflect Aro's power back on himself. She instantly had all of his memories. She gained instant access to thousands and thousands of years of the world through Aro's and so many other people's eyes. She easily plucked through them until she found the ones that gave her interest: their first meeting in this life, Edwards thoughts, and the more recent more treacherous thoughts.
Aro seated himself in the middle of the brothers' thrones. He had no idea Bella had just managed to do that to him. In Bella's previous life she had likened her mind a mirror able to project a power back onto the user of the power. She had experienced this only a few times as Vampires had no been as commonly gifted in the earlier years of her existence. She had never before used it on Aro, and she was glad. If she had used it in a previous life he would have been on guard around her. He would have known not to give her his hand so freely.
Bella was beating Aro at his own game, and he had no idea she knew what was going on. He always was follish enough to underestimate his Queen. A silly Vampire that is all he is.
AN: Let me know what you think with that little review button. I am going on vacation so it will probably be a week or two before the next chapter is up, but maybe with enough reviews...