A/N: Okay heres the first chapter, these wont be very long chapters.

Bella POV

I sighed as I sat in the feeding chamber waiting for Heidi to bring in our meal, I started snapping my fingers watching the little sparks fly off from the friction. I wish there was something to do to kill the time, maybe a vampire who needs to be eliminated or maybe a new vampire to come for a visit.

"Dear sister what has gotten you so deep in thought?" I looked towards my brother who was looking at me with concern, as was Caius. I could feel Marcus's gaze upon the back of my head.

"I'm sorry brother for your worry, I have merely been thinking of how bored I am. I haven't had any fun since…" I trailed off and looked at Marcus, deep sadness rolled off of him in waves and I felt the guilt form a lump in my throat.

"Oh Marcus brother, I am sorry for mentioning. Please do not be sad, remember the good times that you and dear Didyme shared." His eyes filled with unshed tears yet he smiled and gave me a small nod before staring back into space.

"Isabella dear would you play us something happy before dinner arrives dear sister" I sighed and clapped my hands bringing up the illusion of the ball 1500 years ago. I sat back in silence as my brothers watched on, I never liked this day. You see it was the day my dear sister Didyme died and I wasn't fast enough.

Memory,

Volterra was having a ball to celebrate my 1500 birthday and all was in cheer, I was dancing with a young vampire from the French coven. I couldn't help but laugh as I saw my dear brother with his wife Didyme, he is always so happy when they were together.

As the dance ended I said my goodbye to my dance partner for the song and sat down on my thrown watching the couples dance and laugh as they enjoyed the festivities. The smile that graced my lips as I watched them having fun always brought pleasure to me, I enjoyed people being happy.

"Oh Isabella my sweet sister, why are you here and not dancing" I jumped at the sound of my brothers voice, I turned and looked at Marcus who was sitting next to me with a smile, I could see the love and happiness roll off him in waves.

"Oh Marcus, you gave me a fright" I scolded him and he chuckled.

"I finally got one on you Isabella, now dear sister Didyme, Sulpicia and Athenodora wish to speak to you in the gardens." I kissed him on the cheek and skipped out to the gardens, I smiled when I saw my three sisters sitting on the stone seats amongst the roses.

"Ah there you are Isabella, we were wondering when you would arrive dear sister" Didyme giggled.

"Yes, we were worried Marcus stole you from us" Sulpicia giggled afterwards.

"Now, now sisters lets get one with what we called her here for" Athenodora said with a smile, I gave here a small smile as I sat next to her on one of the two seats.

"Yes, yes sister. Isabella we called you here to give you a gift from each of us." I looked at Sulpicia confused.

"I thought I already got gifts from you all" the looked at each other and frowned.

"No bell they were from your brothers, now this is from myself" Didyme giggled and handed me a yellow package; I shook my head at the colour. Didyme was always obsessed with yellow, always saying 'Isabella, yellow is a happy colour'. I ripped open the paper and found a small golden locket, I knew this locket it was Didyme's and Aro's mothers.

"Mey I can not accept this, it is your mothers." I said trying to hand it back to her, but she already had it around my neck.

"Dear sister, I wanted you to have this. You are my best friend and it looks better on you then me" she smiled and I sighed in resignation.

"thank you sister, I will never take it off" I gave her a kiss on the cheek before sitting back down, Athenodora passed me a green package like Didyme with a smile.

I ripped open the package and gasped, it was a beautiful ruby ring shaped like a rose, I looked on the band and smiled 'happy 1500th birthday bell' was inscribed on the gold band.

"I love it Dora, it is wonderful" I kissed her cheek and turned to see Sulpicia holding out an aqua coloured package.

Like Didyme's and Athenodoras I ripped the package open and gasped at the bracelets beauty, it was a god and silver chain wrapped around each other like a vine with sapphire diamonds.

"I love it Pica it's amazing, I love all your gifts" I kissed her check and placed the ring and the bracelet on.

"We're glad you love them, now you better go back to your ball. If you will excuse us we would love to sit here for a while" I smiled and gave them all a hug and kiss before leaving the garden.

I danced all the way back to the ball room where I could hear people still laughing and dancing to the music, I could hear Marcus's laugh as Aro told him a joke from a nomad vampire. As I opened the door with a smile I froze.

End.

I clapped my hands again and the memory disappeared, my brothers were looking at it in awe even Marcus seemed happy; they have never seen that memory before. But I did stop it at when I froze because they do not need to see or hear what happened afterward.

"Now through those doors is the dining hall" I sighed as I heard Heidi talking to the 'guests' and removed my hood from my face. Every vampire in the room stood still as statues bar my brothers as the door opened and the people flooded in before Heidi closed them again. I stood up with a smile and my hands raised in a welcoming gesture.

"Welcome all to Volterra!" I sung before the screaming started, I growled and pounced on a girl who looked to be in her late twenties. As I drunk her essence away I finished off the memory.

Memory,

The most terrifying scream filled the air and the room suddenly went quite, I pushed my shield out and found Didyme's light in the garden with 15 others. My hands gripped the door tightly that splinters and dust fell to the ground as I roared in rage before exiting the room again.

I ran down the hallway in a blinding speed to the garden, I growled as I saw 15 newborns around and tear apart my sister. I lifted my hands to kill them but it was too late, my dear sister was thrown into the fire and I knew that it was my fault, I failed Didyme and I failed Marcus. I heard his heartbreaking sob as I tore each newborn bar one in a rage, the girl was named Lucia she was part of the Romanian coven. They were to kill me but they never got told of my description so they thought Didyme was me. I killed her quickly after I got my information and teleported the ashes back to Romania.

When I turned I saw Marcus on his knees sobbing where a pile of ashes now lay, I could feel the anger and grief roll off him waves. I stood aside letting tears fall from my eyes and allowed Marcus to do so as well.

End.

I came out of my memory with every vampire in the room looking at me with worry, I saw that I was the only one left with a human in my hands and I still had my mouth connected to her neck. As I looked at Marcus I dropped the carcass and ran over to him and dropped onto my knees begging.

"Please brother forgives me, I couldn't get there in time… please brother it was my fault, and the Romanians sent them to kill me. Please do it, I can't bare the fact it is my fault that mey is dead." I begged and I heard everyone in the room gasp, the loudest was Marcus.

"Isabella, dear sister I will not take your life. Didyme's death was not your fault, it was the Romanians." I felt his arms wrap around me as I sobbed into my hands, I still can hear her scream.

"I'm sorry brother" I whispered into his shoulder, he kissed my forehead and sat me on my thrown.

"It is okay sister, now Gennie has given us word that there is a vampire here who wishes to see us." I nodded to him a placed my hood on over my face.

"Bring him in" I yelled, I heard the doors open and when I did I looked up to see a man with golden hair and strange gold eyes.

"Welcome to Volterra, I am Isabella and these are my brothers Marcus, Aro and Caius" I said with a smile.

"Greetings, I am Carlisle Cullen" the man said and I knew from the colour of his soul that he was going to be a great vampire.

A/N: so what did you think?

Ellie