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WELL, WE'VE ALL SEEN A LITTLE OF HOW BELLA'S LIFE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST CENTURY, BUT HOW 'BOUT WE GIVE A LITTLE OF TIME TO OUR FAVORITE VAMPIRE TO EXPRESS HIS SIDE! YEPP, CHAPTER THREE IS TOTALLY EPOV! ENJOY!

DISCLAIMER: TWILIGHT AND ITS CHARACTERS BELONG TO … THE PLOT IS MINE

EPOV

I hate planes; they are the most torturous human experience ever. In my entire existence, I've never felt the need to get away from humans like I did right now. It wasn't because of my bloodlust, I could barely feel it anymore, it was because of the thoughts around me; it was like they were screaming to me and it was giving me a headache. The last time that I got in a plane I barely felt them, but now they were incredibly annoying. I tried not to remember why I got in a plane more than a century ago, but the memories came back. That had been the most heartbreaking day of my life; to know that she died and that I was still here; but I planed on solving that. Or at least I thought so.

The last time that I was in a plane, my destination had been Volterra, that time, I was ready to beg, before the Volturi, for death. There was no point in living without her and I was determined to find a way not to. However, this time, I was, once again, flying to Volterra but not for the same reasons. Instead of begging for death to come, I was inviting the Volturi to my wedding. Yes, I, Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, was going to get married, but I would have likely changed my fiancée. She wasn't the woman I longed for; it wasn't her cold skin and blonde hair I craved. I craved for deep brown eyes and soft skin, for soft caresses and a fluttering heartbeat. The things I craved for, the girl I craved for, was just a painful and yet beautiful memory. I had killed her long ago, because I was too stubborn to realize, that maybe, I wasn't the monster. She helped me find a more human side, and I left to protect her, but it just backfired on me. My sister's thoughts brought me out of my memories and to place where I was, where I belonged.

Stop thinking about her; Tanya's gonna figure it out if you keep this up. Remember she is on the past… let her go.

Rosalie was right though, Tanya has been nothing but nice to me and I couldn't live immersed in the memories, she deserved something better. I was never going to be a complete man again, she took that with her when she jumped off that cliff, but I could, at least, try to make her happy. My family had been surprised when I told them that we were getting married, it was no secret that they hated her, and they let her know this every time they could. Rosalie had been the most… supportive of my decision. At least, she was the only one who didn't break something in the house when I dropped the bomb. Alice however… well, lets just say that we have a lot of natural light in the house nowadays; yep, my sister Alice broke 3 walls before I could even finish my first sentence. Damn psychic powers. Once again, my family's thought brought me back from my memories and to this human torture called plane. This time it was Alice who 'talked' to me.

Ugh! I hate planes, they make me anxious, I can 'see' every decision of every damn human and let me tell you, they don't usually stick to one of them; thank God that we land in fifteen minutes, I don't think I can take this anymore. I don't know how you do it; it must be awful to 'hear' every single thought.

I nodded in her direction to let her know that I 'heard' her, but she kept 'talking'

Ohm! I know! I have a game to get our minds distracted for the rest of the flight! You see, I'm gonna ask you a question and you have to give me an answer, blinking. One blink is yes, two is no. Deal?

Even though it was a stupid game, I agreed. It was successfully taking my mind from other 'voices', since now I had to focus in just one. Alice 'seeing' my answer, started with her questions.

Okay. Back there, when Rose was 'talking' to you, it was about her, wasn't it?

I blinked once and she gave me a sad smile. This was as hard for her as it was for me. She thought about her as a sister and she blamed herself for not being able to save her.

Time for next question. Which color of shirt do you think will look better with my hair, pink or golden? One blink pink, two golden.

I groaned, to silent for human ears, and she started giggling. Of course, everyone in my family noticed the exchange and they were now staring at us, dumbfounded.

"Edward son, what's going on?" I stopped glaring at Alice and turned to look at the man that has been like a father for the past two centuries.

"Nothing Carlisle, Alice is just being her annoying pixie self"

"Heyy, it's not my fault that my brother is clueless in the world of fashion"

"I'm not clueless Alice, I just don't know which color looks better with your hair, pink or golden" this was getting old and no one was dropping it

"OMG! How can you say that! It's like, so easy. Golden looks better because it matches her eyes, Duh!" now that was creepy, one think was for girls to know about fashion, but come on, Emmett? Everyone was staring at him with the same expression of shock on their faces "WHAT?"

"Em, you're a genius!!!"

"Em, dude, how do you know which color matches with Alice? That's creepy"

"Come on Jazzy, I read it on VOGUE" before we could tease him about that comment, the intercom went off.

Buona sera signore e signori, il tripulation è orgoglioso di dirvi che saremo in arrivo alla città di Firenze, Italia in meno di cinque minuti. Si prega di rimanere al suo posto e allacciate le cinture di sicurezza.

Tanya squeezed my hand and whispered in my ear

"Edward baby, what did he say?" I had studied different languages in the past years and I understood perfectly, but Tanya on the other hand, always refused to learn new things, so she couldn't know what the pilot was saying like my family and I did.

"He said that we will be arriving to Florence, Italy in less than five minutes and to please remain in your place and to fasten your seatbelt" my voice showed no hint of annoyance but that didn't meant that I wasn't feeling it. I begged her for days to learn Italian but she refused and now I have to translate everything. Jasper's thoughts were accompanied by a calming wave so I could keep my cool.

Edward man, your annoyance and anxiety levels are too high. What's wrong?

I sent him an apologetic smile and turned to look out of the window. Of course I knew that my anxiety levels were too high, but they weren't related to Tanya in the least. I was anxious because if what was waiting for us in Volterra and if the memories the place could bring. Not that I was planning on telling anybody, but still.

Ten minutes later, we were waiting for Demetri outside of the airport, the girls had three bags each and the rest of us had one. I mean, how many clothes can you pack for a week? Alice must have seen me asking because she answered my unspoken question.

"Don't even bother to ask Eddie, one is for clothes, the other for shoes and the other for accessories, duh"

"Of course Alice, how didn't I think about it earlier?"

"It must be because it wasn't in this month's edition of Vogue, right Emmett"

"Oh, shut up Jazz, you're just jealous because I'm man enough to read Vogue" Alice and I stiffened before we could even hear his voice

"What a happy family we have in here; that was such a sweet scene by the way"

"Hello Demetri" in a movement too fast for human eyes to notice, he was standing in front of us

"Dr, long time no see" he looked around us and winked at Rose "Heyy Sugar" without reading her thoughts, I could say why this bothered her, sugar was the nickname that Royce's friends gave her the night she was changed. Jasper and Eleazar had Emmett cautiously restrained so we wouldn't raise suspicions but before anyone could react, I had Demetri pinned up against the wall.

"Don't you dare talk to her like that again or I'll make sure you don't live to see it happen; understood?" I slammed him against the building one more time and made my way back to where my father was standing. Demetri's thoughts gave him away and I knew he wanted to attack me. Fortunately for him, my father spoke.

"Gentleman, this is neither the time nor the place for your fights. Our visit here is supposed to be friendly, so if one of you is not willing to cooperate, you must leave" I knew he was referring to Demetri but he was trying to calm me down. 'Edward, you must control yourself, I know that you did this for your sister and for that I'm grateful; but this wont help the situation, you need to stop fighting'

Emmett's thoughts on the other side were grateful 'Thanks bro, I've wanted to hurt him for a long time but I never got the chance. Thanks for defending her too, I know that you don't like each other very much, but it means a lot to her and to me'

Rose and I weren't the most united ones in the family, but that didn't meant that I was going to let that motherfucker hurt her, she after all, was my sister and even though our bond was really complex, I love her. I know all her insecurities and fears and she saw me through my worst, we had one of the strongest bonds in the family, it was just a really complicated one.

The mood went from light and playful to thick and serious in matter of seconds. We followed Demetri to the cars that were waiting for us, dropped the bags and took off running. It was the fastest way to get to Volterra on Friday. We went through a door on the back side of the wall that surrounded the city and into a dark alley. The last time I did this seemed so far away, etched in my memories but at the same time, untouchable. I would have done anything to spare me and my family from that pain. I always knew that her death had been my fault; if I had stayed with her that day in the forest, everything would be different now. She would have never jumped off that cliff. I would do it all differently if I was given the chance.

Edward, what's with the regret? You're thinking about her, aren't you?

I paid no mind to Jasper but judging by his thoughts, my silence was answer enough for him. No one dared to utter her name in my family, it was simply too painful for everybody. The Denali's weren't even aware that she once existed, I never allowed myself to think of her name, to remember her bottomless eyes or the feel of her touch in my cold skin, but Alice said that this was the closure I needed, I God did I needed it. I was so deep in my thoughts, that I didn't even realize that we were now a door away from the Volturi. With a deep breath and a calm mask, I opened the double doors and stepped into to the parlor.

Everything looked the same it did that painful day so many years back, except one more chair was added to the Volturi circle. The wives were still on their usual place on the back, protected from any immediate danger; the members of the guard were scattered all around the room, protecting every possible exit and Renata was still Aro's personal guard. The usual members of the guard were there – Felix, Demetri, Jane, Alec, Chelsea, Afton, Corin, Heidi and Santiago – but they had some new ones too – Sebastian, Benjamin and Rachel. I focused in what the Volturi were thinking and allowed the rest to lie on the back of my mind. Aro's thoughts were on the matter at hand, as usual.

Glad they could make it. Gonna love my new surprise. Sorry boy, you'll find later

"Hello my friends, welcome back" Aro's smooth voice was a contradiction of his thoughts, he seemed cool and collected but his thoughts were anxious and mysterious. One look at Jasper told me that suspicions were correct.

"Hello Aro, thanks for receiving us" my dad seemed happy to solve problems with his old friends, his trust and compassion were his most redeeming qualities.

"You know that it's our pleasure Carlisle. How was your trip?" Marcus thoughts weren't anything new, he was surprised by the strength of our family bond but felt like mine with Tanya wasn't enough

I can't believe the love and adoration radiating from this family, even in moments of pressure and doubt, they remain together. Poor boy though, the girl he's gonna marry, it's like she didn't mattered. I wonder if he had the same kind of relationship with her.

An image of Bella in the meadow appeared like a picture on his mind, Aro must have found a way to show his thoughts, this was one of my last memories with her.

"It was quite good actually, thanks for asking Marcus" I don't have anything against Marcus, he was the only one in here with sincerity, he was forced to remain in here, the memory of his wife held him here, even though he never found out who killed her, he refuses to loose hope.

"Well, now I'm surprised with what I'm seeing, last time you came here boy, you were begging for death and now you're getting everything ready for your wedding, well time surely changes things" Caius on the other side…well, let's just say that he isn't my number one fan.

"We are sorry for my son's behavior last time, it won't happen again Caius" I couldn't even look at my mom right know, her thoughts shifted to the ones she had the last time I came here and the sorrow and fear in them made me feel shame.

"We know that dear Esme and it's not what my brothers and I are surprised about, his sudden marriage is" Marcus thoughts were starting to bother me, he was disappointed on me, he couldn't find the reason why.

Why would he marry a woman that he clearly never loved and never will love? Why give up on his happiness?

But Marcus, like the rest of my family and the Denali, could never understand. There was no point in trying to be happy; she took my happiness away, I left everything with her that damned day on the forest. The only woman that could make me happy was now buried three hundredth feet underground in Forks. Tanya's annoying voice brought me back to the present.

"Oh well, it was time for us to settle in and we do love each other, but still I think it's a big surprise" oh yeah! So much love!

Edward stop! Your emotions are giving me a hard time dude. Want me to list them – anxiety, love, protectiveness, regret, pride, pain, shame, sadness, annoyance and sarcasm to name few – chill bro, nothing's gonna happen.

"And speaking of surprises, I have one for you" Caius' thoughts took me by surprise.

Just wait until he sees her. The boy's not gonna know what hit him.

I could see a small and slender figure covered in a cloak, but everything was fuzzy. He was letting me see bits and pieces, so I wouldn't spoil the surprise. I could also tell that Alice couldn't 'see' what it was, she came up with a blank future.

"You didn't had to Aro, we are glad you let us stay here" What the hell is that Goddamn surprise

"Oh no please. I'm sure you'll love it" I let out a sigh; there was no way for me to know. The three of them were giving me just enough information to keep me on my toes. I heard a distant shuffling from the other room and the side doors of the parlor opened. The vampire from their thoughts entered the room, slowly yet gracefully. Caius referred to the vampire as her, so I was guessing she was a teenager, judging by her size. Her scent was amazing, yet somehow familiar, thought I couldn't exactly place it. She seemed to flow to where the Volturi were standing and made a halt in front of Aro. He quickly undid the ropes fastening the cloak but left it there; he turned the girl around and spoke again "let me introduce you my friends with my newest acquisition and member of the Volturi" he pulled the cloak faster than I thought possible an threw it to the ground, the girl turned to look at us and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was pretty sure everyone in the room gasped.

Standing there in her silent magnificence was the love of my life, Bella. She was a vision, the creature before me was the most beautiful thing I had seen; long brown hair shimmered down her back, clinging to her like a cloak. She wore a beautiful knee-length dress that exposed her perfectly formed body and ivory colored skin in a deliciously tasteful way. I was surrounded by my kind, used to seeing perfection. But nothing and no one I had seen before this could compare to her. Against my will, I trembled.

Her mind was still a blank and in that moment it didn't mattered, nothing mattered. I was enhanced by the beauty before me and she was the only one that could break the spell.

"BELLA!! Is that really you?" just like me, Alice couldn't believe that she was real.

"Yes Alice. Who else would it be?" she sounded like she couldn't care less that we were in here but her voice was still like music and I felt an urge to play my piano again; a century is a lot without playing. And I couldn't ignore the voice in the back of my head, telling me 'what did you expected, you told her that you no longer loved her, you were an ass to her, you deserve something worse than indifference' I saw Alice's decision of hugging Bella but when she tried to do so, Bella moved to stand next to the Volturi.

"Well, my dearest Bella, when you came here we were surprised but not in the century I've known you have you rendered a room speechless" century!?! That means that I left for nothing at all?

"Well maybe we should let them recover" she snapped her fingers and the member of the guard appeared with chairs for us, then she took a seat between Caius and Marcus. Her seat among them, she was one of them.

"Excuse me, but who are you supposed to be?" Shit! This wasn't supposed to happen; they weren't supposed to know who she was.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Edward boy, haven't you told you new family who Bella is? I'm so disappointed" I ignored Caius comments and focused on what Bella had to say

"Well Irina, I'm not surprised you don't know who I am, I imagine I'm not a pleasant subject to talk about for them more like a burden I'll say" Alice was about to complain but she held a finger and my sister closed her mouth "my name is Isabella Marie Volturi, but I meet the Cullens while being human and my name back there was Bella Swan, you could say we are old friends" yeah, really old friends. She looked in Alice's direction in the last part and my sister hung her head in shame. Of course Rosalie 'ice queen' had to voice her thoughts.

"She is also the reason my brother Edward came here last time, almost suicidal" she was shooting daggers at Bella with her eyes, but my love just smirked.

"I see you never told them the truth Rosalie, or you Alice, I'm quite surprised thought. How did you managed to keep my life a secret when we all knew I didn't died cliff-diving" WHAT!?! I turned to glare at them and they promised to explain latter.

"Well Bella, we see that you can manage your guests so we'll leave" I had forgotten that they Volturi were still in here, I just had eyes for my Bella "I'm sorry my friends but we need to leave for a hunt we usually do every year at this time, we'll be gone a couple of days, but I assure you Bella is a great hostess" no doubt, she's great on anything she does. Especially hiding from me.

"It's okay Aro, I have a feeling that anyways we'll spend a lot of time talking to her" Aro nodded and motioned for everyone to leave, in matter of seconds everyone had left and Ben and Jane were standing next to the chair where Bella was seated. The tension of the room grew but thankfully Eleazar spoke.

"Well, now that we know who you are, I think that my family and I must introduce ourselves" before he could continue, Bella cut him off

"Oh there's no need for it, I already know who you are Eleazar, I've heard a lot of you and how your revelation against the Volturi lead you to Carmen and to this great family… I also know that you found the Denali sisters a bit later, Tanya, Irina and Kate are lucky to have you with them" she gave him a dazzling smile and I felt suddenly very jealous which was weird because I haven't felt it for a long time.

"Bella?"

"Yes Jasper?"

"Umm… how do you know so much, I mean normally the guard is not so… included?"

"Well Mr. Cullen, that's because Bella isn't part of the guard, the mistress is the newest member of THE Volturi" of course, someone like her couldn't be a simple guard; Bella glared at Ben and he closed his mouth, suddenly very scared.

"Wait that means that you married Marcus?" once again I felt my blood boil and Jasper sent me a pointed glance.

"No Kate, I didn't married anyone, I'm a sister; none of them are romantically interested in me nor I in them" this thankfully, made me feel better.

"Oh! Well I never expected to see you like this Bella"

"I know Emmett; you guys were more likely looking for my tomb, if you were really looking for me at all" Ouch! That hurt, I mean, yeah I left. But it was to protect her! I was too dangerous for her own good.

"Don't say that Bella, you know that it's not true" Alice was sobbing at it almost broke my heart, my sister was never this weak; Bella was the only one with this force over my family "remember what I told you on our flight here? I was going to keep my promise but you just disappeared" Wait! What is my sister talking about? Jasper was about to reach out for his wife but Bella stood up and wrapped her in a hug.

"I know that Alice, and you know that I love you, right?" my sister nodded and Bella continued "we are gonna talk later and I'll show you something you'll love, okay sis?" she nodded again and they stood up, Bella took my sister with her to the main seats.

"Wait Alice, what did you meant about your flight with Bella here?" yeah, I would like to know about that too.

"Umm… well… Carlisle… whenIdiscoveredthatBellahadn'tdiedandmybrotherwasabouttokillihimself IdraggedherwithmetoVolterra" Bella's eyes shone with happiness and amusement and for the first time, I could see her youth in them

"You did WHAT!?!" Esme was speechless and I couldn't believe what I was hearing and they just laughed, I mean, full on laugher.

"Yup and it was one hell of a trip"

"Couldn't agree more Bella" they we all smiles, like if they were just discussing the weather for tomorrow. Unbelievable.

"Did someone else knew about this?" Jasper and Rosalie lifted their hands and I didn't needed Jasper's power to feel her anger, he must have sent her a calming wave because she reprimanded him "Jasper stop messing with my emotions"

"It wasn't me Esme"

"Then who, son?" everyone turned to look at Bella, but she remained shut, thankfully Jane spoke

"Bella is quite gifted, that's why she is a sister" that of course, earned her a glare from Bella.

"Well Bella, it seems that we have a lot to talk about"

"So it seems Carlisle, why don't you guys go with Benjamin so he can show you your rooms and refresh and when you're done you can come back here to join me for twilight"

I didn't failed to acknowledge the meaning of the time she suggested

"That seems like a good idea to me"

"I'm glad, your rooms are separated by couples but next to each other, except for Kate and Irina, they have a room for each"

"Thank you Bella, we'll see you later" after everyone left the room, Bella took a deep breath and closed her eyes, she was truly a beauty. I felt the need to apologize for what was happening and the words left my mouth before I even realized it.

"Everything was in vain, I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise" her eyes shot open and she glared at me.

"It will be as if I never existed… that was something stupid to promise to make me at the time" her voice was bitter and hurt and I felt my heart break even more, before I notice it I was in front of her.

"You broke yours, you promised me no to do anything that might harm you" she stood up and looked me in the eye.

"Well what could I do, forget? I don't think so Edward, I was already damned to the memories…" she stayed thoughtful for a moment before whispering "Forbidden to Remember; Terrified to Forget" and left the room in a dash. Those last words tore me apart, all the years that I longed for her and it was all in vain.

A/N: HEYY! HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT! PLEASEEE LEAVE ME A REVIEW! EVEN IF IT IS TO SAY THAT MY EDDIE WAS AN ASS!!!! THOUGH I THINK WE ALL LOVE HIM! ENJOY AND REVIEW!

TODAY'S STORY:

Broken and bleeding» Isabella is raped, she then goes to forks where she meets the player Edward. After they fall in love, Isabella Swan wakes up from a vivid dream. What happens when she meets the man who made her want to sleep?

XOXO *A & V*