A/N- I'm so very sorry for the wait. It's just that I've been busy with schoolwork and other stuff. What I'm about to tell you might shock a few of my readers. Edward and Bella are gonna get back together. BUT BEFORE YOU CLOSE THIS WINDOW, I'm gonna tell you that it's gonna be long time before Bella forgives Edward and even then she would not have FULLY forgiven him. I'm very sorry if this upsets a few people but it was my plan originally for them to get back together. If you are still reading this comment then that means that you have not given up on me or my story. And for that I thank you! Here's the next chap!

EPOV (Edward's point of view)

The princess had been walking towards her 'Father', Aro but then she stopped. She stayed so still that you would have thought time had frozen. Had something she had seen upset her?

"Edward! I can't feel any emotions from her!"-Jasper.

I raised an eyebrow at him, as if to question his powers. And then, just to test it, I tried to read her mind. I got nothing. I tried again and again but I still got nothing. After that I gave up. Her silent mind reminded me of Bella. Just thinking her name caused me to wince in pain. I must look terrible right now. With my cold dead body and dull eyes. Maybe it was my appearance that caused her to stop.

"Edward, I can finally feel something coming from her but it's not fear! It's anger, hate even.

How odd. Why would the princess hate us? Who is she? What reason would she have to resent us? Suddenly, she fell to the floor with her hands on her head. I didn't need Jasper to tell me what the Princess was feeling right now. It looked like she was in pain. Severe pain. I could feel my family's alarm at her reaction.

"ARRRGGGHHH!" She screamed. I and my family stayed still, frozen in shock and confusion but Aro made a move towards her; to try and comfort her. Even from a distance, I could see the love in his eyes. Again, I wondered who this girl was and what made her turn Aro into such a softie. Aro! King of the Volturi!

But before Aro had the chance to get near her, he flew up into the air. Not long later, we followed him in his flight. Instead of staying motionless in the air, we were thrown around the room in a huge circle. It was like a merry-go-round ride from hell. And then, rain and thunder clouds began to form on the ceiling. In a matter of moments we were soaked through our clothes by the rain.

"Isabella! PUT US DOWN!!", screeched Aro. Suddenly, I was blasted with the thoughts of my family.

So the princess is doing this. Impressive. Maybe I'll ask Aro about her power later.-Carlise. Typical Carlisle. Always so fascinated with new things.

Poor child. I wonder if she'll be okay-Esme. Esme is always so caring and selfless. Considering her past.

Who is this squirt and why is she so powerful?-Emmet. Emmet gets annoyed at anyone who surpasses his strength.

Oh My God! What if I'm stuck up here forever? Then I'll never get the chance to take Princess shopping-Alice. I would have chuckled at her thought if this wasn't the right time.

What is happening? She better not hurt Alice!-Jasper. His love for Alice was so strong that it hurt because every time they're together, it reminds me of my Bella.

W-w-w-w-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t- is g-g-going on? Help me, someone help! What if my face gets hurt?-Rosalie. Her thoughts were always centered around herself? I don't even know why I bothered to read her mind. I automatically knew it was gonna be about herself as usual.

Suddenly, two Volturi members that I distinctly remembered as Jane and Heidi, burst into the room. But they, like us, were picked up by the storm and thrown around the was raining harder now and I was finding it harder to see. And then, Jane spoke.

"Great, just great. Who ticked off Izzy this time?!" Screamed Jane as she was hit by a thunder cloud. Does that mean this had happened more than once? Was this a common thing? And then Heidi finally noticed our presence.

"Gggrrrrhh. Cullens!" spat Heidi. I could practically hear the venom in the words. What on earth is going on here? I'm beginning to regret the decision to come here.

"This is all your fault, Aro! Why did you invite them?" She continued.

"Okay, now I'm officially confused,"-Emmet. That makes two of us then. Should Aro not have invited us? As I tried to tap into her mind I got nothing. I tried the same with Jane and Aro but again I got nothing. It was like a barrier had been out up. A shield, even. Something was keeping me out.

" I wanted to show them what they threw away all those years ago. I didnt think it would go THIS wrong!" replied Aro. They might as well have been talking another language. I didn't understand anything they were saying. But it seems as if whatever was going on had everything to do with us. My family, I mean.

And as if Rosalie had read my thoughts, she said, "What is this?! What is going on and what has it got to do with us?" It appeared that she was going into hysterics. I didn't even think that was possible for vampires.

Nobody even bothered to answer her question because all the attention suddenly shifted to the Princess. She must be in the worst pain imaginable right now judging from the look on her face.

Izzy, you have to stop this, just forget about them. Calm down!" Said Jane, ignoring Rosalie's questions. This time I decided to ignore their comments. The questions in my head will be answered soon enough.

"I can't!" I screamed. "It's too strong!" What's too strong? Was it her famous powers that Aro kept going on about? Whatever it was, I hope it was resolved quickly. The situation was really starting to scare me.

"Forget about then. Just focus on now." Whatever Heidi said seemed to be working because the Princess was physically calming down. And as quickly as it had started, the thunder clouds disappeared ; the rain stopped; and everybody landed on the ground with a big Whoosh. And again my thoughts drifted to the question of who this person was? Why had she reacted this way? If only she didn't have her hood up.

As soon as they landed, Jane and Heidi ran to the Princess and enveloped her in a big hug.

"Thanks, you guys." Said the Princess. True gratitude pouring out of everything she said. The three of them seemed very close. Like sisters, even.

"S'alright. You're safe now," Said Heidi in a soothing tone. And then suddenly, she looked up. Her cloak making swish noises with every movement she made.

"But they're not gonna be!" she said in a frightening voice. What the hell was going on? Why is she so angry at my family and I. We hadn't met any previous vampire female that we might have upset. Except for Bella, of course. But she wasn't a vampire and she was probably dead by now. I have to stop thinking about her. It hurts too much.

By this time, she had already gotten on her feet and was making her way towards us. My family and I took a cautious step back. We have already experienced some of her powers and we didn't want to experience it again.

"Isabella, if I knew how much this would have affected you, I never would have invited them," Said Aro in a pleading voice." But you do know that the Cullen's are very close friends to me," he continued. At least he was sticking up for us. But still, the princess was went on.

"But you knew how I felt about them, yet you still invited them anyway! How could you!" she screeched.

What is her problem?!-Rosalie. That's what I wanted to know. Had she heard something bad about us that would us a bad impretion? And then Jane spoke up.

" Izzy, it's not him you should be angry at. It's them!" Said Jane, pointing at my family and I. I was just about to protest but Rosalie beat me to it.

"What did we ever do to you, Izzy" Rosalie demanded. She purposely sneered the word Izzy as if it was a dirty word. That seemed to set her off because she marched right up to us. She began to shake with anger.

Slowly she raised a finger pointing to us as she said," YOU left me! You destroyed me! You didn't even say goodbye!" She sounded on the verge of tears but of course, that was impossible for vampires. I could feel my family's confusion as she said those words.

Is she mentally ill-Esme. Esme of course didn't mean that as an insult. She was truly concerned for the girl. And frankly, so was I. It was then that Alice decided to speak up.

"We don't even know you!" said Alice. She was starting to get testy. I guess I couldn't really blame her. The princess was behaving a little rudely.

" Yes, you do!" She replied. And suddenly, in a swift movement she removed the hood of her cloak. At once I was blasted with the thoughts of my family.

Dude, she's h-h-h-h-o-o-o-t-t-t-t!!!!!!!!!!!- Emmet.

She seems familiar- Carlisle

She has a few battle scars. I wonder where she got those from-Jasper

She's georgous. More beautiful than me. HOW DARE HER!!-Rosalie

I wonder who she is-Alice

She's beautiful-Esme.

And it's true. She was indeed beautiful. I had never seen someone so beautiful. Apart from her of course. I winced. My family shot me a questioning look but I just shook it off.

" It's ME. It's Bella. I know I've changed a lot but I thought even you would recognize the poor sap you left 50 years ago!"She said with an evil voice.

I cannot believe it. Bella. My Bella. I've missed her soo much. I can't believe she's not dead. This must be a dream. Only a dream can magic up someone as beautiful and perfect as Bella. But it wasn't. Here she is. Right in front of me. The vision of perfection. Her hair was jet black and long and flowing down to the mid of her back in beautiful contrast with her icy white skin. Her perfect heart shaped face was more defined and sharp. Her skin flawless. I couldn't see the rest of her body underneath her cloak but I can guess that it was just as beautiful as the top half. But her eyes. They were red. Does this mean that she drank from humans now? As if she read my mind, Jane addressed Princess……Bella.

"Bella, your hair and your eyes. Calm down." She said. Bella then took a deep breath and her crimson eyes faded to the familiar chocolate brown pools that I used to swim in. How come her eyes aren't red or gold. But I wasn't complaining. For one, I was grateful that her eyes weren't similar to those of a monster. I couldn't control myself. I had to speak to her.

" Bella, I-I-I," I stammered.

"What!" she replied in a harsh tone before I could complete my sentence. I was shocked. What happened to the polite and kind Bella that never lost her temper. Her face was twisted into those of annoyance and anger. I couldn't respond to her harsh response. I was speechless.

"Bella, i've missed you soo much. I'm so sorry we left. How are you?" gabbled Alice. Trust Alice to be the first of my family to speak up. There was an awkward silence after Bella didn't reply. So instead of talking, Alice made a move towards Bella. Only to be stopped instantly, as if there was a strong force that was keeping her away. Every time she tried to advance to Bella, she'd find that she wasn't capable.

" Stay away from me!"My Bella screamed," How could you ask such stupid questions. How do you think i've been. You LEFT me Alice. You ALL did. You didn't even say goodbye," her voice broke a little at the end. Every word that poured out of her mouth dripped with venom. It tugged at my unbeating heart.

What's going on, Edward! I feel like I've walked into a brick wall!!!-Alice. When Alice finally realized that it was impossible for her to reach Bella, she stood still.

"Bella, we didn't want to leave but Edward made us!"I growled at this," He said that we were constantly putting you in danger. And we didn't want to do that to you. WE love you," she cried.

But before Bella could respond her face suddenly went blank and her eyes glazed over. Sort of like Alice when she had a vision but the only difference between them was the fact that Bella's eyes went COMPLETELY white! Bella raised her head to the ceiling and she was picked up into the air. A blue shield-like bubble formed around her. Her long black hair blew her hair behind her face as the shield turned multicolored. She looked so beautiful. Like an ……angel. But almost too quickly, she floated back to the ground. Her shield disappeared, her eyes went back to their golden liquid form and her shield disappeared. She blinked several times before looking at us were all just staring at each other. It was Carlisle that broke the awkward silence that fell upon us.

" What was that!" Carlisle said with fascination. Clearly he was awed at her performance.

"THAT, as you put it, is my daughter's powers. She is what you call a sponge; meaning that she absorbs other peoples powers. She doesn't take their powers, she just copies it. What happened just now is that she absorbed Alice's future seeing; Jasper's empathy power and Edward's mind-reading."

Aro was clearly boasting. Every word he said rung out with joy proudness. A bit like the way people talk about their Gods. (A/N-LOL.I copied that part about the Gods from BD). His words also carried a hint of possession. But then again, I clearly heard him refer to Bella as his daughter. Uuuggghh. I shuddered at the thought of Aro having ANY hold on my Bella. It was then that I realized that my family was staring at Bella with utter amazement. And then when I played back what Aro had said, I stared at Bella in the same way. She was soo powerful. What happened to the weak and shy Bella that I loved to catch whenever she fell. Most people would have thought of Bella as a burden back then but personally I loved any excuse that resulted in the thought of Bella in my arms.

It was Rosalie who broke the silence this time.

"How did you get so powerful, Bella" growled Rosalie, obviously jealous. I was just about defend Bella but it seemed that my shy, little Bella could fight for herself now.

"First of all bitch ,my name is Izzy. Bella died a long time ago. She was weak and pathetic. No wonder you left me. And second, dad says that I got this powerful because of the hatred I feel for you, Cullen's" She sneered the name." But it's just a theory," she muttered evily. Her harsh words cut deep. How could she say that Bella is dead? She isn't dead. She's right here, in front of me now.

"Did you just call Aro, dad, Bel.. I mean Izzy," stammered Jasper. He seemed very nervous. And I've got to admit, she was pretty intimidating. She was very powerful. More powerful than Aro had explained.

"Yeah, I did call him dad. He IS my dad," she replied in a clipped voice. She seemed to be getting a bit annoyed. What it because of the questions we keep asking her or is it the fact of our presence here.

Bella paused and stared elsewhere. As if she was trying to concentrate on something else. She must be using my ability. Great. Now she has the powers of a monster. Look at what I've done. I'm so stupid. I wonder if she'll take me back. Bella snorted. I guess she must have heard my last comment. Does she really not want to get back with me? Well I can change that. By the time I'm done with her, she come running back to my arms. Right where she belongs. Just like she always does.

After the patient silence that followed Bella testing out her newfound abilities, Aro decided to speak up.

"Darling, the Cullen's are gonna stay here for a couple of months," Said Aro. I hope she's OK with this. I don't want to hurt her even more, he added silently in his head. Bella must have heard the last part because her features immediately softened.

"Fine, dad. But during those three months, don't expect me to smile. Infact, don't expect anything of me!" And with that she turned on her heel and stormed out of the hall in a huff. Jane and Heidi immediately followed her out the hall.

I started to follow her but I was stopped by a restraining hand on my shoulder.

"Not now, son," said Carlisle in a grave voice, "Give her some time to cool down. Then we will go and speak to her together, as a family". I took one last longing look at the door. But slowly and grudgingly I turned back and walked towards the rest of my family.

"This is all your fault you jerk! Now Bella hates me," screamed Alice. She was practically vibrating with anger. She was so angry that Jasper had to grab hold of both of her arms to restrain her," How could you do this to me. How could you do this to us!" she continued. Suddenly she wriggled free of Jasper's vice and marched up to me. She raised her tiny childlike hand and slapped me on my face. My head turned with the force of it. How could something so tiny generate so much power? To say I was shocked would be an understatement. Slowly, I swiveled my head back to the gaze of Alice. Even Alice looked shocked.

"Children, please lets not get ourselves worked up over nothing," said Aro, breaking the awkward tension that had broken out.

"Lets deal with this situation later," he continued," Right now let me call Alec to show you to your rooms," he said. And as if he had heard, Alec walked into the hall and gestured for us to follow him. He raised an eyebrow at us but shrugged it off in dismissal. He led the others to their rooms until it was just me, Alice, Jasper and him. Alice walked into the room without a word but Jasper lingered.

Edward. Earlier when Bella walked in, I felt a hint of love from her but it disappeared quickly. So quickly that I'm not even sure it was there. Just keep hope and don't lose faith in her love for you.

"Thank you, Jasper" I said, with the first real genuine smile breaking on my face. He nodded and walked into the room to join Alice. Finally, Alec led me to my room. I was just about to close the door to my room when Alec spoke to me.

"Listen, Cullen, Bella is mine. I was the one who picked up the shattered pieces that you left. I was the shoulder she cried on. I love her and she loves me. She just doesn't know it yet. But she will soon. Very, soon. So just back off and let her be. Cause remember, she belongs to me now,"

Before I could respond he turned and disappeared. He was lying. Bella doesn't love him. She could never love anyone but me. But what if she does, said the voice in my head. She couldn't. She wouldn't. And with that, I closed the door and fell to the ground. Letting the tearless sobs consume me.

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