I hope people are still liking this story. I'll be throwing in a bunch of things from the first one so be prepared. My poll will be closing tomorrow and I will put up the possible paths the most popular idea could take. That poll will be up until I finish this three part series. Please vote!! Thanks for waiting by the way! Enjoy chapter seven.

Don't own anything at all...just completely and totally jealous of Stephenie Meyer because she thought of Edward first...

Chapter Seven

BPOV

"Oh Isabella! You'll simply love Volterra. You will have an entire wing to yourself, everyone in the guard will be your servant, and you can go and do whatever you please." I scoffed. "Whatever I please? Yes that definitely explains why Jane and Felix are holding my arms in place." He sighed. "Nothing more than a safety procedure. We wouldn't want to fall out of the sky because of your anger now would we?" I rolled my eyes and heartlessly laughed, "Oh no….especially when I can actually control my temper when I feel like it. No, I wouldn't want anything to happen to you all, thus throwing our world as we know it into complete chaos….nor would I do it simply so I can go back to the Cullens….oh goodness no." Jane smirked. I smiled back and in seconds, she was writhing in pain on the ground. "Don't mess with me silly girl." Aro replaced her with some other guard, placing her in his lap.

Now time to screw with them. "So, whatever happened to that whole memory wipe thing? Decided that you're going to actually let me choose….." He laughed. They had something planned. But then again, who was I to care? They didn't know anything about my past…..and it's not like I was eager to tell them. I never got a reply of course.

We arrived in Volterra about 3 hours after that conversation. It was clear to everyone that I really didn't want to be there. "Bella, I would like you to meet my nephew, one of your five suitors, Demetrius." A man stepped out from the crowd that had gathered for us. He was handsome, I'll give him that much. But it was that aura he gave off……bleh. He bowed before me, trying to be a gentleman. "Quit being a suck up. That won't make me hate you any less." His eyes shot up to mine, shock and...ew was that adoration. Gross. "My apologies Madam Swan." He grabbed me hand and moved to kiss it. I quickly pulled it back, "Thanks, but no thanks."

I must have embarrassed him a bit too much because I never saw him again that day...Oh well, I'm not missing anything. I spent the rest of the day touring the castle, meeting all of the members of the Guard, and other incredibly entertaining things such as that. I was extremely happy to finally retire into my wing. Yes...my WING. I locked off the entire area so no one would be stupid enough to even think about wandering into my space. I laid down on my bed and thought about my family. I closed my eyes and envisioned myself there, with them.

I really hope this works.

EPOV

Younger brother?! "Yes, his name was Arden Blade Cullen. My parents had him after I had been changed. I never knew about him because I left England, never to return. And Bella...Bella's his great great great great great granddaughter. Meaning she's my niece." Wow...that was extremely unexpected. I heard a laugh. A ghostly looking figure stepped out of the shadows. Was that..."Bella??" I dashed forward, trying to hold her in my arms once again, because without her there, they felt empty and useless. Only, I ran straight through her. She laughed, "Silly Edward. This is only a projection. Sadly, I'm stuck in Volterra. Oh and I met Aro's nephew," I froze...please don't say it..."And he is by far the most revolting person I have ever met. I cannot believe Aro wants me to marry him...Does he seriously hate Demetrius that much? He's basically asking me to destroy him..." I happily sighed. She wasn't captivated by him...thank goodness. She laughed at me again, "Silly Edward." She stepped towards me and lightly put her hand on my cheek, "You are the only one that will ever get my attention." Her hand moved up and down my cheek, as if gently stroking it.

But I couldn't feel it.

I began to sob a little...what I wouldn't give to have her here right now..."Bella, can't you just transport yourself here?" She sadly smiled, "I wish. The brothers clearly thought everything out because they have somehow placed a force field around the castle, preventing me from escaping. Kind of like in Harry Potter. Whenever they're within Hogwarts walls, they can't apparate or anything." That analogy made complete sense to Emmett because he enjoyed reading about creatures other than vampires and werewolves. "Bella, why did you never say anything about Arden?" Her face fell..."You figured it out huh? I never said anything because I didn't want to create any kind of confusion or division in this family. I was afraid you would look at me differently, that I wouldn't be treated the same way. Rosalie would respect me because I was related to the one who saved her. Everyone would do whatever I asked because I was related to the one who created this haven for them...I didn't want that."

She suddenly turned her head, eyes wide with anticipation. "I have to go. If Jane finds my body, she'll know I'm not there." We all cocked our heads. "When I send my spirit basically to another area, my body pretty much falls into a coma. If anything happens to it while I'm gone...I don't even want to think about it. Anyway, I must go." She kissed my cheek. "I will forever belong to you...whether you choose to keep me or not...that is your choice." My eyes turned completely black.

"There will never be a time when I don't want you as mine. You are stuck with me whether you like it or not." She laughed. "Goodbye my love." And just like that...

She was gone once again. I stared after her long gone figure for quite some time, until Emmett brought me back. "Ready to go get her Edward?" I nodded.

BPOV

Just as I opened my eyes, Jane and Alec walked in. "Where were you Bella?" Damn it..."What are you talking about? I've been in here the entire time." Jane narrowed her eyes at me. "We've been calling you for the past hour. Now don't make me ask again: Where were you!?" I rose from my bed and walked over to her. "Don't make me tell you again." I threw her out of my room. "Don't mess with me." She shook her head, shaking away the dust and crumbles of stone from the wall. "You were with the Cullens. Aro will not be pleased." I laughed, actually laughed. "When would I ever care about Aro's approval? He can't control me and he knows it. So don't try me with your empty threats." She rose, fear and respect finally clouding her eyes. "Now...

Get out."

She and Alec took off like bats outta hell. Ha! Outta hell...I guess you could call my area that. Leaving that tangent alone, I strode down the halls, back into the throne and...dining...room. I missed my family so much. As I entered the room, Jane was at Aro's ears, probably telling him about my little escape. Marcus came up to me. "So, I hear you visited the Cullens?" I nodded stiffly, silently hoping he wouldn't do anything. He shrugged, "Who are we to stop you? My brother may try, but he'll never stop you." He smiled and bent down to my ear, "If you need to, just kick his ass. But don't tell him I told you that." I giggled.

I may actually grow to like Marcus.

"Isabella..." I groaned, "Jane has told me that you visited the Cullens..." I raised my hands, "Yes I did ok? Guilty as charged. I'm not going to cut them out of my life just because you told me to. They're my family and I will not let them go until they push me away."

"But Isabella...we" He gestured to all the vampires in the room, "are your family now." I walked up to him...and punched him hard in the jaw. I snarled, "You will never be considered my family. You are considered as my duty to my lineage and my kind, but nothing more. Get used to it." He left me alone after that. I passed by him in the halls as I made my way to the library every once in a while.

A good three days passed before I returned to the throne room. Since I wasn't planning on changing their feeding ways, I had to sit in on their meals until I took over. I pretended to sleep through the entire thing though. Those poor people...their screams filled my ears and stabbed at my heart. I had the ability to save them...yet I was afraid.

Yes, I Bella Swan...was afraid.

But I don't know what I was afraid of. I wasn't fearing for myself...since when have I possessed any self preservation? I obviously didn't care for the Volturi's safety...I guess I was afraid for those about to die...and the Cullens if I intervened. I knew the Volturi wouldn't hesitate in hurting my family...they wouldn't listen to me yet...If I intervened...I shuddered...I didn't want to consider the possibilities. "Now Isabella that wasn't so bad. Soon, you will be joining us in that delicious feast. Do not fret." I growled as Aro stroked my hair.

He didn't stop though...I sighed...

"Attention everyone!! Attention!! We have some guests coming! They know Padrona Bella and Padrone Aro! They are the golden eyed ones!" I rose from my seat, grinning so hugely, my face would be hurting if I were human. The second I saw their faces, I was in their arms, happy and complete for the time being.

EPOV

"Attention everyone. Thank you for flying with us today. We will arrive in Rome in about 10 minutes. Right now, we're looking at cloudy skies with temperatures in the high 70s. We hope you enjoyed this flight and if you're returning from a long journey, welcome home. If you're beginning your journey, we thank you for..."

Oh please shut up. Just put the microphone down, sit down, and be quiet. I rubbed my temples extremely hard...the women around me really needed to control their minds. I cannot tell you how many times I saw myself naked...I shuddered...not something you want to see in a strangers head. I did my best to ignore it all by pretending to sleep...but every time I closed my eyes, I saw her face, her smile...her. I thought about what our lives would be like when...if...we got married. I hoped that our love truly was meant to be, for if she was supposed to love another, I may as well ask the Volturi to kill me right then and there.

I nearly jumped for joy when we arrived at the gate. I finally got those women away from me and I was that much closer to Bella. Don't really have much to say about the car ride...only that it was much too long.

We arrived at the gate to the castle, only after bribing the main guard of the city to let us in. Volterra was having some celebration and tourists weren't being allowed in during that time. I shudder to think what the festival was. We slipped into the castle without other tourists seeing us...people weren't supposed to be entering the castle We stopped at the reception desk, were Carlisle worked his own magic. Gianna, I believe that's the secretary's name, told one of the members to announce our arrival. heard the screaming from the throne room as the Volturi feasted. I closed my eyes, trying to block out both the thoughts and screams of the poor souls inside. Bella would never be a part of that...or would she? She may choose to ignore her old ways and follow that of her new family. I wouldn't blame her if she did. It's frightening to be the odd one out. I felt it when I returned to Carlisle. It felt strange having red eyes...the eyes of a killer...among those withgolden eyes. I couldn't possibly imagine how she felt...being the only one with gold eyes.

The screaming came to a stop. I searched through the thoughts of those inside, trying to catch a glimpse of Bella. I saw her in Aro's mind. He was stroking her hair...the mere sight of it made me furious. But a previous encounter rushed through his mind. "You will never be considered my family. You are considered as my duty to my lineage and my kind, but nothing more. Get used to it." I nearly smiled at Bella's words. "You may go in now Mr. Cullen." The doors before us were opened, and a little brown blur jumped into our group. I felt whole once more.

But of course, the Volturi had their own plans. "Isabella? I do recall you questioning our deal...and I'm going to alter it just a bit. Jason here, "he gestured to a young man behind him, "will erase your memories of the Cullens and your time spent with them...while they keep theirs of yours." So they will know that their time with you is over when you choose another mate. She and I narrowed our eyes at Aro, but we chose to keep quiet. "Very well. Let me spend one more night with Edward and tomorrow we will begin."

He agreed.

I led the Cullens over to my wing, being extra cautious...making sure no one was following us. I locked the doors to my room, sighing as I sank down to the floor. "Wow Bella...nice room." I gave a small chuckle, "Wing." Emmett's eyes widened. As I closed my eyes. a weak smile escaped from my lips. "Bella, would you care to explain all of this?" I opened one eye, focusing directly on Carlisle. I closed it once again as I spoke. "What's there to explain? Your parents had another child after your death. It's as simple as that. He got married and had a child, who got married and had a child, and so on. Ending at me. Since I died before I could have a child, his line ends at me. As far as I know, I'm the only living descendant of your brother. End of story."

Carlisle did something I've never seen him do. Before I could move, he threw me up againstthe door, shoving me hard against it. His eyes were flashing with anger and annoyance. "I know you know something more. Don't you dare hide anything from me Isabella." My eyes widened at his tone. I could barely speak. "Carlisle! Calm down! We are all waiting to hear what she has to say. If she knows no more, you cannot threaten her." Carlisle sighed, guilt filling his eyes, as he loosened his hold on me, heeding his wife's words. "Forgive me Bella. I'm finding it hard to believe that I had a younger brother." I smiled. I was stuck at my new place on the door for now.

"After you had been killed by the vampires...well...at least that's what your family believed...your parents wanted another child to take after your father. They were in no way trying to replace you...I don't think anyone ever could...but your mother wanted something to live for." He raised his eyes to mine. "You were her only son. It nearly destroyed her when you died. She didn't want to keep living, but she tried. After some time, she realized she was pregnant again. I think she had concievedanother child while you were with her, and she simply didn't know. Well, regardless of whether or not she knew, she had something to fight for. Your brother, Arden Blade, was like you in so many ways. I was told that she called him by your name multiple times, only to have him ask why she called him that. He could have been your twin. He was raised the same way you were, in a very religious family. When he turned 18, both of your parents died. If I remember correctly, it was from some illness. After that, he took over your father's persecution of monsters and such.

But eventually, he realized that the monsters you and your father had chased weren't really real. Sure, there were some here and there, but it was a one in a million chance of someone being a witch or vampire. So, he settled down with a woman who had been accused of being a witch. She was called Brooke Carrington. He convinced the people of London that she was not a witch. A couple of months after that, he married her. Soon, they had a daughter who was named Dawn. I do not know much more about her, but I do know that her great great great grandson was my father. So, somewhere in the time range, the name was changed from Cullen to Swan. I swear to you, that's all I know."

He released me from his tight grip and stumbled back from me. Edward came forward and gathered me in his arms, whispering nothings into my ear. Now they knewthe truth. "I am your niece Carlisle."

Alice POV

I couldn't believe it. Bella was a descendant of Carlisle's family. "Wait...you said something about how your power isn't supposed to be yours...what exactly do you mean?" She sighed from Edward's arms. We were cutting into their last night together, but some things needed to be sorted out. "As I said, the one who was supposed to gain it before me died before their change and the one before them unknowingly rejected it by trying to commit suicide." As she said these words, her gaze moved to each of us, before coming to rest on Carlisle once again.

It finally clicked.

"Carlisle was the one who rejected it...right?" She nodded. "He had already gained it, but since he never knew about it, he couldn't exactly summon it. When he tried to kill himself, it faded away until it was nothing more than an interest." An interest? "This power is supposed to be used to help the world...humans, vampires, werewolves...everything. By doing a selfish act such as attempted suicide, the actual power left, but the desire to help others remained. So, Carlisle became a doctor...as did my grandfather before me...the one who died too soon." She refused to say anything more...not that we minded...she had already said enough t last us a lifetime. Carlisle remained silent the rest of the evening...at least, as long as we were with him.

Bella and Edward left the castle to explore the town for their final night together. I hoped everything would work out for them.

EPOV

Bella insisted that we spend our last night in the town, exploring the night life. There wasn't that much to see, but the views were fantastic. She showed me everything she remembered. We went to the Palazzo dei Priori and played in the fountain, there was no one there to stop us. We ran down to the river running around the city. Bella stripped down to her bra and underwear, and jumped in. "Coming or not?" I stripped down to my boxers and joined her in the water. I didn't really want to know what the condition of this water was...but nor did I really care.

Bella looked gorgeous in that water. The moon was right over our heads and it was reflecting into the goddess before me. "Bella...I don't want to lose you to some other guy. If I could, I'd lock you away in a place where only I can see you." After I spoke, I realized how possessive I sounded. But, she laughed. "Sounds good to me. Not like I want anyone else anyway." I couldn't stop the sadness from reaching my eyes. "But he's going to erase your memories of us. Maybe another is more worthy of you and..." Her lips silenced me. She pulled away after a few moments...or all to quickly for my liking. "No one is better suited for me than you Edward. As for the memory thing, I already have a plan so I wouldn't worry too much. Besides, I love you too much to let you go just like that. If the guys really want me...

they'll have to bring their best fight with them, because I will fight each and every one of them until I reach you."

We went back to the palace after that and spent the rest of the time kissing and cuddling in her room. I was almost glad that I would remember everything because I would know what was missing from my make-up, and I felt fairly confident that she would pick me. But, I also wished that I would forget too...so I wouldn't have to watch in case my love chose to be in the arms of another and know exactly what I had lost.

Morning came all too quickly and before I was ready, we were escorted to the throne room once again. "Are you ready Bella?" She smirked.

"Bring it you stupid old man."

Well, there you have it. Next chapter will probably be suitors 1 and 2. I'm starting drivers ed this week so I have no idea what my schedule will look like. I'm going to try to get out at least two more chapters before next weekend because then, I'm going to be super busy until July 6th. I will do my best to write a little each day, but after this week, I will not post anything until after the 6th. I apologize to everyone for the upcoming wait. I hope that the next couple of chapters will keep you happy until I can update. Please R&R! Flames are welcome!! Oh and Padrona and Padrone mean master and mistress...just a little tidbit...