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Bpov
It's not often I have to think and relive my past. Hell, I don't even think about it very often. Not because I had a bad childhood or anything, it's just that sometimes it got to painful for me to think about. So tonight was especially going to be hard. My mom- well, my step-mom I guess- seemed to understand that. She moved around my room gracefully as ever while I sat on the bench in front of the vanity. Her feather light touch applied makeup to my face with ease.
I studied her in the mirror. Her light hair had a few loose tendrils escaped her ponytail. She sucked on her bottom lip slightly as she concentrated. That little trait right there was what brought a few memories back to the surface of my mind. My birth mother, Renee, used to do that when she concentrated. I had only seen it a few times considering I was the one pretty much raising her.
"There you go, my darling. Let's get you into your dress and we can call the other girls back in as we fix your jewelry. Sound good?"
"Of course it does, mommy." I whispered. She sighed and wrapped her arms around me. I snuggled into the cold embrace, wanting her comfort. I didn't call her that unless I was really scared about something. After a minute she pulled me up with her and we walked to my closet to grab my dress.
It was beautiful, really. The top has a strap over one shoulder with a little flower like ruffle on it and was fitted down to my hips. It was decorated with a silver vine type patterns covered. The skirt it self ruffled out a bit, ruched up in places where large silver jewel things held the fabric together. She helped me step into it and then zipped me up.
We stood looking in the mirror for a few seconds. It was a strange sight to those who didn't live here. A vampire queen and a human girl that she had taken in as a daughter. Their was a knock on the door and I called the girls in, not bothering to move. Jane sighed, and went to the vanity. She grabbed a necklace with a crescent moon on a silver chain. That definitely took me back to memory lane. I could barely keep the whimper from escaping my lips at the sight of it.
Sulpicia placed a simple sparkling headband in my hair. The girls whispered softly. It was so different from last night when we were all chatting loudly. Tonight was the night I opened up and hopefully wasn't shunned by people. Most of them seemed to like me, which was great. Now I just had to worry about not scaring them off.
Another knock sounded on my door. I opened it, my heels making a little clicking sound with every step. When I opened the door I was slightly surprised to see my dad there. He looked regal, like always, but there was something worrying about the tight look in his eyes. He came in without an invite, closing the door behind him.
"I'm afraid we might have to cancel the ball tonight, Isabella." I opened my mouth, upset. He held up a hand to continue speaking. "It seems some of our guests didn't heed our warning to feed before coming, and they are a little rowdy. We've sent Heidi out to find some people, but I don't want to take the risk of someone hurting you, Bella. You are too precious to all of us."
"I'm sorry, father, but I have to do this. This is probably the only time I will be able to share my story with them and I can't let this go. It's not the first time I've faced angry vampires before, and it certainly won't be the last." There was a sharp knock on the door, and I looked at the clock, smiling. "Now if you excuse me, that would be my date for the night."
~ This is my line break ~
I didn't leave Jasper's side until the gang showed up. They, as with almost everyone else in the guard, seemed on high alert. They wouldn't stop looking giving me sideways glances, causing me to get slightly annoyed. Why couldn't they trust me? Or Jasper for that matter? Nobody, except for maybe me, was stupid enough to annoy the God of War. It was like asking to die.
"Relax, Bella. All they want to do is keep you safe, darling." He whispered. I felt a wave of calm wash over me, which confused me a bit. I didn't think Jasper had such an effect on me. "Try focusing on something else."
"Why don't we talk to your family?" I brightened at the idea. "They seemed wonderful, and I really would like to get to know you all more."
He shrugged, seeming indifferent about the whole thing. Since my arm was still hooked around his, it was easy for him to steer us towards where his coven was talking to the second golden eyed coven I had yet to meet. They were all beautiful, of course. Three out of four women had blonde hair. The fourth was a dark brown haired women standing next to an equally dark haired man. All of them were speaking easily to one another. As we approached though, the flow of speech abruptly stopped.
"Jazzy!" I chuckled at his nickname. He sent me a look that said 'shut the hell up' but I just laughed some more. It was honestly one of the funniest things ever. Alice came bouncing over to us, freezing about a foot away. "And Isabella!"
I grinned at her. She was a bit quirky, but that's what was fun about her. Jasper had an easy smile on his face, which was nice. He obviously cared about this bouncing vampire a lot. Edward came up and snaked his arm around her waist, dropping a kiss on her head sweetly.
The rest of the people slowly made their way over to us. Emmett had an infectious grin, almost as big as Alice's. Rosalie just looked bored and upset.
"Hey y'all. Isabella here wanted to come talk to you. Don't ask me why though. Personally I think she's slightly crazy for wanting to chat with you bunch." He gave a playful, relaxed smile. It was infectious honestly, and a giggle bubbled its way out of my throat as I smacked his arm lightly.
"Be nice, Whitlock." I said, turning to the second golden eyed coven. "I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you all yet. I'm Isabella." I said, holding out the hand that wasn't around Jasper's arm out for them. They each took turns shaking hands with me, introducing themselves. The tree blonde girls were Irina, Tanya, and Kate. Irina was the only one of the blondes who were mated, but her mate was somewhere else at the moment. The two dark haired members were Carmen and Eleazar, who actually worked for my family sometime ago.
Suddenly Irina straightened up, smiling widely. I turned my head behind me slightly, spotting a tall man with dark hair weaving his way toward us. His eyes were black, something that immediately set me on edge. Growing up with vampires helps you learn somethings. One of those things being that when their eyes are black, they've sometimes got little to no control over their thirst.
"Laurent! Come meet Princess Isabella!" She said happily. Unfortunately the last part of her sentence was cut off when Laurent started to run at me, his fangs bared.
A/N: Sorry if it's not the best guys. It's really late and I'm super tired. I hope you enjoy this chapter. More drama next chapter, I think. I'm trying to update more often. Also, I have a second story up called Protect Me. If you guys feel up to it I hope you give it a shot! Okay, that's it. Thanks for reading this chapter! :)
