Oh my gosh. Can I just say how much easier life would be if we could physically regulate how much sleep we needed?! I don't think that I would EVER sleep. I should have been more productive today as far as school goes but I couldn't resist writing more. Hope you enjoy!

Edward POV

A million things were running through my head as I watched Bella work herself into a panic. Luckily we were the only ones in our section of the plane but she was starting to get louder and people were starting to look our way. Finally Carlisle leaned forward and cracked her one across the face. I spun around and growled as Bella seemed to snap out of her hysterics and stared at Carlisle. She seemed to be momentarily confused as to what had just happened and then suddenly she collapsed forward onto me. I caught her and her hair fell over covering her face.

What the hell is going on?

I held her up with one arm and reached over with my other hand to gently push her hair back from her face only to find that she had completely passed out. I snapped my head towards Carlisle who was frowning in consternation.

"Edward, sit her back down for a moment please."

I gently pushed her back into her chair as Carlisle started to give her a quick check-up of her vitals. "She seems to be okay except for the fact that she isn't conscious at the moment. But she is breathing regularly. I have to admit that I am a little lost as to what exactly is happening to her. I suggest that we quickly move her to the hotel."

At that moment one of the stewardesses came over to us. "Madame et Monsieurs is there a problem?"

I quickly flashed her a smile that left her momentarily stunned. "No problem. My fiancée seems to have overdone it a bit with her medication. She tends to get airsick and just needs to sleep it off."

"Oh, but of course. We can have someone carry your bags. Would you like me to call for a wheelchair?"

"No, it's okay thank you. I'll carry her. Merci beaucoup."

"Very well, monsieur." And she walked back to the front.

"I'll go update the rest of the family then. They went to baggage claim as soon as we landed. They are probably wondering what the hold up is…" Alice whispered and then took off.

I then proceeded to pick Bella up which reminded me of the first time I had carried her that day we were supposed to do blood-typing in biology. I turned to Carlisle. "I'll meet you guys at the rental cars. Less questions that way and Alice will meet me there."

"Agreed."

I walked slowly past the stewardess and the pilots but as soon as I hit the walkway I sped through the airport totally bypassing customs. I knew Alice would have already taken care of the paperwork. Sure enough she was already waiting for me outside.

"I figured you and Bella would appreciate a sporty two-seater for just the two of you but under the circumstances I think you should put her in the Escalade while Jasper and I take the Roadster. You can follow us to the hotel."

I took a moment to admire the Aston Martin V8 Vantage before I climbed into the back of the black Escalade with Bella.

At least the windows are tinted...

Soon enough the rest of the family came around and loaded up the cars with our luggage. There was a tense sort of atmosphere surrounding everyone but nobody said anything. It was an unspoken agreement to wait until we got to the hotel. Rosalie and Emmett sat in front of us while Carlisle drove with Esme in shotgun. I looked down at Bella, who seemed to only be sleeping, not quite understanding what was happening with her. Finally, we pulled into the hotel. We were staying at the Hotel Sofitel Trocadéro Dokhan's in Paris. It was perfect because it was notorious for client privacy so we wouldn't have to worry about anyone bothering us and we were occupying all four of their suites. Needless to say we were the hotels first priority with a "don't ask, don't tell" policy. So, when I walked in carrying Bella the employees didn't skip a beat as we were escorted to our suites.

It's a good thing she's passed out or she'd be fussing about all the extravagance.

I gently laid her on our bed and then rushed to tip the bellhop so we could finally be alone and then rushed back to the bed.

"Bella? Bella, my love, wake up. Bella can you hear me?"

It wasn't the first time that I wished her mind wasn't closed to me. I was at a loss as to what I could do to revive her. I was getting ready to shake her when there was a knock at the door so I went to open it to find the rest of the family waiting outside. They came in and stood around the bed.

Rosalie leaned over her with a thoughtful expression on her face. "It's like she's pulling the whole Snow White/Sleeping Beauty bit…"

"Dude, maybe you should kiss her and she'll wake up!" Emmett elbowed me.

"I didn't mean it literally Emmett." She rolled her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh. "I just meant that she seems to be in a sort of coma."

"She seems restless. I keep getting a mixture of emotions from her. It's almost like she's trapped in her mind or something." Jasper's confusion was evident.

"You mean like she's having a vision or something?"

"Or just dreaming…"

"It's quite possible that we just need to let her finish whatever she is going through because there isn't much we can do to wake her at this point." Carlisle said in what I recognized as his 'doctor making a diagnosis' voice.

Esme was just sitting on the edge of the bed stroking Bella's hair. "Poor Bella, she's been through so much already and now this. Let's let her rest and hopefully we will understand more when she wakes." With that they all got up and headed for the door.

Carlisle lagged behind for a bit examining Bella before he turned to leave and said, "I really don't think there is anything seriously wrong with her. The fact that she seems to be sleeping is unusual but not necessarily a reason to worry. We'll see how things are in the morning." I thanked him and with that he left. I walked back to the bed and caressed her face. I noted her rapid-eye movement confirming her brain activity.

"What are you dreaming about Bella? Where are you right now?"

Bella POV

I could hear what was going on around me as a small voice in the distance. I was back on the battlefield surrounded by an endless carpet of corpses. As I looked around all I could see were rivers of blood and I could hear the wailing of the damned. The feeling of death and sorrow was overwhelming and the smell of decay was enough to empty my stomach.

What am I doing here?

I was afraid to move. I wanted Edward but I had no idea where to go or even where to look and I felt trapped.

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND! WHY AM I HERE?"

I blinked and found myself in the middle of a vast valley surrounded by mountains. I had no clue where I was but there was a strange feeling of familiarity. Where before I felt like I was stuck in a virtual hell this place felt like heaven on earth. There was a feeling of peace and tranquility. I was thinking that I was alone again when out of nowhere there was that blinding white light again. I shielded my eyes as they adjusted. There in front of me, awesome wings extended, was the woman I had seen before descending in radiant brilliance. She was clothed in immaculate white and she seemed to float towards me midair. Her beauty was totally angelic.

"It good to see you again Bella."

"Have we met before?"

"Indeed we have but you were but a babe when you last saw me…"

As soon as she said that I had a small flashback of a beautiful face standing over my crib.

"Who are you?"

"I am known by many names but in this realm history remembers me best as Jeanne D'Arc."

"Joan of Arc…so it really was you in those memories I was seeing. But I don't understand what this has to do with me."

"It's a long history to say the least. What do you know about the Black Plague?"

"I remember learning about it in history…but I couldn't give you the exact history. Wasn't it some sort of disease that killed a lot of people here, in Europe?"

"What history remembers as the Black Plague was actually the Black Death, a group of renegade vampires that are seeking to rule over mankind. The Black Plague, or the Black Death, as they call themselves, was one of the most deadly pandemics in human history. We traced their origin in Central Asia and they spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic was estimated at 75 million people with an estimated 25-50 million deaths in Europe. Basically, The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 60 of Europe's population. They had reduced the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400. John and his people were working to contain the problem and came up with the idea of the plague but they were vastly outnumbered. The Black Death was indiscriminately turning mortals and the death toll included vampire and mortal alike. Then the members took a new turn into politics, which is why I was sent. I had to ensure that Charles took the throne because he was one of the few mortals that was aware of the situation and was aligned with John."

I stood there trying to take it all in and wondering where I came into play in all of this. She looked at me for a bit assessing my reaction before she continued.

"They had returned to Europe every generation with varying force and mortalities until the 1700s. During this period, more than 100 "plague epidemics" swept across Europe. On their return in 1603, they killed 38,000 Londoners. Other outbreaks were the Italian Plague, the Great Plague of Seville, the Great Plague of London, the Great Plague of Vienna, the Great Plague of Marseille and the plague in Moscow. They then seemed to have disappeared from Europe in the 19th century and we thought that we might have finally defeated them but now they are back and that is why we are here now."

"They are the ones that have been responsible for all those deaths? That's horrible! Who's been fighting them? Why haven't they been searched out and dealt with?"

"John has never stopped but his people have grown complacent. They hide in Volterra enjoying their new position in the word and refuse to believe that any real threat exists for them. Two hundred plus years has served to convince them that the problem has been dealt with. Many, like your Edward, weren't even alive for the last insurgence. Soon after the rumor that their leader, Drake, known as the dragon, had been killed started to circulate but sources tell us that, that isn't so. We have detected several sleeper cells of vampires waiting to be activated."

"Wait, what? As in they are getting ready to start a war??"

"Yes, while the Volturi have been settling minor squabbles and living a life a decadence, Drake and his forces have been recruiting new blood and setting up strategic command posts throughout Europe. All sources indicate that The Black Death is moving to make one decisive move to take over the whole of Europe."

I stared at her in horror not knowing what to think and shocked at the idea as to what this could possibly mean for me and my family.

"But what do we do? How much time do we have?"

"Time is sufficient. I have come to set up the path for the one who will lead the Volturi in the final war against the Black Death."

"Well, great! Who is it? We have to go find him and let him know so they can prepare."

She looked at me her eyebrow going up and a sly smile playing across her lips.

"Oh, you'll find that she is closer than you think."

"Wait. What are you talking about? Where is she? And while you're at it why am I here? And why do you look like me?"

"First of all I think I would be correct in saying that you look like me. You have turned out very beautifully, Bella. Did you know that you were named after your great-grandmother?"

"My great-grandmother…you knew her? I don't even know anything about my grandmother…my mom doesn't like to talk about her past."

"Oh, well, she has her reasons and to answer your question…yes, you can say that I knew your great-grandmother rather well."

For the first time her expression was one of sadness. She seemed to have a rather faraway look in her eyes.

"Bella, you don't know this but your life is one full of prophesy."

"I don't understand…."

But I was afraid that I was beginning to and I wasn't entirely sure that was a good thing...

"What you saw before is only one of the many possible futures. The changes are already starting but I will be there to guide you. Things are being set into motion even as we speak but do not worry. When the time is right you will remember everything. It's time for you to go back. For the time being you won't remember any of this. It's for your own safety and for that of those you love. I will see you again." She leaned forward to kiss my forehead and I saw another bright flash of light.

Edward POV

I was just getting ready to start another book when Bella started to stir.

"Bella, are you awake?"

She shot up and immediately grabbed her head with her hands. She started to groan as she squeezed her eyes shut. "I have the worst headache ever! What happened?"

I frowned when she finally opened her eyes. "You don't remember what happened on the plane?"

"Oh, I remember passing out but what happened after? Where are we?"

"You sort of have been sleeping for the past 18 hours. We're in the hotel Alice booked and we've all just been waiting for you to wake up."

"Eighteen hours? No wonder my head is killing me. I think my blood level has reached an all time low. Can we hunt soon?"

She did look paler than usual and her eyes were a solid black.

"That's probably a good idea. I was thinking that you might have a hyper metabolism, even for a newborn, which requires you to feed more often than most. The lack of sustenance probably led your body to adopt a sort of hibernation mode to conserve energy. Carlisle seems to agree though we've never heard of any other similar instance before. Were you dreaming this whole time?"

She looked up at me with an absent look in her eyes. "Dreaming? Vampires don't dream."

"We don't sleep either."

She looked out the window into the night. "Is that what I was doing? I honestly can't remember. It's like trying to hold water in my hands. I feel like I am forgetting something important but I can't remember what it is. Can we just forget about it? I think I'll feel a lot better once I feed and I'll just make sure to feed more often to keep this from happening again."

She seemed anxious to forget the whole ordeal so I readily agreed.

"I fed before we left so I'm good for another week, which is probably a good thing since there isn't a whole lot of wild life here in the city. That way you can have what we do find."

We had to make our way to the outskirts of the city before we found a few different herds of cattle. I made sure she fed from different herds so that we didn't deplete any single farmer. By the time she was finished she had disposed of ten cows.

Wow, she wasn't kidding.

It was kinda weird watching Bella gorge herself when she had always been a small eater. I had tried not to watch since she was still embarrassed over the ferocity with which she fed.

Wait until she sees me in action…

I was actually pretty neat when it came to feeding having had a longer time to perfect my technique though it was no less violent. I just hoped that after she had seen me hunt she wouldn't think so much about it when it came to feeding time in the future.

The future…yeah, we will be doing a lot of hunting together in the future.

That brought a smile to my face. When she finally got to the last one I disposed of one myself as a late night snack. It was more of a precaution but I don't really like cow. We made our way back to the hotel only to find Alice waiting for us.

"I've informed the others that you have decided to ignore the events of today. Carlisle agrees only as long as she doesn't have another episode."

I simply nodded my head in her direction. "What a surprise to find you here. You can't possibly be planning to go shopping right now. No stores will open for at least another three hours."

"Of course not…I merely wanted to double check Bella's measurements for the fitting. I have Balenciaga on the phone and he says if he's going to do this he wants to get started on her dress ASAP."

"He's awake?"

"God, Edward please put that brilliant mind of yours to work and remember the time change. He's in New York and he says that since fashion never sleeps then why should he? After all, fashion waits for no one."

"You already have someone working on my dress?"

"Don't worry Bella it will be perfect. Something simple, yet amazing! I promise it won't be anything ostentatious. Besides this will save you time on dress hunting and having to sit in with the rest of us. I already have Coco Chanel working on our dresses. She loves me."

"Wait, THE Coco Chanel? How much is this all going to cost?"

"Oh not as much as you would think…we go waaayyyy back."

She passed a quick glance my way. "Quick! Change the subject!"

"Anyways, Bella you still have that other stuff to worry about remember and I need to go with the guys to settle out tuxes. I hear Versace is in town."

"Versace? Isn't he dead?"

Alice gave her a mock shocked look. "Why Bella you never cease to amaze me. Fancy you knowing even that much about a designer. I thought it was a fluke that you even recognized Chanel and no, he's not dead. People only think he's dead but he's one of us. I wonder what name he'll go by next….anyways, excellent choice Edward. Alright then, I suggest you wash up. People might talk if you walk out with all that blood still on you."

Bella looked down and then ran to the mirror to examine her clothing. "How embarrassing." She groaned.

"I'm just messing with you Bella. It's perfectly normal but the humans wouldn't understand. I'll see you in a few hours then and we'll get a jump on the day. It's supposed to be overcast with a slight chance of rain. I say bring your umbrella." And with that she winked and sauntered out of our room.

"I think I could use a shower as well but you can go first." I motioned her towards the bathroom.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive. I can wait. Besides you need to relax."

"Thanks. I kinda ache all over. I think I might try out that Jacuzzi tub…" she started to walk towards me. "You don't have to wait at all, you know…you could just join me." Her lips reached mine.

I swallowed hard. "Um, are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Oh, I don't know what do you think?" She walked to the bathroom door, her hips swaying. Right as she got to the door she pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it aside. Then she slowly looked over her shoulder seductively and walked through the open door.

I stood there my mind racing. Part of me knew that no good would come of this. I had said I would wait and tempting temptation was not a good way to go about it.

Oh hell, who am I kidding?

I ripped off my shirt and raced for the bathroom.

Oh, I know I suck and that I'm such a tease but that's what happens when no one reviews! Lol. I'm just kidding. It's enough that soo many of you are book marking my story. Thanks for the support. I can't get this story out of my head fast enough! But it's almost three in the morning and I have school tomorrow…not to mention that I'm starting to get a headache from staring at this screen. Well, let me know what you guys think! Things will get exciting here really soon!