After our shower, which was fun, I got dressed and hurried back to my room hand in hand with Edward. My dress had been placed on a rack and was now streched entirely too big. Two people I needed to kill, Emmett, and alice..they are now on my hit list. I growled. My bed had been made up and there was a note on it. I sat in Edward's lap as I read it.

Your highness,

Lady MaryAnn and Sir Jonothan are having a fancy party at the Bowery Ball Room. All ladies are required to wear white and all men are to wear black.

Your servant and friend,

Gustavo

"How do you feel about going to a ball?" I asked Edward.

"Any excuse or reason to be with you love." Edward said. I reached up and kissed him. I was content in his arms.

"Thankyou so much Bella!!!" Alice yelled running in my room. I growled at her.

"Look, I'm sorry about the dress, but it was so, not you and Anthony, well why lie to the kid right?" She asked nervously. I growled again.

"I'm sorry Bella!" She pleaded. I took a deep uneeded breath.

"Fine Alice." It was so hard to hate that pixie.

"Come along Edward!"Alice said grabbing his arm and pulling him towards the door.

"Love you." I called after him.

"Love you too!" He called back. Poor Edward, Alice was going to torture him to death and there was nothing I could do about it. I looked through my unreasonably sized closet. My thoughts went to Anthony and Apollo. I knew where they were, or where they were supposed to be. Theyw ere supposed to be with their nanny. Eating breakfast. There were two dresses I had narrowed it down to for tonight. I layed it on my bed. along with a pair of shoes that I planned to wear with it. I left the room anxiously looking for my two kids. That's when I heard it and I remembered. The sounds of two blades crashing together. I growled. It brought back so many memories...memories that I thought and would like to forget.

"Your highness would you like to join us?" asked Alessandro. He was a master swords men and helped to train our human army, I was not to brag a master swords man. I loved the sound of clashing blades, but only in practice.

"Yes I think I will." I said as I entered the practice room. His students bowed.

"You don't have to do thaet you know." I told them.

"Your His majesty would have our heads if we didn't show the proper respect your majesty."

"He's not here is he?" I said a smile playing on my lips. "However I do appreciate your loyalty. Shall we?" I asked as I pointed towards the swords on the rack. He nodded politely and handed me a sword.

"Who would like to challenge me first?" I asked. The boys looked at me sheepishly as if they were afraid. "Dont' worry I am nothing like my father and-" I said knocking on my arm. " I don't get hurt easily." They seemed a little bit more comfortable. A fair haired boy walked up to me and bowed.

"Your majesty I am a novice, but I would love to be your opponent, only in this challenge. My name is Umberto."

"Aahh, named after one of our greatest warriors, let's see if you live up to yo ur name." I told him. I smiled and he smiled back, excitedly.

"Shall we begin?" I asked. Then at that moment our swords clashed. All was silent except for the sound of metal against metal. I had him cornered and literally knocked him off his feet. I slund the sword carelessly but with scincere concentration. I don't mean to brag but when you have done it for as long as I have , carelessness, to other swordsmen is carefulness and excellence. I heard a whisper,

"She's amazing." These came from the mouths of our largely gathered audience. Finally the sword ended up a centimeter away from his throat and he stared at me with admiration.

"You are very good at this." I complemented. " Better than the great umberto when he was your age."

"Thankyou your higness."He said

"I only tell the truth." I said smiling softly.

"May I?" He asked.

"Sure." I said shrugging and then he attacked me with a hug. Hmm tha twas unexpected. He let go and then smiled.

"Thankyou for letting me participate." I told them.

"Anytime your majesty, it was our pleasure." alessandro said. I smiled and left. I walked up and down the corridors bored, until I ran into Anna.

"Hey what's up I haven't seen you all day?" I asked her.

"Well, I've sort of been looking for my dress for your corination. Did you see Emmett? He fucked that mug up!" She said in a yell/whisper. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, now I've got no dress!" I said. "The corination is like two weeks away."

"Two weeks and a half." She corrected as a matter of factly.

"Sure, sure whatever, I need help, by the way. Have you seen Tahj, Rodam ?"

"Yeah, um I think their in the kitchen." She said. "See ya Bella." Leave it to my two brothers to be in the kitchen pigging out. Before everyone else would know all they food would be gone. But that's Tahj and Rodie for ya! Then there's a matter,I need to adress..Carlisle, and Esme how I longed to see them again. I wonder. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed their house.

"Hello?" Asked Carlilse.

"Hey Carlise...It's Bella...yeah um, I was wondering do you think you and Esme could fly out to Italy?"