Isabella's POV

I didn't know why I was so nervous with Cronus giving me back my memories. He would give me my memories, after we would have a conversation about the fight. But first, I wanted something to eat.

Emmett was the one cooking for me, since Cronus really didn't know how to work the kitchen yet. He was so old, and was asleep for most of the time. So of course he didn't know how to work anything yet.

I was sitting next to Cronus, as Emmett was pulling out different ingredients.

"Hey, you might want to make a bunch of food. There wolves out there who like to eat." I said.

"Good point. But I'll make you something first." He smiled.

"Alright." I said.

"How do you work this contraption?" I heard Cronus asked. He was messing with the stove, staring at the knobs. Emmett laughed at him, and turned the knobs to turn on the stove.

"The oven was so much more easier." Cronus mumbled.

"You complain a lot love." I said.

"Do I?" He asked.

I nodded, and stuck my tongue out at him. He chuckled, and gave up in trying to help Emmett. He sat next to me, his arm wrapped behind my chair. Emmett had his back turned towards us, cooking. Cronus leaned over and kissed my cheek. I didn't say anything, but hit his chest and smile.

"Excuse me. I hope you cooking something for me as well, considering this is my house." Fawn said, staring at Emmett.

He just chuckled and shook his head. "I will make some food for the lovely werewolves. I'm just making Isabella's food first."

"Good, 'cause mama's hungry." Fawn said, and skipped out the room. Jeez, she was just like Alice... but a werewolf.

I just chuckled, and laid my head down on the counter. I felt Cronus pat my head, saying something in a different language.

"What was that?" I asked him.

"I said you're a strange, strange girl." He said.

"Yes she is." Emmett commented.

"No need for your input Emmett, and you're sleeping on the floor." I said. Emmett put a plate in front of me. It was fish, oh the irony... It had different type of vegetables on there also, with some pasta.

"There you go." Emmett said.

I reached over to Emmett and kissed him, but quickly. "Thank you."

"What, I don't get a kiss either?" Cronus asked. I sighed, and kissed him, but his cheek.

"Still don't know you." I said, right after.

"Not yet Bells." He said, patting my head.

I ate my dinner, almost fast. Emmett was complaining that I was eating too fast, considering that I almost started to choke. And surprisingly again, Cronus agreed with him. I was starting to believe they were either gaining up against me, or they were dating.

When I finished with my food, Emmett and Cronus walked me out to the living room. We were planning on talking about the fight, wondering how we were going to set up the fight.

Everyone was sitting either on the couch, or floor, bonding with one another.

"Let's get this conversation going." I said. I was tired. Not physically, but mentally. And it was getting worse and worse.

"Where do we begin?" Aro asked.

"About the lining of the waves. I do like Isabella's last-minute tactic. It would be more reasonable to put the strongest gifted in the front." Eleazar said.

"I do not mind that." Jasper said.

"However, it is dangerous if Amelia decides to surround us, so there should be a back-up plan." Peter said.

"He's right." Cronus said. "Who knows what she's capable of pulling off? We've already seen part of it."

"What about the wolves? There is no way in hell am I putting them in the front." I said.

"They can be in the back, mixed in with the last two waves. As a pack, they should be able to get rid of any vampire without hesitation. However, as individuals, that's what worries me. Will they be able to pull of the same without someone next to them?" Fawn said. "They're young. Very young. They seem strong, but it's a risk."

I giggled. "Is it possible for wolves to imprint on each other? Because Jacob is just drooling at you woman." I teased.

"Shush." Jake said, his cheeks turning pink. Fawn was just giggling, still not answering my questions.

"Shouldn't you know, Miss Part Werewolf?" Emmett teased.

"Exactly, part werewolf." I said. "Obviously my mother and I don't talk as much. But I would say it's possible."

"That is true, but you think you would've picked up on it, since you're... how old?" Emmett said, still teasing me.

"I'm gonna throw you in the ocean." I said.

"We're already in it." He said, and pushed me to the side. Since I was sitting between Cronus and Emmett, I almost face-planted into his knee. I pushed him back, giggling.

"ANYWAYS!" Jasper said. He was always serious about this thing. I should be too, really. But I got distracted. It wasn't my fault...

"Sorry. What were we saying? Oh yeah, my mother treats me like I'm four. So there's no doubt that I can't handle myself, and she'll underestimate me." I said. "Just like she always does..."

"The plan for the waves of the fight is settled. It's a good idea, and not too dangerous. The wolves will be in the back." Jasper clarified.

"And now what should we talk about?" Aro asked.

"Training days." I said. "The wolves aren't too familiar with fighting against an army of vampires. I just don't know how we're going to keep it a secret from Amelia."

"There's no doubt that she has a vampire on her side." Penelope said, feeling a little down.

"That is true. But with the six... and a half of us, it might be able to counteract against one witch." Vincent said, placing a hand on Penelope's shoulder.

"That is true. But who could this vampire be?" Brutus asked.

"I don't know. We cannot underestimate how many witches she may or may not have. So, to be on the safe side, let's say that she has three witches." Gary said.

"Against the six of you, there's no doubt that you would win." I said. "And there's Cronus as well..."

"We could hide them, as they train."

"We just need to make sure it's somewhere private as well." Orin said.

"Done." Katherine said.

"Anything else?" Sam asked.

"Nope. I think we're done." Aro said.

Cronus immediately pulled me up with him, and dragged me out the room. I was going to complain about his sudden outbreak, and having him yank me with him, but I decided to let it be. Emmett was following closely behind us, also wondering what Cronus was doing.

To me, I thought it was a little rude to suddenly leave the room like that. But it was Cronus. He was a rude, cruel man.

Then I remembered, possibly, why he wanted to pull me out the room. He wanted to give me my memories back. I gulped, filled with nothing but nervousness.

The three of us went into a room. When Emmett closed the door, the three of us stood there awkwardly, until I said something.

"I'm ready." I said. You could tell that Emmett was nervous as well. There was no doubt about it. I just felt bad for him. He had to go through with this, then again he made that deal with Cronus.

Cronus nodded at me, without saying a word. He put both of his hands on my head, holding me firmly. Then closed his eyes. That's when my memories came back to me.

Flashbacks

It was 1895, and I was walking to my home, in North Carolina. It was nice today. The sun clouded, the white snow covering the ground. Very pretty.

When I reached my house, there was a bouquet of roses sitting on the front table, with my name on a card. I giggled, knowing exactly who it came from.

'Isabella, please accept these roses, and my love that follows it' -Love Cronus.

"Do you like the flowers?" I heard someone ask behind me.

"Of course I love them." I said, giggling. Cronus wrapped his arms around me, laughing with me as well.

"You love divine today." He said, kissing the top of my hand.

"Thank you." I said, bowing my head to him. Cronus was a strange creature, indeed, but I did not mind. He was perfect. Perfect everything.

I was wearing a deep blue corset, with black lace flowing throughout the dress. It was a pretty dress actually. The perfect dress. My hair was pulled back into a flowing bun.

Cronus took my arm in his, and starting walking outside. For awhile, we walked in silence, just looking at the views before our eyes.

"Isabella." Cronus said.

"Yes dear?" I said.

"You love me, correct?" He asked. What brought this upon him?

"With my own life." I said. "Why do you think of these strange things my love?"

He sighed, and stopped walking. Suddenly, he bent down on one knee, then I realized what he was doing. "I know this is relationship between us is out of the ordinary. However Isabella, I love you with all my heart. You've made me realize what love meant. Before, I was a mess, but now, I am a man. And this man loves you. I would be proud for you to marry me, you becoming my wife would be a blessing." He said.

"Y-yes. A million times yes." I said. He slipped on the ring, just before I jumped into his arms.

End of Flashback

"I was going to marry you." I whispered to him.

He nodded at me, and waited for another response. But, truly, I didn't know what to say to him. I was shocked. It wasn't just that memory that came to me. I remembered how I met him, what he said the first time, all his compliments, all the roses, everything. He loved him. And he still does. He's been waiting for more than 100 years to get out of the coffin.

There were also these memories of a strange man watching me.

"Isabella, now you know how I feel for you." He said, not making it a question, but a statement.

"I understand now." I said.

"Do you love me?" He asked.

"Yes." I said. Cronus leaned down and kissed my lips. When he pulled away, I missed his absence.

"Have you made your decision?" He asked.

"Have you?" Emmett asked. I forgot he was standing there, watching the entire thing. Dammit... I didn't look at either of them. I just stood there, sorting out my thoughts.

"I don't want to hurt of either you." I said. Not sure of my answer. "I'm still not sure. And I'm not saying this because of what the outcome may be, but it's true. I imprinted on Emmett, but I also fell in love with Cronus a long time ago. It's not easy."

"I thought imprints weren't able to think about what they wanted." Emmett said, feeling a little hurt.

"I am part vampire also." I said, reminding him. Me being part vampire didn't have the full effect of the imprint.

"Isabella..." Cronus said.

"No, not yet. I'm sorry, if anything led you on. Just give me some time." I said. I was starting to feel a little tired, and wanted to take a nap.

Emmett took me to a bed, in the house. It looked like Edward used to be in here whenever he came over. Which Rosalie still questioned.

I laid down in the bed, super awkwardly. Emmett was lying right next to me, but on the other side, there was Cronus. Not wanting to leave me alone. I didn't know which way to turn, so I layed on my back, not picking either person to cuddle with. That was until Cronus grabbed me, turning me to put my back against his chest. Then wrapped his arms around my waist.

Emmett, on the other hand, was facing towards me, touching my cheek and playing with my hair. My eyes were starting to close slightly, but part of me didn't want to fall asleep. I wanted to know what Emmett and Cronus would say to each other.

But I ended up falling asleep anyways.

Emmett's POV

When Bella fell asleep, Cronus and I looked at each other. The deal was to not be selfish with her. I didn't like the fact that he was taking a little bit of an advantage. But I didn't say anything. I didn't want to say anything. We would end up fighting if something we to happen.

"I still love her, and will fight for her." I said. "Even if she does... choose you."

"I would do the same Emmett. No worries." He said. "But I haven't waited this long for nothing. She means the world to me. She is my world."

"I understand that." I said. "But I'm too deep in love with her, to let her go so easily." And that was it. Neither of us said anything to each other. We both awkwardly laid there, in silence, watching Isabella sleep.

Cronus would sleep sometimes, it was rare that he was up. I wouldn't be surprised if he was just up because I was here.

I rolled on my back, sighing. I knew I was being selfish, just like Cronus was. But I couldn't help it. This beautiful girl, this goddess, was in love with me. And then someone decides to step into her life, trying to take her away from me. I wasn't having it. Though, you could guess that Cronus was thinking the same thing.

I heard Bella mumbling something. I listened closely, but it was gibberish. Then she sat up, taking Cronus and I by surprise.

"Whoa, are you alright?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to take a walk." she said, getting out of bed. Cronus and I began to move, until she stopped us. "Alone, please."

Isabella's POV

It's not like I was going far, or outside. I just wanted to walk around the house, to clear my head for awhile. I sighed, and looked around the house. It really was beautiful, a perfect house.

For a while, I was walking around the house, even though it was tiny. I wanted some privacy. I could feel someone behind me. Probably just one of Cronus' guards being protective of me.

"I wanted some privacy." I said, turning around, meeting my maker, I guess you could say.

"Hello." she said.

"Amelia." I whispered. When I said her name, everyone flashed around us, but couldn't get anywhere near close enough to either me or Amelia.

"Amelia. Get away from her." Cronus hissed.

"I don't think so." she said. "She is my daughter. I may speak to her in peace."

"She has a shield around her." Katherine said.

"We cannot get through it." Vincent said.

"Well, while you all figure out something, let me talk to my daughter."

"I am not your daughter. Nor will I ever be." I said.

"You will always be my daughter. We are both too similar." She said, smiling.

"I am no where similar to you." I spat back.

"You never learn Isabella. Just like your father." She said. Everyone's eyes were lying right on her now, there had been no sign of Charles for a long time.

"Where is he?" I asked.

"Dead..." She said, filled with confidence. My heart shattered. He had nothing to do with this. It was all Amelia. She was the mastermind to the plan. "And I came to kill you next."

"Really? Just like you granddaughter. You killed her, so go ahead." I said, walking right in front of her. "Kill me."

She seemed a little step back at this statement. I wanted her to kill me, she already killed two people that I loved, so why couldn't she do it a third time?

"Kill me." I said, tears falling down my face. "Kill me you coward..." Then I pushed her back. "Look me in the eye and do it."

I waited, we both stood there, looking at each other. 10% of me was telling me that she wasn't going to do it, not right now.

She, then, laid her hand on my cheek, brushing away some of my tears.

"I'm sorry Isabella. You're just not cut out for this world." She said. "Once you die, so will all the vampires. Since Charles was a vampire, and he had a child, the bloodline continued through you. So when the end-bloodline dies, which is you, they all die. And same thing with the wolves. Once all the wolves die, since I'm dead, then all the witches will perish as well."

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked.

"Because, darling, you don't belong here." She said. "None of us do."

"You speak nonsense..." I said, smacking her hand away from me. She pulled out a knife. It was specially craved with my name on it. "What is that?"

"It's a knife that kills hybrids." She said. It was true, they do have weapons for hybrids. I was a hybrid... "Just remember, I didn't do this because I wanted to."

Wait, what?

Just when she was about to kill me, I grabbed her hand, and pinned her against the wall.

"What do you mean you don't want to do this?" I asked.

"I don't know. By a man. He told me to do this. I have no choice but to follow his orders." She said.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"I don't know." She said. "Let go of me, so I can kill you."

"Oh please." I said, and cracked her neck. Since she was the first werewolf to be made, that didn't kill her like it would. She would wake up sometime soon.

"Now what?" Emmett asked. "This shield around you... none of us can get through. What are you going to do, wait?"

"I don't know. But we need to find out who this man is. I thought it was her this entire time."

"It seems like someone has been controlling her mind, or something..." Felix commented.

"Controlling her mind..." I repeated. "Someone has been controlling her mind. But how?"

"And who?" Orin said.

"Another mystery..." Rosalie said. "Just what we needed..."

I heard Amelia groan, and she flipped herself around. She stood up, looking at me.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Who's controlling your mind?" I asked her.

"I don't know. I told you already." She said. She started to rub her head.

"Take off the shield." Cronus said.

"Damn you Cronus..." Amelia whispered. She whined a little, and then disappeared, along with the shield.

"That was weird..." Alice said.

"No, it's not. It's the workings of a witch." Vincent said.

I sighed, and walked over to Cronus and Emmett. They both were going to take me in their own arms, except they did it at the same time, bumped into each other, then glared at each other.

"Dude..." Emmett said.

"I have a name... it's Cronus if you didn't realize that." Cronus said. I rolled my eyes at both of them, and laughed. They are a mess. They continued to glare at each other though.

Then Cronus grabbed me, and hugged me tightly to him. Emmett was trying to pull me from him. But Cronus pushed him off and stuck his tongue at him.

I laughed, and let go of Cronus.

"Don't be mean." I said.

"Why not love?" He asked. I rolled my eyes at him then hugged Emmett.

"You two have issues." I giggled.

"I don't have any issues... It's all Emmett." Cronus said.

"Come on, let's go figure all of this out." Then I decided to play with them. "Ugh, my feet hurt."

"Want me to carry you?" Emmett offered first.

"Sure." I said, and jumped on his back. There were some snickers behind me.

"Whipped." someone coughed. I laughed and held onto him.

Cronus caught on and laughed.

"Sneaky girl." he said. Then smacked my butt. I yelped and stared at him. "What? I do own that."

I just stared at him, while Emmett was laughing. I shook my head, and we walked away.

I was humming a song, while I was washing dishes, since wolves always leave their plates dirty. I wish they would grow up already, mentally... not physically. They've already done too much of that.

There was a deafening silence in the kitchen. I was trying to block everyone out, only because I wanted some peace and quiet- to myself that is.

When I saw my mother yesterday, she made me think about why I keep fighting with her. and why I existed. But when she said this man was controlling her, that made me think. What man would try and kill me? Who? The only man I would think that hated me, would be the one I met in 1896. He was rude, and we hated each other. I don't know why I didn't kill him.

His name was Randall. I never knew his last name, and he really never showed his face either. Once I saw it... but that was it. Randall and I have really bad history together. He hated me because I killed his mate, who was also trying to kill me. He had a vengeance against me, but could never get close to me. I was protected by my parents, even if they weren't with me.

One day Randall was able to catch a hold of me. Almost killed me. He continuously kept telling me that I took away his family. His brother disappeared, his parents were dying, and I killed his mate. I could understand why he would hate me so much, but I don't think he would try and kill everyone here. He's not that stupid.

Now that I think about it, he wasn't here. Maybe he got himself killed by the Volturi. Or he was hiding... very, very well. That was a good thing about Randall, he was good at hiding. And he could fight.

Randall and I did get into it one day. We just beat each other up, but agreed not to kill one another. Randall, he was weird. Hot-headed, but he had a good side. Now that I think about it, I should've apologized to him. But he wasn't here. There was no way I could do that now.

Maybe when I get out of this mess, and if Randall is still alive, I could go visit him. He was in Texas, the last time I heard from him. Who knows where he is now?

You know, I wouldn't mind having him here, only because he could fight. He could fight like Jasper would fight. And honestly, I think Jasper would loose against Randall.

I gasped, and dropped the plate in the sink, then ran to the living room.

Everyone was looking at me, wondering about my sudden outburst.

"What's wrong love?" Cronus asked.

"Randall..." I said, and looked at Jasper.

"Who's that?" Emmett whispered.

"That's... my brother." Jasper said. "Randall Whitlock..."

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Next time on A New Life: The Beginning

"My brother... he was hardcore. He's actually the one to teach me about fighting, not Maria. He's strong, smart, but he's also rude. He has a temper, but he's not stupid enough to start a fight against the Volturi... against all these vampires. I never even knew he was alive." Jasper said. "And it would be nice for him to be here. Along with all the other southern memebers. They're all strong down there. I wouldn't be surprised-to whoever is doing this-if they left them alone for a reason. They're dangerous."

"Dangerous is good." I said. "We need to go down there, and get them. It's the only way."

"I agree. We could use some combat." Jasper said. "But how do we know they're down there? Can we risk exposing ourselves like that?"

"We've already been exposed. Amelia got into my house." Fawn said. "We need these vampires."

"She's right." Jacob said.

"Alright... let's go south." I said.

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"Well...well...well... don't you look the same brother..." Randall said, eyeing Jasper.

Jasper was going to say something, until Randall leaped at him, tackling him to the ground.