CAIPOV

I am furious with Aro. He has been my brother for many millennia, but I know how his mind works. My mate and my children will be very powerful, and Aro will try to take advantage of that. I have a good mind to just leave and take my family.

I have a family now. I don't need the aggravation of ruling the vampire world. I missed much of Isabella's pregnancy with my day to day leader responsibilities. I do not wish to miss one moment of my children's lives.

"Babe, whoa, whoa." Jasper says to me. "Your emotions are going haywire. Much like Bella's. You are not staying on one emotion long enough for me to even get a clear read. You are giving me emotional whiplash. Let's go through them one by one so I can understand where it's coming from." He says to me.

"Anger, why are you angry." He asks.

"I am angry because of Aro. He has pissed me off to no end with his pushiness." I tell my warrior beast.

"Ok, I get that. But that's just Aro.

"Yes, I know it is. But what I do not want is for him to take over our lives, or the lives of our children. I wanted to share our joy with him but now I am also afraid." I tell him

"Which brings us to your next emotion, fear. Why are you afraid?" He asks.

"I am afraid by what Marcus, just said. Do you know that Marcus is bound to this throne by Chelsea? After Didyme died, Marcus was ready to follow her in to his final death. Aro had him bound by Chelsea so he would not leave. He can do that to us, to me, you and our family."

"He cannot papas." Our daughters say to us in unison. "Once mother is awake, we will be cloaked in her shield." Selena tells us. "All of us, it will be an automatic response, she has no control over." Athena tells us. "The closer to her awaking you begin to feel a tug on your mind, you need to let her in." Selena says. I look to Jasper then and I smile.

"Resolve is what I am getting now." Jasper says. "What have you decided."

"I no longer wish to be on the throne. I'm not sure if I wish to leave here, or just leave the throne."

"And there is the confusion" Jasper says. "What is it you want to do. We can leave if you want. I go where you go. But my love, we have more than just us. We have other children to think about. We have Jane, Alec and Seth. Jane and Alec have never known life outside of Volterra. Outside of the guard for that matter. We must think what is best for them as well." My warrior beast is so very wise. I love him so.

"My princesses, will Isabella be able to cloak them as well, I do not want Aro to be able to read any of their minds, until I decided what is best for us. In order to do that, I need to talk to your siblings."

"Mother will shield anyone that she determines to be family." Athena tells us.

"Babe, once Bella is awake, let's take a vacation. I can ask Carlisle if we can borrow his Island. It's off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." Jasper states.

"I think a vacation is a wonderful idea. But how about we stay in Europe. I have a home in the Greek Isles." I tell him.

"Like I said babe, I go where you go. But I want to marry you and Bella first." Jasper says has he places a hand on my cheek and begins to stroke it with the pad of his thumb.

Just then I begin to feel like I am getting a headache. I have been a vampire for several millennia, and have never had a headache. I then realize it's Isabella. I look over to her, and though she looks peaceful, her brow is furrowed. Seth Alec and Jane then come rushing into the room.

"Daddy!" Jane says as they come into the suite. "Why is my head hurting. Seth and Alec said the have a headache too.

"It's your mother sweetheart." Jasper says to them. "She is trying to cloak your mind in her shield. Come, you three. Sit with us. I need you to clear your minds. I am going to help you relax so you can accept her shield. We are a family, all of us."

We go over to the couch to sit. "Here, Jane, hold your sister, I am going to place you in my lap. Boys, you sit between me and Jasper." I tell them

"Which one is she?" Jane asks.

"This is Athena, sweetheart." I tell her.

"She is so beautiful." She says as she looks down at her sister. She then looks over at Selena, now in Alec's arms. "They are both beautiful" She says.

I look to my children. "We are going to be a family, not just a coven." I told them. I now understand where Carlisle was coming from when he thought of his family. He loved them, more than his own life. I also now know how heartbroken he felt when he destroyed Edward. Jasper then comes over and kneels in front of us. He then rises and gives me a chaste kiss on the lips and each child on the forehead. He then sits on the floor in front of Alec.

"Are you going to be our dad too?" Alec asks Jasper.

"I am going to be whatever you need me to be, Alec. A friend, a confidant, a protector, or a Dad. We are going to love, protect and respect one another. I'm sure Isabella already sees you all as her children. That is why you are here. My gift works better with touch. So, if each of you will touch me, I can send you calm and relaxation." He tells them.

I begin to feel so relaxed, I feel like I could sleep. My mind is so at ease. So clear. Until Seth actually does go to sleep and begins to snore. We all laugh. He has laid his head on Jane's lap and is sound asleep. I place my arm around his sleeping form.

We sit like this for several hours until the babies start to stir. I ask Jane to go make more bottles to feed them. Before she leaves she hands Athena to Jasper, and Alec hands him Selena. I pick up Seth, and escort him and Alec to their rooms.

When I come back to the clinic, Isabella is now writhing in pain. "What is going on, what is happening to her? I ask Jasper.

"Her change is almost complete." He tells me.

"Impossible, it's only been 2 days." I tell him.

"Look at her Caius." Jasper says to me

"Jasper, I know what the girls said. But please get our daughters out of here until I can determine her bloodlust upon waking. I cannot take that chance with our daughters." I told him

"No, I will call Carlisle to come get them. I want to be here when she awakes too." He told me. He then calls Carlisle and asks him to come to the suites alone.

"Jasper, son, what do you need?" Carlisle asks

"Take the babies. You can take them to Esme, or take them to our suite. But Please, keep them from Aro until we come to get them. We do not want him reading them until Isabella has a chance to hold them." Jasper tells him. "Isabella will be awake shortly, and though we believe she will have perfect control. We cannot take the chance with our children." Jasper explains.

"How is that possible, on both accounts? Her change completing so quickly, and her control?" He asks

"Carlisle, I want to explain, I can only say her shield. But please, remove our children now." Jasper commands his father gently.

"Yes son, I understand." Carlisle then leaves the suite.

The next half hour, Isabella continues to writhe in pain, however, she still has not uttered a word, except for light groans. Then suddenly, she screams as she arches her back off the bed. She then collapses again.

Then, the last thump-thump, thump-thump, thump, thump of her heart. And silence. She lets out her last unneeded breath.

Jasper and I are both familiar with newborn behavior. We both stand in submissive stances, as not to frighten her. An expected newborn response to our beloved Jasper, would be automatic fear, because of his scars. Though Isabella has seen the scars with her human eyesight. We don't know what her response will be with her improved vampire eyes.

I am so caught up in my mind over what her response will be, I do not even notice that she is up off the bed and is attacking me. But she is giggling and applying butterfly kisses over my face and neck. However, my own instinct kicks in, and I have flipped us, and she is now pinned below me on the floor. It's not until she begins to purr, and is calming me, that I see the bright smile on her face.

Jasper then throws me off Isabella, and helps her off the floor. She then wraps her arms and legs around Jasper, and is applying butterfly kisses to his face and neck and is still purring.

"The purr of a kitten, with the strike of a lioness" I say to her as I peel myself off the floor from where Jasper as thrown me. I then walk up behind Isabella and I bury my nose in her neck and inhale her new glorious scent.

"I'm sorry if I frightened you. I just couldn't keep my hands off you when I first saw you. My, I thought you two were beautiful before. My gods, you both are, are, I don't even have words." She says to us.

I then try to peel her off Jasper. "Come Isabella, I want to show you something." I tell her. I take her over to the dressing mirror. Jasper walks over, she takes us all in.

"OH, MY. Is that me? This can't be me. I'm beautiful" she says in surprise.

"My little darlin'." Jasper drawls in that delightful southern accent. "You've always been beautiful. You've never seen yourself as clearly as we have. Now you are Isabella 2.0." We all laugh.

She then puts her hands on her belly. "Where are our babies?" she asks with her brow furrowed.

"Soon, my beloved. First how is your thirst?" I ask her.

"Not thirsty, I want to see my daughters." She said really quickly.

"We will I promise, but I need to make sure you are in control be…."

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU CAIUS VOLTURI? I WANT TO SEE MY DAUGHTERS. NOW, WHERE ARE THEY?" she exclaims as she pins my ass to the floor for the second time in less than 10 minutes.

I go to open my mouth again, but before I can say anything, Jasper is on the phone calling Carlisle to bring the children.

"Bella, while I do not want to be pinned to the floor, like our lover here, please allow me to explain. We are both familiar with newborn vampires, you my lovely woman, are no usual newborn. We only wanted to keep our children safe, and they are on their way back now." Jasper calmly explains to our mean newborn.

"Isabella, mia cara, I love you." I say to her trying to appease her. I do love this woman. With all my heart, but she called me by my full name. That is never good when a woman does that.

Carlisle walks in with our children, followed by Esme. "Why is she with my children?" Isabella asks me.

"Bella, honey, Please, give me a chance. I am so sorry we allowed Edward to force us to leave. But I promise you, I would never hurt your children." Esme says to her with venom pooling in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Esme." Bella apologizes. "I did not mean to make you cry. I am just very protective of them. I do not want anyone to hurt them the way I was hurt." She says as she gives Esme a hug. I then look to Jasper with a smile on my face.

Isabella, then takes Selena in her arms. She delicately picks up the baby's hand and brings it to her mouth for a kiss. She then looks up at Jasper and myself with venom pooled in her eyes.

"You are a perfect little angel." She says to the baby. I then take Athena from Carlisle's arms and place her in Isabella's other arm. "Two perfect angels. Do they have names yet?" she asks.

"Yes, baby. Jasper named them." I told her. I cradle my hand around our blonde angel's head. "This is Athena."

"The Goddess of Wisdom?" I smile to her

"Yes beloved. I will let Jasper explain. And this little angel is Selena"

"The Goddess of the Moon." She says. She then kisses them both on the forehead and nose. She then smells the top of their head. I love new baby smell." She says. She then stiffens.

"What's wrong Bella?" Jasper says to her. She then looks down at our daughters with her mouth dropped.

"I can hear them, in my head." She says.

"Yes, Darlin'. That is part of their gift. They are telepathic." Jasper says to her. "What did they say?" He asks

"They said they like the way I smell, and that they missed me." She is now rubbing their heads against her face. "Now you can get me some blood, Caius. I'm sorry, but I needed this first." She told me

"My beloved, there is no need to apologize to me, it is I who must apologize to you, and our daughters. They told me you would not have a problem with your bloodlust, however I went by my own experiences. I will get you some blood now. And then Carlisle, you can get Aro and we can now show Isabella her surprise." I kissed her and our daughters and left the suite to get the blood.