Isabella's P.O.V.
I had returned from hunting animals for the Cullen's a little over 10 minutes ago. Much to most of the guards amusement. I however wasn't amused. I had managed to capture about 15 lions and 10 deer.
Thankfully I was able to transport them with my levitation. It was quite amusing seeing animals just float in the sky growling and clawing at the physical bubble that caged them. I placed each lion in a separate cage in the cellar. And all the deer in one cage.
The Volturi's butcher would come and drain them into some glasses. Aro was all about fancy dining.
Now I was being harassed by Heidi and Jane.
"Isa! You just have to wear this dress tonight. It's absolutely breathtaking." Heidi suggests as she pulls my red and black , lace and silk dress that I had bought when I went on a trip to Paris. I have to agree with what she says. Except for the breathtaking part, since we didn't really need to breath. However It's a very beautiful dress. The back was bare and the rest was designed in black lace, and flared out at the bottom with lace and red silk. It was a very fancy dress. One that I didn't want to waste on something uninteresting like dining with the Cullen's.
"Oh yes! I agree, its very beautiful. The red is an excellent shade. It makes me thirsty." I look over to Jane and grin at her sinister smirk.
"No. It's too extravagant." I sigh out with aggravation, while laying back on my comfortable bed.
The both frown, and I can tell without even reading their minds that they aren't going to leave this room until I agree. Heidi begins to whine- "But Isabella, You have to be gorgeous to make those Cullen's pay for leaving you."
I raise my eyebrow. Did she really just say that? And how the heck did she even find out about that. Wait. Never mind that question, I already know who. Aro.
Of course.
"Well you do! Just imagine the pain and regret they will feel for leaving you once they see you in the gorgeous Vera Wang... I get exited just thinking about it." She squeals sounding like a serious sociopath with Jane right beside her grinning like the cat off of Alice in wonderland.
I turn over on my bed so that my back is facing them.
I know that they wouldn't give up, and Aro would probably get upset if I used one of my powers on them.
"Whatever. I don't care. But you two owe me another dress, since I'm going to be wasting this one. Now get you're sadistic squealing selves out of my room, and leave me in peace." I give in to them, not really wanting to drag this out anymore than necessary. I really just wanted to be left alone, in the peace and quiet of my room.
You would think that would be simple. However nothing is simple when you live in a Castle filled with aggravating vampires who you call family.
"Fantastic. We will return in about an hour to get dressed together."
I mhmm and then I hear their echoing feet fade until there out of hearing distance.
Finally.
I close my eyes and just relax. I realize that this is the first time since I've returned from the mission to greet the Cullen's, that I've been able to just... be alone.
Oh how I've missed this. It wasn't like I didn't somewhat enjoy spending time with my family, especially Caius, but being alone was always so... quiet and calm
"Isabella!" My eyes shoot open as I look to my door. Where both Heidi and Jane were standing, looking complete annoyed. However I doubt it was even close to the annoyance I felt right now.
"What the heck do you two want?!" I ask through clench teeth, Aggravated from being pulled from my peaceful state. I wasn't sleeping, but it was the closest thing I would get to it.
Their reaction isn't that of shock like most people I came in contact with. No, they just started opening all their suitcases and make-up bags. Evidently they had got accustomed to my attitude. Which for me wasn't exactly a good thing.
I could always teleport them to The U.S.
However that thought is cut short-
"Isabella Volturi, you better not be thinking of teleporting us again. Last time it took us a month to get back home, not to mention us almost being exposed to the humans." Jane hisses at me, bringing up the last time I teleported them. They were nagging me about going shopping with them in France, To put it simple. I told them to leave me alone, they didn't, and so I teleported to the middle of the Amazon rain forest.
"Yeah, don't make me tell Master Aro." Heidi threatens.
It was amusing.
However her threats were not intimidating and unnecessary.
"Like I'm afraid of him." I roll my eyes but otherwise get out of bed and look at all the stuff they brought to my room.
What the heck is this? Estee Lauder? MAC?
"Why do you need so much make-up?" I ask, as I gaze at the different eye shadows, and face products.
"To be gorgeous of course...Well , gorgeous-er." Heidi smirks as she winks at herself in my mirror.
Wow. Someone sure is Vain.
After being practically attacked by the different hair brushes, make-up brushes and different products, after an hour we were finally finished getting dressed. I was dressed in the dress that they picked out earlier, with my black Jimmy Choo's, and my Onyx and Ruby necklace. Jane fixed my hair so that it was sleek with ringlets flowing down my back. When I went to check myself over in the mirror, The first thing that came to mind was a 1950's star. My make-up was somewhat subtle, however my dramatic cat eye, and red lips weren't very subtle.
"So what do you think?" I look at Heidi in the mirror as she stands behind me with a cocky grin. She was dressed in a red short tight dress, with some black heals. However her cloak was covering most of her body. Although it was a formal dinner, the Cullen's were outsiders, and we couldn't let them think that this was sort of southern hospitality thing.. this was business, that I knew. Aro was always business."You look hot right?"
I roll my eyes but still nod. I hate to admit that they actually did a good job but they did.
"I know, I won't say I told you so, but..." she trails off with a mischievous smirk. "I told you so."
I smirk. "Whatever. We should get going soon, Jane are you ready?"
As soon as the words were out my mouth Jane appeared before us in her dark bronze and brown cocktail dress, and black flats. Her hair was pinned up as usual and her eyes were covered in dark eyeshadow and eyeliner.
"You rang?" She smirks her sinister smirk.
"Yes, let's go. I want this to be over and done as soon as possible." I say as I head to the door.
My room was located in the south tower, which was about a 15 minute walk for humans, to go to the dining hall. However we arrived in no less than a minute. I could hear all the Cullen's , my uncles and my dad already in the room. It got quiet which I assume is because they knew we were outside the door.
Heidi and Jane grab each of the handles on the gigantic doors and pull it, Heidi winks as the doors widen to reveal to me all of the Cullen's and my uncles and dad seated at the long table. The Cullen
s stand as they see me, causing my to scoff. What was this? A wedding.
"Sorry I'm late, I was... preoccupied." I explain as I gaze over to Heidi and Jane who were taking their place at the end of the table with the other guards. Jane sat next to Alec and Heidi sat next to Cassandra, the most recent member. They both smirk and roll their eyes at me.
"Its fine my dear, we were just discussing the Cullen's."Marcus says from the left side of Aro. I look to Caius who I usually sat next too, however it was ...occupied.
Caius sends me an amused smirk, knowing that I wasn't happy with the change.
I look from the Carlisle, who was seated in my seat, and to my father.
He shook his head as he caught my gaze, as if telling me to let it go.
I glare slightly but otherwise take the only other available seat which was coincidentally in between the smallest Cullen who I know as Alice and the largest who I remembered as Emmett.
They both smile widely at me. And I try not to flinch from the intensity of their joyous emotions.
I quickly pull my shield over myself eager to be rid of their emotions.
"So what were we discussing?" I say in a conversational tone. One of the servers bring me a wine glass filled with A+. I sip it down, ignoring the instinct to devour the whole glass.
Esme, the mom, smiles at me while noticeably avoiding looking at my glass. "We were talking about how lovely England is."
"Yes, the weather is absolutely perfect for our kind. Never really a sunny day, and the food is... of good quality." Aro lets out a laugh, and I can tell that it creeps the Cullen's out. Because it still kind of creeped me out.
Caius and Marcus throws a look at me and I don't have to read their mind to know what their thinking.
Must we really be here? I roll my eyes but decide to bring a little excitement to the table.
"Master Aro is very fond of England. I don't know if you know this but his great great grandmother was a dutchess in the Royal family years ago. However she died... Of course that's to be expected, but if you saw a picture of her you would be shocked how much Aro favors her, especially the hair. You would think he was a woman as well." Caius takes a sip of his glass to cover his smirk, and Marcus keeps his face monotone as always. However I sense his amusement.
Aro however isn't amused in the slightest and sends a not so subtle glare my way, and lets out a dark laugh.
"Yes, my family's genes is very strong. We all look alike, I'm sure you all have family that you look like as well. For instance Caius looked a lot like his Aunt Sylvia, unfortunately a lot kids made fun of him for it..." He grins as he looks to all the Cullen's, who also seem to find this situation amusing.
Caius sends an Cold look to Aro. It wasn't because the information was embarrassing, mostly just because Caius didn't like just anyone to know about his past life.
I see Demetri, Felix and Jane chuckling to themselves, and decide to come to Caius's rescue. Not that he really needed it.
"That's enough of family tree's. I'm sure the Cullen's feel awkward as is, were here to talk with them aren't we?" I say as I smile looking from Carlisle to his mate Esme.
They both smile but I sense their anxiousness and nervousness.
"You said that you left me after my 17th birthday, am I correct?" I ask the pixie sitting next to me.
She flinches but nods, surprised that I'm talking to her at all.
"Where exactly did you all go?" I ask curiously.
The Cullen's all look to one another and then finally the blonde Rosalie answers. "We went to New York, the weather is mostly cloudy and it had a good job offer for Carlisle. However Edward went to North America to practice his … tracking skills." She scoffed at that, but it perked my interest, Along with Demetri.
I turn to Edward, who was glaring at Rosalie , in interest."Really? May I ask who exactly were you hunting?"
He gives me a hesitant smile, "It was a woman named Victoria. We had came across her coven, and she brought some trouble. I tried to track her and end her, so we wouldn't have anymore problems."
I nod, noticing how he left out information but didn't bother to comment on it.
"So You all plan on going to high-school?" Surprisingly Caius is the one to answer.
"Yes me and Rosalie will be taking the place of Juniors, while Jasper, Alice, and Edward will act as Sophomores." Emmett answers Caius but looks at me. His gaze makes me almost uncomfortable but I don't let it show.
"So this is what you do? Move from place to place and start school as a facade?" I ask with sarcastic amusement. "That must be... tiring."
Shockingly the Cullen's laugh "It is. Every now and then though we just roam around in different places and relax." Jasper says.
Suddenly realization hits me. " You were apart of the Southern Newborn Wars?" I ask with real interest.
He suddenly looks uncomfortable but knows better than to lie. "Yes, I was apart of a Newborn army. The second command actually."
I respect that he tells the full truth and smile gratefully.
"Don't worry the Volturi don't take on things from the past unless it has to do with one of our own." I tell him in assurance. "I've taken down many Newborn armies, and I'm was just curious to know. Why is it that you fight, is it for world dominance? Or just to fill your vampire instincts and kill whatever is in your way?"
he raises his glass of what smelt like Mountain lion blood and takes a sip before answering me. I notice that everyone is listening to our conversation.
"Well I was recruited by a woman named Maria. She took interest in me because she had someone called a reader with her. They could see that I would have a power and therefore turned me. She actually convinced me that I was her mate, and that by standing by her side I would have secure safety. However I soon found out that she had a compulsion ability and was manipulating me. She wanted to defeat... The Volturi and be known as the strongest vampire in the world. I left not wanting to continue killing for no reason, and soon found Alice." He smiles lovingly at his mate.
I look to my right to see Alice smiling back just as lovingly. "It took you long enough."
He grinned. "Sorry Ma'm."
Okay..
"Well what a lovely story. However I don't think you have to worry about Maria anymore." I smirk at that and notice Demetri and Felix's amused grins from the end of the table.
This sparks The Cullen's interest especially Jasper. "What do you mean?"
I let out a chuckle. " Maria tried to take out the Volturi a couple of years back, her attempt was respectable but however weak. We took out her and her army in less than an hour."
I drink down the rest of the blood in my glass, before snapping my fingers for a refill. This is why I preferred drinking out the carton.
He seemed shocked at my confession. "You. Defeated. Maria?" He ask slowly as if he can't believe it.
I almost take offense in his astonished tone. The servant pours some more of the A+ positive into my glass.
"Yes. She was aggravating, and to cocky." I shrug.
"Wow. That is impressive. How many wars have you been in exactly?"
I don't hesitate in my answer. " 37."
"Yes, our little Isa is quite the fighter." Aro chuckles at the Cullen's shocked expressions.
The night went on with questions and meaningless conversations. Now I was escorting the Cullen's back to there rooms. I had dropped off Esme and Carlisle first, and nodded politely as Esme wished me goodnight. Next was Emmett and his mate Rosalie, they both told me they would see me tomorrow and gave me smiles. I just raised my eyebrow, and continued to show them to there rooms. Alice and Jasper we're next, and Alice had taken our conversation at the table as a ticket to just talk to me about anything. And I thought Heidi and Jane were bad. She wouldn't shut up and I wasn't even replying.
"Well I just love you're dress, and you're Jimmy Choo's. There to die for! We have to go shopping soon I know this-
"Would you like to accompany in the training arena tomorrow?" I cut her off and ask Jasper. He looks at me in surprise at my sudden question. I hadn't talked since the dining table. "I have a daily training session, and it would be refreshing to beat someone other than Demetri all the time."
He smiles widely, "I would be glad, however I wouldn't be so sure on the beating me part." He smirks.
I smirk back. "We'll see. This is you're room."
They both go in however I smile politely at them both noticing how Alice's expression seemed disappointed. "I shall send Jane to get you in the morning."
With that I was left with the most sorrowful man on earth I think, as I guided Edward to his room.
"You are very strong." He says casually in a attempt to start conversation.
"Yes." I agree.
"How long have you been with the Volturi?" He asks with interest.
I sigh, "Since I was born into this life." Not going into detail.
"Right..." With that were left in a somewhat awkward silence.
We come to a stop at his room and I look at him expectantly but he just stands and stares at me.
"If it is alright with you... May I also come to you're training session tomorrow?"
I'm surprised by his question.
"I won't object if that is what you want." I tell him. I didn't mind him being there, as long as he dosen't act so pitiful.
He smiles a crooked smile and it sends a somewhat familiar chill through my body that makes me slightly uncomfortable.
" Thank you Isabella." he looks down to my lips and then to my face. He looks as though hes fighting an internal battle.
"I have things to do." I say in a way of escape. My voice brings him out of whatever he was thinking, and he nods.
"I have a question." I nod to tell him to continue. "I hear a Violin and sometimes a piano... Is it you?"
So he could hear my playing. I nod silently.
"I thought so, would you mind if I played on the piano, I'm also a musician." He asks politely.
I want to decline, but for some reason I nod instead.
"Thank you again. I guess I will see you tomorrow, goodnight." He smiles before opening his door and going into his room.
I go back to my room and take off my dress and shoes and just sit on my bed..
Whats going on with me?
Hey guys and Gals. So I've been extremely busy with school, and just ...life. Thankfully I've brought up all my grades in school and I'm making a 97 in Trigonometry now, So I decided to update. I get it if you don't want to read this story anymore because of the to-long updates and 'to many author notes' but that's up to you, and is really none of my business nor concern. I won't be asking for reviews because some of you got extremely mad at that for some reason...Again if you don't like the way I do something then you're more than welcome to exit out of the story, there are plenty others on fanfiction. but anyways to my beautiful fans that don't complain, Thank you for you're wonderful reviews, and you're more than welcome to review 'if you want you'. I will try to update as fast I can but keep in mind that I do have a life outside of fanfiction, and I also have responsibilities with school and my job. So thank you, I love you all, even the complainers, and read on... Or don't. Either way I will still live on;)
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